Hurricane Fiona strengthens into Category 4 storm, heads toward Bermuda
It was forecast to squeeze past Bermuda Thursday before hitting easternmost Canada by late Friday.
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It was forecast to squeeze past Bermuda Thursday before hitting easternmost Canada by late Friday.
Hurricane Fiona strengthened into a Category 4 storm and is expected to continue getting stronger as it passes west of Bermuda. More than half a million people in Puerto Rico are still without running water and many don't have power three days after Fiona slammed into the island.
Hurricane Fiona has been upgraded to a Category 4 storm after devastating Puerto Rico. Many on the island are still without power and clean water. David Begnaud, lead national correspondent for "CBS Mornings," reports from the shattered island.
The powerful storm is forecast to strengthen as it marches through the Caribbean.
In Puerto Rico, more than a million people are still without power since Hurricane Fiona made landfall there on Monday. David Begnaud reports.
Five years after Hurricane Maria left thousands dead and even more battered and shelterless, another devastating hurricane has hit Puerto Rico. Residents are without basic needs as they once again try to pick up the pieces of their homes.
When Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico five years ago, the disaster highlighted an already fragile health care system. David Begnaud returns to the island to find out what is behind severe staff shortages, low wages and long wait times for patients.
The National Hurricane Center said Fiona is likely to strengthen as it approaches Bermuda late Thursday.
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It's been five years since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. Despite changes to how its electrical grid is managed, the island's residents still deal with rolling blackouts and continuous power outages — even when no storm hits. David Begnaud reports.
Most of Puerto Rico is without power right now after Hurricane Fiona slammed the island with a torrential downpour, triggering devastating flooding and mudslides. Michelle Carlo. medical adviser for Direct Relief in Puerto Rico, joins CBS News to discuss the damage and ways to help.
Puerto Rico is expected to be without power for days after Hurricane Fiona made landfall. This comes five years after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. CBS News lead national correspondent David Begnaud joins "CBS News Mornings" from Puerto Rico with the latest.
In Puerto Rico, power is slowly coming back on after the island was slammed by Hurricane Fiona this week. The powerful Category 1 storm continues to generate heavy rainfall and flash flooding even as it heads away from the Caribbean. It's just the latest in a series of disasters for Puerto Rico as Tuesday marks the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria's landfall. Lead national correspondent David Begnaud reports from Toa Baja.
Over 1.5 million people in Puerto Rico are without power and the area has been inundated with rain from Hurricane Fiona. Reporter Alanis Quiñones from our partners at WAPA-TV joins CBS News from Salinas, Puerto Rico, with the latest.
Nearly the entire island remains in the dark and many don't have running water.
The storm caused "catastrophic" damage in Puerto Rico, its governor said, and a forecaster said flooding was already "historic." Power was out across the island.
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That's a much higher rate than is seen in the general population. CTE is a brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head.
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The charges against Major Jason Watson are believed to be the first time in U.S. military history that a major has been charged under Article 88.
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A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's effort to toss out her 2021 conviction on sex-trafficking charges and 20-year prison sentence.
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That's a much higher rate than is seen in the general population. CTE is a brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head.
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