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That this thing did not seem to deteriorate at all. over cuba. because that is unusual, yes? >> it is. i mean, it's always one of those things you always know when a storm goes over a body of land it's going to weaken a little bit. sometimes it weakens a lot, sometimes a little. we've seen this going into a category 1 hurricane over cuba. that doesn't bode well as it's already this strong going into the gulf of mexico where conditions are going to be even more favorable for strengthening than it's undergone. sustained winds 80 miles per hour gusting up to 100. the forward movement is to the no...

And we put everything in god's hands. >> amen. thank you so much, sir. obviously this is one of the stories we're staying on. we're talking to the director of new orleans security and preparedness office. talking about what the city can expect and how it's preparing for the storm. >> one major story from down there. to another major story involving the involved, afghanistan taking aim at what can be the aim of a deadly take in kabul. carrying out a drone strike that killed a isis-k planner in afghanistan. isis-k is taking responsible for the attack that killed 13 u.s. service members and 170 o...

Head 20 miles of where we're at. we're going to home for the best. in lafourche parish, the best leverage system in the state of louisiana. we've not have a levy break. this is a very dangerous storm, 140-mile-per-hour wind ida, she means business. i hope nobody gets killed and everything turns out to be the best but we'll put it in god's hands and take it from there. >> when you say there are mandatory evacuations, what has the parish done to keep people out of the way? >> we've done everything, we've evacuated nursing homes and people that are sick, you know. we've got a lot of people in thi...

Hurricane katrina devastated la louisiana. this is what hurricane ida looked like tuesday as it struck cuba striking twice before heading to the u.s. and what is significant is, it did deteriorate even over land. >> that's part of one of the major reasons that the national weather service is warning this is a life-altering storm for a lot of people. that's a direct quote. for this particular storm that makes it particularly dangerous there's nothing in its path to keep it from getting stronger. new orleans mayor shared this warning. >> this is the sometime to take action, low lying areas out o...

Mass less time to strengthen. the thing is this storm is expected to do the opposite. it's expected to slow down a little bit, especially right before it makes landfall. which is why we've had this storm not only anticipated to become a major hurricane which is category 3 or higher but all the way up to category 4 strength. unfortunately, that's what it's going to. rapid intensification is 35 miles per hour in 24 hours. storm surge is the biggest threat we have along the coastline. 10 to 15 feet in the pink. 7 to 11 in purple. that does include the city of biloxi. again, the outer bands, chris...