louisiana. we're expecting rain, very heavy at times, right on through today, tonight, into sunday, and labor day. back to you. >> okay, mike. thank you for that report. >>> in the meantime, let's get more on tropical storm lee from nbc meteorologist bill careens. good morning to you, bill. >> well, good morning to you, alex. all eyes are on the gulf coast. this is where we're getting drenched throughout this labor day weekend. we're not worried about the winds doing damage or anything like that, but we're mostly only concerned with heavy rain and flash flooding, and then river flooding eventually. let's take a look at the big map. you will see that all the green and the white down there over the top of new orleans and all over louisiana, that is our storm system that we're dealing with on the gulf. now, as far as the heavy rain goes, all of those bands coming up off the gulf, the center of the storm looking at just sous south to be there in bat oj rouge. now, back towards mobile and also toward

>> nothing approximate with this wrishts all in louisiana. now, louisiana is in a bad drought too. especially in the western part of the state. they're happy to see this rainfall, and also remember, unlike with irene, we've got a different setup here. we don't have mountains and hills like in jersey up through new england. especially vermont. we have a sandier soil. we're not going to have water rushing down anything because it's all flat here. louisiana is happy to see the rain. maybe not 15 or 20 inches, obviously, because of the low-lying areas, and it starts to add up. you get a sense of the wind coming off the mississippi right now, and pelting us. these gusts right now in the mid to upper 40s, i would estimate. >> okay. >> and staying up around 30 to 35. we'll be here through the morning for you. >> oh, mike. you're the best. thank you very much. we'll certainly check back in if you are going to make that kind of effort. appreciate it. sdmrimplts well, the price of a lie. should casey anthony have to pay for the search for her missing daughter? first, the struggle to get the

nothing like what you went through in louisiana. the floods of 1993 and down state illinois, i was in pretty decent shape when it was over for allhe sandbags i filled, pushed around, with thousands of volunteers. and we saw what happens. there are terrible things that happen, and i think the senator from louisiana would agree with me that flooding is one of the worst. it just doesn't go away. it sits there, destroying your home and everything you love and own, and when it finally goes away, what a mess is left. we also in the midwest, we had a little thing called a tornado. i grew up as a kid in illinois, down state illinois, listening for the siren and heading for the basement. we did that i don't know how many times. sometimes in the middle of the night. but look what happened to joplin, missouri. this beautiful town in missouri almost wiped off the map by a tornado. so what do you tell the people who survive the next day? sorry, congress has to meet and debate. we'll get back to you. of course not. we stand up and help people. sc

lee is lashing the coast of louisiana and mississippi. power is out to thousands in both states, louisiana's jefferson parish ordered a mandatory evacuation and while we watch lee, we are still keeping a close eye on what's happening with hurricane katia. >>> nearly 700 vermont homes and businesses were still without power as of this morning. 35 ground searchers along with six canine teams continue to look for a vermont man missing since sunday, he's believed to have been swept away by raging floodwaters. and take a look at this map, the green lines show vermont roads that are now open, pretty good, but many of the roads and bridges marked in red were simply washed away. and the dots indicate power outages. another story we're watching developing this hour is dominique strauss-kahn leaving his new york apartment with his wife ann sinclaire, we showed you the pictures just a moment ago. is there you see them, dominique strauss-kahn is obviously the imf chief accused of sexual assaulting a hotel maid in new york. those charges were dropped

tonight we're going to speak to republican presidential candidate buddy roemer he's a former governor of louisiana he's been excluded from every debate thus far and he's refusing to accept the big checks from political action committees so i wonder what our elections will be like if all candidates did that also the media is right now going crazy over the tit for tat between joining us on down the guardian as to how the unredacted version of state department cables made it to the internet let's look at what they're missing in the midst of all this drama we're going to speak to having a stolen about the latest state department cable that reveals evidence of a gruesome murder of iraqi civilians which the military tried to cover up or you have all that and more peter knight including a dose of happy hour but first let's take a look at what the mainstream media has decided to. ari so yesterday president obama announced that he would be presenting his new jobs plan before a joint session of congress on september seventh and that is when everything a rocket is the september seventh just happens to be the

we're going to speak to republican presidential candidate buddy roemer he's the former governor of louisiana he's been excluded from every debate thus far and he's refusing to accept the big checks from political action committees so i wonder what are elections and be like if our candidates did that also the media is right now going crazy over the tit for tat between joined us on the guardian as to how the unredacted version of state department cables made it to the internet let's look at what they're missing in the midst of all this drama we're going to speak of having a stroll about the latest state department cable that reveals evidence of a gruesome murder of iraqi civilians which the military tried to cover up or you have all that i am or if you are not including a dose of happy hour but first let's take a look at what the mainstream media has decided to miss. all right so yesterday president obama announced that he would be presenting his new jobs plan for a joint session of congress on september seventh and that is when everything a rocket the september seventh just happens to be the

