president trump monitors developments on tropical storm barry ellison barber at the white house with and what else is on the president's plate hi. >> retweeted a qarng from the national weather service in regards to tropical storm barry beyond that we haven't is really heard from the the president today but he did declare a national emergency in the state of louisiana. on thursday, the declaration authorize fema to provide equipment resources to alleviate impact of the emergency and says that emergency protective measures limited to direct federal assistance will be provided 75% federal fund here's vice president mike pence. people in new orleans and baton rouge all across louisiana should just listen to state and local emergency management personnel and heed their warnings we're praying this storm goes through without any loss of life or significant damage. but all of our hearts -- all of our hearts are in louisiana . >> all of this is president prepares to say his final good-bye to secretary of labor alex acosta has been dogged by allegations he mishandled a 2008 nonprosecutor invo

storm for us. how is it looking. >> reporter: barry is producing tropical storm conditions for the louisiana coast. hurricane hunters did fly into the storm this morning and ari porting that barry is strengthening as it turns across the gulf of mexico. the seventh and radar view. you can see the outer reinvents pushing across the gulf coast. they say the latest staff tropical storm barry packing maximum sustained wind at 65 miles per hour moving west northwest at five miles per hour and that is concerned because the slow-moving storm is gaining the energy from the warm waters of the gulf of mexico. i want to show you the projected path of tropical storm barry will increase into a category one storm as it makes landfall, along the louisiana coast tomorrow morning. with max sustained wind of 35 miles per hour. residents are preparing and bracing for the worst. take a look. >> reporter: as tropical storm barry closes in on the louisiana coast with 65 mile- per-hour wind, the fishermen knew that it was time to hunker down. black it is just with the systems, we take the ch anything could happen. high wa

gavin newsom is sending state task force members to louisiana to help with the aftermath of tropical storm barryt, barry is no longer the major threat once feared, but the danger is not quite over. >> reporter: tropical storm barry in new orleans. >> we made it through the storm, beyond lucky we were spared. >> reporter: tropical storm barry is weakening as it pushes inland. it was a hurricane it when it made landfall saturday, though it was quickly downgraded as it weakened overland. >> those bands moved closer to new orleans, it seemed to just go around us. >> reporter: the forecast more and more rain is on the way. >> this storm still has a long way to go for at least the state. >> reporter: rescue crews worked through the weekend, the u.s." airlifting residents to safety as floodwaters surrender their homes on saturday. cruise short of the levy after floodwaters stopped it. >> we had no flooding in here, never had nine feet of water where people haven't gone underwater. this is a great day to know that these levies do work. >> reporter: forecasts show days of rain are ahead. 11 million peopl

weather, checking what it is, they all listening to warnings and staying inside as hurricane and tropical storm barry starts to move through, back to y'all. eric: jeff, thanks so much, the in new orleans press conference, let's listen to what they are saying. >> move in after the storm passes and by ensuring that our communications and coordination with other federal state and local responders was perfected and to that angle we have officers in emergency operation centers throughout the area, i think many of you know that we have all to request for help, this morning we had a number of people stranded, we were able to working along side from officials in one of our surface assets to coordinate the rescue of those people, we've also completed medical evacuation of gentleman suffering from heart problems and by helicopter, from there officials took him to medical care and we are currently in the process of computing a second medical evacuation from the same area and will probably be effective by a combination of surface assets from the perish marine patrol and coast guard assets in the area. the coast

the effects of tropical storm barry are already being felt. >>as wind and rain lashed the gulf coast. >>this is going to be a very very significant rain event across most of louisiana. >>barry is expected to become a category one hurricane before it makes landfall saturday. the biggest threat is expected to come from massive rainfall and the potential for extensive flooding. some people have evacuated but most residents in the communities around new orleans have been told to shelter in place. so they're received defined sandbags. >>sandbags, yes, sir and gather supplies to supplies. >>get your family ready if you're worried in them be words like israel. >>while authorities monitor the mississippi river which is expected to crest at 19 feet on saturday, just one foot below the height of the flood wall weather warnings from the sky, the river the gulf, the surge waters water and. >>we've got to fight all 3 of them here but we're ready for it. >>in orleans on conner powell kron 4 let's take a live look now. >>and along the gulf coast where tropic

we have more details on tropical storm barry on our website. this is bbc news. is currently gathering strength over the gulf of mexico. it's expected to make landfall within the next few hours.

