Thank you for joining us. We are going to begin tonight with breaking news. With the election just five days away, zeta, the storm that roared ashore on the gulf coast as a hurricane wednesday night is wrecking havoc up and down the east coast tonight, and throwing a wrench in the final days of the campaign. As we come on the air, at least six people are dead and millions are without power after zeta ripped through homes in louisiana overnight, reports tearing across the south today. Wind gusts in North Carolina are forcing President Trump to postpone a planned rally in that battleground state. Power outages in georgia pushed early voting sites in 17 counties to shorten their hours or shut down. And, louisianas governor now says he is making restoring power at polling places there a priority. While the weather didnt stop President Trump and joe biden from holding headtohead rallies in a sunny tampa, florida, today, going after each other and the few voters who still havent made up thei
Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Were going to begin with the election this morning. Were just four days out from election day. The president and joe biden are continuing their marathon push to make their final pitch to voters. They will hold competing rallies in minnesota today. The former Vice President is set to appear at a drivein car rally later this afternoon. While mr. Trump will headline a rally shortly after bidens event. Nancy chen is in washington. How are the candidates trying to lure the last minute voters . Reporter good morning to you. The candidates are crisscrossing the country, trying to reach as many voters as possible. Especially in key swing states. President trump and former vice President Joe Biden have very different closing arguments. The race for the white house is being fought on familiar territory. Five days from now we are going to win florida. Florida goes blue, its over. Its over. Reporter the president ial campaigns converged on the
Lines. That means for democrats, 2027488000. Republicans, we want to hear from you at 2027488001. Is endants, your line independents, your line is 2027488002. You can text us your opinions at 2027488003. And we are always reading your opinions on facebook and twitter cspanwj. President trump is expected to reveal his pick for the Supreme Court later today at the white house, and several news organizations are reporting the picked to be federal judge Amy Coney Barrett. In fact, we will read a couple of paragraphs from the latest bloomberg story announcing their sourcing on the cake, heres what they said President Trump has told associates he will nominate amy barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that could cement conservative control of the judiciary weeks before election day. If confirmed by the senate, barrett in the 48, would become the third justice appointed to the ninemember high court by trump. She is no
Primetime showdown. Joe biden and President Trump battling it out in battleground states overnight. Biden ripping into the president s response to the pandemic. He knew it. He knew it and did nothing. Its close to criminal. What he said about the vaccine and whether hed accept the results of the election. New trouble for Jerry Falwell jr. The 911 call now revealed. His wife becki desperately asking for help just days after those allegations emerge about their relationship with the pool attendant. Arrested. Breakout cheer star jerry harris waking up behind bars. The charge hes now facing and this morning the new bombshell allegation rocking the world of cheerleading. The exclusive usa today investigation about misconduct involving coaches, choreographers and more. Emmy countdown. Oneonone with Host Jimmy Kimmel. How hes pulling off tvs biggest night on a stage all by himself. How hell play off the winners and the surprise guests revealed right here on gma this morning. Its never really
Reporter more than half a Million People in texas and louisiana are being ordered to evacate. Space is limited, and evacuations are more complicated with covid19. Remember, just because a hurricane is coming to texas, does not mean that covid19 either has or is going to leave texas. Odonnell experts predict hurricane lauras winds could mimic what we saw with hurricanes ike and rita. Right now, officials are warning people that this area will take a direct hit and they should be bracing for the worst. Norah. Odonnell mireya villarreal, thank you. Now lets get the latest storm track from cbs lonnie quinn. Lonnie. Reporter norah, the latest from the National Hurricane center has us with an going. Leperhour category 1 hurricane. Its right now about 100 miles or so from galveston, texas, but take a look at where this is going. Its a category 1 with nothing but open water in front of it. Norah, that water is so warm, its going to get stronger with each passing hour. We think it will make lan