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Channel. >> the back levee has been overtopped so much that there's 12 foot of water against the mississippi river levee, but inside the levee system, areas that never had water from katrina are inundated with water. >> billy, any idea of why this happened? >> well, we had a mandatory evacuation because of the storm currently projections for that area were 9 to 12 feet with we had an eight-foot levee. that was a parish levee that wasn't in the federal system. the parish has been adding to that every year and we just needed three or four more years without a storm. obviously we didn't get that ...

People will have power because of the winds that continue here. power workers cannot get out there till these winds reduce to at least 30 miles per hour so they can safely get the power on. in the meantime, i'm joined by state senator john paul more rel from st. bernard parish. thank you so much for your time. .what is your biggest concern right now? >> the biggest concern, obviously, is the rain event itself. wind is obviously an issue, like said. we can't get power restored till that wind dies down. when you look at st. bernard, most of st. bernard is within the federal levee system. as far ...

Plaque mince parish. sheriff, what can you tell us about the rescue operation at this point? >>.around 3:00 a.m. this morning, we was contacted by some officials here in plaque mince parish, and told us that they were having some problems with tidal flooding and overtopping the levee system, which caused some serious flooding in their jurisdiction. >> how many people have been rescued so far and how many people have yet to be rescued? >> not quite sure how many is left out there. well over 30 people we saw come in this morning that was brought to our jail where they were sheltered and fed. >> ...

Interior protection features and provides it right there at the gulf intercoast waterways. we'll fill a swimming pool in four seconds. >> i've got congressman jeff landry on the line. thank you for your time. >> great to be with you, tamron. >> reporter: absolutely. what is your concern right now, sir? >> well, you know, our biggest concern right now is the slow movement of the storm and the amount of flooding it could cause as well as the sustained high winds that we're getting. you know, part of the district i represented has rl been improkted it, plaque mince, st. bernard, possible st. char...