there are a group of americans living around baton rouge louisiana. -- baton rouge, louisiana. it was controlled by the spaniards. they basically say we have had enough of the spanish rule and they store the dilapidated spanish fort. they seize control. one spanish soldier is injured. the commander surrenders. these americans call a convention. one of the first things they do is create a flag. you can't have a republican if you don't have a flag. so they have a body blue flag with a single white star. there is a reason for that. that white star can join the constellation of stars and stripes. they draft a constitution which looks eerily like the u.s. constitution. they send that the president madison saying we want to join the union. the republic of west florida. madison kind of sits on it. does, two months later, when he finally does say that west water and was part of the louisiana purchase all along. the whole idea of letting people themselves define their own identity. federal government is not getting involved, not threatening war, not dragging it into a war. these people

when louisiana became a state in 1812, the original louisiana territory becomes the missouri territory. if you probably know in your own louisianaat the purchase was two territories, the southern part was the territory of orleans, that becomes louisiana. the northern part was the louisiana territory. louisiana becomes a stated becomes the missouri territory. 1812, missouri organizes five administrative units, counties. since louisiana had emerged as a slave state, people in missouri were adamant that slaves and would also be permitted in missouri. reportedly several planters had brought their slaves thousands of slaves with them into the area believing congress would do nothing about the institution. ultimately the slavery plantation agriculture was not going to prosper in this territory. happen is thatto him could be a commercial crop that could be acceptable for agriculture. be by 1820 there could 10,000 slaves. there were be the belief that missouri would be a slave state. however february 1819, introducing resolution that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude would be permitted

louisiana,istory in that is mostly been because of motorists going into water. not knowing how deep it was or how fast the current is moving. reporter: [indiscernible] what is it mean for a parish [indiscernible] first of all, with respect to those parishes for it gives them the peace of mind of knowing the declaration has already been signed. forit triggers cost-sharing the response in the event that we are spending money, which we absolutely are. if the state -- at the state we mobilize 1300 national guardsmen. that is not cheap to do. so we already know that we have approval from the federal government for that local -- for that. the minimum cost share will be 75% not federal. -- 75% federal, 25% not federal. allows everyone to know that the federal government and state government and local government, because they all submit their declarations as well. that we are coordinating and communicating as it relates to this storm, both to prepare for the storm, respond to the storm, and recover from the storm. that free declaration makes a difference all the way thr

here's the latest from louisiana is colonel ed busch from a public affairs officer for louisiana national guard. colonel, thanks for joining us. >> my pleasure, good evening. kelly: looks like louisiana has dodged a bullet with the first landfall from hurricane nate is a category one storm hitting just along side but new orleans really didn't get much damage at all but what was the national guard prepared for in this case? >> certainly, we all have memories to go back to katrina so lessons learned from katrina are basically it's extremely important and critical to reposition those troops and resources that might be needed so that is what we have done over the last couple of days. we brought over 1000 soldiers on duty and aircraft and those key areas where we know the storm might pass and just in case we were needed we can respond quicker. none of us are required to go out and do a search and rescue or evacuation and that's a good thing. kelly: sir, that is a good thing. we have seen just this season alone how deadly these hurricanes have been and it appears, at this present time, that hur

about life for louisiana prisoners. bring. it conditionally were horrible showers dollar to mush very cold showers. you know. out there and there are so many innocent people because nobody paid attention. you know like. no you know voice would be the most. to me is a chain of command you know us dollars which would last for as long as it did take was. from there you know they all worked together and i mean of. if nobody. is going. to get away with. this. franks is not an exceptional story. louisiana was late to abolish slavery but african-americans still had to fight for their rights. a cute guy the toll cute guy here. it was me and one nine hundred sixty three it was me. fifty four years ago. that was me. i was one of them who led to demonstrations and it was met by people who would guns in and all of the stuff that people had in the middle sixty's to stop african-american kids from demonstrating from seeking the afghan civil rights . after years of political activity calvin johnson became the first black judge in louisiana.

