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With a boycott during the playoffs. Speaking up. Pandemic politics. Vice president pence paints a positive picture of the president s Coronavirus Response at the Republican National convention. What this says about how the gop thinks it can win. But first, heres todays eyeopener. Its your world in 90 seconds. Welcome to cbs this morning. Theres a lot going on. Are we going back to the eyeopener. Welcome back to cbs this morning. This is one of those rare days where anthony, as you know, there are so many things going on at the same time. Thats what i was trying to say. We could have had several leads. Theyre all very, very troubling. Well begin with the one everybody is talking about at this hour. Hurricane laura. The country, as you know, being tested in many ways. First we have a coronavirus, an economic csis and weve got a reckoning on systemic race sichl. Now were being tested again by one of the strongest storms ever to hit the u. S. The last thing anybody needs. Her name is hurricane laura. She made landfall as a category 4 near cameron, louisiana at 1 00 in the morning local time. Maximum winds at soo miles an hour. At least one person, a 14yearold girl, in louisiana has died. Well over 500,000 people have lost power. Officials are just beginning to assess the damage. Tony is in lake charles, louisiana, about 30 miles from where the storm came ashore. Tony, youve just been able to get out and start to take a look around. Reporter weve just been able to get out guys. You might see me looking around from time to time. We hear search and rescue helicopters beginning to sweep the area. At least two so far. You can tell what theyre looking for. Take a look at the damage behind me. This is what we feared wed find. This is bills bar along the river, 20 miles inland from where hurricane laura made landfall. Powerful wind and indiscriminate wind. The pictures on the walls are intact. Something as heavy as a giant metal fan blown to pieces now on the ground. Speaking of blown to pieces, the beach im walking on now strewn with shards of what was supposed to be shatter resistant glass. Where did that come from . The hotel behind me has windows blown out and a downeding to my left. If you follow the path of the wind along the shoreline, this is storm surge. This debris here, this is from the roof of the bar we were in front of. Its not only little structures like bills bar which you might expect would suffer damage. If you look to my left, thats a major riverside hotel. If you could zoom in, that is a hurricane laurasized bite out of the facade. That must be 100 feet tall and 20 feet wide. We have gone maybe 30 yards from where we began the morning and already, were seeing this guys. As those jayhawk helicopters from the coast guard make their rounds, theres a lot, a lot, a lot theyll be taking in. Back to you. Im going to get you another perspective on the storm. Because one of the big storylines is not only the storm surge and the wind, but the continued intensity. Jonathan is monitoring things in a place called manny, louisiana. Jonathan, good morning to you. How is it looking where you are . Good morning, tony. The worst of the wind has passed and its time to assess the damage. We rode out this storm at this hotel joined by dozens of First Responders. Dozens of trees were ripped apart just in this general area, alone. Wind gusts here reached about 130 miles per hour. On the other side of this hotel, which has provided us shelter, we watched as trees ripped apart. To give you context, were near a national forest. There are plenty of trees for this wind to shred. This hotel is hurricaneproof. But many of the homes not built to withstand category 2 winds. We had that for two or three hours. There is the real possibility that there are people in need of help that cant get it fast enough. The National Guard has been deployed, but, again, those trees here in the street making it very complicated for help to get there fast enough. Tony . Jonathan, thank you very much. Of course, the trail of the 911 calls in the aftermath of this storm is going to follow the track of the storm itself. For more on that, lets go to lonnie quinn, our chief weather caster for cbs in new york. Lonnie, what are you seeing at this hour . Good morning, tony. I see this continuing to move at a fast pace. This came in with the intensity as we thought. Just as strong as we thought it would be. Its moved through. It never slowed up. Thats been the only saving grace. Its a powerful beast. But if it gets in and out as fast as possible, thats about the best you can hope far. At this hour, its a category 1 now, 85 mile per hour winds. Still moving to the north at 15 miles per hour. The entire time thats been on shore, its been movoving at either 15 or 16 miles per hour, which is a good clip for the storms. You can see the circulation of the storm is about 60 miles south of shreveport. Notice all of the bigger rain is on the north side of the storm, not so much the south side of the storm. You asked, tony, about where this is going. Lets talk about that. Three days ago, we showed you this track from the National Hurricane center. This is their prediction. Lets show you how good they were on this. The actual landfall,. 6 of a mile away from where they said it would be. That was three days ago. Where does it go from here . By the time we get into your day tomorrow, its to kentucky. By saturday, into the midatlantic and by sunday its offshore. As it exits the coast, maybe winds blowing at 35 miles per hour. Somewhere off of cape cod, it grows again, up to 45 mile per hour winds. Its not super dangerous at 45 mile per hour winds. But its a testament to how warm the waters have been this year. Its actually exiting the midatlantic and growing stronger as it moves to the north. Water temperatures are running around 80 degrees that far north. Thats the way we see it here as of right now. Ill get you more information in an hour or so. Why dont i toss it back to you guys. Lonnie, thank you very much. Gayle and anthony, i want to make a note about my neighbors in the hotel, employees of the oil and gas industry. This coastline, this area of the gulf is the heart of that industry. Refineries behind me, including one Chemical Plant here to the right that is smoking tremendously, we made a call about that plant and we were told that that is normal. Its certainly significant. One of the jobs of the folks that stayed at this hotel riding out the storm right now as daylight breaks is to go out and check every one of these plants to make sure everything they battened down last night is still battened down. Tony, i want to hear more about that hotel last night. It sounds a little terrifying. It looks relatively calm right now. But it sounds like you had quite a night there. Your window blew out in the middle of the night. We had quite a night. From where im standing, i can see where the window is blown out. It was 2 30 in the morning, i was trying to get a few hours of sleep because we have an Early Morning hour. A lot of coverage to get to. I started feeling the pressure fall, the wind was roaring, it sounded like a new york subway train pulling in to the station. But instead, it was the wind sneaking into a crack in my window and then blowing the whole window out. It actually lifted a giant sliding glass door out of its frame and threw it on to the balcony. We went back later with security personnel from the hotel and took a look at t boy, i was lucky to get out of there with my bags and intact. That must have