Friday, September 06, 2019

THE DOW WAS UP 69 POINTS TODAY

JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER. 1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)

HOARDING OF GOLD AND SILVER

JAMES 5:1-3
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

REVELATION 18:10,17,19
10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.(IN 1 HR THE STOCK MARKETS WORLDWIDE WILL CRASH)
17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

EZEKIEL 7:19
19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed:(CONFISCATED) their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.

LUKE 2:1-3
1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
2  (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
3  And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

REVELATION 13:16-18
16 And he(THE FALSE POPE WHO DEFECTED FROM THE CHRISTIAN FAITH) causeth all,(IN THE WORLD ) both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:(MICROCHIP IMPLANT)
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark,(MICROCHIP IMPLANT) or the name of the beast,(WORLD DICTATORS NAME INGRAVED ON YOUR SKIN OR TATTOOED ON YOU OR IN THE MICROCHIP IMPLANT) or the number of his name.(THE NUMBERS OF HIS NAME INGRAVED IN THE MICROCHIP IMLPLANT)-(ALL THESE WILL TELL THE WORLD DICTATOR THAT YOUR WITH HIM AND AGAINST KING JESUS-GOD)
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast:(WORLD LEADER) for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.(6-6-6) A NUMBER SYSTEM (6006006)OR(60020202006)(SOME KIND OF NUMBER IMPLANTED IN THE MICROCHIP THAT TELLS THE WORLD DICTATOR AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER THAT YOU GIVE YOUR TOTAL ALLIGIENCE TO HIM AND NOT JESUS)(ITS AN ETERNAL DECISION YOU MAKE)(YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN DESTINY)(YOU TAKE THE DICTATORS NAME OR NUMBER UNDER YOUR SKIN,YOUR DOOMED TO THE LAKE OF FIRE AND TORMENTS FOREVER,NEVER ENDING MEANT ONLY FOR SATAN AND HIS ANGELS,NOT HUMAN BEINGS).OR YOU REFUSE THE MICROCHIP IMPLANT AND GO ON THE SIDE OF KING JESUS AND RULE FOREVER WITH HIM ON EARTH.YOU CHOOSE,ITS YOUR DECISION.

1 KINGS 10:13-14
13  And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.
14  Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,

GENESIS 49:16-17
16  Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
17  Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.

REVELATION 6:5-6
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.(A DAYS WAGES FOR A LOAF OF BREAD)

DOCTOR DOCTORIAN FROM ANGEL OF GOD
then the angel said, Financial crisis will come to Asia. I will shake the world.

BANK RELATED INFORMATION
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/09/bank-related-links.html 
CURRENCIES
http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/currencies
COMMODITIES
http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/commodities 


UPDATE-SEPTEMBER 06, 2019-12:00AM

DOW MARKET FRIDAY-SEPTEMBER 06,,2019
09:30AM-5.07
10:00AM-24.25
10:30AM-57.77
11:00AM-85.60
11:30AM-70.12
12:00PM-80.23
12:30PM-100.07
01:00PM-105.77
01:30PM-110.60
02:00PM-90.80
02:30PM-101.02
03:00PM-102.72
03:30PM-101.74
04:00PM-69.31+ 26797.47 - S&P +02.71 2978.71 - NASDAQ -13.75 8103.07
HIGH +111 LOW -05
TSX -39.48 16,535.33 - GOLD $-07.00 $1,518.50 - OIL $+00.24 $56.42

EARTHQUAKES

EZEKIEL 37:7,11-14
7  So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.(POSSIBLE QUAKE BRINGS ISRAEL BACK TO LIFE-SO NOISE AND SHAKING-QUAKES WILL ALSO DESTROY ISRAELS ENEMIES)
11  Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
12  Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
13  And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,
14  And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.

MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,(DIFFERNT PLACES AT THE SAME TIME) and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

UPDATE-SEPTEMBER 06, 2019-11:55PM

1 Day, Magnitude 2.5+ U.S.25 of 28 earthquakes in map area.

    3.0-6km NNE of Petrolia, CA-2019-09-06 18:49:56 (UTC)-24.4 km
    3.2-67km NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic-2019-09-06 18:39:33 (UTC)-81.0 km
    4.5-29km NNW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands-2019-09-06 18:35:12 (UTC)-227.2 km
    5.0-108km ENE of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand-2019-09-06 17:25:39 (UTC)-31.7 km
    2.9-33km SSW of Monahans, Texas-2019-09-06 16:10:48 (UTC)-5.0 km
    3.1-34km SSW of Monahans, Texas-2019-09-06 15:55:09 (UTC)-5.0 km
    2.8-14km SW of Searles Valley, CA-2019-09-06 14:06:15 (UTC)-10.1 km
    4.8-199km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines-2019-09-06 12:02:24 (UTC)-73.6 km
    2.5-41km NW of Talkeetna, Alaska-2019-09-06 11:14:03 (UTC)-75.2 km
    4.9-7km W of Calatagan, Philippines-2019-09-06 10:32:59 (UTC)-139.1 km
    2.7-11km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA-2019-09-06 10:25:09 (UTC)-7.6 km
    4.8-37km NNW of Chauk, Burma-2019-09-06 10:09:48 (UTC)-98.9 km
    4.2-71km SW of Gazipasa, Turkey-2019-09-06 08:59:54 (UTC)-59.6 km
    4.1-41km NW of Coquimbo, Chile-2019-09-06 08:21:57 (UTC)-31.6 km
    4.6-15km SE of Yibin, China-2019-09-06 07:25:36 (UTC)-10.0 km
    2.6-39km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic-2019-09-06 07:11:09 (UTC)-81.0 km
    2.7-20km E of Little Lake, CA-2019-09-06 06:49:34 (UTC)-2.1 km
    4.6-18km W of Ntoroko, Uganda-2019-09-06 06:15:35 (UTC)-10.0 km
    2.5-6km ENE of Ridgecrest, CA-2019-09-06 05:13:52 (UTC)-8.9 km
    4.7-44km E of Dinalongan, Philippines-2019-09-06 04:26:05 (UTC)-52.4 km
    2.6-94km SE of King Salmon, Alaska-2019-09-06 00:29:04 (UTC)-0.0 km
    4.3-128km N of Calama, Chile-2019-09-06 00:08:36 (UTC)-135.7 km
    4.7-167km NE of Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo-2019-09-05 23:04:57 (UTC)-10.0 km

Thursday, September 05, 2019

MY MOHAWK 2019 HARNESS RACE PREDICTIONS RD 185

JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER. 1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)

MY MOHAWK-HANOVER 2019 HARNESS RACE PREDICTIONS RESULTS
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2017/08/my-2017-mohawk-woodbine-harness-race.html
2017 ALL MY RESULTS AND TRACK RESULTS
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2017/12/my-2017-all-tracks-han-moh-wdb-complete.html 

MOHAWK STANDARDBREAD HARNESS RACEWAY 2019 - RESULTS AS OF THU SEP-05,2019 - DAY-185

MOHAWK PICKS
01-3-2-4-5 S-5.90 (11-1)
02-6-5-1-7
03-4-3-5-6 4TH (7-1)
04-8-3-5-6
05-7-1-6-10 W-6.70, 4TH (6-1), TRI-107.70, SUP-207.65
06-3-4-2-5 4TH WBP 29-1
07-6-10-5-3
08-6-8-2-7 W-2.50, S-3.50 (19-1), 4TH WBP 15-1
09-6-7-4-8 W-5.50, 4TH (23-1)
10-3-9-7-6-8
MONEY WON-$339.45 - OATOT $58,524.07

STANS PICKS
01-3-9-2-6 EX-18.70 - MY 2 WAS 7-1
02-5-6-1-3 4TH WBP 11-1
03-4-3-6-5 4TH WBP 5.2 - MY 6 WAS 7-1
04-5-8-3-7 W-6.40, P-2.70, EX-22.70
05-1-7-6-10 4TH (6-1), TRI-107.70, SUP-207.65
06-3-2-5-4 S-6.80 (29-1), EX-28.90, TRI-188.70
07-6-4-5-3
08-6-2-1-9 W-2.50, 4TH (31-1) - MY 2 WAS 19-1
09-6-3-9-7 W-5.50, 4TH WBP 7-1
10-3-6-7-9-8
MONEY WON-$598.25 - OATOT $66,284.45

ACTUAL RACE RESULTS
01-9-3-4-2
02-3-2-5-4
03-5-7-3-6
04-5-8-4-1
05-7-6-1-10
06-2-3-5-7
07-1-6-7-2
08-6-7-2-9
09-6-10-7-8
10-5-4-3-2-8

