>> it's tuesday, september 19th, 2017. this is the cbs morning news. hurricane maria strikes the caribbean and strikes hard, making landfall as a category 5. the spotlight is on president trump. he'll deliver his speech at the united nations and the hot topic will be north korea. and the fbi wiretapped the foreman before and after the presidential election. >> good morning from the studio 57 news room at cbs news

headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne marie green. hurricane maria is a category 4 storm with sustained winds of nearly 155 miles per hour and it's expected to get even stronger. this morning maria is moving over the north eastern caribbean approaching the virgin islands. a direct hit on puerto rico is looking more and more likely tomorrow. there is rationing of basic supplies and nearly 70,000 puerto ricans remain without power from the last hurricane. it hit the islands of dominica. the prime minister wrote on social media that the winds are merciless and we've lost everything. he said roofs were being torn off houses including his own. derrick fisher is following the storm. >> this is a storm that rapidly

intensified, made landfall last night. now it's traveling off to the north and west in a very dangerous storm system. late tuesday into wednesday morning tracking very close to or right over st. croix and the eastern end of puerto rico so this could be the first time we've had a cat 4 over puerto rico since the 1930s. all preparations should be underway for a high impact hurricane to be made there. then east of the bahamas. this will be something we watch as we head into next week for the east coast. jose moving off to the east coast. it is going to drift for several days and where maria ends up will have to deal with where jose ends up. if it weakens and moves away that would open the door for maria to hit the lower 48 so that is ooa forecast we'll be watching carefully in the days to come.

>> as we reported, hurricane warnings are posted for the u.s. virgin islands, still recovering from a direct hit by hurricane irma. david begnaud spent some time. >> one of the only ways to get here is by boat or helicopter. >> when we got close to the airport you could see the vast devastation from irma. is as soon as we landed we saw an elderly woman being evacuated. emt jacob bradley told us all the critically ill patients are being air lifted out of the hurricane's path. >> it's been bad. we've had six patients laying in a restaurant because we couldn't get them to a hospital. >>ven bradley and the other first responders are leaving. >> i would say compares to katrina definitely. >> we found a lot of people who said i'm going to stay for maria, but we have come across groups of people who sid there's no way i'm riding out another storm. >> it's horrible over there. there's not a leaf. every tree is bent. buildings, houses, businesses,

everything is devastated. >> but others like ken roy aren't leaving. >> we have paradise but this is what we have to go through. been here before, we'll do it again. >> chelsea and her boyfriend have been trying to find a way out for two days now. >> i'm desperate to get out of here so i'm trying to be as patient as possible but it's hard not to give up. >> we've made it back to puerto rico, but people have warned us if maria makes a direct hit it could cut power for weeks. officials have ordered rationing of basic supplies of baby formula, water, milk and batteries and flashlights. >> cbs news, san juan, puerto rico. president trump addresses the united nations assembly this morning. it includes some tough talk on north korea. we're at the united nations. good morning, nikki.

>> reporter: all eyes will be on president trump here today to see what kind of tone he takes during his speech. his very first visit yesterday the president was pretty reserved. and america first theme is addressed when he addresses the united nations general assembly today. a senior administration official says the president will directly address the quote, north korea menace in extremely tough terms. >> we commend the secretary general and his call for the united nations to focus more on people and less on bureaucracy. >> on monday the president's busy day called for more reforms to the u.n. he also met with the president of france where officials say mr. trump agreed to discuss the paris climate agreement further and with israel's prime minister president trump insisted there is potential for peace in the middle east.

>> we are giving it an absolute go. i think there's a good chance that it could happen. most people would say there's no chance whatsoever. >> in between meetings the president spoke with china's president. the white house said they agreed to maximize pressure on north korea using u.n. sanctions. >> when pressed on whether he would call out china or russia specifically in his address today, an official said quote, everyone who needs to be delivered a message in this speech will understand what message is being delivered. >> president trump is expected to discuss north korea with south korea's president, japan's prime minister in a meeting here in new york later this week. >> thank you so much nikki. >> cbs news will cover president trump's remarks live in a special report at approximately 10:00 a.m. eastern. the fbi wiretapped former campaign chairman paul manafort as part of its investigations into russia's attempts to meddle

in the election. he was under a foreign intelligence warrant. amid concerns he was communicating with the russians. the warrants cover the campaign and election period and were issued before special council robert mueller took over the investigation. there are wiretaps of manafort speaking to russians. federal agents with a search warrant picked the lock of his front door as they raided his home in july. prosecutors told manafort and they plan to indict him. senate efforts to repeal the afford able care act aren't dead yet. a new proposal written by senators lindsey graham was introduced last week. two senate committees plan to hold hearings next week. the measure would give states money to block grants to run their own health care program. they say they are close to securing enough votes to pass the bill, but passage is far from certain. the senate's ability to repeal

the law with just a majority vote expires after september 30th and it's unlikely the congressional budget office will have a full analysis before then. the navy fired two senior commanders in the pacific. the latest fallout following collisions involving two navy warships. the navy sites the ability to command the uss fitzgerald collided with a container ship in june. >> the issue is, too many commitments, too many requirements, not enough ships. >> they're stretched too thin. >> stretched too thin. >> the secretary of the navy and the top navy officer are scheduled to testify on capitol hill. three people were arrested following the fatal shooting of a student.

