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>> hi palm l. here in baton rouge we are finally starting to see the strongest rain bands from hurricane ida. it has taken hours for it to make its way here. we spent much of the day driving into the low lying communities to see how they're preparing for this moment. it matched what the lieutenant governor was telling you a short while ago and how people there are really nervous about the wind speeds because hurricanes usually don't stay at such a strong level this far north, this far away from the coast line. so many people we spoke with say that was one of the things they were most concerned...

Worked together during katrina 16 years ago. it is just surreal. we look around and we're seeing total destruction and we really haven't been able to see it because it's dark but we know we wake up in the morning it will be levelled to where we're at. >> if you even go to sleep tonight. how do you think ida compares to katrina? you mentioned today is the 16-year anniversary. >> i think when it's all said and done, this storm is going to have more wide spread damage than katrina. we've yet to see what is going on in new orleans. metery and a little south where there is a lot of flooding. unfort...

Behind, hopefully they realize how serious this storm was and the majority of the people got out. >> all right. louisiana lieutenant governor billy nungesser thank you for joining us and bringing us the latest from your state. we wish you the best of luck. >> thank you, my friend. >> cnn's jason carroll is in houma, louisiana not far from where the storm made landfall. what is the situation there? what kind of damage have you seen? >> reporter: i wanted to give you a first look. we are at the houma power station out here. you can see part of the sides of the building have already come off. par...

After another. and this is very, very scary. very scary. >> we hope to check back in with her to see how she's doing but in the meantime, many louisiana hospitals are already over run with covid patients and one of the least covid vaccinated states in the country. earlier i talked with a baton rouge critical care physician about handling this new wave of medical emergencies. >> we will use every bed available that we can to help those in the storm and we will take our cues from the state when necessary. over the next several hours and through the night, however, we're going to be concerned abo...

The damage and this storm is very powerful still. >> i'm in springfield, louisiana because our home base is baton rouge and right now, we're getting plummeted. i don't think we'll get much of a storm as we could have over here. but i think when it's all said and done, you know, it's going to be as bad or worse than katrin kat katrina on a wide spread scale. people are wet. they have been wet all day and when you get wet, you get sick. you get the sniffles and stuff. so we're seeing people right now that we're picking up and they are sniffling and we're not sure if they are wet or have covid. t...