"don lemon tonight" on his big show because he understands that part of country, as well as anybody. so, d, i got to tell you, they saying that we got to push o leaders to make good with those hotel vouchers as soon as possible because with no power, assuming they -- they can find hotels and places with power. you know, with -- with no power, sewage, you know, on the fritz. water's going to get dirty fast and people are going to be steeped in it. they are not going to have anything to drink. and another great tip i just got is that if you're stuck but your car has onstar, onstar is working. and this guy is able to communicate with people as a result. so, if you got onstar, although why -- who am i saying this to? i'm sure they can't even see us right now. >> yeah. well, um, you know what i did all weekend. was constantly on the phone. for two week, i have been trying to get them to come here. you know how people are. we have covered so many of these disasters. many people just don't want to leave. my -- my entire family was there. um, and they are there now.

many of them, spending time at my mother's. my mother has a generator. my brother-in-law doesn't. he's lost power. he and my nieces. they still don't have power. they haven't had it, i think, since yesterday. >> it's going to be a while. >> and it's going to be a while that they are going to get it back. my sister, finally, got power pack to her home. but i am just grateful they are all okay but so many others are in situations that are far worse than my family. and i think that we're going to find that it's worse than we know right now once we start to get to the areas where there is no power once they start finding people. um, people have been displaced. but the hurt that, you know, is -- the -- the need is great. and chris, we haven't even mentioned on top of that, crovi. hospitals overrun with covid patients and some of them on back-up generators. it's a mess on top of a mess on top of a mess. >> you know, i got to tell you, though. not to get, like, deep. but it does make me wonder if --

you know, if you think about it, like what's going to be the answer in louisiana? collective concern and a sense of common will. what's going to get these people we just left behind in afghanistan out? common concern and collective will. what's going to get us through and get these schools to stay open with our kids and covid in the parts of the country that aren't in collapse from this storm right now. >> uh-huh. >> common concern and collective will. we need one another more than ever, and as we talk all the time with the audience, i don't remember us ever being weaker. >> yeah. >> maybe, these kacatastrophes will remind people that they got to give a damn about other people. they just have to. that's how it works here. >> maybe, in some way, it will help bridge the divide of -- um -- of the divide in this country. of the political divide in this country because we have been -- it's time to stop it with the politics. politics is -- is -- seems to supersede everything. let's hope it doesn't supersede good will and neighbors helping neighbors. and that people realize, as you do in a catastrophe, right,

especially -- especially in something like this, that you help other people out. it's not just about you. and it's the same thing with -- you know, when it comes to covid and when it comes to, you know, taking care of yourself. making sure that you're okay. that you're vaccinated to keep other people. or wearing your masks. or social distancing or whatever it is. that you're doing it, not only for yourself, but to help other people. because this is a crisis that you can see, right? that just -- it was a hurricane. and you see the crisis. you see the need. perhaps, when it's covid, you don't -- you see it a different way but we shouldn't do it that way. we should see every crisis as an opportunity to help the people we love or even the people we don't love. just our fellow citizens. and so, i hope you're right. i hope you're right. and i -- but as a matter of fact, i just spoke to someone you are going to hear him very shortly. who is an american citizen who is stuck in afghanistan. and part of the things that we are talking about right now. she went for 20 hours without using the restroom, without

sleeping, without eating, without drinking. trying to get to that gate at the airport and get out of there. no such luck, still. >> and now, you know, look. they can talk the talk. >> yeah. >> you know, we'll still work with the taliban. that falls on deaf ears. >> yeah. >> what is the state department going to do? how is it vetting these people? how is it making improvements? how is it expanding its capability, especially now? we got to push on it because these are gonna be hard times, and not just inconvenience. these are killers, these people who are in control on the ground there. >> we have to remember. this is america. we're americans. there's nothing -- there's pretty much nothing that we can't do if we all want to do it, together. >> american. >> i will see you soon. >> i love you, d lemon. especially tonight. >> thank you. if only tonight. thank you, brother. i will see you soon. this is "don lemon tonight" and here is our breaking news. it's the end -- the end of america's longest war. look. this is -- um -- we -- we say this. you know, this is the history that people write about. you -- you are living in that history.

