The fight for survival begins in the Bahamas

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view in browser Wednesday 9.4.19 Hurricane Dorian devastated parts of the Bahamas, leaving people there fighting for survival. Here's how you can help raise money for supplies and aid. And here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. By Doug Criss Hurricane Dorian The destruction that Hurricane Dorian heaped upon the northern Bahamas is unimaginable. A good portion of Grand Bahama Island (including a major airport) is under water. Parts of the Abaco Islands are decimated. Thousands of homes and businesses have been heavily damaged or destroyed. At least seven people have been killed by Dorian, the strongest storm to ever make landfall in the Bahamas. But the country's Prime Minister said the death toll will rise as rescue teams get out into the hardest-hit areas. Among the dead are an 8-year-old boy who was found by his mother and a woman who drowned in her house while her husband watched helplessly. Click here to get the latest, including how volunteer rescue teams are working to save stranded residents. Meanwhile, Dorian is slowly creeping along the southeast US coast. The Category 2 storm is skirting the coasts of Florida and Georgia, but CNN meteorologist Judson Jones says just a little wobble to the west could mean Dorian makes a landfall in either South or North Carolina. Click here to continue to track the storm, and bookmark CNN's lite site for faster downloading if you're in Dorian's path.   California boat fire   A family celebrating a birthday. A high school physics teacher and his daughter. A young woman following "her dreams of the ocean." They were just some of the victims of the deadly diving boat fire that killed 34 people on Labor Day. They had all signed up to spend the holiday weekend on the boat scuba diving, with gourmet meals served between dives. But they died when the blaze blocked their escape routes from the boat's lower sleeping decks. Twenty bodies have been recovered so far, and divers say they have seen more bodies in the wreckage of the dive boat, Conception, which sank off the coast of Santa Cruz Island. Crews want to stabilize what's left of the boat so divers can safely enter it and recover the rest of the bodies. Only five people, all crew members, survived the tragedy.   Brexit   Not so fast. That's what a rebel alliance of British lawmakers is telling Prime Minister Boris Johnson about his plans to pull the UK out of the European Union without a deal. The cross-party group of lawmakers won a vote yesterday to seize control of the parliamentary agenda. Today, they will try to force a bill through Parliament that would stop the so called no-deal Brexit from happening on October 31. They fear that leaving the EU without an agreement will devastate the British economy. But Johnson says he'll seek early elections if the lawmakers rule out a no-deal Brexit. Johnson believes the threat of a no-deal Brexit will strengthen his negotiating position with the EU because any financial calamity that results from it wouldn't just hurt the UK, it would hurt Europe, too. Click here to keep up with the latest.   Walmart and guns   You can get pretty much anything at Walmart, but it's about to get a lot harder to find guns and ammo there. The mega retailer says it will stop selling handgun ammunition and "short-barrel rifle ammunition" (the kind that can be used in assault-style weapons). Walmart is also asking that customers no longer openly carry guns into its stores (Kroger did that, too). Walmart CEO Doug McMillon says these changes were spurred by the El Paso, Texas, mass shooting -- which happened in a Walmart -- as well as recent shootings in Dayton, Ohio and Midland and Odessa, Texas. He also sent a letter to Congress demanding lawmakers "do their part" to stop gun violence. Walmart will, however, continue to sell long barrel deer rifles and shotguns and much of the ammunition for those weapons.   Yemen   A United Nations panel says the US, UK, France and Iran may be complicit in war crimes in Yemen. The countries perpetuate the conflict by supplying weapons to the various parties involved and thereby prolong the suffering of the Yemeni people, says a member of the UN-commissioned Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen. UN investigators have prepared a "confidential list of possible perpetrators" of rights violations. More than 91,000 people have been killed since 2015 in Yemen's war, which is a battle between a Saudi-led coalition that supports the Yemeni government and Iranian-backed rebels.   Keep our name out of your mouth.   Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, blasting US Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas after he said gun reform legislation doesn't work and pointed to gun violence in Chicago as an example. Lightfoot said most of the illegal guns recovered in Chicago come from states with fewer gun restrictions. Sponsor Content by monday.com Manage your team in 5 steps: Step 1: Stop using spreadsheets Step 2: Look for an intuitive management tool Step 3: monday.com! Step 4: Pick a template or create one from scratch Step 5: Collaborate with your team Start your free trial! People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. Living her best life We don't know which is making Lizzo happier: getting her first No. 1 single or having Beyoncé boogie backstage at one of her shows. Big bang What was that loud boom heard over central New York the other night? Oh, nothing. Just a fiery rock from the far-flung reaches of outer space entering the atmosphere. Where in the world? Where's the world's most livable city? Here are a some hints: Think grandiose architecture, huge green spaces and lots of coffee. Standing tall If you went to Army Ranger School graduation last week, you probably noticed one grad who literally towered over all the others: the ex-NBA player.   Climate crisis Want to know what the top 10 Democratic presidential candidates have to say about the climate crisis? Hear them answer questions from a live audience about their climate plans starting at 5 p.m. ET today on CNN.   $3.6 billion The amount in military construction funds that the Pentagon is diverting to be used to build portions of President Trump's long-promised wall on the US border with Mexico. Glitter glam Nothing says fun like a young girl giving her grandmother a glittery hair makeover. (Click to view.) Advertisement Share Tweet ALL CNN NEWSLETTERS update preferences or unsubscribe CNN Five Things shows up in your inbox every weekday at 6AM ET and Sundays at 9AM ET. Like what you see? Don't like what you see? 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