1 00:00:01,966 --> 00:00:04,033 JUDY WOODRUFF: In the day's other news: The U.S. Gulf Coast battened down for Hurricane 2 00:00:04,033 --> 00:00:08,700 Sally's arrival later tonight. It's expected to hit east of New Orleans, with up to two 3 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:14,400 feet of rain. Another hurricane struck Bermuda today, and two more are brewing in the Atlantic. 4 00:00:16,333 --> 00:00:20,266 We get more from Ken Graham, director of the National Hurricane Center. 5 00:00:20,266 --> 00:00:23,333 He spoke with our Stephanie Sy earlier. 6 00:00:23,333 --> 00:00:25,566 Ken Graham, thank you so much for joining us. 7 00:00:25,566 --> 00:00:30,400 The governor of Louisiana said that, for a lot of people, Hurricane Sally seemed to have 8 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:35,400 come out of nowhere, rapidly forming into a hurricane just in the last day. What is 9 00:00:37,466 --> 00:00:40,700 the -- current forecast can you tell us about where it is heading and how strong it will 10 00:00:40,700 --> 00:00:42,800 be? 11 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:43,766 KEN GRAHAM, Director, National Hurricane Center: Yes, looking at 100 mile-an-hour winds right 12 00:00:43,766 --> 00:00:45,933 now, so, significant hurricane. 13 00:00:45,933 --> 00:00:48,966 And, actually, looking at this, I mean, the tropical storm-force winds extend out over 14 00:00:48,966 --> 00:00:53,966 100 miles, but the real story here is slow, and that is a big problem. So, if you think 15 00:00:53,966 --> 00:00:58,200 about this being 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, this is 1:00 p.m. Wednesday. 16 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:02,966 In 24 hours, that's not a lot of movement. So, the problem is, with a slow storm like 17 00:01:02,966 --> 00:01:07,366 that, that just compounds the issues with rainfall. Storm surge. It's going to be water. 18 00:01:07,366 --> 00:01:11,100 You're going to see that storm surge from Louisiana all the way back to Florida and 19 00:01:11,100 --> 00:01:16,100 torrential dangerous rains as well from Mississippi, Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, even into 20 00:01:17,033 --> 00:01:19,100 Georgia. 21 00:01:19,100 --> 00:01:21,166 So, significant issue with the water, slow storms, that just compounds the issues. 22 00:01:21,166 --> 00:01:23,666 STEPHANIE SY: Yes. 23 00:01:23,666 --> 00:01:26,366 And a lot of times, there's focus on the center of the hurricane and when it hits landfall. 24 00:01:26,366 --> 00:01:29,833 With Hurricane Sally, are we more concerned with the prolonged impacts? 25 00:01:29,833 --> 00:01:31,900 KEN GRAHAM: Absolutely. 26 00:01:31,900 --> 00:01:35,333 Let's look at that. So, you have the cone. So, the cone really is where two-thirds of 27 00:01:35,333 --> 00:01:39,133 the time we expect to have the center, but the impacts are well outside of it. I mean, 28 00:01:39,133 --> 00:01:43,633 you look at this rainfall, well outside of the cone. That's a huge area of rainfall. 29 00:01:43,633 --> 00:01:47,400 But the other part of this is the dangerous storm surge. That's historically the leading 30 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:51,833 cause of fatalities in these tropical systems. So, you look at some of these values, from 31 00:01:51,833 --> 00:01:56,800 Southeast Louisiana, to portions of the Mississippi coast seven to 11 feet, but even six to nine 32 00:01:58,833 --> 00:02:02,700 feet, four to six feet, five to eight in Mobile Bay, so from Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, 33 00:02:04,300 --> 00:02:06,400 the Mississippi coast to Louisiana, just dangerous storm surge. 34 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:10,533 And that -- it makes it very dangerous to travel. And a lot of those areas, if the local 35 00:02:10,533 --> 00:02:14,333 officials tell you to leave, it's just so important to not be in those dangerous locations. 36 00:02:14,333 --> 00:02:18,833 STEPHANIE SY: I know you all were predicting a very active season. You're now monitoring 37 00:02:18,833 --> 00:02:23,833 five Atlantic cyclones at the same time, only the second time in recorded history for that 38 00:02:25,266 --> 00:02:27,200 to happen, even running out of names for these hurricanes. 