say laura has undergone a remarkable intensification becoming even more powerful than 1st predicted this is the most intense hurricane to hit the region in years bringing daya warnings from officials but i'm asking people right now to pay attention to this storm to get out of harm's way if there's an evacuation order in place whether it's mandatory or voluntary and understand our state hasn't seen a storm surge like this in many many decades more than half a 1000000 residents have been evacuated the national guard has been deployed and even those who normally ride storms out a taking no chances were it was going to stay but limited category 4 it was the even though the house supposed to be. thankful i think it is better than this because people here can turn it off so you know i know what to feel. the best bank is backing away. from laura is predicted to bring with it a storm surge of up to 6 meters that could go inland for 50 kilometers along the louisiana texas border forecasters call that unsupervised verbal language not often used by the national hurricane center but it's import

hurricane laura and if you're just joining us at the top of the hour, the news at this hour, hurricane laura has officially made landfill there in cameron, texas. we'll have more when we return. we're live in lake charles which is expected to take a direct hit from hurricane laura moving forward as it slices toward the shore and makes landfill officially this hour. these folks, they don't have time to go to the post office they have businesses to grow customers to care for lives to get home to they use stamps.com print discounted postage for any letter any package any time right from your computer all the services of the post office plus ups only cheaper get our special tv offer a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. a 4-week trial probinwithout the commission a digfees. so, you can start investing today wherever you are - even hanging with your dog. so, what are you waiting for? download now and get your first stock on us. robinhood. >>> don't solely pay attention to the storm. understand we still have this covid situation and

again i'm come on sun summary here in doha with the world news from al-jazeera hurrican laura has roared across the southern u.s. coast bringing a storm surge which was described as unsurvivable. also a 4th night of demonstrations in wisconsin over the police shooting of an unarmed black man. not only you're a. tourist and locked up with no chance of being freed a white supremacist who killed 51 muslim worshippers in new zealand is sentenced. well after warning greece not to test its patients turkey is now revealed exactly what that meant it will be holding a live firing exercises in the eastern mediterranean next week the latest escalation in a maritime dispute with greece over control of potential oil and gas reserves both countries have already held military drills near this patch of sea they both claim . the turkish government is also extending the work of its vessel conducting seismic surveys of the area and greece is expected to ratify a maritime agreement with egypt which turkey opposes plenty going on just in that area meanwhile germany's top diplomat has called for an end to the

at category four, hurricane laura has the potential to be deadly.rvivable storm surge, where it will be hitting. bringing winds of 150mph, laura is pushing the sea waters from the gulf of mexico inland. a storm surge that could reach 20ft in height and travel as far as a0 miles from the coast. the often marshy terrain of the gulf coast is particularly vulnerable, and the evacuation of half a million people is already well underway. many have headed for shelters further inland. but not everybody is leaving. basically stand back, riding it out, i've already got the house stockpiled with what i might need, just got to make sure you fill the sinks in and the bathtub, run the toilets, if we lose water and power. others have weighed up the risks and decided it's time to move. it's going to be real bad. so, we are leaving. we don't want to go, i don't want to go, but my children want to go. that may be the wisest option. water levels are rising, helped by torrential rain, and there are already reports of damage to buildings. the authorities have warned tha

laura are threatening torrential rain, high winds and flooding. we've already seen the devastating impact left behind in parts of the caribbean — at least 10 people are dead in the dominican republic and haiti. alanna petroff hasescuers pool in stranded survivors to cheers. the capital of the dominican republic flooded and overwhelmed by tropical storm laura. not everyone made it. a mother and her young son died when a wall collapsed on their home. translation: the wall collapsed on top of them. it fell onto the house. the owner needs to come forward. he knew that the war was going to collapse. he shouldn't have else that while. tropical storm laura also batted borrika, haiti only virgin islands. in haiti, some people everything. translation: the majority of the people here are not safe. this town is destroyed as you can see. look at the people walking by. houses are condemned. there are bodies. the merchants have lost their goods. tropical storm laura is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane as it turns towards the us gulf coast. before laura makes landfall in the us, hurricane marco will hit first. they are both heading towards the state of louisiana. texas, and florida are also making preparations. foreca

