us. how bad is it now? we are live ifthe middle the storm. today saturday, september 15th, 2018. announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of today the fury of florence. live from studio 1aro in efeller plaza. good morning. welcome to today. f thank yo joining us. peter alexander is with us. dylan i in wilmington, north carolina. hurricane florenceade landfall friday morning. we are 24 hours later and the winds not as powerful, but winds no less punishing. in the same neighborhood, still churning over much of north carolina and a lot of south carolina too. i tsnk what important to note this morning is we are still in the thick of it. all morning re long. up.s get you caught florence is now a tropical storm with top sustained winds down to 50 miles per hour. officials say there have been at least five stormelated deaths, including a wan and infa child. 140,000 customers without important power power. carolina.ity in north a quarter in south carolina
and the viral moment a grandmother was hoisted into air by a shop s shutters is captured in a new mural at the scene. good morning. it is much colder this morning good morning. it is much colder this morning with a frost in the north, and one morning with a frost in the north, and one or morning with a frost in the north, and one or two i saw fog patches as welt and one or two i saw fog patches as welt for and one or two i saw fog patches as welt forall and one or two i saw fog patches as well. forallthe and one or two i saw fog patches as well. for all the prospects, join me in about well. for all the prospects, join me in about a well. for all the prospects, join me in about a quarter of an hour for more in about a quarter of an hour for more detail. one or two ice or fog patches. it s saturday march 16. good morning. our main story: a ship carrying 200 tonnes of food to gaza has started unloading its cargo after leaving cyprus earlier this week. it s the f
and when parties have to report it. this is one of the many problems that we have in our system. it appears to be born out of historical reasons rather than anything else. we do have, for what is supposed to be a very transparent system, quite a complicated one in which there are various different registers updated at various different points. the electoral commission s register is only updated every quarter and i think this story has sort of renewed questions about whether that s really appropriate in this day and age when websites can be updated at the drop of a hat. that was the conservative party response so far when it came to frank hester s donations, that they have reported everything that needed to be reported in the public sphere. you have looked into this closely, could you tell us how big a donor frank hester is, how important he is to the tory party s treasure chest, essentially? sure, i would say first of all, for many people, even political obsessives and conser
one said suicide, self harm and eating disorder content was prolific on socials. the other said cyberbullying had a negative impact on children s health. all make for grim reading, but the recurring theme here was the children s lack of trust and confidence in reporting these problems online. shiona mccallum, bbc news. fast food isn t so fast at mcdonald s at the moment. the food chain is experiencing technical problems in some of its restaurants across the world, leaving customers unable to orderfood. the company said they are aware of a technology outage impacting their venues, and that the issue is being resolved . our correspondent sean dilley has the latest. key points beyond acknowledging that they re aware of a technology outage which impacted their restaurants. they said the issue is now being resolved. now, thejournalist in me does pick up on the fact we re talking being sounds like a present tense word. the outage issue, they say, is not related to a cybersecurity
and it s time for lenny s last turn the comedian will present his final comic relief tonight after 39 years. plus do you fancy more rain? i did not think so, but another wet morning for many. this weekend sunshine at times and hopefully more brightness. it s friday the 15th march. our main story. exposure to violent online content is now unavoidable for children in the uk, with many seeing it while still in primary school, according to a new ofcom report. the regulator is urging social media companies to strengthen child protection on their platforms. our technology reporter shiona mccallum reports. how much time do you think you spend on your phone a day? even prince william is asking these questions when meeting with a group of schoolchildren at a west london youth centre yesterday. that s quite a lot. but i bet you feel better coming here. but when children are on their smartphones, their innocence can soon be compromised. ofcom say out of the 2a7 children it spoke to, a