we'll be getting a new update from the national hurricane center about 25 minutes away, so where is hurricanera headed now? chad myers is tracking the stourm f storm for us. one thing that makes this different is how far inland it is supposed to go. >> because it had so much momentum. it came off the gulf coast and rolled right on land. and i think what the surprise will be here, how much surge will be to the east. how much surge will be to the east of the eye because they just talked about how the water is not going up yet in lake charles. it was the center of the eye eastward that the surge is happening. but that water is coming up in lake charles. something else for lake charmle, gusting to 135 for over an hour. that is an ef-2 tornado over lake charles for an entire hour. and this is the destruction that we'll wake up to tomorrow because i've seen some pictures, the storm chasers are out there and buildings are destroyed. lake charles is a big disaster zone right now and there is another side of the eye to come. about 130 miles per hour still right now, it will move to the north, it will

the national hurricane center just upgraded laura to a category 4 storm. ed to make landfall some time after midnight. today, the national hurricane center is warning laura's storm surge could be, and this is a direct quote from them, unsurvivable. they are forecasting surges of up to 20 feet above ground level in parts of coastal texas and louisiana. over a half million people have been told to evacuate, and if they want to get out in time, they have got to do it soon. that evacuation is understandably more complicated, though, in the middle of a pandemic. so last hour, louisiana's governor urged his residents to do two things -- seek safety from the storm and the virus. >> don't solely pay attention to the storm.

we are starting to see some signs every flooding in southern louisiana, while the national hurricane center has says the storm surge could flood areas 40 miles from the coast. so far we see windows being pulled out, rain and wind blowing sideways. more than half a million people were under orders to evacuate. most of them did it, but remember, this is happening during covid, which makes everything a whole lot more dangerous. we have reporters in the middle of this covering it for you. i want to go straight to my colleague chris jansing in bossier city, louisiana. what is the situation there?

as the national hurricane center, coming out today with their latest forecast track. and isaias has started to decrease. the movement of the system is the big time concern. coming out of the northwest. we still haven't seen that steering mechanism we are wanting to see more to the east.

the national hurricane center says the storm surge up to 20 feet, or 6 meter, is unsurvivable. well, that unprecedented warning came as flooding already engulfed coastal areas. officials expect the devastation to be immense over very wide area. anyone who did not evacuate is told to prepare for hours of destructive winds, heavy rains, no power, and record flooding that could last days. tom sater joins me now with more on the path of the hurricane as it moves ashore. i know you've had a busy night. the superlatives in trying to describe this hurricane as it makes landfall are also out of

it's a new product from the national hurricane center to describe sustained winds at 115 miles per hour. only used for hurricanes. not for tornadoes or severe thunderstorms. so it's pretty much just covering that area that will see these winds around this eye wall. the warnings in effect here in red, hurricane warnings, 4.5 million are in this warning. you toss in the blue, tropical storm warnings, that's another 18 million. i fear that the images we're going to see tomorrow are going to be a number of different fronts here. lake charles is not going look the same. in fact, the entire coastline is going to be altered. we're going to see topography change. this is hitting with such force coming right in on a perpendicular angle. not a glancing blow that it's going to create new inlets. it's going to erode some of the birrier islands. but the amount of winds alone are going to destroy houses, businesses, churches, schools, you name it. and then the winds shift in the other direction. downed trees and more power outages. we have 250,000 when you include texas. but this is just the beginnin

the new forecast we learned just moments ago from the national hurricane center. >>> so now what? overnight relief funds for tens of millions of americans expired and congress appears no where near a new deal. >>> young and restless, some once covid-19 hot spots with some spikes. one governor says it's because of kids and all their partying. >>> and breaking news involving tik tok. the popular app, time may be running out for it. hopefully you've perfected your moves. coming up, some savage moves involving tik tok because, you know, it's 2020. >>> good morning. it's august 1st, 2020, 6:00 a.m. i i'm here and corey coffin is in florida. >> i'm here. there are some spikes here on the jersey shore. i will have more details on that and what it means for beachgoers, kendis. >> we'll talk about that. it's a busy day. we have breaking news on isaias because just moments ago and hours from hitting the florida coast we got an update moments ago from the national hurricane center. i do want to talk about it because it's not good. the storm has strengthened. 85-mile-per-hour sustained winds

