kerry sanders, nbc news, florida. >>> we've got more to tell you tonight. up ahead how to protect yourself from airport hackers this week and the underdog whose emotional win is inspiring america >>> if you're among the record number of americans expected to travel this july 4th, security experts warn cyber criminals could be targeting you throughout your vacation nbc's tom costello explains how to protect yourself. >> reporter: take any train station, airport, or hotel, experts say they offer the perfect trifecta of hackable data, personal information, credit cards, airline and hotel loyalty programs everyone's worried about their physical security. but the more immediate threat may be their cyber security. charles henderson runs ibm cyber security, hacking the world's hackers. his warning, that strong public wifi signal could be a tempting trap >> it is very difficult to know that public wifi is legit. and a criminal can set up fake public wifi with a device just like this very easily. >> reporter: it may say airport or hotel or coffee shop wifi, but one

our kerry sanders is in myrtle grove tonight. what are >> reporter: the floodwaters on the street are much lower than they were, but that doesn't mean the troubles associated with what was hurricane barry are far from over. in louisiana today -- >> oh! >> reporter: -- barry still making a mess. ominous skies, multiple tornado warnings baton rouge took a beating as the storm lingered over the city for several hours. while no longer a hurricane, the weather system is still dangerous. what's left of barry is now slowly crawling north, also impacting mississippi, alabama, and arkansas cities like little rock and memphis could see flash flooding even as far east as florida, the storm revealing its sustained power. a large wave shattering a rescue boat window, leaving a deputy with cuts on his face. more than 24 hours since landfall, and there's still more drenching rain to come today, a first look at that levee problem in southern louisiana. myrtle grove overwhelmed the rushing water threatened to submerge homes, some five miles aroun

lester, they're doing everything they can to try to prevent a disaster here. >> kerry sanders, thanks for the update. and nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer is tracking the storm what are you seeing tonight? >> good evening, lester we're keeping a close eye on tropical storm barry. the outer bands of rain already making the way well inland. winds up to 40 miles an hour. it does not look like it's going to turn into a hurricane but still with tropical storm-force winds, areas in louisiana do need to be mindful of this storm moving in we could see 10 to 20 inches of rain across southeastern louisia louisiana. >> severe turbulence sent passengers flying during a flight from vancouver to austra dozens were treated for injuries steve patterson has more >> reporter: passengers say it struck without warning. >> all of a sudden, bang, it dropped it must have dropped a hundred feet or something because everyone went up to the ceiling. >> reporter: sudden severe turbulence tossing passengers from their seat injuring 35 people on board air canada flight 33. the boeing 777 flying from vancouver to au

our kerry sanders is in myrtle grove tonight. what's it lk like now? >> reporter: the floodwaters on the street are much lower than they were, but that doesn't mean the troubles associated with what was hurricane barry are r faom over. in louisiana today -- >> >> oh. >> reporter: barry still making a mess. ominous skies, multiple tornado warnings. baton rouge took a beating as the storm lingered for several hos. ile no longer a hurricane, the weather system is still dang lutz. what's left of barry is nowwl slo kraulgts north, also impacting mississippi, alabama, arkansas. little even as far east as florida, the storm revealing its sustained power. a large wave shattering ae rescu boat window, leaving a deputy with cuts on s face. more than 24 hours since landfall, and there's still more drenchin come.to today, a first look at that levee problem in southern louisiana. myrtle grove overwhelmed. the rushing water threatened to submerge homes, some five miles around. >>ind of scary, kind of sad. >> reporter: residents who evacuated came home today with a h

kerry sanders, thank you >> president trump's promised i.c.e. raids on undocumented immigrants is off to a sploe start. the round ups are underway, but senior administration officials say so far the numbers are much lower than anticip 2ed but the goelt of0 deportations could still be reached in the coming days raids are expected in as many as ten cities thnie admiration says i.c.e. agents are just doing their job, while democrats believe it goes too far. >> we've got compassionate loyal i.c.e. agents who are just doing their w job, and it shows you ho far we've fallen in that it's become news that they would actuly go deport people who have removal orders. >> the simple fact of crossing the border and perhaps having a technical legal violation at that point is being used as a basis for deportation of people who otherwise have nothing in their background >> in 2012, under the obama administration, there were more thand a thousc.e. arrests per day on average, but back then families weren't being targeted as they are now meanwhile, the threat of ma

here is nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: people in louisiana are heading out with mandatory evacuations ordered in low-lying rishes you're concerned if the levees give way your house could wind up getting -- >> swipeaway i don't want that. i hope everything will be all over with so we can go back home >> reporter: it's not tropical stors m barry'winds officials here are worried about it's the water with new orleans already reeling from over 9 inches orain flooding the french quarter. plus the mississippi river is 8 feet above normal. barry could drive to its highest level since 1950 and this warning, if as expected, barry becomes a hurricane. >> this will be the rst time that we've had a hurricane make landfall in louisiana while the mississii river was at flood stage. >> reporter: here in the parish, they say a storm surge pushing r the rive 19 feet is life-threatening it would cause theater to overtop, which means the mighty mississippi would spill over this levee, flooding homes those who survived katrina know the danger >> i stuck around a little bit too long during katrina and don'

