Into delaware and south jersey. Now, lets talk about irma. This storm bombed out over the past 24 hours. Maximum sustained winds 185 miles per hour. This is a strong category five hurricane. If you look at it you can see the eye of the storm clearly well defined wraparound convection thunderstorms and its very close to antigua. Its only about 135 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands continuing to move to the west. To put this in perspective weve only had one storm in recorded history stronger than irma. That was allen back in 1980. Ill talk about the latest path of irma and what it means for the u. S. Coming up in the full accuweather forecast. Monica and rick. Thank you, cecily. With irma bearing down on the united states, preparations are well under way in the miami area tonight. Folks are stocking up onas, water, food and the cash in the event that south florida does take a direct hit. And in texas, the recovery continues more than a week after Hurricane Harvey hits gulf coast
How in 2017 can you think that that was appropriate . Halloween costume out of style since the Civil Rights Movement makes a come back in an east bay Staples Store and one customer is not happy about it. That employee said the Halloween Costume was intended for fun, her face covered in black paint. Black face was used to portray africanamericans in theater and considered offensive to many. Lonnie rivera is in the newsroom with the story. Friday he was speechless when he stopped by staples to buy a cash register. What made matters worse is everyone seemed to be okay with it until he posted the photo to facebook. As you can imagine, people are sounding off. Maam, where are the cash registers. She turned around and i saw this white lady in black face. Harold was offended by this employees Halloween Costume at the Pleasant Hill Staples Store. The lady over there, i pointed to her and said is in black face. As a black man, im offended. Her reply . She said it was a sharpy costume. I said co
Bring down an airline. Some people in sydney were planning to commit a terrorist act using an improvised device. The raids are ongoing, at least four men have been arrested. An australian tv station reported that those wearing gas masks before an explosive team found a suspicious device. People screaming and yelling at each other and guys with masked on. Officials did not release specifics on the time and location of the alleged plot but we believe it is islamic inspired terrorist. Security measures are in effect at all australian airports. Travelers should be prepared for additional scrutiny. Police say so far none of the suspects have been charged. Brad milke, abc news, new york. A bicyclist hit this afternoon. About 4 30 near the ray street station on the winchester line. Service was stopped as police investigate. Riders could take a bus bridge between the san fernando and fruit veil stations. A man is in the hospital after a Armed Robbery and car crash in berkeley. The Police Depar