she joins us now from gulfport, mississippi. she's got the latest.er. >> reporter: hi, christine. yeah, the worst of the storm definitely happened in places in southern alabama as well as the florida panhandle. the storm is now north of hattiesburg, still carrying 40-mile-per-hour winds, hanging on as a tropical storm. it will continue its route to the north and continue to weaken as it does so. there's still a lot of rain, though, left with this across portions of alabama as well as the florida panhandle, where we have had some flood advisories there. 2 to 4 inches an hour possible, so still a little bit of a concern for flooding as the storm travels to the north. also a concern will be brief tornadoes as this storm continues to push to the north. across gulfport, things will be quickly getting back to normal today. most of the activity happened to our east. as far as the power outages go, there are about 30,000 people without power across portions of mississippi, alabama, and the florida panhandle. most of those being around the mobile area, so cre

for nightly business report, i'm jackie deangeles, gulfport, mississippi. >>> coming up, to rent or buyt's the question for house hunters today. ♪ ♪ >>> senator bernie sanders introduced a billald the stop bezos act. the measure would require large employers like amazon and walmart to pay the government for food stamps, public housing and other federal assistance received by their workers. the pposed legislation comes one day after amazon reached a trillion dolla in market value. mortgage applications fell for the seventh time in eight weeks. according to the mortgage bankers association, volume was down slightly from the prior week as mortgage rates inched higher and that is weakening fo ability for new homebuyers and giving homeowners a reason torefinance. it is an age-old question, should you buy or the answer these days may surprise you. diana olick explains. >> for the past decade, been cheaper to buy and own the home you live in than to rent it. the crash and home prices combined with mortgage rates timade the calcu simple and now both are up seably. buying and owning a company ju

abc's chief meteorologist ginger zee tracking the storm, she's live in gulfport, mississippi, for us tonight. ginger? >> reporter: david, the white caps behind me in the gulf of mexico are really kicking. and this storm is less than 100 miles from our location right here. it should make landfall in the next couple of hours east of us and remember, the heftiest part of the storm, the most intense, will be to the right of where it makes landfall. let's so where that's going to be. right along that state line of alabama, going between biloxi, gu gulfport and then back up to jackson. by early tomorrow, this thing will be well inland and eventually going to squeeze together with a front. i think inland flooding will be a major story as we head the midweek and beyond. also though, david, i'm in a storm surge warning here in gulfport, because of three to five feet of storm surge expected. the mobile bay has to watch out. flash flooding with 6 to 12 inches of rain possible. don't forget, this thing moves all the way through the end of the week, we'll be talking about what's left of gordon in

it was a lopsided storm that didn't hit gulfport that hard.ulfport braced for it because it was hit very hard by katrina in 2005. last night there was a mandatory curfew everyone is saying it's better to be safe in these situations than sorry we're roughly a little bit through hurricane season it doesn't end until november. this was one of the first to get us started here and the energy industry worries about these storms we saw with hurricane harvey a lot of damage could be done here about 9% of u.s. production was shut down in evacuations and shutdowns preparing for the storm. remember, if there is no flooding, if there is no damage, these operations can get back online rather quickly. most folks in the area say while it was a tough storm to get through in certain parts it wasn't as bad as it could have been hurricane season is not over yet. all eyes still on the gulf as we get through it back to you. >> jackie, thank you very much for that jackie deangelis in mississippi. we have 11 minutes left until the close. markets are lower. they're o

to the bayous of louisiana ... , omar jimenez joins us live from gulfport, mississippi. states of emergency are in effect for louisiana, mississippi and alabama as dangerous storm surges,strong winds and heavy rain systems move along the gulf coast.sot rupert lacy harrison county emergency management agency director"we are not taking this storm lightly. simply because we want everybody to be safe."a curfew went into effect tuesday evening in harrison county mississippi, which covers biloxi and gulfport.as harbors and vessels were ordered to evacuate due to the risk from storm surges.in long beach mississippi people were preparing for this storm. picking up sand bags at government distribution points in order to protect their homes against flooding.in louisiana have the national guard on notice - 350 members will be ready to roll when given the signal.and if you plan on traveling to the gulf coast in the next few days, check your plans.some airlines have warned of delays and flight cancellations.in gulfport, mississippi i'm omar jimenez. ( ken ) we're ( ken ) omar jimenez

