they are a billion-dollar investment in south louisiana, and it moves the economy. we are moving from a blue-collar economy in petrochemical, to a more mixed economy that includes hospitality. of the couchle bit he river. it is the life blood of the area. it allows the port to exist. it provides for recreational activities up and down. >> let me ask about the relationship with the water, particularly with weather. youet hurricanes, are feeling whenever you get bad weather. buildings toigning be much sturdier than they were before. houses that have withstood decades of existence are doing fine. new construction also has to meet the requirements of fema. this body of water will be effected. storm surge is right on up to this body of water. we do get flooding. >> the weather really affects life. one thing people can't notice as they are watching is it is hot. >> we do have 100 degree days, occasionally we have 100% humidity. >> it is tied for being the most human -- humid city in america. to liveesign your life inside during the summer, and outside during the other sea

representingll south louisiana just how big be.e storms can the first thing i would say is listen to your local leaders. when you hear governors talking about evacuations, please take heed, because it's important, b. the first thing i would say is listen to your local leaders. the most important thing is to keep your family safe. you can shore up your house, take your pets with you, but if you're in the path of that storm and your local leaders are telling you to evacuate, please take heed and ultimately make sure you are safe. my office stands ready to help anybody that ultimately has to deal with the consequences. but hopefully everybody is safe through this tragic storm. the most important thing is to i do want to talk about this great economy. you know, when you look at these numbers, seeing middle-class wages at an all-time high, seeing unemployment at an 18-year low, family wages going up, these are great results for the families across this country that we fought for, that president trump fought for and it's working. in fact, the economy's doing so well that now you see barack

rice farmers and farm families are solid americans and south louisiana would not be what it is without rice. mr. speaker, i'm proud to be a strong advocate of american rice and i commend the nearly 125,000 americans who work to provide this quality, nutritious crop to our nation and the world. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, september is suicide prevention month and almost every 12 minutes an american dies by suicide. it is now the 10th leading cause of death in the united states of america. the center for disease control recently reported a 30% increase in suicide rates in the last 30 years. with nearly 45,000 americans taking their own lives in 2016. mr. speaker, suicide is preventable. increasing access to crisis resources saves lives. mental and behavioral health research saves lives. ending the

it is a boot and that part of louisiana that sort of bridges the west to the south and the creole in the cage and and the western culture and southern culture. it started at the end of the 18th century, there were very few intrepid spanish and french explorers across the area. it's always been a very remote part of louisiana. because you can't get to lake charles by water from the mississippi. so it has always been separate and apart in terms of that. when the louisiana purchase was made in 1803, this part of louisiana were not part of the purchase because by definition, the purpose of the purchase was to buy everything drained by the mississippi. we are not drained by mississippi we are drained by the river. because of that, for about 50 years after the purchase, this part of louisiana was essentially a no man's land with an undefined border between the new united states and the empire spain. it's sort of apart and aside for a lot of the early years. in the 1820s after the war of 1812, battle of new orleans, a lot of people from kentucky and tennessee, they came down to fight. some

it's unusual in the sense of the south, it's unusual in the sense of louisiana. it is not, doesn't have a plantation economy. that civil war issue that has to drag along with it. and it's a town that has reinvented itself a number of times to make it work. >> we took a driving tour of the city with lost lake charles author adlei. >> thank you so much for agreeing to show us around. you're not from here originally -- >> i wasn't born here. i'm a native of eastern louisiana. came here to work at the department of labor. so in doing that, had to learn the community, had to learn the industry, learn the history. and with the history background from lsu, you become interested in where you are. >> i can't wait the hear all about the history of lake charles. tell me a little bit about the city today. >> lake charles is in southwest louisiana about 30 miles from the gulf, about 30 miles from the great state of texas. it's a town that's sort of on the cusp, the cusp of french louisiana, english louisiana, spanish louisiana. it's sort of a population about 80,000. traditio

louisiana. c-span 3, allng we can, every weekend, on american history tv. >> lake charles is a very unusual town in the sense of the south. it's unusual in the sense of louisiana. it is not -- it doesn't have a plantation economy. it does have a civil war issue that has to drag along with it and it's a town that's reinvented itself a number of times to make it work. >> while in lake charles, we took a driving tour of the city, with lost lake charles author adley cormier. >> tell me a little bit about your tie. you're not from here originally. adley cormier: i wasn't born here. i've been here for 45 years, which is a pretty long time. i'm a native of eastern louisiana. i came here to work for the department of labor. so in doing that, i had to learn the community, had to learn the industry, learn the history, and with the history background from lsu you become interested in where you are. >> i can't wait to hear all about the history of lake charles. tell me about the city today. adley: lake charles is in southwest, louisiana, about 30 miles from the gulf and the great state of texas. it's a town that's sort of on the cus

