Over 7 inches of rain in the last 48 hours in brownsville, texas. Which is more then they would normally see in the month of september. Starting to see the heavy bands spread across louisiana. Heavy rain is forecast along the Gulf Coast and pretty far inland, cities like atlanta, birmingham and memphis looking at 46 inches possibly out of this system over the next several days as it slowly makes its way inland. Storm surge is going to be a big factor. And south of morgan city, 510 feet of Storm Surge is affected. Damaging Wind And Water Sponsor Louisiana and portions of western florida. It was at this time 23 years ago this September 11 attacks began shaking the nation to its core. Ahead we will have live coverage, were there as the candidates for president are showing up. The first faceoff between Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump has democrats celebrating. Harris threw him off his Game And Trump repeatedly took the bait. Will be seen around two between these two candida
the second world war or new assessment of the worst pandemic since 1918 china is front and center tonight. on ukraine members of the administration spoke today and over the weekend warning beijing that arming russia would be a mistake. we are confident that the chinese leadership is considering the provision of lethal equipment that would be a very risky and unwise bet. bill burns, the cia director. on covid we learned yesterday that the department of energy has assessed in a newly updated intelligence report that it most likely originated from a laboratory leak. cnn has just learned the reason for that updated report. three sources telling cnn that the department of energy shift was based in part on information about the research that the chinese centers for disease control, the chinese cdc in wuhan, was doing around the time of the outbreak on a coronavirus variant. cnn has previously reported that the lab was studying coronaviruses m bats but it is unclear how closely
a very good wednesday morning to you, i m jim sciutto. and i m erica hill. we begin this hour with new details about the victims and also the gunman in that deadly mass shooting at michigan state university. first, the three people killed who have now been identified and so young, 20-year-old brian fraser, 19-year-old arielle anderson and 20-year-old alexandria verner. the 43-year-old gunman we ve learned apparently did leave behind a note and a criminal history that includes a gun charge, but what is still unknown this morning, the motive, and also how he got the firearm, which was reportedly used in the shooting. you look at pictures of their kids you think of their poor families. also ahead this morning, former south carolina governor nikki haley makes the first stop of her 2024 presidential campaign, we re going to take you live to charleston, south carolina, and just in a key report shows that retail sales surged in january, beating expectations. more signs of a ve
the nba legend. all right. thanks for joining me, i m christine going to throw it as far as his arm can take it. and the kansas city chiefs have won super bowl lvii. that was pretty amazing. kind of a lackluster finish like you expected. just right down the middle of the field. it was great. congratulations, kansas city. the we re excited. poppy so excited she s on assignment. it was a thrilling super bowl. the kansas city chiefs are champs again. ahead, the top highlights from the historic face-off. that is in a moment. and rihanna, breaking internet. i kept thinking oh, my god, pleasen don t fall. i know. her stunning performance. big news she reveals during the halftime show. she didn t really say it. but showed it. yeah. also this morning, the u.s. shot down a fourth flying object over north america. raising more questions about why so many objects are being spotted now ahead norad s former deputy commander over seas the american skies. spotted or just b
outrage. now, there is virtually no facet of american life immune from politics and partisanship. it s in a tiny example of what i mean. some friends invited my wife and i to the essence festival concert last saturday night at the superdome in new orleans. it should have been a fun time. 50,000 people there to see janet jackson patti labelle. just before the headliners took the stage, this well-known warm-up act wandered out. we are in the middle of a critical time. they are trying to take women s right to choose. they are trying to take voting rights. raymond: the reverend may have gone may have well is gone to a chump rally. nobody wanted to hear that political message. at that point miss jackson hit the stage. no. hello, essence festival, this november we will be electing folks who make critical decisions in our community. decisions about our health care, very personal decisions we make about our bodies. stay on with black approval of the president biden below 50%