i'm not sure that the storm surge is over yet because it looks to me like it's continuing to climb up the hill here. it's a gentle slope but it looks to me like it's continuing to climb up before it's going to drop off. the wind is certainly not the hurricane-force winds we may have had earlier tonight. not that i've experienced them. i'm going to hop down here. step out of the way here and let you just sort of see what is, again, repeating. u.s. 90 here. the main road. and then just beyond that would be what is the beach. right here along the gulf of mexico. and we should probably begin to see gravity --

>> you're going to go right through the middle of it. the winds will go weak. the back side of the storm is so weak it will be breezy out of a different direction. as soon as your winds go light that's when you notice it. >> and that gentleman out there that is walking as the warning has often been said through the localities, do not get out there in this. six inches could knock you down. that could be it. but we have this gentleman as you're noting there, kerry sanders, flashlight or what have you -- even though close to buildings or shrubs clearly walking in space that's have six inches. it's a growing swell.

>> go down to pascagoula and think about katrina coming in or pass christian. and of course in gulfport which i spent a lot of time in, what a mess it was there. and the rebuilding has using things and it's really interesting, things that cost like a dollar. but using straps on houses and pieces of medal that are hidden in walls can used in the roofs of houses. if you're buying a house you don't see this. if the building code requires it, you have some protection. and so the building codes have been changing throughout the

region. as a result of what everybody went through during katrina. and we may just see tomorrow when we look at under sunlight the way thicks look. we may sigh really damage is not as extensive as. this is a category one. some of the lessons learned have been applied in the rebuilding of the region. >> what is the rainfall like right now? >> zero. the rain it gone. i have not felt rain for a while. if i'm following what you have been telling me in terms of as you lock opt radar, woer probably at the poin where i'm guessing the rain is pushed past us. wind is continuing to droif the water forward and probably a position. probably soon where the wind begins to drop. and we seat the storm surge head back out to where it belongs. to the gulf of mexico. >> i want to bring in steve. from the mobile, alabama fire

and rescue. steve, thanks for being with us. you have been listening to our correspondent there right at the coast. watching this storm surge. and we're also getting other pictures further in. of a parking lot. as water has been streaming in. what are you seeing there in mobile, alabama? >> down in the island of course it's a barrier island. they have been seeing water coming in all day. all afternoon. the calls which leads from a along mobile bay leading from mobile to bald win county. it's one under water earlier today as well. anywhere where they are close to water, you'll see water coming up into the areas. i haven't heard any reports of downtown mobile.

but we have not had any issues. no calls for rescue. or anything like that. so far. >> bill, what are you watching in terms of mobile, alabama. steve there. again saying he hasn't had any calls yet of trouble. >> i saw one report that mobile bay is reporting a four foot water rise. we're waiting to the six to nine foot range. what problems would you see at the top of the range? >> like i said the already had water on it. they closed it down earlier this evening because of that. we could see some flooding in the downtown area along the mobile river. so the potential is there. whether it gets to that point we'll wait and see. >> what kind of resources do you have at the ready if you were to see such a storm surge that bill was describing? >> we have water rescue capable.

that are strategy placed arn the city in the event gets calls that we need to go in and rescue someone. so far we have been fortunate we have not had any issues. we are on the ready in the event we do. >> state of emergency is what's been called in the state. what did that mean for you and your preparation? >> it puts resources in place in the event that we need them. it gets everyone prepared. the emergency operations center. this morning. and then you have the principle players if you will that are out here, been out here since about 7:00 this morning. prepared to do whatever is necessary. >> have residents more or less listened to the suggestions coming from you and other officials? >> well, from all indications they are.

we have about 122 people in the four shelters that were open. and we put out the information that your in an area where it normally floods, or you feel the potential and feel unsafe in the structure. by all means go to the one of the shelters. and like i said we have had about 122 that did so. >> steef, what are you seeing when you look outside? >> well, it's there's a little bit of rain here. emergency operations center. but it's not anything real severe at this point. >> you didn't have any problems with tornados? there are a bch of reported water spouts. any damage in the area? >> we had reports of in the north part of the county some possible tornado activity up there. there may have been either a tornado or some straight line winds in the western part of city.

but no confirmation on either one. >> all right. thank you so much. steve in mobile, alabama. of course watching with you. and bill karen we're watching his live peckture out of mississippi. it seems quiet. but could they be getting more. we have 30 seconds. >> the trees have stopped blowing as much. and the power is on. for the majority. highest winds we have are 70 miles per hour. and that was with the highest portion of the storm. it wouldn't surprise me if this goes down to a tropical storm. maybe an hour from now or possibly even 5:00 a.m. it's not the win. we have another three o four hours of the storm surge. we're waiting for the high tide in mobile bay. that's going to be occurring at 1:45 local time. an hour and a half from now. and woer watching the. -- there's damage to be done. >> and also the land fall.

