Kenosha, wisconsin, overnight. Police are searching for a man with a long gun who apparently opened fire on protesters and agitators. Police say two people are dead this morning and one injured after a group of heavily armed vigilantes took it upon themselves to police the streets. Many videos on social media show the chaos as some of these shootings played out. [ gunfire ] [ screaming ] he just shot that guy in the stomach [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ] people are getting shot all around us people are just getting shot everywhere, guys. [ bleep ] its been three days since jacob blake was shot in the back seven times in front of his children. His family says he is paralyzed. Police have still not explained what happened or why they shot him. This morning, we have new video of the moments right before that shooting. Also breaking just moments ago, we just got word that hurricane laura is rapidly gaining strength and is now forecast to become a very powerful category 4 storm today, as it barrels towards the gulf coast. You need to Pay Attention to this. This is a look at the storm from space. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate in texas and louisiana. We will get the latest forecast track in just a moment. More breaking news overnight. The cdc issued new guidelines on coronavirus testing. Guidelines that have left medical expert just dumbfounded and wondering if its actually designed to find fewer cases. And fresh reaction to night two of the Republican Convention, where the president exploited the powers and trappings of government for his campaign in ways that have never been done before, never even close. This wasnt blurring lines, it was obliterating them. And we will discuss why the simple act of expressing sympathy for coronavirus victims from the first lady stood out so much at a convention proceeding, as if a pandemic that has killed nearly 180,000 americans is barely happening. We want to begin, though, with the breaking news on the streets of kenosha, wisconsin. Sara sidner is there. And sara, lets just stipulate from the beginning, there is so much that we dont know. But what we do know is that the sheriff there has noted the presence of armed counterprotesters, vigilantes, who are on the streets as well. Reporter yeah, the sheriff has actually said there have been armed militia members out in the streets. We are not sure if the person who is accused of shooting two people and killing them and wounding others is a part of any sort of militia, but the sheriff using the word vigilantes are in the streets. We should also mention that we have seen more video, social media video of a man holding a long gun, running down the street, as people are chasing after him, after they say he shot someone. And then you see him trip and fall. And then you see him firing off several rounds. And there is definitely someone hit in that scenario. We are as we understand it, there is a manhunt underway, at this hour, for the people that the sheriff had referred to as vigilantes. That happened just down the street from the courthouse here where the protests have been breaking out between police and protesters. But as we understand it, there is definitely a manhunt underway for someone who had a long gun. There is also questions from protesters as to whether there were other people, multiple shooters, who were also firing off. Were trying to get some of the details now. But this is what is breaking at this hour. Overnight, there were more clashes between police and protesters, with protesters throwing water bottles, Police Responding with tear gas. And so that blew up again, but this is new. We now know from the sheriff that there are, as he put it, vigilantes in the streets. He says that theyve been out several nights during these protests, and now two people are dead, several people, as we understand it, were injured. But we are seeing this extremely disturbing video of a man running down the street with a gun. You can hear people, you know, yelling at him and him yelling back, to back up. But very, very, very serious situation here, as there is a manhunt underway for someone accused of shooting and killing two people here in kenosha. And again, we still have no answers for why jacob blake was shot or the incident that proceeded that. That is something, i know, is disturbing to the people in wisconsin, as well. Sara sidner, please keep us posted. Well have much more in just a minute. Breaking overnight, hurricane laura rapidly intensifying and it is now forecast to hit the gulf coast as a possible category 4 storm in just a few hours. Look at that. Cnn meteorologist chad myers with this new, intensified forecast and track. Chad . John, this storm here doesnt look anything like when we went to bed last night. Now theres an eye, the storm is breathing, its getting stronger. Its getting lower in pressure and the winds are picking up. And the bubble of storm surge is going up. So now we dont have a 9 to 12 surge, its going to be higher than that. This is what happened to katrina. When katrina was a 5 in the southern gulf, it built that bubble that hit waves in bay st. Louis and over into waveland and