steve scalise of louisiana, a true friend and patriot, was badly fully recover."rs are with him."scalise, who is the majority whip, and a number of aides and capitol police officers were shot wednesday morning. alexandria police say the suspect is in custody.8:40 a.m.president donald trump says he and the vice . .( mark ) back to you. thanks mark. (anny hong): a warming trend will begin today and accelerate through late week as high pressure builds over the southwestern portion of the country. by wednesday and thursday, daytime temperatures will warm to above seasonal averages with the warmest days expected friday and saturday when widespread 90s are likely inland away from the coast. dry weather conditions and mostly clear skies will also prevail through the forecast period. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) our top story this morning... getting ready for the warriors championship parade.( james ) we have team coverage this morning to get you ready. kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the walnut creek bart stati

there's an anecdote that taylor's louisiana brigade, louisiana tigers who were some of the best fighters jackson had in the valley, are sort of carousing and whistling and singing, and taylor records that jackson said, thoughtless fellows for such work. taylor is very proud that these catholics from louisiana turned out to be so ferocious in battle. in the course of one battle narrative, taylor records that he starts cussing at his soldiers to get them to go, and then he records jackson tune to him and saying to taylor, i fear you are a very wicked fellow. this comes up -- it's quite clear that taylor plays this up to call attention to the contrast between jackson's scottish presbyterianism and his own much more worldly cosmopolitan catholic connection with these louisiana soldiers . there is also a very moving moment where somebody has died -- i believe it is taylor's own quartermaster, and taylor says, i did the best i could to recite the burial service from memory. quite clearly, he has, i'm guessing, anglican affiliations, but they are not part of the narrative structure at all of hi

louisiana is only beautiful. there are long paragraphs about the garden of it in and a paradise, so forth, and i think you can feel in a section of that book how painful it is for him because now the war is on his turf in a way that it was not in virginia. he knows the people in louisiana to whom things are happening. also, nathaniel banks, that we have heard in the shenandoah. the other thing to say about taylor, he is an interesting guy in that he is very worldly. the sun of zachary taylor, the sun of the president. he goes to yale, goes up north, so he is always kind of carrying the flag for the louisiana, for his home, in lots of different parts of the country, so i think --re is a kind of built in not nostalgia but certainly home boosting going on in much of his career. >> sir, you had a question? >> i actually have two questions. were there any instances of the enteral authorities -- federal authorities taking objection to what may have been preached on sunday in different churches, and was there any direct

steve scalise of louisiana, a true was badly injured but will fully recover."he adds, "our thoughts and prayers are with him."scalise, who is the majority whip, and a number of aides and capitol police officers were shot wednesday morning. alexandria police say the suspect is in custody.óóó8:40 a.m.president donald trump says he and the vice president are "deeply saddened" by news of a shooting "tragedy" at a congressional baseball game. the president said in a statement wednesday that "the vice president and i are aware of the shooting incident in virginia and are monitoring developments closely."rep. steve scalise and a number of aides and capitol police officers were shot. alexandria police say the suspect is in custody.trump says, "we are deeply saddened by this tragedy. our thoughts and prayers are with the members of congress, their staffs, capitol police, first responders, and all others affected."óóó8:15 a.m.house majority whip steve scalise of louisiana was shot wednesday congressional baseball practice, congr

republican congressman from louisiana said about katrina god did in one weekend what we've been trying to do for twenty years in terms of public housing so god was able to close public housing in one weekend while there are many people who have been trying to do that for decades and that's sort of a theme in the response to katrina is privatization public housing was privatized private developers were given the land private developers came in and demolished the good units that were there and private developers put up other apartment complexes on those spots which look. nice and are beautiful to look at but. of the thousands of families that lived in public housing before katrina hit the numbers look like roughly ten percent have been able to get back into their neighborhoods where they were before so the government destroyed people's housing turn it over to private developers gave them billions of dollars of subsidies and contracts to be able to do it and then kick the people out who had been there and those individuals those families who lived in public housing who were nearly one hun

