of new orleans. on other cars days when a cool breeze blows new orleans shows its melancholy side tourists and locals on the streets and squares around st louis cathedral seem unaffected. in the french quarter the city's oldest neighborhood most of the single and multi-story buildings are made of stone and feature you're trying balcony as the spanish and french influence is unmistakable. the thank. you and. the new orleans jazz and blues are inseparable louis armstrong and fats domino are among the sons of the city to name that two of its greats. days the mood maybe move relaxed but there's virtually no record that will silence the instruments had. the sound. thanks to the first. it's early in the morning on loyola haven't you it's not far from the main station the new orleans union passenger terminal it seems to be busy. most passengers now prefer to travel by bus there are just three passenger trains departing new orleans each day. the building dates back to nine hundred fifty four it's was the chi

of new orleans. on overcast days when a cool breeze blows new orleans shows its melancholy side tourists and locals on the streets and squares around st louis cathedral seem unaffected the and in the french quarter the city's oldest neighborhood most of the single and multi-story buildings are made of stone and feature you're trying balcony as the spanish and french influence is unmistakable. thanks. to a new orleans jazz and blues are inseparable louis armstrong and fats domino are among the sons of the city to name but two of its greats. days the mood may be moving axed but there's virtually no record that will silence the instruments here thanks. to the sun thank you and the for. youyou. it's early in the morning on loyola haven't you it's not far from the main station the new orleans union passenger terminal it seems to be busy ahead most passengers now prefer to travel by bus there are just three passenger trains departing new orleans each day. the building dates back to nine hundred fifty four

now that it's a new orleans welcome. street cars have shaped the cityscape of new orleans for the past hundred and eighty years at first street cars were powered by horses and steam their electric now the network once covered three hundred kilometers today just thirty six kilometers remain there are tree lines the st charles line is the oldest continuously operating line in the u.s. the river front line runs along the edge of the french quarter and the canal straight line covers the main street of new orleans. on overcast days when a cool breeze blows new orleans shows its melancholy side tourists and locals on the streets and squares around st louis cathedral seem unaffected and the and in the french quarter the city is old this neighborhood most of the single and multi-story buildings are made of stone and feature of your time balconies the spanish and french influence is unmistakable. thanks to a new orleans jazz and blues are inseparable louis armstrong and fats domino are among the sons of the city to name but two o

honestly, in new orleans you people who are partying on the streets of new orleans in the downtown area quarter area because the storm did not hit the area which is a sigh of relief to them. are you at liberty to have that sense of relief knowing that a second landfall will happen and they are dissipating storm surges from anywhere from three-9 feet along the gulf coast. with that include gulfport and neighboring biloxi? >> it will. those are water levels and you know, nothing that will present an immediate threat to life. those people that live along the beachfront have taken the necessary step to ensure their safety. we are watching them and there's a highway that runs along the beachfront called highway 90 and i was just checking with our dispatch and we have where it is cross some of highway 90 and those are the things we look for again. were looking for the encroachment on the beachfront as a concern but are back waterway's are more of a bigger concern forward. kelly: well, that is a concern because people living in that area, i imagine, as you stated sought higher ground or with s

in now that it's a new orleans welcome. street cars have shaped the cityscape of new orleans for the past hundred and eighty years at first street cars were powered by horses and steam their electric now the network once covered three hundred kilometers today just thirty six kilometers remain there a tree. the st charles line is the oldest continuously operating line in the u.s. the river front line runs along the edge of the french quarter and the canal straight line covers the main street of new orleans. on overcast days when a cool breeze blows new orleans shows its melancholy side tourists and locals on the streets and squares around st louis cathedral seem unaffected by the by our in the french quarter the city's oldest neighborhood most of the single and multi-story buildings are made of stone and feature neuron balcony as the spanish and french influence is unmistakable. thanks. to a new orleans jazz and blues are inseparable louis armstrong and fats domino are among the songs that the city to name but two of its gre

now that it's a new orleans welcome. street cars have shaped the cityscape of new orleans for the past hundred and eighty years at first street cars were powered by horses and steam their electric now the network once covered three hundred kilometers today just thirty six kilometers remain there a tree. the st charles line is the oldest continuously operating line in the u.s. the river front line runs along the edge of the french quarter and the canal straight line covers the main street of new orleans. on overcast days when a cool breeze blows new orleans shows its melancholy side tourists and locals on the streets and squares around st louis cathedral seem unaffected. in the french quarter the city is old this neighborhood most of the single and multi-story buildings are made of stone and feature you're trying balconies the spanish and french influence is unmistakable. thanks. to the new orleans jazz and blues are inseparable louis armstrong and fats domino are among the songs that the city to name but two of its great

