looking at the caribbean and also latin america. host: what was the interest in the caribbean? >> multiple interest in the caribbean. there was a sense in needing to use financial means towards political and on the part of the state department. there is the sense of the early history of dollar diplomacy, which your viewers will know that i did of substituting bullets for dollars in terms of foreign relations became important through that kind of work of roosevelt and taft. so, banking institutions were very important in terms of organization of central banks in the caribbean, very important in terms oftant t currency system in the caribbean and the organization of these financial institutions was critical to theca state department's goal of political stability in the caribbean region, which was increasingly important in the context of world war i as well as in the context of the opening of the panama canal and the need to protect the cable lines and passages between the atlantic and pacific. beyond that there are of course purely financials and commercial interestsu.s. at the u

banks, wall street had in the caribbean region. these differ island to island colony to calling but, of, course, sugar was one of the most important ones with the institutions like the citibank and maybe the chase, involved in the financing of sugar plantations throughout thehout t region. there was an interest in the financing of caribbean sovereign debt which is really in the first part of the 20 century was, the debt was held byby jpmorgan as well as fire and company, but later became very, very important to institutions like the citibank and like the chase. chase became the largest lender to cuba by the end of the 1920s. beyond those questions of sovereign debt, there was also simply the question on one level commercial banking, the financing of trade but also what we might call personal banking. there was a movement in the 20s, especially by citibank to set up branch banks in thench ba caribbean which would serve as middle-class customers. suggest the opening of compoundd interest deposits was a new and revolutionary thing in

relations with the caribbean. with mexico and canada, the caribbean represents our third border. our caribbean effort has been led from the very beginning by dr. george farrio who is here in the audience today whose had a long history of involvement at csis. george has been assisted by a great group of other senior advisers and associates, some of whom you'll see today and by our great america's program staff. without further ado, i'd like to turn the floor over to sally, a friend of csis and the executive director of the caribbean central american action. thank you very much. >> thank you, michael. first of all, i want to thank everybody who came here today, everybody's whose watching online. this is an important discussion. and caribbean central american action we are a nonprofit. we're happy to work with csis on anything involving our region and of course when something like irma happens, i think all of us who have an interest in the region, all of us who care about what's going on there, it's important that we all get together to talk about what the solutions are and what's h

and parts of the caribbean. we organize to bring greater attention to both the impact of the hurricane sdwhz critical local and international response. this is the latest in the series of panels we've been doing on the caribbean. two months ago we published a report with the most important aspects of the caribbean. with mexico and canada, the caribbean represents our third border. it has been led from the very beginning by dr. george fario who has had a long history of involvement at csis. he's been assisted by a great group of otherer senior advisors and associates and by our great america's program staff. without further ado, i'd like to turn the floor over to sally, a friend of csis and the executive director of central america a. thank you very much. >> thank you, michael. first of all i want to thank everybody who came here today. this is an important discussion and caribbean central american action, we're a nonprofit. we're happy to work the csis on anything involving our region and i think all of us who h

and caribbean cooperation, particularly csis. the caribbean ambassador. yearwood for her endless efforts as well, and many others who have directly shaped the caribbean 202 strategy that we are now beginning to implement. as we move forward in our relief efforts, we will continue to rely on you as our partners to build on our strategy, chart a path to more robust relations between the united states and the caribbean. thank you, csis, for organizing this event, and again our hearts go out to our friends and family in the caribbean who are going through this devastating disaster. thank you very much. >> thank you. [ applause ]. >> james? >> thanks. well, first, than so mark and csis for the invitation to come and talk to you today and to have the discussion. at usaid's office of foreign disaer assistance, our responsibility is to lead the u.s. government's disaster response for the people affected around the world by disasters. and this is a disaster that we could see coming as mentioned at least a week ahad head of time. so one of the things that we did ev

danger to thee caribbean.hey are becoming so monstrously aroundecause the seas the caribbean are much hotter. that is global warming. as the hurricanes pick up the they becomee seas, bigger, larger, stronger. we are the victims of all of this. it is warring to us when death will reading -- worrying to us. it.re the victims of we worry that we have had to evacuate every person from barbuda which suggest we are seeing societies have existing for a long time, the footprint in their country is being obliterated. there is a danger of extinction, if these hurricanes continue like they have been. i am very worried about dominica. there has been considerable damage but am not sure how much because it is just turning daylight. the assessment of the damage will take some time. in antigua today, we had much stronger winds. this morning at 7:00, sustained winds of 90 miles per hour, stronger than during irma. this indicates the power of these hurricanes and why they are a danger, and why we must worry about them. so heavi