kerry sanders, thank you >> president trump's promised i.c.e. raids on undocumented immigrants is off to a sploe start. the round ups are underway, but senior administration officials say so far the numbers are much lower than anticipated but the goelt of 2000 deportations could still be reached in the coming days raids are expected in as many as ten cities the administration says i.c.e. agents are just doing their job, while democrats believe it goes too far. >> we've got compassionate loyal i.c.e. agents who are just doing their job, and it shows you how far we've fallen in that it's become news that they would actually go deport people who have removal orders. >> the simple fact of crossing the border and perhaps having a technical legal violation at that point is being used as a basis for deportation of people who otherwise have nothing in their background >> in 2012, under the obama administration, there were more than a thousand i.c.e. arrests per day on average, but back then families weren't being targeted as they are now meanwhile, the

here is nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: people in louisiana are heading out with mandatory evacuations ordered in low-lying parishes you're concerned if the levees give way your house could wind up getting -- >> swiped away i don't want that. i hope everything will be all over with so we can go back home >> reporter: it's not tropical storm barry's winds officials here are worried about it's the water with new orleans already reeling from over 9 inches of rain flooding the french quarter. plus the mississippi river is 8 feet above normal. barry could drive it to its highest level since 1950 and this warning, ifs expectedt ti that we've had a hurricane make landfall in louisiana while the mississippi river was at flood stage. >> reporter: here in the parish, they say a storm surge pushing the river to 19 feet is life-threatening it would cause the water to overtop, which means the mighty mississippi would spill over this levee, flooding homes those who survived katrina know the danger >> i stuck around a little bit too long during katrina and don't want to make that mistake again. >> re

kerry sanders, nbc news, myrtle grove, louisiana. >>> with his country and the u.s. still locked in a bitter standoff, iran's foreign minister has arrived new york telling me in an exclusive interview late today that iran is not looking for war and invites the s. to rejoin the nuclear agreement. how close are we to elar do you think? >> w we're not close to military war, but as i've said befo, sanctions target ordinary citizens, civilians, ople who need medicine, people who need special treatment. >> iran is pushing back, crippled by harsher new american sanctions after the nu.s. walked away from the ear deal. iniran now increasg its uranium enrichment beyond the previous limits, not enough for a nuclear weapon. muhammad javadzarif was one of the architects of the original deal. e you afraid that you're playing with fire here? i >>hink the united states is playing with fire. we have an agreement, and that agreement includes remedies once one side of the agreement starts violating it. >> under those circumstances you're free to do whatever, is that your interpretation

kerry sanders, nbc news, myrtle grove, louisiana. >>> with his country the u.s. still locked in a bitter standoff, iran's foreign minister has arrived in new york telling me in an exclusive interview late today that iran is not looking for war and invites the u.s. r toejoin the nuclear agreement. how close are we to war do you think? >> well, we're not close to military war, but as i've sa before, sanctions target ordinary leitizens, civilians, peopho need medicine, people who need special treatment. iran is pushing back, crippled by harsher new american sanctions after the u.s. walked away from the nuclear deal. iran now increasing its uranium enrichment beyond the previous limits, not enough for a nuclear weapon. muhammad javadzarif was one of the e architects of th original deal. are you afra that you're playing with fire here? >> i think the united states is playing with fire. we have an agreement, and that agreement includes remedies once one side of the agreement starts violating it. >> und those circumstances you're free to do whatever, is that your interp

let's start with kerry sanders. good morning to you. >> reporter: well, good morning from new orleans right here on famed canal street where we're yet to really feel the impact of barry. that's still a few hours away. to the south down on grand isle, the barrier island about 600 people decided to stay put. right now they're really feeling it. power is out. streets are flooded and it will continue like that for a while. there are tornado warnings there and all the way up to baton rouge as well as into mississippi where a lot of people are basically weathering this now as they're going to ride this out. because barry is such a slow-moving storm, we're likely to see nasty weather here until monday morning. this morning it's not just wind. >> with the wind gusts we know that we're going to lose power. >> reporter: but the water inundating the gulf coast. around new orleans the flood gates are closed. >> this is the first time in the history of lubbock district that we've had to close every single gate, including on the

savannah, craig. >> kerry sanders for us in new orleans. thank you. >>> a lot of headlines out of the white house, including late word the president will hold a news conference today. there's also turmoil surrounding the nominee for vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. hallie jackson is on duty. let's start with the president sayingng he's goi to have a news conference having to do with the citizenship question. >> a controversial question, and i'm told t msning by an administration official that president trump is expected to reveal what executive action he will take to try g to that question on the census. the question, course, ask about citizenship, but opponents worry it could mean an undercount of the immigration population, and the supreme trump uled against the administration at least temporarily on that. now, the president wants to continue the legal fight. ut's been hinting at this for days, b this will certainly face chall all but guaranteed to head back to the courts. the census is in the process of getting printed. it's s