because union in the state of louisiana. over eight thousand people lost jobs in the school system union jobs really good jobs in the new orleans area the teachers fought in court they lost they are where the louisiana supreme court said no you're not entitled to your job parents and you're looking for an excellent school. tech academy is back in session our schools have some of the highest growth scores on the evening and the city of new york side tech academy is a perfect fit for scoring high and academics winning championships and tackle football and volleyball and working hard every day to get into the city's best high schools and colleges we provide a laptop for every child side tech academy is located a charter schools or businesses let's just be clear about that and what does a business do a business wants to maximize its profits and reduce its costs that means high cost students who need more resources to learn or more of a lot building for those schools so it cost less to educate a higher performing student. to educ

near the texas, louisiana border, vacationers are keeping a watch.ye on the threat. >> we're just going to ride it out and see how i think we'll be all right. >> reporter: officials believe cindy could have a major impact along a 500-mile swath of the gulf coast. don champion, cbs news, biloxi, mississippi. >> and cindy is going to have an impact on our weather as well. i'm joined by melissa nord. when will we feel the effect? >> it's not going to be necessarily the winds. the rain, yep, saturday, sunday. tropical moisture being pulled up from cindy will influence our weather. so you may be asking for more rain, and there is more rain on the way. it doesn't look like anywhere near as much as what they're going to get to the south, and even parts of the tennessee valley. a lot of rain. here is the latest tropical satellite. the tropical storm with maximum sustained winds about 50 miles an hour. you're not seeing that tightened donut hole in the satellite imagery, that's because it's a very dig organized -- disorganized storm at this point. a lot of th

marci gonzalez from lake charles, louisiana. thanks, marci. >>> to the president who is back in washington this morning after taking a victory lap in iowa overnight. >> the president addressed supporters at a campaign-style rally in cedar rapids vesseling in a string of conditional wins by republicans and slammed democrats and offered up new abc's janai norman has the latest. >> reporter: president trump still under siege in washington went back to his base wednesday rallying al baghdadi a crowd in the heartland. >> we have made amazing progress. >> reporter: at his fifth rally since taking office trump talked about plans for new immigration rules and his belief anyone seeking admission to the u.s. should be able to support themselves financially. >> and should not use welfare for a period of at least five years. >> reporter: plus, a new plan for the wall along the u.s./mexico border. a wall trump insists mexico will pay for. >> we're thinking about building the wall as a solar wall. >> reporter: and true to form, the president

we will have a live report from louisiana during the hour.rain three who will be the next ceo of over? charlie gasparino to replace travis kalanick. train to the new york yankees sending their losing streak. in basketball, big news for the nba draft. we will tell you what teams are making deals. lauren: 5:01 a.m. in new york. good morning. i'm lauren simonetti. cheryl: i'm cheryl casone. you are watching "fbn:am," your first look at morning markets and breaking news. and whether in politics. lauren: senate republicans will unveil their version of the new health care bill this morning. the measure to rollback the obamacare expansion of medicaid and penalties on people not buying insurance coverage and eliminate taxes to help pay for obamacare. cheryl: in cedar rapids, iowa, president trump seemed optimistic about senate bill. >> we have a very slim 52-48. that means that basically can't lose anybody. i think it may help, can't guarantee anything, but i hope we will surprise you with a good plan. i've been talking about it playing with heart. a

northern louisiana, right along the texas-louisiana border. then from areas of memphis right through northern tennessee and the nashville area too. even far from the center, even though it's a weak system. it's still bringing the threat of heavy rainfall. this will even go through the day on friday. right through kentucky and even into the mountainous areas of west virginia, which historically any time they get heavy rains in the mountain areas, there's always a problem there. we'll continue to watch that. the other thing is isolated tornadoes. yesterday we had two or three tornadoes. one in fort walton boech. anywhere from alexandria to jackson, tup low, to birmingham, montgomery to mobile. isolated with the bands today. the storms from gh to the quad cities to chicago and milwaukee. that's where the cold front is dropping down from the south. that's wind damage with those. also from denver to garden city, amarillo, wind damage, and how about the heat? some areas will go a week straight with excessive heat warnings. that's a rare event. 20 mi