larry madowo has this update from lake charles in louisiana. it is clean—up time after laura.cane. he's going to need a new roof and floor where the trees hit, but he's also spared the worst of the damage. if you think about it too long, you'd probably cry. and having three in 15 years, to me, is kind of unprecedented. i'm not a global warming kind of guy, but it kind of makes you think. it kind of makes you think. the streets are littered with debris and shattered glass. entire roofs caved in and many standing structures have wind damage. this cafe in the historic district is emblematic of what lake charles feels like long after hurricane laura is gone — frozen in time. the mayor has said his city right now looks like something out of a bad science fiction film. the rebuilding will take time. neighbourhood after neighbourhood is like this... rob gaudet is leading a team of volunteers, mobilised through social media, called the cajun navy. maybe they're missing shingles like this home, and we can come in, clear the trees out of the way, clear the roads of debris. we're actuall

of we have been watching what has been going on on the louisiana coast for the latest headlines on hurricane laura, that has preoccupied people. here in europe, also waiting on the latest developments from jackson hole. just as we see laura weakening to a category three hurricane, although we know they can still linger it still do damage. tom: 120 miles per hour maximum wind, but the landfall of 160 was extraordinary. the shape of the storm has changed as well.

laura has undergone a remarkable transformation. ing an extremely dangerous hurricane. this has been categorised repeatedly as an un—survivable storm surge, where it will be hitting. and that storm surge could continue inland for about 30 miles. this is the damage laura has already wreaked in the caribbean, claiming 2a lives. it's a warning for people in texas and louisiana. their evacuation is being complicated by coronavirus, the challenge to try to keep people both safe from the storm and socially—distanced. but with water levels already rising, authorities say any rescue operation will prove challenging, if not impossible. simon jones, bbc news. joining us now is kerry heath, a reporter with the local newspaper in galveston island in texas, near where hurricane laura is making landfall. kerry, thank you very much for your time, joining us in the evening, obviously. when we hear words for a storm search light and survivable, thatis storm search light and survivable, that is pretty frightening stuff. how do people feel about that?

hurricane laura has made landfall in the southern united states for concerts warning of unsurvivable storms such as we see ana and texas state governors some worried about coastal residents have chosen to stay despite mandatory evacuation orders. u.s. vice president mike pence has used the 3rd night of the republican national convention to praise donald trump's record on the economy have floor in order to criticize democratic presidential candidates joe biden for attacking america and said that the country would not be safe under his leadership a white house correspondent can be helped it has more from washington. it was a night heavy with symbolism as the vice president delivered his keynote speech at historic fort mchenry in baltimore the inspiration for the u.s. national anthem. by mike can't stood with veterans in a display of patriotism the imagery a condemnation of athletes to kneel during the song the star-spangled banner parents and president donald trump have denounced athletes many of them black who kneel in protest over police brutality the american people know. we don't h

hurricane laura has made lawful as a category 4 storm. has now been downgraded to a category 2. >>> number five, oakland police say several were arrested after a largely peaceful protest over the jacob black shooting in wisconsin turned violent. age at a time tothey attempted to businesses, dozens of windows broken and several vandalized. >>> number six, taking a live look at the bay bridge, things cleared just past the toll plaza, that minor crash there. metering lights came on at 6:09. >>> and 2-year-old comfort dog named carrot. she is visiting with the crews and as you see, bringing them a lot of joy. carrot was supposed to be a guide dog for the blind, but she was too playful and they said hey girl, we have something else for you to do. >> she had a different calling. that's all it was. >> and now she looks like she is happy andn her zone. spreading love to people who are working so hard to keep families and homes safe. so we appreciate all of them. >> can we get one for in here? >> mike, you just got back here yesterday. >> trying t

laura has 60 miles per hour. is narrowing. it all comes during a pandemic and added challenge as people are leaving their homes for shelters. >>> most of these fires have moved into steep terrain complicating efforts to contain them. as you mention more than a million acres burned in over one week. to give context, that's more than three times the typical wildfire season. >> president trump is expected to make an appearance on the first night of the republican national convention this evening. over the week he'll appear alongside lawmakers and members of his own family. >> get there. get there. get there. get in the hole. go in the hole. what? >> yep. some golfers wait their entire lives without sinking a hole in one. this one, however, did it at four years old. >> you just hit a hole -- [ laughter ] >> the welcome back to "cbs this morning." he's four years old. it's hard to see on camera, but you could tell dad was excited about what happened. it's nice to see at four years old you can do something that most peo