many louisiana residents have been to prison. all day all day for two and a half yes frank was in custody for a robbery he was involved in a huge anyone on the street even in front of their own house is under suspicion i really really believe they all run the risk of being checked yeah and they go to wants. you know they don't get nobody. is talking about the police who patrol the area at walking pace. that look. at a coffee from video of people in the street. that would be seen at a cost is a lot of really your people in the street so yes there were shooting new video. you got shot of mccartney. i was picked up. once and then laid all released and was picked up again. from. i was here for a tour of the year and i. was there at the store and i didn't see no quote. came in the stall you see with. my lawyer. did he mention it to distinctive features she said no so or so you go on mark pointed out that puts it on the p.c. that he didn't see anything as she was like we had ever made her from us yeah he went to the store earlier. and

many louisiana residents have been to prison. they all had to fit two and a half yes frank was in custody for a robbery he was involved in a huge anyone on the street even in front of their own house is under suspicion really really they all run the risk of being checked yeah and i go to once i'm right you know you know they don't get no respect. he's talking. about the police who patrol the area at walking pace. that know. it at all safe moderate video of people in the street. that would be seen at a cost is a lot of really your people in the street so yes you were shooting a new video. because you got shot of me. i was picked up. once and then laid all released and was picked up again. from. i was here. toward a half year and i. was there at the store and i didn't see none. came in the store all you see with. my lawyer the. two distinctive features she said no so all so you go on mark good point on the pits and. he said that he didn't see anything and she was like we had if a major for monsieur and he went to the store earlier.

many louisiana residents who've been to prison. all day all day for two and a half yes frank was in custody for a robbery he was involved in. any one on the street even in front of their own house is under suspicion really really they all run the risk of being checked yeah and they go to want to. you know they don't get nobody. is talking about the police who patrol the area at walking pace. that loves. to call video of people in the street. that would be seen at a cost is a lot of video of people so yes there were shooting video. shot of me. i was picked up. once and then laid all released and was picked up again. from. i was here. and. it was. the stone i didn't see none. came of the. sort in my lawyer. did he mention it to distinctive features she said no. so you go on mark good point on the pits and. he didn't say anything. we hade ever maser for monsieur and he went to the store earlier. and then later. when i have years later i was released. two and a half years in custody made the twenty six year old father of five writes ra

speed towards the southeastern tip of the state of louisiana they're warning residents not to take it lightly the hurricane killed at least twenty eight people when it passed through central america a state of emergency has been declared in parts of louisiana alabama mississippi and florida residents of new orleans prepare to hunker down for hurricane ace the storm is forecast to start by louisiana's biggest city but even interact could bring severe flooding. and more snow more concerned about my car than anything honestly my house is i'm not so concerned about. nace may not pack a punch of other storms this season but it's already unleashed heavy rains on central america in nicaragua has wrecked towns left under water. we don't use everything food clothes we don't have water besides the rain that's falling children are dying my mom's eighty five she doesn't have anywhere to sleep or stay. i mean you know. costa rica el salvador honduras also sustained serious damage in the u.s. for states are expected to be his hard officials have ordered evacuations in some low lying areas but most

louisiana, we don't say it often, louisiana got hit often -- hard. then he came to florida and we gave another a plus. all of a sudden we said there is another one heading to puerto rico and to the u.s. virgin islands. not one, it was too. i was going to be here a week ago if you remember. that was the day of the second hurricane. brock has been unbelievable. whichas been a category 5 few people have ever even heard of. it hits land and boy did it hit lance. elaine.o thank you, thank you very much. acting secretary. tom is here someplace. great job. great job. to all of my people, i have to say general buchanan a few days ago. you are a general. there is a reason you are a general. he is no games. i said give me a general, i don't want a general that plays games. the whole team has been amazing. your governor has been, who i did not know, i heard things about him. he is not even from my party and he started at the beginning preceding what we did. he was tremendously supportive level of problem that you had at the beginning before and what happened wi

first in louisiana, and then mississippi. it did so as a category 1 hurricane. >> on the phone with us now, lee smith is an executive director for the mississippi emergency management agency. he's in gulf port, mississippi. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> so, give us the larger picture here. the headline there is storm surge. what damage has been done by that storm surge? what are you seeing? >> well, we'll start our thorough damage assessments when the sun comes up this morning. but i think that the overall damage is going to be negligible, because of the very good rebuilding efforts with the building codes that we had after hurricane katrina. so primary focus this morning on doing damage assessments with respect to the storm surge will be over in jackson county. which got the brunt of surge. we had reports throughout the night of some damage, but, again, 70-mile-an-hour winds and darkness, it is difficult to tell the extent of the damage. that's our number one priority as the sun comes up this morning. >> what abou

