a reminder of our top story, a tropical cyclone debbie six hitting the northern state of queensland incyclone debbie is affecting the whitsundays and the mainland coast. hello there. after a glorious weekend, glorious start to the week, things are set to turn more unsettled now as we continue to head through the week. that's because we've got this area of low pressure out in the atlantic slowly encroaching in, it will be bringing increasing cloud, outbreaks of rain and increasing wind as well. meanwhile, high pressure remains anchored across the near continent. this feature will be bringing some showers into the south—west corner of the country during the course of the night. and i think generally it will be a cloudy and night to come for most, certainly central and northern areas, a bit of mist down the east coast there. so as a result, not quite as cool by the time we reach first thing on tuesday morning. could see the odd pocket of frost, though, across the north—west corner of scotland. that's because skies will remain clear here. so we've got showers from the word go across the so

authorities are waiting to see the sunrise in order to estimate the extent of damage in the wake of tropical cyclone debbiehaving pummeled the coastline of south australia. wind gusts of more than 263 kilometers raged and at least one person has died. cyclone debbie slammed into australia's tropical northeast coast on tuesday, damaging homes and knocking down trees and power lines. the storm made landfall near a resort town in queensland before moving in length. >> there were trees down everywhere. quite a mess. >> the storm has brought torrential rain and fierce winds of more than 260 kilometers an hour, to popular tourist destinations. or that 3000 people have been forced to leave their homes with shelter set up for those with nowhere safe to go. there will be significant destruction, we think, and we are preparing for that, for working with our military partners to make sure we can get in there if we need to find out what is happened and respond properly. reporter: telestrating government has a disaster helpnse plan and has sent to the worst affected areas. authorities warn a title search caused by risi

let‘s head down under where severe tropical cyclone debbie has made landfall on the queensland coast,l bring major impact, all the rainfall has to go somewhere. we will keep an eye on that over the next few days. closer to home, we have our own game changer, a huge area of low pressure dominating the atlantic. nothing as extreme as cyclone debbie, but what is it ambled across the atlantic in oui’ is it ambled across the atlantic in our direction. in fact, is it ambled across the atlantic in our direction. infact, at is it ambled across the atlantic in our direction. in fact, at the start of the weekend, it will be on top of us. of the weekend, it will be on top of us. no major impact, but yes, there will be rain around by then. at the moment, it is tryjust about everywhere. showers getting into parts of wales and western england in the morning. the main push will be through northern ireland to south—west scotland. cloud across scotland, so cooler. further south, any sunshine will feel pleasantly warm, mid—to high teens with light winds. through the evening, another bout of damp and dr

coastal areas in north—eastern australia are being battered by strong winds and heavy rain, as tropical cyclone debbie 30,000 people were told to leave their homes. bt has been fined a record £42 million by the telecoms regulator 0fcom for failing to pay proper compensation for delays in installing high—speed broadband lines. 0ur correspondent simon gompertz has the story. demand for moving the information we need using high—capacity cables has mushroomed. that is so businesses, hospitals, and schools can keep pace. if bt myth is that deadline, it has to compensate people like paul. -- it has to compensate people like paul. —— misses. but bt has been finding waste not to pay. sometimes they are left months waiting. the result is that it is financially damaging to our business. excuses heard by 0fcom includes this. what we are talking about are opticalfibre what we are talking about are optical fibre cables which we need for carrying huge amounts of information from offers to the exchange, from one office to another office, even mobile phone companies carrying calls and information. bt has been accused

tropical cyclone debbie bearing down.ou can see the latest investigation has the storm system intensifying over the next several hours. right along the coast of queensland. that's where we have our warnings at the moment. there are actual evacuations in place for some of the coastal communities across this area. listen to your local authorities for that particular information. none thele nonetheless, a storm system has the potential to knock out power. you will see that people are already starting to prepare for landfall and tropical cyclone debbie. that could be the worst to impact the area. >> i would not want to be caught in those storms. derrick van dak, thank you very much for that update. >>> was the london attacker a lone wolf? a british counter terrorism official has been talking to cnn. we will have that after the break. this is not a screensaver. this is the destruction of a cancer cell by the body's own immune system, thanks to medicine that didn't exist until now. and today can save your life. ♪ ♪ ♪ when you c

