To louisiana where he will soon Board Air Force one en route back to washington. The president getting a firsthand look at the devastation along the gulf coast, fierce winds completely leveling some neighborhoods. Even hundreds of thousands of people without water or electricity. Fox team coverage, charles but first, to david live at the white house. A lot of difficult few days for thousands of people in texas and louisiana. Devastating images coming resida neighborhood in lake charles, louisiana, one of the hardest areas hit the state. Look at some of the video, devastated by the storm. Tens of thousands of people still without power across louisiana. A dozen fatalities between the two states, one, a 14yearold girl killed when a tree fell on her home. The president approving a major disaster right declaration to give financial and other resources. Thing i know, they rebuild the state past. Well supply what we have to. We will take care of you. The president toward an Emergency Operati
Kenosha, wisconsin, overnight. Police are searching for a man with a long gun who apparently opened fire on protesters and agitators. Police say two people are dead this morning and one injured after a group of heavily armed vigilantes took it upon themselves to police the streets. Many videos on social media show the chaos as some of these shootings played out. [ gunfire ] [ screaming ] he just shot that guy in the stomach [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ] people are getting shot all around us people are just getting shot everywhere, guys. [ bleep ] its been three days since jacob blake was shot in the back seven times in front of his children. His family says he is paralyzed. Police have still not explained what happened or why they shot him. This morning, we have new video of the moments right before that shooting. Also breaking just moments ago, we just got word that hurricane laura is rapidly gaining strength and is now forecast to become a very powerful category 4 storm tod
Cases, several countries in europe are now seeing massive spikes. The latest, in the global effort to fight the virus. Live, from cnn world headquarters, in atlanta, welcome to you. Our viewers, here, in the United States and around the world, im kim brunhuber, and this is cnn newsroom. As demands for Racial Justice in the United States grow louder, the nation is mourning the unexpected loss of a young actor, who made film history through his portrayal of africanamerican legends. Chadwick boseman lost his fouryear battle with colon cancer. The 43yearold starred in the boundarybreaking, black superhero film black panther. He also portrayed soul singer, james brown. The first black Supreme Court justice, thurgood marshall. And baseballs Jackie Robinson. Bosemans death fell on the Jackie Robinson day. While condolences are pouring in, the black advocacy group, the naacp, paid tribute. And Academy Actress viola davis, no words to express my devastation of losing you. Your talent, your spir
There is growing concern political pressure could be rushing the covid19 vaccine process. Doctors are concerned that americans arent trusting the fda. We will not make that decision on the basis of politics. Thats a promise. Announcer this is new day with Alisyn Camerota and john berman. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is new day. It is tuesday, september 1st. Its september its september. My kids are actually going to school today, actual, physical school. Thats fantastic. Good. Thats a good benchmark, a milestone. I cant remember the last time this happened. Good to are you. Thats great. Well see how long that lasts. Its 6 00 here in new york. President trump heads to kenosha, wisconsin, today. He says its to increase enthusiasm in his bid for reelection. Hes focused on the pockets of unrest over the coronavirus pandemic that has killed now more than 183,000 americans. The president will not be meeting with the family of jacob blake,
The tapes first aired friday night on the reidout. But first, more than 180,000 people have died of covid19 in the United States. The pandemic continues to unfurl across the nation. Impacting every corner of american life. Forcing both democratic and republican parties to host virtual and wildly different conventions and americans are spilling out into the streets to demand to demand justice for black lives in a way we have never seen before. But what has not changed is racial bias and racial injustice. So insidious that once again an unarmed black has been shot by police this time in kenosha, wisconsin. Jacob blake was shot seven times in the back and in front of his three children. As he tried to get into his vehicle. Police say they recovered a knife from his car after the shooting. His family says he is in stable condition and paralyzed from the waist down. They also said blake was handcuffed to his bed. But on friday, blakes attorney said officials removed the cuffs and vacated th