>> we're waiting for the land fall. any time. >> stay with us. and bill karens thank you so much. we're watching of course hurricane nate. as it makes its way for the second time the eye official land fall to happen soon. stay with us here. for the latest coverage on that. and much more. right here on msnbc. this is tim barckholtz. that's me! this is something he is researching at exxonmobil: using fuel cells to capture carbon emissions at power plants. this is the potential. reducing co2 emissions by up to 90%... while also producing more power. this could be big. energy lives here. eight hundred dollars when wet switched our auto and home insurance. with liberty, we could afford a real babysitter instead of your brother. hey. oh. that's my robe. is it? you could save seven hundred eighty two dollars when liberty stands with you. liberty mutual insurance.

if you're not content to remain where you are, why should your teeth be? invisalign clear aligners can shape your smile up to 50% faster. don't let anything slow you down. visit invisalign.com i'm ryan and i quit smoking with chantix. i tried to quit cold turkey. i tried to quit with the patch; that didn't work. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. for me, chantix worked. it reduced my urge to smoke. compared to the nicotine patch, chantix helped significantly more people quit smoking. when you try to quit smoking, with or without chantix, you may have nicotine withdrawal symptoms. some people had changes in behavior or thinking, aggression, hostility, agitation, depressed mood or suicidal thoughts or actions with chantix. serious side effects may include seizures, new or worse heart or blood vessel problems, sleepwalking or allergic and skin reactions which can be life-threatening. stop chantix and get help right away if you have any of these. tell your healthcare provider if you've had depression or other mental health problems.

decrease alcohol use while taking chantix. use caution when driving or operating machinery. the most common side effect is nausea. i'm so proud to be a non-smoker. ask your doctor if chantix is right for you. many insurance plans cover chantix for a low or $0 copay. throughout history, the one meal when we come together, break bread, share our day and connect as a family. [ bloop, clicking ] and connect, as a family.

just, uh one second voice guy. [ bloop ] huh? hey? i paused it. bam, family time. so how is everyone? find your awesome with xfinity xfi and change the way you wifi. thanks for staying with us. live coverage of hurricane nate. and as we have been saying at any moment wee are waiting for the official call of hurricane nate. to make its second land fall. and major population areas. >> finally. >> and bill karens, have you got word on it yet? >> hopefully the last hurricane we get. we're waiting for that. we continue to update you on the pictures of the storm surge. we know that you can see the water there. that was the road, we were using a marker there.

you can see it looks like -- it's hard to see. some people walking in the water there to the bottom roigt. it's hard to tell. the water level appears not to be going up any higher. which is good. we know there's water on the bottom floor of the golden nugget and also the hard rock hotel. we have seen parking garages in the area with water. like we have the one you're looking at there. this is the worst of the damage that's going to be done. from the storm surge is occurring roigt now. water level should not really go up any higher than what they're at. >> nate will go straight through. the eye of the storm. >> it looks like from what i can tell on radar. i think buloxi. the center of circulation is moved on shore. right over the top. notice the rain with the storm is to the north now. the rainfall is over with. in the area.

