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the ebola epidemic. >> if the outbreak is not stopped now, we could be looking at hundreds of thousands of people infected. also ahead, boots on the ground. america's top military commander opens the door to expanded military presence in iraq. our top story this hour. it's 7:00 a.m. in scott land. and 24 hours from this moment the polls will open for a historic referendum. opinion polls already show a very tight race with those who favor staying a part of the u.k. slightly ahead.

there's a large portion of undecided voters still. scotland's first minister is dismissing promises of more power for edinboro if scotland rejects independence. they call it a last minute desperate offer of nothing. max foster's covering the vote, which could change the face of the united kingdom forever. he's in the scottish capitol. joins us now live, as we inch closer to this becoming real, it's almost as if each side has been digging in, and we're still waiting to see what the undecideds think. do you think this yes vote, this push for independence is gaining momentum here in the last day? >> the big story about the yes vote today is all of this intimidation that surrounds the campaign. we had the leader of the labor party from westminster up here yesterday, get heckled. labor's quite popular in

scotland. there's a real sense that the westminster bligss have sloan up at the last minute making all these promises, when this campaign has been going on for two years. i think the fringe element has been well natured for the last two years of campaigning, it's been an extraordinary campaign, we literally are in the last day. tomorrow here in the u.k., there will be no reporting around this as the polls open. today is the last big day of debate. and those undecided voters you're referring to have an awful lot to consider. if they're undecided at this point. one does wonder how they're going to vote when they go into the polling booth, maybe that's when they'll make their final decision. >> what about the issue of the currency, i know there are a number of unanswered questions at this point. what would an independent scotland really look like, how would it function. what about this question often the currency. it would have to abandon the

british pound. have any details on that emerged as we approach this final vote? any specifics? >> the no campaign is saying we will not have a currency union with scott land. they are, instanszs like panama that uses the u.s. dollar, london is basically saying, if you want to use the pound you have to use it in that context. you won't have a central bank, you won't be able to borrow as much. and you won't have control over your currency. the pretense that they will have control over their economy is not true. this was debated two months ago in real depth. it's still lingering about, it worries people, pensions and mortgages are all linked to the british pound here, and the examiner is saying in his argument, hold on a minute, we have a right to use the pound,

because we're not splitting away from the united kingdom all together. we're part of the united kingdom. we have rights to certain assets, we're going to find a way of using the pound. it's one of those big question marks the no campaign keeps entering to the debates. it adds this element of doubt which makes you start wondering whether it's worth the risk, will your kids benefit from it? >> very interesting stuff. all of this to be considered by the undecided voters 24 hours away from the beginning of the poll. max foster live for us in edinboro, scotland, he'll be there throughout all of this, and will reconnect with us tomorrow as well. let's look closer now at squ scotland's economy, cen willy. what will this look like if the referendum goes through. scotland has more than 98% of the u.k.'s future offshore oil productions. that's something seen as positive, that will likely allow the country to fund itself.

it's construction industry is worth more than $28 billion. scotland has a $21 billion food and drink industry as well. tourism is worth $15 billion. and exports from the thriving whiskey exports, $7.2 billion. military leaders are lending their voices to the no campaign hoping to keep in tact the u.k. erin mcglocklin joins us from london with more on that part of the story. i say, i toss to you the same way i toss to max, as we get closer to this, it seems like english people are getting more romantic about losing scotland, they don't want it to happen. scotts seem to be pushing this yes vote. how do things look from where you are. what are you seeing? it's becoming more apparent that

this referendum could have far reaching political and social commences, and now we're hearing about potential security consequences as well in the sun tabloid this morning, an open letter from 14 former british armed forces chiefs calling on people in scott land to vote no. let me read you an excerpt of this letter, at risk is the most successful alliance in history. and one which has seen men and women from all parts of the country play their part in securing liberties we now enjoy. they go on to say, the division of the u.k. may or may not be politically or economically sensible. but in military terms, we are clear, it will weaken us all. it's very rare for senior military officers to interfere with political affairs in this country. but in this case, they're making that exception. scottish, the yes campaign has

promised that scotland will have its own military in the event of a yes vote. the formation of that military will be determined by an elected government, errol? >> adding to the importance of what these undecided voters need to think about. can we expect to hear anything more from prime minister david cameron possibly in the last 24 hour push before the vote? >> potentially we could hear from him later today during the prime minister's questions. he has made that one -- two trips to scotland, pleading for people there to vote no. many people there seeing those pleas as too little too late. as for people here in england and in wales, there have been mixed reactions as well to this referendum. take a listen to what some people i talked to in london yesterday had to say. >> scotland is part of the u.k. heritage, and i think it will be a real shame.

