and possibly used excessive force. a lot to get to, but we want to begin this hour with the spread of ebola. it could pick up pace dramatically we understand in west africa by the end of this year.

the mortality rate has jumped from 50% to 70% now. they hope to reduce the rate of infection by isolating 70% of the patients and having most of the victims buried safely. all of this they hope by december. but officials warn the number of cases is soaring to startling levels. >> it's impossible to say we're going to have this many or that many. but we anticipate the number is going to be somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 a week. it could be higher, it could be lower. but it's gong to be somewhere in that ballpark. >> but either way, those numbers are probably underreported. the u.s. president meantime admits the global response is

not meeting the need. take a listen. >> the world as a whole is not doing enough. there are a number of countries that have capacity that have not yet stepped up. those that have stepped up, all of us are going to have to do more. unless we contain this at the source, this is going to continue to pose a threat to individual countries at a time when there's no place that's more than a couple of air flights away. >> there's no place more than a couple of heir flighair flights >> the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention is now changing its procedures after a nurse in the u.s. state of texas became infected. she was wearing protective gear while treating an ebola patient who later died. a national nurse union member said guidelines were constantly changing at the hospital and quote there were no protocols

either at that same location. cnn has asked the hospital for comment but we've yet to hear back. victor blackwell reported on how her case triggered these new procedures. >> good afternoon everyone. a huge admission from the director of the cdc. >> in receitrospect we could ha cement a more robust hospital control team. >> the doctor says he regrets not doing more after thomas eric dunk an tested positive for ebola. now he's hoping to contain the virus by sending a special response team to dallas. >> people who are experts, leading the world in everything from laboratory science to infection control to hospital administration and we're working hand in glove. >> and for the first time we're hearing from nina pham, the first who contracted the disease while treating dunk an.

in a statement, pham says i am doing well and want to thank everyone for their kind wishes and prayers. i am blessed by the support and to be cared for by the best doctors and nurses in the world here at the prhospital here. >> doctors say the 26-year-old nurse was wearing full protective gear. >> we pray for her and for her family. for the growing faith. >> he has been in constant contact with pham's mother. >> when i talk to the family, my thinking is that they are doing well. they feel okay. the reason is first they believe in god and they trust that that's the providence. they can talk on the phone so they know for sure that what

happens with one another i think nina and her mom are doing well. >> with a sibling in california and another in san antonio, p h pham lives closest to her childhood home. she graduated at the near by texas college university. hours after the announcement of her positive test results, a university administrator sent a e-mail to all students, faculty and staff reassuring them that they have no reason to believe this teacher has been on campus recently and to keep her in her thoughts and prayers. officials are trying to explain when she was exposed to the virus. father jim prays that she's coming home. >> we pray she will be heeled soon and we can see her again. >> i'm sure you notice that dog. that spaniel in the picture with her. the dog's name is bentley. we understand the dog is in the

care of the city of doll as dal. the dog could possibly have ebola and we understand the dog is being closely monitors. victor blackwell, cnn, dallas. >> now, of course the u.s. is not the only western nation dealing with ebola. there are several cases in europe. we're going to bring in our correspondents in berlin, al goodman is following developments out of madrid. good to see you both. let's begin with you, fred. i understand germany has three ebola cases. what's the story behind the un worker who was from sudan who passed away and the other, i guess, aid worker who's being treated right now. what do we know about how they came to be in germany and what's up with them? >> good morning. germany has one patient that it is currently caring for in the clinic in frankfort. that patient came here on the third of october. it's unclear how that patient is

doing at this point. then there was one person who was being treated in hamburg and that person became better and they were able to release him from the hospital. of course you have the case of the 56-year-old aid worker who was from sudan who was infected in the ebola zone in sierra leon and was brought to the clinic. what we know about him is when he was brought to germany last thursday, he was very much in critical condition. however what happened was that the german authorities here, the hospital said that they tried to first of all, of course, keep him alive and keep him hydrated. they also tried experimental drugs to keep him alive as well. in the end, all of that was to not avail and therefore, obviously, a lot of people in germany are quite concerned about ebola at this point. i wouldn't say there's any sort of panic breaking out. yes, it is a front page story but i wouldn't say there's any sort of panic at this point in time. certainly the people here are