she was going to notre dame, and he was going to mush. >> i cried from south bend, indiana, to louisianaer, and i missed her. >> reporter: that night he sent her a postcard. >> then i quit. >> reporter: just as he has done virtually every day sense for all four of his kids. any day they're not with him, he sends cards. nearly 20,000 over 20 years. his daughter, sarah, who lives in savannah, georgia, has actually saved them all on strings and racks and crammed in cabinets. >> there's nothing i love more than just a picture of a building. >> reporter: and almost every card is unique. >> they'll mail anything. >> reporter: on front and back. >> uncle ben's rice box. >> reporter: what did he found to say? >> there's a whole lot of talk about gardening and football. >> apologies to your dad, but that sounds boring. >> reporter: i mean, come on. >> i need a hard laceup shoe. >> reporter: who really cares what happened at the podiatrist. >> he taped my foot and said for me to wear my shoes all the time. >> i don't even know if they read the cards anymore. >> reporter: and he doesn't mind if the

and it is the part of louisiana the bridges the west and the south the creole and the cajuns in the western culture in the southern culture all in one place. it actually started at the end of the 18th century. it's always been ever moat part. it's always been separate and apart in terms of by definition the purpose of the purchase was to buy everything drained by the mississippi. and because of that for about 50 years after the purchase this part of louisiana was essentially a no man's land with the undefined border between the new united states in the empire state. in the 1820s some of them are giving lands in the far western part of louisiana. others who came here because it was no man's land. this is the area that he have it raised. he provided an amazon or a ups residence. nobody else would trade in this part. it was so parsley --dash like sparsely populated. they ran cattle on the wide open prairies of southwestern louisiana and braided cattle on unfriend's -- and fence range land. a very strong tradition beginning in the 18 century going into the 19th century conducting trail rides of

endeavors based in my district in south louisiana. the success we're currently experiencing is just the beginning. during this congress, we have worked with the trump administration to roll back many of the previous administration's regulations that injured american industry. in fact, the previous executive branch, in many ways, actually weaponized federal agencies against the oil and gas industry. conservatives in this congress have worked to implement commonsense reforms, like the legislation we're considering today, to revive the american energy industry and bring energy security to our nation. h.r. 4606 would provide for the expeditious consideration of nepa exclusion applications to import and export small quantity its of natural gas. this is a needed reform that will help encourage economic development and create jobs. i you urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support today's combined rule that includes this legislation and to support the full measure when it comes to the floor for a final vote. i yield back. the sp

>> dickerson: scott also spoke with two republicans who are strong supporters, south carolina lindsay graham and louisiana's john kennedy. >> could either of you change your minds depending on what the fbi report comes up with? >> of course. >> open mind? >> absolutely. >> i said going into the heari hearing, i talked to judge kavanaugh, i called him after this happened, the allegation. said, did you do it? he was resolute. determined. >> senator graham? >> my mind is made up about brett kavanaugh and it would take a dynamite accusation, here's the deal. dr. ford, i don't know what happened, but i know this. brett did not -- everybody she named couldn't verify it, it's 36 years old, i don't see anything new changing. >> be sure to tune town "60 minutes" tonight for more of scott's interviews. 7:30 eastern, 7:00 p.m. pacific after football. we are joined by arkansas republican senator tom cotton. welcome, senator. >> after watching the hearings, you are supporter of brett kavanaugh how did you process the new information that came out in the hearing? >> well, john, first off let's understand why we had to ha

south. pockets of 90s into oklahoma, texas, louisiana. it's definitely heating up, and it willum be there as well. the duration of this storm and i the size o really is the biggest concern, not so much the fact that it's a category 2 although that's intense. so we're watching it throughout the next few days even. >> bonnie, thank you. >>> a storm of a much different sort swept through washington, d.c. and eagle bank arena got hit the hard heest. the seattle storm went on the road and trounced the mtics 98-82. the storm took care of business, completing the three-game sweep to win the finals. this is the storm's third championship in franchise history. >>> still e ahead, a cha own one of robin williams prized ossessions plus another major shake-up at cbs. when your blanket's freshness fades before the binge-watching begins... that's when you know, it's half-washed. next time, add downy fabric conditioner. downy conditions fibers with a long-lasting fresh scent. so your blanket will stay fresh through next week's finale. downy and it's done