the storm is expected to make landfall in louisiana later on today. parts of louisiana and florida could see as much as 20 inches of rain this weekend. louisiana governor bobby jindal warns there's a lot of uncertainty over the path the storm may take. he and the mississippi governor have declared states of emergency. >> it is going to be a slow moving storm. a lot of rain. that water is going to accumulate. >> it has intensified and indications are that it will continue to do so. we're encouraging citizens in new orleans to make their preparations again. prepare for the worst and let's hope for the best. >> weather channel meteorologist mike seidel is in new orleans with more. mike? >> this is what we've seen all night across new orleans. wind swept rain. wind gusts up over 40 miles an hour. so far the rainfall rates have held in check below the threshold for having issues for the pumping system and speaking of that, all 24 pumps are fully operational as well as all of the backup generators. yesterday two inches of rain here in new orleans. so far si

new jersey governor chris christie steered clear of any presidential talk at a rally for louisiana governor bobby jindal. >> we want there to be more and more successful people in louisiana and america. >> reporter: republican insiders tell cbs news christie is seriously considering jumping into the gop race, putting the odds at 50/50. >> i've had a slow week, very low key. you haven't seen me around at all. >> reporter: the first-term governor repeatedly rejected growing calls for him to run. but this week supporters unhappy

the worst of the weather isn't in louisiana. it's about to move on shore in coastal mississippi and alabama especially through the mobile bay and pensacola and panama city. the rainfall totals, a lot less than previous. the reason is the storm is moving. it's actually heading to the north now at 5, 6 miles per hour. a little faster speed means that the rain bands won't sit in the same spots. alabama has a chance of a good 4 to 8 inches but at most 10 inches. i don't think we're going to see the historic rain totals of 15 to 20i6r7b inches. as far as the forecast updated, they're tracking the remnants of lee on tuesday. it will track over the southeast bringing beneficial rains to georgia. we'll have to watch the appalachians in straz and west virginia. things are looking okay once we move onshore. here's your forecast for the labor day weekend. the heavy rain in the deep south looking okay on the east coast. chicago, st. louis and kansas city, watch out four thunderstorms with a strong cold front through the northern plains. all

a.m., still in that southern part of louisiana. what this is going to be doing, it's going to be causing a strong storm surge, we're also going to be talking about extremely heavy rainfall as it sits and spin, it pulls in all that moisture from the gulf and look at the rainfall totals, we're talking 10 to 15 inches and even some of the localized areas could see roughly 20 inches of rainfall. that is going to lead to some problems with flooding across parts of louisiana and even as well into parts of mississippi. now, for your forecast today, if you're going to be going down to the gulf of mexico, a lot of people planning to go to the beaches, not a good weekend for them by any means. elsewhere across the u.s., we are going to see some severe storms popping up. you can see for areas including michigan and then over towards the northeast as well as new england, we're going to see temperatures increasing as well as the relative humidity levels starting to rise. i point that out because we're also going to look at the chance for a few

he's up early with us in louisiana. we're getting good pictures from our i-reporters along the gulf coast. here's one of them, helping us tell the story. >> here on the shores of lake pontchartrain, as you take a look out, you can see the water is overtopping the sea wall and the yards are starting to flood, especially in the low-lying areas. of course everybody along this stretch of lake anticipates flooding of this kind. all the houses are raised about 15 feet above sea level. the houses will be safe but the yards and streets starting to flood. >> five minutes past the hour now. let's say good morning to bonnie schneider. always good to have bonnie with us on the weekends. >> good to be here. >> now we'll have issues with possible tornadoes popping up. >> absolutely. >> it's causing all kinds of problems. >> a rough sunday morning, no doubt about it. lee as you heard from the press conference is a slow mover. the long it lingers, the worst things will be for that state. the ill-defined center is just off the coast. yo

of the most vulnerable levee in louisiana. there is only enough money for the 20 of the 34 mi. when the parish got the break by the afternoon levels of water and started dropping and relieved some of the pressure >> bring in a back home to the bay area you can see we are all under overcast skies a carbon copy of yesterday and now we will check with the weather >> this is from our roof camera fog is pretty dense hi, mostly sunny conditions and we will be dealing with the fog and patchy drizzle a warm-up is coming up on tuesday. this is a look of current temperatures around the bay area mostly '50s and '60s. dmean this is the look of our fog tracker it looked recede and stick around the coast later on this afternoon. this is a look of your high temperatures for around the bay area 90 for livermore 85 for antioch 794 mountain view. for those of you going to the game first pitch at 1 05 it will be partly cloudy and cool. time right now 834 and will check in with isabel >> in oakland it was a mellow crowd that gathered for the medical marijuana you and hamper exposition. participant

citi can help you write it. >>> want to get you live to louisiana. we have some pictures coming out of northerly. that is where governor bobby jindahl is holding a press conference talking about a storm that is set to dump about two feet of rain there in new orleans. we don't have those pictures just yet. as soon as we get them, we'll bring those to you. >>> it is supposed to be a fundraiser for get out the vote effort it's being called a stunning lack of judgment and sensitivity. less than nine months after the tucson shooting which left six dead and two wounded, pima county republicans are raffling off a handgun. the gun used in the shooting was a similar model by the same maker. >>> investigators ruled that the girlfriend of a millionaire ceo found dead at his california mansion killed herself. her family isn't having it. their lawyer called the finding ridiculous now calling for an outside review. san diego officials will hold a press conference today at 2:00 a.m. eastern. she was found naked and bound from a balcony after the accidental death of