of new orleans. with a special focus on harken katrina katrina changed the city. one of the great things about the story is that the human story behind each of the exhibitions that you'll see at this particular exhibition really express how these people of the american south came together to rebuild a community. it wasn't just the hurrican that caused terrible destruction. holding back naik pontchartrain crumbled. into the city from the north on handed katrina changed the lives of new orleans the people physically the way we live and the way we work. we are trying to build back the city right sitting up or having great success there a chance to psychologically to think the people of new orleans are more virulent now and i think we're more proud that we were before the storm because of what we survived. poor doubt his emotions each day recording the horrific events on the wallpaper of his house. the wreck of the grand piano that belonged to musician fats domino hanging above the installation by mitche

we have cnn's kaylee hartung live in new orleans. >> reporter: the mayor of new orleans says the city's preparations won't matter if the citizens don't do their part. coming up, we will tell you how the people and the city is bracing for the storm. >>> and the gathering of the senior military leaders may be the calm before the storm. when he was asked about it, he did that. he wing ked. coming up, we will talk about it with our panel. (burke) at farmers, we've seen almost everything so we know how to cover almost anything. even a swing set standoff. and we covered it, july first, twenty-fifteen. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ fomy doctor recommended ibgard. abdominal pain and bloating. now i'm in control of my ibs. nonprescription ibgard- calms the angry gut. >>> we are greatful to have you here. i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. another storm is threat iening e u.s. coast. this is hurricane nate. it is expected to make landfall tomorrow or late tonight. hurricane hunters flew into t

the banding of rain already now moving in toward new orleans. and even though i think of the threat for the strongest winds is going to be east of new orleans, i mean we're going to have some damage on the coast. there's no doubt about it, especially with a surge up to near 10 or 11 feet. here's the issue of new orleans, most of the winds are going to be coming in from the north as the system circulates counterclockwise. when you have that northern wind, with that three to six-foot surge, there's going to be problems. it's not a katrina type storm but that could be an issue. it's very possible, i think we could have landfall around this parish, but it looks like it's kind of trending to the east. that core of winds is going to be a problem. we're probably going to see a tornado watch posted. we saw that with irma. quite a few of them. then, as that surge creates an issue with the coast, it will be the winds, not just on the coast, but farther inland. when irma made landfall, we have almost 8 million lose power? a million and a half were in georg

orleans ok dave many thanks for that dave now found from w w w l t v in new orleans and apologies to all of you is for the quality at the end of that interview. now staying in the u.s. president all trump has sparked renewed speculation about u.s. foreign policy towards north korea off the posting a somewhat cryptic tweet is what he wrote presidents and their administrations have been talking to north korea for twenty five years agreements made massive amounts of money paid hasn't worked agreements violated before the ink was dry sorry but only one thing will work now so far hasn't explained what he means with these words they come just days after he referred to want to call the calm before the storm at a gathering of military leaders. turning to russia now demonstrations across russia on the saturday with thousands of people in at least one thousand nine hundred eighty s. marching in support of jailed opposition leader alexei navalny they were calling on all thought he's to allow an avanti to run in next year's presidential election police arrested more than two hundred people with

♪ ♪ >> new orleans! >> jon: lesson three, boom! there's an old saying that there's two kinds of music in new orleans-- jazz and shrimp. but shrimp is only one of the many foods you can only find in new orleans and nowhere else in the world. one of my favorite is the po-boy sandwich. you can find the best po-boys in out of the way, unexpected places like groceries and gas stations. i'll tell you how to get to the best po-boy shop in new orleans. take chartres street to natchez and take natchez down to tchoupitoulas. follow tchoupitoulas for a ways and then hang a right on smith street. once you're there wake up dennis and answer his riddle. >> jon: the answer is...rain. >> that is...correct! curse you, jon batiste! ( laughter ) >> jon: mmm mmmm. that's a good po-boy. lesson four: snack break! >> here you go, jon. >> jon: lesson 5. pelicans. pelicans are a genus of large birds known for their characteristic long beak and large throat pouch. and louisiana loves pelicans so much that this is their flag. but here's what it originally lo

here we are rolling into downtown new orleans right now. we're on a legion field which is sort of like the northeast boundary of the french quarter or i should say the entry point. if you look to the left here, see these cars parked on the median? the mayor of new orleans, mitch landrieu said that's allowed. any sort of parking violation, those are off the books for the period of this storm. parking cars on the median like that, that's high ground for people to need to take advantage of. any time ta there's a tern for flooding, in new orleans, that's going to make head lines, but the mayor has made a point of stressing to people here this is likely to be a wind event. he wants everything securing any outdoor furniture, anything that could be used as a projectile. while there were mandatory evacuations outside the 200 froot gates built to surround that city, inside the city center as we know, new orleans, like the french quarter and what not, the time they need to pay attention is 7:00 p.m. that's whoa a curfew will go into effect. we're com