and is host the multinational of the europe in the caribbean with so on and so forth.h that very clear issue of security and these are multinational issues. and now with a national disaster with their local state them puerto rico and u.s. virgin islands and they are doing work in the region. what can and that show was about what we need to do for other areas to streamline that much more with major economic political powers of the world? europe and the united states right there with max amount of resources is to shed light to help others. >> end with that coordination that will continue to address san with at that strategy and everything us to be done in partnership. and in partnership with all of the players. so that strategy is say mechanism for the don't need to do the same thing in every country. and to have value added what is needed. a anbar the people themselves asking for? is as a disaster? so we welcome everyone to ideas. >> so we will just talk specifically on disaster response. so maybe in a concentric circle. but did you see more of these regional around the

these photos taken by the caribbean. bbc‘s laura picker who is on the ground in barbuda. the prime minister there has said the island has been left barely habitable and thatis has been left barely habitable and that is the scene there. the devastation and destruction that you can see. pretty much every building damaged or destroyed. there has been a mass evacuation ahead of the arrival of another hurricane, hurricanejose. the royal navy has delivered its first aid, one plane took off this morning, with another two expected to go, taking marines and engineers to the caribbean. the prime minister has chaired an emergency cobra meeting in whitehall to discuss the response to irma. it comes amid criticism that the uk hasn't responded quickly enough to the disaster. duncan kennedy reports from raf brize norton. the first raf flight from britain left at lunchtime. ahead, a nine—hour journey to the caribbean, as the world's military response to the crisis gets under way. the loading operation at brize norton included tents, wat

and countries in the caribbean. we've organized the program today to bring greater attention to both the impact of the hurricanes and to the critical local and international response. this is the latest in a series of panels, presentations and publications we've been doing on the caribbean. two months ago, we published a report discussing the most important aspects of u.s. relations with the caribbean. with mexico and canada, the caribbean represents our third border . our caribbean effort has been led from the beginning by dr. george fario. he's been assisted by a great group of other senior advisors and associates, some of whom you will see today. without further ado, i would like to turn the floor over to .ally, a friend of csis thank you very much. >> i want to thank everyone who came here today and it one who is watching online. this is an important discussion. we are a nonprofit, we are happy to work with csis on anything involving our region. when something like irma happens, all of us who have an interest in

it will take them eight 01’ caribbean. delivering all sorts of aid to the region and hoping ultimately to get to the british virgin islands. they will have to do decide on the ground how and where that aid will be distributed. the man in charge of rf brize norton is tim jones. distributed. the man in charge of rf brize norton is timjones. tim, this is the first aircraft. what will go on board and when will it go? we have three aircraft going today and we have about 300 royal marines turning up here as we speak. we have aid from deathbed, water, medical aid, medics, engineers, so allthe things we need to get help in place very quickly and we can assess what is needed where. —— we have aid from the department for international development. we can assess what is going on on the ground in the british virgin islands and we will hope to move there, depending on the circumstances on the ground, and if it is possible to get there, we will be there for sure. and then to get the aid to the point of need and the people who need it as

the winds, like a jet engine, roar through the eastern caribbean. category five hurricane ripped roofs off homes, devastating some of the oldest buildings in saint martin. and all communication was lost to 2000 people stuck on the island of barbuda where there are reports of a 20 foot storm surge. irma has become known as a beast. and as she barrelled towards the virgin islands, hundreds tried to get to safer ground. this rare view from the air gives you an idea of the sheer scale of the storm. around the eye are catastrophic 185 mile an hour winds. and this is what they fear on the island of puerto rico. the aim is to try to save as much as possible. neighbours in this area are handing out wood boarding and supplies. this shop owner describes them as angels. we are a strong island, you know, we have been through this before. it's a lot of emotions going on, you know? the governor inspects one of the shelters set up for the thousands who are expected to evacuate low—lying areas. he says the next few hours of preparation could be the difference betwe