democrat from louisiana. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. probably be talking to you soon as the health care debate continues to heat up. >>> coming up, our roundtable weighs in on how the president's latest twitter distraction is hitting the health care battle. noo introducing the easiest way to get gillette blades text "blades" to gillette on demand text to reorder blades with gillette on demand... ...and get $3 off your first order >>> welcome back. as we mentioned at the top of the show, president trump's latest tweet storm cast a bit of a cloud over the ongoing health care debate. in fact, i sat down earlier with republican senator bill cassidy and democrat tom carper to discuss how the president's actions are making it difficult for work to get done in d.c. >> i look at it and i just shake my head. it's got to be harder for him to recruit people to come to work for him. they're having a terrible time filling positions. i was told by john vas sow, we're not getting names. out of 600 positions, i think we've got 100 names. and it's becau

louisiana cannot afford that. soledad: what happens to the people they would go into the and what ihange, will be studying for is, is the coverage?y receive adequa soledad: there has been so much said about process, and you said you would have liked a more were you dismayed by the secrecy -- this bill? >> dismay goes to a lot of had an open process, but my dismay has not on been at the fact that this process has been closede motivation for it being closed was that good faith effort condemned before read. i wish this had been a history shows that which was done, political efforts that have been sustainable, have been done by bomedicaid and medicare. ask, am i dismayed, that soledad: senator cassady, a lot towisenate democrats stand unitn their opposition to the bill, so afford two defections. only democratic senator tom carper he's among those calling for he bill and more >> for 200 years, we have been offe introducing legislation. people have the opportunity to ted against. think it for public and say, this is not

today's events. >> no doubt the congressman has very deep roots in louisiana.was born in new orleans and attended college at lsu in baton rouge. he has a home in his district that encompasses almost all of southern louisiana. he got her start in state politics serving in the louisiana house and senate from 1996-2008. the 51-year-old sits on the energy and commerce committee and also chair to the republican study committee. he became house majority whip in 2014. the republican also has been an ardent supporter of president donald trump. in fact, he spoke at this rally we attended back in december last year, listen. >> we know what our mission is, we can't be more excited about the prospect of donald trump being our next president. >> reaction from fellow louisiana residents has been pouring in. or the government said in a statement that this appears to be an outrageous, cowardly attack on one of our own. steve scalise is a friend, colleague, and fighter for the people of louisiana. the mayor of new orleans had of this to say a short time ago. >> we go to battle

casey stegall is reporting from southwest louisiana. the storm has turned deadly. >> yeah, sandra, the word just coming in from officials in alabama who say a 10-year-old was killed when a log washed ashore in the storm surge. the boy apparently from missouri and was vacationing in alabama with his family. here in louisiana, where we are, the winds are starting to pick up. it's not raining at the moment. it's been on again off again the water levels have been steadily rising. my photographerç pans out, looking over the gulf of mexico. the area we started our day in is now under water. we've had to move our live reporting location twice now. this is the spot where the national hurricane center anticipates cindy will make land fall overnight close to the texas-louisiana border. the things we worry about, high winds and extreme storm surges. not so much of a concern with cindy, rather the extreme rainfall she could produce. 6-9 inches, over a foot in some places, not to mention impacting multiple states from texas to the florida panhandle

texas or louisiana. winds right now at 50 miles an hour. moving toward the north/northwest at around 9 miles per hour. national hurricane center saying that little changes to the forecast tract. so we have a pretty good handle on how it will move. thursday, into parts of louisiana. and look what happens as we hd into the weekend. the system is absorbed by a front that will bring us some rain to our area on friday and saturday. so here is your 10 day forecast. tomorrow dry as doug said, per feskt fo perfect pool day. 92. saturday, heavy rain early, after that humidity droopdrops. perfect 10 for sunday. >>> and coming up, we'll blow go ove to newrleans where did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to faster downloads with internet speeds up to 250 megabits per second. get fast inter

it has prompted the governors of alabama and louisiana to declare a state of emergency. elizabeth herr has the latest on tropical storm cindy. >> all eyes are on tropical storm cindy with heavy rain on the gust coastover night louisiana and alabama in the state of emergency. >> it's a serious event bringing us rain and wind but bring us water. >> some areas could get as much as 12 inches of rain. the oil companies off the louisiana coast are getting workers off the rigs and in texas lifeguards are keeping a close eye on the swimmer. >> we can't take the chance for rescues because it's dangerous for us and then. >> i know it's not a good idea to be out here. >> back in louisiana storm prep includes new storm barriers. after hurricane katrina they spent $35 billion building the new structure. the great wall of st. bernard parish. some extend 200 feet underground and new state of the art pump stations so powerful combined they could fill the soup dome with water in less than 90 seconds. >> and forecasters say that right now the storm could weaken by the time is makes landfa

