virgin islands. >> thank you, mr. chairman. it's an honor and a pleasure to be here under your leadership, mr. grijalva, i'll have you know i call the leadership of the subcommittee for mr. sablan, so please be careful. [laughing] this is a really important issue and i'm really grateful to have ms. michal rhymer-browne who is the assistant commissioner of the united states virgin islands department of human services, which does tremendous work and is managing this issue as well. i do note that the governor has his chief of staff year as well as other members of the administration are here. because we recognize and our governor recognizes what is a tremendously important issue and the need for this funding is to the people of the virgin islands. thank you. >> thank you everyone. again, witnesses are welcome. under committee rules oral statements are limited to five minutes but your entire statement will appear in the hearing record. the lights in front of you will turn yellow when there is one minute

virgin islands. we appreciate the update. >>> and joining us is the director of the national hurricane center ken graham. thanks for joining us. first of all, what's the impact that dorian is having on communities in the caribbean that are clearly still struggling to recover from hurricane maria? >> i will tell you, wolf, they're getting all sorts of rainfall. they're getting the wind. and that's always a dangerous combination. right here, satellite and radar, looking right next to each other here. you can see the eye moving north of the islands but we have to remember, that some of these bands can linger on a little bit later. even if this eye moves northward, look at the rain bands coming out of. there you can still get some rainfall overnight and dangerous situation for the island, and we have to keep an eye on it throughout the entire night. >> after passing through the caribbean, hurricane dorian is expected to strengthen, correct me if i'm wrong, as it approaches the united states mainland. how

virgin startup is the not—for—profit entrepreneur hub of the virgin goup.en started and scaled their businesses at the same rate as men. linda grant is the chairwoman of virgin startup. i suppose my question is why do this now and not before?” i suppose my question is why do this now and not before? i think virgin sta rtu p now and not before? i think virgin sta rtup has been now and not before? i think virgin startup has been around since 2013, it was set up as a entrepreneurial hub by the virgin group to help support businesses start and scale and thrive in the uk. it is already delivering in the percentage of female founders it supports, a1% of the founders that have been funded by the organisation are female and thatis by the organisation are female and that is twice as many as you will find in the uk population as a whole. it is already over performing. i think you mentioned the rose report came out this year and that shone a light on the opportunity that exists, £250 billion worth of value if women start and scale their businesses at the same rate as

virgin galactic is part of a new space race.space. the race is on. space could be about to get a lot more crowded — for those that can afford the price of a ticket, that is. marc cieslak, bbc news. you have been watching newsday. i'm rico hizon in londonand i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore .stay with us. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with these pictures of a new exhibition all about british pop star ed sheeran — that's opened this week in his hometown of ipswich. the ed sheeran made in suffolk exhibition depicts the singer's rise to fame, and is curated by ed's fatherjohn. it features pictures from the singer's childhood and early career. if you are a big ed sheeran fan, you can see the exhibition until may next year. hello there. it looks like we're going to see a return to some summary weather finally. going to see a return to some summary weather finallylj going to see a return to some summary weather finally. i pressure establishing itself over the new continent will send southerly winds our way and will tap into t

richard branson has virgin galactic, but also another virgin spin-off, virgin orbit, which may be a fewiing launches joining us now, virgin orbit's president and ceo, dan hart, who's live at the company's california factory, where they are currently working on six new rockets. dan, thanks for joining us today. >> well, good morning. it's great to be here. >> let's talk a little bit about that rocket behind you 70 feet tall or long, i guess i should say, called launcher one. what is it going to be capable of doing >> well, launcher one is geared towards putting up a whole new generation of satellites satellites have gotten smaller and the capability that you can put into a small package is incredible, just like we see in smartphones. so launcher one will go up on the wing on a 747 and put about 300 kilograms of payload into low earth orbit, which will serve a whole bunch of customers from communications to earth resources to science >> yeah, this so-called small launch service market really seems to have come out of nowhere in the last couple of years, but is already burgeoning, more tha

she is on st thomas in the us virgin islands and works for the virgin islands olympic committee.ryone there was they were told it was going to be a tropical storm and not a hurricane, so residents prepare differently. well, you tie down different things, you put different things on your windows. i think a lot more people would have covered their windows, my mother would have been one of those people. a lot of people took their boats out of the water this morning. the 5:00am update is when we found out we were on hurricane watch. i know you have been through a number of hurricanes — how bad is this? not bad at all, compared to those. with those we had no power for days and days, and for hurricane marilyn, a year. we have some down power lines, so no electricity to parts of the island now, i know stjohn just got power back earlier this evening. we expect our power to be on by tomorrow, and there are some trees down, a bit of flooding, but comparatively nothing compared to category 5s and 3s hurricanes that you just mentioned. we have seen some of the images you sent us on our scree

