This storm is smaller in size but its based on the central pressure. I have to tell you it was st. Croix and the islands around and puerto rico itself that bore the brunt of this huge storm. Look at the eye. It falls apart as it moves across the mountains. On the other side of puerto rico there it is. The eye is trying to reform. That means this storm is trying to restrengthen. Lets look at maria. It will be expected to restrengthen to 130 to 156mileanhour winds. Its headed toward the turks and caicos. It will graze the northern side of the Dominican Republic and then north along the eastern coast of the u. S. And it is the tenth most intense atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum pressure of 906 millibars, 175mileanhour winds. That was last night. This was an incredible storm. When we come back in a little while well take a closer look at where the track of maria will go. Back to you, jacqueline. Local families are on edge as they watch the storm pound puerto rico. Commu communic
Plans saying it does not go far enough to address the deficit. Lincoln and temple are among five universities caught in the cross hairs. Now a total of 600 million for those institutions are on hold. We collaborate our Veterinary Health care with the Human Health Care and really kind of intertwine our treatments and diagnostics. The university of pennsylvanias vet school says services at its two animal hospitals, Research Programs and overall assistance to. Students would be in jeopardy. Were the only, we draw people from hours away. Temple is only saying it is studying the implication. I think they should put themselves in our shoes. Schools are hoping for the best but beginning to prepare for the worst. Aundrea clinethomas, nbc 10 news. Now this developing story. A congressman from the pittsburgh area is resigning amidreports that he asked his mistress to get an abortion. Tim murphy will step down on october 21st. The announcement comes after a newspaper published Text Messages indic
That little girl rescued alive hours later. And tonight, we hear from the Good Samaritans who founder. The price you pay for college, tonight, the spotlight on the crushing burden of Student Loan Debt after that commencement surprise that left the graduates in shock. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, everyone. As we come on the air tonight, a tornado outbreak is under way. People across much of oklahoma and parts of northern texas are being told to take shelter in the face of what the National Weather service is calling a situation. Life threatening storms with a severe risk of tornados. Several have already struck. Forecasters are warning of possible long track tornados, the kind that stay on the ground for miles. Nbcs Kerry Sanders is in the storm zone with the latest. Reporter the twister hit north texas this afternoon. Minutes later two near central oklahoma. Folks, this is a significantly large tornado on the ground. Reporter in the bulls eye, dest