. >>> powerful ida making landfall in the gulf coast. daylight begins to reveal how much damage was done. this is "today in the bay." >>> good monday morning. hope you had a great weekend. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we want to begin with that breaking news overnight, all of south lake tahoe is under some form of evacuation to the nevada state line. this is because of the caldor fire. the city of south lake tahoe is under evacuation warning and bart and memorial hospital is being evacuated as well. evacuation orders for the first time for the people in the tahoe basin and amador county. they were all included in this. more people in el dorado and alpine counties are also under new orders. fire crews say the caldor fire experienced, quote, rapid spread. the caldor fire has burned 263 square miles or an area larger than the size of san jose and oakland combined. containment dropped to 13%. >>> a lot to track of right now. let's bring in meteorologist kari hall monitoring some of this as well. smoke conditions that could com

s. gulf coast. but 1st, let's have a look at hurricane nor and now it's made a brief land full in janice, go state in mexico. it's brought to really severe flooding, powerful winds, and those conditions are likely to last all up that west coast of mexico as it makes its way north, across the gulf of california. it's going to take the really flooding wayne's wizard across the northwest states of mexico and into the us later in the week. now was in move further east to the u. s. gulf coast. we are seeing i to make landfall in louisiana and it comes 16 years after katrina hit the same area. but this is a much stronger storm. we are expecting a catastrophic storm surge. and that flooding rain is going to be carried through to alabama, mississippi and into tennessee, as it makes its way to the north east. now, the governor of louisiana has said it's preparing for the worst direct hit in a 170 years. so this is going to be an incredibly powerful storm. we are going to watch that and will bring you updates

people on the gulf coast are not strangers to hurricanes. they're making sure they're ready when ida makes rainfall. >> a resilient community. michael holmes has more. >> reporter: filling up and getting out. many people in new orleans are leaving town. >> i'm not going to do that again. >> reporter: the lines of heavy traffic leading out of the city show how many people are taking their chances with the storm named ida. many residents have been through major hurricanes before but officials say this one could be a monster. there are warnings in new orleans and surrounding coastal regions to evacuate, if at all possible, by morning. one man said his neighborhood on barrier island is emptying out. >> everybody packing up and getting out. i hear it's going to be a dozen people trying to ride it out. >> reporter: louisiana has taken the punches of many of these storms before. it's recovering from hurricane laura which made landfall last year causing nearly $20 billion in damage. and 16 years ago, on this very day, hurricane katrina unleashed its

we pray for the gulf coast. >> absolutely wishing everyone well.jon scott and this is the fox report. here is a live look at the intense storm of new orleans and baton rouge coming ashore as a category four and is still there nearly half a million customers are without power in louisiana alone now we have mike tobin live in new orleans right now

gulf coast. minutes ago the national hurricane center reported that ida is now a category 4 storm. the potentially cat strafk hurricane is forecast to slam the louisiana coast sunday possibly while we know it's a category 4 hitting the state on exactly the same date at hurricane katrina 16 years ago. the national weather service office in new orleans says storm surge and high winds could leave some locations uninhabitable for weeks or even months. both mandatory and voluntary evacuations ordered for several louisiana parishes and the national hurricane center warns of life-threatening situations. officials say if residents are planning to leave do it now. on saturday the governor expressed the dangerous and historic nature of ida's threat. >> when you talk about rain total that could be up to 15, 16 inches, and in isolated areas above 20 inches, with that kind of rain that kind of storm surge, that kind of wind, this is just a very serious storm. it will be one of the very strongest storms to hit

>> eric: hurricane ida slamming the southeast gulf coast making a second landfall in louisiana, just as within the last hour. all this on what this is the 16th anniversary of the devastating hurricane katrina's landfall. hello everyone. welcome to fox news live here on the fox news channel. i'm eric shawn. >> arthel: hello everyone i'm arthel neville. president biden minutes ago calling the storm devastating and life threatening and pledging the full resources and support of the federal government to help states impacted by the storm. louisiana governor edwards also last hour with an update on the situation in his state. >> we have a very dangerous situation on our hands, with hurricane ida, and we can expect devastating impacts to continue for most of the next 24 hours or so, as the hurricane passes through the state. i can tell you right now, we do not anticipate any overtopping of the mississippi river levees or overtopping of the levees in the hurricane-risk reduction system around the greater new orleans area. >> arthel: that is good news for sure. look at these images. we have

