. >>> in the caribbean tropical storm emily is getting stronger. the storm now headed toward the dominican republic and haiti. forecasters say they should get hit by heavy rain and 45-mile-per-hour winds by midday. emily is expected to continue toward the bahamas. it may bring rain to miami by friday afternoon and wilmington, north carolina, by sunday evening. >>> a homeless man is in custody this morning after jumping the fence at the white house yesterday. he was captured and apparently

a storm named irene has already flooded parts of the caribbean. trong winds, downpours and floods are now hitting puerto rico and the storm system could strengthen in the next few hours. >>> and d ter this half hour, the planning involved in a secret wedding. how the groom gave his bride the surprise of his life. it's our favorite story of the day. >> some women in the news room didn'tike this idea. i thought it was pretty romantic and considerate. >> as long as he picked out everything according to plan. >> yes, always a tough part. >> just how she'd like it. >> we know to follow orders. >>> before that, breaking news overnight in libya where anti-government rebels have now taken control of tripoli. thousands are celebratatg in the main square which rebels and residents have renamed martyr square. >> the fate of moammar gadhafi is unknown this morning but it's clear his reign is over. abc's chuck sivertsen reports. >> reporter: outside tripoli, the final push was on. the rebel advance was turned back several times during the day with a libyan spok

sometimes, the western caribbean, sometimes the eastern caribbean, sometimes by sea or air. i would have acknowledged small arrows, but that is not the only route. that would be the dominant route. what happened? as you can well imagine, those both in south america and north america and in the caribbean took steps, countermeasures, efforts to shut down this route of transportation. how would things look 10 years later? i would suggest -- i am going to try it myself this time. things would look more like this. ne, the big thick arrow is moving up the eastern pacific. there is a new arrow that you are beginning to see in the year 2000, which symbolically represents the movement of the product across the atlantic to new markets in europe and elsewhere around the world. the other two arrows have not disappeared. i am not suggesting that no product move 11 years ago through the caribbean or central america, but they were no longer the dominant routes. may i note as well the fact that i start my big arrow in columbia is not my insertion that all of the product comes from colombia,

hurricane irene lurks in the caribbean preparing to bear down on the eastern u.s. >>> aftershock. how the east coast is reacting to tuesday's rare earthquake in virginia. >>> and hot water. a woman who forced her adopted son to eat hot sauce is now a woman who forced her adopted son to eat hot sauce is now facing her own punishment. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a gathering storm. as predicted, hurricane irene regained strength overnight growing to a category 2 storm. and high above the earth you can see in this harrowing image that was taken from the international space station just how huge hurricane irene is as it passes over the caribbean. experts say the storm could grow to a category 4 monster by the time it makes landfall this weekend. in fact, some forecasts predict irene could become the most powerful storm to hit the east coast in more than a decade. let's go right now over to meteorologist todd santos. he's tracking i

. >> in haiti and the dominican republic and the caribbean. >> mubarak is on trial six months after -- he has denied all the charges against him, among them, ordering the killing of protesters. >> he ruled egypt with an iron fist. now, for four hours, he lay in a hospital bed in a cairo court. officials mandated that he appear personally to answer for charges related to the deaths of 146 people. prosecutors say he gave orders for security forces to use live ammunition. he gave the command said to let ever was necessary to restore order. the presiding judge asked how he pleaded. he completely denied all the charges. the former interior minister was also head of the security forces and the secret police. his sons were also present, answering the charges of corruption. outside the police academy, restless crowds watched live coverage of the proceedings. few shows sympathy. >> if anybody feels empathy because of his condition, issue of the videos of those tortured during his reign. >> you agree that he deserves to be executed a thousand times over. >> leaders have long demanded that he be

she said my son is getting married tomorrow at the caribbean hilton, could you please come? and i went. i hadn't seen her in 30 years. we were kids together. and after the wedding, there was a reception and she introduced me to

hurricane irene lurks in the caribbean preparing to bear down on the eastern u.s. >>> aftershock. how the east coast is reacting to tuesday's rare earthquake in virginia. >>> and hot water. a woman who forced her adopted son to eat hot sauce is now facing her own punishment. good morning. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. today we begin with a gathering storm. as predicted, hurricane irene regained strength overnight growing to a category two storm. now, high above the earth this harrowing image was taken from the international space station as hurricane irene passed over the caribbean. experts say the storm could grow to a category four monster by the time it makes landfall this weekend. in fact, some forecasts predict irene could become the most powerful storm to hit the east coast in more than a decade. let's go right now over to meteorologist todd santos. he has been tracking irene for us. todd, it's sort of ominous. they're saying this will be huge. what do we need to know? >> you want to bring it into a few areas initia

