after devastating much of the bahamas the destruction there has been described as a historic tragedy 7 people are dead and the prime minister says that number is likely to rise and the gallagher reports from florida are more than a 1000000 people are under evacuation orders. as hurricane dorian edges away from the bahamas a clearer picture of its devastating power is a merging the harbor and abaco island were hit hardest with storm surges and powerful winds this is now a humanitarian crisis hampered by the storm slow path through the region continued heavy rains and high winds and the true extent of the damage may not be known for days but early reports suggest the rescue and recovery operation will be huge we also understand that about 62000 people across the 2 islands will need access to clean drinking water it s not an unfamiliar thing to say in a disaster but when there s no water after a disaster that can have serious secondary impacts so that will be a priority not just
guarantees it will work and after boris johnson s decision to shut down parliament for a month possibly from next monday m.p. s don t have much time until the government says it wants a deal with the e.u. and the progress is being made johnson supporters see no deal is an important negotiating position with your rights it has distorted british politics uniting all opponents dividing old alliances the country is careering towards a new brakes a climax with a question this confounded the country and the continent is whether we re approaching a breakthrough for knowledge or simply another cliffhanger. can t call a general election alone he needs the backing of most m.p. s to trigger a snap poll opposition parties are now weighing up the risks of a sudden vote. the battle lines are drawn the government and parliament to fighting for the right to determine britain s breaks of future. al-jazeera london. well let s cross over to london and bring in lawrence just preview for us lawre
that s where he may be forced to call a vote of no confidence in his own government i mean that s how absolutely crazy things have got and sue at least a large extent boris johnson and his circle particularly his senior advisor dominic cummings have i think really made life very difficult for themselves in the brutal way they decided to handle those m.p. s who had such great concerns about no deal at the end of october that they decided to sacrifice their careers over it and if you look at the people who have now been told that they are no longer fit for the conservative party. the real grandy the grandson of winston churchill can be the longest serving member of the house of commons a former chance of the exchequer in the 1980s philip hammond s the last chancellor these are all really really serious figures of the conservative party and they have such great concerns that they said we can t support this and downing street just said we ll go there and they think that they thin
says he and his colleagues no longer recognise their party. the chip brutality but she treated many of his members party many of whom were never rebel before in their lives as. the negotiator is currently back in brussels as boris johnson s own advisor denies reports he called the talks with the e.u. a sham whatever the case there s little chance of any breaks it outcome bringing a swift end to the uncertainty and the political drama. live to london my colleague lauren sleep is mr johnson looking a little bit more fragile than in the position of prime minister than he was before the votes last night. yes some i mean certainly that s how it s being perceived since since he s now kicked out 21 of his own is an m.p. s who plainly now have had no obvious allegiance to him and i do think there s a view in certain places that is performance and promises questions was less than convincing he was asked countless times what progress he s making with the european union or what they ve
and previous overtures from chief executive kerry lamb to suspend the legislation in june and then announce that it was did in july failed to end the rest there are more large rallies planned in the days ahead which is when we ll find out of kerry lamb s decision will have the desired effect or of protesters believe it s come way too late the protest is viewed debil is just another example of mainland china s growing influence on hong kong so its withdrawal could be seen as a rate concession by beijing demonstrators demands have evolved into broader democratic reforms and an independent commission of inquiry into the crisis and the actions of police. rarely organizers say the legislation s withdrawal will be celebrated briefly but it s not enough to end the crisis and by not agreeing to all the demands they believe kerry has proved again she s out of touch with her people caroline herself irrelevant she already proved so many times too many times to all people that she really