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If it comes back. >> morgan city is typically on an island. theres a river that runs down the side of us and drains 30% of this countrys water. we have a 17-foot federal flood protection wall with gates, they have 27 gates. we have 23 of those gates closed as we speak. the river was already high before this storm comes in. this storm has raised it an additional 3 feet. so our river right now stands at 10 feet. our walls at 17 feet. our flood protection for rising waters is in pretty good shape. ...

Been rehabilitated, billions of dollars spent in new orleans, but in the past flooding, they had the flood of 2016, some have failed. are you more confident now than you have been in the past? >> well, that was the main thing i worked on is making sure that all our pumps in our system is at 100% and we have achieved that about six months ago. luckily, we did. now, as you know, once you run pumps theyre slowly one or two go down and the main thing is to get parts quickly to restart them again. it...

Drainage in jefferson parish and brought on three new pump stations to help better drain us. just on wednesday we received almost eight inches of rain, not even connected to this event, and basically with us at full pump capacity and actually at 99.3% capacity, we could fill up the louisiana super dome in 41 minutes from turf to the top of the dome in 41 minutes. charles: so at what point, mike, as enhanced as your systems have become, would you be overwhelmed? is there a certain amount of rain ...

People out, stores open. most store owners say they intend to stay open throughout the storm. back to you. >> charles: thanks. jimmy cantrell from outside of new orleans joins us now. how are you doing? >> doing fine, sir. >> charles: everybody is bracing for this. perhaps the biggest test since katrina what are you telling folks in your parish? >> were taking every precaution we can. we have 89 pump stations and everyone at 100% right now. we have issued sands bags, taken people out of harms wa...

Diagnosis. is there a cure? thats for another day. good morning, welcome to "early start," im dave briggs. >> and im christine romans, tuesday, may 28th5:00 a.m. in the east. tornadoes keep oncoming, 449 reported in the month of may. the latest target, dayton, ohio, two tornadoes touching down monday night. 3 miles and 30 minutes apart. dayton has lost power to water plants and pump stations. officials are now asking citizens to conserve water. 64,000 customers are without electricity. snowplows...

The largest target, dayton, ohio, two tornadoes touching down monday night, 3 miles and 30 minutes apart. dayton has lost power to both water plants and pump stations. officials are asking citizens to conserve water. one dayton resident tells cnn he looked up and realized he no longer had a roof. 6,400 customers are without electricity. snowplows were brought in to remove debris off the streets. >> i heard the whistle, felt like a train was coming through. i told my fiance get inside the tub, an...

Climber to die on everest this year. and if youre feeling burned out at work, youre not alone. burnout is now an actual medical diagnosis. good morning, and welcome to "early start." im christine romans. >> how are you feeling? >> i feel a little burned out. >> just thought id ask. good morning, everyone, im dave briggs. it has tuesday, may 28th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. we start with the severe weather. the tornadoes just keep oncoming, at least 449 reported in the month of may. the latest targ...

449 in the month of may. the latest target, dayton, ohio, two tornadoes touching down monday night, 3 miles and 30 minutes apart. dayton has lost power to both water plants and pump stations. officials are asking citizens now to conserve water. sn snowplows were brought in to move debris out of the streets. >> i heard the whistle, like a train was coming through. i told my fiance to get inside the tub and next thing i know, windows was breaking, and i heard a lot of debris flying around and just...

Entire island against the storm came ashore. and also, theres no running water right now. city officials shut down their water system to prevent it from damage and right now, theyre assessing whether any pump stations or other portions of the water system have been compromised before they get it back online. but the good news, the main take home here is that city officials say the damage, not nearly as severe as it could have been and that will come as a relief to many residents as they eventual...

Make permanent fixes to the system. >> molly: some of the most dramatic video came out of port arthur beaumont. people barely getting out of their home with a trashbag maybe just was shoes and then the shelter in some areas flooded with water as well. to have insight into where those folks are now? >> we have evacuated out of the airport about 4000 residents to dallas and parts north. we have a hurricane protection levee that has 20 pump stations and it they are 20 stations to remove water. the ...