here in the british virgin islands, plus at saint martin, st barts, anguilla, and the turks and caicos islandsfly weakening, irma was back to category five strength with winds of 160 mph. as it made landfall in cuba, creeping along the island's northern shore, for most two days. as irma was hitting cuba, i was in the united states, which was waiting for its second major hurricane in as many weeks, and this time, the target was florida. hurricane irma is battering cuba, around 300 miles to the south of us, and even here, you can feel the power of the storm, that's how big it is. irma's florida landfall was in the keys, causing major damage as a category four storm, with winds of over 130 mph. as irma moved north, this was the scene in naples. it's got really intense now. and then, irma met my location in tampa. it had weakened slightly, but it was still a category two storm, and i wanted to see to experience the condition is outside. you can talk about wind speed, you can talk about pressure, but it's a completely different thing to experience a hurricane first—hand. it must be devastating for

around the turks and caicos islands are keeping a close eye on this one that could develop into a tropical system over the next few days so that does give cause for concern with our recent spate of hearkens of course that weather still in place maybe some wet weather there into the great around to nice as we go through tuesday little drier for wednesday. and age old part of spanish culture the one i can't stop thinking about the bullies in my life others are explored and a symbol of central government i think we shouldn't carry on something that goes against the morals of got along. is that the catalan nationalist perspective the believe the present banished culture and the. catalonians enough to fight its time on al-jazeera wild. al-jazeera. and i'm joined in this is the news i live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. last celebrations as iraqi forces drive away kurdish fighters to retake cook we find out what this means for kurdish independence goals. spain's government gives catalonia a seventy two hour ultimatum to clarify its position on independence or face the prospect of

that we have just around the right around this massive cloud here lurking around the turks and caicos islands are keeping a close eye on this one that could develop into a tropical system over the next few days so that does give course the concern with our recent spate of hearkens of course that wet weather still in place maybe some wet weather there into the great around to nice as we go through tuesday little dry wednesday. coveted beyond wealth. taken without hesitation. fortan died for. power defines our wild. evil and power investigates exposes and questions the use and abuse of power around the globe. at this time on al-jazeera. al-jazeera. where every. and again the top stories this hour iraqi government forces have taken control of the city of kirkuk from kurdish forces tension has been mounting in the oil rich region ever since the kurds held a referendum on last month united states and the united nations sacred general are both calling for dialogue to resolve the dispute. has failed to clarify whether his region plans to announce independence from spain with him or has three more da

we have just around the right around him this massive cloud here lurking around the turks and caicos islands are keeping a close eye on this one that could develop into a tropical system over the next few days so that does give cause for concern with our recent spate of hearkens of course that weather still in place maybe some wet weather there into the great around to nice as we go through tuesday little drier day. with. documentaries that open your eyes at this time on al-jazeera. welcome back a quick recap of the top stories on al-jazeera iraqi government forces have taken control of the contested city of quetta cook from kurdish forces tension has been mounting in the oil rich region since the kurds held a referendum on secession last month. catalonia leader has failed to clarify whether his region plans to announce independence from spain. has three more days to make the decision people are protesting in boss alona after a spanish judge jailed the leaders of to probe independence for. rescuers are searching for hundreds of people missing after the worst suicide bombing in somalia's hist

maarten, turks and caicos, the british virgin islands, a lot of the sites that have been impacted bythe hurricane season this year, they are in different kinds of entanglements with the united states and europe. >> reporter: bonilla's mother caught a flight from puerto rico and packed as if she'll never go back. >> we saw that in new orleans after katrina, many people left and did not return. all of us observing this in the united states, we're... we're very scared about what is going to happen to our communities, and we feel the clock ticking. >> sreenivasan: find out how the jones act could affect recovery in puerto rico, at www.pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: the search is on for a new secretary of health and human services, after former georgia congressman tom price was forced to resign late yesterday in a scandal over using expensive private charter flights for official travel. president trump named deputy assistant secretary don wright as acting chief of the massive department and its 80,000 employees. finding and confirming a permanent successor to price is only one of the c

a storm passed the island today and the storm with moving towards the turks and caicos. president trump is declaring a state of emergency for prosecutor. with so many communities cut off the full extent of the damage is not yet known. david begnaud, cbs news, san juan, puerto rico. >> charlie: i'm please to have david begnaud. welcome. >> it's great to be here. >> charlie: you cover a lot of stories. where do you put this one? >> reporter: it got worse the report. it's gotten worse. i've never covered a national disaster where the emergency was endless 15 days out and it's still an emergency. >> charlie: is that because of the severity or because -- puerto rico was not prepared for this kind of thing and can you ever be prepared or is it because the rescue effort has been too little too slow? >> reporter: what's happens is everyday the governor said we are getting everything we need from the federal government and they couldn't help better but i said what more do you need to move it past an emergency situation? he said i need extra helicopters and busses. they didn't hav

