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Millions. Deadly boat fire brianna people are onboard the island of the california coast. A local official confirms multiple fatalities. And storm. President trump goes golfing and starts tweeting hes never heard of a category 5 storm despite having faced four of them in his presidency. Im wolf blitzer. Youre the situation room. Breaking news. The latest frap is just in, and Hurricane Dorian is moving ever so slowly as it threatens florida after hitting the bahamas as a category 5, causing catas...

Coast not to mention in South Carolina as well. There are hurricane warnings already in several counties in florida including where i am right now. That means they can expect the power of a hurricane. Storm surge warnings as well. Where im standing, theyre expecting a storm surge of 4 to 6 feet. Its low tide right now. Very likely where im standing will be covered in water as this storm moves up the florida coast. Mandatory evacuations underway in several florida counties. A little bit later tod...

The eye of the storm is expected to move close to the coast of South Carolina today and then move near over over the coast of carolina tonight. And as carolina residents brace for the storm dorians death toll in the bahamas has now jumped to 20, and as you look at pictures there, this probably doesnt come as a surprise. People there still desperately need in need of aid. Entire neighborhoods destroyed, homes turned to rubble and the only International Airport on the island of grand bahama comple...

Responders, all veterans of largescale natural disasters tell us the smell of death is everywhere. In these areas where so many homes were swept away. Cnns Patrick Oppmann is in the city of freeport. How far are you able to safely travel from where you are and what have you seen . Reporter you go 15 minutes from where i am, and you so houses every house in neighborhood after neighborhood that are just under water the other day. We were there when they were doing rescues from a bridge which itsel...

United states and around the world. Cnn newsroom starts right now. 4 00 a. M. Heren the osu east coast. Washington, d. C. Is pointing the finger at iran for attacks that knocked out half of saudi arabias oil capacity. Heres what happened. Iranian Houthi Rebels fighting a war in yemen say they hit two Oil Facilities with drones. But a u. S. Source with knowledge of the incident tells cnn there are signs the attacks came from inside iraq. The wall street journal reporting officials are looking at ...

Weve been attacked by a vicious, devastating storm. Unspeakable devastation in the bahamas. Entire towns flattened by Hurricane Dorian. The storm stuck in the florida coast with possible landfall in the carolinas. A brandnew storm track just in from the National Hurricane center. Walmart takes action on guns and wants lawmakers to do the same. What the retailer is changing, what its telling its customers in the wake of the el paso massacre. Following her dreams. She loved it, he and she loved th...

And ripped the roofs off buildings in the abaco islands. Years, for most part as strong flooding is also a major concern as you make your background checks, they would not have stopped any of it. With the storm surge up to 23 so its a big problem. Feet or 7 meters. Its a mental problem. Its a big problem. The northwest bahamas could see as much as eight months worth of rain in just a few days. And then take a look at this. Thnatasha lindstaedt is a you get a sense of how big and vast this thing ...

Has already devastated one country, and its not over yet. For days Hurricane Dorian slowly tore through the bahamas. And we are getting a look at that destruction right now. Whole islands look like theyve been smashed with a wrecking ball. At least seven people were killed. Homes torn to shreds. Communities gutted. The Prime Minister says his country is facing a national crisis. The National Airport in abaco is underwater. The runway is completely flooded. And in fact, the area around the airpor...

So grim right now officials are bringing in extra body bags, morticians and coolers to store those bodies. We will bring you a live update from the bahamas in just a moment. Lets begin, though, this hour with our alexandria field who joins us this morning and were just learning that the National Hurricane center says dorian has made landfall over cape hatteras, North Carolina. Reporter certainly starting to feel the effects of dorian here. We should be feeling it over the next few hours but as y...

Destroyed or damaged. Lets get right to cnns tom sater. Hes in the Weather Center with the new forecast for us. Tom, what does the forecast show right now . Well, weve got a new track now from the National Hurricane center, don. But for the most part as we focus in on this, its still a strong category 2 and will remain that way for about 36 hours. Its still moving at 6 miles per hour, jogging now northnorthwest. But again, at 6 miles an hour, thats pretty slow considering this is still a tropica...