Tonight, several breaking headlines as we come on the air. The category 4 Hurricane Bearing down on the u. S. At this hour. Winds up to 145 miles per hour. This is an extremely dangerous cat 4 storm, only a few hours from landfall. Authorities tonight warning of, quote, Unsurvivable Storm Surge. Blinding rain and winds already, Mass Evacuations under way as time now runs out. Families trying to find shelter in the middle of a pandemic. Authorities concerned about too many families staying put, trying to ride this out. Louisianas governor tonight activating the entire National Guard. Meteorologists ginger zee and rob marciano, both live in the storm zone tonight with the latest track and timing. Also developing as we come on, chilling images on the streets of kenosha, wisconsin. A 17yearold from a neighboring state now accused of opening fire on demonstrators protesting the Police Shooting of jacob blake. Two people killed, one wounded in the chaos. The alleged gunman arrested, hundreds
some good news from blake s family. they say there is a chance in the future he could regain the use of his legs. david? all right, alex, thank you. and as i mentioned late today, in an unprecedented move, nba teams boycotting tonight s playoff games. here s adrienne bankert. reporter: in an historic move tonight, the nba announces all playoff games tonight will be postponed, following this week s police shooting of jacob blake. players boycotting in protest. the bucks had been in serious discussion about boycotting tonight s game. reporter: the bucks versus magic, houston rockets versus oklahoma city thunder, and l.a. lakers versus portland trail blazers games all to be rescheduled after some of the biggest stars in sports decided enough is enough. lebron james enraged on twitter, saying, we demand change, sick of it. l.a. clippers head coach doc rivers giving a powerful statement after his team s win last night. we re the ones getting killed. we re the ones getting shot
a 17-year-old from a neighboring state now accused of opening fire on demonstrators protesting the police shooting of jacob blake. two people killed, one wounded in the chaos. the alleged gunman arrested, hundreds of national guard members being deployed tonight. and the other major development late today, in an unprecedented move, nba teams boycotting tonight s playoff games over blake s shooting. the bucks not coming onto the court, the magic players walking off. tonight s playoff games now postponed and we have late reporting. the cdc under fire at this hour for its sudden covid testing about-face. amid new guidelines that now say if you may have been exposed to the virus, you no longer need a test if you don t have symptoms. why the change? and abc news has now learned that dr. anthony fauci did not sign off on this. he was under anesthesia after undergoing a surgery himself. night three of the republican national convention. president trump heavily criticized for using the whi