Yesterday. They used some helicopter to pluck 12 people and 2 pets to safety. And overtopping levees near m t murtle grove and Plaquemines Parish stranded some who disobeyed evacuation orders. We decided to stay and we knew there was a possibility of losing all our utilities. I have four dogs and one cat, which is very hard to leave. Trees and power lines were down in new orleans, but the city was mostly spared from taking a direct hit. Got more reason to celebrate there on the streets of the big easy. Staying dry in that parade there. Lets bring in meteorologist bill karins. Bill, whats the latest on this storm . The bottom line thats it shifted further west overnight than was expected. We always knew thered be one narrow band of heavy rain. We was thinking that would be near the baton rouge area overnight. Instead, thats been a little further west, so the troubles been more toward lafayette, louisiana, who is in this bright yellow band right here. They just picked up an inch of rain
Im sandra smith in new york city. The National Hurricane center sent us an update. It is no category 3 storm. Over the bahamas, where there are at least five deaths reported so far, along with catastrophic damage. In the midst of history, our mission and focus now is search, rescue, and recovery. Honestly, prayers for those ineffective areas and our First Responders. Bill just Amazing Stories we are getting. Borderline category 5. You can rea imagine the destruc. Dorian is on the move, moving very slowly. One mileperhour. 20 years ago to this month, a hurricane by the name of florence took a similar path in the caribbean. It was a strong category 4. I was standing here on the east coast, east of jacksonville, on a beach 4 miles south of here. Hurricane floyd, in the closing hours, striking the east coast. Slowing down suddenly, took a different turn. Weekend, then took a righthand turn due north, and nearly missed the entire east coast of florida. We felt some wind and some churn, but
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Dorian . Ill speak to the acting administrator, next. And making the cut. Only half the 2020 democrats make the next debate. Im going to make very clear the cost and consequence of donald trump. As the field of candidates starts to narrow, is there still time for someone new to break out . Hello, im dana bash in for jake tapper in washington, where the state of our union is on edge. We begin today the same way we did exactly four weeks ago, the news of othanother tragedy. Four people were killed and more than 20 injured yesterday in a mass shooting in west texas after a man went on a shooting rampage in the streets of midland and odessa, texas. Lawmakers hands must be tired from typing out thoughts and prayers as they do after Mass Shootings. Were also following breaking news, Hurricane Dorian has been upgraded to a category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 miles per hour. More bad news about an unpredictable monster storm that could wreak havoc up the southeast coast. W
We have a lot of people helping, and we have most importantly the United States coast guard, which has done so incredibly well in texas and florida. And in puerto rico in the last hurricane, the last big one. Admiral, if you could say a few words . Thank you. Applebees handcrafted burgers we are ready, domestically, now starting at 7. 99. From florida up to the carolinas now thats eatin good in the neighborhood for the coast guard part of the dhs fema team. We are ready to roll there. In the bahamas its been harris dorian moving up the challenging. The abaco island, in the northeast, it reached the United States east coast, and bahamas on monday. This is a live look right now on the right side of your screen, first, helicopters got in there. Atlantic beach, florida. You can see the strong surf. We have rescued probably 50 folks to date. We are just starting to get a and the main concern with this storm, if it hits the u. S. , is sight picture on grand bahama island and freeport, the ce