That . Good wednesday morning. Lots happening starting with Hurricane Maria bearing down on millions. Its 160mileperhour winds have been lashing the u. S. Virgin islands overnight before an expected direct hit on puerto rico. The governor of the u. S. Territory warns maria could hit, quote, with a force and violence that we havent seen for several generations. We also heard from the islands Public SafetyCommission Commissioner sounding the alarm with a blunt message for people in vulnerable areas saying you have to evacuate otherwise youre going to die. We begin with abcs arlette saenz. Reporter Hurricane Maria barreling towards puerto rico. The islands 3 million u. S. Citizens bracing for impact. This is without a doubt the most dangerous storm in our generation. Reporter many in puerto rico heeding warnings to evacuate. Streaming into shelters, catching lastminute flights out of san juan. Cynthia manfred and her family seeking refuge in a hotel. With a bum leg, three dogs and 99yearold mom, i didnt want to risk it. Reporter puerto rico facing up to nine feet of storm surge and two feet of rain. In the neighboring virgin islands, the u. S. Navy evacuating all military personnel ahead of the storm. Maria escalating from a category 1 to a category 5 hurricane in just nine hours. The storm battering the caribbean first making landfall in dominica, winds gusting at 160 Miles Per Hour. The only category 5 hurricane to ever hit the island. I believe we caught a very bad blow. There appears to be a lot of destruction. Reporter families of american medical students still trying to reach loved one. Marco has been there since may. He is an awesome kid and just need to hear from him. Reporter the storm already turning deadly killing at least one in guadeloupe and more still missing. Arlette saenz, abc news, washington. So once again a direct hit expected just in a matter of hours and the president also tweeted his support for the people of puerto rico promising help after maria moves through. Of course, well have live reports from there on good morning america. But now to our other breaking stories, the earthquake disney in mexico. The death holl has been rising now into the hundreds. There are concerns this morning that more buildings in mexico city could collapse like that one. Dozens came down following the 7. 1 magnitude quake trapping an unknown number of people and get this, 40 of mexico city, a city of 20 million, is without power. The earthquake also churned up the waters wildly rocking boats in a nearby river. Abcs Danya Bacchus has more. Reporter the terrifying images from inside buildings showing the power of the 7. 1 earthquake. And this newsroom, ceiling lights swinging uncontrollably as one man steadies himself against a wall and in a restaurant at the airport, tourists take cover under a table. Earthquake. The whole building was shaking for like five whole minutes. People just running in every direction. Reporter one american tourist describing the chaos. Walls starting falling down. People were screaming. People were crying. Reporter outside, buildings rocking so hard glass from a window falls to the ground. Light posts shake violently from the air, a clear picture of the devastation, more than two dozen buildings collapsed with reports of some children inside. I was trapped on the third floor says this woman. We tried to get out and the people in the house next door helped me get out with a ladder. Rescue workers racing inside this building rushing a woman to safety. Another woman covered in dust is carried through a crowd on a stretcher. With the death toll expected to rise, crews are now scrambling to find more victims. Millions of residents are without electricity as the country now begins to assess the earthquakes toll. Danya bacchus, abc news, los angeles. And how ironic, the quake came on the 32nd anniversary of an earthquake that killed thousands in mexico city and to mark that anniversary, thousands of people actually took part in a quake preparedness drill just hours before the shaking started. Earlier we spoke on the phone with fusion reporter rafa fernandez who was in mexico city when the quake hit. He said even he was frightened. Well, i was actually on the 12th floor of a skyrise in reforma avenue which is one of the main avenues in mexico city and i just felt, you know, i thought it was a second drill, because we had a drill an hour before that. And but i suddenly saw that everyone was shaking, the building was kind of going side to side and, you know, everyone just started walking and running down the stairs trying to get back into the streets. At first it was a bit of chaos, you know, a lot of people, you know, walking in all Different Directions not sure where to go. They were also worried about, you know, other earthquakes coming in after this one. That was reporter rafa fernandez for us in mexico city. Now, to make matters worse experts say