so to impose a curfew in gulfport last night, to have everybody safe and sound is better than having situation where people are harmed or in the line of fire, if you could put it that way. definitely people saying better to be safe than sorry, but certainly glad this storm is passing with less impact than expected >> you heed that as well do not put yourself in harm's way. we need you, jackie deangelis. thank you. >> sure. >>> that is not the only storm wreaking havoc a powerful typhoon killing ten people in western japan. the storm left thousands stranded and more than 1 million homes without power. it is the strongest typhoon to hit japan in a quarter century. >>> the big story to watch today, facebook and twitter on capitol hill they are set to testify before congress we'll head live to the nation's capital ahead. >>> and later, high stakes negotiations between america and canada picking back up we'll let you know what's at play as "worldwide exchange" returns after this and seamless experience across web and tablet? do you want $4.95 commissions for stocks, $0.50 options contract

correspondent jonathan serrie is live in gulfport, mississippi two nights. >> strengthening over thewaters of the gulf of mexico, tropical storm gordon is expected to hit the mississippi coast as a category 1 hurricane sometime after nightfall. governor phil bryant tweeted a copy of his emergency declaration mobilizing state resources including the national guard to respond where needed. tropical storm tropical storm wd from the florida panhandle to the louisiana coastal residents are filling sandbags by the mayor of new orleans has called for a voluntary evacuation of residents living outside the city's protected levee system. >> i am confident we have got the pumps and the power we need to get through this. never overconfident, however, always focused. and prepared. barricades are prestaged and in flood prone areas and we have emergency personnel again ready to respond. >> this time lapse video shows the storm clouds from gordon's outer bands moving over florida's pensacola bay. residents and visitors along the northern growth gulf coast areg these conditions carefully. it's becaus

we're in gulfport.onditions are dry but in mississippi last night the governor declared a state of emergency and imposed a kcurfew of 7:00 p.m. that was observed by residents and businesses here pretty much everything was shut down by 6:00 the lesson here, we learned something from the hurricanes we saw last year, harvey, irma, maria. it's better to be safe than sorry. when it comes to oil production in the gulf coast, the producers were safe, too oil prices did move in preparation for this almost 50% of the refineries in the united states are down here in the gulf coast. they were impacted last year about 9% of oil production was closed down because of preparation, evacuations overall people are saying we dodged a bullet with this one. >> that's good news. good to hear thank you very much. >>> american ryder cup captain jim furyk selected tiger woods, phil mickelson and bryson dechambeau for the ryder cup they are already joining a squad which includes dustin johnson, brooks koepka, justin thomas, jord

in gulfport, mississippi the winds are picking up, we have yet to experience rain even though we arein the path of the eye when you look at the radar. most rain bands are on the eastern side of the eye so the section of the gulf coast getting hit hardest includes portions of alabama. look at this video shot by storm chasers from oklahoma on dalton island near mobile, heavy rain coming in sideways given by heavy winds and in orange, they are reporting flooding on their roads. earlier in day residents and visitors on the gulf coast were stocking up on food, water and emergency supplies but rather than cancel their vacation plans many tourists decided to hunker down. >> i decided we would make a trip. >> this is our first hurricane and we are excited to see what happens. we will watch it. if it gets worst we may pack up and leave. but i think it will be fine. >> reporter: in mississippi governor brian issued emergency declarations treating upstate resources including the national guard which pre-positioned personnel in coastal counties, so they could deploy to emergency areas during and

it's moving toward mobile and gulfport and new orleans looks to be on the western edge of it.ify, but moving rather rapidly and that is the good news. it moved up to 65 miles per houring delta wind with temperatures 70s, 80s and a little bit below average. livermore, 86 and where it should be, on the high side. morning fog is cool for some. san francisco, 65 and they cannot get over 70, the average high this time of year. they've been stuck at 65 and 57 is average. even below and on the high side, they are above on the low back couple of degrees. temperatures have gone up a little bit. bodega bay, 53. i've asked if that. south of lake tahoe, some isolated showers and a deep blow in the four corners. 50s on a lot of these temps. we are stuck. in the santa clara valley and around santa cruz and cupertino, all checking in at 57. a roaring delta wind and temps might cool down a bit and into tomorrow, really no change. if there is a change, it would be on the weekend with one forecast model going very warm. today, 60s, 70s and a lot of mid-and upper 80s and maybe some 90s. most loc