they decided to leave us. i feel like it would be a part of my family saying, i don't want to be with you any more. >> ultimately they decide to go independent. i think it's fine if they want to. >> if they want to go, let them go. they'd be better off with us, but if they want to go, let them go. >> according to a latest poll released just last night of people in england and wales, 55% say they care about the outcome of the referendum. 47% say they feel there will be no impact on their lives. >> very interesting, where as this would have been a remote possibility just a few years ago, i mean, we are approaching now what could be an historic moment for the u.k., the polls still split. thanks so much for connecting with us this morning. joining us live from london. and for those of you watching from outside the united states, remember, cnn is the place to be for live coverage of the

scottish referendum, polls open across the country, 32 voting districts and 24 hours from now, that's 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time on thursday, we'll bring you those results as soon as they become available. cnn's live coverage starts thursday at 10:00 p.m. london time. we want to bring you new details of the abduction of steven sotloff. the second man beheaded by isis. carl penhaul asked him what happened. >> reporter: he wanders through this area. his mind goes to the friend he could not save. he was a fixer for steven

sotloff. they were kidnapped just inside syria by isis gunmen in august 2013. sotloff never made it out alive. they were just 20 minutes into their drive to aleppo. he explained three cars were parked by the highway. about 15 gunmen armed with assault rifles leapt out when he saw them approach. the gunmen ordered him and sotloff to cover their eyes. >> they hit him and say close your face close it, but in arabic. i explain to him, close your eyes or they will hit you. they hit me and say, shut up, don't talk english. >> reporter: before working as a fixer, he spent a few months fighting in the ranks of the rebel before he gad. a moderate islamist faction. shortly after they were snatched, the gunman took them to a textile factory on the

outskirts of aleppo. >> took us out to floor inside building. put everybody in a room alone. after that, i hear one -- he say to him, take me -- give me your password, just -- he say to me, to him, password. and steve give him the password for telephone, for laptop, i don't know. after that, i didn't hear the voice of steve. >> his brother and cousins were held for 15 days. he did not see or hear any american or british jihadis. >> do you know who is us? i told them, i think you are isis. he said, yes, you are in islamic state of iraq. should we kill you because you are spy? you work with the america? with cia and fbi.

we will leave you now because you have these papers. you can go now. but if you -- if we hear you are working with journalists again, we will kill you for sure. >> reporter: he said they worked safely with schools before sotloff's abduction. he was trustworthy, he believes a border guard may have tipped off isis. after he was freed, he says he was never interviewed by any u.s. officials or investigators. >> no, from the government of american. any officers, they didn't contact me and ask me about that. anything about how we were kidnapped or try to take any information about my kidnapper steve. >> the rebel fighter turned fixer learned of sotloff's

execution from the video isis posted online september 2nd. >> you don't have to send any message to the killer. the killer is killer. but i send message to the world to say it's not really islam. they are liar. and i say -- i say that to everybody, to all the people. i say they are not muslims. they are enemy. next here on cnn, isis has swept across northern iraq. one sunni town is actually standing its ground. standing up to the militants. we're going to bring you a live report from iraq next. plus, authorities say a man who murdered a pennsylvania state trooper and wounded another is on the run right now. we're going to get you the latest information on this story after the break.

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welcome back. america's top general says u.s. troops on the ground could become necessary in the war against isis. joint chiefs chairman martin dempsey told a senate panel tuesday, he would recommend it if he felt advisers should at some point accompany troops in specific attacks. here's what he said. >> my view at this point is that this coalition is the appropriate way forward. i believe that will be true. if it fails to be true, i would go back to the president and make a recommendation that may include the use of u.s. military ground forces.

