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hurricane nate has made landfall in the us state of louisiana, close to the mouth of the mississippi river. it's already caused major damage to several central american countries leaving at least 25 people dead. the un secretary general, antonio guterres is currently touring the caribbean to see the damage for himself. he spoke to my colleague alpa patel and said he's increasingly concerned by global warming and its effect on the weather. well, it is horrible to see a paradise island like barbuda turned into hell. 95% of the houses have been destroyed. total devastation. the people had to be completely evacuated. this is something we are seeing more and more, there is an increasing intensity of hurricanes and increased frequency and increased devastation. the origin is clear, we are facing the consequences of climate change. we hear the most appalling stories of people who are homeless, without clean water, the hospitals are without electricity. do you think the response to these hurricanes just was not good enough? well... there is an enormous effort, first of all by the caribbean s

it did hit the edge of louisiana earlier, so made one official landfall. it's about to make a second landfall in louisiana. 85 miles an hour max winds now. still moving fast, north at 20 miles an hour. that limits the total amount of rain that's going to happen. but it will move inland as a tropical storm, take a lot of that rain with it and some wind. still a tropical storm tomorrow morning. ask then by monday it's getting close enough to us to bring a lot of that moisture. remember the worst of it is on the right side of the track. that means that we're going to get our share of rain and even some gusty winds, too. i'll time that out for you coming up in a few minutes. >> and coming up at 11:15, we'll have a live report from alabama with where the hurricane is right now. >>> well, the yellow crime scene tape is gone, but the fear remains in the mantua neighborhood. the man who shot a beloved storeowner is still on the run tonight. the woman neighbors call mama is still in the hospital. a man walked into the shop last night. he demanded money, but when he

much of louisiana breathing a collective sigh of relief. october storms are unusual for this part of the gulf. and with a month and a half left before the end of hurricane season, folks around here are hoping the worst is over. elaine? >> quijano: michelle, thanks. one week after the las vegas massacre, "60 minutes" reports tonight on a handwritten note that shows the gunman made calculations to maximize the carnage. 58 were killed, nearly 500 wounded. here's jamie yuccas. ♪ >> reporter: today parishioners at churches across las vegas came together hoping to heel from last week's terror. but for sarah reader the wound is still raw. >> i don't know about you but i feel like i was kicked in the gut. >> reporter: a good samaritan lutheran church pastor don lorfing says he's been counseling parishioners here all week who were at the shooting, some say they have survivors guilt. >> have i heard that phrase half a dozen times, i feel like i could have done more, i should have done more. you just remind people, well then start doing what you can

louisiana, mississippi and alabama are all under states of emergency at this hour. good evening everyone, i'm natasha brown. thanks for joining us. >>> officials say nate is expected to strengthen into category two storm before finally making landfall this weekend. now as a tropical storm nate caused torrential downpours and chest high flooding in central america. at least 21 people were killed. now the us gulf coast is preparing for the worst. parts of louisiana and mississippi are under mandatory evacuation orders and the governors of those states are urging people in those areas to get to higher ground. >> big storm and it's moving in a hurry get a lot of wind, a lot of water. >> three quarters of all if any tal lolls are relate to do hurricanes happen because of water, and we don't want people driving at night. >> president trump has already approved an emergency declaration for large area of louisiana. >>> now meteorologist lauren casey is watching nate very closely as the hurricane inches closer and closer to the gulf coast tonight. lauren, what kind of impact

take you across the country first and take a look at what is going on in areas of louisiana. and you can see the rain is already beginning to fall and we are looking at nate hitting the gulf coast states, a little bit later tonight and into tomorrow morning. right now it looks like it will be later today. winds sustained at 80 miles per hour, winds at it miles per hour, it is a category 1 right now and right in the middle of the gulf of mexico. add we get into the evening hours, it will continue to make treks towards areas like louisiana, alabama, you can see again we've got rain falling, even moderate rain perhaps a few thunderstorms thunderstorms embedded in areas near baton rouge and new orleans. let's take a look at what we are expecting as far as the path, by late tonight and early tomorrow morning it is expected to move ashore, could be right around louisiana, it could be closer to mississippi or alabama. we'll see how this goes. but right about 90 miles per hour, which means it is still a category 1, 10 to 14 inches or so a possibility as it move jason sunderland shore

