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Welcome back. destruction and devastation in puerto rico internationally the u.s. territory is facing a long difficult road of recovery after hurricane maria ravaged the island. a new normal. no power and running water and could last up to six months. images coming from puerto rico shows homes, streets, highways completely flooded. and with more rain expected today that could release mud slides. now joining me now from leyla from puerto rico. they issued a dire warning to a dam in the western pa...

The terrain here, remember water seeks its own levels and it almost rings out the storm system taking away the available rainfall in hurricane maria and eventually filters down to the smaller streams and ultimately the larger rivers and communities below, causing landslides and mud slides. we have seen the flooded roadway, but when you get into the more rural parts, the devastation will be fierce as we start to see first daylight and head out to assess the full extent of marias wrath. john. >> t...

Weather service says catastrophic flooding is still ongoing. it cameoff the coast off the co worst of the winds and storm surge and heavy rain bands in the dominican republic right now. getting it worse than they thought. fear in the dominican republic and puerto rico is mud slides. you have these mountains and get a torrential amount of rain. soak them just enough. get the terrain to give away. hurricane warning continues. turk and cakes. little sliver here. looks like the main core is going to...

Were probably going to be seeing storm surges on the western side of the island. and river and highway flood, mud slides. weve seen video of streets turned into raging, muddy rivers. highest totals 20 to 25 inches of rain out of this. as it pushes away, the impacts for the next 48 hours, for puerto rico and also for hispaniole adamaging wind, flooding rain. its a big storm well show you in a second. so that rain is still going to be hanging around. dangerous seas and large swells. destructive st...

Jake? >> i want to turn to puerto rico and u.s. virgin islands for a second because they are also engaged in a frantic activity. preparing for a worst case scenario as a category 5 hurricane is moving closer to them. whats the latest track? >> reporter: the latest track still puts it over portions of puerto rico. the storm has intensified. now up to 165-mile-per-hour. if it stays at this current strength, it will end up being the strongest hurricane to hit puerto rico. its already close enough n...

The dirty side of the storm. and northeast quadrant of puerto rico. thats about as bad as you get. as far as impact would go with the storm. two concerns, one would be the extreme winds of course. also the rainfall up to two feet. mountains in puerto rico. that would cause extreme mud slides and also some flooding on the rivers too. pretty scary stuff. when we see the pictures of what happened in dominica, its going to be devastating. look like irma all over again. that possibly could be heading...

Has been spinning. paula in haiti, this will be a major hit. >> reporter: it will be a major hit. and even though the interview you just had, were on the southern end. haiti, erin is not going to take a direct hit. that doesnt mean there wont be catastrophic conditions here as the storm continues. we have got a lot of bands going on. weve heard reports of flooding. the most alarming to me is weve had officials say we are not prepared for this storm or what happens after the storm. especially whe...

Weekend. >> president obama declaring emergencies for florida, puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands. well have the latest hurricane update for you in just a moment. >> the most immediate concern is for people in the north eastern caribbean. overnight a 36 hour curfew issued for the entire territory of the u.s. virgin islands. and the largest evacuation in the history of the bahamas has been ordered. residents of six southern islands told to evacuate and the state department has issued a tra...

Megans smile is getting a lot because she uses act® mouthwash. act® strengthens enamel, protects teeth from harmful acids, and helps prevent cavities. go beyond brushing with act®. a potential health crisis after this weeks mud slides. >> 460 people are confirmed dead. this report for us. >> the journey for those killed ends here. a graveyard created for ebola victims. according to a government administer, that new figure includes those codes by flash floods in nearby provinces. the risk of...

To a tropical storm after churning in to mexicos east coast overnight. the storm bringing heavy wind, pounding rain and the possibility of flooding and mud slides. drank lynn is the first atlantic hurricane of the season. meteorologist janice dean is live on the plaza with the latest. good morning, janice. janice: hi, jillian. big deal this morning because the first hurricane of the season made landfall is now across the east coast of mexico co. legacy of this storming is extreme flghtd. there i...