we'll get all the very latest from the caribbean later on the news channel.overnment proposals to cut the number of low skilled eu migrants after brexit could be catastrophic. but theresa may says things have to change. overall, immigration has been good for the uk, but what people want to see is control of that immigration. as tens of thousands of rohingya moslems flee myanmar

three raf flights we re caribbean region.ts were deployed yesterday, as the government steps up its relief effort to help those caught up in the devastation. we can speak now to mark nicholson from the aid charity shelter box. thanks forjoining us. tell us what you do. shelter box is a rapid response charity, based in the uk, but we've got 17 affiliates around the world now. we have deployed to the caribbean very often. we are specialists in emergency shelter, after natural disasters like this or indeed during conflicts. and i understand that a tea m conflicts. and i understand that a team has arrived in what is the regional hub of panama. what are going to be their first priorities? well, we go to panama because that is the united nations aid base for the gulf of mexico and the caribbean area. we always have aid prepositioned and stored there. indeed we have 2,000 kits ready to go. what we'll be doing, what our tea m go. what we'll be doing, what our team of four will be doing over the next couple of days is talking to all t

and we'll hear from the caribbean island of barbuda.of the storm — the island's been flattened. we'll ask the head of the red cross there if they'll have to start again from scratch. and our political editor, nick watt, is hearing growing political criticism of the uk government's disaster response. why are our prisons so full of young black men and women? is it racism, unconscious bias orjust a failure of the system? david lammy tells newsnight the criminaljustice system has been complacent. and on the eve of north korea's national day, we report from the other side of the border. the dissidents who are no longer scared to express what they feel about the great leader. he just tried to slice a portrait of kim jong—un with a knife and the south korean police swooped in and took it away. good evening. donald trump spoke straight to camera this evening to warn of the absolutely historic destructive potential of the hurricane on his doorstep. "it is of epic proportion" he tweeted. "perhaps bigger than we have ever seen". the president is u

and menacing swirl of clouds stretching over the caribbean. of hurricane irma shows its extraordinary scale. if it was over britain it would cover most of the country. our brave flight crew enter is right inside. and facing them with a staggeringly large walls of the inside of the eye. this hurricane has set a new record for having dangerously fast winds for the longest time. on the ground, the effect is shattering. this part of the world knows all about hurricane sue and an early warning has definitely saved lives, but this one is stronger than most. how do hurricanes become so destructive? the strongest form of back the coast of west africa, warm waters caused the error to rise, triggering thunderstorms and that is when the winds can circulate and as this weather system crosses the atla ntic this weather system crosses the atlantic it grows and becomes stronger. if the winds are moving in the same direction at all levels, as with irma, they reached devastating speeds. closer to the caribbean, the hurricane gets another boast as it passes ove

the storm has already had a deadly impact across the caribbean.ave called it an unparalleed event. well, matt taylor from the bbc weather centre talked us through what the next few days have in store. one of the most recent areas to be feeling the wrath of hurricane irma have been the low—lying areas of the turks and caicos and also the southern bahamas. these are areas, again, very low—lying, nothing to stop the path of that raging storm as it goes across, and nothing to hinder its progress. now, it has weakened a little bit now to a category 4, but it is still packing winds over 150 miles an hour, and they can still strengthen over the coming days. the forecast track for that storm is to continue to push its way westward. it mayjust clip the northern portion of cuba. the crucial thing, though, could be where the eye of that storm is, the strongest of the winds. if it remains over open waters, it will retain its strength and perhaps even strengthen further. the water is key to keeping the ingredients there for that storm to maintain its strength.

three raf flights have been despatched to the caribbean.ve their homes with the storm due to hit their this weekend — the rest are hunkering down. president trump has warned that it has historic destructive potential. a powerful earthquake has hit southern mexico and killed at least 3a people. the country's president said the tremor was the strongest to hit mexico in a century. a review of the criminaljustice system in england and wales has concluded that people from black, asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are still facing bias and overt discrimination. three raf flights have been despatched to the caribbean — as the government steps up the relief effort to the british overseas territories that have been devastated by hurricane irma. a royal fleet auxiliary ship which has delivered six tonnes of aid to anguilla is now travelling to the british virgin islands, where a state of emergency has been declared. it follows criticism that the uk hasn't respond quickly to the disaster. duncan kennedy reports from raf brize norton. the first raf