warnings are coast from alabama to louisiana. it hit southay with 50 mile-per-hour winds. it had up to for inches of rain. >>> a confirmation hearing for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh is underway. his expected to face questions on abortion, guns, healthcare, and president trump. he will not face questions during today's portion of the hearing. >>> checking the roadways right now . we will start off with the bay bridge. there is of the whole at the toll lanes -- toll lanes that are starting to smoke. a fire is starting there. looks at their trying to get the car through the toll plaza. i'm sure that safety and fire crews have been called out. let's go over across the bay bridge to westbound 80 at fremont. there's a live look at conditions here. an accident just reported. you can see that it is blocking lanes and causing a backup. that is as you come off the bay bridge into san francisco. very slow as you move through their. accident in the backup. two separate accidents here. one is blocking at least one lane of traffic. it will go thr

it is unusual in the south, in the sense of louisiana. it does not have a plantation economy, that civil war issue that has to drag along with it, and it is a town that has reinvented itself a number of times to make it work. >> while in lake charles, we took a driving tour of the city. >> thank you so much for agreeing to take us around lake charles today. tell us about your ties to lake charles. you are not from here? >> im not. i'm a native of easter louisiana. that, we had to learn the community, the industry, the history, and with the history , you becomerom lsu interested in where you are. >> i cannot wait to hear about the history of lake charles. tell me about the city today? >> it is about 30 miles from the gulf and 30 miles from the state of texas. it is a town that is sort of on louisiana, french english louisiana, spanish louisiana. population, about 80,000. traditionally, it was a luc caller town. it started out as a cowboy town -- blue-collar town. it started out as a cowboy town, and then it started out through the petroche

louisiana. you learn more about the cities current tour, visit online. e continue with a look at the history of lake charles. a very unusual town in the sense of the south. of unusual in the sense louisiana. it is not -- it doesn't have a plantation economy. have a civil war issue that has to drag along with it and it's a town that's reinvented itself a number of times to make it work. >> while in lake charles, we driving tour of the city, lake charles author adlai cormier. >> tell me a little bit about your tie. from here originally. >> i wasn't born here. i've been here for 45 years, time. is a pretty long i'm a native of eastern louisiana. i came here to work for the department of labor. that, i had to learn the community, had to learn the history, andarn the with the history background from in you become interested where you are. > i can't wait to hear all about the history of lake charles. tell me about the city today. >> lake charles is in southwest, louisiana, about 30 miles from he gulf and the great state of texas. it's a town that's sort of on the cusp. french cusp of louisiana, english louisiana, louisiana. t's sort of population of 80,000. c

the first time i saw that the doj was doing a major antifraud thing on all the ripoffs in south florida and louisianaicare, and i realize that blue cross would have done that on their own ticket, and instead, it is the doj doing it for cms, made me realize that that was not being included as part of of it, as regards the medicare for all, i can't help but mentioned that the urban institute, pretty liberal, as well as the tax policy center, have all come in with numbers roughly the same, roughly that we would, quite remarkable, medicare for all in conservative estimates would increase federal budget by a proximally $32.6 trillion in the first 10 years of implementation, we would have to double corporate and individual taxes and it would still not be enough to pay for everything. so just to say that there has to be a little bit note of reality as opposed to wishful thinking in all of this. now back to the questions i had kind of on my own. mr. iles, major point, and ms. holtberg, a major part of the administrative overhead associated with all of this is negotiating prices. somebody pointed out to me th

gordon has lashed south florida with rain and tropical storm force winds. many schools from louisianalosing early. we have meteorologist pedram javaheri joining us live in the cnn weather center with the latest. >> we are watching here with the tropical storm with 65-mile-an-hour winds. when you look, storms that move quickly, historically speaking, bring little rainfall. that is fantastic for this region. when storms move slowly like harvey at 5 miles an hour, they have the potential to produce a 15 to 20 inches of rainfall. now we know the conditions across the gulf of mexico are conducive for further development. 80 degree temperatures in the waters there. you look at the system which is slated to strengthen over the waters here in the next 12 hours. if it were to remain over water for the next day, you would see this strengthen up to a category two or category three. it will have little time over the waters. the high pressure is bringing it to move to mississippi. that is where we expect it to make landfall. gulfport and biloxi, mississippi at 7:00 p.m. tonight with the category o

joining me now from los angeles is the meteorologist geoff fox and 500 miles west of south carolina in louisianahank you all, first of all, jeff, how powerful is this storm? on the scale that goes 1—5, it is safe or, top winds of 140 miles an hour, there has never been a strike on the east coast as far north of a storm this strong and it looks like right now it will maintain the strength it has, maybe even intensify before it gets to the shoreline. could be a little bit of weakening as it comes onshore but as the emergency manager says, the big wheel with this storm is going to be flooding, i would expect everyone is going to leave those barrier islands which will undoubtedly be over washed. the big deal is going to be tidal surge is which as you heard could be over ten feet and ben flooding inland rain, when the governor of virginia's talks about problems he's talking about well inland, hundreds of miles inland, against the mountains further could be as much as a foot or more of rain in 24—36 hours and in hilly areas obviously that could set of flooding. jessica, angela, how are you preparing t

