Right now theyre not sure if im living or dead, but if i can get over here today, they would know today that im still quite alive. Jon Steve Harrigan is reporting from the bahamian capital of nassau. Steve . When you look at the scale of this disaster, for the bahamas, it is simply staggering. More than 70,000 people homeless. Thats one out of every five people in the nation. It is amazing when you see the video of some of the destruction in the north. Heres the scene from abaco island. Whatever was here, however many people lived here, where the houses were, where the streets were, as far as you can see, to my left, as far as you can see to my right, its all gone. This was a storm that didnt just rip off roofs. This was a storm that picked things up and smashed them over and over again. Entire neighborhoods, all thats left is junk. Conditions are simply so bad there. No fuel. No food. No medicine. People are doing anything they can to get out, including boarding up private boats. Heres what that scene looks like. This is an all volunteer flotilla, you have people from different parts of the bahamas, arriving on their own private boats, bringing supplies, food and water and taking people off of abaco island, people who are desperate to leave, people who have lost everything. This boat said they can hold 30 people, but no bags. Youre allowed to bring your backpacks. People have been waiting around the clock here at the waters edge hoping to get their families off this island. These boats will eventually go to nassau, people leaving everything they had behind to get on these boats to save their families. The official death toll stands at 43. But weve seen that number rise each day. Jon . Jon what a mess. Steve harrigan, thank you. Meanwhile, President Trump thanking the bahamian Prime Minister for emphasizing the United States help in rescue efforts after Hurricane Dorian left unprecedented damage on its major islands. The coast guard stepping up response efforts as the frantic search for survivors continues. Mark meredith live at the white house with more. Mark . Good evening, jon. President trump says the u. S. Is willing to help the bahamas as they recover from Hurricane Dorian. The president put out a tweet about the storm early this morning. This is what he had to say, quote, thank you to bahamian Prime Minister for your very gracious and kind words in saying that without the help of the United States and me, there would have been many more casualties. The president in that tweet also praised fema as well as the u. S. Coast guard for their efforts to help save lives. Here at the white house, the president has nothing on his public schedule for the weekend, but we know he has his mind focused on the economy and trade talks because hes been talking a lot about that on twitter and in a video released online. Heres what he had to say. Our economy is strong. Our country is great. We have never been in a better position. More people are working today in the United States than at any time in the history of our country. Almost 160 million people. The president s optimism about the economy comes as congress is set to return to washington next week from its summer recess. The debate over potential impeachment is expected to be front and center. A congressman told fox news his fellow democrats should lay out what to expect in the months ahead. I actually think the Judiciary Committee would do everyone a favor if they did provide some order and some structure to these investigations. When we get back next week, theres going to be some real heart to heart conversations that will take place. Now, another investigation appears to already be in the works. Two House DemocraticCommittee Chairmen sent a letter to the white house friday, demanding answers about Vice President pences decision to stay at a trump property in ireland. They said quote potential violations of the foreign and domestic clauses of the constitution are of grave concern to the committee as it considers whether to recommend articles of impeachment. Now, these lawmakers are demanding documents from the white house about what led into the trip. The president for his part said he had nothing to do with the decision about where the Vice President would stay. Then i heard he was going there, but i didnt it wasnt my idea for mike to go there. Mike went there because his family is there. Thats my understanding of it. Now, some democratic lawmakers say they are also concerned about the possibility that the president could host next years g7 summit at a trump property in florida. However, no final decision has been made, but lawmakers are very upset about that. Jon . Jon mark meredith, thank you. Lawyers for President Trump are asking a federal judge to block House Democrats attempts to force him to turn over his tax records. The house ways and Means Committee ways and Means Committee filed a lawsuit in july to try to get the Treasury Department to comply with their request for six years of the president s personal and business tax returns. But the administration argues the court doesnt have authority over the matter. The 2020 campaign trail leading to New Hampshire this weekend has democratic contenders made their pitch to Granite State voters at the Democratic Party convention. Each candidate hopes to pick up the momentum to win the first in the nation primary. Peter doocy is joining us from manchester, New Hampshire, with more. Peter . Jon, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders both demonstrated today that there might be something to the biden camps concern that warren and sanders have a Home Field Advantage in the first in the nation primary state New Hampshire because they live right next door in neighboring states, and warren and sanders were both able today to parlay that into large enthusiastic crowds of democratic activists. This country this country cannot continue to have a president who is a pathological liar, who even uses his sharpie pen to lie about the direction of a hurricane. How crazy is that . It made sense that sanders and warren got such warm welcomes because they are polling so high. But cory booker was among the best received as well even though he is polling near the back of the pack of debate qualifiers. I asked him why theres such a disconnect . Barack obama was behind in africanamerican voters at this point. We dont want to win the summer news cycle. We want to win the first in the nation primary right here in New Hampshire. The frontrunner joe biden was one of the first candidates to address activists here. He brought with him the two pillars of his campaign, a laser focus on trump and a slip of the tongue. I believe history will look back at this presidency as a moment in time, but if donald trump is reelected freudian slip if donald trump is reelected, he will forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation. Some candidates showed up to speak at the New HampshireDemocratic PartyConvention Even though they havent qualified for the up