get them evacuated some of the ferries are now just starting to run from dominique back here to st lucia and other areas again bringing people for the first time off the island and in to some safety now tony goes prime minister roosevelt skerritt spoke to the united nations on saturday and he described the situation is in his country like this. all building roofless all water pipes. on route infrastructure destroyed oh hospital is with. and schools have disappeared beneath the rubble scare it was also very clear on what he says is the underlying issue that caused the hurricanes that have destroyed his country i was. the brunt of climate. i repeat we have a consequence. of the actions of. actions that indian joe very existence the situation on dominic is beyond desperate the island nation is home to about seventy one thousand people but many don't many kids live abroad in other countries and they've been trying to reach out to see what's happening with their relatives if they're ok if their houses are destroyed and also even if they're still alive. now as you get older you can perhaps be

has more from the nearby island of st lucia we're here on the island nation of st lucia and it's a staging place for aid operations in to domenica the island of dominique is completely destroyed the situation is very bad there nearly a week after hurricane maria hit that island nation it remains essential he cut off from the outside world in many ways we've heard reports that u.s. military helicopters are flying over the island and literally plucking people to safety to get them evacuated some of the ferries are now just starting to run from dominique back here to st lucia and other areas again bringing people for the first time off the island and in to safety now domenico as prime minister roosevelt skerritt spoke to the united nations on saturday and he described the situation is in his country like this. all building roofless all water pipes. on route infrastructure destroyed oh hospital is with. and schools have disappeared beneath the rubble scare it was also very clear on what he says is the underlying issue that caused the hurricanes that have destroyed his country. as dominic the b

we're here on the island nation of st lucia and it's a staging place for aid operations in to domenica the island of domenico is completely destroyed the situation is very bad there nearly a week after hurricane maria hit that island nation it remains essential he cut off from the outside world in many ways we've heard reports that u.s. military helicopters are flying over the island and literally plucking people to safety to get them evacuated some of the ferries are now just starting to run from dominique back here to st lucia and other areas again bringing people for the first time off the island and in to some safety now to many cars prime minister roosevelt skerritt spoke to the united nations on saturday and he described the situation is in his country like this. all building roofless all water pipes must on root infrastructure destroyed oh hospital is riddled. and schools have disappeared beneath the rubble skerritt was also very clear on what he says is the underlying issue that caused the hurricanes that have destroyed his country. i was dominant the brunt of climate change i

be here. >> i understand it's still early, you have storms still swirling and inflikcting damage st. lucia has been spared some of the damage, but what have you seen >> i'm chairman from st. kitts down to grenada. i've had the opportunity to physically fly into the british virgin islands, st. kitts, ann teague g ann teag antigua and turks and caicos >> and what have you sign? >> you seen. >> a lot of damage in 2004 we had hurricane ivan. st. tomas in 2010 was damaging to st. lucia the resilience of the caribbean is strong. we are brothers and sisters so whereas there may be other events taking place around the world and priority may not be on us, we have always bound together to make this thing happen what's interesting about what's taking place is the number of destinations that have been impacted so you have the british with the british vir ygin islavirgin isl martin, guadalupe, puerto rico, houston was out. you had florida and miami that were potentially going to be in the path then you had an earthquake in mexico, another earthquake last night, my heart and prayers go out to the citize

this is a major storm headed towards st. lucia and dominica. it is going to be headed towards antigua, verb you do, and it may make a direct hit on puerto rico as a storm. this time, it is looking a little bit more impactful. our thoughts and prayers to the folks down there who have been ravaged by this tropical season. by wednesday, thursday, mid to upper 80's, warm and sticky. the first day of fall will feel very summerlike. we are keeping it warm with temperatures well above average, watching to see if jose loops back around. we are going to step away for just a moment. more of abc 7 i'm a lawyer, and i have clients, and i am proud to do what i do on behalf of my clients. narrator: the clients john adams and his team are so proud to work for? banks accused of money laundering. big corporations accused of defrauding taxpayers. and mortgage lenders accused of unfairly foreclosing on homes. now he wants to be attorney general. john adams: the best attorney general the powerful and well-connected can buy. i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney

the university school of medicine evacuating to neighboring st. lucia. now let's get the latest on maria's path from accuweather's justin povick. >>> hurricane maria expected to strengthen through the d notice the bending motion more toward the north this weekend. and that will produce dangerous swells, coastal flooding and rip currents throughout the southeast united states. notice the current forecasted track here at the cone. and that's what you need to focus on over the next several days. >> turning now to the desperate rescue operation following the powerful earthquake in mexico that brought down dozens of buildings and killed at least 230 people. >> search and rescue teams are clawing through debris to reach anyone who may be buried underneath. they're struggling to free at least one girl trapped in a building in mexico city where 21 children died. more than 50 people have been rescued from toppled buildings. at any sign of life, people gathered outside are given the signal to be silent. then they make contact with the girl and realize she has two

