Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa; White House ballroom; Elon Musk’s Grokipedia; and more
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🗓️ 28 October 2025
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| 0:00.0 | Jamaica is bracing for one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded. |
| 0:08.4 | That's where we're starting The Seven from the Washington Post. |
| 0:11.8 | I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Tuesday, October 28th. |
| 0:15.6 | Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. |
| 0:21.2 | Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 5 storm. |
| 0:25.8 | Early this morning, its peak intensity surpassed that of Hurricane Katrina, the storm that |
| 0:31.8 | devastated New Orleans in 2005. |
| 0:35.2 | Melissa is aimed squarely at Jamaica's main island, expected to make landfall today. |
| 0:41.5 | Rain is forecast to total up to 40 inches in the mountains, causing catastrophic flash flooding and |
| 0:48.2 | landslides. Parts of the coast could see a storm surge of 9 to 13 feet and very large waves. |
| 0:56.8 | At a news conference yesterday, Jamaica's Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, warned that there is no |
| 1:02.7 | infrastructure in the region that can withstand a Category 5. |
| 1:07.4 | I have gotten so many calls, and I have been on my knees in prayer. And I know that there are |
| 1:13.9 | Jamaicans here praying for us, Jamaicans overseas praying for us. But more than that, |
| 1:18.9 | it would appear that the entire world is praying for Jamaica. I've gotten so many calls from |
| 1:24.0 | leaders from all over the world, in particular, Karakom leaders, who are all |
| 1:28.2 | praying for Jamaica. That audio came from APT News on YouTube. |
| 1:34.9 | Jamaica's airport and key power plant are right in Melissa's path. There are fears that damage |
| 1:41.3 | could be worse than that of Hurricane Gilbert in 1988. |
| 1:45.6 | That was the strongest storm in Jamaica's history. |
| 1:53.6 | President Donald Trump put his allies on a board that could decide the fate of his White House |
| 1:59.7 | ballroom. |
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