mexico citys one of the worst places for earthquakes because of its soil. The city was built on a lake bed and that can actually amplify the shaking. Our quake coverage continues later on good morning america. Now to President Trump, tweeting overnight that World Leaders are in agreement with his fiery u. N. Speech blasting north korea. The president urged the United NationsGeneral Assembly to confront kim jongun over his Nuclear Arsenal and sued to wipe the country off the map if pushed too far. The north korean delegation walked out in protest before the president took to the u. N. Stage for the first time firing off threats and mocking their leader. The United States has great strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself for its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. Rocket man is on a Suicide Mission for himself and for his regime. The United States is ready, willing and able but hopefully this will not be necessary. By the way overnight searches of rocket man surged about 4500 . The president also slammed the Iran Nuclear Deal as an embarrassment to the United States and accused the country of funding terrorism but he did not say if he would withdraw from that agreement. Now lets take a closer look at your weather. This was the scene in north wildwood, new jersey, as whats left of hurricane jose churned the Atlantic Ocean sending 12foot waves crashing into the seawall. Meanwhile, residents and visitors to cape cod in massachusetts are bracing for whats now Tropical Storm jose with winds of 70 Miles Per Hour moving further out to sea not expected to directly hit land but is causing dangerous rip currents and rough surf for just about the entire eastern seaboard. Well, still ahead right here amazon explaining why customers received an email about their nonexistent baby registries. And jimmy kimmel gets serious on late night as republicans make a final push to repeal and replace obamacare. Hear why he called one connected to the bill a liar. This sinkhole and how the family ok, lets try this. It says you apply the blue one to me. Here . No. Have a little fun together, or a lot. Ky yours and mine. Two sensations that work together, so you can play together. 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Republicans can only afford to lose two votes if they want it to pass. And republicans may lose a lot more than two more votes after Jimmy Kimmels show last night. If fans have anything to say bit. In a scathing sevenminute monologue he took aim at bill cassidy. He said the senator lied to his face earlier this year about promising to make Health Care Available and affordable for all children in need. Most of the congresspeople who vote on this bill probably wont even read it and want us to treat it like an itunes Service Agreement and this guy, bill cassidy just lied right to my face. Do you believe that every american regardless of income should be able to get regular checkup, maternity care, et cetera, all of those things that people who have Health Care Get and need . Yep. So yep is washington for nope, i guess. Quick and quiet yep. He wrapped up saying there is a new jimmy kimmel test for him. A lie detector test. In a statement cassidy did not directly address kimmels monologue but reiterated his commitment to the latest proposed legislation, cassidy had said his kimmel test was to make sure that kids like jimmys would be able to get care regardless of their financial situation. Abc news has confirmed Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein has been interviewed by the staff of the special counsel. Robert mueller as they look into the firing of fbi director james comey. The interview first reported by the wall street journal took place over the summer. Rosenstein appointed mueller and oversees the investigation into russian meddling. Now he had written a memo that President Trump initially used as justification for firing comey. Rosenstein has repeatedly said he would recuse himself from the investigation if necessary. Well, amazon has sparked confusion and even anger among some of i expecting babies. 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My doctor recommended i switch laxatives. Stimulant laxatives make your body go by forcefully stimulating the nerves in your colon. Miralax is different. It works with the water in your body to hydrate and soften. Unblocking your system naturally. Miralax. Looking at the radar as Hurricane Maria is hitting puerto rico. The category 5 storm has 160mileperhour winds. Officials are warning more than a foot of rain could trigger deadly landslides and flooding. Well, heavy rains from Hurricane Irma believed to have helped form a sinkhole that swallowed an entire house in central florida. The couple inside was forced to make a quick escape. Littl they first noticed a depression monday night. By early tuesday they saw some cracks in the walls but then when they saw