virgin islands. the u.s. virgin islands are seeing the worst of this. we're showing the videos you've taken. describe what you've been seeing and hearing. >> basically, the storm has pretty much moved to the north of us at this point and it has calmed quite a bit. the early part was probably the worst part and did it hit more of the western part and the southern part of st. thomas. overall, it was nothing compared to what we experienced about two years ago. >> you can see in the videos, we had a drought for a while. a lot of the mud is washing off. i think we were pretty well prepared for it. overall, we're going to recover from this pretty quickly. >> what about the damage that you're seeing to homes and to infrastructure, for example? >> reporter: well, mostly there's some down power lines, a few downed telephone lines. overall, the level of damage that you're seeing, at least central on the island, is not as bad as it might be on the western end. a little more remote. it would be a little more difficult to get to. there are a lot of trees in the road

virgin galactic is part of a new space race.ace x also have plans to take fee—paying customers into space. the race is on. space could be about to get a lot more crowded — for those that can afford the price of a ticket, that is. marc cieslak, bbc news. just a quick update on something you might not have taken that seriously. president trump has tweeted that he is postponing his meeting with the danish prime minister in two weeks time because denmark had rejected the idea of selling greenland. earlier, prime minister mette frekeriksen had described the approach as "an absurd discussion" and she hoped the president was not being serious about buying the semi automous territory. some great pictures you may well have seen already. this was an outdoor movie experience gone very wrong in denver, colorado. movie—goers were defecting to watch a film under the stars on the comfort of blowup mattresses. as you can see, the weather had a different idea. there was an afternoon storm. the mattresses were flying through the park. this was be

and british virgin islands.of the storm packing winds of at least 80 miles per hour and up to 8 inches of rain. inundating martinique tuesday. those heavy rains washing away roads, making them impassable. this bus trapped by the severe flooding. in puerto rico, where memories of hurricane maria's wrath two years ago run deep, people here not taking any chances. it looks like they took the warnings here seriously, the streets are empty, there is no one in sight, and the store fronts shuttered. before the storm in san juan we met jessica espinoza on vacation from new jersey. >> nervous right now? >> anxious. but you can't control mother nature. >> reporter: as puerto rico weathers the storm, anxiety growing as it takes aim at the u.s. mainland. the power grid here in puerto rico is what officials were worried about the most, and there are some outages but they're not weather related. a different story in the virgin islands where officials tell us nearly 40,000 people are without power. there are reports of damage,

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virgin islands. are you in the virgin islands now? >> i am. i am on the island of st. croix right now. >> all right. what's the situation? >> um, we are having -- we've been having since this morning rain that has intensified as well as heavy winds. power has been out for most of the morning on all three of the islands. but we believe that we're really prepared for this. >> all right. this is what i was going to ask you, what are the lessons that you have learned from the last time that the folks in the virgin islands have learned from the last time that are being implemented this time around? >> we have a lot of pre-positioning of materials for, you know, the three islands we have about 250 federal personnel that are here. our governor very early declared a state of emergency. a curfew was instituted that began at noon today and doesn't lift until 6:00 tomorrow morning. we are waiting to see if it's petitioned to the federal government to the white house and fema that they will also declare a state of emergency so that we can have assistance with debris removal as wel

virgin galactic is part of a new space race.he race is on. space could be about to get a lot more crowded — for those that can afford the price of a ticket, that is. marc cieslak, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. with itjust yet. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm eleanor roper. australian batsman steve smith is ruled out of the third ashes test. it's as the head coach of england's women's team — mark robinson — steps down. twitter suspends accounts after paul pogba is racially abused. is it time for social media companies to do more? why don't we make a big start and boycott social media. also coming up in the programme... as climbing prepares for its 0lympic debut. why british hopes are in safe hands, news on another medal at the world championships. he was a major doubt — diagnosed with delayed concussion after a blow to the neck in the second ashes test. cricket australia confirming today steve smith will miss thursday's match at headingley, having failed to reco