. >>> we're tracking tropical storm barry as it gains strength approaching the gulf coast. the storm is expected to become a hurricane byhe time it makes landfall this morning. first responders have told people along the coast in louisiana that the time to run has passed and now people have to hunker down and barrel through the storm. t good morningo you, i'm meagan fzgerald, we're tracking the latest developments on tropical storm barry and how that system could affect us here in the d.c. region. we want to check in with lauryn ricketts. >>> first and foremos this storm system is continuing to churn very slowly over the last several hours. it has sped up. from three miles to five miles an hour, heading towards the coast of louisiana. now, not sure if it's going to get to category 1 status manufacture it makes landfall. winds are 65 miles an hour. the thing is, it m doesn'tatter if it makes hurricane 1 status, capgory 1 status, or troal storm. the damage is starting to be done right here. lots of rain headed towards new orleans, towards baton rouge, just to the west of new o

tropical storm barry is heuours away from making landfall, probably as a category 1 hurricane. it could be three to six feet or over two meters. storm chaser reed timmer captured this video. he said some communities are already cut off from the mainland. about 20 inches of rain, 50 centimeters in the forecast. the governor said all of the floodgates have been closed to protect the city. derek van dam joins us. >> we're really magnifying the threats of this season. it's moving so slowly. only 3-mile-per-hour. an average human being can walk faster than that. or does walk faster than that. this is a slow-moving storm. that works against us two-fold. it will bring rain to come locations and it's also pushing up to florida, and that's ahowed for a storm surge threat over the next 24 to 28 hours. this is the storm system moving into louisiana. we expect a low-end category 1 hurricane by about:00 a.m. local times. 6:00 a.m., local time. we don't want to get caught up in the minutia. it's not if it's a tropical storm or a hurricane. this storm system will produce life threatening flood

state of louisiana urging residents to stay vigilant as tropical storm barry pummels the state fears that could be inundated have so fall proved unfounded but other areas all still in danger of severe flooding it's america's 1st major storm of the season despite full costs new orleans has so far been spared the worst of it but tropical storm barry now no longer a hurricane strength only recently made landfall. i ask everyone to stay vigilant. and they say. this is always been projected to be a rain event and it will be the storm isn't as fast as it might have been and a slow storm means more flooding. so louisianians are bracing for rising rivers and storm surges after hurricane katrina in 2005 in which 1800 people died artificial defenses were upgraded but not all of them some levees like near the town of myrtle grove on the mississippi river are still sub par for this sector of levee hasn't been done yet. can't be done soon enough we're tired of going through this louisiana is no stranger to devastating flooding coastal towns and cities including new orleans a below sea level the a

and seat despite resistance from some member states also coming up new orleans braces for tropical storm barry residents of the u.s. city are being advised to stock up on supplies and prepare to take shelter as the storm bears down on the gulf coast. plus serena williams steps on the grass of wimbledon in the final later today but there's more at stake than just another grand slam title we'll take a look at the latest record and sometimes. i'm calm assman thanks for joining us to united nations agencies are urging europe to take more responsibility for migrants in the mediterranean the un's refugee agency and the international organization for migration have called on the european union nations to relaunch rescue missions that saved people from drowning earlier this year the e.u. suspended its main naval operation that carried out these rescues critics say that is having deadly consequences. bodies of drowned migrants have brought to the chinese in shore 82 people went missing when the boat sank on july 1st most have since been or tray from the water dead the migrants started their journey in

company to see what is covered. >>> residents in louisiana are a prering for the worst as tropical storm barry moves to the gulf and the storm is gaining strength as it is inching closer to the coast. tropical storm barry set to land aromorrow and evacuations e under way right now. new orleans is still drying out from more than 9 inches of rain this week,hich means the mississippi river is higher thaa norl. barry could lift the river to its highest level in nearly 70 years. 10 to 15 inches of rain are possible and if barry turns into a hurricane, that storm will make history. >> this will be the first time that we have had a hurricane make landfall in louisiana while the mississippi river was at flood stage. >> president trump has approved an emergency declaration for louisiana ahead of the storm. that will put important federal resources in place for disasteri re. >>> police are investigating a suspected rape on aro m platform. >> news4 justin finch is live at the cheverally station and how authorities were able to track him down. >> it turns out the key to tracking this station at cameras th

we have got more details on tropical storm barry on our website. bye— bye. this is bbc news. ly devastating storm that is currently gathering strength over the gulf of mexico. it's expected to make landfall within the next few hours. the us federal trade commision is reported to have approved a $5 billion penalty for facebook over its handling of users' personal data. republican members of the regulator are said to have backed the settlement, with democrats voting against. facebook has been hit by a series of privacy scandals, including one involving the political consultancy firm, cambridge analytica. turkey has received the first shipment of a controversial russian air missile defence system. the united states has threatened ankara with sanctions over the purchase which they repeatedly asked turkey to cancel. those are the latest headlines.

