now that it's a new orleans welcome. street cars have shaped the cityscape of new orleans for the past hundred and eighty years at first street cars were powered by horses and stealing their next trick now the next class once covered three hundred kilometers today just thirty six kilometers remain there a tree. the st charles line is the oldest continuously operating line in the us the river front line runs along the edge of the french quarter and the canal street line covers the main street of new orleans. on other cars days when a cool breeze blows new orleans shows its melancholy side tourists and locals on the streets and squares around st louis cathedral seem unaffected. in the french quarter the city's oldest neighborhood most of the single and multi-story buildings are made of stone and feature you're trying balcony as the spanish and french influence is unmistakable. the thank. you and. the new orleans jazz and blues are inseparable louis armstrong and fats domino are among the sons of the city to name that two o

in now that it's a new orleans welcome. street cars have shaped the cityscape of new orleans for the past hundred and eighty years at first street cars were powered by horses and steam their next trick now the next club once covered three hundred kilometers today just thirty six kilometers remain there a tree. the st charles line is the oldest continuously operating line in the us the river front line runs along the edge of the french quarter and the canal street line covers the main street of new orleans. on overcast days when a cool breeze blows new orleans shows its melancholy side tourists and locals on the streets and squares around st louis cathedral seem unaffected the and in the french quarter the city's oldest neighborhood most of the single and multi-story buildings are made of stone and feature you're trying balcony as the spanish and french influence is unmistakable. thanks. to a new orleans jazz and blues are inseparable louis armstrong and fats domino are among the sons of the city to name but two of its great

patti ann: new orleans was under curfew and the mayor lifted it but before it made landfall how is that parish holding up? >> we had a lot of brand-new levies under construction but all the levees because the storm moved so quickly that water did not stay up against the levees but any amount of time and the quick moving storm i believe we dodged a bullet and we didn't see the levees breached, minor flooding into both harbors but nothing real serious and like i said, we made it through this one okay. patti ann: we do have reports that in those low-lying areas there is some flooded streets and the storm surge warning and forecasters say it could go as high as 11 feet and there is that state of emergency but are these mandatory evacuation orders still in place and i know they were put into place not protected by the levees. >> they are still in place but they won't be lifted until morning because we need to see people traveling back and when there is chance of flooding in low-lying areas but those areas that .-dot water we expect to see because the storm surge nothing really that was unexp

we have cnn's kaylee hartung live in new orleans. >> reporter: the mayor of new orleans says the city's preparations won't matter if the citizens don't do their part. coming up, we will tell you how the people and the city is bracing for the storm. >>> and the gathering of the senior military leaders may be the calm before the storm. when he was asked about it, he did that. he wing ked. coming up, we will talk about it with our panel. (burke) at farmers, we've seen almost everything so we know how to cover almost anything. even a swing set standoff. and we covered it, july first, twenty-fifteen. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ fomy doctor recommended ibgard. abdominal pain and bloating. now i'm in control of my ibs. nonprescription ibgard- calms the angry gut. >>> we are greatful to have you here. i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. another storm is threat iening e u.s. coast. this is hurricane nate. it is expected to make landfall tomorrow or late tonight. hurricane hunters flew into the s

♪ ♪ >> new orleans! >> jon: lesson three, boom!-- jazz and shrimp. but shrimp is only one of the many foods you can only find in new orleans and nowhere else in the world. one of my favorite is the po-boy sandwich. you can find the best po-boys in out of the way, unexpected places like groceries and gas stations. i'll tell you how to get to the best po-boy shop in new orleans. take chartres street to natchez and take natchez down to tchoupitoulas. follow tchoupitoulas for a ways and then hang a right on smith street. once you're there wake up dennis and answer his riddle. >> jon: the answer is...rain. >> that is...correct! curse you, jon batiste! ( laughter ) >> jon: mmm mmmm. that's a good po-boy. lesson four: snack break! >> here you go, jon. >> jon: lesson 5. pelicans. pelicans are a genus of large birds known for their characteristic long beak and large throat pouch. and louisiana loves pelicans so much that this is their flag. but here's what it originally looked like. ( laughter ) lesson six: old orleans. never go to old orle