virgin galactic is part of a new space race., that is. marc cieslak, bbc news. you have been watching newsday. i‘m rico hizon in london. the finalfrontier! and i‘m sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us. coming up — grey matters. we will be seeing why some of the biggest tech companies could be undervaluing the silver workforce in silicon valley. and before we go, we‘d like to leave you with these pictures of a new exhibition all about british pop star ed sheeran that‘s opened this week in his hometown of ipswich. the ed sheeran made in suffolk exhibition depicts the singer‘s rise to fame, and is curated by ed‘s fatherjohn. # i‘m in love with the shape of you!# it features pictures from the singer‘s childhood and early career. if you are a big ed sheeran fan, you can see the exhibition until may next year. i know a big fan i knowa big fan in i know a big fan in singapore. sharanjit! i want to hear you sing the rest of macro —— shape of you. i don‘t have time. goodbye for now. hello there. it looks like we‘re going to see a re

virgin galactic is part of a new space race.he race is on. space could be about to get a lot more crowded — for those that can afford the price of a ticket, that is. marc cieslak, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. some good news a little later. but first, we have had fewer showers today. a bit more sunshine. if we look into the atlantic, a lot of cloud, some of that will be heading our way cloud, some of that will be heading ourway in cloud, some of that will be heading our way in the next few days. this crowd already has brought some rain across northern ireland and into wales. the of that, some sharp showers across eastern scotland. these will move away. this cloudier zone with showers moving away from northern ireland. across northern england and heading towards scotland. north—east scotland could be chilly tonight. also the north—east of england. elsewhere, temperatures remaining in double figures. sunshine on the way tomorrow, perhaps a few showers across north wales, northern england and scotlan

virgin galactic is part of a new space race.o have plans to take fee—paying customers into space. the race is on. space could be about to get a lot more crowded — for those that can afford the price of a ticket, that is. marc cieslak, bbc news. briefly, we should note that a new exhibition about ed sheeran has opened this week. in his home town of ipswich, the exhibition depicts his rise to fame from a busker to becoming one of the world's biggest artists. you can see the exhibition until may next year. it is all put together by his dad. that is it for 110w. together by his dad. that is it for now. thank you very much for watching. hello there. it looks like we're going to see a return to some summery weather finally. high pressure establishing itself over the near continent will send southerly winds our way and we'll tap into that warmth, which will be building over the continent. today, though, it looks like we still have some weather fronts, weather systems to contend with, which will bring wet and windy weather, mainly to th

virgin galactic's ceo george whiteside spoke to me about when he thinks virgin galactic can begin turning profit >> probably evident in some of the financial projections we've put out there, we think it's a profitability business once we start commercial operations. obviously this is not something you can go do in many other places, so there are premiums attached to that obviously our number one focus is on safe operation right from the top. >> we also talked about weather hypersonic travel could one day become a reality >> this would be a great place to start that kind of service. ultimately of course we think the advantage of a winked vehicle is that we'll be able to fly into international airports around the planet. while that's a long term goal, we think it's a very exciting one, a huge market opportunity and one that we're excited to tackle eventually. >> just a reminder that virgin galactic is in the process of merging with social capital, so it is poised to go public and start trading here at the new york stock exchange, before this year is out. guys, didi did ask him for upda on t

virgin galactic is part of a new space race.e is on. space could be about to get a lot more crowded — for those that can afford the price of a ticket, that is. marc cieslak, bbc news. the name of the nextjames bond film has been revealed, pleased and it'll be called no time to die. the 25th installment of the spy series will star daniel craig in his last outing as bond. the film, co—written by fleabag creator phoebe waller—bridge, will also star rami malek as the villain. behind—the—scenes footage of filming in the caribbean was released injune. now it's time for the weather with susan powell. it finally looks like we're going to see a return to summary weather and for some of us, it's going to last into next week. today, we still have some weather fronts to contend with. most of us starting fine with some sunshine thanks to this high pressure. we look to the atlantic for this next area of low pressure which will come hurtling in. we start off with a few showers across scotland, northern

instead the virgin islands got battered. st. thomas took a direct hit with heavy rain and wind gusts up to 100 miles per hour. the department of emergency management in florida is warning a similar scene could happen if dorian makes landfall in the state. laura podesta is live in new york. laura, how are people in florida preparing? >> wendy, floridians are used to hurricanes, but they're still heeding warnings of dorian's racket. some are choosing to stay and boarding up their homes to prepare for high winds. others are leaving town. store shelves are emptying across florida. >> i bought a lot of tuna fish, potato chips, peanut butter and jelly, and lots of water. >> dorian pounded the u.s. virgin islands as a category 1 hurricane and is now forecasted to reach florida this weekend. governor ron desantis told all floridians to stock up on seven days worth of supplies. >> even if it's a small one or you pretend it's not coming, you pretend it's coming. >> if it's not going to happen, i'm still going to use this. >> tourists are