a potentially devastating one for the gulf coast. as it makes its way inland, areas that have already been saturated, july's that have seen the wettest july's ever, this could be devastating. bringing anywhere from 3 to 5 inches of rain inland as it makes its way. but make no mistake, along the coast, it is going to be brutal. joe? i>> al, it's lindsey. the waves behind you are just incredible and the storm hasn't even made landfall yet. we're talking about people that have been evacuating and showing images from the airport. it's heartening to hear that people are heeding these evacuation warnings. but these are people with means, right? these are people who can go read a car. who can go hop on a plane. from the limited amount of time you have been there, cause i know you just got there yesterday -- have you encountered anybody who is going to try to write this out? >> we've seen people, and talk to a few people here yesterday, we were here for the nightly news. and they were going to write it out. they said, you know what, we are g

kari, at this minute, bay area crews are on their way to the gulf coast. this is oakland's fire urban search and rescue team. they were loading up the gear with supplies last night. they are be one of many teams heading to the louisiana area to help where they're needed. oakland's fire department is one of only 28 fema sponsor teams in the country that responds to calls like this. >>> to the pandemic, a new spike in u.s. hospitalizations over the delta variant surging. according to the new york times, the national average is now topping 100,000, higher than all previous covid surges except last winter. florida has the most with 16,000, texas over 14,000. california right now has more than 8,000 people in the hospital. >>> one of the east bay's largest school districts looking into a new vaccine mandate for students. >> "today in the bay" bob redell live outside of hercules high school and middle school. the district could follow the lead of another district in southern california. >> reporter: correct, laura and marcus. the superintendent for the west cont

but we begin this morning on lo louisiana gulf coast.mar villafranca has more. >> reporter: ed, good morning. at last check, there were about 30,000 people without power. we're seeing some gusts, a little bit of rain, and we're also seeing somprpa s this box behind me, the hotel is getting ready to put up a giant flood wall here, the time preparations as this storm inches towards louisiana's coast right now. thousands of people weren't taking any chances. they started evacuating days before, clogging the roads and highways out of new orleans. there was a run on gasoline, people filling up their cars and also their generators. and there was a run on food, as people were trying to hunker down and get ready for what could be a rough ride here in louisiana. this storm, ed, will be one of the biggest tests for the city's levy system at katrina. it had a price tag of more than $14 billion, so we'll have to see how it holds up. but people are just getting ready for the big storm to hit the big easy. >> stay safe. we want to go to mireya villarr

we are going to start this half hour with developing news from the gulf coast.s is a live look at the mississippi -- biloxi, mississippi where they are already seeing the effects of hurricane ida. that american flag is already quitting in the wind. the hurricane is expected to make landfall this afternoon. lisa has been tracking the storm and already, part of the gulf coast are seeing what that hurricane is starting to bring. lisa: they are getting those storm impacts with the higher water levels moving southern louisiana as a category or. it will weaken quickly to a category one, but they will still see the impacts of heavy rain, gusty wind, and possible tornadoes. moving northwest at 15, there it moves to the southern louisiana, feeling the impacts in mississippi. it weakens to a category 1 and then as it moves up through the tennessee river valley, as a tropical depression, you will notice the winds are still at 50 miles per hour, then 35 miles per hour. the rainfall in louisiana in excess of six inches elsewhere. very rough conditions that had flooding. back

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and to the people of the gulf coast, i want you to know that we're praying for the best and planning -- prepared for the worst. as soon as the storm passes, we're going to put this -- we're going to put the country's full might behind the rescue and recovery. and i mean that. i've been around for a lot of hurricanes. i'm no expert, but i've been around for a lot of hurricanes, and i don't think we've ever had as much preparation -- long-term preparation with the levee system and preparation here. thanks to the administrator's leadership and the hard work of the fema team -- all of whom are gathered behind me -- many of whom are gathered behind me -- we've already pre-positioned resources that we know are going to be needed, and equipment, and response teams in the region. this includes 2.5 million meals and three million liters of water. we've got generators in place, and we're in close touch with the power providers to get and restore power as soon as possible because a lot of it -- a lot of it's going to go out. and we should be prepared that it can take a long time, no matter how

