Category 5 status as we give you a look at New Orleans, one of many areas in the state where forecasters are warning of lifethreatening Storm Surge, catastrophic wind damage, major flooding and even tornadoes. The new Orleans Mayor will be giving us an update in a few minutes. Well bring that to you live. Earlier today here on msnbc the mayor of Baton Rouge expressed the serious nature of this threat for the 14 Million people in its path. We have become more resilient, but my greatest concern is making sure that people are safe and sound and listening to the messages that weve been communicating with them. So thats my greatest concern. In terms of evacuation, everyone, just moments ago officials have shut down the Interstate 10 causeway over lake pontchartrain. Thats what weve been showing you there as the winds are definitely picking up. Earlier today officials closed the floodgates to protect the Area South of New Orleans from flooding. Louisiana, in fact, bracing for a day of destru
the focus, we re being told, is the shooting of blake and the ongoing unrest that has followed. and today, the first court hearing was held for an illinois teenager accused of killing two protesters in kenosha. he s now being charged as an adult with homicide. we re going to have the latest on that case in just a few minutes as well. all of this unrest is the simmering undercurrent of the general election which begins frankly in earnest today. president trump, who will rally supporters in new hampshire in a few hours, appears to have found the message he thinks will carry him to another four years. as he accepted his party s nomination, he seized on the unrest in kenosha without once saying the name of jacob blake. and warned that chaos and violence that is happening during his presidency would reign under a biden presidency. joe biden and his supporters remain completely silent about the rioters and criminals, spreading mayhem in democrat-run cities. they never even ment
tropical storm. chief white house corr responsible department john roberts with what the president had to say on a trip to fema ahead of his big rnc speech. jonathan serrie begins there lafayette, louisiana. good evening. good evening. emergency management officials confirmed four storm-related fatalities in louisiana including a 14-year-old girl. all of the victims died after trees fell on their homes. the winds associated with this powerful storm are causing problems far from the coast. plumes of smoke erupted from a chemical plant in west lake. hazmat teams work to contain a fire at the bio lab facility. emergency alerts advised residents to shelter in place. despite the heat they re experiencing, shelter at home under those circumstances means that they need to be on the inside with the doors and windows closed and the air conditioning off if they re lucky enough to have electricity. the plant is near the city of lake charles which had winds of 98 miles per hour and
the latest from steve harrigan following developments in lafayette, louisiana. sir? neil, a steady rain here in lafayette. the wind could be several hours off. as far as that goes, the situation here, you really are putting your finger on it when you say this place has been hit twice in six weeks. almost the exact same path. more than 10,000 people really still in hotels from that storm, laura. six weeks ago. still tarps on buildings, still debris lining the road. you can see the traffic jams during the day. people trying to get out on i-10. you can see these people, older people with pets. it s women with small children. it s a tough thing to do to try to get out of a hurricane. it s on the way. some people in cameron parrish are going to try to ride it out. 100 people there will try to ride it out. the roads will get flooded and rescue will be difficult. aid is pouring in. several hundred electric workers ready from duke power. urban search and rescue teams, more than 500
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