countless homes have been destroyed and rain just won t let up. it has been catastrophic rain that just won t stop. we ve seen that last tail of the storm linger over the island and continue to dump excessive amounts of rain. the first responders, the local responders, the responders of the government of puerto rico are not able to get out and help those that need it or assess the damage. parts of puerto rico are still recovering from the damage inflicted, of course, by hurricane maria in 2017 and it appears fiona could be even more destructive. pedram javaheri is tracking the storm from the cnn weather center in atlanta. what s the weather update, pedram? reporter: major hurricane, category 3 with 100-mile-an-hour winds. it s not far away from cochran town, capital of turks and caicos. it is passing across the region right now. you ll notice very symmetrical. a wind field that expands 150 miles away from the center where tropical storm forced winds are still going to b
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Quickest, but he can certainlyjump. He kept his speed at the end. We have a tremendous staff and i hope they will all be here today. It is their input that has done it all. We are very lucky to have a horse like arthur, and he isjust outstanding. You can see him, he is fresh as anything. He even does being a grand National Winner well peter scudamore, a former champion jockey who never won the race, says he is well aware of what the victory means for such a small yard. We think sometimes we are in our own bubble, but the village has turned out. Our lads are drinking and eating in the village, renting houses there, they are part of it. Scotland is not known for its Great Scott Which sporting achievements. The plan now is to return in 12 months to do it all over again. Brian mclaughlin, reporting scotland, with a grand National Winner. Plenty more coming up National Winner. Plenty more Coming Up In Sportsday in a few minutes, but first, the weather. Good evening. For most of us, it has b