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That this thing did not seem to deteriorate at all. over cuba. because that is unusual, yes? >> it is. i mean, its always one of those things you always know when a storm goes over a body of land its going to weaken a little bit. sometimes it weakens a lot, sometimes a little. weve seen this going into a category 1 hurricane over cuba. that doesnt bode well as its already this strong going into the gulf of mexico where conditions are going to be even more favorable for strengthening than its und...

And we put everything in gods hands. >> amen. thank you so much, sir. obviously this is one of the stories were staying on. were talking to the director of new orleans security and preparedness office. talking about what the city can expect and how its preparing for the storm. >> one major story from down there. to another major story involving the involved, afghanistan taking aim at what can be the aim of a deadly take in kabul. carrying out a drone strike that killed a isis-k planner in afghan...

Head 20 miles of where were at. were going to home for the best. in lafourche parish, the best leverage system in the state of louisiana. weve not have a levy break. this is a very dangerous storm, 140-mile-per-hour wind ida, she means business. i hope nobody gets killed and everything turns out to be the best but well put it in gods hands and take it from there. >> when you say there are mandatory evacuations, what has the parish done to keep people out of the way? >> weve done everything, weve...

Hurricane katrina devastated la louisiana. this is what hurricane ida looked like tuesday as it struck cuba striking twice before heading to the u.s. and what is significant is, it did deteriorate even over land. >> thats part of one of the major reasons that the national weather service is warning this is a life-altering storm for a lot of people. thats a direct quote. for this particular storm that makes it particularly dangerous theres nothing in its path to keep it from getting stronger. new...

Mass less time to strengthen. the thing is this storm is expected to do the opposite. its expected to slow down a little bit, especially right before it makes landfall. which is why weve had this storm not only anticipated to become a major hurricane which is category 3 or higher but all the way up to category 4 strength. unfortunately, thats what its going to. rapid intensification is 35 miles per hour in 24 hours. storm surge is the biggest threat we have along the coastline. 10 to 15 feet in ...

Allison, i know youll be busy with this a moment, keep us posted. >> lets talk to city councilman daniel loraine from the louisianas lafourche parish. councilman, thank you for being with us. i know you live along that liven. what can you tell us about evacuations right now and what residents are doing. >> yes, maam, we have a mandatory evacuation check for 5:00 a.m. this morning which some people will leave and some will not. as you know, when you have to leave, it takes money and not everybody...