ideas of race and racism, especially as they hinge on affect the sovereignty of caribbean people in haiti, dominican republic, panama, nikolai?ragua, host: wended wall street become wall street?coal guest: i think wall street-- i would argue wall street became wall street in the early 19thst century. earlier years of us history salt wall streete is a and new york city is one of a number of capitals capital in the united states as commercial. baltimore had eight significant presence for a good time. boston, new orleans, but by the end of the 19th century increasingly capital capital becomes concentrated in wall street. the number of financial insurance firms are concentrated in wall street and it becomes really the commercial development of the us west and then when we start talking about the kind of expansion of american commercecomm overseas, much is going through wall street. different historians might locate the genealogy of wall streett as a p , not just a place, but a kind of idea, kind of signify of american capitalism. for me, it really begins i towards the end of the 19th century

just how bad could it get for the island of haiti? well, u nfortu nately for the island of haiti?nfortunately this storm (inaudible) moving away from us, whereas yesterday (inaudible) all right, nada, i am sorry but the line is very, very difficult to understand, understandable given the circumstances in the caribbean at the moment. thank you forjoining us, we will try to get back to you if we can establish a better line. you are looking at some of the pictures coming out of the caribbean, just how ferocious hurricane irma has been so far. i think we have managed to get from nadain think we have managed to get from nada in haiti that the storm was beginning to move away from the island of haiti, and of course the dominican republic. so the island of hispaniola. so the folk in haiti feeling that perhaps they have dodged this one, to a degree. but many other islands further along the caribbean, moving east to west, still lie in the path of this thing. earlier i spoke to our weather presenter ben rich about the ferocity of the storm. the whirling swarf —— the warnings we re the whirl

kim ives is an editor at haiti liberte.and in mexico, the death toll from thursday's devastating a .2 magnitude earthquake has risen to 90 as rescue teams continue to search through the rubble and parts of the southern states. over the weekend, a journalist spoke to survivors from the , thequake in one all caps city hardest hit by the earthqhquake. >> my name is maria. and ththis is where my momother lives. my mother died the day of the earthquake whilele rescuing g my niece and sisterer. i in a town where w we are lalacking many things. the children are lacking them, too.o. wewe don't haveve water. these p people, those in the e , help us morere than ever.. one has to helpp solidarity with our people and help us because we donon't have e anywhere to o. we donon't have anywhere tuesda. we are staying in ththe streets. in the open air and sometimes it rains and we have to o see where we can s stay. >> thihis is where my bed wawas. i rann outside and successfully grabbed my daughters. it was this tree trununk that fl on our b

occupation of haiti. farnum has a whole history going back to the end of 19 century and working in panama with law firm sullivan & cromwell, but he becomes a de facto advisor to the u.s. state department. and memos are going back and forth between the citibank and the state department, and farnum is telling the state department what's happening in haiti. but you also see by the 1930s, especially with the coming to power of roosevelt, this is in the context of the depression and the context of the banking crisis and in the context of great animosity amongst the u.s. public towards wall street at this time or he's like okay, this needs to stop. he's trying through new deal legislation, he's trying to restrain the bankers and their activities in the caribbean. at a think the kind of congressional hearings on banking and currency under the guise of the lawyer fernando is the site of this. so he had access to the first time to the city banks records and into the records of other banks in the league office of s

haiti of course isa with mixed results.very poor country and as i mentioned has suffered from many disasters in the past, not least the earthquake a few years ago. how prepared is it for this kind of eventuality? not very. infrastructure is strained here and of course there are natural challenges both according to the typography and as well with the resources that are typically available. the in terms of the average public, i guess one of the benefits of the earthquake and hurricane matthew, which was less than a year hurricane matthew, which was less thana yearago, hurricane matthew, which was less than a year ago, is they kind of know what's coming and there is an airof calm and, know what's coming and there is an air of calm and, of course, fearfor many but for the most part people kind of know what to do. tell us about the airambulance, kind of know what to do. tell us about the air ambulance, what are you able to do if needed in the aftermath of the hurricane? haiti is a country of 10 million people and we are the firs

