london. hundreds of thousands witnessing the queen s coffin. her crown resting on top. the final procession. the long walk to windsor castle. then, removing the crown from the coffin, and symbolic breaking of the wand of office, signifying the end of the queen s reign. and in a final solemn image, queen elizabeth s coffin lowered into the royal vault at st. george s chapel. reunited with prince philip. james longman and deborah roberts right here with me tonight. the other major news this monday night, the catastrophic hurricane in puerto rico. the deadly storm causing widespread destruction. up to 30 inches of rain possible in some areas. more than 1,000 people rescued from dangerous flooding. utility crews tonight racing to restore power after the entire island went dark. what the u.s. can expect later this week. rob marciano tracking the storm. there is also news tonight about a prisoner exchange between the u.s. and afghanistan. the last-known american hostage held by
Right across the expressway. it would be the worst blackout in u. s history, nearly 3000 people losing their lives in the wake of the storm. and david. the peak winds from the storm are expected late saturday. fiona could be near hurricane strength when it arrives here in puerto rico, along with concerns about the power grid, there is real fear of mudslides with up to a foot of rain expected in some areas, david it s going to be a long 24 hours here, alright victor kendall leading us off from puerto rico. victor thank you. let s get right to senior meteorologist rob marciano tracking the storm again tonight for us. hey, rob. hi david. after getting knocked down just a little bit. the inter nown strengthening mode once again as it gets into the caribbean right now, right over guadeloupe, about 250 miles to the east of saint croix. tropical storm watches have been upgraded to tropical storm warnings for puerto rico now and the u. s virgin islands. a lot of rain coming into puerto rico, p
0 another look at our breaking news in oakland, where fire burned at least two homes along interstate 5 80 at 35th avenue, and we ll have the latest on abc, seven years at four. tonight several developing stories as we come on the air. tropical storm fiona taking aim at puerto rico in the coming hours. with the forecast models now say about the eastern u. s. and its thousands more in queen elizabeth. there has been word of a disturbance tonight at westminster officers moving in and word of an arrest or tropical storm watches and warnings posted across the caribbean at this hour winds at 50 mph, puerto rico and the u. s virgin islands bracing for more than a foot of rain, dangerous flash flooding, mudslides and possible massive power outages. rob marciano timing this out, and he has the potential tracks tonight. remarkable sight in london at this hour, tens of thousands now waiting 20 hours in line to pay their respects to queen elizabeth king charles, his brothers and his sister, princ
Snow in some places m. as we re on the air tonight, washington, d.c., philadelphia, new york city all in the path of this storm. drivers sliding off the road, this is i-64 in northern virginia. let s get right to senior meteorologist rob marciano tracking the storm for us tonight. hey, rob. reporter: hi, david. this system is gathering strength. the rain about to start here. it s not a warm system, it s a cold one. there s snow on the back side of this. a good chunk of new york state under a winter storm warning. along the coast, heavy rain will lead to flooding. wind cominnhe radar, d.c. into baltimore, all riding up i-95. been snowing all day in places like detroit. that snow moving through pennsylvania and new york and our models show just a messy night for all the northeast overnight tonight. wind, rain, heavy snow, 1 to 3 inches per hour. gusty winds to 50 miles per hour. probably seal power outages because of that. most of the resip will end tomorrow morning in the big cities,
At the airport there you 15 inches of snow. senior meteorologist rob marciano tracking the storm moving into the east next and he s timing it out tonight. hey, rob. reporter: hi, david. i m worried about the snow that s fallen in kentucky and tennessee, it s going to be a big mess in the northeast in the morning. the snow shield already into pennsylvania and hard-hit virginia. here you see it. by 5:00 in the morning. places like baltimore, philadelphia, new york, all the roads will be snow covered. that s when the heavy stuff comes down on i-95. it should be gone by the afternoon commute, so, it is a fast-mover. but it s a significant snow. widespread accumulations of three to six inches and spots over eight inches along the coastal areas there. going to be difficult for sure, but many schools have already announced delays, many will be canceled. road crews will have their hands full. david? yeah, take it slow tomorrow mornin morning. rob, thank you. next this evening, the pandem