we are here in new orleans. we're just about to play you this piece of community organizer ja. >> i make community serving here in new orleans. i'm glad you are here at the lookout. this place, more than any other place, amplifies how close the see is to our communities and homes of so many people. is open water. when i was a kid, it was mostly dry land. it was a little boy's paradise. you could run through back there, chase boar or have them chase you. right now it is open water. this is brackish water, mostly saltwater. it is within 150, 200 yards of people's homes. this is the see right here. right here. this is the ocean right here. water, it isthis not fresh, it is salty. is where the flood wall, before he was reinforced with , this this aggregate here is where it was overtopped. just about 1200 meters from here is where the barge crashed through the flood wall. >> during katrina. >> yes. , he is a dear friends little bit older than me, but in much better shape than me, but the waterway from seven inches to

the towns where all of my family from are not new orleans. it squats the man-made beach of the gulf of mexico alongside long beach. the bay of st. louis at the back while it hugs the back of the bay of st. louis before spreading away. the streets are both towns are sleepy through much of the bareble summer and winter when temperatures hoover near freezing. in delittle during the summer there's sometimes crowds on sundays at the county park because younger people come tout play basketball and music from their cars. in the spring, the older people gather at the local baseball field where negro leagues throughout the south come play. on halloween, children still walk around on back of pickup truck through the neighborhood from house to house. on all saint's day families gathered around loved ones graves bringing chair to sit in after they have cleaned headstones in plots arranged potted mums, and shared food. they tuck talked to the evening. burned fires, wave the bugs. it's not a murder capital. most of the black families in delittle have lived

in new orleans and there were people everywhere. people in suits you didn't know who the defenders were, you didn't know who the prosecutors were and you knew who the clients were because they were shackled on the seats. the judge started calling names and in the next second he would call another name and you heard voices, that would be the voice speaking for the person. a lawyer never stood next to the client and then the judge calls a name and there was no voice and he says is there mr. so and so here? he says i'm here. >> he says where is your lawyer? i haven't seen my lawyers since 70 days ago. what had been shocked to me for a man who had been locked for more than 70 days, nobody knew that. they had been used to a system, a level of expectation for poor people and the kind of justice they deserve. they become so used to it that they accepted it. that gave me this idea that we need to start a movement, it needs to be a movement of public defenders who get it so we started building gideon's promise by creating young defenders fro

it's strong in new orleans. that's following a summer. we weathered the government shutdown storm, so to speak, and then hurricane karen in the gulf. once people realized we got past those and we're still living to tell the tale, they're out spending money and we're blowing the sales out of the water consistently. our sales are up for the fall season 17% over last year, and we actually just opened up a third store today, just outside of new orleans. >> that's great, congratulations. >> it might be counter to the trend, thank you very much. >> that's okay, that's okay. that's why we're talking to you. it might be counter to the trend, and we don't want to say that it's all doom and gloom. your parents opened the first feet foot store in 1970 and you just opened the third one. congratulations. we're talking to evie in new orleans. >>> they are of the most highly educated and many cannot make ends meet. >> i envisioned i would climb this ladder, but as you can see i did not climb the ladder. i'm in my parent's basement. >> reporter: keep it

was -- tennis, new orleans has one of the highest murder rates in u.s. steed. 193 people were killed in 2012. in response the city's mayor created a program getting at-risk youth off the streets. dan explained. >> reporter: with his need dread locks and warm smile it's hard to picture ryan dalton as a self confessed street thug. >> i was in the lifestyle. i was a high-risk individual, living that lifestyle. i was subject for that to happen. >> reporter: doing drugs or whatever. >> dealing drugs and just being in that life. >> reporter: a life that nearly killed him four years ago. >> i was shot three times with an ak47 and i am about 150 pounds and the guys was like five feet off of me. >> my administration has decided to focus the hard issue of young african american kids shooting young african american kids who know each other. >> reporter: now dalton heads up midnight basketball, part of the nola for life program. basketball targets troublinged teens, young people 16 and older and lets them engage in friendly, free weekly basketball competitions. it's