that's wha virgin galactic is calling the new home in the new mexico desert. >> departing gateway to they have officially movedm the t from over 100 employees as it gets ready to open for business. it hopes to send customers to the tune of $250,000 to the edge ofpace starting next year. orangesalactic's ce says it will help the company achieve the ambitious goals. >> we areocused on the operations here in southern new mexico. to e are unique advantage spaceport america, number one being restricted airspace. that is terrific and willo allo us operate at a high flight rate. obviously it is a tremendously exciting time for commercial space around the planet. >> reporter: virgin galact p is unveilinse one of the facility. top floor will be home to operational furngsdi inc mission control which will house up to 30 engineers and other employees during flight while the bottom floor has been transform into a lounge and waiting area for customers, nd family. rgin this big unveil, galactic is not only pitching customers but investors as well. since it is in the process of merging with social c

for virgin orbit, whose sister company virgila ic, is set to become the first sublicly tradce tourisman for now is to get to orbit. >> we have been fortunate inng hahe strong backing of virgin group and mubottles our investors and the personal guidance of richard branson, goldman sacks, morgan stanleypr ict a space economy over a trillion dollars in the next 15, 20 years. there's a lot of interest and a lot of peoplend coming asking how they can participate. >> reporter: for "nightly business report", i'm morgan brennan. >> here is another look at today's final numbers from wall street. the dow fell 280 points to 26,583. it had been up about 300 intraday. the nasdaq was down s&p 500 slipped 26. that is "nightly business report" tonight. i'm sue herera. thanks for joining us. >> i'millriffeth. have great evening. see you tomorrow. ♪ ♪ ♪ woman: this is "bbc world news america." is made possible by... the freeundation; by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation, pursuing sol for america's neglected needs; and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. ank you. laura: this

virgin islands. so glad to have you, captain. dorian barrelled right into the u.s. virgin islands. what are you hearing about the conditions there? >> yeah, thanks for having me on. the -- fortunate i think comparatively for the most recently we compare ourselves to irma and maria. certainly were spared a blow from that. but our preparations for -- with -- for the storm didn't really change. we were still ready to take the impact on and we're set to go tomorrow to try to re-open the ports and waterways over there. >> you're in san juan now, correct? >> yes, sir. >> what are you seeing? >> we were fortunately spared, as you saw the track of the storm, it really minimal impacts here in the san juan metro area. certainly impacts to the east of puerto rico over into st. thomas, st. john and st. croix as well. >> how did the u.s. coast guard go about preparing for dorian? >> so, here in san juan we have seven fast response cutters and another coastal patrol boat. we sent them down ahead of time to curacoa to stage up, to respond back to dorian in puerto rico and the virgin islands. in a

it pounded the us virgin islands, the british virgin islands is now picking up steam in the atlantice us mainland still in its sights. our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking dorian's pass. >>plus new tonight at 9 a big scare a to g m in the south bay after police say a man sexually assaulted a woman. early this morning at a locker room and detectives believe there are more victims a live report coming up and a very community is mourning the tragic loss of 2 young siblings tonight. >>they were killed in the crash over the weekend how they are being remembered keep it here kron 4 news at 9 starts right after the break. well well well, what have we here? a magical place...that's lookin' to get scared! halloween time is back in disneyland and disney california adventure parks!... sleep number 360 smart bed.st sale of the year on a you can adjust your comfort on both sides - your sleep number setting. can it help us fall asleep faster? yes, by gently warming your feet. but can it help keep us asleep? absolutely, it intelligently senses your movements and automatically adjusts

virgin islands with heavy rain. the first images from st.as show a good deal of debris, downed trees and winds reaching 111 miles an hour. for puerto rico, a much needed near miss. fema had people in the u.s. virgin islands and puerto rico. >>> right now in florida they are bracing for a direct hit. residents stocking up on water and other emergency supplies. a lot of lines are forming at gas stations. georgia emergency management also increasing the alert level as dorian approaches. let's get right to meteorologist pedram javaheri in the cnn weather center with more. are we getting any more of a clear picture on where the storm is headed? >> a long ways left before we see landfall. this is a very persistent storm. you think about what has come of it in the last several days. tremendous sheer and dry air. a lot of islands it has had to skirt around. it's poised to become a category one, potentially category 2. beyond that, by tomorrow afternoon a major hurricane. so, again, it has really dodged quite a bit of obstacles, quite a bit of hurdle

