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That's -- >> brian, i'm just going to cut in because we were having trouble hearing you right now, which is just a sign of what is going on there on the ground in new orleans where you are where it's really getting the worst part of the storm right now since it made landfall. brian todd, thank you very much live for us on the scene of new orleans where the city is completely without power. the only way you have power in that city is through a generator. >> just moments ago, i spoke to cynthia lee a jefferson parish president south of new orleans and she gave us a very disturbing update about t...

Of wind. >> the reality is you don't know the extent of the damage, and the damage is still happening as we speak because that storm is still packing a strong punch in parts of louisiana. what is your biggest fear when you wake up in the morning and it's daylight about what you're going to see with the damage? >> the widespread damage because of the extensive, slow moving storm with the high winds, the pounding on businesses and homes, the trees, the power lines, the widespread damage and the time it takes to get people back, get that infrastructure back place. the longer it takes the less lik...

Keep its strength once it got to land. i don't think anybody thought it would stay as strong of a category as it is. it is relendless. it not given up. we are really catching the devil here and seems like it will be this way through the night. >> your mission is to try to help people but you have a powerful storm that is moving slowly over louisiana and it's night fall there. so what are you able to actually do right now? >> well, you know, we have guys coming in from all over the country and right now we're trying to cut our way into houma and go south. there is a lot of people trapped down t...

Helping people in a moment of need is probably the best call and the best thing we can do. so, again, one plate of food at a time doesn't solve every problem but at least it brings relief in real time as quick as we can so we can start thinking always about reconstruction. >> jose andres, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. and i'm pamela brown in washington. you are in the cnn newsroom on this sunday evening. it is busy tonight. we are in breaking news coverage. hurricane ida has plunged new orleans and the entire surrounding parish into complete darkness. power ou...

Make it for the first 72 hours if at all possible just to make sure that they can do that while we engage in our search and rescue and of course, we're very optimistic that nobody is going to have to wait 72 hours for someone to respond to the call. but we won't know more until the sun comes up. >> you've been warning residents how dire this will be andi it's turning out to be the monster you advertised. where do you think louisiana is with this storm? it hit landfall this morning and still packing a powerful punch in new orleans and else where? >> it hasn't even reached interstate 10 that con...