NOAA: Sally Now A Hurricane, Rapidly Strengthening
KING: This just into CNN, tropical storm Sally is now Hurricane Sally. Warnings have been extended eastward, all the way to the Alabama Florida border. Alabama's governor is showing a state of emergency, this as residents in Louisiana still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Laura. CNN's Ed Lavandera live for us in New Orleans where preparations are underway, Ed?</s>ED LAVANDERA, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Hey, John. Well, those of Hurricane strength winds now up to about 85 miles per hour inside Hurricane Sally which makes it a category one storm. There is the possibility forecasters have been saying over the last day or so that it could reach a category two level storm. So there is still a great deal of concern of just how much this storm is going to intensify as it continues to slowly move toward the Gulf Coast area of Southeast Louisiana and Mississippi. Of course, the slower it moves and the heavy rainfall that it brings, will raise the concerns and the fear of widespread flooding in the Gulf Coast region, adding that to, you know, the danger that comes with the high sustained winds in a hurricane. So all of that continue to develop as the warnings and the watches continue to go out across the Gulf Coast. Officials here in Louisiana, urging people to stock up on three days worth of emergency goods to get them through the next couple of days as this storm continues to move toward land. And this in a state where just less than three weeks ago, it was hit by Hurricane Laura, in fact many people who had evacuated the southwest corner of the state evacuated here to the New Orleans area and they've been in hotels. Those people will remain here we are told by city officials that right now the only evacuation orders in the New Orleans area includes those people outside of the levee protection system that was built here in the years after Hurricane Katrina. And what is eerie about all of particular storm, John, is that it's following a very similar path and targeting the very same areas that were struck by Hurricane Katrina. Some 15 years ago, John?</s>KING: Ed Lavandera on the ground for us. Ed, stay safe. We'll stay in touch over the next couple of days and see which way -- which path this hurricane takes. Sally now a category one. Ed, thank you very much. Up next for us, the pandemic's uneven impact on the economy, some Americans hurting much more than others.