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the center of the storm is expected to hit louisiana late this afternoon. as randall pinkston shows us people there have prepared for the worst-case scenario. >> reporter: a slow-moving rain maker is threatening to dump as much as 20 inches of water along the gust coast over labor day weekend. the governors of mississippi and louisiana have already declared a state of emergency. residents are being told to be prepared. >> make sure you have an evacuation plan in place. make sure you have plenty of drinkable water, nonperrishable food items. >> reporter: some residents of louisiana's only inhabited barrier island voluntarily left friday. >> i'm ready to go. >> others got their boats out of the water. >> didn't think the storm would build up as strong as they are talking about now. trying to get the boat out of the water and the camp sayu situated. >> reporter: a storm surge could raise water levels 2 to 4 feet in some areas. but officials are confident about the 120-mile levee system that protects new orleans. >> this is one of the gates right here. >> repor

right now it is hovering over the coastline of louisiana and mississippi. nearly 40,000 customers were without power earlier saturday, but two-thirds of them have electricity again. the governors of mississippi and louisiana have declared states of emerging si for several parishes and counties. parts of jefferson parish in new orleans are under a mandatory evacuation order because of the flooding threat. the mayor of new orleans has warned the residents to be based for a long ordeal from the storm. up to 20 inches of rain could overwhelm the rain. an ireporter who lives near lake pontchartrain sent us this video. >> here on lake pontchartrain in mandeville, louisiana, you can see that the water is topping the seawall and the yards are starting to flood in the low-lying areas. of course, everybody on this stretch of lake anticipating the flooding, and all of the houses are razed 15 feet above sea level. we expect to see a lot of water. >> and yes, water and lots of it. ed lavandara is at the place that was almost wiped off of the map six years ago by hurrica

out bigad shaban in lafitte, louisiana is tracking the rising waters. helping the jobless for themselves, dean reynolds tells us members of congress unnerved by town halls are using job fairs to connect to voters. >> labor day without a legend. hattie kauffman or why jerry lewis's absence at this mda telethon is no laughing matter for some comedians. and ten years after 9/11, a look inside the memorial opening next sunday at ground zero. captioning sponsored by cb this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. residents along the gulf coast tonight continue to battle tropical storm lee. the stubborn, low-moving storm dumped a foot of rain on new orleans and areas of alabama and mississippi as well as louisiana, are dealing with tornadoes, wind damage and massive flooding. we have the latest on lee, the aftermath and what is ahead. and we begin with bigad lf of mexico. >> the an-cuh la fam through knee high water in lafitte, louisiana. their 12-year-old son paddled ahead by boat. here tropical storm lee brought a surge

it left more than a foot of water in louisiana. bigad shaban is in bar taria, louisiana, with more. bigad, good evening. >> reporter: one of the main roads in bare the area remains flooded. waters surround the home behind me. the good news, though, is that the winds have changed. they are coming out of the southeast which is what brought the water in from the gulf of mexico but now they're coming from the northwest and so what you see behind me soon recede. lee's downpours have pushed the bayou into homes along louisiana's coast. >> normally we didn't ever get something this little. >> reporter: in chattanooga a flash flood pulled away a car carrying a man and his two grandsons. >> i had to pick both of them up in each arm and just literally push the door open and push out and move to the street and set them down. >> reporter: the storm also spawned tornados in alabama, wrecking at least a dozen homes. what's left of lee is moving north but it could take months for the south to recover from economic losses. louisiana shut down all 400,000 acres of its oyster farms along the coast to

having said that, what are people doing in louisiana and mississippi to prepare? and what should they be doing? >> the government has been very effective in giving out warnings starting some 36 hours ago that the storm, once the hurricane center pointed it toward louisiana and taking precautions from everything from controlling the floodgates in new orleans to synchronizing the use of the floodgates with the pumps, to evacuating lower part of jefferson parish, down in grand isle and the places as we say along the coast that normally flood during the heavy rains. and they have open shelters. >> general russell honore, thank you for your time. stay out of the rain as best you can. thank you for joining us. >>> we have breaking news out of libya. we have a large number of documents that show a very close relationship between libya and the cia. details are next. we're cracking down on medicare fraud. the healthcare law gives us powerful tools to fight it... to investigate it... ...prosecute it... and stop criminals. our senior medicare patrol volunteers... are teachin