>> a lot of people took note of that. the white house was quick to respond with press secretary saying that dempsey was only speaking hypothetically on tuesday many sunnis angry with the shiite led government fought alongside the sunni isis governments. one town is standing their ground. are iraqis likely to welcome the possibility of u.s. ground forces. considering you have this amazing story of people in the town of dularia. they themselves have done something remarkable without it. >> absolutely. errol, most people here would tell you they do not want to see a return of the u.s. occupation in iraq. what is really welcome is the assistance of the united states

when it comes to air strikes. not only has this been helpful for ground forces, it's helped civilian populations that have been threatened and trapped in their towns by isis, and including the city of deloria, which is still undergoing isis attacks on a daily basis. >> this is a battle for survi l survival. young tribes men on the front lines against isis, it's been going on for three months now. while some of iraq's sunni arabs have fallen with any resistance. the town north of baghdad, surrounded by isis since june stands strong. >> we're fighting for our dignity with our blood, this fighter says. but the fighting has taken its toll on this town.

with no hospital, a school turned into a mike shift clinic. local fighters patrol its waters, that didn't stop a suicide bomber in a boat last week from striking this wooden bridge. the last route in or out of the town. it's only lifeline now four boats, transporting people out and bringing military supplies in. military reinforcements have been backing up slowly. as isis advanced across northern iraq in june, it moved into deloria. that lasted only three days. they discovered if was just an old enemy returning. in 2006 and 7, deloria was brutally ruled by al qaeda in iraq. their residents were recruited by the u.s. military in 2007 to fight al qaeda.

>> they will kill every people there. kill them, children, women, men, every one. because they are low. all the people, they are -- >> we met with a father of four in baghdad. he left him on sunday to take his 8-year-old son to a doctor. his hearing has been impacted by the daily blasts. earlier this month, a mortar missed by a few meters. i asked him if he will go to the school for the holidays. if we go to school, they will shell us with mortars. with the deteriorating humanitarian situation, they ask president obama to save their town. >> mr. president, please send your plane to bomb or attack these terrorists. >> the people say they'll wait until the bitter end.

>> populations turning on isis is something the u.s. strategy is based on here, this is going to be the boots on the ground who will take the fight to isis really. as we heard there, they're not going to be able to do it on their own. >> if they could replicate that exact situation, they'd be in a much stronger position. fantastic report there live from baghdad where it's about 9:22 in the morning. thanks. still to come, a wildfire in california grows in intensity, evacuation orders are in place, for those in its path. we'll give you all the newest information after this. [ starter ] ready! [ starting gun goes off ] [ male announcer ] it's less of a race... yeah! [ male announcer ] and more of a journey. keep going strong. and as you look for a medicare supplement insurance plan...

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welcome back, we've been discussing all this controversy surrounding the nfl. we've gotten new information into cnn which seems to underscore how bad things are getting. an american star indicted for child abuse will not take to the field this weekend. this man you see here, adrian peterson will not play again until his legal issues have been resolved. you may remember the running back admitted to hitting his son with a small tree branch while disciplining him. pictures surfaced showing welts

on the young boy's body. his next court appearance is scheduled for october when he is expected to issue a plea. there is a report that he also disciplined another child in the same manner. the nfl saying he will not take to the field this weekend. he won't play again until all of his legal issues have been resolved. we'll keep tracking all issues related to the nfl as they come into us here at cnn. a search is underway in the u.s. state of pennsylvania for a man who police say ambushed two state troopers, killing one and wounding the other. you're seeing him here, eric matthew freen was wanted for first degree murder. officials warned he's armed and dangerous, and may not be finished targeting law enforcement officials. as a precaution, a school district located near the shooting scene will be closed on wednesday. now, evacuation orders are in place for those in the path of a massive wildfire in el dorado county, california. we have footage to show you

here, 500 homes and other structures are threatened right now. the fire has burned about 12,800 acres and caused two injuries. so far, it's just 5% contained, this is just one of several wildfires now burning in california. ivan cabrera joins me now from the cnn weather center, with more on all of these fires. they do happen each year, ivan, but they seem to be getting stronger. santa ana winds in southern california can contribute to how powerful these fires are. >> what's making it worse really, sure the winds are going to be a problem. there's just incredible amount of fuel available, timbers specifically here and we're talking about the drought that has been ongoing in california, exceptional drought for a good chunk of the state. this is going to be an ongoing threat any time you get a fire going, it's easily spread, if the winds become involved as they have with the king fire, we

talk about significant issues, but not the only one we're following. out to the north, closer to the border up at the north. weak fire destroying upwards of 100 structures here, this one to the south involves 2,600 firefighters, all hands on deck here, as we try to get control of this one, the steep terrain is making it difficult. and weather conditions have not been helpful. and they'll continue to be helpful over the next few days, nearly 13,000 acres burning there, 5% containment, and that's likely to remain low, with 500 homes at risk, and we've had some mandatory evacuations. we have an area of low pressure that will be moving in. my concern is the lightning that will be sparking fires. most of the moisture, all of it, really. the important part is down to the south and west, and that is where we have our tropical cyclone here, we have our tropical storm odile.