structural racism in police departments and in the american justice the death toll from hurricane laura has risen to at least 14 that's a day after it slammed into the southern united states on friday communities began cleaning up along the devastated louisiana coastline a category 4 storm left hundreds of thousands of people without power and water floridians warn it could be weeks before the services return. those lucky enough to survive assessing the damage and hoping to rebuild this couple stayed behind they only survived by sheltering inside the hallway in the middle of their house. no we're not better than anybody of them please keep the roof on the safe thank you it would be a. hurricane laura hippe both louisiana and texas along the gulf coast one of the most powerful storms in recent history more than half a 1000000 people have fled hundreds of thousands are now without water and power. the roof you know i would imagine a tornado or something taking a roof off wealth already so you basic services could be out for weeks or even longer i'm glad i didn't stay because with the wind gus

no surprise laura has been coming. so far so good.winds, we lost a few awnings and glass breakage here and there. the good news is our team members and guests are safe so that the priority for us. >> we heard a gust of 140 miles per hour hitting lake charles, that will do some damage to the structure. you've got to stay ahead of that. >> we been running from one scene to the next and that is a challenge to make sure the crews are staying safe on that. some glass, loss of awnings, lost a wedding gazebo, pool areas, downed trees, stuff that is going to happen with those kind of winds with the eye is over us, we have called before it starts up again. >> this thing grew really quick so i would imagine you were hard-pressed to prepare for it since no one really have a lot of time to prepare because it happened so fast. >> we struggled, we brought some crew income had a great team. i have almost 100 essential team members staying on the property to keep the place running and safe and ready for the cleanup so we will get at it in the morning

laura has been downgraded from a category 4 to a category 2 storm but that still means top wind speeds of almost 180 kilometers per hour winds of thousands of people are without power and the governor of louisiana is worried that some coastal residents who were issued with evacuation orders have actually ignored them. which is in lake charles louisiana which is taking the full force of the storm here's his report. thankfully we are getting a bit of a break the wind has died down the rain has stopped for now we'll continue to see a bit of that spinning rain and some wind gusts for the next hour or so as the storm finally clears all the way out of this area but lake whole think of the wreck that last night burst the storm makes landfall about all 3035 miles to the south and cameron in the move in and a process that didn't and as it did it wreaked havoc here we know that flooding is an issue and will continue to be the water is still building hundreds of thousands are without power not only in this area but that power is going to be lost as the storm continues to push to the north in an e

storm laura has already left a deadly mark on the dominican republic in its wake flooding that's left homes inundated and up to a 1000000 people without power. residents have been trying to salvage whatever they can. in neighboring haiti torrents of flood water gushed through the streets in a similar picture of despair. most people here on safe this town is destroyed as you can see look at the people walking by the house is a condemned there are dead people traders have lost their goods it was. after gnashing southern cuba storm laura is now heading towards the u.s. gulf coast and puerto rico in tandem with another potentially deadly storm system marco. u.s. president donald trump says emergency services are in place this is so water and president that the scope of the storms and also the fact that they come so quickly after one another both storms have the potential of gathering strength before they make landfall and could cause significant damage so we're going to get basically a right hook from marco and then a left hook from 4 more. storm surges of up to 2 meters high and predicte

. >>> hurricane laura has weakened but it's not harmless. far from it. we will show you some of the devastation. devastation. that is next. supplements... neuriva's clinically proven ingredients fuel 5 indicators of brain performance. take the neuriva challenge with our money-back guarantee! ♪ i got it all from you ♪ i'm always pushing through ♪ i know we'll make it to the finish line ♪ ♪ i know you're waiting on the other side ♪ ♪ i'm like you on-demand glucose monitoring. because they're always on. another life-changing technology from abbott. so you don't wait for life. you live it. >>> laura has now weakened to a tropical depression after hitting louisiana as a category 4 hurricane. the storm is moving through arkansas on friday, and could reach the mid atlantic states on saturday. right now, louisiana and texas are taking stock of the damage, martin savage is on the ground and he is showing how bad it is. martin. >> look, look, look, look, the roof there had is a faux roof coming down. you can see it some on the ground there, raining down here in la

