To consider who we are as a people. Please bless all our citizens and those who would be citizens with generosity and discernment, that the National Discourse would be a wonder for the world to see and not a time of everwidening divisions. For the members of this wisdom house, we ask and patience that they might Work Together and through the differences that are all too familiar to a new vision of those qualities that might bring us together as one people. Finally, we ask your blessing on the people of texas, puerto rico, the Virgin Islands, california, oregon, washington and montana, all who suffer the ravages of extreme Natural Disasters. Comfort them and strengthen those who labor to bring relief to their hardships. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. Men. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. Fo
Page that shows the middle of the eye. And heres why. Imagine this. Were going to do a comparison. This is the category 5 hurricane with winds about 185 Miles Per Hour extending outward 50 miles from the center. Then they turn into lesser winds all the way outc to the site. So imagine youre right here and youre enduring that. Youre not doing it like a tornado. That would be an ef4. Maybe a weak ef5 if theres such a thing. That moves by very quickly. Its through. But imagine that you are now having to endure thoeds winds for 30 or 60 minutes as this slowly passes by. Now yacnot only get them coming but you get them going. Thats a comparison. As to the power of this and what you would have to fwo through standing in a tornado for 30 to 60 minutes. Thats pretty much what these folks have had to go through in parts of the islands and approaching puerto rico. Now right now, 185 mile an hour winds moving west to northwest at 16 Miles Per Hour. The pressure has dropped. Its 9 14 so its inten
Caribbean chaos, irma had powers through the keys. Cousins in court, today the men charged in a bucks county killing spree will appear before a judge. Good thursday morning. Friends in the caribbean and florida. Well talk about that in a moment. But lets get right to krystal and the first alert forecast for r area. Yesterday we saw rain pretty much throughout the day and night. We are seeing the rain move on out of our area morning. You might run into some mist or pog. Otherwise, we have clouds this morning and temperatures on the cool spot. Wilmington is at 57 and we have a bit of 60s, too. Not a bad start, but it is starting to fell like were edging towards fall. As we go through the next few hours, we will see what temperature about 8 00 a. M. And 66 at 11 00 a. M. Temperatures not going to warm a ton today. Well talk more about what to expect neighborhood by neighborhood and well look a little more closely at Hurricane Irma in a few minutes. But right now, traffic with jessica. Wer
And storm surge, 127 Miles Per Hour wind gusts by sunday morning. So the latest track has shifted a little farther to the west. That means irma will likely be hitting southern florida by saturday afternoon and sunday afternoon as a category four hurricane, the latest track bring its up the center of the peninsula. That means the entire peninsula of florida will get hit by Hurricane Force winds and not making a second landfall but decreasing to a category one as it pushes north of jacksonville. The take away from irmas Impact Likely the worst damage since hurricane andrew in 1992, could be worse than that. Storm surge making places uninhabitable for months. And running out of time to evacuate. More coming up in the full accuweather forecast. Meanwhile Hurricane Irma has cut a path of destruction through the caribbean leaving as we mentioned at least ten people dead and thousands homeless. Tonight its headed straight for florida and mandatory evacuation orders are in effect for the coast
Night. The videos show the powerful winds and driving rain hitting resort properties along the western side of the island. The high storm surge expected to cause major flooding. New photos out of barbuda. It blasted the island nation killing at least three people there. You can see shattered debris and buildings trashed. France and the netherlands split control. They said the storm killed four people on their side of the island and one reported on the dutch side. The governor says federal help is on the way for residents there. Irma damaged many of the boats. One sailboat worker said he had a boat anchored in the harbor which is now nowhere to be found. He says he and fellow residents were fortunate. We lit candles, played games. They pounded with top wins of 150 Miles Per Hour for more than four hours. Fire and police stations collapse in the main hospital and sustained pretty heavy damage. This is a live look as it tracks irma. They say the hurricane weakened a little bit to a catego