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>>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. >> welcome back to aljazeera america. these are our top stairs. the woman shot and killed in the nation's capitol after trying to ram the white house with her car may have been suffering from post partum depression. she led police on a high speed chase with her 1-year-old daughter in the car. >> tropical storm karen, furloughed workers have been called back to work to prepare for the storm. karen is expected to make landfall this weekend. >> president obama has canceled his trip to asia next week in order to deal with the budget. thursday, the house passed a bill to restore funding to the national guar

minister berlusconi could be in deeper hot water plus. ♪ the city of new orleans have character but barely make a living and details are coming up. afghanistan on the brink of a major sporting achievement and find out what it is a bit later. ♪ a bit of sport now, in fact, or is it politics? football's body fefa will announce a decision on whether or not to move the 2022 world cup from summer to winter and administrations are meeting in zurick to talk about the date to avoid the summer heat and an official said it would be irresponsible to announce a position with still so much to consider. so al jazeera's lee winnings in zurick are they still considering so much? >> yes, they are steve and this is a two-day executive committee meeting. but it's nearing completion now and within the next few hours we will hear from fefa what was discussed in the meeting and absolutely dominated the meeting by issues rounds the world cup in the 2022 issues of course, potential switch from summer to winter and of course the fate of construction workers and it's not subject to cause protests at the fe

one of the reasons the british failed in new orleans is because of the good leadership of andrew jackson. >> host: david in arlington virginia here in the suburbs you are on with steve. >> caller: good morning or good afternoon. i have two questions here. one, do you regard the american war covered the war of 1812 to be worth more effort at war war commander in chief? also i'm just curious what role the french canadians played in the war of 1812. were they on the british side or the american side or did they decide to let them in? >> guest: with regards to whether this was the worst performance it is hard to make an overall assessment because it also offers some brawley and moments of american history, some of the naval battles on lake erie the defense of baltimore is very effective performance by maryland militia together with the u.s. army garrison at fort mchenry augmented by the u.s. navy. overall we had some very poor commanders particularly at -- when i say war john armstrong who did not provide the washington commander and the backing needed he was certainly one of the most disast

>>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the newspaper with my great-grandfather every morning. >>and i love being able to tell other people stories. >>this is it, i want to be a part of this. >>this is what really drove me to al jazeera america. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm stephanie sy. and here are your headlines. a state of emergency is declared in mississippi, louisiana, and 18 countries across florida. tropical storm karen is about to hit the coast. officials telling people in low-lying areas to move to higher ground. >>> house speaker john boehner is telling democrats they need to talk. he spoke a short time ago and said republicans don't want the shutdown and says the president is not willing to compromise. >>> the government shutdown has lead to some tense conversations between a kongman and a furloughed worker at the wo

this is a case of sandy, of new orleans, day labor who rebuild that. day labor brought back the sense of community. >> communities these i am grants say are stronger than ever. kaelynn ford, al jazeera, new york. >> i am meteorologist stephanie deon we are enjoying a warm-up. yesterday temperatures stayed below average. we are getting a little bit closer to where we should see our numbers for the afternoon around 70 degrees degrees for your high in atlanta. 79 in houston. unfortunately here, the clouds are holding numbers down just slightly below average but still warmer than what we have seen out in the 53 in chicago, mid 50s in minneapolis and mississippi what we are finding notice enter mountain west around billings montana, but colder air will be in place by the time we head into monday. here across the southeast, high temperatures from 3 upwards to 10, 11 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. so we are sitting in 64 degrees now in birmingham at 71 in new orleans. seeing low 70s and expecting those 80s to show up around much of florida. rain and thunde

