Ike Ejiochi

Ike Ejiochi is on the on the ground in Jamaica, where Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm ever recorded to hit the island made landfall as a Category 5 storm with winds up to 185 mph, Ginger Zee tracks the powerful system as it makes its way towards Cuba; Mary Bruce reports on the U.S. military strike in the Pacific on four suspected drug boats killing at least 14 people; Mola Lenghi has details from authorities on their urgent search for six ‘aggressive’ research monkeys that escaped from a crashed truck in Mississippi; and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir. Clarification: Tulane University says the missing monkeys are not carrying infectious diseases as previously reported.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ike Ejiochi, an on-scene ABC reporter covering Hurricane Melissa, shares gripping eyewitness accounts of the disaster in Jamaica. He details the urgent search and rescue missions amidst widespread destruction. The conversation spans the storm's impact on the Bahamas and the Northeast U.S., coupled with a look at a critical murder verdict involving a former deputy. Ejiochi also touches on the implications of political crises on SNAP funding and teases President Trump's upcoming talks with Xi Jinping, highlighting global trade tensions.