>> i do feel sadness for the people of dominica.ace you love go through that kind of a storm. >> bye, guys! >> reporter: for some islanders too, the prospect of escape. but sometimes with the agony of having to say good-bye to each other. is it planned you're going to stay behind? >> i'm going to stay. they are going, i'm going to stay and rebuild the country. start doing whatever i have to do to make dominica good again. >> you think it's not safe for your wife and baby to stay? >> right now i don't think it is pretty safe for him. >> reporter: no one on this island has access to running, drinkable water. with sewage systems destroyed, fears for diseases like diarrhea and dysentery are widespread. must be hard in your hearts, though, to let him go, right? he's beautiful. >> it is hard to let him go. but as a father, you just have to do what you have to do. >> reporter: a father sacrificing prayers for a swift reunion. when that will happen is unknown. but the vast majority here don't have an escape route. there is no plan b. just a

. >>> before puerto rico there was dominica, knocked to its knees by hurricane maria. the people faced with having to rebuild the entire country, and the leader of the nation now telling the world they're on the front line of climate change. >>> and later in the mix. can ghosts be we're going to try to figure that out when we check out the cause of this crash. was it a haunted sedan? the investigative unit is on it on this thursday, october 19th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> we do say good morning to everybody on this thursday. we do have that breaking news, the manhunt crisscrossing several states, and that suspect is now in custody. >> the man is suspected of shooting six people. police say he first shot five co-workers and shot a sixth person at a used car dealership in delaware. >> it took the cooperation of federal and state agencies to make the arrest. >> reporter: the suspected keller in handcuffs, caught after eluding police for nearly ten hours. only 30 miles from where the shooting began. >> he was taken into with no incident, nobody hurt,

dominica's future now in question. not even the country's leader was spared.se was flooded. he knows exactly what it is the people have had to face. >> you still see the shock, the trauma in the eyes and expressions of people. their entire life savings blown away. >> reporter: five days after the storm, roosevelt skerrit appealed to the united nations. >> as dominy cans endured the effects of climate change, there are actions that danger our very existence. and all for the enrichment of a few elsewhere. >> reporter: you used the phrase that dominica was on the front line in the war against global warming. >> that's a fact. i mean, we're living it. >> reporter: the ceaseless clatter of the hammer is now the sound track for a small, isolated nation brought to its knees. i'm ian pannell on dominica. ♪ oh, what needless pain we bear ♪ ♪ >> unbelievable to see the conditions there a month after the storm hit. and it they are also facing fire risk, because that's the only way they can cook food. in some cases they're catching the building on fire. >> as of today, al

after maria passed, we knew that dominica, the island of dominica had been right smack in the path, the first landfall, category 5, and maria had just ripped through the middle of that island. we knew we had to get there. we knew the damage was bad. the trick was how to do that. this is as close as we or anyone can get to dominica, at least for now. the airport is shut down. it was interesting because our pilot who flew us around the island, he flies the islands for living, this is what he does, and even he was shocked. the next day the runways were cleared to be safe, but there were assessment teams going in and the like and it was hard to get permission to land. but the prime minister himself wanted us, wanted cnn to come in and see what happened to his island. so he and his aviational authority said you're clear to come in, please, come in. not only do they have immediate needs, their entire industry of agriculture, the tourism industry that they were trying to build up around those rain forests, gone. the drive between dominica's capital roso and the coastal village of point michell

. >> dominica has been obliterated. there's nothing. >> reporter: all morning people showed up with car loads and truck loads with things we take for granted. they are getting it done with some help from friends. >>e few of the shipping companies in the area who will be coming to pick up and then shipping to dominica. >> we know that they need them. >> we want to be able to do this as much as we can to be able to help the less fortunate in puerto rico. >> we're in this for the long haul. >> reporter: derrick ward, news4. >>> virginia senator tim kaine is in puerto rico with a bipartisan group of senators. they surveyed the hurricane damage and were briefed on the relief efforts. 90% of the island still does not have power. and clean drinking water is needed over more than half of puerto rico. >>> kids love fire trucks and today got a chance to ride in a real one. they had a blast outside the bethesda/chevy chase fire rescue. this little girl was awe struck by the fire truck. got to sit in it and everything. this is the

recently battered by hurricanes the victims of climate change antonio terrace traveled to bob and dominica to see the devastation caused by hurricanes and maria ninety percent ninety five percent of infrastructure environmental was destroyed and good terrorism is his never seen that level of destruction before. those are the headlines for you on al-jazeera coming up next year it's a documentary walk on china's democracy experiment to stay with us. witness documentaries that open your eyes at this time on al-jazeera. tens of thousands of demonstrations erupt across china each year driven by anger over corruption and the illegal sale of communal land most protests failed to make an impact but in two thousand and eleven one village defied the odds. was. last concert religious rose up demanding the return of their land calling for their leaders to step down after decades of corruption at the out. and made a crackdown activist shits implore died in police custody. but who can achieve the unthinkable the right to choose their own videos.

