in u.s. history, only hurricane andrew, which ravaged florida in 1982, comes close. there are fears it may inflict a historic catastrophe. larry jacobs, abc news, new york. >> so scary. with catastrophic wind gusts and up to a foot of rain, this typhoon could definitely go to our history books. >> our coverage continues with accu-weather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim. good morning. the super typhoon continues to track, but the good news is the storm has likely reached the peak intensity. earlier on, wind gusts, 160, 170 miles an hour. that's about as bad as you can see from one of the systems here. still likely gusts to 125 mile an hour range. causing widespread destruction. the rain continues to pour down as well. many spots, 8 to 12 inches of rain nosing into manila. john, diana, back to you. >> thank you the, jim. we will monitor damage reports all morning long as we track