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Has been over topped and there is flooding in a section of the parish. the president says he confirms fox news two parish employees who were out inspecting the levy became stranded in the flooding that resulted. they are okay. they are in radio contact. right now crews are going out with vehicles to rescue them. just an indication of the power of the storm. down there in plackmans parish the storms are predicted to be anywhere from 6-12 feet. inplann inland its expected to dump huge amounts of r...

Hitting the area with 70 miles an hour winds. at one levy has failed and trapping dozens in their homes. despite of the possibility of more damage to come, some residents say they are not going anywhere. >> the levee system and all that, i think they could do better. jon: our next guest is also staying put. it is his first hurricane. collin chanel is a student in new orleans. he joins us over the phone. we have sort of a personal connection. i used to coach you in new york in little league baseb...

An inch of rain per hour. we already know one levy has water coming over the top of it. you are expecting this to continue. >> yeah, we do expect the tropical storm force conditions and possibly even hurricane conditions to last through out the rest of the morning and even into tonight. a prolonged period of time over southern parts of louisiana we have to deal with. strong winds heavy rain and even storm surge along coastal areas. >> maria molina, thank you. mitt romney formally nominated as ...

Time which could cause problems. thats the situation here. back to you. >> jonathan serrie live on the ground in new orleans. thank you. the army corps reporting that all of its levees from in tact at this point. there are several levy systems the army corps system and local parish levees as well. fox news ovconfirming the downi of a levy in plaquemines parish. the army corps of engineers levy protecting all of new orleans. lets get the lathes on isaacs path from maria molina in the weather ce...

[ henry ] if youre a homeowner 62 or older, call now and get your free guide and dvd. can one reverse mortgage help you? youll never know unless you call. ♪ ♪ the. jon: lets start with plaquemines parish. the rescue operation is under way. we have a crew on the scene and tells us there is a rescue operation under way to free those people who are potentially trapped by the overtopping of that levy. jenna: that was jonathan serrie in hurricane isaac. the storm is weakening but i think it is st...

Anywhere from 6-12 feet affecting low lying coastal regions the rain, which could be in excess of 20 inches in some isolated spots and anywhere between 7-14 inches through out much of the state of louisiana could cause flooding in low lying areas well inland from here. we are going to be dealing with this storm system for a long time. as you can see in downtown new orleans heavy winds and rains. >> jonathan live from new orleans thank you. a levy over topped in plackmans perish. one family repor...

In louisiana over topping. lets head to new orleans. jonathan seere is live for us. hi, jonathan. >> hi there. we have our local affiliate fox 8 heading down there. the levy there are reports of water over topping that. however the levy system protecting the city of new orleans so far appears to be holding very well. viewed as the first test of real storm since hurricane katrina where the levees were freed. the investment protecting that city from hurricanes like this one coming through right no...

Fine. i cant help but have apprehension because of last time. we thought seven years ago everything at this time is just fine and all hell broke loose and something different when the sun came up. >> youre right. it was fine. the storm missed new orleans and hit mississippi then the water came back and levies broke and that is that. history is written, theyve had a $14 billion budget spending $10 billion of it and shored up levies saying they believe theyve done what is necessary. and that was a...

Northern gulf coast. let me go to meteorologist br n brian. i have read your notes as well. talk to me about the great concern with this storm right now. >> storm surge is it, tamron. this is a big system. when the system is big like this, have you a lot of wind, an area of wind putting energy into the walter and pushing up against the coast. so that l shape there with louisiana and mississippi, that corner kind of funnels the storm surge in there so the national hurricane center is forecasting ...

In this region admire about you is that you are a straight shooter. i talked to the army corps of engineers. they have great confidence and i have walked along where the levy was breached in this area. it looks very different than what it was prior to katrina. they walked me through the pump systems here. all of the billions of dollars put in place here. as i started this sentence saying youre a straight shooter, what do you say? tell me straight. do you have confidence in the engineers and in f...