you issued a state of emergency there in louisiana. what are you doing besides that to prepare for this storm. >> thank you, ana. great to be with you and everyone watching. we've also requested from the president a pre-landfall emergency declaration for 17 parishes. we're waiting to he back but have reason to believe that request is going to be well received by the president. but we're working to make sure that everyone does not underestimate this storm, and that by dark tomorrow night, saturday night, everyone is where they want to be and the posture they need to be for this storm. you know, we don't know exactly how intense it's going to be, because once this storm moves over the warm waters of the gulf, intensification beyond the current modeling is possible, but even if it's a strong tropical storm or a category 1, that is -- that presents a very real threat, especially to the low-lying areas because of the combination of rain and storm surge and wind. so it's all three. we're working to make sure that everyone is paying attention

and louisiana and alabama and florida have issued warnings. >> you need to be where you want to be by dark on saturday. >> we are experiencing another storm and we all have to be prepared. >> the storm is already impacting the oil industry, exxon and shell have shut down some facilities in the gulf and some production is already off line. >>> and while states along the gulf coast are bracing for weather from nate. become here at home we are dealing with unseasonably high temperatures again. sky 6 hd look agent at the center city skyline. we could see remnants of tropical storm nate next week. latest from melissa magee in the storm center. >> we get into early monday into tuesday, we could find changes and tropical moisture as a result of nate. working its way into our region. but as far as the latest with tropical storm nate. maximum sustained winds 50 miles per hour moving north-northwest at 14 miles per hour. right now still in the north western caribbean of that region. moving over the yucatÁn peninsula later this evening. as far as the track with nate we'll take a closer look and

the track is to move north toward the east right before louisiana. the open circle represents a tropical storm. still at 70 miles per hour. right before it comes onshore saturday night early sunday morning it is a category 1. it comes onshore south east -- northeast louisiana. east of new orleans. that is how it looks right now. the storm will be more about the strong rainfall accumulations. 18 inches of rain. a lot of rain. it bears watching. it also bears -- if you have trouble -- travel plans. there will be flight delays. the other whether story is the red flag warning in effect sunday night into monday. it is all about the winds. busting up to 55 miles per hour. that is a strong wind out of the north and northeast. fire danger in the hills. north and east bay. we go into the next couple days fire danger elevating. peeking sunday night into monday. a complete we can forecast. >>> stay with us for continuing coverage as nate makes his way to the u.s. updates on all new cast -- all newscast. >>> state public utility commission hit bart with a $220,0

the storm made landfall in louisiana as a category 1 hurricane. president trump issued disaster declarations feeding federal aid to those states. this was the scene nearby. you can see floodwaters swamping an interstate highway there. nate is expected to sweep north from the gulf coast along the alabama/mississippi line. we will have a live update on nate from mobile in our next half hour as we continue to track nate's impact. stay with nbc 10 and the nbc 10 app for instant updates and alerts. >>> breaking news in philadelphia. we are following two different row home fires less than two miles apart. nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal is live in northeast philadelphia at the scene of the latest fire. randy? >> reporter: good morning, ted. firefighters here having a very busy morning dealing with two row home fires. the second fire breaking out about an hour or so ago. you can see crews still on scene here. we're told one house with major damage and you can see the ladders going up to the second story there. according to fire officials two people injured in