this is a huge, huge milestone and it -- if you are not paying attention to it, you should. and you should remember this day regardless of how you feel about it politically. where we go from here, after this, what we do from here is very, very important. a lot of things happened, whether you think it was mishandled. the exiting of afghanistan. whatever you think. but what's going to really matter the most now, we can't go back in time, is how we move forward with this and what we do with it. one minute before the stroke of midnight in afghanistan, the last u.s. military plane took off. >> i'm here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from afghanistan and the end of the military mission to evacuate american citizens, third-country nationals, and vulnerable afghans. the last c-17 lifted off from hamid karzai international airport on august 30th this

afternoon at 3:29 p.m. >> historic. historic. the plane carrying the last two u.s. officials to step off afghan soil. the top u.s. diplomat in kabul, in charge of the affairs, ross wilson. and general chris donoghue, commander of the 82nd airborne division. the last soldier to leave afghanistan. officially, ending the 20-year war. president biden set to address the american people tomorrow afternoon. putting out a statement saying, and i quote, it was the unanimous recommendation of the joint chiefs and of all of our commanders on the ground to end our airlift mission as planned. their view was that ending our military mission was the best way to protect the lives of our troops and secure the prospects of civilian departures for those who want to leave afghanistan in the weeks and months ahead. the secretary of state, antony blinken, vowing the united states will continue its commitment to americans who

still want to leave. >> we believe there are still a small number of americans -- under 200, and likely closer to 100 -- who remain in afghanistan and want to leave. we're trying to determine exactly how many. our commitment to them and to all americans in afghanistan and everywhere in the world continues. >> and the pentagon acknowledging none of those americans made it to the airport and onto the final five flights out of kabul. although, they say that they were prepared to bring them onboard until the very last minute. i'm going to talk to one of those americans left behind tonight. well, that as celebratory gunfire rang out in kabul after the last u.s. c-17 lifted off from the airport. taliban fighters entering a hangar examining a chinook helicopter. cent com says some military

equipment was removed from afghanistan and other items were disabled. the u.s. military calling this the largest noncombatant evacuation in history. u.s. and coalition aircraft combined to evacuate more than 123,000 civilians. now, tonight is the first time in 20 years that the united states has not had boots on the ground in afghanistan. 20 years. four american presidents. more than 2,000 u.s. troops killed in action, including 13 service members who died in the suicide bombing at the airport last week. $2 trillion spent. and president joe biden has put an end to it. but there are up to 200 american citizens left behind. an untold number of afghan allies who were desperately trying to escape the taliban. and tonight, president biden who in his more than seven months in office hasn't had a single day without a crisis. tonight, he is facing three. on the day the war in afghanistan ends, the pandemic is raging here at home with 28%

of the eligible population still unvaccinated. and an average of 1,290 new covid deaths every single day. and mask wars breaking out across the country. adults actually resorting to a fist fight. you have to watch this. a fist fight over masks. the best way to protect kids who are too young to be vaccinated. i want you to look at what happened when the school district in lee county, florida, announced a mask mandate today. here it is. >> so as you can see, fists are now flying. all of this on live television. fists are flying. unbelievable, what we are seeing here today. unfold live. >> that's the example you want to set for the children of this country? i hope florida's children aren't the ones to pay a price for

adults' misguided battles over masks. all that as millions of americans are reeling in the aftermath of hurricane ida. one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the united states. striking 16 years to the day since katrina. you can hear the raw power of the storm in this video from inside the eyewall yesterday. a second storm-related death reported in my home state of louisiana tonight. and there are fears the death toll will rise. more than a million people are without power in the state. the entire city of new orleans has no power. some parts of jefferson parish expected to be out for at least three or four weeks. the biden administration officials, well, they will travel to louisiana and mississippi this week. the president saying this today. >> people of louisiana and -- and mississippi are resilient and -- but it's in moments like these that we can certainly see the power of government to

