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Rolls across it. when water does come across the roadways into the keys it will roll right through other side. but then it will back back around the other side. im told when they had hurricanes like scene drew the water didnt stay very long. for the most of part the water washed away eventually, but the problem is it takes things with it. we saw three boats break free, and one smashed into a rock jetty. you could see the lights and the sailboats just teetering into the ocean. people tried to anc...

Was definitely on high alert, and now it seems as if the west coast is going to be the people most impact bid thied by this bf south florida is going to have to deal with the storm surge. >> definitely. and we have all that storm surge projection to show people, thomas, because this storm is a big storm and its going to move a lot of water. i want to tell you kind of why were here. so, if you look out there, straight out there, past that rock jetty, thats all atlantic out there. were right at a ...

Are built on rolling jetties that protrude out in body of water san francisco bay. that is salt water. what appears to be piece of aircraft and what looks like, aircraft debris. it looks to me like this pilot simply brought this plane in too low. that was almost scraping the surface of the water with the tail will it came in. and it impacted that rock jetty there is end of the runway and that is probably what tore the tail off and i saw landing gear lying alongside the runway in one of photos. i...

more than 20 people still unaccounted for. rescuers are blowing holes in the side of the ship to get where they think people might be located. they found five bodies yesterday nap matt c . confirm death toll is 11. the man at the controls that might is now under house arrest today. prosecutors say they are speechless that hes even out of jail. they want to charge him with manslaughter and abandoning his post. we also learned today that it might not be the first time that that same ship...

Damaging winds, hail and flash flooding from fargo and sioux falls to the twin cities. scattered showers in the northeast. downpours from new orleans into the florida panhandle. heavy thunderstorms in the southwest. and showers from spokane to helena. >> a wet 79 in boise. 89 in billings. 96 in colorado springs. he knows its helena. >> helena, sorry. >> the cosmos of the midwest. 105 in dallas. 92 in new orleans. nearly 90 in miami. and 95 in baltimore. he learned that from me. >> i did. i knew ...

Governor says he has been asking the federal government for a rock jetty to keep the oil away from the wetlands, which could have withstood the hurricanes waves. instead, he says, the oil rolled right over the booms. >> the mayor and i met with the president right here in louisiana. we thought we would get an answer in hours. every day were told its coming. >> reporter: its been over a month? >> its been over a month since we asked for permission to do this plan. >> governor jindal says he has g...

We told them you have to fight this oil at the pass. not rocket science. >> over the last three years, governor jindal says louisiana has spent $800 million in state money restoring the coastline. he is trying to protect the states investment but says washington isnt helping. whats going on in washington? >> theres just no urgency. i think that -- i dont know, maybe its just because they dont see the oil down here. maybe they havent come down here and smelled it. >> reporter: this republican gov...

Washington isnt helping. whats going on in washington? >> theres just no urgency. i think that -- i dont know, maybe its just because they dont see the oil down here. maybe they havent come down here and smelled it. >> reporter: this republican governor says he has been asking the federal government to approve a rock jetty to keep the oil away from thearshes and wetlands, which could have withstood the hurricanes waves. instead, he says, the oil rolled right over the booms. >> the mayor and i me...

Power went out. it was just wind at that point. it has been relentless. i would say we have 30 - 40 consistent gusty winds. are you. a couple of the docs are underwater. theres votes behind me smashing into a cement dock. there are several sailboats out here. we are on the ocean side of key largo that have broken loose. the keep coming over this way. i know at least three have smashed into the rock jetty where we are located. to my left you can see theres one there right now that is just driftin...

Tru trucks, same kind of trucks taking out portalette excrement and it was working. land bridge at east grand pair, the plant that billy first brought forth, grand isle, barges, using rock jetty. we can do this. we need the federal government to cut the red tape. we need the president to exercise his executive authority and say cut through the red tape. we dont have a minute to waste. >> how concerned are you about -- i mean, where are we in this thing? where do you see this in terms of cleanup ...