this will be a big story across the southwest u.s. the next few days. that is a bad combination, the desert and tropical rains. anywhere from 3 to 6 inches across southern arizona, tucson may get the worst of it here. phoenix, of course, just with the last storm had the rainiest today on record, we could be adding to that, making up for one of the rainiest months on record here. there goes the low. we're talking about rainfall rates anywhere from 1 to 2 inches, flood watches across this area. >> they're about to get walloped again. thanks very much. we are now less than 24 hours away from scotland's historic vote on independence. just ahead. one of the biggest questions still to be answered, who gets the oil.

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welcome back to all of you night owls watching in the united states and the rest of you watching around the world. scotland's vote on independence is going down to the wire. more than 4.2 million people are registered to vote wednesday. that is the largest electorate ever in scotland. u.s. president barack obama is promising a response to the

global threat against ebola. he plans to send thousands more military personnel to west africa, and to build more field hospitals and treatment centers. the u.s. is discounting comments from its top general suggesting american ground troops could eventually be deployed against isis. general dempsey said he would recommend it if he felt troops should accompany specific attacks. more now on our top story, the upcoming referendum on scottish independence. 90% of britain's oil can be found in areas likely to be claimed by an independent scotland. opinions are divided over what that would mean for the industry. our jim bowlen takes a closer look. >> scotland has its tourism,

it's whisky, it's cultural heritage known worldwide. but oil has been the rock of the nation's economy for 50 years. and at its heart is aberdeen. the second wealthiest city in the united kingdom avalon don. the aberdeen chamber of commerce has been taking soundings from its members about the effect scotland could have on the oil industry. it's heard a lot. the big part of the tiny scottish economy so that the new leaders would not tinker, like increasing taxes on the sector. others worry, it means a new layer of bureaucracy from a new government. that will watch the industry extra carefully as its the main revenue earner. oil giants, bp and shell have come down on the side of union, they plan to operate inside the existing u.k., either way, oil

is top of the independence debate. >> benefits for the industry, and it's highlighted the industry has a long term future and the center of the u.k. debate. >> scotland's oil wealth is best seen by air from aberdeen's busy airports. helicopters come and go from the many offshore helicopters. they have 24 aircraft and 400 people. transporting hundreds much rig employees each day. >> whatever the debate. chc will continue to operate in the safe manner that we do, and continue to provide safe operations and invest in all of the best businesses in scotland. >> that's the point. scotland's oilfields aren't moving. and neither is the expertise gained here since offshore drilling began 50 years ago. so if there is independence. the debate will be how to split the revenue between scotland and the remainder of the u.k., and

just how much tax the industry will pay and to whom. >> that depends on the next few years and how the industry structure changes and again, how the industry's taxed in the short term. >> while they're starting to run out, aberdeen's wealth is not. deep sea knowledge, oil services, the expertise gained through the decommissioning of wells. all money earners for aberdeen for years to come. and skills that scotts are starting to export to other oilfields. helping aberdeen to rebrand itself as a world class energy center. jim bolden, cnn london. >> the vote in scotland only has britain's worried the island over. it's also weighing heavy on the u.k.'s european neighbors across the channel. some say if the raptures the political union, it could lead

to the splintering of other european nation states. cnn's max foster walks us through the map. >> reporter: scotland's modern peaceful independence movement, which is now tantalizingly close to achieving its goal. could this be a blueprint for other would-be breakaway regions, shattering europe into smaller and smaller fragments? well, take a look at this, this is what the continent would look like if all the separatist movements had their way, c catalonia is one you may have heard about, in spain alone, all of these movements are pushing to break out and go it alone. even some of the smaller states went to split further, breaking belgium's flemish speaking area

off. an independent venice hasn't existed since the days of napoleon. and if denmark relinquishes its control of greenland, the vast region could soon have the cash to be independent. leaders of countries around the world with separatist movements are now worried enough to weigh-in. india's foreign minister explains, god forbid when asked about scottish independence, canada's prime minister said he backs the united united kingdom. and spain's prime minister last year warned if scotland leaves the u.k. it would remain outside the european union. the scottish referendum is being watched by independent movements across the world, putting established power under pressure the repercussions of a yes vote would be momentous for scotland and beyond. max foster, cnn.