he's in jean lafitte, louisiana, near new orleans. set the scene for us where you are. >> reporter: good afternoon, alina. jean lafitte is south of new orleans, on its way down to the gulf of mexico. if you look in the distance, you'll see an orange sheet on the horizon. on the other side of that, this that is the intercoastal waterway. to the left takes you down toward the gulf of mexico. to the right it winds back in towards the city of new orleans. the problem here isn't necessarily wind, which has been minimal or the rain. it's actually been tidal surge. as this storm slowly crept inland, the winds shoot out to the south. all this water is getting pushed up through here. this is already a low-lying area. the water is getting pushed out of the waterway into these neighborhoods around lafitte. mostly what we're seeing is homes where the water is threatening to go inside. and what they need here, accord together jefferson parish president, they need the winds to shift and start pointing toward the south. what you need ultimately is y

right now it is hovering over the coastline of louisiana and mississippi. nearly 40,000 customers were without power earlier saturday, but two-thirds of them have electricity again. the governors of mississippi and louisiana have declared states of emerging si for several parishes and counties. parts of jefferson parish in new orleans are under a mandatory evacuation order because of the flooding threat. the mayor of new orleans has warned the residents to be blaised for a long ordeal from the storm. up to 20 inches of rain could overwhelm the rain. an ireporter who lives near lake pontchartrain sent us this video. >> here on lake pontchartrain in mandeville, louisiana, you can see that the water is topping the seawall and the yards are starting to flood in the low-lying areas. of course, everybody on this stretch of lake anticipating the flooding, and all of the houses are razed 15 feet above sea level. we expect to see a lot of water. >> and yes, water and lots of it. ed lavandara is at the place that was almost wiped off of the map six years ago by hurri

the people of new york, when louisiana had trouble, didn't say our tax dollars shouldn't go to louisiana. the people of new york did not say when there are terrible tornadoes in joplin, our tax dollars should not go to joplin. i hope the people in the rest of the country, represented by some here on both sides of the aisle, are going to say we're not going to step up to the plate. america has always stood up for disaster relief. always. because we're one nation. and we all have known that when god-given disasters, way beyond the power of mankind, come, no single community can take care of it themselves. that's why the federal government has traditionally stepped in. and regarded it as an emergency and we've stepped in. we haven't had strings attached or conditions or we'll put it in this bill, we'll give you this much now and see what you need later. nuh-uh. fema has done such a wonderful job. but they're basically out of money. right now in missouri, none of the relief work continues, despite the deaf nation in joplin, because they only have money left to deal with the immediate emergen

so today south central louisiana are going to be seeing the eye push up toward central louisiana, and with that still looking at 2 to 6 inches of rain. you can see the heavy rain. flash flooding is possibility and the possibility of a tornado or two as well. still some very serious conditions here. a look at our weather coming up later. >> thank you, lisa. there is powerful surf at home. though it is diminishes somewhat today, beach goers should be cautious about dangerous rip tides throughout the weekend. the south-facing beaches have been getting waves of hit by heaves coming from the southern hemisphere. this shows a famous body surfing spot known as the edge. big crowds watching expert swimmers taking a pounding this weekend. we look at the conditions here in the bay area. >> reporter: the waves are breaking about big here the mirin county stinson beach. the surfers weren't used to riding waves this big or strong. ben was surprised to see this kind of action. >> i wasn't expecting it to get as big as it is but it is about shoulders. some guys just got tubed a few minutes ago. pret

governors of louisiana and mississippi declared states of emergency. the biggest concern was flash flooding. that's big trouble for new orleans because the city sits eight feet below sea level. >>> sandhya patel has been tracking lee for us. >> she has that and the weekend forecast. >> yes, i want to show you tropical storm lee has intensified. it is packing winds of 50 miles an hour. it is in the gulf of mexico tracking north at 5. it is really kind of erratic in terms of its movement. rainfall as you look here over the next couple days expected to be really on the order of 10 to 15 inches across louisiana and mississippi and parts of alabama and the florida panhandle can pick up four to eight inches of rain. as the tropical storm makes landfall across louisiana, they are expected to sigh some widespread flooding across the area. so the concern is with the isolated amounts of 20 inches it could spell problems. live doppler 7hd showing moderate to heavy rain moving into new orleans and as you can see, this will continue to be the case over the next 24

louisiana had the highest and of limerick in america. our teachers were paid worst in america. our bond trading was worse in every state. we have the most talked is urging the most toxic air and water than anywhere. our bond rating was zuckerberg five times. we have an upgrade of five times ticket this is 20 years ago. teledyne know you from somewhere dec? i do not think this is my debating ability. it is easy to put me as side. that is why i call myself a crotchety old man. it is easier to have the new face with no experience. we're talking about things of others did not talk about. i think i will make the debates. the next one is october 7. it was originally in southern california. the head higher name recognition. i am working in new hampshire. i've paid all my bills. last week was our greatest fund- raising week. i raise enough money last week to buy one ticket to an obama is fund-raiser. $35,600. one ticket. do you want to know what the differences in this campaign debts one ticket. we are just starting. we're beginning to rise. they would be asking us to be on before it i