biloxi. This is whats happening here. The good news is where this overwash is going to take place as a category 4 or possibly going down to a 3 by landfall, theres not there. Holly beach is going to be there, but just a little bit inland, then you get to lake charles. Thats the problem. Inland from here, this storm isnt going to hit land and die, because the land between holly beach and lake charles is very swampy. Its very wet. Theres water there. Usually we say, oh, theres land, its going to die. The computer models still have the potential for this to be closer to galveston. And in the overnight hours, i think ive seen a little bit of a westward jog, which would be bad news for houston, the closer you get, obviously, the higher the winds would be. We know that the winds are going to approach Tropical Storm force somewhere around 2 00 this afternoon along the coast. So after that, you cant do anything. You cant put boards up, you cant do anything. You need to prep now or get out now, if you are in the zone here from probably the sabine pass and off to the east. Thats really cameron, louisiana, population somewhere between 1 and 3,000, depending on the season. So here you go. The winds are going to be 110 in this entire area, but even if you get up to shreveport, your winds are going to be somewhere in the ballpark of 80 miles per hour. This isnt going to die off anytime soon. Landfall likely takes place somewhere plus or mine two hours from 1 00 a. M. Tonight with a storm surge of 10 to 15 feet. Those barrier islands, alisyn, are not 10 to 15 feet high. The water will go right over the top. You must be gone. Okay. I hope everyone is heeding this warning. Chad, well check in with you throughout the program. Half a million americans are under mandatory evacuation orders in texas and louisiana, as hurricane laura barrels towards the gulf coast. Cnn meteorologist derek van dam is live in bowmoeaumont, texas,h more. Here in Jefferson County in beaumont, texas, the city is on edge if notsodistant memory for residents here would be hurricane harvey, rita, and ike. They know how much destruction and flooding can be brought to this very susceptible city. But of course, the preparations for hurricane laura are completely different, because theyre amongst the backdrop of a global pandemic. Just take a listen to what this individual had to do in order to prepare for a hurricane amongst covid19. Trying to be safe and be prepared for the storm and do the necessary things that need to be done. Im trying to stay covered up. You know, i have medicine if i need some, of that nature. And i just like for everybody to be safe out there. Stay to yourselves, social distance, and all of that, so you wont catch covid19. Reporter even though there are mandatory evacuations along the southeast coast of texas, covid19 is complicating peoples decisions. Do they evacuate or do they shelter in place . We heard from the governor of texas, greg abbott yesterday, stating that just because a hurricane is approaching Southeast Texas doesnt mean that covid19 is going away from the state. We know that texas is still a hot spot, even though trends in the cases have gone down over past 14 days, which is, of course, good news. But of course, this is complicating the evacuation efforts here. Talking about the immediate threats to beaumont and the coastal areas of Southeast Texas. We talked about storm surge with chad just a few moments ago. With the potential of that storm surge moving inland as far as 30 miles from the coastline and winds in excess of 110 miles per hour. This is a fastmoving storm. So rainfall threat here is high, but as it muoves on, were only anticipating 5 to 10 inches of rain in this area. But inland, localized flash flooding certainly a possibility. Derek van dam, stay safe and keep us posted. Thank you very much for being there. We appreciate it. We have new reaction this morning to the Republican Convention. President trump using the trappings of government and official business in ways we have never seen before in a campaign. And we heard last night at the convention for the first time from the first lady, Melania Trump, praising the president for his honesty. Cnns jeff zeleny is live in washington with the very latest on what weve seen so far. Jeff . Hey, good morning, john. It was the power of the presidency mixed with politics, as you said, like weve never seen before, essentially a National Convention being broadcast from the white house. Now, it was an attempt to broaden the president s appeal beyond the divisions of his first term, but it was capped off by a speech from the first lady, Melania Trump, as weve never seen her before. The second night of the republican National Convention, smashing political norms. And blurring the lines between government and politics. Congratulations. Youre now citizens of the United States of america. The president appearing in a naturalization ceremony in the white house, conducted by acting Homeland Security secretary, chad wolf. There is no higher honor and no greater privilege and its an honor for me to be your president. Reporter the event raising concerns it could have violated the hatch act, which