Once again along the gulf coast. The story of this storm, this hurricane will be that of the flooding rainfall. Were talking about a catastrophic and lifethreatening flooding situation. As you mentioned from southern mississippi all the way over into southern alabama including the mobile area, also into the panhandle of florida where the conditions have been very serious out towards pensacola. Now the wind, intensity of the storm coming down, moves further inland this afternoon. It is slowly crawling inland, neil. Only five miles an hour. It means relentless rain will continue over the same hours for hours and hours, resulting in that flooding. If that flooding that were alerting people and businesses to across the southeastern United States as the storm continues to move off to the north and east, that risk for serious flooding is going expand into georgia and up towards the carolinas the next couple days. It is really important that people and businesses be prepared in those areas. T
Make it up to 90 but theyre going byebye into tomorrow well take a look at more that extended forecast for you in the 4 zone in just a bit. Yeah, rob, a bank today, california is the first state and the u. S. To surpass half a million confirmed covid19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins university more than 516,000 people in california have tested positive over 9400 people have died. All these numbers are troubling california governor Gavin Newsome says that there are also a sign of optimism. He says that those numbers are moving in the right direction when it comes to cases hospitalizations and icu admissions kron fours dan kerman explains. So far from taking a victory lap. The governor announced statewide covid19 numbers are starting to move in the right direction cases in the last 2 weeks are down 21 and the percentage of those testing positive has dropped from 7. 5 to 7 is not. Where it needs to be and is still too high. But again. It is good to see. Number trending down not trendin
Thanks to russia a lot of. Folks are coming up soon russias sovereign enter that law comes into force the kremlin says its designed to better protect the countrys internet against foreign Cyber Attacks activists say it could give rise to a great fire wall of russia. By gives up all of these laws will give the government more control over the internet in russia than they were adopted under the pretext of defending the country against cyber threats. To our viewers on the p. B. S. In the United States sound round the world welcome the drones in the air troops and Armored Vehicles on the ground turkey and russia have launched joint patrols in northeastern syria military vehicles patrolled a 10 kilometer deep zone along the border between turkey and syria as part of a deal struck between the 2. Countries to force kurdish fighters out of the year the step marks a major power shift in syria a month after President Donald Trump withdrew u. S. Forces from the region. Until hes president wants t
Russia a new law allows the authorities to switch off the internet critics fear the kremlin could use the measure to silence his critics. And one of the toughest sports on the planet prepares for its World Cup Final dylans work the players are the favorites against south africa the springboks have made a habit of cool running out wins in japan 2. On what mark thank you so much for your Company Everyone turkey and russia have launched joint ground patrols in northeastern syria the operation as part of a deal struck by the countries to force kurdish fighters out of the territory near turkeys border while the patrols will begin with a 10 kilometer within a 10 kilometer zone rather along the border this step marks a new major power shift in syria. A month after President Donald Trump would drew u. S. Forces from that area or at least get you more on these developments im joined now by our correspondents in istanbul a 1st off what are these patrols about what are they trying to achieve well
People. Hear from shaken survivors, including a mother whose 17monthold daughter was caught in the cross fire. Im so grateful anderson was here and were not one of those families. General mattis is in studio 57 for his first live interview since his resignation. President trumps former defense secretary talks about his nearly two years in office and how he knew it was time to leave. Its monday, september 2nd, 2019. Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Winds are howling like weve never, ever experienced before. Hurricane dorian ravages the bahamas. This is still a category 5, major monster hurricane. Southern states are bracing for possible impact with mandatory evacuations announced for parts of florida, georgia, and south carolina. Breaking news off the coast of southern california. The u. S. Coast guard is in the mid am of a rescue operation assisting a boat in distress. The coast guard says there are numerous fatalities. Im tired of the dying. A man went on a shooting