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With debris and downed power lines making roads impassable. and slowing response efforts to save folks and property. the people continue to shelter in place. tomorrow i'll be traveling to louisiana to meet with governor john bill edwards as well as the parish presidents and mayors and the local officials representing the affected areas. governor edwards encouraged me to come and assured me my visit will not disrupt recovery efforts on the ground. that's what i wanted to be sure of. my message to everyone affected. we're all in this together. the nation is here to help. that's the message i've ...

The destructive storm crashing on shore as a category four. one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in the state of louisiana. on the same day as the 16th anniversary of hurricane katrina. the storm so powerful, it reversed flow of the mississippi river. hears what we know. one person is dead. louisiana state health says a 60-year-old man died outside baton rouge after a tree fell on his home. more than a million homes and businesses are still without power across the state and that includes all of the city of new orleans. we are hearing reports of catastrophic damage. 911 experiencin...

Coast, because a hurricane ida of course moving inland as it tracks across. president biden also confirming that the us government is planning for the worst from the hurricane and promising also to put the full might behind any recovery efforts. he spoke of some of the resources, particularly financially, that have been put in place for natural disasters just like this. he did say though that it could take weeks if for some places to get power back after hurricane ida has passed on, but again, it is life—threatening, he said, and some emergency declarations have already been signed as a resp...

Afghanistan -- >> i'm not going to answer afghanistan now. >> could you say if there's still an acute risk. arthel: there is president biden there at fema led quarters in d.c., as you saw, refusing to answer questions there about afghanistan at the end of the briefing but he did at the toy. acknowledge the families of the fallen soldiers who were just brought back home to dover air force base in casket draped coffins so he wanted us to remember that while he has a handle on that horrible disaster and he's now thanking fema efforts there in d.c. for all their hard work. he said he has signed em...

Of course, always a reminder, if a road looks flooded, turn around, don't drown. more of an emergency situation yesterday in newark, new jersey where 85 people were rescued, including over a dozen children. the swift water rescues were spurred from henri yesterday as those vehicles became submerged and stuck in those roads that looked more like rivers many as i mentioned, officials are urging today to be cautious as you head out. we are still seeing the remnants of henri sit over the region and continue with that rainfall so if you do see those roads that are flooded, make sure that you turn a...