territory of puerto rico after damaging other islands across the caribbean was hits when maria was a category five the island's prime minister says all that money can buy is lost maria has since been downgraded to a category four. donald trump is due to make his first speech to the u.n. general assembly in a few hours he made his debut on monday warning the world body isn't living up to its potential the u.s. president blamed bureaucracy and mismanagement but also promised to help reforms. china and russia are holding joint exercises amid tension on the korean peninsula chinese naval fleet arrived in the russian port of that of a stock close to the border with north korea thirteen russian and chinese warships partaking part in the drills those par your headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the scream i will see you in about half an hour. and for your. family could be. and your in the stream live on al-jazeera and you tube from cuba to the u.s. and british virgin islands hurricane armada wreaked havoc across the caribbean turning lush landscapes into barren land and en

he's expected to address north korea's nuclear program hurricane maria has made landfall on the caribbean island of bimini it's been upgraded now to a category five storm with winds reaching more than two hundred fifty kilometers an hour it's on a path towards many of the islands wrecked by hurricane damage including st martin and the british virgin islands commanders from u.s. backed kurdish forces in syria say they're ready to fight government troops if they enter their territory syrian regime forces cross to the eastern side of the airfreight is river to darrow's or on monday that's an area claimed by the s.d.f. where its troops are battling eisel. one man's been killed after shots were fired during a pro kurdish independence event in kara cook kurdish leaders a vow to hold an independence referendum later this month despite a ruling by iraq supreme court to suspend it. but those were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the stream thank you thanks for watching. we understand the differences and the similarities of cultures of course that wound. so many times like.

the caribbean islands make final preparations before hurricane irma hits.rowing protests as president trump scraps a scheme protecting undocumented child migrants from deportation. more than 35,000 rohingya refugees flee myanmar in a single day. the un warns of a humanitarian disaster in neighbouring bangladesh. a french celebrity magazine is ordered to pay damages to the duke and duchess of cambridge as they win their privacy battle over topless photos. my run will start in los angeles and go all the way through colorado. and meet the endurance runner aiming to become the fastest woman to run across america. hello. hurricane irma has strengthened to a category 5 storm, the highest possible level, and has in its path a string of caribbean islands, puerto rico, haiti, cuba, and then florida. the national hurricane centre in miami is recording sustained winds of nearly 300 kilometres, more than 186 miles an hour. a state of emergency has been declared in florida, puerto rico and the us virgin islands. sarah corker has the latest on preparations for the most p

this is what's going out to the caribbean.ntain this sort of equipment, for instance, portable lanterns that can be charged using this, it uses solar power. but, you can use that to charge up your phone and probably most importantly of all, this little water container. you power in the water container. you power in the water and it comes out clean, filtered and drinkable at the end. this is run by difod, you heard the secretary of state talking in that report about the effort going on, they've obviously been criticised. they're saying originally this was going to go out to gibraltar to be loaded on to hms ocean which might mean it didn't reach the caribbean for at least a week or so. now they've charter flights. three lorry loads will be getting to the caribbean in the next couple of days. they've said shelter kits have already arrived on anguilla and are about to be delivered to the british virgin islands and it's doubled its presence and they've promised it's not short—term relief t will be long—term relief planned for the b

it has already killed many people in the caribbean. do not believe you can ride this out. >> more than half a million people have been told to evacuate. people made a rush for gas. by one estimate, nearly 40% of the pumps in miami and ft. lauderdale have run dry. >> this is scary looking at the news. >> reporter: though much of the focus is on florida, forecasters own irma could also punish areas to the north in georgia and the carolinas. >> reporter: as you can see behind me, this gas station is boarded up. if you are ordered to evacuate, this is the last day to do so. authorities are saying it might be a safer bet than hitting the highways to find friends or family in the area. ann marie, if you are headed to a shelter, you need to bring three days worth of food and water. >> good to know, meg oliver in miami. >> meteorologist, troy bridges of our orlando affiliate, wkmg, has the latest on what's happening with irma. troy, good morning. >>> good morning, ann marie. the real concern is that we are going to continue to see this strong