the banding of rain already now moving in toward new orleans. even though i think of the threat for the strongest winds is going to be east of new orleans, i mean we're going to have some damage on the coast. there's no doubt about it, especially with a surge up to near 10 or 11 feet. here's the issue of new orleans, most of the winds are going to be coming in from the north as the system circulates counterclockwise. when you have that northern wind, with that three to six-foot surge, there's going to be problems. it's not a katrina type storm but that could be an issue. it's very possible, i think we could have landfall around this parish, but it looks like it's kind of trending to the east. that core of winds is going to be a problem. we're probably going to see a tornado watch posted. we saw that with irma. quite a few of them. then, as that surge creates an issue with the coast, it will be the winds, not just on the coast, but farther inland. when irma made landfall, we have almost 8 million lose power? a million and a half were in georgia b

to prepare for evacuations the storm barrels closer it's forecast to make landfall southeast of new orleans in the hours to come we'll be speaking to a weather expert in the area in just a second. there's been a day of protest in russia with demonstrators calling for jailed opposition leader alexina valmy to be allowed to run for president. also on this program. the cross tracing over the political mess here and get to know your runs very deep people tell me they hope to bring a swift and crisp and steepest political crisis in decades to w.'s gale is taking us through the streets of boston lona and asking whether catalonia can inch back from declaring independence. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring a thanks for joining us hurricane nate is barreling towards the u.s. gulf coast all thought he's there saying the storm is traveling at rap. 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 par

in new orleans, it appears new orleans has escaped the worst of this category one storm. the storm is a fast-moving storm which means it will not linger over these areas as we saw in hurricane irma and hurricane harvey as well as hurricane maria, which all but devastated puerto rico. we know the devastation there is still lingering, it's hard to clean up those areas. when you look at this storm and the category one aspects of it, it will be it seems easier to clean up. >> much easier to klein. the logistics of a storm moving quickly through an affected area allows for to the peopla and the federal government to push out into the affected areas and allow the recovery to begin. what we saw in harvey is completely the opposite of what we were seeing in main. the -- in nate. it's difficult getting assets in. what we saw in maria and irma was areas affected that could not push out that storms because of their geographical nature. kelly: many of the assets you needed to restore power had to stay in jacksonville near the daytona area before going down towards those areas that we

>> in new orleans, i'd be making sure like the general of louisiana, he's put his forces here in new orleans. they're ready to respond. the they're in a hard building underneath the super dome. le unlike what we saw in harvey where they held the national guard back. the louisiana national guard like the florida national guard, maneuverers on the storm. when they tell people to shelter in place, we're ready to help. because anything going to happen, that's going to surprise a lot of people, is that this storm will have some surprises. some of them could be on the north shore. with a little movement to the left, that could take the major flooding. and listen to your weather people. keep your eye on it. if it hits, there's a lot of new communities with streams. lake pons a train could rise. it's already high because of the wind cycle we did the last two weeks. if that things goes up on the north shore, you can see flooding there and flooding as far west as across interstate 10. just be ware, folks. it's not about the amount of rain, if you have the impact of the surge, you can flood a lo

well this is "piano one-oh-fun: new orleans!" the oldest neighborhood in new orleans. and just like an old person, it's full of history and covered in pee. but there's landmarks all over town, including: jackson square! the superdome. walgreens! boat! new orleans center for creative arts, the high school where i learned about pelicans! the other walgreens! times square! and, my favorite park in the city...city park. the great thing about this park is that-- >> jon batiste!? what are you doin' back home?! >> jon: oh man! stevie! it's good to see you! i'm just teaching these people about new orleans. >> well you want to blow that off and come to my house? >> jon: of course. ♪ >> jon: new orleans is known for its music: zydeco, bounce, the foo fighters when they come through on tour. but none more so than jazz, which was invented here when a composer's sheet music was eaten by a gator so he just made up a bunch of stuff. and there have even been thousands of songs written about new orleans. let's play the most famous one now! ♪ ♪ >>

