let's go to priscilla thompson live in shreveport, louisiana. you're in the outer bands of the storm, heading your way at the moment. so a little quieter for this hour at least. >> reporter: that's right, richard. we're getting some light rain here, but those impacts are going -- we'll see more of those impacts hooer in the next few hours. we're about 160 miles north of lake charles, so awaiting some of that. the biggest concerns here are going to be those high winds, reports up to 60-mile-per-hour winds. and also that heavy, heavy rain that could lead to some flooding. you see the red river behind me, which separates shreveport. it has been known to flood in the past, impacting homes and shutting down a highway here. so we'll be watching for those impacts very, very closely. but this is one of the placest where those folks who were evacuating from lake charles came. so folks are hunkered down here in shelters, wait thing out. >> all right. we are watching hurricane laura as you are, as it's headed your way, as you said, very shortly to come and

heading toward shreveport, louisiana. tached toward the left or the west and gone up through texas. instead it's in louisiana. how are you prepared in louisiana. >> we've been -- like i said, for the past few weeks, we were seeing this working. worked closely with local officials and we deployed over 600 volunteers up and down the coast and we have more volunteers prepositioned with supplies to be able to support the shelters that are there. we're ready, we're waiting, and we're flexible. we're positioned and ready to go when we're needed. >> thank you so much, mary jane mudd, for staking with us from the american red cross. i'll speak for everybody watching, thank you for what you do. >>> let's go to jay gray in louisiana. jay, the last time we spoke, it looked like this, and i see the back of the hurricane hitting you. what's the latest? >> reporter: yeah, the last time we spoke, the wind was coming from a different direction. it's spun around. we're seeing the backside of this hurricane. it's just as intend rhines now.

weekend which is great news that it's going to work its way north head up toward the city of shreveport louisiana which still may have hurricane force winds up they are crossing into arkansas and eventually work its way across the big 69 states are moving out into the away and take in the may try to restrict and there may not be a tropical system just a big gale type storm out that way but this is going to produce a significant amount of heavy rain for much of the united states we're talking about 28 in threat as well to help there too is bill once it's day tomorrow even on into the upcoming weekend ok down here in the world lentz we've lucked out with this one just a few days ago we were hit by tropical storm marco that went dissipated fairly quickly which is good for us not much of an impact not a huge impact this one here cross the new orleans area maybe some bands are waves of gusty winds coming in maybe some street flooding issues but we're not going to see this one going away until it gets atlantic ocean which what happened this weekend ok and i thought certainly with the people who are imp

fortunately moving in that it continues to work its way north sort of move up to a city of shreveport louisiana in the northwestern quarter of what we see get out still maybe as a hurricane up there but weakening with give your brain 20 toes and gusty winds and continue working its way through little rock arkansas. this tender scene eventually on each word day maybe washington d.c. area now does a tropical system but a big if you were a maker in potentially was a tornado is there as we get towards weekend here in the world we did not have much going on but we are bands or rain or from the hurricane working week from today back to cost of quality issues here and maybe even a few tornadoes so we could have a busy afternoon evening here across the southeastern part of the reason where it's thank you very much dave. w w l t v in new orleans louisiana. and we stand by us where republicans have mounted a robust defense of law and order on the 3rd night of the national convention comes us the nation faces new tensions following the shooting of jacob blake a black man in wisconsin vice president mike p

an active shooter on the loose in shreveport, louisiana right now. taking a live look outside of the hospital where this happened. this is in the highland neighborhood. this guy shot at least one person at st. mary's medical center. that person is expected to live. but the manhunt is on for the suspect. identified as 41-year-old taniel cole. officers don't know if he is inside the hospital at this time. he is considered armed and dangerous and hostage negotiators just arrived on the scenement we're going to keep an eye on that. back to you. >>> 6:21. you can now stay the night in the only surviving blockbuster. but it comes with a twist. that's next on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. >>> and remember, we want to see what back to school means to you this year. send us a picture to backtoschool@kpix.com. dear california, we know these are challenging times... and with summer here, energy bills are rising. together, we can save energy and money... by taking steps to stay cool while using less. keep safe and keep it golden. lily everyone in the ho

fortunately moving in that it continues to work its way north sort of move up to a city of shreveport louisiana in the northwestern quarter of what we see get out still maybe as a hurricane out there but weakening with your brain 20 toes and gusty winds and continue working. little rock arkansas memphis tennessee to eventually on and twere day maybe washington d.c. area not as a tropical system but a big if you were a maker in potentially recent tornadoes there as we get towards the weekend here in the world ends we did not have much going on 5 bands or rain from the hurricane working week from today back to cost of quality issues here and maybe even a few tornadoes so we could have a busy afternoon and evening here across the south eastern part of the reason it's for thank you very much dave. w w l t v in new orleans louisiana. and we stand the u.s. where republicans have mounted a robust defense of law and order on the 3rd night of the national convention it comes as the nation faces new tensions following the shooting of jacob blake a black man in wisconsin but as president mike pence was th

