orleans and of course new orleans is the city where over a decade ago hurricane katrina absolutely the vis aerated the place brought enormous amounts of flooding our people there confident now that the city can withstand a similar event. i think opinion is divided my and there does remain a great deal of public mistrust i spoke to some people this morning who said that they know of people in the neighborhoods who had just simply taken the choice to leave if they could and of course that memory of that trauma which saw 1800 people killed is still high on people's mind when they're faced with a storm like this and some people just take matters into their own hands they are the sandbags up their house or they just choose to leave although there was no show in forced evacuation due to the fact that this was a hurricane category one and not normally only happens with hurricane category 3. and helena humphrey for us in new orleans thank you so much and please stay safe. more than 25 people have died and dozens more have been injured in a suicide attack on a hotel in somalia suspected islamis

lots of rain headed towards new orleans, towards baton rouge, just to the west of new orleans. we're continuing to watch this as it churns on shore. lots of floodgand storm surge. also, they've got lakes and of course the mississippi river that could break some we'll have to watch for flooding not only from the storm but also from just overflowing of ridrs lakes. back here at home we hain nothg going on. the sun just came up. temperatures are in the 70s right now. it is nice morning out there, look at that gorgeous sunrise right there, 73 degrees, humidity not that bad. let's talk about the rest of our weekend and talk about when barry could impacau us becse i do think the remnants could come our way. we'll show you when coming up. >>> back to tropical storm barry, it's just hours away from making landfall along the louisiana coast. it's still predicting that the storm will intensify to a category 1 hurricane but the primary damage as i lauryn said not the winds but the torrential rain and the dangerous storm surge barry brings. we have wendy woolfolk in new orleans. >> reporte

rachel adams-heard reporting from new orleans. coming up, tag teaming to take on the future of autos. volkswagen and ford extend their partnership to elect driving -- electric driving technology. this is bloomberg. ♪ amber: this is bloomberg markets. i'm amber kanwar in toronto. vonnie: i'm vonnie quinn in new york. it is a move hoping to be a major step forward in the industry disruptive transformation. volkswagen and ford are teaming up to make electronic and self driving technology. the ceos of both companies spoke to david westin. >> we are in close relationship some of our chinese partners, but we are big enough to have economies of scale. one is to come in the automotive industry is big investment in autonomous, electric vehicles. it just makes sense even for two big companies to share the efforts, which will make both companies faster and more efficient. >> how does this fit with your restructuring in europe? >> it helps the renaissance. came in parallel as we were working on the autonomous problem. the past year in novem

if we can show you new orleans. normally on a saturday, bourbon street would be popping in the middle of the day. they were supposed to have a huge convention there today. they all got out of town. most of them yesterday, heeding the warnings, knowing the storm was coming. bourbon street has been fairly quiet. it's not been an easy storm to track. ken is joining me now. can you hear me? >> i can hear you perfectly. >> where is the storm right now? it made landfall within the last couple hours, where is it moving? >>. >> real slow storm. you can see the center on the radar here the winds are there, still gusting and sustained at 17 miles an hour, it's not your textbook case or textbook look at what a hurricane would look like, look at all this rain, some of these areas have seen rain bands along the mississippi coast and mobile all day. it's going to be a big rain event. >> in the next 24 hours, where is it -- it's a life threatening storm. >> in the last three years, 83 fatalities has been with the inland flooding.

sophie long in new orleans for us. at least 26 people have been killed in a car bomb attack on a hotel in somalia. officials say dozens more have been injured. al—sha baab militants stormed the building in the southern port of kismayo, as regional politicians and clan elders met to discuss upcoming elections. the bbc‘s africa security correspondent tomi oladipo has more. well, this is a regular tactic that al—shabaab well, this is a regular tactic that al—sha baab uses when well, this is a regular tactic that al—shabaab uses when it attacks are prominent buildings like this. the car bomb and then the militants storming the building and opening fire on the guests. now, this is a hotel that was prominent with business people, with clan elders, with politicians, and there's a type of target that al—shabaab was aiming. among those casualties, a prominent journalist, aiming. among those casualties, a prominentjournalist, a somali canadian journalist known as hodan nalayeh, who was popular among the diaspora. she