sanders is live in new orleans with the very latest kerry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. yeah, barry is still here, moving so slowly you can jog faster than the storm is moving. 153,000 people are without power in both louisiana and mississippi this morning and for residents who decide to go out and wade in those rising waters, a warning that in those waters there are snakes and, yes, even alligatorseven alliga. >> reporter: this morning they called in the heavy this morning they have called in heavy artillery and sandbags to plaquemines parish >> we have a losing battle we have wind and water >> this is a neighbor's downstairs room. >> reporter: barry no longer a category 1 hurricane the slow-moving system continues to drench portions of louisiana. in some spots it is expected upwards 20 inches will have fallen before this is all over >> the longer this aoefblt take place, the more dynamic it comes in terms of road closures and bridge closures. >> reporter: saturday in terrabonne, two people and a dog were trapped by rising waters. >> do you wish you had evacuated? >> n

nbc's kerry sanders has more on the cleanup. >> reporter: this morning in louisiana,vuated residents are heading home. some finding their neighborhoods under water. >> i'm happy to be home, even though there is water in our yard. >> reporter: barry ew in as a category 1 hurricane on saturday, making landfall along coast. dumping up to 15 inches of rains ine spots. flooding streets, up rooting trees and knocking out power to nearly 200,000s. custom statewide, just over 90 people needing 9evacuation, including &re tzen peop>2ñ and their pets, stranded by rising waters on saturday in terrebonne parish. parts of low-lying plaquemines parish also inundated. >> when the rain and storm is gone, is is over? >> it't over? >> because. >> it's going south. >> reporter: today the state and local governments will be adding up the costs associated with barry, so they can apply to the federal government. fema. to see what sort ofrs reimbuent they can get to quite a mess here. kerry sanders, nbc news, plaquemines parish, louisiana. >> indeed, that gulf region, every time there is any kind of seve

>> kerry sanders in new orleans. thank you. >> a lot of headlines out of the white house including late word the president will hold a news conference today there is turmoil surrounding the joint chiefs of staff. hallie jackson is on duty. good morning let's start with the president saying he'll have a news conference having to do with the citizenship question. >> reporter: a controversial question, savannah i'm told this morning by an administration official president trump is expected to reveal what executive action he'll take to get the question on the census which asks about citizenship. opponents worry it could mean an undercount of the immigrant population. the supreme court ruled against the trump administration at least temporarily on that. now the president wants to continue the legal fight. he's been hinting at it for days. this will face challenges. it is all but guaranteed to head back to the courts. by the way, the census is in the process of getting printed. so it's still an open question of how effecti

>> kerry sanders on the ground for us. stay safe out there. we're going to check in with fema in a half hour on barry expectations and preparations there. thanks again. >>> as i.c.e. officials are expected to begin raiding some of the largest cities across the country tomorrow including chicago and new york, thousands took to the streets across the country to protest these efforts to arrest thousands of undocumented immigrants. many facing the threat of deportation. joining me now from los angeles, one of those major cities expecting raids is nbc's molly hunter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. on the eve of those raids, vice president mike pence visited some of the detention facilities down in texas. he said he expected the overcrowding because the system isn't designed for this but he's also firing back at democrats to end the crisis. >> dprabigrabbing on to the chak fence, detainees yelled through the fences, no shower, no shower, they say. this is what vice president mike pence saw in a visit to a detention facility in mcallen, tex

orders, taking what they can as they run on provisions that left store shelves practically bare our kerry sanders is in the storm zone tonight >> reporter: tonight tropical storm barry and bearing down on southern louisiana portions of the grand aisle under water as time has run out to prepare >> nobody should take this storm lightly just because it's supposed to be a category one when it makes land fall >> reporter: tens of thousands of tourists and convention goers in new orleans packing up and getting out. >> they gave us word and we said that's what we're going to do. >> reporter: 3,000 members of ing lo boats and high water vehicles the biggest worry, not wind, but water which is already rising while storm surge can batter a coastline, this is what storm surge looks like it's a fast-moving, fast-rising flash flood. with the power of the atlantic ocean behind it. in the crescent city named because the mississippi river makes that hard turn, there's another danger that up to 70-mile-per-hour winds could cause a 5 foot storm surge, pushing so much water up the river it spills over the t

sanders, nbc news, myrtle grove, louisiana >>> with his country and the u.s. still locked in a bitter standoff, iran's foreign minister has arrived in new york telling me in an exclusive interview late today that iran is not looking for war and invites the u.s. to rejoin the nuclear agreement. how close are we to war do you think? >> well, we're not close to military war, but as i've said before, sanctions target ordinary citizens, civilians, people who need medicine, people who need special treatment >> iran is pushing back, crippled by harsher new american sanctions after the u.s. walked away from the nuclear deal iran now increasing its uranium enrichment beyond the previous limits, not enough for a nuclear weapon muhammad javad zarif was one of the architects of the original deal are you afraid that you're playing with fire here >> i think the united states is playing with fire. we have an agreement, and that agreement includes remedies once one side of the agreement starts violating it e agyoe tohose circumstances start partial implementation >> can you r

