The slow-moving hurricane finally came ashore with top winds of 105 mph (165 kmh), the National Hurricane Center said. A newly strengthened Hurricane Sally pummeled the Florida Panhandle and south Alabama with sideways rain, beach-covering storm surges, strong winds and power outages early Wednesday, moving toward shore at an agonizingly slow pace that promised a drawn out drenching and possible record floods.
#Sally coming in as a Cat 2!! No power & too dangerous to be in the elements as debris is flying! Will get on-air ASAP when we get in that eye!!! @weatherchannel pic.twitter.com/pVVUrlPhXS
— Stephanie Abrams (@StephanieAbrams) September 16, 2020
Because of its slow speed, it's expected there could be record flooding from the storm dropping drenching rains for long periods of time. Sally it expected to bring heavy downpours to parts of Mississippi and Alabama and to Georgia and the Carolinas later in the week.
➤TRUMP DENIES DOWNPLAYING CORONAVIRUS, SAYS IT WILL 'DISAPPEAR' IN ABC TOWN HALL: President Trump denied downplaying the coronavirus and again said it will "disappear" as he answered questions from undecided voters during an ABC town hall in Philadelphia aired last night. Even though tapes Bob Woodward made for his new book, Rage, have Trump telling the veteran journalist in March that he did downplay the virus, and Trump confirming last week that he had, saying he didn't want to "create panic," he denied it when asked about it yesterday: "Well, I didn't downplay it, I actually, in many ways, I up-played it in terms of action. My action was very strong." Trump again repeated that the virus would "disappear," saying it would happen even if there wasn't a vaccine. When host George Stephanopoulos said that would lead to many deaths, Trump continued on, saying that "herd mentality," would develop, meaning herd immunity. He also questioned wearing face masks, saying, "There are people that don't think masks are good," although his own federal government urges their use.
➤ISRAEL SIGNS DIPLOMATIC PACTS WITH UAE, BAHRAIN AT WHITE HOUSE: Israel signed historic diplomatic pacts at a White House ceremony yesterday with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. The pacts, which President Trump said would mark the, quote, "dawn of a new Middle East," formalize the normalization of Israel's relations with the two Gulf Arab states, which has been easing in line with their common opposition to Iran.
🏀NUGGETS DOWN CLIPPERS IN GAME 7 TO ADVANCE TO CONFERENCE FINALS: The Denver Nuggets beat the L.A. Clippers 104-89 in the deciding Game 7 of their playoff series to advance to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2009. Jamal Murray led Denver with 40 points and Nikola Jokic had a triple-double. Denver became the first team in NBA history to rally from a 3-1 series twice in the same postseason, after doing it against the Utah Jazz in the first round. The Nuggets will face the L.A. Lakers in the conference finals.
➤TRUMP DENIES DOWNPLAYING CORONAVIRUS, SAYS IT WILL 'DISAPPEAR' IN ABC TOWN HALL: President Trump denied downplaying the coronavirus and again said it will "disappear" as he answered questions from undecided voters during an ABC town hall in Philadelphia aired last night. Even though tapes Bob Woodward made for his new book, Rage, have Trump telling the veteran journalist in March that he did downplay the virus, and Trump confirming last week that he had, saying he didn't want to "create panic," he denied it when asked about it yesterday: "Well, I didn't downplay it, I actually, in many ways, I up-played it in terms of action. My action was very strong." Trump again repeated that the virus would "disappear," saying it would happen even if there wasn't a vaccine. When host George Stephanopoulos said that would lead to many deaths, Trump continued on, saying that "herd mentality," would develop, meaning herd immunity. He also questioned wearing face masks, saying, "There are people that don't think masks are good," although his own federal government urges their use.
In a special @ABC2020, Pres. Trump disputes uncommitted voter who asked why he downplayed a virus that has disproportionately affected communities of color: “I up-played it, in terms of action. My action was very strong.”
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 16, 2020
Watch tonight at 9|8c on @ABC: https://t.co/aGDnXBiKrq pic.twitter.com/Mklmyvwogd
➤ISRAEL SIGNS DIPLOMATIC PACTS WITH UAE, BAHRAIN AT WHITE HOUSE: Israel signed historic diplomatic pacts at a White House ceremony yesterday with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. The pacts, which President Trump said would mark the, quote, "dawn of a new Middle East," formalize the normalization of Israel's relations with the two Gulf Arab states, which has been easing in line with their common opposition to Iran.
WATCH: Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif Bin Rashid Al-Zayani sign the #AbrahamAccords, normalizing relations between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain pic.twitter.com/Dh8O3j2q1T
— Bloomberg QuickTake (@QuickTake) September 15, 2020
The agreements don't address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, however the foreign ministers of the UAE and Bahrain, spoke about the importance of creating a Palestinian state.
