[applause] louisiana is one of only five states that have not adopted a state minimum wage. 40% of louisianaorking families do not earn enough to cover basic monthly expenses. it's time. no, it's past time for us to change that. [applause] what we're proposing is to increase the minimum wage to $8.50 over a two year period. it's a simple change that will produce countless benefits. mark twain once said, the mississippi river will always have its own way; no engineering skill can persuade it to do otherwise. engineering feats have certainly come a long way since mark twain's day, but that sentiment remains the same today. over the past year, we've faced a humbling reminder of the power of mother nature. there will always be factors we can't control, challenges we can't predict, that's part of what has made our faith so strong. but here in these chambers, we do hold the power to shape our future. washington has become too much like that river, stubborn and set in its own ways. it doesn't have to be that way here in baton rouge. louisiana's uniqueness has always been our greatest source of stre

this is never been done in louisiana. we should all support this reform and allow the implementation from the state's revenues are centralized insufficient. [applause] -- and insufficient. as a guiding principle i propose we move forward with the elimination of the sales tax as scheduled july 1st july 1st, 2018 model bus structure using best practices and i am also asking you to have 90 percent of the citizens of louisiana the income-tax cut to simplify the structure by reducing the corporate income-tax rates at the three lower rates this would be in exchange for eliminating the deductibility of the income-tax the issues and leave three other states in this most beneficial to the high income earners. face significant part of this plan that the corporate income tax structure is broken it is far too unstable that puts those burdens on individuals and the middle-class if there those of you that disagree with that premise that i challenge you what i've about to tell you. in 2015 in the fiscal year 80 percent of louisiana corp

this has never been done in louisiana. we should all support this reform and allow its implementation when the state's revenues are stabilized and sufficient,. [applause] as a guiding principle, i propose that we move forward with the elimination of the fifth indiana sales tax scheduled on july 1, 2018. putting them remaining pennies, utilizing best practices for other states. in addition, i'm asking you all to give 90% of the citizens of louisiana and income tax cut and simplify the corporate tech structure by reducing the current five" to three lower rates. that put too much of the burden to fundin finding critical state services on individuals and the middle class. if there are those of you who disagree with that premise, then i challenge you to defend what i'm about to tell you. in 2015, in that fiscal year, 80% of louisiana corporations did not pay any state income tax. foresee corpse, those businesses that are taxed at the entity level, 80,000 out of 101,000 did not pay any income tax to the state of louisiana. that

system moving across louisiana is just getting started. this is a very significant storm event. these forecasts of this nature occur very infrequently across the country each year, and we don't know there's ever been a time in the state of louisiana where this particular forecast has ever been issued for so much of the state of louisiana to be at high risk of severe weather. >> reporter: this storm is bringing flash flooding, this is instagram video from lafayette, louisiana earlier today. the governor warning that this type of flooding is possible throughout the entire state. the governor is advising people to sleep near their cell phones, have them charged, so that people can hear national weather service alerts sent to their mobile phones overnight. and rob, this isn't just a threat to louisiana, texas state trooper reported seeing a tornado touch down near sensor port, northwest of san antonio. robert: it's that time of the year, unfortunately. more sad news, the mother and daughter that died, what do we know how that happened? >> repo

louisiana, low-lying louisiana, who have seen the results of climate change firsthand. lavandera joins us now from louisiana with an incredible view. ed. >> reporter: hi, guys. well, we're here in louisiana because there's a new study out that shows that this part of the louisiana coastline has some of the highest percentages of climate change skeptics in the country, but climate change advocates say that they should be much more aware about what's going on around them, that the signs of climate change is actually all around them. ♪ >> reporter: for more than 30 years, jeff poe has guided fishing trips, chasing speckled trout and other fish in these waters near lake charles, louisiana. >> do you consider yourself an environmentalist on some level? >> yeah, for sure! for sure. without a doubt. but that's just my thing with the climate change, i just don't know that there's anything we can do about it. >> reporter: we're traveling these waters, because according to a new study from yale university, this part of southern louisiana has one of the highest concentrations of c

severe weather slamming louisiana.hail swept across the southeast. >> the strong system across louisiana is just getting started. by no means is it over or close to getting nowhere. it is an extremely dangerous