kerry sanders is in the southern part of the state where barry s left a mess thi morning. kerry? >> reporter: good evening. officials say when you're battling mother name, you're likely to lose. since the lvee gave way, the water is rising and it hasn't stopped yet. residents in myrtle grove trapped when a leavee failed here today. >> this is the main road and t trees. >> reporter: the wilkern canal flooding fast and furious in the parish. about a dozen homeowners ignored mandatory evacuation orders. >> we elected to stay and we know there was a possibility of losing all of our utilities. ou >> i have fr dogs and one cat which is very hard to leave. >> reporter: federal and state officials say that one smaller levee on the canal failed, the main ones are holding on the mississippi river. >> what everyone should understa, no mississippi river levee has been overtopped. >> reporter: grand isle cut off tonight. 75-mile-per-hour winds ripped off roof shingles. the storm surge he cutting off an estimated 600 sidents who also stayed put. when the electricity went out, residents rushed

kerry sanders, nbc bay area news. >>> now to a tragedy to a family onac one. an 11-year-old girl fell through a window on a cruise ship and now her fil accusing royal caribbean for possible negligence. royal caribbean has yet to respond. khloe weegand, her grandfather said to have placed her near a railing by a window but had no idea it was open. now there an investigation into whether that window was open to begin with or whether someone opened it. >>> now to a mid-air square. a delta flight is forced to make an emergency landing in raleigh, north carolina. this new video from the passenger showing the plane's right engine glowing red hot and while the engine part is visibly lose. this happened on monday and the flight was caring i 148 passengers from atlanta to baltimore. the spokesperson said the passengers were placed on a different plane after landed. >> that is scary stuff. >>> to 2020 and the presidential race and this morning we're learning that former vice president joe biden earned millions of dollars after leaving the white house. the democratic can

kerry sanders is diving in to show us. kerry, good morning to you, my brave friend. >> good morning, guys. if you're at the beach or on the water and see a shark, you're likely to get out as fast as possible, to get but there are folks who decide they want to go in the water with sharks. we have come sixiles off t coast of florida on a shark tour. is there a safe way to do this? and if you decide to go, here's what you need to know. it goes against common sense. get in the water with the ocean's most feared predators. sharks. but thousands of tourists all around the world do it every year. shark tousm attracting almost 600,000 thrill seekers worldw more than $314 million, but is it safe? today, i'm going shark diving to show you. but before you even get on the boat, do your research. look for a reputable andie ce tour company online. with good reviews. when you get there -- what do i need to know briefing. >> if you can swim slowly with your feet, you're looking at least more natural in t water. >> so you know what to do a

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our kerry sanders is in the storm zone tonight. >> reporter: tonight people in louisiana are heading out with mandatory evacuations ordered in low lying parishes. >> you're concerned if the levees give way, you could house could get swept away. >> i don't want that. i just want everything to be all over with. >> reporter: it's not tropical storm barry's winds officials are worried about. it's the water. with new orleans already reeling from over 9 inches of rain yesterday flooding the french quarter. plus the mississippi river is eight feet above normal. barry could since 1950. >> this will be the first time that we've had a hurricane make land fall in louisia >> reporter: here in this parish, flood river to 19 feet is life threatening. it would cause the water to overtop which means the mighty mississippi would spill over this levy flooding homes. >> those who survived katrina know the danger. >> i stuck around a little bit too long during katrina and don't want to make that mistake again. >> reporter: tonight the national guard is deployed, officials urging residents to have three

. >> kerry sanders for us, thank you. >>> power has been officially restored to the city that never sleeps after a massive blackout left over 72,000 customers in the dark over the weekend. the blackout stopped subway service and disabled traffic lights and cut short broadway plays and jennifer lopez's concert at madison square garden officials say the outage lasted about five hours coincidentally it happened on the anniversary of the 1977 blackout which lasted two days the cause of the power outage is still under investigation, but new york's de blasio, ruled out terrorism or cyberattack. >>> the search is on for a missing california mom who disappeared during a hike. she has been missing since friday and her husband said she vanished after going to walk her dog. he told authorities he was moving their jeep and when he returned they were gone. he searched for her for 45 minutes before sending out a distress signal to authorities search and rescue teams have been scouting the area for two days with thermal imaging gears. >>> nine people are dead after a plane crash indecint happened o. part

>> kerry sanders for us in new orleans, thank you. >>> politics now. this morning, we have the results of a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll in the 2020 presidential race. it is a mixed bag for democratic front runner joe biden. we also have some major headlines out of the white house, including new details on the migrant raids this coming weekend and the president's conservative social media summit. let's start with the new poll with peter alexander in our studio in morning. you have the numbers. good morning. >> good morning to you. we know joe biden got mixed reviews for the first democratic debate. well, he has good news this morning. he's still in the lead among democrats, but he has company. let's show you are the numbers are from the new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. you see joe biden at 26%, trailing him is elizabeth warren, the senator from massachusetts, at 19%. tied for third there, senators kamala harris and bernie sanders. and the south -- the indiana mayor from south bend, indiana, pete buttigieg at 7%. warren does better wi