➤LOUISVILLE TO PAY $12 MILLION TO FAMILY OF BREONNA TAYLOR: The city of Louisville, Kentucky, has agreed to pay $12 million to the family of Breonna Taylor, the Black emergency medical technician killed when police burst into her apartment in March using a "no-knock" warrant while she and her boyfriend were sleeping. In addition to the settlement announced Tuesday, Louisville also said it will reform police practices. Mayor Greg Fischer said, "I cannot begin to imagine Ms. Palmer’s pain, and I am deeply, deeply sorry for Breonna’s death," speaking about Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer. There have been ongoing calls for the officers involved to be criminally charged, and the state attorney general is investigating. Palmer said yesterday, "[I]t’s time to move forward with the criminal charges, because she deserves that and much more. As significant as today is, it’s only the beginning of getting full justice for Breonna."
Police went into Taylor's home as part of a investigation of her ex-boyfriend, a drug trafficking suspect. When they burst in, it woke up Taylor and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker. Walker said he fired his gun once at police, thinking they were intruders, and he was injured and Taylor killed by the volley of return fire.
➤LOUISVILLE TO PAY $12 MILLION TO FAMILY OF BREONNA TAYLOR: The city of Louisville, Kentucky, has agreed to pay $12 million to the family of Breonna Taylor, the Black emergency medical technician killed when police burst into her apartment in March using a "no-knock" warrant while she and her boyfriend were sleeping. In addition to the settlement announced Tuesday, Louisville also said it will reform police practices. Mayor Greg Fischer said, "I cannot begin to imagine Ms. Palmer’s pain, and I am deeply, deeply sorry for Breonna’s death," speaking about Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer. There have been ongoing calls for the officers involved to be criminally charged, and the state attorney general is investigating. Palmer said yesterday, "[I]t’s time to move forward with the criminal charges, because she deserves that and much more. As significant as today is, it’s only the beginning of getting full justice for Breonna."
Police went into Taylor's home as part of a investigation of her ex-boyfriend, a drug trafficking suspect. When they burst in, it woke up Taylor and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker. Walker said he fired his gun once at police, thinking they were intruders, and he was injured and Taylor killed by the volley of return fire.
🏀NUGGETS DOWN CLIPPERS IN GAME 7 TO ADVANCE TO CONFERENCE FINALS: The Denver Nuggets beat the L.A. Clippers 104-89 in the deciding Game 7 of their playoff series to advance to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2009. Jamal Murray led Denver with 40 points and Nikola Jokic had a triple-double. Denver became the first team in NBA history to rally from a 3-1 series twice in the same postseason, after doing it against the Utah Jazz in the first round. The Nuggets will face the L.A. Lakers in the conference finals.
The top plays from the @nuggets 3 double-digit comebacks wins vs. LAC! #NBAPlayoffs #MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/dDJ7ykhbFB
— NBA (@NBA) September 16, 2020
- Conference Semifinals: Denver Nuggets 104, L.A. Clippers 89.. Denver wins series 4 games to 3
- Conference Finals: Miami Heat 117, Boston Celtics 114 (OT)..Miami leads series 1 game to 0
🏒NHL PLAYOFFS: Results from Conference Finals yesterday (September 15th):
New York Islanders 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 (2OT) -- Tampa Bay leads series 3 games to 2
⚾GIANTS-MARINERS SERIES POSTPONED DUE TO SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES: A two-game series between the San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners that was supposed to start last night (September 15th) in Seattle was postponed because of poor air quality caused by the West Coast wildfires. The teams will now play the two games tonight and tomorrow afternoon at Oracle Park in San Francisco. The region has had unhealthy air quality because of the smoke for about a week.
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➤REPORT: NBA DRAFT TO TAKE PLACE NOVEMBER 18TH: The coronavirus-delayed NBA draft will take place on November 18th, according to an ESPN report. The draft was originally scheduled for June and then delayed because of the pandemic until mid-October. But it has now been pushed back again to November. The Minnesota Timberwolves have the Number 1 pick after winning the lottery.
➤COACH: MOST OF LSU FOOTBALL TEAM HAS HAD CORONAVIRUS: Louisiana State University football coach Ed Orgeron said Tuesday that most of the team has already had the coronavirus. He said during a teleconference, "I think most -- not all of our players -- but most of our players have caught it. So, I think hopefully they don't catch it again and hopefully they're not out for games." When pressed on the number of players, he said, "I don't know the percentage," but said three or four currently have it and a few players were in quarantine.
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