in new orleans, it appears new orleans has escaped the worst of this category one storm. the storm is a fast-moving storm which means it will not linger over these areas as we saw in hurricane irma and hurricane harvey as well as hurricane maria, which all but devastated puerto rico. we know the devastation there is still lingering, it's hard to clean up those areas. when you look at this storm and the category one aspects of it, it will be it seems easier to clean up. >> much easier to klein. the logistics of a storm moving quickly through an affected area allows for to the peopla and the federal government to push out into the affected areas and allow the recovery to begin. what we saw in harvey is completely the opposite of what we were seeing in main. the -- in nate. it's difficult getting assets in. what we saw in maria and irma was areas affected that could not push out that storms because of their geographical nature. kelly: many of the assets you needed to restore power had to stay in jacksonville near the daytona area before going down towards those areas that we

well this is "piano one-oh-fun: new orleans!" first, everyone knows that the french quarter is the oldest neighborhood in new orleans. and just like an old person, it's full of history and covered in pee. but there's landmarks all over town, including: jackson square! the superdome. walgreens! boat! new orleans center for creative arts, the high school where i learned about pelicans! the other walgreens! times square! and, my favorite park in the city...city park. the great thing about this park is that-- >> jon batiste!? what are you doin' back home?! >> jon: oh man! stevie! it's good to see you! i'm just teaching these people about new orleans. >> well you want to blow that off and come to my house? >> jon: of course. ♪ >> jon: new orleans is known for its music: zydeco, bounce, the foo fighters when they come through on tour. but none more so than jazz, which was invented here when a composer's sheet music was eaten by a gator so he just made up a bunch of stuff. and there have even been thousands of songs written about new

night about to make landfall east of new orleans a category two storm is threatening several southern states with torrential rain and winds of up to one hundred sixty kilometers an hour now it is the fourth major storm to hit the u.s. in less than two months or thousands are warning residents not to take it lightly. the hurricane killed dozens of people as it passed through central america a state of emergency has been declared 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 than anything honestly my house is elevated i'm not too concerned about. 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

missing new orleans proper. new orleans, will get 70-mile-an-hour winds. that is not a miss. it will not miss panama city. you will get 65-mile-an-hour winds. it is the wide swath of what will happen and the 90-mile-an-hour wind gusts in biloxi or gulfport. you cannot focus on the bull's-eye. this is all the way in new orleans with heavy rain and possibly trying to flood the city with fresh water because the pumps are working, but you can't put tens of inches anywhere. this is a quick moving storm. we don't anticipate that. havana did not expect it either. biloxi, gulfport, gulf shores. grand isle. 68. that is 9:00 tonight. spreading from pensacola to slidell. 113-mile-an-hour wind gusts expected with that model. that knocks down power lines. from lake charles to florida. there will be power outages and trees down. at least 1 million people without power. the good news is you can drive to put the power lines back up. this is not 20 feet storm surge from katrina. this is a surge to do a lot of damage to the areas there that were hit hard with ivan, dauphin island and biloxi an

and as fast as this storm is moving, we do not anticipate any real challenges to new orleans. we understand there is some older ability there because would remind you that the capacity for pumping and for electricity in new orleans is better than it has been in many months. and perhaps over the last few years. concerned.overly we are paying attention to it. we are not unconcerned, but we are not overly concerned about the threat of flooding in new orleans. any otherany other questions? i want to thank you very much for being here. it is important you all cover these events so that the people around louisiana have the benefit of the latest information. i am going to encourage all louisiana and's to stay informed, be where you need to be by 3:00 p.m., don't drive tonight. you expose yourself to a risk of harm and any responder that would be dispatched is also going to be exposed to risk of harm. it should not have to happen. be prepared. offer a prayer. we will ride this thing out. i really believe we are in relatively good shape. no one can afford to underestimate the power of

rosa flores is live tonight in new orleans. officials there understandably take hurricane threats very, very seriously. but does it look like hopefully new orleans avoided the worst of it? >> reporter: it really looks and sounds like new orleans has dodged the bullet here. you can see around me there's very, very light rain. we had a few bands earlier, but nothing major. one of the big concerns of course is still potential storm surge, but that's pretty much it. the hurricane warning was downgraded to a tropical storm warning. the curfew issue bide the mayor was lifted just a few hours after it was listed. so that's the good news, brook. the good news is people are back here on it streets of new orleans. people are back here celebrating. we've seen multiple weddings. i think it's safe to say for now new orleans have dodged a bullet, and i'm really happy to report that. >> i saw your second line wedding video right in front of the cafe there, love it. let's go to tom slater in the cnn weather center. new orleans is all right, bu

some people in new orleans told to evacuate. parts of the gulf coast are water logged from recent hurricanes and nate could cause moring flooding. people are stocking up on sandbags and plywood whatever it takes to protect their property. the wind and storm surge are the biggest threats to new orleans. drains and pumps are prepared for whatever is yet to come. >> chris sowers, this storm could impact us. >> reporter: one thing i want to make clear off the bat this is not a maria or harvey or jose or irma. we were not talking about a major category 4 or 5 storm. it's a category one storm it is strong winds circulating around the center of the storm, but not a catastrophic hurricane bearing down on the gulf coast. the center is 100 miles east southeast of new orleans. the bright reds indicate that the storm is getting better organized. it is moving over warm water. there's the chance it could further strengthen over the next 24 to 48 hours. the spaghetti plots take this over mobile, alabama. it would put the worst storm surge over