>> we have a watching in the live picture, here of the parking structure. earlier in the lower part of the -- i don't know if we can move away. we were able to see at least a little bit. it's still there. of the fire hiydrant. it hasn't gone higher or lower in the last 20 minutes. that's consistent with what you're saying. let go to karen sanders. a great shot for us. there of the water front. as well as highway 90. right? what are you seeing, has it changed a lot in last 15 in. >> it has. the winds are shifted a bit. at least dropped is the better word. we calculated the rise here of the road that we're on and we have seen the water now from the storm surge. begin to reseed. so we have probably lost enter between seven inches of water. that we have here.

and it's continuing to fall back out. so i think that while you're waiting for the official land fall, it would appear those strongest winds on the front end of this have probably already passed over the shore now. and beginning to see the water recreed as gravity pulls it out. driven forward by the wind. with less wind it's beginning to make its way back out. in fact we see some of the waves still crashing, it's certainly not as dramatic as we saw a short time ago. it would appear the storm surge probably hit and again we're going a calculation in the dark here. maybe four, maybe four feet. maybe five feet. now we already see it beginning to reseed back out. and the storm surge appears o drp out. the other shot the fire hydrant. my guess is that's closer to the shoreline. and because of that, it looks like it hasn't changed. where i am, which was at the

sort of the leading edge of the end of the where the storm surge of going up the hill. it's gone down a considerable distance. >> in your long and storied career. this is the sec -- you're right in the middle of the eye. the wind are going calm. lowest pressure is being measured. have you ever had a hurricane season where you were in the eye two times? you did it with irma. >> this is strange. that was the second one i had been in. now i'm in the third eye. and here we are at night. we're in the eye. and we looked up and saw the birds flying. it's always kind of remarkable with all the crazy winds and all the force of mother nature that when you get to the eye, there's bird flying around and it's relatively calm. so yeah, it's been a very interesting hurricane season. for folks as we know. we have seen hurricane season where we have a lot of strong

hurricanes but they didn't make land fall like this. so from puerto rico to florida to texas. and now who are along the gulf coast. a hirk season a lot of people are hoping this is the last one. we have to remind people it's not over until november. >> our official hurricane hunter. at the moment. >> i don't know if he signed up for it. he turned into it this season. >> knowing he's got a good nose. >> wait until next year. we have had enough this year. >> the season does quickly drop off after this. once we get to the midof october. the frequency of storms dies. yesterday hurricane matthew last year. you can get big storms this time of year. the storm surge is the question. i was watching my great weather producer behind the scenes. that's updating the numbers.

storm surge in mobile bay was four feet. the storm surge around bay st. louis is around 4 feet. the highest storm surge is five feet around. and that maybe going up. so mobile bay you're not done. four foot of storm surge. if there's more storm surge to be had and the water levels rising. those are the areas it's occurring. >> bill, 15 seconds. koud it be the eye has hit but the national hurricane center has not yet called it? >> could be. for the most part they let us know quickly. when the center has crossed. and post it on the web site and social media. they haven't done so. >> this one location. as we're watching. >> hurricane center. they make the call. >> we'll be right back. more on hurricane nate. ture. super poligrip free. it creates a seal of the dentures in my mouth.

even well fitting dentures let in food particles just a few dabs of super poligrip free is clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and confident while you eat. super poligrip free made even the kiwi an enjoyable experience try super poligrip free. ♪ nice man cave! nacho? [ train whistle blows ] what?! -stop it! -mm-hmm. we've been saving a lot of money ever since we switched to progressive. this bar is legit. and now we get an even bigger discount from bundling home and auto. i can get used to this. it might take a minute. -swing and a miss! -slam dunk! touchdown! together: sports!

straight pack to hurricane nate. and again waiting for the official call we have seen some indication indications that the eye has already hit land fall for the second time. in major area. there in mississippi. bill karens, we're watching

always your radar. the black lean. the projection. the forecast. >> let me go through. it's been a while. we're focusing on the hand fall and the storm surge. th other people that have concerns with the bands and the tornado threat and things like that. this is the center of the storm. this is the cloud top. and you can see we have bands that commit all the way through the area. and then another big band coming up through the midof the state. through the midof alabama. if you're getting more power outages it will be in alabama of the the stoshrm surge. this is what was possible. around four feet. it came short of this. we're waiting to see. the water is it still rising there. this is the area of greatest concern. mobile bay, dolphin island. here's the southerly winds. that water is continuing to pile up. even though the storm is

comingen shore. that's the greatest concern for the storm surge. the wind haven't been that bad as of late. we were at 70 miles per hour winds. was the highest i saw. mobile is at 44. panama city 29. notice the backside of the storm. 12 miles per hour winds. that is it right now. in the new orleans area. so we'll continue to watch if we're fwoeng get the wind that will increase. that's in the eye. thaer in the center of the storm. they were 70 miles per hour wind. about 15 mississippi ago. now down to five. they're going through the center. getting the calm of the storm. that happens sometimes birds will seek refuge in the middle of the storm. in the eye. so let's go and show you the wind field. this is if we're getting hurricane gusts it in the red. to the alabama, massachusetissi border. yellow is where gusts are