I HIT THE PICK 5 - 2x4x4x1x2 = $1 - $4,239.70

(MOHAWK PREDICTIONS)-RECORD 2019

01-650-BIG-$30.00 (AUG 01-4TH) (14-1) 17.40 (FEB 08-5TH) (7-1) $14.30 (APR 11-7TH) (6-1)
02-361-BIG-$13.60 (JAN 07-4TH) (12-1) $12.90 (DEC 07-5TH) (19-1) $12.10 (JAN 10-4TH) (13-1)
03-264-BIG-$9.50 (DEC 20-8TH) (23-1) $9.30 (DEC 01-4TH) (16-1) $9.20 (JUN 27-8TH) (10-1)
04-244-BIG-77-1 (AUG 01-2ND) 70-1 (APR 25-8TH) 57-1 (MAY 18-9TH) 53-1 (MAY 25-5TH)
04-446-W B P-BIG-45-1 (JUN 27-8TH) 41-1 (JUN 08-3RD) 40-1 (AUG 09-3RD) 39-1 (AUG 03-6TH)
1DD-23-BIG-$26.50 (FEB 16-2ND)
2DD-25-BIG-$41.20 (MAY 31-10TH)
S EX-195-BIG-$100.40 (MAR 01-5TH)
M EX-126-BIG-$98.00 (AUG 02-5TH)
S TRI-55-BIG-$261.40 (AUG 31-11TH)
M TRI-111-BIG-$241.90 (JUN 20-3RD)
S SUP-16-BIG-$159.97 (AUG 20-10TH)
M SUP-129-BIG-$1,795.15 (APR 06-5TH)
P3 (1-3)-14-BIG-$30.15 (FEB 16-3RD)
P3 (2-4)-07-BIG-$24.60 (AUG 24-4TH)
P3 (3-5)-07-BIG-$30.30 (MAY 30-5TH)
P3 (4-6)-04-BIG-$33.15 (AUG 13-6TH)
P3 (5-7)-08-BIG-$36.90 (FEB 18-7TH)
P3 (6-8)-09-BIG-$34.10 (DEC 12-8TH)
P3 (7-9)-09-BIG-$30.30 (JAN 10-9TH)
P3 (8-10)-12-BIG-$50.00 (JAN 10-10TH)
P4 (4-7)-01-BIG-$120.85 (AUG 13-7TH)
P4 (7-10)-03-BIG-$83.40 (JAN 10-10TH)
P4 (CA)-00-BIG-$0.00 (MAR 00-10TH)
P5 (1-5)-01-BIG-$145.65 (AUG 24-5TH)
10TH -P5 (HF)-S-02-BIG-$190.15 (AUG 20-10TH)
10TH -P5 (HF)-M-06-BIG-$1,699.80 (JUN 08-12TH)
5-1+ LONG-(04)-680
5-1+ LONG TOT-(15)-2,635-25.8%
LONGEST LONG-35-1 (JUN 14-5TH) 33-1 (MAY 18-8TH) 31-1 (AUG 22-2ND) 31-1 (MAY 09-6TH)
LONGS THIS NIGHT T3-1-11-1, 5-5-1, 8-19-1, 9-7-1,
4TH PLACE PICKED CORRECT-3-7-1, 5-6-1, 9-23-1,
4TH PLACE WRONG BUT PICKED 5-1+ ONLY-6-29-1, 8-15-1,
PICK 4 PLACINGS-(024)-4,671
OA PICK 4 PLACE TOT-(040)-7,432-62.8%
TOTAL RACES-(10)-1,858
TOP 4 PICKS EACH RACE-01-03,02-01,03-03,04-02,05-04,06-03,07-01,08-03,09-03,10-01=24-40-OATOT-4671-7432-62.8%

(STANS PREDICTIONS)-RECORD AT MOHAWK 2019

01-604-BIG-$54.90 (JAN 14-1ST) (26-1) $35.40 (MAY 16-5TH) (16-1) $30.00 (AUG 01-4TH) (14-1)
02-331-BIG-$25.40 (JUL 26-11TH) (27-1) $17.70 (JAN 12-1ST) (25-1) $17.10 (JUL 30-10TH) (40-1)
03-252-BIG-$11.40 (NOV 05-6TH) (18-1) $11.00 (NOV 24-8TH) (17-1) $10.90 (JUN 04-10TH) (40-1)
04-258-BIG-122-1 (FEB 28-4TH) 63-1 (DEC 01-4TH) 61-1 (AUG 09-8TH) 58-1 (JUL 09-8TH)
04-392-W B P-BIG-71-1 (NOV 01-2ND) 69-1 (JUN 15-6TH) 61-1 (JAN 17-3RD) 56-1 (JUN 28-3RD)
1DD-12-BIG-$23.90 (APR 15-2ND)
2DD-18-BIG-$114.70 (JAN 21-10TH)
S EX-160-BIG-$98.10 (APR 27-6TH)
M EX-108-BIG-$254.40 (JUL 01-7TH)
S TRI-35-BIG-$235.40 (AUG 26-3RD)
M TRI-102-BIG-$1,227.60 (FEB 11-5TH)
S SUP-05-BIG-$256.00 (FEB 09-7TH)
M SUP-128-BIG-$3,519.75 (APR 04-10TH)
P3 (1-3)-05-BIG-$16.30 (JUL 23-3RD)
P3 (2-4)-05-BIG-$57.75 (JUN 04-4TH)
P3 (3-5)-06-BIG-$42.00 (JUN 04-5TH)
P3 (4-6)-07-BIG-$49.90 (JUL 08-6TH)
P3 (5-7)-04-BIG-$35.15 (AUG 13-7TH)
P3 (6-8)-07-BIG-$36.10 (APR 06-8TH)
P3 (7-9)-06-BIG-$69.95 (NOV 03-9TH)
P3 (8-10)-09-BIG-$44.80 (NOV 12-10TH)
P4 (4-7)-02-BIG-$120.85 (AUG 13-7TH)
P4 (7-10)-02-BIG-$27.50 (AUG 24-10TH)
P4 (CA)-02-BIG-$187.80 (MAY 31-11TH)
P5 (1-5)-00-BIG-$0.00 (NOV 00-5TH)
10TH -P5 (HF)-S-00-BIG-$0.00 (NOV 00-10TH)
10TH -P5 (HF)-M-07-BIG-$477.25 (JUL 23-10TH)
5-1+ LONG-(03)-787
5-1+ LONG TOT-(15)-2,635-29.9%
LONGEST LONG-70-1 (AUG 12-8TH) 57-1 (SEP 03-6TH) 54-1 (APR 26-1ST) 51-1 (NOV 16-3RD)
LONGS THIS NIGHT T3-5-5-1, 6-29-1, 8-19-1,
4TH PLACE PICKED CORRECT-5-6-1, 8-31-1,
4TH PLACE WRONG BUT PICKED 5-1+ ONLY-2-11-1, 9-7-1,
PICK 4 PLACINGS-(024)-4,600
OA PICK 4 PLAC TOT-(040)-7,432-61.9%
TOTAL RACES-(10)-1,858
TOP 4 PICKS EACH RACE-01-03,02-02,03-03,04-02,05-04,06-03,07-01,08-03,09-02,10-01=24-40-OATOT-4600-7432-61.9%

RC-184 TUE SEP 03 MOH 2019 SB HARNESS HANDICAPPERS WIN LEADERS STANDINGS.
01-CONSENSUS 5-694
02-MIKE HAMILTON-670
03-GARNET BARNSDALE-611
04-STAN BOWMAN-601
05-NAHU-549
06-COMPUTERBET-515
07-JRTOPS-502
08-CHAD ROZEMA-448
09-JASON PORTUONDO-422
10-HARNESS-175
11-BRAD A-157
12-JEFF BRATT-32
13-DAWN LUPUL-27
14-KEN MIDDLETON-09
15-CHRISTIAN GENDRON-07
16-GREG BLANCHARD-05
17-ROBERT REID JR-05
18-MONIQUE VAG-03

LIBERALS IN CANADA TO FLOOD CANADA WITH 100,000 LEBANESE ARABS.SPAIN-FRANCE ALSO TO TAKE SOME.

JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER. 1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)

WORLD TERRORISM

OH BY THE WAY WHEN THE MEDIA SAYS ALLU-AK-BAR MEANS GOD IS GREAT LIE. IN ISLAM ALLU-AK-BAR MEANS OUR GOD IS GREATER OR GREATEST. THIS IS HOW THE MEDIA SUCK HOLES UP TO ISLAMIC-QURANIC-MUSLIMS. BY WATERING DOWN THE REAL MEANING OF THE SEX FOR MURDER DEATH CULT ISLAM. TO MAKE IT SOUND LIKE A PEACEFUL RELIGION (CULT OF DEATH AND WORLD DOMINATION).

GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)(HAMAS IN HEBREW IS VIOLENCE)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM)(HAMAS) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her,(HAGAR) Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he (ISHMAEL-FATHER OF THE ARAB-MUSLIMS) will be a wild (DONKEY-JACKASS) man;(ISLAM IS A FAKE AND DANGEROUS SEX FOR MURDER CULT) his hand will be against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against him;(PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM BEING BEHEADED) and he (ISHMAEL ARAB/MUSLIM) shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)

ISAIAH 14:12-14
12  How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13  For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14  I (SATAN HAS EYE TROUBLES) will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(AND 1/3RD OF THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN FELL WITH SATAN AND BECAME DEMONS)

JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM MURDERS IN THE NAME OF MOON GOD ALLAH OF ISLAM)

U.S. has agreement with Canada to accept 100,000 Palestinians: Arab report-Canada would receive 100,000 Palestinians from Lebanon and Syria and Spain would receive 16,000 Palestinians from Lebanon, alongside similar agreements with Belgium and France.By JERUSALEM POST STAFF-September 4, 2019 13:44

The Lebanon-based newspaper Al Akhbar reported that an official source in one of the Palestinian factions revealed that there is an understanding between the United States and Canada for Canada to receive 100,000 Palestinians (40,000 from Lebanon and another 60,000 from Syria).In addition, there is a further understanding with Spain to receive 16,000 Palestinians from Lebanon, alongside similar agreements with Belgium and France. The understandings would lead to the reduction of the cost of migration from $12,000 to $7,000 per person.The representative of Hamas in Lebanon, Ahmed Abdel-Hadi, told Al Akhbar that part of the Deal of the Century aims to resettle between 75,000 to 100,000 Palestinians in Lebanon and displace the rest to more than one country.About 40,000 Palestinians have left Lebanon in the last four years through legal immigration. Others have taken illegal routes.Many Palestinian youth are trying to emigrate from Lebanon at all costs, but many attempts end in tragedy, according to Al Akhbar. Some who try to emigrate die while trying to cross seas or deserts.Those who have emigrated so far have been the "victims" of humanitarian and life pressures, the shrinking of UNRWA and the fabrication of security events, as well as organized networks that influence young people and families to persuade them to emigrate as American pressure grows to implement the deal of the century, according to Abdel-Hadi."Hamas has developed a strategy to counter migration based on an understanding with Lebanon in order to relieve the pressure so that the Palestinians will feel that they are living a dignified life, achieve human rights achievements, pressure UNRWA to improve services and have Palestinian factions contribute to projects that provide jobs for youth," said Abdel-Hadi.The Trump administration’s "Deal of the Century" peace plan is not expected to be released until after Israel's Sept. 17 elections,as per US special envoy Jason Greenblatt.

