i'm george howell.parents of kid snapped nigerian girls boca ha ran issued a death time for their daughter. they threaten to kill her if their demands are not met. the 15-year-old was abducted with more than 100 school girls in february. most were released after four weeks. leah was held back after refusing to renounce her christian faith. >>> now to the aftermath of the double natural disasters in indonesia, more than 5,000 people could still be missing. this after more than a week, powerful 7.5 magnitude and tsunami hit the island . military, civilians and volunteers are keeping the search and rescue efforts going. but officials say the thousands of missing people are in areas destroyed by soil liquefication. rivers are turned to mud, sweeping away entire neighborhoods. >>> emergency teams are working in northern haiti after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit the island nation. 12 people were killed. haiti is still recovering from the massive earthquake back in 2010. that earthquake that killed more than

. >> and i'm george howell. from cnn head quarters, "newsroom" starts right now. >>> 4:00 a.m. on the east coast. the manhunt is finally over, the suspect now behind bars. police caught a serial bombmaker in the state of florida who allegedly targeted prominent democrats. >> authorities say one fingerprint on one of the packages led them to this man, 56-year-old cesar sayoc in south florida. he is now linked to at least 14 explosive devices intercepted across the u.s. since monday. >> police also impounded his white van, that van covered with pro trump imagery as you see here. and negative images of many of his intended targets. here is everything we know so far from drew griffin. >> reporter: authorities have a suspect in custody they say is responsible for at least a dozen package bombs discovered all

i'm george howell." starts right now. >>> at 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. the showdown is over. the u.s. supreme court now has its newest member. >> on this vote, the yeas are 48. the nomination of brett m kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the supreme court of united states in confirmed. >> and with that vote in the senate, it's ended a hearing process that left the nation bitterly divided. nominee brett kavanaugh has been accused of sexual violence, something that he stronged denied. his margin of victory was the closest for a top court seat since 1881. with his family looking on, kavanaugh was immediately sworn in, taking a constitutional oath and judicial oath. another ceremonial swearing-in is expected later this week. the u.s. president celebrated his confirmation by rallying his base. >> reporter: justice kavanaugh's confirmation was the first topic out of president trump's mouth during his rally here in topeka, kansas. he commended the republicans who refused to waiver in their support

i'm george howell. >> and i'm rosemary church. we want to welcome back our viewers here in the united states and, of course, all around the world. indonesian authorities confirm it's lion air flight 610 that went down. the passenger plane went missing soon after take-off from jakarta on its way to the island. >> 189 people were on the plane, including two infants and a child. the rescuers are still searching the crash site, just 34 nautical miles from judge r jakarta. >> we want to bring in aviation expert jeffrey thomas who joins us from perth australia. managing director in chief at air ratings.com. you and i spoke some hours ago. when we first received breaking news on this plane crash. what more have you been able to piece together since then that might get us closer to figuring out what happened here? >> well, it's still very difficult, rosemary. we know that the pilot did radio to say he needed to come back, but almost within seconds of making that radio call, radio contact was lost with him and also radar contact wa

i'm george howell. cnn newsroom starts right now. >>> at 2:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast, we start with the investigation of president trump's supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh, and questions about who is actually pulling the strings. the president continues to insist the fbi has free reign to speak to whoever they choose during this one week limited probe. sources tell cnn the white house counsel is working with senate republicans behind the scenes to keep the investigation narrow and to keep it focused. judge kavanaugh and christine blasey ford, the whom testified kavanaugh assaulted her, are not on the list. kavanaugh's drinking history which has come up in the allegations, that is not apparently part of this probe. the fbi did talk on sunday to a woman who has alleged kavanaugh drunkenly exposed himself to her while at yale university years ago. we get more now from cnn correspondent boris sanchez. >> reporter: the ranking democrat on the senate judiciary committee dianne feinstein sending out a statement on sunday aft

