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Without power, that means virtual learning is not an option either. joining us now from hard-hit la platte, louisiana is vaughn hillyard. >> reporter: geoff, it is now nine days later and still a lack of electricity here in louisiana for hundreds of thousands of people. come in to laplace here and you go down the streets and you see furniture and roofing and everything imaginable on the front lawns of folks. we were here and i want to introduce you to a couple of folks. seth and angela and rober...

Jersey neighborhood. >> you lost part of your roof? >> the whole roof. >> reporter: the neighbors bore the brount of this storm, aluminum siding, roofing, furniture and childrens toys piled on top of a family car. the house unlivable. first responders remain on scene along with utility companies who spent the evening going door to door. >> its horrible. you never expect anything like this to happen in this area. >> my daughter ran out and said get in the house, quick. then we came out and this i...

City. its a roofing this is from a nearby building, a roof from a nearby that has collapsed. im building. here in the french quarter, this is which you know, would look from french quarter like this if you had which you know it would lights. but there look like this if you are no lights. nowhere had lights. but there in new orleans. are no lights anywhere new or thats new orleans, and because well the citys thats because while the levies and pumps citys levies and and all of, that which pumps, w...

You need, if we can. >> joining us now, ali velchi in new orleans. ali, what is the latest tonight. >> reporter: the latest is this is a dark, dark city. this is a roofing from a nearby building that collapsed. but im here in the french quarter that would look like this if you had lights, but there are no lights anywhere in new orleans. thats because while the cities levies and pumps which they spent about $16 billion on since katrina worked to keep this city dry during this storm, there are no ...

14 rotary wing aircraft prepositioned to assist with rescue efforts. shelters are open in affected areas throughout the gulf coast across the impacted states, and they are implementing steps to prevent the spread of covid-19. the national guard has also activated more than 5,200 personnel in louisiana, mississippi, texas, and alabama to support response efforts, and finally, the army corps of engineers has activated planning and response teams for debris, temporary roofing, and temporary housing...

Leah had power until 7:00 p.m. and then -- >> it was a big huge flash. and then there was traveling fire balls arcing up and down the lines. >> reporter: you saw this happening? >> yes, they were green and purple and orange. >> reporter: officials say the pumps that keep the floodwater out of new orleans are running on generators. and the levees built after katrina did not fail. >> the worst-case scenario, it did not happen. however, the impact is absolutely significant. >> reporter: high winds ...

Department of defense has 60 high water vehicles and 14 rotary wing aircrafts to assist with rescue efforts. shelters are open in affected areas throughout the gulf coast across impacted states and their implementing steps to prevent the spread of covid-19. covid-19. the national guard is also activated, more than 50-100 personnel in louisiana and mississippi, texas, and alabama, to support response efforts. in the army corps of engineers has activated planning and response teams for temporary r...

0 get him to the island and as long as theres communication, well be able to communicate with him and see whats going on there. but its very hard to not have any word from that island and the people on it since that time. in lafite, the water was very high. our first responders, the sheriff, firefighters, louisiana national guard, some coast guard are there doing search and rescue. theyre having to get boats in and out. we are sheltering those people at a playground and then i believe the state ...

Theyre right next to open canals. there are all kinds of dangers post storm. its a dangerous storm. that is what im begging our citizens to do, support our first responders, support our firefighters, the national guard thats here to help us, our sheriffs office. they have teams that are ready to go out, assess the roads, move trees, look at the downed power lines. we want entergy to be able to get on the streets and have full use of the streets. so the last thing we need is other people getting ...

Significant wind shear. the one thing is that were not really at the worst of it yet. as i look at the barometer that i carry around with me, were not quite down into the low pressure areas of hurricane strength. so that means that the worst is still yet to come. there is some wind damage that weve seen around this area so far. i can show you live pictures of what is -- what looks to be a membrane that came off a flat roof. if you have ever done roofing or had to work with that, that soft kind o...