the national hurricane center just upgraded laura to a category 4 storm. and it is expected to make landfall some time after midnight. today, the national hurricane center is warning laura's storm surge could be, and this is a direct quote from them, unsurvivable. they are forecasting surges of up to 20 feet above ground level in parts of coastal texas and louisiana. over a half million people have been told to evacuate, and if they want to get out in time, they have got to do it soon. that evacuation is understandably more complicated, though, in the middle of a pandemic. so last hour, louisiana's governor urged his residents to do two things -- seek safety from the storm and the virus. >> don't solely pay attention to the storm. understand we still have this covid situation. and everything we do, we need to be wearing the mask, we need to be practicing social distancing, good hygiene, get out of harm's way if there's an evacuation order in place, whether it's mandatory or voluntary, and understand our state hasn't seen a storm surge like this in many, man

. >> 2:00 am we saw the landfall and i have to say the national hurricane center had it right on the mark, they knew where the storm would come on shore. the intensity forecasting is always difficult so category 4, very strong, 150 mile-per-hour sustained wind as it made landfall, started to weakens so now we are still a category 4, winds coming down and they will continue to do so every advisory. ahead of the storm we are talking about heavy rainfall, storm surge going 30 miles inland so that is why there were tough warnings, the national hurricane center save lives, that secretary i is situated, very calm morning around lake charles but now they have the backside of the storm that is going to come ashore. i've never been in the eye of the storm but it is quite incredible, always very calm and then you have the rest of the storm coming on shore so just want to mention tornado watch in effect, some week tornadoes, the track will move northward, we can and we will still be talking about this storm on friday and for the weekend as it goes across the ohio valley and eventually the north

as the national hurricane center, coming out today with their latest forecast track. and isaias has started to decrease. the movement of the system is the big time concern. coming out of the northwest. we still haven't seen that steering mechanism we are wanting to see more to the east. now, we are still looking at potential landfall somewhere off the eastern coast of florida. the eye is starting to come together, intensification starting to happen. 45 miles east northeast of fort lauderdale, florida. many are focusing on the intensity of the storm. don't let your guard down. we are expecting storm surge, the hurricane warnings have expired for south florida, it will be concerning with the flooding rain. the national hurricane center, we are seeing this afternoon, potential landfall daytona beach, 20 miles off shore. to get an official landfall, we have seen across the bahamas. this could be the second off the coast of florida, we have to have the center of the storm go over land. then we are expecting it to go back out to sea. hopefully, it starts to shred and become

we are waiting for the latest from the national hurricane center. >> absolutely. >> at 11:00.n't gotten that yet. you can already see those feeder bands now just starting to brush the louisiana coastline. it is 280 miles south/southeast of lake charles, louisiana, 115-mile-per-hour winds, moving as a category 3. it will intensify as it approaches land. we have gulf waters that are averaging 86 grows, that's the fuel for this thing. the wind and the rain will increase during the day. it is a category 4 storm this afternoon. it theoretically will drop down it a 3 at landfall, hallie, around 1:00 a.m. however, it is going to be interesting to see because if it doesn't get the sheer breakup, it is going to come as a 4. whether it is a strong 3 or weak 4, it is not going to matter. it is going to be a lot of devastating impacts with this system, hallie. >> can you talk about the potentially catastrophic storm surge for parts of texas and louisiana? can you break down what that means and how significant that? >> yeah, absolutely. this thing is going to move inland, it is going to br

the latest from the national hurricane center is in for our second hurricane of the season, isaias. and the hurricane has maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour, at the moment, and 1 100-mile-per-hour gusts. the only change to the national hurricane center's previous update is they pushed that hurricane warning a little farther to the north. so now, we have hurricane warnings in red, from boca raton, all the way to the flagler county line. also, bahamas, too. here's' the track. category one now. it will continue to be a category ones as it pushes to the north and west. it, eventually, does strengthen a little bit more. becomes an 85 mile an hour hurricane. and look how close that center is going to come to south florida and east/central florida. hurricane-force winds extend 35 miles out from the center. so with a track like that, even though the eye may not come onshore in florida, you are definitely going to feel those conditions. by the time we get to, oh, i would say monday evening, we're looking at landfall in charleston, south carolina. new york, boston, you are going to

