As we track the hurricane it is pummelling louisiana. It is a massive storm. It s a category 4. It made landfall just about an hour ago and port four shun with winds of about 150 miles per hour. As we give you sunning video this is from a flight right into the eye of the storm earlier this morning. You hear about the hurricane hunters? this is what they see. The national hurricane center issuing an update. Nbc s meteorologist bill carans will brik break it down for us. We are in new orleans as the sewage and water board reports power out ans at the sewage pump stations at this hour. That s not the kind of news they want to have to deliver to the rents. Governor gen john bel edwards will be holding a briefing in the next hour on the state s response to ida. Duly noted, this hurricane comes on a historic day, 16 years to the day after katrina devastated new orleans in louisiana. Residents are being urged to stay indoors to stay safe. Stay inside. Do not venture out. No sightseeing. This
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are deputy political editor of the daily express, sam lister, and the times radio presenter, calum macdonald. tomorrow s front pages. the eurozone in double dip recession leads on the front page of the ft, with lockdown measures cited as one of the reasons. also looking at restrictions particularly them loosening the telegraph reports that international travel from may 17 is set to get the green light as part of the next phase comes as part of the next phase of the governmentcovid road map. which could also see easing of social distancing, as reported in the times, as it reports hugs may return in two weeks. and changes to care homes the i reports that over 400,000 residents in england can meet family outside from tuesday. and remembering those who have lost their lives to coronavirus the mail launches a campaign for a memorial. 0n the front of the mirror, the duke and duche
and slowly coming back. much-needed aid trickling into tonga a week after that volcanic eruption and tsunami. big challenges lie ahead for the pacific island nation. and dangerous conditions. a plane skids off a runway as an arctic blast brings snow and ice to tends of millions of americans. what s next as the huge storm moves up the eastern seaboard. the u.s. and russia have agreed to keep talking for now amid growing fears moscow might be preparing to invade ukraine. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken and russian foreign minister sergei lavrov met for 90 minutes in geneva on friday to discuss the crisis. they left open the possibility of president biden and putin speaking again about the situation, but nothing definitive. meanwhile, the u.s. embassy in kiev says 200,000 pounds, that s 100 tons of, quote, lethal aid, has arrived in the country including ammunition for ukraine s frontline defenders. we have more on friday s high-stakes meeting in geneva. reporter: w
explain what might be going on with mitch mcconnell, who appeared to free freeze in the middle of a q&a with reporters in kentucky today, just like he did at the capitol last month. senator you are up for reelection in 3 shorts short ears. what are your thoughts on it? that s okay. what are your thoughts on what are my thoughts about what? running for reelection in 2026. did you hear the question, senator? running for reelection in 2026? all right, i m sorry, y all, we are going to need a minute. so, what exactly is happening? and what does it say about the fitness of the 81-year-old senator to lead the republican caucus? and tonight, on the docket, a federal judge has determined that rudy giuliani has lost the defamation lawsuit from the georgia election workers ruby freeman and shaye moss. that s after he failed to provide information that was sought in he upended their lives when he singled them out, falsely accusing them of ballot tampering. i
night. we have hurricane idalia lashing the southeast at this moment, and threatening flooding. storm surges in strong winds as it goes. look at this incredible video, by the way. a car flipping over in the tornado in south carolina. almost like cgi for a second. oh, my god. meanwhile, some communities in florida s gulf coast are cut off. thousands are without power. we ll go to the weather center before the brand-new forecast. plus, a health care. dr. sanjay gupta is here to explain what might be going on with mitch mcconnell that appeared to freeze in the middle of a q&a in kentucky today, like he did at the capitol last month. senator, you re up for election in three, short years. what are your thoughts at this time? i had a hard time hearing you? that s okay. what are your thoughts about running for re-election in 2026? my thoughts about what? did you hear the question, senator? running for re-election in 2026? all right. i m sorry. we re going to need a minut