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Bring it in, transfer lines that bring electricity into the city are in the mississippi river. they have to be extracted, repaired. that will take time, steph. >> we are looking if you look at the top right-hand corner of the screen, those are aerial shots of damage in new orleans. it is serious. my goodness. i want to bring in our meteorologist, bill karins. this is a fluid situation. we are talking to reporters in new orleans that talk about ida like a thing of the past, and shaq is in gulfport. this is a current threat now. where is this headed? >> we're heading into the mississippi, but mo...

People who can help you. going on television and trashing the very people who are sending supplies is probably not the best strategy. i think what we see in the governor is a person who is truly in charge as much as possible but can i mention a couple of things that make this so different. when 100% of the power grid is gone and all the power is out and all of the debris is over roads that would let crews get in. you saw her standing in front of thousands of pallets and supplies, but the problem is they can't be distributed internally because the roads aren't clear and the drivers are home tak...

Punch, sustained winds weaken and then the gusts that are often much stronger come in and break things off, signs become projectiles. and they can hurt people, they can damage people and worse. and, remember, for first responders, this is a challenge. if the roads aren't clear, they can't get places that takes time. it extends rescue time. it makes a bigger window, flooding adds to that and, again, we cannot say it enough. the wind is the spectacle. we see it. it amazes but it is the water that kills. storm surge is the biggest component of danger when it comes to a hurricane. florida is uniqu...