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Gulf Coast braces for a 'devastating' Hurricane Laura

Gulf Coast gears up for monster Hurricane Laura, a Category 4 storm

08/26/2020

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Gulf Coast braces for a 'devastating' Hurricane Laura

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Gulf Coast gears up for monster Hurricane Laura, a Category 4 storm

Potential catastrophe is blowing out of the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Laura has morphed into a Category 4 monster, with winds that could reach 145 miles per hour. Officials are warning of extreme damage as the storm slams into the coastlines of Texas and Louisiana. Judy Woodruff reports and talks to Ken Graham of the National Hurricane Center and Craig Brown, mayor pro tem of Galveston, Texas.

08/26/2020

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