MILLION
MILLION PEOPLE ARE IN THE PATH OF HURRICANE LAURA TONIGHT. AND HALF A MILLION MORE HAVE BEEN
ORDERED TO EVACUATE THEIR HOMES
IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS A LIVE
LOOK IN GALVESTON, TEXAS
TONIGHT AS WE WAIT FOR WHAT'S
TO COME. THANKS SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US TONIGHT. I'M LISA
GOLDSMITH IN ARKANSAS. WE'LL
SEE SOME IMPACTS FROM THIS
STORM. METEOROLOGIST NATHAN
SCOTT IS TRACKING THAT FOR US
TONIGHT. NATHAN MORLEY, SO
WE'RE SEEING THIS STORM IT IS
STRAIGHT TO NOW IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. WINDS
ARE NOW UP TO 90 MILES PER
HOUR. YOU CAN SEE HERE FROM THE
INFRARED SATELLITE. THE STORMS
ARE REALLY DEVELOPING AROUND
THE CENTER OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT
CONTINUES TO FEED OFF THOSE
WARM WATERS. AND CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR THIS STORM TO
INTENSIFY INTO A CATEGORY 2 BY
TOMORROW MORNING. AND THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HAS
NOW SAID THIS IS GOING TO BE A
SOLID CATEGORY 3 AS IT MOVES
TOWARDS THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA
BORDER GOING INTO TOMORROW
NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. THEN IT CAN TO TRACK
ITS WAY RIGHT THROUGH ARKANSAS.
SO WE WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS HERE IN THE NATURAL
STATE. HERE ARE THE HURRICANE
WARNINGS NOW IN EFFECT FOR MANY
PARISHES IN LOUISIANA. ALSO IS
TEXAS TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS
ALL THE WAY UP NOW TO THE
LOUISIANA ARKANSAS BORDER. AND
THAT COULD BE EXTENDED INTO
SOUTHERN PARTS OF ARKANSAS
GOING INTO TOMORROW. HERE'S
THREE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT
LAURA. WE'RE GOING TO SEE HEAVY
RAIN POTENTIAL OF FLOODING
BECAUSE OF SEVERAL INCHES
OF RAIN FROM THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY GUSTY DAMAGING WINDS
ALSO A POSSIBILITY. AND WE'LL
HAVE TO BE ON LOOKOUT FOR A
QUICK WEAK TORNADOES DEVELOPING
THURSDAY AFTERNOON BUT
CONTINUING INTO THE NIGHT. I'VE
GOT A LOT TO TALK ABOUT ON THIS
IMPACTS AND TIMING COMING UP A
LITTLE BIT LATER, SHERIFF'S
DEPUTIES IN LOW LYING TEXAS
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE GOING DOOR TO
DOOR TO DELIVER AN URGENT
EVACUATION WARNING FOR PEOPLE
LIVING IN HURRICANE LAURA'S
PATH. THERE ARE STORM SHELTERS
IN PLACE BUT SPACE IS LIMITED
AND EVERYTHING IS MADE MORE
COMPLICATED OF COURSE BY
COVID AT 19. THE HOUSTON AREA
STILL RECOVERING FROM THE HARD
LESSONS OF HURRICANE HARVEY
THREE YEARS AGO AND THIS TIME
THE CITY IS DETERMINED TO
PREPARE FOR THE WORST. THE RAIN
THAT ARKANSAS IS EXPECTING TO
SEE FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS
PEOPLE IN HOT SPRINGS ALREADY
LOADING UP SANDBAG. TAKE A LOOK
AT THIS VIDEO HERE. THE CITY
HAS A HISTORY OF SERIOUS
FLOODING ISSUES BUT PUBLIC
WORKS CREWS SAY THEY'RE
PREPARED. ENTERGY IS ALSO
LOWERING WATER LEVELS BY FIVE
INCHES IN LAKE HAMILTON AND
NINE INCHES IN LAKE KATHERINE.