very confident that the authorities and hospitals are are very much capable of dealing with ebola in germany and there's not going to be a major outbreak in this country. >> there you have it. noting the high level of confidence in germany. much difference scenario as we head to madrid spain. al where you are, the european center for disease prevention and control says the hospital where we had her being treated actually doesn't meet standards being set for ebola treatment centers. how serious is that considering what we've seen happen where you are? >> reporter: well, extremely serious. the government has moved to take control of the european cdc. experts were here for three days until last saturday. their initial findings were that the health care workers are wearing the proper protective suits but the hospital itself did not have the proper facility. they did note the government has been trying to correct that.

now, she has passed the two week point where she's had the ebola vir virus. authorities say that's a good sign that every extra day is like a small victory. the amount of the ebola virus in her blood is going down. she's not out of the woods yet. >> there you have the situation and the fight against ebola in europe. al goodman in madrid and fred joining us from berlin. thanks to you both. >> the growing concern about ebola is leading to some unintended consequences. >> it has turned out that there was some miscommunication. >> someone who does something like this is trying to cause fear in a population. >> later this hour we will look at the increasing number of false alarms caused by people who are now overreacting to the ebola outbreak. >> all right we want to get to growing tension in hong kong at this hour after a violent confrontation early wednesday. riot police crashed with

pro-democracy protesters who had seized a major road outside of government headquarters. police used pepper spray and batons to break up the crowd and 45 people were arrested. our reporter is in the protest zone. she joins us now live. the government, i understand saying it will now investigate this video which has emerged showing police appearing to use excessive force on one demonstrator. what's the video about? what's the latest on this, you can tell us. >> reporter: yeah, well we've had police statement out in the last few hours and now the government very much reiterating what the police had earlier said. the police looking into this case. taking a victim to a darkened corner and apparently beating him. this is a video that has gone out online, filmed by a local television station. someone has taken the time to brighten it up a little bit.

you can clearly see this victim is being punched and kicked while he's lying on the ground. apparently, we spoke to the victim's lawyer. he was also cuffed at the same time. that lawyer is dennis quak, the victim is ken zung. he's in his late 30s and he's a social worker. we asked his lawyer what it was he wanted to see happen next. >> i think what needs to be done right now is to have a full inquiry into the six or seven police officers who have been identified and someone has to arrest them for a krcriminal conduct. mr. ken zung would have to have his injuries examined. he has to be released within 48 hours anyway so we'll find out more from him. >> you know, i did ask dennis quak, his lawyer, did zung do

anything to provoke the police. >> well, some say he was throwing water at the police. even if he was throwing water, he went onto explain that that wouldn't constitute this sort of reaction from police. this is more violence than everything we've seen here in hong kong. i'm sure lots of people seeing that video, certainly people out in the streets protesting will be really quite shocked to these those images. >> yeah, in some ways it speaks to the climate in hong kong right now. the demonstrations have been going on for weeks. we've noted how polite the demonstrations have been and the light force the police have used in trying to clear out the areas. can demonstrators be surprised? the government has been warning that the protesters cannot stay out indefendainitely and that t will eventually get cleared out. where does this go from here because talks between the demonstrators and government are off? >> reporter: exactly.