i speak to give readers on the who's just returned from domenico he joins us now from st lucia so just what you saw when you were there. well sheer and utter destruction to put it simply this is an island nation dominique at it was completely destroyed from hurricane maria that hit just a week ago the eye of hurricane maria hit directly on the island of dominique and i don't think anyone can be prepared for what they saw when they arrived there like we did take a look. approaching domenica from the shoreline the first signs of a battered country on shore at the port the picture is clear. when the crews frantically unload water some of the first aid to reach the island all week but as we'll find out later it's not nearly enough a group of dominicans who live abroad have reached the island to rescue family members bring in supplies and they get a first glimpse of a home landed ruins i love this country i mean you know what i did step us they didn't tell me what. was he at least knows his family is alive but not everyone is so lucky they started going through. a lot so i lost my meet my n

newlyweds from south jersey, they postponed their honeymoon to st. lucia to next year. the original plan was to leave two weeks ago and hurricanes irma and jose changed those plans. fortunately they were insured so they didn't lose money or their trip accommodations. >> it actually saved their room, and it was able to reschedule them. >> our peace of mind was worth more than anything else. >> we're relieved and we're praying for the people down there. >> the travel agent said couples are already calling her concerned about caribbean weddings and honeymoon trips for next summer. and hurricane season still has several more weeks to go. you can count on us to track the storms out there right now and whatever pops up in the future. our app also lets you customize the forecast for where you and your loved ones live. >>> a woman is in the hospital in critical condition after she was hit in a hit and run. she is expected to survive. this happened around 9:45 last night on roosevelt boulevard near south hampton road. the driver took off, hasn't been seen since and right now pol

these two postponed their honeymoon to st. lucia until next year. hurricanes irma and jose changed their plans. they were insured so they didn't lose money or their trip accommodations. >> it actually saved their room and was able to reschedule them. >> our peace of mind was worth more than anything else. >> we're relieved and praying for the people down there. >> travel agents said couples are already calling about concern about caribbean honeymoons and trips next summer. you can count on the free nbc 10 app to track the storms out there now and whatever pops up in the future. our app also lets you customize the forecast for where you or your loved ones live and send you neighborhood alerts as soon as they're issued. >> northeast philadelphia, a woman is there the hospital this morning after being hit by a vehicle. she's in critical condition. she is expected to survive. this happened on roosevelt boulevard near south hampton road. the driver took off and hasn't been seen since. police don't have a description of the vehicle. >>> in philadelphia's

here's a look at st. lucia for you. it's going to get worse, but this is the relative calm before the storm and withdrew cyou can surf is picking up. maria set to become a category 4 storm and psibly take aim at the u.s. mainland. abc 7 meteorologist mike nicco is tracking the storms. >> yeah, it's an active atlantic. hi, everybody. let's take a look at the three storms. jose, hurricane, category 1, 24 hours ago. t lee a tropical depression. maria was just a tropical storm at the time with 65 mile per hour winds. she has taken all of our attention just about as she is now a category 3. major hurricane. just got the latest information. 125 mile per hour winds. lee is just spinning his wheels there, he's 35 miles per jose is becoming a wind and wave event for the northeast if you're trying to get that way. let's take a look, maria is about 185 miles south of the track that irma took. so you can see, martinique, dominica, guadeloupe right in the path as it becomes a 4 and then look at this, it's going to rake puerto rico.

the outer bands already battering st. lucia. puerto rico bracing for a direct hit. in some places, so much destruction already from irma, they're telling people to use rocks to hold down loose debris. and where will hurricane maria then go? the spaghetti models tonight showing the hurricane tracking north, and right toward the u.s. chief meteorologist ginger zee is here. ginger, first, jose, because jose is hitting right now. we can feel the effects already. >> already seeing seven to eight-foot waves from virginia beach up through the central jersey shore, david, and that's why we have to start here. the tropical storm watch in place from islip up through new london, connecticut. the warning for newport, rhode island, to plymouth, massachusetts. this is really tomorrow night through wednesday, when we see the biggest effects. and that would be gusts and waves 12 to 17 feet on the eastern tip of long island. nantucket, closing in noon on wednesday at 60-mile-per-hour winds. the piling of water and the waves certainly the biggest deal. a quick look at that eye everyo