In rare Hebron visit, Netanyahu says Jews will remain in divided city forever-Despite right-wing pressure, PM refrains from announcing additional settlement construction in West Bank city during ceremony marking 90th anniversary of massacre-By Jacob Magid-SEP 4,19

HEBRON, West Bank — During a rare visit to Hebron on Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israelis would remain in the flashpoint West Bank city forever, but stopped short of announcing new construction in the area as Jewish locals and right-wing lawmakers have been demanding.“Hebron will never be free of Jews….We are not strangers in Hebron. We will remain here forever,” Netanyahu declared at a ceremony marking the 90th anniversary of the Hebron massacre, in which Arab rioters murdered 67 of their Jewish neighbors in the ancient city.Netanyahu also avoided declaring his intention to extend Israeli sovereignty to  Hebron, as fellow Likud lawmakers Yuli Edelstein and Miri Regev had urged in their respective visits to the city earlier in the day.Earlier this week, Netanyahu said that his government would enact “Jewish sovereignty” over West Bank settlements, but during the Wednesday visit sufficed by saying: “We have not come here to dispossess anyone, but no one will dispossess us either.”In the weeks leading up the visit, Hebron settlers and right-wing lawmakers launched a campaign urging Netanyahu to approve an Israeli construction plan in the Old City of Hebron’s disputed market.In November of last year, then-defense minister Avigdor Liberman announced that his office’s legal adviser had adopted an opinion that would allow Hebron’s settlers to return to the market, which Jews owned well before the establishment of the State of Israel but fled after the 1929 Hebron massacre.After the 1948 War of Independence, Jordan leased the market stalls to Palestinians and gave them protected tenancy. That special status was upheld through the 1967 Six Day War, when Israel gained military control of the West Bank, and continued past 1994, when Israeli courts rejected attempts by Jewish residents to reoccupy shops that had been shuttered by the IDF.The market became the heart of commercial life for Palestinians in the Old City of Hebron, but it was closed following a 1994 terror attack at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in which Israeli extremist Baruch Goldstein killed 29 Palestinian worshipers. At the time, the IDF assessed that Palestinians would attempt to carry out reprisal attacks against Israelis living in the nearby Avraham Avinu neighborhood.In the 1997 Hebron Protocol that he signed with Palestinian Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat, Netanyahu committed to re-opening the wholesale market in order to allow the “normalization of life” in the Old City. However, that commitment was never upheld for security reasons.Defense Ministry legal adviser Itai Ophir determined that since the “political-security” situation makes the re-opening of the market unlikely in the foreseeable future, Israel is allowed to demolish the shops and build residential buildings for Israelis in their stead. The Palestinian shops could then be rebuilt above them.Netanyahu’s approval is still needed to move forward with the plan, but even then, the Palestinian municipality in Hebron is expected to petition the High Court of Justice against such construction.The Peace Now settlement watchdog panned the proposal to approve building where the wholesale market stands.“The common settler refrain is that they are merely ‘coming back to live in their ancient homeland,’ yet this explanation entirely ignores the context of how their living in the West Bank perpetuates Israel’s military rule over the Palestinians at the cost of the latter’s freedom,” the left-wing NGO said, adding that such a project would impose a security burden on the IDF which would be forced to guard an additional Jewish compound in the heart of the volatile city of some 200,000 Palestinians.In addition to construction in the market, Hebron residents have urged the government to make the Tomb of the Patriarchs wheelchair-accessible.At this week’s weekly cabinet meeting, Education Minister and Yamina MK Rafi Peretz urged Netanyahu to cede to one of the demands. The premier told Peretz to find out which of the two projects the settlers’ want more and to get back to himNetanyahu told the crowd of roughly one hundred in Hebron on Wednesday that he was “looking into” the two matters, leading to immediate rebuke from Yamina MK Bezalel Smotrich, who tweeted from his seat in the crowd that neither of the demands would ever be met if “Yamina won’t be strong enough after the elections to pressure him.”Yamina chairwoman Ayelet Shaked piled on, calling Netanyahu’s declarations of permanent Israeli presence in Hebron “only words. Even wheelchair accessibility to the Tomb of the Patriarchs he didn’t approve.”Netanyahu preferred to focus on what he had already achieved for Hebron, saying he was “proud of the fact that [his] government approved the construction plan in Hebron’s Jewish Quarter last year, which will include dozens of homes.”Construction of the 31 homes, two kindergartens, a daycare center and a public park in what was once an IDF base in the Hezekiah Quarter of Hebron, has yet to begin and still faces several legal hurdles.Netanyahu also boasted about last week’s return of Israeli settlers to the disputed Machpela House near the Tomb of the Patriarchs, after a Defense Ministry committee authorized their purchase of half the compound.However, the occupancy of the compound nearly a year and a half after squatting settlers were ordered to leave appears to have been premature, given that an additional legal step is required to determine which part of the home now belongs to them.Despite the criticism from Yamina MKs, a spokesman for the Jewish community in Hebron said he felt the prime minister made a “wise” decision in not making any declarations at the ceremony.“He would’ve been accused of using the 90th anniversary of the murders as a political platform and they would’ve said, ‘Look he came to Hebron, just to gather votes,'” Yishai Fleisher said.At the same, the Hebron spokesman acknowledged that the Jewish community “wants more” from the prime minister.“We want you to rectify the mistake you made by agreeing to give the Palestinian Authority 97% of Hebron,” Fleisher added.Under the Hebron Protocol signed by Netanyahu and the Palestinians in January 1997, the West Bank’s most populous city was divided into two sections. H1 includes 80 percent of the city and lies under full Palestinian control. In H2, 800 Israeli settlers live in fortified compounds heavily guarded by the IDF amid 40,000 Palestinians, whose movements are highly restricted.Still, Fleisher said that “the very fact that he came here allows us to show the beauty and normalcy of this place.”Wednesday’s event marked the first time a prime minister addressed the state ceremony at the Tomb of the Patriarchs.The last time an Israeli prime minister stepped foot in Hebron was in 1998 when Netanyahu, in his first term, paid a condolence call to the family of Shlomo Ra’anan, who was killed in a terror attack.Netanyahu’s visit was blasted by the Palestinian Authority’s foreign ministry as “colonial” and “provocative.”Their statement also claimed Netanyahu was undertaking the visit to lobby for votes from the “right and extreme right” ahead of the national elections later in September.Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassim wrote on Facebook that “Netanyahu’s announcement of his intention to storm Hebron and the Ibrahimi Mosque is a gross assault on the Muslim nation’s feelings.”“Hebron, Jerusalem and all of Palestine’s cities are totally Arab and the occupation’s attempts to change their identity, history, origin will not succeed,” Qassim added.The ceremony concluded a day of events marking the 90th anniversary, which included a speech from President Reuven Rivlin earlier in the afternoon at the Hebron cemetery where the massacre victims are buried.  Knesset Speaker Edelstein also took part in a ceremony to hang up a mezuzah — a rolled up scroll of parchment that Jewish families hang on the frame of their front doors — at the Machpela House.Adam Rasgon contributed to this article.

Lebanese PM: We’re not responsible for Hezbollah; it’s a ‘regional problem’-Saad Harari’s remarks come as Israel stresses it won’t distinguish between Beirut and the Lebanon-based terror group in future conflict-By TOI staff-SEP 4,19

Lebanon’s prime minister disavowed any responsibility for Hezbollah on Tuesday, declaring himself unable to curb the political party-cum-terrorist organization’s activities.In an interview with American cable news network CNBC, days after a bout of cross-border fire between Hezbollah and the Israel Defense Forces brought long-simmering tensions to a boil, Saad Hariri said the group is not only “a Lebanese problem” but rather “a regional problem.”“Israel wants to have… this scenario that Lebanon is responsible, with what Netanyahu says, and if you want to buy it, buy it. But he knows and the international community knows that this is not true,” he said.Israel has warned that it will not differentiate between Lebanon and Hezbollah in  a future conflict. On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Israel Katz doubled down on this position.“What happened in 2006 [during the Second Lebanon War], where Israel distinguished between Lebanon and Hezbollah, won’t happen again,” Katz told Army Radio. “[Hezbollah leader Hassan] Nasrallah has the potential to go down in history as the destroyer of Lebanon. Our doctrine right now is that Lebanon equals Hezbollah.”Hariri had tried to calm tensions during the escalation of hostilities earlier this week, urging the United States and France to intervene to prevent further violence.On Sunday afternoon, Hezbollah fired an anti-tank missile at Israeli military vehicles. No Israelis were hurt and the IDF responded by attacking Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. The tit-for-tat had the potential to escalate as both sides vowed not tolerate fire, but a tense calm returned to the north Monday.The anti-tank fire came more than a week after an Israeli airstrike against an Iranian-controlled base in Syria in which several operatives were killed, including two Hezbollah members. Israel was also blamed for drone strikes in Beirut. The drones were downed near a Hezbollah stronghold. but Israel did not acknowledge having sent them.Prior to Sunday’s exchange of fire, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had issued a warning to both Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and the Lebanese government, cautioning them to “be careful what you say and be more careful what you do.”Hariri told CNBC that he was unable to control the group, which has been implicated in the murder of his father, former prime minister Rafik Hariri. Hezbollah is a major force in Lebanese politics and its representatives sit in the country’s parliament.“I am a pragmatic person, and I know my limits, and I know the limits of this region. If people were serious about this issue, they would have done things 10, 15, 20, 30 years” earlier, he said, adding that he was not opposed to American sanctions imposed on Lebanon’s Jammal Trust Bank last week over its ties to Hezbollah.Washington “had to take this action, and I don’t like it and I wish this bank didn’t go through what they did,” he said.

LAND FOR PEACE (THE FUTURE 7 YEARS OF HELL ON EARTH)

JOEL 3:2
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people(ISRAEL) and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.(UPROOTED ISRAELIS AND DIVIDED JERUSALEM)(THIS BRINGS ON WW3 BECAUSE JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED,WARNING TO ARABS-MUSLIMS AND THE WORLD).

THE WEEK OF DANIEL 9:27 WE KNOW ITS 7 YRS

Heres the scripture 1 week = 7 yrs Genesis 29:27-29
27 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week:(7 YEARS) and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

DANIEL 11:21-23
21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.

DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks(62X7=434 YEARS+7X7=49 YEARS=TOTAL OF 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMAN LEADERS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(THERE HAS TO BE 70 WEEKS OR 490 YRS TO FUFILL THE VISION AND PROPHECY OF DAN 9:24).(THE NEXT VERSE IS THAT 7 YR WEEK OR (70TH FINAL WEEK).
27 And he ( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant (PEACE TREATY) with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE ANIMAL SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

JEREMIAH 6:14
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

JEREMIAH 8:11
11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

ISAIAH 33:8
8  The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant,(7 YR TREATY) he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.(THE WORLD LEADER-WAR MONGER CALLS HIMSELF GOD)

JERUSALEM DIVIDED

GENESIS 25:20-26
20  And Isaac was forty years old (A BIBLE GENERATION NUMBER=1967 + 40=2007+) when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
21  And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22  And the children (2 NATIONS IN HER-ISRAEL-ARABS) struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
23  And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels;(ISRAEL AND THE ARABS) and the one people shall be stronger than the other people;(ISRAEL STRONGER THAN ARABS) and the elder shall serve the younger.(LITERALLY ISRAEL THE YOUNGER RULES (ISSAC)(JACOB-LATER NAME CHANGED TO ISRAEL) OVER THE OLDER ARABS (ISHMAEL)(ESAU)
24  And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
25  And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.(THE OLDER AN ARAB)
26  And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob:(THE YOUNGER-ISRAELI) and Isaac was threescore (60) years old when she bare them.(1967 + 60=2027)(COULD BE THE LAST GENERATION WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AMOUNG THE 2 TWINS)(THE 2 TWINS WANT JERUSALEM-THE DIVISION OF JERUSALEM TODAY)(AND WHOS IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM TODAY-THE YOUNGER ISSAC-JACOB-ISRAEL)(AND WHO WANTS JERUSALEM DIVIDED-THE OLDER,ESAU-ISHMAEL (THE ARABS)

ZECHARIAH 12:1-5 King James Bible
1 The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
4 In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.

ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.

Netanyahu says Trump peace plan will be released ‘immediately’ after elections-Prime minister tells Likud backers long-awaited US proposal to resume Israeli-Palestinian negotiations to roll out right after September 17 vote-By TOI staff-3 September 2019, 11:18 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that US President Donald Trump’s peace plan will be released “immediately” after Israel’s elections later this month.Netanyahu made the remark at a Likud campaign event in the northern city of Kiryat Ata, while assailing his political rivals for their positions on Iran and an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.“Who do you want to be dealing with talks over the Deal of the Century of President [Donald] Trump, which will be coming in just a bit, immediately after the elections?” he asked supporters.He did not give a specific date for the release of the long-delayed proposal.Last Wednesday, US special envoy Jason Greenblatt tweeted that the Trump administration had decided against releasing the plan until after elections, after Trump appeared to toy with the idea of rolling it out before the September 17 vote.At a campaign event last week, Netanyahu said that the administration’s peace deal “will be presented to the world after the election. I believe it will likely be very soon after the election.”Last month, Trump was asked by reporters at the G7 summit whether he planned to introduce the political portion of his administration’s peace plan before Israel’s elections. He first said, “No of course not,” but moments later added, “but I think you may see what the deal is before the election,” sparking confusion as to Washington’s intentions.Trump’s Mideast peace plan was supposed to roll out over the summer, but unveiling of the plan was delayed after Netanyahu failed to cobble together a coalition following the April elections and called a fresh vote.The US has so far kept the political elements of its plan under wraps, while the economic aspects of it were presented in June by Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner at an American-led conference in Bahrain. The economic side of the plan would see a $50 billion investment package for the Palestinians and the wider region.The Palestinians skipped the Bahrain conference and have rejected the peace plan outright, pressing on with their boycott of the administration since Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017 and cut Palestinian aid.The Trump administration has since cut hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the Palestinians, including all of its support for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees and nearly $200 million earmarked for humanitarian programs in the West Bank and Gaza.Netanyahu says he is willing to wait and see the contents of the plan, but has reiterated he will not compromise on Israel’s security or evacuate settlements.No details have been published so far about how the plan tackles key issues such as a potential independent Palestinian state, Israeli control over the West Bank, the fate of Jerusalem and the so-called right of return for Palestinians to homes from which their families fled or were expelled after Israel’s creation in 1948.US officials have indicated that they will back “Palestinian autonomy” and self-governance, but stop short of endorsing the establishment of a Palestinian state.

HURRICANE DORIAN HEADS FOR FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER. 1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)

STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES

LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun,(HEATING UP-SOLAR ECLIPSES) and in the moon,(MAN ON MOON-LUNAR ECLIPSES) and in the stars;(ASTEROIDS ETC) and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION) for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)

THE FIRST JUDGEMENT OF THE EARTH STARTED WITH WATER-IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THE LAST GENERATION WILL BE HAVING FLOODING
GENESIS 7:6-12
6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
GOD PROMISED BY A RAINBOW-THE EARTH WOULD NEVER BE DESTROYED TOTALLY WITH A FLOOD AGAIN.BUT FLOODIING IS A SIGN OF JUDGEMENT.

IT IS INTERESTING THAT THIS HURRICANE WAS OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. WHEN THE BIBLE SAYS THE AGE OF GRACE WILL BE LIKE BIRTH PANGS OF LABOR. MORE INTENSE AS THE AGE OF GRACE GETS GREATER AND GREATER SIN JUDGEMENT AGAINST IT.

MATTHEW 24:8
New Living Translation-But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.


Global effort to aid devastated Bahamas gears up in Dorian's wake-[Reuters]-September 5, 2019-By Nick Brown

(Updates with latest NHC advisory)-NASSAU, Bahamas, Sept 5 (Reuters) - An international relief effort to bring humanitarian aid to stunned residents of the Bahamas gathered pace on Thursday as Hurricane Dorian churned northward off the coast of South Carolina, threatening storm surges and flooding.Aerial video of the worst-hit Abaco Islands in the northern Bahamas showed widespread devastation, with the harbor, shops, workplaces, a hospital and airport landing strips damaged or decimated, frustrating rescue efforts.The United Nations estimated more than 76,000 people were in need of humanitarian relief after the most damaging storm ever to hit the island nation.The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said it bought 8 metric tonnes of ready-to-eat meals and was organizing an airlift from Panama of storage units, generators and prefab offices for two logistics hubs, as well as satellite equipment for emergency responders.The U.N. agency has allocated $5.4 million to a three-month emergency operation to support 39,000 people, said Hervé Verhoosel, senior WFP spokesperson."In a first phase, WFP will focus on the immediate procurement and distribution of up to 85 MT of ready-to-eat meals for the most affected communities," Verhoosel said.Dorian was rated a Category 5 hurricane when it killed at least 20 people in the Bahamas. Authorities expect that number to rise, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said at a news briefing, as retreating floodwaters revealed the scope of destruction.One of the storm survivors on the Abaco Islands, Ramond King, said he watched as swirling winds ripped the roof off his house, then churned to a neighbor's home to pluck the entire structure into the sky."'This can't be real, this can't be real'," King recalled thinking. "Nothing is here, nothing at all. Everything is gone, just bodies."Total insured and uninsured losses in the Bahamas amounted to $7 billion, including buildings and business interruptions, according to a preliminary estimate by Karen Clark & Co, a consultancy that provides catastrophic modeling and risk management services.With telephones down in many areas, residents posted lists of missing loved ones on social media. One Facebook post by media outlet Our News Bahamas had 2,500 comments, mainly listing lost family members.Dorian killed one person in Puerto Rico before hovering over the Bahamas for two days with torrential rains and fierce winds that whipped up 12- to 18-foot (3.7- to 5.5-meter) storm surges.POSSIBLE RECORD SURGE-The hurricane was barreling north-northeast just off the southeastern U.S. coast on Thursday, moving at about 7 miles per hour (11 kph), with maximum sustained winds fluctuating between 110 and 115 mph (175-185 kph), between a Category 2 and Category 3 storm on the five-point Saffir-Simpson wind scale.The storm was about 50 miles (80 km) east-southeast of flood-prone Charleston, South Carolina, at 11:30 a.m. EST (1500 GMT), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said."Whether it makes landfall or not, you still have the core winds right around the center," NHC Director Ken Graham said from the agency's headquarters in Miami."So wherever those make it on shore, you can still have some significant hurricane force winds."More than 2.2 million people in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina had been ordered to evacuate, although Florida avoided a direct hit.The forecast called for the storm to move northeast along North Carolina’s Outer Banks, a popular coastal vacation spot, by Friday afternoon and then out to sea. The NHC also added a tropical storm warning for coastal Virginia, including the Norfolk-Virginia Beach area.Parts of the Carolinas would get 6 to 10 inches (15 to 25 cm) of rain, with some areas topping out at 10-15 inches (25 to 38 cm). Storm surge was forecast at 5 to 8 feet (1.5 to 2.4 meters) in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.More than 239,000 homes and businesses in the U.S. Southeast were without power, according to local electric companies.RELIEF EFFORTS-A flight from the U.S. Agency for International Development landed in the Bahamas early on Thursday with enough relief supplies to help 31,500 people, bringing hygiene kits, water containers and buckets, plastic sheeting and chain saws.Also arriving was a disaster assistance response team (DART) plane that included a fire and rescue team from Fairfax County, Virginia, to help the authorities search for survivors, USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance said on Twitter.A British Royal Navy vessel was providing assistance, and Jamaica was sending a 150-member military contingent to help secure Abaco and Grand Bahama, officials said.Volunteers also ferried supplies to the islands in a flotilla of small boats.As many as 13,000 homes in the Bahamas may have been destroyed or severely damaged, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said.(Reporting by Nick Brown in Nassau, Bahamas, additional reporting by Nick Carey in Charleston, South Carolina, Alex Dobuzinskis in Los Angeles, Rebekah Ward in Mexico City, Andrew Hay in Taos, New Mexico and Rich McKay in Atlanta, writing by Scott Malone and Sonya Hepinstall; Editing by Bernadette Baum and Cynthia Osterman)


South Carolina scrambles ahead of Dorian's storm surge-[Reuters]-September 4, 2019-By Nick Carey

