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midwest. heavy rain hit from arkansas to missouri and north toward illinois, indiana, and ohio. but in the south, isaac left a trail of death and destruction. seven dead, more than 400,000 still without power, and insurance claims that could top $1 billion. hardest hit were southern parts of mississippi and louisiana. that s where manuel bojorquez is. reporter: well, chip, officials in st. tammany parish have just ordered a mandatory evacuation for residents living near a canal. an area of about 1200 homes. they fear a lock could breach, and they re actually picking up evacuees on the highway there. meanwhile, in other parts of the state, people are starting to come home. in parts of plaquimines parish, the only way to get around is by boat. it s how lonnie and angela serpas got to see what s left of their home today. i just want my family to be safe and to have somewhere to go, which is nowhere. we re homeless! reporter: 50 miles west, neighborhoods at st. john t ....
good evening. i m chip reid. we begin tonight with isaac. the killer storm is still alive, weakened but pounding the midwest. heavy rain hit from arkansas to missouri and north toward illinois, indiana, and ohio. but in the south, isaac left a trail of death and destruction. seven dead, more than 400,000 still without power, and insurance claims that could top $1 billion. hardest hit were southern parts of mississippi and louisiana. that s where manuel bojorquez is. reporter: well, chip, officials in st. tammany parish has ordered a mandatory evacuation for residents living near a canal. they fear a lock could breach, and they re actually picking up uvacueees on the highway there. in other parts of the state, people are starting to come home. in parts of plaquimines parish, the only way to get around is by boat. it s how lonnie and angela serpas got to see what s left of their home today. i just want my family to be safe and to have somewhere to go, which nowhere. ....