possible. 40 miles per hour gusts. and again 40 miles per hour gusts done knock down too many trees. it's higher up to 50 miles per hour. and here's the last radar image. this is the last center point. at 11:00 east coast time. at the new 2:00 a.m. point should be inland here. you can see somewhere the center if we track it. the black line was the forecast line. which does would be on shore. so as far as who has the strongest winds now. now we're moving awa from the coast. it's an inland event. more trees and foilage. hurly is probably through winds about maybe 50 to 70 miles per hour winds. so that's where we could get power outages. mobile is going to be far enough away from the strong winds. gusts in the 50 miles per hour range. that will do it. further to the north. we go up towards at more, not too bad. these are strong bands coming out here. here's pence cola. we can get an isolated thord

spin up. that's the concern that we'll go through during the over night. here's a wider view of the storm. you can see, there's nothing on the west side of this. nothing on the southern side. it's really only that north, northeast quadrant and the eastern quadrant where we have the stronger wind with what's left of the storm. and we get the bands coming in off the gulf. you worry about the tornado threat here. as we go throughout the morning. and tomorrow we'll have a threat of at least a few tornados. >> bill, why are we having there half crescent nature of this storm here? >> these storms suck in everything around them. and there was some dry air that was over the western gulf over texas. and over areas of louisiana. and now that it's sucks in the humid air and the dry air. that's choking off the eastern side of the storm. that's why the thunderstorms can't wrap around it. >> in it was not the half-moon size, would it have been stronger a bigger storm? >> the mature storms are.

the major hurricanes. are more likely to be like that. the ones that are likely to -- if you can wrap around the center the center core. we were afraid of this. i woke up this morning looking at satellite. oh boy. there was a hurricane already this morning. i saw that nate had wrapped a core around itself and protect itself from dry air coming in. the hurricane center was saying a category 2 at land fall of 105 miles per hour winds. with gusts that would have been gusts up to 135. we got lucky. it fell apart late today. and that saved us from really wind damage. it doesn't look like we'll have a ton of wind damage. >> skm and it was a fast mover. 20 miles per hour. >> 28 miles per hour forward speed at one point this afternoon. the fastest we have measured a hurricane in the gulf of mexico. >> is it now you talk about

lookout for the vet kalty of my map and the dots that are right behind us. wee seeing more of that moving north. >> the winds were parallel to the coast when we started. and now all the arrows are from south to the north. the water can pile up in the coast. as long as we keep the fetch from south to north the water can't escape. that's where you -- that's where you get the greatest concern. >> mobile, alabama because of the water coming downstream. and we see at least from your map here, these white dots pushing up. do they get smashed in the middle causing more storm surge? water is coming from both ways. >> you talk about. >> mobile. >> mobile bay. well, you can get that. the rainfall coming down from rivers trying to pour in at the same time the bays are filling up. and the jacksonville area with irma, their historic flood. was because the river was trying

to come in at the same time the surge was coming. that's what happened this jacksonville with the flooding. the rainfall is not too bad. i have heard reports of three to 4 inches. it was really dry in the area. so that's why we're not talking about flooding. >> that worst case. some areas of the country. bill karens will stay us with. we'll take a short break. continue to follow hurricane nate. and the official call we do expect in moments. to be coming out of the national hurricane center. 2:00 at the latest. stay with us. medicine, but we know a lot about drama. from scandalous romance, to ridiculous plot twists. (gasping) son? dad! we also know you can avoid drama by getting an annual check-up. so we're partnering with cigna to remind you to go see a real doctor. go, know, and take control of your health. it could save your life. doctor poses! dad!

cigna. together, all the way. dad! but on the inside, i feel like chronic, widespread pain. fibromyalgia may be invisible to others, but my pain is real. fibromyalgia is thought to be caused by overactive nerves. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i'm glad my doctor prescribed lyrica. for some, lyrica delivers effective relief for moderate to even severe fibromyalgia pain. and improves function. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions, suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worse depression, unusual changes in mood or behavior, swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling, or blurry vision. common side effects: dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain, swelling of hands, legs and feet. don't drink alcohol while taking lyrica. don't drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. those who've had a drug or alcohol problem may be more likely to misuse lyrica. with less pain, i can do more with my family. talk to your doctor today.

