Page 47 - Adrienne News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Figure out what's happened and also trying to figure out just how many people have lost their lives in this storm. boris and christi. >> evan mcmorris santoro from new jersey, thank you so much. from the northeast we want to pivot to the guff coast. residents dealing with fuel shortages, power outages and sweltering heat. hurricane ida being blamed for 13 deaths from louisiana and mississippi and still more than 700,000 customers remain without power in louisiana. >> president joe biden did get a firsthand look at the destruction and promised federal help for people struggling to recover. ad...

Is standing by, this far after the storm, i think, is just so striking. evan, thaft was great. thank you for bringing us up to speed there. we need to get to the conditions in louisiana, as well. adrienne is with us. ray of hope, the mandatory evacuation order issue add week ago was rescinded, meaning people can start coming home, yes? >> reporter: yeah, if they choose to come home, they can. i can tell you for some people, waiting in the long lines has led to frustration. here at this gas station, one of the employees told us that he needs to be protected. so he carries a gun with him. it's...

Boris and christi? >> adrienne, thank you so much, from new orleans. if you've been watching, ida is just one severe weather event that has disrupted life across the country and across the world this year. in the western united states, in canada, heat waves have either created or worsened drought conditions. that contributed to wildfire season starting early and lasting through this month. right now, there are record-setting fires burning their way through california. nearly 2 million acres have burned across the state. keep in mind, 6 of california's 7 biggest fires have happened since 2020...

The search is reportedly su suspended after two college students still missing were swept into a storm drain. their car can be seen right here atop the railing above a storm drain. across louisiana, the situation becoming increasingly desperate as temperatures soar and food and fuel run short. in jefferson pf son parish, a m shot and killed while waiting in line at a gas station. cnn has team coverage on the ground as the clean-up continues. we'll check in with adrienne in new orleans in a moment. first, evan mcmorris-santoro in paterson, new jersey. evan, what is the situation there? >> repor...

This area, fred. >> hats off to the chief and his team, the mayor there. i mean, that man was very unlucky but then, in a strange way, became very lucky that that was the team who helped rescue him. thank you so much, evan mc mcmorris-santoro. appreciate that. desperation turned deadly in louisiana. police say a man was killed in a shooting over a spot in a gas line. cnn's adrienne joins us now. what more are you learning about the circumstances of this shooting? >> reporter: fwell, it happened less than 10 miles from where we are right now. i'll tell you more about that in a moment. first, ...