trump has been critical of the united nations in the past but he's now pressing for new reforms. meg oliver, cbs news united nations. >> governor jerry brown is on the east coast. he spoke a little while ago about how politics are creating barriers to solving issues like climate change. >> it's a dweller in deep, dark caves. that is a metaphor for the level of enlightenment of those in charge of our political structure in washington today. >> governor brown was among a group of speakers at a conference on climate change hosted by former secretary of state john kerry. >> turning to our storm watch now maria is now a category 5 hurricane carrying winds that could reach 155 miles per hour. itriinngst bdestg ruction one pd on the island of gaudalupe. >> the hurricane made landfall overnight as a category 5 with sustained winds at 165 miles per hour now. it's actually intensifying. it is expected to downgrade a little bit as it heads towards puerto rico. but you can see how it went through those islands now here the virgin islands is next in line. currently a category 5. here's puerto rico. could imp

trump has been critical of the united nations in the past, but he's now pressing for new reforms. meg oliver, cbs news, the united nations. >> and as you'd expect, viewers are weighing in on social media about the president's u.n. appearance. ryan writes, the united nations is a corrupt organization. the whole world knows it. trump is the only leader calling her out. saleem writes, totally destroyed north korea? trump just massively overstepped the united nations general assembly, the verbal diarrhea got the better of him. keep this conversation going. >>> cbs news has confirmed reports that the fbi wiretapped former trump campaign chairman paul manafort after the election. the wiretap was under a foreign intelligence warrant in connection with u.s. concerns manafort was communicating with russian operatives who wanted to influence the election. it's unknown if president trump was recorded as part of the wiretap. today the president's personal attorney was supposed to testify before the senate intelligence committee investigating russian interference in the election. [ thunder ] >>> hurricane mar

trump has been critical of the united nationing in the past but he's now pressing for new reforms. meg oliver, cbsted nations. >> as the start of the holiday shopping season approaches toys r us making a big announcement that certainly is shocking many shoppers. >> the toy chain has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. does that mean stores are closing? we'll have the answer coming up next. >> plus, a man and his machine. a flight in a b17 bomb or brings back memories for a world two vet. stay with us, everyone. >> ♪ >> just ahead of the holiday shopping season toys r us has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. >> the big box retailer is grappling with $5 billion in long term debt and the filing will help restructure that debt. the company has struggled to compete as more shoppers are buying from online retailers. >> i do agree that amazon and ebay and things like that do make a huge difference. but at the same time there are certain exclusive things that you can pick up at toys r us that you wouldn't be able to pick up anywhere else. >> there are approximately 1600 toys r us and babies are us stores arou

meg oliver, cbs news, the united nations. >>> people are being treated this afternoon for injuries they received in an accident this morning in northeast washington. wusa9 has learned the victims were in a car that was reported stolen. the vehicle slammed into a pole around 3:00 a.m. at 16th street and mount olivette road. d.c. police were pursuing the car before the crash. >>> that sounds like something out of a movie, three people running from police jump off an overpass and land in the hospital. now one of them is in critical condition. this happened in northeast d.c. early sunday morning. d.c. fire and ems crews tweeted out these dramatic pictures. they say the three victims fell off an overpass at i292 and eastern avenue. crews used ropes and rescue baskets to lift the victims to according to our news partners at the washington post, this pursuit of the vehicle by d.c. police with an assist from u.s. park police was in connection with a robbery. >>> if you ride the orange line, you probably noticed some delays this morning. a few months after the end of safe track metro still has m