that's what people are so upset about. that's what heightened tensions over the weekend. the groups that seemed to be leading the umbrella movement called on their supporters to come out over the weekend because the talks got postponed indefinitely. there's no promise of anything of that happening. the chief legislator, again reiterating the fact that nothing is going to change. they are not going to change the plans for the elections in 2017. so this really jacking up the tension over the weekend. you're right the police have been warning the protesters that this is basically illegal what they are doing. you've got major roads in hong kong shut down. the police seem to be keeping a very laid back apreach until the weekend and things started to get wram p ramped up again on m and tuesday. 42 people were arrested. they were arrested for obstructing the work that the police have to do which is clearing this area which is what

a lot of hong kongers are calling for. they are saying our lives have been disrupted by the fact that major roads have been shut down and clearly it was difficult for government offices to function as well. should businesses be surprised? no, probably not. the ones who have made the time and effort to actually set up tents and literally live here for the last two weeks don't show any signs of wanting to go anywhere any time soon. >> it has run the risk of taking away the message of increasing the ability of hong kong residents to have a democratic vote. great to see you. joining us on what appears to be a sunny afternoon there in hong kong. >> still to come for you all here, isis militants claim deadly attacks inside baghdad as they grab more territory just west of iraq's capital. >> plus day three of oscar pestorius's hearing is set to begin just an hour from now.

we will bring you a live report from south africa, next.

isis militants are keeping up their offensive on the syrian city. they are gaining more ground in iraq. all of this begs the question is the current strategy against isis even working. barbara starr takes a look. >> reporter: massive explosions in north western syria. activists say these are tunnels full of explosives being detonated by militants as clashes broke out between regime and opposition forces. just the latest in escalating violence across syria and iraq. around the besieged city, on the syria/turkey border, 21 coalition air strikes, the largest number of strikes since

operations began. finally stepping up attacks against isis positions to protect the town. but the white house still cautioning air strikes can only have so much impact there. >> that impact is constrained by the fact that there aren't forces on the ground that can follow-up on those air strikes to end that siege. >> pentagon officials say don't expect a change in strategy. they long warned u.s. air power could only do so much, i also want to emphasize that no one is under any illusions under any illusions that air strikes alone will destroy isil. >> iraq's ambar province may be running out of time. isis has surrounded and is preparing to attack the air base. one of iraq's largest according to security sources. if they succeed, isis will have a new cache of weapons.

it comes as general martin dempsey, chairman of the giant chiefs, holes the largest meeting of the coalition to date. 21 top officials going to washington to review the war against isis. isis continues to regroup and train for battle. raising the question once again, is there a solution? >> it is looking more and more like chairman dempsey is going to have to go back to the president and ask the president to authorize the introduction of u.s. combat forces into iraq. >> the u.s. has a dozen special forces teams out in the field in iraq trying to help advise iraqi forces. but it's not going very well there is growing concern that iraqi troops may not even be able to save themselves. barbara starr, cnn, the penta n

pentagon. >> now, it is right on the turkish border yet turkey's contributions to fight against isis remain unclear. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry says turkey remains committed to the coalition and it is allowing the use of quote, certain facilities, end quote, for training. there's no word yet on whether turkey will let go kcoalition fs use their planes. meantime, the sunni/isis militants say they are behind at least three deadly bombings targeting shiites in baghdad. police say one blast left at least four people dead. you're seeing the aftermath. isis says one killed was a member of parliament. despite the surge in attacks, life does go on for the people of baghdad. our ben weedman is there. >> reporter: it's just another day for ali, cleaning and gutter

carp for his customers in the baghdad neighborhood. he wonders why after more than two months of u.s. led air strikes, isis is on the outskirts of his hometown. >> isis has taken control of even more territory since the coalition strikes began, he says. walid the fruit seller has three nephews in the iraqi army and zro describes the air strikes as useless. >> they are like theater but in the end the iraqi army will be victorious. >> so far, however, the army's track record is dismal. it has lost control of mosel, iraq's second largest city and appears on the verge of losing the province just west of baghdad. some see no glimmer on the

horizon. nothing really changes, this man tells me. it just goes from bad to worse. despite it all, smiles and laughs still come easy. >> reporter: baghdad doesn't have the feeling of a city under siege. in fact life seems to be going on as normal but that's not to suggest that there aren't dangers in this city. >> the black banner of isis has yet to fly inside baghdad but daily car bombing and suicide attacks are a deadly reminder of the group's presence within city limits. >> that's the real threat security analyst tells me. >> it's certain sleeper cells an supporters of isis are present he says not in large number buzz enough to terrorize and endanger of population of baghdad.