thousands gathering supplies, filling sandbags and boarding up homes and store fronts as tropical storm barry storm strengthening a little on thursday and while it's too early to know if it will become the season's first hurricane, it's still expected to be a serious situation with torrential rain, dangerous storm surge, and damaging winds. new orleans drenched by several inches of rain this week and with an already swollens mississippi river, the storm will likely put the levy system to the test. >> life-threatening flood is the potential. >> reporter: president trump announced a federal disaster declaration, tweeting a warning. as you make preparation toss protect homes and loved ones from flooding and the coming storm, it's imperative you heed the directions of fema, state and local officials 678 we are working closely with them. please be prepared, be careful and be safe. with voluntary and mandatory evacuation orders in safe, some in the projected path are making their way to higher ground while others are choosing to stay put. >> well, it's my property and i worked my whole life for thi

state of louisiana braces for tropical storm barry presidents are advised to stock up on supplies prepared to take shelter as the storm is forecast to make landfall later tonight. and serino williams takes on the lonavala in the final at wimbledon tomorrow but there's more than just another grand slam title at stake for the american. chemical for a wish welcome to the program. turkey has received the 1st shipments of a russian s 400 missile defense system despite the threat of sanctions from the united states and concerns of its nato allies the white house has threatened turkey with quote real and negative consequences while nato has warned ankara the russian system could reveal sensitive details about the alliances defenses. turkish t.v. broadcast this footage of a russian air force cargo plane at an air base in ankara delivering parts of a russian s 400 missile defense system the turkish foreign minister confirmed deliveries had begun. we say this each time this is a done deal and the process continues. this russian sources say p s 400 anti-aircraft system can reach targets at an altitud

barry. a tropical storm but there are hurricane warnings from up along the coast. barry presents a problem never seen before, the combination of heavy rain from the storm itself on top of extremely high water levels from record flooding already this year along the mississippi river. >> look, there are three ways louisiana floods, storm surge, high rivers and rain. we're going to have all three. >> the mississippi already so high around new orleans. heavy rain plus a storm surge could overwhelm its system. the result could be a repeat of wednesday's flash flood emergency. one resident who lived through katrina is concerned. >> this brings some unique elements. we've never had the river this high. you know, a storm come in, the leve's are saturated. i think after the katrina system we had gustav and they did a much better job of getting people up and out and securing the city. i'm concerned, however, that they've gotten complacent. >> already states of emergency have been declared in st. bernard, saint charles, plaque man's parish. meantime, president trump approved a

youth tennis of the usta. >>> still following the breaking news out of the gulf coast and tropical storm barrythan 123,000 reported power outages after barry made landfall in just louisiana. that as of the last 20 minutes when we checked power outage.u.s. the lingering storm still bringing heavy winds, and heavy rains. mariana atencio is live in plaque min plaquemines parish. i'm getting you're in one of those power outages. >> reporter: and this area was hit hard, and it is under mandatory evacuation. i've been walking our viewers through the progression, the consequences of this tropical storm here in the southern part of louisiana since 6:00 in the morning. i want you to look at the picture on the other side of the highway that i was showing you before. you see the speed with which this water is moving toward highway 23, the only highway in and out of this area. and that is what officials feared. i'll ask my cam made man eraman other way because i have the sheriff of the parish joining us. and sheriff, i interviewed you yesterday. the scenario panned out. what are your thoughts? >> obviousl

we have more details on tropical storm barry on our website. this is bbc news. ally devastating storm that is currently gathering strength over the gulf of mexico. it's expected to make landfall within the next few hours. the us federal trade commission is reported to have approved a $5 billion penalty for facebook over its handling of users' personal data. republican members of the regulator are said to have backed the settlement, with democrats voting against. facebook has been hit by a series of privacy scandals — including one involving the political consultancy cambridge analytica. roger federer made it through the 12th wimbledon final of his career. he beat long time rival rafael nadal in four sets on friday. sunday's final pitches him against another old foe — the defending champion novak djokovic.

