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>> we had no vhf, no range on it. no weather com, no ssb, single side band. we didn't have our ham radio. and our radio telephone inside the boat was not working. and also our iridium sat phone was not working. so we had no way to realize that we were about to enter a typhoon that had winds of 100 to 150 miles per hour and minimum wave heights of 40 foot in height. >> how it is possible that all of these different communications devices malfunctioned? >> they are dependent on the antenna. >> yes. >> and when the antenna went out, everything went out. >> so how did the women and their two dogs ...

>> reporter: yeah, i think ecstatic, euphoric, and very, very grateful to the u.s. navy and the crew aboard the uss ashland, which rescued them last week in the middle of the pacific ocean. it took them days to finally land here in okinawa, where they touched dry land for the very first time there is also concern because the 50-foot sailboat that they were sailing on and adrift for more than five months, that's their home, and they had to leave it out at sea because of the damage to it. that's why they ended up drifting for so many months in the first place. because storms they say broke the m...

The boat, messed up the motor and screwed up their telecommunications and sal light phones. take a listen. >> we had no vhf, no range on it. no weather com. no ssb, single side band. we didn't have a ham radio. and our telephone inside the boat was not working. and also our sat phone was not working. >> how is it possible that all of these different communications devices malfunctioninged? >> they are dependent on the antenna. when the antenna went out, everything went out. >> so check this out, the sailboat drifted for five months, they say, until a gps coordinate provided to the u.s. navy fr...

Breitbart, earth is not cooling, climate change is lead and please stop misleading americans and this video. >> here's the thing, scientists don't care about your opinion. cherry picking and twisting the facts won't change the opinion nor the fact that the earth is warming. >> and weather.com offered the right wing site one last piece of advice, quote, to our friends at breitbart the next time you write a collide change article and need fact checking article, we're here for you. this topic is too important to get wrong. up next, how fake news almost turned deadly. stay with us. many people cle...

And back now in the storm cycle, some chilly air is plunging south from canada. as the weather channel notes n mid-july, cool air does not arrive quietly. that's why more than 60 million americans are at risk for severe storms this afternoon. and right now the big cities along the i-95 corridor, places lake washington, philadelphia, new york, and boston r facing the threat of gusty winds, frequent lightning and heavy rain. it should all begin to clear out as unseasonably cool temperatures set until tomorrow. keep it with us and weather.com for the updates. turning now to sports. storms delayed...