United states. This is the storms eye hitting the island. This is in san juan, puerto rico. Puerto rico is under a state of emergency emergency the hurricane barrels towards it. Here is a live look at center city philadelphia. Parts of our region could see storms today. Good morning. Im vai sikahema. Irma is a category 5 with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour. It made its first land fall mandatory evacuations are underway in the florida keys. Erika martin has the latest. The update right now is irma has been able to sustain her strength and fact that it has been organizing very well now. It has been moving westward just below the 20 degree north latitude line. Thats where a lot of hurricanes get dismantled. Staying west right now is irma. Lets show you what to expect in the coming days. It is going to effect puerto rico in the way of storm surge and strong winds at about 8 00 p. M. On wednesday. It continues to work its way west and northwestward. It will continue to get strong and
Florida. Theres no guarantee of that. The center of the cone in miami. But you have to focus on this cone because thats where it could be at this point. Well talk more about the track and show you two new hurricanes that have formed in the atlantic. People in florida are take nothing chances as they board up their homes. Some Grocery Store shelves are already empty even though the impactc is a few days away. They have been stocking up for awhile. There are dozens of cars waiting to get gas. They are trying to get gas into the region. Nbc 10s Rosemary Connors is joining us live at philly airport. People still hoping for the best and trying to get out. They are hoping for that. Maybe tomorrow, maybe in the coming days. To be determined what happens with those flights. In the meantime, people in our area are getting firsthand accounts from their family members right in the middle of irmas path. Some of the little neighborhoods have started losing power. Neighborhoods where her family liv
Good afternoon the big story on action news is the death and destruction from Hurricane Irma. The powerful storm is now barrelling towards the bahamas and south florida after leaving some caribbean islands in shambles. Officials say that 90 of the homes on anguilla and barbuda are destroyed. And at least 10 deaths are confirmed. And we are live in miami where people are evacuating ahead of a possible direct hit. This storm is no joke, it reduced the island of barbuda to rubble and is expected to head this way. Floridas governor is telling people to leave their home as soon as the evacuation is in place. Hurricane irma is suppose to be the most powerful storm to travel across the atlantic ocean. And half of puerto rico are without power. And on saint martin scenes of widespread devastation. 185 Miles Per Hour winds tore through the island paradise. Up to eight deaths being reported. And on the tiny island of barbuda, officials report 95 of the structures are damaged. The entire country
Before i begin, lets call the meeting to order. Before we begin to take just a moment to say that our thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been impacted over the past few days by hurricane irma. Of course, we continue to keep those suffering from the effects of Hurricane Harvey in our thoughts and prayers as well. These have truly been horrific events, and i hope and pray for the safety of everyone involved. I join with my colleagues in the commitment to doing all we can to assist our citizens who are in need at this extremely difficult time. We will see what we can do to help alleviate some of the pain. Now, the hearing were having today will come to order. 20 years ago senator ted kennedy and i came together to create the Childrens Health Insurance Program, or chip, in order to provide Health Corner for Vulnerable Children and family who were too poor to afford private coverage but still didnt qualify for medicaid. 20 years ago we were at something of a crossroads. The year
Market. The governors of massachusetts, montana, tennessee, utah and colorado spoke with members of the Senate Health committee about issues including allowing states to innovate and create healthcare pools. The hearing is just over three hours. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] the Senate Committee on Health Education labor and pensions will come toward her. Were holding are second to four hearings on stabilizing premiums and ensuring access to the individual Health Insurance market for the year 2018. That is our focus. We are delighted and honored to have the governors of five states here with us today. Thank you gentlemen. We know how busy you are. You have come long distances to be here. We appreciate it with the court learning from you. Senator murray and i will have an Opening Statement to introduce the five governors. Sounds like a singing group. Then senators will have an opportunity to ask witnesses five minutes of questions. We just left