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People will have power because of the winds that continue here. power workers cannot get out there till these winds reduce to at least 30 miles per hour so they can safely get the power on. in the meantime, i'm joined by state senator john paul more rel from st. bernard parish. thank you so much for your time. .what is your biggest concern right now? >> the biggest concern, obviously, is the rain event itself. wind is obviously an issue, like said. we can't get power restored till that wind dies down. when you look at st. bernard, most of st. bernard is within the federal levee system. as far ...

Today. the seven-year anniversary. she says it's so tough because not having power, not having essential supplies, hearing the howling winds, seeing all this water all around her brings back really bad memories, really, really bad memories. as you know, tamron, hurricanes are bad right before, they're bad during the storm, but they're absolutely miserable right after the storm when there's no power. everyone's trying to get around and it's vet very difficult. tamron? >> and tom, i know you have family in this region, as well. it cannot be said enough you have, the psychological impact of knowi...

Interior protection features and provides it right there at the gulf intercoast waterways. we'll fill a swimming pool in four seconds. >> i've got congressman jeff landry on the line. thank you for your time. >> great to be with you, tamron. >> reporter: absolutely. what is your concern right now, sir? >> well, you know, our biggest concern right now is the slow movement of the storm and the amount of flooding it could cause as well as the sustained high winds that we're getting. you know, part of the district i represented has rl been improkted it, plaque mince, st. bernard, possible st. char...

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