and will move around the caribbean islands. this bears watching closely especially if you live in florida or the east coast. the heat's going to continue to crank, dallas, oklahoma city, their streak of 100-plus days continues at 30 and growing. some of the heat will continue to grow up toward the north. 108 the expected high temperature in dallas. 100 in kansas city. this will stay with us, i think, across the day today. new york, you'll see evening thunderstorms. same deal with d.c. and philly. might see delays this, and san francisco some fog. traveling by car, and a lot of folks are this summer holiday season, ali, check this out. imagine if you're on a family vacation and you're driving down the interstate in memphis and a snake -- wow. >> i was wondering what that was. wow. >> pops out of the hood of your car and on to the windshield. >> what are you supposed to do about that? >> well, scream. especially the little girls in the back. i know i would be screaming like a little girl probably. then pull over and maybe through

hurricane irene intensifying as it makes its way through the caribbean and now threatens to strike theinland by later this week. >>> we've been hearing for months about the expected big drop in gas prices. now, by the way, at a national average of $3.58 a gallon they've come down some from their peak. but the price of crude has dropped a lot more. so why is gas still so high? mark strassmann takes a look. >> love you. all right. >> reporter: odetta mohammed is a single mom, a registered nurse and a frustrated commuter. she drives 70 miles a day and spends $80 a week on gas. >> look at this! my god! >> reporter: you think between the oil companies, and the convenience stores, that you're always getting the best possible price? >> no, of course not. don't quite understand the phenomenon when the gas prices in barrels, the price of gas is going down yet the gas prices are still going up. sounds like a -- a profit-type margin. >> reporter: often the price of crude oil and gasoline rise together. but gas usually lags behind crude as prices fall. the price of u.s.-produced crude oil has drop

tropical storm watches are up for the parts of the caribbean. it's approaching south florida by friday. if you're there, going there, you might want to look at your plans. >>> and iraq is considering whether to ask the u.s. to extend the stay of american troops past 2011. iraq's prime minister is hoping for a final decision in the next day or two. >>> let's go around the world with zain verjee. she is in london. zain, interesting new developments in the israeli/palestinian conflict. israeli's benjamin netanyahu is changing things to revise peace talks. tell us what's going on. >> this is a dramatic policy shift. he's basically saying let's discuss it to the palestinians, using the 1967 cease-fire line. he's also telling the palestinians, look, you've got to recognize the state of israel and that it is a jewish state and that do not go to the united nations later this year and unilaterally declare the palestinian state. the palestinians are saying what proposal? we haven't got a proposal. they want details and information. remember, too, the u.s.

now, we are expecting in terms of timing for this thing to move through the caribbean through the middle it spends more time over land it will be a weaker storm. if it takes a track that keeps it over the open water, the storm could be stronger. the big question, of course, what everybody wants to know is what will happen over here? are we talking about a south florida storm, atlantic storm? a gulf storm? it is too early. the margin of error this far out, we are talking a couple hundred miles. so either side of that line, but at this point, every everyone needs to be prepared for a land fall next week or in to the weekend. we will keep you posted as the storm continues to develop over the next couple of days. our other weather story today is impressive video. if you are not at your tv come and look at this. this is from skokie, illinois. it is a suburb of chicago. there are thunderstorms that moved through here early this morning. lightning struck a power line, brought it down, which in turn toppled a gas line and ignited that fire. the firefighters were able to put it out. nobody was in

a hurricane with winds of 120 miles an hour now, and it's gaining strength as it cuts through the caribbean. the big question -- will irene strike the u.s.? where, when and how hard? it's on its way, bearing down now on the bahamas, and abc's linsey davis is there. good evening, linsey. >> reporter: good evening, george. irene has clearly arrived. and it is hitting us hard, not only bringing us drenching rain, but increasingly rough surf. the storm surge is expected to get ten feet or higher and that could obviously cause some significant damage. irene's rampage through the caribbean produced widespread destruction when it was just a category 2 hurricane. now, as a 3, with 120-mile-per-hour winds and up to a foot of rain on the way, the bull's eye is on the bahamas. and irene is just getting started. flying into the storm, hurricane hunters took measurements. but from space, the true size of irene became clear. >> it has taken more shape since we've seen it the lala two nights. there's definitely a central eye formed. >> and mike, we see that -- it's hard to believe that it's that big. >> r

