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Shashankjoshi, thank you. more than a million people in the us state of louisiana are still without power after hurricane ida hit on sunday. it brought winds of up to 150 mph, amongst the strongest ever to hit the us mainland. at least two people have died and rescue workers are using boats and planes to search for people trapped by floodwaters. richard galpin reports. the winds having subsided in louisiana, it is now a more tranquil picture after the storm. but a huge task lies ahead in dealing with the aftermath. in particular, these floods. rescue teams have been searching for people in nee...

We saw slow water coming in under the door, and then it progressivelyjust got, i was mopping, and then it progressively got worse. it was ankles, knees, almost chest level, so we put the dogs on the counters and then we climbed into the attic. the gravity of the situation has led president biden to pledge more assistance. more than 5,000 members of the national guard have been activated from louisiana, mississippi, alabama and texas to support search and rescue and recovery efforts. and fema has pre—positioned, literally, millions of meals and litres of water. critical to saving new orleans ...

Last year we handled this in southwest louisiana and lake charles area. now unfortunately the new orleans area which has most medical infrastructure for the state. it was so heavily hit. >> and in addition to that reporting, we have others on the ground, tracking different reactions. i want to play more for folks that haven't got up with the story, what we're learning about damage on the ground. take a look. >> we saw slow water coming in under the door. >> i got my baby out. >> we lost our transmission power line, it went into the river. everything is out. >> progressively got worse. it was a...

Welcome back to all of our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm robyn curnow. it's 33 minutes past the hour. thanks for joining me. so hurricane ida has weakened to a category 1 storm but the damage left behind so far is widespread. the storm is moving slowly, and the heavy rain is causing flash flooding in southeastern louisiana. now, before night fell, the force of the storm was clear. high winds pushed power lines over. more than 1 million customers are without electricity in louisiana and mississippi. at least one person was killed by a falling tree. new orleans ...

Chest level in lower lafit, it's up to the roofs. we were get ting reports that te water was rising. and overnight, it seems to be a terrible condition. so i'm hoping for very good survival rates. it must have been horrifying evening for people stranded in water in the dark since last night. obviously we have system f failures in upper jefferson with no water, no electricity no, commun communication. >> so if you're talking about water up to the roof and people riding out the storm by the way