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A large digital screen alongside a major highway running into Charleston, South Carolina, issued a stark warning to residents on Wednesday: 'HURRICANE DORIAN, LEAVE NOW."A large number of people had already heeded that warning, as could be seen at busy gasoline stations on the city's outskirts.At one, drivers lined up calmly for snacks and fuel ahead of a journey inland."We've seen many worse storms than Dorian over the years, but we figured we wouldn't take any chances, so we're going to stay with family away from the coast," said George Wilson, 42, as he waited to buy candy and chocolate for his children.But while tens of thousands of residents had decided to evacuate, many others in Charleston were choosing to ride out the storm.Dorian has devastated parts of the Bahamas and killed at least seven people, where the scope of the destruction was still coming into focus on Wednesday.The storm's wind speeds dropped on Tuesday to make it a Category 2 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson intensity scale. It maintained that level on Wednesday, but forecasters warned it was still dangerous.South Carolina officials said they were expecting storm surges of 4 to 8 feet (1.2 to 2.4 metres) and wind gusts of 90 miles per hour (145 kph) on Thursday, and told people to evacuate the coast as Dorian drew closer.Business owners and residents were busy boarding up shops on Wednesday in Charleston's historic district, but said they were used to doing so as hurricanes have become such a regular occurrence here."This has pretty much become an annual ritual for us," said Micah Elliott, co-founder of Charleston Built, who has boarded up about 15 homes and businesses for clients.Elliot was helping Kevin Leprince, 48, a local artist, board up his art gallery in the historic district. Leprince said his gallery should be safe from the storm surge, but he was worried that flooding from the expected heavy rain could damage his artwork.Closer to the waterfront, Mark Huske was placing sandbags along the windows of an architect's office. Huske said that if the storm surge hit as expected, it would flood the office."It's going to get very messy down here," he said. "I honestly don't know why anyone would buy a house down here. It's pretty much guaranteed to flood."'SEEN MUCH BIGGER THAN THIS' A crowd of tourists and local residents strolled along the Charleston waterfront, unfazed by the intermittent rain, taking photographs and cheering dolphins that surfaced in the Ashley River.Danny Davis and his wife, Octavia, stood under a large umbrella enjoying the view on the waterfront and said that other than buying extra water and supplies, they had made few major preparations for Dorian."We've seen much bigger than this. Dorian is going to be nothing special," Danny Davis said.Charleston has suffered damage from a number of storms over the years, including flooding from Hurricane Irma in 2017 and Hurricane Matthew in 2016, and a major battering from Hurricane Hugo in 1989.The owners of Ink & Ivy, a bar in the historic district, decided to stay open throughout Dorian. The bar was busy on Wednesday afternoon and bartender Gregory Wilder, 41, said he expected a good crowd for the evening."We're going to stay here and party no matter what happens," he said. "Unless the power goes out."Charleston city spokesman Jack O'Toole said the city now faced "a triple threat, from wind, the storm surge and flooding.""It may be too late for people to evacuate," O'Toole said. "So our message to residents now is to batten down the hatches and be prepared for the worst."(Reporting by Nick Carey; Editing by Peter Cooney)

Bahamas staggers from Dorian's devastation, U.S. coast fears storm surge-[Reuters]-September 4, 2019-By Nick Brown

(Adds U.S. National Hurricane Center says Dorian could strengthen again, updates throughout; changes byline, dateline, previous MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas)-NASSAU, Bahamas, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Survivors of Hurricane Dorian on Wednesday picked through the wreckage of homes ripped open by fierce winds, struggled to fuel generators and queued for food after one of the most powerful Caribbean storms on record devastated parts of the Bahamas.The most damaging storm to strike the island nation, Dorian killed at least 20 people, the Miami Herald reported, citing Bahamas Health Minister Duane Sands. But the toll was certain to rise as the scope of the destruction - and the humanitarian crisis was still coming into focus - with aerial video of the Abaco Islands in the northern Bahamas showing wide devastation.Mark Lowcock, United Nations under-secretary general for humanitarian affairs, said in a conference call with reporters that he expected the death toll to rise significantly.In the United States, South Carolina was preparing for a record storm surge and major flooding with the potential for over a foot of rain in places when Dorian hits the coast on Thursday or Friday.Dozens of people in the Bahamas took to Facebook to search for missing loved ones, and aid agencies estimated that tens of thousands of people out of the Bahamas population of 400,000 would need food and other support."We are in the midst of one of the greatest national crises in our country's history," Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis told a news conference. "We can expect more deaths to be recorded. This is just preliminary information."LaQuez Williams, pastor at Jubilee Cathedral in Grand Bahama, who opened the church as a shelter for about 150 people, said he saw people on their rooftops seeking refuge."They were calling for help, but you could not go out to reach," Williams said. "It was very difficult because you felt helpless."Aerial video of Great Abaco Island showed miles of flooded neighborhoods littered with upturned boats and shipping containers scattered like toys. Many buildings had walls or roofs partly ripped off.A Reuters photographer surveying the damage on Grand Bahama island said many hangers at Freeport airport and several aircraft appeared to be severely damaged.DORIAN COULD STRENGTHEN-Dorian rampaged through the Caribbean as one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded, killing one person in Puerto Rico, before hovering over the Bahamas for two days with torrential rains and fierce winds that whipped up 12-18 foot storm surges in places.Dorian was about 150 miles (240 kms) south of Charleston at 5 p.m. EST, packing winds of 110 mph, making it a Category 2 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson intensity scale, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its 5 p.m. (2100 GMT) advisory.But it could strengthen again to a Category 4 in the next 24 hours "because it is hovering over warm waters, a key ingredient in hurricane intensity, NHC meteorologist Lance Wood said.The NHC issued a storm surge warning that covered the whole length of the coasts of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina and extending to Hampton Roads in Virginia.The NHC warned that Dorian would move near or over the coast of South or North Carolina on Thursday or Friday. More than 2.2 million people in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina have been ordered to evacuate.Florida avoided a direct hit from Dorian."We certainly got lucky in Florida, and now if we could get lucky in Georgia, in North Carolina, in South Carolina," President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.Trump said the United States was sending supplies to the Bahamas, including materials that had been originally intended for Dorian victims in Florida.BAHAMAS BATTERED-With many telephones down on Abaco and Grand Bahama islands, residents posted lists of missing loved ones on social media sites.A single Facebook post by media outlet Our News Bahamas seeking the names of missing people had 2,000 comments listing lost family members since it went live on Tuesday, although some of the comments were also about loved ones being found.Janith Mullings, 66, from Freeport, Grand Bahama, said she had been through hurricanes all her life but had never seen anything like Dorian."We’ve never had hurricanes in none of our islands that have experienced the ocean rising like it did. The ocean was something no one could prepare for," she said.A massive relief effort was under way with volunteers ferrying supplies to the islands in a flotilla of small boats.As many as 13,000 homes in the Bahamas may have been destroyed or severely damaged, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said."It's heartbreaking ...," said Caroline Turnquest, director general of Bahamas Red Cross. "We know from what we've been seeing and hearing, that this one will require the help of all the persons."Food may be required for 14,500 people in the Abaco Islands and for 45,700 people in Grand Bahama, the U.N. World Food Programme said.The State Department said it did not believe any U.S. citizens who were in the Bahamas, a popular tourist destination, during the storm were killed.U.S. Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection personnel have airlifted 61 people from the northern Bahamas to the capital Nassau over two days, the U.S. Embassy said. (Reporting by Dante Carrer in Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, and Nick Brown in Nassau, Bahamas, additional reporting by Zachary Fagenson in Jacksonville, Florida, Gabriella Borter in Titusville, Florida, Peter Szekely, Jonathan Allen and Matthew Lavietes in New York and Rich McKay in Atlanta, Writing by Scott Malone and Alistair Bell; Editing by Bernadette Baum, Cynthia Osterman and Grant McCool)
 


Historic hurricane Dorian growing, lurching toward USA; Bahamas devastated-[USA TODAY]-John Bacon and Janine Zeitlin-September 4, 2019

MIAMI – Hurricane Dorian technically diminished to Category 2 status Tuesday as it slowly turned to the northwest, but the historic and violent storm was growing in size as it moved away from the Bahamas and grazed the Florida coast. The latest forecasts put the hurricane farther off Florida’s east coast than previous projections. Still, forecasters said, some coastal areas from Florida to North Carolina could see 4 to 10 inches of rain in coming days. Or worse.“We still have hurricane warnings up because it’s just too close to call,” said Ken Graham, director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami. “Any little wiggle, wobble and it could get really close to the coast.”Tuesday afternoon, tropical-storm-force winds were slamming portions of the east coast of Florida, the hurricane center said.In the Bahamas, at least five people have died and thousands of homes are in ruins, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said. The U.S. Coast Guard was assisting in rescue operations, he said. Relief and rapid assessment teams were standing by and will be deployed as soon as possible, Minnis added."There are many difficult days, weeks and months ahead of us as a people and as a country," he said.The center of the storm, which had stalled overnight, was picking up speed Tuesday and pulling away from the battered islands at about 6 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.The storm lingered over the Bahamas after making landfall three times Sunday, triggering severe flooding as parts of the country face the prospects of up to 30 inches of rain. Wind speeds lessened slightly but still roared at 110 mph, with higher gusts. A storm surge of up to 15 feet was swamping neighborhoods."The headline for this Dorian advisory is NOT that the wind speed has slightly decreased," the hurricane center tweeted. "The combined wind, surge, and floods hazards are the same or even worse since the hurricane has become larger."Dorian was a Category 5 monster driving sustained winds of 185 mph when it slammed into the Bahamas on Sunday. As the storm stalled, the Bahamas Press reported that the death toll was far higher than the government's reports.The media outlet published video of floodwaters at the Rand Memorial Hospital in Freeport that forced patients to evacuate. Bahamians desperate for rescue called into radio shows asking for help.Brandisha Adderley, 29, said her home in Spring City, in the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas, was destroyed. Adderley, who lives with her 2-year-old daughter and her grandmother, said the family went to the home of a neighbor and huddled in the one room that was not ruined by the storm."Thank God for our defense force" that rescued the group and took them to a shelter, she said. "There is no food, no water. There is no way out of our community. Everything is wet and destroyed."The hurricane center said Dorian, 105 miles east of Vero Beach, Florida, was expected to head northwest or north-northwest later today and tonight. A turn toward the north is forecast by Wednesday evening, followed by a turn toward the north-northeast Thursday morning.Millions of people living along the coast from Florida to North Carolina faced evacuation orders. A few heavy downpours associated with Dorian were rolling onto Florida's east coast Tuesday."Dangerous conditions at the beaches with high surf and rip currents," the National Weather Service in Melbourne tweeted. "Don't attempt to enter the water."The hurricane will move "dangerously close" to the Florida east coast late Tuesday through Wednesday evening and "very near" the Georgia and South Carolina coasts Wednesday night and Thursday, the Hurricane Center said. It will loom near or over the North Carolina coast late Thursday.Airlines wary of Dorian's impact canceled more than 1,600 Tuesday flights to, within and from the United States as of 8:30 a.m., according to flight tracking service FlightAware. That is on top of nearly 1,500 on Labor Day. Hurricane and storm surge warnings and watches were in effect along much of the East Coast. Amy Brauner, executive director of the Eastern South Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross, stressed the need for coastal residents to have a plan and be prepared to execute it on short notice."This storm can turn on a dime," she said. "We want to make sure everybody's safe."In Georgia, coastal residents in Chatham County were evacuating inland. Savannah Mayor Eddie DeLoach said residents were uncertain how soon to leave because the storm was moving so slowly.“Everybody’s asking ‘Well, do I really need to go?’” DeLoach said. “If you see it bearing down on you, you have more of an urgency and people have more of a tendency to get in line and make it happen.”Chatham County Commission Chairman Albert Scott said Tuesday that if residents' streets flooded during Hurricane Matthew in 2016, they could "pretty much expect they are going to flood during Dorian. You are encouraged to leave."In South Carolina, Charleston residents said  Tuesday that they were taking other cues beyond the state evacuation order."I feel like it's too early," says Lexi Tempe, who lives in downtown Charleston and was filling sandbags at Grace Bridge Street near the harbor, one of several sandbag depots the city was offering.Johnny Smith, who lives in downtown Charleston in a housing complex off Coming Street, remembered last year and how Hurricane Florence had no impact.But like a lot of lifelong city residents, the 52-year-old is a veteran of Hurricane Hugo in 1989, the most violent storm to strike South Carolina in modern history. At the time, Smith lived in housing at the site of the aquarium, right along the waterfront."We don't play with hurricanes," Smith said. "When the tide is high, we get flooded out."Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Fernand formed Tuesday afternoon in the Gulf of Mexico, about 160 miles east of La Pesca, Mexico. Tropical storm warnings were in effect for portions of the gulf coast of Mexico. The storm should make landfall in Mexico by Wednesday evening, the National Hurricane Center said.Bacon reported from McLean, Va. Contributing: Jordan Culver, Dawn Gilbertson and Doyle Rice, USA TODAY; Mark H. Bickel, Fort Myers News-Press; Eric Connor, Conor Hughes and Carol Motsinger, The Greenville (S.C.) News.This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Hurricane Dorian update: Storm eases to Category 2 status.

