ken graham, thank you ng much for jois. the governor of louisiana said that for a lot of people, hurllricane sa seemed to have come out of nowhere, rapidly forming to a hurricane just in the last day. what is the currentst foreand can you tell us about where it is heading and how strong it will be? r you're looking at 100 mile-an-hour winht now, a significant hurricane. and looking at this, the tropical storm-force winds extend out over 100 miles, but the real sry here is slow, and that is a big problem. if you think about this being 1:00 p.m. on tuesday, this is 1:00 p.m. on tuesday, and with a slow storm like that, it compounds theh issues w rainfall ande. storm su you'll see torrential dangerous rains as well, from mississippi, alabama, the florida panhandle, even into georgia. significant issue with the waters. and slow storms justnd compthe issue. >> reporter: a lot of times they're focused on e center of the hurricane. with hurricane sally, are we more concerned about the prolonged impacts? >> abss olutely. leok at th

joining me now is ken graham, he's the director of the national hurricane center. director, thank you very much for being with us. we just spoke to ed lavendera in mobile and gary on pensacola beach. the floodwaters are coming up and the wind gusts, i know, are approaching 100 miles an hour there. what is he going through? what can he expect? talk to us about what the storm is doing? >> just a slow mover. nothing's going to go away anytime soon. if you think about the eye wall itself, the eye wall is getting the maximum winds of the hurricane, right over gulf shores, fully in the eye, so it's going to get calm for a little bit, but really urging residents, if you're in that eye, don't go outside. because what's going to happen is the back edge of that eye wall is on the way. and it's actually approaching the coastline. just dangerous situation there. but the wind, the torrential rainfall, the storm surge, already seeing some gauges get up 4 to 5 feet with the storm surge. so all aspects of this, just a sedation situation all around. >> how much rain and how much lo

. >>> joining us now is ken graham, director of the national hurricane center. our chad myers has told us that the latest reading of the inches of rain, you heard me tell gary tuchman say this, over 24 inches of rain there in pensacola. >> that's what we're stressing so much, the slower the storm, the more time there is to put down this rain. so you think about this forecast. we have been talking about 15 to 20, the potential getting to 30. even 35 inches of rain. the slow movement that's the problem. you start looking at this system. we're still along the shore and even by thursday early morning you're in portions of south alabama. slow moving system. >> so just so i understand, this level of rain will last there for how many hours? >> yeah, still -- if you look at this radar, you know, you think of how long you're still going to get this rain. so we're moving so slow towards the north-northeast here and that's just more time for the rain. so some of the rain bands could continue because even if this center moves to the north you can see some of the rain bands

joining us now is ken graham, director of the national hurricane center. ken, thank you for your time. i know how busy you are. what are you most concerned about at this hour? >> alisyn, we're sitting here in operations at the hurricane center talking about an historic rainfall event. we've been talking about the storm surge, but this slow movement. we are now moving at 2 miles an hour. and we're going to continue to move with that slow movement with time. that is not a good sign, because the slower the movement, the more time it is to pile up that rainfall and also storm surge. not just on the coast, but well inland into alabama and eventually into even georgia. >> historic rainfall event. what does that look like? i covered hurricane harvey in texas, in houston, a few years ago. and i just remember that even days later, there were still parts of the city that were underwater and waterlogged for weeks. so what do you mean, that you're predicting -- >> yeah. just like that, alisyn. some of these areas could have water for a long period of time. these totals

ken graham, good luck to you. we're grateful for what you and your team are doing. thank you. >>> let's get some more on this dangerous life-threatening storm right now. gary tucker is in pensacola, florida. gary, tell us about the winds that you're experiencing right now and how much worse you expect it to get. >> reporter: yeah, it's going to get a lot worse, wolf, because as we just heard, this is a slow-moving hurricane and the worst is yet to come. along santa rosa island, it's just south of pensacola. this is pensacola beach. the signs tell us please practice social distancing. it's not an issue right now. there's no one on the beach. i feel like i'm skiing, and there's a snow squall and huge winds and whiteout conditions. that's what it feels like right now aside from the temperature. but this is the beach. the waves are getting bigger and bigger as we're standing here, and it's already flooded quite a bit. we're hours away from the eye of the storm getting close to here. these are the lifeguard stations. they were abandoned earlier in the day, the beach is o

could be 20 inches of rainfall and the hurricane center ken graham, he said he wouldn't be surprised if some places saw 30 inches of rain. >> wow. that is -- well, a lot for communities to absorb. chad myers, stay on top of it as he brings us information, we'll bring it right to you. >>> still to come this hour, in his own words, the president might be ignoring health experts in public, but in new audio from bob woodward it's clear he knew how deadly this virus was. still contrary to his public statements. >>> as wildfires rage out of control, president trump continues to assert that climate change plays no role whatsoever and questions if it exists. >>> we are learning of the true heroism of an l.a. county deputy after an ambush attack. she saves her partner's life while suffering a severe gunshot wound herself. we'll have an update on both of their conditions ahead. only mas? secret aluminum free helps eliminate odor instead of just masking it. and is made with three times more odor fighters. with secret, odor is one less thing to worry about. secret. it's not just a sandwich, far