missing new orleans proper. new orleans, will get 70-mile-an-hour winds. that is not a miss.t will not miss panama city. you will get 65-mile-an-hour winds. it is the wide swath of what will happen and the 90-mile-an-hour wind gusts in biloxi or gulfport. you cannot focus on the bull's-eye. this is all the way in new orleans with heavy rain and possibly trying to flood the city with fresh water because the pumps are working, but you can't put tens of inches anywhere. this is a quick moving storm. we don't anticipate that. havana did not expect it either. biloxi, gulfport, gulf shores. grand isle. 68. that is 9:00 tonight. spreading from pensacola to slidell. 113-mile-an-hour wind gusts expected with that model. that knocks down power lines. from lake charles to florida. there will be power outages and trees down. at least 1 million people without power. the good news is you can drive to put the power lines back up. this is not 20 feet storm surge from katrina. this is a surge to do a lot of damage to the areas there that were hit hard with ivan, dauphin island and biloxi and

or evacuate as the storm barrels closer it's forecast to make landfall sooden just southeast of new orleans look at more from a weather expert to the city. there's been a day of protest in russia with demonstrators calling for jailed opposition leader alexei enough only to be allowed to run for president. also on the program. the process rights nor the political mess here in catalonia runs very deep people tell me they hope to bring us with that despite its deepest political crisis in decades to w.'s georg much just taking us through the streets of dos alona and asking whether catalonia can inch back from declaring independence. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring a good to have you with us people along the u.s. gulf coast are bracing themselves with high. night about to make landfall east of new orleans a category two storm is threatening several southern states with torrential rain and winds of up to one hundred sixty kilometers an hour now it is the fourth major storm to hit the u.s. in less than two months or thousands are warning residents not to take it lightly. the hurric

some people in new orleans told to evacuate.ts of the gulf coast are water logged from recent hurricanes and nate could cause moring flooding. people are stocking up on sandbags and plywood whatever it takes to protect their property. the wind and storm surge are the biggest threats to new orleans. drains and pumps are prepared for whatever is yet to come. >> chris sowers, this storm could impact us. >> reporter: one thing i want to make clear off the bat this is not a maria or harvey or jose or irma. we were not talking about a major category 4 or 5 storm. it's a category one storm it is strong winds circulating around the center of the storm, but not a catastrophic hurricane bearing down on the gulf coast. the center is 100 miles east southeast of new orleans. the bright reds indicate that the storm is getting better organized. it is moving over warm water. there's the chance it could further strengthen over the next 24 to 48 hours. the spaghetti plots take this over mobile, alabama. it would put the worst storm surge over the

the city of new orleans is under

while americans were still dying every day in new orleans. eventually, some heads did roll in the george w. bush administration for that disastrous, botched response, george w. bush's fema director who appeared to be appointed to that job more as a patronage hire rather than his qualifications, he was fired a week after that bod broadcast we just showed you. as 2005 rolled into 2006, that's when the investigations started into what went wrong t. white house did its own internal investigation t. senate did its own investigation. but in the house, there were some interesting things there. the house got their investigation, their report from the investigation. they got it out first. which may it the most influential. the federal government reviews what went wrong. they were first. it had an interesting origin story. in the house, there was a big partisan fight over the way that investigation would be approached. the house wanted it to be a special select committee involving members of both parties, they rejected the way the republican majority w

it almost feels like new orleans is completely missing this hurricane, which would be great news. but of course this city prepared heavily for it, recommending that people secure their patio furniture, clear their catch basins, move their cars to higher ground, to the median because here in new orleans that is higher ground. and asking people to secure food and water and supplies for at least three days. this city is expecting not only a wind event but also a surge event. i know we talk about storm surge all the time when we talk about hurricanes but there are so many low-lying areas in south louisiana along the gulf coast. some of those areas are under mandatory evacuation. we're talking about the areas of grand isle, parts of the eastern portion of orleans parish, areas like venetian isles, iris bayou. because they're outside the protection system, the levee system set up after katrina. there's a lot of concern that storm surge can still happen between 7 to 11 feet we're told by city officials here. of course new orleans is in an interesting position because not on do we have th