i'm george howell with the headlines we're following.least ten people have been killed after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of haiti saturday night. some 130 people reported injured so far and are being treated in hospital. most of the damage is in the northwest of that country. >>> last week's earthquake and tsunami in indonesia has claimed more lives. the country's disaster agency has updated the official death toll now to 1,763. some 5,000 people are feared to be missing, and more than 62,000 have been displaced by the natural disasters. reports say this missing saudi journalist and government critic was killed inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. killed inside it. that's where jamal khashoggi was last seen on tuesday. they are citing two unnamed turkish officials. cnn has not been able to independe independently confirm their reporting. >>> the u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo is in sout korea following talks with kim jong-un in pyongyang. the two were set to discuss denuclearization among other issues

i'm george howell at the cnn center in atlanta.o it again, another hour of you news right after the break. news right after the brea. >>> protests around the united states. yet the u.s. senators say they will connrm president's pick to the supreme court. >>> plus the head of the police organization is missing following a trip to china. live in beijing with details for you >>> and one of the highest paid athletes face back lash over an alfwagz. welcome our

i'm george howell. >> and i'm rosemary church. cnn newsroom starts right now. breaking news. this is cnn >> and we are following this breaking news out of indonesia. authorities say lion air flight 610 has crashed into the sea off jakarta. the plane was carrying 189 people, including children. it vanished from radar just minutes after take-off on the way to bangal, penon. >> they sent in boats, copters and rescuers to the site. they are working on the assumption the plane sank and taking equipment to find an under water locator beacon. >> cnn's will ripley joins us now live from hong kong with more on all of this. so, will what more are indonesian authorities revealing about this plane crash off indonesia's coast just hours >> reporter: as you said, rosemary, they are operating on the assumption this plane crashed into the wat and sunk, and sadly, the images we are seeing of plane debris, some passenger items coming to the surface of the java sea some 34 nautical miles from jakarta, it indicates indeed a horrible event took place,

i'm natalie allen. >> and i'm george howell with the headlines. u.s. authorities in south florida have arrested this man, 56-year-old who allegedly sent more than a dozen potentially explosive guys to prominent democrats and others. they say a fingerprints led them to cesar sayoc who has a lengthy criminal record. police also impounded his van, you see it there with many stickers -- covered with blow trump -- pro trump images. >> president praised law enforcement and called the acts despicable and he also urged unity and the end of what he calls personal destruction and also criticized the media for how it has covered his rhetoric and response to the attempted bombings. >>> the saudi foreign minister says suspects held for the killing of jamal khashoggi are being prosecuted in saudi arabia. the turkish president says he wants the 18 suspects handed over to turkey. turkey says that khashoggi was murdered at the saudi consulate in istanbul. >>> again, the suspected bombmaker now in federal custody. he has worked as a pizza delivery man in ft. lauderdale

i'm george howell. the cnn newsroom starts right now. >>> at 3:00 a.m. here on the east coast, a prominent journalist has disappeared after entering a saudi consulate in istanbul and there are growing concerns he may have been killed inside the building. the journalist in question and the critic of saudi arabia, jamal kashoji was last seen tuesday after entering the saudi consulate. what happened to him after that is still unclear. here's what we do know. a political advisor to the turkish president tells cnn there is a strong possibility that kasoji was killed inside the saudi arabia consulate. saudi arabia strongly denies any involvement. u.s. officials say they cannot confirm what happened to him, but two senior administration officials tell cnn the u.s. is quietly trying to figure out what happened to kashoji. our international diplomatic editor nick robinson has more on this mystery. >> reporter: last tuesday he walked through these doors into the saudi consulate in istanbul. a simple visit to collect marriage papers for his wedding in a few days. i

