In this edition of 'The Countdown,' we continue to follow Fiona, the first major hurricane of this year's Atlantic hurricane season.
The storm has already cut through the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico and knocked out power to the vast majority of its 3.1 million people.The storm intensified to a Category 3 storm on Tuesday morning, five years to the day that Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico.
Eyewitness News reporter Lauren Glassberg has more on the storm's impact. We also highlight some of the local relief efforts that are underway, including in cities like Perth Amboy, New Jersey.Here are the other headlines from Tuesday's show:This week is 'climate week' in New York City. Andrew Kruczkiewicz with the Columbia Climate School International Research Institute.
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Bay Area Puerto Ricans mobilize relief efforts following Hurricane FionaPuerto Ricans who call the Bay Area home have looked on in horror as another hurricane has devastated the island nearly five years to the day after Hurricane Maria hit.
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Utahns watch and worry as Hurricane Fiona ravages Puerto RicoHours of nonstop rainfall and catastrophic floods continue to ravage the island of Puerto Rico as Hurricane Fiona wreaks havoc for a third day in a row.
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Fiona strengthens to Category 2 hurricane after wreaking havoc in Puerto RicoNEW YORK — Hurricane Fiona has strengthened to a Category 2 storm after leaving the entire island of Puerto Rico without power.
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Hurricane Fiona updates: Category 3 storm moves north after wreaking havoc in Puerto RicoLATEST: Hurricane Fiona strengthened to a Category 3 storm after leaving all of Puerto Rico without power. It has winds of 115 mph as it moves northwest near Turks and Caicos and could become a Cat-4 as it approaches Bermuda later in the week.
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Fiona strengthens to Category 2 hurricane after wreaking havoc in Puerto RicoHurricane Fiona has strengthened to a Category 2 storm after leaving the entire island of Puerto Rico without power.
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Local Puerto Rican and Dominican communities are readying humanitarian response to hurricane — againPhiladelphia’s Puerto Rican and Dominican communities organize recovery efforts as Hurricane Fiona hit their home islands.
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