literally shoulder to shoulder with those who are suffering and in need whether it's texas, florida, louisiana, puerto rico, and certainly in the las vegas community yesterday. i think this is a moment when this president is calling us all to unify. unify against what he calls an act of pure evil. and unify really to show compassion and empathy for our brothers and sisters who are truly in need. and i think just the last couple of weeks really the last month or so where we have had natural disasters and in the case of louisiana, pure act of -- excuse me, las vegas, pure act of the evil. you see the president's capacity for compassion, for sympathy. and it's incredibly important for folks to see that they literally stand with them. we know long after the president returns to washington, that we remain with these people. the rebuilding and recovery process in a place like puerto rico will take months, if not years. there are people whose lives have been shattered over the last week making preparation to say a final goodbye to the loved ones. it's incredibly important to see that as our leader. i

the made landfall in a remote part of louisiana as a category 1 hurricane. president trump issued disaster decks for mississippi and louisiana feeding federal aid to those states. nate churned the surf in southern louisiana yesterday packing high winds and driving rain. it looked as if new orleans will be spared the full force of the storm. the mayor says he expects some flooding not on the scale of hurricane katrina. >> because this storm is moving so quickly at an unprecedented speed that conditions are going to deteriorate rapidly. >> i have my food, i have my supplies, i have a little generator. >> the mayor lifted a citywide curfew last night. officials say most in the storm zone stocked up on supplies and rode out the storm. >>> this morning a note found in the las vegas shooter's hotel rooms gives a frightening new perspective into the planning of the massacre. multiple sources tell nbc news that papers with numbers written on them were discovered in that room and they believe they are calculation of shooting range and distance for higher precision du

and louisiana in new orleans. they're still assessing the devastation in central america more than twenty people were killed and there was extensive damage after two weeks of almost constant rainfall before the storm. then picked up speed through the gulf of mexico before making landfall on the southeastern coast of the united states as a category two hurricane with winds of more than one hundred fifty kilometers an hour it is critical. everyone. who's been told to evacuate or would like to do so that they do it now those invulnerable areas were moved to evacuation centers while others prepared for uncertainty stocked up with provisions neal to be doing gulfport mississippi like sailors all along the gulf coast was his boat as best he could as the storm approached residents boarded up properties and secured anything the winds might carry away but it's difficult to prepare when you don't know exactly when or where it's going to strike or how ferocious the hurricane is going to be when it does finally hit it's alway

gulf coast with high winds and warnings of storm surges louisiana is one of the u.s. states in its path but the main city of new orleans bracing itself for a direct hit the deadly storm has strengthened to a category one hurricane. it earlier made landfall in central america killing more than twenty people here is more. the power of nature can't be underestimated even if it's the weakest hurricane on a five can't agree scale houses and boats are wrecked and people in nicaragua a left with a heavy deluge to cope with. where there were serious damage we lost everything food clothes we don't have water besides the brain that is falling down on us the russian children dying my mom is eighty five years old she doesn't have anywhere to sleep today. also made landfall in other countries including costa rica and one duress and it's expected to strengthen as it moves towards the u.s. gulf coast. bracing for the storm residents in the city of new orleans stockpiling groceries herrick in nature could directly hit the biggest city in the state of louisiana. three feet. high. but

lou: louisiana bracing for a tropical storm. tropical storm nate is expected to make landfall as a hurricane this weekend. but the hurricane season already taking a toll on the gulf economy and the national economy which lost 33,000 jobs in september because of hurricanes. harvey and irma, two of the most of powerful storms to ever hit the united states. the first loss of jobs in 7 years. 1.5 americans with jobs say they were unable to work because of bad weather. but the labor market is showing considerable underlying signs of strength despite the hit from hurricanes. the unemployment rate fell to 4.2%. and more americans found jobs in what is an expanding labor force. that is a strong signal of a healthy labor market. labor force participation as a result climb together highest level since march of 2014. all good signs for our future. we are coming right back with much more. stay with us. who else but the misguide chairman of the house intelligence committee could insist there is an open issue of collusion after nine months of