WHATEVER COMES OUR WAY. YOU CAN
ALWAYS GET WEATHER INFORMATION
INCLUDING SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS
ON THE T V 11 APP. YOU CAN ALSO
CLICK NEAR ME ON THE HOME PAGE
TO SEND US PICTURES OF WHAT'S
HAPPENING IN YOUR AREA. IT'S
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YOUR APP STORE ARKANSAS
COVID 19. DEATH TOLLS ARE PAST
700 TODAY. FIFTEEN MORE PEOPLE
LOST THEIR FIGHT WITH THE VIRUS
BRINGING THE STATE'S TOTAL TO
SEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN. THE JUMP
COMES AS WE CONTINUE TO SEE
RELATIVELY LOWER NUMBERS OF NEW
CASES. FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY NEW
CASES OF AT 19 WERE REPORTED
TODAY. WHILE THAT'S 150 MORE
THAN YESTERDAY, IT'S STILL LOW
COMPARED TO THE JUMPS WE SAW IN
JUNE AND JULY. BUT GOVERNOR ASA
HUTCHINSON SAYS THAT MAY BE DUE
TO TESTING NUMBERS. THE
ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
WANTS TO SEE MORE PEOPLE GET
TESTED SAYING TURNAROUND TIMES
ARE MUCH QUICKER THAN THEY WERE
JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO. T.H. V.
11TH MELISSA ZIGGURAT SPOKE
WITH A DOCTOR ABOUT HOW LONG IT
TAKES TO GET RESULTS BACK AND
WHO SHOULD BE TESTED. SO FAR
THIS MONTH MORE THAN A HUNDRED
AND FORTY THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR COVID 19
IN ARKANSAS, WHICH IS ABOUT 4
PERCENT OF THE STATE. BUT DR.
JENNIFER DELAY AT THE ARKANSAS
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WOULD LIKE
TO SEE AT LEAST SIX PERCENT
OF THE POPULATION TESTED OR NOT
AWARE. WE REALLY LIKE DR. DELAY
BELIEVES LESS PEOPLE ARE GOING
IN TO GET TESTED BECAUSE
TESTING TURNAROUND TIMES WERE
PREVIOUSLY VERY LONG. SOME
PEOPLE WAITING 14 DAYS FOR
RESULTS. PEOPLE MAY DECIDE IT
WASN'T HELPFUL FOR GETTING
TESTS. BUT DR. DELLA HAY WANTS
YOU TO KNOW THIS HAS RECENTLY
CHANGED AND THE AVERAGE
TURNAROUND TIME IS NOW ABOUT
TWO DAYS. NOW THOSE COMPANIES
HAVE REALLY CAPACITY TO DO
TESTING. MOST TESTING SITES ARE
ALSO REPORTING LESS WAIT TIMES
IN LINE TO GET TESTED. A
SPOKESPERSON FOR UML SAYS THE
LINES DRIVE THROUGH TO GET
TESTED ARE STEADY BUT NOT AS
LONG AS THEY ONCE WERE AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC. DR.
HOSIE ROMERO ENCOURAGES ANYONE
WHO RECENTLY TRAVELED OUT
OF STATE OR JUST HAS A CONCERN
THEY MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO
GET A TEST. THE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH WILL TEST YOU AT YOUR
LOCAL HEALTH UNIT. IF YOU DO
NOT HAVE SYMPTOMS, ANYBODY CAN
WALK IN REGARDLESS WHETHER YOU
HAVE INSURANCE OR NOT. WE WILL
TEST YOU IN LITTLE ROCK.
MELISSA CIGARETS HIV 11 NEWS .
MELISSA, THANK YOU. TO FIND THE
CLOSEST TESTING LOCATION NEAR
YOU AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
COVID 19 TESTING IN ARKANSAS.
JUST TEXT THE WORD TEST T E S T
TO 5 0 1 3 7 6 11 11 AND WE'LL
SEND THAT INFORMATION DIRECTLY
TO YOU AS THE STATE CONTINUES
TO TRACK AT 19 CASES AND
RECOVERIES IT'S RAISED
QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW CASES ARE
CLASSIFIED AS RECOVERED. SO WE
SET OUT TO VERIFY A DHB VIEWER
E-MAILED US AND ASKED HOW DOES
THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH DETERMINE COVID 19
RECOVERY RATES? SO MANY PEOPLE
HAVE LONG LASTING SIDE EFFECTS.
THEY ARE NOT RECOVERED SIMPLY
BASED ON A SET NUMBER OF DAYS
AFTER TESTING POSITIVE OUR
SOURCE. THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH A SPOKESPERSON
EXPLAINS AFTER A 10 DAY
ISOLATION PERIOD AFTER THE
ONSET OF SYMPTOMS OR FROM THE
DATE OF A TEST IF A PATIENT IS
ASYMPTOMATIC, A NURSE WILL CALL
THE PATIENT. IF THE PATIENT
REPORTS NOT HAVING A FEVER FOR
AT LEAST A DAY AND THE SYMPTOMS
ARE IMPROVING, THE PATIENT WILL
BE MARKED AS RECOVERED. BUT
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE PERSON
DOESN'T ANSWER THE PHONE?