storm watches extend from the alabama/florida line west to louisiana. 2 to 4 inches of rain is expected over south florida by day's end. in the midwest, more heavy rain and storms are possible. flash flood watches and warnings are posted in kansas, nebraska, iowa, and missouri. >>> well, coming up on the "morning news" now, washington's cardinal asks the public to pray for the pope and gets a public scolding. >> and how "crazy asians" scores at the box office. this is the "cbs morning news." rich asians" scores at the box office. xeljanz xr isa once-daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well enough. it can reduce pain, swelling and further joint damage, even without methotrexate. xeljanz xr can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections, lymphoma and other cancers have happened. don't start xeljanz xr if you have an infection. tears in the stomach or intestines, low blood cell counts and higher liver tests, and cholesterol levels have happened. your doctor should perform blood tests before you st

two sides just days before south korean president moon jay is due to meet the north korea the call korean leader kim jong un in pyongyang the details from florence louisiana. another step towards cooperation and perhaps business officials from north and south korea officially open an office in the border town of in north korea. from today south and north korea and discuss issues regarding the improvement of israel relations peace and prosperity of the three in ten years loathsome you know for twenty four hours and three hundred sixty five days we will meet face to face and to exchange ideas and solve difficult problems together. it's a first for the two countries who are technically still at war when the korean war ended sixty five years ago they signed an armistice but not a peace treaty and went into korean relations with the west officials had to communicate using loud hailer across the border. by opening the north-south jointly as an office candidly discuss issues regarding into korean relations and take necessary measures relations between the two countries have improved this year there was a historic summit between south korean president. and north

louisiana and mississippi. the storm has dumped ten inches of rain in parts of south florida and there were several beaches includingde county closed on labor do due to dangerous recurrence and rough sort surf. gordon is over the gulf of mexico and gaining strength american watch is in effect for new orleans across mississippi all the way to the alabama florida border. the governor of louisiana declared a state of emergency announcing 200 national guard troops we deployed to help. >> nobody should panic but everybody should take this seriously, you should have a game plan, be watching the news and take directives from your local officials. >> new orleans is just outside the hurricane warning area but authorities have issued a voluntary evacuation order for all the areas just outside the city. >> we will be on top of the story all week. a suspected ms 13 gang member, 18-year-old julio charged with the rape of an 11-year-old girl in new york city, police he was carrying a forged green card and forged social security card at the time of his arrest. dozens of ms 13 gang members and affiliates after murder and drug traff

south today. another looming threat tropical storm watches now posted from louisiana to florida.ll important forecast. >>> final farewell. john mccain laid to rest in an emotional ceremony at the u.s. naval academy. a touching last tribute to the beloved senator and war hero, a day after his daughter's pointed eulogy. >> the america of john mccain has no need to be made great again because america was always great. >> this morning new reaction to her controversial comments. >>> breaking his silence. the father of an iowa college student allegedly murder

louisiana and mississippi. the storm has already dumped up to 10 inches of rain in parts of south florida today and there were severaln miami-dade county closed on labor day due to dangerous rip currents and rough surf. now gordon is over the gulf of mexico and gaining strength. a hurricane watch is in effect across mississippi all the way to the border. tonight the governor of louisiana declared a state of emergency announcing that 200 national guard troops were being deployed to help. >> nobody should panic, but everybody should take this seriously. that means you should get a game plan. you should be watching the news and taking directives from your local officials. >> new orleans is just outside of the hurricane warning area but authorities there have already issued a voluntary evacuation orders for all of the areas just outside the city's levee system. >> ed: i suspect we will be on top of the story all week. thanks for bringing it to us tonight. meanwhile, s expected ms-13 gang member, 18-year-old julio charged with the rape of an 11-year-old girl in new york city. police say he was carrying a forged green card

south toda another looming threat. tropical storm watches now posted from louisiana to florida.an has the all-important forecast. >> final farewell. john mccain laid to rest in an emotional ceremony. a touching last tribute td the senator r hero a day after his daughter's pointed eulogy. >> the america of john mccain has no need to be mad great again because america was always great. >> this morning, new reaction to his controversial comments. >> breaking his silence. the father of an iowa college student allegedly murdered by an un

right down into the deep south actually cloud and rain here certainly a possibility anywhere from around eastern texas louisiana mississippi alabama into georgia and i'm afraid because the further showers there just around the carolinas go on into friday still pretty wet around the mid atlantic states want to see showers a possibility down towards the gulf coast here she was not disposed of right still a possibility into parts of ontario into quebec but further west it's fine dry and warm and sunny twenty four celsius for seattle not too bad here thirty one in l.a. more warm sunshine coming through we could do with the rain meanwhile we have got plenty of rain making its way towards the lesser antilles little cluster of storm say we have trouble storm kerk which is regenerated in the atlantic is going to make its way towards the women darlins and then actually pushing up towards the leeward as we go on through thursday and on easter friday so some very heavy rain coming through possibility of some damaging winds that we want to watch out for elsewhere across the caribbean not too bad so with plenty of sunshine.