in haiti, the dominican republic and cuba, they are bracing themselves. president trump is prepared to kick off a visit to colombia where he's expected to call on political leaders and citizens behind peace protests. first, we begin with our top story. a traile irma has left of devastation across several caribbean islands, reducing some to r rubble and leaving nine peopleleead. dozens others have been injured officials have confirmed eight deaths a and considedeble aftertion in st. maarten the category five storm tore through the region on wednesday. the death toll could yet rise. >> this captures the moment of the hurricane knocked power out. plunging the area into darkness. this is what the port looks like after irma's passage. just a day before, it still looked calm. the water levels are rising. island is nowh swamped after being battered by the voracious storm for 10 hours. similar scenes of devastation in st.o playing out maarten. this footage is enough to show the deadly force of the waves brought on by the storm. in mainland france, the country's p

haiti is not. so dod working through usaid and the state department of course is the first responder fn an event that is not under the stafford act like this one. the other thing is is that we are making progress every day capacity is coming open. this is a complex event. airport capacity is increasing. more commercial flights are coming out. the port capacity is increasing as well. the other thing is is that we work to clear 11 highways. we're continuing to push forward and open up those arteries to be able to pump more in. the bottom line is is that the capacity will continue to increase every day. we're working around the clock. we're not going to be satisfied until it's stabilile. i'm not satisfied until it's stable. the bottom line is we're doing everything we can. the boxes at the port are owned by retailers. in many cases those boxes were there before the storm hit. we are working with crowley and the private sector to locate their truck drivers to get those out. but crowley is prioritizing

retired lieutenant general ken keen, commanded response to the devastation in haiti. can you hear me? >> yes, i can. good morning, kate. >> good morning. thank you so much for joining me. when you see puerto rico, general, how does it compare to the effort you led in haiti? >> well, i think there are obvious differences but a lot of comparison to be made. i mean the destruction and the impact that this is having on the entire island of puerto rico i think is reminiscent of what we encountered following the earthquake in haiti in terms of the total devastation and the feeling to a certain degree of the people feeling hopeless at the -- in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake. >> general, within two weeks after haiti, there were 33 u.s. military ships, 22,000 troops on the island of haiti, more than 300 million helicopters overhead, there's nowhere near those numbers right now in puerto rico. is the government moving too slow? >> well, i think it's certainly fair to say that the response hasn't been sufficient to meet the needs of the puerto rican people up to this

. >> can i answer that question from the haiti aspect.hink it's important to understand the whole community aspect of this as well. puerto rico national guard has got a large and capable police department. it has a fire department and an ems organization and a puerto rico management agency. all of those things are absolutely critical to the response. so when we start comparing disasters, we don't like to do that because every disaster is unique in its own way. puerto rico has very capable and dedicated people helping fellow citizens and that may not have happened in haiti, but in puerto rico you have a whole community of folks working together to save lives, protect lives and sustain lives. >> "washington post." >> reporter: this is a question for the general and it's a two-part question. we are now one week and two days since maria walloped the island. why do you think, general, now is when you are coming in with all of these resources? secondly, what was fema doing exactly after the storm when there were "washington post" reporters gett

it's battering parts of haiti right now. cnn paula newt season live in haiti.been devastated by other natural disasters. officials there told cnn, told you, they're not ready for irma. and it's aftermath. >> reporter: point-blank, saying not only not ready for the storm, we're not ready for the aftermath of the storm. what does that mean? no provisions, water, they've tried to evacuate some people but are having a hard time either because they do not have well-stocked evacuation centers or people refuse to leave. let me tell you what's at rirveg here. more than 100,000 people in low lying areas, that's the storm itself which we continue to feel here, but also higher in the mountains. you're talking about the risk of mud slides and flooding, last year during hurricane matthew, you had entire families swept away from their homes, you know, very basic homes swept away into the sea and that is the fear here today. yes, officials being blunt, they were waiting for help from the government, as of yet, few hours ago, it had not arrived. jake, we are lucky here, we are

an independence referendum despite a supreme court order suspending the first and angry scenes in haiti where unions are opposing unpopular new taxes morn. hello again look at weather conditions across the americas this time hurrican jose which is running very close to new england of the next few days and weather makes landfall or not so still a very slight possibility all along the coast is going to be very rough we're going to see a lot of surf and some dangerous rip currents of it all possible stay clear so there is the threat from jose there is that frontal system towards the so mid atlantic region there's another area of low pressure across the northwestern areas with some snow really into the rockies so calgary very taste of autumn there twelve degrees no further towards the north and then as we had a on through into wednesday dry conditions for many parts of the eastern seaboard but maybe a threat of some cloud from that system for new york so we head down into the caribbean the main concern is going to be development of hurrican maria which is likely to be a category three syste