personas no tienen electricidad en el este de texas y en luisiana, donde el impacto del huracÁn laura haÍas. la vez para suministro de combustible en este paÍs. pedro con las imÁgenes de la devastaciÓn. pedro:conforme iba amaneciendo se dejaba ver los estragos del huracÁn laura. en comunidades ubicadas frente al mar, las viviendas las convirtiÓ en escombros. fuertes vientos derribaron Árboles e hicieron volar techos, lÁminas, y hasta muebles. a muchas casas rodantes la zero con las llantas hacia el cielo. las imÁgenes se repetÍan por una carretera costera en luisiana,que tomamos justo al salir en texas. transitaraquÍ fue un verdadero reto porque gran parte de la vÍa do elÉctrico quedo en la carretera. las imÁgenes eran las mismas mientras avanzÁbamos. al llegar aquÍ la destrucciÓn eran alska. en esta comunidad fue por donde laura tocÓ tierra por primera vez. por eso golpeÓ con mayor fuerza destruyÉndolo todo a su paso. aquÍ no hubo una vivienda sin sufrir severos daÑos. las calles llenas de escombros. vehÍculos estaban volteados hacia rivas. y los cables de electricidadcolgaban entre el

residentes abandonaron las costas, en total un millón y u al menos 14 personas murieron ,se estima laura haor, los costos hasta 30 mil millones de dólares, el gobernador de luisiana pidió la declaración de desastre, el presidente trump visitará las zonas afectadas mañana, desastre desolador, tan pronto como hoy los residentes comienzan la limpieza en sus viviendas, vuelven a sus casas, trabajan para empezar de nuevo,maría paula, cuéntanos. >>> condiciones muy difíciles, julio, no hay gasolina, no hay electricidad, no hay agua, solo destrucción como la que ves en uno de los minimercados en una estación de gasolina que quedó hecho trizas, hoy muchas familias y trabajadores latinos después de sufrir varios meses por la pandemia regresan a sus hogares asustados, temerosos de que quizás encuentren que laura se llevó todo lo que tardaron años . >>> una escena apocalíptica, la familia fuentes regresó a casa . ->>> nunca esperé ver una destrucción así, etnemos muchos años juntando nuestras cosas. >>> respiró profundo al entrar, en medio del panorama gris trabjadores latinos a toda prisa tratan de v

it is pounding this area as it has been for several hours here. laura coast early thursday morning, the most powerful hurricane to ever cross the shoreline near the texas/louisiana border >> we are anticipating catastrophic damages. >> reporter: from a major category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 150 miles per hour, gusts even stronger. more than a foot of rain in some areas and what the national hurricane center calls an unsurvivable and potentially historic storm surge at just three feet the surge can be life threatening. at six feet the waves can smash through windows and doors. at nine feet entire neighborhoods can be swallowed laura's storm surge could crest at 20 feet >> to think there would be a wall of water over two stories high coming on shore is very difficult for most to conceive, but that is what i happen >> reporter: then laura will continue to wreak havoc as it pushes inland. >> 90-mile-per-hour wind gusts up to southern arkansas so we expect millions of people to be without power thursday evening and then the possibility of rainfal

the national hurricane center says laura has been downgraded to a category one hurricane and is likelyme a tropical storm later today. laura made landfall in louisiana later to -- earlier today with wind up to 150 miles per hour. it was one of the biggest storms to hit the state and caused billions in damage. laura is now heading toward arkansas. the world health organization top european official says the coronavirus outbreak is not going away anytime soon. at the who reporters european headquarters in copenhagen. long is a tornado with a two, and it is a multi organ disease, so the virus is heartsng lungs, but also and other organs, and young people, particularly with the winter coming, will be in closer contact with the elder population. says 32 out of 55 states and territories in the region have

entre houston y las costas de (nombre en inglés) en horas de la madrugada del jueves >> en el caribe laura hacados en república dominicana hay más de 400 casas con derrumbes y personas muertas >> la pared le cayó encima como le pasó a mi hermana y mi sobrino le podía pasar a cualquiera >> laura tocó tierra en el oriente de cuba ayer más de un millón de hogares quedaron sin electricidad en horas de la noche la tormenta avanza en el occidente de la isla en la costa este de estados unidos los problemas son los incendios en california crece la emergencia 14 mil bomberos tratan de contener las llamas pero las condiciones complican su trabajo en 10 días los fuegos han consumido (información en pantalla) > > (información en pantalla) >> (información en pantalla) >> (información en pantalla) >> según los datos hay (información en pantalla) >> (información en pantalla) >> (información en pantalla) >> (información en pantalla) >> (información en pantalla) >> el humo puede verse en kansas a más de mil millas de distancia los peores están en la bahía en el norte del estado es el tercero más grande de la

