biloxi, 24. not humongous numbers. with the sun setting in the next couple of hours, that's bad news once we turn dark throughout the night. we're going to continue to watch this as we go throughout the next couple hours. the flash flooding threat in parts of louisiana, even through the panhandle of florida, southwestern mississippi and up through parts of tennessee. richard? >> so michelle, one of the things that i was looking at just doing bad math was looking at -- you said close to three feet of water in some places all said after this weekend? is that right? >> some spots could see 25 inches, so a little over two feet of water in some spots. >> in total? >> in total. once that rain falls, that's the mess. after that is where you see the destruction. it has to find its way somewhere, whether it sits there and it's stagnant, you get the problems with contamination, or it makes its way to the extremesextreme streams, creeks, and rivers. roads being washed away. you have to think of baton rouge in 2016 where they rece

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you can see the yellow over biloxi, over mobile. if you're in these areas, i'm sure you're experiencing that street flooding already, we're going to see the water moving to the streams, the creeks, the rivers, causing more problems throughout the week. this is the big problem, we're looking at numbers that is hard enough to rap your head around. baton rouge, 17.5. they had the huge storm, costs 10 to $15 billion worth of problems. we're going to see in similar situations, as we go throughout the next several days, by wednesday, we can see how this all shakes out, certainly going to see lots of destruction here, homes, businesses, cars being washed away. roofs being ripped off and trees falling on cars. a flash floods watch is in effect. we added a warning an hour ago, because of that rain that's falling, and all that rain is anticipated as well. winds are going to be a problem, not a huge problem, but could cause power outages. especially at night, that's going to be a dangerous situation at night with the rain on the ground. >> tha

biloxi. is not far from you do not have to serve in a mississippi unit to get a mississippi pension. you had to be a resident of mississippi who had honorably serve the confederacy. states like texas had a home for veterans and a home for widows. virginia had separate homes as well. mississippi only had the one. the argument is that, the udc gets a lot of credit. mississippi may have been late to building their home. it allowed the udc to go around howed -- and investigate other states were doing this, what was working, what wasn't working. i can't find a smoking gun that says, we should build this home with everybody living together. i have not found evidence of that. that is what they did. i've often wondered if that, looking at these other homes, let's just put everybody together. sir? >> [indiscernible] >> during what years did jefferson davis and his wife live there? right after the civil war. she wanted to just give them the home. he insisted on paying for the home. when did jefferson d

biloxi and mobile seeing the flooding happening right now. flash flooding, that means we could see life-threatening conditions in terms of the flooding. radar in the last six hours, not much has changed. you see the yellows, oranges, indicating heavy downpours. biloxi getting a little break right now but another ban will move in. this will move to the north. the track predicted a couple days ago moved to the west. so new orleans, you're going to get some rain. we're not expecting an event we were expecting a few days ago. baton rouge in the bullseye of very heavy rain. that will move up to parts of mississippi. where you see the pink, that's your high flood threat. baton rouge, new orleans, also jackson, mccomb and alexandria. we have very wet ground. we've already had roads being ripped up. we could certainly see more power outages. we have a lot of power outages in four states along the gulf coast. we're seeing winds from 15 up to 52 miles per hour. that's going to move up to the north. we do have a futurecast in terms of wind, just to kind

. >> reporter: barny foster's jet- ski business in biloxi thrives or dies by the water. last year was good, so he invested in 28 new jet-skis. >> they came in here on july 3 at 6:00 p.m. and shut us down. they told us we could not put those skis in the water, pretty much we would get arrested. >> reporter: but the warnings came before the july 4 weekend, so some vacationers have stayed away. he'll now have to sell some of the jet-skis to stay afloat. >> and that's what we're doing with all these skis. we're fixing to haul them to georgia and sell them. >> reporter: officials are also cautioning against eating seafood from the affected areas, at least for now. that spillway sending all that water this direction could be closed next week, but there is no telling how long the algae will linger. jim? >> axelrod: manny bojorquez in gulfport for us tonight, thank you. still ahead, you know those extra fees tacked on to your hotel ll well, now one big chain is being sued over them. sued over them. whether it's a year old or a few years old, we want to buy your car. so go to car

