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I was able to get to the lafitte area, the area where the mayor called me and said i think water is rising. we knew people were stuck all night in their attics, as the water was rising. so our teams, i'm so proud of our first responder teams, our jefferson parish's office, they went out as soon as day break happened. i mean, as soon as they had any light, they had a strategy. last night, they rescued 27 people. tonight, over 100 people. and it's not an easy rescue. it's way into liken it to a swamp. you have to go in way deep. the water comes out of that area for about a mile. it is, i hope we...

Wednesday late came today, you can see here search and rescue teams finally reached ling where all those people had their homes filled with water, all those people were trapped in their attics, trying to get away from the rising waters, we louisiana's governor said tonight that the national guard had rescued 191 people. and seven pets. it's not clear how many people may need rescuing right now, as we speak. today's operations have largely been responding to the 9-1-1 calls that could not be answered last night. 9-1-1 systems were down. multiple locations for much of the night in the day today,...

On her kitchen island as flood waters were coming into their home. other people escaping into their attics. they knew it was going to be bad but they didn't think it was going to be this bad. >> what was it like for you last night? >> a nightmare. it was horrible. it was -- the wind -- i've never had wind shake the house the way it did. the only way we survived the night was we went upstairs on the landing -- >> between the two bedrooms. >> between the two bedrooms because that was the only place that didn't have where the ceiling looked like it was weak. >> i've lived here all my life. we've ...

Hurricane. with sustained winds topping 150 miles per hour. one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the mainland united states. one of the top five. since dawn broke this morning, louisiana has been coming to grips with just how much have a kite a left in its wake. particularly along the coast, and along the great american city of new orleans. this is lit last louisiana today, northwest of new orleans. overnight some residents were trapped by rising floodwaters there, people were treated to their attics. calling for help. but the winds were too strong for any rescue efforts overnight. you ...

Ground. communication continues to be an issue. they said we think rescue efforts are over now, however, because communication is spotty, many can't reach loved ones. that's the biggest x factor. looking around me, there are trailers tipped over into homes. there's one literally over my shoulder. energy now certainly an issue. you have 780,000 people in the state of louisiana, customers. multiply it by two, three, four, that have no power. the city is running on generators. it is end of summer. temperatures feel like 100 degrees. these are difficult factors coming together. as you said, at the...