sophie long in new orleans for us. the us federal trade commission is reported to have approved a $5 billion penalty for facebook over its handling of users' personal data. republican members of the regulator are said to have backed the settlement, with democrats voting against. facebook have not commented on the reports but the tech company did tell investors in april that it had set aside money to pay for a fine. our north america technology correspondent dave lee has more. it will be a record—breaking summer us regulator to impose on a technology company, dwarfing the 22 million or so that google was fine not so long ago. and that may not be the sum of it in terms of the total punishment. if $1 billion fine may also involve extra measures put on facebook to hold it more accountable, such as privacy, oversight, or even, potentially, or personal responsibility for mark zuckerberg —— five early in dollar. those are the details we don't yet have about the settlement. it will be the more contentious side of this be

it's west of new orleans. you are looking at a live picture along the mississippi river there on the boardwalk of new orleans. barry has been drenching the gulf coast, but we are total the heaviest rain will fall overnight. most of of it in the gulf. the storm was downgrade from a hurricane when it made landfall earlier this afternoon. downgrade to a tropical storm. the heavy rain combined a slow-moving storm, that could cause what is predicted to be dangerous flooding the next few days. the mayor of baton rouge told me people are taking it in stride. >> you can probably hear some of the strong wind gusts moving through. that's been happening all afternoon as we get closer to the evening. every once in a while we'll get a break. we'll have strong gusts and the rain will start dropping in. this is the outer band. this is one of the levees that separates the city of baton rouge and the mississippi river. that is the mississippi river. it is full of water right now, and this area very saturated. as the storm make

♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> axelrod: on the "cbs evening news" this thursday, new orleans could face its worst flooding since katrina, as barry heads for the gulf coast. >> the central gulf coast bracing for potentially devastating flooding. louisiana is already under a state of emergency. >> here in the city, all eyes are on the mississippi river. >> we're going to get heavy rainfall, heat, every single warning. >> axelrod: the president says he's found another way to ask his citizenship question. >> i will be issuing an executive order. >> axelrod: we're in greece as new information emerges in the murder of an american scientist. >> an ohio hospital system says it's firing 23 more employees after investigating excessive painkiller doses. >> axelrod: and coach rob, an inspiration who doesn't believe in making excuses. >> for anyone out there not sure if they can do something, whatever it is, i'm here to tell you that you can do it. >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. and this is our western edition. late today, hurricane watches became more urgent hurricane warnings, as

new orleans has already picked up four inches of rain. outside of new orleans they have already picked up seven inches of rain. the numbers are going to get way up there now. this white shaded area shows you a foot of rain, alright? right there around new orleans, that area in black, that is 18 inches of rain. and that doesn't even take into consideration, jim, the storm surge that comes with the flow on shore. so again, i think it's going to be more of a storm about the water than the wind. wind will be an issue, but i think the water is the big thing. >> axelrod: lonnie, thank you. now to labor secretary alex acosta, who is hanging tough tonight and rejecting calls to resign and insisting the plea deal he worked out with investor jeffrey epstein was the best he could get. epstein received an unusually lenient sentence in 2008 after being charged with molesting teenage girls. acosta was the u.s. attorney in south florida at the time. mola lenghi now on what acosta had to say today. >> he needed to go to jail. >> reporter: for almost an h

new system that we live under now is that new orleans has never had better hurricane protection. given that the fact that the last one almost destroyed the city, that is quite a load buyer to clear. new o rlea ns is quite a load buyer to clear. new orleans is a particular place and i know people there feel they are treated badly by the powers that be. can you tell us some more about that? i know it is a big question but i need a short answer. new o rlea ns but i need a short answer. new orleans is a catholic city in a protesta nt orleans is a catholic city in a protestant neighbourhood in the american south. so it has many international influences from the korean africa and europe in an area thatis korean africa and europe in an area that is 110% american so it is foreigner in its own land and then the south in general is regarded with disdain by folks in the north and new orleans is a majority african—american city and those are three key reasons why it feels that way. i think we all hope it goes better this time, harry. thank you so better this time, harry. thank you so much