first, we go directly to the new orleans hospital or herman wallace lies. we are joined by jackie summell some of the artist behind "herman's house," who joined us on monday in studio in new orleans when democracy now! was broadcasting from there, broadcasting about the case of herman wallace, then still in prison. now she joins us by phone at the bedside of herman wallace from the lsu medical center where herman wallace is now. jackie, can you talk about herman's condition at this point? >> good morning, amy. herman has taken a turn for the worst at about 3:00 in the morning. i got a phone call from one of the other supporters who said, you should come in. the doctors aren't sure if his kidneys are also failing as well as his liver. so i have been with them since 3:00. a word, like speak if you move him around, he will yell, indicate he is uncomfortable, but he doesn't seem to be cognizant in any other way. it is a really intense time right now. myself and a few other long-term supporters and his sister are at + with them. >> jackie, did he understand yest

>>> in another dramatic showdown with police, more people are tased in new orleans. protesters in danger of losing their homes after hurricane katrina are determined not to lose their voice. >> let the people in! let the people in! >> december 20th, 2007. 10:00 a.m. the new orleans city council holds a hearing before a controversial vote, whether to demolish four of its largest public housing complexes. >> you want to talk about the people, the 4,500 families? that's not 4,500 people. that's 4,500 families! you hear me? >> one of several people inside is a rapper, sess 4-5, who grew in new orleans' projects. ♪ the more you listen >> i do feel like it was my duty to speak out and represent for those folks. >> loyola university law professor, bill quigley, is with protesters outside city hall. >> we were essentially locked out and people were outraged. they had been working on this for months and years, and you're talking about literally the opportunity for people to come home after katrina. >> as council members take their seats, pastor torin sanders sees chamber do

in new orleans, the good times are rolling. because that's the way they do it in the big easy. tourists are not letting protngsly severe weather ruin their -- potentially severe weather ruin their plans. >> we are keeping an eye on it. >> it's not going to stop the party. >> not yet. it's new orleans. >> the city parties and three southeastern parishes are under tropical storm watches sandbagging locations and they will be opening coming up this morning. now i was peeking over your shoulder you have the storm -- peeking over your shoulder and you have the storm track going and new orleans could be impacted. >> definitely. we have tropical storm alerts and waps and warnings and hurricane -- watches and warnings and hurricane watches for the gulf coast. they are in the thick things as we will see landfall across the area for today. so, this will move into our area as we go into time. let's talk about what's going on right now with tropical storm karen. the wind sustained at 60 miles an hour. and you are wondering why they have a hurricane watch in effect. well, they think possibl

it will make land fall between new orleans and panama city, florida. and you can see how it curves to the right. don't think we're going to see much strengthening with it, but it will provide quite a bit of rain to our area. take a look at the seven-day forecast. through the weekend we're try. but summer is goek to end this weekend. the summer warmth that we've had. we drop back to the 730s with two wet days. on monday, i think we could even have some thunderstorms thrown in. >> >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes julianne moore. from "mike and molly," billy gardell. the music of stone temple pilots with chester bennington. and "ask jay anything." and now, jay leno! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: thank you very much. welcome to "the tonight show." thank you. here's a -- here's a -- here's a story i read today. according to a report, experts in pakistan say $25 million in cash is smuggled out of pakistan every day. listen to this. less

the year. >> habitat for humanity doesn't just build houses in new orleans. they help wherever they can. >> there's a huge need for affordable housing everywhere. we build affordable homes for people, working families, people who need them, and we also advocate for affordable housing, for changes in policy, and for changes in the public consciousness, to make people aware of housing issues. >< the kids always surprise me with the level of commitment that they show. they're giving up their own time to go@and fly out and do something that is in service to others. >> there are many ways to help out. >> is everybody ready for the prizes? >> i think just be proactive, about what's going on in the world around you. i mean, at first, you may not know what it's really all about, but that's kind of the journey, is finding out and, you know, learning where you can go from there and how you can grow as a person. >> teens can also educate their peers and their friends and their community about housing housing policy or changes in the public consciousness about housing is

