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Seen trees come down. it's interesting, because you've covered a lot of hurricanes before, this is in a case of the ground getting saturated and trees becoming uprooted. there's some of, that but earlier today, the winds were so high, that the trees were just snapping and breaking. as you said we have it least one report, of a confirmed death. we also have a lot of problems with hospitals. because they are working on generator and backup power. as for new orleans, still in the dark, few late you see around the city including the decorative late there on the building behind me, that's a generat...

Sunday afternoon, with sustained winds of 150 miles per hour. throughout the years the cajun navy has been credited with rescuing thousands of people. and they are ready to do it again. joining me now, the fleet captain of the louisiana cajun navy. captain, thank you for joining us tonight. i know your boats are at the ready tell me where expectations are what are you going to need to do expectations are what are yo going to need to d just trying to get where we going. trying to leave as soon as we can we have to wait to daylight so we can make sure that things like that. >> i know you've talk...

One life, and it is hitting louisiana at a time when hospitals, all across the region are full with covid patients. i want to turn now to one of the hardest places in louisiana, terrebonne parish, at the southern tip of the state. home to the city of houma. today, the winds were so strong, roofs were literally flying off buildings. >> [noise] if ever there was a time to call 9-1-1. so joining us now and we are very grateful to have him help us understand the situation on the ground, tim, sheriff of terrebonne parish. i was on the phone just a little bit earlier with one of the residents and ho...

Tonight is louis knit louisiana's hospitals, we've seen harrowing video of two different hospitals, that have portions of their roofs blown off. at least to louisiana hospitals that have been damaged or hope to evacuate dozens of patients as soon as the weather permits. but there are not many places for evacuated patients to go. louisiana's hospitals are full of covid patients as or the hospitals in all of the neighboring states. joining us now with the latest is nbc news meteorologist janessa, webb janessa what can you tell us is this? our >> chris the good news is that we have kind of a lops...

Outages. i actually waited a houston airport. about 24 hours ago, and i drove all night to get to new orleans. it's usually a five and change our trip, it was a little longer last night. but i saw as you often see, those bucket, trucks coming in, and they're sort of an interstate agreement, these trucks come from all over the country, they stage, they stay in a lot of towns where they're not going to be in the eye of the, thing but they can stay in hotels and move in, in fact where i'm staying right here in new orleans, on this property. there are about 15 of the struck stage. they're ready to...