see if lyrica can help. money managers are pretty much the same. all but while some push high commission investment products, fisher investments avoids them. some advisers have hidden and layered fees. fisher investments never does. and while some advisers are happy to earn commissions from you whether you do well or not, fisher investments fees are structured so we do better when you do better. maybe that's why most of our clients come from other money managers. fisher investments. clearly better money management.

right back here. we're still tracking hurricane nate. what could make official land fall within minutes. also tonight, is the first saturday night live since the shooting in las vegas. we're watching that too. snl paid tribute. >> so many people are hurting. children, parents, brothers,

sisters. friends. they're all part of our family. i want to say to them, we hurt for you. and we hurt with you. you can be sure that we're going to walk through the tough times together. every step of the way. >> jason al dean the country star that was on stage that fateful sun night when the shots rang out. reaching out to the victims and families in that statement on snh. then his band performed tom petty's won't back down. tom petty dying this past monday. saturday also a memorial did take place atlas veg city hall. doves were released to honor the 58 victims who lost their lives and the hundreds more serious hi wounded when a gunman opened fire on an unsuspecting crowd last friday. vice president pence was in attendance and addressed the crowd. calling for unity. also there, nbc news correspondent in las vegas. he has the latest di tails for

us. >> richard, here we are a week later. ngt tors still no closer to determining a motive in the shooting. >> reporter: tonight frustration in las vegas. >> i get it. we want answers. we have looked at everything. >> reporter: investigators looking spoo more than a thousand leads. >> some of it hads helped create a better profile into the madness of this suspect. we do not still have a clear motive or reason why. >> reporter: officials tell nbc they believe the shooter acted alone. >> he was the only shooter i'm very confident of that. ooip confident there were no other people in the room. >> reporter: police are building a portrait. looking into a cryptic note left in the hoe it will room. with a series of numbers. questioning firearms dealers. and sorting through his prolific gaming history. vice president mike pence praising the spirit of las vegas. >> i stand before you today on behalf of my family and every

family in america. to say we're with you. today we are all vegas strong. >> reporter: meanwhile along the strip. a memorial one cross for each of the 58 victims. as this community makes every attempt to heal. volunteers a a garden planted 58 trees. >> i think it's part of healing process. >> reporter: many like mary brooks were there during the shooting. >> this is the first i have been able to get out of the house since it happened. i felt the need to be here. >> reporter: a community fwrgrog to. looking beyond the horror of a night they'll never forget. >> multiple law enforcement sources telling us they believe the numbers on that cryptic note are actually the height, range and distance of paddock's shot placement. the calculation in effect making the gunfire even more lethal. >> now to breaking news.

let's go to bill karens. we news about nate. >> exactly 12:30 central time. hurricane nate made land fall over biloxi. mississippi. wi winds estimated maximum 85 miles per hour. it moved inland. it will begin to quickly weaken. so we would expect this become lower down to possibly the tropical storm by 5:00 a.m. east coast time. only a couple hours from now. >> what does ha mean for the rest of the coast. mobile, we have pen sa cola? >> it means woer on schedule. wind were not as bad as feared in the biloxi area. 70 miles per hour gusts as far as we have heard. there is not widespread power outages. we're waiting to see if the numbers come true. the storm surge forecast. possibility. we know that we have had water rises in wave land. fife feet. biloxi around four feet. around five feet. not quite into the seven to 11 toot range.

