will be at risk. my goodness. patrick oppmann, be safe. thank you. the other big story we re following. hurricane dorian, it s a whopper. and then also out of west texas where a gunman went on a shooting spree that left seven people dead, another 22 injured. the chaoting scene playing out in two towns. midland, texas, odessa, texas. it all started with a traffic stop. when the gunman opened fire on the officers. and then the gunman then driving off and openly firing seemingly at anyone he came into contact with. police updated the situation a short time ago saying he acted alone and he was later killed in a gun battle with police at a movie theater. cnn s brooke baldwin is anchoring our live coverage from odessa. we heard from officials earlier, but still a lot of unanswered questions. clearly, this is an emotional time for so many people who live there right now. of course it is. here we go again.
because i miss hearing that laugh. that s got to be like medicine for the soul. susan bro, so nice to talk with you. your voice is so important. thank you for taking the time to talk with us. thank you so much. you all have a good day and sara sidner, be safe. why, indeed. thank you. okay. we have dramatic new video showing the moment when famed nascar driver dale earnhardt jr. and his family walked away from a fiery plane crash. communities are taking a stand against gun violence in el paso where 22 people were killed in a mass shooting and their demands to congress here in the cnn newsroom. don t go anywhere.
hurricane kate was about the roughest hurricane we ve seen back in the 80s. but now what we re seeing right now is seems to be a devastating storm coming towards us. we re really worried about flooding and tornadoes and getting people to high ground. sandra: brenda holt, the commissioner from florida. our prayers are with your residents and you, brenda, be safe. i can barely hear you, but i did not hear your statement. sandra: we wish you the best. thank you so much and please call back and check on us. we have gotten great assistance from the state so far. we have additional 500 people that are going to assist with the electric company. we have 10 additional ambulances, fire trucks, 50
look will, don, even getting out of the car is a challenge. as soon as you open the door, the wind catches the door and whips it forward. this road is starting to flood a little bit down here. i can see. the trees are really starting to be compromised and whip around. these country roads, these rural roads right by the intercoastal waterway are getting much more dangerous. the flood surge, the storm surge from the waterway not far behind me is coming up right through here. all right. brian todd, be safe. brian is in hempstead, north carolina. from hempstead to jacksonville, north carolina we find ed lavandera. good evening to you. you were getting whipped around getting pelted in the face with water earlier. what are you seeing now? what s going on? hey, don, we re on the north side of the north topside of this storm which really gives us some of the most intense winds and kind of puts us on the edge,