battered by hurricanes the victims of climate change antonio terris traveled to bob you to antigua and dominica to see the devastation caused by hurricanes and maria ninety four percent ninety five percent of infrastructure in barbuda was destroyed and good terrorism has never seen that level of destruction before those are the headlines for you on al-jazeera coming up next year it's a documentary walk on china's democracy experiment to stay with us. witness documentaries that open your eyes at this time on al-jazeera. tens of thousands of demonstrations erupt across china each year driven by anger over corruption and the illegal sale of communal land most protests fail to make an impact but in two thousand and eleven one village defied the old. man who constantly just rose up demanding the return of their land calling for their leaders to step down after decades of corruption going to out. amid a crackdown activists need to be more died in police custody. but who can achieve the unthinkable the right to choose their own didn't. this isn't the father. of the. man. who was. this morning. yes. i

. >>> before puerto rico there was dominica, knocked to its knees by hurricane maria.e faced with having to rebuild the entire country, and the leader of the nation now telling the world they're on the front line of climate change. >>> and later in the mix. can ghosts be

but, by the time maria's eye had passed, dominica had taken a hit.ights went off. after the hurricane, the full horror of what happened here was revealed. these were the strongest winds on record to have hit this island, and at least 30 people were killed. when maria made landfall in puerto rico, it was a category 4 hurricane, and the strongest here since 1920s. as ever, it's notjust the winds that does the damage. it's the water, too, both from flooding rain and the storm surge, causing catastrophic flooding. all of the elements combined to leave the entire island without power, amid fears of a high humaintarian crisis. maria then came close to the dominican republic, before turning north, away from the usa. in october, another storm followed maria. as a tropical storm, it first made landfall in nicaragua, with severe flooding damaged thousands of homes. nate was blamed for the deaths of at least 25 people, including nicaragua, but in costa rica and honduras, too. next in nate's sights was the usa. strengthening, it became the fastest—moving hurrica

we have some new video of the devastation on the island of dominica. two-thirds of the people have been displaced. we spoke with one man struggling help others. >> we have our life and we can at least house people down here once it's cleared. you know, because there's a lot of homeless. >> the sewage system there was destroyed. the entire island is right now without access to running water. >> we're getting our first look at possible versions of president trump's border wall with mexico being built in san diego mostly made of concrete. the companies are hoping to build a final version have until october 26th to complete their 30-foot-high designs. >>> a federal appeals court ruled a war memorial in maryland called the peace cross violates the constitution. the monument maintained with public money endorses religion. supporters call the ruling a dangerous precedent that could lead to the removal of monuments nationwide and say they'll appeal to the supreme court. >>> the fda has approved a second gene therapy to fight cancer. the treatment changed the p

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hurricanes are the victims of climate change and tanika carriage travel to barb you there and keith and dominica to see the devastation caused by hurricanes irma and maria ninety five percent of infrastructure in barbuda load was damaged and with tara said minutes he's never seen that level of destruction before the reason of my visit to. munich is exactly to raise awareness to put pressure on international community for a stronger humanitarian aid now and also for a stronger aid in relation to the reconstruction and the building resilience in the islands of the caribbean as we manage in that in the next few years seems will get worse than worst the world bank is promoting. meeting in the context of their annual meeting and i urge the international community to fully support these caribbean states they are small islands they are sometimes completely destroyed they are pressing five many of them as middle income countries they have no access to grants or to soft loans this needs to be revisited and i think it's essential for the international community to be able to help these states allowing the

