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Oxygen and i don't have no electricity. >> the basic necessities that are so hard to get. but our electricity is just -- just amazing how a storm could change your whole daily activities. >> reporter: and that is the one thing people want most is the power restored. and i can't emphasize enough how hot it is. we talked to you about people filling up for gasoline. that is so they could power their generators or so they could step outside of their hot homes into the car to cool off. that is where they found a.c. kate. >> that is where things stand right now. thank you. entergy is the largest uti...

Have gas in their tanks, because we do know so many people evacuated that depleted so many gas stations. we have to make sure the refineries that don't have power, we can get power to them so we're working to get generators to the refineries and make sure the trucks that pick up gas from the truck racks and deliver them to the stations, that they can get that done. we are -- we've weaived the requirement of the sleep hours in terms of truck drivers. we're tapping the strategic petroleum reserve so when we come monday and tuesday, that we're not running out of the crude necessary to make gas. t...

We know how big it is. we know how necessary it is to get power back on. we wish it were faster, but i think they're working within strict confines and there's a lot of boots on the ground. >> democratic congressman troy carter of louisiana, thank you so much. please stay in touch with us and let us know if we need to bring attention to anything. as unvaccinated americans cram hospitals across the south, oxygen to treat these patients is running critically low. that story next. mm. [ clicks tongue ] i don't know. i think they look good, man. mm, smooth. uh, they are a little tight. like, too...

To a close. >> and the government says more than 1,000 people have come to help. while they could see power back in a matter of hours, but there is no guarantee when that grid will be fully on line. >> they told the city council that power could return to some customers late tomorrow, though many more will probably have to wait weeks. coming up, the top republican is making a threat against the insurrection investigation. i wonder why that is? when "the 11th hour" continues. s

Response for about 12 years and i think this one really just no one saw it coming. i think this was a really improbable scenario. but we're going to do it. we're going to take care of each other. you know, new orleans is known for caring for our community, and a lot of the ways we show love is food. >> reporter: so, if you think about this, jim, look, we talked to several people yesterday who were waiting in line, not only for food, but for gas. this is not something they expected. when you think about it, a category 1 storm sort of sticking it to the city this way, that's not something people...