i'm natalie allen. >> and i'm george howell.lowing a developing story in the united states, 11 people are dead, six others wounded in what one fbi agent calls the most horrific crime he's ever seen. a deadly mass shooting at a synagogue in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. >> he choked up when trying to describe the crime scene. the suspect has been identified as 46-year-old robert bowers. investigators are trying to learn more about him. miguel marquez has more from outside the apartment where the suspect lived. >> reporter: for several hours agents, federal agents have been going through mr. bowers' apartment behind me here. they took no chances coming into this neighborhood. they cordoned off the roads for several hours, and brought the bomb squad in to make sure there was nothing dangerous so that they could get in there and do their jobs. and now members of the alcohol, tobacco and firearms and the federal bureau of investigation have been in that apartment for several hours. in some cases bringing things out, in others taking gear

i'm george howell. >> welcome back, i'm natalie allen. dozens of party goers were injured when it happened. this was in clemson, south carolina, near clemson university. police say 30 people were taken to hospitals. property management says people were dancing together. you're going to see this. when part of the floor opened up wide and they fell into the basement. warn you, the video you're about to see is disturbing because it shows the moment the floor gave way. >> [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. >> wow. >> disturbing. >> terrifying to see just what they went through there. at this point we understand none of the injuries are life threatening. several people taken to hospital with broken bones. we'll bring you any new developments as we learn more information. >> certainly. just happened a few hours ago. >>> other stories that we're following. 2,000 people have left the migrant caravan that was headed for the u.s. they're now back in honduras. that according to the honduran foreign ministry.

i'm george howell. cnn newsroom starts right now. >>> at 3:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast, we are learning more about the list of witnesses to be interviewed by the fbi in the probe of brett kavanaugh. apparently neither judge kavanaugh nor his accuser christine blasey ford are on that list. the president continues to insist, though, the fbi has free reign to speak to whomever they choose while conducting this one-week limited probe. but sources tell cnn the white house counsel is working with the senate republicans behind the scenes to keep the investigation narrow and to keep it focused. all this comes as a former yale university class made is claiming that kavanaugh has not told the truth about his drinking, saying in part, this, quote, at yale, kavanaugh and i -- i can speak to other times. brett was a frequent drinker and a heavy drinker. i know because especially in our first two classes of college i often drank with him. he goes on to say, when brett got drunk, he was often belligerent and aggres

i'm natalie allen. >> and i'm george howell with the headlines. saudi arabia now admits that jamal khashoggi is dead. saudi and state media say that he died in a fist fight in the saudi consulate in istanbul. 18 saudis have been detained in the case, five high ranking saudis have been removed from their position. there has been no word yet on what happened to khashoggi's body. >>> president trump was asked by a reporter if he found the saudi explanation credible. the u.s. president replied i do, i do. but some in congress aren't buying it. lindsey graham tweeted to say i'm skeptical about the narrative is an understatement. >>> at least 55 people are dead, 60 others injured after a train plowed into a crowd celebrating a hindu festival in northern india. police say the train barreled through the people who were using fireworks as part of the celebration near the tracks on friday night. so they didn't hear the train as it was coming. >>> the journalist jamal khashoggi wasn't afraid to ask hard questions. even when doing so put his life at risk and

. >> and i'm george howell from cnn world headquarters.newsroom" starts right now. >>> at 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast we start with breaking news here in the united states. in south carolina reports of party goers injured when a floor collapsed at an apartment complex. on the map you see here happened just a few hours ago in clemson. again, at an apartment complex near clemson university. property management said party goers were dancing together. that's when part of the floor opened up and fell into the basement. we do want to warn you, the video that you're about to see is disturbing to say the very least. it shows the moment the floor collapsed beneath dozes of people. take a look. >> this is the video as it happened right there. >> right. there's no audio. this is from social media, but you can see the people falling through the hole as the floor opens up. we are hearing that 30 people were injured but none of the injuries are known to be life threatening. they have been hospitalized with broken bones as you can imagine. we'll con

