Hurricane henri is closing in on the northeastern u. S. Right now with landfall expected in the coming hours on either Long Island or southern New England. More than to 50 Million people are under hurricane or tropical Storm Warnings and States of emergency have been declared in Long Island and connecticut. Heavy rain are already pounded parts of the region. This is what it looked like in Hoboken Saturday Night Storm Surge, coastal flooding and strong winds are expected in parts of the northeast. All right. Lets bring in meteorologist youve been tracking this. What is the latest, tyler . We can now see the eye or the center of henri on radar imagery. About 150 miles to the south of Rhode Island. This band of rain to the north is about to swing into southampton. Southampton that rain youre dealing with in 45 minutes to an hour is directly related to henri. Eventually push into new York City which is now dry, finally. That rain has tapered off and pushed down to the South And West and no
Our top story now, more than 40 Million people across the northeastern United States are under hurricane or tropical Storm Warnings right now. Hurricane henri has been building strength over the atlantic and landfall is expected in the coming hours on either Long Island or southern New England. Weve got live pictures to show you. This is from Columbus Circle near Central Park in New York. Mayor Bill De Blasio declaring a State Of Emergency ahead of this storm saying in a News Conference that heavy wind, rain, and Storm Surges are expected in the hours ahead. It certainly looks wet there in Columbus Circle. The mayor is urging everyone to stay indoors if they can. Flash flood warnings are in effect for much of the new York City area, including newark and atlantic beach. Have a look at what happened a few hours ago in Central Park. A massive crowd attending the we love new York City concert told to leave, go home. Theyd been enjoying the show until severe weather moved in, and here was t
Welcome to your sunday, august 22nd. We are so grateful to have your company. Im crust christ. Good morning. Im boris sanchez. We have been following Hurricane Henri as more than 50 Million americans in the northeast are bracing for what could be the first hurricane to hit New England in more than 30 years. The outer bands of henri are already moving onshore. Amtrak canceling Train Services between New York and boston. The storm has brought recordbreaking rain to New York, Central Park, seeing nearly 4. 5 inches last night, but the big concern this morning is the storms strong winds which could cause major Power Outages across several states and dangerous Storm Surges on the coast. Utility companies, in fact, from across the country have sent more than 12,000 crews to assist with Pau Power restorations there. Listen to officials in connecticut. We have put out requests and they have been fulfilled for over 4,000 crews from around the country. I want to caution everybody to look out for
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EnterIng amerIca Illegally. The unIted states has condemned the forced dIversIon of a Passenger Plane carryIng a dIssIdent belarus journalIst. It follows a chorus of condemnatIon across europe after the RyanaIr Plane flyIng from greece to lIthuanIa was dIverted to mInsk In belarus. In a statement, the us Secretary Of State Antony BlInken saId. James landale reports. ThIs Is not where FlIght Fr4978 was supposed to be thIs afternoon, on the ground at mInsk aIrport. The RyanaIr FlIght wIth about 170 people on board left athens thIs mornIng bound for vIlnIus. Butjust before the aIrcraft entered lIthuanIan aIrspace, It suddenly headed east. AccordIng to ryanaIr, the crew were warned of a potentIal SecurIty Threat and ordered to land at mInsk. For good measure, a belarusIan warplane armed to the teeth was dIspatched to escort the aIrcraft In. But no bombs were found on board. Instead, thIs man was taken off the plane and arrested. Roman protasevIch Is a well known belarusIan OpposItIon Journ