louisiana and western mississippi with a lot of rainfall. that is what we know across the region. the storm rains out across the deep south.otice what is happens in the midwest. ed in flooding threat. frontal boundary in the great lakes with strong storms and the heat far from over across the northeast. 35 million underneath heat advisories. we shoot up to 95. that is what it feels like in new york city. >> we'll take it. one last taste of summer. >>> ahead, the u.s. commander in afghanistan vowing to go after isis. the taliban is saying the same. could a common enemy actually bring both sides to the table? we are live in kabul with the latest. come away with me barnabas! but i am a simple farmer. my life is here... [telephone ring] ahoy-hoy. alexander graham bell here... no, no, my number is one, you must want two! two, i say!! like my father before... [telephone ring] like my father before... ahoy-hoy! as long as people talk too loudly on the phone, you can count on geico saving folks money. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. i love you, basement bathroom of solitude, but sometimes y

louisiana in late august, they had about $2 billion. fema definitely has enough money in the disaster relief fund right now to respond to hurricane florence and the flooding in north carolina and south carolina. right now, fema is working along with several other agencies to assess the damage and try to put together what could become some type of supplemental disaster aid requests. we do not know yet if that will be sent to congress or how large of a timeline that may be. there is still so much flooding in north and south carolina that the assessments are still in a very early stage. >> we will continue to follow your reporting at cq.com and your tweets. @jennifershutt. jennifer, thank you for your time. jennifer: they give are having me. -- thank you for having me. >> john kerry discusses his book. interviewed by jane harman. kerry: john mccain and i, seniority brought us together, and we had a conversation into the night, news service and his time as a prisoner, and he wanted to learn more about what happens to us and where we fought and what it was like, and theledged to each other country was still too divided over the war. we thought we needed to try to find a way not to just m

a state of emergency has been declared in louisiana, and parts of new orleans are under a voluntary evacuation order. yesterday the storm hit south florida with heavy rain and high winds. >> reporter: it was not a beach day in south florida. tropical storm gordon formed off florida's coast monday morning, lashing the region with 50-mile-per-hour winds and dumping as much as four inches of rain. >> the roads are really flooded so you have to drive super slow, but it's really bad. >> the rest of our vacation will be probably be indoors. we were supposed to go to disney world. we may not get to visit that. >> reporter: forecasters say gordon's now churning through warm waters in the gulf where the storm is expected to strengthen. hurricane warnings are up for coastal sections of alabama and mississippi. louisiana's governor has signed an emergency declaration and activated 200 members of the national guard. >> this storm is still a very real threat to louisiana. just a small shift of the track towards the west will bring those warnings into louisiana. >> reporter: new orleans' mayor says emergency response plans have been activated

louisiana in late august, they had about $2 billion. so, fema definitely has enough money in the disaster relief fund right now to respond to hurricane florence and the flooding in north carolina and south carolina. right now, fema is working along with several other agencies to assess the damage and try to put together what could become some type of supplemental disaster aid request. but we do not know yet if that will actually be sent to congress or how large of a timeline that may be. because there is still so much flooding in north and south carolina that the assessments are still in a very early stage. >> we will continue to follow your reporting at cq.com and your tweets, @jennifershutt. jennifer, thank you for your time. jennifer: thank you for having me. announcer: the households pro forma sessions tomorrow, they reconvene tuesday. the senate returns tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. eastern. they vote on executive nominations at 5:30 p.m. live coverage of the house on sees in, the senate live on c-span2. announcer: the c-span bus is traveling across the country on our 50 capitals to her. the recently stopped in des moines, iowa, and are looking forward to the november midterm elections, as

gordon has already lashed south florida, and now is expected to land in either alabama, mississippi or louisianalks who ought to be paying attention to this storm and making preparaions. >> i just want to be sure i'm blocking off around the doorways and such. >> the national hurricane center called the storm, quote, life threatening and warned that tornadoes were possible in mississippi, alabama and the florida panhandle. >> of course we are tracking that hurricane for you in our weather center and our forecast. >> that's right. spencer christian is here for a look at the storm. >> excuse me. i'm losing my voice. our weather here is quite calm. i'm going to take a look at live doppler 67 right now. we have low clouds making a push. here is our forecast animation showing that it's going to be quite cloudy over the bay and some inland spots in the morning hours. during the early morning hours, low temperatures will drop into the mid- to upper 50s, and then tomorrow under mainly sunny skies from coast inland we'll have highs ranging from low 60s at the coast to mid and maybe a few low 70s right aro