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nbc )s jay gray has this update from gulfport, mississippi. police are searching for a pickup truck involved in a high speed chase. we saw power lines down. tens of thousands without power. the crews got out as quickly as they could after the storm passed. this storm, though, is not over. gordon moving inland. it slowed down dramatically. it's lingering and going to bring rain from the south through the midwest and it's the midwest where we're going to have some issues. they have already been dealing with catastrophic flooding there. now this storm which is again moving much slower is going to drop more rain in an area that just doesn't need it. that is the very latest from here in gulfport, mississippi. i'm jay gray. back to you. >>> police are searching for a pickup truckg involved a high speed chase. we brought you live breaking coverage of this all morning long on "today in the bay." you see part of it right there. caught that pursuit moving through danville on interstate 680. that pickup truck was going northbound at speeds of more than 1

omar jimenez joins us live from gulfport, mississippi. states of emergency are in effect for louisiana, mississippi and alabama as dangerous storm surges,strong winds and heavy rain systems move along the gulf coast.sot rupert lacy harrison county emergency management agency director"we are not taking this storm lightly. simply because we want everybody to be safe."a curfew went into effect tuesday evening in harrison county mississippi, which covers biloxi and gulfport.as harbors and vessels were ordered to evacuate due to the risk from storm surges.in long beach mississippi people were preparing for this storm. picking up sand bags at government distribution points in order to protect their homes against flooding.in louisiana have the national guard on notice - 350 members will be ready to roll when given the and if you plan on traveling to the gulf coast in the next few days, check your plans.some airlines have warned of delays and flight cancellations.in gulfport, mississippi i'm omar jimenez. (pam and (pam and lawrence chief meterolo

omar jimenez joins us live from gulfport, mississippi.or louisiana, mississippi and alabama as dangerous storm surges,strong winds and heavy rain systems move along the gulf coast.

gulfport and biloxi, mississippi at 7:00 p.m.one with 70-mile-an-hour winds. guys. >> pedram, thank you. >>> senate confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh begin this morning. democrats plan to target four areas portraying him as misleading and evasive. democrats will take aim at his candor painting him as untruthful and the affordable care act and pre-existing conditions. democrats will review his views on abortion and roe v. wade. they will probe his opinions on executive power and investigations of sitting president. >> on the eve of the hearing, the senate judiciary committee received more confidential papers over his time in the george w. bush white house. democrats can -- democrats believe they cannot review all of the documents in time, but committee chairman chuck grassley claims his staff has reviewed the documents. we have a preview of the confirmation fight ahead. >> reporter: christine and dave, expect the hearing to be bitter. brett kavanaugh is up for the seat of justice anthony kennedy. he w

to the bayous of louisiana ... , omar jimenez joins us live from gulfport, mississippi. emergency are in effect for louisiana, mississippi and alabama as dangerous storm surges,strong winds and heavy rain systems move along the gulf coast.sot rupert lacy harrison county emergency management agency director"we are not taking this storm lightly. simply because we want everybody to be safe."a curfew went into effect tuesday evening in

. >> we will have one final look at tropical storm gordon near mobile alabama, gulfport mississippi. now near jackson. barely still a tropical storm. wind is 40 miles an hour. it moved through rapidly but i'm sure there will be some good rain totals coming in but after that it will turn into a tropical depression and be a rainer as it moves northward. a big fog bank against with temperatures similar to yesterday. a whopper of a low there. temperatures in the 50s. low to mid to upper. some in the upper 40s. onshore wind still there. no change in that. thunderstorms over the central sierra for us today, tomorrow, friday might lead a transition day. still 60s, 70s, 80s for most. let's send it over to allie rasmus. >>> everything looks good out there at this time. if you're coming in from the tracy area just a small blip of orange on 205 so a little slowing, but overall things are good through the altamont pass into livermore valley. dublin pleasanton interchange no problem. bay bridge toll plaza looks like at 3 am on a sunday morning. i can count on two hands the number of cars on the r

this storm making its way onnt shore parts of mississippi and alabam jay gray is in gulfport right now. this storm just to your east rinow. really starting to wreak havoc on thosears. >> reporter: it really is. closing in on this area, as well. we felt the wind pick up a bit and see the surf grow, as well. right on the edge of the next nd of rain comingthrough. those conditions can expected to continue through the early morning here. driving rain sent a growing surf as gordon batters the gulf coast. >> obviously r looking atn and storm surges and localized h flooding ae ricking. > that risk stretches from the florida panhandle through new orleans. as the system moves inland, so will the rain. >> four to possibly eight inches maybe up to a foot along t coast and inland. >> reporter: winds are picking up parts of the beach in alabam sandblasting the shoreline gusts could cause major problems across the strike zone. >> wn you're talking tropical storm winds come agshore, you're looking at saturated ground, trees coming down. long-term power outages be out for some time. >> response teams