the city of new orleans is under

♪ ♪ >> new orleans! >> jon: lesson three, boom! there's an old saying that there's two kinds of music in new orleans-- jazz and shrimp. but shrimp is only one of the many foods you can only find in new orleans and nowhere else in the world. one of my favorite is the po-boy sandwich. you can find the best po-boys in out of the way, unex places like groceries and gas stations. i'll tell you how to get to the best po-boy shop in new orleans. take chartres street to natchez and take natchez down to tchoupitoulas. follow tchoupitoulas for a ways and then hang a right on smith street. once you're there wake up dennis and answer his riddle. >> jon: the answer is...rain. >> that is...correct! curse you, jon batiste! ( laughter ) >> jon: mmm mmmm. that's a good po-boy. lesson four: snack break! >> here you go, jon. >> jon: lesson 5. pelicans. pelicans are a genus of large birds known for their characteristic long beak and large throat pouch. and louisiana loves pelicans so much that this is their flag. but here's what it originally looked l

while americans were still dying every day in new orleans. eventually, some heads did roll in the george w. bush administration for that disastrous, botched response, george w. bush's fema director who appeared to be appointed to that job more as a patronage hire rather than his qualifications, he was fired a week after that bod broadcast we just showed you. as 2005 rolled into 2006, that's when the investigations started into what went wrong t. white house did its own internal investigation t. senate did its own investigation. but in the house, there were some interesting things there. the house got their investigation, their report from the investigation. they got it out first. which may it the most influential. the federal government reviews what went wrong. they were first. it had an interesting origin story. in the house, there was a big partisan fight over the way that investigation would be approached. the house wanted it to be a special select committee involving members of both parties, they rejected the way the republican majority w

new orleans. tom, to you, give us the time line of when will it happen and what kind of condition are we talking about? >> we'll have an update. 100 miles per hour still offshore. this is moving at incredible speed right now of good news and bad news. the good news is storms that are moving at 25 miles per hour. these kinds of hurricanes, they cannot intensify, they don't like to move this fast. however, 90 miles per hour sustained winds, we are only of 6 miles per hour away from a category two. that's going to happen and it looks like it is going to be east of new orleans and that's where most of the damage will be. we'll have a possible land fall. the ring bands making their way through new orleans, getting up to baton rouge as well. notice the bright colors here. the outer band will have a good potential of tornados. gulf shore had tornado warnings. this band moving into the region, it is a precursor thing to come, most of the rainfalls are on the northern end of the center core. now, let me sh

ed lavandera is in mobile, rosa florence is in new orleans. derek, what is the situation in gulfport? >> good evening, ana. that's the emergency sirens going off here in biloxi. those were installed post-katri post-katrina, meant to send the signal to those who doesn't hn' internet or tv or doesn't hear the warnings. we have land falling hurricane in the next six hours. of course we're going to sound the sirens and get the word out. if you're in susceptible low-lying areas, there's a threat and you need to get to higher ground if possible. 12 casinos along the harrison county coastline have been shut down. there's mandatory evacuations. you can see and hear the emergency sirens still ongoing. there hasn't been a real surge of weather just yet, though we do expect that. the very compact eye is just to our west. you heard tom sater talking about the heavy winds. it puts biloxi in a precarious position for heaviest winds, potential for rain and storm surge. >> thank you. ed, you are in mobile, alabama. have you seen conditions there change yet? >

ok we're going to talk to dave know spawn now he's a weather expert at w w l t v in new orleans dave great to have you with us how serious is this storm looking does it come pat to hurricane katrina twelve years ago. nothing in comparison to katrina this is a much smaller storm a much weaker storm that katrina was was very that was very down back in two thousand and five here that we sienna may not actually have a true way in fall of this storm in louisiana looks like it's going to make more of a landfall along the mississippi coast just near polacks the mississippi about an hour outside or so of the new orleans area and this one could be possibly a category two storm right now with winds of ninety miles per hour about one hundred forty four kilometers per hour with a possible landfall speed of one hundred five miles per hour and that's roughly about one hundred seventy kilometers per hour or so could be doing a lot of some wind damage in mississippi looks like that biggest threat for them is going to be the storm surge a rise of water coming from the storm potentially around say two

