Reporters on the Move as Category 5 Hurricane Maria Barrels Toward Puerto Rico

By Chris Ariens 

The TV networks are keeping an eye on two tropical systems: Jose and Maria. The bigger threat this morning is massive category 5 Hurricane Maria which is over the caribbean right now and is expected to make landfall in Puerto Rico tomorrow morning.

As of the 8 a.m. update, Maria is 170 miles southeast of St. Croix with sustained winds of 160 mph.

On the network morning shows this morning: CBS’s David Begnaud was reporting from San Juan. ABC’s Rob Marciano was just down the beach from Begnaud. For NBC, Gabe Gutierrez is in Puerto Rico.

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CNN has Michael Holmes in Antigua and Nick Valencia in San Juan. Weather Channel meteorologist Paul Goodloe is also reporting from San Juan.

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