fortunately moving in that it continues to work its way north sort of move up to a city of shreveport louisiana in the northwestern corner of what we see get us still maybe as a hurricane out there but weakening with your brain 28 hours and gusty winds continue working its way through little rock arkansas this tended scene eventually on and toward the maybe washington d.c. area not as a tropical system but a big maker in potentially was a tornado is there as we get toward the weekend here in the world we did not have much going on 5 bands or brain or from the hurricane working week from today back to cost of flooding issues here maybe even a few tornadoes so we could have a busy afternoon and evening here across the southeastern part of the reason. for thank you very much. time now for a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world kevin mayer is quitting the chinese own video to talk to former disney executive only joined to talk in june the app has been under strong pressure from the trump administration and says to talks ties to china maker national security thre

fortunately moving in that it continues to work its way north sort of move up to a city of shreveport louisiana in the northwestern corner of what we see get us still maybe as a hurricane out there but we can deal with your brain 20 toes and gusty winds and continue working its way through little rock arkansas seen eventually on the toward the maybe washington d.c. area not as a tropical system but a big if you were a maker and potentially was a tornado is there. as we get towards weekend here in the world ends we did not have much going on but we are being answer brainwork from the current heat working week from today that the cost of quoting issues here and maybe even a few 22 or so we could have a busy afternoon evening here across the southeastern part of the reason it's thank you very much dave. just w w l t v in new orleans louisiana. but in the us republicans have mounted a robust defense off law and order on the 3rd night of the national convention that comes as the nation faces new tensions following the shooting of jacob blake a black man in wisconsin vice president mike pence was the

developing story in shreveport, louisiana. an active shooter situation at a hospital. at least one person has been hurt took police say one man shot another man in the hospital. that shooter is somewhere in the hospital. the person who was shot is expected to be okay. we will bring you the latest from shreveport, louisiana as soon as we get it in. >>> an update from northeastern scotland. a developing story of this. a train derailment this morning. the latest word is at least two people may have died including the train engineer. 12 people were on the train pick six passengers and six crew members per the region has been hit by thunderstorms and flooding as well. there is reports in the rail industry where sky news is reporting they suspect this was caused by a landslide. again, and out-of-control situation. the prime minister of the u.k. calls it a very serious incident. >>> a 27-year-old man has been booked in the san mateo county jail this morning on charges of a 62-year-old woman. police say they tracked down and arrested al honda lavera yesterday evening. authorit

now it is in shreveport, going north towards shreveport, louisiana, and then a wide curve to the rightted. for those of you on bloomberg radio and bloomberg television, good morning. ,he image is galveston west-southwest of lake charles, giving you the gentleness of galveston. maybe some of that called as the hurricane receives -- some of that calm as the hurricane damage as well. i want to get an oil update here from amrita sen of energy aspects. we were rudely too short with her the other day. here is so-called u.s. oil independence, where we not only export oil, but far more, we export refined products. how does that fit into the global oil system even this disaster? amrita: good morning, tom. we saw some of this three years ago with hurricane harvey because now, u.s. is such a big exporter of refined products. when harvey hit, i thing it really surprised to the market, and latin america couldn't get the products. we had to source from other parts of the world. crude got brought up with it. some refiners are having to buy in this market to supply, so yes , it is similar. but i think

joining me now from shreveport, louisiana, is msnbc senior national correspondent chris jansing. chris, what does it look like out there? >> well, take a look, katy, because this huge oak tree came down. it absolutely crushed a car. i think if you look up a little higher, you can see where some of these huge branches split. and it literally sheared off the side of this house while people were inside. you see some of the folks who are up on the roof trying to stabilize it. they are putting a tarp over it, trying to save what they can inside the house. let me bring you over here. to thomas, whose brother owns this house. you get a call this morning, and he says what? >> thomas, you're going to have to come to the house right now because our oak tree has come down onto the dining room and the kitchen. and mia is hurt, and we'll be going to the hospital. >> originally, when i spoke to the fire chief today, he said that there was a serious injury here. now it looks as though it may be a little better than they initially thought for your sister-in-law? >> they did a ct scan and verifie

. >> chris jansing outside of shreveport, louisiana. let me bring in al roker who is hosting the "today" show. al, there was a warning yesterday of unsurvivable potential storm surge. the storm surge looks like did not hit as badly as forecasters predicted, or do we not know yet? >> i think it's a combination of both, chuck. a number of surge gauges came in, you know, about 11 and a half, 12 feet, and then got knocked out. there are areas to the east of lake charles that have not reported in yet. i am hoping that we dodged a bullet, that this came in after high tide so the storm surge was not quite as bad, but even still it has been a powerful, powerful storm. it's the strongest hurricane to make landfall in louisiana in 164 years. the third hurricane to make lakefront -- that's a record, the number of hurricanes to make landfall before september 1st. right now we have tornado watches from arkansas, louisiana, all the way into mississippi as the system moves to the north. now a tropical storm, 50 miles east-southeast of shreveport. shre

