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Where to go. how to dish it out? >> the aid is distributed simply on need. there is no other factor. anyone who is in need will be helped by our organization. >> what do you see as the biggest obstacles to getting aid to those most in need? >> well, of course, at this point just the storm, itself. and so our teams are waiting for the storm to go through. many of them are, you know, hunkered down if you will until it goes through and then we'll be in a position to -- we will be ready for those that need that aid. >> all right. thank you. and earlier tonight i spoke with the jefferson parish pre...

They fear for the residents who did not come to these shelters, these hotels, and are riding this out in their homes. if it was dark, this would be an absolute, catastrophic disaster for these people to live through something like this. we at least have the safety of a building in front of us. jim? >> absolutely. we're glad you're taking those precautions. derek, since you've been there all afternoon, does it feel like things have progressively gotten worse to this point? are these the most intense effects of the storm that you felt so far? >> reporter: yes, this is without a doubt the stronge...

Houma where the eye passed by. he is staying with family right now 90 minutes away and joins me on the line. tell me what you are feeling right now, thomas. looking at all of the damage in houma you must be pretty relieved you evacuated. >> yes, pretty nervous looking back on the news channels and everything and seeing what is going on. nervous to get back but ready to get back. i know we got some damage. most houses in our neighborhood had their ceilings collapse. roofs are leaking. it is going to be interesting when we get back. >> do we know anything about how your home fared in this? >> no...

Charles from the last storm. and to have another one hit so strong and so widespread is going to take a lot of work to come back. >> you and other officials in louisiana have been warning residents about this storm. there was strong language ahead of it saying it could make parts of louisiana uninhabitable. has there been anything so far about this storm that has surprised you that maybe you weren't expecting to be so bad? >> the high winds. when you see the boats and the vessels like corks bouncing around out of venice and the barges floating around the mississippi river, the amount of wind t...

It does a loop here so you have the bahamas have to watch, florida, we have several days to watch the system and we have karen, lorenzo, what is left of jerry moving into bermuda. lorenzo is a fish storm, not going to hurt anyone but karen needs to be watched over the next couple days. lots to talk about in the land of weather. there's a lot of news, a lot happening in general. now to this story, 12-year-old cancer survivor fulfills his dream of being a sheriff, he beat leukemia three years ago. the honorary sheriff of suffolk county, new york. >> it means a lot to me. i don't know what my fav...