right along the southeast coast of louisiana, heavy rain about to really move o louisiana shore.ow we have to watch the tropical storm closely. the track is going to pull it here in the morning. keep that in mind. rain in the forecast and showers towards frostburg. most of the area dealing with some cloud cover. we'll stay dry through most of the day. can't rule out an isolated chance early on. mid to upper 60s. mid 70s in the district. it's a warm start and going to be hot this afternoon. if you're exercising, plenty of water. it's about mostly cloudy. highs in the low 90s today. future weather showing that rain moving in tomorrow morning. big break possible through much of the afternoon tomorrow. then we see rain returning saturday morning. then that humidity drops by the afternoon. closer look at the weekend forecast with the rain and also our beach forecast with lauryn. good morning. >> good morning, sheena. showers early on saturday morning and then get more comfortable saturda saturday morning, maybe some pool time, maybe the kids dealing with some sporting activitying or -

a flash flood threat continues from louisiana to cincinnati. officials are advising residents to stay on higher ground. even the fire ants are coming to the, devising their own strategy to beat the floodwater. and we are learning more about the boy killed in the middle of the storm. mullen mccabe was on vacation with his family when he was struck and killed by a log. tossed by strong waves. >> pray for this family. it's a tragic eventual, a tragic day for them, and to keep the family in your thoughts and prayers. >> reporter: richard cantu, abc news, new york. >> cindy has moved away from the coast and has been downgraded. but we're not done with her yet. >> nope. justin povick is keeping an eye on the storm system as it moves across the eastern u.s. good morning, justin. >> tropical storm cindy moving to the north and the east. still breezy conditions for 20 to 25 miles per hour. but by far the big concern here is going to be from the rainfall. we've already had widespread flooding over the deep south and notice as we work our way through time

louisiana democrat cedric richmond said he was looking forward to pitching to scalise who is a louisiana republican. he says scalise is both a good friend and a worthy opponent. >> he's a tough spunky little fighter. that's just who he is which is why we have such a love/hate relationship because he's just that kid, guy that won't ever give up so no matter how many types -- >> reporter: he also brought louisiana crawfish to the dinner in scalise's honor and stopped by the hospital twice yesterday to see scalise and plans to visit again before today's game. >>> and congressman scalise is the first member of congress to be wounded by gunfire since gabby giffords. >> yeah, she was gravely wounded while meeting voters in her home state of arizona in her district six years ago. in a statement gifford said this shooting is an attack on all who serve and allscalise, the other victims and their family, friends and colleagues who survived. this sign of unity, members of that democratic congressional baseball team to take time out to remember. the practice shut down when they got word of what happ

marcy gonzales is live in lake charles, louisiana with the lightest on the storm there. >> reporter: yes, the storm was as expected. drenching but not nearly as impactful as other storms that hit this area. the rain has stopped but the sun is peeking out now and people in other parts of the storm zone are still feeling the effects. >> with drenching rain and winds reaching 50 miles per hour -- tropical storm cindy slammed into the gulf coast this morning making landfall near the texas-louisiana border but the bands are reaching far beyond flooding coastal communities with as much as 10 inches of rain leaving neighborhoods sub merged. and some evacuated at the last second. >> the water had risen so high it was fixin to get into our truck we couldn't let our truck flood out and we got some belongings and left. >> in mississippi waterspouts formed and came to shore. and a reported tornado left this damage.hurt. this is terrible. >> states of emergency in louisiana and alabama where the storm is blamed for at least one death. a 10-year-old on the beach with his family hit by a log that w