just offshore of louisiana.y very strong here. hurricane force winds extenting 35 miles in all directions from the center so right along these barrier islands and over moo mississippi, alabama, eastern sections of louisiana will all strong wind and then the rain comes in our direction so we're dry today. but it look like as we start getting into tomorrow and tomorrow afternoon, the possibility of some showers and storms. tomorrow night into monday the heaviest rain coming on across. i think we'll get a good 1 inch of rain out of this. some areas may be approaching 2-inches. heaviest rain will be back out to the west of us. west of interstate 81. wee need the rain though. >> we do. >> we do need the rain. >> you mentioned 24 days in without it. >> today is the 24th day. >> yeah. we need it. >> without rain. >> gary, thank you. >>> all right. let's get a check on what's happening around the dmv this weekend. there are plenty of events. first up october is national bully prevention month and today marks the start o

higgins from louisiana, for such time as he may consume. mr. higgins: i thank my colleague for yielding. some moments of his time. mr. speaker, i rise unscripted to bring to the attention of the entire nation the plight of the good citizens of louisiana who are impacted by -- who were impacted by harvey last month. beside -- hurricane harvey last month. beside me at this graph shows the rainfall, the water event of hurricane harvey as it impacted texas and louisiana. s anyone can see, it was a tremendous water event. unprecedented rainfall that overwhelmed any water management system. and as anyone can see, the parishes of southwest louisiana were impacted as well as many counties in texas. and yet as we discussed disaster relief, louisiana is absent from our conversation. i point out to all those who choose to witness, the state line of louisiana as defined by e sabine river and impact of hurricane harvey. mr. speaker, hurricane harvey did not recognize the artificial state boupped dries that we have created as a republicic and nor should we a

concern with southeast louisiana, and east ward looking at a significant storm surge threat. anything over six feet will cause damage. we're looking at potential seven, even to 11. sure, some beach flooding and erosion. because it is moving quickly, the rain totals will be a little bit on the lighter side. however, still flash flooding is going to occur when you have nearly six inches in mobile, about 4 in biloxi. even extending northward, 3 and a half. with that and the winds together there will be downed trees. there will be some power outages, most of the winds r kind of focusing really to the east of the system. on the western edge of this core, we're not seeing significant winds. so even though new orleans should have gusts, they're going to be stronger to the east of that. therefore, possibility of power outages extend to the north but also extend to the east. and with that, comes the threat of possible isolated tornados. we're going to have our hands full later on. >> all right. thank you. >>> so louisiana is currently under a state of emergency and mandatory evacuatio

all the way from louisiana to parts of the coastline, along florida. if we take a look at trat jekt ri. as of right now into the overnight hours, it's right near new orleans bringing it through alabama about 1:00 p.m. tomorrow on sunday. and then it takes a right there all the way through the east coast through monday heading into tuesday. as of right now, it looks like trat jekt ri of nate is still on path to the projected area. now we're talking about the flooding rains, this is going to be the biggest threat aside from the winds is the storm surge in the a. rainfall. possibly up to seven inches for the highlighted areas, but the nice way to chance of ten inches or more from the low lying areas, isolated means specific to certain areas and as of right now, it looks like we're still expecting to see the impact of this storm through tonight and into tomorrow. the biggest threat is going to be as it pushes right through where it made land fall just about 15 minutes ago. keep a close eye on this as it makes it's way through tonight and tomorrow. all the

and, by the way, louisiana -- we don't say it often -- but louisiana got hit very hard also, and they've been fantastic. but then he came to florida, and that we gave him another a-plus. and then, all of a sudden, we said there's another one heading out to puerto rico and to the u.s. virgin islands. but it wasn't one -- it was two. and i was going to be here a week ago, if you remember, and that was the day of the hurricane -- that was the day of the second hurricane. so brock has been unbelievable. and this has been the toughest one. this has been a category 5, which few people have ever even heard of -- a category 5 hitting land. but it hit land -- and, boy, did it hit land. so i want to thank you. i want to thank elaine. elaine, thank you very much. fantastic -- acting secretary. elaine duke has been incredible. tom bossert is here someplace. tom, great job. great job. president trump: and to all of my people -- and i have to say, general buchanan got here a few days ago, and there's no doubt about it you are a general. there's a reason you're a general, right? but he's no games. i sa

