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But they can still get wet. things still have to be done before they can be habitable. a woman handing over a baby to rescue teams. this is the reality there again. were hearing the reports. im sure you are, too. people trapped in attics. people trapped on roofs. power could be out for weeks in hot, humid, wet conditions. cynthia lee sheng is the president of jefferson parish. shes joining us now. i know you were out all day surveying. what do you want people to know? first, lets start at home. ...

Expected to be out for at least three or four weeks. the biden administration officials will travel to louisiana and mississippi this week. the president saying this today. >> the people of louisiana and mississippi are resilient but in moments like these we can surely see the power of government responding to the needs of the people if government is prepared and if they respond. thats our job if we work together. folks get knocked down, were there to help you get back on your feet. >> people tr...

Louisiana national guard are that they rescued 280 people. there are all these other groups coming in to try to help people stuck in their attics. the cajun navy comes to mind and other private citizens who came with boats to try and help. youre seeing all of this patchwork assistance. i just spoke with a man who was about to sell his house. look at the video from inside. the ceiling hascaved in, exposing the rafters. the interior of homes are coming apart at the seams right now. i spoke with a ...

Ruined. and homes under water, some fortunately are built up there. in fact, a lot of them are. but they can still get wet. things still have to be done before they can be habitable. a woman handing over a baby to rescue teams. this is the reality there again. were hearing the reports. im sure you are, too. people trapped in attics. people trapped on roofs. power could be out for weeks in hot, humid, wet conditions. cynthia lee shang is the president of jefferson parish. shes joining us now. i k...

Sustained winds topping 150 miles per hour, one of the largest and strongest hurricanes to hit the united states, one of the top five. since dawn broke this morning, louisiana has been coming to grips with just how much havoc ida left in its wake, particularly around the coast and the great american city of new orleans. this is laplace, louisiana today, northwest of new orleans. some residents were trapped by rising floodwaters there. people retreated to their attics, calling for help. but the w...

Get the people out that are stuck in their attics or need to be gotten out immediately and then focus on the evacuation plan. and that word "evacuation" come up again twice today as when we completed one and we need to start another one. people cannot live in that metropolitan area without water and without sewer. and which leaves the other thing, the ability to cook. and a lot of infrastructure is broke. stores are closed. there is a few around that have some food, but the infrastructure is bro...

This is bbc news. iam ben i am ben brown. the headlines: the bbc is told ten people from one family — including six children — were killed by a us drone attack in the afghan capital, kabul. the us is investigating and says the target was an islamic state suicide bomber. ...whyhe why he killed ourfamily, our children. seven children! hurricane ida has now weakened to a tropical storm, after president biden declared a major disaster in louisiana, where powerful winds and rain wiped out all pow...

Lets get the latest from cbs correspondent michael george whos in new orleans. thank you forjoining us. what is the latest? thank you for “oining us. what is the latest?— thank you for “oining us. what is the meet?— thank you for “oining us. what is the latest? . , ., g; x. the latest? well, it is about 3:20am here in new — the latest? well, it is about 3:20am here in new orleans. _ the latest? well, it is about 3:20am here in new orleans. people - the latest? well, it is about 3:20a...

Comfortable here. more survivable here. we just dont know what its like out here yet. im getting reports maybe people are in attics. this is so eerie that were facing this again. people are saying were much better equipped now to handle it, but it is still very difficult situation for our community. >> yeah. i certainly hope that this night passes easily, and tomorrow you dont have too much damage and devastation to deal with. cynthia lee sheng, i appreciate you making time for us. thank you ver...

Working, you have these questions, maybe people are trying to reach out to you, you cant connect with them. thats what people are dealing with. on top of that, people need to be rescued in river towns outside of new orleans where levees didnt fail but became over topped because there was so much water from the river along with storm surge. a lot going on now. the governor sent in 1600 personnel to help with rescues. we dont know how widespread or people need rescuing, but theyre not taking chanc...