been quite a sound when it blew out, tony. It was very, very intense. I dont know the science of it, but when the pressure drops in a certain way, its not only the windows that are affected but the plumbing. So the first indication that something very bad was going down, both toilets in the hotel shot up, water and who knows what else straight into the ceiling covering the floor. That was my cue to maybe pack up an get ready to go. The last thing i want to be is sitting on a toilet at that moment. Youre sounding calm and coherent. That sounds terrifying. Well, the next big city in line for a potential direct hit from hurricane laura is in shreveport, louisiana. The citys mayor is adrianid ad perkins. I know you have a lot going on today. Thank you for taking the time. Im wondering if the damage is as bad as what you heard or what your expectation is now. Thanks so much for having us on. Ill say that we are still we still havent faced the brunt of this storm yet here. We have a couple of hours of high winds and water. So were still very alert and staged to deal with emergencies with flash flooding, downed trees, you name it. I dont want to speak too soon because were not out of the water yet. I heard a phrase, mayor perkins, where they called it unsurvivable storm surge. I never heard that phrase before. What are you most worried about now . I would imagine loss of life. I hadnt heard that phrase either. I called the mayor of lake charles last night. His family is evacuated up here to shreveport. Were praying for them. What were most afraid of here is just, you know, people not people getting caught up in the storm. Like the water can rise pretty quickly. We can get flash flooding. We dont want that. Our First Responders are on guard right now as they always are. Theyre being vigilant so we can respond appropriately and hopefully keep our community safe. This is still a category 1 hurricane, which is not what you expected after it was over land for more than eight hours at this point. Are you concerned about that . 100 . Were far up north in louisiana. So we dont typically get hurricanes. We get the tropical storms. For the fact that this is still barreling through shreveport right now as a category 1, it definitely gives us pause and alarm. Were a resilient city and a strong city. Were going to get through this. Do you have everything you need . Are you prepared to handle this . Yes. Its not just because the city of shreveport is amazing. We have amazing partners. We have local agencies, state agencies that are helping and federal agencies. Were looking good right now. We have to remain vigilant. How is covid affecting how youre handling this . We heard reports earlier of people afraid to go to shelters because theyre worried about covid and thinking ill ride it out here where they think theyre safe with family. Yeah. Covid has made us adjust our plans quite a bit. We usually put people in shelters where theyre close together. Obviously, we cant do that because theres a Public Health thing out there right now. What were doing is working with fema and getting people hotel vouchers. The problem is that the hotels are filling up rather quickly. We have secondary and tertiary backup plans to house people safely so they can avoid contracting a virus while avoiding a hurricane. Not a pretty picture, mayor perkins. Thank you very much for taking the time. Thank you for having us. Very busy next couple of days. At the Republican National convention, our other top story today, President Trump will officially accept his nomination for a second term this evening against a backdrop of this historic storm. Its an unprecedented pandemic and national calls for raich using justice at the same time. Vice president mike pence addressed all three of the issues in his speech to the Convention Last night. He praised the president s work over the past four years and strongly criticized democratic nominee joe biden. Paula reed has more on that from the white house. In this country we mourn with those who mourn and grieve with those who grieve. Headlining the third night of the convention, Vice President mike pence, praising the handling of the pandemic as ahead of the curve. Before the first case of the Coronavirus Spread within the United States, the president took unprecedented action and suspended all travel from china. I have the mask right here. It was months before the president acknowledged the severity of the virus and endorsed preventative measures like wearing a mask. Pence was the only speaker to mention kenosha, wisconsin. Yet, another city gripped by protests over the shooting of a black man, jacob blake, by police. So let me be clear. The violence must stop. Whether in minneapolis, portland or kenosha. Too many heroes have died defending our freedom to see Americans Strike each other down. We will have law and order on the streets of this country. He made no mention of the shooting that prompted the protests or any of the black men and women who died at the hands of law enforcement. He said that a Biden Administration would double down on policies that are leading to the violence in american cities, ignoring that it is under President Trump that the violence is occurring. The hard truth is, you wont be safe in joe Bidens America. The night also saw a concerted effort to reach out to female voters who currently prefer joe biden, according to recent polls. I have a 9monthold daughter. Shes a beautiful, sweet little girl and i choose to work for this president for her. A woman in a leadership role can still seem novel. Not so for President Trump. For decades he has elevated women to senior positions in business and in government. Later tonight, President Trump will take the stage to give his acceptance speech and make the critical case for why he deserves a second term. Hell speak before a crowd of over 1,000 people and the white house says all of those people will be tested for covid. Paula, as you know, the cdc under fire because theyve revised their coronavirus testing guidelines. It seems to be very confusing because it seems to go against everything weve been told. What can you tell us about the latest changes . It is confusing for many people, gayle. The cdc now says if youve come into ton exact with the virus, you dont need to get test fd you dont have symptoms. The cdc quietly put these revised guidelines on their website. I was speaking with dr. Anthony fauci and he told me he was not present for the august 20th meeting when these changes were discussed among the task force. Hes concerned that these revised guidelines may give the impression that asymptomatic spread is not a significant risk. The pandemic has hurt President Trumps chances of reelection. Hes repeated the call for less testing. Democrats have criticized the cdc, suggesting that theyre carrying out the president s political agenda now. But a senior white house official insists that these revisions were made through the proper channels. Everybody keeps saying, paula, you got to Pay Attention to the signs. Let that react what you do. There seemed to be a little revisionist history, some call it extreme makeover about the Trump Administrations handling of the covid crisis. Some have referred to it in the past tense when you know its still raging. They keep saying the great job theyve done when all the experts say that the usa is really not handled this very, very well. Can you shed some light on what is true here . Reporter thats right, gayle. Part of it was to put a positive spin on the handling of the pandemic because the polls show that the over whechling majority of voters think they havent handled it well. And how long it took the president to really endorse protective messages like wearing masks. Even for this administration to embrace social distancing or not shaking hands. It did not actually match up to the reality of what weve experienced in the u. S. Over the past several month. Can we just point out, over 180,000 people have died from covid19. People say the number didnt have to be that high. Thank you very much, paula. You can watch our prime time coverage of the Republican National convention tonight at 10 00 eastern, 9 00 central. Ahead, new details about the Police Shooting of jacob blake in wisconsin. Plus, what were learning about the 17yearold well have more ahead well go back to louisiana for the latest on hurricane lauras brute force and devastating impact. Youre watching cbs this morning. We appreciate that. Well be right back. New advil dual action with acetaminophen fights pain in two ways. Advil targets pain at the source. While acetaminophen blocks pain signals. The future of pain relief is here. New advil dual action. 