>> reporter: unfortunately overnight we have even from the national hurricane center and hurricane hunters that isaias has really strengthened. now part of the storm has run into drier air and split into two. it is trying to break apart. kendis, the problem from west palm beach to freeport, it is a body of ocean that is very warm. we think the storm system will continue to rolecome together. let's look at what is happening. the track as you said as we get the update pretty soon. we are seeing sustained winds up to 85 miles per hour this afternoon. that comes very close to the coastline of miami. now this is very close for comfort. from this latest update from ft. pierce area to daytona beach, possibly seeing a landfall. this is the center of the storm. that's only a 30 miles difference. if we see a wobble in the system, we could have a landfall there. that's why hurricane warnings extend all the way from jacksonville to south florida. now the continuous track we could potentially again see another landfall for wilmington, north carolina. it goes back out to sea and now the forecast is sayi

the national hurricane center this morning saying it could be life-threatening, of course, talking about a storm surge , extremewinds, flash flooding. a whole catalog of expected effects, negative effects from this hurricane. >> exactly. the storm surge is the greatest threat because the border levels along the southern texas and southwestern louisiana coast are likely to rise 15 to 25 feet with this store. they will see storm surge flooding as part of the west as houston and possibly as far to the east as areas outside of new orleans. storm surge watches is in effect for those areas. is, how intense does the storm get by the time it makes landfall right now we expect the winds to be at least 130 miles per hour sustained with gusts at 150 miles per hour. a category 4 goes all the way up to 155 miles per hour. the storm is getting a large circulation. the air force is finding the hurricane force winds are about 70 miles out from the center of circulation. the tropical storm force winds, 175 miles out in the center. the folks in lake charles are distance, but there is potential damage as f

i still think the national hurricane center maintains this as a cat 4 hurricane going into the 5:00 a.m. hour it starts to lose its force as it makes its way inland later in the afternoon. so we're going to continue to watch the tropical force winds what you are going to be hearing throughout the day is that this is far from over because it's still continues into arkansas, the mississippi valley, then we have portions of the mid-atlantic going into the weekend. even areas of the northeast are going to be seeing parts of this tropical system. it even has potential to go back into the atlantic and then recharge that's far out but we're going to be watching that. so again, the storm surge, the flooding threat is going to be the issue. now, on top of the storm surge is the rain we're talking about. some areas locally could get up to 15 inches that's on top of the surge so for all of these areas from lake arthur to lafayette, this is just a copious amount of moisture that is going to be impacting this area. the storm surge will stretch up 30 to 40 miles across this area and i also think we'r

the national hurricane center with their next update at 5:00 a.m. i think you're going to see more of a northwesterly track. right now it's going and headed toward the florida panhandle panama city to tallahassee seeing these outer bands and i think the center of the circulation of this storm system goes over that area instead of more towards eastern locations of new orleans so dry right now across that area no alerts are in place for florida, so potentially for a little bit of storm surge and the flooding rain going to be possible across that area. that doesn't mean that we are in the clear. we're still watching tropical storm laura. those photos coming out of haiti, the dominican republic, very disturbing. the flooding threat and the storm surge in that area continues to happen even though this system is going over land it's starting to fall apart but it's going to go back into the gulf that is very warm it's going to sit there for at least 24 hours as it revs up tuesday evening into wednesday it does gain some steam and turns back into a cat 2. s