. >>> on the storm watch a twister caught on camera in louisiana. storm chasers spotted the funnel cloud crossing a road. that is when they decided to back away for their own safety. a wise decision. that was one of at least ten tornadoes to hit louisiana and texas yesterday. one of them was deadly. david reports 50 million people in the southeast are facing the risk of more severe weather today. >> reporter: it was an outbreak of tornadoes that struck texas and louisiana sunday. >> oh my gosh that's it. >> reporter: storm chasers captured this one crossing interstate 49 in louisiana. >> it's right in front of me. >> reporter: an ef1 tornado with winds up to 110 miles per hour flipped over this mobile home in st. martin perish. killing 38-year-old fran seen and her three-year-old daughter ma via. >> we called fran seen's name and there was no response. >> reporter: marcela alexander is navia's grandmother. they urged people living in mobile homes to take shelter educational where. >> if you have the ability to stay with a relative, friend, or neighb

at least a dozen tornados slammed louisiana and texas. one tornado in lafayette, louisiana, killed a mother and her 3-year-old daughter. >> the radar shows the scope of this system. parts of alabama, georgia, florida and south carolina. breaux bridge, louisiana is where this storm turned deadly. >> reporter: the mother and young girl were in bed sleeps when the tornado hit. there had been 115 tornado warnings from east texas, to louisiana and mississippi. it was an outbreak of tornados that struck texas and louisiana sunday. storm chasers captured this one crossing interstate 49 in louisiana. >> it's right in front of me. >> reporter: an ef-1 tornado flipped over this mobile home near lafayette killing francine and her 3-year-old daughter n nevaeh alexander. louisiana's governor urged speech to -- people to take shelter elsewhere. >> if you have the ability to stay with a relative or friend or neighbor who has a more secure, more sturdy place for you to ride this storm out. in parish this tornado snapped trees and damaged businesses, incl

ed joins us live from houma, louisiana. what you found, ed. >> reporter: good morning, alisyn. you know that divide between climate change advocates and skeptics is really deep in louisiana. it is really an interesting place to examine the issue. perhaps in no other place in the country has the effects of climate change are so visible. you find so many skeptics looking out in the ocean. for more than 30 years, jeff poe guided fishing trips and chasing speckled trout and other fish in the waters in lake charles, louisiana. >> you consider yourself an environmentalist? >> for sure. without a doubt. that's just my thing with the climate change. i just don't know there is anything we can do about it. >> reporter: you are traveling the waters because according to a study from yale university, this part of southern louisiana has one of the highest concentrations of climate change deniers and skeptics in the country. >> speckled trout. i'm not a denier. i won't put it that way. i'm skeptical as to how much control we have. >> repo

and louisiana, tornado warnings right now. we move forward to the night, in mississippi by tomorrow morning and a couple more waves across the gulf coast, montgomery, birmingham, atlanta by 1:00, 2:00 in the afternoon. moderate risk that is very dangerous from mobile to columbus. and long track tornadoes in a populated area. dangerous as well. >> the teams will be tracking it through the night. all right, rob, thanks so much. >>> next to, the epic disaster in south america. the death toll after a flash flood. a wall of water leveling a city as people slept in their beds, destroying homes and taking at least 200 lives. the grim list of the death you see there. so many of them children. tonight, the rush to get water to survivors. alex marquardt in colombia. >> reporter: devastation and despair tonight deep in the amazon basin. rescue crews frantically digging through the muddy rubble trying to locate anyone who may still be alive, listening for signs of life. one feels completely unable to express the magnitude of the loss here

