morgan city further to the west. you can see new orleans is not in the tropical storm warnings. we are expecting tropical storm force winds within the next 24 hours across much of this region, meaning winds as strong as 39 miles an hour. let s take a closer look at debby, where the storm is right now. you can see a lot of the convection is impacting florida at this time. this storm is forecast to work its way to the west. maximum winds at 50 miles an hour, 55 miles an hour gusts slow movement to the north at 3 miles an hour. that storm is barely moving. let s look at the track. the track is westward. here s something interesting we have today we didn t have yesterday. it is forecast to become a category 1 hurricane within the next couple of days. even by wednesday, possibly by tuesday. it s a slow, slow movement south of louisiana. we don t know where the storm will actually impact. that s a good point because the cone of uncertainty does cover portions of louisiana and texas
it is sunday, june 24th. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. so glad you re with us. we start this morning with pretty extreme weather. in the gulf of mexico, we have tropical storm debby. it is still building strength as it moves closer to the gulf coast and communities are bracing now. in colorado, firefigers are trying to contain a wild fa fire cobb suming 200 square miles and it could take at least three more weeks before contained. in minnesota, floodwater left a path of destruction through duluth. people areurning home to devastation and loss. that includes saying goobye to those homes badly damaged by the floodin flooding. we have to topple it into the hole because we can t save it. it s a good little building. i wish my granddaughter could have enjoyed it as much as my dauger did. let s get back to tropical storm debby. bonnie schneider is in our meteorologist center this mornin morning. randi, right now, we are king quite a bit of extreme weather. let
nervous eye watching this newly fo formed tropical storm as areas in louisiana prepare this morning for a state of emergency. we re going to see some additional storm surges, more an what s being projected now. plus, it s the biggest case in more than a decade. tomorrow could be decision made. will obama-care still stand 24 hours from now? i m actually continue to be confident the supreme court will uphold the la if i m elected president, i will repeal obama-care. the verdict is in. guilty on 45 counts. but the sandusky saga isn t over yet. while he s saddened and disheartened, he s prepared to continue to fight. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. it is 7:00 on the east coast, 4:00 on the west. thanks for starting your morning with us. we start this morning with some pretty extreme weather. in the gulf of mexico, we have tropical storm debby. that storm is still building strength as it moves closer to the gulf coast. a state of emergency is being declared
possibly head up this interim government. and among the names diplomatic sources confirm to us they are thinking about is the possible former head of the iaea mohammed el baradei, shep. the election is set for other things. what does it mean for those elections? the election in egypt that were supposed to take place on monday, shep, the people that are coming out and protesting tens of thousands, they are upset because there isn t regime change. so you are seeing some unlikely allies. the state department and muslim brotherhood are actually calling for the same thing. they want these elections to take place. on monday. and to go through and analysts are saying that the worst thing that could happen right now is for those elections to be delayed. shep, not just the images you are seeing in tahrir square right now. thee protests are taking place throughout 14 different cities in egypt. shep? shepard: reena ninan live this early tuesday morning. thank you. the super committee did ab
investigators say this man was plotting a terror attack in new york city. the suspect was a so-called lone wolf. pimentel talked about killing u.s. servicemen returning from iraq and afghanistan. shepard: tonight, how cops say they diffused the danger. [explosion] shepard: and stopped the plot. plus, should retail staffers have to work on thanksgiving? people expect thanksgiving day off. the employees should be gung ho and say absolutely we are there. shepard: tonight, the black friday worker rebellion. but, first from fox this monday night, our government is dysfunctional. our debt crisis is growing. our congress cannot or will not solve it. the super committee charged with reducing america s deficit has failed miserably. and a tonight there is an effort underway to call off the fail-safe mechanism that was supposedly designed to ensure the lawmakers got anything done. the super committee announced its failure in a written statement. it reads, in part: after mont