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 nationsbe 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

news, and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm anthony mason. thank you for >>> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm jericka duncan. the eyes of the world will focus on the united nations today when president trump addresses the general assembly. it its mr. trump's first trip to the u.n. as president. and in the past, he has been highly critical of the organization. even threatening to slash u.s. funding. the president doubled down yesterday, calling for a complete overhaul of the u.n. which he called bureaucratic and ineffective. mr. trump's speech today is expected to focus on north korea, and the iran nuclear deal. here is meg oliver. >> thank you, mr. president. president trump refused to stay whether he will pull the u.s. out of photo op with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. earlier he pressed world leaders to the support the sweeping changes to the united nations. >> in recent years the united nations has not reach its full potential. because of bureaucracy and mismanagement. >> the president also said it is unfair for any one nation to carry a disproportion that share of the load. the u.s. its the u.n.'s largest contributor. paying at least 25% of the operatin

committed to maximizing pressure on north korea, during a morning phone call. >> meg oliver, cbs news, the united nations. >>> our other big story this morning, a trio of hurricanes out in the atlantic. one of them, maria is bearing down on some of the same caribbean island that were devastated by hurricane irma. here with a look at where the storms are headed is meteorologist, eric fisher. >> start with the storm tracking two weeks now. that is jose. which now looks a little more like a nor'easter. starting to lose some of the tropical characteristics. track keeps it offshore. this will produce surf. rip current. strong wind near the coastline. not the worst case. one that will have mid-atlantic to new england. the storm that has gone under rapid intensification. the last 24 hours is maria. a tropical storm yesterday afternoon. and now it is a category 4 hurricane. we can look right in. eye cleared out this afternoon a pinhole eye that is bearing down on dominica, martinique to the south. the eye likely will draus over dominica tonight. track to the north, west. landfall on puerto rico early on wednesda

cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> president trump meets world leaders at the united nations today. as president of the org nation, he's criticized as weak and incompetent. tomorrow he'll address the united semably and north korea will probably top the meeting. nikki battiste is at the united nations. good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. like you said, he did once call the u.n. incompetent, but since becoming president he changed his tone and now says it has potential. president trump arrives at the united nation for the opening of the general assembly with north korea to be issue number one and the administration took to the morning talk shows. >> we have pretty much exhausted all the things we can do at the security council at this point. now i'm perfectly happy for kicking this over to general mattis because he has plenty of options. one with the south korean president which will focus on how to maximize economic and diplomatic pressure on north korea. all eyes will be on mr. trump tomorrow when he delivers a speech to the delegates. he'll address globalism and terrorism. t

this is the "cbs morning news." >>> world leaders are gathered in new york for the united nations general assembly, and all eyes are on president trump. >>> tracking hurricane maria, a new storm is churning in the atlantic and picking up strength as it heads toward the kar be caribbean. >>> and the emmy goes to julia louis-dreyfus. >> she makes emmy history and sean spicer crashes the award show.

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

cbs "overnight news" will be right back. >>> this ty the cbs "overnight news." president trump made his debut before the united nations general assembly today. he told the leaders of the world he will always put america first and said they should put their countries first too. mr. trump vowed to work with them, for peace, but threat tuned wipe one nation off the face of the earth. major garrett was there. >>> the scourge of our planet today is a small group of rogue regimes, that violate every principle on which the united nations is based. >> president trump warned world leaders iran and north korea must be stopped. he said the u.s. is not afraid to use military force if necessary. >> the united nations has grea but if it is forced to defend itself, or its allies, we will have no choice, but to totally destroy north korea. >> the president then used his newly coined nickname for north korean dictator kim jong-un. >> rocketman is on a suicide mission for himself. and for his regime. >> the president accused iran of financing terrorism in the middle east. and repeated calls for the world to unite against islamic extrem

news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm elaine quijano. >>> this is the cbs "overnight news." >> welcome. i'm tony dokoupil. the u.s. ambassador to the united nationsnorth korea is "begging for war" after its latest underground nuclear weapons test. nikki haley says the united states and allies want to vote at the u.n. to impose strict sanctions on the north. over the past 11 years the u.n. imposed eight round of sanctions without muck much success. north korea is gearing up for a major holiday and analysts expect another missile launch. david martin begins the coverage. look at the warhead the north showed off, thermal nuclear weapon with great destructive power. look at the size and shape of a u.s. thermo nuclear warhead. you will understand why nuclear weapons experts call those north korean pictures alarming. couple that with the underground test of what was called a hydrogen bomb and what a u.s. intelligence official said was advanced nuclear device. the undersecretary described the blast to an emergency session. >> experts estimated the yield between 50 and 100 kilotons or an average, more than five times more powerful than the weapon detonat