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The czu complex fire burning in the Santa Cruz Mountains is now 81,000 acres. At last report, that fire is 21 contained. Cal fire says theyve located one of three missing people. And a reminder, our virtual telethon with the red cross continues all week. You can donate to the fire relief efforts by calling the number on your screen. 1855848give. Or head to kpix. Com. Im Gianna Franco in the Traffic Center. And im just getting word of a trouble spot along highway 1 northbound right at manor drive as you work your way into pacifica. Reports of an injury crash blocking one lane. Southbound that is. Heading into pacifica. Weve got a traffic trouble spot there. All right, over to the bay bridge on the maps here. This crash now clearing near the toll plaza. Mary . All right, well, its a foggy start with patchy dress drizzle this morning and better air quality for many locations with the onshore flow although still unhealthy for the north bay this morning. A spare in air alert is in effect today and tomorrow heres a look welcome back could cbs this morning. Hurricane laura is now blamed for at least one death in louisiana. Eye 14yearold girl. We have new video showing how bad the coastal flooding is in southeast texas. Laura is moving north through louisiana close to the texas border, still a hurricane nearly nine hours after it made landfall with top winds of 150 mies an hour. We spoke earlier is Texas Governor greg abbott. We began by asking him whether the people listened to his call. You know, they did. We had well over 5,000, maybe as many as 10,000 people who evacuated. An early report, which may be premature, we have no reports of loss of life. We have search and rescue teams going throughout the area as we speak looking to see if anybody needs to be rescued. But because so many people did evacuate, from the beaumont, port arthur, orange area, it means we escaped this devastating form without loss of life. I hope thats true. We heard unsurvivable storm surge. I never heard that phrase before. It gave me chills. Was it as bad as they had predicted . Early on, it looked like the beaumont, port arthur area may be taking the brunt of the storm. Over the past six hours before the storm came across shore, it moved more on the louisiana side. It did turn out as bad as was earlier anticipated, however, even as were speaking right now, the storm continues to rip through east texas and so texans are in danger as we speak right now. They need to continue to take cover as tornadoes and heavy storms are ripping through there. East texas has many tall trees and many of which have been downed already. People need to be vigilant still as were speaking. Tall trees in texas. Everything is big in texas. Im not surprised to hear that. How is covid affecting your efforts . I was hearing reports that people were afraid to go to shelters because theyre afraid of covid. Do you have enough shelters and whats the situation with covid and the shelters . The good news is we have abundant shelters. One thing we learned from hurricane hanna that came through texas last month, the best way for people to shelter in a hurricane during covid is not in the large shelters but instead in hotel rooms where families can isolate together without exposing themselves to others. We occupied thousands upon thousands of hotel rooms across the region where people were able to evacuate to. So right now, its looking pretty good. I know the aftermath of hurricane hanna, there was actually a reduction in the number of people who tested positive for covid19. We hope the same occurrence will happen here. Governor, its anthony mason. Im curious how soon you think hell be able to get emergency crews out to the scenes there and did you in texas get the same sort of initial reports that the storm surge was not as bad as originally feared . So we have rescue crews operating as we speak. They were prepositioned. We were wellprepared in advance of those rescue teams. Theyre involved right now, making sure theyre restoring power, restoring and protecting lives and we are already going to begin the rebuilding process. One reason why were able to move so quickly is because the storm surge was not as bad as was initially anticipated. Governor abbott, thanks so much for being with us. Thank you all. We have lots more hurricane coverage ahead. Plus, as peaceful protests continue in kenosha, wisconsin, well tell you about new developments in the investigation of the Police Shooting of jacob blake. Plus, a reminder, you can always get the mornings news by subscribing to the cbs this morning podcast. Your todays stories, top stories in less than 20 minutes. Well be right back. peter walsh people came and they met and they felt comfortable. Its what we did with coogans. You felt safe and, if you were safe, you could be joyful. 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Wisconsins governor sent at least 500 members of the National Guard to kenosha county. And the nba postponed playoff games after players staged a boycott protesting the shooting. This has never happened before. More on that, too, in a moment. First, were going to go to kenosha to our reporter there. What are you seeing there . Refere reporter gayle, another night of protests but not a lot different than it looks and feels now. This is after a policeenforced curfew kicked in an hour early yerl. Wednesday was kenoshas quiet hes night. Protesters stayed out past the curfew, there were no major conflicts in the streets. During the incident, officers attempted to arrest jacob Wisconsin Attorney general announced new details about sundays shooting. He identified the officer who shot blake as rusten sheskey, an officer with the force for seven years. In the First Press Conference by the a. G. Since the shooting, investigators recovered a knife from the drivers side floor of blakes suv. From the investigation following the incident, mr. Blake admitted that he had a knife in his possession. Blake has undergone surgery and is still recovering in the hospital. Good afternoon. Kenosha police chief daniel miss kin is said violent riots are overshadowing what prompted the protests in the first place. When things become violent that message is lost. On tuesday night, 17yearold kyle rittenhouse, allegedly seen here on video wielding a gun started firing off rounds as bystanders approached him. Two of the people shot died of their wounds. Rittenhouse walked right past police and from the scene. It wasnt until wednesday that authorities arrested him in his hometown of antioch, illinois. 