let's go through the alerts which are posted. 8 million people affected all the way east of biloxi and all the way to the west from camryn, louisiana, to the texas border to the north by lake charles. storm surges 3 to 6 feet at this point. 1 to 3 feet as we head inland and new orleans right along the cusp or we could see significant storm surge, but we're going to continue to watch as this water moves in and continues to sit over the area. flash flood threats even though we're focused right now on the coast line, it spreads inland and all the way to the carolinas where we could see rainfall rates through parts of this region at 3 inches per hour and a storm which just sits over this area. now keep in mind we could see upwards of 10 to 15 inches of rape and rain and in some areas up to 25 inches of rain and that's the big concern for flooding. kerry mentioned it looks like the levies will hold around new orleans cresting at 27 feet. we have 20 feet of room. all of that is before we factor in the rains. we'll continue to keep an eye on it. >> another major task for the gulf region, dave

let's go through the alerts which are posted. 8 million people affected all the w east of biloxi and all the way to the west from camrynu iana, to the texas border to the north by lake storm surges 3 to 6 feet at this point. 1 to 3 feet as we head inland and new orleans right along the cusp or we could see significant storm surge, but we're going to continue to watch as this water moves in and continues to sit over the area. flash flood threats even though we're focused right now on the coast line, it spreads inland and all the way to the carolinas where we could see rainfallh rates througarts of this region at 3 inches per hour and a storm which just sits over this area. now keep in mind we could see upwards of 10 to 15 inches of rape and rain and in some areas up to 25 inches of rain and that's theg bincern for flooding. kerry mentioned it looks like the levies will hold around new orleans cresting at 27 feet. we have 20 feet of room. all of that is before we factor in the rains. we'll continue to keep an eye on it. >> another major task for t gulf region, dave. thank you. >>> brea

manuel bojorquez reports from biloxi. >> reporter: you can still enjoy the sandy beaches, but officials are cautioning against what many people come here to do, and that of course is to swim in the water. they're also urging people to not eat the local seafood until the outbreak is over. and all of this is already starting to have an impact on the economy here. the calm beaches along the gulf coast are practically empty because of a toxic algae. >> we're scared, actually. so we're staying here in the pool. >> we were headed here to kind of stick our toes in the water. >> reporter: but even getting your toes or his toes in the water is kind of not going to happen. >> off limits now. >> reporter: the problem started up the mississippi river where heavy rains caused flooding this spring. officials were forced to open a spillway to relieve the pressure on levees. the surge of fresh water, which also carried agricultural runoff like fertilizer from farms causes the algae to thrive. the algae blooms can trigger health problems like rashes, stomach cramps, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting. scient

you are watching areas like biloxi, mobil, new orleans hasn't gotten a lot of rain. the big news overnight was that the mississippi river only crested at 17 feet. there was fears of 19 to 20 feet, which would crest over top. they prepared for the worse. didn't happen. more about when it makes landfall. looks like it may be noon or 1:00 or so. it has been moving slowly and the coastline is kind of jaged. there is no eye. it is going to rain itself out. that's the big story. taking you to the europe model. this is at 7:00 p.m. the storm is on shore, notice there is not a lot to the westside of it. the east side is the heavy side. pouring rain is the red. we are concerned with the bat on rouge area. notice new orleans only getting light rain. i'm not as concerned with new orleans right now. you are really going to be spared on this one. all of the flooding potential there from louisiana, mississippi border. from sunday north to southern arkansas and greenville. notice this band, still, even sunday, all the way back down. that's why the flood threat. joling, they issued

. >> reporter: barney foster's jet ski business in biloxi thrives or dies by the water. last year was good so he vested in 28 new jet skis. >> they came in here july 3rd at 6:00 in the evening and shut us down. told us we could not put those skis in the water. pretty much we would get arrested. >> reporter: but the warnings came before the july 4th weekend so some vacationers stayed away. he'll now have to sell some of the jet skis to stay afloat. >> that's what we're doing with all these skis. we're fixing to haul them to georgia and sell them. >> reporter: officials are also cautioning against eating seafood from the affected areas, at least for now. the spillway sending all the water this direction could be closed next week there, but is no telling how long the algae will linger. jim? >> manny bojorquez in gulfport tonight, thank you. >>> still ahead, you know those extra fees tacked on to your hotel bill? well, now one big chain is being sued over them. uh-oh, looks like someone's still nervous about buying a new house. is it that obvious? yes it is. you know, maybe