if you're still trying to get up to speed on the scottish referendum, you can find more information on our website and what to expect come thursday, when this vote takes place. find all of that at cnn.com. let's get you caught up on some other major stories we're following for you now. after months of bloody battles in eastern ukraine, lawmakers approved a plan that would give special status to rebel held parts of the region. it would grant amnesty to separatists except those in the shootdown of malaysia airlines flight 17. the wrinkle to that is that the leader of the self-declared donetsk says that will never happen. the ukrainian and eu parliaments approved an historic political and economic agreement, but some key parts of the agreement won't take effect until 2016. that is seen as a courtesy to russia. we should note it's the same trade pact that the ukrainian

president rejected last year in favor of closer ties with moscow. that set off massive protests. anger toward his regime has yet to subside. demonstrators seized the former member of the ousted president's party. and tossed him into a trash can head first. lawmaker zurovski put tight restrictions on anti-government protesters, they see what people think of the man. now, the mob also threw a tire on his head and doused him with water before he managed to safely get away. shocking footage there. the chinese president begins a three-day visit to beijing today. beijing is expected to commit billions of dollars to infrastructure projects in india. this is all part of china's push

to win over its neighbor now that the country has seen a changing of the guard. >> chinese dragon versus the indian tiger. for years, comparing the two asian giants seemed inevitable. but china's economy has far outstripped that of india's and despite the obvious rivalry, the world's two most populous nations are working to find a common cause. >> people have used the phrase frenemies. i would reverse that and say this is like any friend. it's more -- they're thought of as enemies, but they're trying to see how they can be friends. >> china and india fought a brief war in the early '60s, the himalayan border remains disputed and heavily guarded on both sides. china's growing influence in

pakistan and sri lanka irks india. one area both seem to agree on, boosting bilateral trade which currently stands at $65 billion. at a summit this year for leaders of emerging economies, chinese president said if china and india speak in one voice, the whole world will listen. if the two countries join hand in hand, the world will watch closely. beijing is expected to pledge billions of dollars investing in industrial parks and helping india modernize its railways. this comes just weeks after japan promised to invest $35 billion during the indian prime minister's high profile visit, where apparent warmth between the two leaders was on display. >> coming in the wake of his visit with japan.

the visit of australia, and vietnam. i think in that context it's sending the right message to china. india's open for business, but don't take advantage of us. >> officials on all sides say, international relations need not be a zero sum gain. he appears to be taking that to heart. embracing friends and foes alike. cnn, new deli. a former american football star appeals his suspension from the nfl. after the break, we'll bring you the latest on ray rice. (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern.

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earlier this hour -- just a few minutes in fact, we told you adrian peterson will not play for the vikings until all his legal issues are resolved. he was charged with hitting his son with a stick or a tree branch. he described it as a whoopin' in one text message. he's been placed on the exempt commissioner's permission list. that bars him from all team activities. it's just one of several cases of domestic violence plaguing the league this season. another involves ray rice, the nfl players association appealed rice's indefinite suspension for punching his then fiancee.

miguel marquez has details on that for us. >> reporter: rice's appeal will focus not on the punch to his then fiancee, but what he told roger goodell on june 16th at a meeting in new york. goodell says rice misled him about the severity of what happened in that atlantic city casino last february. >> the description of what happened was not consistent with what the videotape was. >> when we met with ray rice and his representatives, it was ambiguous about what happened. >> in the letter officially suspending rice, gudel makes klee it wasn't what happened in the elevator that forced his hand, it was rice's recounting of the story that didn't match reality. the letter retained by espn. goodell wrote, this video shows a starkly difference sequence of events, than what you and your representatives stated on june 16th. ray race's team is expected to argue that the three-time

