Practice coronavirus mitigation measures. Good afternoon. Head out to to survey the damage from hurricane delta. Before i left, i wanted to give you a brief statement, an overview of what we know. First of all, hurricane delta as forecasted made landfall last night near cleo, louisiana. Only about 12 miles east of where hurricane laura made landfall. It made landfall as a category two, and the forecast appears to have been quite accurate as it relates to the surge, the wind and rain. The highest rainfall totals were in lake charles, over 15 minutes in the last 48 hours. In baton rouge, they received over 10 inches of rain in the same time. Obviously this was a very big storm, even if it wasnt quite as powerful as hurricane laura, it was much bigger. While the impacts were evidenced across a large portion of the state, it is obvious the hardest hit areas appear to to be southwest louisiana and cameron, geoff davis, allen, vermillion and acadia parish. , larges a very serious and powerfu
Landfall. It made landfall as a category two, and the forecast appears to have been quite accurate as it relates to the surge, the wind and rain. The highest rainfall totals were in lake charles, over 15 minutes in the last 48 hours. In baton rouge, they received over 10 inches of rain in the same time. Obviously this was a very big storm, even if it wasnt quite as powerful as hurricane laura, it was much bigger. While the impacts were evidenced across a large portion of the state, it is obvious the hardest hit areas appear to to be southwest louisiana and cameron, geoff davis, allen, vermillion and acadia parish. , larges a very serious and powerful storm that produced significant amounts of damage. Before we get there, we already know there will be damage in southwest louisiana that will be difficult to differentiate between what was caused by hurricane laura and what was caused by hurricane delta, but what we know is that tens of are inds of louisianans a difficult situation and we
I dont think so. Doesnt sound like a good idea to me. Will it hurt your budget . Definitely. Bicyclists are expected to benefit from the new tax even though they wont be paying it. Bart director Robert Rayburn says he and his wife have had damage to the bikes from potholes. We have broken axels, had pinch flats, broke a frame and broke a rim. These caused us to limp home. Reporter Governor Brown is hoping lawmakers will agree with him better to increase taxes now rather than, rather than wait when the cost of repairs will only go up. Live in San Francisco, david louie, abc 7 news. Gas tax increase is raising eyebrows not all drivers will see increasing. Reporter that is correct. Also talking increase in the vehicle registration tax. All of that is discussed at state legislature. What the formula will be, no one knows yet. Still talking about total increase of 65 per driver on average. All right, david. Thank you. We are getting a lot of feedback about this gas tax. You might expect. Ta
Running mate longtime human rights activist ajamu baraka. Ten p was to bring something ve dferom the traditional parties. We want to engage the mac and people in an honest conversation about democracy, power, and the electoral process. Amy plus we will go to north dakota where the Standing Rock sioux tribe is leading a weeklong protest against the Dakota Access pipeline. We will speak with the former green eyes president ial nominee Winona Laduke. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The American Red Cross is calling this weeks flooding in louisiana the worst disaster in the u. S. Since Hurricane Sandy in 2012. At least 13 people were killed after historic rainfall submerged parts of baton rouge and the surrounding area. State Officials Say the destruction may result in the worst housing crisis in the region since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The federal government has declared the area a disaster zone an
President ial debates has that rules that will likely prevent any thirdparty candidate from participating. We will speak with ring Party Nominee dr. Jill stein and her running mate longtitime human rights activist ajamu baraka. The green party was to bring something very different from the traditional parties. We want to engage the mac and people in an honest conversation about democracy, power, and the electoral process. Amy plus we will go to north dakota where the Standing Rock sioux tribe is leading a weeklong protest against the Dakota Access pipeline. We will speak with the former green eyes president ial nominee Winona Laduke. All of that anand more, coming. Welcome to democracy nowow , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The American Red Cross is calling this weeks flooding in louisiana the worst disaster in the u. S. Since Hurricane Sandy in 2012. At least 13 people were killed after historic rainfall submerged parts of baton rouge and the surrounding