more than ha3,000 fproding lem begins. >> kerry sanders for there in new orleans. kerry, thank you. >>> politics isnow. morning, we have the results of a new nbc news/"wall street journ" poll in the 2020 presidential race. a mixed bag for democratic front-runner joe biden, and also major headlines out of thee, whe hous including new details on the migrant raids this coming weekend and thes president' social media summit. peter alexander is inhe studio, and you have the numbers. >> good morning. we know joe biden got mixed reviews for that firstmo atic debate. he's got goodews this morning. he's still in the lead among democrats, but he has company. let's show you where the numbers are from the new poll you see joe biden at 26%, trailing him is elizabeth warren, the senator from massachusetts at 19%. tied for third there, senators kamala harris and bernie sanders. and the indiana mayor from soutn bend, diana, of course, pete buttigieg, is at 7%. biden doing best with african-americans and older democrat elizabeth warren does best withb self-des liberals. and those d

kerry sanders, thank you so much. please stay safe where you are. >> reporter: sure. >>> coming up, we have to talk more about the new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. the one and only steve kornacki will be here. nobody can explain a poll better and exactly what it shows. a unique divide in the democratic party. next, r. kelly arrested overnight facing federal charges. federal charges. but we're also a company that controls hiv, fights cancer, repairs shattered bones, relieves depression, restores heart rhythms, helps you back from strokes, and keeps you healthy your whole life. from the day you're born we never stop taking care of you. i'veand still goingazed from thebfor my best,t.n even though i live with a higher risk of stroke due to afib not caused by a heart valve problem. so if there's a better treatment than warfarin... i want that too. eliquis. eliquis is proven to reduce stroke risk better than warfarin. plus has significantly less major bleeding than warfarin. eliquis is fda-approved and has both. wha

savannah, craig. >> kerry sanders, thank you. >> so kerry is in plaquemines. we saw the water behind him. the initial impact wasn't as bad as we were expecting, but thes flood i starting now. >> it's starting to crop up once again. we have flash flood watches and warnings. there's a feeder band coming into lake charles and on up into mississippi. heavy rain falli at this hour. tropical depression barry, 80 miles west of little rock, but a lolot of fing going on here. high water rescues. this system pushes slowly up to the north, heavy rain throughsi the misippi river valley today, and isolated tornado threat tomorrow, heavy pockets of rainacrom indianapolis b down into little rock. we'll be watching that as the afternoon and tomorrow wears on. rainfall amounts gener1ly about to 3 inches, but locally, down through louisiana and on up into arkansas, uards of 5 inches of rain. so the threat not quite done yet. >> we'll check back in in a moment. in the president is under fire for a tweet storm aime at several democratic congpwomen. some have branded his comments

our kerry sanders is in the storm zone tonight. >> reporter: tonight tropical storm barry and bearing down on southern louisiana. portions of the grand isle under water as time has run out to prepare. >> nobody should take this storm lightly just because it's supposed to be a category one when it makes land fall. >> reporter: tens of thousands of tourists and convention goers in new orleans packing up and getting out. >> they gave us word and we said that's what we're going to do. >> reporter: 3,000 members of the louisiana national guard are on alert bringing boats and high water vehicles. the biggest rry, not wind, but water which is already rising. while storm surge can batter a coastline, this is what storm surge looks like. it's a fast-moving, flash flood. with the power of the atlantic ocean behind it. in the crescent city named because the mississippi river makes that hard turn, there's another danger, that up to 70-mile-per-hour winds could cause a five-foot storm surge, pushing so much water up the river it spills over the top of new orleans levees. >> compounding the situati

we have coverage across the region kerry sanders is in the southern part of the state where barry left a mess this morning. kerry? >> reporter: good evening. officials say when you're battling mother name, you're likely to lose since the levee gave way, the water is rising and it hasn't stopped yet. residents in myrtle grove trapped when a levee failed here today. >> this is the main road and the trees.nce the levee gave way, the >> reporter: the wilkerson canal flooding fast and furious in the parish about a dozen homeowners ignored mandatory evacuation ordersfurious in the >> we elected to stay and we know there was a possibility of losing all of our utilities.>> i have four dogs and one cat which is very hard to leave. >> reporter: federal and state officials say that one smaller levee on the canal failed, the main ones are holding on the mississippi river. >> what everyone should understand, no mississippi river levee has been overtopped >> reporter: grand isle cut off tonight. 75-mile-per-hour winds ripped off roof shingles. the storm surge is cutting off an estimated 600 resident

our kerry sanders is in the storm zone tonight. reporter: tonight tropical storm barry and bearing do on southern louisiana. portions of the grand isle under water as o time has run out prepare. >> nobody should take this storm lightly just because it's supposed to be a category one when it makes land fall. >> reporter: tens of thousands of tourists and convention goers in new orlns packing up and getting out. >> they gave us word and we said that's what we're going to do. >> reporter: 3,000 members of the louisiana national guard are on alert bringing boats and high water vehicles. buhe biggest worry, not windwater which is already rising. while stm surge can batter a coastline, this is what storm .surge looks like it's a fast-moving, fast-rising flas flood. with the power of the atlantic ocean behind it. in the crescent city named because the mississippi river d makes that harrn, there's another danger, that up to 70-mile-per-hour winds could cause a five-foot storm surge, pushing so much water t spillsriver over the top of new o