s. gulf coast. the entire city of new orleans has lost power. and fireflies on the threat and central mexico by people flocking to see the ah, we begin in afghanistan where the u. s. has carried out a drone strike in cobble targeting suspected suicide bombers. according to some meter reports, 9 members of one family, including 6 children, were among the dead. american officials say they were targeting a group they suspected were planning an attack on the cities airport. well, the us central command has responded to those media reports to 0. gabriel is on the has more than that from washington d. c. the sent come spokesperson saying that they are investigating that they are aware of the media reports and that they are saying that they cannot yet confirm that. but in the statement, they are saying that there were powerful subsequent explosions after the drone strike insinuating that the drone strike hit the vehicle. and then there were caused one explosion, killing those inside. but then there were perhaps, according to that sent com, subsequent e

so right now you can see how large it's starting to expand, all of the north gulf coast should be on e central gulf and then things could possibly change. i'm still not ruling out that possibility of this storm system to go into cat 5 category. right now you're seeing sustained winds of 80 miles per hour. it is 510 miles southeast of new orleans, louisiana. so making its way to the coast very quickly, there's that northwest movement at 16 miles per hour. and that's really what's going to make the difference in the flooding rain and the storm surge. if the storm system starts to slow down you're going to see more prolonged moisture. if it speeds up, it will make the wind damage very extensive across this area. so right now the latest forecast that will be updated in the next hour has this storm system growing in intensity, wind speeds picking up to 120 miles per hour overnight tonight. so we are less than 24 hours before we start to deal with hurricane warning impacts across portions of louisiana. then by tomorrow we'll watch that potential landfall turning into a cat 4. this will be a

so much of the gulf coast at that point and much of the gulf coast, but that was a category 3 storm.ional hurricane center in miami. ken, we are is so grateful to have you with us. when you look at that radar at this moment, what does to tell you? >> yeah, it's, you know, a long night. really watching this. that rapid intensification that we have been talking about happened and the hurricane hunters out there now near 150-mile-per-hour winds. so i look at that radar and it shows just how catastrophic this is going to be. it's a life-threatening situation. you look at this, the center here with those winds, but it's not just the winds. it's the rainfall forecast is life-threatening, the storm surge is life-threatening. all the hazards associated with this hurricane are life-threatening. so catastrophic event underway. >> talk about that because we talk about the storm surge and people, there are people who stayed who have real faith in the walls that are around them in the flood walls and in the levees and the pumping systems. but that doesn't necessarily help rain, correct? when we'r

-- cat 4 hurricane hitting the gulf coast. one of those particular things that this storm reminded us is that every storm is different and we are looking at three different disturbances off the coast of africa right now, but most of them -- but they are not going to get in the golf or head up north for the next six to eight to 10 days. most of the storms that, for africa, you have a significant amount of time to watch, to look. this juan soto popped up and it popped up very strong, very quickly -- and this one sort of popped up in the popped up very quickly. from thursday at noon to today at noon, it has taken -- it has been busy, let's just say that, for all of these various partners. so, when you talk about what are our emotions? it certainly warms my heart and makes me proud to be a mississippian to see how quickly these men and women stood up their operations. and leaned forward and were prepared for whatever came our way. as you watched hurricane ida come through the golf -- gulf, the forecasters were confident early and

i spent a lot of time on the gulf coast. know how important it is to get those ports and waterways open so we're going to focus on those three lines of effort. eric: we thank the men and women of the coast guard, doing the service, protecting our nation and saving countless lives. vice admiral steven pollin thank you for your service to our country as we stand by and wait for your help. arthel: help will be needed as millions under threat from hurricane ida, the most powerful storm to hit the gulf coast in over 150 years. live shots here from new orleans. heavy winds definitely in the area and reports across the region, heavy wind there as the latest on where ida is coming up or heading, we'll have that for you after this very short break. i always wanted to know more about my grandfather. he...was a hardworking man who came to new york from puerto rico when he was 17. with ancestry, being able to put the pieces of the puzzle together... ...it's amazing. it's honestly amazing. eric: it's now about two and-a-half hours after h

nbc news is continuing to obtain dramatic video out of the gulf coast. here is the roof being ripped off lady of the sea hospital in galliano. stream flow on the mississippi river by bell chase, louisiana, reversed for approximately three hours on sunday, according to data from the u.s. geological survey. in the past, the mississippi river has reversed flow locally during other hurricanes, including laura, isaac, and katrina. the eye of the storm is currently approaching baton rouge and should hit the state's capital city within the next few hours. tonight, roughly half a million louisianians are without power. and fema is preparing for what could be a catastrophic event through the state. the timing of the storm is particularly notable. today marks the 16th anniversary of hurricane katrina, which devastated the new orleans area, killing more than 1800 people and destroying hundreds of thousands of homes. this hour, nbc's richard lui and i will bring you the latest from the reporters on the ground and continue to follow this historic and dangerous storm.

