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That pair of helicopters flying low, looking for survivors. ida tearing across grand isle like a buzz saw. new pictures showing the barrier island under water. officials still have not been able to reach many of the dozens of people who stayed behind there in defiance of mandatory evacuation orders. just over 30 miles from there, the coast guard surveying the damage near galliano for the first time. homes shredded, roads flooded. this chopper flying a patient to a hospital. at least one levee wa...

A little preparation will make you and your family safer in an emergency. a weeks worth of food and water, radio, flashlight, batteries and first aid kit are a good start to learn more, visit safetyactioncenter.pge.com it looks as though americas longest war will be over in hours. "the lead" starts right now. rockets fired at the kabul airport as evacuation flights are coming to a close. so, what happens to any americans left behind? people trapped in attics, buildings ripped apart, boats ...

Very seriously. they are sending 2000 emergency workers to i very seriously. they are sending i 2000 emergency workers to assist. for now though, residents are on their own facing the storm. a little earlier, cbs correspondent michael george was in new orleans and he gave us this update. here in new orleans, people have had a very brutal day yesterday and its a very brutal morning. while hurricane ida has weakened, the danger is certainly very real. people dealing with a citywide power outage, t...

F have failed, were working to get people as the water is rushing up highway 23, another area heavily impacted. as the sun comes up well see widespread destruction from the winds and the water. >> at this point, is it unknown? do you have a sense of what the damage may be, of what the human toll may be? we know that st. john the baptist parish has been inundated with 911 calls for rescues because of flooding and yet we know rescuers havent been able to go to the folks who need help. >> weve gott...

Viewers in viewers plaquemines parish. do you have a sense of damage in your state? >> communities are completely s submerged in water. you saw the debris up on the mississippi river levee. it is devastating. you have areas along the coast, grand isle, morgan city and areas that flooded from rainfall. so the rescue mission underway with the coast guard and the firemen and first responders and national guard is -- its a treacherous thing to get into these communities, make sure people are not tra...

To three hours a week. hello and welcome to the programme. it is some storm that reverses the flow of the mississippi river! hurricane ida landed a category 4 hurricane and blew through south—east louisiana with such force that at times they recorded sustained winds of over isomph. 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. ...

Trapped in their houses with some extent of water from a foot deep to some people in attics. so its going to be a pretty bad scene with a lot of work to do to move quickly and safely. so we can take care of everybody in the best way possible. >> can they even contact you at this point in time? >> some people have been able to. im not sure how theyre getting through, but its a lot of family members calling saying theyre in contact with family who is stuck in the house or apartment building, whate...

0 get him to the island and as long as theres communication, well be able to communicate with him and see whats going on there. but its very hard to not have any word from that island and the people on it since that time. in lafite, the water was very high. our first responders, the sheriff, firefighters, louisiana national guard, some coast guard are there doing search and rescue. theyre having to get boats in and out. we are sheltering those people at a playground and then i believe the state ...

Planes in houston and galveston. our coat guard is at a three point stance, ready to respond. im proud of our preparations. eric: do you know where the assets will be needed and what you will send there? >> we dont yet. we dont have a good understanding yet of who is in distress, how many people didnt evacuate. but as soon as were able to, were going to fly over-flight surveys, were going to get aircraft up and moving, were going to launch from mobile where im located and also in houston. and th...

Look out a window because its not safe, and evacuating. many people will have to go up high to attics, to rooftops, not knowing if the helicopter that they hear in the distance will be able to help them. rev, this is truly something on thisanniversary, you know, you could never, ever, ever want to prepare for this. but i hope that we have got some safety net for people to get back -- you asked about the biden administration. they need to not only be sending health care resources. they need to be...