already a tropical storm barrelling through the caribbean and could soon become a hurricane. the track right now shows it could be headed for florida. >>> it could be a dramatic turn as early as tomorrow in the case of that new york city maid, and one of the most powerful men in the world charged with attacking her. >>> and ththe wedding planner. the boyfriend who spent the last year asking his girlfriend simple questions. if we ever got married, what would you want? >> she said she wanted martha stewart paper balls. >> she had no idea what she was about to walk into. >> what? she's here? >>> good evening on this sunday night. as we come on the air with new reporting from the west coast. there are fast-changing developments out of libya tonight, where come knoll gadhafi's regime appears to be closer than ever to its end. these are the aimages coming in. rebels filling green square, the capital's main square there. tonight, no word on where gadhafi is, but there are reports that at least one of his sons, saif, has been detained. the rebels also say the top military unit in char

hurricane warnings in the caribbean as a powerful system moves closer to our shores. >>> gold rush. investors are cashing in, and so are thieves. tonight, the new dangers of wearing gold. >>> football scandal. shocking allegations threaten to bring down a college powerhouse. >>> and, swimming with sharks. taking a dip with some of the most dangerous creatures on earth. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. after months of bloody stalemates and setbacks in the fight to reclaim their country, libyan rebels tonight have fought their way into tripoli and are waging an all-out assault on the quickly disintegrating regime of moammar gadhafi. as we first reported here last night, the battle for typically had begun. rebel fighters have made steady progress in their offensive on the capital. there are reports they have captured a son of gadhafi. tonight spontaneous celebrations are under way in typically in anticipation that the end is near. u.s. officials tonight have told

it's got to go through the caribbean right now. it's 250 miles southeast of san juan and puerto rico. it's banging around in the northeastern caribbean islands be tu waves are only 40 miles an hour. barely a tropical storm. it's got a ton of heavy rain with this. this thing, already, though, is much, much larger than don, and we think that will be the case going forward. hates to go over the island of hispaniola which has many mountains and that may knock it down a touch. this is our forecast computer model which shows the track going toward the dominican republic and eventually toward the southern bahamas and likely toward the state of florida, at least the east coast. the models this morning have nudged a little bit farther to the east, so not guaranteed to make landfall in miami, that's for sure. so just prepare right now mentally and then we'll update this forecast going forward, but certainly the southern tip of florida all the way up to the carolina coast and even the northeast will have to watch this one very, very carefully

custom patrol plate spotted 100 foot vessel in the western caribbean speding to the florida coast lane. they alert add nearby coast guard cutter which gave chicago's and stopped the subject marine. the suspects then scuttled it in an attempt to present ept the american authorities from recovering the drugs on board. authorities detain the crew before the vessel sank then the navy coast guard used so inner an types of dives to locate the sub 13 days later at the bottom of the caribbean. south american drug cartel increasingly turned to submarine. authorities say the so-called sub account for up to a third of the drug smuggled to the u.s. from south america. >>> different kind of sports story now. jints fans are of course hoping for a rae pete of world series glory but another group of bay area baseball players is chasing a series title of their own. they are hoping to win without the benefit of eyesight. this is a last minute batting prosecute for members of the west coast dog. one phrase you weren't hear is keep your eye on the ball. flt they are based in concord and premier beep baseb

the historic mission district for its 33rd year to showcase the very best of latin america and the caribbean cultures and traditions. now therefore be it resolved that i, ed win lee, along with the board of supervisors, in recognition of the celebration of our diversity, proclaim may 28 to 29, 2011, as carnaval weekend in san francisco! >> so, greetings. i would get to follow the mayor. well, of course let me start by saying to mayor ed lee, on behalf of san francisco cultural arts traditions, on behalf of the artists and per for mars that take part -- performers that take part in carnaval, in part of all the carnaval community, we thank you very much for this proclamation and we are deeply honored that you showed up here today personally to present it. now, mayor lee, if you'll forgive me, i was told there would be a teleprompter. so i'm not that good of a speaker. just off the cuff, so i've got a couple of notes. and basically i want to make this brief because i want to get on to the performances but there are three things that i would like you guys to remember or to address. one is sort o