certainly in louisiana, north of where you are, north of where i am, where chris jansing is in shreveportgetting the rain and the hurricane force winds. i've been talking about louisiana a lot. i'm in texas. texas did not get spared. it was definitely not as bad here as it was going to be. most importantly, it was not add r as bad in the major population centers like houston. a few days ago it looked like houston would be in the track of the storm. texas governor greg abbott was on the "today" show this morning talking about the damage and the assistance that the state is providing. >> we do have search and rescue teams out in the field that are making both assessments, and they will be looking for anybody who may need to be rescued. we have maybe up to about 100,000 people who are without power. savannah, i've got to tell you this, if you look going north in east texas, you see communities like jasper and center and marshall, texas on interstate 20 still going through the ravages of the storm. heavy wind and rain, possible tornadoes. we're not yet out of the woods. >> governor greg abbot

adrian perkins is the mayor of shreveport, louisiana.d the president does plan to visit the area. the gulf coast region this weekend. so we'll keep you posted on that. also keeping you posted on the president getting ready for his big speech to the nation tonight at the south lawn of the white house fireworks and everything else. no doubt addressing issues that came up with that storm and the federal government in its full exals state of ohio help anyone and everyone out. i have the feeling law and order issues will come up. something that sure enough did come up when kamala harris was speaking to the press earlier today. we'll have more on that after this. when managing diabetes you can't always stop for a fingerstick. with the freestyle libre 14 day system, a continuous glucose monitor, you don't have to. with a painless, one-second scan you can check your glucose with a smart phone or reader so you can stay in the moment. no matter where you are or what you're doing. ask your doctor for a prescription for the freestyle libre 14 day sy

isning us on the phone republican mike johnson, a representative from the louisiana who represents the shreveport area of louisiana. you are expecting to be in washington for the

police are looking for the gunman who shot someone inside a hospital in shreveport, louisiana.ice say 41-year-old tan cole entered the hospital and shot an acquaintance in the leg. that person is expected to survive. >>> kentucky derby is limiting attendance to 14% capacity face coverings and social distancing will also be required crowds will not be allowed on the in field and general admission tickets will be refunded. >> this year's paris marathon was cancelled. it was set to take place april 5th and postponed until november 15th because of the pandemic so the move now leaves london as the only major marathon still scheduled for this year. it will be an elite only event. >>> scotland, a train has derailed killing three people. this accident is caused by a landslide following heavy rans you're up to date now. that's our cnbc's ne uwspdate at this hour. "squawk alley" will be back right after this apps are used everywhere... except work. why is that? is it because people love filling out forms? maybe they like checking with their supervisor to see how much vacation time they h

he travelled from texas to louisiana on friday to help with the aid efforts on the ground. hejoins us from shreveportseen. time. tell us what you have seen. i have seen a lot of damage. of course, everybody has seen a lot of damage along the coast and are now we are up further in the centre part of the state where the eye of the storm went through and there are pockets of devastation, downed trees, houses destroyed, and a lot of pockets without electricity. when people are left without their homes, power and water, what is the most important thing is that organisations like yours do and the first thing you try and do? the very first thing we want to do is getting somebody to a place that is so. a lot of people in central louisiana sheltered in place but if that home was destroyed, we would make sure they have a safe place to stay. that is job one, a safe place to stay. we have seen some a safe place to stay. we have seen some of the pictures of destruction and heard officials say this could have been a lot worse. what is your overall assessment of the damage cause? well, it is devastating along the c

. >> well, the next big city in line for a potential direct hit from hurricane laura is in shreveport, louisiana. the city's mayor is adrianid ad perkins. i know you have a lot going on today. thank you for taking the time. i'm wondering if the damage is as bad as what you heard or what your expectation is now. >> thanks so much for having us on. i'll say that we are still -- we still haven't faced the brunt of this storm yet here. we have a couple of hours of high winds and water. so we're still very alert and staged to deal with emergencies with flash flooding, downed trees, you name it. i don't want to speak too soon because we're not out of the water yet. >> i heard a phrase, mayor perkins, where they called it unsurvivable storm surge. i never heard that phrase before. what are you most worried about now? i would imagine loss of life. >> i hadn't heard that phrase either. i called the mayor of lake charles last night. his family is evacuated up here to shreveport. we're praying for them. what we're most afraid of here is just, you know, people not -- people getting caught up in the storm. l

us --ning is the phone republican mike johnson, a representative from the louisiana who represents the shreveport area of louisiana. you are expecting to be in washington for the

shreveport, louisiana, you are supporting joe biden. tell us why.ler: i am supporting joe biden because he stands for the moral fiber of this country. appalled bytally all of this going on in our society. -- have to look the changes that have been made in our society have been made by people taking to the streets. the farmworkers, cesar chavez, in cuba a lot of workers in the farms were fighting for economics and health care. , with thosemovement young people coming back from war and joining the antiwar movement fighting to get people out of vietnam. they were red baited. the civil rights movement and martin luther king, which they hold up that they love martin luther king, which they didn't, redbaiting. he was a communist. all this communist stuff. , the factoryorkers workers that went on strike and theht for an eight hour day dockworkers out -- they all changed society and made it better for us. stop that redbaiting, we know better. the aca that this man is trying to dismantle which obama put in place, which did not do enough, we need universal he