miami, new orleans, maybe a storm or two. that's it. >> thank you, bill. >>> coming up at the top of the hour, the government shutdown and obama care has begun and congress seems as rudderless as ever. what will it take to rid washington of this dysfunction? we'll solve all the problems starting at 6:00 a.m. in ten minutes. when we come back we'll have "around the cooler." jon stewart breaks things down for house republicans. you'll want to see that when we come back. ♪ all right, let's go ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate ♪ we, we chocolate cross over ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over ♪ [ male announcer ] fiber one 80 calorie chocolate cereal. ♪ chocolate but it doesn't usually work that way with health care. with unitedhealthcare, i get information on quality rated doctors, treatment options and cost estimates, so we can make better health decisions. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. . >>> who knows when the government shutdown will end but if you want to sound spartacus today tell

new orleans now 4-oh. watch this. is broke it open. now you see it. now you don't. the quarterback take the snap him up with a between the legs in front of him. shane goes left when everybody else goes right. touchdown. everybody's go right, he goes left. the show game. boise wins big 60-7. >> that's per plays against the reds. it is the first time since 1992 that pittsburgh has have playoff baseball. that play should be rocking. wait until next year. >> >> it is beautiful. the temperature will fall through the 70's and eventually to the 50's. if you like today we will add a couple more degrees. next best chance for some much needed rain will come sunday into monday. we have not had rain since last saturday night. >> ok. have a little rain there. >> ok. have a little rain there. up next.ws" is coming i was honored to serve as governve of virginia. we brought folks together in richmond to focus on creating jobs and getting results. that's the virginia way. and that's why i'm backing terry mcauliffe for governor. terry won't let ideological battles get in the way of m

. >> in 2005, hurricane katrina devastated new orleans and the surrounding areas. since then, the city has fought hard to come back. and over the years, volunteers from across america pitched in. tyler tells us more. >> it's so sad just to think that you could lose everything, like to think, "wow, this is my life." you lose everything -- your whole house. like, your family falls apart. where are you supposed to go? [ camera shutter clicking ] >> jennifer is one of many high-school students who have spent part of their vacation in new orleans. working with habitat for humanity, they helped rebuild lives by rebuilding houses. >> habitat for humanity is a nonprofit organization that raises awareness for affordable housing. and in this school, we started a club called the emerson h4h project. >> the club was started after a teacher suggested the idea to one of her students. >> okay. i got the idea because i'm a member of a habitat affiliate out in suffolk county, new york. i've been doing it there for about six years now. and i wanted to get the kids involved here. >>

. >>> i'm andy gallagher in new orleans. home to one of the largest vietnamese communities in the united states. where they claim their children are being failed by the system. >>> and we'll talk about the world cup in qatar and brazil. [[voiceover]] gripping films from the world the world's top documentary directors. >>banging your head over and over again can be a bad thing. >>every time i would do heading i would see stars. [[voiceover]] it's all fun and games until tragedy strikes. >>a former player kills himself. >>we have to stop playing the game, or we have to find a solution. >>> a quick update before we move on -- on our lead story, the protests -- continuing protests in egypt. we now understand having earlier reported that one person had been killed, the death toll according to those in charge of medical emergencies in that country -- the death toll now four people and 40 injured. four dead, 40 injured in egypt. >>> the u.s. city of new orleans prides it's a on a growing school system. but the vietnamese population

the way we say it in new orleans. >> it's actually tea. >> it's not. >> if you watch the "hurt locker" i know you did. oscar-winning movie, this was the man. here's what's crazy. >> is that because we're working together. >> we were looking at the film, not over your whole career, over the last year, do you know home films you did? >> three. >> five. you did five, including "runner, runner" with ben affleck and justin timberlake. are you guys pals? >> we are home boys. we are home boys. >> you are? >> yeah. yeah. >> we hang out. >> what's it like working with guys like that? >> we're not really friends. it's cool. they were really nice guys. we shot the movie in puerto rico. so what can go wrong in puerto rico. >> a lota mafungo. >> what is that? >> don't get it wet. don't worry about that.

