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Water kills more than the wind. yeah. >> run from the water. you hide from the wind. >> there you go. excellent. well done. all right. tyler, we'll check in with you next hour. meanwhile, people in the u.s. coastal states have been busy, of course, preparing for the storm for the last couple of days. from florida to louisiana, they are no strangers to hurricanes and residents are making sure they're gonna be ready for ida when it slams ashore. filling up and getting out. many people in new orleans are leaving town. >> when katrina was here, hey, i had -- i had to stand in the water and i sle...

Alisyn, we're great ateful to h you on this, thank you. people on the gulf coast are not strangers to hurricanes. they're making sure they're ready when ida makes rainfall. >> a resilient community. michael holmes has more. >> reporter: filling up and getting out. many people in new orleans are leaving town. >> i'm not going to do that again. >> reporter: the lines of heavy traffic leading out of the city show how many people are taking their chances with the storm named ida. many residents have been through major hurricanes before but officials say this one could be a monster. there are warni...

Later on. we want to show you incredible video of the storm. this is a hurricane hunter 1250e8 team that flew into it on saturday. they are gathering data that helps forecasters know what is going on with the storm in real time. the plane is named miss piggy by the way. people in the u.s. gulf coast states have been busy preparing for the storm. from florida to louisiana, they are no strangers to hurricanes and residents are making sure they are ready for when ida makes her presence known. michael holmes has that. >> reporter: filling up and getting out. many people in new orleans are leav...

Thanks so much. i want to show you some incredible video of the storm. a hurricane team as it flew directly into the eyewall on saturday. part of the national oceanic and atmospheric center or noaa. what's going on with the storm realtime. the plane, by the way, is named "miss piggy." people in the gulf states busy preparing for the storm. from florida to louisiana. they're no strangers to hurricanes and residents are making sure they're ready for when ida makes her presence known. michael holmes has that story. >> reporter: filling up and getting out. many in new orleans are leaving town. >...