20 miles away. The teenagers social media reveals a fascination with police. I got pepper sprayed. Video post today fwiter on tuesday appears to show a conversation with the alleged gunman shortly before the deadly incident. Reporter sources tell cbs news that the fbi sent special agents here to kenosha to help with the investigation. The officers involved in the shooting, in blakes shooting have been placed on leave. None have been charged. Wisconsin Officials Say they are fully cooperating with the investigation. Anthony . Thank you. Gayle, the contrast is so striking. Its right there, too. A young black man suspected of having a knife. By the way, it was in his car, not underneath the seat. In the floorboard. Hes shot in back. A white man walking down the street with a gun slung over his shoulder is allowed to walk through. In plain sight with the Police Driving right by and no one stops. Why anybody, black or white and a teenager can walk around with an Assault Rifle and nobody stops me is beyond me. Thats why black lives matter is talking about this. Anthony, its asking for fair treatment. George floyd is unarmed. Breonna taylor, unarmed. Theyre shot and dead. 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Former president barack obama wrote, i commend the players on the bucks for standing up for what they believe in. Cbs this Morning Saturday cohost Dana Jacobsen is following the story. Dana, what can you tell us about that meeting between the players and the coaches . Well, anthony, the way it was described by those in the know in the nba was that the meeting was heated and emotional at times. Took an informal vote to decide whether or not to continue playing this season. Of the 12 teams, the lakers and the clippers in the playersonly vote voted to end the season. With three games on the schedule tonight and no consensus, they will be meeting, actually in about 15 minutes this morning down in orlando. That boycott last night, though, we should note, the first of an nba game since 1961. Just minutes before the start of a game, silence. Despite the overwhelming plea for change, there has been no action. So our focus today cannot be on basketball. What began as a solitary decision soon became a tidal wave. The two other nba games slated for last night were called off. Players around the league supporting the bucks decision. Messages of we demand justice and bigger than basketball appearing on social media. Bucks ownership also backed their players writing, well continue to stand alongside them and demand accountability and change. Later, tnt analyst kenny smith, who was covering yesterdays games walked offset in solidarity. I think the biggest thing now is to kind of, as a black man, as a former player, i think its best for me to support the players and just not be here tonight. The message quickly permeated the rest of the sports landscape. The wnbas washington mystics arrived at their game wearing tshirts, spelling out jacob blakes name. Their backs painted with seven bullet holes. On the court, they knelt and locked arms with their opponents as all of wednesdays wnba games were also shelved. Other sports reacted as swiftly. Players boycotted five soccer games and three baseball games last night, including one in milwaukee. Tennis star naomi osaka dropped out of her semifinal match set for this afternoon. In turn, Tennis Authority paused the tournament. Not during a pandemic. Countless lives being lost. If not now, when . Basketball analyst chris webber applauded those who took a stand, praising the young people leading the way in the wake of tragedy. Martin luther king risked his life. Weve seen this in heroes. We understand its not going to end. But that does not mean, young men, that you dont do anything. Dont listen to these people saying dont do anything because its not going to end right away. To give you a little more insight into this decision that the players are grappling with about whether or not to play, jaylen brown, a guard for the celtics set to take over as the Players Association president , charged the players leaving the bubble, do they want to leave because theyre bored and leave to be with family or because they want to be on the front lines. Draymond green posted on social media about the idea that the voice be even louder for the nba if they are to continue playing. One more note for you guys. One of the key reporters for the nba on top of everything literally just posted a few minutes ago that there is optimism about a majority of players wanting to continue to play as they go into the 11 00 a. M. Eastern meeting right now. Dana, thank you. Its worth noting that last boycott in 61 was led by celtics great bill russell who is now 86. He saluted the players yesterday for standing up for what is right. It will be interesting to see what they do. 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Im michelle griego. Cleanup is underway in oakland after protests against the Police Shooting of jacob blake in wisconsin took a turn last night. Agitators smashed windows and set several fires. Oakland police say no officers were injured and there were several arrests. A setback for firefighters battling the lnu complex in yolo and colusa counties. Flames are breaking free from one containment zone jumping across highway 16 up north and now threatening homes. Prompting new evacuation orders. And a reminder, our virtual telethon with the red cross continues all week. You can donate to the fire relief efforts by calling the number there on your screen. 1855848give. Im Gianna Franco in the Traffic Center and lets take you over to the coast along highway 1. In pacifica at manor drive. We got troubles here with the lanes blocked and a Traffic Alert has been issued due to an injury accident. Again this is highway 1 southbound right at manor. Traffic really slow through there. Use highway 35 to sharp park that will get you down highway 1 too kind ofwork your way around the mess. But no mess at the bay bridge. Traffic light through here. All right, well tracking that ocean breeze and with it better air quality. We have higher relative humidity values and cooler temperatures. And you can see current air quality looking good to moderate for many locations. Although unhealthy its thursday, august 27, 2020. Welcome back to cbs this morning. Im gayle king can with Tony Dokoupil and anthony mason. We have a lot to tell you today. Laura storms the shore, hammers the gulf coast threatening thousands of lives. Tony dokoupil is there with its destructive impact. Reporter its been a frightening morning here in lake charles, louisiana and throughout the region. Were going to bring you the latest. Plus storms eye view. How well placed cameras are providing an essential perspective on lauras impact. And republicans on race. Senator tim scott responds to criticism of his partys rhetoric at the Republican National convention. Curious to hear what he has to say. First heres this hours eye opener. Her name is hurricane laura. She could be one of the strongest storms ever to hit the u. S. , the last thing anybody needs right now. Looking around from time to time, were hearing j. Hawk search and rescue helicopters begin to sweep the area. At least two of them so far. You can tell what theyre looking for. Take a look at the damage behind me. This is what we feared wed find and we did. The worst of the wind is passed and it is time to assess the damage. We rode out the storm at this hotel