sanders leading us off, thank you. >>> kerry is in plaquemines. and we saw the water behind him, al the initial impact wasn't as bad as we were expecting, but flooding is the story now. >> it is cropping up again we have flash flood watches and warnings there is this feeder band north of houston coming to lake charles and up into mississippi. heavy rain falling at this hour. miles west/southwest of little rock 25-mile-per-hour winds north at 9:00 high water rescues we're going to be watching that. this system pushes slowly up to the north. heavy rain through the mississippi river valley today isolated tornado threat tomorrow heavy pockets of rain from minneapolis to little rock we'll watch that as the afternoon wears on rainfall amounts generally 1 to 3 inches locally, louisiana through arkansas, upwards of 5 inches of rain so the threat, not quite done yet. savannah >> al, we'll check back in in a moment. >>> in the meantime, the president is under fire this morning for a tweet storm aimed at democratic congresswomen, some branding his comments a

here kerry sanders. >> reporte scientists fear what you can't see in the water could kill you. potentially deadly ct baia can enter the body through a cut or scrape. in ser in florida, wade flemings 77-year-old mother died 13 days after scraping her leg walking on the beach. that's where she ce contact with the deadly bacteria. >> she came back home, bed. to her friends had to break into her house the next day and find her basically unconscious on the floor. >> reporter: kylie park also in the gulf of mexico. it took three surgeries and strong antibiotics to save the 12-year-old. >> i can't do everything that i was epble to do before. >> rorter: and it's not isolated to the gulf of mexico. as ocean temperatures rise, so does the spread of the deadly bacteria. nda recent study fou five victims of flesh eating bacteria in the waters off delaware compared to one case in the eight years before. >> this is one example of the potential impact that climate change can have on occurrenf human disease. >> reporter: experts sayest a wares bays wwhere the salter is mostly stagnant is ideal

heur kerry sanders is in t storm zone tonight. le> reporter: tonight peopn louisiana are heading out with mandatory evacuations ordered in low lying parishes. >> you're concerned if the levees give way, you could house could t geay. >> i don't want that. i just want everything to be all er with. >> reporter: it's not tropical storm barry's winds officials are worried about. it's the water. with new orleans already reeling from over 9 inches of rain qesterday flooding the frenchuarter. plus the mississippi rir is eight feet above normal. barry c drivet its highest level since 10. this will be the first time that we've had a hurricane make land fall in louisiana while the mississippi river was at flood stag >> reporter: here in this parish, flood control saying a storm surge pushing the river to 19 life threatening. it would cause the water to overtop which means the mighty mississippi would spill over this levy flooding homes. >> those who survived katrina know the nger. >> i stuck around a little bit too long during katrina and do

nbc's kerry sanders is live for in new orleans with the latest. kerr which, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. barry is still here, moving so storm is moving.og fast 153,000 people are without power in both louisiana and mississippi this morning, and for residents who dide to go out and wade in e rising waters, a warning that in those waters there are snakes and, yes, even alligators. this morning they' i calledn the heavy artillery. huge sandbags rushed to we ha a ling battle. we have wind and water. >> this is downsta >> rorter: barry no longer a catery 1 hurricane, butg portiol have fallen before this eventplace, becomes inms the dog trapped by admit they didn'. i'm comfortable >>eporr: you don't wanter: gran. the flooded the 600 residents who behind still cut off hiornis and whileeather is making so many miserable -- ♪ >> reporter: barry did not prevent kelsey renard and steven bam bow from getting married in new orleansury. their forecast -- ds ricane barry,as for barry w by tuesday the midwest of our country will see torrential rains

let's start with kerry sanders. good morning to you. >> reporter: well, good morning from new orleans right her on famed canal street where we're yet to really feel the impact of barry. that's still a few hours away.th to south down on grand isle, the barrier island about 600 people decided to stay put. right now they're reall feeling it. power is out. streets are flooded and it will continue like that for a ile. there are tornado warnings there and all the way up to baton rouge as well as into miissippi where a lot of people are basically weathering this now as they're going to ride this out. because barry is such a slow-moving storm, we're likely to see nasty weather here until monday morning. this morning it's not just wind. >> with the wind gusts we know that we're going to lose power. >> reporter: but the water inundating the gulf coast. around new orlea gates are closed. >> this is the first time in the history of lubbock district thaw ve had to close every single gate, including on river due to the river bein

. >> kerry sanders has more on what might be behind this upward trend. good morning. >> goo rules and you stay on theg, insidewalks, s at the alcr, getting around on foot can be dangerous. sy intersections, cars speeding by. thdestrians in danger on the roads. governors highway safety association reporting more than 6200 pedestrians were killed ona u.s. r in 2018. the hhest number of deaths in almost 30 years. >> a possible contributing factor, the rise ine smartph use that can lead to distracted drivers and distracted pedestrians like this woman, busy on her phone, washing right in front of a van in red light. hit and knocked down, she's injured but okay. the distracteds person so by the phone in hand, walks right into a fire truck, sirens blaring. an distracted pedestrians are equally as drous as distracted drivers. e' today, wre with the houston police department. staking out this busy downtown intersection in an unmarked car, to watch for distracted pedestrians. >> w here? >> right away, we spot this guy. >> he's reading his text as he walkstacross.