throughout a good part of the night category 4 strength right along the texas, louisiana border, all the way up into shreveport by later on this evening. we're strong winds there may be hurricane force extending outward about 60 miles from the center of that storm system a wide area of devastation, some of those places that see storm surge may not see that water recede for several days just being back to you. thank you so much lawrence and for chase and logan break down the latest on. >>boycotts that are coming in. the giants have now made an official decision will have that as soon as we come back. plus hillary clinton's message to joe biden >>in political news house democrats will investigate secretary of state mike pompeo is decision to speak at the republican national convention. texas congressman joaquin castro says it's highly unusual unprecedented and possibly illegal for a sitting secretary of state to speak at a buy pot a partisan convention for any political party. pompeo recorded his speech while in jerusalem on official state department trips to the middle east and also to north africa. the state d

spreading northwards, you know, from lake charles and will spread all the way along the texas/louisiana border to shreveport by the time we get to the middle of the day today. that's the story we're tracking, high winds. hard to tell what's going on with the storm surge. not a lot of people down there. everyone evacuated. a lot of the tidal gauges stopped working. two radars we use to track it in louisiana have both stopped working so it's very common, you get a powerful storm like this and start to have when the power starts out all these technical issues. official landfill, 100-mile-per-hour category 4. it was the most intense hurricane to strike texas/louisiana boarder in the region in history, richard. going through an historic night. >> want to touch base with you later on what's happening with hurricane laura. >>> the trump administration has been following it this evening. i want to bring in russel hono e honore. you and i first spoke 12 years ago, this was the aftermath of hurricane katrina. how is this looking for you right now and in terms of what you would be thinking on the ground, what needs to

isning us on the phone republican mike johnson, a representative from the louisiana who represents the shreveportiana. you are expecting to be in washington for the president's speech but you are staying there because of the hurricane, what is the latest on the ground? congressman? are you there? congressman, are you there? rep. johnson: can you hear me? host: we have you now. louisiana,n there in what is the latest on the ground? rep. johnson: you may be able to hear the heavy winds in the background through the window. we are pretty safe in the distant -- this is a historic event for us. we are told that it is tied for the worst hurricane that has ever hit our state in recorded history. it's pretty massive, the damage is widespread. we don't have many fatalities, if any yet area -- if any yet. this is a big one. we prepared as best we could, but there will be damage and things to recover from for quite some time. host: how is the district responding? rep. johnson: what i always say about folks in louisiana is we are a tough and resilient people and we do disaster recovery well. one is extraordi

host: to the democrats line in shreveport,siana -- louisiana.aller: i think you need to leave judging god alone. leave him out of that picture. everything is republican has to be good and everything democratic has got to be bad, this is what is being portrayed. republican line in south carolina. caller: hi. i think that congress needs to realize that the american people are struggling. congress itself, we see it is basically a democrat and republican battle. we need our congressmen to come together and do something for the american people. asshouldn't be so political these men and women need to be worried about bringing our country together. everyone needs help. i just wish that they would come together, get this issue resolved and get america back on track. host: i appreciate that. headline in the wall street journal this morning. democrats criticize trump as age talks stall. democratic negotiators dismissed the idea that president trump could unilaterally provide new jobless aid and cut taxes in the absence of a deal in congress. has said he i

i've seen soust far was lake charles louisiana, a gust of 128 miles an hour after the storm made landfall. it is almost due south of shreveport right now, moving to the north at 15 miles an hour. it will weaken rapidly. it is the fifth strongest storm to strike the continental united states and the strongest storm to hit louisiana since 1856. that00 without power and number will go up as the day goes on. we have a tornado watch for extreme eastern texas and most of louisiana through 8:00 this morning. look for that to expand northward later today. the big problem will be the rain with the system. the system will wind down very quickly in regard to the wind now that the eye has moved inland. see out ofrting to shreveport that the eye is filling in. arkansas, later today, it will weaken to a tropical storm it will put down about four inches to eight inches of rain. storm intropical missouri by tomorrow morning. it should be downgraded to a tropical depression as it crosses the tennessee river valley. it goes to the mid-atlantic region as a depression on saturday. and south of new england early in the morning on sunday. anna: th

louisiana border. will head up to shreveport, then wind damage to little rock, then it will rain itself out.torm surge will be building over the next two to three hours as we watch landfall occurring. >> we want to bring back jason and christine, good evening to both of you. another thing that is important to look at, the religious politicking that is going on. not new to donald trump, but the rnc bringing in lou holtz, a proud catholic, widely known for coaching notre dame. and he argues that he somehow knows joe biden's religious and spiritual essence, and says that joe biden is not a true catholic. >> nobody has been a stronger advocate for the unborn than president trump. the biden/harris ticket is the most radically pro-abortion campaign in history. they and other politicians are catholic in name only, and abandon innocent lives. president trump protects those lives. >> christina? >> i would say president trump hasn't protected 180,000 american lives that have died during the coronavirus. but this kind of racial hierarchy that joe biden isn't catholic enough is absolutely ridiculous. we