australia, a very different situation yet a very serious situation when it comes to a severe tropical cyclone. debbie is very close to mackay and townsville. currently packing winds of 155, gusts up to 220, we may be dealing with this system becoming a category 4 storm by the time it gets over into land. maybybe even dealing with windsp to 240 kilometers per hour. this is something very serious. forr those of you all along the centric coast of queensland you need to be gettingng out of the way of the system. this will be bringing a lot of rainfall not only over the potentially 250 millimeters of rainfall, that's flooding concern. we're looking at that possibility to last not just tuesday but wednesday and thursday, townsville to ayr, to mackay. be on the lookout for this very powerful storm that will be in play as we go through this week. as you wrap things up, i want to take a look what's happening with this pressure system in the deep south that. will bring strong thunderstorms, maybe even tornado concerns as well. strong winds as we go throughout the day on monday. hope you have a safe day whereve

spare a thought for our cousins down underwear severe tropical cyclone debbie will make landfall.yclone as it heads towards brisbane later in the week, major impact is expected. we will keep a close eye on cyclone debbie. much more tranquil back home over the next few days, dry at the moment. there will be some cloud pushing in from the east, misty miss, too. bar the odd shower across the far south—west in the morning, it will stay dry. chilly as we have seenin it will stay dry. chilly as we have seen in recent nights, temperatures falling away the frost in the western highlands of scotland. more cloud in the sky here tomorrow. there will be some sunshine around, particularly across south—eastern areas. shower was pushing across ireland in the direction of south—west scotland. a lot of cloud, cooler than it has been recently in many parts of scotland. showers in northern ireland, and the odd sharp shower pressing across wales and south—west england. brightness to end the day across south wales and south—west england. as we head into the evening, it will turn down again. the next w

cyclones, like debbie, are fuelled by warm seas. sea temperatures over 27 degrees celsius are where hurricanes and tropical cyclones form. been slow—moving over the coral sea. it has had time to strengthen over the very warm waters of the coral sea. we're looking at temperatures over 30 celsius, so this has been a perfect breeding ground for a severe storm. it's a category 4 severe storm. it's producing destructive winds over the whitsunday islands, and as it's making landfall on the actual mainland of queensland. the wind speeds will considerably drop down to about 100 mph because it is starting to lose the inflow of moisture off the sea. i think cyclone debbie is going to be more of a rain event as we head through the course of tuesday. so can you give us a bit more of an idea, then, of the path and forecast? it has been excellently forecast. moving over the whitsunday islands to make landfall between bowen and north of mackay. it's going to head inland very slowly, though, so there will be phenomenal amounts of torrential rain in a short space of time, in a small area. what this will usually do is head inland, and cho

the latest headlines from bbc news: tropical cyclone debbie has made land in the australian state ofom coastal towns, leaving homes sandbagged and boarded up. forecasters say it could last for up to 18 hours. government forces in iraq are intensifying their efforts to drive so—called islamic state out of western mosul. the use of helicopter gunships and crude rocket launchers is raising further concerns about civilian casualties. many of those fleeing the city say the assaults are too indiscriminate. the family of one of those killed in the westminster terror attack has spoken for the first time. relatives of the american tourist, kurt cochran, say they bear no ill will, following the atrocity. those are the headlines. now on bbc news, reporters.

tropical cyclone debbie has made land in the australian state of queensland. strong winds and heavy rains are battering the coast. thousands of residents have been evacuated from coastal towns, leaving homes sandbagged and boarded up. forecasters say it could last for up to 18 hours. government forces in iraq are intensifying their efforts to drive so—called islamic state out of western mosul. the use of helicopter gunships and crude rocket launchers is raising further concerns about civilian casualties. many of those fleeing the city say the assaults are too indiscriminate. the family of one of the victims killed in the westminster terror attack has spoken for the first time. relatives of the american tourist, kurt cochran, say they bear no ill—will following the atrocity. meanwhile the mother of the attacker has expressed her shock and sadness, saying she's cried for his victims. now it's time for the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament — a week that brought bloodshed to the streets of westminster and a defiant response from mps.