overnight though, hurricane laura has intensified. now a cat 2 be sustained winds after 1205-mile-per-hour and that will increase throughout the afternoon. right now's about 300 miles off the coast of louisiana i think when you see this forecast from the national hurricane center and our 5:00 avm update that's going to change you'll see the impacts and a potential landfall tonight but the impacts are going to be widespread even though that he we are another going to see a wide hit, tropical storm winds, the storm zij, i i'll talk about that coming up. >>> the republican national coop vengs is mount the case for a second term. speechers kouted president trump's economic accomplishments and a softer tone from first lady melania trump >> since march our lives are changed drastically. the invisible enemy swept across our beautiful country. >> to those who want to stand up and fight the socialism tojing our schools, join me in supporting president trump let's rebuild america together >> they do gnat low line with their own. >> the biden/ha

laura: president has changed course on tiktok.e's given the go-ahead for microsoft to take over the soppal media's u.s. operations. t trump had beeatening to ban the chinese owned tiktok from the u.s. entirely, citing national security >> i don't care what aveice anybody me but i will continue until we reach what i hope will be a positive conclusion. reporter: his stubborn eorts helpring about the ira cease-fire androught them into theks that led to the good friday agreement in 19, ending the conflict. >> today, we can take a collective breath and began to blowob awaybs of the past. >> the nra i andave many disagreements and it's a healthy thing to and to haven but w we were able to talk and aft -- acvely promote the politics an dialogue and so on, i hoped w ld have the peace and we wouldn'have it if it wasn't for john to -- john h reporter: the peace steel was a turning point and saw john hume hailed by a hero by pop stars and presidents. clinton, as you can see from the people of derry y, are very, very welcome here today. rerte

laura. people in texas and louisiana are being told to evacuate areas along the coast. covid-19 has complicated evacuation efforts. officials are urging people to leave the area as soon as possible. caroline has more from the beach in louisiana. >> reporter: more than half 1 million people have been told to evacuate immediately as laura gained strength in the gulf of mexico. >> everybody, can you please respond when you hear your name if it is called? >> reporter: people are heading to shelters in the heat. it's the largest evacuation effort of the pandemic. while social distancing is proving difficult to maintain, many said they were left with few options. >> services, shops, stores, food, all that stuff is going to be shut down. it doesn't make much sense to stay. >> reporter: the pandemic is changing how people are asked to evacuate. they are asked to stay with family or hotels. they are trying to use shelters as a last resort. >> keep your family isolated from others. >> reporter: it fizzled before it came on the shore, but laura has always been deemed the more powerful storm. i

this hour, a little bit of good news, laura has weakened, but it is not over. it is still a category 2 storm with winds over 100 miles an hour. louisiana's governor telling msnbc this morning that at least one person was killed after the storm made landfall overnight, as a fierce category 4, and right now, millions of people are dealing with extreme rainfall, up to three inches an hour, and destructive winds, not to mention tornado watches. i'm hallie jackson in washington, along with our nbc news reporter eers on the grou. catie beck in lake sharcharles, sam brock in orange, texas. indicate i-in lake charles we're seeing some of the worst damage this morning. >> reporter: good morning, hallie. we are actually getting a firsthand look at what laura left behind here. as you can see, these are pieces of roof and siding, plaster walls, plywood. this all came from the casino behind me last night, as laura made her way through. 134-mile-an-hour winds were what we were facing right here overnight, and you can see the damage. it's extensive. at first, it seemed like t

preparations for the storm, so laura is a deadly hurricane here in the u.s. >> 500,000 people without power. 500,000 power outages have been reported. abc's megan tevrizian hasore from the storm zone. >> reporter: this morning hurricane laura making landfall. >> the rain has started to come down pretty fiercely. >> you can just hear the storm above me. i mean, it's just intense. >> reporter: 911 might not work due to wind damage. the storm slamming the gulf coast bringing heavy rain and howling winds with lake charles, louisiana, right in the bull's-eye. more than 100,000 already without power as the coastline is battered by powerful wind gusts and sheets of rain. i'm protected by this building right now, but once i step out, as you can see, it is a much different story, and going out even farther is just too dangerous. that's when you have to worry about things like projectiles flying through the air. buildings gutted as the eye passes over. debris flying everywhere. this reporter in texas almost hit by a falling power line. >> the sabine river -- oh, that's not good. >> just when you think you may have gone through the worst of it, you can see another real