louisiana. california produces 60% of the roses sold in the u.s. most roses sold on valentine's day are imported from southica. >> thanks a lot, diane. >> all right. thank you. >>> still ahead, blind ambition. we'll meet a high school football player who's beating the odds on the field. the courtroom. plus: the clock is ticking for the bay area woman accusing supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. the deadline the senate committee has imposed on christine blasey ford. and: a san francisco family demanding justice after a young man is gunned down. join us for kpix 5 news this morning... beginning at 4:30. good morning. it's thursday, september 20th. my name is chris hughes and i am a certified arborist for pg&e. i oversee the patrolling of trees near power lines and roots near pipes and underground infrastructure. at pg&e wherever we work, we work hard to protect the environment. getting the job done safely, so we can keep the lights on for everybody. because i live here i have a deeper connection to the community. and i want to see the community grow and thrive. every year we work with

louisiana and mississippi as a category-1 hurricane. you're watching video of the storm drenching parts of south florida yesterday.he coast are not taking any chances. >> i don't want to see another hurricane like katrina. at all. >> i went to sam's and bought a bunch of water and stuff for my family. and other than that, just kind of letting all my employees know to kind of prepare. you don't know what's going to happen. >> the national hurricane center is warning of a life-threatening storm surge up to five feet in some areas. forecasters say gordon could dump up to eight inches of rain. and mike, it's not coming up at 4:30, when we see new orleans as a part of the coverage area, we get concerned. >> memories of katrina, and the way it buried the ninth ward and half the other part of the city also come to mind, but that is not going to happen out of this storm. gordon right now, 65-mile-per-hour winds. let's see where it's going. you can see it heads up just to the east, more like gulf port is going to take a direct hit, but new orleans will be on the weaker side, which means they'll get less storm surge and les

with one fema incident supporting that is done working with our south carolina resources as well as those that came from tennessee and louisiana. we now have about 750 search rescue personnel ready to respond to some of these teams are stationed in columbia and others are already in place closer to the coast and areas where we anticipate flooding ready to respond as soon as the winds died down and it is safe to do so. also wanted to let the public know that we do have important messages related to this storm on agency website. we have a link right on the homepage to some is important messages from everything from our ocean mac division for employer and worker safety messages messages from our licensing boards and the state fire marshall's office. wanted to highlight one of those active storm for to be looking for property repairs. make sure that when you do that to look for people to business that you engage can make sure that properly licensed with our state. there's many insurance companies, agencies and organizations that won't provide reimbursement assistance to property owners if you are using someone or a company that do

louisiana. >> my name is linda six feathers. was six feathers. i am from south dakota. am here today because of the missing and murdered indigenous women across the americas. canadian turtle states, and the pacific islands. authorities don't do anything to find them. they always give an excuse that, oh, they are drunk or just run away someplace. that is not true. we have found out through the non-investigation, the authorities, that these women are part of sex trafficking, as well as just being murdered and n looked for. i'm re reprenting them call areness tt these men ed to be loed for. >> i am here from the southern pacific. the pacific ocean is our homeland. amy: what statement are you making? it in our gut. our gut is our homeland. rupturethatthat tearinwith ourand,ith the climat thats why w're he. we' on thfront lis. we are here because we can fill the call. -- feel the call. againstere to protest the testing of our waters. amy: and what does your sign say? >> decolonize, demilitarize, defend. amy: and what is that? >> a grouping of islands in the pacific. amy: are

louisiana to alabama are getting ready. prepping against heavy rains, coastal flooding and high winds. r houipated to be up toiles the storm has already drenched southe to stay off the flooded roads. >> the roads are really flooded. so you have to drive super slow. >> reporter: now mississippi and louisiana declared states of emergency ahead of the storm. >> our absolute number one priority is public safety. >> reporter: they know what these storms can bring. just last year mississippi was dealing with hurricane nate and its 85-mile-per-hour winds and 30 foot waves. that storm flooded biloxi casinos. >> the storm surge has completely engulfed the first floor here. >> reporter: now they're getting ready for another direct hit. last year this entire area where we're standing was under water. people here tell us to expect the same thing to happen with this storm. that's because, again, the main concerns with gordon are that heavy rain and flooding, both here along the coast and further inland. maggie rulli, abc news, biloxi, mississippi. >>> frightening scenes today, look at this, this is in southern japan as typhoon jebi makes landfall. the strongest