officials planning for eight flights and voyages to again in force thursday from the nearby island of st. luciaominica, in the caribbean. >> our thanks to michael for giving us that look. you have st. croix, the u.s. virgin islands, puerto rico. there is also a breaking situation in mexico after that earthquake. right now crews are still searching, off by hand, to get through buildings and look for survivors. right now they have made contact with a 12-year-old girl trapped in the debris from her collapsed school. there could be other kids in there as well. we have a live report, next. >>> this is the most devastating storm in modern history. >> we're looking at four to six months without electricity. >> it is epic expectations. >> mexico rescuers racing against the clock to find earthquake survivors trapped beneath the rubble. >> rescue workers have made contact with a young girl who they believe is still alive. >>> mueller's team looking at dismissals of flynn and comey. >> clearly mr. manafort had a series of relationships with folks in russia. at some point we're going to want to bring him i

we've seen them but in terms of aid, they were expecting aid from st. lucia stay.t's trickle if anything. in desperate need of everything from food and water -- there's no running water here. prime minister traveling around the country, first thing everybody asked, fresh water, something to drink. the aid need is incredible here. they're going to need to start choppering things in, bringing in by boat. they have -- one other thing interesting, sort of speaks to the character of the people here. when irma went through, had three big containers in dominica full of splierksz food and medical aid. they shipped them off to other places, st. martin, tortola, in need. and shipped over power linesmen and electrical engineers to get power up on those islands. they get hit here, they have no backup, not even the aid in storage because they gave it to other places more in need. >> what did the prime minister say? >> he's shell shocked. he's a stoic and strong man but he's shell shked by the breadth of what has happened to his country and people. have a listen to part of the i

the winds are already starting to pick up in st. lucia where the strong surf there and low visibility. so tough there, larry. larry: already. well, hurricane jose isn't quite as strong. but is expected to be felt in the next 24 hours. alexa ashwell is live where the winds are beginning to pick up. >> in past 30 minutes we noticed that the winds start to pick up. i had to tighten my hat to make sure it didn't fly off. we are in downtown ocean city on the boardwalk, fifth street. you can see the officials put up the gates up here because of the anticipated winds. the winds we have been experiencing to keep the beach sand flowing on the boardwalk. the big concern is officials say this riptide. in ocean city. since we have been here in the past few hours we have not seen anyone in the water. we see lifeguards out here. we also see a number of people, families saying that they will continue to enjoy the vacation despite hurricane jose. reporting live in ocean city. larry: thank you so much. as we talk to meteorologist josh knight, it's amazein

officials planning for aid flights and voyages to begin in force on thursday, from the nearby island of st. lucia, and hoping for clarity on just what has happened to the island of dominica. michael holmes, cnn, over dominica in the caribbean. >> incredible pictures. just moments ago, the national hurricane center released its new update on hurricane maria. let's get to our weather center and cnn meteorologist chad myers. chad, fill us in. >> the storm is hammering the north shore here of the dominican republic. right through there. and there's a couple mountain ranges in here too. i'm afraid all of this moisture that's coming off the storm, is now getting in those mountains like it got into the puerto ricoen mountains and all of this rain will come rushing down in flash flooding. so we're going to watch that for you. really, i think the focus is still probably on st. croix, on puerto rico and the likes because what this storm already did. it's going to move into the turks and caicos, but there's the latest advisory. 115. that hasn't changed. the pressure hasn't changed much eat he. about 959 mil

name two there are others as well there's also neighboring island nations such as where i am at st lucia they're also trying to launch eight operations there i can tell you that there is stomach aid getting in but it's just very difficult why because unlike the earthquake in haiti in two thousand and ten there you were able to caravan in through the dominican republic the dominican republic and haiti share the same island here there is no there is not possible it's just an island that's completely isolated with no airports no major port per se it is just so difficult to get aid in there and that's why the desperation a week later is so so strong still many elizondo there reporting on the desperate situation. the venezuelan economic and political crisis is having a severe effect on the nation's house a survey by three of the nation's top universities found the average fan as well and has lost nine kilograms in the past year many families and they're forced to scavenge for food in what was once south america's richest country in latin america editor lucien human reports from the capital ca