mo one is complaining. mobile around four foot right now. waiting to see how much higher that gets. high tide is one hour from now. in mobile bay. so that's the next story to watch. to see. we want to see when the gauges start going down. we know we have hit the max surges. no more damage will be done. and that's the max water height. >> you expect it slow down? do we know how fast it's moving now? >> they gave the new update. let's see. it's partially how. movement is north at 20. still 85 miles per hour winds. that didn't change too much. the actual forecast path of the storm. the forward speeds only going to increase so by 7:00 a.m., that's central time. it's only about 5 and a half hours from now. the storm will be up there between montgomery. and it really accelerates by the time we get to sunday night the storm is over central tennessee. and by then barely a tropical

storm. at 40 miles per hour winds. disappearing as it moving over the mountain areas. we could get very -- if we have 50 miles per hour gusts. birmingham through central alabama. we can get power outages. more densely forested areas. we're talking to jim earlier. there's a lot of leaves on the trees there. hasn't rained a lot. we could get downed trees. >> what does it mean for the airport? the busiest airport in the world at atlanta? >> there could be rain bands. thunder storms. maybe a small tornado threat tomorrow. and central alabama. maybe north georgia. but i'm not overly concerned with that. i don't think a lot of travel problems. and by the way anyone still up late this evening, in areas of the east. it is going to rain on your columbus day. plan on a wet monday. in areas of pennsylvania especially. northern new jersey and southern new england. >> bill karens with the baking

news. hurricane nate officially hitting the land fall for the second time in the previous land fall hit was about five and a half hours ago. >> over the mouth of the mississippi. southwest louisiana. not much there. final land fall in biloxi. hopefully the final land fall hurricane in. >> stay with us. we'll have more on the breaking news hurricane nate making hand fall. for the second time over a major metro poll tan area. you know, geico can help you save money on your homeowners insurance too? great! geico can help insure our mountain chalet! how long have we been sawing this log? um, one hundred and fourteen years. man i thought my arm would be a lot more jacked by now. i'm not even sure this is real wood. there's no butter in this churn. do my tris look okay? take a closer look at geico. great savings. and a whole lot more.

hey. what can you tell me about your new social security alerts? oh! we'll alert you if we find your social security number on any one of thousands of risky sites, so you'll be in the know. ooh. sushi. ugh. being in the know is a good thing. sign up online for free. discover social security alerts. having moderate to seis not always easy.is it's a long distance run and you have the determination to keep going. humira has a proven track record of being prescribed for nearly ten years. it's the number one prescribed biologic by dermatologists. more than 250,000 patients have chosen humira to fight their psoriasis. and they're not backing down. for most patients clearer skin is the proof. humira can lower your ability to fight infections including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers,

including lymphoma have happened, as have blood, liver and nervous system problems. serious allergic reactions and new or worsening heart failure. before treatment get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common and if you've had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections or have flu-like symptoms or sores. don't start humira if you have an infection. join over two hundred and fifty thousand people who have chosen humira. ask your dermatologist about humira and go. breaking news on hurricane nate. making final land fall. reported fwen from the national hurricane center. this about ten minutes ago. local time. in about 12:30 a.m.

this the second land fall the firs land fall in a broadly unpopulated area at the mouth of the mississippi river. now we're seeing the second kp final land fall. we hope as bill karens likes to say. of the this hurricane season. it's bp a tough season for this part of the country. gulf as well as the united states. and territories. a loive peckture from biloxi, mississippi. 12:42 a.m. believered to be the location. according to to in the eye. >> there in the center of the storm. you don't see the trees blowing around much whatsoever. >> single digit winds at the mol moment. and the power is on. >> obviously alabama and mobile, alabama. a concern as well as for storm surge. we have been looking at the map the pink area of the storm surge projection coming out of the national hurricane center. jared, where are you at what are

you seeing? >> downtown mobile. about 7 floors over looking government stroet. one of the main road downtown. >> what are you seeing out the window there? how's the weather? any storm surge? >> about ten minutes ago, it seemed like we started to get quite bit of rain. it's been fairly quiet here for several hours. right here in the downtown area. but right now, quite a bit of rain. not a terrible amount of wind. it seems like things are getting a bit more hectic than they have been. >> and we were talking a little bit earlier with one of the officials as they have been planning for the worst case scenario. look out for four to five feet the projection was up to six to fine feet. out of biloxi we were seeing based on the projection about half of what the national hurricane center was projecting.

if you get half of that you should see about three to four feet. >> you can see the dumpster in the bottom left. just floating around. >> pictures earlier of cars floating around in the parking structure. >> the basement of the hard rock. the parking garage and the golden nugget. there was water around. >> the point is here, despite the water not moving quickly, despite them not being at the even four foot level, they can cause things to move. cars, garbage dumpsters, people. at very low heights. and so that would be the concern. >> absolutely. mobile has several areas that can flood fairly easily. the big concern now is that motorists stay off the roadway. here and i think that people that have spent quit a bit of time here are use td to that thing. with severe storms that happen throughout the year.