i'm george howell, live in dempt stin florida, and we are live in hong kong, as we follow a major political shake-up in d.c., nikki haley said she is ready to leave the trump administration. >>> the breaking news in hour, hurricane florence, rather, hurricane michael. keep in mind, it a strong storm compared to hurricane florence. left a great deal of flooding. this storm, it's moving fast, it's going to pack a punch, right now, it's a category 4 storm. the areas of most concern, panama city is right there expecting the eye of the storm. later today, later around mid afternoon, that is when they will expect to see the shear force of this storm. east of panama city, in the northeastern quadrant of the storm, they will see the winds, in excess of 131 miles an hour, and winds that will come and pack a punch. our meteorologist is following the story and many people are remembering the impact of hurricane florence, just a short time ago. that was much different than what we are about to see right now. >> absolutely. this is a much stronger storm, it's a quicker moving storm. so, at least that is

george howell, live in deficit on in.e michael forecast previously the strongest storm since they started keeping records in 1851 to hit the panhandle. want to bring in our hurricane expert, ryan turchalet. the pressure is dropping, wind speeds are picking upment when you look at radar, the eye is perfect and closed. this is exactly what you do not want to see if you are in the path of a hurricane, right? >> that's correct. we have a circular eye. overnight the eyewall has clause closed off. we have a fall eyewall for recon reports and satellite imagery. every indication is that this is going to continue to intensify for the next six hours up to landfall. >> with florence that devastated the carolinas, it was about the slow-moving pace and the rain event dumping feet of rain on the carolinas. c with michael, what's the most dangerous aspect? >> i don't want to pick between wind and surge because i think they're equally dangerous in this situation. this is much more of a traditional -- when people think of a hurricane, thi

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i'm george howell. >> and i'm natalie allen. >>> day afrz jamal khashoggi seemed to vanish in thin air. the saudis now confirm he died after entering the saudi consulate in istanbul october 2nd in what is described as a fist fight with more than one dozen of saudi officials. >> this is after weeks of it nils. now five high ranking officials have been removed from their post inlecluding the number two man. 18 saudis are being detained in the ace and here is how news broke. >> translator: the investigation showed that primary disugz cans was hoowas inside the consulate in turk ay. was not carried out in a proper way, which led to arguments and hand-to-hand fight with officials and khashoggi which exas exacerbate the condition that led to his tegt. >> and when asked whether he found that credible, u.s. president had this to say. >> i to, i do. we haven't finished our investigation but i think it's a very important first step and it happened sooner than people thought it would happen. sf >> live in riyadh, saudi arabia for us. and first to you, sam, saudi arabia finally talking about what

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george howell live in destin, florida, where they are getting ready for the monster storm. good morning. >> reporter: good day to you. 130 miles per hour winds, what does that mean? it means downed power lines. means trees will come down. it means that storm surge will be very strong here along the coastline. some buildings will be compromised. roofs may be torn off. buildings will sustain damage from this powerful storm moving inland. here in destin we're feeling it -- this storm started an hour and a half ago. the conditions will continue to deteriorate. around midday today, that's when the eye of the storm is tracking toward panama city, florida. panama city, the bull's-eye for the strong category four, hurricane michael. east of panama city, the dirty side of the hurricanes. the northeastern quadrant. they will see the stronger winds, the possible tornadic activity the next several hours. it will certainly deteriorate, get much worse. many people decided to evacuate. some people decided to hide -- to ride it out. a hell of a ride. >> thanks. >>> the search for nikki hal

i'm george howell with the headlines we're following this hour. mike pompeo has arrived in japan.d to north korea next where he will meet with the north korean leader and help plan a second summit between the u.s. president and kim jong-un. people are starting to get desperately needed aid a week after earthquake and tsunami rocked the island there. erous cue teams are still searching for survivors but there's only a small chance of finding people alive. >>> three palestinians were culled at a mass protest friday. israel defends forces and they threw explosives and rolled tires. a 12-year-old palestinian boy is among the ted. >>> french police say they have broken opfrench sex slavery ring. as much as $60 million was sent back to nigeria. melissa bell reported on nigerian women in paris being forced into prostitution. >>> judge brett kavanaugh will likely be confirmed as supreme court justice. three previously uniticided senators say they will. the final vote is expected later on saturday. krrn will cover it live. the woman who shared it with feinstein and it was eeventually leake

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