respond to the needs of the people if government's prepared and if they respond. that's our job if we work together. the folks get knocked down, we're there to help you get back on your feet. >> people in laplace trapped in their homes by rising floodwaters. went up to their attics to escape. one woman telling cnn she slept on her kitchen island hoping she'd be above the floodwaters. and i want you to look at this coast guard video over grand isle, louisiana. you can see just how random the devastation is. some houses, totaled. while some right next door are still standing. water rescues across the region like this man in a wheelchair being lifted out of a boat. there was even a dolphin spotted swimming in floodwaters in slidell, louisiana. a deadly hurricane, a raging pandemic, and the end of the united states' longest war. the truth matters now, more than ever. and i have said this before that misinformation is killing us and it's killing our democracy.

also, the division, right? and the misinformation. so this is something that we cannot ignore. this is the whole point of what chris and i were just talking about at the beginning. it's sickening. the 100% false claim about president joe biden, spread by conservatives on twitter saturday night. the completely disgraceful lie that the president of the united states did not show up at dover air force base to honor those 13 u.s. service members who died in the suicide bombing at the kabul airport last week. a republican congressional candidate in california tweeting, our heroes returned to american soil in dover afb today. nobody from the biden white house attended. the co-founder of students for trump tweeting, not even the president of the united states showed up. and saying, remember every moment of this. oh well. yes, remember it, right? laura ingram over at the fox-propaganda network tweeting the biden administration didn't care about our troops. richard grenell who was acting director of national

intelligence under the former guy tweeting this is so offensive. it is offensive. it's offensive that they would falsely claim that president joe biden didn't show up to honor our fallen troops. of course, he did. you see him right there with the first lady jill biden. the secretary of defense. the secretary of state. and other administration officials were right there with him. as the matter of fact, i watched it live on television. i'm sure many of you did, too. i stood there in front of my television and just watched. live. as i saw the president and members of his administration. wolf blitzer was covering it for us here, on cnn. you saw it live. the first of those tweets which were noted by twitter -- on twitter by travis akers, a progressive navy vet popped up on saturday. the military plane carrying the service members' remains didn't even land at dover until sunday morning. the false tweets were eventually

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the pentagon announcing the last u.s. military planes have left afghanistan marking the end of the united states' longest war. it is the first time in nearly two decades that the u.s. and its allies have not had troops on the ground. the secretary of state, tony blinken, says there are still 1 or 200 americans in afghanistan who want to leave. joining me now is former defense secretary, william cohen. secretary, thank you for joining us. i appreciate it. good evening to you. for the first time in 20 years, there are no u.s. troops in afghanistan. four presidents presiding over america's longest war. $2 trillion. thousands of lives lost. it is historic. taliban is celebrating what it's calling its independence. what do you think this means for the united states? >> well, first, don, let me say that i have mixed emotions about today or last night their time. it's one of relief. grief and gratitude. the three words that come to

mind. i'm relieved that we got our troops out without suffering more casualties. i'm -- i'm grieving because of the loss of 13 servicemen and women. and i am grateful. i'm grateful for the men and women who serve us. they have shown what heroism, patriotism really is. they are willing to put their lives on the line to free people who have not known freedom. and i'm angry. when i see the people in our country who are engaging in fist fights over mask requirements with their kids. there are people in the world who would climb over mountains and crawl through deserts to get here. and they were asked just to wear a mask to protect them and their families and us, they would do it without hesitation. so, relief, grief, gratitude.

i think we all owe a debt that we can never repay for those who have lost their lives. the parents who have sent their sons and daughters, husbands or wives into battle. and i want us to recognize this day, how much we owe them and to feel proud. the military has not lost that battle. they have not lost the -- the battles, individually. the war was lost, almost from the day it began. and we'll go through that as congressmen and women examine all the choices that were made, when they were made, and what decision was relied upon, what information we had. that will come. and it will come soon enough. but for this moment, i wish we just pause and understand the grief that these americans are going through. these parents are going through right now. the families. what they've lost. and what they have given. and so, that's what i'm feeling today. what is going to happen in the future, we may not have combat boots on the ground. we might have hush puppies.

