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Many of our parish officials have said recently. so people outside of the levy system have evacuated and i can said, tens of thousands within the levee systems have evacuated as well. t the levee systems have evacuated as well. , , .,, ., the levee systems have evacuated as well. , , ., the levee systems have evacuated as well. , , . . , well. i presume those at flood gates closed quite — well. i presume those at flood gates closed quite early _ well. i presume those at flood gates closed quit...

Its not just new orleans. its north as well. the rainfall is expected to be exceedingly high. and to the people of the gulf coast, i want you to know that were praying for the best, and planning, prepared for the worst. as soon as the storm passes, were going to put this -- put the countrys full might behind the rescue and recovery. and i mean that. ive been around for a lot of hurricanes. im no expert, but ive been around for a lot of hurricanes, and i dont think weve ever had as much preparati...

Flooding. louisiana, in fact, bracing for a day of destruction as the governor warned that ida could be the strongest storm to hit the state since the 1850s. think about that for a moment. also, ida comes 16 years to the day after katrina devastated louisiana. right now officials and residents there are closely watching to see if the since improved levy system will hold. we have reporters fanned out along with meteorologist bill karins who is watching the radar for us here in studio. welcome to ...

You have landfall it is areas to the east of landfall which includes mississippi which will see the largest storm surge. £31 mississippi which will see the largest storm surge. of course that is a hue largest storm surge. of course that is a huge concern. _ largest storm surge. of course that is a huge concern. people - largest storm surge. of course that. is a huge concern. people remember 16 years ago today in fact with katrina and the devastation in new orleans. there was a big issue with 0r...

When this is all over, well look for you. well make welfare checks and check on people that have called us. >> when hurricane katrina hit some 16 years ago, exactly 16 years ago today, the storm surge overwhelmed the lev ies where youre flooded. much of the perish, more than 100 residents died in st. bernard perish. >> it was 167 residents. the levy system is in place. the one was built in the 50s and 60s and was not maintained properly. the new system is a $14.5 billion one that runs the perish...

Reconstructs its levy system. joe biden approved emergency declaration to free up assistance. fema is moving trucks and generators to the area and more than 200 national guard members are already on the ground in new orleans. rescue teams from across the southeast also gearing up to help. some getting coronavirus tests before they deploy. officials and experts say the pandemic will make emergency responses more difficult, and with low vaccination rates in places in the storms path, ida could bri...

Officials _ un—survivable as many of our parish officials have — un—survivable as many of our parish officials have said recently, so people — officials have said recently, so people outside of the levy system have evacuated and then, like i said, _ have evacuated and then, like i said. tens _ have evacuated and then, like i said, tens of thousands within the levy system have evacuated as well. i levy system have evacuated as well. i presume _ levy system have evacuated as well. i presum...

>> reporter: louisiana has taken the punches of many of these storms before. its recovering from hurricane laura which made landfall last year causing nearly $20 billion in damage. and 16 years ago, on this very day, hurricane katrina unleashed its furry on new orleans and other gulf coast cities. more than 1800 people were killed in the storm and its harrowing aftermath. the city taking early action based on the mistakes made during that disaster. they spent billions of dollars reconstructing t...

The greatest risk but that a substantial risk from the winds and flooding and also the tornadoes that large hurricanes can create. it is 16 ears large hurricanes can create. it is 16 years this _ large hurricanes can create. it is 16 years this weekend since hurricane katrina struck new with devastating results. the levees in the city were strengthened after that. how much do you think they will offer protection and mitigate some of the dreadful impacts that we saw from katrina? i think that is ...

Shes also called for voluntary evacuations inside the levy system. our next guest is the chief physician at new orleans childrens hospital where the surge in hospitalizations was so intense this month that the state called in a federal surge team of doctors, nurses, and paramedics. louisiana is among the states with the lowest vaccination rate. just 40.9% of people in louisiana are vaccinated. on tuesday louisiana set a new record for coronavirus deaths in a single day with 139. the day after, l...