right along that state line of alabama, going between biloxi gulfport and back up to jackson. by early tomorrow, this thing will be inland and going to squeeze together with a front, i think inland flooding will be a major story as we head the midweek and beyond. also though, david, three to five-feet of storm surge expected. the mobile bay has to watch out. don't forget, this thing moves all the way through the end of the week, we'll be talking about what's left of gordon in the middle of the country. david? >> we know you'll be tracking it into the night and first thing in the morning on "gma." ginger, thank you. as ginger just reported, gordon is expected to slam ashore right there along the mississippi coast, where schools, businesses, resort casinos have been shut down tonight, and families are racing to protect their homes from rising waters and dangerous frolooding. abc's victor oquendo is there tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the ominous first bands of rain slamming into the gulf. gordon now closing in. winds of 70 miles per hour, as much as a foot of rain threatening m

the heaviest of the rain going to fall somewhere there between gulfport, biloxi, mobile, somewhere in there. the storm surge maximum three to five feet. winds will gust above 75 miles per hour. by the time we reach wednesday night, it will have already made its way well inland and the moisture will mix and already inundate the area in the midwest that's already been hit so hard. we'll be talking about this through the midweek and beyond. tom? >> and i know you and your team will be tracking this overnight. ginger, thank you so much. >>> and it isn't just the gulf coast reeling from severe storms tonight. flash flood watches and warnings in effect from texas all the way to the great lakes. take a look at this. cars in this parking lot in manhattan, kansas, already under water after days of relentless rain. and in chicago, passengers at o'hare airport carrying their luggage to the terminal after an entrance road was flooded. here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: tonight, heavy rain across the midwest snarling labor day travel. in chicago, flooding on roads around o'hare airport forcing

katrina, if you think about the devastation, you think about gulfport biloxi mississippi., mississippi, louisiana. it was a massive storm the people because of the new york thinksuperdome, tend to of katrina justin that visual. that oftentimes drives the narratives. let me make a few other comparisons. florence, in terms of the scope geographically, is almost as large as katrina was. the difference is this. once florence got to the coastline, it dropped from a category for 201. now it is a tropical storm tropical depression. disasteree the first was caused by the wind. and the storm surge surge. now, we will see a second disaster which is the flooding that comes, particularly flash flooding throughout the heels -- hills of the carolinas. in katrina, you have a similar double when he. was a categoryna five in the gulf, it deteriorated to a category 3 by the time it hit new orleans. the damage to new orleans is not that bad initially, but because of the storm surge and the winds across lake county train, it caused the levees to break. then you had a flooding disaster which i

yeah barbara we've actually moved up the coast a little bit to gulfport mississippi where if this storm holds its track this will be the strike point they are preparing as you would expect here they're gathering food water and medicines keeping enough on hand to sustain them for a week or more because of concerns that the power is going to go out here and that's a very real possibility with the strong winds that soaking rain you talked about but also storm surge that's going to be an issue here we expect to see the water coming up and out of the gulf as the surf really grows here and pushing into areas it's not supposed to be so with that said we have a few people out and getting some quick pictures at the beach but before. the hard stuff comes in we expect that in the next couple of hours when people will be locked down waiting and wondering where this storm is going to go next right now about one hundred miles or so off the coastline here and moving quickly as it heads this way. and of course it's meant to hit in parts that have still recovering from last year is a powerful hurricanes

3 to 5 feet, bringing significant flooding to roads and towns along the coast omar jimenez is in gulfport, mississippi with the latest red flags flying...(nats flags flapping)sandbags filling... (nats sandbag dropped on truck) and backyard clearing...(nats of ladder opening)all tell-tale signs a storm is approachingresident: "i just want to make sure i'm blocking off around the doorways and such."after lashing south florida with strong wind and heavy rains, gordon has set its sights on the gulf coast. the storm could drop up to 12 inches of rain across the area. governors in alabama, mississsippi and lousiana all declaring states of emergency and activating the national guard.louisiana closed several flood gates in preparation. governor john bel edwards, (d) louisiana: there's still a lot of work to be done in louisiana and there's an awful lot of people that out to be paying attention to this storm and making preparations.in mississippi, boat owners were orderd to remove vessels from the harbors in biloxi and gulfport because of the risk of storm surge.homeowners there are also concerned