joining me now from new orleans is due down news correspondent helena humphrey and tell me exactly where you are and what's the situation like around you. hi i'm rita what you can see behind me the mississippi river is currently at a normally high levels fool face time all of the year tropical storm barry is moving in with very high winds of 150 kilometers an hour and when it reaches here it's expected to be a category one hurricane now as much as the winds are a worry of course i think the greatest worry here is the water is expected to dump up to hoth a meter of water here on new orleans over the course of the weekend that would be a record not seen in decades and as i mentioned that river the king a rather high at the moment and as such president trump has declared a federal state of emergency across the easy ana and up people coping with the situation there. well here in new orleans it is a flood prone area the ground is already assault and from flooding earlier this week so the sandbags are out in the french quarter many shops are already boarded up of the national guard has deploye

you mentioned new orleans, rob. casey stegall is live in the new orleans business district where barry is expected to bring dangerous storm surges. casey, talk to us. >> hey, guys, good morning to you. we are experiencing a lot of the same conditions that rob is just describing. right now we have got some pretty heavy winds. it's not even raining at this point. that's what we experience you had as we know as the storms are churning and making their way toward land. you start getting the outer bands which bestarted feeling 24 hours ago. yesterday morning, when we started our shift, it will rain sideways for five minutes and the wind will be blowing like crazy and then it kind of gets eerily quiet. about 56,000 people across the state of louisiana are without power. that number is going up. it was about 25,000 a few hours ago. now 56,000. and for now, the things are looking good here in the business district. lower lying areas, a little bit of a different story. to video now near lake ponch train. that is a big area o

just south—west of new orleans. that national hurricane centre says barry should quickly wea ken centre says barry should quickly weaken as it moves on shore. let us get the latest from our north american correspondence. high winds lashing the louisiana coast as tropical storm barry approaches land. as it travelled slowly across the warm waters of the gulf of mexico, families, friends and neighbours filled sandbags in the hope of protecting their homes. a state of emergency was declared days ago, and people were told to stock up on supplies. they may not have another opportunity for several days. people here have seen stronger storms, but it's the amount of rain — estimates of up to 2a inches — that barry will bring that people are really worried about. i'm on the levy on the south side of the mississippi river. you can see new orleans just over there. now, forecasters are predicting that a storm surge is gonna travel upriver from the gulf of mexico. just to give you a sense of how high water levels already are,

of new orleans. she is amazing. she is a community organizer. .hat is her roots the work she did in her neighborhood after katrina, organizing that community, fighting for resources to bring that neighborhood back. it was one of the neighborhoods those planners said would not be able to rebuild, you are too low, too much water. if said, i will be doggone that is going to happen. not today. and she organized so that that neighborhood would come back, that the people of new orleans would be able to come back and live where they choose to live, and not where someone else tells them to live.

not just in new orleans but at a lot of spots further upstream. so you have to factor that in that, yes, we may only be adding dave brigtwo to four feet or th six, it's not going to take that much to trigger flooding. from a real-life perspective, let's look at what the numbers mean when we say two to three feet, four to six feet, it can be hard to visualize. here's the home along the coast. you have the high and low tides, you can see the differences there. what happens when you start to factor in that storm surge that comes in? here's about two feet, you saw that on the low end of the chart that we were showing. now bring in four feet. now it begins to trickle into the lower levels of someone's home. but once you get up to six feet, now you're starting to creep into almost covering the entire first story of someone's home. and if this is where you have been told to shelter in place, like some government officials have been telling people that do, this doesn't give you a lot of options if you are lucky enough to have a second level, you can go up

new orleans is bracing itself as the storm approaches shore. the city has already seen severe rain and flooding. new orleans city council says it is as prepared as it can be, and has told residents to stay indoors from tonight. the bbc‘s sophie long joins us now from new orleans. how severe is this storm predicted to be? a state of emergency was declared he had three days ago in the state of louisiana so the message was for people to take the threat of this storm very seriously. in the past few hours, we have watched people make their preparations, families filling sandbags to stalk shore up their properties. the mayor of new orleans has urged people to stop their preparations now and go home. she said they should do that by 8pm. that time has now passed. as you see, there are still a few people out and about but not many. i am on canal street in the french quarter in new orleans. this is normally a very busy street at this time. i should say that what people are really worried about here is not the wind, we have heard about wind speed and wh