we might have people who are still working throughout afghanistan who are with us who may be americans and may be allies of ours who may be those from other countries in the region who will do whatever they can to make sure that the secretary of state and the president of the united states keep that commitment that we will do whatever is necessary to get our people out, our americans out, and those who have helped us. and i think we have to hold them to account for that. and as the media was on, you mentioned there were three crises facing president biden. there are actually four. you have covid which is ravaging this country. you have fires on the west coast. >> uh-huh. >> you have droughts in our farmlands. and you have hurricanes and -- and water submerging the state of louisiana and -- and mississippi. so we got four major crises, and now we have one in terms of the break in our unified spirit. the united states of america that we hold up to the world.

and this is the image you want the world to see? there -- they are normally firing bullets in afghanistan. they are breaking out the champagne in russia and china. and other countries to say this is what america -- has happened to america. we have got to get back to being who we proclaim to be. to start acting like we're patriots. start acting like we care about one another. and you can see this take place in louisiana right now. you can see people coming together, fighting to get to people to get them out of harm's way. that's the country we're supposed to be. not one who go in and engage in fist fights or threaten each other over either getting a vaccination or wearing a mask. >> yeah. >> we have got -- to the america we're supposed to be, not the one we're representing right now taking place in this country. >> it is the most unbelievable thing as i saw that video. all of this over masks? and which most people don't even know the science about. it's nonsensical.

it's just nonsensical. but let's listen. i want to keep it to here because this is heartbreaking. for people left behind, this must be devastating and i say this with a caveat. we were speaking a week ago or maybe a little bit more than a week ago. nobody thought that america would be able to get this many people out but there are still some left behind. it must be devastating to them. what is going to happen to them? >> they don't know and, frankly, we don't know. if we look at past performance on the part of the taliban, they are going to search for them and try to kill them. # and will execute them in a public fashion, i would expect. but the taliban have to be concerned about something right now. they have a cancer at work within their country. they're in charge, for the moment. isis is coming after them. al qaeda is coming after them. they are going to have to be on their knee -- on their feet watching every one around them. they have to be concerned about the northern alliance.

people in the northern alliance group fought a war against them before and who may be inclined to fight another one against them. they may, ironically, be calling upon the united states in the future to help save them from al qaeda and isis. i don't anticipate that that will be the case but it would not shock me. it would not surprise me saying, hey, mr. usa, can you help us out with that great intel ligene you ever because we can't pick these people out. you may be able to get it with your sophistication. would you please communicate to us so we can protect ourselves? i don't know that will be the case but i'm not willing to throw the farm away on the basis of it. >> yeah. >> so, i -- i'd say don't give up hope in afghanistan. we will do the best we can, whatever we can to get back into your country through various means that we may have available that are not known to the public right now. and should not be disclosed. but i'm con -- i'm convinced that president biden means what

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search-and-rescue workers scouring flooded homes in louisiana trying to find survivors of hurricane ida. the storm causing catastrophic damage across the southeastern part of the state. killing at least two people. the governor there, john bel edwards saying he fully expects the death count to go up. i want to bring in cnn correspondent brian todd who is in new orleans. he has been on the scene covering this hurricane for us. he is still there now. brian, good evening to you. i imagine you're in the french quarter. i'm hearing music. the -- the entirety of new orleans had its power knocked out. teams are scrambling to find survivors across southeast louisiana. and i understand we're going to get some new video of a flyover with the coast guard over one of the hardest-hit areas. what do you have for us? >> that's right, don. one of our photojournalists, dominic swan, was able to ride with a coast guard unit out of corpus christi over the island of grand isle, louisiana. that was just a couple of hours ago that dominic got that ride with the coast guard chopper as

