Storm surge warning here in gulfport, because of three to five feet of storm surge expected. The mobile bay has to watch out. Flash flooding with 6 to 12 inches of rain possible. Dont forget, this thing moves all the way through the end of the week, well be talking about whats left of gordon in the middle of the country. David . All right, we know youll be tracking it into the night and first thing in the morning on gma. Ginger, thank you. And as ginger just reported, gordon is expected to slam ashore right there along the mississippi coast, where schools, businesses, resort casinos have all been shut down tonight, and families are racing to protect their homes from rising water and, of course, dangerous flooding. Abcs Victor Oquendo is there tonight. Reporter tonight, the ominous first bands of Rain Slamming into the gulf. Gordon now closing in. Winds of 70 miles per hour, as much as a foot of rain threatening millions in the hours ahead. States of emergency now stretching from louisi
topping our politics lead, an historic hearing kicks off on capitol hill. the confirmation hearing for supreme court nominee judge kentanji brown jackson. the first black woman ever tapped for the nation s highest court. republicans used this hearing to hint at their lines of attack in the days to come. please raise your height hand. reporter: an historic first as confirmation hearings begin for kentanji brown jackson, the first black woman ever nominated to the supreme court. i hope that you will see how much i love our country. and the constitution and the rights that make us free. reporter: senators made note of how monumental this note is. you re showing so many little girls and little boys across the country that anything and everything is possible. reporter: republican senators
now. that s a pretty strategic place, importanthe ukrainians to have taken that place back towards the west of the city. it basically stops the russians from encircling the city and important logistics route as well. so the ukrainians certainly believe that they are making some headway, but of course, it still is very difficult for them since they are very much outgunned by this very large russian military that is in so many parts of this country, kate? fred, thank you so much. it s good to see you. really appreciate it. we re going to obviously stay close to fred and all of our teams on the ground in ukraine. let s head back to washington right now. head back to capitol hill where the confirmation hearing for supreme court nominee ketanji brown jackson is resuming very shortly. obviously they re in the midst of that break. in the meantime, let he me brin back in my panel. is manu raju still on capitol hill? i want to also speak with joan. one thing we did see toward the
get the new samsung galaxy s22 series on comcast business mobile and for a limited time save up to $750 on a new samsung device with eligible trade-in. welcome back. the historic supreme court confirmation hearings for judge ketanji brown jackson have begun. if confirmed, judge jackson could be the first black woman to sit on the supreme court. and i believe these are live images right now. they may be taking a lunch break right now. they ve been doing opening statements for her confirmation hearings this morning and into the early afternoon. the nation is bracing for the type of political fireworks that have seemed to become standard for these proceedings. and the questions will begin tomorrow. the key sticking point emerging
bruce allyn, thanks for your time. much more special coverage just ahead. plus, happening today as well, in fact, ongoing right now, the historic confirmation hearing for supreme court nominee ketanji brown jackson. these are live images as she is there before the senate judiciary committee. republicans already signaling their line of attack. we ll have details, next. unlike ordinary memory supplements, neuriva plus fuels six key indicators of brain performance. more brain performance? yes, please! neuriva. think bigger. we hit the bike trails every weekend shinges doesn t care. i grow all my own vegetables shingles doesn t care. we ve still got the best moves you ve ever seen good for you, but shingles doesn t care. because 1 in 3 people will get shingles, you need protection. but, no matter how healthy you feel, your immune system declines as you age increasing your risk for getting shingles. so, what can protect you?