north and the west. we have the details and your full forecast here on breakfast. good morning. it s friday, the 14th of september. our top story: the south east coast of america has begun feeling the brunt of hurricane florence, with its outer bands already lashing the land. more than a million people have been ordered to evacuate their homes, with winds of up to 90 miles per hour expected later. our north america correspondent laura trevelyan has this report. dramatic scenes as the leading edge of hurricane florence breaches the north carolina coast. rain and wind pummel the barrier islands exposed to the atlantic. this huge slow moving storm is now so wide it is threatening the south eastern coast of the us from the carolinas to georgia. it is the rain from the hurricane that could pose the greatest threat. forecasters warn that if we get prolonged rainfall over a couple of days there could be catastrophic flooding, as the water levels rise and inundate people s homes. the
continue to flock here, where the king charles the third has held meetings with diplomats from the 1a countries that recognise him as head of state. also ahead on the programme. ukraine s military says its forces have tripled the amount of territory it has retaken from russia in a little over 48 hours. and in sweden, voting in the country s general election has ended with an exit poll indicating that the prime minister s party may win slightly more seats than rivals. hello and welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the coffin of queen elizabeth is being taken on itsjourney to herfinal resting place. it left balmoral, where she died on thursday, and has now arrived in edinburgh. crowds gathered along the route, as the cortege made the 175 mile journey to the palace of holyroodhouse where the coffin will remain overnight. as that was happening, proclamations formally announcing the accession of king charles iii took place in cardiff, edi
a bomb explosion next to the city s busiest bus station as an isolated attempt at a terrorist attack. the suspect is a young bangladeshi who moved to the us in 2011 with his family. president trump has urged congress to act against what is known as chain migration, which allows extended family to join people already in the us. nick bryant reports. 7:20am in the morning, the height of the rush hour, and security camera footage of an underpass at new york s busiest bus terminal. this low tech bomb was detonated deliberately, in the hope of killing monday morning commuters. the failed suicide bomber had strapped the home made device to his body with velcro, but he was the only person it seriously injured. coming at such a busy time, in such a congested place, the intent appears to have been to cause mass casualties. the port authority bus terminal serves 65 million passengers a year, but only three other people were treated for minor injuries. what the authorities are calling a
busiest bus station as an isolated attempt at a terrorist attack. the suspect is a young bangladeshi who moved to the us in 2011 with his family. president trump has urged congress to act against what s known as chain migration, which allows extended family to join people already in the us. in a statement, the president said america must fix what he called its lax immigration system, which he claimed allows far too many dangerous, inadequately vetted people to access the country. those convicted of acts of terror, he suggested, deserve the strongest penalty allowed by law, including the death penalty. nick bryant reports. 7:20am in the morning, the height of the rush hour, and security camera footage of an underpass at new york s busiest bus terminal. this low tech bomb was detonated deliberately, in the hope of killing monday morning commuters. the failed suicide bomber had strapped the home made device to his body with velcro, but he was the only person it seriously injur