it flew over grand isle. this is one of those places that rescue and recovery teams are going to take a while to get to. it's very remote. very isolated. not accessible by road. we're told that we believe that it's almost accessible by boat, at the moment. and what dominic told me. i spoke to him a short time ago after he landed. he told me that when he flew over, he saw a lot of wind damage to buildings. he saw a lot of debris strewn all over the place on grand isle. he was a little surprised, you know, with his eye and when he was shooting some of this video, he did not see buildings flattened which was surprising to him and to me because we all know that grand isle was really squarely in the path of hurricane ida as it made landfall. one of those places that was just -- those outer-barrier islands that just got walloped by hurricane ida. so the fact that no buildings, at least to the eye from above, looked to be flattened. that could be a good sign but again, these rescue and recovery teams, don, have to get to grand isle. they have to get to other barrier islands out there just to see if, number one, if anyone

is out there who needs help or anyone is alive out there who can be rescued. and number two, about the building damage. that's going to ache a little while. >> earlier today, i understand you were in slidell, what's the situation there? >> right, don. we got up to slidell and we saw some heavy flooding on the roads that was still there. and the mayor of slidell had told us he was afraid by midday even they were going to see more flooding even worse flooding because even though the initial floodwaters had recessed, he was worried that shifts in the winds from the remnants of hurricane ida that were still kind of hanging around were going to shift some of the tides of lake pontchartrain up into his town and cause even more flooding. we don't know, at this moment, whether that actually happened. but slidell was very hard hit by some flooding and what we saw today, it was nearly waist deep in flooding. we could not transmit from there because there were no signals available. so we had to shoot our video and then leave. then, we caught up to some people at a very, very long line for gasoline in st. bernard

parish. not too far from downtown new orleans. these people were waiting in line for two hours, three hours, per person. we talked to a lot of them. they were desperate for gas. some of them needed it for their vehicle. some of them needed it for their generators at home. um, the owner of the gas station told us that he had started the day with 5,000 gallons. by the time we left him at about 7:00 p.m., he was down to about 2,800. he thought he was going to run out of gas tonight but he had spoken to a refinery. he was hoping to get another delivery of gas by tomorrow. but you can see from these lines in the video that we're showing you here, these people are desperate. they'll wait two to three hours in a long line that goes a mile down the street. and the owner said that he had to call the police a couple of times to break up fights between patrons who are fighting over a place in line. so it's getting more tense, don, with the power out here. and, you know, the power companies saying that in some areas, maybe not new orleans but we don't know. in some areas, they are going to be without power for maybe a few weeks but they did say that like

90% -- again, they are not giving timetables for when the power is going to be restored in some of these areas. they can't really give those timetables right now. and every day here in new orleans that goes by without power is another day of kind of high tension here. we got some police vehicles now patrolling the streets in the french quarter just making their presence known. the police, don, incidentally are deploying anti-looting teams in this area as we speak. they want to prevent the destruction of property we saw during hurricane katrina. >> are you near a bar on bourbon street? >> we're near several bars on bourbon street but i don't think any of them are open, don. we -- we kind of went up and down the street. we don't see anything open. you know, again, so unusual. it's so erie here, not only the pitch-black environment here but just that nothing, nothing is open. and then, we start to wonder, like, you know, where are people going to go to get food? the grocery stores have not been open. that's going to be a real story, i think, in the coming days. >> yeah.

the only reason i ask is i just remember during katrina and after, the only bar that was open was johnny white's. it's now been closed. but don't let that fool you. that is -- people there are hurting but that's a resilient spirit of new orleans and louisiana because they will sing and -- um -- try to get through things with music and with laughter and with love. and so, that's what you are hearing there in the french quarter and brian todd. brian, thank you. we appreciate your reporting. we will check back with you. we we want to get now to the senior adviser to president joe biden and former louisiana congressman cedric richmond. he is taking a lead at the white house on helping states get any assistance that they need. cedric, i know you recognize what you are hearing there on bourbon street because you are from new orleans and i appreciate you joining us. i think you are the perfect person to -- to lead this effort here. so, the -- the president says -- good evening to you, by the way. the president says you are the direct line to the white house for helping states get what they need. you know louisiana well. congressman there for a decade.