nearly a week after the levy broke in new orleans, rescuers continued to pull victims off rooftops. in the pitch black of night, and under a sering louisiana sun, with the death toll expected to climb into the thousands in new orleans alone, a local politician said on "meet the press" the federal government's slow response is partly to blame. >> bureaucracy committed murder here in the greater new orleans area and they have to stand trial. >> reporter: the administration admits mistakes were made, and the homeland security secretary says focus must be on ongoing emergency. so no heads will roll? >> tim, in due course, if people want to chop heads off, there's an opportunity to do it. the question i would put to people is what do you want to have us spend time on now? >> september 2005. early september while rescues were underway. while americans were still dying every day. eventually heads rolled after the disastrous response. fema director appointed to the job, more of a patronage higher rather than qualifications. he was fired a week after that nbc broadcast we showed you. as 2005

. >>> new orleans and the rest of the u.s. gulf coast prepare for hurricane nate. we'll have the latest on the storm's track for you. president trump's cryptic comments remain a mystery, with white house officials refusing or unable to say what the president meant when he said "it is the calm before the storm." >>> plus, more chilling details emerge about the las vegas massacre. police say the gunman's car was loaded with explosives. but they still don't have a clue to his motive. these stories are all ahead here in the next two hours. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i'm natalie allen, live in atlanta, and this is cnn newsroom. ♪ ♪ >>> the u.s. gulf coast, already weary of deadly storms this season, is bracing for hurricane nate. the category 1 storm is expected to make landfall early sunday and the state of louisiana is preparing for a direct hit. or ed lavendera is in new orleans for us. >> reporter: the governors of the gulf states of florida, alabama, mississippi, and here in louisiana, have declared states of emergency in

new orleans.om, to you, give us the time line of when will it happen and what kind of condition are we talking about? >> we'll have an update. 100 miles per hour still offshore. this is moving at incredible speed right now of good news and bad news. the good news is storms that are moving at 25 miles per hour. these kinds of hurricanes, they cannot intensify, they don't like to move this fast. however, 90 miles per hour sustained winds, we are only of 6 miles per hour away from a category two. that's going to happen and it looks like it is going to be east of new orleans and that's where most of the damage will be. we'll have a possible land fall. the ring bands making their way through new orleans, getting up to baton rouge as well. notice the bright colors here. the outer band will have a good potential of tornados. gulf shore had tornado warnings. this band moving into the region, it is a precursor thing to come, most of the rainfalls are on the northern end of the center core. now, let me show

one should take this storm lightly. >> and the question this morning, will pumps needed to keep new orleans dry do their job? >>> the man behind the massacre. new details on how stephen paddock avoided suspicion from hotel security at the mandalay bay hotel. the trick he played on room service, plus, thanking a hero. the tearful reunion. the family thanks the man who shielded them from a barrage of bullets. >>> cryptic remarks, president trump playing it c

i think the letter you sent to new orleans you sent a similar letter to new york city and i believe philadelphia if i'm not mistaken and chicago. and i mean, i think it's clear that our mayor in new orleans know does not agree with america's immigration laws. and i understand that. this is america. you can believe what you want. my understanding is we have to follow those laws. and my understanding as well is all the justice department is asking is that the city of new orleans follow federal law. or go change it. is that your understanding? >> that's correct. in fact, we should really strengthen 1373. it's a common sense request for partnership with our state and locals that we support in any number of ways. i'd love to see our relationships to continue to get even better than they have been nationwide. it's the key to crime fighting. >> i want the record to reflect, mr. chairman -- >> we are continuing to monitor attorney general jeff sessions testifying before the senate judiciary committee. here's the latest. sessions denies talking campaign details, adoptions, e-mails with russian ambassador