kerry sanders has a closer look atow you can get it and how you can avoid . >> reporter: 56-year-old gary most recent victim of the flesh eatingbacteria. his family says thectors erlieve he died after he was expored to the watorn bacteria while crabbing in texas. the bacteria causes 80,000 illnesses and 100 deaths in the u.s. every year. now hospital lare on high alert checking on patient samples. >> before going into the infectious disease lab they aske us to put on protective gear, gloves included, that includes the camera crew. >> this is what leads to the flesh eating bacteria. this is the actual bacteria. >> i'm safe here. >> we're perfectly safe. >> reporter: . stacy baker says is symptoms includes one ot black spn thuaskin. it y happens near a cut or scrape that was there before ctact with the bacteria in the salt water. >> why do we see more of this in the gulf of mexico? >> it's probably related to the warmer temperatures of the moter. >> reporter: the recent cases have been in the gulf of mexico, this problem is not confined to that body of water. there's been an increase n

kerry sanders? >> reporter: some anxious moments. folks are curious how this is going to play out. getting a break right now, because the rain has stopped for a moment. there are floodwaters and specifically down in myrtle grove, there's a great amount of concern. the homes themselves are built to with stand that sort of flooding. the homes are on stills and the stills are high. so the first floor is 17 feet up. it means people are cut off, electricity is cut out. some people have cell phone service there, which is good, a few people decided to stay, and, of course, they're watching closely the levees, you have water to come on the mississippi side and the bayside. one of the things they've attempted to do is to get these really large sandbags and place them over the drain because oddly when there's a flood, the water comes up the drain rather than going down the drain. the concern is loss of electricity. they're rushing over with their generator to get gas going. they were surprised. they didn't think they were going to be impacted at all. really what this explains is a very disor

>> kerry sanders, keep us posted thank you. >>> this morning, fans, loved ones, and former colleagues are mourning the loss of veteran actor rip torn he died yesterday in his home in connecticut. >> we'll find out tomorrow >> this guy spent so much time in the sand, that his nickname generati should be iffallujah >> a television stage and films that spanned six decades tony and oscar nominations for early roles in dark dramas he became known to a younger generation for "men in black," "30 rock," and on "the larry sanders show," which earned him an emmy award. rip torn was 88 years old. >>> 8:07 how about a boost? >> we have a real cute one today. having a pet, we all know, can bring out the tender side of a child. watch this little boy in virginia singing a lullaby to his baby bunny >> he needs you to sing to him ♪ rock a bye bunny on a treetop ♪ ♪ when the wind blows the cradl will rock ♪ ♪ and down come bunny, cradle and all ♪ >> oh, man. >> okay. i mean, the sweetness overload right there. by the way, look at all his other bunnies. they're waiting for a little one-on-on

. >> kerry sanders has more on what might be behind this upward trend. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. even if you follow the rules and you stay on the sidewalks, cross at the crosswalks, getting around on foot can be dangerous. busy intersections cars speeding by pedestrians in danger on the roads. the governor's highway safety association reporting more than 6,200 pedestrians were killed on u.s. roads in 2018 the highest number of deaths in almost 30 years. a possible contributing factor, the rise in smartphone use that can lead to distracted drivers and distracted pedestrians like this woman. busy on her phone, walking right in front of a van at a red light. hit and knocked down she's injured but okay the driver didn't see her. and this person, so distracted by the phone in hand, walks right into a fire truck, sirens blaring. >> distracted pedestrians are equally as dangerous as distracted drivers. >> reporter: today, we're with the houston police department. staking out this busy downtown intersection in an unmarked car, to watc

kerry sanders has the laters for us from the photo. >> in louisiana today -- >> barry still making a mess. today ominous skies and multiple tornado warnings. at baton rouge took a beating as the storm lingered over the city for several hours. while no longer a hurricane, the weather system is still dangerous. what's left of barry is now slowly crawling north. also impacting mississippi, alabama, and arkansas. cities like little rock and memphis could see flash flooding, even as far east as florida, the storm revealing its sustained power. a large wave shattering a rescue boat window, leaving a deputy with cuts on his face. more than 24 hours since landfall, and there is still more drenching rain to come. today a first look at that levee problem in southern louisiana. hurtle grove overwhelmed. the rushing water threatened to submerge homes some fife miles away. >> kind of scary. kind of sad. >> reporter: residents who evacuated came home today with a demand they've repeated for years. they want government to build a new stronger levee. i'm tired of hearing all we got to do is study. >

nbc's kerry sanders is at the armstrong international airport with more. >> reporter: we see that jefferson parish with portions having mandatory evacuations, same thing in plaquemines parish. this is all to get ahead of what is expected to be a drenching rain. as you noted yesterday we had a tremendous rain, more than 7 inches in a very short period of time which inundated portions of new orleans. back down in the french quarter there was so much water that even canal street and some side streets were under water, cars under water, really causing a mess. for buildings, into the lobbies of some of the hotels. here at the airport right now things are running smoothly. no cancellations. but the airport has just completed a meeting here going over what their plans will be. the airport will remain open. they're bringing in potentially 60 staff members to keep the airport operational. it's really up to the airlines to decide when they will stop operating at the airport. at this point united airlines has already told its passengers who have flights today, tomorrow, that if they want to they can c