and dozens of responders tell us dozens of trees were ripped apart just in this general area alone. This came in with exactly the intensity we thought, just as strong as we thought it would be, but its moved through. It never slowed up and thats been the only saving grace. Yeah, this powerful beast comes into your area. If it gets in and gets out as fast as possible, thats the best you can hope for. Hurricanes, i guess, is something were accustomed to dealing with. Were well prepared in advance. Those rescue teams are involved right now making sure that theyre restoring power, restoring and protecting lives and we are already going to begin the rebuilding process. The rebuilding process underway. Welcome back to cbs this morning. Its been a fright ming morning for people on the gulf coast. It came in hard, very hard. 150 mile an hour winds. Thats scary stuff and thats where we begin. Were tracking what is shaping up to be a devastating storm in that area. Hurricane laura made landfall early this morning as a category 4 as this drone footage shows were just beginning to see some of the extensive damage in the daylight. The hurricane brought extreme wind and rain and lifethreatening storm surge, at least one person, a 14yearold girl from louisiana, has died. Well over 500,000 people are without power. Huge numbers are displaced as well after evacuating. Tony is in lake charles, louisiana, this morning. Tony, whats happening there . Hey, good morning, guys. I want to give you an update on a situation thats been developing all morning. If you take a look over my shoulder, there are billowing clouds of dark smoke pouring out of a Chemical Plant across the river here. We made a call to a local official whose initial reading on the situation was its just normal venting. But the situation does not appear to be normal at all, and the smoke has gone from white to black to red, changing colors by the minute, it seems. And there is some local reporting were trying to confirm know there is a chemical leak. The reason that matters, if you pan the camera here along the river, you can see multiple facilities, at least four in this area alone. And hurricane laura really struck the United States in an inopportune location. This is the heart of the Oil Refinery Industry in this country, and also the chemical industry. At least six plants shutdown and we see one here that may have trouble reopening. And it reminds us, guys, that these storms, they come, they go, and there is always a tendency to say, well, we may have the worst of it may have we may have avoided the worst of it, but there are cast indicating effects were observing that you have to monitor the long term. I want to go to Omar Villafranca looking at a different location. Omar, good morning to you. What are you seeing where you are . Reporter well, tony, weve seen some of the damage in the business areas. Were now in the neighborhood and having to get around this. 40 to 50foot pine trees that were pushed over by that 150foot wind from hurricane laura. You can see this one was pushed over. This is the root ball here on the backside. Heres whats interesting. Were starting to see this, trees that were snapped in half. And, of course, when theyre snapped, they end up falling on all these homes here. Theyre also blocking a lot of streets. So these people here, some of them have chain saws trying to cut their way through so they can get in and out of the area and have First Responder crews try to come in and assess the situation here. But we talked to one woman here. She spent, her and her husband and another man, cut another tree so they could cut a path through. They rode it out. They have minimal damage to their place. We saw roofs caved in because trees fell in on them, homes cut in half. This is going to take a lot of clean up. This family boarded up. They are gone, but when they come back there is going to be a lot of work to do here. There will be no power either. Thats a big concern for people in this neighborhood. How long theyre not going to have power, as you mention, more than half a Million People without power that is going to be a big problem moving forward, especially people who may have health needs. So were going to obviously monitor the situation and see what becomes. Guys, back to you in the studio. All right, omar, thank you very much. Ill pick it up from here. This is one of those mornings where people are going to be grateful for heavy machinery, also grateful for First Responders. Were seeing search and rescue. Meteorologist who do the tracking. Lets go to lonnie quinn. What is the latest you see . The latest from the National Hurricane center, it continues to weaken. Were dealing with 75 mile per hour winds. Its still a category 1 and as i said earlier, its amazing. Tlgs been over land all this time and still holds on to a hurricane status. Its been over land for nine hours. Where it goes from here, today its been all about louisiana and arkansas a little later today as well. By the time you get into your day tomorrow, its going to be missouri then kentucky. Then you get to saturday and the Midatlantic States and it will exit. But if you take a look at the Atlantic Basin going all the way over to africa, there is another area that ive got my eyes on. Lets zoom in on that. Its right on the cape verde islands off the coast of africa. Oftentimes the birth place for hurricanes. There is an area thats a 20 chance to develop. Laura was a record breaker, the earliest lstorm to ever form. If this gets a name it would be nan a and if it forms it before september 5th which is a chance for that, it, too, continues a record. This year of 2020 just continues at break neck speed. Lets go back to you, tony. All right. Boy, lonnie, its the warnings like that youre telling us about a storm that may not materialize or make landfall before september 5th. That kind of efarly warning savs lives. Thank you so much. And gayle and anthony, send it back to you on that note. I keep looking at that wall of smoke behind you. If thats normal, id hate to see what abnormal looks like. I wouldnt want to be down wind of that. Thats an ominous picture. Thank you, Tony Dokoupil. Please continue to stay safe. We spoke with dick, the director of home land security and Emergency Preparedness from calaku calakushu parish. We asked if he was able to check on the damage there. Ive seen a little bit. Ive talked to a couple of people who toured lake charles particularly in particular, and their description is that the city is devastated. A lot of tree damage, a lot of building damage. Most businesses here seem to have suffered some sort of damage. So, you know, we do have a robust chemical industry, but you have to rely on all of the Wraparound Services to run those things. So if its harmed some of those businesses, it will affect that industry as well. Did most people evacuate . Well, we think we had a pretty good evacuation. We had tracked this thing as a category 2 for days, and then all of a sudden, you know, they predicted a 4, category 4 and the track was amazingly accurate. It looked very little over the few days it was approaching, so weve never experienced a category 4 hurricane here before, so people i think at the last minute, a lot of people left. I would estimate we had 70 to 80 evacuation. I think one indicator of that is in talking to our 911 center, we had very few Service Calls during the hurricane and very few injury calls. Mostly just welfare checks. Thats encouraging. What about weve heard reports of storm surge wasnt as bad as feared. Still significant, but not as