new jersey governor chris christie steered clear of any presidential talk at a rally for louisiana governor bobby jindal. >> we want there to be more and more successful people in louisiana and america. >> reporter: republican insiders tell cbs news christie is seriously considering jumping into the gop race, putting the odds at 50/50. >> i've had a slow week, very low key. you haven't seen me around at all. >> reporter: the first-term governor repeatedly rejected growing calls for him to run. but this week supporters unhappy with the current gop field begged him to change his mind. with the first primaries only a few months away, political analysts say christie will have to make up his mind soon. those already in the race are busy trying toe break out of the pack. >> if you're prepared to go through the level of change i'm describing, we'll get to a balanced budget and pay down the debt. >> reporter: newt gingrich unveiled his contract with america thursday hoping the economic plan would give hoom a boost and jon huntsman is moving his campaign headquarters from florida to new hampshire wh

residents of mississippi and louisiana got short notice warnings today. get ready for tropical storm lee to hit this weekend. it may not be as powerful as a hurricane, but it's moving at a crawl, which means new orleans canals and levees will be tested by a prolonged rain. up to 15 inches or more are expected plus a storm surge. we'll get a live update on storm preparations in a few minutes. >>> but first, today's stunner from the labor department, the country saw a net gain of no jobs in august. plus no change in the unemployment rate still 9.1%. it is the worst jobses report in a year. wall street crater, the do you industrial, s & p 500 and nasdaq all lost more than 2% today. >>> president obama didn't even try to put a positive spin on the news. no on-camera statement, not even a written one. we did catch one clims of him today as he left for camp david without even turning to wave good by. with us now, the president's former economic advisor, christina roamer, she's now an economics professor at the university of california. professor romer, thank yo

louisiana state agencies already on alert. all eyes trained on this growing storm in the heart of the gulf of mexico, loaded with up to 20 inches of rain and threatening the gulf coast from florida all the way to texas. >> in a nutshell, there's just way too much water in this area that you're going to have to overcome. there's a lot of low-lying areas here. there's a lot of low-lying areas here. >> reporter: accuweather says it could be the next billion-dollar disaster. this storm is so slow-moving it could hover right over the gulf coast for days triggering massive flooding which as we learned from hurricane irene could be so much more costly than wind damage. much of the region has been suffering from drought and wildfires this summer. new orleans mayor mitch landrieu said sometimes you get what you ask for. unfortunately it looks like we're going to get more than we needed. if it forms lee wowould be the 12th named storm of the season. that as another storm, katia, brewing for days in the atlantic, could become a major hur

billy is president of the plackaman parish in louisiana. thank you for joining us. good to see you again. >> good to see you. >> jamie: yesterday, you were very concerned. do you have a better sense now of what you will get and how to prepare? >> we're lucky that no homes flooded yet but we see the water over top of the levees in the middle of the parish. we are concerned. we will make a call later today if that continues. whether to evacuate the south end of the parish. that will continue to push against the levee. it was authorized to be put in the federal system but not started construction. that is a 3-1/2-footle vie. we're seeing over top and as we speak, we have men heading out there to put the sandbags and tubes to stop it. >> jamie: i don't want to point fingers and you don't either. you want to keep people in the parish safe but why are we having a conversation about levees when there are plans for quite some time to support them to the point in a hurricane or storm you won't worry. >> it's frustrated. we asked the corps to give us the money and let us buil

tropical storm lee is headed straight for louisiana. new orleans, the mayor, mitch landrieu expected to speak again this hour on how his city is bracing for impact. i'll also speak with the plaqueman's parish. an area that could get hit hard. first as we head here into the labor day weekend with a brutal report on the job market. basically, it has come to a grinding halt. the unemployment rate for august didn't budge an inch. here you have the number. it is still sitting at 9.1%. the net number here, that's the important part. the net number of jobs created in august. zero, none, goose egg. private employers did add 17,000 jobs last month. but do the math. government eliminated 17,000. so the net change is zero. this really is a once in a blue moon event. if you think about it. the last time the bottom line on jobs was zero was all the way back in february of 1945. '45. that's before the baby boomers were even born. the weakest jobs report in almost a year comes amid consumers' wavering confidence in the economy. we'll been following th

so the o'reilly family has been in louisiana for centuries. in cuba, nobody remembers him but it was the street of calle oreilly, famous until the 50's for its banks and bookstores. it was one of the favorite streets of (inaudible) secretary of the spanish count of fernandino, my grandfather, another irish man feeling at home in havana. there, at the busy corner of calle street and oreilly was a cafe bakery owned by a catelan. it was described by many foreigners, in particular british and irish who lived in havana at the time, as one of the best order and most elegant cafes in the world. its large door led to a main floor with a fantastic stone floor. i saw it in the 50's, i was very little but i still was there in the 50's, and have a fountain that all that water really produce a refreshing sound that drown the patrons' loud conversations. but what made dominica famous, according to some foreigners and historians, was its ice cream of countless flavors and its famous fruit ices: guava and other flavors were served according to an irish travel