adrianna: the gulf coast taking a pounding, cindy made landfall in louisiana near the texas border this morning and is already claimed the life of a 10-year-old. we are in lake charles, louisiana with the impact. >> with drenching rain and wind wreaking 50 miles per hour, tropical storm cindy slammed into the gulf coast this morning , making landfall near the texas-the louisiana border. flooding inches of rain, leaving roads underwater and neighborhoods submerged. forcing southerners riding out the system to evacuate. >> the water had risen so high it was going to get into the truck and we could not let it sit there. and flied out. -- flood out. >> waterspouts in mississippi and in the panhandle in florida, a tornado left this damage. >> thank god nobody was hurt. >> states of emergency declared in louisiana and alabama where the storm is blamed for one death at least, a 10-year-old on the beach with his family hit by a 200 pound log brought on shore by a giant wave. headchild sustained injuries and had to be pulled from under the timber. >> and galveston, texas, tourist rescued after t

tropical systems in the gulf could dump several inches of rain on louisiana this week. emergency crews are pumping down local drainage canals and removing debris to make room for potential avhey rain. preparations are also being made to close seawall gates if the tides get too high. severe flooding has already arrived in north carolina. heavy rain already saturated ground in greensboro overnight. that led to flash flooding of creeks, streams and low lying areas. several cars were abandoned and stuck in high water. >>> a completely different issue out west, an excessive heat warning in arizona is now in effect through sunday. scorching temperatures well over 100 degrees are forcing some airlines in phoenix to cancel flights. chris van cleave has more on the intense heat wave. >> phoenix is known as the valley of the sun, but right now it feels more like the surface of the sun prompting an excessive heat warning for southern arizona for the rest of the week. >> don't try to beat the heat because the heat's going to outbeat you. >> this heat when we talk about 120 degrees-

. >>> heavy potentially flooding rain, more from louisiana. >> reporter: tropical storm cindy is still hovering in the gulf of mexico, but they're already feeling effects in in louisiana and all along the gulf coast, it's turning up tides and dropping huge amounts of rain through the region, already causing some flooding in coastal areas >> we can just keep praying, keep working for the community, and keep doing the best we can. >> governments are gearing up for what the national weather service says could be deadly flash flooding and states of emergency have already been declared in alabama and louisiana with officials warning residents not to take the threat lightly. >> we expect to have localized flooding throughout the city, so i want to ask the public and our citizens to stay alert and to be prepared >> the national guard is now and helicopters into flood prone areas, and fema is moving hundreds of thousands of meals and bottles of water to the state. residents are understandably nervous. in some areas, folks are taking the storm in stride. pointing out it's relatively small compa

. >> tropical storm cindy made landfall in southwestern louisiana early this morning. it pounded coastal areas with high winds heavy rain and flash flooding. well, cindy is now a tropical depression but still packing quite a bunch. let's bring in gary mcgrady now. gary, will we see some of the effects of the storm up here. >> i definitely think we will. it's going to be some really good rain, too, maybe one to 2 inches or even more than that. i'll show you coming up in just a second exactly what we're thinking in terms of how much rain. so, look, the weather service down -- the national hurricane center is really no longer issuing public statements here for what is now depression cindy. the winds continue to drop off as you would expect with any land falling system. winds are down to 25 miles per hour. wind is not the p obviously, you know, as cindy made landfall, it was tropical storm throughout the day today. a lot of rain down here through the parishes of louisiana southeastern texas as you might expect but all the rain is extending up into the tennessee river valle

marcy gonzalez is live in lake charles, louisiana. >> reporter: right now it is drizzeling and breezy here, while it may not look that bad here, other areas are getting soaked bracing for a foot of rain. that's a part of the storm's expected impact. with pounding rain and wind gusts up to 65 miles per hour, the first tropical system to make will feel -- landfall this season is hitting the gulf coast. in places prone to flooding, tropical storm cindy is bringing the effect, this neighborhood in galveston, texas underwater. >> it could be worse. with voluntary evacuations for low-lying areas storm heard southerners with sandbags are everybody one room, we're going to bring the water, bring the lancer, bring everything. >> reporter: tropical storm cindy is blamed for one death, a 10-year-old boy hit by a dog picked up by a the storm surgeon a alabama beach. a state of emergency declared in alabama and louisiana. >> i've never seen the waves this big. >> reporter: concerns of flash flooding power outages. >> oliver is notorious for losing electricity. >> reporter: a funnel cloud touching