Floridians hope Dorian's economic impact will be temporary-[Associated Press]-September 3, 2019

Hurricane Dorian is losing strength as it churns closer to the Florida coast, and that's bringing some cautious relief to the state's big tourism industry.By midday Tuesday, Dorian had been downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane, and forecasts were lessening the threat of a direct hit on Florida.Still, more than 2 million people in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas had been warned to evacuate.Parts of the Walt Disney World resort in Orlando, Florida, closed early on Tuesday. Airports in Orlando, Palm Beach and several smaller cities remained closed, and most flights in Fort Lauderdale were scrubbed too. Florida accounted for most of the 1,800 U.S. flights canceled by mid-afternoon in the East."It generally looks like we dodged a bullet," Sean Snaith, director of the economic forecasting institute at the University of Central Florida, said Tuesday. "These temporary shutdowns have some effect, but it's not going to move the needle in terms of employment or economic growth."Dorian caused catastrophic flooding and at least five deaths in the Bahamas .But the National Hurricane Center reduced the threat of a direct hit on Florida and its $1 trillion economy, the fourth-largest in the country behind California, Texas and New York. Instead, the storm was expected to brush close to South Carolina and maybe North Carolina too on Thursday or Friday.Even as Dorian weakened approaching the U.S. mainland, other storms are forming in the Atlantic, and there could be additional powerful hurricanes this fall. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently raised its forecast for the likelihood of an above-normal hurricane season, including two to four major hurricanes — winds above 110 mph — through November.The Congressional Budget Office estimates that hurricanes cause about $28 billion a year in damage in the U.S., and since 2005, the government has borne about 60% of the cost, or $18 billion a year.It's difficult to predict where any particular storm will make landfall, but hurricanes are growing more damaging partly because of increased development in coastal areas.Maria and Irma, the back-to-back hurricanes in the Caribbean and Florida in 2017, caused $140 billion in damage. Hurricane Harvey flooded Houston that same year at a cost of $125 billion. The most damaging hurricane in U.S. history remains Katrina, in 2005, which flooded New Orleans and killed more than 1,800 people.Florida's tourism industry has taken gut punches before and bounced back. In the first six months of this year, the state saw a record 68.9 million visitors, a 6% increase over the same period last year, according to the governor's office."Florida has continued to see visitation numbers break records year after year, whether it's in the wake of hurricanes or the Zika virus or red tides," Snaith said. "These events aren't great for marketing, but promoters in the (tourism) industry get out in front of stuff like that and try to erase any temporary damage."Visit Florida, the state's tourism agency, has been promoting travel to parts of the state, including the Gulf Coast, that are not under hurricane threat.The storm's threat prompted organizers to move a major college football game, Boise State against Florida State, from Jacksonville to Tallahassee, about 160 miles to the west. That hurt tourism in Jacksonville over the Labor Day weekend, although presumably businesses in Tallahassee got a boost. The tourism agency Visit Jacksonville said it was prepared to help local tourism businesses "get back up and running quickly."Businesses that shut down, even just briefly, may seek interruption benefits from their insurers. Fred Karlinsky, an attorney specializing in insurance matters at Miami-based Greenberg Traurig, said the duration of the closure matters more than whether Dorian comes ashore."It's a very important coverage, and it pays out," he said.Last week, many Florida hotels suspended their cancelation policies because of the approaching storm."It looks like things are much less threatening. It's a good day in Florida," said Amanda Handley, a spokeswoman for the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association. She cautioned, however, that there was still a threat of high winds, heavy rain and storm surges along the Atlantic coast.Florida's neighbors might not share the relief. Up the coast and across the state line in Folly Beach, South Carolina, workers were hurriedly boarding up restaurants and shops.___David Koenig reported from Dallas. Curt Anderson in Miami, Sarah Blake Morgan in Folly Beach, South Carolina, and Cody Jackson in Jacksonville, Florida, contributed to this report.

After inflicting 'extreme damage' on Bahamas, Hurricana Dorian closes in on Florida-[Reuters]-September 3, 2019-By Dante Carrer

(Fixes spelling of Lego in second paragraph.)-MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Hurricane Dorian carved a path of destruction through the Bahamas and relief officials on Tuesday were preparing for a humanitarian crisis after one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the islands killed at least five people, with the scale of the disaster as yet unknown.Aerial video recorded over the Bahamas' Great Abaco Island showed mile upon mile of flooded neighborhoods, pulverized buildings, upturned boats and shipping containers scattered like Lego toys. Many buildings that had not been flattened had walls or roofs partly ripped away.While its winds had diminished to a Category 2 storm, Dorian expanded in size and picked up speed on Tuesday. Forecasters said it would come "dangerously close" in the next 36 hours to Florida's east coast, where more than a million people have been ordered evacuated.In the Freeport area of Grand Bahama island, people on jet skis and boats tried to rescue hundreds of people whose homes had flooded on the low-lying island, a CNN correspondent said.Tropical-storm-force winds hampered the efforts, flipping over some of the jet skis. The correspondent said he had spoken to a man whose wife had died of hypothermia after being trapped in their flooded home for hours and others who said they had watched people swept away by the storm surge.The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said in a 5 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT) advisory that Dorian had sustained winds of 110 miles per hour (175 km per hour) and was moving northwest at 5 mph (8 kph), as it churned about 105 miles 170 kms) east of Vero Beach, Florida."Dorian is expected to remain a powerful hurricane during the next couple of days," the NHS said.EXTREME DAMAGE-The exact toll of the devastation in the Bahamas will not be clear until the storm completely passes and rescue crews can get on the ground. Dorian has battered the Bahamas for the past three days."We have not been able to assess the damages on Grand Bahama Island just yet. We expect it to be very devastating and the damage to be extreme," said Theo Neilly, the Bahamian consul general in Washington.He added that the sea surge from the storm was high and people were still trapped in their homes and attics.Speaking to CNN, Iram Lewis, a member of Parliament, said the death toll would climb."It is safe to say, unfortunately, that number will go up," Lewis said of the death toll, and the destruction "is just unbelievable."As many as 13,000 homes in the Bahamas may have been destroyed or severely damaged, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said.The Abaco Islands in the northern Bahamas may require food for 14,500 people and Grand Bahama for 45,700 people, the U.N. World Food Programme said in a statement. The preliminary estimates were based on an assessment by representatives from Caribbean countries, the WFP and other organizations.The U.S. military has been authorized to provide logistics, health and engineering support to the Bahamas for up for 14 days if needed, General Terrence O'Shaughnessy, the head of U.S. Northern Command, told reporters on Tuesday.The U.S. Coast Guard said four of its helcopters were assisting in the humanitarian effort.Efforts to reach officials in the Bahamas by phone on Tuesday were unsuccessful.'DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO' Dorian was expected to hit Florida with hurricane conditions overnight, before bringing its powerful winds and dangerous surf along the coasts of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina by late Thursday.Forecasters have told Floridians not to become complacent. Dorian could drive seawater inland as it approaches, with parts of the northern Florida and Georgia coasts seeing as much as 7 feet (2.1 meters), said NHC Director Ken Graham.Hurricane-force winds had expanded to 60 miles (95 km) from the storm's core, with still-dangerous tropical storm-force winds felt for 175 miles (280 km) from its center, the NHC said.After days of warnings to flee a storm that at its peak was rated at the top of the scale of hurricane strength, many residents of Florida's coast remained unsure whether to wait it out or evacuate."I know it's a mandatory evacuation, but everyone I talked to is staying, and I don't know what to do. But I'm going to be ready and packed up in case I need to get on the road if they close those bridges," said Linda Cassano, a 53-year-old beautician who lives on Jacksonville Beach as she stocked up on water and food. "What deterred me is everything was open, the garbage man came today, the post office was delivering, so those things kind of make you indecisive."The governors of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina have ordered evacuations of some coastal counties.Dorian was tied with Gilbert (1988), Wilma (2005) and the 1935 Labor Day hurricane for the second-strongest Atlantic hurricane on record, based on maximum sustained winds. Allen in 1980 was the most powerful, with 190-mile (306-kph) winds, the NHC said.(Reporting by Dante Carrer in Marsh Harbour, Bahamas, Zachary Fagenson in Jacksonville, Florida, Gabriella Borter in Titusville, Florida, Peter Szekely and Matthew Lavietes in New York, Rich Mckay in Atlanta and Idrees Ali in Washington, writing by Paul Simao and Bill Tarrant; Editing by Dan Grebler)

Monster' Hurricane Dorian pummels Bahamas, forecast to threaten Florida-[Reuters]-September 1, 2019-By Gabriella Borter

