Prep time before the storm actually makes landfall. 50 Miles Per Hour, now at the 11 00 advisory. Still traveling to the north going to clip cancun and cozumel and eventually get into very warm water in the gulf of mexico and thats when its expected to really get going. Get going to an 80 mile per hour storm near new orleans, louisiana. Still a 60mileperhour storm as it traverses mississippi, alabama and georgia. That will bring down power lines and many of the branches on the older trees will be nothing for a 60mileperhour storm, taking these branches down quickly. The Hurricane Hunter in there finding 47 Miles Per Hour so we call ate 50 mile per hour storm, close enough. The models are following exactly where the track is at least right now with the hurricane center, and still the wind. The wind will be the story here as it makes impact very close to where katrina made impact. Now, you have to understand, this isnt katrina. This is an 80 or 90mileperhour storm. Katrina was so much bigger. Thats the same place that the surge will be. The same surge areas, not as big, not going to get 20 feet, but could get 5 or 7 feet, from new orleans to bay st. Louis to biloxi and mobile bay. Heres a your surge graphics. New hurricane warnings have been posted at the 11 00 advisory. We will get those on the internet on our twitter feed as soon as they are out. All right. Chad you will stay on top of it. Thank you. Joining us on the phone the governor of louisiana John Bell Edwards, thank you for spending time with us. You issued a state of emergency there in louisiana. What are you doing besides that to prepare for this storm. Thank you, ana. Great to be with you and everyone watching. Weve also requested from the president a prelandfall Emergency Declaration for 17 parishes. Were waiting to he back but have reason to believe that request is going to be well received by the president. But were working to make sure that everyone does not underestimate this storm, and that by dark tomorrow night, saturday night, everyone is where they want to be and the posture they need to be for this storm. You know, we dont know exactly how intense its going to be, because once this storm moves over the warm waters of the gulf, intensification beyond the current modeling is possible, but even if its a Strong Tropical Storm or a category 1, that is that presents a very real threat, especially to the lowlying areas because of the combination of rain and storm surge and wind. So its all three. Were working to make sure that everyone is paying attention and following the directions of the local authorities and so we are we believe were adequately prepared but you never know exactly what Mother Nature is going to throw at you. No doubt about it. We know there have been some recent problems with the pumps in new orleans specifically, not all those are back up and running yet. Whats the impact of that . Well, theyre not all up and running but the truth is, new orleans has never had all of their pumps running at one time because theres more than ones 100 of them. Their capacity is better than it has in many months if not several years and based on the forecasted rain that we can expect, we dont anticipate that theres going to be widespread flooding. Now if you have short duration, high intensity rainfall, street flooding is possible and theres always some chance that some businesses and homes will take on water as well. Right now, based on the forecast, we dont anticipate that that is a widespread problem, but then again, you never know whether these rain bands kind of sit over new orleans and drop more rain than youre told to expect. So were working very, very hard with the city of new orleans. Were in Constant Contact doing everything we can to get as much capacity from Power Generation and in terms of pumping, as possible. So were working hard on that and im not going to say theres no vulnerability there, but its not as critical as it was just several weeks ago. And yeah, we know that your state has not really been tested by a hurricane in several years. The last hurricane to hit louisiana was hurricane isaac back in 2012, and then on top of it weve had all these other hurricanes hitting the u. S. In roents weeks, fema, obviously, still on the ground responding to the past three hushrricanes. Have you been in touch with them and confident fema will be able to help your state when the storm hits . I am and yes, we have. I have had multiple conversations with fema administrator brock long as it relates to nate, but also Homeland Security adviser tom boss sert who advices the president on these matters he and i have been in contact. The good news, fema is ready. They have recovered sufficiently from their operations around harvey in texas that they are positioned well. Were in the same fema region as texas. So were talking to Tony Robinson who is the administrator for that region and we feel really good about fema and being prepared to help us as it relates to nate. But you made a great point a while ago, isaac in 2012 was a category 1 and we had record flooding in many parts of louisiana that were actually impacted more by isaac than by katrina, for example. And different parts of the state. So the lesson we learned there, its not the category of the storm, its all of those factors taken into account, whether its moving fast or slow, what the storm surge is, in addition to the rainfall, and so that was a category 1 and thats why we cannot underestimate this storm nate just because its forecasted to be a category 1. Must be prepared. Governor John Bell Edwards thank you for your time and we wish you the best as you prepare for this storm and