Hurricane Dorian is just starting to inch toward the northwest at one mile per hour after stalling over the Bahamas. The storm is a Category 3, with winds moving at 120 miles per hour. And according to the International Red Cross, 62,000 people on Abaco and Grand Bahama islands do not have access to fresh water, after Dorian battered the island for more than 40 hours. Source
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How to teach your kids to love reading
A recent survey found that 20% of kids ages six to 17 did not read any books at all during the summer of 2018. That number has been growing – in 2016, it was 15%. A new book, “How to Raise a Reader,” is working to combat that, by showing the benefits of reading at every stage of a child’s development. Co-author Pamela Paul, who is also the editor of the New York Times Book Review, joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the book, and offer tips on how to teach your kids to love reading. Source
Huawei claims U.S. threatened employees and attacked network
Chinese telecommunications company says the U.S. is “using every tool at its disposal” to disrupt its business Source
Search for victims of Southern California boat fire
Authorities recovered four bodies and located four others near the wreckage of a boat that caught fire off the coast of California. The vessel remains on the ocean floor and has been described as unstable. Watch the latest update here. Source
Titans Open 2019 Regular Season Sunday at Cleveland
The Tennessee Titans (0-0) begin the regular season this week with a trip to face the Cleveland Browns (0-0). Kickoff at FirstEnergy Stadium (capacity 67,431) is scheduled for 1 p.m. EDT/noon CDT on Sunday, Sept. 8. Source
Devastating images show Dorian ravaging the Bahamas
The deadly storm, which was stuck in place over the island nation, has been pounding the northern Bahamas for nearly two days Source
Odessa gunman had a history of calling police and the FBI, officials say
The gunman who went on a shooting rampage in West Texas called police before and during the massacre. Authorities say the attack happened after the gunman had been fired from his job, but that he was mentally unstable long before then. Officials added that he had a history of calling police and the FBI and leaving incoherent rambling messages — but until this massacre, he had never made any specific threats. Mireya Villareal reports. Source
At least 25 dead in California boat fire: “You can only imagine the horror”
More bodies were pulled from the waters off the California coast overnight, where a dive boat burst into flames and sank. The U.S. Coast Guard says the death toll is at least 25, and nine people are still unaccounted for. Five crew members among the 39 people on board escaped. Jonathan Vigliotti reports. Source
Some Florida coastal residents refuse to leave homes ahead of Hurricane Dorian
More than four million people on Florida’s Atlantic coast are under mandatory orders to evacuate. But the reality is that many of them will stay put, despite Dorian’s threat. That worries emergency responders, who have no way of enforcing the orders. Mark Strassmann reports. Source
Florida coast braces for Hurricane Dorian
With Hurricane Dorian essentially stalling to the east, parts of the Florida coasts are bracing for what Dorian could bring. Schools are closed throughout Palm Beach County, the West Palm airport is closed, and several hospitals in the area have shut their doors and transferred their patients to other medical centers. There’s a mandatory evacuation order in the area, which is right along the water – but some residents have refused to leave their homes. Janet Shamilan reports. Source