states of texas and louisiana bracing themselves for a major storm hurricane laura has already claimed lives in the dominican republic and cuba. cooler temperatures high humidity and less wind is helping firefighters battle against while fison the u.s. state of california the fires of killed at least 7 people and destroyed more than a 1000 homes those are your headlines the news continues on al jazeera off to well one. world war one. o'clock. to 4 years of bitter conflict. known as the great war. all the war to end all wars. it's grim the trains war for. the took with europe the main fear took long. but this was a war fought on many fronts. so there's another story rarely told. of huge importance during the war. kind of lasting significance. the story of troops who fault and died but who are often forgotten. and of an outcome that shaped the middle east of today. this is gold more one through our local high. money to reeky it's an izzy and writer and broadcaster is taking us on a personal journey across a dozen countries. his grandfather's generation fault in the war. so far he's looke

of we have been watching what has been going on on the louisiana coast for the latest headlines on hurricane laura, that has preoccupied people. here in europe, also waiting on the latest developments from jackson hole. just as we see laura weakening to a category three hurricane, although we know they can still linger it still do damage. tom: 120 miles per hour maximum wind, but the landfall of 160 was extraordinary. the shape of the storm has changed as well. with our first word news in new york, here is ritika gupta. ritika: good morning. it is one of the most powerful storms ever to hit louisiana. you were just discussing hurricane laura, it made landfall near cameron, louisiana with maximum winds of 150 miles per hour, plus there is a threat of a catastrophic storm surge and flash flooding. there is concern that damage could leave areas and -- uninhabitable for months. it will also shut down a third of the region's refining capacity. winds have died down but laura is still a category 3 storm. mike pence accepted his party's nomination to be the vice president again. he praised the president a

huracán laura han sido devastadores, hay al menos 14 muertes y muchas, muchísimas familias latinas que están regresando a sus hogares se encuentran con en ruinas, maría paula está en la ciudad donde harama desolador. >>> definitivamente condiciones muy difíciles, no hay agua, no hay electricidad, no hay gasolina y súmale los aguaceros que continúan cayendo después del paso de laura, hoy muchas familias regresaron temerosos de que laura les haya robado lo que tantos años les costó construir. >>> una escena apocalíptica, edicicios hechos trizas, escombros y desolación, la familia fuentes regresó esperando no encontrar nada. >>> nunca había visto una situación así y nos partió el alma. >>> respiró profundo al entrar y ver todo en su lugar, en medio del panorama gris trabajadores tratan de volver la normalidad. >>> hay que hacer limpieza, todo hay que limpiarlo. >>> venimos de houston y pues veníamos a ciegas, no sabíamos a lo que veníamos. >>> el mortal huracán laura cobró varias vidas en su paso por el caribe y en estados unidos la cifra sigue aumentando, varios por inhalación de monóxido de carbono que venía de un generador eléctrico al interior del lugar donde se quedaban, es la tor

also damaged property and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of people, although laura has since been downgraded to a tropical storm. the threat is still far from over camila bernal has the latest details. >>under the cover of darkness hurricane laura stormed central louisiana. the heavy rain and wind gust over a 120 miles per hour for more than an hour in lake charles damaging buildings and sending debris flying in the daylight widespread destruction can be seen. >>we have hurricanes strength winds still associated with this storm as it moves north. is still causing or damaged power outage and so for i will tell you that that the damage is extensive. >>laura hit the area as a category 4 storm mandatory evacuations were in place for central louisiana, residents. but that didn't stop some from riding out the storm. >>one family i talked to at 3.30 this morning, 50 miles from the coast. as a felt their roof being lifted up, said they will never write out another storm and up and hopefully they're safe as well so i we know some people stayed and we hope no one lost their life

hurricane laura has hit the louisiana coast and is bringing life threatening conditions.ow bad is the situation? >> widespread power outages in texas and louisiana. more than 800,000 people are still without power.. the hardest hit area saw 3 meter of storm surge and destructive winds. hurricane laura made landfall as a category 4 in louisiana on thursday. it was the most powerful storm to hit thehe state. strong windsf overr 200 kilometers per hour damaged rooftops and destroyed man properties. the storm has weakened but will continue to cause widespread es flash flooding. tropical storm laura will become a tropical depression by friday morning local time, but damaging winds with continue in the center of the storm as it moves all the way up in southern missouri on friday. in addition, heavy rain will spread in, arkansas all the way up to the ohio river valley. rainfall could total 450 millimeters with the possibility of flash flooding. another storm system will also produce severe thunderstorms and showers across the northeastern portions of the u.s. severe weather is e