after storms yesterday slammed louisiana and texas.y ripped apart buildings and knocked down trees. one tornado near lafayette, louisiana, killed a mother and her 3-year-old daughter the storm dumped more than 10 inches of rain in some places overnight. the downpour triggered flash flooding in louisiana and mississippi. rescuers used boats to hem people and pets escape in one mississippi city. >> parts of alabama, florida, and georgia face the greatt david begnaud is in louisiana where the storm turned deadly.o >> reporter: gayle, good home s tornado was feet white. if you're thinking why would enn a trailer during a tornado, the family says both of them were sleeping. there have tornadoes. 134 including onetown last hour from metro new orleans. it was an outbreak of tores a louisiana on sunday. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: storm chasers captured the one crossing interstate 49 in loannt of me. >> reporter: an ef-1 tornado this home of up to 110 miles in maarten, louisiana, fl killing a mother and her no ar-old daughter. response. >> th

that's how long he's been flying over this vast louisiana lands.t's spread north like a cancer and much of that water you see below used to be land. >> when i was a young pilot, at least three or four times what you see here. >> reporter: you literally used to land next to islands? >> oh, yeah. all right? and they are gone. >> reporter: those ooilts islands are gone? >> yeah. >> reporter: you couldn't land here? >> no, no. open water, open water. >> reporter: look at how the louisiana coastline has changed. nasa recorded these satellite images and from the 80s to now, you can see a subtle but steady change. charlie ham hn p mond says the gulf of mexico water keeps swallowing up land. >> like a cancer. i watch it every year. it keeps moving farther and farther and farther every year. >> reporter: eventually everyone's going to have to retreat? >> yeah. >> reporter: along o these roads of the louisiana bayou one of the first signs things aren't quite right is when you come across cypress and oak trees start withering away. so much salt water has rise

in tabasco sauce was invented on a louisiana island, avery island. florida has an island that is distinguished for having the greatest population destiny on the gulf of mexico in florida also. 9000 people. square mile. does anyone have i any idea? my friend, kathy, we grew up in dallas county, do you have any idea? treasure island. treasure island and dallas county has nearly 5000 people. at the other end of the spectrum is sanibel. with under 400 people. square mile. why would you go live on treasure island? there are more than 100 rivers that run through gulf and are responsible or help make the gulf riches environments in the world. there are more than 200 estuaries in the gulf of mexico. a quarter of all estuaries of the united states. you have barrier islands on one side and freshwater coming through and mixing in with salt water which makes the estuaries but you have the barrier islands that help contain that salt and freshwater mix. also, among those estuaries are coastal marshes and nearly half of all coastal marshes in the united states are

powerful winds destroying this gas station in alexandria, louisiana. and tonight we are watching heavy rains and a flood watch reaching all the way to the northeast. a very tough night ahead. abc's gio benitez in the storm zone. >> reporter: tonight, severe storms packing high winds. sending this tarp flying off a baseball field in phoenix city, alabama, injuring a player. even lifting the roof right off though fire station in carroll county, georgia. whipping through atlanta, a ground stop at the city's airport. this weekend near alexandria, louisiana, storm chasers driving right into this apparent tornado. in lafayette, an auto shop surveillance cameras catching vehicles flipping over. over the last 24 hours here in louisiana, we have seen at least ten reported tornado with an ef-1 with 110-mile-per-hour winds that just tore apart this home. tragically, a mother and her 3-year-old daughter killed here in breaux bridge. the storm claiming six lives in all including a 52-year-old woman who drowned when the creek swept away her car in jackson, mississip

that's how long he's been flying over this vast louisiana marshland. and much of the water you see below used to be land. >> probably when i was a young pilot, i would say at least -- at least three or four times what you see here. >> reporter: you literally used to land next to island. >> yeah, we would land in that bay, right? >> reporter: those iltsds are gone. >> you aye lan to it next to it if you wanted to today? >> no, it's open water. >> reporter: just a look, nasa recorded these satellite images, and from the mid 1980s to now, you can see a subtle yet study change around houma. charlie hammond says the gulf of mexico water keeping swallowing up land. >> it's like a cancer. i watch it every year. it keeps moving farther and farther and farther every year. >> reporter: eventually everyone will have to retreat? >> yeah. >> reporter: one of the first signs that things aren't quite rite is when you come across trees simply withering away. they depend on fresh water, but so much saltwater has pushed north, that these trees are simply withering away.