we're about 75 miles to the south and west of new orleans, closer to the storm than new orleans will get, but we're probably 50 or so miles from the eye of this thing right now and in the eye of that storm is about a 75 mile per hour sustained wind, this is now a category 1 hurricane, barry is. we're getting gusts about that speed and at times it can be painful. the water smacks the side of your face. this is a big water and rain concern, a lot of people live at or below sea level and this is a very slow-moving storm, this is barely moving. you can walk faster than this and it's just going to park and barely move over southern louisiana and dump a lot of rain. how much we don't know yet, but they're expecting from 10 to 24 inches i've heard in the forecasting, depending where you live. so, that's a big concern because that's a lot of rain and some of these rivers get above the levees and you know, you see the same problem that we've seen here many times in the past, and most notably back when we had katrina in 2005. nobody wants to see something like that again. the government has sp

and new orleans already under water. tonight, authorities there are bracing for what could be a major test of the levee system after katrina. dark clouds and a water spout there on lake pontchartrain. streets turned into rivers. this streetcar, the only traffic in a flooded downtown new orleans. and take a look. this satellite image tonight of the tropical threat right now at this hour. meteorologist rob marciano is just outside new orleans tonight, leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, a state of emergency for new orleans. this water spout spotted marching across lake pontchartrain, as severe storms ripped through homes like this one. >> whole bedroom was blown out and my wife and dog were kind of under the rubble. >> reporter: and flash floods pounding the city. dumping up to half a foot of rain, turning roads into rivers. the famed french quarter submerged. drivers forced to abandon their cars. residents getting around any way they could. this man swimming through deep water. >> this is ridiculous. this is like venice

for people of new orleans. who are protected from the waters surround cities like what we're standing on next to the industrial canal and behind that drawbridge and lock is the section of -- hurricane katrina back in 2005. let's hear this is lower ninth war. more than 3,000 homes were flooded, damaged and destroyed because of the heavy we are the and blasting through that broken levee, and washed so much of this historic neighborhood away. you see some of the homes very rebuilt. there are a lot of empty lots out there. and if you keep panning to right you'll see the mississippi river which there were concerns might reach a height of 20 feet because it has been flooded for some six months that did not happen. it crested we're told last night at a about 17 feet and is now receding great news for anybody who lives there who is worried water might not come over the top but it doesn't mean that danger is over at least not according to authorities who continue to warn their residents to be individual is lengt because

sophie long, bbc news, new orleans. a little earlier i spoke to sophie from new orleans and she give me this update. we are now talking about hurricane barry. it is pounding the louisiana coast, it is a slow—moving storm, only moving at around three miles per hour, meteorologists are describing it as a very messy, sloppy storm. we do now know it is making landfall, we were expecting that to happen earlier, forecast last night was at seven o'clock this morning, that is now happening, we believe. in terms of what is happening on the ground, even before that made landfall, 55,000 people are without power this morning. almost all flights have been cancelled from new orleans airport. offshore drilling rigs have been evacuated of course for some days now. it is already taking a financial toll. in terms of the human population in new orleans it was very quiet here last night. most people heeding those warnings that they should go home and shelter in their properties. this morning we have not yet seen the worst of the weather

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behind me is the flood wall that protects the french quarter of new orleans, the city of new orleans beyond that from the mississippi river. that wall has not had to be used during tropical storm and hurricane barry. that is the good news. no injuries, no deaths, the most important news. the only casualty so far is the tourism, french quarter, which is always crowded, perpetual party part of the city has been quiet the last two nights. they expect the tourists to come back and get the tourist dollars. this board shows them, but what was canceled yesterday were things like the cemetery and voodoo bus tour and the plantation swamp tour. even ironically, the hurricane katrina tour. it's a tour that takes you to some of the infamous sites from 14 summers ago, the hurricane that devastated the city and louisiana where up to 1,800 people died. this could have been the culprit of the storm, this was the major concern if levels got over 20 feet. the thought was it would go over the levee walls of the city that would protect up to 20 feet. it did not happen. the reason they were so concerned

in new orleans. several low lying parishing, worried levees may be breached, have already issued mandatory evacuations, but not the big easy. >> we are not issuing a voluntary or mandatory evacuation, sheltering in place, is our strategy. >> the advice, you'll need supplies for 72 hours. >> i have bottled water, i also have generator, i have a portable -- two portable air conditioners. >> barry is expected to pack a triple threat. high rivers, flash flooding, and a storm surge of 2 to 3 feet. perhaps pushing the mighty mississippi to its highest level since 1950. >> officials doing all they can, closing flood gates ahead. this could be an unprecedented situation. >> the number one threat is going to be water, it's going to be the flooding and the heavy rainfall. >> and lafayette in the middle of barry's projected path could see a month's worth of rainfall in the space of just a few hours. and that is why here in lafayette, they have prepositioned vehicles like this one. ready to rescue people from th