louisiana braces for tropical storm barry. residents are advised to stock up on supplies as the storm is scheduled to make landfall later tonight. plus, ford and volkskswagen take their alliance to overdrive in a bid to overtake the competition. serena williams, the final and wimbledon tomorrow, but more than another grand slam title for the american athlete. we take a look. ♪ >> viewers on pbs and united states all around the world, a very warm welcome. turkey has received the first shipments of a russian missile defense system despite the threat of sanctions from the united states and concerns of its nato allies. the white house has threatened turkey with real and negative consequences, while nato has warned that the russell and -- that it could deliver details about t the differences -- defenses. [no audio] >> delivering parts of a russian missile defense system. they confirmed that deliveries had begun. >> we say this each time. this is a done deal. the process continues. >> russian sources say the antiaircraftft system ca

tropical storm barry inching closer to the gulf coast. griff: now one organization that has helped communities during hurricanes maria and harvey is mobilizing to get ready for the afte aftermath. jedediah: here is more is corey ide welcome. >> good morning and thank you for having me. jedediah: tell us how team rubicon is planning to help people overcome this storm? >> yeah, so team rubicon is a nonprofit disaster response organization that leverages the skills of military veterans to help people respond to disasters recover from humanitarian crises around the world. right now exclusively focused on the effects of tropical storm barry. we are staging people supplies and additional resources out of our resource center in dallas, texas. we are portioning that to be able to quickly respond into louisiana as well as mississippi and potentially all the way up into tennessee. todd: any time we look at tropical storm or hurricane there are a number of factors that can be evaluated whether it's the wind, whether it's rain damage and in this one

the louisiana coast is bracing for tropical storm barry which forecasters say could jump 25 inches of new orleans could see a storm surge of up to six week. the storm could plow through the heart of the gulf of mexico's oil production operations. 45% of alland natural gas production in the gulf are off-line. nearly 200 production platforms also have been evacuated. barry takesstorm aim at louisiana, volunteers are filling sandbags. the ap reports that in the baton rouge area, volunteer organizers had a goal of building 5000 sandbags in three days and in a day and a half nearly 15,000 sandbags have been filled. the banks are being delivered to the handicapped, veterans, and those who cannot get the sandbags themselves. because of berry, the rolling stones have postponed their new orleans concert which was scheduled for sunday. the their website there the showing

the us state of louisiana has declared a state of emergency as tropical storm barry approaches hurricanetrength and nears landfall. new orleans is bracing itself as the storm approaches shore — the city has already seen severe rain and flooding. the city council says it's as prepared as it can be — and has told residents to stay indoors. sophie long reports. high winds lashing the louisiana coast as tropical storm barry approaches land. as it travelled slowly across the warm waters of the gulf of mexico, families, friends, and neighbours filled sandbags in the hope of protecting their homes. we are hopeful, you know, we have been watching the news the whole time. and they have confidence in it, that all we can do is have confidence in the system, make sure everything holds up. i feel great. because this is bringing us together, you know. very few things bring the community in new orleans together, black and white. a state of emergency was declared days ago, and people were told to stock up on supplies. they may not have another opportunity for several days. people here have seen stronger

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tropical storm barry is having a big impact on the energy market as well. than 53% of gulf output is now off line as that storm, barry, approaches. let's bring in kyle cooper who is a consultant for energy group. when you look at the price of wti, we're getting closer to 61 but not a huge spike why not if 53% of output is already off line at this point >> i think it's primarily because at the same time you're reducing a lot of demand for crude as the refineries are possibly shutdown. what's most bullish for this scenario is probably gasoline and diesel as people evacuate and move out of the storm's way and at the same time, the refineries are producing less. >> so that makes sense and then we have to think about the other geo political cross currents earlier this week we heard ability what's going on near the straight with a british oil tanker being con fronted by the ir iranian ships. how is that playing into the price of wti. >> absolutely. the geo political events had a huge factor. as long as let's not forget the stock market is at all time highs as wel

urging residents to stay home and are telling tourists to seek shelter in their hotels. >> tropical storm barry is a dangerous and life-threatening storm. you do not have much more time before the impacts of barry will be here. >> reporter: the city of new orleans is calling for a voluntary evacuation for areas that are not protected by levees. storm surges already flooding grand isle as barry heads for the louisiana coast. coming re on the frontline. we are the first burial island to protect new orleans. >> reporter: all the floodgates on the mississippi river and lake pontchartrain have been closed. >> we know from past experience, you can't wait until you are underwater to call for help. >> the mississippi river is already much higher than usual due to earlier flooding. that combined with a chance of more than two feet of rain in a surge of seawater is why officials see this storm as a triple threat. as you heard, residents here in new orleans are encouraged to shelter in place. we went to walmart, and all the flashlights and water were sold out. in new orleans, hillary lane, kpix 5. >> it i

