It's not just Jamaica, hard hit by Hurricane Melissa.

The lead starts right now.

Dozens killed, and the devastation significant after Hurricane Melissa pummeled multiple Caribbean islands.

CNN reporters are standing by throughout the region.

We're going to show you the damage.

Plus, covert CIA efforts targeting Venezuela's

Maduro regime, which CNN is learning about a cyber attack authorized by President Trump. And in just a

few hours, Trump, Xi, and the meeting that the U.S. hopes can deter recent aggression by the Chinese military,

the largest in the world.

Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper. We start with our worldly Jamaica battered by Hurricane

Melissa, as seen in this stunning drone video, posted by the country's prime minister after one of

the strongest Atlantic storms on record. At least four bodies have been recovered in St. Elizabeth

Parish, according to officials. The storm is now a category one storm, but the danger is not over.

Right now, powerful wind bands are spreading, as Melissa bears down on the Bahamas.

In Haiti, at least 25 people are dead after the storm burst riverbanks.

Some are still trapped in collapsed houses southwest of Port-au-Prince.

According to a local official who says he's, quote, overwhelmed, overwhelmed,

as the nation also grapples with rampant gang violence.

In Cuba, nearly 150,000 people are isolated, cut off by rising rivers.

The Cuban president says the country suffered significant damage.

Meanwhile, Jamaicans are currently assessing the destruction.

Today's heat index in some areas topped 100 degrees. 77% of the island

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