the national hurricane center reports maximum sustained winds of 150 miles an hour. there is flash flooding and extreme winds in parts of louisiana. hurricane laura could spring the storm surge that has not affected the gulf coast since hurricane katrina in '05. let's get to katie beck, who is live in lake charles, louisiana, in the direct path of this storm. we were talking about 45 minutes ago, and it was really starting to ramp up. bill cairns was just telling us in your area, amazing wind gusts of over 130 miles an hour. you are certainly seeing that. >> reporter: absolutely. that explains why several of the windows have blown out in our hotel. we've seen street signs just tossed down the road. if you hear those loud noises, that's likely what it is. there's lots of signage flying around at this point. we are under cover, so i do have some safety, but i'm keeping an eye on what's going on behind me, because there are objects flying around. we have been told within minutes, the eye will be coming over us. we have been experiencing the impacts as that eyewall came a

laura's coming ashore, packing 1 140-mile-per-hour winds and what the national hurricane center is calling unsurvivable storm surge. here come the first bands of hurricane laura. it's only going to get worse. hurricane hunters flying into laura's eye today. the storm now more than 400 miles across. the surge from this storm is going to push water for miles inland, at a height of 10 to 15 feet. that's water easily up and over my head. that's up and over this roofline. the surge will be even higher than that near the coast. an the night. we met freddie rosteet who has to ride out the storm at this lake charles blood bank. >> we're hoping that this wall does what it was made for. >> reporter: so that he can supply hospitals with needed blood. >> i've been doing it for 30 years and that's what i'm here for. >> reporter: louisiana's governor activating the entire national guard. trucks that can be used for high water rescues staging north of new orleans. >> and if you think you're safe because you made it through rita in southwest louisiana, under th understand this storm is going to be more po

this after the national hurricane center called the potential storm surge unsurvivable. let's get straight to jay gray live in lake charles, louisiana, in the direct path of this storm. jay, i know it's going to be tough to hear us and we probably have a little delay. what are you seeing right now? >> richard, intensity of this storm really picking up as it approaches the shoreline and moves closer to lake charles. we had severe rain gusts. wind picking up as well. that storm surge, we are told from the national hurricane center they expect a surge of to feet or more. a wall of water moving inland and it could push 30 miles inland or more. that would put it on the other side of interstate 10 and really in the middle of lake charles here. what have we seen, trees are down, the power went out about 15 minutes here and we expect if that's the situation -- we're getting a pretty good gust -- it will continue to develop as these conditions get much more intense through the night. we're going to see the eye wall of this storm, the front eye wall which is going to be the rough

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let's get the latest on all of this with ken graham, the director of the national hurricane center. he's in miami. ken graham, thank youch for talking with us. so give us the latest on where this storm is. >> yeah, judy, we're right here in operations, the hurricane eorecasters and specialists behind me constantly getting the vatest information. we 145-mile an hour winds about 155 miles southeast of lake charles, louisiana. just a giant storm, pronounced eye and all theac impheaded for louisiana and texas. tonight we expect the landfall overnight tonight. >> woodruff: give us a sense of where you expect it to hit at this point. >> looks like right now right around the lake charles-port arthur area with a majorri hurne, extreme murk-forceinds. the tropical storm winds alone stretch o5 miles out from the center, so extreme rainfall, and the big thing here is well outside the cone, well away from the center, the storm surgeon survivable storm surge, just incredible amounts of water here, 10 to 15 feet, some eas 15 to 20 feet. some of the storsurge could stretch 50 miles north of the coa

that word from the national hurricane center. sister station is live near the louisiana border with the latest on this approaching storm. jessica, it's a monster. >> reporter: yeah, it's really getting bad out here. as you said, hurricane laura making landfall. just to the west of it here in orange, texas. i'm protected by this building, but once i step out, as you can see, it is a much different story. going out even farther is just too dangerous. that's when you have to worry about things like projectiles flying through the air. we've had wind gusts up to 100 miles per hour so far. winds have been much worse. a category 4, of course, around 150 miles per hour winds. roads are closed. a curfew in place and a mandatory evacuatio srted c tha feels deserted. thousands of people did leave, but for those who didn't, city and county officials in many of the towns in southeast texas warned people if they needed help, help might not get to them because it's just too dangerous to send firefighters and police officers out into this. hurric