(Updates with evacuations ordered in Georgia and latest weather report, paragraphs 3-4,)-TITUSVILLE, Fla., Sept 1 (Reuters) - Hurricane Dorian, the second-strongest Atlantic storm on record, pounded the Bahamian islands of Great Abaco and Grand Bahama on Sunday night and was forecast to move dangerously close to Florida in the next two days, U.S. forecasters said.Hazards for the Abaco Islands included storm surges 18 to 23 feet (5.5 to 7 metres) above normal tide levels, with higher destructive waves, the Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.At 11 p.m. (0300) GMT, the hurricane was about 135 miles (220 km) from the Florida coast, parts of which were being evacuated, as it crawled westward. Farther north, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster ordered mandatory evacuations for parts of eight coastal counties effective at noon (1600 GMT) on Monday.Georgia Governor Brian Kemp ordered evacuations in all or parts of six coastal counties also effective at noon on Monday.Even a glancing blow from one of the strongest storms ever to menace Florida could bring torrential rains and damaging winds, the NHC said."On this track, the core of extremely dangerous Hurricane Dorian will continue to pound Great Abaco and Grand Bahama islands tonight and Monday," the NHC said. "The hurricane will move dangerously close to the Florida east coast late Monday through Tuesday night."Dorian is forecast to remain a hurricane for the next five days, the NHC said. Dorian made landfall on Elbow Cay in the Abaco Islands with maximum sustained winds of 185 miles per hour (295 kph) and gusts of more than 220 mph (354 kph).Dorian was the strongest hurricane on record to hit the northwestern Bahamas as a life-threatening Category 5 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale.It was tied with Gilbert (1988), Wilma (2005) and the 1935 Labor Day hurricane for the second-strongest Atlantic hurricane on record, based on maximum sustained winds. Allen in 1980 was the most powerful, with 190 mph (306 kph) winds, the NHC said.Julia Eaddy, 70, in Titusville, Florida, said she and her husband had ridden out several hurricanes before and were not fazed by the forecast. "I think it will be more of the same," she said.Several gasoline stations around Titusville were closed. Many grocery stores were open but boarded up. Inside, shelves emptied out fast.'MONSTER STORM'-Like many officials in Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis warned residents against becoming complacent after forecasts began saying on Saturday that the state might escape a direct hit."This storm at this magnitude could really cause massive destruction. Do not put your life in jeopardy by staying behind when you have a chance to get out," DeSantis said, urging people to heed evacuation orders from county officials.Dozens of Floridians who live in boats in marinas in Brevard County were rushing to secure their vessels, strapping them to docks and removing canvas coverings from decks, but some boat residents said they wanted to ride out Dorian."I will not get off this boat during the hurricane for any reason at all, save a human life," said Ned Keahey, 56. "It's home."Residents on Abaco posted video on social media showing floodwaters halfway up the sides of single-family homes with parts of the roofs torn off. Car alarms blared across the island, which was littered with twisted metal and splintered wood.Forecasters predicted up to 30 inches (76 cm) of rain. The storm was moving at just 6 mph (9 kph) on Sunday night, prolonging a pummeling expected to last for hours, the NHC said.Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said in a nationally televised news conference that a "deadly storm and a monster storm" was battering the islands. Homes there are built to withstand winds of at least 150 mph (241 kph), but the expected storm surge was higher than the average roof."This will put us to a test that we've never confronted before," Minnis said. "This is probably the most sad and worst day of my life to address the Bahamian people."Palm Beach County, the third most-populated county and home to President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, was among those with partial mandatory evacuations. Other counties announced voluntary evacuations."This looks like it could be larger than all of them," Trump said during a briefing with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).FEMA is moving food, water and generators into the Southeastern United States, said acting Administrator Peter Gaynor.Also on Sunday, a new tropical storm formed southwest of Mexico and was expected to become a hurricane on Monday, the NHC said. Tropical Storm Juliette was 455 miles (735 km) from Manzanillo, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 kph), the NHC said.(Reporting by Gabriella Borter in Titusville, Florida; Additional reporting by Peter Szekely in New York, Steve Holland in Washington, Anthony Esposito in Mexico City and Rich McKay in Atlanta; Writing by Lisa Shumaker and Grant McCool; Editing by Daniel Wallis, Peter Cooney and Paul Tait)

Flash floods kill six, one missing in Kenya's Hell's Gate park -authorities-[Reuters]-September 2, 2019

(Updates death toll, adds details, changes dateline, previous NAIROBI)-HELL'S GATE NATIONAL PARK, Kenya, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Flash floods killed six people at Kenya's Hell's Gate National Park and left one person missing after their tour group was swept away, the state-run wildlife authority said on Monday.The incident occurred on Sunday in the Rift Valley, some 69 km north west of the capital, Nairobi, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said on its Twitter account."Six bodies of the flash flood victims have been recovered, having one tourist missing. The search and rescue operation continues as we reach out to next of kin to share details of sad incident and plan together next course of action," KWS tweeted on Monday.KWS had earlier put the number of the dead at four.Naivasha Sub-County Commissioner Mathioya Mbogo said the seven who were swept away were all Kenyans and six had visited the park from the western city of Kisumu."Those swept away were two minors, two women, two men and the local guide," he said.KWS had said earlier the victims included five Kenyan tourists, a local guide and a non-resident whose nationality was not disclosed. KWS said the gorge in park was closed to the public on Sunday after the incident.The park is famous for its gorges, cliffs and steam plumes from geothermal activity underground, and in areas adjacent to it, the steam is harnessed to generate electricity.The park has also been used as a location for films like Tomb Raider II:Cradle of Life, according to the Kenya Film Commission.Gorges in the park are prone to flash floods and have in the past killed visitors. In 2012, floods killed seven who were part of a church group on a trek. (Additional reporting by George Obulutsa and Humphrey Malalo in Nairobi; editing by Darren Schuettler)

Facebook's Libra could undercut ECB's powers: Mersch-[Reuters]-September 2, 2019

FRANKFURT, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Widespread acceptance of Facebook's proposed Libra currency could even undermine the European Central Bank's ability to set monetary policy, a potential risk for the currency bloc, ECB board member Yves Mersch said on Monday."Depending on Libra’s level of acceptance and on the referencing of the euro in its reserve basket, it could reduce the ECB’s control over the euro, impair the monetary policy transmission mechanism by affecting the liquidity position of euro area banks, and undermine the single currency’s international role, for instance by reducing demand for it," Mersch added. (Reporting by Balazs Koranyi Editing by Peter Graff)

Great ball of fire: Edmonton region lights up with reports of meteor-[CBC]-September 1, 2019

A fireball blazing across the sky was captured by doorbell and dash cameras in the Edmonton region late Saturday.Many people took to social media, posting photos and videos of the mysterious bright object in the sky, speculating that it appeared to be a meteor.Wes Glassford was outside in his Beaumont yard, a few minutes before 10:30 p.m. MT, on Saturday. He was setting up his camera in hopes of getting some shots of the northern lights."While I was doing that, I heard kind of a 'boom,' and I actually thought someone set off a firework," he said.When he realized it was a meteor, he snapped a photograph. His camera was set to a 10-second exposure, ending up with an image of a streak of light with squiggles on the end. He said it flared as it passed overhead, lighting up his yard."It was just kind of neat to see. I don't know how to describe it, other than that it got bright for a bit," he said.The bright streak was likely a bolide — a very bright meteor — or maybe even a super bolide, according to Mike Hankey, operations manager for the American Meteor Society.Based on the images sent to the society so far, Hankey said it appears to be on the brighter end of the meteor spectrum that ranges from meteor, to fireball, to bolide and super bolide.A super bolide is "a bigger object that is brighter than the full moon," he said. "It's actually even brighter than that, almost as bright as the sun. So it explodes at the end of its flight, and oftentimes these events are associated with meteorites, which are rocks that survive from the fireball."Hankey set up an event profile for reports that came out of northern Alberta late Saturday. By mid-morning Saturday, the society had received 69 reports, as well as two videos and pictures."This fireball would have been seen for 600 kilometres from either side of it, probably," he said.He said the more reports and visuals they are able to gather, the better it is for scientists who study meteor activity.Though meteorites have been recovered in Alberta after past events, Hankey said it's likely still too early to find fragments of last night's bolide."In the first days or hours after the fireball, the reports and the data that we give is just an estimate," he said.He said he expects scientists are already combing through satellite images and other footage to get a better handle on the fireball's path, in hopes of narrowing down the landing sites of meteorites. He said rocks are usually only recovered a few times per year.The society has been dedicated to tracking meteors for over 100 years. 

Dorian strikes Bahamas as catastrophic hurricane, parts of Florida evacuate-[Reuters]-September 1, 2019-By Gabriella Borter

TITUSVILLE, Fla. (Reuters) - Hurricane Dorian became the strongest storm in modern records to hit the northwestern Bahamas and is expected to pound the islands with up to two days of torrential rain, high waves and damaging winds as parts of Florida evacuated before it took aim at the U.S. mainland.The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Dorian was over Abaco as a Category 5 storm on Sunday with maximum sustained winds of 180 miles per hour (285 km per hour) and gusts of more than 200 mph (322 kph).Millions of people from Florida to North Carolina were bracing to see whether Dorian avoids a U.S. landfall and, as predicted, veers north into the Atlantic Ocean after hitting the Bahamas. Even a glancing blow from one of the strongest storms ever to menace Florida could bring torrential rains and damaging winds, and "a Florida landfall is still a distinct possibility," the Miami-based NHC warned.Bahamas residents reported trees snapping and docks being destroyed before the brunt of the storm arrived. The pummeling was expected to last for hours as the hurricane slowed to just 1 mph, "prolonging its catastrophic effects," the NHC said.On Great Guana Cay, just off Great Abaco Island, waves began washing over low-lying parts of the tiny 9-mile (14-km) strand of land that is only about a quarter-mile wide by mid-morning, resident Tom Creenan said.Although some residents left for Nassau and elsewhere days ago, some 200 to 300 are riding out the storm on Great Guana Cay, where power was already out and forecasters are predicting up to 2 feet (61 cm) of rain and 23-foot (7-meter) storm surges."The other day the prime minister came out and said everybody in Abaco should leave," Creenan said by phone. "But there's no place to go.""This is the strongest hurricane that's ever hit in the Bahamas," Creenan said. "I grew up in Florida, so I've been through Andrew."Hurricane Andrew slammed into eastern Florida in 1992 as a category 5 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale, obliterating the town of Homestead.That state was taking no chances with Dorian and four Florida counties, including Palm Beach County, issued mandatory evacuations for some residents, including those in mobile homes, on barrier islands and in low-lying areas. Other coastal counties have announced voluntary evacuations.U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Sunday that the storm would likely impact the eastern seaboard from Florida to North Carolina."Looking like one of the largest hurricanes ever," he wrote on Twitter.The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is moving food, water and generators into the southeastern United States, said acting Administrator Peter Gaynor."When it comes to response, we are more than ready to deal with anything that Dorian delivers us this year, or any other storm that may come this season," he told CNN.Meanwhile, a new tropical storm has formed southwest of Mexico and is expected to become a hurricane on Monday. Tropical Storm Juliette is 455 miles (735 km) from Manzanillo, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 kph), the NHC said on Sunday.(Reporting by Gabriella Borter in Titusville; Additional reporting by Peter Szekely in New York and Zachary Fagenson in Jacksonsville; Writing by Lisa Shumaker; Editing by Dale Hudson and Daniel Wallis)