the expected to make landfall in central louisiana today and turning east. that is not good for drought-parched texas. >> no sign of storms here in the bay area. despite of what we see it should be a nice, even warm holiday weekend. let us check-in with janu. >> good morning. >> good morning, isabel. we can see socked and with fog. in dealing with the morning low clouds. with mostly sunny conditions as the day progresses and even hot, inland. a cooling trend tomorrow. taking a look outside with a mixture of 50s. 49 degrees in napa pretty cool up there. 60s in los gatos. finally, the fog tracker 4 this our showing widespread and next. by 10:00 a.m., inland it should scaled-back to the coast. and perhaps built up by 5:00 p.m. making its way widespread into the overnight hours. temperatures. gorgeous! with 85 degrees in los gatos. and also 91 degrees in morgan hill. 93 in livermore a little bit cooler in half moon bay. 53. to the north bay, 87 degrees in santa rosa with 77 degrees for the south. 90's in fairfield. 91 in concord if you're going to the diamond ba

puzzle big one man who says he's free to lead former congressman and louisiana governor buddy roemer tells us what his campaign for president is based on and no it's not running. just put a picture of me when i was like nine years old and just you know good fruit. i confess and i am a total get of friends that i was so proud because he is that you prefer. i discovered yesterday. i'm very aware of the world with its people. let's talk now about politics and power and about one candidate for president who says money talks unless we take advice the way his name is buddy roemer and if you're not familiar with him that could be because mainstream media doesn't send a camera crew every time he makes a speech or releases a report it could be because his fund raising efforts are coming along a little slower than others or it could be because he's one candidate some of the most powerful entities in this country hope you never hear about or vote for buddy roemer is a fourth term congressman former governor of louisiana and joined me earlier from our new york studio he told me why campaign fina

>> talking southern parts of louisiana. they are going to look at the potential of about 20 inches of rainfall. the same for areas including mississippi, alabama, they are going to be dealing with heavy rain. here is the satellite imagery. it's there but you can't see it. we are starting to see more development out of the system. winds at 35 miles per hour moving to the north at one mile per hour. it's going to move so slowly and pulling in all that moisture, that's going to lead to the flooding potential through the next several days. this is sunday 2:00 a.m. it approaches the coastline of louisiana. then as i said, by tuesday just exiting out of louisiana as it does move this slowly, it's going to create a very heavy rainfall. we are also talking about a storm surge roughly between two to four feet. as i minimize this for you, i want to look at the radar. the rain is already coming into parts of louisiana and you can see for yourself some of those heavier rain bands and stronger rain bands working through. this is just th

yunji de nies has more from lafitte, louisiana. >> reporter: strong wins and heavy rain pounded the louisiana coast, knocking out power to thousands and dropping trees on houses. pass christian, mississippi, this boat took a beating. firefighters tried to tie it down but the surf was too strong. low-lying coastal areas were victims of flooding, making some to navigate them is by paddling. >> we're like stuck like with our cars and we can't really move around a lot. >> reporter: the storm threatened to turn more than 1 foot of rain across the region, forcing residents to spend their holiday working overtime to protect their homes. many cleared the shelves at local grocery stores, shocking up in preparation for the worst. >> fill it up, let's start doing it. >> reporter: lafitte mayor kerner is hoping sandbag barriers will save his small town. >> if they made everybody i'd buy a houseboat. i love this area and it's worth fighting for. >> reporter: the wind and rain have been relentless, turning mike lavelle's home into an isla. >> i knew this was going to happen sooner or later. i was hoping it

residents of mississippi and louisiana got short notice warnings today. get ready for tropical storm lee to hit this weekend. it may not be as powerful as a hurricane, but it's moving as a crawl which means new orleans canals and levees will be tested by a prolonged rain, up to 15 inches or more are expected, plus a storm surge. we'll get a live update. but first today's stunner from the labor department. the country saw a net gain of no jobs in august. plus no change in the unemployment rate, still 9.1%. it is the worst jobs report in a year. wall street cratered, the dow industrials, s&p and nasdaq all lost more than 2% today. president obama didn't even try to put a positive spin on the news. no on camera statement, not even a written one. we did catch one glimpse of him today as he left for cam david without even turning to wave good-bye. with us now, the president's former economic adviser, christina romer, she's now an economics professor at the university of california. proofgs or, thank you for being here. let me ask you first off whether you saw

parts of louisiana have gotten a foot of rain or more. the mayor of new orleans warns the city will be dealing with the storm for at least one more day. want to bring in jacqui jeras in the cnn weather center. a lot going on. we have been hearing that it's a rain machine. in texas, some fires and a tornado as well. >> yeah. a lot going on with the storm. let's start with the threat of fire. this has been breaking throughout the day. we look at lee on radar and say there is so much moisture. it's moving so slow. we have a strong intense area of high pressure in the midwest pummelling into the plains states. with the extreme conditions, the drought that's ongoing we have had at least six wildfires which have broken out within a couple of hours this afternoon they have gotten out of control because the winds are so strong here. we are talking about sustained winds. we have a couple of locators. sustained winds of 17 miles per hour near austin, but the gusts have been going up to 40 miles per hour. what you're seeing here on the doppler radar