shreveport. this storm came on shore between cameron louisiana, just about 15-20 minutes ago, pulling off towards north port arthur. on the north side, making a brush with the eye wall, but i do not think you will have much problems. lake charles going to be in the eye wall for a really long period of time. it will begin to weaken now that it's going to lose its moisture source getting out of land, the center of it getting out to land. take a look at this, and a lot of moisture here, and a lot of wind. lake charles, wind gusts up to 170 miles per hour, not anywhere near the inner eye wall. it's going to get worse for you. because the storm is pulling off a little bit to the northwest, you might stay a little bit more inside the eye wall and lake charles i think for possibly a couple of hours and that'll cause some really big problems. storm surge and lake charles is going to be possibly up to 15 feet. this is the storm surge forecast from the national weather service. anywhere in the red is over 9 feet of storm surge and that goes potentially about 40 miles inland. most of this area along the coa

louisiana all the way into mississippi and up into arkansas. and in fact, little rock, for the first time, is under a tropical storm warning. shreveport had its first hurricane warning. right now laura is a category 1 storm, 50 miles east/southeast of shreveport, moving north at 15, weakening as it moves inland as a category 1 storm. a flood threat and more tornadoes tomorrow. and then it makes a right turn and starts heading into the mid-atlantic and on toward the northeast. rain and wind for the northeast on saturday. then the storm clears out, moves offshore by sunday, and we'll look at improvement during the day. now, the destructive winds are going to be a big problem too. you can see still, as we move up into arkansas today, we're talking about tropical force winds. the risk for downed trees and power lines. this is the potential power outage map. and you can see it stretches from the gulf all the way up into illinois, indiana, and ohio, as the system moves to the north. also we've got widespread flash flood and urban flooding, extreme rainfall, rates of up to 3 inches per hour. we could have some spots that get anywhere from 10

louisiana, and then into arkansas. little rock probably around 47 or so. flash flood warnings go all the way from the gulf up to shreveport. and we could see isolated tornadoes today as we go throughout the day, all through louisiana, watch out western areas of mississippi to also rock, and then the rainfall totals will wind up in the 5 to 10-inch range. so we're not done. the most significant widespread damage has been done and that was in the lake charles area. another six hours or so and we should be dealing with a tropical storm rather than a hurricane. >>> and texas is also being battered. video from beaumont shows the power of the storm. we'll take you there live. don't go anywhere. we have a lot to cover today. don't go anywhere. we have a lot to cover today it's made for him a veteran who honorably served and it's made for her she's serving now we also made usaa for military spouses and their kids become a member. get an insurance quote today. book two separate qualifying stays and earn a free night. the open road is open again. and wherever you're headed, choice hotels is there. book direct at choicehotels.com. y

category 3 storm, making landfall somewhere along the texas/louisiana border tomorrow night and bringing those winds well inland, all the way to shreveport. houston, dangerously close to that track. any jog to the left is going to be devastating for that dense population and folks around there and far inland could be without power for days if not weeks. listen to your local authorities. if they are telling you to get out, do so quickly. david? >> we are thinking of everyone there from houston to new orleans and of you, rob, and the team. stay safe. and tonight, as laura approaches, there are states of louisiana, including houston. of course, the nation's fourth-largest city with 7 million people living there. along the coast, they are bracing for a potentially deadly storm surge, as rob said. but this hurricane is also expected to have an impact far inland, as well. abc's marcus moore in galveston on that part of the story tonight. >> reporter: time is quickly running out tonight for thousands of families along the gulf coast to board up, pack up and get out. >> we are seeing a very long and slow line of traffic coming away from galvesto

given the models we have, this is a landfall along the texas-louisiana line and still a significant storm well inland. places like shreveport, and little rock will feel the impacts of this as well. this is the area we're thinking will get 110-mile-per-hour winds and much higher. and in the winds all the way 75 miles per hour. in places like shreveport. so, this storm is going to be felt far and wide. tropical storm force winds extend about 175 miles from the center. we're talking about wind and storm surge with this storm. we're talking about devastating wind and storm surge with this one. >> i mean, that's amazing it might get to a category 5. that's incredible. jennifer grey, really important information. we have breaking news out of kenosha, wisconsin right now. >>> for a suspect involved in last night's fatal shooting that left two dead, has been taken into custody. the violent arrest stem frumz the police shooting of an unarmed black man shot multiple times in the back in fronted of his children. so, what do we know about this arrest? >> reporter: so, we know this is a 17-year-old antioch resident, so he is underage. w

