we sent greg mckenzie to find out more.small island of st martin in september 2017, nobody had quite predicted its ferocity. homes, businesses and beach front hotels were reduced to rubble. the ocean washed away almost everything in its path. it's heartbreaking, honestly. and, right now you're seeing a little bit of the workers, you know, repairing their buildings and businesses, but before, you wouldn't be able to pass to here. here was like a deserted area. it was really rough. unfortunately, not everybody could...make it during those rough times. well, totally destroyed. the hurricane lasted for three days and caused over $1 billion of damage. almost 80% of the island was affected and locals have said this was the worst hurricane in living memory. now, here on orient bay, this wasn't spared. just behind me was holiday homes...totally wiped out. but now, almost two years on, the island is doing everything it can to rebuild and get the tourist‘s back. there might be a mass exodus from your island when there is such a hurri

we sent greg mckenzie to find out more. hurricane irma made landfall on the small island of st martin in september 2017, nobody had quite predicted its ferocity. homes, businesses and beach front hotels were reduced to rubble. the ocean washed away almost everything in its path. it's heartbreaking, honestly. and, right now you're seeing a little bit of the workers, you know, repairing their buildings and businesses, but before, you wouldn't be able to pass to here. definitely. here was like a deserted area. it was really rough. unfortunately, not everybody could...make it during those rough times. well, totally destroyed. the hurricane irma, which had 35 metres high of waves, which is not a hurricane at that time the, this is a tsunami. but yes, it was too strong... almost the whole entire cost of the island. the hurricane lasted for three days and caused over $1 billion of damage. almost 80% of the island was affected and locals have said this was the worst hurricane in living memory. now, here on 0rient bay, this wasn't s

we sent greg mckenzie to find out more.rricane irma made landfall on the small island of st martin in september 2017, nobody had quite predicted its ferocity. homes, businesses, and beach front hotels were reduced to rubble. the ocean washed away almost everything in its path. it's heartbreaking, honestly. and, right now you're seeing a little bit of the workers, you know, repairing their buildings and businesses, but before, you wouldn't be able to pass through here. definitely. here was like a deserted area. it was really rough. unfortunately, not everybody could...make it during those rough times. well, totally destroyed. the hurricane irma, which had 35 metres high of waves, which is not a hurricane at that time, this is a tsunami. but yes, it was too strong. almost the whole entire cost of the island. the hurricane lasted for three days and caused over $1 billion of damage. almost 80% of the island was affected and locals have said this was the worst hurricane in living memory. now, here on orient bay, this wasn't spar

we sent greg mckenzie to find out more.ont hotels were reduced to rubble. the ocean washed away almost everything in its path. it's heartbreaking, honestly. and, right now you're seeing a little bit of the workers, you know, repairing their buildings and businesses, but before, you wouldn't be able to pass through here. definitely. here was like a deserted area. it was really rough. unfortunately, not everybody could...make it during those rough times. the hurricane lasted for three days and caused over $1 billion of damage. almost 80% of the island was affected and locals have said this was the worst hurricane in living memory. now, here on orient bay, this wasn't spared. just behind me was holiday homes — totally wiped out. but now, almost two years on, the island is doing everything it can to rebuild and get the tourist‘s back. there might be a mass exodus from your island when there is such a hurricane, but our people, really the majority of people, stayed, they worked hard, they worked for each other and, from just cle

our reporter greg mckenzie is there. on fire, and thatis furniture store that is on fire, and that is where the fire is believed to have begun. the fire brigade are at the scene, there are about 15 fire engines, as i mentioned earlier, about 100 firefighters tried to bring this blaze behind me under control. a three—year—old boy has died after he was hit by a car in east finchley. it happened just after 7:00pm last night on east end road. the driver of the car stopped at the scene and has not been arrested. let's take a look at the travel situation now. we have problems on the jubilee line this morning. it is not runnin between finchley road and waterloo. there's a track fault at bond street. now let's show you how it looks at bond street tube station, because emergency vehicles dealing with that track fault are there, and so oxford street is partly blocked westbound. and the a13 has one lane closed eastbound from the beckton roundabout to movers lane in barking while an accident is investigated. a seven—year—old boy fro

only three months ago greg dunston and marie mckenzie were homeless living on the streets of oakland.icle profiled the couple. a man saw their story and offered them a place to live at his piedmont home. the warriorsed to the warriors playoff game. they got a vip behind-the-scenes tour. they even got to meet point guard quinn cook before the game. >> awesome. never dreamed i would ever be at a playoff game. >> i know. >> it's an honor and a privilege for us to have them tonight. i think their story inspires all of us. >> maybe they were the lucky charms to get that win. they say they are still facing some challenges. they hope to become self-sufficient and get out and be on their own soon. >> what an encouraging fresh start. love that story. some new concerns involving the amazon echo dot kids edition. an advocacy group filed a complaint with the federal trade commission and it says it violates online privacy laws. it has a remember me feature. a child can potentially ask the device to remember private information like a social security number, address, or phone number. and even thoug

only three months ago greg dunston and marie mckenzie were homeless living on the streets of oakland until "the chronicle" profiled the couple. a man saw the story and offer t pimohome. the warriors invited the couple to the warriors playoff game. they got a vip behind-the-scenes tour of oracle. >> awesome. i never dreamed i would be at a playoff game. >> it's an honor to have them here tonight and i think their story inspires all of us. >> greg and melanie are still facing charges ahead. >> one act of generosity can change the course of an entire life, right? >>> i like what everyone did there. prince harry is traveling to the netherlands to launch the countdown to the invictus games. archie is the first bi-racial baby in the family. prince harry and duchess meghan introduced him to the public. queen fawned over him. >> seeing the queen, the proud great-grandmother alongside doria from a different background and culture proudly standing next to archie signified a new era for the royal family. >> he is seventh in line to the throne. >> a quick work trip and he'll be right back. >> he

an article in the san francisco chronicle about the homeless couple, 61-year-old greg dunstan and his partner marie mckenzie. they would keep in the doorway of the alameda county probation office in oakland and spent many sleepless nights coping with uncertainty. >> you met them. he decided he wanted to offer them a place to live. >> reporter: a few days after the couple moved in, piedmont police received the first of several calls from residents disturbed by their presence. >> simply somebody looking like they are not in the right place or not looking like they live in a certain community, that is not a crime. >> reporter: police had help from a graphic homeowner email police that he had new african- american houseguest in anticipation of complaints from neighbors. some reported that the couple was smoking marijuana in front of the home and across the street at the bus stop. the police chief says when officers responded, the couple was not smoking marijuana, which is illegal in public. the homeowner wanted to share the story. >> he was outraged. he really wanted to shine a light on this and really make peo

greg dunstan and his partner marine mckenzie seenan francisco chronicle." >> i remember the first time i saw them. they were very shy and very gratefse they are living in a million ho hampton road for free. >> kitchenette, a beautiful bathroom, like a walk-in closet and stuff, so it's pretty cool. >> reporter: who let them? the homeowner with a big heart, terrance mcgrath. >> terry is an amazing man, and to see him actually take an action like this, you know, we can talk about being helpful and terry stepped up. >> reporter: mcgrath is a real estate developer. one of his firm's projects is this colossal transit village steps from the mcarthur b.a.r.t. station. his employee filoperto says mcgrath took the couple in months ago during the rainy season. >> i really respect that. i wish i could be like that. >> he's trusted them as family to come into his space and that's awesome. >> reporter: not everyone in piedmont seems to think so. mcgrath alerted the police department about his new guests and sure enough the 911 calls started coming in. people were worried. >> a neighbor pulled up not