after headlines, we'll go to the gulf coast for the latest. u.s. covid 19 hospitalizations are averaging 100,000 per day for the first time since the winter surge. southeast states warn they are running out of oxygen as the highly transmissible delta variant continues to spread, especially in areas with low vaccination rates. a florida judge has blocked governor ron desantis' rule banning schools from issuing mask mandates. the judge concluded that requiring masks during the pandemic is "reasonable and consistent with the best scientific and medical opinion in this country." at least 10 school districts are already defying governor desantis' order. in california, an unvaccinated, covid-positive teacher infected half her class of 24 elementary students after removing her mask for story time. the case study was published by the centers for disease control and dates back to may. meanwhile, a cdc-backed study says that without masks or regular testing, over 75% of unvaccinated children could be infected with the coronavirus in the first three months of

a catastrophe unfolding in the gulf coast. daylight is giving us a very sobering picture now of some of the devastation unleashed by hurricane ida. over 1 million customers are without power in louisiana and mississippi, including all of new orleans. the powerful category 4 storm slammed the area with unrelenting winds, rain, and storm surge for hours. louisiana's governor is right now urging residents to shelter in place, stay where you are, saying that it is too dangerous to venture out. louisiana national guard is out right now searching for survivors and anyone who needs help. incredibly dangerous conditions. these are pictures from the u.s. coast guard here. an official in jefferson parish says there are downed power lines in the mississippi river after the winds brought down a key and very important electrical tower. you can see that is danger written all over it. we learned president biden will be addressing the hurricane relief efforts this afternoon. let's begin our coverage with cnn's nadia live in new orleans for us

also up next the latest on hurricane ida, knocking out power in the gulf coast. rescues now underway. energy expert phil flynn joins us. stay with us on "the evening edit." >> it was loud. we could hear the wind. we could hear things hitting the house, hitting the vehicles. heard a lot of crashing sounds. that was probably the hardest hurricane i have ever been

it's expected to hit the northern gulf coast sunday morning. ida could bring life threatening storm surge, catastrophic wind damage. strong winds and currents devastated the western part of the island. trees were downed, agriculture areas were flooded and electric grids were damaged. ahead of ida making landfall in the u.s. fema shipped supplies to louisiana. we're also seeing heavy traffic as residents head inland. and long ts a-lines at airports. earlier the mayor of new orleans urged residents to evacuate voluntarily. the city says emergency workers won't be able to reach residents during the storm. more "the week" with joshua johnson after the break. " with johnson after the break. you need an ecolab scientific clean here. and here. which is why the scientific expertise that helps operating rooms stay clean now helps the places you go too. look for the ecolab science certified seal. (vo) at t-mobile for business, unconventional thinking means we see the things differently, so you can focus on what matters most. whether it's ensuring food ar

near new orleans and on the 16th anniversary of katrina's catastrophic siege of the gulf coast. this afternoon, louisiana's governor doubled down. he says ida will be one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the state since the 1850s. parts of louisiana are under mandatory evacuation orders. and time is quickly running out to escape the impact zone. the national weather service is underscoring the dire stakes warning that ida could leave some places, quote, uninhabitable for weeks or months. we are covering all the angles of the approaching hurricane and the growing sense of urgency. let's begin with tom sater in the cnn weather center. tom, you have a new update from the hurricane center. what are you learning? >> well, this is a visual satellite. as the sun sets you start to get a lot of detail. you see shadows, ridges of thunderstorms but the well defined eye. moments ago the latest advisory has come in and what we know is the pressure is dropping. that means it's getting stronger. once the pressure drops, it takes a while for the winds to react and they pick up in their intens

