As a boat goes up in flames off the coast of california, but how did it happen . Plus, minutes ago, new details revealed on the possible motive behind the latest gun massacre in america as we learn more about the victims and a 17monthold survivor. Welcome to a special edition of the lead. Im Brianna Keilar in for jake tapper. We start with breaking news in the world lead. Hurricane dorian now catastrophic and a category 4 storm battering the bahamas. Dorian devastating the islands as it spins, movie ining at jus mile per hour at times. This is the strongest storm ever to hit the bahamas, the minister posting a picture of his own home and says his windows are about 20 feet off the ground and barely holding back the waves outside. As dorian inches toward florida, evacuations are under way. The governor says that includes more than 70 Nursing Homes in addition to some hospitals. Cnn has teams positioned along the florida coast as well as in the bahamas where the storm is hitting right now
confidence with the prep perspiration of the federal government in this one? absolutely. i see a big effort, working with the northern commander and the commander of the national guard. they have a synchronization team worked out. they re talking they re exchanging information, and the national guard who was a member of the joint chiefs of staff is talking to the general along with the commander and they re synchronizing what federal assets, where they might be needed to support the national guard in doing search and rescue as well as providing doing road clearing and with the core engineers to provide power backup as required. a lot of good work. i ve never seen it done at this level before any storm. you feel when you re hearing some people are choosing to wait this out, what s your message to people who are deciding i m not