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To make sure that people get access to as much clean drinking water as they can. thats obviously an immediate priority, as well as food, shelter, and security because across a number of these, particularly the british virgin islands that bore the brunt of this storm, the issue of looting and security is in the forefront of peoples minds. a number of homes on these islands are inhabitable, as well. shelter kits are being provided to islands like anguilla, where 90% of the housing stock is said to...

"hms ocean" is coming with about 50,000 water purification tablets and buckets to collect rainwater. thats on its way over towards the islands. of course, it will take about ten days to get there. in the meantime, what weve had is government ministers like boris johnson turning up, albeit a day later than the king of the netherlands and the french president. and theyre probably going to have to try to rely on places like the united states to mobilize food aid, to buy food i aid from the mainland...

And a task group is on its way on hms ocean with several hundred uk troops. and of course well continue the look at what is needed and provide what is necessary. >> well rkthe most northerly of the islands and about 300 people live there. just over 100 of whom got out ahead of the arrival. were still waiting to find out really the extent of the damage communication with the island has been impossible since the hurricane hit. well, lets get more. leonard miles jr. joins me on the phone now from l...

>> she touched the lives of so many people in so many different ways all over the world. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening from london. day four of the 2012 summer olympics. indeed an historic day for the world and for every single american. michael phelps shows everyone hes the best of all time, swimming his way into the record books. winning not one but two medals it giving him an astonishing 19 olympic medals. quite extraordinary. it comes as a 16-year-old girl from ...

marriage, mystique and the legacy of grace kelly. >> she touched the lives of so many people in so many different ways all over the world. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening from london. day four of the 2012 summer olympics. indeed an historic day for the world and for every single american. michael phelps shows everyone hes the best of all time, swimming his way into the record books. winning not one but two medals it giving him an astonishing 19 olympic medals. quite e...

and you can see the folks poured out there. bec becky, give us a preview of what is happening with the countdown being on at least for the u.s. and other parts of the world to get a chance to see the opening ceremonies. >> that is right. we are what for hours away and counting now. you can really feel the buzz in london. im at hyde park, and one of the big zones and one of the four acts that will connect into the opening ceremony which is at the olympic park of course in the east side ...

be set right. thats why i want to go back. >> piers morgan tonight from london. good evening and welcome to london where the olympic games are set to start in two days time. behind me is where the olympics stadium lurks in the east of london. over there is one of the centers of the security operation, hms ocean. security at a premium. making sure the games run smoothly. who better to talk to about this than tony blair who was the british prime minister when the bid was first launched t...

involving the colorado theater massacre. a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation tells cnn police and the fbi have discovered a package in the university of colorado mail room that appears to have been mailed by the suspected shooter, james holmes. cnns ed lavandera is in aurora for us. ed, what do we know about this package? >> reporter: well, were still trying to gather information on what exactly is inside that package, wolf. but as you mentioned that law enforcement...

Police say it was likely that the victims were killed over the last couple of days and transported to the roadside. so many were missing vital body parts that identifying them will be difficult. and from london, weve learned a sonic weapon is going to be used to keep those olympic crowds safe. the device will deliver a long-range ear-splitting beam of sound, and thats not all the top officials have in mind. nick schifrin got a birds-eye view of all the security. >> reporter: welcome to lockdow...

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