south florida. the storm whipping winds up to 60 miles per hour bringing heavy rain and flash flooding. louisiana mississippi both under hurricane warnings. janice dean will have a live update on the storm in a few minutes. make sure you stay tuned for that got to get prepared. brian: moving quick. all right, jillian, thanks. 13 after the hour. the head of the afl-cio have said workers have been nothing but hurt. this lifelong democrat turned trump voter couldn't disagree more. he was told he could be losing his job now is he thriving. he credits the president. he will join us next. ainsley: democrats have a new tool in resistance fight. therapy dogs. ♪ the dog days ♪ this is not a bed. it's a revolution in sleep. the new sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now, from $899, during sleep number's 'biggest sale of the year'. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so you wake up ready to put your pedal to the metal. it's the final days where all beds are on sale. the queen sleep number 360 c2 smart bed is now only $899. plus, 24-mon

south carolina. that is firefighters from all across the state, as well as teams from tennessee and louisiana, all here ready to help. when we speak to residents as well as officials, the thing they keep bringing up, they keep talking about power outage and flooding. they say those are their two main concerns. the south carolina, there is a basin in north carolina and south carolina. the pd river basin. rivers flow into that, from south carolina. also rain and rivers from north carolina as well. officials here in south carolina say that is their highest priority right now and has been for the past couple of days. they're worried not only will all the rain coming in this way head to that basin, but also the rain that north carolina is getting as well. that basin is near zones evacuated like georgetown, south carolina, a little south. that is what officials are watching. we expect to get an update from them in about 15 to 20 minutes. trish. trish: ellison barber, thank you very much. joining me is south carolina congressman tom rice. he is on the phone from myrtle beach. congressman, sounds like you didn

louisiana and mississippi. somewhere near new orleans work they already have a good convective activity south of houston so therectivity there with that warm gulf system of producing some pretty good thunderstorm activity. there might be some delays traveling there. morning low clouds for us. warm to hot inland. coase and bay 60s and 70s. san francisco 66 . the high is 70. 90 to the record high in 90 -- in 1961. low clouds in place. a low system in the four corners and into colorado and new mexico. that ridge of high pressure is still offshore price. lake 452. san rafael 52. some low 60s but a lot of the 50s in place. napa airport at 55. a couple of low 50s. pope valley at 51. woodacre and san anselmo at 50. mid-50s for most. bodega bay water temperature has gone down to 53. san francisco pouille 57. both moderate buoys are down to 58 from 60 last week. half moon bay hasn't reported in a week. west southwest at 21. west at vacaville. onshore breeze in place with low clouds through the coast. i wish i could say you will get sunshine and warm temperatures but there's no sign of it. tomorrow more of the same. 60s a

south today. another looming threat tropical storm watches now posted from louisiana to florida.ylan has the all important forecast. >>> final farewell. john mccain laid to rest in an emotional ceremony at the u.s. naval academy. a touching last tribute to the beloved senator and war hero, a day after his daughter's pointed eulogy. >> the america of john mccain has no need to be made great again because america was always great. >> this morning new reaction to her controversial comments. >>> breaking his silence. the father of an iowa college student allegedly murdered by an undocumented immigrant speaks out. his powerful message to those trying to use his daughter's death to push a political agenda. >>> all that plus up in flames. a fast-moving fire consumes brazil's 200-year-old national museum. this morning the race to save thousands of priceless artifacts. >>> cardinal confronted. >> he is the object of considerable animosity. >> shame on you. >> the embattled archbishop of washington scolded during mass for defending pope francis and his handling of the catholic church's sex

rain pounded miami's south beachnat gordon is expected to reach hurricane strength before making landfall on the gulf coast tomorrow a hurricane warning is in effect from louisianao the florida border ... residents warned to expect 70 mile per hour winds, five or more inches of rain and a storm surge of two to four feet. at the entrance to mobile bay in alabama ... dark clouds greeted beachgoers on dauphin island.parts of the island just reopened after being damaged by hurricane nate last october.the island's mayor said today was not a day for relaxation."we've already sent messages out to residents and visitors to get them in the mode of preparing and moving trash cans, vehicles to higher grounds, securing boats, those types of things." in gulfport and biloxi, mississippi, boat owners were ordered to evacuate marinas. schools will not open tomorrow. mississipi's governor met with disaster officials at an emergency center giant video displays monitored gordos path ... people on the coast told to be ready to evacuate, all those things that we preach and teach throughout those blue sky days. we're getting close to where you may have to implement them."at louisiana