tropical storm barry is slowly approaching louisiana packing winds up to 65 miles an hour. n the path way of this storm. barry is expected to dump up to 20 inches of rain in some areas. it is churning dangerous storm surge. is expected to be a cat 1 hurricane by the time it makes landfall today. they are saying rain bands are moving on shore right now. >> yes. the mobil area and southern mississippi, the winds are whipping. the storm has never been well organized. that's why it is a thunderstorm. most big storms look like begles this is kind of like a croissant. there is nothing on the northern half at all. the whole entire bad portion is the southern half. the stuff that is not on shore yet. that will happen later today and tonight. you can see that a little bit on the radar. this goes back over the next six hours. there hasn't been a lot of rain over land. you can see the rain over the water of the gulf of mexico. the storm moves a little further north. the dry air kind of erodes from the storm which was prohibiting it. you are watching areas like biloxi, mobil, new orlean

xfinity.com/moving to get started. >>> this is lake pontchartrain and it's over the road. >> tropical storm barryes inland over louisiana. water rapidly overrunning some of the streets there while the storm is downgraded to a category 1 hurricane, thousands are still threatened and facing mandatory evacuation. the strong winds and heavy rainfall took down some large trees there and power lines, knocking out electricity for thousands of residents in the region. wind speeds clocked in at nearly 65 miles per hour. authorities now say 400 people in southern louisiana evacuated after water overtopped levees. life-threatening flash flooding is expected in lower mississippi by tonight. we'll have the latest from bill karins in a few minutes. now to politics and all new today. mass arrests of undocumented family members are set to begin with growing outrage from democrats and immigration rights activists. the target, at least 2,000 people with deportation orders. but those who happen to be nearby could also be detained. a new reporting today on attempted i.c.e. raids yesterday here in new york. the "wall

arthel: tropical storm barry soaking the develop coast with heavy rain. e as the storm moves north. i'm arthel neville. eric: i'm eric shawn. tropical storm barry made landfall near intercoastal step up near lafayette, louisiana, 100 miles west of new orleans. the storm is threatening millions of people in the gulf coast region. it's backing a 1-2 -- packing a 1-2 punch of heavy rain along with the storm swell along the mississippi river. reporter: new orleans has fared pretty well so far. water is a major concern and we keep hearing things could get worse before they improve. we are standing next to the industrial canal that connects lake pontchartrain with the mississippi river. beyond that draw brick and that lock is where the levee failed during hurricane katrina in 2005. it's the lower 9th ward that was flooded and decimated. hundreds of homes and thousands of people displaced when the water came crashing through that levee and destroyed so much of this neighborhood inside the city of new orleans and just to its east. some of the homes that managed to

tropical storm barry is getting closer to the gu coast. is expected to make landfall early tomorrow morning. we have team coverage for you of tropical storm barry and how it may impact the gulf coast. our meteorologist steve paulson is tracking the path of the storm and how strong it is. but first let's go to doug mckay way in new orleans. how people are getting ready for it there. >> i've been through one, maybe three and it seems like every time they get worse. >> reporter: a dangerous storm bearing down on the gulf coast. thousands gathering supplies, filling sandbags and boarding up their homes and storefronts as tropical storm barry threatens the region. the storm strengthening on thursday and while it is too early to know if it will be the season's first hurricane, it is expected to be a serious situation with torrential rain, dangerous storm surge and damaging wind. new orleans, drenched by several inches of rain this weekend with an already swollen mississippi river the storm will likely put the post- katrina levee system to the tes

. >>> louisiana governor has requested federal emergency declaration as tropical storm barry threatenscted to develop into hurricane. romina with more. >> reporter: thousands along the louisiana coast sandbagging properties ahead of tropical storm barry. >> hoping everything will be okay and life and property stay safe. >> reporter: heavy rain, gusty winds. >> you need 72 hours of food, water and medication for everyone in the house including your pets. >> reporter: hurricane watch in effect for much of the louisiana coast while barry may strengthen into category one over the weekend. governor urging action before too late. >> imploring residents to prepare. >> reporter: potential hurricane roaring ashore while the mississippi river is still at flood stage, swollen by floods upstream. expected to reach 19 feet. parts of the region could get up to 20 inches of rainfall. army corps of engineers say levees will not fail. >> not going to have a duplicate of katrina. however if you have a storm with elevations higher than the flood walls, will get water in the city. >> pumps are working at

