AFN
NEWS
Thursday, September 5, 2019
1) From ABC News, I’m Daria Albinger. Gaining strength,
forecasters say Hurricane Dorian has
strengthened a little in the tracks at the Eastern Seaboard off Georgia with
sustained winds of 110 miles per hour within the category 2 storm. Officials are
bracing the Dorian disaster. “Long convoys of utility trucks are right now
driving from Florida to for Georgia and the Carolinas to be ready in case Dorian
deals a hard blow. FEMA Acting Director
Peter Gaynor here in Georgia says his
help is ready to move in. ‘Right now, about 10,000 federal and national guards
troops activated in four states.’ The concerns could be severe flooding. Swift-water
rescue teams are on standby as well. Alex
Stone, ABC News, Savannah,
Georgia.” South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster
is telling residents to heed the warning. “My message today is if you are still
in an evacuation zone, you still have time to get out but the time to get out
is running out.” Dorian will be close enough to both Carolinas coast to bring
near hurricane-force wind, storm, surge and flooding through Friday morning. As
for the Bahamas, the death toll stands at seven.
2)
The Defense Department is repurposing billions in funding to pay for President
Trump’s border wall. “About half of the 3.6 billion dollars being reprogramed
for the wall was for military projects here at home, the other half in
locations overseas. Among them, $400 million which had been set aside for reconstructing
facilities in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. Also there are nine school
projects affected. In total, 127 projects are being deferred or delayed.” ABC’s
Trevor Ault in Washington.
3)
British opposition parties are rejecting Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s call for an October-15 election, saying they won’t
back a snap poll unless the government takes a no-deal exit from the European
Union off the table.
4)
The Dow closed up 237 points today. You’re listening to ABC News.
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From
the Fox Business Network; Stocks closing higher, following even political
tensions in Hong Kong. Among the leading sectors today energy and technology,
the Dow rising 237 points, the Nasdaq up 103, S&P 500 up 32. // And shares
of Slack Technologies plunging after
hours after the workplace communications company issued its first earnings
report as a public company. Its results beating Wall Street estimates but it forecasts
a slightly larger-than-expected loss for its current quarter. // And shares of American Eagle Outfitters tumbling over 11 and 1/2 percent today after a slow start
at the back-to-school season led to worse-than-expected sales for its second
quarter. The apparel retailer also says it will be launching a beauty business
before the holiday season. Now its CEO is not providing many details and saying
whether the business will be internally developed or it’s considering acquiring
another brand. Currently, American Eagle offers a few beauty products that are
mostly sold on line. With the Fox
Business Report, I’m Hilarie Barsky.