prevents members of the executive branch, except the president and Vice President , from taking part in political activity. In a latenight statement, a white house official defending the move. The campaign decided to use the publicly available content for campaign purposes. There was no violation of law. Secretary of state mike pompeo breaking with precedent, making an appearance at the convention from jerusalem. Pompeo made a fullthroated endorsement of the administrations foreign policy, praising policies in the middle east, china, and north korea. Delivering on this duty to keep us safe and our freedoms in tact, this president has led bold initiatives in nearly every corner of the world. Reporter two of the president s children, eric and tiffany trump, continuing the dark themes from night one of the convention, painting a joe biden presidency as a threat to america. And in view of the radical democrats, america is a source of the worlds problems. They want to destroy the monuments of our forefathers. They want to disrespect our flag. This is a fight for freedom versus oppression, for opportunity versus stagnation, a fight to keep america true to america. Reporter and kentuckys attorney general slamming biden for his past comments about black americans. I also think about joe biden, who says, if you arent voting for me, you aint black. Who argued that republicans would put us back in chains. Who says there is no diversity of thought in the black community. Mr. Vice president , look at me. I am black. We are not all the same, sir. Joe biden is a backwards thinker in a world that is craving forwardlooking leadership. Reporter Melania Trump striking a different tone than most of the nights speakers during the closing speech of the evening, refusing to attack biden or kamala harris. Speaking from the white house rose garden, the first lady was one of the few who addressed the coronavirus pandemic that has killed nearly 179,000 americans. I want to acknowledge the fact that since march, our lives have changed drastically. The invisible enemy, covid19, swept across our beautiful country and impacted all of us. My deepest sympathy goes out to everyone who has lost a loved one. Reporter the first lady also addressing the racial unrest in america, calling for unity and empathy. It is a harsh reality that we are not proud of parts of our history. I encourage people to focus on our future while still learning from our past. Reporter now, those moments of empathy certainly stood out in the convention and certainly will be on display here tonight, as well, as more racial unrest is, indeed, unfolding in america. Vice president mike pence will be here at ft. Mchenry in baltimore, where he will be delivering his speech this evening. This is an historic monument and shrine where the National Anthem was written back in 1814. But john, certainly a moment of challenge for this administration, as well, as we see the events unfolding in wisconsin. Think about that imagery, where mike pence will no doubt at least explicitly or implicitly send the message that he does not approve of people kneeling during the National Anthem, and this in the midst of protests over Racial Injustice and real questions around the country. Jeff zeleny, keep us posted. Thank you very much. The breaking news were following this morning, we have just learned two people are dead in shootings on the streets of kenosha in wisconsin. 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[ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ] people are getting shot all around us people are just getting shot everywhere, guys [ bleep ] joining us now is cnn political commentator, Bakari Sellers and cnn Law Enforcement analyst, charles ramsey. Hes the former Philadelphia Police commissioner and former d. C. Police chief. Chief ramsey, i dont know where police start. When people in a town like committkenosha decide to bring long guns to the streets so they can police the streets and theyre the ones standing in front of businesses and theyre taking it upon themselves to shoot whomever that crosses their path or they get into a fight with, i dont know how police start to tamp all of this down. Well, first of all, wherever you have armed vigilantes show up at one of these events, something bad is ultimately going to happen. You know, its very little you can do. Many of these gun laws do not stand in the way of people showing up, armed, openly, carrying firearms. But when you have a situation like this, i mean, you just cant have this kind of violence taking place when youve got armed vigilantes showing up skbrand just randomly shooting into a crowd. First of all, these are not counterdemonstrators, these are people who are exactly what you just called them, armed vigilantes. And the city will have to get a grip on this very quickly, impose a curfew, perhaps call out the National Guard to shut it down. Because what you dont want to have now are people, demonstrators, feel now they have to be armed and now youve got armed vigilantes and youve got a back and forth. And nothing can come from that other than tragedy. But chief, sorry to interrupt you, but they have that. They have a curfew. Th