it made landfall in louisiana today, battering the southeastern gulf coast with an onslaught of water and dangerous winds. it hit exactly the same day as hurricane katrina 16 years ago. ida showed destructive winds up to 150 miles an hour. more than a foot and a half of rain is expected over several sn it's a monster, life-threatening hurricane. millions of people are in its path. today president biden promised to put the country's full weight behind rescue and recovery operations. we begin with omar villafranca in new orleans. omar, what are congreditions li where you are? >> reporter: we are here on canal street. the wind is starting to pick up, and the rain is really coming down in sheets at this point. the power is still on in the central business district and here in the french quarter, but across the state almost half a million people -- half a million customers are without power as the big storm takes aim at the big easy. ida is slamming southeast louisiana, packing triple digit high winds and torrential rain. of the category 4 hurricane made landfall midday near port fushon. 4

turning our attention to eye on the gulf coast. now.cal storm ida is weakening as it moves its way inland. but still leaving behind a trail of destruction around a million people are without power this afternoon and the death toll is expected to rise throughout the day as well. we got live to want new orleans, louisiana without reporter mitch mccoy. michelle, what can you share with us. >> yeah, it is a lot of devastation. good afternoon to you. the new orleans police department still asking people not to travel tonight because it is dangerous. there are some cell phone providers that are not working right now, which is making as you can imagine, rather difficult this while scenes behind does play out. you see the building right here. you see where it's partially collapse here breaks now in the parking lot as this historical building lost its fight during the ida to get where we are. we traveled about 70 miles south today taking interstates that are at times partially blocked by fallen trees and flooded roads. one woman, holly richardso

we are getting a frightening look at this image of hurricane ida as she bears down on the gulf coast. the effects of ida already being felt, those outer bands whipping the area for hours overnight. hurricane warnings are up for most of the louisiana coast as well as parts of mississippi. >> and ida is coming ashore exactly 16 years to the day after hurricane katrina devastated louisiana, mississippi and other parts of the gulf. that storm killing 1,800 people. yesterday airports were packed with people hoping for a flight out. that is not an option this morning. all flights out of new orleans have been canceled, and highways out of the danger zone have been jammed up with cars filled with people hoping to avoid the storm. >> the national hurricane center is warning that ida will bring life-threatening storm surge, potentially catastrophic wind damage and flooding rainfall starting today. we have team coverage. victor oquendo in new orleans, trevor ault in lafayette and matt gutman in baton rouge. >>> but first let's get the latest on the storm's strength and position and track from ou

s. gulf coast on sunday as a dangerous category for hurricane. louisiana has declared a state of emergency, a palestinian boy who was shot in the hedge during protests that the gaza border last weekend has died. a rubber coated steel bullet fired by is really forces hit the 12 year old during a protest against the blockade of the gaza strip. thousands, the protectors in washington, d. c. have been demanding an end to what they call voters. suppression states like georgia and texas have acted laws that many see is restrictive rights. demonstrators are also calling on elected officials for better access to the ballot . those are the headlines on al jazeera, witness hands and drama trauma. as up next, frank assessments, by way, it is a game tree to suppress informed opinions what you saw happening is come market. they want to come up with soon as the critical debate here is not between kula and any other great company here between the next 2 years, re running to keep them people in depth analysis of the days global headlines inside story. on our jazeera, the business. georgie and i also put i

miami shortly after non today for an update on the forecast and the preparations for ida on the gulf coastond. ken, we're speaking saturday afternoon, where's the storm tracking? what is the area with the greatest amount of danger? >> yh, the greatest amount of danger in several different areas in these storms. it's always a right around that center. you start looking at the actual forecast, we are actually forecasting 140 mile per hour winds, a category four. so, you can see those winds right around the centein any one of those areas in that hurricane warning could see some of those winds. but it's so important, it's not just around that center. you have storm surge, you have rainfall well outside the center, and a lot of that is also life-threatening. >> senivasan: we had the mayor of new orleans saying that it was too late to try and make a full-scale evacuation of the city. what would your advice be to anyone that is in the storm's path right now? >> i think for those areas, when you're outside the levee system, the risk reduction system, a lot of those folks are getting out of there a

now, we have less than 24 hours, if you're across the gulf coast.it east or west. and that's our concern. so if you're across the gulf coast into sections of alabama, mississippi, you're still on our radar. overnight, really vital tracking that major hurricane. but tomorrow afternoon it turns into a cat 4. we'll watch the track go into the tennessee valley. so what we're really watching is the inundation of rain, also still that potential of this turning into a cat 5. >> janessa webb, thank you for the update. appreciate it. >>> the courts have been on the side of mask mandates in recent days. a florida judge blocked governor ron desantis' ban on masks in schools saying the governor overstepped his authority when he banned such mandates. in texas, a travis county judge issued an injunction on governor abbott's ban on mask mandates. the fight over these mandates is boiling over in one tennessee school district where covid cases spiked by 40% in four days. dasha burns is there and got caught in the middle of an argument between a doctor and a parent.