shreveport moving into arkansas. they are even seeing tornadoes stenldi extending out and tornado warning over louisiana, monitoring for possibilities of spin-up today as it races quickly up. widespread impact from now tropical storm laura as it continues to move off towards the east. we'll be monitoring this and have a look at the forecast coming up. >> thanks, kari. >>> breaking news, unrest in kenosha. authorities now say jacob blake had a knife in his car when he was shot by police. they have also publicly identified the officer who shot him. nbc's gabe gutierrez reports. >> reporter: after days of unrest in kenosha, wisconsin following the police shooting of 29-year-old jacob blake, overnight protests here remain relatively peaceful. >> i'm wisconsin attorney general -- >> for the first time wisconsin's attorney general has identified the police officer who shot blake seven times in the back. officer rusting chesky has been with the department of seven s other officers who were responding to a domestic incident unsuccessfully tried to taser and arrest blake. >> dci, division of criminal investigation, recovered a

louisiana. and it is heading up toward ashland and just to the east of shreveport. tornadoes still a possibility through the mor wouldn't be surprised if this gets upgraded and moved farther to the north in places like monroe and little rock. and you can see as it heads up the mississippi river and turns in tolts ohio river val the ohil the green is fresh water flooding. so there will be an issue with tornadoes and more heavy rain. so not quite out of it yet. >> and as if the covid-19 crisis is not enough, state and local health officials are gearing up for another major threat, talking about the up coming flu season. doctors say symptoms are similar and it is hard to tell the difference. so hospitals will be testing for both to figure out the best treatments. >> we have a few different testing platforms, two of which test mainly for just covid and then we have a third platform that we're increasing capacity of tests for covid, influenza and the most common respiratory viruses. >> medical experts strongly urge people to get a flu shot this year. perhaps the only bri

the storm will hold together all the way through northern louisiana with a good deal of wind damage, all the way up to shreveportr the little town of cameron in cameron parish. that's the bright red, this is where the 150-mile-per-hour winds now. so, houses, homes, businesses are being destroyed. it's almost like what a strong tornado would do. and winds are picking up further to the north. 74 miles per hour in lake charles. even as pfar to the northeast a jennings, 52 miles per hour. and beaumont and port arthur, a mile shift east or west makes a huge difference. and the extreme wind warning is up. we're expecting from an event like a hurricane, a category 4 or 5, expect a period of winds that are life-threatening. as far as the storm surge, we're watching the tidal gauges, the water level is coming up now. we expect that to happen in the next two or three hours. you see to the right of there, it's where we'll see the highest storm totals. we're waiting to see what will happen in the lake charles area. and you hear storm surge, that kills the most people. it kills more people than the winds do in a hurricane. t

louisiana border. still a significant storm by the timemakes it up to the arklatex and places like shreveport. the current track. category 4 cpotentially making landfall. 145 mile-per-hour winds. could see winds higher and then dropping down, of course, once it reaches inland. but we are still worried about the wind, the storm surge. mo importantly makes landfall, goes inland. rain, tornado potential and another set of issues in the coming days. >> really grown. jennifer gray, thank you. we'll keep in touch. >>> threat from hurricane laura isn't just on the coast but far inland. storm surge expected to reach as far in as laying charles, some 40 miles from the coast. gary tuchman is waiting. louisiana's governor john bel edwards saying wherever you are right now is where you will ride out the storm. what are you seeing there? are people heeding warnings? >> reporter: anderson, you know this is a hurricane-prone area. you and i were both ins they region exactly 15 years ago when hurricane rita came through. people are taking heed that it is complicated. because of covid-19. a lot of people are s

louisiana. so it continues to do its damage. eventually that damage will get to shreveport. there'll be trees down in little rock. winds will be 60 to 65 there. that's going to be enough to make wind damage and trees down. when you spread out the damage like we're going to do, all the power companies just can't focus in one spot. look at the purple area here. that's 110 miles per hour or more. and we know that that happened. we know it happened. alexandria, probably in about an hour, you're going to be 79. monroe, 55 and continuing to go up. little rock, your winds will be 67 miles per hour later today. that's enough to bring down trees and power. >> hey, chad, the highest wind gust recorded in lake charles, we understand, was 137 miles per hour, which is very powerful. obviously, it's still dark there. war you looking for as the light comes up. what answers do you want over the next few minutes and hours? >> i've seen some disturbing pictures from storm chasers, because i have them on my twitter feed. i know who they are. i follow them on purpose. and there are buildings wi

louisiana. some of the gusts will topped 80 miles per hour. if you're in shreveportnroe or along the state line through arkansas, you're going to see gusts through late morning and early afternoon. pine bluff will see a gust close to 60, 70 miles per hour. little rock could easily feel tropical storm force winds going into tonight. by tomorrow morning, we could even talk about a gust to 40 in memphis. that's how hard laura is trying to hold on but this trough is going to pick her up and kick her out which we'll talk about just as well. for now back over to you. cecilia? >> thank you so much. >>> we'll have much more on the hurricane coming up but want to turn to the latest on the police shooting of jacob blake. authorities now revealing the identity of the officer who shot the 29-year-old father in the back. alex perez is there with the very latest and, alex, another night of protests. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, cecilia. after three nights of violent and deadly protests, additional national guardsmen were called in and things were peaceful here overnight. now,