natasha chen is west of new orleans in morgan city. natasha, you've been hit by bands of rain in and out. what else are people feeling and experiencing there? >> reporter: it's a lot more wind than rain just at the moment. we ran into the public information officer for st. mary parish, the parish we're in right now. he was talking about some of the concerns they have. they've gotten a couple of medical calls, for example, in a neighboring city and there are growing concerns that they may not be able to get to some of those calls very soon because a lot of roads are blocked right now with debris and downed trees. i want to show you the street that we're on. for a while there were some people coming by and just looking around, but you can see sandbags, people have prepared the best they can around these straits. that's because the main concern here is flooding and the rain, the heavy rain that we're expecting is yet to come. so the city's pumps will be tested at that time. of course we're also seeing massive flooding from the river here.

in new orleans. we had some good news today. this storm was downgraded from a hurricane as it made landfall toa from a hurricane as it made landfall to a tropical storm again. but parts of the coast in particular, are still experiencing very strong winds of up to 70 mph and some flooding. there were concerns about the new o rlea ns there were concerns about the new orleans levies, how are they holding out? well, actually, concern about the levies is petering off as well. they thought they could be a problem. the levies are built to withstand up to 20 feet of rain, withstand up to 20 feet of rain, with the storm surge you talked about and the rain we are seeing in the next 48—hour was, it was feared that the levels of the mississippi could crest at 19 feet, dangerously close to the 20 foot they can deal with. we are now told the authorities are confident that they will do theirjob and protect new o rlea ns will do theirjob and protect new orleans from the catastrophic flooding that was seen in the a

new orleans and baton rouge are in this area here. they could see record rainfall, up towards of 20 inches. all of this -- see this mississippi? in the orange. even along the mississippi, alabama line, all the way down to the gulf here and all along louisiana, stretching over to the florida panhandle. for areas near louisiana's lake ponchartrain, more than two feet of rain. flooding from hurricane katrina devastated much of this area 14 years ago when levee's breached. one woman in new orleans that lived through that as well as another nightmare storm, betsy, in 1965, says she will never get used to the feeling of know ago potentially deadly storm is on the door step. >> for people like stays in new orleans or in louisiana, it's fearful for us. we don't like it but it's something that -- this is where we chose to live, so this is what we have to live with. it's an eerie feeling. you don't ever get comfortable until you know it's over. >> shepard: low-lying coastal areas are the major concern. officials say they expect the levees will

sophie long, bbc news, new orleans. and in the next half hour, we'll be speaking to the owner of a radio station who lives in new orleans. that's at 6:a0 this morning. facebook is reportedly facing a $5 billion fine over the misuse of personal data and privacy breaches. it is the largest ever fine levied against a tech company. facebook has been hit by a series of privacy scandals, including one involving the political consultancy, cambridge analytica. ministers are playing down the significance of sending another warship to the gulf. hms duncan willjoin the british tanker that was threatened by iranian gunboats earlier this week. iran has already warned the uk it's playing a "dangerous game". meanwhile, politicians in america have voted to restrict president trump's ability to attack iran, after he claimed he didn't need approval for such an action. financial pressures on private and independent day nurseries is creating a workforce crisis in england, according to a charity. the national day nurseries association says

the reason is because of the topography of new orleans, for example, because new orleans is surrounded by water. you've got the mississippi river and lake pontchartrain that surround the city, and the city sits in between but also below. below sea level in some spots and that's going to be the key. here's the thing, new orleans under normal circumstances acts like a colander you would cook pasta in. rain comes down. it has an exit point that it can come out from, in the form of flood gates or the pumps that are there. the pumps have limits. the pumps can only punch out 1 inch an hour for the first hour and a 1/2 inch every hour after that. the problem is for hurricane barry, they're expected to get 2 to 3 inches an hour, coming down across the city. that's too much for the pumps to be able to handle. the flood gates, which would be another way for that water to exit have been closed because of the fear of storm surge. now when you're start talking about how much rain we have mentioned and fred, we talked, you're talking 10, 15, as much as 20 inches of rain. it's simply going to be too