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>> in the south, severe weather is erupting coming on the heals of multiple tornadoes throughout louisianaand young daughter did not survive the storm as the twister hit their house jetter, the severe weather was -- yesterday, the severe weather was not over. >> reporter: overnight twisters like this sweeping across the south. >> it is an extremely dangerous weather event. >> reporter: one tornado tearing through louisiana at 100 miles per hour killing a mother and 3-year-old daughter. >> you never know. >> reporter: in lena, louisiana this twister made travel impossible. 80 miles north in alexandria strong winds ripped a part a gas station. the wind brought pounding hail and lightning strikes from texas to mississippi, one strike sparking this oil tanker to catch on fire in louisiana. water rescues become the only way out for those in mississippi. abc news. >> students in west chester got an emotional lesson on the dangers of drunk driving. the high school faked a deadly car accidents in the school parking lot. the teenager had to watch their classmates be seriously injured or killed. it

to everybody in the state of louisiana."the storms -- proving deadly sunday.nat sot "oh my god."a tornado -- taking the life of a mother and her 3-year-old daughter. edrick alexander/lost girlfriend and daughter in suspected tornado: "she was a very loving woman... the love of my life. my daughter... everything."the twister -- tearing the family's mobile home off of its foundations in saint martin parish.severe weather - also striking in texas...mos: "it's devastating. as far as the poa's perspective. up from from our office complex, parks, pools golf course, this marina, obviously. there wasn't anything that wasn't touched by the storm." authorities in mesquite -- recovering the body of a man who officials say was overtaken by fast-moving water in a creek.the intense storms raking the southeast -- set to continue into monday.the threat - possibly affecting millions in the region - bringing high winds, the potential for more tornados... ...and a risk of flash flooding from texas, into louisiana and through mississippi.i'm re

open water. >> reporter: just look as how the louisiana coastline has changed.te images and from the mid 1980s to now you can see a subtle but steady change capturing how a significant amount of coastline is disappearing. charlie says the gulf of mexico water keeps swallowing up land. >> like a cancer. it just keeps moving. i watch it every year. it keeps moving farther and farther and farther every year. >> eventually everyone is going to have to retreat? >> yeah. >> reporter: along desolate roads of the louisiana bayou, one of the first signs things aren't right when you come across oak trees like these withering away. these trees depend on fresh water, but so much salt water has pushed north and risen up from the gulf of mexico that these trees are simply withering away. leaves and limbs have fallen off. eventually these trees will simply crumble into the march. spots like this around here are often called a ghost forest. after all this, you would think charlie hammons and others would be on the climate change bandwagon. >> people believe that climate change

the others in louisiana.other and her 3-year-old daughter were killed inside their home. >> terrible. just north of austin, the powerful winds were driving the rain side ways. abc's clayton sandel starts off our coverage. >> reporter: millions under a tornado threat. but in alexandria, louisiana, one twister left this real path of destruction. >> we ask that everyone stay off the roads. >> reporter: a family in beaubridge, louisiana in this mobile home. a tornado packing 100 mile per hour winds tore it apart. killing a mother and her 3-year-old child. across the south, lightning strikes sparking fires, igniting this oil tanker in shreveport. the clouds opening up, quarter sized hail and pounding rain. heavy flooding stalling drivers in lafayette. highways in dallas, dangerous mess. >> a car that's spun out. >> reporter: it is the nation's second recent blast of severe weather. a tornado destroying this church in chesapeake, virginia, friday, drone video shows the church and neighborhood around it in ruins. >>