coming debate which makes this one of the last big events, last opportunities for those people that did not qualify for the debate to prove that their campaigns are still viable. Jon . Jon peter doocy, peter, thank you. Iran announces a new breach of the 2015 Nuclear Agreement as it warns europe there is not much time left, to save the agreement, that President Trump withdrew from last year. Lucas tomlinson has more on that from washington. Iran stockpile of the early needed to make a nuclear bomb is increasing. Thats according to a spokesman for Irans Nuclear agency who warns europe needs to act quickly to save the landmark Nuclear Agreement, which President Trump abandoned last year. Translator as we move forward, the situation will get more difficult. The european side must realize there is not much time left. If they want to take any actions, they must carry it out as soon as possible. Iran began spinning advance six generation centrifuges for the first time to enrich uranium ten times faster than the older first generation tubes allowed under the 2015 obama era deal. Iran showed off the new centrifuges, the latest violation of the deal. During a meeting with his french counterpart, defense secretary accused tehran of cheating on the nuclear deal for a long time. They have been violating it. They had violated the nuclear arm profif proliferation treaty for many years. It is no surprise they are going to pursue what they have intended to pursue. U. S. Officials say it is to smuggle illicit oil to syria in violation of sanctions. Last night President Trumps National Security advisor tweeted a satellite photo showing an iranian vessel at anchor 2 1 2 miles off a major port in syria. Bolton said quote anyone who said it wasnt headed to syria is in denial. Tehran thinks its more important to fund the murderous assad regime than provide for its own people. We can talk, but iran is not getting any sanctions relief until it stops lying and spreading terror. Today iran also claims it seized another vessel near the strait of hormuz for smuggling fuel. It is the first time iran has seized a vessel since july. Jon . Jon thank you lucas. Protesters face off once again in hong kong today. At one point, demonstrators surrounded a Police Station and sparked fires. Authorities reacted by con fronting them in full riot gear. Jonathan hunt is live in hong kong with the latest. Jonathan . Jon, the protesters were smaller in number than we have seen over the past 14 weekends, but they brought with them the same intensity and determination that we have seen over this summer of protests. But the police were determined too. They brought very different tactics. They were very aggressive in charging the groups of protesters, but they were also much more controlled than we have seen in the past. There were no baton charges. There was no use of tear gas that we saw or heard. No rubber bullets fired that we saw or heard. It was a distinct change, and it appeared to be a fairly successful one. Look here what we just witnessed was a clearly very well planned, very well organized move by hundreds of riot police, flooding out from the Police Station and then in squads like this one, chasing the protesters, dispursing them to various corners dispersing them to various corners of this neighborhood. Now, as you can see, they are just holding those corners, making sure the protesters do not gather again. One thing we should point out that was very interesting, we heard one commander clearly in control, clearly not a native hong konger or chinese speaking with a very obvious british accent. We will be checking with the hong kong authorities to see if theyve called in outside help. Now, we reached out to various sources, and what they told us is that there are British Police officers who are members of the Hong Kong Police force, but it would certainly be an irony, jon, to think that it was the brits who handed hong kong back to the chinese in 1997, on the basis of certain freedoms and certain democratic rights being maintained. And there now appear to be British Police officers who are involved in the crushing of protests, which are designed to maintain those precise freedoms and that democracy. Jon . Jon what a story. Thanks very much, jonathan hunt. The latest on the investigation into that deadly dive boat fire in california. Plus, more mysterious illnesses and deaths linked to a supposedly safe alternative to smoking. What Health Officials are saying now about vaping. If you have moderate to severe psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, Little Things can be a big deal. Thats why theres otezla. Otezla is not an injection or a cream. 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The centers for Disease Control says five people have died from vapingrelated illnesses and the agency is investigating more than 450 cases nationwide. One family is shocked at how suddenly their teen became ill after vaping. Listen. Smoking wasnt great. We all kind of knew that, but it seemed to take decades for, you know, symptoms at times to appear, and the results of it. My sons been vaping for a year and a half. And hes already at that point, you know, its a much different ballgame. And its very potent ballgame. Jon lauren green is here with more. Lauren . Jon, you know, five deaths are now connected with ecigarettes. The most recent is a man in los angeles in his 50s, and Health Officials are not sure if there were any Underlying Health issues. Regardless, the dangers of vaping are alarming in that otherwise Young Healthy people are coming down with debilitating lungrelated illnesses. All told, there have been 450 cases of supposed vaping related lung illnesses in 33 states. While most of the victims have been young in age Authorities Say all those who died were mature adults ranging from middle age to 65. One was older and suffering from Chronic Health problems. The five deaths occurred in illinois indiana minnesota oregon and the latest in california where los angeles Health Officials said there have been 12 reports of vapingrelated pulmonary injuries. Health officials warn that symptoms include coughing, che pain, shortness of breath, also nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, fever and weight loss. The Los Angeles County department of Public Health takes this threat seriously. And today, were issuing a warning to all residents about the use of these devices as potentially harmful to proper lung function. Ecigarettes or vaping have been sold for about a tech decade for about a decade and touted as healthy alternative to cigarettes. But the illnesses and deaths became known in the last year. The cdc and fda have not confirmed that the deaths and sicknesses are vaping related but other Health Officials can find no other reason. I think what did surprise me a little bit was how severe the reactions were. I mean, people dying and ending up in icus and ventilators by the dozens and now hundreds was surprising. It is going to be tough for the researchers to