orleans, they honkerred down in new orleans with us, they are playing this weekend, keith richards out with everything. arthel: speaking of concert the rolling stone concert, actually dump the funk, my cousin and my brother's band. >> yes. >> they are opening for rolling stones, the concert will happen monday night at the superdome. >> it's happening and we are ready to get back to normal. arthel: all right, lauren, i will see you when i get back to nola. eric: arthel's family waiting like everyone else and if you're from new orleans they have gone through this before. speaking of rolling stones, they tweeted this out. due weather, moving superdome show to monday, hang onto tickets, they will be honored july 15th, we are here with you, we will get through this together. they are being lashed by tropical storm barry. all right, live coverage continues in a moment. when you shop for your home at wayfair, you get more than free shipping. you get everything you need for your home at a great price, the way it works best for you, i'll take that. wait honey, no. when you want it. you get a de

jay gray live in new orleans thank you very much. let's bring in rob mayeda with a look at the storm look at the red this is amazing stuff there rob. >> a lot of moisture on the gulf of mexico. a slow moving tropical system is the worst-case scenario when it comes to rainfall over a region. ed right now the winds dropped off the legacy of the storm was never about the wind. the storm center is deattached away from the stronger convex off south. you can see on the radar loop morgan city southwest of new orleans. coastal louisiana shores picking up a tremendous a rain. slow movement on barry to the north all the way into monday. just barely getting into arkansas. that's the reason why the rain totals really get supersized by the very slow moving tropical storm events. check out here areas south and west of new orleans it's possible we could see localized areas more than 20 inches of rain. while new orleans may not see the most rain out towards baton roman numeral we have a lot of river systems near morgan city these are the locations i

allison just mentioned potential tornadoes even in new orleans. gary tuchman is in new orleans. he's already seen a good portion of the rain this morning that we're waiting for sort of in our area over here to the west of gary. what's happening, though, now, gary? >> reporter: erica, my crew and i are hanging out on the banks of the mississippi river, just like huck finn and his crew. the reason it's relevant is there is no possibility that i would be able to stand on these rocks next to the mississippi river in new orleans if what we feared happened would have have happened. the thought was early in this week that this water would come over the banks, could go over a 20-foot level. right now it's at about 16 1/2 feet. if the water got that high, it would go in this direction where there's a flood wall. that flood wall is designed to protect the city of new orleans and the french quarter behind it from 20 feet of water or less. if it gets over 20 feet, then it gets dicey. unlike hurricane katrina, 14 summers ago where the devastation caused by levees that snapped open. in one ca

i want to bring in gary tuchman in new orleans. there was a lot of concern early on, gary, about the waters potentially topping the levees there. as i understand, that threat officials believe has been reduced a bit. that is of course no reason for residents to let their guard down, gary. >> reporter: exactly right. everyone is still waiting for the worst of this weather to arrive. you know, this is early saturday morning in new orleans. but early saturday morning traditionally is late friday night for the thousands of revelers who come here every day of the week, 365 days a year. it was unusual last night when we were out, how quiet bourbon street was, howout it was in the french -- how quiet it was in the french quarter. i'm standing on top of a flood wall near the banks of the mississippi river. the floodwall separates the french quarter from -- i'm going to hop down to give you a look right here at that big steel contraption. this is a floodgate. it is shut. the area by the river is closed to the public. i and you watching are

and some disappointing news for music fans here in new orleans. the rolling stones -- haven't been here in 25 years, stopped put on a show at the superdome sunday. they canceled the show. but alas, they have rescheduled for the next night, monday. hopefully it will be a celebration when mick jagger and the boys come to new orleans and the stones play the superdome. back to you. >> reporter: absolutely. we'll be looking for that one. thank you. to get a better sense of just what this storm looks like, i want to bring in major christopher dike with u.s. air force base reserve. he is one of the people who flies into these storms. while the buoys can tell a certain amount, being in the storm gives us information we can't get any other way. major, we appreciate you taking the time to be with us this morning. you flew for nine hours yesterday in this storm. what did you see? >> good morning. yesterday, it was kind of makesed bag, right. all -- a mixed bag, right. all of the shear was impacting the north side of the storm. the south side was certainly wh

