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Very same feeling as i had before the storm. how much was katrina on your mind as you made this decision? >> oh, my gosh. every year, it is like an eerie feeling of trying to erase something from the past and hoping that we can move on from it. today is actually happening. i guess for years to come, august 29th is always going to happen. new orleans is known for being resilient. i think sometimes we get tired of being resilient. it would be nice to get a break. >> yeah. we keep hearing about infrastructure that has been put in place since katrina so that type of damage is damage we never see a...

Bracing for ida. already near capacity from covid. doctors are preparing for a dual emergency. we'll talk for one of those doctors coming up. >> and ida from the inside. one hurricane hunter has been flying in and out of the storm all morning. he is going to talk to us live from the air. >> plus, president biden vowing more strikes against isis as the u.s. warns of another credible attack near kabul airport. >> swollen service members arrived back in the u.s. today as we learn the names of all 13 of them. you're looking at them on your screen right now. and we will honor each of them as we say...

Seriously. we saw people out getting sandbags. we've seen people in the store, getting their 72 hours worth of supplies, the streets are extremely quiet right now. there was a lot of people on the roads moving out. people will always remember august 29th but they'll also take lessons from that, i believe, into the future, including tomorrow. >> one thing we always are warned of as we cover hurricanes, is that there becomes a point where emergency personnel can't go out. if you have stayed or you have not heeded evacuation warnings, they can't come, and i just wonder if you'd like to reiterate ...

Stop on the way up to get water. we know there's loss of life, threat to property. also the fact that you have severe flooding and power going out people are stocking up on supplies right now. phil. >> nadia, thank you for your reporting. this is a quote, this is a life-altering storm. don akon arnold is the director. the mayor said it's too late to coordinate mandatory evacuations. what can people do right now to stay safe? >> well, they need to shelter in place. and yesterday and today, a little bit of time today to prepare, as you said, you know, people have been preparing. obviously, augus...

Evacuating our city, now is the time to leave. you need to do so immediately. if you're planning to ride it out, again make sure you hunker down. >> if all of this sounds ominously familiar, ida is expected to make landfall on the same date, august 29th, that hurricane katrina devastated a large portion of the gulf coast 16 years ago. mandatory evacuation orders in effect in parts of louisiana and as you can see right there on your screen, highways are already backed up with people trying to leave and we're tracking this storm from all angles. cnn's van is down there but begin with allison chi...