the population that has seen many dark days and will probably see many more. ben weedman, cnn, baghdad. >> now this out of the uk, what was billed as a secret terror trial opened in london on tuesday. the 26-year-old suspect denies charges of planning either a massive killing spree or an attack on a high profile person. possibly former british prime minister tony bare. prosecutors wanted the trial held behind closed doors on national security grounds but after news organizations appealed, the court is allowing some limited reporting. this trial is expected to last a few weeks. we certainly will follow that for you. now, the calendar says it's spring time in australia, however, these pictures tell a much different story. we'll have the latest on what seems like a freak snowstorm near sidney, next. ] we help make secure financial tomorrows a reality for over 19 million people. [ susan ] my promotion allowed me to start investing

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in this hemisphere of the world. so yeah, it's unusual indeed. australia's storm. look at the pounding rain. of course in sidney, we did not have snow. it was heavy rain accompanied by significant wind gusts in excess of 100 kilometers per hour. what that did is that it parlized the city. we have numerous power outages and flash flooding from 75 millimeters that fell in just three hours. the rail stations were flooded out as well. some hours further south picked up as much as 138 millimeters. this is what's interesting. 10 to 20 sencentimeters. that's where we had snow. let's start in sidney and show the lightning store that took out power and reeked havoc over

the harbor. this occurring at night making it more dangerous for folks to get around. the clean up is under way. at this point the storm, as it moves through, my goodness, look at the damage it left behind. let's take you to the damage where it was snowing about 1,200 meters in elevation here. which is really not all that high considering. so there it is. snow falling anywhere from 10 to 20 centimeters. that caught a lot of people off-guard because everybody is thinking of the beach right now. well, they had to dawn the winter gear instead. that's the way it is looking a little bit west of sidney. all right, but back behind me you'll be able to see on the radar here that the storm system is now beginning to push onto the east. the heaviest of the rain going away on the back side of this lull. we have some cooler temperatures that have moved in. in fact a day time high should be well in the 20s here across sidney. we will not get there. we will stay in the mid-teens for the remaineder of today.

it will be normal on thursday and clouds on friday but nothing too significant leaving you with pictures from japan. this is where we had enough cold air on the back side of it, to create snow there on the island. so incredible scenes there. we've have that for you in the next hour. >> all right, very good. looking forward to it. thanks a lot as i check our clock here we're just about one hour away from the start of today's court proceedings in south africa. the key question, should oscar pestorius go to prison for killing his girlfriend. >> then the outside world has the plenty of theories about the absence of north korea's leader. what are people inside north korea thinking? we put all the apps you love... inside a car designed to connect you to a world of possibilities.

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pistorius. you are watching cnn. here are your headlines. experts warned the spread of ebola in west africa could reach up to 10,000 new cases per week by the end of this year. the world health organization

says the mortality rate has jumped from 50 to 70%. so far more than 4400 people have died from the virus. >> isis claimed responsibility for deadly bombings many baghdad. the militants have one of iraq's largest air bases surrounded. the u.s. president barack obama says rooting out the isis cancer will take time and international cooperation. >> the hong kong government says it will investigate this alleged police beating. the victim's lawyer says his client was arrested for illegal assembly and obstruction and remains in police custody. >> oscar pistorius will be back in court in an hour from now. this is day three of the olympic

sprinter's sentencing hearing. he was convicted of culpable homicide last month for killing his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. a doctor said he would be vulnerable if sent to prison because he's a double amputee. here is a look at the key moments from the trial so far. >> people would want to listen to mr. pistorius, stop. after he has killed someone. you blame the media. >> yes, i are in fact received invitations for mr. pistorius to do indeed address audiences in terms of sharing his life story and his achievements and the hope of inspiration to people.

