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Senior meteorologist janice dean tracking the storm in the studio. we start with jeff paul live from new orleans where the entire city is out of power this morning. jeff, whats the latest? >> reporter: yeah, jillian, all of new orleans and much of the southern part of louisiana is in the dark. we woke up this morning and the power was still out. it went out early last evening. i can tell you, not only is it tough to just see and navigate where youre going but theres debris all over the road and ...

Of that stuff is going to take a long time to get restored for those lifelines. our team is there to be self-sufficient. we bring in generators, we pack in meals and we go without showers and everything else that we take for granted in normal day life and so we can help these folks get back on their feet quickly. todd: the storm coming on the 16 year anniversary of katrina. i know rubicon was not around then but what lessons from the aftermath of that storm will you apply to ida? >> i think the ...

Have a good day. >> thanks for having me. jillian: it is 21 minutes after the hour. still to come, torrential rain and fierce winds batter louisiana as ida comes ashore. were live on the ground with a new look at the aftermath. todd: with more than a million people waking up in the dark, team rubicon is ready to respond. how theyre mobilizing, when we come back.

Power to get the pumping systems working and the water out, because we are below sea level in a lot of these areas and that is the concern. you look at the satellite imagery and things are weakening, right, and thats a good sign but the damage is already done in some of these areas and thats when the reality is going to set in on the sheer scope of this storm. were still going to deal with flash flooding in southeastern louisiana, mississippi, alabama, even the florida panhandle. tornadoes will ...