catastrophic as everybody thought it would be. But the winds were incredibly high, correct . Right, yeah. I stated, of course, we worry about storm surge because thats one of the killers in hurricanes. And theres no good storm surge. But this was about half, i think is what they predicted. So that brought a lot of relief to people when that storm surge didnt materialize. What, if anything, did you see yourself, dick . Well, we stayed in our eoc for the hurricane, and i can tell you it was very scary having 140 mile an hour winds pass over your building for hours. And its not something that we ever encourage anyone to do for any hurricane. Its a good idea to leave. We still have plenty of Hurricane Season left, and hopefully people can look at this and see why they should leave when asked to. All right. Dick gremillion, director of preparedness for the parish, thank you for being with us this morning. Stay safe. Ahead of the Republican National convention, how republicans are handing the conversation around race in light of whats happening in kenosha, wisconsin. What he expects to there is much more news ahead. Were tracking the storm chalsers who are following hurricane laura. See the amazing video they captured in areas still too dangerous to see in person. 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Lets go now to Jonathan Vigliotti in manny, louisiana, about 100 miles inland near where the eye of the storm passed through a short time ago. Jonathan, what are you seeing there now . Reporter yeah, the common story throughout much of the state, much of the damage here coming from falling trees. And we could confirm the first fatality, it happened about 30 miles south from here in a town called leesville, a 14yearold girl with her family riding out the storm in her home when the Hurricane Force winds knocked over a tree, crashed into the roof and killed her. At its peak here in the central part of the state, we had wind gusts up to 130 miles per hour, and we watched as several trees were uprooted. Further complicating things, keep in mind in this area a number of towns not under that mandatory evacuation, so a lot of families riding out this hurricane in their homes. Its quite possible a lot of families right now in need of help. Unfortunately, that help cant come fast enough. And there are dozens of trees just on this street alone, we are told, blocking that help from getting their fast enough. We have watched crews with chain sws and bulldozers going through, trying to clear a path so that emergency crews can get that help and its not coming fast enough. Gayle . Jonathan, so sorry to hear about the death of that young teenage girl. Listen, so far the death toll has been very low. If youre the one family thats affected, its one too many. Very sorry to hear that news. Thank you very much. We have much more hurricane coverage ahead, plus the justice recall for alice johnson. She was granted clemency by President Trump. Her inspiring words for anyone who is facing dark, dark times. Youre watching cbs this morning. All morning were following the destructive path of hurricane laura. The storm is providing a wealth of information for the scientists known as Storm Chasers. The organization hurricane track set up a series of locked down cameras all across louisiana and texas documenting laura as it made landfall and then moved inland. Storm chasers followed lauras impact on cities across the gulf coast. Lets go back to Omar Villafranca in lake charles with more on that story. Reporter in lake charles, louisiana, to port arthur, texas, and multiple other points in the gulf coast, storm chaser mark has his eyes and ears on the path of hurricane lauras destruction. What were seeing is that all the predictions are coming true of a very dangerous hurricane especially happening at night. Were already seeing damage in lake charles. Lots of Power Outages and very, very high wind that the camera is able to capture. Reporter the storm surge completely submerged one camera as it was shooting along the coast in cameron, louisiana. The water hit the camera. At that point the water had risen at least 9 feet. Reporter another camera in lake charles fell victim to the high winds. Well, we mounted the camera actually on a palm tree, and i think that the roots just didnt go down far enough into the sand. Reporter we first spoke with suddeth before the storm made landfall. These cameras will show us the storm surge, show us the wind from a fixed location where somebody like you cant stand out there and do it ourselves. Even the most hardy Storm Chasers have their limits. These take the place of that to show us whats going on in real time. My goodness, mark. Reporter his organization hurricane track has been recording and studying these massive storms for decades. You guys saw the roof come off the building. Reporter including katrina in 2005. Wilma, that same year, and ike in 2008. What do scientists learn from the video . The video serves the purpose of showing us whats going on. We obviously want to see, but from a scientific perspective how fast did the storm surge come up, what was the force of the storm surge, 0 how fast was the wind blowing. Snee he says hurricane laura is already among the strongest hes seen. One of the most astounding things and surpriseding elements of laura is the intensity. Laura strengthened like it did to almost category 5 intensity. Thats rare. The information they gather is so valuable. Yes. To us even, too, you know . Yes, to us and to residents who are possibly preparing for the next thing. It seems crazy and it seems dangerous. It is very dangerous. But i dont look at it as crazy. I actually look at it as very brave because what theyre doing is risking their lives to help others, to help us get better information and be better prepared. Id never do it. Im always amazed by the ones who fly the plane into the eye of the storm. That i dont get. That i do not get at all. Ive always wanted to be in the eye of the storm, but not actually fly throug the storm to get there. Just give me the information. Ill take it, thank you very much, mr. Suddeth. That was Omar Villafranca reporting for us. Thanks, omar. Were tracking 9 damage from hurricane laura all morning long. Tony talks with a hurricane veteran who stayed behind and says this is the worst one shes ever seen. Your local news is next. Good morning, its 8 25. Im len kiese, protests took a turn last night in oakland. Over the Police Shooting of jacob blake in wisconsin. Some people smashed windows near lake merritt and broke down the door at the county courthouse and set a fire inside. Crews are upping containment for a group of fires in the south bay. The s cu lex went from 25 to 30 containment last night its now burned more than 360,000 acres in several counties. And a reminder, our virtual telethon with the red cross continues all week. You can donate to the fire relief efforts by calling the number there on your screen. 1855848give. Good morning. Im Gianna Franco in the Traffic Center. And want to update you on a trouble spot in the pacifica area along highway 1. Injury accident. Its in the clearing stages and unfortunately though traffic is slow both directions southbound 1 especially near manor where the crash was. Northbound 1 though a little slow as well for spectators slowing as you work through there. All right, a look at the bay area bridges. Right now the toll plaza is very light kind of the delays have shifted a little slow off the skyway heading into the city. No delays right now at the Golden Gate Bridge but foggy there on the north end. Mary . Okay, gianna, so tracking that onshore flow and with it, cooler temperatures and higher humidity and also looking at better air quality this morning. 