now all of a sudden approaching the islands from st. luciand throughout the virgin islands and there's puerto rico. that's the general direction the storm is heading. you can see the eye clear out there. s the strengthening. don't be surprised if it goes up to a category 4 later on today. currently the winds are right around 120 miles per hour. that's what the hurricane hunters have found. they're flying through the storm and will continue to do so about every 6 to 12 hours as it approaches land there. only 600 miles or less from the islands. here's the latest forecast path from the hurricane center. look at the cone is still over the top of puerto rico, although you can't to down the center line, but puerto rico is in the cone, so is the u.s. virgin islands and haiti and cuba. almost extending it into south florida. when we get the updates today, i'm sure south florida will be in the cone of uncertainty. don't pay too much to the intensity because if it stays over water it could be this strong. if it goes over more of puerto rico and the mou

st. lucia, martinique, dominica, guadeloupe. if we look right here, andrea, this is where we see the eye just beginning to develop from this storm. winds at this hour upwards of 120 miles per hour. let's track maria right now as it rolls through potentially a category 4 storm as it makes its way to puerto rico. wednesday morning. with wind speeds potentially upwards of 150 miles per hour. then rolling by hispaniola, turks and caicos, so devastated by the last storm. the issue here is that people in these islands and along this chain have not even had time to recover yet and they are facing what could be potentially a storm as strong or stronger than the last storm system which rolled through. we're watching all of that and lee continuing to develop in the atlantic. >> dave price, thank you. i think for such a grim forecast. tammy leitner is in puerto rico where people are trying to recover. just beginning to rebuild and recover. what are you learning from your time down there? >> reporter: hey, andrea. i don't think anybody is t

we had a board, in from st lucia today to drop in supplies.read those supplies can go. but as i say, things do seem to be getting better day by day. as i say, the additional resources from outside have held that greatly. i am not sure what we would have done without outside assistance. not sure what we would have done without outside assistancem not sure what we would have done without outside assistance. it is great to hear that help is there and the relief effort is well and truly under way. boris johnson has the relief effort is well and truly under way. borisjohnson has been defending the response of the british government to the situation in its british territories in the caribbean that have been affected. do you have any criticism for him or do you feel that the british response has been kindly and as good as some are suggesting the french has been in the territories in the caribbean? it is difficult to comment on what the french has received, but for me, i do not see quite what else the british army navy could have done more. they are a

but the school of medicine is evacuating its campus by boat to neighboring st. lucia.eather's justin povic. >> hurricane maria is expected to strengthen for today. big impacts throughout the turks and caicos islands. rainfall amounts upwards of a foot or more. notice the bending motion more towards the north this weekend. that will produce costal flooding and rip currents throughout the southeast united stat. notice the current forecast track here, the cone is what you need to focus on over the course of the next several days. diane and kendis, back to you. >> justin, thanks. >>> turning now to the desperate rescue operation following that earthquake that brought down dozens of buildings and killed at least 230 people in mexico. >> they're clawing through debris right now. they're struggling to free at least one girl who is trapped in a school in mexico city where 23 children have died. at any sign of life, people gathered outside are given the signal to be silent. then they make contact with the girl and realize she has two companions with her. what an ordeal there..

>> so jamaica wasn't affected, grand caymans wasn't affected, barbados, st. luciaof course during hurricane season, aruba, towbogo doesn't get hit, very interesting, because they still have to do what they call their hurricane rates, but never get hit >> way down thereby send owes all all a >> almost to south america >> right >> so travel to the caribbean still going on, cruise lines definately moving to the western car indian, east caribbean went to puerto rico, but now moving to the western, so going to grand cayman, jamaica, rifle area my, a coste mia area. so if you want to do that you can. most cruise lines also offering discounts to re book for another time or get your money back you >> travel around the worlds >> yes >> do you always buy travel insurance? >> funny. it is kind of murphy ', law, when you boo i it you don't need it, whether you buy it, you don't need it. so triple of trips i went on made it mandatory, antartica, mandatory for travel insurance. rye now travel insurance is the best thing. >> really is >> see, if it is bad weather, you don't get y

a destructive path through the caribbean, punishing the remote islands of dominica, barbados and st. lucia. overnight is 60-mile-per-hour winds and torrential rain tore through dominica. the country's prime minister, who had his own roof blown off, writing on facebook we have lost all what money can buy and replace. on the virgin islands of st. thomas and st. john, already badly battered by irma, traumatized residents are now desperately trying to escape this new threat. >> the island is devastated. no light, no water. no food. >> reporter: even the coast guard and other rescue teams are packing up and moving to safer locations. >> this one looks like it's going to hit us hard. >> reporter: puerto rico was barely grazed by irma, but maria is a much bigger threat to the u.s. territory. >> the devastation it will cause might be unprecedented. >> reporter: the island's 3 million american citizens now under a state of emergency, the government already rationing basic provisions like water and baby formula. >> how important is it for you to get supplies today? >> extremely. i mean, there's no w