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There were no high winds. i was on the phone with my neighbor and he told me his basement was flooded and i thought i should take a look at mine and sure enough i had half a foot of water pouring in. the water was coming in from the storm drains, toilet bowls overflowing and it was coming in very rapidly. i had some pumps but they didnt do any good because there was so much water there was no place for the water to go so it was very rapid, very fast. >> ive spoken to 3 people honor tonight all s...

Have gas in their tanks, because we do know so many people evacuated that depleted so many gas stations. we have to make sure the refineries that dont have power, we can get power to them so were working to get generators to the refineries and make sure the trucks that pick up gas from the truck racks and deliver them to the stations, that they can get that done. we are -- weve weaived the requirement of the sleep hours in terms of truck drivers. were tapping the strategic petroleum reserve so w...

Coming back on in the east, but i dont know where it at and what areas. so im going to go check the house and then after that, im gone. >> reporter: and the owner of this station tells us he has had to ration gas limiting purchases to $30 at a time and he will probably have to cut off the pumps pretty soon because the motor powering the pumps could get fried. so just an illustration of this crisis. governor john bel edwards says the fuel crisis is slow to recover and he says several refineries r...

32 states in the district of columbia racing to restore power. in alabama two have died on the job. this is complicated and very dangerous work where, but were moving as fast as possible to get it done. it is important to know that the region hit by ida is the key section of the oil production and refining infrastructure. thats why they wouldnt have refineries and moving the availability quickly and easing the pressure on gas prices around the country, ive directed the secretary of energy jennif...

Due the dangerous work. more than 25,000 linemen and clearance crews from 32 states in the district of columbia racing to restore power. in alabama, two have died on the job. this is complicated and dangerous work. were moving as fast as humanly possible to get it done. its important to know that the region hit by ida is the key center of our nations oil production and refining infrastructure. thats why were not waiting to assess the full impact of the storm will have on oil production and refin...

Finding mission. we were a fly on the wall getting eyes on the hardest hit areas like new orleans. they identified what equipment is needed like generators and pumps and how to get rid of storm surge near lake pontchartrain outside of the federal levee protection system. >> [inaudible]. [muffled audio]. you see nothing but standing water. [inaudible]. >> [muffled audio]. [buzzing audio]. >> john: some levees will be cut in places to allow the water to drain. 15 then patched back up on.

Petroleum reserve to keep gas flowing — petroleum reserve to keep gas flowing to the pumps in order to get critical— flowing to the pumps in order to get critical supplies to the region to beat _ critical supplies to the region to beat the — critical supplies to the region to beat the pandemic i have directed the department of transportation to renew— the department of transportation to renew an— the department of transportation to renew an energy declaration to provide — renew an en...

32 states in the district of columbia racing to restore power. in alabama two have died on the job. this is complicated and really dangerous work. but were moving as fast as humanly possible to get it done. its important to know that the region hit by ida is the key center of the oil production and refining infrastructure. thats why were not waiting to assess the full impact of the storm is going to have on oil production and refineries. were moving already, quickly, to increase the availability...

They have decided to additional pumps and let gravity pull the water back into the gulf. one thing is clear when you see the damage by the air it is sobering because you see stretches of hundreds and hundreds of miles that look like they have been wiped off the map along the southeast louisiana coast. row after row of home and businesses blown apart. boats in streets, nearly every power or communication line down and crumbled. it really puts it into perspective and the scope of this disaster, br...

Chefs we have this relief team that can go in and activate and leverage local resources and assets. and we are not sort of also dealing with the situation. you have to remember folks living in new orleans have families, theyre also out of power, theyre struggling to get through the day. so there is support needed because of the seriousness of the storms. right now you have about 200,000 people without power in new orleans for potentially weeks. we dont know yet. and that means no air conditionin...