as far over as biloxi, 2 to 4 feet of storm surge, causing flooding. probably the biggest concern with this one is going to be the potential for some very heavy rain as much as 20 inches. we're talking about landfall early tomorrow, we will be tracking it here. ♪ >> sean: all right as we continue, the russia probe boomerang, special edition of hannity. democrats giddy about mueller testifying to congress, totally blind to the possibility i actually suspect could really happen, this is all going to backfire on them. take a look at how high their hopes are. >> it's important he answer a lot of specific questions. he did a two-year investigation, the russians attacked our election. he found that there was plenty of, i think 170 contacts between the russians and the people in the trump campaign. >> he did not make a traditional prosecutorial adjustment, he referred to it congress, perfectly appropriate for congress to bring him in. >> sean: joining us former independent counsel, fox news contributor ken starr. you had to testify under the independent cou

on the mississippi coastline, it's pouring from biloxi to mobile. you've been in torrential rain all morning long. it's going to drag this huge blob north to central portions of the state. that's why we have watches going from memphis southward, little rock, alexandria, and biloxi. we have no red. this map will be filled right here in the southern portion of the state because that's where we think the flash flooding will occur. the big question is, how much rainfall are we going to get? you notice not much in lafayette. look where the bull's eye is from morgan city, and the computer is saying baton rouge has a chance of getting 18 inches of rain. that's why we're so concerned with the baton rouge area. new orleans even with five or six inches could have problems with flooding. it's a rainfall forecast, it's a rainfall event and all that water just piles up. we're just waiting to see how bad it's going to be, alex, but odds are in our favor for historic in portions of central louisiana. >>> let's go back to politics and the resignation of secretary o

i just learned you were almost 30 years when "ferris buehler" came out you were on broadway during biloxi blues and john hughes discovered you? >> well, i actually met john a few years ago in chicago, he was going to make the breakfast as a little indy. and i auditioned for him at the time. and he met molly ringwald and wrote "sixteen candles" over a weekend. >> i'm curious, who did you audition for? >> bender. >> i will spare you the bender quotes i have in my head right now. alan, analysts in the series that cnn is doing picked up on how john hughes that you talked about had such a way of showcasing and teenage and high school experience. making them a real person, but also teenage angst. listen to what we heard in the documentary. >> he got deep intoed alan ruck character. and matthews' character was wise. but alan ruck was troubled by this father. that was moving. >> take us behind the scenes. did you have those conversations with him about what he wanted from that character? was it obvious from the script? what was it like to be in a john hughes film like that? >> he gave me the pict

heavy rain likely, especially right along the louisiana coastal area, possibly around mobile, possibly biloxi too and then toward houston and the beaumont and charleston area. it's too early to know how intense or strong it can get. obviously it's over the warm water. if it heads toward texas, it's likely to be a strong storm. if it's more toward the new orleans area, odds are if fiv of a weaker system. again, the rainfall forecast is going to be locally five inches along the northern gulf coast and that will include areas from lake charles. we could deal with flooding issues over the next couple of days, especially as we go thursday into friday. the next story, the heat. mid-july. we're expecting it to be hot from the dallas airy to shreveport and the hottest areas will be south texas. mid-summer, 110 to 115. it continues even into tomorrow. i hinted before, if you're in the great lakes and northeast. we haven't had a big heatwave yet. we're hinting at it at the end of next week. we're looking at a much higher than average temperature from minneapolis, chicago, all the way to new york. so ju

no model had as much rainfall over gulfport, biloxi, mobile than we saw this morning. the wend is going to be somewhere around 75 miles per hour at landfall and that could be at any time. then it will begin to slow down just a little bit. winds could be 40 or 50 all the way up to the winds in shreveport. if you have your umbrellas on your deck outside, now will be a good time to take them in. we are going to see river flooding here. many of these rivers will be out of their banks. this is the radar right now. beginning to see some lightning strikes here, especially in this band of very heavy rainfall. remember, this is going to spin, fred and this rain is going to get up here, maybe over toward new orleans. that's why we can't let the guard down. this is why there has been so much consternation over where the eye is. is it over the bay? is it over the national wildlife refuge here or was it on land for a while and then actually moved offshore now? we'll have to keep watching that. national weather center and national hurricane center will let us know and we'll let you