cbs this morning" is coming up next. we'll have continuing coverage of the president's first address to the united nations. >> announcer: this is a cbs newsth norah o'donnell and gayle king in new york. president trump just arrived at the united nations. he will make his first speech to the general assembly. the white house says his speech will lay out his america first view of foreign policy. >> he's expected to tell other leaders at the annual u.n. meeting that their countries need to do more to address the world's challenges. the president is likely to highlight countries like north korea and iran that he says are the greatest threat and there you see the president walking in the door. he may have something to say about the u.n. itself. which he repeatedly criticized while he was running for the presidency. we'll bring you the president trump speech as soon as he begins. first let's go to margaret brennanout side the u.n. in new york. margaret, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, well, addressing

cbs evening news." many of you will return now to regular programming. >> this has been a cbs news special report. >> for news 24 hours a day, go to cbs news.com. we'll take you back to the united nations for more on the president's speech coming up. but we also are watching atlantic hurricane on the president speech coming up. we are watching to atlantic hurricanes that could affect millions of americans. hurricane jose is moving north toward long island and cape cod. but hurricane maria is in the caribbean and it is a far greater threat. >> it is expanding the caribbean with a powerful category five storm. islands including the u.s. virgin islands, puerto rico and st. croix could have a direct hit. those in the path of the storm have to evacuate otherwise you are going to die. we were in san juan where the maria's first -- where maria's first impact is expected. >> this is catastrophic in every way. this is the national weather service here in san juan as maria barrels toward this u.s. territory. last night it was dominica. a category five storm making landfall the night. the prime minister made this urgent post on facebook saying his house was flooding and his roof had been ripped o

news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm elaine quijano. >> announcer: this is the cbs "overnight news." >>> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm elaine quijano. the united nationsuncil will hold an emergency meeting today, after north korea claims it successfully set off a thermo nuclear weapon, the hydrogen bomb. the blast triggered a 6 jf 3 earthquake near north korea's nuclear testing site deep in the mountains. the h-bombs make them far more destructive than atomic weapons north korea is believed to have tested in the past. the test, though not verified, sent shock waves around the world. ben tracy begins our coverage. >> reporter: state television said north korea carried out what it called a perfect test of a hydrogen bomb. in a statement it said the test allowed north core car to confirm power control technology and internal structural design newly introduced into manufacturing h bomb to be placed at payload of icbm. north korea claims it can manufacture a nuclear tipped missile capable of reaching the united states. on sunday the regime released pictures of kim jong-un, inspecting a miniaturized hydrogen bomb to be placed on a intercontinental ballistic

united states against that -- against his weapons systems. >> reporter: the u.n. imposed its stiffest sanctions so far on the reclusive nation. hena doba, cbs news. >>> this weekend's claimed hydrogen bomb test is the sixth nuclear test since 2006. the united nations will have an emergency security council meeting, the second emergency session on the north's weapons programs in less than a week. >>> congress is back in session tomorrow after summer recess and will continue to deal with the aftermath of hurricane harvey. member, of the house and senate are expected to vote on an aid installment to help with building recovery and needs in houston. they hope to avoid a federal government shutdown as well. >>> floodwater from harvey threatens the health and safety of people in texas. quarter levels continue to drop, but the water has untreated suedage, spilled fuel, and toxic waste. authorities warn residents to stay out of standing water and to boil water before drinking it. this burning trailer is the last of those holding unstable chemicals at a plant flooded by harvey. water levels are still high at two reservoirs, and people are ordered out. >>

