Nightly News   |  August 03, 2011

Tropical storm could hit Haiti

Tropical storm Emily has brushed past Puerto Rico and is targeting the Dominican Republic and Haiti, where more than half a million people are still living in makeshift shelters after last year's earthquake.

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BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: And we are continuing to track the path of Tropical Storm Emily tonight. It's now brushed past Puerto Rico , targeting the Dominican Republic and Haiti , where more than half a million people, remember, are still living in makeshift shelters after last year's earthquake. As for Florida , portions of which are in Emily 's possible projected path, latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center tells us any impact from Emily won't be felt there till Saturday afternoon.