flash flood watches from lafayette to mobile, biloxi, pensacola even. this is going to be a rain event. i cannot emphasize that enough. it is extremely slow moving and it's going to drop up to 20 inches of rain. this is the current path. new orleans on the right side, it should become a hurricane by tomorrow night into early saturday and make landfall early saturday. and it's a worst case scenario for new orleans. that right side the worst of it and that's why we got rob marciano right there in norco. >> good morning, ginger. take a look at this. look at all this water. the midwest all the rain this spring is trying to drain into the gulf of mexico. this is the spillway. over 150 gates trying to divert about 10% of the mississippi river flow into this basin, which is normally dry. i mean some of the roads here have been flooded out for weeks. the last thing this area needs is a tropical anything in the gulf of mexico. >> reporter: a state of emergency declared in louisiana as the tropical threat in the gulf organizes overnight. >> we know it's going to

anywhere in this pink color of the louisiana coast and running as far to the east as biloxi. the lower portion, 2-4 feet of storm surge that will cause problems in low-lying areas along the coast. we're beginning to see the outer bands hitting the coast at the areas, stretching to the florida panhandle. that rain will only intensify overnight as the system gets closer and closer to the shore. no surprise here. large area where we're talking about flood warnings and watches from louisiana and running to the north as eventually this works further inland. several models here. as we run them, they update. makes a difference. the storm moving 5 miles an hour. when it runs on shore, where exactly it runs on shore makes a difference. this is suggesting 10 inches of rain in new orleans. further to the west, 25 inches or so. major rainfall totals shift. we've been talking about how the water is very high along the mississippi, this is everything that feeds down past new orleans, this is the mississippi river delta. if we recall, there was a ton of snow across the upper midwest. heavy

flash flood watches are up in biloxi and mobile, but it's southern portions of louisiana that will take the brunt of this. this is the the rainfall forecast. you don't need a huge hurricane to have a huge rainfa rainfall-producing tropical system. so the category doesn't matter. the category only tells you what the wind is going to be. it's really going to be a rain producer. this area of pink is ten inches of rain from baton rouge. new orleans could get serve inches of rain. you can tell what the water problems are going to be. the biggest question is what's going to happen with the levies. they are 20 feet. the river is expected to rise four feet. it's can wanted to get to 20. so that it causes 1:00 p.m. this is the storm surge and mississippi river. you can see the wunds pushing the water up towards new orleans. so again, that will be the drama is what happens during the day on saturday in new orleans. how high does the river get and it's not like had the levees are going to break. but it's the over topping. it's like your bathtub. you fill it too high and it spills over the edge. th

we have heavy rain over toward biloxi, mobile, alabama. we have big waves rolling in through there, and once they get abreast of your location, that's where it will hit, as far as the heaviest rain and wind. timing it out, lafayette getting up through it, and northern louisiana. not really until sunday late, and into arkansas. very slow mover, and that's why we're so concerned about the rainfall issues with this, and why flash flood watches have been posted for so many states all the way up through memphis, tennessee. the entire state of mississippi, to the florida panhandle. we have the hurricane warnings up to 10 to 20 inches, 25 inches of rain in some pockets and could see 6 inches of rainfall in new orleans, and up towards memphis. what alex perez pointed out, so important to note, this part of the world is susceptible to flooding. very flat, and you don't even need a named storm to get torrential and tropical downpours and potential >>> good saturday morning. i'm lisa argen from our east bay hills camera check out our fair weathered f

