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People here are being promised that they're doing everything they can to keep you safe but they are a bit jittery. back to you. >> understandably so. gary tuchman in new orleans. let's bring in republican senator john kennedy of the state of louisiana. he spoke with president trump about the storm earlier today. he's joining us on the phone from baton rouge. senator kennedy, good to have you on. tropical storm barry expected to make landfall overnight. what is your biggest concern right now? >> the water. it was starting to feel theects. you can see it. i just came from new orleans and baton...

With the rain could make for a flooding disaster. which is why mandatory evacuations are underway in low-lying areas right now. we have teams down in the gulf coast and the cnn weather center to show us what might hit the u.s. let's start with meteorologist allison chinchar. how strong will this tropical storm get and how long will it be a problem for the gulf coast. >> let's start with the first question. we do expect this to intensify getting up to a low-end category one storm right before it makes landfall. that is expected saturday morning in louisiana. the concern going forward is all of ...

As part of a healthy diet. play it cool and escape heartburn fast with new tums chewy bites cooling sensation. ♪ tum tum tum tums breaking news in the national lead now, the gulf coast already inundated with flooding and now officials are racing to get ready for tropical storm barry. the governor of louisiana issued this warning today. >> no one should take this storm lightly. it is a real danger in this storm was never about the wind, anyway, it always been about the rain and that remains a very significant threat. >> let me show you one of the big problems here. this is new orleans where...

Preparations in louisiana have been adequate, senator? >> yes. i do. and they're better. i was there during katrina. he was serving as a straight treasurer. it was a dumpster fire at all levels, federal and state and local. we had nowhere to go but up but we're infinitely better prepared and all levels of government are coordinated and the federal resources are here. that doesn't mean that this is going to be a cake walk or this is the big rock candy mountain here, this is a serious storm but we're as ready as we can be for it. we have our protocols that have all been followed. >> there are pe...

With u.s. minimum wage laws. >> is this going to be a problem for the trump administration, too? this new guy. >> if they want to confirm him and appoint him in a permanent capacity, it will be. democrats will have an issue with that. but it is also something that is a bit of a pattern with the trump administration because it also exists in the epa where there were appointments of high-level people who were lobbyists for energy corporations and people who flat out said they wanted to undo the epa and put in positions to run it. >> what do you make? do you think democrats will come at this guy?...