Hurricane Isaias heads towards Gulf Coast as houses evacuated amid flood and power outage warnings

What the coverage shows

Most outlets converge on Isaias strengthening to Category 3 and moving toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, with several also foregrounding expected landfall in Florida or along the northern Gulf coast. Reuters repeatedly frames the story as live weather coverage, while AP and 60 Minutes lean into preparedness and local officials’ responses. CNBC is the only outlet here to foreground oil production and refinery disruption, and Fox News alone highlights the effect on President Trump’s Alabama-Georgia game plans.

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