. >>> new orleans and the rest of the u.s. gulf coast prepare for hurricane nate. we'll have the latest on the storm's track for you. president trump's cryptic comments remain a mystery, with white house officials refusing or unable to say what the president meant when he said "it is the calm before the storm." >>> plus, more chilling details emerge about the las vegas massacre. police say the gunman's car was loaded with explosives. but they still don't have a clue to his motive. these stories are all ahead here in the next two hours. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i'm natalie allen, live in atlanta, and this is cnn newsroom. ♪ ♪ >>> the u.s. gulf coast, already weary of deadly storms this season, is bracing for hurricane nate. the category 1 storm is expected to make landfall early sunday and the state of louisiana is preparing for a direct hit. or ed lavendera is in new orleans for us. >> reporter: the governors of the gulf states of florida, alabama, mississippi, and here in louisiana, have declared states of emergency

nearly a week after the levy broke in new orleans, rescuers continued to pull victims off rooftops. in the pitch black of night, and under a sering louisiana sun, with the death toll expected to climb into the thousands in new orleans alone, a local politician said on "meet the press" the federal government's slow response is partly to blame. >> bureaucracy committed murder here in the greater new orleans area and they have to stand trial. >> reporter: the administration admits mistakes were made, and the homeland security secretary says focus must be on ongoing emergency. so no heads will roll? >> tim, in due course, if people want to chop heads off, there's an opportunity to do it. the question i would put to people is what do you want to have us spend time on now? >> september 2005. early september while rescues were underway. while americans were still dying every day. eventually heads rolled after the disastrous response. fema director appointed to the job, more of a patronage higher rather than qualifications. he was fired a week after that nbc broadcast we showed you. as 2005

kaylee hartung is live in new orleans for us. first, let's start with where these mandatory evacuations are, and the preparations as we see nate get closer and closer to the shore. >> reporter: yeah, victor, officials are saying all preparations for the storm must be rushed to completion today. the area with the greatest sense of urgency that would be the land that lies between lake pontchartrain and gulf of mexico. from venetia isle and the bayou. they want people out of there by today, because they're closing floodgates. it's time for people in those areas to go. following katrina, more than $1400 were spent on a storm defense system. and like we mentioned, if you're outside of those levees, it's time to get out, victor. >> kaylee hartung there in new orleans. thank you so much. let's go to the phones to the lieutenant governor of louisiana. mr. lieutenant governor, thank yous for being with us. from your vantage point are people heeding these mandatory evacuation orders? you know when you put hurricane and new orleans in the s

look at them in new orleans, seven miles an hour. nice light breeze in new orleans right now. but there we are back at 33 miles an hour from biloxi. of course on the north we were over 70 miles an hour and pensacola and gulf shores as well. we continue with gusty winds, continue with haefy rain and the potential as you mentioned for rotating thunderstorms that is tornadic activity through the overnight hours. especially toward the east of the center. only east of the center really. there's not much going on here on the western side. there's good reason for that. gulf of mexico down here with this tropical moisture feed coming from south to north and we've got land to the west here. the wind is coming offshore and coming from the north. there's not much going on in new orleans as a result. but these bands will all be rather dangerous as each of these could be putting down as they come through some rotating thunderstorms. we'll watch that closely. this is pretty typical what happens with landfalling hurricanes. we've already seen numerous tornado warnings we'll see tomorrow if w

the city of new orleans keeping a close eye on the storm. that's because of the city's fragile pumping system. louisiana has mobilized hundreds of national guard troops ahead of the storm. new orleans' mayor is helping to avoid the same problem that plagued florida following hurricane irma. >> i want this sent out to all the nursing homes and facilities caring for the elderlies, they are responsible for their safety. if you don't have a generator, get one, if you have a broken one, call us. >> city of new orleans preparing fortunate, and nate slam into central america yesterday, many have lost power and have no running water. goarng weekend will have more -- "good morning america" weekend will have more on nate and the preparations along the gulf coast for the storm's arrival. >>> 70 -- 7:03 a.m., power was knocked out in a south jersey community after a neil carlinsky carlinsky -- after a car crashed into a utility pole white pours pike and egg harbor road. it slammed into a utility pole. the driver was taken to the hospital in stable condi

wind hit 51 miles per hour in new orleans. that was not a big deal thankfully. they will get wind on the west side and may not get wind up to 40 or 50. >> i would like to talk about how dry it's been and nate will bring us the moisture sunday and monday. last measurable rain we have a trace on the 14th and measured 4 100. the last significant rain is half an inch on september 6 about a month ago. we need some rain. record only at 23 and will not we may get into the top 20 but nowhere close to the record. tomorrow we start in the 60s, 80 by lunchtime, and maybe a bit of a breeze with high is in the low-mid 80s. right now we are sitting in the upper 70s to a couple of spots, frederick and hagerstown. >> 79 at the airport, there will be moisture in the middle of the country between the cold air and warm air and eventually will work its way toward us. also nate that's going to stream north if caught up in the front. if we are lucky we make it over an inch in spots. it will be a quiet saturday morning and may see a shower south whi