island today as a category three. brea is moving toward turks and caicos.sident trump from that approved a disaster federation for puerto rico. with so many communities cut off, the full extent of the damage is not yet known. charlie: i am pleased to have david at this table. welcome. you have covered a lot of stories, where do you put this one? after thatot worse report. it has gotten worse. i have never covered a national disaster where the emergency was endless. visiting days out and it is still an emergency. charlie: is that because of the severity because puerto rico was not prepared for this kind of thing? or because the rescue effort has been little and slow? governmentything the said we got we need from the federal government. i said what more to you need to move this as an emergency i needon and he said extra helicopters and buses. they didn't have the bus cars because they couldn't get there, their homes were badly damaged that they had to stay behind with her family. they could not move the supplies. they were paralyzed by this hurricane. do you

island today is a category 3. maria is moving towards turks and caicos.sident trump from that approved a disaster federation for puerto rico. >> how does it feel to know that aid is coming? >> very happy. with so many committees cut off, the full extent of the damage is not yet known. charlie: i am pleased to have bea at this table. gnaud guest: thank you, it is great to be here. you have covered a lot of stories, where do you put this one? david: it got worse after that report. it has gotten worse. i have never covered a national disaster where the emergency was endless. 15 days out, and it is still an emergency! charlie: is that because of the or is it because puerto rico was not prepared for this, can you ever deeper prayer? destiny ever be prepared? charlie: or is it because the rescue effort was too slow? -- thesident stood on governor stood on the podium and said that we are getting what we need but we need more things. and i asked him, what do you need to move this from an emergency situation? and he said i need extra , helicopters and buses. they

island today as a category three. maria is moving toward turks and caicos.roved arump has federal disaster proclamation for puerto rico. >> we are happy, very happy. >> with so many communities cut off, the full extent of the damage is not yet known. david begg know, cbs news, san juan, puerto rico. charlie: i am pleased to have david at this table. welcome. >> great to be here. you have covered a lot of stories, where do you put this one? david: do you know what is interesting about what we just saw? it got worse after that report. that was 24, 36 hours afterward. it has gotten worse. i have never covered a national disaster where the emergency was endless. fifteen days out and it is still an emergency. charlie: is that because of the severity, or because puerto rico was not prepared for this kind of thing? can you ever be prepared? or because the rescue effort has been too little, too slow? interesting is that every day the governor said we are getting what we need from the federal government, but we need more. i said to him on day 13, what more do you nee

islands tomorrow, where he will remind them to stay the virgin islands until marriage. [ laughter and applause ] stay away from turks and also caicoslaughter ] i don't trust those fellas. president trump and first lady melania had dinner with senior military leaders at the white house. and if there's one thing melania loves, it's a man in uniform. "officer, please help me!" [ laughter ] the nypd will provide round-the-clock protection of the city's famous marble statue of christopher columbus ahead of the upcoming holiday. apparently, they have received credible threats from this terrorist organization. [ laughter ] vice president pence said in an op-ed yesterday, that the u.s. will lead in space again under the trump administration. space? it took him two weeks to figure out how to get to puerto rico. [ laughter and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] according to reports, netflix is raising its prices next month. ooh, that is going to be quite a burden on whoever's password i'm using. [ laughter ] jeff -- jeff something. the nypd recently arrested a mcdonald's manager for allegedly smuggling and selling thousands of dollars of cra

challenging couple of weeks, turks and caicos hasn't seen anything like this since the 60's, or never before, what's important to learn is that we are a group of 40 islandss again because the island, really was not very effective, so those areas came up quickly. i think the leadership of the governor and the premier of the country came together with the private sector, we looked at power, utilities coming back on, the airport getting started. it's an amazing effort to bring everybody together and get things started again. there are some areas like the capital that needs more help. once you get the information of what is -- is going on and what needs to be done, then you can see what can open and, again, the caribbean is such a large destination. for new york to miami, 1300 miles, bahamas to st. lucia, what happens is st. lucia doesn't really affect the bahamas. sometimes we say caribbean and it's one group of islands but it's quite wide. maria: have you been force today take prices down, lure customers? , jack, what about you? >> fiver or six islands that are popular, incredible draws. maria: were those affected? >> most affected and those and the britis