we want to go to haiti. the storm is passing the dominican republic and haiti as we speak. paula newton is there. paula? >> reporter: given what chad said, a move to the north is ig nif cant where i am standing on the northern coast of haiti. even if this is not the category 4 or 5 because you are outside the cone, a category 1 or 2 can devastate this place. we are started to see in the last 24 hours the government telling people who live in homes made with tin roofs to go to evacuation centers. as you see this storm move off haiti, the danger here remains. why? because of the dangerous mudslides and the flooding that is unknown at this time. a severe rainstorm here can wipe out homes and kill people. that is why people here on the island are terrified. they have not seen this kind of impact here for several years. they are all wondering what it will do to people who really have no way of coping in terms of evacuating anywhere where they will have supplies and water or dealing with the devastation that is surely to come. a reminder, they are trying to get over hurricane mat

cuba and haiti very soon a category five. french investigators believe up three suspects link to explosive slab fountain of. moments with targeting a pack. police say they had legs sits herself in syria. time now for business and kate maybe g going beyond tt now i kate actually. say friends presidents on a macro is increase on a two day visit he's been of course following what's happening at with hurricane another also issues like greeks bailouts thousand yeah well he's been talking about debt relief calling. for athens really be forgiven some of its massive debt he praised the government's efforts to implement the austerity measures which been demanded by international creditors. that international mantra funds in particular should take care not to impose new conditions on a population already struggling. freshly also call for deeper year integration as many of us he explains. visiting the country that threatened to pull the eurozone upon us. emmanuel mackerel returns to a key theme of his presidency thie integrated europe d

the tourist island, like its neighbour, haiti, hasissued island, like its neighbour, haiti, has issuedricane warnings. and in florida, a state of emergency has been declared. the storm is massive and the storm surge predicted will go for miles and miles. right now hurricane irma is travelling at around 15 mph and the track has it forecasted to move just south of the florida keys on a westerly path with a slight north turn. it's incredibly important that all floridians keep a close eye on this incredibly dangerous storm. do not sit and wait to prepare, get prepared now. the storm's track may change, but at the moment it looks set to head towards the british virgin islands, puerto rico, cuba, and by the weekend, the florida keys. this monster hurricane comes on the heels of harvey, who, which struck texas and louisiana last month, but hurricane irma is a bigger storm and potentially more dangerous. in miami they're preparing for the worst. i've lived through hurricane andrew in miami, hurricane katrina, hurricane wilma andi hurricane katrina, hurricane wilma and i have faith in god. thes

paula newton is live for us in haiti. paula, good evening to you. officials are telling you that haiti is not ready for irma or its aftermath. what are you experiencing down there right now, what are you seeing? >> reporter: well, we've had the back end of the storm. it was a good position for haiti and really people here are saying they could not have hand handled a dreirect hit from hurricane irma. it's a good thing. we had torrential rain, flooding. some reports of also sporadic damage. we've had some downed trees, downed homes. some flooding that's actually knocked out a bridge, a key a artery on the dominican republic and the other side of the island of haiti. the next few hours to see what areas of haiti has been lashed by the storm. doesn't take much to wipe out an entire village in terms of seeing the very deadly mudslides and flooding that follows and that is what concerns officials here. they're very blunt with us, don, saying we just do not have what we need in order to preside for people that are completely cut off by road and, perhaps,

i visited haiti eight days after the earthquake, but do for puerto rico what you already did for haiti >> we hope people have heard you loud and clear. thank you, sir. best of luck. we'll keep our eyes very closely trained on things there. >> thank you very much. >>> let's bring in dina titus of nevada as well as the transportation and infrastructure committee. congresswoman, i want to get your reaction to the president's tweets this morning, attacking the mayor of san juan accusing democrats of turning her against him. you think this would have been the weekend best opportunity he has to reset his response especially as he's getting ready to visit there in three days. >> well, it's just shameful. you think it can't get any worse and now donald trump wants to be the victim as opposed to the people who are in puerto rico. you see pictures of the mayor slogging through the water with a bullhorn trying to find people. you heard reports that people are taking care of each other in rural communities where hospitals are down. it's the president who has no head -- he waited, eight, nine days

it will hit puerto rico late and in the afternoon, north of haiti. they will have hurricane-force wind bus -- winds but not utter devastation. spotty in the morning. and it's almost to the northeast tip of cuba and almost into the bahamas and still a category 5. saturday at 2:00, it gets to a category 4 and make ace turn at category 4. we wi

