news alert out of louisiana because water has come over the top of a levee near new orleans there. reports of people trapped in their homes. close to 415,000 people now without power in that state alone. we have fox team coverage. phil katy something in theodore, alabama. first, let s go to jonathan serrie live in new orleans. good morning, again. you mentioned the power outages. we still have electricity in this portion of downtown new orleans. most of the city is reportedly without electricity. however, city officials say this is not affecting the drainage system. all of the sewer pumps are working. power outages not affecting them. the levee system protecting new orleans is holing up and forgetting the city. but it s a different story in portions of placquemine parish. there is a levee on the east bay that s been overtop.
mississippi as well. bill: jonathan serrie live in new orleans. what is it like where you are right now? we are experiencing heavy rains and a torrential downpour. this is the convention center. you may recall during katrina it was a refuge of last resort for people from the rising waters. but they are using it as a staging area for the national guard which has a huge presence. 4,000 national guard are on standby. 8,000 being called in in the aftermath of this storm to help with communications, engineering and possibly medical operations. bill, back to you. bill: i want to hang with you for a moment. this storm made landfall last
there were two placquemine parish inspectors inspecting it, they were trapped. local authorities are in contact with them. they re okay and it s just a matter of time before they can get rescue crews out to them. however, local authorities is going door to door to homes in that low lying area. it was under a mandatory evacuation, but some die hard residents decided to stay behind. local authorities going door to door and telling those residents to get out. it s no longer safe. back to you guys. brian: it s hit landfall. this is the second time. jonathan, thanks so much. now let s go to phil keating live in theodore, alabama. not kite as bad quite as bad, correct? not as bad. the further away from the center of hurricane isaac. we re about 175 miles east of
hear from an unscheduled group of elected officials that wanted to talk about the importance of the oil industry no this region. a lot of renewed concern over moratorium on offshore drilling. bret: jonathan serrie live in new orleans. thank you. for those watching while online tonight, log on to the home page at foxnews.com/specialreport. for a web exclusive report on the country s first offshore wind farm. up next on the show, some democrats are thanks to t venture card from capital one, we gedouble miles on every purchase. so wearned an l.a. getaway twice as fast. we get double miles every time we use oucard. no matter at we re buying. and since double miles add up quick.
hear from an unscheduled group of elected officials that wanted to talk about the importance of the oil industry no this region. a lot of renewed concern over moratorium on offshore drilling. bret: jonathan serrie live in new orleans. thank you. for those watching while online tonight, log on to the home page at foxnews.com/specialreport. for a web exclusive report on the country s first offshore wind farm. up next on the show, some democrats are turning on the president over immigration. my sunglasses. people say i m forgetf. maybe that s why we go to so many memorable places. love the road you re on. the subaru outback.