Louisiana. Jason, it just gets worse and worse where you are there in houma, louisiana. You are just getting pounded right now. Whats the latest . Yeah, i just wanted to confirm something. We were talking about the Wind Gusts out here. Checked in with our Weather Department here. Just to confirm before i said it. Weve been experiencing Wind Gusts topping 100 miles per hour. Out there. Not right here where im standing because weve moved back next to a solid Brick Structure, jim. Just to give us a barrier from the brunt of what is happening out here. You can look out there and you can gauge for your own eyes what we have been experiencing as the Eye Wall descends upon houma. The wind literally takes your breath away as it howls through here, taking with it trees, power lines, damaging structures in the area as well. Weve been hearing from Emergency Officials who say thats what theyve been receiving so far in terms of their assessment of the damage. Hard to make it out because all of this
rising death toll. we are all hunker down praying. praying to god. russian police have arrested a female suspect in a bombing that killed a prominent supporter of russia s war on uke. plunnouncests flashing worldwide production. nasa names that accrue for a history making mission to the moon s orbit. this is our crew. this is humanity s crew. norah: mcdonald s temporarily shudders its u.s. corporate offices ahead of reported layoffs. lsu has captured its very first national championship. norah: good evening thank you for joining us as we start a new week together. tonight at this hour, donald trump is meeting with his new legal team as he prepares to be the first former president to see the inside of the courtroom as a defendant. on tuesday he will travel down to lower manhattan terror surrender to the new york district attorney and tonight we are wondering, will there be cameras in the courtroom? trump s lawyers opposing them, arguing it would create a circus
house floor opening, with now a fourth republican nominee for speaker. this time it is congressman mike johnson of louisiana. and he says he has the votes to win. overseas, we re following breaking developments out of israel. the u.n. warning it may be forced to stop operating in gaza today as fuel runs out. some world leaders intensifying their calls for a cease-fire. plus, forecasters warn of a, quote, nightmare scenario after a cat 5 hurricane slams into mexico s southern pacific coast overnight, near the popular resort city of acapulco. it went from a tropical storm to a cat 5 in just 12 hours. we begin this hour on capitol hill, where next hour lawmakers are expected to vote once again for a speaker of the house. louisiana congressman mike johnson is now the fourth gop pick in three weeks. the second in just one day. after tom emmer dropped out yesterday when it became clear he could not secure enough votes. a visual reminder of how congress found themselves in lea
burgdorf. while rescue efforts are still under way, mexican crews race to save people trapped beneath the crumblings. the u.s. geological survey said yesterday s quake was centered near the town of san juan roboso. officials have lowered the death toll to 217 after initially raising to over 250 overnight. dozens of buildings were reduced to rubble or severely damaged in densely populated parts of the city. the president says roughly 40% of the capital is without power. meanwhile officials say at least 25 children and adults after their school in mexico city has collapsed. 11 people have been rescued. still others unaccounted for. this is video from our colleagues at telemundo of their
office in mexico, shaking during that earthquake. you see them bracing themselves agency the tv monitors begin to sway. president trump tweeted his support. writing god bless the people of mexico city. we are with you and we will be there for you. steve, good to talk to you this morning. just an incr
x2:15, the movers drove off. at 223, i heard the noise. reporter: cell phone video record of the same system as it tore through little rock. this woman tried to hold the door shut as a tornado passed by. but she was no match for the storm s power. luckily she was unharmed. it was fast, extremely fast. reporter: michael bennett was at wife when his wife told him a tornado was nearby. he quickly ran inside and recorded this video as the tornado struck. packing 160-mile-per-hour winds. when he stepped outside, just 30 seconds later, he was shocked. bennett lost his business but he thanks god he made it out alive. i have no idea how quick things could change so rapidly. it s crazy to me to live through that. reporter: i last checked just over 11,000 customers were without power.