virgin islands and puerto rico. congresswoman stacy plasket will join us by phone from the virgin islands. if we can still get a connection to her. >>> a political hurricane of sorts hit the united kingdom today with a shocking announcement by the new prime minister boris johnson that has produced crowds in the streets of london tonight shout "stop the coup," we begin tonight with decisive new polling in the democratic presidential campaign, only decisive at the lower end of the numbers because of who the polling has eliminate ed from participation in the next democratic debate. the polling forced one of the senators in the campaign to drop out of the race. kirsten gillibrand tweeted today i am ending my presidential campaign. it's important to know how you can best serve. let's go beat donald trump and win back the senate. two polls we released today on the final day candidates could meet the qualifications for participation in the next democratic debate. a combination of polling numbers and a number of donors to t

virgin islands. now, officials there say they've seen a lot worse from other storms in recent years but, janai and kenneth, we're expecting a better damage assessment later today. >> and we will be finding out what that heavy rain and those strong winds did there. mona, thank you. >>> meanwhile, the biggest concern along the florida coast will be flooding. >> accuweather's adam del rosso is tracking the storm. adam. >> janai and kenneth, good morning. we're continuing to track hurricane dorian pulling away from puerto rico and the virgin islands but here's the thing, it's moving into warm atlantic wears and won't have a lot of 46 so that means it will continue to strengthen. by friday morning, a category 2 hurricane, saturday evening likely a major category 3 hurricane heading right for florida. still some questions on where exactly it goes, but we need to prepare all across florida because there are some serious impacts heading our way. we need to keep an eye out for flooding, storm surge, damaging

virgin galactic is part of a new space race.lans to take fee—paying customers into space. the race is on. space could be about to get a lot more crowded — for those that can afford the price of a ticket, that is. marc cieslak, bbc news. talking of stars, you should know thatis talking of stars, you should know that is a new exhibition about the british pop star exhibition has opened. it studies his rise to fame from bosco to one of the world's biggest performers —— busker. let's take you to an outdoor movie experience gone wrong in denver colorado. movie—goers were expecting to watch a film under the stars from the comfort of a blow—up mattress. but as you can see, the weather had a different idea, with an afternoon storm sending more than 150 mattresses flying through the park before anyone had a chance to lie in them and get stuck into their popcorn. thanks for watching. hello there. it looks like we're going to see a return to some summery weather finally. high pressure establishing itself over the near continent will send so

and british virgin islands. the so-called dirty side of the storm packing winds of at least 80 miles per hour and up to eight inches of rain. dorian already inundating the island of martinique tuesday, those heavy rains washing away roads, making them impassable. this bus trapped by the severe flooding. in puerto rico where memories of hurricane maria's wrath two years ago run deep, people here not taking any chances. we're along the eastern most part of the island closest to dorian. it looks like they took the warnings here seriously. the streets are empty. there's no one in site and the storefronts shuttered. the local emergency management center at the ready. before the storm in san juan we met jessica on vacation from new jersey. >> are you nervous right now? >> anxious believe it or not, but you can't control mother nature. >> reporter: as puerto rico weathers the storm, tonight anxiety growing as it takes aim at the u.s. mainland. >> the bottom line is that we have a very, very serious hurricane threat to

if we go to page 9, i've highlighted of highlighted virgin hotel. virgin hotel has four permitted locations on sight within the hotel. the rooftop, the mezzanine, the commons club, and the funny library. all of those locations have been permitted when they came to a hearing last year, but recently, we have been receiving complaints about the rooftop causing disruptions to the neighbor, so when i followed up with the permit holder, i learned that the person i've been in contact is no longer with the business. so i've been in touch with new management, and we had a conference call last week where i explained there permit condition. they were unaware that they were not permitted to have entertainment past 10:00 p.m. on the rooftop. that is actually per planning due to the zoning discharge that they are in. we discussed that, and the commission also conditions them that their speakers on the ground floor, outside of the hotel, also have to be off by 10:00 p.m. i made them aware of there permit conditions, and hopefully moving forward, we will not experi

virgin islands were hit hard. the center of the storm not making landfall in puerto rico as you get in closer here. the hurricane winds extend outward only 15 miles. they didn't even come close. in fact the hurricane winds are really on the northern and eastern flank. the tropical storm force winds extend outward 80 miles. that would have covered part of puerto rico, a good part. but the winds were off to the east. they missed out on that. you can see where the heavier rain is. the strongest gust in san juan was 34 miles an hour. that's a typical wednesday thunderstorm. they really missed out. great news there. excellent news that's what we want to see. but now going forward what will happen with the steering current? to find the steering current going forward we need to find out where they will be in the next couple days. as we watch the computer models hinting maybe free peter and the bahamas. the european model wants to take it across west palm. cross the florida peninsulaen a maybe regenerate and get stronger

