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Welcome back. new details this morning about the sonic attacks that caused u.s. personnel in china and cuba to suffer head injuries. the injuries were caused by microwa microwave ovens. we have patrick oppman with more. how did they come to this conclusion? >> reporter: this is a mystery still. this is the first time we heard from researchers coming out and saying they don't believe it is sonic weapons. sonic weapons don't work in the way they describe.

There is a microwave appliance. it is not a precise beam of injury and researchers say can cause concussion like symptoms that diplomats here in cuba and china report feeling. this has led to a breakdown of u.s. and cuba relations. drawn down the embassy out of fear there is some government out there targeting diplomats. this is what they worked out. the theory that microwave weapons used because they are portable and beam in the energy. the fbi has come to cuba and attorn torn apart the homes. it is a theory, but no evidence to back it up. >> so the question of who is responsible and the moti...

Salvadorans and a kucountry tha has been a stalwart ally. i lived in latin america and don't remember being in a country where america is so popular. they find it very insulting as people do in other countries that president trump mentioned and of course this is a country with incredible beauty. so they feel it's very, very much unfair for these comments and they are pushing back against them. >> clearly their future still in the balance right now. thank you so much, patrick oppman. breaking news out of florida. a massive fire erupting on a casino shuttle boat near tampa. people on board wer...

The area of cuba and coastline that are built out of wood and old and i saw houses that looked like they would fall apart in a light rain. this is not a light rain. this is the most serious hurricane that hit this island in many years. we have no words of injuries or deaths. you can only imagine for the people that are going through the long night that we just experienced, what a horrible experience that was and the morning they wake up to is not much better. >> and it is not done yet. daylight will reveal some of the extent occurred. patrick oppmann in cuba for us. you will bring us those rep...

Cuba is already seeing damage as hurricane irma rips through with high winds and there has been flooding as well. our patrick oppman is following the storm near the cuban coast. he joins us now. you certainly had rough times a few hours ago. how are things now, patrick? >> much worse, michael. that gust was bad. the house and town where we have been reporting from is now under water. probably a good 3 to 4 feet of water. halfway up the first floor of the house. there is another floor on top of us. we should be okay here. it is tragic. you look down the street. we walked down the main street of...