. >> and preparing for irene, next up the hurricane pounds the caribbean and is now pounding the east coa >>> a rough night in the bahamas as hurricane irene, 115 mile-an-hour winds pounded the island chain. they are taking aim in the east coast. hurricane watch is in effect in north carolina where 200,000 residents and tourists are facing evacuation orders. >> we are asking people all over eastern north carolina to take this storm very seriously and to begin implement their plan. >> preparations are being done all along the atlantic seaboard. navy ships of being moved out to sea. coastal residents are already preparing for the worst. >> here is another perspective of irene from space. this is what the storm looked like from the international space station as it passed over the bahamas yesterday. >>> mike is here with more. >> let's take a look at the radar. you see the outer bands of irene affecting the southeastern sections and southwestern sections and you can see the eyewall if you look over to the east there or right side of your television screen. you can see

. >> the cleanup has begun in the bahamas after irene tore through the caribbean. the exact extent of damage is just being tallied. hundreds of homes were damaged. no deaths or major injuries reported. i read also imports regal and the dominican republic causing flooding and power outages. the effects are being felt in the bay area. >> airlines at sfo can't afford a flights today. united airlines canceled this passenger's flight to new york. this college student says the class to start monday. >> if i missed monday's class i will be >> in >> he spend time looking to representatives and trying to get an earlier flight. there is no way to get there by monday. this international college to the from thailand is trying to get to washington d.c. city does not miss the first of school. american airlines told him he might be able to get on a sunday flight. he is 20 spend the night at sfo and hope for the best. >> another 30 flights are expected to be cancelled for sunday. they do not expect things to get back to normal until monday. >> at oakland international, an injectabl

she has taught in canada, the caribbean, and the u.s. has been involved in the development of teachers for two decades. she consults on anti-racist inclusion very and equitable education. she assists school districts and schools to continually restructure themselves for equitable outcomes for all students. the initiative put that puts race -- she designed the initiative that puts race on the table. she is the virtual scholar for teaching for change. she is the author of "reality check," a major report on education. maybe conversation began. >> this is an occasion when we are going to talk across generations. these two guests here. and then we have some time for you to talk with them. the afternoon is full, and we are on to a little bit of a late start, so let me tell you how we hope to go. we will begin with ms. colvin giving 10 minutes of her very long and illustrious life in terms of work for civil rights. just 10 minutes. then, bryonn bain, whose life is not as long but illustrious nonetheless, will give 10 minutes also with some trau

right now heading into the extreme eastern caribbean sea. haiti may get the worst of it as far as heavy rains in the days ahead. so here's the new forecast just out from the national hurricane center. two things we like to avoid. storms going into the gulf of mexico because the water is extremely warm and then it usually does hit the u.s. we like it to curve out to sea into the open atlantic. this storm will be interesting because it has to go first through the mountainous terrain of hispaniola. there's tall mountains here. there's a chance that emily won't survive that. if it does survive, then it will have a chances to regenerate. the hurricane center right now thinks that they're going half and half, they think it could dissipate, it may survivsurvive. it will be close to florida or the bahamas. and then the cone of uncertainty through georgia and south carolina. so areas in the northeast need to pay close attention. the key time period will be in two days from now if it survives going over haiti. if it doesn't, we're all fine. if it does

these pictures show what irene has done in the caribbean. ere is word that the hurricane has damaged 90% of the homes on two southern islands in the bahamas. the dominican republic was also hit hard. so far, no deaths have been reported. >>> voluntary evacuations are underway tonight along north carolina's outer banks. tomorrow, the evacuations are mandatory. many remember hurricane floyd in 1999. despite news of this latest hurricane, some people are refusing to leave. >>> here's the latest on irene. right now, it stands at category 3. as it moves up the east coast, by tomorrow about 5:00, it's going to go to about a category 4. that's the forecast. here's the timeframe, friday, it stays offshore. saturday, off the carolinas. then it moves up into the new england states. probably a tropical storm as it moves toward the new england states. here are all the possible tracks it could take. it shows all the forecast model solutions. you can see it keeps it offshore through saturday. then most of the solutions run through boston, most likely less