. >>> and tropical storm lee is now over the southern coast of louisiana. heavy rains could cause extensive flooding. >> good morning. back home, more fog this morning that's traveled across the east bay into some of the east bay valleys. plus, if you wait a little bit longer on the sun today and slightly cooler temperatures. >> thank you, lisa. thanks for joining us. i'm carolyn tyler. a tense standoff continues in el selbrante it morning. a 43-year-old man is surrounded by contra costa sheriff's deputy. the standoff began last night around 7:00 when deputies were called about a man beating a woman. thirty minutes later the suspect released a woman and three children from the apartment. around 10:30 police say the suspect fired shots. no one outside was injured. a sheriff's negotiator has been talking with the man trying to convince him to surrender peacefully. automated phone calls to neighbors advise them to stay inside, lock the doors and windows until this situation is resolved. we will keep you posted on any developments. >> this morning thousands of

the center of tropical storm lee has come ashore in louisiana. a handful of residents in jefferson parish ordered out, they were evacuated. thousands have lost power. more from the weather channel's alex wallace with a very good sunday morning to you, and a busy one. what is the latest on lee's track? >> busy for sure, following lee, alex. the latest on it. it has, as you mentioned, moved onshore, 50 miles to the west of morgan city, louisiana, sustained winds around 45 miles per hour. it hasn't changed a lot within the last several hours out there. except for the movement, moving more to the north and the east. starting to take more of a jog in this general direction. that's what we anticipate here, as we head through time out there for us. here's how the radar looks. you can see, heavy rain, heavy downpours to contend with. even over towards the western portions of florida seeing some outer bands stretching in. we do have that risk as we often see with tropical storms making landfall. a tornado watch out there for us until 4:00, panhandle of fl

at this hour the storm is stalled along the louisiana coast and it's still dumping rain. drew levinson on how this labor day weekend appears to be a washout. >> reporter: some drivers trade their steering wheels for paddle as tropical storm lee flooded parts of the louisiana coast. the tiny town of lafitte was hit hard. emergency crews ordered people to head for higher ground, but not everyone left. >> i was born and raised in this area and it's my home. >> reporter: the storm surge is pushing water from the bayou into town. there is no levee system to pump water from the streets. >> this one is of the main reasons we have been advocating for a levee system here, because you have constant flooding and it's going to continue. the tropical systems aren't going anywhere. >> reporter: it is causing rivers to swell an upgraded levee system is protecting areas flooded during hurricane katrina of the six years ago katrina's fury flooded 80% of the city . pumps are getting a very good test and there are some folks doubleful about the pumps, but you can see the pumps are working f

of rain in louisiana and alabama in some areas there may be 20 in. of rain can buy today it could become a tropical storm and the new name will be lee. and that of the high hurricanekatia is still churning and atlantic. people have been stuck without food and water national guard used helicopters to drop in much- needed supplies flood warnings are still in a fact the white house says cleared some funds for federal aid home over 900,000 people are still without power. >> i feel guilty about it but it's nice. >> when burden have closely study conditions when for our holiday weekend the land spots will be in the upper 80s and beyond the coastal stay in the '60s we will have a full forecast coming up >> quick check of traffic to a hotspot at interstate some white we had a report of all lumber's bill when he was blocking lanes they have managed to clear all up traffic is light enough no backup or delay mo. will let you know if he becomes our hotspot >> 6 07 a.m. and an early morning sun rise bay you can see the outline of the city . >> >> how an earthquak

already power has been knocked out to about 30,000 people in louisiana. the governors of louisiana and mississippi have drayeclared sts of emergency for areas, parishes are under mandatory evacuation orders because of the threat of flooding. the mayor of new orleans today warned residents to brace for a long ordeal from this storm. up to 20 inches of rain could overwhelm the area. cnn's ed lavandera has been tracking the impact of the tropical storm all day today. tropical storm lee. he joins us now from waveland, mississippi, east of new orleans. how's it looking? >> reporter: well, you know, i think a lot of people remember waveland, mississippi, back during the days of hurricane katrina. this was a town that was simply devastated by that storm. this is the beachfront. you see as you look out into the gulf of mexico just how choppy those waters are and how dangerous it is out there. and a lot of that storm surge has been brushed up earlier this morning. we understand in many places around waveland and bay st. louis, in the lowing lying areas, there was