. >> tropical storm barry is slowly turning north and the national hurricane center says tornadoes could pop up across louisiana, mississippi and eastern arkansas. hundreds of people have spent the night at shelters in the area ask more than 132,000 have been without power. >> governor declared a state of emergency last night, saying that there is really the worst yet to come here. our live coverage beginning on the gulf coast, cnn anchor and national correspondent erica hill live in baton rouge, louisiana. we've been talking to erica about the 150,000-plus people who don't have power. we see you've got it. looks dry where you are right now. what have you seen, say, in the last couple of hours? >> reporter: there is power here where we are in baton rouge. what we're actually waiting for is the rain that is set to come. because this is such a big storm, there is much more rain on the way and there will be on the way. what we're hearing locally for residents to be prepared that there will be heavy rains throughout the day. there will be bands, there will be breaks as we're seeing right now

of course a lot of eyes on tropical storm barry right now. heavy rain is slamming louisiana at the moment. life threatening flooding is a big, big concern here because this storm is very slowly pushing north. >> maximum sustained wind gusts are close to 45 miles an hour and the national hurricane center says the tornadoes could pop up across louisiana, mississippi and eastern arkansas. governor john bel edwards has declared a state of emergency and he says the worst is yet to come. >> hundreds of people have spent the night at shelters in the area we know. and there's 122,000 people this morning who do not have power. erica hill is in baton rouge. erica, what are you feeling this morning? >> well, good morning. we have a break right now in the rain but we actually checked in with the weather center at cnn before we came on the air this morning, they said, us, there's more rain to come. more heavy rain is expected to come through. because as we have been talking about over the last 24/48 hours this is a large storm. it is slow and kind of sitt

tropical storms. as much as 14 summers ago, a horrible time period here in nor with hurricane katrina that killed hundreds. tropical storm barry or maybe hummer barry in a couple of hours is no hurricane katrina, let's attest to that. but the dangers are unknown at this point. we stand right now in the french quarter where all the tourists come when they come to new orleans. this is jackson square. behind me is the mississippi river. unlike hurricane katrina where you had massive levee failures to led to disaster, the concern is that the levels of the mississippi river can rise too high from the rains that are starting to come now, will continue throughout the day. the flood walls along the mississippi river could hold 20 feet of water. because of flooding over the past weeks and months, the mississippi river current she at 16.5 feet, a very high level. the thought was just as recently as yesterday that it could go to 19.5, for close to 20 feet. right now, the past couple of hours, we've gotten the latest report that the feeling is the levels won't go as high as they thought not because there's going to be a lot of rain, it is

>> good evening, lester we're keeping a close eye on tropical storm barry. the outer bands of rain already making the way well inland. winds up to 40 miles an hour. it does not look like it's going to turn into a hurricane but still with tropical storm-force winds, areas in louisiana do need to be mindful of this storm moving in we could see 10 to 20 inches of rain across southeastern louisia louisiana. >> severe turbulence sent passengers flying during a flight from vancouver to austra dozens were treated for injuries steve patterson has more >> reporter: passengers say it struck without warning. >> all of a sudden, bang, it dropped it must have dropped a hundred feet or something because everyone went up to the ceiling. >> reporter: sudden severe turbulence tossing passengers from their seat injuring 35 people on board air canada flight 33. the boeing 777 flying from vancouver to australia. the airline saying it encountered unforecasted and sudden turbulence about two hours west of hawaii. the turbulence so violent the plane was forced to make an emergency

tropical storm barry has made la ndfall tropical storm barry has made landfall in louisiana.urricane before it hits the coast. tens of thousands of homes and businesses are without power in new orleans. our correspondent sophie long is there for us. barry has made landfall, update as on the latest. yes, that tropical storm barry that has been a slow moving and hobbling off the louisiana coast for the past few days finally formed itself into a hurricane this morning and came ashore. it has since been downgraded again toa ashore. it has since been downgraded again to a tropical store, but nonetheless terrifying of course, 70 mph winds for people living directly in its past. more than 60,000 people are already without power, flights have been cancelled, oil rigs have been evacuated. here in new orleans wind speeds, although they bring with them their own life—threatening danger, are not the main cause of concern, what people are most concerned about here is the amount of rainfall that tropical storm barry will bring with it. some forecasters are predicting up to two feet of rain

