four monster, is just hours away from bringing dangerous winds and unsurvivable storm surge to the gu texaso louisiana, bracing for 140-mile-per-hour winds and catastrophic damage. the national hurricane center warns, little time remains to protect life and property. o evacuate thousands in the storm's path. breaking news: n.b.a. boycott. all play-off games postponed. players protesting the shooting , jacob blake, teams and referees walking off the court. the emotional message from

four monster, is just hours away from bringing dangerous winds and unsurvivable storm surge to the gu texas to louisiana, bracing for 140-mile-per-hour winds and catastrophic damage. the national hurricane center warns, little time remains to protect life and property. officials scrambling to evacuate thousands in the storm's path. breaking news: n.b.a. boycott. all play-off games postponed. players protesting the shooting , jacob blake, teams and referees walking off the court. the emotional message from n.b.a. coach doc rivers. l> we keep loving this country, and this country does not love usk.

four monster, is just hours away from bringing dangerous winds and unsurvivable storm surge to the gu texas to louisiana, bracing for 140-mile-per-hour winds and catastrophic damage. the national hurricane center warns, little time remains to protect life and property. o evacuate thousands in the storm's path. breaking news: n.b.a. boycott. all play-off games postponed. players protesting the shooting , jacob blake, teams and referees walking off the court. the emotional message from n.b.a. coach doc rivers. l> we keep loving this country, and this country does not love us back. >> o'donnell: also, breaking ora 17-year-old from illinois o proteste were shot dead in the teen was caught on camera earlier in the night saying he was trying to protect a gas station. convention fallout. reaction tonight after unprecedented use of the white house for a political event. and, with that powerful trricane barreling its way to the gulf coast, will the storm upend the president's huge finale plan for the south lawn? stunning reversal. in a dramatic about-face, the c.d.c. suddenly changes its guidelines

gu coast. amna has more. >> hurricane laura is already lashing texas and louisiana witn expected all late tonight or early tomorrow. for the latest now, we have kens graham with the director of the national hurricane center in ami. ken, welcome to you. thanks for making the time. you used th phrase earlier an unsurvivable storm surge. what is the latest with hurricane laura? >> the latest is now we have 150 miles an hour winds continuing to get stronger. i'm right here in our we have the meteorologists getting the latest information around me frothe aircraft. the latest is still such a strong storm. a catastrophic event. that storm surge again, that term is so appropriate in this situation. just not survivable these values, 10 to 15 foot of lorm surge. some areas alouisiana could see 15 to 20 feet of storm surge. ths not including waves. surge.ill be on top of the heard warnings of extreme winds and flash flooding and two what is it people on the ground are seeing right now and what ll they see in hours ahead? >> they're going to see the water come up. already seeing it. it's not just on the coast. with time, you'