Tonight, several breaking headlines as we come on the air. The category 4 Hurricane Bearing down on the u. S. At this hour. Winds up to 145 miles per hour. This is an extremely dangerous cat 4 storm, only a few hours from landfall. Authorities tonight warning of, quote, Unsurvivable Storm Surge. Blinding rain and winds already, Mass Evacuations under way as time now runs out. Families trying to find shelter in the middle of a pandemic. Authorities concerned about too many families staying put, trying to ride this out. Louisianas governor tonight activating the entire National Guard. Meteorologists ginger zee and rob marciano, both live in the storm zone tonight with the latest track and timing. Also developing as we come on, chilling images on the streets of kenosha, wisconsin. A 17yearold from a neighboring state now accused of opening fire on demonstrators protesting the Police Shooting of jacob blake. Two people killed, one wounded in the chaos. The alleged gunman arrested, hundreds
calling unsurvivable storm surge. here comes the first bands of hurricane laura. it s only going to get worse. hurricane hunters flying into laura s eye today. the storm now more than 400 miles across. the surge from this storm is going to push water for miles inland, at a height of 10 to 15 feet. that s water easily up and over my head. that s up and over this roofline. the surge will be even higher than that near the coast. and it s coming in the middle of the night. we met freddie rosteet, who has to ride out the storm at this lake charles blood bank. we re hoping that this wall does what it was made for. reporter: so that he can supply hospitals with needed blood. i ve been doing it for 30 years and that s what i m here for. reporter: louisiana s governor activating the entire national guard. trucks that can be used for high water rescues staging north of new orleans. and if you think you re safe because you made it through rita in southwest louisiana, understand this sto