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Thing. this organization supported by both personal and corporate donations and sending out stuff to ukraine this week and next. >> bill: i get the sense this is just the very beginning of so many of these organizations and so many people all across america and the world for that matter that will be doing something similar. do you agree with that, william, based on what you found? >> yeah, of course, and they have a large warehouse in the netherlands as well. pre-positioned over there. but think about it's one thing you and i have covered disasters, that's one thing. war zone is different. the...

Working _ closely with over the past few days. working with governors in the area, even _ working with governors in the area, even before — working with governors in the area, even before ida made landfall, i issued _ even before ida made landfall, i issued an— even before ida made landfall, i issued an emergency declaration for louisiana _ issued an emergency declaration for louisiana and mississippi to help us respond _ louisiana and mississippi to help us respond quickly. female pre—positioned more than 4.3 million meals _ pre—positioned more than 4.3 million meals and _ pre—posit...

To pledge more assistance. more than 5,000 members of the national guard have been activated from louisiana, mississippi, alabama and texas to support search and rescue and recovery efforts. and fema has pre—positioned, literally, millions of meals and litres of water. critical to saving new orleans from flooding were these defence walls, which proved effective in preventing serious flood damage. but the hurricane—force winds did take their toll on the city and broader region. i think the damage is catastrophic. it's the worst i've seen in the 20 years i've been here, and we've seen severa...

In dealing with the aftermath. in particular, these floods. rescue teams have been searching for people in need of help. some who had stayed put as the hurricane made landfall say they were lucky to survive. last night was rough. we saw slow water coming in under the door, and then it progressivelyjust got, i was mopping, and then it progressively got worse. it was ankles, knees, almost chest level, so we put the dogs on the counters and then we climbed into the attic. the gravity of the situation has led president biden to pledge more assistance. more than 5,000 members of the national guard ...

The strength of ida was so powerful at one point it reversed the flow of the mississippi river, freeing multiple barges and boats, this ferry was pushed upstream. >> my concern is maybe hitting a levee, that would be the biggest issue right now. >> reporter: the president of entergy said more than 2,000 miles of transmission lines are out of service across louisiana. the entire city of new orleans was left in the dark. by sunrise, louisiana woke up to a state in shambles. the devastation stretched for miles. for many the cleanup won't be easy. >> we've got trees that went through homes. and di...