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Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.

Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm - the strongest a hurricane can get — is expected to bring "catastrophic winds, flash flooding, and storm surge" to Jamaica Tuesday, forecasters say.

Lindsey Reiser reports on Hurricane Melissa as it approaches Jamaica and the potential lapse of SNAP benefits amid the government shutdown.

Trump meets Japan's new, first female prime minister, and they sign a bilateral trade deal before going together to greet troops on the USS George Washington.

"Now we'll have to prioritize which bills we can pay and which can wait," said one mother of two about a looming freeze in food aid.