we are expecting that in haiti and the ref of hispaniola and the dominican republic. but catastrophic is within 50 to 70 miles of of the eye. turks and caicos is in line for that. south florida, some are calling it potentially catastrophic but that depends on how strong it is. the latest model shows it heading into florida as a strong major category four hurricane. that would be sometime in the wee hours of sunday morning. conditions would deteriorate during the day on saturday. but ground zero if the center track in miami would be wee hours of sunday morning until a couple of hours past dawn. you see how the most likely track is east of florida, east of melbourne that wouldtain to make it a strong storm and then down to a three, and quickly over land it loses the fuel it needs to survive. the warm water and degenerate into a tropical storm, and tropical low after that. and the possible range of tracks is anywhere within the wide cone and once you up past mel born you are uncertain as the track. on the gps model we start saturday morning into saturday evening. look ho

haiti, erin is not going to take a direct hit. that doesn't mean there won't be catastrophic conditions here as the storm continues. we have got a lot of bands going on. we've heard reports of flooding. the most alarming to me is we've had officials say we are not prepared for this storm or what happens after the storm. especially when it comes to flooding and the risk of those mud slides. those mud slides that literally swept away entire families after hurricane matthew last year. and that's what they're getting ready for here. haiti was lucky that storm did veer north and east. this country so ill equipped to handle. they have already been through so much. there were many preparations here. authorities telling us even the evacuations centers they have set up, we have heard a few people have moved into them. we've got a few hours to see how this is going to shape out and they have dodged the worst of this storm and if anyone needed to, haiti was a country that really needed to stay out of that eye wall and stay out of the horrifi

in haiti -- >> before dawn, they were sending troops into haiti. these are american citizens. >> 22 -- so here we have it. you talk and we have this ready. 22,000 troops sent to haiti. and, you know -- >> 8,000, i think, within two days. >> a earthquake is not forecast. >> we knew that there was a hurricane headed to puerto rico. >> 300 helicopters in haiti because there was a similar challenge to infrastructure and distribution. 25 federal helicopters. >> and president obama didn't say, oh, you had a lot of debt there. you had a lot of poverty. it's your fault. we knew a hurricane was coming. we knew there was debt in puerto rico, which we did not do all we could have to help and you are going to blame the -- in the middle of people dying. >> why, though? what's the why? >> the why is it's a double standard. >> what? >> i think the speaker is right that when it comes to black and brown people, this president sends every signal that he does not care. it is not a priority. for him to sit up and rationalize a slow to no response, he would not do it i

talking about haiti. paul is there for us tonight.ieve you're in the capital of haiti. >> reporter: absolutely on the north shore. we were supposed to be hit with the southern, and we've been lashed with wind. but it's heavy downpours that have been an issue. we've got a few more hours to go, anderson. officials have told us point blank all day today, they are not ready for this storm. they are not ready for the aftermath. you know what's going to happen here, in the next few hours, although thankfully haiti escaped a direct hit in the ensuing hours, depending on how bad the flooding is going to be, and those mudslides, still a very dangerous situation. and authorities here really at pains to explain, look, we haven't been able to get the people who need to be in the evacuation centers, in the evacuation centers. in the low lying areas behind me, there are 100,000 people at risk at this very hour. people still do not know exactly what it means for them, especially since we have seen some surge. anderson, you know better than most, the

boy they don't need storms in haiti. but the turks and caicos looking like ground zero and it could be a category five as it pushes in that direction in the next couple of days. we heard 185 miles per hour winds. hurricane irma has hit a record for that track. and north of cuba, it does still look as though with this latest track we'll see a possible hurricane category four come ashore in miamiment i have a brother-in-law that drove down there a couple of days ago and now they are evacuating and driving back up. >> and could be a category three when it heads towards jacksonville but it could be in the wide cone. if it moves to the east winds would diminish and then the carolinas and georgia will be more concerned about the approach p a historic storm with the 185 miles per hour winds. the strongest in the atlantic, but not the strongest ever, allen back in 1980 reached 190 miles per hour wins but after it left the atlantic and went into the gulf. t the national weather service is calling this a possible catastrophic stor

the transport strike of a tux increases to shut down most of haiti the government says the money raised will be used to improve public services but with more than half the population living out of the public the line haitians say they simply can't afford it the torah gates and the reforms. russia are imposing prince in the new many busy street . have been replaced by protesters and burning tires the transport strike called by the unions meant most people couldn't get to work. instead students confronted police he pushed them back with tear gas. stations are struggling to cope with poverty natural disasters disease and corruption at the same time foreign aid on which the country is dependent is decreasing haitians say the tax increases couldn't have come at a worse time i support the strike one hundred percent because the situation is tough for us the world bank says haiti is the poorest country in the americas and one of the poorest in the world its already weak economy was devastated by an earthquake in twenty ten and struggled to recover ever since unemployment is high in the region o