we have flowed forces into the northern gulf coast. we've got 34 rotary air wing aircraft ready. many are in mobile or houston ready to respond. that's in addition to some of the shallow watercraft and other boats we have prepositioned. >> and we talked to an emergency official with the city of new orleans earlier on in this program and he was cautioning people in that area that they may have to take care of themselves for 72 hours after this storm hits, that they need to be prepared to do that. i suppose after that point, i guess, passes, folks like yourself will be able to conduct rescue operations. or can you conduct rescue operations sooner than that? what does that look like for you? >> our thoughts are with everybody here on the northern gulf coast area, especially in louisiana. i was down here last year when we responded to laura, zeta, delta, all of the historic hurricanes that impacted the gulf coast last year. we are going to respond as soon as it's safe to do so. we're not going to put our crews in harm's way. our crews are heroes. they assume a lot of risk but we're n

tropical storm ida is slamming the gulf coast. >> those in louisiana waking up to a new reality, with so much now gone, this is after the category 4 storm slammed ashore. we have complete coverage this morning. this is "today in the bay." >> and a very good monday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. hope you had a great weekend. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. >> let's start out with that breaking news. south lake tahoe we're watching it closely as the evacuation orders are out. the caldor fire burning as it heads into the tahoe basin. "today in the bay" kris sanchez joins us now with more on the evacuations under way and the fire fighting efforts have been ongoing for some time, kris. >> this is surreal for folks who spent a lot of time in lake tahoe. right now bart memorial hospital in south lake tahoe is being evacuated, though notes the city of south lake itself. cal fire saying this fire more aggressive than they anticipated. this is the evacuation map, the areas in red are under mandatory evacuation orders, now including christmas valley, echo summit and m

extensive search and rescue operations are under way along the gulf coast. the storm crashed into louisiana as a category four hurricane on sunday. it was the second most powerful hurricane to strike the state only behind hurricane katrina which remarkably hit 16 years ago to the day. while tonight more than a million are without power including all of new orleans, and as we come on the air two deaths are confirmed. but louisiana's governor says it will undoubtedly increase. we have got a team of correspondents all over the region beginning with cbs' mireya villarreal in houma, louisiana, good evening. >> reporter: hundreds of homes and businesses look just like this, completely destroyed in thisarea. this bowling alley where i am standing has been here for more than 50 years but now look at it. the roof is gone, the back wall is gone, there is nothing left inside and yet this place has survived several hurricanes. the owner telling me though ida was more powerful than anything she has ever seen before and that is because she road out katrina right inside he

we're seeing the kind of damage along the gulf coast we expected from such a storm. it ripped the roof off the lady of the sea hospital in galliano which is south of new orleans. you can see the damage in louisiana there. tonight, as we mentioned, the power is out for hundreds of thousands of people. louisiana governor john bell edwards says his state's entire national guard is activated. more than 4,000 are out in support of the emergency effort, but officials are warning residents to prepare for at least three days of sheltering in place. this historic hurricane comes on the 16th anniversary of another historic hurricane, katrina. thankfully, officials expect the levees in the new orleans area to hold this time. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i'm joshua johnson continuing our special coverage of hurricane ida. welcome to the week. >> let us begin with the latest on hurricane ida's path. meteorologist bill karins joins us now after a very long day, and bill, we just got the latest update from the national hurricane center, right? >> yeah, a tick lower

there are flood washes and flash flood washes and warnings stretching from the gulf coast all the way to new york and new jersey. so as this makes its way up, it's going to be dropping another 5 to 7 inches locally, could be upwards of 12 inches of rain, andrea. >> al, i know you have roots in new orleans and you know that area so well. the tragic loss of so much history there, with that location, is just -- it's just a terrible blow. >> reporter: it really is. i mean, look, the french quarter, we were headquartered down there and there's some damage, mostly palm fronds. there's some damage to signs, awnings, things like that. some structural damage to buildings, but nothing like this. they seem to have weathered it fairly well. but it's eery to be in the french quarter. we were there yesterday and nobody there. and then the sun comes up and, in the french quarter as least, other than, as i said, some damage to trees and sand bags hanging around, you wouldn't know that a category 4 hurricane had come in. so in some ways it's been fairly benign, but you get down, like grand isle and ho