with tropical storm barry expected to make land fall in the morn, possibly as a hurricane.k, potential for catastroph flooding, as much as two feet of rain, and a life threatening storm surge that could hit new orleans hard. tonight preparing for the worst. >>> president trump's labor secretary is out. alex acosta resigned over his role in a federal prosecution against jeffrey epstein. in late details, prosecutors now say epstein tried to pay off two potential coconspirators. r. kelly

the most awarded luxury suv of the century. >>> we are back right now with breaking news on tropical storm barrylong the gulf coast, louisiana, mississippi, and alabama watching and waiting for it to make landfall. barry is now moving slowly packing winds of 65 miles an hour. it's getting stronger as it goes along. it is expected to develop into a cat one hurricane by this afternoon. and parts of new orleans are under water. barry is expected to dump about 20 inches of rain total in some areas. tens of thousands of residents are without power, and they're under a shelter in place advisory. >>> and joining me now to look at what is happening on the ground is the acting deputy administrator of the federal emergency management agency, peter gainer. peter, thank you for joining us. >> good morning, jo, thank you. >> what's your main concern about barry, what should people know? >> we don't want to be concerned if we call it a tropical storm or a hurricane. this will be a rain event not only for louisiana and the surrounding states but the entire gulf. it's about life and safety today. if you haven't

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we have a long weekend ahead starting with tropical storm barry already lashing louisiana's coastal communities with wind and rain. >> the satellite shows the slow-moving storm still churning along the gulf coast strengthening ahead of its expected landfall later today or early tomorrow. >> forecasters say barry is likely to become the season's first hurricane capable of unloading more than two feet of rain before moving on. >> abc's trevor ault joins us from washington. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, tropical barry is taking its m uiacng a punch and it will likely get stronger before it makes landfall. this morning, the gulf is bracing for tropical storm barry bearing down and threatening to become a hurricane by the weekend, thousands now scrambling to sandbag and evacuate. >> we take three days of clothing because that's the routine. this area right here, we always got to evacuate. >> reporter: as much as 20 inches of rain on the way to parts of louisiana as the state is already battling unprecedented flooding. the mississippi river is higher than it's ever been with a stor

hoping for the best preparing for the worst with tropical storm barry on its way louisiana residents are filling sandbags to shore up their homes. have warned of severe flooding saying the storm's impact could be extreme. we do expect that this storm will be slow moving what that means is that there is a possibility is as it's moving slow the we're going to get heavy rainfall for up to 48 hours it could be 48 hours potential rainfall consistent rainfall over the city of new orleans people in this city know the dangers back in 2005 new orleans was devastated by hurricane katrina more than a 1000 people were killed in louisiana alone. this time the storm will hit when the mississippi river is already at flood level people have been warned to stock up and stay at home over the weekend tourists are also taking steps to stay safe we should make sure we're starting. to use these military. just because there's supermarket your best for everybody right here for. parts of new orleans have already been flooded since wednesday with tropical storm barry set to make landfall on saturday residents

. >> these next few hours will be critical in knowing the true impact of now tropical storm barry. the heaviest rainshowers are expected shortly. life threatening flash floods, will the levees hold? thousands have been' vac u ated ahead of the storm. barry has been downgraded back to a tropical storm just within the last hour at this moment. the amount of heavy rain the storm will bring. forecasters expect somewhere between 10 and 20 inches or more. 60,000 people are without power. delta, jet blue, spirit, among the airlines that have stopped service in and out of new orleans at least for the weekend. at this hour, residents who decided to stay behind are told to hunker down. >> i'm nervous about what's going to happen. >> right now i'm at the basics. >> i'm a little nervous, not being from louisiana, i'm from ohio. i don't know what to expect, whatever god has planned, i think i'm ready to do whatever is needed to be done. >> whatever god has planned is happening right now, we have team coverage, tracking barry's every move. joining me right now is mariana in plaquemines parish and

acking things on the gulf with tropical storm barry. also here in the region a beautiful day in the dmv. now, if you got your hair doner fo church or brunch, good luck to you. that humidity is not playing around, lauryn. >> it's not.ut p the extra serum in it, all that spray and everything like that, because it's going to frizz as soon as you walkts oue, which is clearly what i'm used to because i have fly aways constantly. puthe extra serum on today, the extra hairspray. compared to yesterday a lot more humidity today. it's building. temperatures right now from the upper 70s, mid-to-upper 70s in the shenandoah valley to the low-to-mid 80s here in the d.c. area. so it is a little on the warm side out there and we will e to see some warm conditions out there today. temperatures are going to be rising. low-to-mid 90s. we do have that slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm this afternoon. we are looking at some more showers and thunderslyrms possibs we get into your we will see more showers and showers and gaunderstorms. so ain we have