into a hurricane as it moves near the border between louisiana and mississippi winds are reaching one hundred kilometers an hour in some areas of the south of the u.s. that we're still reeling from hurricanes just a year ago there are no reports of injuries or deaths but a state of emergency has been declared all nonessential government offices have been closed so ahead on the news hour britain's main opposition party makes a breakthrough on defining anti semitism as it tries to end the long running internal. and in sport boy racer we'll hear from the teenager getting ready to compete in formula one back in a moment. how we've had some pretty big showers in the middle of the u.s. particularly midwest recently but they are as really a focus for the science of the lower right in the texas coast and there you don't really see it here is a secular nation that might be futile into a hurricane heading for the coast of louisiana just east of new orleans now it doesn't show much the circulation has winds aren't the problem there might be strong for time but the rain which of course will get into homs is already there could pools cause some refor

south carolina. within 36 hours you can startr expect hurricane conditions. watch out if you are crossing the coastal areas of texas and louisianaould see some tropical development there the next few days. and we won't be talking about it much because we'll be talking about florence. florence is still incredibly strong, 140-mile-an-hour storm. and it will go through a couple eyewall replacement cycles. that means the center of the storm gets so tight it collapses on itself. the wind field extends out farther than it had been previously. we'll see it fluctuate from a 4 to a 5 the next couple days. it slows down and gets trapped for a couple days. once it gets trapped it's hard to say where it will go. it could stay off the coast for a while. it will just destroy the coast. but all kind of moisture and rain will fall. you see this wiggly stuff where it loses the direction of what's going to happen for two days. because of that we expect rainfall totals to be extreme. we had numbers 12 to 15 inches. now those numbers moved to the south. we don't know where it will make landfall. and the numbers will change based off of that. anywhe

is acquitted, it is not just going to be the south side, butjust the one every side of the state e that will rise up and will demand justice. amy: in louisiana, police arrested four people wednesday as they held a peaceful sit in protest at a construction site bayou bridge pipeline. it is being built by energy transfer partners, the same by the dakota access pipeline. all four those arrested wednesday face felony charges under harsh new i into protest loss i might louisiana's governor earlier this year. this is water protector cherri foytlin speaking as she was tackled by police. >> we need you now. help. amy: and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. nermeen: and i'm nermeen shaikh. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. judge brett kavanaugh's supreme court confirmation hearing enters its third day today. on wednesday, capitol police arrested 73 people protesting his nomination. the protests began almost immediately when senate judiciary committee chair chair chuck grassley tried to begin the hearing. >> yester

louisiana and mississippi. so let's go back to ginger with the latest. >> yes, robin, that storm has sliced across south floridaa, so the panhandle starting to feel the impact. in the next couple of hours, that will intensify and not till tonight will we see landfall. so that will happen tonight overnight into early tomorrow morning. a fast-moving storm but could still see 8 to 12 inches. that will be on the high end of rain. 75 plus-mile-per-hour gusts. storm surge of three to five feet. if i tell you anything today, note this, the inland impact of rainfall and flash flooding may end up being the big story because it's going to come across the gulf, not to say that it's not impressive there and have to be watching out for it but it ends up interacting with a front and that low sticks around. the tropical moisture almost acts like a funnel and have had so many communities from iowa up through wisconsin, down into missouri that have been tortured with so much rain the last couple weeks. you add this on top and through saturday we'll talk about this storm affecting a lot of the country. robin. >> and speed really

south florida yesterday. and it could become a category-1 hurricane today. this morning, there is a state of emergency in louisianaclosed in parts of three states. and people living along the gulf coast aren't taking any chances. >> i don't want to see another hurricane like katrina, at all. >> i went to sam's, bought a bunch of water and stuff for my family. and other than that, just kind of letting all my employees know to kind of prepare because you don't know what's going to happen. >> the national hurricane center is warning of a life-threatening storm surge up to five feet in some areas. forecasters say gordon could dump up to eight inches of rain. >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. let's dig deeper into gordon. you see that's good news. it gives it less time to develop over that warm ocean water. nearly 90 degrees, the water temperature where it is right now. notice that the radar returns are not wrapping around. you do not see a strong eye at all. so it's going to hit, yes. it looks like gulfport, biloxi, straight on during the darkness of the evening and overnight

it could hit louisiana and mississippi as a category-1 hurricane today. you're watching video of the storm drenching parts of south yesterday. people living along the coast are not taking any chances. >> i don't want to see another hurricane like katrina at all. >> i went to sam's, bought a bunch of water and stuff for my family. other than that, letting all my employees know to kind of prepare. because you don't know what's going to happen. >> the national hurricane center is warning of a life-threatening storm surge. up to five feet in some areas. forecasters say gordon could dump up to eight inches of rain. >> you're never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. let me say right now, this will not be a katrina. that's easy to say because that was probably a once in a lifetime storm, at least for new orleans. two reasons why. the storm is much weaker and also they spent billions of dollars rebuilding the levees around new orleans, and right now, gordon is just a tropical storm with 65-mile-per-hour winds. you can see all the rain in the overnight hours was mainly over water. so far, a pretty d