now, 62 in charlotte, 6 i can't in savannah and 73 in new orleans. temperatures are running 5, upwards to nearly 20 degrees warmer than where we were at this time yesterday. a nice warm-up will continue as we go through the day and really, the next couple of days ahead. across the northwest, we will have temperatures in the '50s across much of the northwest and really feeling that heat here in the southwest up to 91 degrees in phoenix, but here is a look at the northwest. the next storm system taking shape, light rain showers across washington, northern areas of idaho but look at that pink shading waiting where we are starting to see a little bit of a rain/snow mix moving down into northern areas of montana where conditions are going to be at their worse, that winter storm getting brewing overnight today into monday upwards to about a foot of snow, mainly in the smith areas but some of the lower elevations could see anywhere from three to six. temperatures will pham and we will see single digits and teens for overnight lows. anyway we get that rain,

>> from new orleans. >> wendy: from new orleans. it's nice to have you here.is ie girls? is it difficult to sing with them? >> difficult for me to sing but i make do it. >> wendy: very nice to meet you august. everybody be sure to pick up augustebut it's called downtown life under the gun. keep it right here. we'll be right back. >> wendy: have fun i got to run. tomorrow from the new movie "last vegas," romany maco is here. i love you for watching today and i'll see you next time right here on wendy. here on wendy. bye. ♪ here in my car, i feel safest of all ♪ ♪ i can lock all my doors ♪ it's the only way to live ♪ in cars... (humming) whatcha doin'? building an original 1978 firebird. got it on ebay. why? i had this model when i was little, remember? spent a month building it and painting it and putting on all the decals. is that the one i tried to make a bong out of? no, that was my munster mobile. and my ventriloquist dummy. and my rock 'em sock 'em robots. my firebird, you blowtorched with a cigarette lighter and mom's aqua net. oh, yeah, the "fire"-bird. an

and we're very bold in new orleans. we want to represent, we want to get, you know, we shake from zero to 99. and we represent and we let people know that this is our culture, and we're not afraid to be who we are. and i'm just one of those representatives to let people know, be who you are. don't be afraid. express yourself through dance, through music, through fashion, through all of it. >> speaking of shaking from zero to 99, you just won a guiness world book for the largest twerk. i want to take a look at the video. this was here in new york, in times square. and it really was zero from 99, all different races. people out there doing their best. >> yes, they were. >> what kind of energy do you get from a moment like this? >> it's exciting, because you get to see people have fun, you know, in a rare form. you get to see all different walks of life gather together. and it was very exciting for me. it was like a big old concert, right in the middle of harris square. and i was excited that fuse put that together. >> it

. >> the mayor of new orleans is stressing the area is not out of the woods. officials in vulnerable areas changed evacuation orders from manned tri to voluntary. there's a likelihood that karen will bring high winds and flooding. >> how is it looking out there, jonathan? >> the biggest concern is not so much for new orleans, but areas here. we are in flacken ham. we are at the marina. there's concern as to what will happen here. people were told to get out of the area by 6 o'clock. the manned tri evacuation has been called off. it's voluntary, people are showing back up here. i'll bring in the manager of the arena. leona, you have been talking to the neighbours - some stayed, some are staying out of town. what are you hearing from them? >> of course, always the concern is the high water. they hope they don't have a lot of it. they know we'll deal with a couple of feet. as long as that's it, you know, it's - i don't know how to say it. we can withstand that is what i'm trying to say. when we dealt with, like, isaac that brought 6 foot of water here, that had a

