Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. Im Wendy Gillette in for annemarie green. Florida is under a state of emergency this morning as Hurricane Dorian is forecast to hit the state as a major category 3 storm. Dorian is expected to slam ashore floridas east coast over the labor day weekend. Chief meteorologist craig setzer of our miami station wfor is tracking the storms path. Dorian is in the atlantic moving to the northnorthwest getting stronger as it goes. Its forecast to intensify through friday and on friday make a turn to the west or westnorthwest. How sharp that turn is going to be a big player in terms of where the storm goes. If its a very sharp turn, south florida under the gun. If its a slower turn, more gradual, central florida. If its even a slower turn, north florida could be under the gun. But the entire peninsula has the threat of dealing with a major hurricane sunday or monday time frame. Whats steering it . Its the steering patt
And a patient who died, tested for homicide. Why a lawyer claims hes not the only victim. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom atat cbs news headquarters in new york. Im Wendy Gillette in for annemarie green. Puerto rico is under a state of emergency this morning after Tropical Storm dorian takes aim at the island. Later today dorian is expected to move over toward or near puerto rico as a strong possible storm or possibly a hurricane. A hurricane watch is in effect for the island. Parts of puerto rico are still recovering from Hurricane Maria two years ago. Later this week dorian could pose a threat to florida. We begin with Laura Podesta in new york. Laura, how is puerto rico preparing for the stm . Well, wendy, some people are choosing to leave the island, but those choosing to stay are getting water and canned goods. Out of an abundance of caution, all Public Schools and government offices in puerto rico are closed today. Dorian is taking aim at puerto rico. Sustained Tropical
Outer bands of rain are already moving in. By the time it clears puerto rico, theyre saying it could be a category 3 and spin straight toward the u. S. Mainland, specifically the southeast florida georgia and south carolina. Heres the latest advisory from the National Hurricane center what is the update. We have ourselves a hurricane as you mentioned, the center of the storm which was so hard to find yesterday was found a little further north than we thought it was going to be, the whole path shifted away from hispaniola, away from puerto rico, and the centers right over st. Thomas, we had a wind gust of 111 miles an hour. The better news here, when you talk about what may happen, we dont know days later, i wouldnt everyone just make plans and think daytona is in the bulls eye here. San juan puerto rico, may be looking at a much better day today. Hurricane winds extend outward from the center 20 miles. That good not reach san juan or puerto rico. Mainly those hurricane winds are to the