first one was at plaquemine's parish in louisiana. the first of course was in nicaragua and of course folks there fared much worse. we had numerous fatalities in central america as a result of all the flash flooding and the rain. hopefully we will have zero here in the united states as a result of nate. guys? >> that's a good number. a non-number. zero. >> non-number is a good number. ivan cabrera live for us. thank you. we'll stay in touch with you, ivan. let's talk about the residents in the city of new orleans. they are breathing a sigh of relief to say the least. once hurricane nate made its first landfall in southeast louisiana, the hurricane warning was downgraded there to a tropical storm warning. >> and the city's curfew was lifted. cnn's rosa flores has the latest for us from new orleans. >> reporter: the city of new orleans prepared for a major category 1 hurricane. the mayor of this city asking people not to panic but to prepare, saying that this city could see high winds that could cripple the power grid and also strong st

the outer band in fact of this storm is felt in louisiana.tting southeast of new orleans. people who are choosing to stay on mississippi and alabama coastline will feel the brunt of hurricane nate. we'll keep you updated of the notice. >>> this week was the deadline for daca. meantime, sources tell cnn demanded by top white house policy adviser steven miller threatened to derrel to replace daca. among other things, the white house are asking to make it more difficult to legal residents of the u.s. to bring in family members of countries of origins. now they may have to leave them behind. we talk to entrepreneurs about how all of this uncertainty is affecting them. >> we are not taking jobs. >> you can have my job if you could do it. >> they're in the u.s. through no fault of their own. >> our backgrounds set us up to kind of have the fight within us. >> the business needs me to help those bring growth and diversity. >> brought to the u.s. illegally by their parents. >> we want to be able to pour back into our families and communities. >> if y

this is the third louisiana, excuse me. this is the third louisiana redan right here. and here this is louisiana monument. now you can see it. afternoon of june 25 the ground began to shake and a few seconds later a large mass of earth lifted a huge dust cloud. and earth rained down on the confederate and union troops. immediately union troops are going to leap into the crater and start assaulting up through there. they can't break through. john c. bowen and his missouri boys are there to meet them. the assault against the crater will go on for the next 24 hours. union casualties will total 34 killed, 209 wounded, while the confederates suffered 21 killed and 73 wounded. undeterred, union forces are going to open up the mine again and explode another 1,800-pound powder charge underneath the third louisiana redan on july 1. now, the confederates lost a lot of good men on the june 25 explosion. so what they were doing on july 1 is they had started digging countermines. and in order to do this, they brought forward slave labor. when the union blew up the second mine on ju

what is louisiana doing right now for a possible hit by nate? we are preparing for this knowing it's only proposed to be a category one, but when it gets into the gulf with the warm waters, it has the potential to strengthen. we won't have a chance when it gets in the gulf to make more preparations. we are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. it approaches, i assure. we are in the direct line of this storm and are preparing for the worst. >> have evacuation orders been issued yet? >> for grand isle and the lower areas, you know the point of louisiana that sticks out in the gulf that got hit first by katrina, there is over a million dollars in levies being. they have no dirt or grass on them. we are concerned about the levees under construction because they will not take storm surge very long on the newly constructed levies. that is a big concern. >> what are worries me and you as well, the city of new orleans as you know they remember 2005 and katrina is below sea level. are the pumps and the levies that you have there working effici

louisiana completely dodged nate and they're thankful for that. the storm itself has to make its landfall. about an hour and a half from now is whether we should have landfall, probably near the gulf shores and biloxi. that's when we'll see the strongest wind with this storm here. that's kind of an update on what we're seeing. we always thought the surge would cause the most damage and unfortunately it's a nighttime storm. we're not going to put our reporters at the beach with the storm surge coming in so we're not going to have great pictures of the storm surge until the morning. >> so what we're not used to seeing today as we're watching nate is when we look at nate, it's kind of a half crescent. it's not a full circle, if you will. >> there's a lot of dry air that wrapped on the west side. that's what caused the new orleans area, all through louisiana. you are literally only going to be, ah, say 40 miles from the landfall of a hurricane in slidell, louisiana and it's not even raining. >> we'll take that. >> that's fine. very few power outages,

