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Storm surge. joining us now is parish president cynthia lee shang. welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> how are you and how are things going where you are? >> well, it's been a very, very long day. this is the first time i am seeing the images you're showing. we lost contact with grand isle probably late afternoon, early evening. we were able to radio them in the afternoon, but then we lost category several hours ago. so certainly completely concerned about them. don't know what the building structures are like or what the conditions are out there. it's a terrible feeling when you lost cont...

Want to make the privately owned cell phone companies are getting their capabilities back where power is being restored simultaneously. it is a coordinated effort. >> new orleans and jefferson perish. more than 1600 search and rescue personnel out are right now. how do places who need help get now. >> many people forget to heed the warning of local officials, and that's why we're always telling people and for the people in nenz keep heeding the warning of local officials. you have to anticipate it in the future that it may be down and that is the frustrating part about being an emergency

Could have found him guilty and involuntarily man slaughter on that. an update on the death of joe mcknight and ronald gasser being released without being charged in the death of the former nfl running back. >> councilman mark here who's with me today as well as our coroner for jefferson perish, we had an incident that occurred yesterday of a road rage that started -- it began at the greater new orleans bridge and went down and continued on

Make you smile. >> reacting to the death of joe mcknight. jefferson perish, we are waiting for officials there of the charges of this former nfl running back, it unfolded as this apparent case of road rage in broad daylight near new orleans yesterday. the 28-year-old joe mcknight was standing outside his car when it was shot. the 54-year-old shooter, ronald gasser admitted killing killing mcknight. >> two different stories we are following here.

They believe a hot plate left in the kich ochbt family's home ignited a blaze. the mother and another child escaped. but they were badly hurt. the father was out of town at the time. the victims are identified as three girls and four boys all between the ages of 5 and 16. a memorial will be held for them this afternoon. the victims will then be flown to jerusalem for a burial. >> authorities are searching for a -- at the hospital yesterday. investigators say he allegedly tried to attack tsa agents and passengers using bug spray and wielding a machete. we are following the story from our west c...