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Are at the hieeight of a hurricane, you can't get first responders out because it's just simply too dangerous. the wind speeds don't allow for that and the other hazards associated with the hurricane was just as soon as we possibly can, we will be engaged in a very robust search and rescue operation. you know, the entire national guard is activated. we've got search and rescue assets staged across 14 parishes with the national guard. 195 high water vehicles, 73 boats. we have 34 helicopters ready to fly in the morning but our urban search and rescue, we got over 900 additional people there wit...

The center of the storm now, pam, is 30 miles to the west. it will split the needle between baton rouge and new orleans but these bands are quite heavy. the heavy rainfall will continue through the night up through the ohio valley into new england. when a storm is strong enough and large enough and creates a lot of damage, it is retired and never to be used again. there is not a letter in the alphabet that has more retired names than the letter i. isabelle, irene, ivan, ike, ida will go on this list. no doubt about it. typically, the letter i storm happens around the 4th of october. we are way...

The patients? >> i think the patients have normal trepidation as it's a hurricane. i think the staff here in louisiana, particularly in this hospital, we know hurricanes and so this part actually may feel a little bit more normal although scary and that we prepare every year for this. it's a drill we do. so it is odd to say that maybe the hurricane part of it feels a little bit more like normal business in august and september than covid does but adding the two together is definitely stressful and we worry about our oxygen supply and others but like i said, we've done a really good job of prep...

Call themselves the cajun navy is mobilizing to help anyone that needs to be rescued. watch what a volunteer witnessed as ida made landfall. >> it's so bad right now, y'all. holy [ bleep ]. i glot to get out of here. as bad as i'd like to, y'all. this boat is in trouble. he's leaning. >> joining me now is todd terrell, the president of the united cajun navy. thanks for joining us. this morning you said on cnn this storm was making you nervous. how are you feeling now that it's made landfall? >> well, the main thing that's making me nervous right now even more so is it's continued to

Dangerous storm just made landfall only moments ago as a category 4 storm with 150-mile-per-hour winds. >> my weather vain registered a 168-mile-per-hour wind and then it broke. >> it almost feels like someone with giant hands has taken the wind and water from behind me and is pushing it toward the city of new orleans. >> this is the time to stay inside. do not venture out. >> there is flying debris all over the place. you'll see my eyes dart back and forth. i have to constantly watch out for me and my team. >> these bands of wind and rain have steadily been coming through here in houma. makes...