innatasha chen is in new orlean. what's happening there? >> reporter: we're seeing tree branches floating down the river there. you could see how flooded. the water has risen significantly since we've been there. you can only see the very tops of the benches where people usually walk over and sit down. we are observing a lot of strong gusts of wind. we were talking to the mayor earlier about how a large number of people in town are without power at the moment. luck imthily they haven't had t to any rescue calls in the city. they did assist where a family was stuck in a home with a live wire that had fallen on top of it. here's what the mayor's message is to the people in town who have stayed. >> there's a lot of work to be done. we're out there to protect you but we're -- it's hard to do it when we're dealing with a lot of sight s sightseers. hunker down. we haven't seen the worst of it yet. it's just starting. >> we definitely have not seen the worst of it yet. the people here seem to be paying attention. we have had some people come by ju

sophie long has this report from new orleans. the street of new orleans were turned into rivers by the thunderstorms and flash floods of barry's warmup act. a state of emergency across louisiana is already in place as people await the main event. as a to the coast it is growing in intensity. forecasters. could reach hurricane strength, just in time to touch land late friday or early saturday. residents of new o rlea ns, early saturday. residents of new orleans, no strangers to storms or hurricane, are making the relevant preparations, stocking up on water and emergency supplies. rainfall and flooding will be the main issue with this. do not be overly concerned exactly what category this is, whether it is a tropical storm or hurricane, the number one threat will be water. . the main concern is the already swollen mississippi river. if water levels are pushed over 20 feet it could overwhelm the levies protecting the city. people here know what the consequences of that could be. no—one has forgotten the devastation left by hurrica

all of that has to run down past new orleans. there are a lot of moderate to major flood gauges across these entire rivers from the missouri running down to the mississippi. i will leave you with this one, charles. this is what we're expecting right along the river. the french quarter there. again, the levees are anywhere from 20 to 25 feet. we're looking at probably water level of getting up to 19 feet above sea level. we're knocking on the door of what the levees can hold. the forecast will shift and we'll watch it. >> thanks, adam. the latest storm will be a big test for new orleans defenses amidst an effort to avoid a repeat of katrina. the question is will they work. tom, everyone is concerned about this. a lot of articles have been written and a lot of money invested. the u.s. army corps of engineers, $15 billion. i read an article that said all of the work may be inadequate in a couple years. >> first of all, charles, it's great to be here. here's the reality that new orleans is facing. if you look at 20 inches of rain, if

. ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> axelrod: on the "cbs evening news" this friday, new orleans could see record rainfall as barry bears down. >> it is a dangerous and life- threatening storm. >> tropical storm barry threatening as much as 20 inches of rain and dangerous storm surges along the louisiana coastline. >> that river is high. >> r. kelly has been arrested on new federal sex crimes charges. >> he's accused of 13 counts including child pornography. >> axelrod: we go inside a former nazi bunker in greece where an american scientist was found murdered. >> this place can only be described as an underground maze. >> axelrod: labor secretary alex acosta resigns over the controversial plea deal he arranged for jeffrey epstein. and steve hartman, two girls, one soul. >> soul? >> i was just, like, thrown by just that word. >> axelrod: good evening. i'm jim axelrod. and this is our western edition. forecasters say tropical storm barry continues to gain strength and should be a hurricane when it strikes the gulf coast tomorrow morning. it's on track to punch louisiana square in the mou

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parts of new orleans are below sea level. futurecast shows some of the us the next round of 24 to 36 hours and perhaps up to 15 inches of rain over areas like lafayette as it continues to move inland. here at home we are looking at partly to mostly skies to start the day. after we get into the second part of the morning we are looking at mostly sunny skies away from the coastline. it is already beginning to pull apart there and bring us more sunshine as a time-lapse is about three hours or so. if i put it into still motion, we have it spinning out over areas of the bay and inland cities. temperatures today will be similar to yesterday, even warmer for the inland communities. the winds are generally light out there. 70 miles per hour in concord. as far as temperatures go, we can expect this afternoon 60s at the coastal areas right around pacifica, 70s in santa cruz, 70s and 80s allow along the bay. we begin a cooling trend tomorrow. i will have details on these numbers and the cooling trend coming up in a little bit. >>> at le