and british virgin islands with widespread flooding and power outages possible. violent clashes have a ruptured between african migrants and mexican national guard officials between the mexico guatemala border after the official seal off the main entrance of the .igrant camp in june mexico deployed 6000 national guard agents to help to control the flow of migrants headed towards the united states. queen elizabeth has approved boris johnson's request to suspend parliament from mid-september to mid-october. opposition lawmakers say the prime minister wants to limit the ability of lawmakers to come up with legislation to block a no deal brexit. johnson says his plan was the gift lawmakers plenty of time to debate brexit legislation. in the meantime the irish foreign minister says it's hard to tell if this is spent you and of the parliament makes a no deal brexit more likely, telling reporters in paris that a priority of brexit is to protect the island of ireland. need to make sure that the economy continues to function and, most importantly, the commitment that took

virgin island -- what are now u.s. virgin island purchased from denmark.bout decades and decades and decades ago, stuff like this did happen will what's the difference between then and now? >> well, it's a really important point, john. think about where we were geo politically in 1946 versus now. in 1946 harry truman and united states were very, very concerned in the aftermath of world war ii leading into the cold war about adversarial powers, countries gaining a foothold very, very close to the united states. greenland other than canada, mexico and some of the caribbean islands is really as close to the united states geographically as you can get. so there was real concern. what's the difference now? the difference now is something that's critically important to the peace and prosperity of the west, which is nato -- of the world, which is nato. greenland is nato because denmark is nato. so in essence, any challenge to greenland would invoke article 5, which would be the entire alliance would respond. what you can't compare the geo politics of 1946 to 2019

. >> the demand for answers as the fbi swarms epstein's estate in the virgin islands. we pray for everyone, the powerful mom and a mother shares with her children before sending them to school. "fox and friends first" starts right now. ♪ ♪ living on a prayer ♪ >> hello, everybody, good morning on the east coast and perhaps you're just ending your day on the west coast. wherever you are you are watching "fox and friends first" on tuesday morning. thank you as always for beginning or ending your day with us. we begin with a fox news alert, jeffrey epstein reportedly hung himself in his jail cell. alarming details about his death as we learn one of those guards in charged of monitoring him was a substitute. mark meredith joins us from washington is the investigation shifts to the caribbean. >> there are new questions over how jeffrey epstein was able to kill himself in federal custody. the new york post reports the 66-year-old hung himself with a bedsheet. many are asking of guards failed to follow proper procedures by not checking on him every 30 minutes like they are su

dorian downed trees and the virgin islands. by the time you reaches the florida and southeastern georgia coast on labor day it is expected to be a dangerous category 4 hurricane. governor desantis warning folks now is the time to act. >> do not wait until it is too late. if you prepare and don't get affected no harm no foul but if you don't repair and you are affected that may be difficult to recover from. >> people are stocking up on sandbags, gas and food. empty bread shelves, gluten-free bread, nobody wanted that, colleges are closed coming in land hotels offering cheaper rates and no pet fees for southern border residents, evacuate the coastline right now. >> i am nervous but i will be prepared. >> i hope we don't get hit. it does get scary. >> a possibility it could hit you, be prepared. >> the president making the decision to skip his poland trip to assure the safety of americans. >> our highest priority is the safety and security of the people in the path of the hurricane. it is something very important for me to be here

virgin islands. abc's mona kosar abdi has the latest. >> reporter: todays crews will be assessing the damage. this morning people inin bottled water flying off the shelf as emergency officials and forecasters sign the alarm. >> bottom line is we have a very, very serious hurricane threat to the state of florida. >> reporter: forecasters say dorian could grow to a category 3 hurricane by the time it reaches the florida coast late this weekend. people from jacksonville to miami taking no chances, buying generators, batteries andasig >>e are ready. >> the state's governor already declared a state of emergency. local officials are warning residents know you're evacuation routes. >> this is no time to panic. >> the u.s. virgin islands took a direct hit as a category 1 storm. new video shows winds up to 80 miles per hour wreaking havoc. nearly 40,000 power outages reported. and in puerto rico, heavy rains and strong winds, but a sigh of relief as the island was spared the brunt of the storm. overnight we'v