the storm made landfall in a remote part of louisiana as a category 1 hurricane. president trump disyouissued di declarations feeding federal aid to those states. nate churned the surf in southern louisiana yesterday packing high winds and driving rain. it looks as if new orleans will be spared. the mayor he can inspects some flooding but not on the scale of hurricane katrina. >> because this storm is moving quickly at an unprecedented speed that conditions are going to deteriorate rapidly. >> i have my food, my supplies, a little generator. >> the mayor lifted a citywide curfew last night. most people in the storm zone stocked up on supplies and rode out the storm. stay with nbc 10 and the nbc 10 app for instant alerts as we continue to track nate's impact on the gulf coast and the effects we expect to feel here in our area. >>> new this morning a note found in the las vegas shooter's hotel room gives a frightening new perspective into the planning of the massacre. multiple sources tell nbc news that papers with numbers written on them were discovered in that roo

louisiana, mississippi and alabama are all understate of emergency and low lying areas are under mandatory evacuation orders and many people staying in shelters, louisiana governor john bell edwards has administrator of fema as well as president trump who assured him the federal government is ready to help with any storm damage. one of the biggest threats, the potential for flooding. >> also, the water that we're going to see will be because of storm surge. and, obviously, no one should take this storm lightly. it's proven to be deadly. we're very concerned and no one should be complacent. >> cincinnati expected to not down power lines and streets in lake charles louisiana to the florida pan handle. >> nate will impact our area this weekend. >> rain and clearing out there now however. look at the stap toll dome and we'll have more from gwen. >> plenty of rainfall from the storm system. we need the rain. that's one thing. and we'll get some tomorrow. but it will be from a frontal system. nate will start to impact us sunday night into monday. nate currently category one hurricane. winds sust

when someone with the service of my friend from louisiana, mr. higgins, pays tribute, you know it's somebody worthy because my friend from louisiana served with distinction in the united states army wearing the uniform of this country. he served as law enforcement officer. he knows about serving, protecting others, and a willingness to lay down his life for others. it's been deeply touching to have seen accounts of what's oing on in las vegas, to understand what i've seen in my years as a prosecutor, judge, and chief justice. first responders, law officers. when everyone is running away from sound of a gun, they're unning into harm's way to help and protect others. it was jesus that said a greater love has no one that than -- than this that a man lay down his life for his friends. those who wear the uniforming as my friend has, of a law officer and military, they know what that means. my four years on active duty in the army, we were not in combat. jesus was right. and there were so many there in las vegas that put their own lives on the line for

first, striking louisiana, then hitting biloxi, mississippi, with 85-mile-per-hour winds, part of the city under water. and the winds spawning tornado warnings and water spouts. this one in orange beach, alabama. and tonight, the remnants of nate drenching the south, and heading towards the northeast. here's steve osunsami. >> reporter: 10:00 p.m. local time, the winds picked up. after hours of wondering where this storm was, hurricane nate arrived on the gulf coast with 30-foot waves and winds near 85 miles an hour. by midnight, new orleans knew it was safe and they were lifting their curfew. but in biloxi, this was an emergency. this is by far the strongest winds we've seen all night. the eye wall is right here, we're about to enter the center of the storm. 12:30 a.m., it's high tide. and now we're seeing the storm surge from the forecasts. the parking decks of the casinos, the beau rivage, the hard rock cafe and the golden nugget, were all flooded.

louisiana governor john bel edward: >> we don't want people driving at night. it's especially difficult at night because it's almost impossible to gauge the depth of the water and the current. >> reporter: the national weather service said from the mouth of the mississippi river to the alabama coast could see 7-eleven feet of storm surge and a half foot of rain. >> that's different from katrina because that was an early-morning storm. >> reporter: is it worse? >> yes. night time storms always kill more people. >> reporter: rupert lacy is the emergency management director for harrison county, mississippi. when the strength of a hurricane increases at the very end before it hits landfall, how dangerous is that for you to be effective at what you do? >> it-- it-- it can kill people. we understand that. the message is don't take it lightly. you can be a fatality. >> reporter: new orleans could see storm surges of up to nine feet, and potential 100-mile-per-hour winds. those could knock out power impacting the city's pumping system. >> that's why we call it a risk-r