stretching as far as biloxi, 2 to 4 feet of storm surge. that is dangerous as well. it's that that's going to be the rain as well. we're already beginning to see some outer bands of rain running up along the coast. it is going to intensify overnight tonight. it's going to get a whole lot worse. so no surprise here. a large area across this region, where we're talking about flood watches and warnings from, again, portions of louisiana running all the way over to actually the florida panhandle and then farther inland as this system will eventually run its way north. how much rain with regoing to see? this is one model. there's still room for this to shift. this model, new orleans, getting close to 10 inches. but not very far off to the west, we are seeing spots 20, 25 inches of rain. if this runs over new orleans, that's gonna be a lot worse than the situation. there's some time for things to still work themselves out. >> dana: lot of people will remember new orleans is below sea level, of course everybody remembered that from hurricane katrina. i do wonder, is this wa

it drifts just south of the coastal areas from mobile to biloxi to new orleans. what we do know, we're going to get heavy rain out of this, regardless of the intensity. how much surge and wind we deal with is the million dollar question. one of the concerns for the new orleans area, you still have the mississippi river which has still a ton of water and major flooding from baton rouge. then you could get the surge with water coming into the mississippi. and we have right in the middle is new orleans and baton rouge. they are expecting some possibilities of some big flooding issues. and here's that rainfall forecast. 48 inches widespread, a foot of rain, mostly targeting louisiana and mississippi so, we'll continue to update this, again, if the timing, if we're going to get this thing, a strong tropical storm or a low-end hurricane it will likely be friday and saturday. that's the biggest days for impacts. >>> new york city is set to celebrate the world cup champion u.s. women's national team. you're excited. >> i am. >> as the u.s. fights for equal pay. that head

and biloxi still getting the heavy rain and that is the case over the next couple days. this is a huge storm, it doesn't have the perfect circulation, it is starting to fill in a bit, but it has been really interesting. it started out in kansas, it went south, it gained a lot of speed over the gulf, almost like a new engine to it, came to the north and it is just wide, it is not very organized. and that is a problem. it is moving super slow and it is dumping a lot of rain in a lot of spots. >> and testing the resources there. michelle grossman, thank you. now straight to earl hughes, office of home security and emergency prepared nsz. thank you for being with us, earl. what are the latest reports you have on utilities? we were talking about quality of water and as well as the concern about as these storm surges come through. >> well, you know, we had quite a few outages this morning. and i'm trying to find that number. i think it was around 17,000 customers were out -- i take that back, it was 21,667 customers this morning as of 9:00 a.m. and most ever those are probably

going to be coming down off the ocean, off the gulf, into new orleans, still coming into places like biloxi, gulfport, and st. louis and morgan city where our reporter was there. it's still coming down very heavy. now, we're going to see 15 to 20 inches of rainfall, even 10 would be the minimum for baton rouge. same for natchez. you're still under that high risk of flooding. not because the water is going to get in the mississippi. the water doesn't go into the mississippi from new orleans, unless it's pumped there. goes into pontchartrain, goes to the spillway into pontchartrain and finally back out. but this is the problem. two reporters ago talked about the co meet river, it's somewhere around a foot and a half where we should be. that's the level. because it hasn't started raining yet. fred, this river is going to go to 34 feet. that means in the next day-and-a-half, the two days this river is going up 34 feet from where we are now. and at times, it may go up 5 or 6 inches per hour. and you're not going to be able to get away from that river if it goes that quickly. you need to take the

four feet in biloxi causing damaging to the coastal communities. big area into mississippi this is flood watches and warnings. the missile river has been high for months and months in this region. the center of the country there has been so much rain and more rain is on the way with this system. this will be important because there still time for the track to shift. you see how tight the grade i can't is. there are spots in that bright white color, 20, 25 inches of rain. this is currently setting up 10 inches of rain in new orleans t will be a little bit of movement here. we could see a big difference how much rain there is. susan, rain will be a huge issue. this happens tomorrow morning. it could stall and linger for a while. we will be dealing dealing withs several days. susan: adam, thank you very much. connell: there was a fiery hearing which took place with alexandria ocasio-cortez and others speaking out against the migrant conditions on the border. the latest fallout coming next. >>> if you thought big tech might be listening to you turns ou