turned home upside down. >> never in life my daughter, everything. >> state of louisiana, is now ont, as threat of dangerous weather continues to intensify -- in fox weather center has the latest, good morning. >> good morning yes a big one yesterday, continuing through overnight hours continuing now very early this morning, on a monday morning, these are 24-hour storm reports each one of these red dots confirmed tornado, a tornado report swept across portions of louisiana stretching into portions but beginning to move sore running into portions of mississippi, portions nor thrn alabama red polygon we are under tornado watch gulf coast could see severe weather also this leading edge, that line of storms, that is where you are going to see the most severe weather to new orleans stretching farther north running up into as you head farther north weeks look at this line every yello polygon that is a severe thunderstorm dropped radar for you to stand out a little bit more that is at a severe thunderstorm winds up to 60 miles per hour, that stretches all the way down new orleans that red

louisiana is reeling after a powerful thunderstorm system tore through the state. it sent bolts of lightning streaking across the skies and dumped large hail on to residents. also brought deadly and destructive tornadoes. at least ten have been reported. one killed at least two people. a 38-year-old woman and her 3-year-old daughter died when the tornado flipped over their trailer. the girl's father is devastated by his loss. >> i can't -- i can't -- it's something i can't -- i love everything. everything. i lost my family. >> the stormss wiout power afte tearing down frees and power lines. -- trees and power lines. forecasters expect it to sweep east hitting georgia, florida, and both nbc meteorologist bill karins will have more coming up. >> that's an incredibly sad story. >>> more tough news. the death toll continuing to rise in colombia after a massive mudslide killed at least 210 people and injured another 200. the number account rise. it happened when a sudden, heavy rainstorm triggered an launch of water overflowing rivers. the mudslide tore through the moun

more tonight from nbc's maya rodriguez. >> reporter: a trail of destruction from texas to louisiana andragedy where a tornado with 100 mile per hour winds flipped over a mobile home. a woman and her three-year-old daughter were killed. >> i lost everything, everything. i lost my family. >> reporter: across parts of texas, high winds, hail and heavy rain made for treacherous driving conditions. lightning strikes set fire to three homes in a dallas suburb. near austin, reports of a possible tornado. >> personal damage and a lot of homes and families in turmoil out here. >> reporter: and the threat is not over yet. the risk of severe weather continues along the gulf coast and southern states. >> there's a storm system moving across louisiana that is just getting started. by no means is it over or close to getting over. and it is an extremely dangerous weather event. >> reporter: and we are just getting word of two more tornados in northeast louisiana. now, tomorrow as the storms push east 23 million people will be under the threat of severe weather. there's the possibility of more tornados

louisiana was hit the hardest. in st. maarten parish a woman and her 3-year-old daughter were killed when their mobile home was demolished by a tornado. >> she was a happy baby. she loved animals. she was always smiling. >> the severe thunderstorm threat is now moving east and forecasters warn people in the stormcast to stay alert. louisiana's governor is warning residents that everyone should be on high alert for the storms and is urging people to stay off the roads. anne-marie? >> hena daniels here in new york. thank you so much, hena. >>> meteorologist pam gardner of our boston station wbz is tracking the storm. >> the severe thunderstorm threat shifts farther to the east with moderate to severe storms across especially southern alabama. that's where we have the greatest ris for some tornados. high impact winds and damaging wind, large hail, and also flooding rain potential. here's the timing through monday morning, monday afternoon. the storm system marches across mississippi, alabama, toward the florida panhandle. lu

powerful winds destroying this gas station in alexandria, louisiana. and tonight we are watching rains and a flood watch in the northeast. a very tough night ahead. geobenitez in the storm zone. >> reporter: tonight, severe storms packing high winds. sending this tarp flying off a baseball field in phenix city alabama, injuring a player. whipping through atlanta, a ground stop at the city's airport. storm chasers right off the road. and ka video catches vehicles flipping over. over the last 24 hours here in louisiana, we have seen at least ten reported tornado with an ef-1 that just tore apart this home. tragically, a mother and her 3-year-old daughter killed here in beaux bridge. a 52-year-old woman the creek swept away her car. >> we didn't have enough people co-cover them off. >> reporter: she called 911 but soon lost contact with the operators. david there is a threat for more storms wednesday along the gulf coast. residents there have to be prepared. >> let's get right to ginger zee who is tracking it on the east coast. let's get to it. >> that's