in gulfport and biloxi, mississippi, boat owners were ordered to evacuate marinas.chools will not open tomorrow. mississipi's governor met with disaster officials at an emergency center giant video displays monitored gordos path ... people on the coast told to be ready to evacuate, all those things that we preach and teach throughout those blue sky days. we're getting close to where you may have to implement them."at louisiana's emergency operations center a clock counted down the hours to the hurricane's fury ... residents filled their cars with sandbags ... and secured their homes.get six inches of rain in mississippi, im gonnal ook for water to get to be about a foot under my housenew orleans' mayor says her city is prepared.gordon will primarily be a rain event with the potential of high winds throughout the city and storm surge in areas outside of the levee protection system. public safety is our absolute first priority. (ken) (ken) late this afternoon louisiana governor john bel edwards declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm. nobody should panic, he

louis and gulfport and to dauphin island with that wall of water. some of the waves, 26 feet tall in katrina. this could be 20. you could see what happened in that storm. this is the potential if you're on the right side of where the eye makes landfall. the left side is going to be less. it won't be zero, but it will be less. somewhere between 2 and 4. here, they're going 6 to 12 in the north of wilmington into morehead city, easily. up some of these rivers, we could see 18 feet. and if you are less than 18 feet above sea level and your house is, you need to leave. that's why this storm surge watch is going to turn into a warning later on today. here comes the storm on the european model. making a run kind of at wilmington. we'll see. i stopped it there to give you an idea of the american model, the gfs, is thinking, farther to the north, closer to cape hatteras. we'll see if that happens. it makes a tremendous difference for rainfall, for one, but for surge. this is going to be a surge with this storm that might be 70 miles wide. so even if you get

those are just in the harbors, biloxi, gulfport and lo beach, to get people out of their boats if they plan to ride the storm out. one year ago hurricane nate came ashore here. it was a minimalurricane but still caused serious problems.te flooding i about a quarter mile that was really quite devastatingnd two people died. nobody wants to take any of this seriously. al, there is still time for rocery o get to the store and to get gas in their cars. no matter how big or small the storm is there will be power outages making it difficult. >> absolutely. kerry sanders, biloxi, mississippi. thanks so muc kerry. we'll continue to track this all day long. savannah. >> al, another big concern with the weather, rrential rain in the midwest led to widespread flooding. emergency rescue and hundreds of canceled flights. what a day. nbc's blake mccoy in chicago for us with the test. good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. here at o'hare, water was drping into the terminal. more than 500 flights have been canceled since many passengers forced to spend the night here in the terminal

nbc's jay gray is in the middle of it all tonight in gulfport, mississippi.he latest and how are preps going there now, jay? >> hey there, jess, raj. the wind is picking up. there's cloud cover here. it's dark, obviously. no rain to this point. but we know it's on the way as this storm continues to churn building strength and momentum in the warm waters of the gulf as it moves in. >> with gordon racing towards the gulf coast. >> makes me nervous. >> tens of thousands in the potential strike zone are rushing to get ready. >> we want folks to be aware. we want them to take all the necessary precautions at their own property. protect their property as well as themselves. >> moving sandbags into place, filling gas tanks and making sure there's plenty of food and water for what could be a rough ride for the next couple of days. >> we don't know how bad it will be. best to do what you got to do before it get here. >> the time to prepare is quickly running out. >> throughout the day today and into tonight, conditions are expected to -- >> strong wind, a growing surf

storm, and potentially correctly so because it could make a severe storm surge like what we saw in gulfport from katrina, because it will be out here in the water so long getting so big, getting that bubble of water under the storm itself, and then that bubble crashes onshore at almost a 90-degree angle. that's the worst. if it's a glancing blow, you don't get as much surge. but through hatteras and through wilmington, we don't know because it's three days out yet but you need to prepare for this storm, because the gfs and european models are within 100 miles of each other of what this storm is going to do. it will make a devastating impact somewhere along the carolinas. there will be people that need to leave because there will be water coming onshore 15 feet deep and you just need to get out of there. run from the water and hide from the wind, and if you can hide from the wind you don't have to go very far inland, just get to a safe structure. it's pushing it towards the u.s., and i don't see how that changes but it's mother nature, and september 10th is the peak of hurricane season, iron

it's somewhere around gulfport, mississippi or mobile, alabama.bands are coming city and that will be one of the main focus areas in that direction. by september, things wind down with the fog, but oakland, yesterday, 74 and gilroy, 82. near average and slightly below for this time of year. 60s, 70s and 80s with morning fog and the city is hard- pressed to get on the high side, and you have to do it this month because last year was a different ballgame. 64, 65, 65 again today with water temp, 53 and no change through san francisco with storms possible near tahoe and most looks to be toward the south with hurricane norman moving away from the hawaiian islands. 50s and 60s on the temps, 60s on the peninsula for most. delta wind with fog in place and thunder asked david he -- funder activity popping up toward yosemite and the central sierra. for us, temperatures will be similar today and tomorrow and i don't see much change as we see temperatures, 60s, 70s and 80s and overall, not much change. warmer by the weekend and not going crazy, just gradual w