biloxi and mobile. now we're looking at the center of circulation situated over northwestern arkansas. where is it going to be tomorrow? well, it, the remnants, are going to gradually make its way toward the north. for memphis, for little rock, for jackson, mississippi, for shreveport, you could see some pretty good rainfall totals. 2 to 4 inches possible. but the computer models were all over the place saying we could see as much as 25 inches. the most we've seen so far has been about ten inches but still along the mississippi river, we could expect the potential for some serious flooding. so the danger is not over even though it is now tropical depression barry. >> viewers, stay with us. we'll bring you the latest information as we get it. karen mcgin, i thanks for the update. >>> out to baton rouge and the banks of the mississippi river. we just heard about all this rain headed that way in the coming days. can the river take that much? >> well, honestly, it looks like it might be able to. we've been

it's also pulled a lot of the heavy rain out of biloxi and mobile, where you got nailed yesterday. new orleans just had some light rain. the forecast from the hurricane center, they're going to take this down to a depression as we go throughout the morning, so the winds have really come down. we're not seeing any more wind damage problems whatsoever. so, it will be a tropical depression and then just rain itself out over top of arkansas late tonight and all day monday. so, here's the map that is of concern. this has been the big concern the entire time. this is the flood risk map. the areas of blue is a slight risk of flash flooding, could get some training of some storms. the area of red means there's a moderate risk of flash flooding. then the pink color is the high risk, and that's where we think there's life-threatening flash flooding possible in the next 24 hours. that's from alexandria down to areas just to -- everywhere west of baton rouge, including the lafayette region i just showed you. so, here's the flash flood map. we only have one flash flood warning. i thought when i

now we're schiffing hifting it way down to biloxi. this area could get seven to ten inches of rain. high risk of flash flooding, especially saturday is the dangerous day. let's talk about the storm surge. let you know why we have our concerns with new orleans. the winds with this track coming right up the mississippi river saturday. four to six-foot storm surge. the mississippi river is at six feet. the levees that protect this area on the mississippi side are right around 20 feet. all we need is a four-foot storm surge and the water would start to come over this wall. this is new orleans. it's a bowl. if that water goes over, it's up to the pumps to get it out. that's the danger. that's what we will stare at saturday. if we can get the storm to shift a little further east, over the top of new orleans, that's better. then we don't have a southerly wind pump the moisture and all that river water up the mississippi. if you are in new orleans, you want to hear shifting to the east. >> that's a helpful graphic. thanks. i know you will stay on top of that. >>> embattled labor secretary a

manuel bojorquez is on the coast in biloxi, mississippi. manny, how bad is it? >> reporter: here's the thing. you can still enjoy the sandy beaches but officials are cautioning people against what they come here and love to do, and that is, of course, swimming in the water. they're also asking you not to eat the local seafood until all of this is over and it's having an impact on the economy. the coast is practically empty because of the algae. >> we're scared. >> we landed here to stick our toes in the water. >> bnd even getting his toes i the ter is kind oft'ng t happen ri i missiippire rains caused flooding in the spring. officials were forced to open a spillway to release the levees, it also carried agricultural runoff from farms and causes the algae to thrive. it causes rashes, stomach cramps, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. scientists are busy testing water samples, but alison says there's a caution. >> there are chances of coming into contact with the water. >> are we going out mouth deep or chin deep, noechl we'll wade in knee deep, no issues. >> many ha

mobile, gulfport, biloxi, you could be in the outer bands that could bring a lot of rain. hurricane warnings and tropical storm warnings because the storm surge will block up parts of the mississippi. three to six feet of storm surge and timing again, that fire hose of moisture coming in mostly tomorrow through early sunday and then moves up to the north monday into tuesday. i'll be tracking it throughout the weekend as will rob. let's head back to you. >> thanks, ginger. we do have breaking news. swe learned that labor secretary alex acosta has they were calling far plea deal. the nonprosecution of jeffrey epstein. epstein arrested earlier this week for child trafficking charges. earlier today, trump and acosta had a press conference on the lawn. i want to join kyra phillips. this is an unexpected press conference. and trump said this is a stunning decision. >> reporter: stunning is the word of the day, paula. no one expected this. we thought it was going to be a regular departure as the president was headed to milwaukee. we had a number of questions lined up and he walks

