Laura tearing through the caribbean, the hurricane now taking aim at texas and louisiana. Winds expected to top 115 miles per hour. Mandatory evacuations under way along the gulf coast right now. Were live from the storm zone tracking the very latest. Fall from grace. Top conservative evangelical leader Jerry Falwell jr. Entangled in a sex scandal. The sordid allegations emerging about he and his wifes alleged relationship with their former pool attendant. Overnight the powerful ally of President Trump, the president of liberty university. The fallout this morning. Back to School Battle. A florida judge striking down the order for schools to physically reopen siding with teachers demanding the right to work remotely. Ive chosen my students over so many difficult things but i cant put my family at risk. Measures to protect their students, and colleges cracking down, shutting down bars after scenes like this in alabama as cases climb to nearly 450 at notre dame. I had a fever. I had ches
Llg ndrainti, President Trumps leadership during the pandemic that has killed nearly 180,000 americans as the president gets set to close out the Republican National convention tonight. Overnight authorities reveal the identity of the officer who shot jacob blake in the back and a new report there may have been a knife in blakes car. Also Police Arrested a 17yearold accused of the Fatal Shooting of those protesters. Sports on strike. The nba playoffs shut down by players, demanding justice over the Police Shooting of jacob blake. Lebron and the lakers reportedly voting to end the season. Protests in the wnba, soccer and mat me t wide world ofports . President Trumps Administration accused of pressuring the cdc to stop testing asy. Dr. Anthony fauci not signing off on these new guidelines. What the white house is saying this morning and why men might be more susceptible to the virus than women. Dr. Jha joins us live. Plus, baby daisy is here. Cover me in daisies, daisies, daisies report
The president brushed off that report. It could be. I mean, it could be very much. I think the last person russia wants to see in office is donald trump because nobod has been tougher on russia than i have. Reporter democrats calling it a shocking abdication. The change comes 70 days out from election day. Biden is preparing to resume inperson events taking on his rival over the handling of the pandemic. Didnt have this bad. Its worse for all of us because the administration didnt have a plan. Reporter some of the sharpest criticism coming from the president s own family. In another round of secret recordings the president s sister saying hes only out for himself. Then you get donald who wont do anything for anybody. Anything he did he says look what ive done. Arent i wonderful . Reporter on the issue of Election Security Congressional Democrats say there were already inperson briefings planned for the month of september. Those have been called off. They are threatening to use every to
Streets have filled with demonstrators, and police once again have used less lethal weapons against them. Weve heard a lot about socalled rubber bullets lately, but for all of the wrong reasons. People are going to be injured. It is inevitable. Increasingly, those getting injured arent just violent agitators. I dont see a way to use these weapons in a safe way that protects human life and rights. Ahead on sunday. Our sunday profile this morning, singer and actress Olivia Newtonjohn, who has much to share with our gayle king. And my heart is set on you she lit up the screen in grease, and had hits after hits as a singer. But for Olivia Newtonjohn, this isnt about her trip down memory lane. It is about her battle with cancer. How do you not let this worry you . Denial is usually good, usually healthy. Olivia newtonjohn, later on sunday. We chip reid, well dip beneath the waves to meet the creatures who pretty much define the expression animal attraction. Theyre graceful, smart, and very
Announcement just hours before the Republican Convention kicks off. Plus, new danger as california braces for a second round of lightning storms. What it means for firefighters on the ground. Laptop shortage. The new struggle for students and teachers preparing for more Online School this fall. And landline speed record. The incredibly fast internet that could let you download all of netflix in one second. Good monday morning, everyone. We begin with that historic threat on the gulf coast. A possible hurricane doubleheader. Two storms taking aim at the region could hit within 48 hours of each other. Hurricane marco was downgraded to a Tropical Storm overnight but the storm is expected to make landfall in louisiana this evening with a storm surge of up to six feet. Tropical storm laura isnt far behind. Its already left a trail of destruction across parts of the caribbean and could hit the texas louisiana coastline wednesday as a powerful hurricane. This new video shows a waterspout form