louisiana's governor has already declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm.ear the texas-louisiana border, vacationers are keeping a watchful eye on the approaching threat. >> we are just going to ride it out. we're going to see how everything goes. i think we'll be all right. >> reporter: officials believe cindy could have a major impact along 500 miles of the gulf coast. don champion, cbs news, blocks sir, mississippi. >>> google wants to help you look for a job. the company is using its search engine to catalog job openings with listings from various sites and ratings from current employees and commute times to work. once again, the big news of the day here, a 3.3 quake striking kensington california about 30 minutes ago. we'll have the latest at 5:00. >> you can keep track of it on our website, cbssf.com. also, big news is heat. >> big thing. >> take that very seriously. up to 108 tomorrow. stay hydrated. keep cool. ♪[ music ] >>> linda macdonald, captioner vitac corporation. who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can

. >> reporter: that victim congressman steve scalise of louisiana with a rifle shot to the left hip, medevacked off the field. the house majority whip's capitol police security detail, two agents, firing back at the shooter from behind an suv according to witnesses. both officers injured. within minutes local police joining in the gun battle. the shooter, 66-year-old james hodgkinson is down at 7:14. the unemployed illinois man had reportedly been in the washington area for a couple of months living out of his van and had a long and publi anti-trump and anti-republican rhetoric. >> there was an individual middle-aged caucasian male that asked us, you know, hey, you know, is that republican, democrats? we're like, republicans and he turned and went toward the field. >> reporter: unclear if that was hodgkinson asking the question but he is now dead. in all, four shot, the congressman, one of the capitol hill police officers, a staffer and lobbyist. to others injured. the president denouncing it as a brutal assault. >> we may have our differences, but we do well in times like these to r

a state of emergency declared in alabama and louisiana. there and across the storm zone -- >> i have never seen the waves this big. >> concerns of flash flooding, power outages. >> notorious for losing electricity. >> and tornadoes with the leading edge of the storm filled with funnel clouds and one already possibly touching down in the florida panhandle. >> thank god nobody was hurt. this is terrible. >> and that risk of tornadoes continues throughout today and into tomorrow. as the storm moves inland. live in lake charles, louisiana, marcie gonzalez, abc 7 news. back to you. >> thank you, marcie. >> three men are recovering after a scary afternoon in the san francisco bay. their sailboat capsized in the bay yesterday afternoon just east of the golden gate bridge. this is video you'll see only on abc 7 news. a commuter ferry tried to rescue all of the boaters but only one was able to make it aboard. eventually, the coast guard got on the scene and rescued the other two. the coast guard said the three men did not take proper safety precaut

louis pass, texas, to grand isle, louisiana. some could see 15 inches of rain by tonight. hena daniels has the latest. >> reporter: heavy rains and strong winds battled galveston, texas, saturday night as tropical storm cindy hit closer to the gulf coast. cindy hid the coast hard wednesday toppling trees in biloxi, mississippi, and flooding areas. >> the water was coming up and we had to take off because i think the road is going to be flooded. >> reporter: with up to 15 inches of rain in some spots the national hurricane center has released a warning of potential flash floods. >> the rainfall with the high water that we're already seeing, there's not going to be place for anything to drain. >> reporter: some forecaresideny with forecasters expecting above average hurricane season they're prepared for cindy but saving their panic for now. >> this one we're going to bear down and stay in. >> reporter: at least one death is already being blamed on a storm. a 10-year-old boy on an blame beach was struck by a log thrown by the storm

. >> tropical storm cindy making landfall currently along the border of texas and louisiana. by tomorrow, we'll see rain from it. we have that in the forecast. commutewise today, dry roads. we like that for the commute. look at the temperatures, we're talking about the low 90s through the day today. it will feel like summer. technically, we are in summer. lauryn and i will be back in a little bit and see what you can expect tomorrow. that's coming up. >>> thanks very much. also breaking right now. this little girl could be in extreme danger. >> police think she's been abducted and they're looking for both kimberly long and aid relative, joel long. kimberly is only 4 years old. she lives in virginia. police say the two of them may be traveling toward roanoke. >> virginia state police are asking anyone who sees them to call 911 immediately. the car theyld maroon toyota tacoma. almost 20 years old there. with license plate vwa 4004. again, if you see kimberly or joel long, take a look at their pictures again. call police as soon as you can. >>> it's 5:04. family and friends of a