he hadore he could rest, florida and louisiana. we do not say it often, but louisiana got it pretty hard, too. he was fantastic. then he came to florida. we gave him another a+. then we said there is another one heading out to puerto rico .nd the u.s. virgin islands not one, but too. i was there be here last week but that was the day of the second hurricane. been unbelievable. this is a category 5 which few people have even heard of. a category 5 hitting land but it hit land and boy did it hit land. so i want to thank you, when to think a line. elaine, thank you very much. you have been incredible. elaine duke, acting secretary. dom, great job. to all my people, i have to say general buchanan got here a few days ago and no doubt about it you are a general. there is a reason you are a general, right? i said, give me a general. i'm one to have a general who plays games and you have been a great general. the whole team is amazing. the governor, who i did not know, i heard very good things about him. he is not even from my party and he

this time, he ships it to a state museum in tioga, louisiana. five years pass. museum's unstable -- literally. how unstable? >> it was about to cave in. then it became kind of a panic situation for us. >> for a third time, larry scrambles to relocate his strange inheritance. he decides just to bring it home, where the boats will be absolutely safe -- he thinks. then, early one morning... >> my stepdaughter came into the room and said, "hey, the house is on fire." >> the whole house, within five minutes, was in flames. >> in the 40 minutes it takes the fire department to reach their rural location, the atteridge house burns to the ground. >> we lost everything. >> so, you escaped with your family, but the ships? >> they were still in the museum. >> thankfully, there'd been a delay in delivering custom-built cabinets to the house, and the models stayed put. wow. someone was protecting them. >> it was just by the grace of god, i think. >> unfortunately, most of his father's sale records for ships that he had sold were in the house and are lost in the fire. have you

either louisiana, mississippi, alabama, or western florida.all of those areas under a great deal of concern here this weekend as hurricane nate approaches. but as we walked around here in neen new orleans and louisiana, not a great deal of concern, you get a sense, from many folks here in the french quarter of new orleans, people walking around, cocktails in hand, as the storm is a little more than 24 hours away. and in other parts of the city. this is a city very prone to flooding and always a major concern here, doesn't seem to be a lot of anxiety about what exactly this storm is bringing. that is obviously -- sometimes causes a lot of concern for emergency management officials. they're urging people to quickly take the precautions that they need to, in anticipation of this storm arriving. ed lavendera, cnn, new orleans, louisiana. >>> so that's what possibly could be ahead. let's look at what's happened. central america is grappling with the destruction that then tropical storm nate left behind. at least 24 people were killed in nicaragua,

right now, 4.5 million people are under hurricane warnings, stretching from louisiana to the alabama, florida line. nearly 30 million people are in its path. the hurricane is packing 90-mile-per-hour winds and residents are bracing for heavy winds, torrential rain and in some areas, storm surges of up to 11 feet. the deadly storm is blamed for at least 25 deaths in costa rica, nicaragua, and honduras. hundreds have been rescued from flood waters and mudslides and we've got reporters on the ground in all areas facing a major threat along the gulf coast right now. let's go to cnn meteorologist chad meyers in the weather center. >> it has been a night where this storm now has been over warm water and then the morning hours as well. and so where we were yesterday with a tropical storm is now turned into a category 2 land falling hurricane, somewhere and biloxi, gulfport, maybe bay st. louis and if it gets to bay st. louis, it's going to clip plaquemines parish. we have to think about the width of the eye and the width of the wind because we're already going to see significantly deteriorat

much of louisiana breathing a collective sigh of relief.er storms are unusual for this part of the gulf. and, with a month and a half left before the end of hurricane season, folks around here are hoping the worst is over. elaine. >> michelle. thanks. >> one week after the las vegas massacre, 60 minutes reports tonight on a handwritten note that shows the gunman made calculations to maximize the carnage. 58 were killed. nearly 500 wounded. here is jamie yuccas. ♪ today, parishioners at churches across las vegas came together hoping to heal from last week's terror. but for sarah reiter, the wound is still raw. >> it is just, really hard this week. >> and, i don't know about you, felt like i was kicked in the gut. >> at this church, the pastor says he has been counseling church members all week who were at the shooting. he says, some are experiencing survivors guilt. i have heard that phrase said maybe half a dozen times. i feel like i could have done more. should have done more. you remind people. then start doing what you can now. >> last w