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This is a serious storm, and we urge all those in the affected areas to heed state and local authorities. Stay safe. And know that well be with you every step of the way. To support, rescue, respond, and recover in the days and weeks ahead. Thats what americans do. Thats Vice President mike pence who last night delivered a message of support to those in the path of this very devastating hurricane laura. The third night of the Republican National convention focused on the theme, the land of heroes and included speeches from military veterans and Police Officers. This comes as at least 500 members of the National Guard were deployed in wisconsin overnight as protests continue over the Police Shooting of jacob blake. South carolina senator tim scott spoke about President Trumps agenda on racial issues during his rnc speech on monday and he joins us this morning to discuss. Senator scott, its good to see you again. You know, last night good morning, gayle. Good to see you. The through line seemed to be law and order last night. And they were talking about in Bidens America there will be no law and order. But here we sit in the Trump Administrations law and order and people can say, theres no law in order in the streets now. How can they make the argument when some people believe that the president has contributed to the chaos that were seeing in the streets . Well, i think that anyone that tries to make what were seeing in minneapolis or kenosha into an issue with President Trump would not do so during the obama years when we had the Walter Scott Shooting or the dillon roof shooting. This is not a political issue, this is an issue of the heart. Agree. Looking at the video, i saw no justification whatsoever for those cops to shoot that young man jacob. And so we need to get to the root of the issue. As the pastor who prayed before the News Conference for the family said, this is a sin issue, not a skin issue, though it seems to be happening far more often to folks who are africanamerican than not. That frustrates me, to be honest with you, gayle. Thats why, senator scott, its not hard to say its a skin issue. You have to look at the tape last night just hear me out for a second. The young white teenager sure, be happy to. Walking down the street who the crowd just shot black lives matter protesters, the Police Actually give him a bottle of water. Here is jacob blake who is going into his car. He is unarmed, he does not have a weapon on him at the time. The Police Officer is holding his shirt, he shot seven times and is paralyzed. This keeps happening, senator scott. You have written yourself about being stopped on capitol hill because of the color of your skin. How are you processing this . I said ive been frustrated. Ive been watching you all morning so i know your frustration. Its not frustration, senator, its pain. Its pain. Dont misunderstand. Obviously ive been watching you and listening to you all morning, so it may be pain, but its also frustration and i think frankly many of us should be frustrated by what were seeing on the screens. If youre not frustrated i dont know why. Im frustrated by what im seeing. The reason why i said its a sin issue and not a skin issue, im quoting the pastor of the financial. Two, the incidents were seeing around the country are not you in. These are not new issues. Thank god for video. Were getting to see the issues for the first time, and were responding to it at higher level because we now are having it reinforced by video. I think that is a terrible thing yet a good thing because its a good thing because these have been the complaints of African Americans for generations. Now were having a chance to solve some of these issues, and thats one of the reasons why im still at the table working with karen bass and other members of the cbc on Police Reform because i believe we can make a difference working together to solve these problems. And if we do that, well see fewer of these incidents. Well have more training, more police cameras, which will be very helpful. Well have more deescalation training which will be helpful. We can save lives by not allowing the issue of Police Reform to become a political issue. It has to be an issue where people of Good Intention come together and solve problem so that you and i will be less frustrated when were talking to each other on cbs this morning. Yes, i actually look forward to that days. We keep hearing, you know, its a couple of bad apples. Last time i checked, an apple never killed anybody. It really is time to have a real frank conversation in this country, black, white, democrat and republican about what we need to do about policing in this country and i know that you have tried. I know that you have tried and you put im not finished. You submitted a bill. Im glad to hear that. Im going to continue. Lets talk about your convention tonight. What do you expect to hear from the president this evening . What do you think we all need to hear . Well, i hope he starts with kenosha and the hurricane. These are two major incidents or issues that are overwhelming good people throughout this country and our focus and our attention is there. And i think he has to touch on the pandemic as well. But i hope that he also looks to our future and talks about bringing this nation together and making sure that we return to the preycovid19 economic success and social cohesion. If we hear those messages, i think well be in good stead for what we hope to see in october, which is the race closing and becoming more competitive. Thats the kind of performance that we need to see. I think the first lady did a very good job of talking about learning from people who are not like you. She did. That tone that she set, i hope, is mimicked or followed, should i say, by the president. You know, i think Melania Trump did an excellent job in trying to unite the country. Do you think the president is capable . And i ask this, senator scott, with all due respect, because one of the first speakers he had that night was the white suburban couple who held a gun on unarmed black protesters. And then it sort of laying down the foundation that you are not safe in the suburbs because you will have marauding people going in the suburbs taking over the suburbs. Do you think that white people are not safe in the suburbs . Because that seems to be the message that is being not so subtly put out into the ether during this time. Yes, you asked two questions in two different areas. Number one i know you can multi task. You can handle them both. Go ahead. Im just excited you have so much confidence in me. Thank you very much. Youre welcome. I would say theres no doubt the suburbs are safe, number one. Number two, can the president deliver on the message, the answer is yes. The truth is that we have made tremendous strides in the right direction, and i hope that we continue to do so. Ive often quoted from john lewis, my good friend who told me as a young rookie, to never let bitterness overwhelm my life because it poisons me, not the people im focused on. And so i think its really important for us to remember that today and every day. And frankly, his approach to nonviolent protest is one of the reasons why im able to be a United States senator today because he paid such a high price. I hope that we remember the heroes of america, not to put them to the side, but right now we need to crystallize and focus on moving forward and confronting those issues and those people who are in the way. If we do both, well have a better america tomorrow than we have today. Nba players announced yesterday theyre going to boycott. They boycotted the games last night. Theyre having meeting this morning. Quickly, do you support that boycott . Well, listen, i think its a nonviolent boycott. Sterling brown personally had some interactions that were very unfair. I think that you cant expect them to do anything other than to be heard. You can look back at muhammad aly or the 1960s with our olympic heroes raised their hands. There is a way to do it in a nonviolent way for those like me who dont want violence. This is one of the ways you can do it. You dont have to agree with it but it certainly is a nonviolent protest. Senator scott, thank you. We can say nobody wants violence or looting. 