haiti, but did not make landfall. >> haiti, battered by hurricane irma.the island's north coast devastated by the hurricane. terrifyingeached speeds of over 200 kilometers per hour, but the eyewall of the storm did not hit the island. tian was -- cape hai flooded in its wake. translating] something must be done. we weren't ready for the hurricane. reporter: it was the same in the dominican republic. winds battling the popular tourist destination of punta cana. the hurricane also damaged the turks and caicos island before grazing the bahamas. lying on irma's path is cuba. the northern coast of the island should be hit on friday. the threat is not as high in havana, where residents are stocking up on vital goods such as food and petrol. nslating] i think everyone needs to be prepared, just in case. reporter: hurricane irma has sustained a category five status for a record period of time. it's intensity should remain the same until saturday. it is expected to make landfall this weekend in florida. >> that was simon harding reporting. the hurricane is now cur

something that haiti doesn't have is a shelter system.are that designated by the government as shelters, schools, a church or a building in the community, but some of those may not have toilets or rubbing water so the conditions that can develop in the shelters after an emergency like this can be quite unpleasant. of course, well, again we wish you all the best. laura, thanks for your time ata all the best. laura, thanks for your time at a very busy time for your organisation. apologies, a difficult line there to laura, but you will appreciate the circumstances again that they are dealing with. that's the picture there. the prime minister has been chairing an emergency cobra meeting this afternoon. our correspondent matthew thompson is at westminster. given that there has been this criticism, matthew, bring us right up—to—date with what the government says it's doing. yes, you're right, a until of criticisms levelled at the government response today most notably from the likes of baroness amos criticised the speed of the government's resp

>>> here live in san juan, puerto rico, here with my old friend, jose andres, i ran into andres in haiti a couple of months ago, he was in harvey, feeding people. and you came down here just to try to do what you could. >> again, i came to learn, but in the process of learning, we made 1500 meals, second day, 3500, third day we did 5,000 meals, today we did over 5,000, today we will reach 10,000. >> are you doing this by yourself? >> i'm only a cheerleader, i came and made sure, i had food. and as a chef, i know always how to get food. i have many friends in this island. that is why i have a restaurant here and have been coming to this island for many years. i tried to find a heart. i went to a restaurant called

the storm are beginning to interact with the mountains of hispaniola in the dominican republic and haiti. but once it gets past the land masses it may stabilize and pick up speed again, whether or not it gets category four or five status it makes little difference. the turks and caicos appears to be next in line as the storm later this evening and overnight tonight is expected to plow through there. and hit the southern bahamas. >> the area in red is where the most catastrophic damage is expected there. it will miss the dominican republic and haiti but over the turks and caicos tonight at 9:00 and continues on to the east through the areas of the southern bahamas. after that it looks likely that the center of the storm will push into areas close to florida perhaps cutting to the east maybe a bit to the west so uncertainty there. areas of south florida in particular miami, really are looking at the potential of a lot of wind out of this. tracking the long range it does not look like the storm will come up the coast. the high pressure will steer the storm inland but where it makes contact

haiti praying for luck here. we have several hours to go and we won't know the impact for several hours, perhaps even days yet. >> good luck to all people in haiti. thank you very much. let's get more on all of this. katie fox is joining us. thanks so much for joining us. i know how busy you are. based on the latest forecast where in florida do you expect this hurricane to hit the hardest? >> you know, you were hearing from your meteorologist earlier. there is convergence on models. this is really an incredibly dangerous storm. we are urging people to follow the advice of the local officials. the governor has been very clear about evacuation orders and following those orders. we just urge people to do exactly what the local officials are saying. >> what are the biggest threats to life as this hurricane bears down on florida? >> this is an incredibly dangerous storm with potentially catastrophic effects. we are concerned about life safety, getting people out of harm's way. we want people to have emergency supplies

