The most powerful storm to hit cuba in more than 80 years is moving slowly along the islands north coast, causing floods and widespread damage. The government has extended its maximum alert to more provinces, as well as havana. Fierce winds from Hurricane Irma have ripped off rooftops, uprooted trees and torn down power lines. One Million People, nearly a tenth of cubas population, have been evacuated. Our correspondent will grant is in havana with the latest on the situation. Cubans had hoped they might avoid the worst of the hurricane. They had no such luck. With the full force of a category 5 storm, the hurricane tore through the islands northern shore. The storm surge almost completely engulfing several small fishing villages. Electricity and communication links are out across swathes of the country. Some communities along the coast are wondering how they will ever rebuild, others are bracing themselves for irmas impact. Even in the big cities, people are getting nervous. Translati
Three years so far, we can exceed that if totals keep coming in, but now, scott and kris, our focus is shifting to another threat, and thats strong thunderstorm development. Take a look at this mass. Its still offshore. Its still not expected to move over the bay area until about 1 30, 2 00 today, but this, my friends, is a very unstable air mass and weve had lightning strikes reported, 709 lightning strikes. Now what i think is going to happen is as this big mass starts to move closer to the coast, its going to fall apart and lose some of that instability. Nonetheless, were going to see a few thunderstorms before the day is done. Heavy rain from time to time between now and 5 00. Scattered thunderstorms for the local mountains throughout this evening, then well see a few thunderstorms tomorrow morning, before we bring in another round of heavy rain and some cities have already accumulated over three inches of rain since midnight. So more on that coming up, a lot of rain. Boy, oh, boy,
The opposition considerable talent. A collective whole as the Election Commission brought it all with regularity the real impetus for mikes it was all but been on before arriving in tokyo on wednesday two days before the winter games begin its going to someplace else to ctv news i ned lamont by jane always stories coming up for you in the next thirty minutes but first the trial of egypts former president mohammed more c is scheduled to resume in the capital cairo opera was a jungle on saturday. Woolsey was being represented by a team of defence lawyers for the first time. And it costs the court to a june the trial. They said more c cannot be tried in a criminal court. Given his status as a former president. Despite a heavy security presence outside court. And you will see protest is trying to attack his defense team. Using the lawyers of betraying their country. Corsi who was deposed by the ministry la sierra is facing four separate criminal cases seven days trial was on the charge of
Mess of one of the busiest travel days of the year. This is buffalo, new york, overnight. Parts of the area could see up to a foot of snow depending on where you are. This storm system combined snow, ice, drenching rain and dangerous gusting winds. At least 11 deaths are blamed on the weather since the storm began last week. And a reported tornado touched down along the North Carolina coast. There are reports of damage, trees and power lines are down, and a roof of a condominium was blown off. A local hospital suffered some damage as well and is operating on a generator. Eric fisher, chief meteorologist at our boston station, wbz, has the latest on the holiday storm. Just 24 hours ago, finally the storm will be out of our hair. Its the same one that brought all that flooding rain to california last week. And now were watching the northeast corridor. As we go through the morning, the heaviest rain new york city up through boston. Along i95, really difficult travel. Not an easy drive wha
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