what's the hard -- what are the hardest-hit areas like and what do people need most? >> well, the hardest-hit areas, you have to look at grand isle. so you take jefferson parish. you look at lafitte. you come down to new orleans in terms of the power. one thing i will say, don, is that the levees, the $14 billion investment that we made into levees and search protection for the new orleans metropolitan area. it held. >> yep. >> and it -- it shows that we still need further investment in the west shore project to protect st. john's, st. james, st. charles and those river parishes. but it worked. and so, this was a massive storm. and it lived up to its fears. and so, now our priorities are, one, to continue with search and rescue. we have over 17 urban search-and-rescue teams down in different areas looking to help

people escape from their predicaments. and then, if you look at the next phase of this will be to restore power. to make sure that we can get that done. today, we had great success in restoring communications. when we woke up this morning, a lot of cell phone carriers didn't have necessarily coverage for people. and now, that is improved remarkably. 9-1-1 was down when we talked to the mayor earlier of new orleans and we had our dhs on the ground helping. it's now been restored. and then, we'll go into also at the same time is making sure that we can provide emergency food, shelter, and water. so we have to do a lot of things, at once. but the one thing we do know is we have to work with our state and local partners and nongovernmental agencies to make sure that we're delivering all of the things that people need because it is a very hard situation. and it's draining, mentally, physically, and sometimes you

just feel helpless because you don't have food. you don't have electricity. you don't have all of the basic necessities and you feel that you're out there on your own. but we're -- we're going to show that government is here to deliver for its people. and so, that's why the president has called a whole-of-government focus on recovery. >> yeah. so -- um -- and you're right. you don't even have shelter and look. you know. i'm sure you got 'em too. probably more than me. but texts from everybody. number one, how is your family? number two, you know, i ever been communicating with -- with the governor and mitch landrieu and i knew you were busy so i didn't text you, cedric, except for to come on the show tonight. but you know what they want to know. they are asking me. i know you spoke to the governor. i know you spoke -- um -- with mitch landrieu. ask them when our power is going to come back on. that's what everyone wants to know. they need that power. can you update us on the power situation? >> well, i can. i just can't give you very specific answers. so today was the first day of

assessments done by the utility companies, entergy in particular for the new orleans area. they will do assessments tomorrow and wednesday and it will give us a better sense of when electricity will start to come back online. and so, we hope it's sooner, rather than the speculation of weeks and weeks that we heard earlier. i think what's important here, don, and i want to emphasize this. is information is power but it has to be accurate information so that people can make the best decisions for them and their families. and right now, we can't give a certain estimate or a definite estimate on when people will have power restored until entergy and other utility companies finish their assessments. but i will say this. there are 25,000 line workers that are in new orleans ready to start fixing electrical poles and everything else to give

people their utilities back as soon as the assessment is done. so it's all hands on deck but we're not going to make irresponsible promises. we want to make sure we get facts to people. but department of energy, department of defense, homeland security. everybody, working with our utility companies from 32 states that have people down in the metropolitan area. that is to restore electricity to the 1 million people in louisiana that don't have it. and the 200,000 in mississippi that don't have power. so that is our focus right now, along with search and rescue. >> cedric, thank you. um, listen, before you go. i got to ask you one more thing. um, 41% of louisiana population are fully vaccinated. um, it really is adding an extra layer of difficulty on top of this because people are in confined quarters if they -- you know, if they go into shelters. if they're at their, you know, aunt's house or cousin's house or whatever, they are all in confined places and covid is running rampant. what's your message? >> well, that's why the