it starts to flow backwards toward the city of new orleans. it basically becomes funneled and pushed all the way back. the concern then is if those water levels, jake, could get to 20 feet or higher, the levees will be overtopped and that is when you start to see new orleans begin to flood. >> thank you so much. >>> let's go to gary tuchman live in new orleans. and city officials there say they have confidence in the levee and pumping system but people who live in previously flood-prone areas have good reason to be concerned. >> reporter: that is right, jake. the people who live in this area where i am right now have very good reason to be concerned because this area was devastated during katrina. this is the lake view section of new orleans on the shores of the 630 square mile lake pontchartrain behind me. when we arrived here about two hours ago, there was no water on this road. there has been virtually no rain but it is already flooding. next to us is this water pumping station. this station was built after hurricane katrina and it is next

in new orleans. here is your 5 at 5. our top story back to the gulf where tropical storm barry is bearing down on the bayou. we're live next. refiners in the gulf slash production more than 53% of the region's output is now off line as barry barrels closer to the coast and a record setting week on wall street about to get sweeter because futures pointing toward records this morning after the dow closed above 27,000 for the first time ever. bashing bitcoin, president trump taking to twitter to slam the currency and facebook's libra in the process and the president is not alone. the billionaire investor mark cuban citing with trump calling facebook's libra a big mistake it's friday july 12th and worldwide exchange begins right now. >> this is a live shot right here on your screen. tropical storm barry hovering off the coast of new orleans the city has already seen record rainfall in recent weeks and the storm could make landfall as soon as saturday we'll have the latest coming up. this is a serious threat but first let's t

this is west of new orleans in morgan city. the high winds tearing the roofs from homes and right now that city and the surrounding area is 100%ho

in new orleans. it was very quiet last night, most people heeding the warnings that they should go home and shelter in their properties. this morning, we haven't yet seen the worst of the weather. in new o rlea ns we the worst of the weather. in new orleans we are now seeing if you people out on the streets. obviously, it's been raining quite heavily and there are vehicles out on the rates again as well. but those are the warnings, we haven't seen the worst and people are still concerned about rising water levels —— there are vehicles out on the roads again. since hurricane katrina, what has changed? the american administration got a lot of criticism about a slow and inept response. yes, there is no one here who doesn't know about what happened in 2005. hurricane katrina is deeply embedded in the consciousness of the city. when you speak to people, that's one of the main things. they are used to big weather events. they've had three tropical storms and two hurricanes in the last decade alone in l

our correspondent sophie long, is in new orleans for us. she's with residents preparing for the coming storm. people are bracing themselves as she said, a few months ago there there were huge piles of sandbags here. local residents where the oldest neighbourhoods in new orleans, people have been coming to filling up sandbags to shore up their homes and no compulsory evacuations of the moment, some people are choosing to shore up their homes and get out for the next 2a hours. still on the approach, still very slow moving and as it moves towards the coast of louisiana, is growing in intensity. forecasters fear it could reach hurricane strength so winds of over 7a miles an hour, just before makes landfall. later tonight and early tomorrow morning. i'm here with one of the local residents, mike, i thank him for getting back with us. we have seen huge activity here, whole community coming together to fill sandbags and shrub their homes. and shore up their homes. how would you say people are feeling at this stage? well, i think the neighbours are

you can see the wunds pushing the water up towards new orleans. so again, that will be the drama is what happens during the day on saturday in new orleans. how high does the river get and it's not like had the levees are going to break. but it's the over topping. it's like your bathtub. you fill it too high and it spills over the edge. then it's up to the pumps to control the spilling. so we'll see. >> 1:00 p.m. saturday. >> during the day saturday, yes. >>> still ahead for all of you, the race for mitch mcconnell's senate seat is generating plenty of buzz and donations. a look at the money pouring in. >>> plus washington could use some of that money after president trump's celebration left the security fund bankrupt. the steps the officials want the white house to take over the cost of those festivities. hi, i'm dave. i supply 100% farm-fresh milk for lactaid. it's real milk, just without the lactose, so you can enjoy it even if you're sensitive. delicious. now, i've heard people say lactaid isn't real milk. ok, well, if it isn't real then, i gue