tropical cyclone debbie has made landfall in the australian state of queensland. strong winds and heavy rains are battering the coast. thousands of residents have been evacuated from coastal towns, leaving homes sandbagged and boarded up. forecasters say it could last for up to 18 hours. government forces in iraq are intensifying their efforts to drive so—called islamic state out of western mosul. the use of helicopter gunships and crude rocket launchers is raising further concerns about civilian casualties. many of those fleeing the city say the assaults are too indiscriminate. the family of one of those killed in the westminster terror attack has spoken for the first time. relatives of the american tourist, kurt cochran, say they bear no ill—will following the atrocity. meanwhile, the mother of the attacker has expressed her shock and sadness, saying she's cried for his victims. the meeting between theresa may and nicola sturgeon is making the front page of the are in some of the papers that have been published around britain. —— the i. the ft leads on tesco‘s b

tropical cyclone debbie toured through queensland with 160-mile an hour wind.mes that they could pass without electricity. one serious injury has been reported so far. more than 25,000 people were urged to evacuate. officials say cyclone conditions could at last as long as 24 hours. prime minister malcolm turnbull updating parliament. >> we've activated the disaster response plan torovide queensland with any assiance, every assistance that they need. the strand defense force has established a joint task force and is ready to deploy the affected areas to assist in search rescue and relief and recovery. lauren: this devastation might not be known for some time. trained to do for you have a better this morning, let's get a ligature tuesday forecast with fox meteorologist adam klotz. good morning, adam. reporter: good morning there. spring definitely in session as we talk about showers across the country. maybe some severe weather. let's talk about where the rain is great now. all the way running out to the northeast. the spring thunderstorms with a severe weather

look at some of the footage coming out of australia and some people preparing for tropic tropical cyclone debbie's landfall. if you have friends or family in coastal queensland, they need to be preparing themselves for the strongest storm to hit that region in over five years. >> thank you. back to ivan. let's bring you up now to date on some breaking news coming out of the u.s. state of ohio. a shooting at a nightclub. police in cincinnati say at least 14 people have been shot, at least one person is dead. this happened at the cameo nightclub. so far that is all the information police are releasing. we'll bring you more as soon as we get it. >>> president trump vows to overturn obamacare in the future. one congressman tells the president he should talk with health ca healthcare experts before doing anything. >>> a los angeles reporter tells us what she saw in mosul as the u.s. investigates iraqi civilians may have been killed in coalition air strikes. more about it straight ahead. >>> welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. you are watching "cnn newsroom." i'm

this is the tropical cyclone debbie slams into northeastern australia. nasa shared this as the eye was approaching take a listen as debbie roared ashore. jonathan: winds swells] there was extensive damage on hamilton island and what was once a category four storm started to weaken. jonathan: so scary when they roar ashore. you never know the damage that will be done. one home can be perfectly intact and the next one next door can be knocked down. doug: our season is coming up before long. tonight we have showers and storms but nothing severe. the cold front is working out in your favor. it's probably friday before area sees beneficial rainfall. it's good thing. it may not be best for the timing of the friday activities but we need the rain. friday is looking better. the weather story on tuesday with sunshine. it's 72 in leesburg. 71 in fredericksburg. 67 in the rain this morning, this afternoon total up. the most we have had at any of the weather bug station. .7 of an inch of rain. culpeper picked up .29. 60's and 70's across the region. on the dap lar r

