A good morning to you all. Im diane macedo. And im nick watt in for kendis gibson. One of the most powerful Atlantic Hurricanes ever is speeding towards florida. Hurricane irma made its first landfall in the caribbean overnight. The category 5 hurricane is expected to hit the u. S. Virgin islands later and pass north of puerto rico tonight. Time lapsed photography sos the ourer bands rolling into the island of st. Martin. Also in irmas path, tourists and resort workers are riding out the storm in hotel ballrooms there. All the forecasts agree that Hurricane Irma is headed straight for florida but after that theres several paths it could take up the east coast, along the gulf coast or through the middle of the state. But wherever it goes florida is getting ready. Abcs janai norman has more. Reporter a monster storm whipping through the atlantic. Hurricane irma a category 5 storm with its eye on the caribbean heading toward the florida peninsula. Its a really big storm. Theyre really tak
Have from the scene when fire crews were still battling this blaze and were told a will reach three alarms shortly before midnight. People can come inside and view the art the artists in side can go by that art and the people in fact started to smell smoke thats when all of the chaos broke loose here on 31st avenue last night and people started running out and seeing the video this was completely engulfed in flames three alarms and now fire crews are working to get all the people that were inside accounted for their so 25 people averi 0 is from somebody that was inside working downstairs when he heard the fire and try to pull people out fire crews are still here. There or nine people dead 25 people i counted four this morning. Crews are on the scene battling oakland. Heres video of that fire. Averi rebecca and 10 degrees cooler 37 degrees of there and then 39 for concord. 46 salamis bay shoreline Oakland Hayward 42 for san jose 49 samprass coach like 36 degrees in san rosa. Following t
Name into the name debate. No white man has said anything about this. The fallout tonight. Captioned by the National Captioning Institute www. Ncicap. Org breaking news from arlington tonight, where a gruesome situation is playing out. A man was crushed by a tree and has died. It happened near old dominion drive. The victim was tying the tree to a flatbed truck and it rolled off. Tom roussey is here with more. Just a sad, sad situation. According to the police, crews were working on this home for a while. Just before 6 00 tonight, they were at this flatbed truck, trying to load large sections of a tree onto the back of it. One blog they had trouble securing. The driver of the flatbed truck got out to try to secure it. That is when it fell on him. I dont know what to say. Just shocked. Richard is a coworker of the man who was killed. Just a good, hardworking man. Victim was ae family man with kids, recently employed by their Company Based from culpeper. The man and other subcontractors
Women with vicious plans. This is happening in iraqs second largest city where militants have taken control of the largest dam there. Coming up at 6 00, well talk to a woman on the ground who has been helping refue gees and paints refue gees and paints a sobering picture. U. S. Planes have delivered 5300 drinking of gallon water and 8,000 prepacked meals to families fleeing the islamic groups violence. Were fall egbreaking news in the death following breaking news in the death of former press secretary james brady. Bradys death has been ruled a homicide. What this means is that the cause of death has been directly collected to when brady connected to when brady was shot in the attempted assassination of president reagan. Its not clear if the man accused of shooting brady will be facing new charges. Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity and has been at st. Elizabeths hospitals since then. Breaking news from maryland where rescue crews pulled a Montgomery County campers bod
Pest control experts, politicians and homeowners have today called for London to adopt a similar policy to New York, by employing someone to deal with its growing rat problem.