>> a police suv was burned and two officers injured. the protests followed a candle light vigil for scout schultz. schultz was killed saturday night after he called 911 to report a suspicious person. three suicide notes were found in the student's dorm room. more protests are scheduled today in st. louis over the acquittal of a former white police officer in the killing of an african american suspect. showing solidarity.de the jail on friday, a judge announced that he found jason stockley not guilty in the 2011 death of anthony lamar smith. coming up on the morning news now. daca demonstration. young people interrupt the press conference given by nancy pelosi. and why convicted church shooter dylann roof wants to fire his lawyers. this is the cbs morning news. wants to

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the dow jones gained 63 points. the s&p rose three points and both indexes closing at new highs. toys r us filed for bankruptcy protection. there are approximately 1,600 toys r us and babies r us stars around the world. they will continue to operate as usual. the company says it intends to use the bankruptcy protection to restructure its debt and establish a sustainable capital structure. the video streaming device maker roku plans to raise millions of dollars with an initial ipo. it's the leading manufacturer for small boxes that stream internet content. it holds 37% of the streaming internet market. it has yet to turn a profit since informs founded in 2002, but has seen a 23% jump in revenue the first half of this year. and a hearing is scheduled today in the nfl's $1 billion

concussion settlement case. the settlement took effect in january. it's resolved thousands of lawsuits including hiding the risk of concussions. she's concerned that former players may have been duped by claims service providers, lawyers and others. >> very interesting. thank you so much hena. >> new safety advice for young people thinking about getting a tattoo or piercing. ercing. and clean and real, . >> new safety advice for young people thinking about getting a tattoo or piercing. a. >> new safety advice for young people thinking about getting a tattoo or piercing. . >> new safety advice for young people thinking about getting a tattoo or piercing. . >> new safety advice for young peopla

morning.... we'll have the latest on the potential impact of maria... bart police have released photos of the woman they say is behind a disturbing threat aimed toward another passengers. and in just a couple hours -- president trump will deliver a speech to the u-n general assembly... what to expect when he addresses world leaders in new york... join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:30. good morning.

it's tuesday, september 19th. i'm kenny choi. here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. >> line drooifz and ive and he

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>> teens seem to overestimate the ability to remove a tattoo. >> she says teens and parents need to do their homework to avoid risks like infections. the aap says it's important to choose a salon that's sterile and regulated by the state. also make sure your immunizations are up to date and know the law. some states prohibit teens from getting body modifications. others require parental consent. >> a place that is willing to tattoo a minor without a consent is not a reputable place. >> julia has this advice for young people. >> it's going to be forever and not just the symbol but the memories of how you got it. >> so she says to take your time. >> on cbs this morning, living in flood zones following

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our top stories this morning. hurricane maria with sustained winds of 155 miles an hour is likely to hit the virgin islands today and puerto rico tomorrow. the dangerous storm passed over the island of dominica. >> and president trump is expected to make an argument for change in the world body, define the u.s. role and discuss north korea. yesterday he suggested that the u.s. is paying more than its fair share to keep the u.n. operational. russia's military is making a dramatic show of force with

its training measures in years. we had a front seat yesterday. >> reporter: these may be war games, but the russians weren't playing around. this live fire display south of st. petersburg is part of a much larger military exercise. the russians are repelling a fictional invasion and the enemy is not so subtle being called the western coalition, a clear reference to nato. of course these exercises are a chance for the russians to give their men and their modernized weapons a real work out but they're also designed to be seen and to send a message around the world but especially to the united states and its nato allies. the message says, don't mess with us and to underline it president putin skipped the

general u.n. to be here along with 110 international journalists. it's being played out beyond russia west ward which puts thousands of russian soldiers nose to nose with beefed up nato troops including americans. exactly how many soldiers, well, nato says up to 100,000. the russians say just under 13,000. and the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle but a lack of russian transparency has added to nato jitters. that along with the fact that russia has been on a $70 billion military spending spree and it shows. if this display has the impact russia hopes, they believe it will be money very well spent. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, russia. >> coming up on cbs this morning, we'll hear from a student at the university of

rochester who's on a hunger strike until the school fires a teacher accused of harassment. and the difficult decision of families on the decision to rebuild. and we'll speak with an american mother who's shedding new light on the differences between education decisions of china and the united states. that's the cbs morning news for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne marie green. have a great day.

i'm kenny choi. thanks for waking up with us on this tuesday morning as we take a live look at the going bridge. good morning.

i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. you can see the bridge this morning. yesterday you couldn't. how are you doing? >> good. >> happy tuesday. >> happy tuesday. >> we know how you feel about tuesdays. >> it's a good one. >> i don't understand it. >> still don't understand it. >> it's not monday so that helps. [ laughter ] this morning, we're feeling breezy out there. you can see the golden gate and bay bridge sparkling lights of downtown. it's beautiful this morning because the cloud cover is actually to the north of us. the wind ahead allowed it to comet through. cool this morning mostly in the 50s. so there is the cloud cover. you can see it to the north. the wind dispersed the clouds and that's the story for today. temperatures are going to be a little below average but feeling comfortable. we'll explain it all coming up. good morning. we're off