Well, Hurricane Alda is staying far offshore, but it is still bringing some pretty dangerous surf to parts of the east coast. In fact, new video shows powerful waves taking out a home in North Carolina's Outer Banks. At least five homes there collapsed in under an hour.Thankfully, miraculously, no one was hurt. The National Hurricane Center is warning the category 1 storm is also creating dangerous rip currents. And authorities in Bermuda say the worst is yet to come as Alda brings intense winds tonight aft ...

Travel Disruptions - Labor Day travel experienced disruptions due to FAA staffing issues at Newark Liberty International, volume at Reagan National, and weather at Dallas Fort Worth [1] - TSA expected to screen 174 million passengers returning from Labor Day weekend [1] Coastal Hazards - LA County lifeguards faced challenges due to rip currents and elevated surf, performing nearly 600 rescues over the weekend [2] - Wave heights reached at least 6 feet, increasing the danger for beachgoers [2] - CPR was performed on one person over the weekend at Santa Monica Beach due to dangerous rip currents [5] Extreme Weather - Hot temperatures impacted 25 million people across the West, with some states experiencing temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above average [3] - Flash flooding in Texas resulted in two fatalities and one missing person [3] - Rescues were conducted in San Antonio due to flooding [4]

Hurricane Aaron Status and Forecast - Aaron's maximum sustained winds are around 105 mph, moving northwest at 9 mph [1] - The forecast anticipates a north-northwestward and northward motion over the next 12 to 24 hours [2] - Aaron's core is expected to pass offshore of North Carolina's Outer Banks and western Bermuda from Wednesday night into Thursday morning, then accelerate eastward into the North Atlantic through Thursday into Friday [2] Storm Surge and Inundation Warning - A storm surge warning is in effect for the Outer Banks of North Carolina, from Cape Lookout to Duck [2] - There is a danger of life-threatening inundation of 2 to 4 feet above ground level in the warning area, particularly on both the ocean and sound sides of the Outer Banks [3] Rip Current and Surf Conditions - The entire east coast of the United States, from South Florida to northern New England, faces at least a moderate or high risk of rip currents [4] - A large wave field from Aaron's expanding windfield will affect almost the entire east coast of the United States with dangerous surf and rip current conditions [4] - The public is advised to stay out of the water and pay attention to warning flags on beaches [4][5]

Weather & Environment - Hurricane Aaron downgraded to category 2, expected to move away from the US, but life-threatening rip currents remain a concern along the Atlantic coast [2] - Coastal flooding risk extends from South Florida to Boston, with potential for 2 to 4 feet of inundation in some areas [5][12][13][16] - Wave heights could reach 10 to 15 feet, up to 20 feet in some spots, even with the hurricane far offshore [5][15] - Tropical storm force windfield expanding to over 500 miles across, potentially bringing peak wind gusts of 53 mph to the Carolinas [16][17] Geopolitics & International Relations - The Trump administration is considering locations for face-to-face peace talks between Russian President Putin and Ukraine's President Zelensky [19] - Switzerland and Hungary are potential locations for the Putin-Zelensky meeting, complicated by the ICC arrest warrant for Putin [22][23] - The US is prepared to provide some type of support for Ukraine, but boots on the ground are ruled out [27][29] - The Trump administration is deploying warships to the Caribbean to combat drug trafficking, amid rising tensions with Venezuela [30][31] - The US Coast Guard intercepted over $138 million worth of drugs in the Caribbean this summer [32] Crime & Law Enforcement - The Justice Department is investigating whether Washington DC police manipulated data to make crime rates appear lower [35][36] - Crime in DC is down about 10% since the federal takeover began [44] - Approximately 40% of the arrests made during the federal crackdown in DC are immigration-related [48] Accidents & Disasters - A building explosion in Wilmington, North Carolina, injured three firefighters after a car allegedly drove into a gas line [49][50][51][52]

Well, we are now tracking the first hurricane of the 2025 season. This is a satellite image of Aaron. It was upgraded from a tropical storm to a hurricane just last hour, packing wind speeds now of 75 m an hour.Aaron is expected to pass very close to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as a possible category 3 storm, but so far the impacts of Aaron on the US, they're still a bit unclear, but there are already rip current warnings up and down the east coast. Bill, I know that's something we were talking about ...