Hurricane Dorian batters the Bahamas, outer bands begin to hit parts of Florida; Mayday call released in dive boat fire: "I can't breathe"; Police: Gunman had called FBI tip line 15 minutes before shooting

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🗓️ 2 September 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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"Catastrophic" winds batter the Bahamas as Dorian lingers; 8-year-old boy first death reported in the Bahamas from Dorian; Dorian devastates the Bahamas, moves closer toward East Coast; Outer bands start to hit Florida as Dorian threatens East Coast; Hurricane Dorian moving dangerously close to Florida coast; Mandatory evacuations ordered along most of Florida's east coast as Dorian's outer bands move in; Tourism Ministry: Rescue efforts underway in parts of Bahamas; Coast Guard: Unclear what caused diving boat fire; FBI: Gunman called 911 and FBI tip line multiple times; Trump: Background check wouldn't have stopped shooter; Poll: 93% favor universal background checks; 72 % say Congress must do more on gun violence; Texas State Rep: I say no to gun reform, "yes" to prayer; Trump golfs, tweets political attacks as Dorian threatens U.S.; Millions under mandatory evacuations as Dorian moves inTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Destruction Risk, days of it loom for the East Coast.
0:05.0	The lead starts right now.
0:07.0	Breaking news, Hurricane Dorian has Florida in its sights,
0:11.0	the incredibly massive and powerful storm described as catastrophic as it lays
0:16.1	waste of parts of the Bahamas, the latest track and evacuation orders affecting millions.
0:22.1	Also breaking today today people leaping for
0:24.7	their lives. Dozens missing many feared dead as a boat goes up in flames off the
0:29.6	coast of California. But how did it happen? Plus, minutes ago, new details revealed on the possible motive behind the latest gun
0:37.0	massacre in America, as we learn more about the victims and a 17- old survivor. This is CNN breaking news.
0:47.0	Welcome to a special edition of the lead.
0:49.5	I'm Brianna Keeler in for Jake Tapper and we start with breaking news in the world lead
0:53.4	Hurricane Dorian catastrophic and now a category four storm battering the Bahamas.
1:08.9	Dorian devastating the islands as it spins moving at just one mile per hour at times this is the strongest storm ever to hit the Bahamas. The Minister of Agriculture posting video of his own
1:15.2	home and he says that these windows are about 20 feet off the ground and barely
1:20.3	holding back the waves outside.
1:23.2	As Dorian inches toward Florida,
1:25.4	evacuations are underway.
1:27.0	The governor says that includes more than 70 nursing homes
1:30.1	in addition to some hospitals.
1:32.2	CNN has teams positioned along the Florida coast
1:35.0	as well as in the Bahamas where the storm is hitting right now.
1:39.0	Let's go to CNN's Patrick Ottman.
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