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Of actions like today. standing together, standing in unity, speaking truth to power. and so thats why were doing what were doing today. >> and im very glad to have the two of you standing together. derek johnson, congresswoman joyce beaty of ohio. derek, you had one speech, youve got another one coming up. appreciate you making time for us on msnbc. we have breaking news to share on hurricane ida. thousands across the gulf coast are making last-minute preparations as this storm is taking dire...

Thats a forecast, a possibility. >> reporter: the mayor of new orleans is asking people outside the citys levy system to head to higher ground. those sticking around know time to prepare is running out. >> time to buy water and we are going to look at at generator. >> reporter: ida makes landfall 16 years to the day hurricane katrina struck. np. a day no one wants to relive. >> our thanks to chris there. south dakota sees another surge no covid cases, not a coincide either. youll remember the ...

Path or stay home and hunker down. we have team coverage, fox weather meteorologist adam klotz is tracking the storm, but we begin with mike tobin live on the ground in new orleans. mike? >> and jon, i can tell you that traffic is backed up on i-10 and other exits from town as a lot of people are heeding the warning of local officials and getting out before night fall tonight, after which time officials say it will be too late to be moving around. what you can hear and see behind me is the party...

Attention and evacuate, if told to do so. lets take a listen to collin arnold from the new orleans office of homeland security. take a listen, everyone. >> 74 to 1110 miles an hour can cause downed trees, structure damage and prolonged power outages. heavy rain in excess of 10 to 15 inches in isolated areas that could be higher, can cause flooding. dangerous storm surge could cause flooding outside of the levy system and cause some overtopping potentially on the west bank. hurricane warning is i...

City didnt even have enough time to issue a mandatory evacuation order for areas inside the levied barrier and the residents should get ready to hunker down for the storm. what does it mean for the people who live there? i remember this all too well. people having to go to the tops of their houses, punch holes in the roofs so they can hang out on the rooftops until rescuers arrive. i hope we dont see a situation like that all over again but is that a possibility? >> its possible. the levy system...

Chesky is there for us this morning. morgan, youve been getting the emergency alerts there on your phone. youve been tweeting about it. we know the mayor has called on everyone outside the levy system to get out. president biden has approved a state of emergency. were talking about a serious storm theyre preparing for. >> reporter: youre absolutely right, a category 4 hurricane is incredibly serious. its a life changing storm is what some experts are calling this. and for a lot of people that li...

Well be all right. >> and thats what i wanted to ask you about. because in katrina, the disastrous moments in katrina was in the trouble because the levy system broke. i know you say the levy system there is very solid. what gives you the confidence? >> what gives me the confidence? because weve been working on this 38 years -- well, before i was a councilman. ive been a councilman for 38 years. people have put up their money, their taxes, they do their best to work on

Tomorrow, after battering cuba. both voluntary and mandatory evacuations are called for in communities across that state. we have team coverage with fox weather meteorologist adam klotz tracking ida as it gains strength in the gulf. but we begin with mike tobin who is live on the ground in new orleans right now. mike? >> hey, jon, the people here in new orleans, the city itself were given the option, evacuate or count on the levy system to keep you safe during the storm. with traffic backed up o...

Marina that shows the boats cinching. describe that scene for us. >> thats actually just down the road here from higher ground here at the hampton hotel. just down the road theres a levy system that keeps the water back. they had left one of the floodgates open so i was able to get in there and look around. yeah, you can see in the video the boats start to take on water. i hopped into a boat with the local officials here, the city that im in, and they have a ferry there. they were worried about ...

Louisiana, first casey live from new orleans where levy system have perhaps biggest test since hurricane katrina, hey, casey? >> eric, you can say that again, government leaders say that the post katrina hurricane protection system passed the test with flying colors, they say the pumps worked and they say that the gates that were closed, 244 of them helped keep the storm surge at bay and all of the federally-maintained levies along the mississippi river held, you mentioned some problems with ove...