inland as far as north shreveport flash flooding will be possible. again all portions of western louisianad that the heavy rainfall can create quick flash flooding and as the governor mentioned earlier if you're trying to travel in the heart of the storm, you're putting yourself, whoever is in that vehicle definitely at risk. with that i will wrap up my comments and switch it over to back to the governor. before i do, i just wanted to double down on his comment about rita. it is something that a lot of people will use that as their baseline and i just want to kind of mention it again that there is no way to be certain that if you lived through rita, that you're hunkering down today in an area that there was an evacuation notice, that you will survive. and so piece, as the governor mentioned, the weather service recommends everybody follows all local officials when it comes to evacuation notices. thank you. >> thank you, ben. and, one of the things that we have been told to expect, we're already seeing, is the ability for this storm system to produce tornadoes and in fact that area of conce

shreveport could gust to 67. power outages in louisiana, little rock we could see gusts of 40 to 60-mile-an-hour winds. the storm surge is going to be the thing that we have to evacuate. then we have to deal with the damage for weeks. obviously a horrifically devastating storm is on its way for the gulf. pay attention to the managers. get out of harm's way. you still have 12 hours before the storm will be approaching the coast. you're watching "morning joe." we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ the open road is open again. and wherever you're headed, choice hotels is there. book direct at choicehotels.com. ♪ teeth sensitivity as well as gum issues. does it worry me? absolutely. sensodyne sensitivity & gum gives us the dual action effect that really takes care of both our teeth sensitivity as well as our gum issues. there's no question it's something that i would recommend. there's no question it's something find your get-up-and-go. find pants that aren't sweats. find your friends. find your sense of wander. find the world is new, again. at chevy we'

louisiana through mississippi and up into arkansas. as it pushes north it will bring more activity. it's 65 east northeast of shreveport. it's moving north at 15. it's going to weaken, but it's still powerful with strong winds. it will bring flooding rain and the threat of tornados. it weakens on friday but moves up into ohio and mississippi river valleys. by saturday it's off the northeast coast and finally clears off. we're worried about the winds as the winds push north. we're seeing power outages in litt little rock. it's going to be bringing down trees and power lines. that's why the outage potential through friday brings it up through the appalachians and it will run into a severe weather system that will bring problems to the dakotas through the northeast friday into saturday. plus, ayman, add the heavy rain. it could be as much as three inches per hour and the tornado threat. we have a potent situation over the next 48 hours. again, a lot of these neighborhoods have weakened root ball systems and they bring down these big trees. ayman? >> ali, you're on the ground. you have been locked down overnight as the hurr

louisiana. you'll have tropical storm warnings from south of houston to shreveport, texarkana and south new orleansthis is going to be a surge of 10 to 15 feet, could go 30 miles inland. let's get to the hot cities sponsored by subaru. >>> stay with us on this wednesday. we will be right back. (whispering) jake from state farm, i can't thank you enough for getting me those "serena savings" on my insurance. can i get you 10 free minutes in the broth bath? (whispering) serena, with state farm, everyone's offered surprisingly great rates. (whispering) yeah sure, how about a complimentary wet moss wrap? (whispering) here's the deal, these savings are for everyone. (at full volume) seriously? shhhh! (whispering) she's just jealous. (whispering) when you want the real deal... like a good neighbor, state farm is there.® introducing new best foods drizzle sauce crave-worthy flavors you can drizzle, dip and dress to make home the best restaurant around new drizzle sauces from best foods we're on the side of food. feel the coolpowerful 24-hour, newcool mint cnon-drowsy, from best foods allergy relief plus an

ranging from cities as large asro shreveport the smart act would provide funding for municipal economic recovery to support the reopening of businesses and allow louisiana to move forward. we are grateful for the bipartisan efforts and long-standing partnership with the government. the same sentiment has been echoed by the chamber of commerce. ai understand concerns spending money on state and local government. some are worried it would be used to bailout poor management decisionso and overly generous and fun - - unfunded pension plans this is why it include specific provisions prohibiting spending in those areas it replaces lost revenue caused by covid-19 and nothing more. as city or parish or county would have to show their books and show they lost revenue relative to one year ago before they are eligible to receivedi funding. understand concerns about spending that the cost of doing nothing is worse. federal reserve chairman powell said although costly, it would be worth it if it helps avoid long-term damage and leaves us with a stronger economy. madame president congress should not allow policefire officers, firefighters first responders, teachers s