. >> reporter: there's mandatory evacuations in place for gulfport, biloxi and long beach but those evacuations that are mandatory are in the harbors, folks who thought they would ride the storm out on the boat will not happen. that's a relatively new law. a year ago that nate came ashore. two people died. they don't want to see any sort of folks trying to battle out mother nature because even if it's a tropical storm or hurricane it will cause problems. in nate we saw water about this deep and potentially we could see with the storm surge of four-plus feet coastal flooding again. the schools are closed in mississippi today. some schools as far west as new orleans will be closed. >> when a storm come, i leave. >> reporter: the opportunity exists with the timing of the storm for folks to go to the grocery store. >> stocking up on some stuff just in case. >> reporter: and get the cars topped off with gasoline. the reason they would do that is because afterwards with a power outage, the pumps just don't work. kerry sanders, nbc news, now back to you. >>> developing this morning, firefighters are t

in gulfport and biloxi, mississippi, boat owners were ordered to evacuate marinas.orrow. mississipi's governor met with disaster officials at an emergency center giant video displays monitored gordon's path ... people on the coast told to be ready to evacuate, all those things that we preach and teach throughout those blue sky days. we're getting close to where you may have to implement them."at louisiana's emergency operations center a clock counted down the hours to the hurricane's fury ... residents filled their cars with sandbags ... and secured their homes.get six inches of rain in mississippi, im gonnal ook for water to get to be about a foot under my housenew orleans' mayor says her city is prepared.gordon will primarily be a rain event with the potential of high winds throughout the city and storm surge in areas outside of the levee protection system. public safety is our absolute first priority. lawrence karnow: a tropical storm is moving across florida and could become a hurricane before coming onshore in the gulf. the air quality suffered today but should

louis, gulfport. that's the 20-foot storm surge that rolled right onshore because of how strong this storm was prior in its life. that's what we'll have right here. wednesday night, it's 150-mile-an-hour storm. the water is warm. there's not a lot of shear. we'll build this into a major hurricane. the computer models now trending slightly farther to the north than they were yesterday but still charleston, you are not out of the woods by any means because once it gets to land, it's actually going to stop. and when it stops, it will make tremendous amounts of rainfall, 20 to 30" of rain and with harvey we had 60" of rain. this is more topographic. causing more flooding with rivers and streams and the like. the sun is finally up over the atlantic ocean for today and we'll show you what's going on. there's not only florence. there's more to think about. not to worry about, just to think about. isaac, florence and, there you go, helene there off the coast of africa. a very busy season. in fact, this is the

in gulfport and biloxi, mississippi, boat owners were ordered to evacuate marinas.t open tomorrow. mississipi's governor met with disaster officials at an emergency center giant video displays monitored gordon's path ... people on the coast told to be ready to evacuate, all those things that we preach and teach throughout those blue sky days. we're getting close to where you may have to implement them."at louisiana's emergency operations center a clock counted down the hours to the hurricane's fury ... residents filled their cars with sandbags ... and secured their homes.get six inches of rain in mississippi, im gonnal ook for water to get to be about a foot under my housenew orleans' mayor says her city is prepared.gordon will primarily be a rain event with the potential of high winds throughout the city and storm surge in areas outside of the levee protection system. public safety is our absolute first priority. (ken) now to our four zone forecast. you're looking live at the golden gate bridge.(pam) kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us with a look

if you're in gulfport, mississippi, the winds are picking up and we actually have yet to experience rain, even though we are in the path of the eye. when you look at the radar, most of the rain bands are in the eastern side of the eye. so the section of the gulf coast getting hit the hardest right now, that includes portions of alabama. in fact, take a look at this video shot by some storm chasers from oklahoma. right now they are on dauphin island near mobile, heavy rain coming in sideways and driven by those heavy winds. in the nearby city of orange beach, alabama, they are reporting flooding on some of their roads. earlier in the day, residents and visitors all along the northern gulf coast were stocking up on food, water and emergency supplies but rather they canceled their vacation plans many torahs have decided just to hunker down. listen. >> i just decided that we would make a trip, and we are going to have an adventure. >> this is our first hurricane and we are excited to see what happens. we are going to watch it and if it gets any worse than we might pack up and leave but i thi