virgin islands was spared the brunt of the storm. you can see some of the images. the virgin islands did get strong winds and rain, but as far as we can so far no overwhelming damage like hurricanes maria and irma. meteorologist chad myers has been going over the data in the weather center. this thing is getting stronger and headed right at florida. >> 5:00 a.m. now brings 125 mile-per-hour storm along the florida coast. there are still a couple of models that will turn it farther to the north up toward jacksonville and farther north than that, but the major number of models we believe bringing it right north of miami, south of the space coast as 125 mile or more hurricane. so that's category 3 only five miles from a category 4 storm. those are the updates from really the overnight hours. nothing has truly been updated, i think, since then. hurricane hunter in it. it's an 85 mile-per-hour storm moving away from san juan. we're going to lose radar presentation quite quickly, because the only radar out there is from puerto rico and it's getting so far away, you canno

virgin islands.orecasters predict dorian will welcome a major storm possibly, category 3 hurricane by sunday over the bahamas, it heads toward the u.s. mainland. paolo talk to me about the rain. >> so we had that first outer band a little while ago, it came with some of the wind, the rain, that enis the people off the beach, now that that's past. folks will come back out for a little while here in san juan, here's what officials are doing this very second. they had previously deployed resources to the southern edge of the island. this morning they woke up to the forecast showing a different path. at this moment, they're scrambling resources to the northeastern part of the island, and also the southeastern places as well. officials are concerned about the rain. that is it expected later tonight. it's very clear that this by no means will be maria when it comes to the wind, when it comes to the rain, the concern is that parts of san juan could see up to 4 inches, the more mountainous regions up to 10.

virgin island. but puerto rico may not take a direct hit.areas haven't recovered from the damage done by hurricane maria two years ago. rick leventhal is in san juan. >> reporter: this is that strange time before a hurricane. it's not even raining. the wind isn't blowing. i have kids playing in a pool behind me. but we know there's a category 1 churning across the virgin islands heading on basically a direct path toward the island of puerto rico, cat 1, 75 mile an hour winds could increase slightly before it gets here. it's only going to be over the island a few hours. residents who are shell shocked in many cases are preparing for this storm. we can give you a quick look from our storm cam which is transmitting streaming video from the beach, also providing weather data as dorian approaches puerto rico. and on the main drags here, you see a lot of businesses that have rolled down their hurricane shutters. lot of people have evacuated their homes along the beach. even hotels are reducing services here because the workers had to go home to ta

tropical storm dorian has brought heavy rains and strong winds to the us virgin islands.he storm's been updgraded to a categoryi hurricane. florida has declared a state of emergency as forecasters warn it could be a major hurricane by the time it makes landfall on sunday or monday. now on bbc news. it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. our planet is haemorrhaging natural resources at an alarming rate. biodiversity is under threat as forests are felled, wild animals illegally hunted. my guest today is on the frontline of the effort to conserve and protect what remains. lee white is the newly—appointed environment minister in the west african state of gabon. a country famed for its tropical forests, its elephants and gorillas. but also notorious for systemic corruption and inequality. so can gabon find a sustainable balance between the needs 00:01:42,283 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 of man and nature? lee white, welcome to hardtalk. hello. you first went to gabon as a research zoologist, a young student. you became a conservationist, an env

dorian lashing the virgin islands and puerto rico, the first images coming up. fehreatening oong. of rain and deadly mosquito virus. a teenager now on a hospital ventilator, a woman dying from the infection as health officials wa residents in several states. tonight, the symptoms to look out for. also, the manhunt intensifying for a couple on the run considered armed and dangerous. allegedly overpowering guards as they were transported across the country to face murder charges. >>> the tragic accident involving a stunt driver known as the fastest woman on four wheels, killed attempting to go more than 500 miles per hour in a jet-powered car. >>> the fatal boat accident, a "shark tank" star on board one boat when it crashed into another. two people are dead. what the reality show celebrity is saying to attacked in their own home. the husband boxing the bear before his wife stepped in with a louisville slugger. muir". >>> good evening. a very busy wednesday night. i'm tom llamas. we begin with breaking news, the latest advisories just coming in or hurricane dorian, gaining strength