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Vladim Vladimir Duthier spoke to her. Reporter what do you want them to know . I am an ordinary woman who has been put in an extraordinary situation. Im a blessed woman who spent almost 22 years incarcerated with people who i came to love, who i promised i would never stop fighting for. Alices story underscores the disparities and unfairness that can exist in criminal sentencing. Reporter you feel that President Trump saved your life. Yes, he had the ability to save my life from life in prison, yes. He is the one who released me from that terrible sentence to rejoin my family. Im free to hug my family. Im free to live life. Im free to start over. Reporter you talk about the family that you have and that you left behind in prison. We developed bonds that were just as close really as blood bonds. These are the women who i cried with. We laughed together. We celebrated. We comforted each other. We dreamed about being at home together. My story is the story of thousands of others who were caught up in the system and sentenced way too harshly. Reporter do you think both sides, republicans and democrats, should find a Common Ground in bringing criminal Justice Reform to this country . As i say, it is not a partisan issue. This is something that should grieve everyone. No party can do this by themselves. They will have to find Common Ground. And that Common Ground is the people who they represent. Reporter and what does that mean to people who are hopeful, who see your story and are inspired by it . I let that concrete and steel and razor wire was a future life forever. So even in the darkest times, as long as you have hope and you can still dream, theres nothing there is nothing that can hold you back. That was our vlad duthier reporting. This is an amazing woman to say ive been blessed even though she spent nearly 22 years in prison. Ive met her a couple times. Number one, shes lovely, shes strong, shes now dedicating her life to helping others. Shes a perfect example of what is wrong with the criminal Justice System and why there needs to be some major changes there. If you doubt that, just listen to Alice Marie Johnsons story. Its an Amazing Store i. Vlad had a funny moment. We shot it a little differently. If youre going, why did he do it that way . I dont know. I was trying disclaimer. I was trying to figure that out, too. But he had a very funny moment where he said when alice first went in, you know, social media was not a big deal. So when she heard that she had gone viral, she didnt know what that meant and she thought that she had given the internet a virus. So she infected people. No, Alice Marie Johnson, you did not do that. Were so glad that youre out and able to tell story. Shes on deck tonight. The republican speech tonight. Shes looking forward to it. Company kardashian west was an angel who brought her attention to the Trump Administration and i cant wait to hear what she has to say. Well be right back. Stay with us. Want restaurants to open . And schools . Want the economy to get back on track . Youre not alone. And you can help make it happen. Stay 6 feet apart. Wash your hands. Wear a mask every time you leave your home. Choose to join the fight against covid19. Do your part. Slow the spread. Drone video shows some of the extensive damage from hurricane laura after it slammed into louisiana with deadly force. Now that theres daylight, the search and rescue teams will be looking for any potential victims of the storm. Already we know unfortunately of at least one death in louisiana, a 14yearold teenage girl. She was killed when a tree fell on her house. More than half a million utility customers are still without power in louisiana and texas as we tell you the story right now. Lets go back to tony in lake charles for what hes seen. Last time we saw you, tony, you were talking about the huge smoke plume from the petrochemical complex near your location. Whats the latest . Hey, good morning, guys. Well, it would appear that we are ending the morning much in the fashion that we began it, meaning i cant hear anything youre saying right now but im told you can hear me so im going to give it a shot here for one final report. You can see what appears to be somebody sinking a battle ship, but is some kind of chemical refinery leak there. That continues to worsen. We got two emergency alerts just in the past 30 minutes warning residents in the immediate area. Not where we are, but down wind, to shelterinplace, close windows, shut off their a. C. Were gathering more information. What is going on there is definitely not normal and a situation people in the area are monitoring. The other thing going on is the tide is continuing to recede. As we widen out we get a picture of the violence and destruck of the storm. These are pieces of the roof strewn down the beach. You can see more trees downed. Lamp posts here have been beheaded all across this path. Of course, glass crunching under feet as we speak. I think im left thinking about this storm as one that is not a singular event, but something that leads to cascading effects. One of those cascading effects as the sun shines, the storm has well moved on is you have that chemical leak or chemical event over there. In addition to that, youve got the big question looming over all of this as we took shelter to protect ourselves from the storm, as we huddled together, as we move like we havent in many months, will that lead to an inese in coronavirus cases. You have to remember as you guys have been saying all day, we have multiple crises in this country. The storm, the economy, the virus and thats just naming three, guys. Ill send it back to you to finish it out. Thats a very good question youre ri youre raising, Tony Dokoupil. I love how he covered it, no matter what you said, ill respond. I love how he did that. We dont even really know what the extent of the damage is. Thats the most important thing. Tony will be down there for us tomorrow as we really get an assessment of just what laura did. I think its great when we started this five hours ago on the air, five hours ago he was in pouring rain, it was dark, the sun was coming up. Well this is a kpix 5 news morning update. It is 8 55. Good morning. Im len kiese. Protests took a turn last night in oakland over the protests over the shooting of jacob blake. Protesters set a fire inside the courthouse building. A setback for firefighters fighting the lnu complex fire. Fires are jumping across highway 16 and threatening homes, prompting new evacuation orders. Our virtual telethon with the red cross continues. 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