national hurricane center says the worst affected area is new providence the most populous island the storm packing winds of 120 kilometers an hour when it struck south of the capital on saturday and forecasters warn is say is likely to pick up in strength of that heads north towards florida it lost some speed while moving through the bahamas florida's governor has declared a state of emergency for some areas. so those were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after people in power station thanks a lot but left. 10 years ago a mining disaster in chile trapped 33 men the world watched as a 2 month rescue turns need tragedy into a miracle al-jazeera revisits the men once celebrated as national heroes and asks how this ordeal changed their lives chilean miners after the rescue on a. state of california is progressive stance on issues from climate change to immigration as long come to a pretty much liberal opposition to preston on trump does this picture argue launch come back to reveal about the choices facing americans in the coming presidential election in the 2nd of 2 s

that word from the national hurricane center. our sister station is live near the louisiana border with the latest on this approaching storm. jessica, it's a monster. >> reporter: yeah, it's really getting bad out here. as you said, hurricane laura making landfall. just to the west of it here in orange, texas. i'm protected by this building, but once i step out, as you can see, it is a much different story. going out even farther is just too dangerous. that's when you have to worry about things like projectiles flying through the air. we've had wind gusts up to 100 miles per hour so far. winds have been much worse. a category 4, of course, around 150 miles per hour winds. roads are closed. a curfew in place and a mandatory evacuation started yesterday. businesses are closed. the area feels deserted. thousands of people did leave, but for those who didn't, city and county officials in many of the towns in southeast texas warned people if they needed help, help might not get to them because it's just too dangerous to send firefighte

we look for the forecast on the national hurricane center at the top of the hour. thanks. >>> let's turn now to covid relief, something we'll continue to follow for you until a deal is made. negotiations are set to resume tomorrow on capitol hill after top democrats and white house officials failed to strike a deal on a new coronavirus relief package recently. josh letterman joins us at the capitol. josh, what happened yesterday? >> reporter: it's never a good sign when both parties say they made progress but can't really tell you what the progress is or really put any meat on the bones as far as what differences they've narrowed. that's essentially where we're at, with both sides emerging from these negotiations, saying they have moved the ball down the field. but chuck schumer says there is a whole lot more work to do. take a listen. >> we're not close yet, but it was a productive discussion. now each side knows where they're at, and we are going to work very hard to come to an agreement that meets the needs of the moment. we still believe, and we discussed this

national hurricane center says the worst affected area was new providence the most populous island the storm packed winds of 120 kilometers an hour when it struck south of the capital nassau on saturday and forecasters warn is say yes it is likely to pick up in strength as it heads north towards the u.s. state of florida it lost some speed while moving through the bahamas florida's governor has declared a state of emergency for some areas the state is already struggling with one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the u.s. some covert 900 testing sites closed because of the storm. well despite the approaching storm system nasa says 2 astronauts aboard a space x. capsule are on track to land off florida in the coming hours doug hurley and bob behnken have undocked ending their 2 month mission aboard the international space station it marks a new era for commercial spaceflight 9 years after nasa grounded it shuttle fleet the pairs return will be the 1st sea landing for u.s. astronauts in 45 years the united nations has joined calls for the release of human rights activists in india som

look at the latest update coming in from the national hurricane center. they are expecting this to become a hurricane sometime later this afternoon. landfall sometime later tonight, potentially in the early morning hours there of tuesday morning into portions of north or south carolina. 70 mile per hour winds sitting 115 miles away east of jacksonville, florida. here's the forecast track at around 11:30 p.m. tonight. could be a category 1 hurricane on approach north of charleston somewhere south of myrtle beach. that's where landfall is the most likely. beyond this it potentially pushes in tuesday night into wednesday morning. plenty of gusty winds and wet weather. it's the steering environment that makes this forecast kind of an ominous one in the northeast. you have the jet stream pushing the system off towards the east and we do have areas of high pressure nudging it back to the west. we want to hug the coast. parts of charleston into, say, myrtle beach. 2 to 4 feet of normal high tide. this monday, this is a full moon which means it's the astronomical