a sentence such as imprisonment will severely impact on the accused as a person. >> disabled people should not be imprisoned? >> that is not what i said my lady. i know of disabled people in wheel chairs that are in prison. what i'm trying to say is it is more difficult, my lady. it cannot be disputed. >> now, it is difficult for anybody. you're thinking that the prisons cannot cater to disabled people like the sick. whatever he would want, you're wrong, they can't. if that was done, would you change your view? >> no, my lady because my opinion is that the accused is vulnerable. >> that's how things ended

yesterday. our reporter is following developments outside the courthouse. she joins us live just an hour before we expect proceedings to get under way. what we didn't see in that review there, diana was the moment yesterday when we found out pistorius had been making monthly payments to the steenkamp family but they don't want it, describing it as blood money. what was that exchange about? >> reporter: well, it seems they don't want it now but they were happy to take it for a good year and a half until it came out. that is certainly what's making the headlines. here we have oscar's blood money in the times. the news, no, to blood money say the steenkamp family. so it turns out that the probation officer told the court that oscar had been paying $6,000 a month to the steenkamp family since reeva's killing or

at least two weeks after reeva steenkamp -- that's about $600 a month. this was despite the fact that the steenkamps were simultaneously launching a civil lawsuit against him for emotional turmoil and loss of earnings. their argument is that they were supported by reeva's income. the probation officer said this was an investigation of pistorius's remorse that he'd wanted to keep these payments guilty but of course as soon as that came out in the court, the steenkamp family looked sharp. now the prosecutor clearly had words with the family and came back into the court and said that they would not accept any of his blood money and that they would pay the entire sum back. clearly, this doesn't put the steenkamp family in a particularly good light, especial as they seem to have changed their position from one of neutrality prior to the

verdict to one of very heavy criticism of this verdict of culpable homicide which is fair enough, they were clearly of the opinion that pistorius had murdered their daughter. it will be interesting to see whether june steenkamp herself does take to the stand for the prosecution this week which is expected. she may take to the stand herself or just present some kind of written testimony but it will be the first time that she'll have spoken in the court. she has, though, in the past few weeks, charged pretty hefty sums, to speak to the media. >> huh, it's kind of a fascinating development. n i know all of south africa is witnessing more information come out apparently these payments happening since the tragic incident. this is all coming ahead of the judge deciding on punishment for oscar pistorius. what can we expect today? how fast will things move?

what's about to happen? >> reporter: well, things have been moving quite slowly because so far we've had witnesses for the defense in mitigation of a longer sentence for pistorius. harry nell, the prosecutor dubbed the pit bull in the press and across the world for his very aggressive interviewing tactics has spent a very long time cross-examining each one of these witnesses. he's still in the process when court resumes across sexamining the probation officer who was the second person to argue that pistorius should not serve jail time but should instead serve correctional supervision so house arrest and community service. she, arguing that that was because of his disability and the many problems that he would face in prison. that cross-examination will still go on. then we expect the witnesses for the prosecution to take to the stand. i think we can also expect,

given the way the trial has proceeded to date, that harry rue, the defense attorney will probably spend less time cross-examining those witnesses then his adversary for the state has done to date. i still anticipate that this will take a few days yet. we may have a sentence this week, we may not. >> all right. 8:40 in the morning in south africa. outside the courthouse where oscar pistorius is expected to arrive any moment now. we will connect with you next hour, diana as we approach today's hearing to see what happens. thanks very much. >> now as the ebola virus spreads, to could tdo the rumor. a look at the misinformation and the damage it is causing. we will clear all of that happen, after this. it has to offer, especially if you're thinking of moving an old 401(k) to a fidelity ira.