into australia's tropical northeast. cyclone debby has wind to 100 miles per hour. it could intensify as it crosses over land. buses were breakout in to help s path. >>> david murphy is back, we have soggy weatherontend with this weekend. >> reporter: soggy weather, it's getting better, tor round of showers and thunderstorms. storm tracker 6 live d dry, i'll go in closer to the shore, atlantic city is one of the ride last of the rain as areas north of sea isle city and ocean city. sky6 live hd showing you the rain drops on the sky 6 lens in atlantic city, again, it will be improving down the shore before too much longer. temperatures is 49 degrees, the at 3 miles per hour, but they are coming from a southerly that ise process of improving our temperatures. dover, 64. 57 in millville. cooler toward trenton and allentown and reading, but that warm air is in the process of te south. because we have a frontal boundary to get a southerly flow ahead of the boundary. this area where the clouds are breaking up, we'll return brighter conditions over the next couple of hours

thousands of people in northeastern australia spent a long day, waiting out the furyfu of tropical cyclone "debbie." the storm pounded the coastal region for hours with heavy rain, towering seas and winds up to 160 miles an hour. it tore up trees, ripped up power lines and left nearly 50- thousand people in the dark. back in this country, a sex abuse scandal involving the usa gymnastics organization took center stage at a senatent hearing. hundreds of women have come forward to say they were sexually assaulted or exploited by coaches, trainers and a team doctor, larry nassar. one of his alleged victims, olympic medalist jamie dantzscher, tearfully shared her personal story. >> many times the abuse took m place in my own room, in my own bed. worse, he abused me in my hotel room in sydney at the olympicy games. when i first spoke out about my abuse at the hands of dr.us nassar, i thought i was the only one. i was disbelieved and even criticized by some in the gymnastics community for bringing this disturbing issue to light.om >> woodruff: the former head of usa gymnastics, steve penny, resigned unde

australia is dealing with extreme weather, cyclone debbie slams into the tropical northeast coast overnightgusts as high as 155 miles per hour. the area is very popular with tourists. and tens of thousands of people have already been urged to evacuate before the storm made landfall. now, because it is moving so slowly, officials are worried about how much damage it will do. >> the pentagon is taking a close look at its operations in iraq. amid a rise in civilian deaths. military officials say multiple reviews are under way on march 17th residents say more than 100 civilians were killed. see the blast there. another 150 reportedly died in the strike over the weekend. defense secretary james mattis says the u.s. is always concerned about civilian deaths. >> there is no military force in the world has proven more sensitive to civilian casualties. we are keenly aware that every battlefield where an enemy hides behind women and children is also a humanitarian field. we go out of our way. >> human rights group, amnesty international says the u.s. isn't taking adequate precautions to prevent civil

debbie downer. >> the most powerful tropical cyclone on earth so far this year roaring ashore overnight. landfall as the a category four storm with winds gusting 155 miles an hour. slamming a set of islands with popular with tourists heading to the great barrier reef. this view from international space station showing monster storm on approach to the australian coast. the diameter, 621 miles across. its force downing trees and whipping up the sea. covering this beach in foam. but more pressing concern, the possibility of widespread damage and power outages. tens of thousands of residents along low lying areas evacuated ahead of the cyclone. >> we are asking people to maintain safety and inside of their houses. stay safe. ensure that your family are safe. >> the storm expected an all day event for the coast. it will be several hours before authorities can survey the damage. >>> back here in the u.s., the southern plains and the mid south are on the receiving end today of two separate severe storm systems. a new one is moving into texas, oklahoma, while another makes its way through tenness

tropical weather system this morning we are getting a look at destruction it left behind. both were washed up on beaches , trees uprooted and power lines, snapped across the coastal state of queens land. cyclone debbie storm when it slammed island early yesterday with wind of 160 miles an hour. >> we're always complaining about the rain, the rain, and you know, wind, and stuff like that we have a lot to be fortunate about. this stuff does not happen a lot around here. >> we have our own hurricane season that is still a couple months away, right but yeah, by comparison, what is going on couple states away will be sheltered, in regard, to a comparison, sake anyway looking at what some other folks across the you had has to deal with for the rest of the week. not just in the form of the large storm system a sluggish one at that. we will talk about our weather , right now, and as you walk outside the door. clearing out nicely, and it looks, it looks almost like there is a sheen on the roadway but at this point things have dried out. it is just glare of the pavement that is playing a trick on us. everything is dry at this point. we will see that throughout the course of the day. lets look at storm scan ne