Answers. 34 people now presumed dead from the boating infurnitu infern. Welcome, this is early start. Im christine romans. Good morning, im dave briggs. Wednesday, september 4th, 4 00 a. M. In new york and in the bahamas. Thats where we begin. The bahamas obliterated by Hurricane Dorian. The scope of the devastation finally coming into view. Thousands of homes flattened, entire communities eviscerated. Official death toll stands at seven this morning. And that number is likely to climb significantly higher. On grand bahama, an estimated 75 of the homes, 75 under water. Recovering from this unprecedented storm will cost billions. The World Food Program estimates more than 60,000 people will need to be fed. Look at what used to be the runway at Freeport International airport. Thats right. That used to be the runway. It is submerged. Listen to the Prime Minister of the bahamas describe the enormity of the destruction. We have been attacked by a vicious, devastating storm. An enemy that we
Now. In the car carolinas, the cities of charleston, myrtle beach and wilmington are still at risk of a direct hit from Hurricane Dorian. And this is really where the focus is now. In the wake of this historic storm theres near total destruction in the bahamas, just places wiped off the map by the winds, the flooding. Entire neighborhoods simply gone. So far seven people are dead. Of course the worry is as you look at that devastation there, that others lost their lives. Theyre just beginning to search for victims. The storm hovered over those islands for two Straight Days battering them with Hurricane Force winds of up to 200 miles an hour, tons of rain, that resulted in the flooding youre seeing right there. Survivors were scrambling through those waisthigh waters trying to get themselves and their pets and their loved ones to safety. Right now you have rescue teams moving in, racing against the clock because of all that flooding. Disaster relief organizations expect to find tens of
Immediate testimony by state Department Officials about the ukraine scandal. Tonight, pompeo and top House Democrats are accusing each other of trying to intimidate witnesses. Ill be getting reaction from a democrat on the house judiciary committee, congressman steve cohen and correspondents and analysts are also standing by. Lets go to the white house for, and cnn White House Correspondent kaitlyn collins. Facing pressure and also scrutiny as this probe intensifies. Reporter essentially what hes arguing, brianna, is the rush to sit down with these officials but one former official doesnt seem to think its happening too soon. Kurt v lochlt ker, former special envoy to ukraine after he resigned last week after getting caught up in this scandal has agreed to sit down thursday for his deposition. The question will be how much he will say and whether or not the state department will try to limit it. And its a disgrace. Reporter tonight secretary of state mike pompeo is following President
What it has already done is devastating. The bahamas this morning as the sun comes up there, only now are they beginning to truly understand how much damage was done. Only over the last 12 to 20 hours have they been able to get out and see some of the places, towns wiped off those islands nearly completely. There is so much need and there is so much hope that today will be the day finally that more Government Resources can be brought to bear and get to the people who are in need. Friends have been helping friends. So far there have been some u. S. Coast guard rescues, but there is so much more need. Were going to check in very shortly with our Patrick Oppmann. But first i want to go to chad myers in the Weather Center. I know you were listening. We were talking to the Hurricane Hunters 35,000 feet in the air. They say they are seeing signs of a more westward path now for Hurricane Dorian. And thats exactly what the Hurricane Center had. So this is not i know it seemed like breaking new
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