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Lightning poles are starting to be bent. hurricane ida is starting to impact the gulf coast but the worst is definitely ahead. al roker is tracking ida for us. what's the latest on the storm's path and what has changed so far? >> i got to tell you, tom, this will be the first time any state has two back to back in successive years, 150 miles an hour plus hurricanes hit. if you look right now, you can see wind gusts of over 75 miles an hour and 50 to 8 miles an hour wind gusts. ida is about 100. about 57 miles south of new orleans. 150 miles per hour winds. northwest at 13th and that movement. ...

Officials say that last year, hurricane laura hit louisiana. they had 25 deaths. out of those 25 deaths, 9 of them were people who died of carbon monoxide poisoning because they didn't use their generators properly. that's why they are warning people. if you use those generators, don't bring them inside. keep them in a safe distance if you have to use those generators. this part of new orleans has not lost power yet. but they're bracing for that as well, jim. >> all right, brian todd. we still see some folks out there driving around out there. not a good idea. brian todd, you stay safe as well...

Would potentially be a way to evacuate more people. specifically those afghans that have helped in the u.s. war effort over these last 20 years. >> yeah. so many still desperate to get out. jasmine wright in washington. thanks so much for joining us. all right. still ahead, louisiana's making last-minute preparations ahead of a monster hurricane forecast to pummel the state in the coming hours. tracking ida, next. plus, how china is fighting back on the origin of covid. stay with us. lactaid is 100% real milk, just without the lactose. so you can enjoy it even if you're sensitive to dair...

Hurricane Warning is posted

Winds could exceed 130 mph at landfall