tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the intensifying hurricane taking aim at louisiana. the warning from the national weather service. some areas may be uninhabitable for weeks or months. tonight, ida rapidly gaining strength over the warm waters of the gulf. more than 6 million americans now under a hurricane warning. louisiana bracing for landfall as early as tomorrow, 16 years to the day after hurricane katrina. that storm hitting as a category three. ida expected to strike as an extremely dangerous category 4. the storm hammering cuba on its way to the u.s. parts of new orleans under evacuation orders. cars streaming out of the city. long lines at the airport. residents filling sandbags. windows boarded up. federal medical teams arriving. helping hospitals already under
d.c., where martin luther king jr. shared his fifth dream 58 years ago today. good morning, everybody, it is saturday, august 28th. i m lindsey reiser live from washington, d.c. i m aaron gilchrist in for kendis gibson in new york. we have a team of reporters and analysts following the latest for you. we want to track the breaking story, the category 1 hurricane taking aim at the gulf coast with landfall expected tomorrow on the 16th anniversary of hurricane katrina. forecasters are warning, though, this storm could be much stronger when it crashes ashore tomorrow, potentially leaving behind devastation that could last for months. hurricane ida has been intensifying so quickly that the mayor of new orleans says there is no time to issue new mandatory evacuation orders. meaning many people will be forced to take cover at home. we want to get right to nbc news meteorologist janessa webb who s tracking the latest for
outbreak at the white house. at least 24 people now infected. of course, pence heads the coronavirus task force. the new hurricane taking aim at the u.s. the gulf coast bracing tonight. mandatory evacuations now under way at this hour and rob marciano with the latest track tonight. two of the world s most ruthless isis terror suspects now on u.s. soil to face charges. pierre thomas is standing by for us tonight. and this evening, the dire new warning from dr. anthony fauci. he says up to 400,000 americans could die if the u.s. doesn t take steps right now. wisconsin, for one, hitting a record high in hospitalizations, setting up a field hospital. 35 states with increases now in hospitalizations. we are newly released body cam video showing an officer under attack inside the police station and the suspect takedown. and america strong tonight. the nurse on the front lines and the extraordinary gift.
tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. hurricane laura gaining strength, about to slam into the u.s., potentially as a major category 3 hurricane. the deadly hurricane taking aim at texas and louisiana. expected to make landfall tomorrow as that cat 3. winds up to 115 miles per hour. states of emergency already in place tonight. massive evacuations under way for more than 500,000 people. meteorologist rob marciano in the storm zone with the newest timing and track tonight. new images of the police shooting of jacob blake. what it shows beforehand. the family tonight saying blake was shot seven times in the back. reaching into his suv, his three young sons in the backseat. his parents emotional today, saying their son is now paralyzed from the waist down. and the family now pleading for an end to the violent protests. night two of the republican
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