kaylee hartung is live in new orleans for us. first, let's start with where these mandatory evacuations are, and the preparations as we see nate get closer and closer to the shore. >> reporter: yeah, victor, officials are saying all preparations for the storm must be rushed to completion today. the area with the greatest sense of urgency that would be the land that lies between lake pontchartrain and gulf of mexico. from venetia isle and the bayou. they want people out of there by today, because they're closing floodgates. it's time for people in those areas to go. following katrina, more than $1400 were spent on a storm defense system. and like we mentioned, if you're outside of those levees, it's time to get out, victor. >> kaylee hartung there in new orleans. thank you so much. let's go to the phones to the lieutenant governor of louisiana. mr. lieutenant governor, thank yous for being with us. from your vantage point are people heeding these mandatory evacuation orders? you know when you put hurricane and new orleans in the s

fittings slightlye of new orleans that is a better track for new orleans as storm surge will be furthere around gulf port and biloxi, it is a very delicate situation depending on the exact track of the storm. strengthening, perhaps briefly to a category one hurricane, once it moves inland it will rapidly weak tone a remnant low but it will move quickly right up through eastern seaboard and into our region as we get into early next week here's a lot at rainfall expectation here. four plus inches of rain across portions of alabama and mississippi then that rain quickly by monday spread up the eastern half of the country. heaviest rain through the side of the appalachian is here but as we head in our region we will pick up some rain possibly as much as an inch in spots. we will have more on the timing of that and heat and humidity coming up. for now, back to you. >> kate, thank you. >>> authorities are investigating a deadly shooting in trenton, new jersey. chopper three over the scene near carver lane and north willow street, a 58 year-old woman was pronounced dead at the hospital a 14 yea

far enough east of new orleans that new orleans has had minimal impacts but boy, the outer eyewall some of the islands south of structures there. so hopefully they don't get damaged. but we're seeing it getting closer and closer toward the coast. look at the winds. and this has been impressive. main past here, this is just east of the mouth of the mississippi. gusts in the 81-mile-per-hour range and biloxi now 43 but you can imagine the winds are going to pick up considerably in the next couple of hours and look at new orleans. only gusting to 24. it's a breezy night there. but not a damaging night. the track of nate with winds of 85 gusts to 10e 5. -- 105. is moving north at 20. very close to gulf port and the biloxi area, nearly 10-foot storm surge in parts of coastal mississippi over to mobile bay. a tropical storm by morning in towards western alabama. south of tuscaloosa approaching birmingham and kind of splitting the difference between there and huntsville. by sunday evening passing chattanooga on its way to our neck of the woods and it's going to bring us some showers and storms

gulf coast and could become a hurricane before it hits new orleans flooding and landslides have killed at least twenty five people across costa rica nicaragua honduras and el salvador david most asthma. is one of the poorest. trees in the western hemisphere tropical storm nate has just made it that much poorer three thousand homes destroyed communications cut the force of the storm ripped boats from the sea and left potholes large enough to consume cars. passengers on this bus were so panicked escape was the only thing on their minds made pummeled central america with heavy rains during the week. that the flood has taken away almost everything that all these people had in their home they had breakfast in the morning but not had lunch nor a dinner because everything was taken away from them where waiting for any help that would be well received so many children are crying with hunger in neighboring costarred he cut the storm left at least seven people dead and some five thousand people were forced to leave their homes the western province of one acoss they was the hardest hit schools ac

it would be on the strong side and new orleans on the weaker side for new orlest. w it becomes a tropical storm after that and gets weaker with rain into the alabama area. some of the mountain areas and the smokey mountains could get 6 inches or more. when this gets here later we are finally going to get some rain and tell you more about that in a couple of minutes. >>> what did he mean by that number surrounded by military leaders, president. trump makes an ominous statement . >>> the-- another twist in the >>> do you know what this represents? >> ominous words from president. trump . he sums reporters and a documented dinner with military leaders and their wives without elaborating. he told members of the media to be focused on the calm before the storm. what he meant by that the president said you will find out. >>>-- the trumpet ministration will allow more employers to opt out of mandatory birth control. this revision expands the religious exemption that previously up right-- applied to churches and affiliated nonprofit they say the share of employees paying t