new orleans is extraordinarily important to my state. my first job is government was with a governor, governor buddy romer. and at the time he took an economic trip to japan. he tells a story he was meeting with about 20 japanese business people. and he started off by asin aski them, he said how many of them have been to louisiana? he said five japanese business people raised their hand. then he said how many of you have been to new orleans. he said 15 raised their hand. it's a big part of our culture and our economy. we've got a crime problem in new orleans as you know. mcneil killed in the line of duty this weekend. the burn grants are very important to help us fight crime. now, your office wrote a letter to my friend mayor landrieu asking him questions about his -- the city's compliance with section 1373. let me cut to the chase. there have been allegations that new orleans is a sanctuary city. you have asked for information. mayor landrieu who is again my friend, but you've got to call them like i see them. wrote you back an unprofes

gulf coast and could become a hurricane before it hits new orleans flooding and landslides have killed at least twenty five people across costa rica nicaragua honduras and el salvador there would most as more. nicaragua is one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere tropical storm nate has just made it that much poorer three thousand homes destroyed communications cut the force of the storm ripped boats from the sea and left potholes large enough to consume cars. passengers on this bus were so panicked escape was the only thing on their minds and they pummeled central america with heavy rains during the week. the flood has taken away almost everything that all these people had in their home they had breakfast in the morning and not had lunch nor dinner because everything was taken away from them where waiting for any help that would be well received so many children are crying with hunger in neighboring coast city cut the storm left at least seven people dead and some five thousand people were forced to leave their homes the western province with want to cause they was the h

in new orleans, a race to sandbag tonight. residents here not worried so much about the levy system giving way as happened 12 years ago during katrina, rather fears the city's crippled pumping system will fail. >> it was recently tested, the system itself and it didn't hold. >> reporter: august 2017 critical pumps in the city lost power, only eight inches of rain turning to a calamity. >> i want to be clear. we have sufficient pumps and manpower to handle the threat if the rain totals remain as forecast and the intensity is directed. >> reporter: all attention is on the pumps like the one over my shoulder here with the expectation that nate will become a hurricane. as you noted at the top, lester, the mayor of new orleans has issued mandatory evacuations for certain parts of the city. >> carey sanders, thank you. let's turn to al rocha with the latest forecast track which has shifted slightly from last night, and whether it hits as a tropical storm or a category 1 hurricane, it doesn't make a lot of difference to folks along t

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far enough east of new orleans that new orleans has had minimal impacts but boy, the outer eyewall some of the islands south of structures there. so hopefully they don't get damaged. but we're seeing it getting closer and closer toward the coast. look at the winds. and this has been impressive. main past here, this is just east of the mouth of the mississippi. gusts in the 81-mile-per-hour range and biloxi now 43 but you can imagine the winds are going to pick up considerably in the next couple of hours and look at new orleans. only gusting to 24. it's a breezy night there. but not a damaging night. the track of nate with winds of 85 gusts to 10e 5. -- 105. is moving north at 20. very close to gulf port and the biloxi area, nearly 10-foot storm surge in parts of coastal mississippi over to mobile bay. a tropical storm by morning in towards western alabama. south of tuscaloosa approaching birmingham and kind of splitting the difference between there and huntsville. by sunday evening passing chattanooga on its way to our neck of the woods and it's going to bring us some showers and storms

fittings slightlye of new orleans that is a better track for new orleans as storm surge will be furthere around gulf port and biloxi, it is a very delicate situation depending on the exact track of the storm. strengthening, perhaps briefly to a category one hurricane, once it moves inland it will rapidly weak tone a remnant low but it will move quickly right up through eastern seaboard and into our region as we get into early next week here's a lot at rainfall expectation here. four plus inches of rain across portions of alabama and mississippi then that rain quickly by monday spread up the eastern half of the country. heaviest rain through the side of the appalachian is here but as we head in our region we will pick up some rain possibly as much as an inch in spots. we will have more on the timing of that and heat and humidity coming up. for now, back to you. >> kate, thank you. >>> authorities are investigating a deadly shooting in trenton, new jersey. chopper three over the scene near carver lane and north willow street, a 58 year-old woman was pronounced dead at the hospital a 14 yea

new orleans under a hurricane warning. i'm not too worried about new orleans now. that's good news for them. it's going to be around this area, around the mobile bay area. this area very prone to storm surge flooding. they're under hurricane warnings, under storm surge warnings. storm surge could be five to eight feet. that could be another area that's very hard hit from this storm. for us, watch what happens next, after the storm moves up. right across our region here. again, just south and east of this. this is where the track goes north and west, this is where the strongest winds would be and where some of the heaviest rain would be. the rain we need. the wind we could do without. we are going to get some wind with this. areas with the heaviest rainfall of an inch to two rainfa inches. we need the rain, we'll get some on monday. a very warm night tonight. tomorrow, going to be equally as warm. 84 degrees, nationals game looking good. got to tie that series up. sunday, 79 degrees. good chance of shower activity. i'm not too worried early, i do think most of the d