the national hurricane center has upgraded laura to a category 2. let's get out to jay gray who joins us now from lake charles with the latest. >> reporter: louisiana, specificy lake charles is in the crosshairs very calm but that is going to change radicily. turning in the warm waters of the gulf of moechl gaining momentum and strength. this could intensify before it makes land fall early tomorrow morning. with all of that said, we expect once the storm makes land fall, that will deliver a storm surge of 9 to 13 feet and cause major problems inland as well. why such a huge storm surge? that is expected to hit about the same time as high tide that is on top of significant storm surge. for those in the strike zone, the time to prepare and evacuate is quickly running out >> a quick look at the oil majors and how they are reacting bp is in negative territory. let's get to the global oil strategist and head over european oil and gas let me ask you what is playing out. do you think it is worth pushing up much of this trade? >> the hurricane laura is a ma

you have a new update from the national hurricane center. >> these are the last moments we'll call it hurricane laura. in an hour or two it will go down to a tropical storm. this name will be retired. there will never be another hurricane laura again. it has about one hour left. almost heading towards shreveport. looks like the strongest winds will avoid shreveport. tonight it heads towards little rock. then it will be a tropical storm. once it passes little rock, then it will be a tropical depression and then downgraded. by then, it will be a big rain storm, combining with a cold front. be prepared for a rainy saturday from west virginia to virginia. hallie, i promised you a photo under a bridge. i have it for you. here is the bridge over i-10. >> that's the floating casino. that is just some of the damage in that area. bill karins, thank you so much for staying on top of this. i know it's been a long night and long morning for you. i appreciate you being with us. thank you, bill. thank you for watching this hour of "msnbc live." up next mo

we understand at the national hurricane center, it has actually weakened to a category 3. , it was a category hurricane. official lines from the agency that the storm has weakened a little bit as it made landfall, just short of the records we have seen in the past. futures are positive for reflection. plenty more ahead. this is bloomberg. ♪ is bloomberg. ♪ hike! coming to the green flag, racing at daytona. they're off... in the kentucky derby. rory mcllroy is a two time champion at east lake. he scores! stanley cup champions. touchdown! only mahomes. expect anything different? the big events are back and xfinity is your home for the return of live sports. tom: this morning at jackson hole, chairman powell could distill gifts on the market. morgan stanley looks for a weaker dollar. michael mckee will not be having his game day mountain man breakfast at the acclaimed pioneer grail. in this jackson hole, it is a virtual jackson hole. wins the mosta, grievous sins 1851. and a you will not be safe in joe biden's america, so says vice president pence. and a football coach in notr

we have a new forecast that's just out from the national hurricane center. lots of news unfolding. but let's begin with the breaking news in wisconsin. cnn's omar jimenez is on the scene for us in kenosha. omar, very disturbing developments where you are as the city is about to go under an earlier curfew for the third night. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. today was really the first day we'd heard from law enforcement in any substantial way since jacob blake was shot. and as you mentioned we are going to see a curfew put in place an hour earlier than we had seen in previous nights in an attempt, as officials tell me, to try and deal with some of these demonstrations under more daylight as opposed to purely at night like we've seen in the past. as law enforcement here has dealt first-hand with the pain and anger in this community and in some cases like we saw last night deadly violence. [ chanting ] a contentious and at times violent night in kenosha, wisconsin, for a third night in a row. in the late night hours, gunshots, someone appears to go to the ground and then opens fire. l

and the national hurricane center using the term unsurvivable storm surge. this thing could move 30 miles inland, almost to i-10. the cal kushia river could see a crest of 16 feet. the record was 13 feet. so that's going to be massive. here's what happens with storm surge, ayman. we talk about this wall of water coming in, over -- over the high tide, because of this wind pushing it. three feet of surge is considered life threatening. you get to six feet, that causes significant damage, blowing out walls, doors, windows, you get to nine feet, and we're talking about whole neighborhoods getting wiped out and that surge pushing further inland as it moves in. plus we got the wind field damaging to extreme winds will knock out as ali said power for days, maybe even weeks. look at the potential outage map. we're talking about outages all the way up into arkansas, missouri, kentucky, mississippi, and the rainfall is going to be a major deal, we're talking some places may pick up 15 inches of rain, we're looking at urban flooding, gulf to coast, all the way to the m