ACCORDING TO H. THAT PERSON
WILL BE MARKED AS RECOVERED
AFTER 14 DAYS OF THE FIRST SIGN
OF SYMPTOMS UNLESS THEY'VE BEEN
ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL OR ARE
DECEASED. SO IF SOMEONE'S
COVID AT 19 SIDE EFFECTS ARE
SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO REQUIRE
HOSPITALIZATION THAT PERSON
WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY BE
CLASSIFIED AS RECOVERED.
REMEMBER FOLKS, WE ARE HERE TO
HELP YOU OUT DURING THIS
PANDEMIC. IF YOU HAVE A
QUESTION OR SOMETHING YOU WANT
VERIFIED JUST EMAIL US DHB
ELEVEN DOT COM OR YOU CAN REACH
OUT DIRECTLY TO ME ON SOCIAL
MEDIA. TODAY WAS DAY TWO
OF VIRTUAL LEARNING FOR MANY
FAMILIES ACROSS ARKANSAS AS
THIS UNUSUAL SCHOOL YEAR GETS
GOING. TODAY HIV ELEVENS
MERCEDES MCCABE SPOKE WITH
PARENTS ABOUT THE VICTORIES AND
THE HICCUPS THEY ARE
EXPERIENCING WHILE TRYING TO
LEARN FROM HOME. LIKE YOU SAID,
IT'S ONLY BEEN LESS THAN 48
HOURS. SO THE PARENTS I SPOKE
TO THAT ARE HAVING DIFFICULTIES
UNDERSTAND THERE WILL BE KINKS
TO SMOOTH OUT. I CAUGHT UP WITH
FOUR DIFFERENT PARENTS WITH
FOUR DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES ON
HOW TO A VIRTUAL LEARNING IS
TREATING THEIR FAMILY. I JUST
CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH HOW
SEAMLESS IT HAS BEEN FOR HER
FOR LATISHA WHITFIELD IN HER
NINTH GRADE DAUGHTER JORDAN,
VIRTUAL LEARNING HAS GONE
PERFECTLY. MUCH TO THEIR
SURPRISE ACTUALLY. DO YOU THINK
THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE
CHALLENGES JUST BECAUSE OF THE
NATURE OF THE BEAST? WHAT'S
BEEN A WALK IN THE PARK FOR THE
WHITFIELD'S HAS BEEN A
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY IN
THE GREY'S HOUSEHOLD VIRTUAL
LEARNING HAS BEEN KIND OF A
NONSTARTER. MOTHER OF A FIFTH
AND SIXTH GRADER COREY GRAY
SAYS THE PAST TWO DAYS HAVE
BEEN FILLED WITH CONFUSION
BECAUSE THERE'S NO CONTENT TO
WORK WITH. YOU CAN CLICK ON THE
CLASS BUT THERE ARE NO
ASSIGNMENTS, NO LECTURES. WAIT.
WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING SHE'S
SUPPOSED TO BE DOING TODAY.
THEY'RE JUST HANGING OUT AT THE
HOUSE WITH MY PARENTS. ON THE
FLIP SIDE, CHRISTINE KAMINER IS
EXPERIENCE FALLS SOMEWHERE IN
THE MIDDLE. I FIGURED THERE'D
BE A LOT OF TECHNICAL ISSUES
BUT ON OUR END IT THERE REALLY
WASN'T. SHE SAYS EVERYTHING RAN
SMOOTHLY FOR HER THIRD GRADE
DAUGHTER LEA EXCEPT WHEN IT
CAME TO ELECTIVES LIKE GYM AND
ART. IT WAS JUST REALLY
CONFUSED. SHE COULDN'T REALLY
HEAR WHAT WAS GOING ON. DIDN'T
REALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO. NOT
WANTING TO TAKE ANY CHANCES.