we, of course, will stay in touch with you and your team. Thank you very much, ana. I want to turn to the investigation in las vegas. We now know the names and faces of all 58 people who lost their lives but one key aspect of this tragedy has not come into focus yet. Their killers motive. A few new details have emerged, however. Authorities are analyzing computers, cell phones, and a note left in the shooters hotel suite that reportedly has a series of numbers on it. But five days after this massacre, investigators are still at a also to explain why a 64yearold gambler and retirlds accountant amassed an arsenal and what led him to this killing perch 32 floors above the grounded las vegas strip. Jean casarez is live in las vegas and jean, this must be frustrating for investigators . Fbis Deputy DirectorAndrew Mccabe told cnn that at this point the fbi has hundreds of people, ana, working on this investigation and we were told that the weapons that were seized during the execution of the search warrants have been sent back east where the fbi will do the forensic examination and as we do know as they collected evidence, potential evidence, in the hotel room in his homes and in his vehicles, that Electronic Devices were found, that must include cell phones, computers, and various other things. Forensic examinations of those items so important but they can take a lot of time as well as forens forensic examination of any financial records. At this point no information on anything that has been found in that area. What we do know, however, though, is that the killer may have possibly been intending on targeting other large venues. We were able to confirm that at the Chicagos Blackstone hotel, a person by the name, the same name of the killer, Stephen Paddock, represented rooms there in august at the very same time that the la la palooza Music Festival was taking place and the hotel he booked at, the blackstone, was facing where thousands of people would attend those Music Festivals. We have not been able to confirm it is the kill e but it was the very same name. Right here in las vegas, the ogden, a hotel condominium and one week before the country Music Festival, route 91, there was another Music Festival, life is beautiful, and the ogden was very close to that and there were rooms booked under the same name. Now, police told us that they were going to be searching the Surveillance Video to see if, in fact, he stayed at the hotel that weekend. Obviously nothing was done. But it gives you a sense of an intent of the killer. Now, along with that, marilou danley, we know shes in this country and she was the girlfriend of Stephen Paddock. The fbi has been interviewing her. She told through her attorney only one statement, that it was about two weeks before all of this that he said, heres a ticket, go to the philippines, visit your family. Well the hairdresser of Stephen Paddock spoke with our own reporter and she said something very different. Listen to this. The last time i saw him was probably only two months ago. It was just about two months ago. He came in and he got his hair cut and again, smelled of alcohol. And his girlfriend was with him and again, just kind of doing her thing and he sat down and was telling me about her leaving to go to the philippines and he was going to be home alone hanging out for a while by himself. You know, it wasnt it wasnt anything weird or it wasnt anything that seemed off. Now the girlfriend was not present for that conversation, but shes saying about two weeks ago she learned of a trip and according to the hairdresser he was talking about it two months ago. Ana . All right. Jean casarez, more information and still a lot of answers that we dont have yet. Lets dive deep near what we do know. At this point joining us, cnn Law Enforcement analyst and former assistant director of the u. S. Marshal service, art rod rick, retired atf special agent sam robotty and tom fuentes, also former assistant director at the fbi. Tom, lets get right to that new detail. The killer tried to buy tracer rounds. What does that tell you about his plan . Hi, ana. Well, it could mean he wanted to put those tracer rounds at the bottom of the magazine so he would know when he was running out of ammunition to switch guns. Kite mean he wanted to try to help his aim and follow the tracer rounds, although if he can see the rounds going to the target, it would make it easier for people on the ground to determine where those bullets were coming from. Thats a double edged sword for him if he actually used them. But i think its very likely that he wanted to know when he was about to run out of ammunition so he could grab the next gun he had available and start shooting with that one. Apparently he didnt get those tracer bullets because they were out. But if he did have them, what do you see being different about this attack . So, as was just mentioned a tracer rounds almost serve as a guiding method to guide a shooters rounds to the intended target. You know, im not sure if it would have made a huge amount of difference. It seems that when he was shooting fully and fully automatic mode it was just to get those rounds down into where the crowd was at at the concert. So it probably would not have made too much more of a difference again, as was just mentioned, probably more just to give them an indicator as to when the magazine was about to be empty so he could switch to the next gun. Guys, were also learning that days before the massacre the shooter rented a room at a las vegas condo complex. Jean mentioned this, before the life is beautiful Music Festival in august, a person by the same name rented a room, had