rosa flores is live tonight in new orleans.ials there understandably take hurricane threats very, very seriously. but does it look like hopefully new orleans avoided the worst of it? >> reporter: it really looks and sounds like new orleans has dodged the bullet here. you can see around me there's very, very light rain. we had a few bands earlier, but nothing major. one of the big concerns of course is still potential storm surge, but that's pretty much it. the hurricane warning was downgraded to a tropical storm warning. the curfew issue bide the mayor was lifted just a few hours after it was listed. so that's the good news, brook. the good news is people are back here on it streets of new orleans. people are back here celebrating. we've seen multiple weddings. i think it's safe to say for now new orleans have dodged a bullet, and i'm really happy to report that. >> i saw your second line wedding video right in front of the cafe there, love it. let's go to tom slater in the cnn weather center. new orleans is all right, but it's

and as fast as this storm is moving, we do not anticipate any real challenges to new orleans. we understand there is some older ability there because would remind you that the capacity for pumping and for electricity in new orleans is better than it has been in many months. and perhaps over the last few years. concerned.overly we are paying attention to it. we are not unconcerned, but we are not overly concerned about the threat of flooding in new orleans. any otherany other questions? i want to thank you very much for being here. it is important you all cover these events so that the people around louisiana have the benefit of the latest information. i am going to encourage all louisiana and's to stay informed, be where you need to be by 3:00 p.m., don't drive tonight. you expose yourself to a risk of harm and any responder that would be dispatched is also going to be exposed to risk of harm. it should not have to happen. be prepared. offer a prayer. we will ride this thing out. i really believe we are in relatively good shape. no one can afford to underestimate the power of

they're bracing for impact from new orleans to biloxi to pensacola. mandatory evacuations have been ordered as tropical storm nate closes in. it could hit as a hurricane >>> did anyone else know about the plot to kill in las vegas? new developments in the investigation. police not convinced at the attacker kept it to himself. >>> birth control battle. the trump administration rolls back obama era rules, allowing more employers to opt out of paying for contraception coverage >>> shock waves rippling across hollywood. a new fallout for a powerful movie mogul facing a storm of accusations of sexual misconduct, including from a major star >>> and song and a prayer. lynn manuel miranda leads an all-star tribute from puerto rico. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening and thanks for being with us. late today the mayor of new orleans ordered mandatory evacuation and a curfew as the gulf coast braces for another possible hurricane. it is called na

. >> and the question this morning, will pumps needed to keep new orleans dry do their job? >>> the man behind the massacre. new details on how stephen paddock avoided suspicion from hotel security at the mandalay bay hotel. the trick he played on room service, plus, a hero. the tearful reunion. the family thank shielded them from a barrage of bullets. >>> cryptic remarks, president trump playing it coy with his calm before the storm comments. >> what did you mean by that? >> thank you very much. >> we are pressing for answers this morning. >> is he referring to military action when he said calm before the storm? >> as the president rolls back obama era mandates. >>> a pickup truck barreling through the doors. customers inches from being mowed down. how they managed to walk away. >>> and we say good saturday morning. thank you for joining us. dan is on assignment. happy to have her chief white house correspondent jon karl in our house. >> thank you for having me back. >> tony reali in for "pop news." great to have you, tony and jon. we will begin with hurricane nate. of mexic