bigger cracks they knew it was time to go. After grabbing what they could the family sat in lawn chairs and watched their home of nearly 50 years crumble. Now, that area near orlando is prone to sinkholes. The millers are now trying to figure out what to do next. In south florida, a ninth nursing home patient has died. 93yearold carnos canal is the latest victim. Residents spent several days in sweltering heat after power was knocked out. The Rehabilitation Center is under criminal investigation and facing several lawsuits. Two College Football players accused of a brutal hazing attack turned themselves in overnight among five Wheaton College players accused of kidnapping a freshman teammate, binding him with duct tape and punching him attempting to so m sodomize him and dumping him on a field half naked. Wheaton college is a Christian School outside of chicago. The victims Attorney Says he suffered torn muscles in both shoulders requiring surgeries. In the meantime, police in baton rouge made an arrest in the murders of two black men that they say may have been racially motivated. Investigator says 23yearold Kenneth Gleason targeted black families and hopes shooting and killing a homeless man and another man who was on his way to work when they searched gleasons house, they say they found a copy of a speech written by adolf hitler. The navy is investigating some images of newborns at a florida military hospital. Two staffers at the Navy Hospital in jacksonville have been removed from patient care after the images appeared on social media. They were seen giving the middle finger to a baby and calling the babies mini satans. The navys surgen general has banned cell phone in patient care areas. A powerful Lightning Strike injuring a father and two young sons. Oh, my god. I just got shocked. That was a short distance from the scene of the Lightning Strike near fresno. Witnesses say the dad and sons fell into a lake after they were shocked. The bolt fused the fathers clothes to his body and kids recovering from burns and punctured eardrums. Time now for a look at sports. This morning talking baseball and highlights from espn. Good morning, america. Larry, stan. We have the best from a tuesday night for you. Were talking home runs. A whole bunch of them in Major League Baseball this season, in fact, more than any single season in history. Heres the one that broke the record. Blue jays and royal, kansas citys alex gordon with number 5,694 of the season and still a couple of weeks to go in the season. That record will get shattered this season for the most home runs. How about jay bruce and the indians taking on the angels. Angels trying to catch minnesota for the wild card. Man on, second and two out. Top of the right field wall. Rbi double and indians up, 10. Now its a 21 lead in the sixth. Bruce to right field. Calhoun lays out. Cant quite come up with it so thats i triple for bruce who would later score. He finished the night a home runa cycle on a night we had a ton of home runs. Angels down 32. Mike trout, mr. Clutch. 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Ahead on action news, Hurricane Maria is bearing down right now on puerto rico. Were watching the storms path and destruction as it ram pages across the caribbean. A massive earthquake has killed dozens with many more trapped in the rubble. A number of building completely collapsing. The latest coming up. See why the company is having to do a little explaining. I was wondering if there was something they knew that i didnt. Thank goodness they were wrong. Accuweather has a look at your forecast. Thats next on action news. W in the rockies and northwest. Speaking of the rockies, 80s in denver today and colorado. For 30 long years a colorado woman faithfully played the same powerball numbers. On tuesday her patience was rewarded as judy collected a 133 million jackpot. The numbers are birthdays of f finchems family members. They say theyll help family, friends and even hurricane and forest fire victims. Judy says she was shocked when she saw the winning numbers come up on her phone. 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Her husband says he just wants a new set of tires. Not a new truck. Action news. Delaware valleys leading news program. With matt odonnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. Good morning. It is 4 30 now on this wednesday, september 20th. And were following a developing story. Puerto rico is bracing for Hurricane Maria as the category five storm closes in on the island. Rescuers in mexico are frantically digging through the debris looking for survivors of the countrys deadliest earthquake in decades. A university on the main line investigating its second incident of racist graffiti. Lets talk about your accuweather. Lets get over to meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers has traffic. Good morning. What a tropic season this year. How abo,