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Storm. it's historic to have a storm of this landing in the gulf coast. but the bottom line is, there is a lot that's going to happen that is going to make this seem much more serious than it felt today. people are saying new orleans dodged a category 5 major rain event that was going to cause it to flood. it does not look like new orleans has flooded. that is amazing news. but there's a lot of catastrophe in the days to come. >> that is good news, ali. since you brought up the power outages, as of the time you and i are talking about this, it looks like there are 831,659 affected customers fr...

Wetter? the water within a storm like this, that's the killer, that's the biggest source of damage and threats from hurricane is not just the wind when it's blowing, but the incredible amount of water that it pushes on shore and leaves behind. >> 90% of the fatalities associated with any hurricane event is because of the water. so we're worried about that storm surge and the inland precipitation and the flash flooding that can cause. all of that precipitation, all of that rainfall gets channeled into the major waterways. and when those can no longer sustain the amount of water being pushed dow...

>> so i wonder what your message is to residents right now, what you most need people to do, maybe not do as you wait for first light tomorrow. and especially because we're also still dealing with covid. what is your message to residents in jefferson parish right now? >> we're as fragile as we can be as a community. the will is there, our first responders are there and ready. so to the homeowner who is at home, who rode out the storm, if you're safe in your home, you've got to stay in. we have to give the roads over to our first responders. let them make it safe and have the time to do what th...

These changes storms as it stands right now, before we go? >> after hurricane katrina, there was quite a bit of work put into building you have the infrastructure in louisiana. so we're fortunate that there has been this concerted effort to reinforce that infrastructure. we're not going to be prepared necessarily for some of the major storms coming into the future, but at least it seems in this case that for the most part we're seeing our levies hold under ida, although i'm hearing reports in the west that we're seeing significant flooding, more than has been seen in any past storm. >> uc davi...

>> you know, a lot of people got out of st. bernard parish. no one has really been on the streets. then again, the wind was horrible. and it's been relessrelentless. and it's dark. so hopefully when the sun rises in the morning, our people will continue to be resilient and compliant, and i know they will. we've been through this drill before, josh, and we're just looking forward, actually, to get the job done and starting that responsibility tomorrow morning. >> john mcguiness, i appreciate your time. please stay safe tonight. thank you very much. we'll take one more look at this form. inclu...