later in the month, the boston book festival and louisiana festival in baton rouge will happen on the same day, october 28. we will be live from to state capitals, look for us at the texas book festival in austin and the wisconsin book festival in madison and later we will be live from miami-dade college for the miami book fair. authors will include alfred can, best-selling for walter isaacson, nbc news katie couric and many more. for information about upcoming book fairs and festivals and to watch previous festival coverage, click the book fairs tab on our website, booktv.org. >> you are watching book tv on c-span2, television for serious readers. we are at the paris hotel for freedom fest libertarian convention where we are interviewing authors speaking here. up next with us, michael medved. here's his most recent book, "the american miracle: divine providence in the rise of the republic". mister medved, what was your goal with this book? >> my goal was to answer a fundamental question that i think has profound consequence to all our politics and all our culture and the way american

louisiana governor likes to play himself as a frugal, cost-cutting conservative spends a 6 million a year inducing payments to the saints just to convince the team not to move. i'm sure you would like an inducement payment to literally do nothing. in fact, politicians are so generous with your money that the saints are one of 12 teams that have actually turned a profit on stadium subsidies alone. yes, they received more money than it cost to build their facilities. how the hell does that work? only in the public sector but it

hurricane nate is bearing down on louisiana. right now it's in the central gulf of mexico, bringing heavy rain to low lying countries. abc news reporter steve osunsami has the details. >> reporter: this deadly storm would not let up in central america, washing away homes and roads. two dozen people across this region have lost their in anythinicaragua, stranded fa used ropes to get out of the floodwaters. moving water opened up this giant sinkhole. the storm has strengthened into a category 1 hurricane, speeding towards cities on the american gulf coast. this is now a state of emergency from louisiana to georgia. thousands of families are under a mandatory evacuation this morning. >> we do not know exactly where it will land. so we're preparing for the worst. >> reporter: in louisiana, president trump has approved the governor's pre-disaster emergency declaration. federal resources are now available. >> no one should take this storm lightly. rea >> reporter: in new orleans, families dealing with water at high tides are frustrate

gulf coast with high winds and warnings of storm surges louisiana is one of the u.s. states in its path with the major city of new orleans bracing itself for a direct hit the deadly storm has strengthened to a category one hurricane and is expected to reach the area late saturday once again u.s. residents are bracing for another here again that is about to hit the country. in the city of new orleans residents are stockpiling supplies in the fear that hurricane nate could directly hit the biggest city in the state of louisiana everything on the bottom floor of my house is gone up three feet and every goes higher than. the paragraph made can't be underestimated even if it's the weakest hurricane on a five category scale in the karada houses and are wrecked and people are left with a heavy deluge to cope with. where all that was serious damage with lost everything food clothes we don't have water besides the rain that is falling down on us there are children dying my mom is eighty five years old she doesn't have anywhere to sleep we'll stay. have a canary to post also de

it is expected to make landfall in louisiana later tonight. it is currently graded at a category 1 but likely to strength to category 2 before it strikes the u.s. mainland. folks across the gulf coast are preparing for rain and powerful wind likely to follow. we have fox team coverage with casey stiegel live on the ground in new orleans. we begin first with meteorologist adam klotz live in the weather center. adam? >> this storm continues to strengthen. we've seen it continue to do so. we're knocking on category 2 storm, 90 miles an hour. still running over water, 80 to 85 degrees. that is warm enough to continue to intensify. we're seeing outer bands of rain to batter the gulf coast. that will only pick up here in the next couple of hours as this storm moving quickly, up over 20 miles an hour. typically see the things move closer to 10 to 12 miles an hour. this is a fast-mover. as it lifts to the north, jumping likely to category 2 status, likely there at it, that will happen overnight tonight. winds specifically? can we talk about landfall?