and louisiana has already declared a state of emergency. we'll keep you posted as we get additional updates. >>> aaa says fewer americans will be hitting the road this labor day weekend. they expect the number of people traveling at least 50 miles from home will be down 2.4% from last year to 31.5 million. experts are blaming general nervousness about the economy and finding seats on crowded airlines and expensive gasoline. a gallon of gas cost about a dollar more than last year. if you stay home i highly recommend watching cnn all day. >>> and tomorrow the university of alabama football team plays its first game since the devastating tornado hit the city of tuscaloosa. can the new season help the city heal? we're cracking down on medicare fraud. the healthcare law gives us powerful tools to fight it... to investigate it... ...prosecute it... and stop criminals. our senior medicare patrol volunteers... are teaching seniors across the country... ...to stop, spot, and report fraud. you can help. guard your medicare card. don't give out your c

thousands of people in louisiana and mississippi are without power because of tropical storm lee. the storm has weakened but its winds and rains continue to pelt the coast, and louisiana's governor has already declared state of emergency in ten parishes. >> reporter: tropical storm lee is taking its time, moving through the northern gulf coast. its heavy rain bands and strong winds dreching louisiana and mississippi. >> we're expecting 15-20 inches of rain in the new orleans region as a result of the tropical storm and as all of us who have been through this know, it's not how much we get but it's how much we get in a short period of time. >> reporter: six years ago almost to the day that hurricane katrina swamped the crescent city when the levees failed. now this is new orleans' prime line of demps breaks -- defense. some areas are washed out but so far flooding has been sporadic. thens of thousands lost power. along the gulf coast, people are backing up and leaving low-lying areas, residents stuffed sandbags and are hoping their efforts pay off. lee will make its way across the

louisiana is a democratic state on paper per. 65% of all the voters in louisiana are democrat, but they don't vote that way all the time and when i saw barack, think less than 10% crossover vote -- i'm a candid and i crossed over time. i got 85% of the white vote the first time around. i got 45% of the black vote and totally flip the second time for a lot of different reasons. i understand the crossover appeal. when i saw barack only get 10% i was like this is a super red state. and there was no way in hell they are going to elect me. it ain't going to happen. [laughter] they have not forgiven me about that yet. i am a p fungi. i'm sorry. george clinton, p funk, you all know the song. one more? >> there was a group of people who had a lawsuit and they actually won the lawsuit. i think it was dealing direct with the levees. do you think even though they won the lawsuit that they will actually ever get paid dealing with the economic situation? >> you know there were so many lawsuits i'm trying to figure which one. there was one major lawsuit that was thrown out of court says they said the

louisiana governor bobby jindal already declared a state of emergency. oil companies are pulling workers off the rigs in the gulf. some places including new orleans could get as much as 20 inches of rain. texas could really use some of that rain from the tropical system. it doesn't look promising. 14 big wildfires are burning in that state. just one of them west of dallas. firefighters are finally making some progress. they've got about the fire half contained or so. >> we can do all the work by air we want, but as my instructors told me a long time ago, it's boots on the ground that gets it taken care of. >> employers added no jobs during august. the unemployment rate is unchanged at 9.1%. a couple things we should point out. the report was distorted because it counted thousands of verizon workers who went on strike but that were now back on the job. the numbers also included minnesota employees who were temporarily out of work because of the government shutdown. >>> this discouraging jobs report is driving stocks down across the board, the dow fell mor

new york is always accessible and so is louisiana and illinois. it really does affect us, because right now every producer i talked to, they say i used to be given a script, and let's say it was a beach in hawaii, are will figure out how i can shoot that in louisiana and get their tax break. a lot of it is the numbers. if ever runs incentives went away, it would be wonderful, but we are competing with other states that have such high incentives that are really taking productions away from us. >supervisor mirkarimi: that is my question, because new york is a trophy city coming in san francisco is its own. it is probably one of the most objective -- majestic in the country, if not planet. but i am wondering is do we change the rules or how our approach is in order to figure out a way that makes us more competitive, because the track we have been on since i have been on the board is about rebates, and i have not seen the field but i think people have been hoping for for quite some time, and maybe we will learn something new with the progress report.

on paper. 65% of all the voters in louisiana are democrats. but they don't vote that way all the time. when i saw barack got less than 10% crossover vote -- i'm a candidate, i crossed over big-time the first time i ran. i got 85% of the white vote the first time i ran. 45% of the black vote. and then it totally flipped the second time. but that's for a lot of different reasons. so i understand the crossover appeal, and when i saw barack only got 10%, i was like, this is a superred state. and there's no way in hell they're going elect me every did the city speech, too? huh-uh. ain't going to happen. [laughter] >> them little cajuns have not forgiven me about that yet. lord have mercy. i'm a peaceful guy. i'm sorry. george clinton and funk adeleics. you know the song. totally misunderstood. totally misunderstood. one more? >> there was a group of people who had a lawsuit and they actually won the lawsuit, i think it whereas -- was dealing directly with the levees. do you think they'll ever get paid, dealing with the economic situation? >> there