new orleans south the clear.ese storms that typically you see some of the worst weather and that's where we're going to be seeing it. now, again, here is the center of circulation. we were talking a little bit about storm surge. i'm thinking widespread, 3 feet to 6 feet there are going to be areas getting up to 9 feet, 10 feet, 11 feet. still a very big storm, eric. >> eric: remember the devastation in new orleans katrina this not comparable but still it damaged mississippi, the gulf shores, that area, too so much. all right, adam, thanks. jillian? jillian: not just louisiana but mississippi, too is now preparing for hurricane nate's landfall this evening. the governor has put six southern counties under a state of emergency. the center of the storm is expected to hit the mouth of the mississippi first. and then the -- and the coast of southeastern louisiana later. phil keating is live from gulfport, mississippi, phil? >> good evening. right now we are in between howling rain bands of hurricane nate. last one cam

around the new orleans area i think it will shift farther to the west and put new orleans zrekt spaghettilots are called this for a reason. here are the computer models the national hurricane center looks at. they all go to the same place and that is what the cone of uncertainty normally takes and you will a of them have it very close to new orleans. watch what happens after this. all of them once again curve right back into you'our area. that's why we will have impacts here. how big the impact is going to be that is something we'll continue to monitor. i'll have more in 15 minutes. >> you got it, doug. >>> two weeks after hurricane maria ravaged puerto rico, the island is still in crisis. houston is stepping up, gathering up supplies donate today help them after hurricane harvey. in puerto rico, doctors and nurses are still going nonstop. sleepless, working to save lives, and ease pain. but there is a lot getting in their way, including power outages, dwindling supplies, even crime. some hospitals have had to shut down because there wasn't enough diesel fuel needed to run their generator

new orleans prepares for the worst. tens of thousands on the streets of spain as the country faces a critical test over catalonia's demand for independence. this is horrible, i don't agree with any of it. i hope we reach a solution soon because it's very bad for spain. the exhibition that examines if the friendship between salvador dali and marcel duchamp made modern art what it is today. hello and welcome to bbc news. the us gulf coast is braced for hurricane nate to make landfall east of new orleans bringing torrential rain and winds of more than 160 kilometres an hour. it's already caused major damage to several central american countries leaving at least 25 people dead. more on hurricane nate in a moment. but first, as this year's hurricane season causes widespread devastation, the un secretary general, antonio guterres is currently touring the caribbean to see the damage for himself. earlier he spoke to my colleague alpa patel and said he's increasingly concerned by global warming and its effect on the weather. wel

new orleans under a hurricane warning. i'm not too worried about new orleans now. that's good news for them. it's going to be around this area, around the mobile bay area. this area very prone to storm surge flooding. they're under hurricane warnings, under storm surge warnings. storm surge could be five to eight feet. that could be another area that's very hard hit from this storm. for us, watch what happens next, after the storm moves up. right across our region here. again, just south and east of this. this is where the track goes north and west, this is where the strongest winds would be and where some of the heaviest rain would be. the rain we need. the wind we could do without. we are going to get some wind with this. areas with the heaviest rainfall of an inch to two rainfa inches. we need the rain, we'll get some on monday. a very warm night tonight. tomorrow, going to be equally as warm. 84 degrees, nationals game looking good. got to tie that series up. sunday, 79 degrees. good chance of shower activity. i'm not too worried early, i do think most of the da

been in place along coastal areas of louisiana mississippi and alabama on saturday the mayor of new orleans has declared a state of emergency systems already hit parts of central america killing twenty five people. in new orleans followed the winds are beginning to pick up now what are the conditions like there. well they certainly are we've heard the winds are about one hundred thirty a little over one hundred thirty kilometers an hour the outer reaches of the hurricane although he has made landfall now around the mouth of the mississippi river where we had bands of the hurricane hitting this area a few hours ago with very strong winds and very intense rainfall people have been taking precautions as you mentioned dorothy's also warning about. in and around alabama just to add to their worries the people here have been watching the approach of this horrific and now for a couple of days a scene the devastation the loss of life that you mentioned in central america so as you can imagine there is certainly some anxiety as the effects of the hurricane approach approach here in louisiana and lou

