rain. tonight the gulf coast of tropical storm gordon made landfall in the us hammering south florida with powerful winds and drenching rain. tonight the gulf coast of alabama, mississippi and louisiana bracing for possible hurricane impact as gordon gathers strength in the gulf of mexico. kristin fisher with the latest wearing her whether hat instead of her political hat. this could be our first hurricane of the year. gordon is a tropical storm but is expected to be a category one hurricane when it makes landfall tomorrow night close to the border between louisiana and mississippi. the storm has dumped ten inches of rain in parts of south florida and there were several beaches including those in miami-dade county closed on labor do due to dangerous recurrence and rough sort surf. gordon is over the gulf of mexico and gaining strength american watch is in effect for new orleans across mississippi all the way to the alabama florida border. the governor of louisiana declared a state