hurricane laura has officially made landfall and we are 30 miles inland at lake charles. let's just take a peek at what is happening outside right now. stand by. >> look and listen to that. be sure to follow, nbcbay area on twitter and facebook for ongoing updates like that throughout the day on the hurricane. here's a live look for you at lake charles where you can see the wind gusts, yes, certainly strong out there and also have more on the storm's path all morning long coming up for you right here on "today in the bay." it's 5:22. >>> new details for you on last month's fire that burned for four days in san diego. it is now appearing to have been set on purpose. a defense department source says that identifies a navy sailor as that suspect. at the time it was being renovated and mostly empty. more than 50 people suffered smoke inhalation and still unclear if the ship can be salvageable. >>> continuing our coronavirus coverage. california has now surpassed 687,000 confirmed cases in more than 12,000 people have died. some businesses in alameda county are very concerned

laura has been drought -- downgraded to a tropical storm. at themamerica remains epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic with more than 7 million cases across the region. for half acounts million cases, and was one of the first countries to enforce a lockdown. restrictions are gradually being lifted as our team reports from the capital. >> 8:00 a.m., she has just finished her night shift at a hospital. without sleeping she goes to a private clinic for another shift. >> [speaking foreign language] as the lockdown comes to an end, much activity has already resumed. >> [speaking foreign language] >> the number of covid-19 cases has skyrocketed. lockdown,ve months of this is a paradox. she works as a substitute in an intensive care unit. this man has learned that his brother has died from the coronavirus. >>[speaking foreign language] >> the pandemic is at its peak and theree is a divorce between public authorities and medical professionals. >> [speaking foreign language] >> today, the economy has drained anand thehe lockdown mut end. doctors fear

laura? i have to tell you my has after the lead organisation in the state for doing this.this time — it is not a lwa ys forecast this time — it is not always this accurate dash was down to the kilometre. five days out they had the track and really accurate, but part of the reason this was easier to forecast was because it was moving rapidly. about 50 mph when it hit the shore. ——15. when they moved slowly, at walking speed or even pause for a while, that is when they become the most difficult to predict. how many days it will louisiana have to endure stormy weather for? actually, in the southern louisiana, it is over. in fact, next time you see people cleaning up after a hurricane, it is pretty much a lwa ys hurricane, it is pretty much always sunny because all the air that goes inside the hurricane gets blustered out the top and clears the air once the top and clears the air once the hurricane leaves. fascinating to talk to you. see you later. a number of major sporting events have been postponed in the united states, in response to the police shooting of a black man, jac

laura are threatening torrential rain, high winds and flooding. we've already seen the devastating impact left behind in parts of the caribbean — at least 10 people are dead in the dominican republic and haiti. alanna petroff hasest. cheering rescuers pull in stranded survivors to cheers. the capital of the dominican republic flooded and overwhelmed by tropical storm laura. why, why?! not everyone made it. a mother and her young son died when a wall collapsed on their home. translation: the wall collapsed on top of them. it fell onto the house. the owner needs to come forward. he knew that the wall was going to collapse. he shouldn't have built that wall. tropical storm laura also battered puerto rico, haiti and the virgin islands. in haiti, some people lost everything. translation: the majority of the people here are not safe. this town is destroyed as you can see. look at the people walking by. the houses are condemned. there are bodies. the merchants have lost their goods. tropical storm laura is forecast to strengthen further into a hurricane as it churns towards the us gulf coast. before laura makes landfall in the us, hurricane marco will hit first. they're both heading towards the state of louisiana. te

your top stories on al-jazeera a powerful hurricane hurricane laura has just reached landfall in thes. state of louisiana forecasters say it's comes ashore as a category 4 packing winds with unsurvivable storm surges winds have been tracked at at least 240 kilometers per hour lower rapidly picked up speed fueled by the warm waters off the gulf of mexico the u.s. vice president mike pence used the nights of the republican national convention to praise donald trump's record on the economy and law and order he was speaking to a crowd of around 100 people at the fort mchenry national monument in maryland. as president trying to marshal the full resources of our federal government from the outset he directed us to forge a seamless partnership with governors across america in both political parties we partnered with private industry to reinvent testing and produce supplies that they were distributed to hospitals around the. today we're conducting more than 800000 tests a day and we have coordinated the delivery of billions of pieces of personal protective equipment for our amazing doctors