it's a rainy community. i think that people are prepared at least just to stay off the roads and sort of not panic and monitor this thing as it moves through. >> what will be your story line if you had to write it right now for tomorrow? i know the worst of the storm hasn't passed. we were just declaring a second ago as you heard, official second and final land fall. for hurricane nate. >> well, you know, i'd like to say fortunately the city of mobile hasn't been hit as hard as some of the surrounding areas. we're very close to mississippi which is really gotten hit hard. and some of the neighbors on alabama coast have been hit hard. so for me hitting the ground running i think that the big thing would be the designate who was in the city has been hit the hardest and how can this community rally around those that may need help getting on their feet. that seems look right now, it isn't too severe.

i hope that we're prepared to continue to address this thing as it moves on. >> we're looking at some of the discussions that nbc news here had alabama power. our last discussion our last da ta point is that almost 3,000 customers without power. and that was fewer outages. they were noting. at least that's what they were telling us. at the 8:30 p.m. local time on saturday. and so those numbers at least at that point by comparison of earlier storms hurricanes, not so bad. what are you hearing in terms of utilities? >> i'm not have had any outages here. i have been in the same spot downtown since earlier today. we have been sort of hunkered

down here. i have not been hear of widespread power outages. it seems like things are going smoothly. we have a dedicated power community here. i have a lot of faith in them. being able to get out and address the customers that are in need. >> bringing in bill karens. still here with us. tornados, bill? that was a concern earlier in the day. >> we had near gulf shore. a bunch of small little spin ups that occurred. we talked to the one of the fire department in mobile. he said there may have been damage in his area. i have to ask, as far as like central alabama goes and northern alabama, a lot of people unfamiliar with the geography of the area. it's different than the southern coast. a lot more forested areas a tropical storm can knock power out? >> jared? >> yes, i'm sorry. i didn't hear the question. >> people don't know the

geography there of alabama. that well. talk about the amount of trees that the storm has to cross over. we could be talking about power outages near birmingham, montgomery tomorrow. >> you have a lot more of the forest areas. as you move on throughout the state. mobile is much more tropical. birmingham is a densely populated city. a there's a will the to be concerned about as far as the geography there. and the trees. also mobile is has a lot of forest as well. i'm standing over looking on the seventh floor. looking over the government street area. which has a lot of older trees. that with the branchs these things can be a huge concern in a storm like this. >> we were seeing at least in your reporting. that you just updated your sight, saying that winds, rain are pelting alabama right now.

this as tropical storm force wind now extend up to 125 miles. this goes to what bill was saying. how the rest of the state might be fairing. as you think of the other areas what are some of the reports coming approximate from the rest of the state? >> we haven't -- i haven't been in any constant contact with other reporters throughout the stay. it's been interesting just to monitor what's going on outside of our front door. we're expecting a bit more i don't know fire works might be the best term. we were expecting a bit more activity earlier in the day. we're just now getting it. we have been sort of taking to task everything in front och us. i hope to be able to speak with some of the colleagues from throughout the state later on. >> stay on the lane. i want to bring in a reporter into the conversation. life in biloxi. where she's seeing flooding right now. as we see.

and of course we have been watching live pictures. can you hear me? >> yes. >> what are you seeing? >> hello? >> this is. >> i'm actually in the hard rock hotel. and casino. and -- hi. i believe there's a big delay here. but. >> there is a five second delay. so if you could tell us what you are seeing there. amid-this delay. we did lose that signal. bill karens she was at the hard rock cafe. >> maybe we'll see if we can get them back up. rough conditions down there. with high water. >> which does happen.

very often in such situations. we'll take a short break and see if we can get her back. stay with us. so this one says ...