guest: generally it is a group of people like a nonprofit board like in florida or louisiana or north carolina. they will form a nonprofit board and apply for a charter, whether it is the local district level or the state. they will receive a charter and the charter is a contract to run a public school under certain guidelines. charter schools are subjected to the same accountability standards, having certified teachers, basically general parameters of a public school. there is some innovation and flex ability but generally speaking they deliver on the education, so the key charters soakes popular is that parents are empowered to make a choice. many of them don't have another choice so many of them are driven to their zip code in school that is provided by the government. in this case parents are empowered to make a choice with another option. the charter school is one of those other options. , as consumers,w have made the choice to go to charter schools. >> we are talking about charter schools from florida, with longtime republican strategist asre and additional work turtles usa. in

the bull's-eye is in north-central louisiana. we will continue to see them for the next few hours until the system will work further to the east. here is the hour by hour forecast to help you plan out the evening. where will the storm be? pay attention to this timestamp in the corner. 6:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m., stretching back into louisiana. beginning to creep into mississippi. it will lift that way, clipping portions of arkansas before -- that's really through the afternoon and overnight. by tomorrow the system will move along the coast. it will affect a new group of folks. here is what it looks like. this begins to shift over the pensacola area. running along the gulf coast. this is going to be an ongoing situation for the next couple of days. >> you have to be on the alert. thank you for the update. >> arthel: the senate intelligence committee picking up the pace on its investigation into russia as the probe of the house intelligence committee is label stalled by some of its own members. special prosecutor step in? >> eric: i will

flash flooding and high winds are being reported in texas, louisiana, arkansas, and in mississippi. > president trump is set to host chinese president at the president's estate. still, he sent a warning shot saying the u.s. is prepared to act alone if china doesn't take a tough stand against north korea. during an interview published on the financial times website, he said, quote, the u.s. can totally handle the situation in north korea without china's help. they're expected to meet thursday and friday, discussing issues, including trade. >>> meanwhile, president trump's supreme court nominee could be confirmed by the end of this week. but it could take a change of rules to get him there. tomorrow the senate judiciary is expected to send the nomination to the full senate with debate to follow on tuesday. he needs 60 votes and only three democrats will support him. he needs eight to secure page. if they can't get the eight votes, the senate majority said he will change the rules to require only a simple majority. >>> from our delaware news room now, wilmington police are investigating

the howling winds and hail in central louisiana tearing off a tree limb. sparks flying as it comes in contact with power lines. it? baton rouge a possible twister killing a woman and her 3-year-old daughter. >> she was a very lovable -- the love of my life, my daughter, everything. >> the house on its side, toys, furniture scattered in the yard and family members remembering their loved ones. >> we're going to be a closer family. look at your family. look at your kids, call them wherever they' a you love them. you never know >> that's a warning a lot of people should remember because those storms could cause plenty of problems again. >> yes, today is going to be a big day. accuweather's paul williams has been tracking the system. good morning, paul. >> good morning, kendis, adrienne. look for stormy conditions to continue in the deep south affecting atlanta, tennessee, all of alabama going into mississippi and we're looking for it to target new orleans as well so louisiana not quite out of the woods yet. at least not all of the parishes. look for thunderst

why am i showing you louisiana weather? because one site alexandra and two sites saint charles picked up over 9-inches in rain yesterday, in one day. 9.1 near alexandra and 9.25 and 9.75 near lake charles, louisiana. that's a lot of rain in a month but they got that in one day. little northwest breeze, little cooler for many, cooler on the temps, 44