maybe you recognize me from the show set in new orleans. so they release me or at least let me out of the cell. i get to graduation late. i'm going to the balcony and find where they are sitting and find my mom. >> this special day was basically. >> ruined. >> what is that feeling to be paraded through the store like that? >> furry and helplessness because i'm just here to try and buy a watch for my mother, that's all and i get locked up for it? more do i have to do to keep this from happening? >> so the fact you were buying an expensive watch, that may have played a role, raised some eyebrows among people? >> i'm not sure that's why we're doing this investigation but that's the only thing that makes sense. i'm fairly young, black, what is this kid doing. >> $1300 watch. >> and go get shades -- something is up. let's find what is up. >> even if you break it down, the initial approach, if you look at the nypd and their actions the way they approached him so aggressively, not giving him even a moment to verify his identity. not even thinking

like the prime trough is but somewhere between new orleans and panama city early saturday morning. windsnow 65 mile an hour moving northwest ahead of the tropical storm. late tomorrow night, early saturday morning, then it weakens back down to a tropical storm as it makes landfall somewhere between new orleans and panama city. heading toward us sometime on monday. we won't get the storm impact, but we will get the tropical moisture. we got about two or three inches of rain earlier in the summer. the remnants of karen will move through on monday. ,orrow, partly cloudy day sunrise at 7:06. the mountains will have some scattered showers the next couple of days, warm and muggy, well up into the 70's each day. eastern shore locations, still feeling like summer as we head into the weekend. muggy conditions, partly cloudy skies on saturday before the showers arrive early next week. at the coast, partly cloudy with highs in the low 80's. tomorrow, a slight risk of an afternoon shower popping up, and then we are back to some shine and i warn -- sunshine and a warm saturday. on monday the re

contestants are heading to new orleans. a city known for great cusine. >> they brought a little southern flair with them. i think i watched all ten seasons and i don't want anything to change but there's differences this time. >> there's a few differences but, you know, we kept the essence of the show. so i don't think you'll be disappointed at all. we were very excited to be in new orleans. in fact, tom is going to make you this wonderful dish with a lot of seafood. >> it's a scam. you get to spend all this time in new orleans and you call it work. >> you got a nice place too. i got to get in on some of that. what's interesting about new orleans, we all know about the gumbos and all of that stuff but what most people don't realize is there's a real vibrant vietnamese community. >> yes, there is. we would eat it often after the show. we have judges table which takes a long time so we would eat it every night. >> this is inspired from some of the things we have there. pepper, ginger, scallion and then we have squid. >> what

today bright 56 six on the porch in new orleans 7th ward and rest on the head of his yellow dog. it's 2012 and he often finds himself amusing over time lost, time wasted. it feels like a minute that i have been out here. it took time to adjust to life on the outside and once on the a dark rainy morning as he found himself biking to his miserable job in mississippi he felt real despair. from recognized he was 47 years old and never had a car and afford for 20 years in prison. sometimes he says it's little things like that that can drag him down into sorrow. he chose to do something that both keep those wasted years fresh in his memory. he helps to educate others in the hopes that his story will spur reform. he's not an educated man. his formal schooling stopped in 6th grade. the katrina criminal justice reform effort. that's the holistic reentry program for offenders. he told anybody with time to spare and inclination to listen. putting a face on an abstract idea, injustice. on this particular afternoon in may 2012, he tells this story to me for a fourth time. he is deeply preoccu

. >> 58 seattle. 60s across the midwest. 70s boston to new orleans. >> new orleans. >> see you next weekend. >>> all right. we know that all of you bartenders out there are going to love this and we love it so much we made it our favorite story of the day. this is from oregon. >> a bartender, aurora kephart recently got a tip worth 17,000 bucks. it came from an anonymous regular there at the bar who left her a couple of lottery tickets and one was a big winner. >> she gave the guy a percentage of the winnings and will use the rest to buy a couch. she says if there is anything left she will save it. >> has to be an exance pif couch. >> finest couch ever made. >> what do you think it is made out of? made out of silk. down, covered in silk. maybe it is fur. what kind of fur, though. can't be any regular old fur. >> peta, call diana perez. >> i'm just talking for her. not me. call her. >> okay. >> got $17,000 to give away. >> enjoy that couch. >> absolutely. >>> coming up next, the bombshell from kris brown involving his sex life. weird little story. >> yeah