one band of rain is up toward biloxi and mobile right now. cluster storms off the coast will move onshore later today. that is the main event. that is the concern with flash flooding, how much damage will be done from it. this area of pink is a high risk of flash flooding. that means if you live in this area from baton rouge, from new orleans westward, from lafayette to mccomb, mississippi, you have flash flooding where you may need to seek higher ground. as far as the rainfall totals go, we still expect a widespread area of 5 to 10 inches of rain over the next few days, and there could be an isolated spot somewhere near baton rouge that could get up to 20 inches of rain. now we've also increased to memphis, too. we had a ways to go with this storm. we always thought the rainfall would be the biggest problem when we got the all-clear in new orleans, and now we'll watch it throughout the day. >>> i go to pittsburgh for an interview with kirsten gillibrand of new york. she is struggling to break out in a crowded field. is there a metric you loo

and that's been pummeling the mobile area and just towards biloxi. that's going to continue, those bands of storms. we might see rain there that totals 8, 9 inches of rain. we had one line of storms that moved through new orleans. that one's gone right now, and still the bulk of that rain is offshore across southeast louisiana. the bulk of the moisture is still yet to come, so we're just at the probably 3% into this storm rain wise. griff: and that's why the national hurricane center is saying their main concern is the life-threatening flooding because of the rain and the surge. rick: yeah, we've been saying sg that all along. this isn't a big wind storm, this is a rain situation. and the rain, which maybe wouldn't have been that bad if the mississippi river was low and that ground had room to absorb the water. but all the rivers and bayous are full. now you add this rain on top, and it just has nowhere to go. griff: that area just below new orleans saying they've had 200 days of high and mighty mississippi river. rick: breaking river. if you hear us

you can see that heavy rain and those bands beginning to rotate in to places like new orleans and biloxi. let's take a look at your weather headlines. the big story is the rain, because some places will get stuck under heavy rain bands. and because of that, 15 to 20 inches of rain is possible. wind gusts will be strong, not necessarily strong for a hurricane, but still strong enough. 80 miles an hour at least knocking down trees. we already have power outages there. maximum storm surge 3 to 6 feet, isolated tornados are possible, especially on the eastern side of the system. rre cent.e ol forecm th natiol the's the storm50ff thecoast. makes landfall this afternoon. notice how slow it moves. by late tonight it's still in central louisiana. then it weakens to a depression tomorrow, moves up to the north through the mississippi valley. the whole way it's dumping very heavy rain and that runoff is going into the mississippi river, so you can see the progression of this system. now wind gusts, we are going to see wind gusts that get past 60, at times 70 miles an hour. as we head through the d

flash flood watches in effect for new orleans, also seeing that into biloxi, mississippi, mobile, alabama and pensacola. we will be looking at major flooding into new orleans and widespread flooding through little rock and memphis, tennessee. we are going to be running up to 24 inches, now, not everyone will be looking at 24 inches of rain but some spots are definitely possible to see that. winds in new orleans 60 to 80 miles per hour with tropical storm barry, rain will range from eight to 16 inches. baton rouge is likely the see heavier rain, running 10 to 20 inches. currently under tropical storm warning. any of the counties highlighted in the orange, looking at hurricane warnings. any of our counties highlighted in that red and once again, this is going to be the locations that you definitely want to evacuate. you are already looking at mandatory evacuations across some of the communities. as we talk about gusts, gusts will be pretty high. in the darker shade of purple, which includes baton rouge and new orleans, 60 to 80 miles per hour and on top of that, we are looking at a storm su

two hours away we've got this pummelling the mobile area and biloxi and seeing rain along the i-65 corridor from mobile up to montgomery that's where we're at breakup point of rain and then we've got the rain that's really the bulk of it, the heaviest to the south of it here of the coast. somewhere around marsh island there, it's an unpopulated island just some kind of a fishing area, but we're seeing the rain move in and the heaviest of the rain and the wind we've been seeing is to the south. this is a buoy out in the ocean to record weather conditions and we've seen winds gusting as high as 91 is miles per hour, that was about four hours ago and we're still seeing winds gusting into the 70's, so a lot of windy conditions off shore, that's going to rotate on shore over the next two hours and you can see the center of what is now hurricane barry, that's the center of it. but if you look at the satellite image, all the energy is to the south of it. that's all moisture that's going to be pulled up to the north over the next couple of days. by the time we get towards, say, monday, this storm h