this morning on "today" kerry sanders shadows police on the lookout for distracted offenders crossing the street and behind the wheel. >> when the officer just saw you and you had your, you were on instagram. did not tea dawn on you being on the phone was -- >> no, because you're still into it, you don't realize you can get killed. >> it's not worth it. kerry's full report airs at 7:00 a.m. or if you can't stick around, you can watch it later on today.com. >> walking across the street looking at your phone instead of looking both ways, yeah. >> it's dangerous. if you have somebody watching their phone and then a driver. >> for sure. >>> hopefully none of that out there today, mike. >> none reported but a word of caution, definitely. especially school crosswalks, parking lots from where my kids get off the car and focused on the thing in their hand or the place where they're going. focus on traffic around you, folks. right now thankfully we don't have anything major going on. we are recovering from an earlier big slowing through hayward, northbound 880 throw from alvarado to tennison.

kerry sanders has the exclusive for us this morning. kerry, good morning to you. >> well, good morning, craig. jonathan hernandez is counting his blessings this morning which might seem o after being attacked by a shark, but the aved diver with a lot of experience is thankful the people onard his bode understood what to do after he was bitten. >> i got hit so hard from behind, thought the boat had run me over. i immediately looked to my left side and the shark was right in my face. >> this morning, a florida man is telli his amazing survival story after a terrifying tussle with a shark in t bahamas. >> i was able to get away. i looked in t and can could see my calf wasng hangi dushing h belood was spear fish waters off the island when c sharke out of nowhere. >> it allo happened s fast, it was kind of a blur of white water and fins and thrashing. >> i'm going to lift my leg up if you want to pull the tape off. >> an experienced diver, he told his fishing buddies to quickly make tourniquets out of wght belts. there the fact the tournique

kerry sanders joins us with a closer look at how you get it and how to avoid it. kerry,ood morning. well, good morning, savannah. look, we all know there are daernls when you go in the water, shar, jellyfish. rip currents, but until recently, you would be hard presd to find anybody who was afraid to go in the water for something so small you couldn't see it witut a microscope. flath eing bacteria. 56-year-old gary evans is the most recent victim of thelesh eating bacteria. his family says doctors believe the father of six died after he was exposed to the water-borne bacteria while crabbing at magnolia beach in texas. another victim on the gulf bennett -year-old dave of memphis. according to social media posts from his family, bennett, who had a compromised immune system because he was battling cancer, died after swimming in the gulf offa. destin, florid >> it could have killed me, absolutely. >> leah believes she's lucky to be alive. she says her doctors think she, too, came in contact with bacteria wle swimming in the gulf in man asota, florida. >> on a scale of 1 to 10, it was pro

nbc's kerrys sanders in florida with the latest on this. kerry, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, kristen. a look at the statistics reveals that worldwide, a quarter of all shark attacks happen in the waters othe coast of florida, but they can happen anywhere. the experts point out, often,s t happenn murky or in the surf where a shark can't see what it is going after because they're hunting seals or fish, not humans. an eye in the sky catching a close call in florida. dan watson usingne his dron n the beach when he noticed a dark outline in thewater, heading for his three kids. >> that's when i saw the shadow coming in towards them, so that things moment where started getting crazy. >> reporter: his children were able to race to shore. >> that was kind of that eye-opening moment to us, being able to see that. >> reporte their fears realized a week later, when 18-yeaold riley wright was bitten while surfing in the same area. >> i got a shark biting my ankle. i find of freaked out. >> reporter: miles away at daytona beach on mon

sanders is in florida with the latest on this. kerry, good morning to you >> reporter: good morning, kristen. a look at the statistics reveals that worldwide, a quarter of all shark attacks happen in the waters on the coast of florida, but they can happen anywhere the experts point out, often, it happens in murky or in the surf where a shark can't see what it is going after because they're hunting seals or fish, not humans an eye in the sky catching a close call in florida. dan watson using his drone in the beach when he noticed a dark outline in the water, heading for his three kids. >> that's when i saw the shadow coming in towards them, so that was the moment where things started getting crazy. >> reporter: his children were able to race to shore. >> that was kind of that eye-opening moment to us, being able to see that >> reporter: their fears realized a week later, when 18-year-old riley wright was bitten while surfing in the same area. >> i got a shark biting my ankle. i find of freaked out. >> reporter: miles away at dayton

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kerry sanders spoke to some experts about what you need to know. kerry, good morning. >> good morning, guys.ut what a beaul morning. riat a beautiful weekend for the beach. ght here, the water temperature is delicious. we have a little seaweed here,f but i you're going into the water, there are things we can do to keep ourselves saf as beachgoers kick off the summerseason, there's an understandable fear this year. sharks in the news. ultiple attacks last month on swimmers in north carolina and the bahamas. it's the driving reason some parents tell us they're now hyperwary of even wading in the surf with their kids. >> i thought maybe we should go to the pool today. >> just last week, 21-year-old american jordan lindsey was fatally attacked by a large tiger shark while snorkeling northeast of nassau in the bahamas. >> where there are known to be sharks, fishermen nearby, i'm putting myself at a greater risk. >> this lifegud says being armed with basic first aid could be the key to survival. >> it may seem silly, me holding this, but the suggestion i