i know, he became a military hero at the battle of or shoe bend in new orleans, but i've read that the american forces he commanded were really fairly pathetic a rag tag force of farmers, pirates, indians and all kinds. i'm wondering for that's true. and if you could comment on that. >> thank you. >> guest: well, like the forces that were differenting washington and baltimore, we were primarily relying on militia troops. a lot of forces that jackson had in new orleans were militia, you know, with the mixture, as you mentioned, of everything from water men and buy you buy rates. not necessarily they weren't good fighter. jackson was a very good leader. he also, unlike the commanders who were defending washington, he established a very strong line that protected new orleans. where as in washington you had pretty capable troops. some of the militia troops, particularly the maryland, which was unit in the area were fighting. they were poorly lead. they were rushed to the position because the americans just had not properly anticipated the british avenue of attack on washington. and he was

some low lying areas of louisiana, south of new orleans, like grand isle, have been ordered to prepare for caution. dave, what are you seeing? >> we are seeing it's still a tropical storm but really does much. in fact wasn't nearly as intention as i.t -- intense as it was 24 hours ago. you can see this cltion but the -- circle of storms, still a storm though, winds 50 miles an hour, tw 50 miles south of new orleans. the location is stationary but will speed up to the northeast. timing wise overnight tomorrow night early sunday, this would be the location here, south of louisiana, of course it could be anywhere in this cone but looks to be tracking just south of louisiana and turning up towards alabama and florida. heavy rain over this period. by 1 o'clock sunday, that may be 60 miles an hour. heavy rain over florida. by monday and tuesday could become a problem in the mid mid atlantic. rainfall amounts six inches from florida to alabama. but it is the storm position that is a big problem with the storm surge. as it passes by south of louisiana, storm surge could be a big problem there

a couple undefeated teams in new orleans. drew brees and the 3-0 saints, against ryan tannehill and the 3-0 dolphins. sproles set that up from a pass from brees. and the pass for tannehill. and jabari greer jumped it. the ensuing drive, it's sproles again. he had 7 catches 114 yards in the first half and 2 touchdowns. brees, four touchdowns overall. >>> it's a tiebreaker. it's not a wild card game. tiebreaker between the braves and rangers. the winner gets cleveland in the playoffs. the loser will get a tee time. teeing off in the top of the third. evan longoria. it's 3-0. that was plenty for david price. 5-2, nelson cruz back from suspension. that's not going to leave a mark. price, complete game. four strikeouts. the rays win 5-2. and they clinch the second a.l. wild card spot. >>> there's a new podcast on espn radio, hosted by our linda cohn. it's called "listen closely." give it a listen. have a great day. >>> another couple gone from "dancing with the stars." this one a fan favorite. >>> and next in "the pulse," jimmy ki

so we could see up to 4 inches of rain to the east of new orleans, a lot of major roadways here that will be effected. elsewhere we have a strong area of low-pressure continuing to track across portions of wyoming and up in to the dakotas. today the threat of tornados really exist in idaho. this is going to interact with this really warm air mass across the central plains. all the way from minnesota, we have the threat of damaging winds, hail, and the chance of tornados. we have blizzard like conditions developing across wyoming and into denver. again, the threat for damaging winds, hail, and a few isolated tornados. >> jelelah thanks. and thank you for watching. i'm stephanie sy. for more throughout the day go to aljazeera.com.