its ships to leave the airport and the state of virginia has a hurricane irene approaches from the caribbean this storm is threatening to bear down on the eastern seaboard in the next couple of days. the system has already pounded the bahamas with strong winds and torrential rain. as it moves north, it is forecast to strengthen to major category 4 storm with winds of more than 200 kph. hail storms swept through parts of germany early thursday morning. the emergency services were called in to help in many places. some people collected stones the size of golf balls. streets, buildings, and basements were flooded. heavy rains battered the german state. >> the draw for the group's stage of the champions league has taken place. in group e, chelsea. titleholder's barcelona. >> their lives have been devastated by extreme drought. 12 million people on the horn of africa could die because there is not enough to be. on thursday, african leaders met in the ethiopian capital and pledged millions of dollars in aid. the united nations has declared famine in five areas in somalia. millions are struggling i

it will rumble through the caribbean the next several days. it will likely be somewhere close to south florida by the end of this week, perhaps thursday or friday. that and severe weather. another severe outbreak for the northeast. including philadelphia, washington, and just west of boston and new york city. >>> and that is your forecast. back you to, bianna. >> thank you. >>> texas governor rick perry spent much of the weekend campaigning in south carolina, a key primary state. but it seems the honeymoon is over just one week after he announced. one of his rivals is already coming out swinging at him. let's turn to abc senior white house correspondent jake tapper hosting abc's "this week." jake, you have an exclusive interview with former utah governor jon huntsman. you seem to bring out a side we haven't seen yet. >> huntsman on the hunt. he had some very sharp words specifically about rick perry. when i asked him about rick perry's comments in which he expressed skepticism about evolution and the science behind climate change. >> i think t

the powerful hurricane ripping across the caribbean, burning richard branson's house to the ground. florida and the carolinas warned to get ready. >>> weighty questions. do men or women gain the most weight after marriage? what about divorce? can you guess? >>> and surf's "pup." meet ricochet, a four-legged force of nature who can hang ten, ride the waves and help a lot of people who need a best friend. >>> good evening. tonight, the world is watching a revolution in real time. after 42 years, libya's unpredictable moammar gadhafi is on the ropes and missing. with u.s. and nato support, the rebels rolled into tripoli, celebrated, but then communications went dark, so there is uncertainty and fear. we're asking the big questions. where is gadhafi? how long can he hide? and what does it all mean for the u.s.? and we begin our coverage with abc's jeffrey kofman who sent us this report as he traveled with the rebels toward tripoli. >> reporter: today, on the streets of tripoli, the smell of victory. tempered by fear and uncertainty. rebel forces are in control of almost all of libya and

we are expecting for timing for this to continue through the caribbean to the middle of the week.ore time over land, it will be a weaker storm, but if it takes a track which is going to keep it a little bit more over the open water, the storm could be stronger and the question that everybody wants to know, what is going to happen over here? a south florida storm or atlantic storm or talking about a gulf storm? it is too early. the margin of error this far out, and we are talking about a couple of hundred miles and either side of this line, and at this point, everybody needs to be prepared for a landfall late next week or next weekend and we will keep you posted as the storm continues to develop over the next couple of days. all right. the other weather story today is impressive video and if you are not at the tv come over here and take a look at this. it is from skokie, illinois, a suburb of chicago and there were thunderstorms that moved through earlier in the morning, and lightning struck a power line which brought it down which toppled a gas line and ignited the fire and the fi

packing 100-mile-an-hour winds, hurricane irene is plowing through the caribbean. the latest victim, turks and caicos. the sheer force of these winds nearly ripping street signs out of the ground. in the dominican republic, buildings are destroyed. trees knocked down. the national hurricane center's hurricane hunters flew directly into irene, shooting these incredible images. you can actually see the eyewall of the storm. but irene's just getting started and is expected to grow and strengthen in the caribbean. north carolina residents are already prepping for the worst. here in the bahamas, businesses are boarding up. and many t trists are lining up to get out of harm's way. honeymooners, jennifer and todd, spent the day at the airport trying to book flights and searching for hotels on their laptop. >> our hotel, they made the emergency announcement or whatever. and our hotel said they're going to kick us out. >> reporter: shannon drury was informed the entire island of eleuthera would be forced to evacuate. what did they say about the damage expected on the island?

