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Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Hurricane Laura
Texas Governor Greg Abbott joined "CBS This Morning" to discuss Hurricane Laura as it hit the Texas coast. Plus, the complications of weathering a hurricane during a pandemic.
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Hurricane Laura hits U.S. as Category 4 storm
Hurricane Laura made landfall in the Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm, bringing winds of 120 to 150 miles per hour. Tony Dokoupil, Omar Villafranca, Jonathan Vigliotti and Errol Barnett are in Louisiana, where winds and rain have already caused significant destruction. Lonnie Quinn also joins "CBS This Morning" to forecast where the storm is headed.
Hurricane Laura to make landfall on Texas-Louisiana border
Hurricane Laura is forecast to be the strongest storm to ever make landfall along the western Louisiana and north Texas coast, with winds of at least 145 mph and storm surge of up to 20 feet. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with the latest.
NASA finds galaxy that looks like a "Star Wars" TIE fighter
Scientists have spotted a galaxy that appears to be a member of Darth Vader's fleet.
50 possible new planets found
A research team from the United Kingdom's University of Warwick has figured out a way to use artificial intelligence to sift through NASA data, leading to the discovery of up to 50 possible new planets. CBS Los Angeles reports.
An asteroid will pass close to Earth the day before the election
The object has only a tiny chance of reaching Earth's atmosphere — but NASA isn't worried.
Over half a million people ordered to evacuate as Hurricane Laura looms
Laura could slam into land this week as a major storm with ferocious winds and deadly flooding.
New Hubble image captures comet Neowise after journey around sun
Most comets break apart under the intense heat of the sun — but Neowise remained intact.
Tropical Storm Laura threatens the U.S. Gulf Coast
Tropical storms Laura and Marco could hit just a few hundred miles apart within 48 hours of each other.
Gulf Coast braces for 2 dangerous storms
States along the U.S. Gulf Coast are bracing for the impact of Tropical Storm Marco and then Laura, which could become a major hurricane. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN to discuss the impact both storms could have.
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U.S. reducing troop footprint in Middle East, sources say
Son of Stephen Hubbard, American freed from Russian jail, speaks out
Witkoff blasted for calling Putin a "humanitarian"
Investigation
Armed federal agents knock on doors looking for noncitizen voters
Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict treatments for trans inmates
Investigation
We tested an experimental weight loss drug. The results were "terrifying."
U.S. ordering some government staff to depart Saudi Arabia
Pope Leo won't need more treatment after cancer surgery, doctors say