oregon and my husband was amazed cuba haiti see and the bahamas in its fall off. in in florida a state of emergency has been declared. and as i one hundred thousand burmese muslims right in front. she grows on the dunk side. she to condemn the brutal repression. whilst they're hanga . first of hundreds of thousands of people in the united facing an uncertain. zidan double try. the so called dream is program. protects young undocumented immigrants the attorney general jeff sessions made the announcement and said the doctor program was unconstitutional and was being rescinded its president obama brought in the legislation in twenty twelve. as a compromise after congress refused to grant people brought to the u. s. illegally as children. permanent residency hexi lies belkin has this report. legal status. the anger and defiance on the streets of new york earns almost eight hundred thousand young immigrants across the u. s. lands that soon. they could face deportation. sums administration announcing it will begin dismantling obama's deferred action for childhood arriva

of the president for haiti. we have made a commitment to farmers, to the military. just now i came from a listening session that was going on downstairs. every single thing he has said, i have a list. every thing he said he is going to do, i have a list. we are keeping our word. a year from now, that long list of commitments we have made, making sure not to just check them off but that they are helping americans. and that is allowing americans to be safe. allowing americans to be first. and truly making america great again. host: and yet, there is still resistance in this country. we are a divided nation. you are at tysons corner a month facedying address and angry voters. what about those who dislike the president? omarosa: i think that mental illness is real. people i encountered out there probably had some challenges. like i said, i am not new to this. i understand there will be opposition and you should expect that. you have to also know that donald trump is tough. i'm tough. we are going to continue to figh

i ran into him in haiti a couple months ago of the he was in nauv houston feeding people.n here just to try to do what you could. >> again, i came to learn. but in the process of learning, first day we did 15,000 meals, second day, 3,500 meals. third day we did 5,000 meals. 8,000 today, and we're going to reach 10,000. >> i can't do this by yourself. >> i'm only a cheerleader. i want to make sure i was going to have food. as a chef, i always have to get food. i have many friends on this island. that's why i have a restaurant here and i've been coming to this island fund-raiser many years. i went to a restaurant named jose enrique. i told him, wave parking, we're going to start doing more. okay, let's do it. became with you thousand, 2,000, 4,000. today is no match. dropped, but tomorrow we're feeding 10,000 meals. >> i was in town not far from here earlier today. just on one street, they were in a home cooking for everybody on the block. you see that really all over the place. you're part of that. you said you were crying a lot today. >> i was crying a lot today because i

irma heads for haiti and then florida, where mass evacuations are ordered. an unfolding humanitarian disaster — families flee myanmar as buddhists target rohingya muslim villages. and we bring you a special report on what's being called the nightmarish conditions in a detention camp for refugees in libya. hello. hurricane irma, one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the atlantic, is sweeping across the eastern caribbean with devastating force. at least ten people have died, and hundreds of buildings have been flattened or flooded. deaths are reported in the us and british virgin islands, and anguilla. haiti and the turks and caicos islands are now making frantic preparations. the islands of barbuda and st martin were the first to feel the full force of the winds and storm surge. then puerto rico, cuba and florida still lie ahead. with phone lines down, roads destroyed by flooding, airports damaged, it's difficult to communicate and to get aid in. our correspondent laura bicker sent this report from puerto rico. hurricane irma, a storm the size of franc

it's now on its way to haiti and the turks & caicos islands.than 160,000 rohingya muslims have now fled violence in myanmar. the exodus across the border into bangladesh was sparked by a crackdown by burmese security forces. the authorities there have blamed rohingya militants for provoking the crisis by attacking police stations. bbc news has witnessed around 1,000 mostly african migrants, being held in detention in libya in inhumane conditions. the medical charity doctors without borders says migrants wanting to cross the mediterranean to italy are being detained in what it's calling nightmarish conditions. now on bbc news, a recap of the political day in westminster with thursday in parliament.

it's now on its way to haiti and the turks & caicos islands. storm surges, flooding and high winds are expected. more than 160,000 rohingya muslims have now fled violence in myanmar. the exodus across the border into bangladesh was sparked by a crackdown by burmese security forces. the authorities there have blamed rohingya militants for provoking the crisis by attacking police stations. bbc news has witnessed around 1,000 mostly african migrants, being held in detention in libya in inhumane conditions. the medical charity doctors without borders says migrants wanting to cross the mediterranean to italy are being detained in what it's calling nightmarish conditions. now on bbc news, a recap of the political day in westminster with thursday in parliament. hello and welcome to thursday in parliament. coming up: the brexit secretary david davis says a bill to transfer eu laws into uk legislation is vital. let me be clear, this bill does only what is necessary for a smooth exit. and to provide stability. but labour reckons it's a government power g

