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Hurricane katrina, powerful storms with high winds and heavy rain to residents in that area all hunkering down jeff paul is on the ground in orleans and live from the fox weather center, what are you seeing? >> the center of the storm made landfall in these storms are large there not just one centerpoint but center of the store making landfall a few minutes ago right and poor for sean, that area is a place that it was made with oil production, there is so much oil production that happens in the gulf around 60% of all oil in our country goes through that spot that fortified it to be able to han...

Governor john bel edwards made it clear no one is coming to save you, rescue you, until after the storm passes. we have national guard troops throughout the gulf coast, alabama, mississippi, louisiana all on standby. we have fema in the area as well, with truck loads full of supplies to help people after the storm. for right now people are hunkering down trying to survive the storm surge, the flooding, the lack of electricity, all the things that will come from this major category 4. >> how far are you, right now, nadia, from the french quarter in new orleans? a lot of us are very, very famili...

That's how water got into the interior of the city, and massive work has been done in terms of gates and locks to prevent the surge water from violating the internal levies that would go into the canals that are used for the pumps to pump the water out of the city. and all that is much improved at around $14 billion or $15 billion worth of work was done. so i think there's some confidence by many that having people in the city hunkering in place is a good guidance based on what the parish official is saying if you don't get out by tonight is what i heard them say and should always listen to lo...

Path or stay home and hunker down. we have team coverage, fox weather meteorologist adam klotz is tracking the storm, but we begin with mike tobin live on the ground in new orleans. mike? >> and jon, i can tell you that traffic is backed up on i-10 and other exits from town as a lot of people are heeding the warning of local officials and getting out before night fall tonight, after which time officials say it will be too late to be moving around. what you can hear and see behind me is the party before the storm. a lot of people are taking the option that evacuations were optional. they are co...

Security adviser said the other day that any american citizen who was there, who wants to get out, they'll get out. but, of course, many of those who spread around afghanistan. >> right. and at this point, according to the white house and pentagon, those who have been speaking this week, they said they don't have the ability right now to go beyond the airport in order to go in and help those people who might be in hiding and hunkering down for the time being. as we await the president, we are told the vice president kamala will be alongside president biden during today's remarks. she hasn't ma...