myers, of course in the cnn severe weather center. we ll get the latest from all of them as the storm barrels north but of course, brooke. the other big story tonight, tapper, that staggering, staggering story. the details from the courtroom in georgia during the hearing. this is a probable cause hearing for the father. here he is, the father of this 22 month old toddler cooper died a couple weeks ago in the sweltering hot suv in a hot georgia summer day. the father is justin ross harris. judge denied bond today and ruled he will indeed stand trial on felony murder charges for leaving his 22 month old in that car, 90 something degree day in georgia in june. this lead police detective testified today that harris seated here in that orange jump suit was sexting with several women, one of whom was 17 years of age and not only that, by the way, this father was sending nude photos of himself to these
welcome to our special breaking news coverage here. i m jake tapper in washington. and brooke baldwin at the cnn center in atlanta. we re here to bring you the latest on these two breaking stories this hour. first, hurricane arthur whipping the beaches of the carolinas right now and very close for the eye to be making a direct hit. our reporters are scattered all along the coast ready to bring you every angle of the storm. alina machado is in wrightsville beach, joe johns is way out on the outer banks in kill devil hills and our own chad myers is standing by in the cnn severe weather center. we ll get the very latest from all of them over the next hour as this massive storm barrels north. one storm we re watching tonight. the other, did you watch this hearing out of georgia today? the staggering jaw dropping details from this cobb county courtroom for this probable
watch the potential for showers and thunderstorms. it won t be a total washout as we head into the new workweek. things will dry out. a heads up for sunday because we are still watching that situation. also this is china. we have a typhoon that would be a category 3 storm with winds of 125 miles per hour. this could be one of the top five storms to hit hong kong in the last 50 years. hong kong of course has a population of over seven million people. this is going to be a major event over the next 48 hours as this storm barrels toward the hong kong region. we will keep you up-to-date. arthel, back to you. that s not a good looking weather shot there. gosh, it is huge. all right, janice dean, thank you very much for that update. keep a watch on that. all of those highrises in hong kong? not to mention the island of taiwan that is jam packed. again, it is regular folks living there. i would like to
inadequate training in the airline industry contributed to the crash. a big section of the country is getting hammered this morning by the extreme storm system packing snow, ice and ferocious winds. rapid city, south dakota, is buried under more than two feet of snow, breaking its record for the most snow in a single day. low visibility made driving so treacherous that a long stretch of interstate 90 had to be shut down for hours. severe weather tore through the south and midwest last night leaving a trail of twisted debris and knocking out power to thousands. a tornado may be to blame for damaging a church and dozens of homes in arkansas where four people were injured. there were at least three other twisters in the st. louis area. as the storm barrels through it is bringing powerful wind, rain, heavy snow to the eastern half of the country. let s check in with meteorologist jim dickey and accuweather. good morning, jim. good morning, john, marci. another round of strong, se
home, do what they can from home but take care of their families, take care of their property. there is plenty of time when this storm gets by to get back to politics. right now we need to focus on the safety of all of our fellow citizens. jenna: sean, great to have you today. look forward to check in with you monday 24 hours before everyone casts ballot. hurricane sandy having impact on those on the east coast. thousands without power in connecticut as this storm some call the super storm barrels toward the mainland. new england preparing for what could be a devastating storm surge as well for this massive hurricane. all the weather forecast of the past few days appear to be coming to pass today. we are still expecting all of the bad things we ve been talking about to happen and in just about right on schedule. [ man ] ring ring. progresso