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why am i showing you louisiana weather? because one site alexandra and two sites saint charles picked up over 9-inches in rain yesterday, in one day. 9.1 near alexandra and 9.25 and 9.75 near lake charles, louisiana. that's a lot of rain in a month but they got that in one day. little northwest breeze, little cooler for many, cooler on the temps, 44 and fairfield. 45 berkeley, 44 palo alto and 40 in calestoga. see patchy fog on the coast but overall, lots of sunshine today. slightly cooler. that system bigging in right there -- digging in right there. 60s closer to the coast. 7:01, cast on your screens? >> right now looking at the east bay commute, steve, and the mccarthy arthur mays doesn't look bad. >> this is about a 15-20 minute delay. some school districts are alternated weeks off so might see traffic a bit better closer to the 8:00 hour. look at north and southbound 101 in san francisco. it's crowded but not stop and government we continue to remind you about the a's home opener. the traffic imply collations are this

in alexandria, louisiana, nbc news. >> simply devastating. one day have you a home to return tomorrow and the next, everything is wiped out. >> people think we overhype the weather when we give warnings and alerts but it is potentially devastating. that's why we always do it. nothing alerting, nothing bad happening today though. >> rains coming in later in the week. >> we do have rain coming and of course as chris mentioned whef we ha whenever we have severe weather, we have alerts because by put the entire bay area team on top of it to keep you up-to-date. all of that is happening right now in most of the bay area is sunshine. here is walnut creek and today is a nice spring day. temperature trend is on the rise especially when it comes to those upper 60s in san francisco by about 1:00 as you are getting ready to head out for lunch you may want to take your lunch outside because it'll be about 65, 66 degrees and by 3:00 or 4:00 we start seeing temperatures on the decline to about 58 degrees by 6:00. a great day to be outside and maybe a nice

mostly that super cell that went through central louisiana.new severe thunderstorm watch issued near montgomery, alabama. this line of storms is about to go through new orleans. worst weather at this hour. later shift to the east. could have isolated tornado. not expected a lot of them. few are possible. gulf coast is the area most at risk. another thing you need to know. traveling into the northeast, come late tonight or tomorrow morning early. batch of very he rain will come through. this is this time tomorrow morning. hartford, all of massachusetts and friends there in new england. another big rain event in the northeast and going to have two of them this week. >> keep a watch on those storms. >>> new podcast from the makers of 2014 serial is breaking records. new investigative journalism topped 10 million down loads in first four days. put that into perspective, original serial podcast two seven weeks to reach that number and set a record back then. starts out looking into the unreported murder mystery in rural alabama. several turns and t

one day after a louisiana woman and her 3-year-old child were killed when a twister hit their mobile >>> more federal money is headed to california after president trump's fourth disaster declaration stemming from this winter's storms. it covers damage from february storms in all bay area counties except san francisco. >>> it is now 6:58. that means emergency road work on eastbound 80 of the bridge will start very soon. it goes all the way until 2:00 p.m. it is on the vallejo toll plaza side. the road work will close down three left lanes. there will be delays eastbound. here's a look at the traffic along westbound 4 heading in pittsburg into concorde. 14 miles per hour. slowdowns started in the south bay. northbound 101 and 87. let's look at the san mateo bridge in hayward and foster city. >> you can see the sun make its appearance. official sunrise was 6:51. it will be mild to warm today. we are in the 40s and 50s. 56 degrees in oakland. here's what you need to know today. we'll have the sunshine and mild conditions. breezy as the system cuts east of the bay area. through wednesday

. >>> this was the frightening scene today as a tornado was spotted near woodworth, louisiana. tornadoes, flash floods, devastating winds, and hail are in the forecast tonight across texas, arkansas, louisiana, and mississippi. the southern storms cap a weekend of severe weather in the u.s. at least two people are dead. here's tony dokoupil. >> a suspected tornado toppled this mobile home near lafayette, louisiana on sunday, killing a mother and her 3-year-old daughter inside, police said. heavy rains, slashing winds, and hail as large as ping-pong balls hammered homes and vehicles from texas to mississippi. moist air - more typical of august than april - could bring flash floods with as much as 2 inches of rain falling an hour and strong tornadoes remained a risk into sunday night. in dallas, about 40,000 basketball fans had to make new plans - after the threat of violent storms forced ncaa officials to cancel all outdoor events ahead of sunday night's championship game. worshipers at the real life church in chesapeake, virginia, meanwhile, had to find a new place to pray afte