there across the new orleans. a lot of this gets toward the florida pan handle, as well with significant winds doing damage tonight. that's what's going on with nate. here's the local forecast. >> reporter: good morning, everyone, i'm meteorologist chris sowers with this accuweather update. we have clear conditions, sky6 live hd, warm and muggy, feeling like the end of august out there. sun and clouds today. 83 degrees, sticky by afternoon, sunday, humid, spotty showers, eagles arizona game could be a shower or two around 79. 78 monday, periods of rain, that's the remnants of nate. l h and, of course, silver linings, jon karl and tony reali are here. >> it's big. it's big. >> it's a huge morning on "gma" sunday -- or saturday. whoa! >> whoa! >> getting ahead of ourselves here. >> but you will be back for sunday, right? >> yes, i will. >> we'll see how it goes. >> that's what you were alluding to, right? >> see if you want me back. >> weekend ep. >> ron claiborne, what you got in the news department? >> good mornin

it will make landfall just to the east of new orleans. could see upwards of an inch, maybe even two inches. this afternoon it's -- temperatures will be in the 80's. the baseball game. 84 degrees first pitch. nighttime lows 65 to 72 degrees. a new wake-up tomorrow morning is never more like the middle of august. highs around 80 degrees later in the day. columbus day is going to be wet. towards in a noisy world ... northern virginia's own novec is listening to its cust who want reliable, affordable electricity, renewable energy options, novec delivers the most reliable power in the region. and customers are paying less for electricity than they did eight years ago. novec is listening and responding. that's because this not-for-profit cooperative is owned by the people it serves. novec. listening. responding. announcer: "jack hanna's wild countdown" is sponsored by nationwide. jack: hi, everyone, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my base camp here at the columbus zoo, and welcome to "wild countdown." considering all we've learned about the

gulf coast could become a hurricane before it hits new orleans flooding and landslides have killed at least twenty five people across costa rica nicaragua honduras and el salvador that would last as more. nicaragua is one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere tropical storm nate has just made it that much poorer three thousand homes destroyed communications cut the force of the storm ripped boats from the sea and left pot holes large enough to consume cars. passengers on this bus were so panicked escape was the only thing on their minds made pummeled central america with heavy rains during the week. the flood has taken away almost everything that all these people had in their home they had breakfast in the morning but not had lunch nor a dinner because everything was taken away from them where waiting for any help that would be well received so many children are crying with hunger. in neighboring coast the storm left at least seven people dead and some five thousand people were forced to leave their homes the western province of going to cost they was the hardest hit scho

becoming a hurricane just south of new orleans. making its way on shore, extremely close to new orleans. the northeast quadrant many if it hits to the west, the northeast quadrant will bring in a little more water. storm surge will be an issue as well as rain. look how it moves saturday at 7:00, and 24 hours later, it's already well to the north. it's out of there, it's not going to be one that dumps a lot of rain. by monday, around the same time, it's right over our area. and that means some good news for us as concerned. if it stays further to the north and west, it's looking like it might do that, we're going to get a lot less rain from this. we're going to see rain during the day sunday. but we're going to get a better chance of that rain with this storm on monday. now, hopefully bringing us right, we do have our fingers crossed for that about could bring us wind as well. the winds may be upwards of 30 miles per hour, that would be about it. we're hoping for that rain. temperatures tonight, really nice, 61 in manassas, 63 in hn

new orleans south the clear. again, it's the right side of these storms that typically you see some of the worst weather and that's where we're going to be seeing it. now, again, here is the center of circulation. we were talking a little bit about storm surge. i'm thinking widespread, 3 feet to 6 feet there are going to be areas getting up to 9 feet, 10 feet, 11 feet. still a very big storm, eric. >> eric: remember the devastation in new orleans katrina this not comparable but still it damaged mississippi, the gulf shores, that area, too so much. all right, adam, thanks. jillian? jillian: not just louisiana but mississippi, too is now preparing for hurricane nate's landfall this evening. the governor has put six southern counties under a state of emergency. the center of the storm is expected to hit the mouth of the mississippi first. and then the -- and the coast of southeastern louisiana later. phil keating is live from gulfport, mississippi, phil? >> good evening. right now we are in between howling rain band

in new orleans followed the winds are beginning to pick up now what are the conditions like there. well they certainly are we've heard the winds are about one hundred thirty a little over one hundred thirty kilometers an hour the outer reaches of the hurricane although he has made landfall now around the mouth of the mississippi river where we had bands of the hurricane hitting this area a few hours ago with very strong winds and very intense rainfall people have been taking precautions as you mentioned dorothy's also warning about. in and around alabama just to add to their worries the people here have been watching the approach of this horrific and now for a couple of days a scene the devastation the loss of life that you mentioned in central america so as you can imagine there is certainly some anxiety as the effects of the hurricane approach approach here in louisiana 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 st

