Maria intensifies into Category 5 hurricane

Forecasters say Hurricane Maria has become a Category 5 storm as the eye nears Dominica.The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday evening that Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter planes found that Maria had strengthened into a storm with 160 mph (260 kph) winds.The hurricane is about 15 miles (25 kilometers) east-southeast of Dominica and moving west-northwest at 9 mph (15 kph).The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Maria had maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 kph) in late afternoo