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concerns about ebola have shut up enormously in the past few weeks. the centers for disease control and prevention said it was getting 50 calls or e-mails a day before the virus. this was before the first diagnosis in the u.s. now inquiries are up to 800 per game. the increasing fear may be contributing to a bunch of false alarms. >> reporter: a scene out of a disaster movie.

first responders check five passengers with flu like symptoms. none had met the criteria. >> at lax, first responders respond to a passenger with flu like symptoms. that's where the scare ends. >> there was miscommunication that this person had been to the continent of africa but not west africa. it was south africa. >> the next day a man says don't mess with me. i have ebola. >> someone who does something like this is trying to cause fear. >> ebola has not spread through the u.s. but fear certainly has. in nashville, 10 etennessee, a passenger was taken off a plane that originated in dallas.

in richmond, virginia, a patient with a low grade fever who had travelled to africa is isolated even though the clinic says they don't believe it's ebola. in jacksonville, florida, a patient with flu like symptoms but no fever checked himself into an emergency room. why did he fear he had ebola, he had causal contact with a west african traveler. >> the cdc says it has been getting 800 calls and e-mails daily about ebola, each scare stretches first responders and can cost tax payers thousands of dollars and flu season has barely begun. this may all seem ridiculous but it should also seem familiar. remember anthrax. >> for a little while people were freaking out about white powder. that was costly. people don't freak out about white powder anymore. they are used to that risk.

they take it in stride. people will take this one in stride too but it takes a while. it takes longer if you tell them they are panicking. >> what makes this learning curve is early on the cdc chief insisted everything was under control and then the nurse in dallas contracted the disease. >> what he didn't say is that it is going to be harder than people imagined to now, yeah, people are angry at the cdc and that anger is sort of morphing into fear. >> cnn, los angeles. >> meantime in arizona, residents say an ebola related prank is no laughing matter. take a look at this. someone decided to spray paint the phrase ebola quarantine zone in scottsdail. residents say there's no room for jokes and the vandals should get their kicks elsewhere. the graffiti discovers tuesday

morning has since been painted over as you see there. police say they are investigating what happened. but that incident, indeed, reflects a paranoia in the u.s. when it comes to ebola. american media, politicians, entertainers are all playing a role in spreading misinformation about the virus. as jake tapper reports, other countries are not immune to the problem either. >> reporter: ebola is not yet air born but misinformation about ebola sure is. the governor of georgia, the state that houses the centers for disease control immediate the murieta daily journal that the commissioner of public health told him water kills the ebola virus. her advice was wash your hands. yeah, that's not right, governor. chlorine kills ebola, breach but not water alone, not ever. ♪ ♪ >> then there was r and b singer

chris brown who tweeted to his 13.7 million followers monday, i don't know but i think this ebola epidemic is a form of population control. blank is getting crazy, bra. >> actually, the only crazy thing going on is people pushing nonsensical conspiracy theories like that one, bra. >> speaking of wild conspiracy theories, conservative talk radio host michael savage has even been suggesting that this is all some obama plot to purposely infect the nation. >> there is not a sane reason to take three or 4,000 troops and send them into a hot ebola zone without expecting at least one of them to come back with ebola unless you want them to come back ebola. >> it's hard to know where to start with that. the idea that the president

wants to infect soldiers and americans. >> these theories are as of now not impacting the american health community's response to treat ebola but unfortunately in africa, misinformation has impacted the spread of the virus. >> misinformation continues to expand geographically. there are more counties that actually have disease than there would have been a month ago. >> unicef reports that in nigeria, many think ebola doesn't even exist. the city in nigeria has reported of a rumor manager to knock down untruths. health care workers are combating the belief that you're immune if you kiss a person who has died from the virus. controlling the virus has been a global struggle, controlling the misinformation, nearly impossible. >> not that i think you would but please don't get your news

from chris brown. you can get your music from breezie but get your news from us. newly released images of north korea's leader show him apparently back on the job. why are those images really released? who was their intended audience? who will address that after the break. ♪ the all new, head turning cadillac ats coupe. it's irresistible. ♪ but when we start worrying about tomorrow, we miss out on the things that matter today. ♪

