we met people from new jersey and they said, we're used to storms. they never experienced a hurricane. they thought they would be able to get out in time, but yesterday the airport shut down. today people stuck here to ride out the storm. brian? >> we just received this alert from the city of new orleans. the 911 systems are experiencing temporary difficulties, they say. so if people are watching, the number is 584-821-2222. as you can see, we're across the state of louisiana. we're going live to baton rouge as well, and we'll keep an eye on the webcams as this northern eyewall approaches the louisiana coast. we'll see that storm surge live and we'll bring it to you as we do. turning to "reliable sources," we're going to bounce back and forth from our weather coverage to our media coverage this hour. i'm going to start with one simple question. how will the world know what is