eric: now back to coverage of tropical storm barry. m sustained winds of 70 miles an hour. even as it weakens a bit, the storm still threatening to trigger massive flooding across a stretch of the gulf coast. franfrank grizzaffi is the mayof morgan city. thank you for joining us. the middle of what you're doing, we're seeing live pictures of your city. what are conditions like now and how bad do you expect them to go? >> it's starting to get to the most intensity we've seen. mostly a wind event. we watched the forecast the last two days, that called for 2 20 o 30 inches of rain. that type of rainfall in our community would have been devastating. we prepared for a rain event. what we got was a wind event. we haven't had a hurricane in morgan city in the past 10 years. it's taken down several utility poles, a lot of trees. it's going to be a big cleanup in the city. from such a small storm. eric: it's a wind event. sadly, most of the rain is still out in the gulf. you could get 20 or 30 inches perhaps. what would that mean for your infras

meterologist mary lee is taking a closer looks at the storms latest pass.>> this is tropical storm barry churning the gulf of mexico. at the problem with this is it is a very slow moving storm. it is generating the energy from the warm gulf waters and it will continue to strengthen e tropical storm barry and the latest on this. 40 miles per hour with westerly movement at five miles per hour. watched the path of the strengthens into a category 1 storm by saturday morning, just before making landfall. 35 mile-per-hour wind as it the louisiana coast. there is the potential for dangerous storm surges as well as strong winds and heavy rain. and hillary lane is in louisiana was more of the damage expected.>> we make sure the rope is strong. >> reporter: in plaquemines parish thousands of in order to evacuate as a tropical storm gained strength the gulf of mexico. city officials in new orleans expect this slow moving storm to start dumping more rain on the area, as early as friday. >> what it means is there is a possibility, as it is moving slow, that we will get heavy rainfall for up to 48 hou

braced for storm barry, louisiana declares a state of emergency, with warnings of high winds and heavy flooding as the tropical storm gathers strength. facebook reportedly faces a multi—billion dollar fine over the misuse of personal data and privacy breaches. the us state of lousiana has declared a state of emergency as tropical storm barry approaches hurricane strength and nears landfall. new orleans is bracing itself as the storm approaches shore. the city has already seen severe rain and flooding. new orleans city council says it is as prepared as it can be, and has told residents to stay indoors from tonight. the bbc‘s sophie long is in new orleans and told us more about the severity of the storm. a state of emergency was declared here three days ago in the state of louisiana so the message was for people to take the threat of this storm very seriously. in the past few hours, we have watched people make their preparations, families filling sandbags to shore up their properties. the mayor of new orleans has urged people to stop their storm preparations now and go home. she said they should do that by 8pm.

we are seeing a lot of strong winds and rain ahead of tropical storm barry. n actually see some of the floodwaters coming in and storm surge. the severe weather has already caused problems in new orleans. now this tropical storm could make landfall as early as tonight, and possibly even tomorrow morning. it is only moving about five miles per hour because it is so slow-moving that it could bring more than two feet of rain to louisiana, parts of florida and mississippi. president trump has already declared a federal emergency for louisiana. i.c.e. released a statement saying that they will not be targeting any undocumented families as part of the raids as the families are trying to evacuate or make in their way to any of the emergency shelters. back to you. >>> people and parts of the northeast are dealing with nasty weather as well linked to deaths. the death and douglas township pennsylvania where high waters swept away a car killing a pregnant woman and her eight- year-old son. flooding has forced the closure of numerous roads in the region. >> it will take

american city of new orleans is experiencing strong winds and heavy rains as it prepares for tropical storm barry has been gathering speed over the gulf of mexico in recent days and may still reach hurricane strength by the time it makes landfall. our correspondent sophie long has more. high winds lashing the louisiana coast as tropical storm barry approaches land. as it travelled slowly across the warm waters of the gulf of mexico, families, friends and neighbours build sandbags in the hope of protecting their homes. a state of emergency was declared days ago and people were told to stock up on supplies. they may not have another opportunity for several days. people here have seen stronger storms. but it is the amount of rain, estimates of up to 2a inches, that barry will bring that people are worried about. i'm on the levy on the south side of the mississippi river and you can send new orleans over there and forecasters are predicting a storm surge will travel upriverfrom predicting a storm surge will travel upriver from the gulf of mexico, and to give you a sense of how high water levels alrea