ROSS BOGGS WHEN A DIFFERENT
ROUTE WITH HIS FOUR CHILDREN
AFTER DEALING WITH DIFFICULTIES
VIRTUALLY IN THE SPRING. I
WANTED TO BE AS SMOOTH AS
POSSIBLE AND I SAW THIS AS THE
SMOOTHEST ROUTE FOR MY FRIEND
PULLING HIS KIDS OUT OF THEIR
DISTRICT AND ENROLLING THEM IN
ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY WHICH
HE DESCRIBES AS BEING NOTHING
BUT POSITIVE. THEY'RE NOW
BEGINNING WITH NO PROBLEM. IT
IS VERY KID FRIENDLY. I DID ASK
ALL FOUR PARENTS AFTER HEARING
HOW IN-PERSON CLASSES WENT AT
THEIR SCHOOLS. IF THEY WISH
THEY HAD GONE THAT ROUTE ALL
OF THEM SAID THEY BELIEVE THEY
MADE THE BEST DECISION FOR
THEIR FAMILY FOR 2011. I'M
MERCEDES MCKAY. MORE HELP IS ON
THE WAY FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES
STILL STRUGGLING WITH INTERNET
CONNECTIVITY. THE GOVERNOR
ANNOUNCED TODAY ANOTHER ONE
HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS WILL GO
TOWARD EXPANDING HIGH SPEED
BROADBAND IN RURAL AREAS OF THE
STATE. SEVEN MILLION OF THAT
WILL GO TO THE ARKANSAS RURAL
CONNECT PROGRAM WHICH WILL GO
DIRECTLY TO CITIES AND INTERNET
PROVIDERS TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE
SERVICE IN THOSE AREAS.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S FAMILY
TOOK CENTER STAGE DURING NIGHT
TWO OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION. NATALIE BRAND HAS A
RECAP FROM WASHINGTON. FIRST
LADY MELANIA TRUMP DELIVERED A
VERY PERSONAL APPEAL TO VOTERS
IN THE NEWLY RENOVATED ROSE
GARDEN AT THE WHITE HOUSE. HOW
PROUD I WILL BE TO CAST MY VOTE
AGAIN FOR DONNA THIS NOVEMBER.
WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT WOMEN
ARE HEARD AND THAT THE AMERICAN
DREAM CONTINUES TO THRIVE. IT'S
A FAMILY AFFAIR ON NIGHT TWO
WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP'S DAUGHTER
TIFFANY AND HIS SON ERIC ALSO
MAKING A CASE FOR THEIR
FATHER'S REELECTION. MY FATHER
RAN NOT BECAUSE HE NEEDED THE
JOB BUT BECAUSE HE KNEW
HARDWORKING PEOPLE ACROSS THIS
GREAT COUNTRY WERE BEING LEFT
BEHIND. REPUBLICANS OF ALL
WALKS OF LIFE ALSO WEIGHED IN
FROM A MINNESOTA DAIRY FARMER
TO FORMER FLORIDA ATTORNEY
GENERAL PAM BONDI RESURRECTING
DISPUTED CLAIMS ABOUT THE BIDEN
FAMILY'S TIES TO UKRAINE. A
CORRUPT UKRAINIAN OLIGARCH PUT
HUNTER ON THE BOARD OF HIS GAS
COMPANY EVEN THOUGH HE HAD NO
EXPERIENCE IN UKRAINE OR IN THE
ENERGY SECTOR. NONE. PRESIDENT
TRUMP MADE MORE SURPRISE
APPEARANCES TUESDAY NIGHT
INCLUDING HOLDING A
NATURALIZATION CEREMONY FOR
IMMIGRANTS TO BECOME U.S.
CITIZENS. AMERICA REJOICES AS
WE WELCOME FIVE ABSOLUTELY
INCREDIBLE NEW MEMBERS INTO OUR
GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY. ONE
OF THE HEADLINERS, SECRETARY
MIKE POMPEO IS DRY CRITICISM
FROM CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS
AND FORMER DIPLOMATS FOR HIS
APPEARANCE FOR BREAKING
PRECEDENT BY GIVING A
CONVENTION SPEECH AS THE
SITTING U.S. SECRETARY
OF STATE. MIKE POMPEO SECRETARY
POMPEO TAPED HIS REMARKS FROM
JERUSALEM MONDAY DURING A TRIP
TO ISRAEL JUST TWO WEEKS AGO.
THE PRESIDENT BROKERED A
HISTORIC PEACE DEAL BETWEEN
ISRAEL AND THE UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES. THIS IS A DEAL THAT
OUR GRANDCHILDREN WILL READ
ABOUT IN THEIR HISTORY BOOKS.
SECRETARY POMPEO SENT THIS
CABLE TO DIPLOMATS LAST MONTH
REMINDING THAT ITS STATE
DEPARTMENT POLICY THAT
EMPLOYEES MAY NOT ENGAGE IN
PARTISAN POLITICAL ACTIVITY
EVEN ON PERSONAL TIME. NATALIE
BRANDS, CBS NEWS , WASHINGTON.
ALL RIGHT. SOME DATES TO KEEP
IN MIND THE DEADLINE TO REQUEST
AN ABSENTEE BALLOT HERE IN
ARKANSAS IS OCTOBER 27.
COVID 19 CONCERNS ARE A VALID
EXCUSE THIS YEAR TO REQUEST ONE
EARLY VOTING STARTS
OCTOBER 19TH AND THE