louis, biloxi, gulfport, somewhere between 10:00 and midnight tonight. don't let that fool you because by 6:00 winds will be somewhere in the ballpark of 75 miles an hour. anywhere in this area from new orleans to mobile, so here is the latest wind speed, now 63. the last we had was 61 so this is flown through the center. it's not an eye but it's flown through the center three times and it picked up 63. so now we're getting higher and higher and the organization is getting higher and higher. there is no reason for this storm to not get stronger and that's the forecast and this's what will happen. storm surge around biloxi. it could be three to five feet. >> and that's why the states of emergency have been declared and why you see the preb being done there. thank you, chad, appreciate the update, keep us posted. >>> moments from now fireworks set to begin on capitol hill. you see orrin hatch and republicans and democrats are filing in for the confirmation for brett kavanaugh to be the next supreme court justice. we'll bring it to you live and the opening

louis and biloxi and gulfport, so many people that came back found there was nothing to come home to. while those that stayed behind said i'm so glad to have my life, those that came back said look at the destruction. if you stick around, that's when you learned how precious life is. we'll talk to a hurricane hunter flying towards florence at this minute. up next, we'll get an update from the many different tracks. we have two main models the forecasters watch. the american model and the european model. our meteorologists will break them down for you after this. feel the clarity of non-drowsy claritin and relief from symptoms caused by over 200 allergens. like those from buddy. because stuffed animals are clearly no substitute for real ones. feel the clarity. and live claritin clear. we really pride ourselves on making it easy for you >> tech: at safelite autoglass, to get your windshield fixed. with safelite, you can see exactly when we'll be there. saving you time for what you love most. >> kids: whoa! >> kids vo: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace ♪ at ally, we created a savings a

jennifer gray is live in gulfport, mississippi with more. what's the latest, jennifer? >> reporter: people are getting their boats out of the water and moving inland. the biggest concern will be the storm surge. we could get three to five feet of storm surge, it's a very low-lying area so any water is going to go straight inland so at this marina behind me, everyone has been asked to get their boats out of the water. still several boats here but we've seen people show up to get that secure so not much time left. the rain is still about 75 miles offshore. the storm still about 200 miles offshore. conditions will get worse into the afternoon hours and then especially this evening. we could get four to eight inches of rain. this is right where the storm is expected to make landfall somewhere around here. schools are closed for the day. the hurricane flags are out along the beaches so people are trying to secure their belongings in the last hour theft before the storm hits. john? >> jennifer gray on the gulf coast where you've been watching the storm all morning. >>> the pr

it looks like gulfport, biloxi, straight on during the darkness of the evening and overnight hours.uth side of this, which means you'll get a little less in the way of rainfall and storm surge. then it heads up into the arklamiss and up to northwest arkansas where it could cause flooding because there's potential where you see the magenta of 7 to 10 inches of rain, especially in arkansas as the storm slows there. back here, a little mist near the coast. that's about it. mainly cloudy elsewhere with mid to upper 50s not only in the east bay valleys but pretty much everywhere except for hayward and mountain view at 61, and los gatos at 64 degrees. if you're out and about, quick look at your commute planner. there's spotty fog in the north bay, otherwise, lighter breezes and temperatures in the 60serpre th lt much b presng n'it? summer unofficially over, i would say it's officially over as far as your commute is concerned. zooming into a couple slow areas on our traffic maps. we have known about a car fire for a while in the pittsburg area. westbound highway 4 got cnfirmation from chp

now, tonight through tomorrow morning, it will come possibly right ashore near gulfport.ts new orleans on the southern edge, which is actually the weaker part of the storm. then it heads up into arkansas where that seven to ten inches of rain could cause some flooding. also in mississippi and northern louisiana where you can see the heaviest of the track of rain will fall. back here at home, wouldn't it be nice to get rain once in a while? not that time of year for us. 61 in redwd city. 60 in menlo park. everybody else in the mid to upper 50s. hayward and fremont thib 60s. the rest of us in the mid to upper 50s. 72 in san jose, i think that's a mistake. here's a look at the san mateo bridge. on the roads today, spotty fog across the north bay. mist at the coast. ferry ride, we have lighter breezes today. no small craft advisory, and mass transit, a summer spread once again with 60s att the coast and 90 inland. san francisco, we start off in the 50s with mist near the coast. we'll see the sun break out around noon. never completely getting rid of the clouds, though, as you