a reservation at a hotel that was going to overlook the la la palooza festival there. Do you think this was research this shooter was doing for the crime he eventually committed or could that have been indications he was planning other attacks . I think he was trying to eliminate i tried to put myself tactically in this individuals mindset at the time and i think he went there, looked at it and eliminated that as a possibility because if you look at the ogden and you look at some of the other places that he staked out and surveilled, theyre very close to the venue which means the individuals would have known where the rounds were coming from a lot sooner. Would have been toos easy to identify. Where the bullets were coming from. When you look at the venue and we did get a good look at that and just absolutely was stunning to see how he had set up overlapping fields of fire and was a quarter of a mile away from the venue, from the middle of the venue, which means it takes people a lot longer to figure out where the rounds are coming from. When you hear from the victims and those who were there, they talk about the confusion and going different directions. Confusion, initial panic, which gives him a lot more time to be on target. Thats so disturbing. It is disturbing. More clues coming out here, tom, as perhaps evidence in this investigation, a note in the shooters hotel room with numbers on it. But the sheriff tells the New York Times at least that this was not a manifesto, not a suicide note. Does it tell you anything about where the investigation is right now . Well, ana, we dont know if it was suicide note because if it was some kind of special code he invented then, you know, the best crip tolgs in the world at the fbi will be looking at the numbers to see if thats what it was. It could have been a coded message of some kind that we just dont know what it is until they analyze and crack it. It could be random numbers. It could be, you know, numbers hes going to use in the next lottery. We dont know. But i think the best people in the world are looking at those numbers and have been since the first day to try to determine if there is a hidden message in the meaning. And message, no motive at this point. Tom, is that surprising to you . Yeah. Its a little bit. You know, were so used to, you know, people that do these mass events, to put some kind of a manifesto or something on social media, why theyre doing something, why they who they hate and why they hate them and all that type of thing, and in this case without social media, and without other immediate friends that weve been able to talk to, we dont know yet what it is. I think that is one of the keys for his girlfriend and those interviews, is does she know not whether she knew he was planning this or how many guns he bought, but other people he associated with, people he gambled with, invested with or traveled with or other friends . Q. Is there another name missing in this that may have had close contact with him and may have some clue as to what he did or i mean why he did what he did. We dont know that yet. Do you think there is any chance that we will not have a motive . We will never get that answer . Theres a possibility. I mean when you look at how long he planned this in a meticulous planning he put into this he could have well been in the mindset that im not going to leave anything behind so that they can figure out what the motive is. Its interesting that he left that note. Was that just to have Law Enforcement concentrate their efforts on trying to decipher that note in the room or does it actually mean something, is it coded. Think back to the individuals background. Hes organized. Hes an accountant and auditor so he planned this out very well and that note could very well just be a red herring to throw Law Enforcement off the track. Sam, i want to also ask you about the nra putting out a statement saying the bump fire stocks that we know maybe impacted the number of casualties in this may be subject to additional regulations or the nra saying it should be subject to additional regulations urging actions by the atf, not congress. Back in 2010, sam, that atf gave approval for the devices. Why were they deemed acceptable . Well, at the time, our atf fire and Technology Branch just like the many hundreds of products that are brought to them for different types of approvals, do a close examination of the item and in this case the bump stock and they have to go by the letter of the law and the law as it pertains to this is under the provision of the National Firearms act. That item at the time met the definition and they had to issue the approval process. I understand the statement from the nra and punting the statement to revisit the ruling or take a second look at it and, of course, thats something that atf can be directed through the department of justice to take a second look if you have additional facts that have come forward but at the end of the day, even if atf does that and says that this item should be banned what could happen is the manufacturer. Thats the only way i see this item being addressed. Sam, art, tom, thank you all for your insight and expertise in this discussion. And reminder that tonight we have a very special report, anderson coopers tribute to the 58 victims, who they were how they lived and how they will be remembered. Las vegas lost, a special commercialfree event at 9 00 eastern right here on cnn. Still ahead this hour, a mysterious hint from President Trump flanked by military commanders inside the white house he warned of, quote, the calm before the storm. 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