... dealership has great customer service ... (muffled voice) ... and has great deals! ... and has ... ... complimentary donuts. ... that's the one! cars.com. over 5 million expert and user reviews. itwhat's possible.nk rethink the experience. rethink your allergy pills. flonase sensimist allergy relief uses unique mistpro technology and helps block 6 key inflammatory substances with a gentle mist. most allergy pills only block one. and 6 is greater than one. rethink your allergy relief.

flonase sensimist. ♪

20 minutes here after land fall. what are you seeing? >> i can tell you are that the wind has really picked up within the last five minutes or so. we're getting strong gusts of wind. i'm actually in the hard rock hotel and casino parking garage. and the first floor of the garage is completely flooded. some people had cars parked in there. and those cars are pretty much floating around. crashing into one another.

we heard a loud sound. those cars are floating around crashing into one another. and the lights are come on as well chl the horns are honking. and that's echoing through the parking garage. we're not sure if it's gotten inside of the hard rock hotel and casino. we don't know that information yet. i asked a few security guards. they weren't able or allowed to tell me the information. but i can tell you the flooding actually started and happened really quickly. within about an hour or hour and a half. we walked down and found out that this first level of just completely flooded. and again like i said cars were just moving around and crashing into one another. so it was a bit scary at the moment. it looks like the water is trying to reseed. which is getting wind in right through. >> right in the heart of the eye. where hurricane nate made land fall. thank you so much. with a live report for us. bill karens you and i were

talking earlier. about the situation. at the very parking structure. cars moving around. floating like bumper cars. except nobody in them. no tracks. that's what was happening. you could hear the noises that were happening. it could have been cars hitting each other or falling over. or what have you. >> if people are just joining us. let's take you through what we experience today. the first things we saw with nate is it began closer to the coast during the daylight hours. we had a lot of reports of the water spouts. tornados over the open portion of the gulf. these were on the bands. these were some were strong. one of them reportedly did damage around the mobile area. that was the only report of damage that came on shore. we also saw during the high tide circle. this afternoon. the water fts high in biloxi. not the four to five feet it was now. but the water levels were high

enough to get up there in spots that normally they're not. the storm surge began to come in. there's about one foot above storm surge earlier. four to five feet current ri. and then we started watching through the nighttime hours the water started really significantly coming up. this was dolphin island. south of mobile bay. when the water started coming up quickly towards the south winds. dolphin island didn't have the direct land fall. the flow outside the circulation was enough to bring the water up. i have heard reports that road at one point was safely kind of safe to travel. was completely under about two to three feet of water. we had carry sanders on. the eye was making land fall. the water started getting the highest in and around the biloxi area. the winds gusted in biloxi. they hit about 70 miles per hour. one spot in louisiana max winds are 74 miles per hour. so the storm acted so far as a

strong tropical storm. when you talk about the winds. as far as the storm surge, doesn't take -- don't need a t category 3 to produce impress ef water amounts. biloxi two hours ago. we had the highest water levels around three to four feet. highway 90 there completely under water. and the beach is supposed to be behind the palm trees. hoefully it didn't do too much storm surge in biloxi. this was four to five go sng. >> what we're going to deal with now with nate is now we're going to have to watch. you guys can throw up our weather 2 computer. as we go throughout the day tomorrow. the storm itself. this -- back up a little bit.

these are the latest cordinates. it's now 70 miles east/northeast of new orleans. 10 miles to the northeast of biloxi. 85 mile-per-hour winds. it's still a hurricane. i'd imagine shortly we're going to watch that drop and probably by the time everyone wakes up, it will be down to a tropical storm. so here's how the path is going to look. 7:00 a.m. sunday morning. only a couple hours from now, down to a tropical storm. in central, alabama, we've been talking about the forest. we're not going to be completely done with any damage. 40 to 60 mile-per-hour gusts should be expected from eastern tennessee, central, alabama, even north georgia could get gusts in the 40 to 50 mile-per-hour range. i don't think atlanta's go having to too many problems. so columbus day, plan on a wet day. areas from pittsburgh to harrisburg, new york city.

albany new york and southern new england. >> fantastic to have you here all night. >> it's nice to finally have one, a storm that didn't do considerable damage. >> we will take that to the bank. thank you so much. dwayne scott is now in the field for us. stay with us on msnb for updates throughout the night on hurricane nate. keith morrison: a dog trainer to the stars, with a beautiful wife. he was totally crazy about her. keith morrison: but an ill wind will blow through paradise. [music playing] the kennel dogs were very, very upset. it was a huge ruckus. they told me. we haven't seen mark. and i knew in my heart something terrible had happened. keith morrison: where had the dog trainer gone? a trail of sinister clues. there was three wet blood spots in the hallway.