virgin islands this afternoon. winds were gusting at 100 miles per hour. the u.s. virgin islands governor closed schools and government offices and he issued a curfew from tonight until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. here on mainland puerto rico, they dodged a bullet. but the puerto rican islands of vieques and culebra were impacted by strong wind and heavy rain. the storm is now turning north, strengthening as it heads for florida. t ficials are saying people need to prepare for a possible labor day landfall as a category 3 storm. or you get ready and that's it. you can't do anything more. an reporter: today, florida's governor, ron desantis, declareg all floridians to stock up with seven days' worth of supplies. w just everyone, you know, have veur plan, listen, and we'll get more, i think, resolution and certainty over the next 24-48 hours. >> reporter: for now, the story tods here in puerto rico. and it is a good-news ending. people here are so relieved. they were so worried that this tropical storm would cause such problems on this vulnerable island but it didn't

moving away from puerto rico and the virgin islands. friday morning, though, intensifying into a category 2 storm, eventually category 3. right now it looks like this weekend landfall is expected somewhere along the florida coastline. stay tuned as the track will change again. accuweather seven-day forecast, cooler than average the next couple of days. enjoy, it warms up for the weekend. it is looking like a great holiday. not much change early to middle part of next week. we'll be in a holding pattern. i think it looks good. >> it looks really nice. >> very pleasant. >> thanks, sandhya, very much. >>> president trump is coming to the bay area for the first time as president. find out when, next. >>> then at 5:30 on world news with david muir -- >> coming up on "world news" the state of emergency just declared in florida as hurricane dorian gains strength, already lashing the virgin islands and p wit looks like jill heading offe on an adventure. jill has entresto, a heart failure medicine that helps her heart so she can keep on doing wh

the us virgin islands is taking a battering from the hurricane.eavy windfall and rainfall and winds that you would normally see in a hurricane, swing left and right. it is unclear if the power has gone out. i tried to get an answer but have been unable to. the british virgin islands are also being hit hard right now all the attention is focusing on where dorian is heading. it has strengthened to 80 miles an hour and it is, as you look at the national hurricane centre projection, headed towards florida and by the time it gets there it could be a major hurricane. potentially category three. as wildfires continue to rage in brazil's amazon rainforest, more forest fires are burning on the other side of the world: indonesia is also facing a devastating crisis. four provinces have declared a disaster. fires started a month ago, and parts of palm oil and timber concessions owned by 10 companies have been sealed on borneo island. the fires have also hit the national park in riau province, which is home to critically endangered tigers and elephants. i spok

the us virgin islands is taking a battering from the hurricane.d normally see ina and winds that you would normally see in a hurricane, swing left and right. it is unclear if the power has gone out. i tried to get an a nswer has gone out. i tried to get an answer but have been unable to. the british virgin islands are also being hit hard right now all the attention is focusing on where dorian is heading. it has strengthened to 80 miles an hour and it is, as you look at the national hurricane centre projection, headed towards florida and by the time it gets there it could be a major hurricane. potentially category three. you have been watching newsday. i'm rico hizon in london. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us. coming up — putting the brakes on india's car industry. we will see how the slowdown in india's economy has affected the country's car market and why thousands ofjobs are at risk. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with these pictures. a volcano on italy's stromboli island has erupted again. these pictures have been sh

dorian downed lots of treason the us virgin islands. by the time it reaches central florida on labor day it is expected to be possibly a dangerous category 4 hurricane. the governor, ron desantis asking folks to act now, don't wait and people are listening. >> heading north. i don't want to be on the road for people who have to do mandatory evacuation. >> the storm coming. >> to get flights out everything was booked up. >> folks stopping up on stand bags, gas, food, empty store shelves, if you loves of bread left. the president making the decision to skip his poland trip to ensure the safety of americans. >> our highest priority is the safety and security of people in the path of the hurricane. it is something very important for me to be here. this storm looks like it could be a very big one indeed. >> reporter: so many people have holiday plans to go to florida this weekend, several airlines offering waivers for all those canceled trips. jillian: former fbi director james comey violated agency policy multiple times. top republican soun

now, peak over the us virgin islands earlierthis week.ngthened to watch the national hurricane centre calls an extremely dangerous category four storm. it is expected to hit florida early next week and is already generating wind speeds of 225 kilometres an hour. what concerns me about hurricane dorian is the multiple threat, the storm surge, the wind, the tornadoes that land full and particularly with this face, the rainfall, because what we think is going to happen is dorian is going to make landfall or hug the coast, slow down, and then gradually edge its way up the coast, thatis gradually edge its way up the coast, that is a disaster, that is a recipe for majorflooding. that is a disaster, that is a recipe for major flooding. it is anticipated that dorian will remain anticipated that dorian will remain an extremely dangerous hurricane as it moves near the north—west bahamas and approaches the florida peninsula early next week. florida polite governor has declared a state of emergency. we urge everyone to have seven days worth of food,