it gets more powerful as it island hops across the caribbean.break one of these hurricanes up, cooler water can do it, but you will not get that because the sea temperatures are above where they should be in this part of the caribbean. we also have very little land mass. you're talking about little, smaller islands. you need a big landmass with mountain to break it up. one interesting thing, the track it takes across hispaniola and cubais track it takes across hispaniola and cuba is crucial to its future development. they are big islands with big mountains and a direct hit would take out some of its energy. but at the moment the track doesn't give a direct hit, it takes just to the north, remaining over the warm waters so it gathers more fuel and it is likely to remain a major hurricane, perhaps category three or four as it arrives at the usa. we saw what happened with hurricane harvey, downgraded to a storm, but that's when the trouble began because it simply sat over parts of louisiana and texas and dump its reign. harvey was a much weaker sto

this is the worst the caribbean, perhaps even planet earth, has ever faced. the caribbean, perhaps even everfaced. we the caribbean, perhaps even planet earth, has ever faced. we are the caribbean, perhaps even planet earth, has everfaced. we are in a hurricane path. we will get a large one and bounce back in a day or two. this is another level of disaster. i cannot find the words when i look at what is happening back home. i cannot imagine it being worse. you are very keen to get a message out to airlines are very keen to get a message out to air lines they can really help here. what is it you would like them to do? we really want the airline is to do? we really want the airline is to reach out to us. the important thing is we are a great point of contact. thing is we are a great point of co nta ct. we thing is we are a great point of contact. we want them to come back to st martin and bring relief, supplies, get people back home. we even had the royal caribbean comeback in and get people on the island. we have 4000 visitors on the island. we have 4000 visitors on the island during the

from the florida keys around the caribbean.his is the scene live in miami, described asa the scene live in miami, described as a ghost town, as the storm approaches. cuba was battered overnight. there's been "significa nt damage" and the recovery process is now beginning. in other news: officials in mexico say at least 90 people are now known to have died in thursday's earthquake. tony blair calls for tougher immigration rules numbers without the need for brexit. sir mo farah becomes the first athlete to win the great north run four times in a row. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. after battering its way through the caribbean, hurricane irma — currently a category four storm — has slammed into the lower florida keys, lashing the island chain with winds up to 130 mph. the hurricane made landfall in cuba late on friday. it engulfed villages, causing widespread damage and leaving whole communities homeless. the eye of the storm has now reached the florida keys, bringing extreme winds that are expected to last for the next f

and british virgin islands hurricane armada wreaked havoc across the caribbean turning lush landscapes into barren land and up ending the lives of thousands as hurricane maria now looms we speak with those affected by the storms about their efforts to rebuild and who will foot the cost of recovery. and i mean the. total carnage is how antigua and barbuda prime minister gaston brown describes the aftermath of hurricane irma the category five storm blasted the caribbean with heavy rain and wind speeds that peaked at nearly three hundred kilometers per hour destroying homes and prompting the emergency evacuation of thousands of residents and tourists many caribbean nations have political ties to the u.k. france united states and the netherlands relying on them to provide assistance when disaster strikes others like antigua and barbuda are dependent on their own economies and emergency aid from the international community but as residents and relief workers begin to rebuild the caribbean the region must now prepared to meet the possible threat of hurricane maria there who said. they were g

we're keeping our eye on three hurricanes in the caribbean.s strong as irma, but still the potential for damaging winds for the northern leeward islands by the weekend. hurricane irma is heading turks and caicos, heading through cuba on friday, eventually florida by the weekend and hurricane katia in the gulf of mexico more a rain maker, with a lot of damaging wind. back home, it's somewhat quieter over here, but still an unsettled end to the week, thanks to this area of low pressure driving the weather. and there'll be strong winds at times particularly across southern coastal counties and the north—west of scotland and northern ireland as well. here, there'll be some showers from the word go. not quite so many showers here first thing tomorrow across the eastern side of scotland, maybe some sunshine coming through, but always a lot of cloud. and showers never too far away across northern england. there'll be some spells of sunshine coming through across northern parts of wales, but again there'll be some showers here through the day. and the

to the caribbean enmass. is true the u.s. has a responsibility to the caribbean as the most powerful economic force in the region. it is important we can attention to st. maarten and saint martine , which are dutch and french. it is important that we pay attention to the british islands . but lo and behold, we have american citizens in the region as well. these are not just american citizens who are visiting as tourists or american citizens who have newly moved to the caribbean. but we have american citizens in the u.s. virgin islands who were born american citizens, who are american citizens by virtue of having been born on american soil, the u.s. virgin islands. i was really quite remiss and saddened to see the news media said that irma had made landfall in u.s. soil when it hit the florida keys, which in fact, it had made landfall on u.s. soil days before when it hit st. thomas and st. john in the u.s. virgin islands. amy: talk about your aunt ceclie , your family and st. thomas right now. >> luckily, many