president a few weeks ago came out and talked about the importance of vaccinations, especially as we're in hurricane season. and i will just tell people to be responsible. first of all, we're making it so easy for people to get vaccinations but if you don't have a vaccination and you are going into a shelter, wear a mask. socially distance. do the things that the cdc has recommended over and over to stop the spread of covid-19. and especially for those children who are not old enough to get the vaccination, it's up to responsible adults to protect them by socially distancing, wearing a mask. but more importantly, getting vaccinated. and so, you will hear us continue to -- to stay on that. louisiana is actually doing better than we were doing. however, we can't take satisfaction in that because we have a long way to go. >> uh-huh. >> and so, we're just going to continue to work. and the other thing i will stress, don, is that hurricane season is not over. and so, we have a lot of work to do. we have to come together, as a community, come together as a

country to make sure we are lifting each other up. and when we start talking about vaccinations, that's a part of beating covid-19, getting us back to normalcy, and moving the country forward. >> yeah. cedric richmond, thank you, sir. i really appreciate you joining us tonight. be well. is your -- everybody good down there? >> everybody's good. i think we escaped real serious property damage. but we want to pay it forward and help those communities that really took a -- a -- a beating. >> okay. >> and that's what we're going to focus on. >> yeah. >> and i get to do that by working in the white house. >> thank you very much. my family is well as well. they are all good. some lost power but i'm just glad they are all here and they're all safe. thank you, cedric. appreciate it. be well. talk to you soon. we'll be right back.

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ida slammed into louisiana as a category 4 storm. ida now a tropical depression but leaving massive damage in its wake. hundreds of people trapped by flooding. joining me now from baton rouge is major general keith wadell. he is the adjunct general of the louisiana national guard. we are so happy to have you here. do i have it right? is it waddle? >> wadell. >> i got it right. i thought louisiana, it's got to be wadell. thank you for joining us, general. i appreciate what you do. thank you for your service. the louisiana guard has been out all day doing search and rescue. how large is the rescue mission that's underway right now? >> well, first off, don, thank you for having me on the -- on the show this evening. i really appreciate the opportunity to tell louisiana national guard's story. um, as far as the situation that we're in with search and rescue, you know, we spent the bulk of the day working search and rescue had kicked off this morning on the ground side at about 4:00, 4:15 this morning.

on the air side, about 6:15. we worked it really hard across southeast louisiana. and we ended up with search and rescue, we rescued 348 people, 48 pets and were able to get those folks to safety. we have, currently, you know, little over 5,100 guardsmen that are deployed across louisiana and 29 parishes. and we're getting more help from 13 states here from other national guards. and i would like to thank the governors, the generals from these other states, as well as the national guard bureau for helping us out as well as the active-duty service for doing it as well with the army, navy, air force, and marines. so holistically, don, we got a tremendous team assembled. lots of resources that we can pour into louisiana to meet the needs, to save lives, prevent human suffering, and protect key infrastructure. >> you said 348 people, 48 pets.

and you had 5,100 guardsmen there in 29 parishes. so do you know how many more people still need help tonight? or you are still trying to figure that out? you are still trying to get to folks? >> well, right now, and that's the louisiana national guard's numbers, don. if we had all the agencies that were involved with it, obviously that number would be a lot higher. i think the last thing i saw was in excess of 600 plus with people. but i know tomorrow, we'll focus back in st. john and those were the two areas that i was briefed up on this morning that we need to go back in and do some more sweeps but we are continuing to work around the clock with our local, state, and federal partners to get that done. i think today was a very good day. you know, in louisiana national guard, we talk about winning the day. and when you -- when you think holistically of all the things that go along with a major storm. and i know you're from louisiana so you can appreciate this statement. it almost gets overwhelming if

you think of it holistically. so you got to break it down into day by day. and if you can win each day, then a lot of good's going to be done for the citizens of louisiana and the visitors to so as we break it down that way, don, i look and see if you're going to win today, you got to have a winning team. we're very blessed here in louisiana with some superb partners at the local, state, and federal levels. a lot of great citizens. i know some of them are stranded right now and we're working to get them taken care of. we have some that evacuated that are anxious to get back home. but you know in louisiana, we're a very resilient people. we've been through these sort of things in the past. we've got lots of experience with it, and we've learned a lot of lessons over time. and i know all our citizens here remember the three major storms that hit our state last week -- or last year, excuse me. and like i said, that

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