look at my state of louisiana. it relies on an accessible and affordable insurance program but that benefits the country. louisiana is the number-one producer of offshore oil and gas, producing over 15% of our nation's domestic energy supply. that's 15% of our nation's domestic energy supply. home to the second-largest refining capacity in petrochemical industry. gulf of mexico is home to 11 of the top 20 u.s. ports by cargo volume. and we have one of the largest seafood industries in the world. after hurricane katrina, when our port facilities were affected and the farmers in the upper missouri suddenly could not get their crop, the international markets, it shows the importance of our ports for our entire economy. the national flood insurance program allows folks in my state to participate in a working coast that gets that energy inland and gets those products in the international market. and this is what provides the value-added contribution to our domestic economy. now since the creation of the national flood i

president trump and the first lady visited louisiana steve scalise in the hospital. ness critical condition and three other people were wounded. police shot and killed the gunman, james hodgkinson of illinois >> we know authorities are investigating whether the shooter was politically motivated. tonight, the fbi not revealing a motive for the shooting, but agents are asking the public for help in their investigation. rapid gunfire pierced the air at a congressional republican baseball practice in alexandria virginia. when it stopped, four people had been hit including house majority whip steve scalise of louisiana who was shot in the hip playing second base >> he dragged him after being shot from near second bates about ten be 15 yards into the field >> congressman roger wheels twisted his ankle ducking for cover. he credits capitol police assigned to the security detail for containing the damage. >> there could have easily been 25 deaths or more today. >> president trump visited congressman scalise in the hospital. the gunman 66-year-old james hodgkinson of illinois

state of emergency for the gulf coast, tropical storm cindy just made landfall in southwest louisiana>> shots of violent waves crashing along the texas coast. water stop popping up in mississippi as life-threatening flooding moves in. >> fox team coverage, janice dean following cindy's deadly track but first, right in the storm's path in lake charles, louisiana, good morning, casey. >> reporter: we are feeling the effects of tropical storm cindy early this morning, we have been experiencing intermittent gusty winds and heavy rain, very typical with these types of systems, it comes and goes. we are in a bit of a low but 10 minutes from now it could be pouring rain and you could hardly see your hand in front of your face. no major reports of damage at this point but i am going to hop out of the way and show you the real concern we are talking about across the region and that is localized flooding. look at this. by you in lake charles has been steadily rising and theories it could only get higher because more rain is on the way. when all is said and done forecaster say in the could dump

coastal louisiana or southeast louisiana.s storm is going to affect the entire state."in new orleans, i'm kristen holmes. (steve) another big story tonight: the stabbing of a police officer at a michigan airport is being investigated.. as an act of terrorism. tonight a canadian man is in custody... accused of stabbing the officer in the neck. witnesses reported hearing him yell "allahu akbar" and reference killings in syria, iraq and afghanistan.<(david gelios/detroit special agent in charge) "i will tell you that we are investigating this incident today that happened at about 9:45 this morning as an act of terrorism. we have just filed a complaint charging an individual by the name of amor ftouhi. he's a 50- year-old resident of canada who legally entered the united states in lake champlain, new york on june 16, and made his way to flint."> the officer has undergone surgery and was in critical condition but is said to be improving. the f-b-i says the suspect arrived in the united states last week.... but at this point it doe

. >>> a state of emergency tonight declared in louisiana. new orleans pounded, tropical storm cindy bearing down across the gulf. the storm surge taking the life of a 10-year-old boy. >>> and your money tonight. if you're traveling for the july 4th holiday, the best day on the calendar for travel deals. and the website tonight that rebooks your rental car over and over until it finds the lowest price. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. and we begin with late developments, the fbi revealing a short time ago that they are now investigating that attack on an officer at the airport in flint, michigan, as an act of terror. a police officer was attacked from behind. he was stabbed in the neck. witnesses tonight right here revealing what they say the attacker was shouting. the airport shut down for a time. law enforcement moving in, taking him into custody. abc's alex perez on what we've learned about the suspect tonight. >> reporter: tonight, federal investigators hunting for answers. bishop internation