you have seen the pictures coming out other parts of the caribbean.ions even more urgent. yes, they are very urgent but this is an unprecedented storm. we are doing all we can but the damage, is highly likely to be very bad. so how do you prepare, not for the hurricane hitting but for the recovery? oxfam and other agencies on the ground are working to supervise water and sanitation and hygiene conditions. so that cholera and other conditions don't spread after the storm leaves because after it leaves that is when people will be left, that's the worst scenario here. we've already seenin worst scenario here. we've already seen in places like barbuda, communications are the first things to go down so how do you prepare for that. many aid agencies and others, some have satellite communication but that is not reliable either. let's see what we can do first. in terms of the buildings in haiti we have already seen barbuda described as almost not habitable. the buildings where you are, have a stronger, are they more likely to be able to bearup stronger, are t

the winds, like a jet engine, roared through the eastern caribbean.he category 5 hurricane ripped roofs off homes and devastated parts of the french territories of st barts and st martin. two people have lost their lives. translation: i want, firstly, to say a few words to express our profound compassion and solidarity to our fellow citizens who today were affected by hurricane irma on st martin and in st barts. these pilots flew into the eye of the storm, a unique view of the sheer scale of this hurricane and, at its core, are those catastrophic 185 mile an hour winds, and that is what they fear on the island of puerto rico. the aim is to try to save as much as possible. neighbours are handing out wood boarding and supplies. this shop owner describes them as "angels". we're a strong island. you know, we've been through this before, so... you know, it's a lot of emotions going on, you know. the governor has been inspecting one of the shelters set up for the thousands who are expected to evacuate low—lying areas. we are hopeful that it'll skid off some

friends in the caribbean and florida. we'll talk about that in a moment. but let's get right to krystal and the first alert forecast for r area. >> yesterday we saw rain pretty much throughout the day and night. we are seeing the rain move on out of our area morning. you might run into some mist or pog. otherwise, we have clouds this morning and temperatures on the cool spot. wilmington is at 57 and we have a bit of 60s, too. not a bad start, but it is starting to fell like we're edging towards fall. as we go through the next few hours, we will see what temperature about 8:00 a.m. and 66 at 11:00 a.m. temperatures not going to warm a ton today. we'll talk more about what to expect neighborhood by neighborhood and we'll look a little more closely at hurricane irma in a few minutes. but right now, traffic with jessica. >> we're watching 95 around gerard avenue. but that volume is not stopping anybody. speeds are into the 60s moving through center city. right around church root, drive times on route 202. everything looks good so far. a ten-minute trip at most

our top stories: it's now a record—breaking category five storm, caribbean islands make final preparationsefore hurricane irma hits. four british soldiers are arrested on terror offences, accused of belonging to a banned neo—nazi group. more than 35,000 rohingya refugees flee myanmar in a single day, the un warns of a humanitarian disaster in bangladesh. growing protests as president trump scraps a scheme protecting undocumented child migrants from deportation. hurricane irma has strengthened to a category five storm and has a string of caribbean islands, puerto rico, haiti, cuba and then florida in its path. the national hurricane center in miami says it has sustained winds of nearly 300kph and could strengthen further. a state of emergency has been declared in florida, puerto rico and the us virgin islands. in a moment, sarah corker will have the latest on preparations for this major storm, first here's bbc weather presenter stav danaos. the caribbean is bracing itself for one of the strongest hurricanes ever to develop in the atlantic. hurricane irma became a powerful category five stor

work your way into the caribbean. observations in the british virgin islands, also not are reporting because of the severity of the tomorrow. look at the temperatures. pushing in the mid and upper 90s. 4.3 million customers without power in florida. we're talking 10 million, 16 million people without power. you think about the state of florida, over 3 million people over age 65. 1 in 20 is over 80 years old. if humidity is extreme, the sweating doesn't happen efficiently. it's the kids and the elderly you have to be careful with. if you look at a multi-day event, some going three days without electricity. the cumulative effect of heat on the body is most dangerous when it comes to these weather patterns. >> it will be a while before the electricity is fully restored. pedram, thank you. >>> the destruction and despair in the caribbean is unprecedented. residents are struggling to cope with irma's aftermath. >> many last everything when the hurricane hit. now, they're stranded, running low on food and other supplies. ca