at the united nations, meg oliver, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> well, we know classes again today at the methacton school district, teachers continue to walk the pick lane. teachers union will make another proposal today. on sunday contract talks between the union and the school board broke down on both sides to reach an impasse , over healthcare premiums, and salary increases the school board offered salary increases of 17% over three years, but the teachers union says the proposed increased health premiums will wipe out those raises. >> the amount of take-home pay that you will get in your raise is not going to balance with the amount of increased cost in healthcare. >> methacton rest al tax base will not support the kind of seen in other school district. >> now, if there is no resolution, student could be off for two more weeks before teach remembers forced back into the classroom. >> and abington police have charged a man after his car struck and seriously injured a teenage girl last month. investigators say, 14 year old kelly williams was about halfway across the crosswalk wh

i think we should leave the united nations. host: cbs newss morning updating on concerning hurricane maria, especially the tip stored puerto rico, saying it weakened slightly to a category for overnight before making landfall in puerto rico. the hurricane was some 45 miles southeast of san juan with sustained winds of hundred 55 miles per hour according to the -- 155 miles per hour, and at one point, maria had top sustained winds of 175 miles per hour, and that is when it was a category five storm. pennsylvania, republican line. caller: i'm thrilled with donald trump. his speech was pushing back against the bully in north korea. we have all been waiting for this and he finally stood up and say it. he had the you know what to say it, and i felt such a relief yesterday. host: do think that was the proper stage to make the statements he did about north korea? everybodydo, because was there, and everybody had their tv on hopefully to see it. it was so invigorating. host: gloria, maryland, democrat line. caller: good morning, and thank you for c-s

new york city today for the annual united nations general assembly. >> president trump's first un general assembly every his presidency, cbs news core upon dent nicky batiste joins us live from the un in new york with more on the president's agenda. good morning, nicky. >> good morning, jim, jan. the world will certainly be watching this morning, as president trump makes first visit to the un. as a presidential candidate, he called the un incompetent, but since becoming president, he has changed his tone, now says it, has potential. >> president trump arrives at the united nations today for the opening of the general assembly, with north korea expected to be issue number one, administration officials took to the sunday morning talk show. warning us stations is running thin. >> we have pretty much exhausted all of the things that we could do at the security council at this point now i'm perfectly happy kick this over to general mathis. >> white house says among the meetings the president has this week in new york one with the south korean president which will focus on how to maximize economic and diplomatic pressure on north korea. all eyes will be

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united nations this week where world leaders are gathered. >>> and gayle king talked with scooter bron who's the manager behind ariana grande and justin bieb bieb bieber. that's the "cbs morning newsrsday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. as the host of access health, i've discovered move free ultra's clinically-proven ingredient gives you better mobility, flexibility and comfort than glucosamine chondroitin, in one tiny pill. also in new gummies. >>> puerto rico is in the dark , after hurricane maria and now storm is headed for its next target. the dominican republic. >>> and rescue continues in mexico after country's deadliest earthquake in decade hear from the man in our area who was in the mexican city subway when the ground began to shake. >>> teachers will return in methacton we will tell you when classes resume after a teacher strike that has lasted several days. >>> it is thursday, september 21st, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >>> i'm rahel solomon. >> welcome back world traveler >> good to be back. >> yes. >> let's check the forecast with katie

cbs news. >>> well, ahead on "cbs this morning," the latest on hurricane maria, including a live report from san juan, puerto rico. >>> depending on your perspective, president trump's address to the united nations general assembly was either bold or outrageous. american policy, taking aim at the regime in north korea. >> the scourge of our planet today is those which violates every principle of which unites >> reporter: president trump warned north korea and iran must be stopped and said the u.s. is not afraid to use military force if necessary. >> the united states has great strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally orter: the presidenont thea.n re used his newly coined nickname for north korean dictator kim jong-un. >> rocket man is on a suicide orssion for himself and fme. >> reporter: the president accused iran for terrorism and extremism. >> we will stop radical islamic terrorism because we will not allow it to tear up our nation and indeed tear up the entire world. nuclear deal. a decision is due next month. >> frankly that deal is an embarrassment to the united states and i don't think you've heard the last of it, bel