national hurricane center says the west affected area was new providence out for most populous island the storm was carrying winds of 120 kilometers per hour when it struck south of the capital in this hour on saturday meanwhile forecasters are warning that is a as likely to gain strength again as it heads north towards florida and lost some speed while moving through the bahamas and florida's governor has declared a state of emergency for parts of the stays this all comes as florida is struggling to deal with one of the west corona virus outbreaks in the u.s. the storm prompted the closure of some kind of a 1000 testing sites in the state. despite the approaching storm nasa says the return of 2 astronauts aboard a space x. capsule is still on track for sunday afternoon there ending a 2 month mission on board the international space station the hatch of the space x. dragon spacecraft was sealed just about an hour ago u.s. astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken now doing the final preparations to undock their mission marks a new era for commercial space flight 90 is a nasa retired its

national hurricane center says the worst affected area was new providence that's the most populous island the storm was carrying winds of 120 kilometers per hour when it struck south of the capital in the south on saturday meanwhile forecasters are warning that easiest is likely to gain strength again as it heads north towards florida and to do some speed while moving through the bahamas florida's governor has declared a state of emergency for parts of the stage and all of this comes as florida is struggling to deal with one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the u.s. the storm also prompted the closure of some code 900 testing sites in the stays on despite about approaching storm and nasa says 2 astronauts aboard a space x. capsule are on track to land off the coast of florida on sunday afternoon astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken have just undocked officially ending their 2 month mission onboard the international space station now this marks a new era for commercial spaceflight 9 years after nasa retired its space shuttle fleet repairs arrival will mark the 1st sea landing for u.

truly thank you to the national hurricane center. there is the history of the storm.a category for, one of the strongest in the gulf coast. now is weakening depression, 30 miles per hour and we expected to become extratropical as it moves across the ohio valley and the mid-atlantic. there is the track, still going to pack a punch, some areas could receive a few wind gusts and severe weather around the storm. heavy rainfall. keep that in mind is not only the risk for severe weather because of the system but a frontal boundary across the midwest and great lakes will bring the risk for severe storms as well so keep that in mind. we haven't talked about the wildfires across the west. it continues with more hot temperatures, dry conditions and thunderstorms which could spark more wildfire danger. we watch all those stories, the tropics are a little quiet. jillian: 12 minutes after the hour. are democrats losing faith in joe biden? >> i don't think there should be any debate. i wouldn't legitimize a conversation with him. todd: that was something else, speaker pelosi sounds

thank you through those at the weather service in national hurricane center. we had three different planes rotating. [inaudible] what you signed in the law in 2017. they have wreak -- relocated the forecast. [indiscernible] --well as the coast at this point, i would like to turn it over to the hurricane center for an update. president trump: what is the forl of danger -- of danger the planes flying into a storm of this magnitude? have two which fly into the actual storm. i have done one of these flights myself. it is less bumpy than the weaker storms but the convention is more organized. it is a lot bumpier. >> thank you. >> it is just a great partnership. with the start off latest information on the hurricane. it just became a tropical storm. still moving north at 15 miles an hour. we look at the satellite, one of the tools we use to keep on these systems. an hour near louisiana. if you look back at the three day forecast, where we made landfall was very close to the three day forecast. we continue to move north through louisiana, even see some impacts and ar

when a tornado is sponsored by the storm destroyed a mobile home park in north carolina the national hurricane center is warning of more floods to calm as the storm continues its way north words. staying in the u.s. now where the presidential election is just 90 days away from where we stand now donald trump is facing a difficult path to reelection he's trailing by large margins in opinion surveys and he's been roundly criticized for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and some staunch republicans are mulling what was once unthinkable voting for a democrat in november brian mcgrath has been a republican all his life the military adviser had a career in the navy where he was commander of a destroyer conservative values ours compass but should still trump took office he no longer recognizes his party he's turned his back on it and longs for change listen i disagree with virtually every word that came out of brock obama's mouth his policies were anathema to me but i was never not proud of him i see president trump as a man who has almost no ideological moorings. mcgrath is part of the new republica