the caribbean is battling three hurricanes so quite a contrast with us where it is very quiet.e week is that many of us have a windy day and there will be frequent showers blowing from west to east. some showers merging together more persistent spell of rain across southern counties of england. at eight o'clock in the morning, showers across western part of scotland, not so many in the east, but certainly a lot of cloud. nowhere is immune from seeing a shower through the day and that chance extends down through parts of northern england and ireland. should be some sunshine across the northern parts of wales through the morning, with showers never far away. they are already starting across south—west england through the morning, pushing eastwards on the strong breeze. quite gusty near the coast. showers starting to merge to give a more persistent spell of rain across southern counties of england through the day and perhaps even rumble of thunder by the end of the afternoon. as we head further north into northern england, scotland and northern ireland it is a day of sunshine and

the and of course in the caribbean. he is chris fawkes. the next and of course in the caribbean.slow slide into a more u nsettled picture, a slow slide into a more unsettled spell of weather. this area of rain has affected increasingly northern england and will continue its journey southwards as we continue this evening, patches of rainfora as we continue this evening, patches of rain for a time, and overnight is when the rain band will really start to get a wriggle on. even as the main area of rain works in, behind that there will be plenty of showers. it will be quite a blustery old might. temperatures 10—15d. it would be too cold. a grey old start of the day. in england on friday. —— it will not be too cold. gusty winds. elsewhere, look at all the showers. there are so many of them, you have a high chance of catching one, particularly across the north—west. nowhere will be in being. in between the showers, quite a bit of cloud, limited bright spells, feeling cool in the wind, highs ofjust 1a degrees in glasgow. that's your weather. this is bbc news. i'm simon mccoy. the headli

we're keeping our eye on three hurricanes in the caribbean.ne irma, not quite as strong as irma, but still the potential for damaging winds for the northern leeward islands by the weekend. hurricane irma is heading turks and caicos, heading through cuba on friday, eventually florida by the weekend and hurricane katia in the gulf of mexico more a rain maker, with a lot of damaging wind. back home, it's somewhat quieter over here, but still an unsettled end to the week, thanks to this area of low pressure driving the weather. and there'll be strong winds at times particularly across southern coastal counties and the north—west of scotland and northern ireland as well. here, there'll be some showers from the word go. not quite so many showers here first thing tomorrow across the eastern side of scotland, maybe some sunshine coming through, but always a lot of cloud. and showers never too far away across northern england. there'll be some spells of sunshine coming through across northern parts of wales, but again there'll be some showers here thro

we are keeping our eye on three hurricanes in the caribbean.te as strong but still the potential for damaging winds off the northern leeward islands. hurricane irma is heading turks and caicos, heading towards cuba, eventually florida by the weekend and hurricane katia in the gulf of mexico is making rain with a lot of damaging wind. somewhat quieter over here at home but still an unsettled end to the week thanks to this area of low pressure driving the weather. there will be strong winds at times particularly across southern coastal counties and the north—west of scotland and northern ireland as well. here there will be some showers from the word go. not quite so many showers here first thing tomorrow across the eastern side of scotland, maybe sunshine coming through but always a lot of cloud. showers never too far away across northern england. there'll be some spells of sunshine coming through across the northern parts of wales, but again there will be showers here through the day. and the showers are getting going across south—west england a

ravage much of the caribbean causing mass evacuations u.s. president donald trump is describing new u.n. sanctions on north korea as only a very small step he suggesting that much stronger action will be taken against pyongyang in the future both korea has also promised painful consequences for the u.s. . a meeting of the arab league in cairo has descended into shouting as ministers from qatar on the four states blockade in the gulf nation traded insults . the u.a.e. as foreign minister said the blockade by his country saudi arabia bahrain and egypt would stay in place until stopped interfering in other countries affairs minister for state affairs said no evidence had been presented for the claims it supports terrorist organizations and called the blockade assault on its sovereignty on live television comes as the crisis enters its one hundred day on weapons team called us as a nonresident fellow at the institute for middle east politics he says the outburst shows that the parties aren't close to resolving their dispute. i think that there ar