. >> and preparing for irene, next up the hurricane pounds the caribbean and is now pounding the east coast. ababababababababi >>> a rough night in the bahamas as hurricane irene, 115 mile-an-hour winds pounded the island chain. they are taking aim in the east coast. hurricane watch is in effect in north carolina where 200,000 residents and tourists are facing evacuation orders. >> we are asking people all over eastern north carolina to take this storm very seriously and to begin implement their plan. >> preparations are being done all along the atlantic seaboard. navy ships of being moved out to sea. coastal residents are already preparing for the worst. >> here is another perspective of irene from space. this is what the storm looked like from the international space station as it passed over the bahamas yesterday. >>> mike is here with more. >> let's take a look at the radar. you see the outer bands of irene affecting the southeastern sections and southwestern sections and you can see the eyewall if you look over to the east there or right side of your television screen. you can se

we have irene in the caribbean. >> rolling through the caribbean last is 101 mile-an-hour winds in bahamas. its category 3, major hurricane with those winds. going to the northwest at about 12 miles an hour. it's going through the bahamas and taking a little bit of a jog to the north so folks in florida that recurve to the north and eventually the northeast is going to take place. let's take a look at the latest hurricane track, looks like irene will pick up steam and be a category 4 hurricane later today and tomorrow. should hit cape hatteras as a category 3 and then once it passes there, the cooler ocean waters will drop it down to possibly a tropical storm as it rolls near new york and possibly hart to ford connecticut. it will be interesting to see. first hurricane up in new england in a long time. >> bring it back home and take a look the cloud cover, vollmer peak back to mount diablo. clouds are everywhere. they have a lot of moisture. watch out for the drizzle during your morning commute. temperatures in the 50s except for along the coast. north bay valleys, upper 50s. we have cloud

the caribbean is watching this as well as parts of the u.s. right now here is the area under the hurricane warning anywhere in red. certainly for the bahamas and turnlgs and caicos, weather conditions will continue to deteriorate through the night and into the morning. the problem is with this hurricane it's been producing heavy rainfall. the problem is for areas including the bahamas as well as turks and caicos islands, it's very flat. so we'll be dealing with the heavy rainfall. on top of that storm surge, roughly two to five meters. flooding is going to be a really big problem there. let me show you some of the history of irene as it moved through puerto rico. you can see the streets really flooded there. it really looks like a river, really something you don't want to see people driving through streets like that with flash flooding and roads washed away. look how close it is to many homes across parts of puerto rico. let's go to the dominican republic. purportedly one person died when their car was swept away. we'll talk about the potentia

she had swept across the caribbean bringing him to a phone rain flooding. e plus is the first inning life since three years. he died to choice of unintentional -- you talk to us about an intense warm-up. >> we as a win speaking of right now -- some winds picking up right now and i assume i will jot down a couple degrees. temperatures turned on tomorrow and then again on thursday. and then they start to warm up again on friday. morning comes and is it some time tracking. we have been tracking it all summer. it gets out in record on wednesday but did it was to be some low 90s inland, but it will not be in the mid-upper 90s. so mid-nineties upper 80s. there were simply not reduced today. that will not be the case tomorrow. and that's not a very warm again with temperatures back into the low 90s. it looks like a nice warm one, some drizzle tomorrow morning in a week ago some very dense fog. his -- visibility will be reduced. 2 miles of it more fog and wind. the forecast ties come out that he stays in a valley and they will get pushed back. they will be pushed ba

. >> still to come on the program, the caribbean counts the cost of a hurricane irene. the northeast is preparing for the worst. and as steve jobs quits as chief executive of apple, we assessed the company. let's get back to this attrition in libya. this doctor has been working in a number of hospitals in tripoli. he tells me about his experiences. >> i have been to three or four of the hospital's around central tripoli and some of the urban areas as well. most of these hospitals were the private hospitals, which have been opened up for all civilians. the owners of the hospitals have opened up the hospitals to a few casualties and to get medical treatment for anyone that needs it. they are quite stretch at the moment and relying very heavily on volunteer doctors. there is a shortage of staff, particularly nurses. it is medical support staff rather than actual doctors. i went to the main hospital very briefly, which housed one of the biggest emergency departments. the scene at the emergency department is quite chaotic. there are injuries -- you know, injured civilians an

. >> it got a start on the sugar cane plantation in the caribbean in the 1500s. ♪ yo, yo, ho >> ♪ ande of rum >> i'm singing captain jack sparrow. i love the movies. if you have a nice drink, where do you see sunshine? inland and around the bay. possibly the coast tomorrow. >> thank you very much. >> stick with lemonade. that's good as well. >> thank you for joining us. "who wants to be a millionaire" is next. bye-bye.