Smoke was coming out of the window so i ripped down the screen. And opened the window and tried to call for someone to come to the window and let them know this window was open. He didnt immediately hear anything and tried to go in further and the smoke pushed me back out and it was too black and too smokey and i was coughing and smoking and i tried again and the metal pane around the window was hot. I heard the scream but nobody came. And the lady was in there. Firefighters confirm one person was killed and two others managed to escape by jumping from the porch balcony and they have not confirmed who the victim is and they say a woman lived there and needed help to get around. She used a cane and is heart broken to see the tragedy today. She as you said something to make you laugh. Always screaming and cursing not in a bad way but like comedy. Reporter now the portion of where the fire started is in the first floor of that row home closest to me and the one next door badly damaged as
Ground zero for irma will be the state of florida. Heres governor rick scott. Look at the storm. Its wider than our entire state and could cost major impact coast to coast. Forecasters say it could slam into the miami metropolitan area home to 6,000,000 people and the condos could sway 12inches in Hurricane Force winds. The evacuation is on by road and by plane. The cruel reality is, hundreds of flights are being canceled. Gas stations are being shut down. The governor of georgia ordered 540,000 coastal re residents to move inland. Said one local official, if a Freight Train is coming at you, get off the tracks. Until now hurricane andrew was the hardest to hit florida, but irma has staying power. Its still a category five hurricane. Maximum sustained winds, 165 Miles Per Hour and irma, over the past 24 hours, has actually expanded. Its now 650miles across. Put that into perspective, irma is big as the state of texas. Its moving northwest quickly about 16 Miles Per Hour. This is the la
Reason why. This is what Hurricane Irma has already done to the caribbean. There is death, and as you can see, almost total destruction. This is truly a brutal storm, and its headed for the sunshine state. Thursday night, the big story on action news tonight is Hurricane Irma. First the story in the caribbean. Irma is currently pummeling the turks and Caicos Island known to be the most beautiful tourist destinations. The Dominican Republic is savaged by the storm. A minimummion people without power in puerto rico. St. Martin is the place of terrible damage. The death toll stands at 11 00. Ground zero for irma will be the state of florida. Heres governor rick scott. Look at the storm. Its wider than our entire state and could cost major impact coast to coast. Forecasters say it could slam into the miami metropolitan area home to 6,000,000 people and the condos could sway 12inches in Hurricane Force winds. The evacuation is on by road and by plane. The cruel reality is, hundreds of fligh
We talked about Foreign Countries had been kind of determined for us a very long time ago because we tended to look at especially muslim countries and countries in the east as, were they catching up with us . Were they behind us . What that does is it prevents you from being able to see the country on its own terms. Announcer watch afterwards sunday night at 9 p. M. Eastern on cspan2s book tv. Announcer lisa monaco served as president obamas chief counterterrorism and Homeland Security adviser. Next, she talks about security threats during the Obama Presidency and what is ahead for the trump presidency. This is an hour and 20 minutes. Good evening everyone. Welcome to our 2017 lecture of conversation with lisa monaco, counterterrorism in the trump era. I am the provost here at duke. I am pleased to be here to kick off the yearlong commemoration of Terry Sanfords centennial birthday. I want to welcome any first year students here this evening. It is wonderful you are taking advantage of
On newsmakers, Brookings Institution president talks ,bout u. S. Foreignpolicy international affairs, and President Trumps recent speech to be doing general assembly. 10 00kers, tomorrow i a. M. And 6 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Lisa monaco served as president obamas chief counterterrorism and Homeland Security advisor. Next, she talks about security threats during the obama andncy and was ahead what is ahead. This is an hour and 20 minutes. Good evening, everyone. Welcome to our 2017 lecture of conversation with lisa monaco, counterterrorism in the trump era. I am the provost here at duke. I am pleased to be here to kick off the yearlong commemoration of Terry Sanfords centennial birthday. I want to welcome any first year students here this evening. It is wonderful you are taking advantage of the program. It is really a valuable part of your duke experience. Our event tonight is sponsored by the Sanford School of Public Policy, the Triangle Center on terrorism and Homeland Security, an