y orden de evacuaciÓn en zonas costeras del golfo, se espera que toque tierra en algÚn punto de louisianassissippi. >> por las vÍctimas de las masacre, decenas se unen hoy en las vegas para recordar la historia moderna de estados unidos, mientras siguen surgiendo imÁgenes del panico y horror que si viviÓ esta noche. >> indignante e inmoral, asÍ califican la amenaza de ice de realizar redadas en barrios y centros de trabajos de california, luego que un gobernador firmaba una ley que lo declara estado santuario. . >> marcado por los sismos uno de los niÑos milagros, 32 aÑos despuÉs otro terremoto le quita su casa, noticias telemundo comienza ya. >> millones de residente del sureste de estados unidos se preparan para el azote de otro peligros huracÁn, nate avanza rÁpido por el golfo de mÉxico y esta noche tocarÍa tierra en un punto cercano a nueva orleans, ya fuertes aguaceros castigan Áreas de louisiana, ahÍ y tambiÉn en mississippi alabama y florida se pronostica que deje varias pulgada de lluvia. tambiÉn se han habilitado albergues para residentes de zonas bajas. ♪ ♪ >> en alerta mÁxima e

we've been in great communications with governors from louisiana to florida. we've already positioned management teams and commodities in place to be ready to go. neil: sir, i know that the governor of louisiana had already activated 1300 national guard troops, he declared a state of emergency, similar to the one that existed in new orleans, but we were getting separate-- i don't know if it's true, but the pumping stations were not working that there was a concern, that they weren't prepared, what could be potentially flooding water. what's the real deal? >> i assume you're talking about the pumping stations in the city of new orleans? >> yes. >> okay. so, obviously, we've been tracking and working with -- i spoke to the mayor, to mitch, several days ago and i've also been in constant contact with governor edwards. for the most part, a majority of the pump capacity is working inside the city of new orleans. it's not back up to 100%, but the good news with this storm is because of the forward speed, anytime you have a high forward speed you have reduced amounts

speaking of louisiana, speaking on the phone lieutenant of governor of louisiana, he is definitely no stranger to storm prep and response. during his term as president of louisiana plaque man's pair, i risch, lieutenant-governor stou much for hopping on the phone with me. >> i can still through all still of course our katrina coverage. let me start with lake pontchartrain. what are your concerns there? >> well, think we dodged a bullet. i think the worst of it is-through through. we're still seeing winds in the outlying areas flooding and water coming over the sea wall in lake pontchartrain, but i think we got the dry side of the storm. i was down in south plaquerman's parish earlier where the storm tipped the edge of plaquerman's parish and all the levies held up. we saw no flooding or levy overtopping. i really believed we dodged a bullet on this one and hopefully by morning time this thing will be ashore and we'll have dodged a bullet. >> my fingers are crossed with you, mr. lieutenant-governor on that one for sure. what's your message to people in this part of louisiana because i

hurricane nate sweeping over louisiana, mississippi and alabama. waves and rain lashing the coastline. >> we are only in the outer bands of hurricane nate and already in gulf court mississippi, the waves are over the storm wall, one of the biggest concerns, a state of emergency and curfew in effect in towns and counties louisiana to florida. >> no one should take the storm lightly. it's proven deadly in honduras and nicaragua. the city lying below sea level and relying on pumps to avoid flooding. >> i put no faith at all in the pumps. i met with pump operators. they are in a good place working hard. >> they tied up boats all saturday. >> others not sure what to expect. >> we have tornadoes and you don't know when they pop up. >> the big concern here in mobile are storm surge along the port and tornadoes. we heard the siren at least once tonight. maggie ruely. walter? >> thank you for the report. keep a close eye on the forecast "6abc".com/weather to watch the seven day and the path of hurricane nate. >> vice president mike pence traveled to las veg