guest: generally, a group of people, like a nonprofit board, like in the state of florida, louisiana, or north carolina, they will form a nonprofit board and apply for a charter, whether it is the local district level or the state. public contract to run a school under certain guidelines. charter schools are subjected to the same accountability certified having teachers, basically the general school.rs of a public therefore, they have some innovation and some flexibility, but generally, they deliver on the education. makesy here on what charter so popular is that parents are empowered to make the choice. many of them do not have another choice, so many of them are driven to there's a coded -- their zip coded school provided by the government. a charter school is one of those other options, so many parents as consumers had made the choice to go to charter schools. host: as we're talking about charter schools, ed pozzuoli was a longtime republican strategist as well as working as a general counsel at charter schools usa. explain what the schools of folk legislation is. guest: schools of

>> the same system that's going to bring rain this week was responsible for a deadly tornado in louisiana. the weather spawned four tornados across the south jersey, flood watching -- flash flooding and high winds hit texas and arkansas. i talked to my family, they were getting everything done on saturday getting ready for that on sunday. >> reporter: around here, nothing severe, but we're looking at a situation to get thins done, because tomorrow could be bumpy. storm tracker 6 live double scan shows we are dry, as we look outside, we have the action cam and that's our city hall, sky6 live hd kind of a new look at city hall along the face of the building. i grew up here and i always loved that architecture, the tallest anywhere in the world made of masonry. not a bad morning, 46 degrees, the winds are calm, running out of the south, but very light. there's not much movement of the wind which helps when you have tempts in the 40s. we have crowds out there and we see breaks in the action, i expect sun before the clouds get thicker. this evening, we see showers and potentially heavy rain la

. >>> the governor of louisiana declared a state of emergency following an outbreak of severe storms that spawned tornados and massive flooding. reporter kelly wright tells us there is a threat of more severe weather across the deep south. >> the entire state of louisiana put on alert as a storm system crawls across the deep south. >> this is the highest level of warning that the national weather service issues. it's an extremely rare clarification and means the state could experience extremely high winds, tornados, hail, and flooding. just to ma'am a few per-- to name a few perils. >> reporter: the national weather service confirming the tornado flipped a mobile home on sunday near lafayette killing a 38-year-old mother and her three-year-old daughter. >> and if it can happen to my kid and my home and my trailer -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: the storm packed with heavy rain and hail damaged buildings and knocked down power lines. the louisiana governor john bell edwards urged residents to stay off of the roads and con their cell phones charged. >> -- and keep their cell phones c

louisiana's governor warned residents to prepare for an extremely dangerous weather event.year-old daughter died in southern louisiana after winds flipped there mobile home. damage was reported across the state. president trump senior advisor jerrod kushner was reportedly invited on a trip to iraq by the chiefs of staff. he serves as a peace envoy to the middle east. he wanted to see the country for himself and show support for the iraqi government. he is married to ivanka. back now to "watters world""w. jesse: welcome back. fake news and media bias. those are the topics of tonight's "watters world." the press breath leslie reporting that devin nunes. >> two senior white house official. >> at least two white house officials. >> two white house staffers. >> two people who worked in the quite house. jesse: when asked fit is true the chairman said this. >> we won't get into sources because if we do who will come to our committee. but those reports are mostly wrong. jesse: it turns out the reporting was inaccurate. but the damage has already been done. the washington post said

looking at 35 offers the houston texas at this point portions of louisiana.shreveport area to the south a storm on the ground for the last several minutes will continue to his only lift its way up to the north and off towards the east. wouldn't be surprised if this be more tornado strands in the next several hours. this is a really big one. your threat throughout today into the overnight hours and it's really a bull's-eye in the area we see is not very often you begin to get this high range but that is what we see today which means conditions are ripe to see more dramatic activity also in the extreme region. still stretching from east texas to louisiana before eventually this with the tough further to the north. through the overnight hours and should weaken a bit good nonetheless, bringing in storms. future radar can pay attention to the timestamp in your corner. our by our out of texas by 6:00, 7:00 to settle into portions of louisiana before final and assaulted the north in arkansas and places further to the north it should be weakening as it has that direc