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korean leader kim jong-un to overcome the speculation over his whereabouts. we believe these are the same images that were released 24 hours ago. it's not clear when the pictures were taken. let's bring in paula hancock watching this from soal. what are the leading theories and opinions people are telling you? >> reporter: well, just to point out what you mentioned as well, this news bulletin was an exact replica of tuesday's news bulletin which is when the photos came out. today, wednesday, local time, they are exactly the same photos so we have no fresh images of kim jong-un. we're still hearing about his field guidance from yesterday. but we know the rumors and speculation that have been swirling world wide. what's interesting is to hear what people are saying inside

north korea, kim jong-un seems to be happy back at work. he was all smiles in official photos. we don't know when they were taken or no mention of his absence or new cane but some kay the latter could signal he was not ready to come back. >> the son of a former premia in north korea. he defected to the south in 1994 but says he still has contacted among the elites. he tells us speculation inside north korea was more rampant than outside. rumors of a coup, a car accident, rumors that kim jong-un was dead. >> if these rumors aren't kept out of control, he says fear might spiral to the point he causes an uprising. he might have to come out to the public even though he wasn't fully recovered.

kim says he still has contacts inside but says credible information is harder to come by since kim jong-un took power. information is more tightly controlled even among the elites. this means rumors coming from the outside are magnified and spread. >> translator: there were rumors he was purged. there was a coup. he was suffering from mental illness or he was brain dead. the stories were getting out of control so he had to show himself to calm things down. he may have been worried it would start to influence the internal power structure. >> now these detectors say that kim jong-un is far more concerned with the rumor within his own country than he is with rumors around the world. this is why these photos came out. it was more for a domestic audience than an international one which might suggest his power is not as stable as once thought. defectors suggesting that he

might not be as in complete control as many people think if he does feel that he has to tell his own people he is still here. >> yeah. it's just so bizarre and unusual. live from soule, south korea. great to see you. maybe i will see you tomorrow on the third day of these pictures. thanks for joining us. >> severe storms have impacted millions of americans since monday. hurricane gonzalo is getting even stronger. let's bring in our meteorologist who's watching all of this. there you have, ivan. when i was driving out yesterday, you warned me, that storm kreechicreeping in is goi get you. it really hit parts of the south. >> it really was a mess of a commute across west of georgia where we had significant damage from texas and points to the east. the storms are now weakening as they push off to the east but

numerous reports of severe wind damage, of course we had the tornados as well that touched down. let's take you to louisiana. one of the latest casualties here as far as the state, anyway, with heavy rain and lightning and severe winds rolling through here. nasty start to the week. what are we now, wednesday? things much improved behind the storm system. you can see there, dangerous stuff. of course what we tell people is stay away from your windows. that's why they are like that. we had this person here reporting and rolling through and we're able to principlibrint video. be careful if you're doing that eastern u.s. if you're flying into the u.s. via new york, i think you'll be all right. some heavy showers rolling in but the severe one at this point by the boards. certainly good news. there you see rain and what's left of the weather moving across the southeastern u.s. let's talk about this hurricane.

it's a major hurricane. the strongest one so far with hurricane gonzano at 205 mile per hour winds headed up to the north. what we have there is bermuda. this trough will take care of the storm, proer tetecting thend states. unfortunately it will push it into bermuda. the storm will likely arrive -- it's a pretty potent storm. it will peak as a category 4 storm but begin a weakening trend but not weak enough. one to watch. we'll be watching it closely. we'll keep you posted on its path. >> yes. a lot of stuff to watch. ivan you're trarkicking it all. thank very much. that's it. please stay tuned. some new video showing oscar

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