The focus, were being told, is the shooting of blake and the ongoing unrest that has followed. And today, the First Court Hearing was held for an illinois teenager accused of killing two protesters in kenosha. Hes now being charged as an adult with homicide. Were going to have the latest on that case in just a few minutes as well. All of this unrest is the simmering undercurrent of the general election which begins frankly in earnest today. President trump, who will rally supporters in New Hampshire in a few hours, appears to have found the message he thinks will carry him to another four years. As he accepted his partys nomination, he seized on the unrest in kenosha without once saying the name of jacob blake. And warned that chaos and violence that is happening during his presidency would reign under a biden presidency. Joe biden and his supporters remain completely silent about the rioters and criminals, spreading mayhem in democratrun cities. They never even mentioned it during tha
Tropical storm. Chief white house corr responsible Department John roberts with what the president had to say on a trip to fema ahead of his big rnc speech. Jonathan serrie begins there lafayette, louisiana. Good evening. Good evening. Emergency management officials confirmed four stormrelated fatalities in louisiana including a 14yearold girl. All of the victims died after trees fell on their homes. The winds associated with this powerful storm are causing problems far from the coast. Plumes of smoke erupted from a Chemical Plant in west lake. Hazmat teams work to contain a fire at the bio lab facility. Emergency alerts advised residents to shelter in place. Despite the heat theyre experiencing, shelter at home under those circumstances means that they need to be on the inside with the doors and windows closed and the air conditioning off if theyre lucky enough to have electricity. The plant is near the city of lake charles which had winds of 98 Miles Per Hour and a 132 Miles Per Hour
Already made its mark as the most powerful hurricane to hit louisiana in more than a century. The state just reporting its first death now, a 14yearold girl, who was killed when a tree fell on her home. It is early. They are just getting out there to get to some of the more remote areas. The governor says the damage section tensive. You can see some of it here. Trees uprooted and homes destroyed. The Lieutenant Governor told me in the last hour that this will also impact the states response to the coronavirus pandemic. Remember, youve got both these things going on at the same time. President trump is heading to fema later today to be briefed on the Emergency Response to the storm. Cnns gary tuchman is in lake charles, louisiana which saw some of the worst of this. Gary, tell us what you saw particularly with storm surge and with wind . Those are the two big concerns as the storm came ashore. Well, thats right, jim. This is the river in the middle of the city. Yesterday we were doing a
Lashing the louisiana and texas coast with 150 mileanhour winds. Good morning, everyone. Im sandra smith. Trace good morning, everyone, im trace gallagher. Right now laura is a category 2 hurricane winds still reaching 100 Miles Per Hour. Sandra a trail of destruction. Blowing off roofs and windows and snapping trees. Hundreds of thousands left without power. The National Hurricane center said there was an unsurvivable storm surge with waters rising up to 20 feet. Governor greg abbott updates the situation in his state. Some regions of texas still getting whipped around by heavy winds and rain and tornadoes. So many people in the northern stretching of east texas need to still be vigilant. The good news is this, that is the early reports show that we have no loss of life, which was the primary goal. Sandra we have fox Team Coverage. Janice dean is tracking the storm from the Fox Weather Center and have jeff flock standing by in lake charles, louisiana. We begin the Charles Watson live
The latest from Steve Harrigan following developments in lafayette, louisiana. Sir . Neil, a steady rain here in lafayette. The wind could be several hours off. As far as that goes, the situation here, you really are putting your finger on it when you say this place has been hit twice in six weeks. Almost the exact same path. More than 10,000 people really still in hotels from that storm, laura. Six weeks ago. Still tarps on buildings, still debris lining the road. You can see the traffic jams during the day. People trying to get out on i10. You can see these people, older people with pets. Its women with small children. Its a tough thing to do to try to get out of a hurricane. Its on the way. Some people in Cameron Parrish are going to try to ride it out. 100 people there will try to ride it out. The roads will get flooded and rescue will be difficult. Aid is pouring in. Several hundred electric workers ready from duke power. Urban search and rescue teams, more than 500 team members.