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 of rainfall. so, that's the good news when it comes to the rainfall and the city of new orleans' ability to pump water out. the important message is, citizens have to heed the warnings of local officials. if you're being asked to evacuate, please do so in that window to do so is today. the elements are going to be arriving early evening and later tonight. neil: the fact that it's moving as quickly as it is, sir, i'm wondering, how do people get out of the way of that, if they haven't already? it's moving fast, it should be making landfall i'm told, you know better, later tonight. what do you say? >> so, the bottom line is that the goal is always to get out of an area that is vulnerable to coastal storm surge, flood inundation. if you can get out of the way of this, cat 1, cat 2 storm surge area should take heed and caution and you n

are the pumps ready in new orleans? abc's steve osunsami is there. >> reporter: across the gulf tonight, this is the state of emergency and they're racing to get ready for this storm. >> we're going to flood. i know we're going to flood. that's why i'm here. otherwise i would still be at the office right now. >> in new orleans a dozen of the city's drainage pumps aren't working. that they need to keep the city dry. teams are clearing drains and parts of jefferson parishes, new orleans and st. bernard, more than 1,000 families forced to leave their homes. >> one of the greatest threats to this storm is not necessarily interior rain, but storm surge. >> reporter: billy rost is leaving tonight. he's moved everything off the ground. >> you don't know what the surge is going to do. if you don't pick it up you lose it. this is like a gamble. >> reporter: three feet of storm surge and he's fine. six feet, he loses everything. he's expecting five. >> you can only do so much. you can't run from water, baby. >> reporter: the stor

michelle miller is in new orleans. >> reporter: rain from nate pelted the gulf coast saturday. but it's the threat of deadly storm surge that causes the most concern. louisiana governor john bel edward: >> we don't want people driving at night. it's especially difficult at night because it's almost impossible to gauge the depth of the water and the current. >> reporter: the national weather service said from the mouth of the mississippi river to the alabama coast could see 7-eleven feet of storm surge and a half foot of rain. >> that's different from katrina because that was an early-morning storm. >> reporter: is it worse? >> yes. night time storms always kill more people. >> reporter: rupert lacy is the emergency management director for harrison county, mississippi. when the strength of a hurricane increases at the very end before it hits landfall, how dangerous is that for you to be effective at what you do? >> it-- it-- it can kill people. we understand that. the message is don't take it lightly. you can be a fatality. >> reporter: new orleans could see storm surges of up t

look at them in new orleans, seven miles an hour. nice light breeze in new orleans right now. but there we are back at 33 miles an hour from biloxi. of course on the north we were over 70 miles an hour and pensacola and gulf shores as well. we continue with gusty winds, continue with haefy rain and the potential as you mentioned for rotating thunderstorms that is tornadic activity through the overnight hours. especially toward the east of the center. only east of the center really. there's not much going on here on the western side. there's good reason for that. gulf of mexico down here with this tropical moisture feed coming from south to north and we've got land to the west here. the wind is coming offshore and coming from the north. there's not much going on in new orleans as a result. but these bands will all be rather dangerous as each of these could be putting down as they come through some rotating thunderstorms. we'll watch that closely. this is pretty typical what happens with landfalling hurricanes. we've already seen numerous tornado warnings we'll see tomorrow if w

becoming a hurricane just south of new orleans. making its way on shore, extremely close to new orleans. the northeast quadrant many if it hits to the west, the northeast quadrant will bring in a little more water. storm surge will be an issue as well as rain. look how it moves saturday at 7:00, and 24 hours later, it's already well to the north. it's out of there, it's not going to be one that dumps a lot of rain. by monday, around the same time, it's right over our area. and that means some good news for us as concerned. if it stays further to the north and west, it's looking like it might do that, we're going to get a lot less rain from this. we're going to see rain during the day sunday. but we're going to get a better chance of that rain with this storm on monday. now, hopefully bringing us right, we do have our fingers crossed for that about could bring us wind as well. the winds may be upwards of 30 miles per hour, that would be about it. we're hoping for that rain. temperatures tonight, really nice, 61 in manassas, 63 in hn