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With the sewage system. so that would be an issue moving forward. so people have to watch what theyre doing when it comes to water comp sconsumption. if the state needs bottled water, food, as well as other things, like generators, the government can provide that for the people mere in louisiana. we heard from people in jefferson parish who reportedly are seeing water as high as their chests. weve seen in other parts of louisiana, some unfortunate circumstances where people are trapped in their ...

Off. oxnard health system suffering damage. tonight, the images of the coast guard, the helicopters taking off as soon as they could to try to assess the damage, out searching for people who stayed in their homes. reports some trapped in their attics for many hours. some waving to the coast guard above. tonight, we know of at least two deaths. the governor saying tonight that we should be prepared for that number to rise. and this storm is still moving across the south and then right up into the...

We no reports of water in attics, people had to go to the upper levels of their home. some of the southern areas of louisiana along the gulf that were first hit as the storm came in. he said the good news is most of the people were probably not even in those homes. they were evacuated and they heeded the evacuations and only would need help in those situations where the rain continues to let the water rise. we saw this after katrina. the question is, whats going to hold in the area after all the...

Can tell you it has been about 12 hours since ida made landfall here in louisiana, and the storm has dissipated in strength. unfortunately, the danger has not dissipated at all. the flood waters are rising in many communities, and as you mentioned, the entire city of new orleans is 100% without power, and officials with the utility companies say there is no way they are going to be able to restore that tonight. the utility workers will do the work of that restoration process, and cant move in un...

People in their -- entire families from children to elderly trapped in their attics with water rising. we have teams heading that way and are there now, starting at dawn, as soon as the winds died down to get out to the various areas and help everyone. >> when i hear people fleeing to their attics as the water rises, it brings back bad memories from katrina, where we saw so much of that. i wonder, cell towers down and so on, how are people getting in touch with you? >> that was the key, to get a...

But its a different world. im going to quote mckenzie who said he was conflicted about leaving afghanistan. i think he was speaking on behalf of much of this nation. >> yeah. the taliban is different, we hope. we hope the taliban is different. im not so certain. everyone stick around. we are waiting to hear from the u.s. secretary of state antony blinken after this historic withdrawal of u.s. from afghanistan. stay with cnn. plus, of course some other crises still going on in this country. fam...

I want to thank you all. we may be coming back to some of you. it is fluid. i am going to turn to an update on the hurricane and covid situation. we will go to the state department if those remarks begin. search and rescue missions continue in louisiana. reports of people stranded in attics, life-threatening flooding engulfing homes there. reports of different problems. hurricane ida hit. it demolished all kinds of structures. at least two have died. the governor says that number, what they be...

City of houma, louisiana. ida now considered one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the u.s. wind of 150 miles per hour. thats like an f-3 tornado hitting for hours. now, on the left side of your screen, whats left? we know at least one person has died. but louisianas governor says he expects the death toll to climb considerably in the coming hours. and were getting reports of people trapped in attics and on roofs and the water is not done rising. >> a couple of people behind me have a lot ...

Workers to assist local authorities. for now, though, residents are on their own for the duration of the storm. nada tawfik, bbc news, new orleans. a little earlier, cbs correspondent michael george was in new orleans and he gave us this update. here nur learns people have had a very brutal day yesterday and is a very brutal day yesterday and is a very brutal day yesterday and is a very brutal morning. while it has weakened, the danger is still very real. people are dealing with a citywide power...

Stability even after the us has left. meanwhile in other headlines today. hurricane ida, landed a category 4 hurricane, and blew through south east louisiana maximum recorded sustained winds of over 240 kilometres an hour. today the search and rescue teams were fanning out across the state to assess the scale of the damage. and it is widespread. there have been reports of people climbing into attics to escape the rising waters flood. its not as bad as katrina, which devestated new orleans 16 yea...