around the new orleans area i think it will shift farther to the west and put new orleans zrekt spaghetti plots are called this for a reason. here are the computer models the national hurricane center looks at. they all go to the same place and that is what the cone of uncertainty normally takes and you will a of them have it very close to new orleans. watch what happens after this. all of them once again curve right back into you'our area. that's why we will have impacts here. how big the impact is going to be that is something we'll continue to monitor. i'll have more in 15 minutes. >> you got it, doug. >>> two weeks after hurricane maria ravaged puerto rico, the island is still in crisis. houston is stepping up, gathering up supplies donate today help them after hurricane harvey. in puerto rico, doctors and nurses are still going nonstop. sleepless, working to save lives, and ease pain. but there is a lot getting in their way, including power outages, dwindling supplies, even crime. some hospitals have had to shut down because there wasn't enough diesel fuel needed to run their generat

orleans we've seen people. nailing hardwood to windows closing doors removing anything which could conceivably be picked up and blew in the blown away by the wind many people are voluntarily evacuating moving out higher areas to safer areas others are going to visit friends and family to get away there are still people out in the streets in the kind of the calm before the storm but they they are certainly going to be removing indoors fairly shortly the authorities here have talked about a curfew after the storm has finally hit we could see people down in the ports moring their boats some boats being lifted out of the water to be taken to draw i safe places you mentioned hurrican katrina that caused massive devastation in two thousand and five something like a thousand eight hundred people killed over a billion dollars worth of damage done throughout the new orleans region your thought is our confidence that they have put security measures in place the flood measures are here this will be the biggest test they'v

new orleans prepares for the worst. tens of thousands on the streets of spain as the country faces a critical test over catalonia's demand for independence. this is horrible, i don't agree with any of it. i hope we reach a solution soon because it's very bad for spain. the exhibition that examines if the friendship between salvador dali and marcel duchamp made modern art what it is today. hello and welcome to bbc news. the us gulf coast is braced for hurricane nate to make landfall east of new orleans bringing torrential rain and winds of more than 160 kilometres an hour. it's already caused major damage to several central american countries leaving at least 25 people dead. more on hurricane nate in a moment. but first, as this year's hurricane season causes widespread devastation, the un secretary general, antonio guterres is currently touring the caribbean to see the damage for himself. earlier he spoke to my colleague alpa patel and said he's increasingly concerned by global warming and its effect on the weather. wel

here in new orleans they're offering sandbags at every fire station in town. jon and paula. >> the officials say preparing for the absolute worst. steve osunsami, thanks for your reporting from new orleans this morning. >>> and the impending storm is forcing the port of mobile to close this morning. some cruise ships adjusting their itineraries as well. >> abc's victor oquendo is in mobile with the latest. good morning, victor. >> reporter: jon and paula, good morning. the port is closed. one cruise ship was supposed to come in, the carnival "fantasy" will stay out at sea. it usually departs and returns right here but the plans have changed. right now the major concern for this area storm surge. we could look at anywhere from five to eight feet because of hurricane nate. that would mean this entire area where we're standing right now would be underwater and things will likely be even worse for dauphin island, a barrier island and there are reports of flooding already because of high tide. people throughout the area have been doing what they can to prepare over

so, that's the good news when it comes to the rainfall and the city of new orleans' ability to pump water out. the important message is, citizens have to heed the warnings of local officials. if you're being asked to evacuate, please do so in that window to do so is today. the elements are going to be arriving early evening and later tonight. neil: the fact that it's moving as quickly as it is, sir, i'm wondering, how do people get out of the way of that, if they haven't already? it's moving fast, it should be making landfall i'm told, you know better, later tonight. what do you say? >> so, the bottom line is that the goal is always to get out of an area that is vulnerable to coastal storm surge, flood inundation. if you can get out of the way of this, cat 1, cat 2 storm surge area should take heed and caution and you need to get out of the storm surge areas and travel a few miles outside of those areas into a facility that can withstand the winds. and in many cases, a lot of the local jurisdictions have established shelters that are wind rated to a certain category and that's what we wou

are the pumps ready in new orleans? abc's steve osunsami is there. >> reporter: across the gulf tonight, this is the state of emergency and they're racing to get ready for this storm. >> we're going to flood. i know we're going to flood. that's why i'm here. otherwise i would still be at the office right now. >> in new orleans a dozen of the city's drainage pumps aren't working. that they need to keep the city dry. teams are clearing drains and parts of jefferson parishes, new orleans and st. bernard, more than 1,000 families forced to leave their homes. >> one of the greatest threats to this storm is not necessarily interior rain, but storm surge. >> reporter: billy rost is leaving tonight. he's moved everything off the ground. >> you don't know what the surge is going to do. if you don't pick it up you lose it. this is like a gamble. >> reporter: three feet of storm surge and he's fine. six feet, he loses everything. he's expecting five. >> you can only do so much. you can't run from water, baby. >> reporter: the stor