39 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:31,333 Ken Graham have with the National Hurricane Center, thank you so much for the latest. 40 00:02:31,333 --> 00:02:33,400 KEN GRAHAM: Thank you. 41 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:37,533 JUDY WOODRUFF: There's also new evidence that the Arctic is rapidly heating. 42 00:02:37,533 --> 00:02:41,966 Scientists in Denmark and Greenland report that a huge chunk has broken away from the 43 00:02:41,966 --> 00:02:46,966 Greenland ice shelf. A satellite study estimates it to be about 42 square miles. That is nearly 44 00:02:48,466 --> 00:02:51,400 the size of San Francisco. 45 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:56,366 Cases of COVID-19 topped 29 million worldwide today, as the pandemic persists. That includes 46 00:02:58,333 --> 00:03:03,133 more than 6.5 million in the United States. But new cases in the U.S. have declined about 47 00:03:05,100 --> 00:03:09,266 17 percent from two weeks ago. The rate of new deaths is also falling, even as total 48 00:03:10,466 --> 00:03:13,400 deaths nationwide approach 195,000. 49 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:18,400 The besieged president of Belarus traveled to neighboring Russia today, seeking support 50 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:25,166 against mass protests after 26 years in power. Russia's President Vladimir Putin met with 51 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:31,433 Alexander Lukashenko in Sochi. Putin promised a $1.5 billion loan. He also warned against 52 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:35,733 foreign interference. 53 00:03:35,733 --> 00:03:39,033 VLADIMIR PUTIN, Russian President (through translator): We see what kind of domestic 54 00:03:39,033 --> 00:03:44,033 political events are happening in relation to the election in Belarus. You know our position 55 00:03:45,933 --> 00:03:49,400 well. We are for Belarusians to sort out this situation themselves, without any tips and 56 00:03:50,966 --> 00:03:53,600 pressure from outside. They should come to a common decision. 57 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:58,333 JUDY WOODRUFF: On Sunday, an estimated 150,000 people took to the streets of Minsk, the Belarusian 58 00:04:01,133 --> 00:04:06,133 capital. They say that Lukashenko rigged his reelection in August and must step down. 59 00:04:08,066 --> 00:04:12,233 Back in this country, a federal appeals court today upheld President Trump's decision to 60 00:04:12,233 --> 00:04:17,233 strip protections that let half-a-million immigrants stay in the U.S. They were admitted 61 00:04:19,166 --> 00:04:23,866 on humanitarian grounds from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan, and some have 62 00:04:25,900 --> 00:04:29,933 been here for decades. The case could wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court. 63 00:04:31,900 --> 00:04:35,433 Authorities across the Los Angeles area are searching for the gunman who fired into a 64 00:04:37,366 --> 00:04:40,800 squad car and wounded two sheriff's deputies on Saturday. It also sparked an anti-police 65 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:47,733 protest outside the hospital where the deputies are being treated. They are expected to recover. 66 00:04:50,166 --> 00:04:53,933 Software developer Oracle has won the competition for TikTok's U.S. operations. The video-sharing 67 00:04:55,900 --> 00:05:00,333 app's Chinese owner announced the proposed partnership today, but did not call it a sale. 68 00:05:02,766 --> 00:05:06,700 President Trump says that TikTok's U.S. operations must be sold or shut down to prevent data 69 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:09,633 being passed to China. 70 00:05:09,633 --> 00:05:14,633 And on Wall Street, the oracle TikTok agreement and other major corporate deals fueled a new 71 00:05:16,633 --> 00:05:20,166 rally. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 327 points to close at 27993. The Nasdaq rose 72 00:05:24,066 --> 00:05:28,933 203 points and the S&P 500 added 42. 73 00:05:28,933 --> 00:05:33,933 Still to come on the "NewsHour": on the ground in Oregon, as wildfires ravage the West; how 74 00:05:35,900 --> 00:05:39,866 the pandemic makes a dire situation worse in Syria; our Politics Monday team breaks 75 00:05:41,333 --> 00:05:46,166 down the latest in the race for the White House; and much more.