Aug 31
NewsWatch: Hurricane Gustav eases, but expected to intensify
Hurricane Gustav strengthens rapidly on Sunday as it passes over Cuba and entered the Gulf of Mexico, taking deadly aim at the U.S. Gulf Coast. Gustav went from a tropical storm overnight into Saturday to a violent Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, forcing residents from Florida to Louisiana to prepare to evacuate, and oil and gas companies and hotel-casinos in the region to shut down.