destrucción e inundaciones en luisiana texas, hay muchos negocios y viviendas sin electricidad >>> laura se halitado pero sus vientos y lluvias torrenciales siguen siendo una amenaza. ahora para arkansas y mississippi. esta es la principal noticia y además este jueves. >>> amor por las armas, el menor acusado de matar a dos personas en las protestas antiracismo de wisconsin posaba en las redes con armas y defendía a las policías. los jugadores de la nba levantan su boicot en protesta contra el racismo. >>> la noche de trump, en poco más de una hora el presidente cierra la convención republicana de manera nunca antes vista. desde la propia casa blanca. en una ceremonia sin ningún distanciamiento social. >>> las más golpeados, un estudio revela que las muertes por coronavirus de latinos en edad laboral en california se han multiplicado por cinco en los últimos tres meses. >>> noticias telemundo con josé díaz-balart. >>> estas son las impresionantes imágenes de la destrucción causada por el huracán laura en luisiana. viviendas reducidas a una montaña de escombros. estructuras y techos destruidos

hurricane laura could spring the storm surge that has not affected the gulf coast since hurricane katrina in '05. let's get to katie beck, who is live in lake charles, louisiana, in the direct path of this storm. we were talking about 45 minutes ago, and it was really starting to ramp up. bill cairns was just telling us in your area, amazing wind gusts of over 130 miles an hour. you are certainly seeing that. >> reporter: absolutely. that explains why several of the windows have blown out in our hotel. we've seen street signs just tossed down the road. if you hear those loud noises, that's likely what it is. there's lots of signage flying around at this point. we are under cover, so i do have some safety, but i'm keeping an eye on what's going on behind me, because there are objects flying around. we have been told within minutes, the eye will be coming over us. we have been experiencing the impacts as that eyewall came ashore earlier tonight. and they have intensified with every passing few minutes it seems. it went from gusts to steady winds and now as i mentioned, objects are flying an

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the school and all of where he stays playoff games and hurrican laura has made landfall in the southern united states where the forecasters morning off on the survival storm surges louisiana and texas state governors are worried about coastal residents who've chosen to stay despite mandatory evacuation orders. in the middle east has some of the highest levels of income inequality in the world and the crew of ours pandemic is making things worse for millions of people while at the same time fattening the bank accounts of those at the top of the international charity group oxfam says $21.00 billionaires all of the men have increased their wealth by nearly $10000000000.00 since the pandemic began to put that into perspective that's twice the amount of money needed to rebuild beirut's following reports explosion as a whole more than 3 quarters of the region's income go. 10 percent of the population meanwhile $45000000.00 people across the middle east and north africa could be pushed into poverty this year well as bring in the door in beirut he's the author of this report in a senior policy

laura has undergone a remarkable transformation. predicting an extremely dangerous hurricane. this has been categorised repeatedly as an un—survivable storm surge, where it will be hitting. and that storm surge could continue inland for about 30 miles. this is the damage laura has already wreaked in the caribbean, claiming 2a lives. it's a warning for people in texas and louisiana. their evacuation is being complicated by coronavirus. the challenge, both trying to keep people safe from the storm and socially distance. but with water levels already rising, the authority say any rescue operation will prove challenging, if not impossible. simonjones, bbc challenging, if not impossible. simon jones, bbc news. people on low incomes in parts of england where there are high rates of coronavirus will be able to claim up to £182, equivalent to £13 a day, if they have to self—isolate. a trial for the scheme will begin on the 1st of september for those who claim universal credit or working tax credit and cannot work from home. the benefit will

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administration and take on the president's response to covid-19. >>> the death toll from hurricane laura has risen to at least 18 in louisiana and texas. came ashore last week. re canin 150 mileer-hour winds splintered trees, shattered power poles, and destroyed homes. more than 350,000 people are still without power. louisiana's governor, jon bel edwards, says crews are working around the clock to get things back to normal. >> they're working extremely hard, but that is not to say that power is going to be restored to all areas of louisiana very soon. and that's because the damage to the system is extensive. >> the mayor of lake charles says it will probably be weeks, maybe even months before power and water are restored to that >>> now to the coronavirus crisis. the number of people who died from covid-19 in the u.s. just yesterday stands at more than 300. the latest figures show the u.s. is now on the brink of six million cases, more than 35,000 new infections were reported just yesterday. the emergency use of remdesivir on all hospitalized covid-19 patients. the action comes as no publis