captions paid for by nbc-universal television good evening from pensacola beach, florida. we have a major storm to contend with tonight, not as a direct hit. but in ways that are already affecting us here. alex is still officially a tropical storm. it s a huge sprawling storm, and while it will make landfall near the texas/mexico border, it s already churned up the seas, even here in florida and that s bad news as long as the gulf remains full of oil. it s already hampered the cleanup. here in pensacola beach, there s oil on these beautiful white sandy beaches, you can see it from all the way up here in our balcony position. there s a ton of it when you get right up close on it, but temporarily this storm will actually help florida while it hurts louisiana. those estuaries due to that counter clockwise churn of the storm. we have this whole region covered again this evening, beginning with ann thompson where we were last night in venice, louisiana. ann, good evening. repo
spot early this tuesday morning we ll tell you who took the top spot early this tuesday morning june 29th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs a very good morning to you. thanks for being with us today. we have a lot to get to. harry smith is in pensacola, florida this morning. he ll have the latest on the efforts to clean up the mess in the gulf. but first let s get the very latest on tropical storm alex and where it s headed right now. dave price has that for us this morning. the question is how long does it remain tropical storm alex before it becomes a hurricane. most likely we ll see that transition within the next several hours. here s the data we know right now. current winds hovering around 69, 70 miles per hour. 74 is the key number to turn it into a hurricane. it s moving to the north/northwest 7 miles per hour gathering strength. this is what we re anticipating. by about wednesday night, thursday as we head into the early morning hours, we are going to see most li
since her dramatic rescue at sea. we are there for the emotional homecoming today, tuesday, june 29th, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this tuesday morning. i m meredith vieira. and i m matt lauer. welcome back. coming back to some nasty weather down south. this morning emergency shelters are being readied along the south texas coast, even into parts of mexico as this storm, alex, is gaining strength in the gulf. it is expected to make landfall as a hurricane as early as tomorrow and forecasters are warning waves from the storm could not only delay efforts to stop the leak but also push some of the oil further inland n. a moment the latest on alex from south padre island and nbc s brian williams will join us from florida to talk about the possible impact on the disaster in the gulf. also ahead, how would you like to make some money for doing things you may actually do anyway like flying coach, going to church, even taking
oprah, aheads rule the new forbes celebrity power list. we ll tell you who took the top spot early this tuesday morning we ll tell you who took the top spot early this tuesday morning june 29th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs a very good morning to you. thanks for being with us today. we have a lot to get to. harry smith is in pensacola, florida this morning. he ll have the latest on the efforts to clean up the mess in the gulf. but first let s get the very latest on tropical storm alex and where it s headed right now. dave price has that for us this morning. the question is how long does it remain tropical storm alex before it becomes a hurricane. most likely we ll see that transition within the next several hours. here s the data we know right now. current winds hovering around 69, 70 miles per hour. 74 is the key number to turn it into a hurricane. it s moving to the north/northwest 7 miles per hour gathering strength. this is what we re anticipating. by about wednes
nightly news begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good evening from pensacola beach, florida, we have a major storm to contend with tonight behind us in the gulf of mexico. not as a direct hit, mind you, not even close. but in ways that are already affecting us here. alex is still officially a tropical storm. it s a huge, sprawling storm. while it will make landfall near the texas, mexico border, it s already churned up the seas, even here in florida. and that s bad news, as long as the gulf remains full of oil. it s already hampered the cleanup. here in pensacola beach, there s oil on these beautiful white sandy beaches. you can see it from all the way up here on our balcony position. there s a ton of it when you get right up close on it. temporarily this storm will help florida while it hurts louisi a louisiana, the estuaries due to the counter clockwise churn of the storm. we have team coverage tonight beginning with ann thompson in venice, louisia