Breaking news tonight hurricane Francine making landfall is a category two storm as we come on the air and set for a potential direct hit on New Orleans

The state of emergency Francine slamming ashore in Louisiana packing 100 mile per hour winds

and up to 10 feet of life-threatening storm surge.

A National Guard truck running off the road.

Our team in the storm zone and Al Roker tracking it all.

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from space. This is NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.

Good evening and welcome.

We want to take you right to New Orleans

where Hurricane Francine is taking direct aim

with maximum sustained winds of 100 miles per hour.

The now category two strength hurricane making its landfall tonight close to Morgan City,

Louisiana, the National Hurricane Center warning of dangerous and life-threatening hurricane force winds.

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