and 23 hurt on french caribbean island territories. the monster storm roared by puerto rico last night and the first landfall early yesterday. here's a look at that. it tore a path of destruction on several islands. debris and cars submerged under water. the two-year-old child died. and now to wopuerto rico. the eye did not make landfall there but hours of punishing wind as well as wind. flash flooding is among their biggest concerns on that island. >> with every move through the caribbean hurricane irma is inching closer to the u.s. mainland. people in florida are boarding up their homes. there's also a rush for gasoline. drivers will be waiting in long lines to gas up their cars. florida's governor says he's talked with retailers and hopes to see stations restock by this morning. also roads are packed as tourists started to evacuate from the keys and everyone is supposed to get out of the keys today. >>> as the storm churns toward the florida coast people are rushing to escape its fury. >> people try to find last minute flights out o

>>> making news in america this morning, hurricane irma crashing into the caribbean. one prime minister says 90% of his island is leveled. >> it's scary. and i pray for everyone that's out there. >> the 185-mile-per-hour winds folding a massive cell tower splitting palm trees in half and sweeping a woman away. >> the powerful storm is demolishing everything in its path as it turns toward florida. millions being urged to leave. >> you can rebuild your home, not your life. >> the state's highways jammed. gas stations empty and flights fully booked. >> just told me all the flights are full. >> this morning two more hurricanes are taking shape. we're tracking it all. >>> a good thursday morning to you all. i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm nick watt. we have the latest information on hurricane irma as it tears its way across the caribbean. >> the incredible size of the storm. its winds have decreased a little to 180 miles per hour but they can be felt as far as 50 miles from the center of the storm. >> and new video shows what irma did to antigua knocking down trees, blocking

these caribbean communities are going to need help.ready met. with maria, they will be keen to avoid a repeat of the accusations that they were too slow to respond to hurricane irma. hms 0cean, the navy's largest ship, will arrive in the caribbean carrying aid this weekend. it's been more than a decade since an atlantic hurricane season as devastating as this one. but it could still have some way to run. the season does not officially end until november. here's the latest satellite imagery. she is passing over montserrat continuing the journey over the caribbean. causing yet more devastation maria have barely started cleaning—up after the devastation wreaked by hurricane irma. 0ur correspondentjeremy cooke is in the british virgin islands — which could be hit hard again tomorrow. these islands are now bracing themselves for a second powerful hurricane injust themselves for a second powerful hurricane in just two weeks. that was when hurricane murmur came through, causing all this devastation and it has been a race against time since th

some caribbean islands have been left without supplies. other parts are still facing storm surges that pose serious danger. jane o'brien rode out the hurricane in miami yesterday. she is there today. jane: i have gone from 90 mile an hour wind to 90 degrees in the shade. this road that was a river is now a puddle. officials believe they have dodged a bullet. 70% of the city is still without power and other parts of the state are feeling the effects of irma. the top official here in florida says that he is delighted that things could have been a lot worse. he feels that the state was prepared. with the latest on the cleanup is utterly. of darkness and fury, miami opened its eyes to the aftermath. this city is now littered with hurricane debris. boats were lifted clean out of the bay and dumped onto the shore. people here are emerging from their shelters and barricaded homes to start clearing up. you get this morning and what did you find? >> sheer devastation. everywhere that you look, parking lots are flooded, cars, trees fallen down. repo

meanwhile, the caribbean is trying to assess the damage. they've reported at least 38 storm-related deaths. the world food program said 250,000 people are in need of aid on the eastern islands. cnn has teams across the caribbean on some of the hardest hit islands. we'll bring you their reports this hour. some people are starting to return to the florida keys, to see if their homes are still standing. the area was blasted with some of hurricane irma's strongest winds when it made landfall on sunday. cnn's brian todd takes a look at the damage. >> the florida keys recovering from winds of over 130 miles per hour. plus a devastating storm surge. further down on the delicate chain of islands, debris has piled up from the storms. some homes have the roofs ripped off. authorities setting up shelters and food and water contribution points. >> my heart goes out to the people in the keys. there's devastation. you know, i just -- i just hope everybody, you know, survived. it's horrible. i know for our entire state, but especially for the keys, it's g