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These, its simply too dangerous for them to be out in a 9-1-1 calls that are made in this community. so theyre waiting for the brunt of the storm to pass over. when that exactly will be remains unclear. we have been told that officials say this system that we are now experiencing the height of this system, could last several hours. we are expecting more heavy rain. and that very powerful win over the next couple of hours to continue. officials say they are prepared for the worse, theyre also wor...

Theyre not out yet because were going to see more from the storm. what we have seen some police officers. >> nbc news senior national correspondent jay gray in you orleans. jay, thank you so much and stay safe out there. and while hurricane continues to pound louisiana with high winds intentional rain, the coast guard is standing at the levee to respond. we will talk with the coast guard commander. up ahead. stay with us. stay with us

The mayor told us all of the local hospitals are already packed with people, they cannot take on anyone else who gets her in these weather conditions, so they are hoping for the, best as the storm certainly continues to roll through, baton rouge. chris. >> please tell me my depth perception is not so, good in that tree thats behind you, that looks very poor curious, is not as close as it looks. >> no its not too terribly, close its in a pretty big planter, a couple of these trees are. theyve bee...

Of hurricane ida, which is absolutely pounding louisiana. here is what is happening. ida is now a category one storm, but its danger is far from over. as hurricane conditions spread further inland, the national hurricane center continues to warn of catastrophic storm surge, hurricane-force winds, and flash flooding and southeastern louisiana. still, more than 1 million customers without power tonight in louisiana. that number is expected to continue to grow, and it includes the entire city of ne...

The storm did not skip over hospitals. its like this in a lot of other places as well. one of them part of the roof came off. so its taking on water. windows are cracking, and i think the situation is dire, theyre trying to move people out as soon as possible. >> one of the most harrowing things you reported from one hospital today, that was obviously in a particularly hard hit part of the state, was that they lost power, and doctors and nurses had to manually push air into an out of the lungs o...

Were back with our hurricane ida coverage. on saturday, the coast guard announced in alabama in preparation for the hurricane. it has crews staged and ready to respond. rescue equipment onside, boats in strategic locations, -- pilots on standby, they are ready to go. however, because of conditions now, it is possible the coast guard may not begin rescue operations in louisiana until the storm fully passes. the situation on the ground remains a very dangerous. ida is still lashing the area, as a ...

Civilians that are stranded. we have ships that are offshore following the storm. were gonna provide command control platforms for ships, as the storm moves, or the harbor -- we have report assessments. and there are buoys -- [inaudible] and then finally were gonna let the ports open as soon as we can. that is a very significant source. >> lets talk about the immediate concern, which is, are the people out there whose lives are in danger, and how do we save? them how to coordinate with local, st...

Capital. all of this happening 16 years to the day, since the devastating hurricane katrina, came ashore. joining us now for the very latest on this storm is nbc meteorologist jen a so. up jessica, would you, have wears the storm headed? you know chris. were still dealing with a deadly and destructive storm system that continues to race in. then the problem that is now for the last 11 hours, it has dramatically slowed down. so this is going to be a prolonged moisture, and the problem, is its not...

People have also lost power in this area, thats another issue the capital silly is dealing. with theres about 225,000 people who live in baton rouge, and nearly no one evacuated, the mayor told us a short time ago, she said almost everybody in this city was going to ride out the storm at home. as of right, now there has not been the need for those dramatic rescues, in some of the low lying areas this around this area, there is a need for help, and of course police are going to have to try to sor...

That have been damaged, are hoping to evacuate dozens of patients as soon as the weather permits, but there are not many places for evacuated patients to go. we louisianas hospitals are full of covid patients, as are the hospitals in all of the neighboring states, joining us now with the latest on the storm, isnt as bc, -- janessa what can you tell us at this hour? >> chris the good news is that we have a kind stuff a lopsided storm. system things are starting to break apart, now sustained winds...