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We appreciate it. let me bring in the parish president of saint charles parish, matthew jewel. good morning and thank you for being here amid such difficult circumstances. if i could begin with your response to the estimate from the energy provider which is that folks in your parish will not have thur electricity back on at least 90% of them until september 29th. >> yeah, look, weve been on entergy to put the resources we need to saint charles parish. officials have been telling them that ther...

Street or have access to first responders coming to their street. so weve really been on entergy to get more lineman into our parish. weve seen a big increase today in our parish, the amount of linemen working. a small glimmer of hope and a small portion of our parish, a couple of streets in the months area did receive power yesterday evening. so just a small glimmer of home. i hope that is quickly. im pushing enter gy to beat that for 90% restoration. were going to stay on top of them for that....

The lights went out and he said, i guess will do the whole thing after candlelight. >> the lights came on just in time. tonight thousands of crews are fighting against time, and idas aftermath to bring the disaster to a close. more than 22,000 lineman from 22 states have converged on the state but even with all that help, while some could see power back on in 48 hours, there is no definite timetable on when the grade will be online. >> our thanks to morgan and a light update. the city council wa...

And our other guest is a structural engineering professor. we will start with you, troy, particularly on the power aspect of the situation. >> congressman, i dont know if you -- >> we find ourselves in the situation now if much of our city city, much of our state, is without power. we dont have electricity or cellular service. sallys service is getting better now. obviously that that is critical important. so that people will know where they are, people that need help. and they will be able to c...

A lot of them have been taken down. more than 25,000 debris crews and lineman from at least 30 states are rolling in to support you. some are already prepositioned and close and hopefully are already underway. but we need to be prepared and were about as prepared as ubsd be for the early stage of this. theres a lot more to do. we also know a lot of people lost their cell phone service. if their particularly carrier tower is down or damaged. this morning the federal communications commission has ...

Knew he wanted to serve his country. hoover had been in the marines for 11 years when was killed last thursday. >> dana: she was praised by senator warren for her bravey. her selfless service represents the best of our country. >> bill: marine corps agent gee of carl carl. she graduated high school in 2016. enlisted. she was holding a baby with the caption i love my job and posted another photo of herself helping with evacuations at the airport. >> dana: the family of corporal daigian page. the ...

New orleans and get them back up and running. a lot of them have been taken down. more than 25,000 debris crews and lineman are rolling into support you, some are prepositioned and close and are hopefully underway. but we need to be prepared and we are about as prepared as we could be for the early stage of this. there is a lot more to do. we also know a lot of people lost their cell phone service. it is a particular carrier tower that is down or damage. this morning the federal communications c...

They were sons, daughters, they were brothers and sisters, and they were all so young, all of them putting their lives on the line to save the lives of others, leaving behind a legacy of self-lessness. tonight we learned their names and we lesbian refresh who they were in and out of uniform. marine lance corporal riley mccallum was just 20 years old. he was from jackson, wyoming. he was going to become a dad for the first time in a matter of weeks. he wanted to be a marine his whole life. even a...

I want to go through the -- the three names, the three individuals who -- who we do know about tonight. um, the first one is rylee mccollum. he was one of the 11 marines who was killed in this suicide blast yesterday. um, weve heard from his sister who said in a statement that he was a son, a brother, a husband, and a father with a baby due in just three weeks. um, he was just 20 years old. um, he was a baby, himself, when this war started. and his sister said that he wanted to be a marine his w...

Brother, husband and father with a baby due in three weeks. he was just 20 years old. he was a baby himself, as a toddler he carried around a toy rifle in his boots. and he planned to become a lineman once his marine time was finished and loved hunting and end anding time outdoors and finally, don, there is a navy coreman he said dont worry, my guys got me. they wont let anything happen