i commend my farmers back in louisiana for their resiliency. not only do they work in the face of adversity and mother nature but the federal tape of bureaucracy. providing our farmers with the resources that they need, i think it's important to note the key role in my state, louisiana that they play in their goods throughout the nation. with that, mr. chairman, i yield back the balance of my time. >> thank you, mr. johnson. the gentle woman from california is recommended. >> i move to strike the last word. >> i just want to thank mr. conyers for offering this amendment and note that a requirement without any enforcement is unlikely to be utilized. in 2009, west stat actually did some research on this. on persons who received tentative noncompliant notices, current law prohibits taking adverse actions until you have a final notice. what they found was that more than one-third of the employers admitted that they took an action to reduce pay, restrict work assignments, delay trainings, even though they weren't supposed to do that, because there's

this is now a state of emergency from louisiana to georgia. thousands of families are under a mandatory evacuation this morning. >> we do not know exactly where it will land, and so we're preparing for the worst. >> reporter: in louisiana, president trump has approved the governor's predisaster emergency declaration. federal resources are now available. >> no one should take this storm lightly. >> reporter: in new orleans, families already dealing with water from the high tides are more than frustrated that a dozen of the city's drainage pumps are not working. billy ross packed up and left last night but not before putting everything he had up high. >> if you don't pick it up, you lose it by the flood. >> reporter: six feet of storm surge, he loses everything. he's expecting five. >> when they tell you to get out, you get out. once you get trapped in, ain't nobody coming to help you. >> reporter: city leaders in new orleans, mobile, biloxi are telling residents that now is the time, this morning, to finish preparations for this storm. here in

tropical storm nate's deadly toll and the forecast showing a direct hit to louisiana, possibly as a hurricane. we have the latest update from the hurricane center just ahead. >>> and we have new reporting out of las vegas, nevada where investigators are piecing together the profile of the killer by looking at his girlfriend. new details ahead. >>> and explosive allegations involving one of the most powerful men in hollywood. >> allegations against harvey weinstein that are just coming to light. how he's responding. >> i promise. >> it might be one of the most memorable moments in hollywood history, but did it really have to happen that way? what one scientist is now saying jack did wrong. that's in "the skinny," this friday, october 6th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i'm in for kendis gibson. i locked him in his apartment. he's trying to get out to be here. we'll see about that later. >> i'm diane macedo. we begin this half hour with tropical storm nate. it is drenching rain right now in parts of central america and already responsible for 20 deaths. >> the storm is on the m

lookslike it's going to be around the louisiana area the most.s a tropical storm now it could strengthen to a hurricane. just what it's forecasted to do by the time it makes its way and encounter warm waters and favorable conditions to get a hurricane going. we could seea category 1 storm. that areathere below sea level. we'lltrack that coming up. for ustoday gorgeous out there, 80 to 85 degrees, partly sunny and warm. maybe a stray shower tothe north. i think the rest ofus will be dry and enjoy wonderful dry weather to start the weekend. to end it, therain chances are on the rise. we'll get into a soggy pattern starting on sunday. this is3:30 p.m. most of our cloudsare to the north. late saturdayheading into sunday is when we're anticipating those showers finally beginning to push in. sunday is going to be our soggiest day of the weekend. 83and muggy on saturday. >>> i'm going to call out jake. no's just as cold as i am and

hurricane warning now in place for parts of louisiana, mississippi and alabama. in new orleans, a race to sandbag tonight. residents here not worried so much about the levy system giving way as happened 12 years ago during katrina, rather fears the city's crippled pumping system will fail. >> it was recently tested, you know. the system itself, it just didn't hold. >> reporter: in august 17th critical pumps in the city lost power. only eight inches of rain turning into a calamity. >> i want to be really clear. we have sufficient pumps power and manpower to handle this threat if the rain totals remain as forecast and the intensity is directed. >> reporter: all attention is now on those pumps like the one over my shoulder here with the expectation that nate will become a hurricane. as you noted at the top here, lester, the mayor of new orleans has issued mandatory evacuations for certain parts of the die. >> kerry sanders tonight. thank you and let's turn to al roker with the latest forecast track which has shifted slightly since last night, and whether it hits as

