Us. Heres what were watching. Thousands of homes are without power as Tropical Storm ophelia lashes the coast with strong winds and heavy rain. We have a look at the cities in the path and the impact well see throughout the day. Its quickly hurdling toward a shutdown as talks have broken down over a deal to fund the government. How federal agencies are preparing and the talks happening today to try to keep a shutdown happening. Hollywood writers and executives will meet again today to try to work out a deal to end the Writers Strike that has paralyzed the industry for months. What will it take to get production up and running again, even after a deal is made. Plus cnn taking you inside the new High Speed Rail Service connects parts of florida. Why some say it could usher in a new era of rail travel in the u. S. Lets start with Tropical Storm ophelia. It has now made landfall in North Carolina. This pretty strong Tropical Storm washed ashore about two hours ago with winds around 70 Mile
Good saturday morning to you. Welcome to cnn this morning. It is saturday, september 23rd. Im victor blackwell. Victor, its good to be with you. Im omar jimenez in for amara walker. Thank you for spending part of your morning with us. So, i dont know if ive seen two men anchor a Network Cable network broadcast. Thats huge. At least the last 35 year. And then two brothers, anchoring the show. It is good to have you this morning. Come on. Come on. This is history right now. Its history. Good to have you, omar. Lets have a good show. Thousands of homes are without power as Tropical Storm ophelia lashes the east coast with strong winds and heavy rain. We have a look at the cities in the storms path and the impact well see throughout the day. Plus the country is quickly hurtling towards a shutdown talks among the republicans in the house have broken down over a deal to fund the government. How federal agencies are preparing and the talks to keep a shutdown from happening. The uaw is turning
We will get the latest on wimbledon a little later throughout the morning. How will the weather be . Helen has got the details. A little more clout in the south. It looks at a decent day. I will have all the weekend detailfor you if you can join me in around 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Low Water Pressure and insufficient equipment are among a set of reported failings the bbc has uncovered which may have hampered firefighters efforts to tackle the Grenfell Tower blaze. A Newsnight Investigation has found London Fire Brigade has now changed its procedures after a tall ladder did not arrive on site for more than half an hour. John sweeney reports. Firefighters say they experienced problems with Water Pressure and equipment that was either lacking or did not arrive on scene before the fire got out of control. They also described weak radio reception inside the tower and that they lacked enough of the extended duration Breathing Apparatus they needed, especially when re
We will get the latest on wimbledon a little later throughout the morning. How will the weather be . Helen has got the details. A little more clout in the south. It looks at a decent day. I will have all the weekend detailfor you if you can join me in around 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Low Water Pressure and insufficient equipment are among a set of reported failings the bbc has uncovered which may have hampered firefighters efforts to tackle the Grenfell Tower blaze. A Newsnight Investigation has found London Fire Brigade has now changed its procedures after a tall ladder did not arrive on site for more than half an hour. John sweeney reports. Firefighters say they experienced problems with Water Pressure and equipment that was either lacking or did not arrive on scene before the fire got out of control. They also described weak radio reception inside the tower and that they lacked enough of the extended duration Breathing Apparatus they needed, especially when re