joining me now is the director of the national hurricane center, ken graham thank you so much for joininghe latest on hurricane sally's track? >> yeah, the latest information, we're getting all the latest information from the aircraft, 80 miles per hour. you start looking at the, slowly you move, the dangerous rainfall and to push those tides in, slow is not a good in, slow system, just 2 miles an hour. >> one of the things that we've been tracking that there are actually five storms brewing in the atlantic, including tropical storm teddy which is expected to become a hurricane, how concerning is it to you guys down there that all of these storms are happening at the same time >> interesting yesterday, we were writing five advisories, we haven't done that since september 1971 every desk is filled we're able to provide that information to keep everyone safe out there sally, that slow movement, the storm surge is scary and the rainfall is scary. >> how much are you expecting the folks down there to see. >> with the slow movement, really so much moisture coming out of the gulf of mexico, as

ken graham, i know we're speaking to you throughout the day. you have your work cut out for you. thank you for being with us this morning. >>> okay, john, so publicly president trump continues to host crowded indoor events but privately he calls the coronavirus the plague and says he now how dangerous and deadly it is. why is there such a difference between his public and private stance? that's next. ♪ ♪ only lexus asks questions like these, because we believe the most amazing machines are inspired by you. experience the rewards of our curiosity. understanding how to talk to your doctor about treatment options is key. today, we are redefining how we do things. we find new ways of speaking, so you're never out of touch. it's seeing someone's face that comforts us, no matter where. when those around us know us, they can show us just how much they care. the first steps of checking in, the smallest moments can end up being everything. there's resources that can inform us, and that spark can make a difference. when we use it to improve things, then that change can last within us. when

ken graham, at the national hurricane center, says "sally" illustratethe potential damage.. >> when you a slow moving storm, it just compounds the issues. it's longer to be able to putn that r the ground, longer to push that storm surge in, so ale combination of the rai and storm surge when its a slow moving storm, you just have the opportunity to put torrential ngerous rainfall onto the ground leading to flash flooding. in fact, with tropical systems historically, 90% of the fatalities in tropical systems is from the water. >> reporter: officials in alabama and mississippi had urged residents in flood-prone areas to get out.e but, snored the evacuation orders. park painter of fish river says he's endured false alarms before. >> a lot of times there's hurricanes and they don't end up tting as bad as people s they will so i guess everyone's thinking it'going to be like that again and then everyone tecked up, moved last minu. >> reporter: the storm's sloe speed also ms path less predictable.ts meteorologredicted it would hit biloxi, mississippi, but that changed last night, sparing the ci

joining us now ken graham, the director of the national hurricane center. mr. to see you. we've talked about how federal resources are now kind of scrambling to move down to the florida area. were you surprised, sir, by the vast -- pretty significant right turn that sally made in the last hours? >> trace, we were talking about it here in operations. the problem we've had is the slow movement. whenever you have the storms moving at 2 or 3 miles per hour they wobble around like crazy. every time there is a little wobble it can adjust the track. the slow ones are difficult to forecast the actual track. you look at the rainfall and storm surge that will be continuing to be is big issue. the leading cause of fatalities is that water. >> trace: we're showing some of the video out of pensacola, florida hit very hard along with mobile, alabama. when you talk about the water, is it safe to assume that we are going to see more rain from this storm than we have seen likely since hurricane harvey a few years ago in texas? >> just so much rain here. you look at the rainfall

ken graham, thank you very much. be well. ken is isolating what is the story here. these storms, if you think about what is happening right now with sally, you've got hurricane paullet. tropical storm teddy, tropical storm vicki. you have tropical storm rene. all roughly in the same roughly 250-mile neighborhood. we have not seen that since richard nixon was president. so it goes. more after this. look here, it's your very own all-in-one entertainment experience: xfinity x1. it's the easiest way to watch live tv and all your favorite streaming apps. plus, x1 also includes peacock premium at no extra cost. this baby is the total package. it streams exclusive originals, the full peacock movie library, complete collections of iconic tv shows, and more. yup, the best really did get better. magnificent. xfinity x1 just got even better, with peacock premium included at no additional cost. no strings attached. ♪. neil: historic date at the white house. some likened it to camp david during the times of jimmy carter when that was egypt and israel burying the hatchet at the t

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among the people insisting he should do it jared kushner his son-in-law and senator lindsey graham and them, ken and pam. >>all right katherine, thank you very much coming up next in sports. a key 49 ers - linebacker was activated today after being placed on the last week jason dumas says the details next plus our coverage continues on the poor air quality covering the bay area help >>firefighters >>across california are stretched thin after dozens of 4 new fires popped up overnight on top of that. they're now facing even more challenges trying to bring in help from outside the state our capitoau explains. >>after 15 new wildfire sparked in california firefighters are stretching even thinner as they work to contain hundreds of active wildfires other west coast states are burning to some that usually help california's extreme fire fight we're all competing for wild land fires, specific resources. >>so it does provide a challenge it's a zchallenge to all the states that are being affected right now callaway chief brian marslleven a few weeks ago as the state second and 3rd r wildfires burn simul

ken starr former independent counsel whitewater investigation good day to you lindsey graham put a timelineair of judiciary committee believes he can do the hearings 12th of october and vote around halloween. how does that schedule sound to you and factor into the election you think ken? >> it certainly sounds reasonable. history teaches us that justices have been confirmed in the matter of two or three weeks and the judiciary chairman senator graham is extremely experienced so he knows and assumes that the nominee whoever she is going to be is going to be extremely well qualified and so forth so i think it's realistic in terms of the election. i think it's terrific. we can have a great debate in the political debates between the president and the vice president. what do we want the supreme court to look like? let's have a good nationwide discussion about this. >> frankly, the story really seemed to shift yesterday when mitt romney came out publicly endorsed going forward with this. who do you believe the nominee could be or will be? >> i don't know who it will be but it's certain threw odd