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Warnings for the surge to go all the way to florida border, including mobile bay. notice how the warnings are not just on the coastline. this is saltwater inundation that goes several miles inland. in fact, we're going to be watching like in morgan escity where the surge is expected 10 to 15. this is not like katrina where in cases 17, we had 20, 24-foot storm surges in areas. that was more of a vulnerability problem with the levee system. this is going to cause problems. now, the city of new orleans can handle the surge. the risk reduction system that they have. they spent $20 billion and the...

Stayed behind? and what's the terrain like in morgan city? will emergency crews, first responders be able to get to your residents who did stay behind? >> yeah, we're not worried. we have a good levee system and a really good pumping system. we're not worried about that. first responders might have to cut their way through to them through the trees if too many trees have fallen. >> what are you telling your residents if they call for an emergency, call 911. do they have to wait it out or can your crews still get out at this point? what is the guidance you're giving residents? >> it's completel...

Recharge it. you will not be able to use it. that creates a great deal of concerns. my concern -- the biggest risk now, rev is you have got the wind, and the damages that the wind can do. but you have also got the larger question is whether this enhanced $14 billion improved levee system will hold against these surges and whether the pumping system which -- in new orleans, there have been problems in 99 drainage pumps. about 96 of them, according to the city are operable today, will in fact work at full capacity to ensure that the kind of thing that we saw during katrina does not happen. remem...

Here's the problem. when you have inundation that is well inland, here is your warning. this is no, sir just coastal surge or katrina surge. when it comes inland and the rain is making it out to the gulf it's going to impede that process of draping. this is where the problem comes in more new orleans. they are going to most likely not have a problem with the surge. everything has been eradicated at o 20 billion into the system but when you talk about new orleans being in a bowel and the heavy amounts of rain, if they get 10, 15 inches of rain, their pumping system can only remove one inch in t...

>> live look at new orleans as the gulf coast braces for hurricane ida. new orleans right on the edge what will be a a massive storm. maybe they will have part of the hurricane eyewall going over the city, bringing winds well over hurricane strength, maybe up to 100 miles per hour. we might not see, hopefully we won't see any levy damage for new orleans. this is the first big test since that 16 billion-dollar remaking of the levee system around new orleans. we'll see hurricane force winds and a lot of rain that will test the pumping system they have in the new orleans area. this is the latest ...