good friday morning to you. i'm jim sciutto. >> and i'm poppy harlow. right now, the outer bands of hurricane delta are lashing the gulf coast. this category 3 storm expected to make landfall in louisiana tonight. people there are still recovering from hurricane laura, now bracing for life-threatening storm surge, flash flooding, and even possible tornadoes. we'll take you there, live. >> and right now, these sobering statistics. coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are surging