as is the case in louisiana they're well prepared for this storm in louisiana and alabama.ut still our nation has a lot of resources. it's difficult but it's doable. when you're on puerto rico which is about six days ship travel from the east coast, five to six days, you have to plan ahead and you have to have your task force ready to maneuver on that storm just like florida did maneuver on irma. the folks down here have maneuvered on this storm. they don't have much time left. this thing is knocking on the door. >> all right. so those who are watching, you heard the message. you heard the warnings. do not take any chances. general honore, thank you. we'll be tracking hurricane nate throughout this hour, so stay with us. >>> also ahead this hour, the president speaks out on health care, north korea and the scandal now surrounding a well-known hollywood producer. details on what he said straight ahead. ♪ these couples: how much money do you think you'll need in retirement? then we found out how many years that money would last them. how long do you think we'll keep -- oooooo

landfall saturday in southeast louisiana. the mouth of the mississippi. >> category 1s are not as strong as, you know, it was feared it could have been, it could have intensified. but 85-mile-per-hour winds -- >> still up there. >> nothing to sneeze at there. the storm, as it pushes inland, still a great threat of tornadoes throughout the region. storm surge also a big worry along the coastline. more than 36,000 homes across florida, alabama, and mississippi are without power. and some areas could get up to ten inches, that's 25 centimeters of rain. you can see just how high that water is already rising here. these firefighters wading through water at the hard rock hotel and casino, that is near biloxi, mississippi. >> mainly in the parking garage, we don't think it will breach the actual casinos. >> important to point that out, for sure. switching now over to u.s. politics on saturday, the u.s. president donald trump fired off another round of threatening tweets toward north korea. >> he suggested the u.s. had wasted 25 year

after brushing southern louisiana last night but officials are concerned about storm surge from louisiana to the florida panhandle. flooding inundated the lower level in biloxi overnight. you can see cars and trucks. luckily no reports of anyone getting hurt but rising waters knocked out power leaving an nbc news crew in the dark. a look at nate impact on bay st. louis, mississippi, last night. you can see heavy rain and street flooding. the storm made its first landfall in a moat part as a category 1 hurricane. president trump issued disaster declarations for mississippi and louisiana feeding federal aid. the storm surge carried this car out into the water and dumped it in the city of mobile crashing waves washed this boat onto the shore nearly flipping it over. instant updates and alerts as we continue to track nate's impact on the gulf coast and the effects we expect to feel here in our air why. 9:03. two separate row home fires broke out less than two miles apart and one sent a philadelphia firefighter to the hospital. randy gyllenhaal is live in holmesburg with details on both fires

john, louisiana for almost 40 years.he loves the people but recently she learned that she and more than 20,000 others lived near by had the highest risk in the country of developing cancer from air toxins. the toxins in this case is chlorophyll. >> the risk for people who live in this area highlighted in red ranges from roughly from five to 20 times the national average. >> i was outraged because i am trying to figure out why people had not been informed of this earlier. the source is this plant owned by a japanese company. the company makes synthetic weber found in wet suits. the plant is apart of the process for more than 40 years. we asked the epa for an interview, they declined. the epa tells us, 99% of chloroprene comes from this plant. study shows it may causes cancer from humans. the epa says there are many health problems associated. >> i dpgrew up with a chronic disease in my hyphea. >> he was in and out of the hospital. >> he moved away and six months after moving bark, his kidneys failed. >> taylor says cancer

louisiana, mississippi and alabama are all under states of emergency at this hour.ood evening everyone, i'm natasha brown. thanks for joining us. >>> officials say nate is expected to strengthen into category two storm before finally making landfall this weekend. now as a tropical storm nate caused torrential downpours and chest high flooding in central america. at least 21 people were killed. now the us gulf coast is preparing for the worst. parts of louisiana and mississippi are under mandatory evacuation orders and the governors of those states are urging people in those areas to get to higher ground. >> big storm and it's moving in a hurry get a lot of wind, a lot of water. >> three quarters of all if any tal lolls are relate to do hurricanes happen because of water, and we don't want people driving at night. >> president trump has already approved an emergency declaration for large area of louisiana. >>> now meteorologist lauren casey is watching nate very closely as the hurricane inches closer and closer to the gulf coast tonight. lauren, what kind of impact c