next to afghan men, and actually working next to afghan men, and actually working not for the taliban but for afghanistan. that s the whole idea. a recovery effort is under way in the southern united states after widespread flooding from hurricane ida. the storm has moved inland, batterring mississippi with strong wind and torrential rain. but the damage is worst in louisiana where it first hit. this was the scene earlier on tuesday. an area close to the city of slidell is currently accessible only by boat. ayerin gomez and herfamily were among thousands of people evacuated from new orleans she s now in atlanta. they have no idea what remains of the home they left behind. we don t know when power is going to be back, there is no cell phone towers because they are down. i don t know if my co workers are ok, if my kids are ok, if my friends are
losing power has made it much harder for all the different organisation invoved in the relief effort to do their work. nate mook, is chief executive of world central kitchen which is providing food to people in the city. even cell phone service went down yesterday for much of the day, even the first responder network, there is not supposed to go down, went down, so you had police and fire couldn t communicate with each other, so everything takes longer thanit other, so everything takes longer than it should, but we are hoping over the next couple of days that we get further ramped up support families. but the reality is folks don t have anywhere to go. they are here, they have no power so they need services quick. two people died when the storm hit louisiana. there have been further fatalities as it continued inland. across the bayou from new orleans in the city of slidell, police have been searching for the body of a man who was attacked by an alligator. the incident happened in a flo
nature of this storm. most of the severe weather is just to the east of us. just from the other side of lake pontchartrain in the small town of slidell, they suffered some heavy flooding in some of the low lying neighborhood. police say most of the water has now receded from major thoroughfares, but they have had to clear approximately 40 to 50 vehicles that got stuck in the floodwaters and they rescued several stranded motorists. they report no serious injuries there. heavy wind from the storm system have been churning up choppy surf from the louisiana coast to the florida panhandle. this cell phone video was taken in panama, city, florida. for inland community though the primary concern is rain. the alabama emergency management agency tweeted dangerous flash flooding may occur in southern alabama. do not drive into flooded roadways as you can t tell how deep it is. turn around, don t drown. claudette is expected to weaken
carley: but the holiday cheer is just across the nation. jane metzler gives us a look. even a government shutdown is not enough to stop norad from keeping tabs on santa s whereabouts, the agency will be monitoring his movements on christmas eve. santa got a big sendoff in finland, people braving subzero temperatures to wish him well as he prepares for his worldwide journey. in the us people in the town of slidell, louisiana, came together to make a memorable christmas for a little girl with leukemia, to buy some gifts and residents from all over the area pitching in. way more than we ever expected. reporter: never did come early to one central neighborhood, helping to return christmas decorations that were recently stolen off their