a new update from the national hurricane center. >>> we have reports from charlotte, the white house, cuba, belarus. welcome to our viewers from the united states and around the world. this is "early start." i'm laura jarrett. >> good morning to you, monday, august 24th, 5 a.m. in new york. 71 days to the election. happening now, unprecedented back-to-back hurricanes forcing evacuations in louisiana. first up, marco. it weakened to a tropical storm overnight but could regain strength before landfall. next, storm laura forecast to strengthen into a hurricane before it makes landfall late wednesday or early thursday. both headed towards the gulf of mexico. >> weather officials say never before has a single state hit. the timing here could not be worse with shelter space limited because of the pandemic, of course. the governor gave residents until last night to prepare. his warning, don't let your guard down. >> the geographic proximity of these storms pose a challenge that quite frankly we have not seen before. with this one, two punch, what we are expecting, this is a situation where y

national hurricane center says the worst affected area is new providence the most populous island a storm winds of 120 kilometers an hour and it struck south of the capital nassau on saturday and forecasters warn is say ass is likely to pick up in strength as it heads north towards florida it lost some speed while moving through the bahamas florida's governor has declared a state of emergency for some areas and 2 nasa astronauts are on their way back to earth after undocking from the international space station aiming for the gulf of mexico and the 1st sea landing for u.s. astronauts in 45 years those were the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after a.j. selects express yourself and that's watching. as protests rage over police brutality and coronavirus grips the nation campaigning on the election trail has been forced to take a back seat will the presidential candidates ever hit the road and so their brand of politics to americans before the vote follow the u.s. elections. we work on me to take the place that. i was. meant to. but nobody. else i am so sad. and i don't want

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i know the national hurricane center should be giving us an update at any moment now what to expect. >> this is a category 4 hurricane within the next six to eight hours. everything we suspected with this storm system as far as having this potential to rapidly intensify, unfortunately, forecast take place in the coming hours, of course, as it approaches land. about 300 miles southeast of galveston, areas around lake charges and alexandria, sitting as a strong category 2. one mile per hour shy of being a major category 3. hurricane center said organization, structure, essentially the set up of this particular storm system conducive to strengthening and skipping category 3 all together and going to category 4 within the next six to eight hours and that's the concern. right before landfall we see this storm system strengthen and then potentially make landfall as a category 4 there late wednesday night early thursday morning and then beyond this kind of the perspective laid out here what a category 4 typically depicts as far as damage on the ground designated as catastrophic when it comes

the national hurricane center says laura has been downgraded to a 1 hurricane and is likely to become tropical storm later today. louisiana landfall in with winds of up to 150 miles per hour. the biggest storm to ever hit the state and because billions of dollars in damage. laura is now headed towards arkansas. president trump will accept the republican party nomination for president tonight and make his case for another four years. he will make his remarks from the south lawn of the white house. aids say the president will defend his attempt to manage the coronavirus crisis and argue he is the best choice to lead the country through an economic recovery. the advisors have indicated he will also look to outline his second term agenda. the world health organization's top european official says the coronavirus outbreak is not going away anytime soon. doctor described the virus as a tornado with a long tail. speaking at the who headquarters, the doctor warned rising infections among young people could spread to more vulnerable older people and cause an uptick in deaths. the nba playoffs

the national hurricane center warns it could be a life-threatening category four storm with winds of les per hour. it is expected to make landfall late today or early tomorrow. the hurricane has already disrupted oil and gas production in the gulf of mexico. it could see some of america's biggest refinery shut for months. mike pompeo highlighting president trump leadership in his speech to the republican national convention. he says the president has "pulled back the curtain on the predatory aggression of the chinese communist party." china president has held accountable for covering up the china virus and allowing them to spread debt and economic destruction in america and around the world. he will not rest until justice is done. he has ended the logistic -- the ridiculously unfair trade relationship with china that is punched a hole in our economy. those jobs are coming back home. ritika: pompeo's speech appeared to violate state guidance that prohibits political activity while on state travel. u.s.e united nations, the has lost its bid to reimpose sanctions on iran. the president o