irma railed through the dominican republic and haiti -- raced through the dominican republic and haiti after going over puerto rico. there was catastrophic damage in the u.s. virgin islands the day before. the prime minister of barbuda says his island took a direct hit. >> the carnage in barbuda is unprecedented. >> reporter: miami may look like the calm before the storm but nervous drivers have caused 40% of gas stations in the miami area to sell out. carnival cruise lines which has major operations out of florida ports has canceled some caribbean trips. those passengers are trying to find a way out ahead of irma. joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> in florida, half a million people live in mandatory evacuation zones. the shelters are filling up with people and pets staying through the long weekend. >> you have been tracking irma for the past through days. >>> these people have had a warning and had a chance for several days to pack up and get guess. today's the last day. the storm is getting closer to florida making more of a direct hit on miami. there are hundreds of thousands of people who li

the category 5 storm passing dominican republic and haiti today.l told us on the island of barbuda, the island is decimated. look at the pictures. in puerto rico, 1 million people without water, 56,000 without water. >> irma already killed nine people. life-threatening winds. we are beginning to see the largest mass evacuations in u.s. history. 25,000 people, according to the governor have fled the florida keys. while irma's exact track is unknown in terms of where it might strike the united states specifically, a significant impact is expected i

fronterizas del paÍs tras el alerta de que existe una supuesta mafia que traer parturientas desde haitÍ a repÚblica dominicana. en una reuniÓn -- tendrÉ una reuniÓn con el ministro de defensa de haitÍ y tendrÁ una reuniÓn con cancillerÍa. manuel: segÚn el ministro, los operativos han disminuido la entrada de inmigrantes, lo que fue desmentido por los fronterizos. >> ha habido una merma. >> eso no es cierto, esto se mantiene. ahÍ un plan de invadirnos, silenciosamente. >> esos mÉdicos haitianos son violadores de nuestro territorio, de nuestras leyes. mi paÍs, mi patria, me duele. >> especifique en el presupuesto nacional y que construyamos hospitales en el lado haitiano, que le salen mejor al paÍs. manuel: hay que apuntar ademÁs que el ministro de defensa anunciÓ que preparan un plan para atacar este mal. este plan serÍa presentado en el mes de noviembre.. illia: a continuaciÓn mÁs noticias de nuestros paÍses, en puerto rico siguen totalizando datos del huracÁn irma. un grupo de colombianos fue evacuado del caribe y en mÉxico las clases siguen suspendidas en zonas afectadas por el sismo.

it's now on its way to haiti and the turks and caicos islands. storm surges, flooding and high winds are expected. over 150,000 rohingya muslims have now fled violence in myanmar. the exodus was sparked by a crackdown by burmese security forces, after rohingya militants attacked police posts. and this story is trending on bbc.com. prince george has officially started school. the four year old was dropped off by his father prince william. the duchess of cambridge missed the occasion due to severe morning sickness from her third pregnancy. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: the house of commons has begun debating the bill which will reverse the european communities act of 1972 and transfer thousands of european laws and regulations into uk law once britain has left the european union. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. irma churns through the caribbean towards florida, one week after harvey slams into texas. but who bears the cost? and earning a degree in winemaking. find

we deployed last to haiti after hurricane matthew, towards the end of last year.ontacts across the caribbean in. haiti we worked closely with rotary international collea g u es closely with rotary international colleagues and with the local government agencies and our partner agencies, such as the red cross. we have these good contacts. we have fantastic transport support, all over the world. if more than the 2,000 bits of kit that we have ready and waiting in panama are required, we will source those from all over the world. once your people get the window and the weather that they need to do what they want to do, just tell us about how these shelterboxes, how they work. well, what is likely to be most useful in these scenarios is what we call a shelter kit, which supplies people with the ability to repair their damaged buildings or indeed make rudimentary shelters themselves. that consists of heavy duty tarps, and tools to clear land. and essential items you might not think of immediately, where power is down, you need solar lighting. we supply those to families

haiti, the bahamas and turks and caicos also in the line of fire. florida is bracing for a potential direct hit from this deadly category 5 storm. there are mandatory evacuations already under way in some parts of the state. landfall there is expected this weekend. >> there is still time. the hope is that shift to the east continues. we'll be watching it. right now irma is punishing puerto rico. it wasn't even a direct hit and still more than 1 million customers, no power. more than 56,000, no water. pictures tell the story. the monster storm literally the size of texas inleashing its fury on the tiny island of barbuda. 185-mile-per-hour winds. this is what they do. 95% of the buildings are damaged or destroyed according to the prime minister. he flew over and said it's barely habitable. remember, there's another storm on the way in that direction. at this point nine people are reported dead including an infant. the united nations says the hurricane could impact up to 37 million people. cnn has this storm covered like no other network can. let's beg

