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Im just praying to the lord to protect us. Margaret plus, the candidates for president together at a 9 11 memorial. Honoring the nearly 3,000 killed 23 years ago. And shaking hands just hours after their first debate. And wildfires out west scorch more than 100,000 acres. What we are learning about a man arrested for arson in one of the states biggest blazes. The Cbs Evening News starts now. Good evening. Im Margaret Brennan in for norah odonnell. We begin with the breaking news. Hurricane francine just coming ashore, making landfall in louisiana, with wind gusts over 100 miles per hour. Relen...

Florida, this treatment is unbelievable. >> gumbo, potato salad! >> they have been an absolute godsend to us. >> y'all want drinks? >> i've been on a lot of storms. i've been doing this for quite some time. we have never been treated this good before. >> not like this, it's pretty cool. >> reporter: but angel says it's the least she could do. >> keep working hard. >> reporter: these guys put in 16-hour days, seven days a week, away from their families. >> we love y'all. >> reporter: and in talking to them, angel has learned it's rarely about the money. it's about duty. >> if you're a lineman a...

Couldn't stand the thought of them eating cold, processed food. there were no restaurants. >> yeah, nothing in houma was open, no power, no water. >> reporter: so if they wanted food they came to you. >> came to the women of louisiana, yeah. >> reporter: and that's the thing, it's not just angel, not by a long shot. >> good morning, we're turnin' and burnin'. t >> turnin' and burnin'. >> reporter: while we were there, seemed every 15 minutes, someone else showed up with a side dish, a scene that repeats daily here in houma and across louisiana. >> it's good? >> it's good! >> okay. >> reporter:...

Buildings, of trees, of power lines. and we know that there are countless people in the dark right now, not knowing when their power is going to be restored. and what's even more frustrating is getting around town may be incredibly difficult. we're hearing reports that there may be some low-lying bridges that are either under water and/or collapsed here in houma. that's only going to add to the frustration for trying to move forward from this. in the meantime, as you can see that wind still definitely a problem here. we watched buildings have their roofs ripped off whenever these winds were gu...

Gustav. everyone around here, of course, remembers hurricane katrina. and there is a feeling of, here we are yet again. and really, it will take daylight before we witness the true extent of the damage here. but richard, going to be an incredibly long night for so many people here in houma and southern louisiana. back to you. >> they're hoping for the best, certainly, as they have such a long history there. morgan chesky, thank you there in houma. let's go now east, about 150 miles. shaq, you're there in gulfport, mississippi. storm surging was one of the concerns there. a curfew has been issu...