when a state of emergency is in place across parts of louisiana alabama mississippi and florida once again u.s. residents are bracing for another here again that is about to hit the country in the city of new orleans residents are stockpiling supplies in the fear that here a canadian could directly hit the biggest city in the state of louisiana everything on the bottom of my house is gone up three feet and if it goes higher than that well. the parish nature can't be underestimated. in the karada houses and boats are wrecked and people are left with a heavy deluge to cope with. no value where there was serious damage we lost everything food clothes we don't have water besides the rain that is falling down on us there are children dying my mom is eighty five years old she doesn't have anywhere to sleep or stay. harrigan nate has also devastated all the countries in central america including costa rica and one during this. back in new orleans some nearby coastal areas have already received evacuation orders as the storm moves to see us. but it's may every issue to residents there is no

a state of emergency is also in place across parts of louisiana alabama mississippi and florida once again u.s. residents are bracing for another here again that is about to hit the country. in the city of new orleans residents are stockpiling supplies in the fear that here a canadian could directly hit the biggest city in the state of louisiana everything on the bottom has gone up three feet and every goes hide in. the paragraph nate can't be underestimated. in the karada houses and boats are wrecked and people are left with a heavy deluge to cope with. where all that was serious damage with lost everything food clothes we don't have water besides the rain that is falling down on us there are children dying my mom is eighty five years old she doesn't have anywhere to sleep will stay. hurrican nate has also devastated all the countries in central america including costa rica and one during this. bike in new orleans some nearby coastal areas have already received evacuation orders as the storm moves to the u.s. . but it's may every a shoot residents there is no need to panic they show

or parties have also declared a state of emergency in parts of louisiana alabama mississippi and florida residents of new orleans prepare to hunker down for hurricane ace the storm is forecast to start by louisiana's biggest city but even in direct this could bring severe flooding. and more of that more concerned about my car then you need being honestly my house that was i'm not so concerned about back. nace may not pack the punch of other storms this season but it's already unleashed heavy rains on central america in nicaragua boats are wrecked towns left under water we don't just everything food clothes we don't have water besides the rain that's falling children are dying my mom's eighty five she doesn't have anywhere to sleep or stay i mean you know i mean you know. costa rica nicaragua and honduras also sustained serious damage. in the u.s. three states are in nate's path officials have ordered evacuations in some low lying areas but most of the water that we're going to see will be because of storm surge and obviously no one should take this term likely it is proven to be very dea

areas have been ordered to evacuate or torches have also declared a state of emergency in parts of louisiana alabama mississippi and florida residents of new orleans prepare to hunker down for hurricane ace the storm is forecast to start by louisiana's biggest city but even an interactive is could bring severe flooding. and more snow more concerned about my car then anything honestly my house is elevated so i'm not so concerned about back. nace may not pop the punch of other storms this season but it's already unleashed heavy rains on central america in nicaragua has boats are wrecked towns left under water. we don't just everything food clothes we don't have water besides the rain that's falling children are dying my mom's eighty five she doesn't have anywhere to sleep or stay i mean you know that i mean you know. costa rica el salvador and honduras also sustained serious damage in the u.s. for states are expected to be his hard officials have ordered evacuations in some low lying areas but most of the world that we're going to see will be because of storm surge and obviously no one should

much of louisiana breathing a collective sigh of relief. october storms are unusual for this part of the gulf. and, with a month and a half left before the end of hurricane season, folks around here are hoping the worst is over. elaine. >> michelle. thanks. >> one week after the las vegas massacre, 60 minutes reports tonight on a handwritten note that shows the gunman made calculations to maximize the carnage. 58 were killed. nearly 500 wounded. here is jamie yuccas. ♪ today, parishioners at churches across las vegas came together hoping to heal from last week's terror. but for sarah reiter, the wound is still raw. >> it is just, really hard this week. >> and, i don't know about you, felt like i was kicked in the gut. >> at this church, the pastor says he has been counseling church members all week who were at the shooting. he says, some are experiencing survivors guilt. i have heard that phrase said maybe half a dozen times. i feel like i could have done more. should have done more. you remind people. then start doing what you can now. >

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