probowler told the truth all along, and goodell only upped the punishment when public outcry occurred after the release of the elevator video. on the day rice was terminated from the ravens, john harbaugh suggested his star running back did not mislead him. >> did he mislead you. you stand up here and defend the guy. >> i don't want to get into all that. i don't think of it that way. you know, everything i said in terms of what i believe, i stand behind. >> one person definitely feeling misled and apparently angry, rihanna who has her own history as a victim of domestic violence. ♪ a new glitzier version of her video run this town meant to play a starring role in all cbs

thursday night openers was yanked last week. today she took to twitter writing, cbs you pulled my song last week, now you want to slide it back in this thursday. no. [ bleep ] you. you all are sad for penalizing me for this. cbs which had planned to use reanna's video this week quickly responded saying, the network will be moving in a different direction for a game opener. miguel marquez, cnn new york. let's bring you this business headline now. tuesday marked a big rebound for wall street. the dow closed short of its all time record, ending more than half a% higher. a belief that the federal reserve will not rush to increase interest rates when the group meets wednesday. the nasdaq and s&p 500 edged higher. still to come for you here on cnn, two u.s. companies win contracts to build a new kind of

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two private u.s. companies have been tapped to ferry astronauts into space. boeing and space x plan to have their systems ready within three years. astronauts will have to continue relying on russia to get off the ground. and that's becoming an uncomfortable arrangement. >> one up in the air for almost 100 years. the other around for just over a decade. boeing and space x following a four-year competition, have been tapped by nasa for a private sector partnership, to put american astronauts back on american spacecraft. >> from day one, the obama administration has made it clear the greatest nation on earth should not be dependent on any other nation to get into space. >> the first flight to the international space station is planned for 2017, the year in which an agreement with russia ends. the contracts are worth $6.8

billion. boeing bid with its cst 100 space capsule. space x already shuttles cargo to the space station. when atlantis touched down at kennedy space station in 2011. >> the space shuttle pulls into port for the last time. >> it marked the end of an era. now, a new chapter for cape canaveral. >> turning over lower earth transportation will allow nasa to focus on sending humans to mars. >> it costs $60 million per seat, purchasing six seats per year. tensions with russia and the u.s. over ukraine have led to tensions over the two space programs. a massive typhoon continues

to lash southeast asia with heavy rain. ivan cabrera joins us with details. >> i've been tracking this one for a while. since last week, in fact. it hit the philippines. it's over vietnam. at this point, here, we are just talking about the remnants. the tropical rains continue. look at hanoi getting in on heavy rain right now. these are 1 to 2 inch per hour rainfall rates we're talking about. 151 kilometer per hour winds. the strongest winds reported there as of tuesday, we're talking low 90s as far as miles an hour. that's almost a cat 2 situation there, 198, essentially 200 to 300 areas of rainfall. it was coming down sideways. let's show you some of the pictures of the typhoon on the ground. it transpired, you can see the waives crashing in here, this thing really got going in the south china sea.

in the philippines, more of a rain situation there, really got its act together over the next couple days. you see some damage that has been coming in. and the pictures have been certainly with us here over the last couple days. guess what, we have another one. this one has a name yet, but it will, i think. the chance of a development here, appreciate the spin here. the heavy rain already slicing off of the main feature here and impacting with the philippines, with the heavy rain, this position is terrible for the philippines here. pulls in that monsoonal moisture in the south china sea. you get a system here, and a separate area that gets going right over manila typically. as far as the forecast, we don't have a track yet. no advisories have been issued, it looks like this one will go a little further to the north than calmigi did with significant rains. this is just in the next 48 hours. once the system passes through we'll continue to add to the

tallies here. we're flying you into guam right now, very deep, that is a good thing here, we're not talking about a significant threat as far as a tsunami. a major earthquake nonetheless, very close to guam, certainly felt. it's about 133 kilometers deep, 83 miles, we're not talking about any significant displacement of water here, which would be a problem if this was a shallow earthquake at that magnitude. no reports of injuries or any damage there. in europe, we'll leave you with heavy rain continuing to pass across the western part of europe. it's pleasant high temperatures a -- >> i'm errol barnett, thanks for staying with me this hour. rosemary church joins me in moments. i can see her right now. interesting stories. scottish voters have just under 23 hours to make up their minds about staying with the u.k.

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