shreveport. hurricane laura the most intense storm to hit that region in a long time. hundreds of thousands of people are without power in louisiana. we'll take you live to the coast for the latest. >>> mr. us in an unprecedented move, you have these pro athletes taking a stand, boycotting the response to the jacob blake shooting, and with all of that is the backdrop president trump is set to take the stage tonight in the main event of the republican national convention. the vice president's chief of staff joins me live right here next on msnbc. pnc bank believes that if you can get a pair of goggles that helps you master your backhand... ...then you should be able to get a bank account that helps you master your budget. virtual wallet® for digital banking from pnc. it's time to get more from your bank. a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer can bring up questions that make you feel like shutting down. go here: findyourmbcvoice.com come on in, we're open. ♪ all we do is hand you the bag. simple. done. we adapt and we change. you know, you just figure it out. we've just been finding a way to keep on pushing. ♪ that selling carsarv

southwest louisiana to assist that district that received personal family damage but to the facilities at the department. we have field teams all over the western portion of the state. from shreveport all the way down to lake charles and cameron. we've also activated our debris contracts. as a private contract relationship that we are bringing 25 teams to bring debris off of state highway prayed that is about five crews. parish in the immediate area. but we need that covering the entire state that will be in addition to which the staff is able to provide. we're also also seeing about 40 additional weather-related closures. i mention to the governor yesterday, blessed john bridges are blessing and a curse. we've got quite a few of them and quite a few that are critical bridges that have to be inspected before we allow you to cross but it cannot stress enough before driving through standing water is never a good idea. but also driving through roads and bridges that have not been cleared by our staff yet can be very problematic. both for you and the resources of state police and other law enforcement agencies. i remind all drivers to pay attention to 511 lao rg. that's when you're goi

louisiana, population somewhere between 1 and 3,000, depending on the season. so here you go. the winds are going to be 110 in this entire area, but even if you get up to shreveport, your winds are going to be somewhere in the ballpark of 80 miles per hour. this isn't going to die off anytime soon. landfall likely takes place somewhere plus or mine two hours from 1:00 a.m. tonight with a storm surge of 10 to 15 feet. those barrier islands, alisyn, are not 10 to 15 feet high. the water will go right over the top. you must be gone. >> okay. i hope everyone is heeding this warning. chad, we'll check in with you throughout the program. half a million americans are under mandatory evacuation orders in texas and louisiana, as hurricane laura barrels towards the gulf coast. cnn meteorologist derek van dam is live in bowmoeaumont, texas,h more. >> here in jefferson county in beaumont, texas, the city is on edge if not-so-distant memory for residents here would be hurricane harvey, rita, and ike. they know how much destruction and flooding can be brought to this very susceptible city. but of course, the preparations for hurricane laura are completely different, because th

louisiana. >> that's what they say. we are going to get hurricane force winds as far as north as shreveport tomorrow.nation is going to be affected by this because of the shutdown of those refineries that you saw. look here pumps are already shut down here in port arthur and the refining capacity for gas all around is going to be severely impacted by this storm. guys. brian: thanks, jeff. look for the aftermath with you as well. 20 minutes before the top of the hour. go out to janice dean who hebrew tracking this storm. janice? >> yeah. we're going to get the new advisory in just minutes and i have a feeling it's going to be a cearlgted 3, a major hurricane. we are just one mile shy of that and can you see on the satellite imagery that we see a very well defined eye. all four quadrants filling out nicely we expect this to strengthen quite considerably before landfall tomorrow morning between texas and louisiana. there is the radar. you can see the outer bands already moving across portions of louisiana and we are expecting impact landfall arranged 3:00 a.m., 4:00 a.m. on thursday. this is going to be

and mayors ranging from cities as large as shreveport to as small as glenn ardennes, the smart act will support the reaccepting of businesses and allow louisiana to move to invoke cloture forward. -- to move forward. we are grateful for senator cassidy's as long standing efforts. the same has been echoed by the louisiana chamber of commerce. i understand concerns about spending money on state and local government. some are worried the money will would be used to bail out poor management decisions and overly generous and unfunded pension plans. i share those concerns. the act provides provisions prohibiting spending in those areas. the smart act replaces funding losses coughed by covid-19. a city would have to show their books and show that they have lost ref 0 knew relative to a year ago before they would be eligible to receive funding from this. i understand concerns about spending. but the cost of doing nothing is worse. jerome powell spoke on the state and local funding needs saying that while costly, it would be, quote, worth it if it helps-to-a void long-term damage and leaves us with a stronger economy. madam president, congress should n

isning us on the phone republican mike johnson, a representative from the louisiana who represents the shreveport area of louisiana. you are expecting to be in washington for the as 40 in the gulf and massive wind and you may be able to hear the heavy winds in the background through the window. we are pretty safe in the distant -- this is a historic event for us. we are told that it is tied for the worst hurricane that has ever hit our state in recorded history. it's pretty massive, the damage is widespread. we don't have many fatalities, if any yet area -- if any yet. this is a big one. we prepared as best we could, but there will be damage and things to recover from for quite some time. host: how is the district responding? rep. johnson: what i always say about folks in louisiana is we are a tough and resilient people and we do disaster recovery well. one is extraordinary. we had calls with fema and the national hurricane center and they projected yesterday that we would have thousands of homes and businesses destroyed in our area by today, we are going to leave this washington journal conversa