Northern Bahamas hunkers down as Hurricane Dorian closes in-[Associated Press]-September 1, 2019

McLEAN'S TOWN CAY, Bahamas (AP) — A dangerous Hurricane Dorian closed in on the northern Bahamas early Sunday, threatening to batter islands with 150 mph (240 kph) winds, pounding waves and torrential rain as people hunkered down in schools, churches and other shelters.Millions from Florida to the Carolinas kept a wary eye on Dorian, meanwhile, amid indications it would veer sharply northeastward after passing the Bahamas and track up the U.S. Southeast seaboard. But authorities warned even if its core did not make U.S. landfall and stayed offshore, the potent Category 4 storm would likely hammer U.S. coastal areas with powerful winds and heavy surf.In the northern stretches of the Bahamas archipelago, hotels closed, residents boarded up homes and officials hired boats to move people from low-lying areas to bigger islands as Dorian approached.Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis warned that Dorian is a "dangerous storm" and said any "who do not evacuate are placing themselves in extreme danger and can expect a catastrophic consequence."Small skiffs shuttled Saturday between outlying fishing communities and McLean's Town, a settlement of a few dozen homes at the eastern end of Grand Bahama island, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) from Florida's Atlantic coast. Most people came from Sweeting Cay, a fishing town of a few hundred people about 5 feet (1.5 meters) above sea level."We're not taking no chances," said Margaret Bassett, a ferry boat driver for the Deep Water Cay resort. "They said evacuate, you have to evacuate."Over two or three days, the slow-moving hurricane could dump as much as 4 feet (1 meter) of rain, unleash devastating winds and whip up a dangerous storm surge, said private meteorologist Ryan Maue, seconding some of the most reliable computer models.Government spokesman Kevin Harris said Dorian was expected to impact some 73,000 residents and 21,000 homes. Authorities closed airports for The Abaco Islands, Grand Bahama and Bimini, but Lynden Pindling International Airport at the capital of Nassau remained open.Jeffrey Allen, who lives in Freeport on Grand Bahama, said he had learned after several storms that sometimes predictions of damage don't materialize, but he still takes precautions."It's almost as if you wait with anticipation, hoping that it's never as bad as they say it will be. However, you prepare for the worst nonetheless," he said.On average, the Bahamas archipelago gets a direct hit from a hurricane every four years, officials said. Construction codes require homes to have metal reinforcements for roof beams to withstand winds into the upper limits of a Category 4 hurricane, and compliance is generally tight for residents who can afford it. Risks are higher in poorer communities, which typically have wooden homes and are generally in lower-lying areas.Early Sunday, Dorian was centered around 95 miles (150 kilometers) east of Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas and 280 miles (450 kilometers) east of West Palm Beach as it crept westward at 8 mph (13 kph).The slow-crawling storm was predicted to take until Monday afternoon to pass over the Bahamas, and then turn sharply and skirt up the U.S. coast, staying just off Florida and Georgia on Tuesday and Wednesday and then buffeting South Carolina and North Carolina on Thursday.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned residents along that state's densely populated Atlantic coast, "We're not out of the woods yet."He noted some forecast models still bring Dorian close to or even onto the Florida peninsula."That could produce life-threatening storm surge and hurricane force winds," DeSantis said. "That cone of uncertainty still includes a lot of areas on the east coast of Florida and even into central and north Florida, so we are staying prepared and remaining vigilant."In Miami, Carmen Segura said she had installed hurricane shutters at her house, bought extra gas and secured water and food for at least three days. She felt well prepared and less worried, given the latest forecasts, but still was uneasy given the storm's unpredictability."Part of me still feels like: So, now what?" Segura said.South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency, mobilizing state resources to prepare for potential storm effects. President Donald Trump already declared a state of emergency and was brief late Saturday about the storm.The hurricane upended some Labor Day holiday weekend plans in the U.S.: Major airlines allowed travelers to change their reservations without fees, big cruise lines rerouted their ships and Cumberland Island National Seashore off Georgia closed to visitors. Disney World and Orlando's other resorts held off announcing any closings.Sherry Atkinson, who manages a hotel on North Carolina's Outer Banks, said the hurricane wasn't spoiling holiday vacations for guests."So far, there hasn't even been a snippet of conversation about evacuations," she said.___Associated Press writers Tim Aylen in McLean's Town Cay; Seth Borenstein in Washington; Michael Weissenstein in Havana, Cuba; Adriana Gomez Licon in Miami; Brendan Farrington in Tallahassee, Florida; Julie Walker in New York; Michael Kunzelman in College Park, Maryland; and Amy Forliti in Minneapolis contributed to this report.___For AP's complete coverage of the hurricane: https://apnews.com/Hurricanes

Florida residents told to stock up on food, water as hurricane nears-[Reuters]-YAHOONEWS-August 30, 2019-By Zach Fagenson

MIAMI, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Florida's governor on Friday urged residents in the state to stock up on at least a week's worth of food, water and medicine and to prepare to lose power and cellphone service for days after Hurricane Dorian makes landfall early next week.The slow march and rising intensity of the storm, which is moving in a northwestern direction to the Bahamas, has alarmed forecasters who worry parts of Florida will be walloped by strong winds, a storm surge and heavy rain for an extended period."I think there’s a pretty high degree of certainty that this is going to be a major hurricane," Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said in a news conference from the state emergency operations center in Tallahassee. He said residents should prepare for a "multiday event."Florida is under a declaration of emergency, and DeSantis has activated 2,500 National Guard troops, with another 1,500 on standby. No evacuations were ordered as of early Friday, but many were expected as the storm's path becomes clearer.Governor Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency in 12 counties of neighboring Georgia to assist with storm readiness, response and recovery.Dorian began on Friday over the Atlantic as a Category 2 hurricane but was expected to be classified a Category 3 later in the day. It had maximum sustained winds near 110 miles per hour (175 km per hour), the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT).Forecasters predicted the storm would grow more ferocious as it gained fuel from the warm waters off Florida and be near the state's peninsula late on Monday.The NHC has issued a hurricane watch for northwestern Bahamas.If, as expected, the storm reaches Category 4 over the weekend, its winds will blow at more than 130 mph (210 kph). There was concern it could slow from its current 12-mph (9-kph) march across the map, giving it more time to intensify.Recent NHC weather models show Dorian smacking into the center of Florida.The storm could roll inland toward Orlando on Tuesday or early Wednesday. Other NHC weather models show it tracking south toward Miami before hitting the peninsula, or heading north to the Georgia coast.Along with the dangerous winds, the storm was expected to drop 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 cm) of rain on the coastal United States. "This rainfall may cause life-threatening flash floods," NHC forecasters said.President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled a planned weekend trip to Poland, sending Vice President Mike Pence in his place, so he can make sure resources are properly directed for the storm."Now it's looking like it could be an absolute monster," Trump said in a video posted on Twitter, adding that food and water were being shipped to Florida.Dorian could churn across dozens of launchpads owned by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Air Force and companies such as Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.FUEL, NURSING HOMES-Some gas stations in Florida have run dry and others have long lines of cars, DeSantis said, adding that the state had eased regulations to allow higher-capacity trucks to transport fuel and to make it easier to bring in fuel from other states.Gasoline prices at the pump are not expected to spike because of the storm, said Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.com."This is not going to be a pricing event," DeHaan said. "There are no refiners in Florida, there’s only a pipeline, and I can’t imagine that would be affected significantly. Fuel is flowing, and that’s the most important factor.”Colonial Pipeline, which delivers fuels such as gasoline and diesel from the Gulf Coast to markets across the southern and eastern United States, said it was operating normally. It had no plans to shut down ahead of Dorian's projected landfall.Florida officials also were making sure all nursing homes and assisted living facilities had generators, and were checking with 107 facilities where information about generators was uncertain.Earlier this week, police in Hollywood, Florida, charged four nursing home caregivers with causing the deaths of 12 patients who died in the sweltering heat of a post-hurricane power outage left by Hurricane Irma two years ago. (Reporting by Zach Fagenson in Miami and Peter Szekely in New York; additional reporting by Stephanie Kelly in New York; writing by Paul Simao; editing by Jane Merriman and Jonathan Oatis)

Trump's Florida Mar-a-Lago resort in Hurricane Dorian's path-[Associated Press]-YAHOONEWS-August 30, 2019

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump's prized Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida is potentially sitting directly in the path of Hurricane Dorian , which is forecast to become an extremely destructive storm.The resort, which is currently closed for the summer, is on the wealthy barrier island of Palm Beach. During the cooler months, Trump visits the property frequently and has held several high-level meetings there with world leaders.The National Hurricane Center's most recent track for Dorian places Mar-a-Lago in the crosshairs of a possible Category 4 storm with winds of almost 140 mph (225 kph).Still, the resort dates from the 1920s and has seen more than its share of hurricanes in the past. It was originally built by cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, with the main mansion containing 126 rooms.Trump bought the place in 1985, after efforts to make it into a national park did not work out. Since he became president, Trump has hosted leaders such as Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe and China's Xi Jinping at the resort.Hurricanes have always been a part of Mar-a-Lago.In 2005, Trump said he received a $17 million insurance payment for hurricane damage to the resort. But an Associated Press investigation found little evidence of such large-scale damage.At the time, Trump said he didn't know how much had been spent on repairs, but acknowledged he pocketed some of the money. He transferred funds into his personal accounts, saying that under the terms of his policy "you didn't have to reinvest it.""Landscaping, roofing, walls, painting, leaks, artwork in the — you know, the great tapestries, tiles, Spanish tiles, the beach, the erosion," he said of the storm damage. "It's still not what it was."Trump is a climate change skeptic. Meanwhile, local governments across Florida, including in Palm Beach County, are gearing up to deal with rising sea levels and possibly more intense hurricanes. If sea-level rise predictions even at the lower end come true, Mar-a-Lago could have ocean water lapping on its lawns in the not-too-distant future.___For AP's complete coverage of the hurricane: https://apnews.com/Hurricanes .

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