cbs evening news." >> quijano: good evening. i'm elaine quijano. this is our western edition. as america celebrates the labor day holiday, there is talk of war. at the united nations today, ambassador nikki haley said the united states does not want war, but north korea's president is begging for it. after kim jong-un's most powerful nuclear test yet, haley warned there are limits to america's patience. she pressed the security council for more sanctions against the rogue nation and south korea put on a show of military muscle. where is all this headed? we have reports from the pentagon, the white house, and seoul. first national security correspondent david martin. >> reporter: look at the warhead north korea showed off over the weekend, calling it a thermonuclear weapon with great destructive power. then look at the size and shape of a u.s. thermonuclear warhead, and you will understand why nuclear weapons experts call those north korean pictures alarming. couple that with the underground test of what north korea called a hydrogen bomb and what a u.s. intelligence official said was certainly a test of an advanced nuclear device. undersecretary general jeffrey fe

united nations this week where world leaders are gathered. >>> and gayle king talked with executive powerhouse scoot braun, who's the manager for ariana grande and justin bieber. that's the "cbs morning newsrsday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com september 21st. i'm kenny choi. >>> i hope you're ready to start your morning off. as we take a live look at the bold and beautiful beaming bay bridge, ready for the day. good morning, it's thursday, september 21. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. we're all ready! >> thursday morning. >> yeah. >> let's do this. >> what's that over there? >> the weekend! [ laughter ] >> oh. >> party is right over there! >> hi, everybody! good morning to you. let's kick-start this morning with that right there. take a look at the beautiful skyline of the city by the bay. we currently have clear skies and check out the temperature in santa rosa at 49 degrees, otherwise in the mid-50s. that's it. that upper level disturbance is bringing us a cool air mass. abundance of sunshine and cool temperatures. from the 60s through the 70s. now, this is the last full day going to feel more like autumn. we'l

the united nations estimates said as many as 37 million people could be affected when it's over. >> cbs newsr report from miami beach. residents are preparing. >> reporter: michelle and kenny, mandatory evacuations here along miami beach going into effect at noon. as you can see behind me, crews are working to clear the beach. they are taking everything off from that lifeguard stand to every trash can. hurricane irma skirted puerto rico but left the island in the dark. nearly a million people have no power. on st. thomas in the u.s. virgin islands, neighborhoods are under way. barbuda one of the first islands where irma made landfall took a him. the prime minister says nearly every building was damaged by the storm. >> what i saw was heart wrenching, absolutely devastating. >> reporter: the storm with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour is heading to the bahamas on its way towards florida. >> here in miami, mandatory evacuations are under way for high risk areas along the coast. for everyone else, authorities are urging people to get out of irma's way as quickly as possible. for those look

cbs "this morning." the united states joins forces with south korea and japan in a new display of military might against north korea. president trump meets with world leaders this week at the united nationstrying to find a peaceful resolution to the crisis. >>> two hurricanes could impact millions of americans this week. jose is spinning closer to the east coast. maria is on track to hit some of the islands ravaged by irma. >>> emmy awards make history with a diverse cast of winners. "entertainment tonight's" kevin fraser will have the highlights, including a surprise from sean

news. >>> our top story at 6:30 countries around the world are expressing alarm and condemnation after north korea carries out its most powerful nuclear test so far. cbs reporter nicki batiste is at the united nations where the u.s. is pushing for tougher sanctions against north korea. >> reporter: hi, allen. it really was a tense meeting here at the united nations earlier today. the u.s. ambassador had strong words for north korea's leader saying he's begging for war. president trump spoke to south korea's president by phone monday giving permanent for south korea to purchase billions of dollars worth of weapons from the u.s. earlier the south put on a dramatic drill simulating an attack put on by north korea who detonated what they claimed is a hydrogen bomb. >> he is begging for war. >> reporter: at an emergency meeting of the united nations security council u.s. ambassador to the u.n. nikki haley pressed the council to retaliate with the strongest sanctions possible. >> kim jong un's actions cannot be seen as defensive. >> reporter: the u.s. is considering cutting off trade with all countries doing business with north korea but warns all options to address the crisis are on the table including