dominica could start welcoming tourists as early as january, 80% of roof tops were torn off cruises haveeen began scheduling trips to san juan, some services will be up and running by this winter. >> much more on action news tonight. the tips for saving the next time you dine out >> and the late night talk show host jimmy kimmel is bringing his show back to brooklyn for a week. his show back to brooklyn for a week. sweet 4k tv, mr. peterson. thanks. i'm pretty psyched. did you get fios too? no, was i supposed to get fios? mr. peterson. fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. it's like it was invented to stream 4k movies and shows. how do you know so much about tv and internet? the internet. right. streaming is only as good as your internet. so get the best internet - with the 100% fiber-optic network - get fios - now just $79.99 per month for fios gigabit connection plus tv and phone. his show to brooklyn, alicia vitarelli caught up with him. >> reporter: jimmy kimmel is back in brooklyn his birth place for a while week of live shows, crews are getting the theater ready to welcome put some o

dominica three people killed three people in a targeted attack in maryland business park has been caughtded in delaware after a chase with police. accused of shooting five people including one in delaware. although the dems are believed to have been employees. the owner of the business says printz worked there for about four months. the head of american express in one of the country's most prominent african-american corporate leaders now leaving the company. a 16 year run at a credit card company you will be succeeded as ceo and the three decorated ms. change in its confederate name. the jefferson davis in the national school will be amid the debate over honoring confederate leaders in public spaces. that's what's happening now. cheryl: well, the great divide between steve bannon and mitch mcconnell heating up. >> michael is the leader of the republican party in the senate is to keep the senate majority. the way you do that is not complicated. you have to nominate people who can actually win because winners make policy and losers go home. >> mh, note to self, big luther strange and littl

ittting puert rico, dominica. dominican republic so winds and rain when the storm passed the island today as a category three. brea is moving toward turks and caicos. president 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? is withou know what this one? it got worse after that report. 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 because puerto rico was not prepared for this kind of thing? or because the rescue effort has been little and slow? david: everything the government said we got we need from the federal government. mored to the mayor, what to move?ed extrad, i need helicopters and buses. they didn't have the bus cars because they couldn't get there, thei

before slamming puerto rico, maria roared across the island of dominica and the death toll climbed to more than 15 and the search for the missing still continues. 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 could

. >> we are on the ground in dominica, the caribbean country that suffered the highest death toll per

before hitting puerto rico, the storm hit dominica. dominican republic so winds and rain when the storm passed the island today as a category three. maria is moving toward turks and caicos. approved 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

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and dominica to see the damage ninety five percent of all infrastructure in barbuda was destroyed by how to can because of those told al-jazeera the island nations are the first victims of climate change. the reason of my visit to. munich is exactly to raise awareness to put pressure on international community for a stronger humanitarian aid now and also for a stronger aid in relation to the reconstruction and the building resilience in the islands of the caribbean as we imagine that in the next few years seems will get worse than worst the world bank is promoting a donor meeting in the context of their annual meeting and i urge the international community to fully support these caribbean states there are small islands they are sometimes completely destroyed they are pressing five many of them as middle income countries they have no access to grants or to soft loans these needs to be revisited and i think it's essential for the international community to be able to help these states allowing them to reconstruct and overcoming the enormous difficulties that they face not only because

he headed to dominica and landed there, which is a little farther south in the caribbean from where he was, and then he began sailing up the curve of the island until he came to st. croix, which is today american territory. that is the only time you ever set foot on anything we might say is america. the indians on st. croix were not tainos. onre is a degree of debate the degree of capitalism they practiced on tainos. i believe they did practice capitalism, the people who tried -- they did practice cannibal ism. they were much more warlike than the tainos and immediately trouble started. the spanish were in one conflict after another. after one particular nasty andunter, it is very bloody described in the tale by a couple different people, this happened. i want to read you this because it is one of the most remarkable accounts i know of the conquest of the americas. it comes from a very long letter , this is essentially a small pamphlet which was published not long after the second voyage ended written by a childhood friend of christopher columbus, .nd italian named michael in this lett

earlier mr fallon did not seem to dominica to.e company has said it has nothing to do with brexit but the number of remain campaigners are already suggesting that because a company like bae has very long and complex supply chain is it underlines the importance of staying inside a single market and customs union and on top of all that we are expecting later this afternoon a statement from the business secretary about bombardier which has had huge tariffs slapped on it by the us supreme court and has been a suggestion from the defence secretary michael fallon that the government could potentially look at retaliatory action against american companies such as boring if they are going to be looking at future uk defence contracts be looking at future uk defence co ntra cts if be looking at future uk defence contracts if those talents are not removed. that track —— —— boeing. theresa may is challenging public bodies to "explain or change" sweeping inequalities between different ethnic groups theresa may is challenging public bodies to "e