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Get it later. >> energy companies have already begun evacuating and shutting down some of their offshore oil platforms. experts say they could take about 15% of the total u.s. refining capacity off-line. and in new orleans, all eyes are on these giant pumping stations which help move water out of the big easy. but the system has been plagued with recent mechanical problems and crews have been furiously working to get the issues fixed. city officials saying now more than 80% of them are operational and have confidence they will do their job for whatever nate brings their way. and according to t...

Very well hit here. there are warnings and watchings in effect from east and west of new orleans all the way across the gulf coast to the florida panhandle. state of emergency now in effect here for louisiana. this is not harvey. it's not irma. but the governor says we need to treat this storm with respect. >> no one should take this storm lightly. it has already claimed the lives of at least 20 people and nicaragua and in honduras. and as we know from past storms, low intensity doesn't necessarily mean low impact. >> one of the big concerns here in new orleans are the pumping stations. 10% of...

Get those back online. the mayor says that more than 90% of the city's pumping stations are now operational and that will absolutely, he says, be able to handle what nate brings. however, some residents who called the big easy home are not so sure and they are taking their own precautions. listen. >> the city ain't done nothing with our drainage system. i'm worried about getting flooded out again for the second time in two months. >> a lot of people have also been upset because they say when you drive around new orleans, a lot of the storm drains are clogged with debris and things like that. m...

Get it later. >> energy companies have already begun evacuating and shutting down some of their offshore oil platforms. experts say they could take about 15% of the total u.s. refining capacity off-line. and in new orleans, all eyes are on these giant pumping stations which help move water out of the big easy. but the system has been plagued with recent mechanical problems and crews have been furiously working to get the issues fixed. city officials saying now more than 80% of them are operational and have confidence they will do their job for whatever nate brings their way. and according to t...

So we order our people, our personnel to try try to help in any way they could as soon as they could make it to their work. the next couple of days, the roads will be clear. they will get their instructions. we will start rebuilding the power system. >> so you have power workers helping with search and rescue until power plants could be a place to go and start their job. everybody is chipping in. we understand that. what do you say to the people there? because time breeds desperation. no power means to cell phone. no sewage treatment. all of the things that people fend on in life. and the more...