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These, it's simply too dangerous for them to be out in a 9-1-1 calls that are made in this community. so they're waiting for the brunt of the storm to pass over. when that exactly will be remains unclear. we have been told that officials say this system that we are now experiencing the height of this system, could last several hours. we are expecting more heavy rain. and that very powerful win over the next couple of hours to continue. officials say they are prepared for the worse, they're also worried about hospitals, here all of the local hospitals are full, they say there is no room, they a...

They're not out yet because we're going to see more from the storm. what we have seen some police officers. >> nbc news senior national correspondent jay gray in you orleans. jay, thank you so much and stay safe out there. and while hurricane continues to pound louisiana with high winds intentional rain, the coast guard is standing at the levee to respond. we will talk with the coast guard commander. up ahead. stay with us. stay with us

The mayor told us all of the local hospitals are already packed with people, they cannot take on anyone else who gets her in these weather conditions, so they are hoping for the, best as the storm certainly continues to roll through, baton rouge. chris. >> please tell me my depth perception is not so, good in that tree that's behind you, that looks very poor curious, is not as close as it looks. >> no it's not too terribly, close it's in a pretty big planter, a couple of these trees are. they've been blowing for quite some time. we think they're pretty secure. but it may not be a bad idea for ...

Of hurricane ida, which is absolutely pounding louisiana. here is what is happening. ida is now a category one storm, but its danger is far from over. as hurricane conditions spread further inland, the national hurricane center continues to warn of catastrophic storm surge, hurricane-force winds, and flash flooding and southeastern louisiana. still, more than 1 million customers without power tonight in louisiana. that number is expected to continue to grow, and it includes the entire city of new orleans. the storm has already claimed one life, and it is hitting louisiana at a time when hospit...

The storm did not skip over hospitals. it's like this in a lot of other places as well. one of them part of the roof came off. so it's taking on water. windows are cracking, and i think the situation is dire, they're trying to move people out as soon as possible. >> one of the most harrowing things you reported from one hospital today, that was obviously in a particularly hard hit part of the state, was that they lost power, and doctors and nurses had to manually push air into an out of the lungs of some icu patients? >> yes, from what we know, right now, one generator lost power, and so on th...