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the woman was not seriously in,l storm cindy has made landfall in louisiana in the northern gulf d the winds are up to 40 miles per hour and expected to continue to be a force along the louisiana texas border this morning. this is galveston, texas an hour south of houston, it is raining there. parts of the coast have been drenched in heavy rains. downpours and water spouts have left beaches deserted. governors in louisiana and alabama have declared states of emergency. >> we'll keep them in our thoughts and prayers, hopefully it will be better than that here today. >> reporter: we'll capture the moisture friday into saturday. we'll get the effects of tropical storm cindy, but not today. storm tracker 6 live double scan we can a couple of sprinkles in one or two spots in south jersey, a leftover from the system yesterday that gave people a good strong storm, let's go outside and see what it looks like we're live looking at philadelphia international where the skies will brighten shortly we'll see a mix of clouds and sun, how about the current temperature, 70 degrees, so it's warm alread

cindy is expected to make landfall in louisiana sometime after midnight. much of the area is under a tornado threat. the fbi is treating a stabbing attack at an airnt in flint michigan as terrorism. the suspect stabbed a police officer in the neck with a 12-inch knife. he was quickly apprehended and identified as a 49-year-old canadian citizen. the fbi has no indication of a wider plot. the wounded officer helped subdue the subject and is in stable condition tonight. >> president trump basked in the delirious embrace of his supporters as he held a rally in cedar rapids, iowa. hhe urged senate republicans to add money to their healthcare plan because i have been talking about a plan with heart. senate republicans are supposed to reveal their plan to replace obama care tomorrow. >> president obama's homeland security secretary jay johnson is the latest official to tell the senate that russia did interfere in last year's presidential election. there were attempts to hack election systems in two dozen states. those orders came from the top. >> it was at the ti

maartenville, louisiana. mr. thomas l. ragio of lake charles, louisiana. mr. roy l. ravia o of my state. mr. alvin j. peacard and last but certainly not least, mr. anderson b. wilson of sl slydale, louisiana. unfortunately, mr. wilson is the only ghost army soldier still alive in louisiana. i had the rare privilege and the rare honor of speaking with mr. wilson this morning. in december of 1943, president roosevelt authorized the ghost army unit. only two weeks later in january 1944, mr. wilson was on his way to camp morris, tennessee, to join the ghost army. who says the federal government can't move quickly when it wants to? mr. wilson trained there until may when his unit was shipped out of new york to liverpool, england. it was the largest convoy that at the time had ever crossed the atlantic ocean. from there mr. wilson and his team traveled more than any other unit. from england they went to france. they went to belgium. they went to holland. they went to luxemburg and they went to germany. mr. wilson and his comrades fought fearlessly through the war's end, me

i was the national chairman and he was the state chair of louisiana. we developed a friendship, camaraderie and a passion for making the country better. i know what jennifer and the kids are going through. but our prayers are with them. and he >> we will have the congressional baseball game live here on c-span starting at 7:00. >> this weekend c-span cities tour takes book tv and american history tv to hyde park, new york, as we explore the history and literary life of a town that is synonomous of franklin and eleanor roosevelt, saturday at noon eastern on book tv. an interview with david roosevelt as he talks about his memoir, a personal history of eleanor roosevelt. >> really was not until my grandmother's funeral that i realized that she was really a special person and something of a celebrity. we never thought of her in that way. we never viewed my grandmother. she was only a grandmother to us. and that's all she ever wanted to be. and the author and his book "f.d.r. and the post office." >> i found four letters in his andwriting that credited stam

take a look now also at lake charles, louisiana.ou see there people kayaking through the streets there on wednesday. we know they are now facing even more flooding this morning. it's certainly not over yet. >> we are thinking of everyone down south. >>> right now all eyes are on capitol hill as republican senators prepare to reveal a draft of their health care bill. their plan to repeal and replace the affordable care act. mitch mcconnell hopes to vote on it before the july 4th recess. >>> who's ready for more hoops? the nba draft kicks off right the sixers will pick first and then the l.a. lakers said to pick ucla alonzo ball, no controversy there, after that it's anyone's guess. >> is that going to happen? >> we don't know. watch the draft live 7:30 eastern on espn. we'll see. >>> also this half hour we'll turn to those exclusive details about bill cosby's sex assault mistrial. a juror speaking only to abc taking us inside those 52 hours of deliberations. this is a stunning account and revealing why the 12 jurors were ultimately u