hurricane warnings remain in effect for parts of cuba, the dominican republic, and haiti.is just part of the destruction. a bridge connecting the dominican republic to haiti washed away by the category-5 storm. >> a hurricane warning also issued in turks and caicos where conditionsdeteariated overnight. the governor -- deteriorated overnight. the governor warning everyone not to test mother nature. >> stay where you are. you can't go out because the winds are just far, far too strong. nobody can get to you either. people can stay on their own. >> 15 roofs have come off including the roof of the hospital. >>> major breaking news. at least five people dead after a powerful 8.1-magnitude earthquake near the border with gatt mall amp the strongest earthquake -- guatemala. the strongest earthquake in mexico in a century according to president nigeto. power outages reported 600 miles away in mexico city where people were running out in the street barefoot in their pajamas. the threat of a tsunami appears minimal. guatemala has activated security protocols. police report somethin

the eye of the storm is sitting close to puerto rico at the moment, with the dominican republic and haitiext in line. it is passed over the leeward islands, which includes antigua and barbuda and st maarten. it is not known how much destruction has been there already. this is from the island of st maarten, the french interior minister said the island has sustained whites read —— widespread flooding and many buildings have been destroyed. another scene from the islands, we should be able to see it. absolute chaos, yachts in tatters, giving an indication of how bad the flooding is. we can expect to learn more about the full extent in the coming hours. just look at what they are dealing with, this is the picture from mass of what looks like from the international space station, it was taken as burma made la ndfall station, it was taken as burma made landfall in the caribbean, it is huge —— it was taken as irma made landfall. the caribbean expects irma to hit at some point on saturday or sunday, these lines of vehicles lining up at petrol stations as the hurricane approaches. forced evacuatio

haiti and the turks and caicos islands are the latest places to be hit by the storm. cuba and florida still lie ahead. the red cross estimates that up to 26 million people in total could be exposed to the destructive winds and torrential rains brought by irma. more than 160,000 rohingya muslims have now fled violence in myanmar. the exodus across the border into bangladesh was sparked by a crackdown by burmese security forces. pope francis has urged colombians to set aside any desire for revenge as they come to terms with a peace deal signed last year with farc rebels. he was speaking to huge crowds in bogota on the first full day of his visit to the country. now it's time for world business report. weathering the financial storm. harvey could overtake katrina as america's costliest hurricane, but will irma prove even more expensive? we look at the spiralling cost of extreme weather and who pays? plus, contingency plans. the boss of virgin atlantic tells us how they're helping customers in the caribbean and aiding the recovery effort. welcome to world business report.

it's expected to pass north of the doe the minute can republic and haiti today. irma made its first landfall on barbuda. early yesterday, officials now report nearly every building on that small island was damaged and 1400 people are homeless, a child died on barbuda. >>> french officials report eight deaths so far on french caribbean island territories. in puerto rico, people are dealing with flooding and massive power outages. as you see, the severity of the storm here in these pictures after the hurricane passed very close to the islands northern coast last night. about a million people are in the dark. puerto rico is under a state of emergency. as florida is bracing for a run in with hurricane irma, evacuations are under way there, especially in southern florida. that is lead to go crowded roads. look at these pictures. tourists started leaving the florida keys yesterday. residents are supposed to get out today. also a mandatory evacuation begins today in coastal areas near miami beach. you can track every twist and every turn that hurricane irma makes with t

storm powering its way through the dominican republic and parts of the island have seen flooding and haitis next in its path. at least 10 people have died and florida is bracing for the impact, a live report from miami coming up at 12:15. how big the storm is, look at this from outer space. a picture of irma from the international space station. no impact from irma here but we have sunny skies and a bit of a cooldown. doug hill is here with a check of the forecast. doug: looking good today and tomorrow and through the weekend, even early monday when the first clouds will possibly come our way from what is left of irma. 175 winds with the hurricane force winds extending 50, 60 miles and 150 miles more for the tropical storm force winds and the center on the west-northwesterly track and passed north of his annual and haiti with plenty of wind and rain. the worst will stay over the water. turks and caicos, and it will go north and west at a steady clip, with no slowdown expected. do not be surprised to see if the forward motion does not slow down a tiny bit after it has interaction with islan