and be prepared to react to i da woodruff: as a precaution, the coast guard closed the ports of gulfport and pascagoula in mississippi, and mobi, alabama, until the storm passes. a typhoon ripped through the western coast of japan today, the strongest to make landfall ere in 25 years. more than 700 flights were canceled after the osaka region's main airport flooded. and, strong winds blew a tanker ship into a bridge to the airport. the storm killed at least two people, closed schools and knocked out power to more than 1.6 million households. the united states is sounding new alarms about syria. that comes as a government offensive against idlib province appears imminent. it's the lone remaining rebel usronghold. the white said today a syrian attack, backed by russia, would be a "reckless escalation", and u.n. ambassador nikki haley warned chemical weapons could be used. >> what you're seeing is the president saying to iran, russia and assad, d't go there, we're out going to accept it, it's not okay, whate seeing from us and the fact that the security council wants to talk about it is, do

include downtown new orleans where there are voluntary evacuations, but it does include areas of gulfportbay saint louis could be a problem, all the way over to pascagoula with 3 to 5 feet. but don't forget about the parishes of louisiana. it does not take much to inundate them. even around plaquemines parish, 2 to 4 could be affected. more from around slidell eastward towards pascagoula again. >> when is it expected to make landfall in the gulf, in the gulf coast? >> i think around 10:00 or 11:00. give or take an hour. this thing has been moving fast, about 17 miles per hour. and that's actually a good thing. >> you're talk about tomorrow night, obviously? >> tomorrow night. yes. thank you for making that clarification. but the tropical storm-force winds are broad enough we could have some other threats, and obviously that could be not just power outages, downed trees and things of that nature, but because it is moving faster, we should keep the rain totals done a little bit, anderson. >> i saw reporting of a possibility of a few isolated tornados. >> yeah, good question. i want to make

it looks like gulfport, mississippi tonight. right is now peace and calm and fog. there are some hints around the middle of the month that we could get a storm. the models are wrestling it. another big fog bank this morning near to below average on the temperatures. the coast and the bay are struggling. by now in september, the coast and the city are starting to warm up a little bit. we're not seeing that this year. there is too much fog. the city should be 70 degrees on a hot day. they cannot get over 65. 65 again today is my forecast high. thunderstorm activity south of tahoe. keep an eye on that. the deep system in the four corner that's exit out into the -- exiting out to the plains this is a decent delta breeze and most locations say cloudy the temperatures will be in the 60s, 70s and upper 80s. this is a pattern that we're stuck in. i don't see much change, maybe a little warmer inland. and now to alley. and she tells us that the traffic is moderate. >>> yes, let's get to 880. some of the earlier problems are cleared out of the way. but the damage has been do

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hatches and of course to get gasoline right now there are mandatory evacuations, but those are just in gulfport the harbors. back to you. >> thank you very much >>> and wti is trading higher by 1.9& this morning. coming up, dan arbess will join us with his take on the markets right now. >>> good morning and welcome back to "squawk box. we're live at the nasdaq market site among the stories front and center, u.s. fund managers have been trimming their holdings of financial stocks average u.s. mutual fund reduced its stake in financial companies by about 1.1 percentage points during the second quarter. that is the biggest decline in about five years u.s. automaker will release their august sales figures this morning. analysts think u.s. sales rose 1.2% last month compared to the same month last year general motors will not an august number, it now only reports on a quarterly basis >>> and crazy rich asians stopped the movie box office for the third straight weekend, it took in about $28.3 million. the success as well as the latest mission impossible movie helped boost labor day box office by abou

i just saw one forecast, more head city, gulfport right in here. surge tonight at midnight thiebest on record, worse than hazel in 1954. the water will be up and in them at thooid. one of many problems we'll see with water in eastern north carolina. >> bill, thank you. keep us posted. >>> still ahead on morning joe the white house is pushing to fight back against election interference. but that's not the end of the story. why congress may have been left in the dark about the president's executive order. you're watching "morning joe". we'll be right back. [ upbeat music ] i'm ready to crush ap english. i'm ready to do what no one on my block has done before. forget that. what no one in the world has done before. all i need access, tools, connections. high-speed connections. is the world ready for me? through internet essentials, comcast has connected more than six-million low-income people to low-cost, high-speed internet at home. i'm trying to do some homework here. so they're ready for anything. >> there is new reporting on alleged talks between p