united states. north korea a rogue nation that has become a great threat and embarrassment to china which is trying to help but with little success. we begin our coverage with cbs news correspondent ben try see reporting from tokyo. >> north korea confirmed test of the hydrogen bomb on state television. a strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:30 sunday afternoon in northeast north korea near the main nuclear test site. the underground test appears to be about ten times more powerful than the last one, north korea carried out one year ago. it came just hours after the country released these pictures of kim jong-un, claiming a hydrogen bomb capable of fitting on intercontinental booistic missile. last week, north korea launched yet another ballistic missile sending over northern japan. the u.s. and south korea responded by conducting high profile bombing drills on the peninsula. in july, north corey conducted two successful test of intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of hitting the united states saying latest test was designed to perfect a nuclear warhead for those missiles. ever since its elaborate military parade this past april, north korea has

cbs this morning." >>> the united states joins forces with south korea and japan in a new display of military mite against north korea. president trump meets with world leaders this week at the united nations to try to find a peaceful solution to the crisis. >>> two hurricanes could impact millions of americans this week. jose is spinning closer to the east coast. maria is on track to hit some of the islands ravaged by irmadieu entertainment tonight's kevin frazier will have highlights from the emmys including sean >>> tom brady says rubber bands are the reason why he's still in the nfl at the age of 40. >>> we begin today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> as we watch each nuclear test, they're advancing all the time. we don't have enough runway. >>> if north korea keeps on with this reckless behavior, if the united stahates os t defend itself or defend its allies in any way, north korea will be destroyed. >> if he doesn't give up those nuclear weapons, the president will strike? >> he's been very clear about that, that all options are on the table. >>> people are still reeling from the damage done by hurricane irma. >> hurricanes continue. >> yavou he . jose >> maria kind of pa

cbs "this morning." the united states joins forces with south korea and japan in a new display of military might against north korea. president trump meets with world leaders this week at the united nations, trying to find a peaceful resolution to the crisis. >>> two hurricanes could impact millions of americans this week. jose is spinning closer to the east coast. maria is on track to hit some of the islands ravaged by irma. >>> emmy awards make history with a diverse cast of winners. "entertainment tonight's" kevin fraser will have the highlights, including a surprise from sean spicer. >>> and tom brady says rubber bands are a big reason he's still in the nfl at age 40. >>> we begin this morning with a today's "eye opener" your world in 90 seconds. >>> as we've watched each missile test and each nuclear test, their program is advancing. we don't have a lot of time. we don't have a runway left to land this plane on. >> north korea tops the agenda for the u.n. general assembly. >> if north korea keeps on with reckless behavior, if the united states has to defend itself or its allies in any way, north korea will be destroyed. >> if he doesn't give up those nuclear weapons, the u.s. will s

cbs news. and also suggesting that donald trump does not want war with korea. what the president has said one day... the united states ambassador to the united nations down the next. we will get you more reaction to that. hurricane maria has hit the island of puerto rico with winds of 155 miles per hour. the category four storm is the worst to hit the island in almost a century. residents have been warned that the impact could be "potentially catastrophic". 0ur cuba correspondent will grant is in puerto rico and described the conditions there. the vast majority of people are just staying hunkered down and i think they will keep doing that for a while. this really is an extremely, extremely powerful storm at this stage. just looking at telegraph wires flexing in the wind... it looks already like there will be quite a lot of damage as it passes through the capital san juan. meanwhile, communications with the neighbouring island of dominica remain largely cut off but aerial photographs show flattened buildings, rivers which have burst their banks and a flooded runway. the last communication from the former british colony was from prime minister rooseve