new orleans offense looks better than ever. drew brees on his game. he threw for 413 yards and four touchdowns and the saints cruise to an easy 38-17 win. new orleans one of five teams that remains undefeated after the first month of the season. >>> the rays and rangers playing game 163 of the major league season last night. the winner gets the last wild card spot in the american league. evan longoria would provide the offense for tampa bay and the rays ace david price threw a complete game. tampa bay ends the rangers season winning 5-2. up next for the rays is the wild card game with the indians wednesday night. tonight, the pirates host the reds in the n.l. wild card and first pitch 8:07 eastern on tbs. >>> you know how they say better later than never? the lineup section of bleacher report.com a picture of celtics forward brandon bass. why? at 28 years old, he is finally learning how to swim! bass teaming up with the boys and girls club of boston to help kids conquer their fears of swimming. bass is doing it to help himself as well because he says

it was a defeat at new orleans monday may backdrop miami's record to 3-1. the ravens defense is looking to rebound from a bad game at buffalo. though be looking to put pressure on tannehill. sacks 17 times this season. that's the most any quarterback has been brought down this year. the ravens need to win to keep pace with the first-place cleveland browns who are 3-2. enjoy the game. back to you. >> you don't want to miss all the excitement. see the ravens take on the dolphins today at 1:00 right here on wjz 13. >>> tropical storm karen downgraded to a tropical depression. the national hurricane center says the storm is expected to move near parts of extreme southern portions of louisiana. right now the storm has winds of about 35 miles per hour, and in new orleans the army corps of engineers continues closing barriers designed to keep the storm surge out of the canal. plus, the storm is not kept its tropical storm characteristics. also a plus but it will get some rain. as we've been saying, we will get the rain without all the damage. >> a change coming in

unconventional wisdom. ♪ >>> well new orleans is known world over as the birthplace of jazz but for many musicians life is hard. very few have health insurance. andy gallagher shows us how some residents are working to support the city's music scene. >> reporter: new orleans is one of the planet's unique industries. shaped by cultural diversity, rich architectural gems, but perhaps most importantly this. ♪ >> but many despite their devotion and talent live close to the poverty line. >> we have to do what we have to do to survive, you know what i mean. it will be a long day, and we barely make 40 to $50 a day. >> reporter: but help is at hand. this community was built with artists like edward lee in mind. he owns a house here and has a safe and creative place to live. >> you have different musicians from different genres that are in an area of one block. it's amazing. >> squeeze. squeeze. squeeze. >> reporter: on the other side of the city, the musician's clinic treats more than 2,000 artists and their families. they provide care for the estimated four out of five musicians that don't h

mostly 70s in the rockies. 60s across the midwest. 70s boston to new orleans. >> new orleans. >> new orleans. >> see you next weekend. >>> all right. we know that all of you bartenders out there are going to love this and we love it so much we made it our "favorite story of the day." this is from oregon. >> a bartender, aurora kephart recently got a tip worth 17,000 bucks. it came from an anonymous regular there at the bar who left her a couple of lottery tickets and one was a big winner. >> she gave the guy a percentage of the winnings and will use the rest to buy a couch. she says if there is anything left she will save it. has to be an expensive couch. >> the finest couch ever made. >> what do you think it is made out of? made out of silk. what's inside? down, covered in silk. maybe it is fur. what kind of fur, though. can't be any regular old fur. >> peta, call diana perez. don't call me. >> i'm just talking for her. not me. call her. call diana perez, don't call here -- >> okay. >> got $17,000 to give away. >> enjoy that couch. >> absolutely. >>> coming up next, the bombshell fr

. >>> the ravens headed back to new orleans in 2018. five years away. let's look at it. new orleans, indianapolis minneapolis and have all hosted the games but minneapolis is the newcomer and the three nathe owner, or the winner, rather, will be chosen in play by the owner. >>> the ravens running back joined a campaign to raise money for anti-bullying efforts and designed a t-shirt that encourages you to be kind to one another. you can be hero to someone just by being a friend. and it is part of an anti- bullyingest. the t-shirt will be sold for $20 and he is looking at selling 100 of them by early next week. he is doing well so far. >>> and breast cancer awareness month. speaking of football. we're not the only ones sporting pink. the football players, too. and the ravens but out their pink on suns. the guys will be wearing various pink items including cleats and wristbands and gloves. the merchandise will be auctioned off with all of the proceeds benefiting the american cancer society. and remember, abc 2 is your station for the komen maryland race for the cure event.