what a night on the coast of the gulf of mexico. the winds off the waters are relentless. there's where we're very concerned with flash flooding problems and now that's starting to shift toward mobile. as far as max wind gusts, they've come down significantly. baton rouge is at 23 miles an hour. the wind damage portion of the storm is starting to come to an end. that's good. as far as the strongest winds, down along the coast. 150-mile-per-hour wind gusts. there was a boat that was docked in the area. the boat was a higher elevation than the ground surface. they had a wind gust of 172 miles per hour. that's where the extreme wind damage is going to be. that's also where the highest storm surge was. new orleans had a gust at 87 miles per hour. that was enough to peel a roof off. we still have our tornado watch that goegs from new orleans to biloxi and covers pensacola. pretty far over to the florida panhandle and hattie'sburg and biloxi included. by 7:00 p.m. thisevening the storm is down by jackson, mississippi. then the storm system, it's going to be bringing heavy rain a

as the gulf coast braces for impact. >>> good morning, and welcome to "this week." two weeks since the fall of kabul, two days until the deadline for u.s. troops to withdraw. this morning, the u.s. on high alert. president biden warning saturday that another attack on the kabul airport remains highly likely in the next 24 to 36 hours, and overnight, the u.s. embassy in kabul again urging americans to leave the airport area due to a specific credible threat. it comes at the d of an already desperate and deadly week in afghanistan. thursday's suicide bomb attack claiming the lives of more than 170 afghans, one of the deadliest attacks in the history of the war. and the nation now mourning the loss of 13 u.s. service members. the largest loss of americans in afghanistan in more than a decade. most of them marines in their 20s. lance corp. david espinosa from texas who graduated high school just two years ago. rylee mccollum who was just weeks away from welcoming his first child. nicole gee, 23 years old cradling an infant during the evacuation at the airport. president

chris: folks- drew: folks on the gulf coast wish the rain would stop.hat we see tomorrow is an increase in the winds, which is dangerous for the fires. a red flag warning will begin at 11:00 a.m.. this includes the caldor fire and dixie fire, where winds will gust as high as 65 miles per hour. the winds out of the southwest, gusting over 25 miles per hour eastit is now a category 1 storm. the track does have it weakening as it heads to the north and east. as it heads north and east, by midweek it will likely drop two to six inches of additional rainfall. j.r.: thank you so much. the northwest coast of mexico is dealing with significant flooding in the aftermath of hurricane nora. it made landfall as a category one storm not far from porto viar--te poured into the street. one young boy was killed and several others are reported missing. the hope we will return to normal from covid-19 by this fall is fading fast across america. hospitalizations from the pandemic are up across the country, with the south seeing the most admissions. some hospitals are facin

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the people were gulf coast. i want you to know that praying for the best planning occurred for the worst. has heard from phil laval, who's in new orleans. it was being described earlier today as a mom, and that is what it is. you know, you can feel it. you can hear it and we're hearing and saying the effects. now we've got things falling off building to the side of us. i'm what you might see here. what you've other you see here is all the lights have gone out. we've just lost power here. this is the french course, this is holly central. we're hold, the power never goes out here. this is one of the places i always keep on. and it's just gone out. and this is what's happening across your lives. now we'll have a report. areas where they completely lost paula. as expected, withholding somewhere is a 911 emergency lines are down so people cannot call the authority of one. i see you hospital that is treating co patient has also lost power. so now they're scrambling to try to get people to safety, what they call, they

caroline shively has the latest now from the gulf coast. orleans mayor says the only way this city will make it through post. ida is working together to repair damage like this. search and recovery efforts ramped up across parts of louisiana and mississippi as weather conditions improved on monday, using both in helicopters, rescue crews are now optimistic they'll be able to reach residents who are stuck inside their homes. new orleans and the surrounding suburbs bore the brunt of storm ida heavy winds, some topping 100 mph caused significant damage to homes and businesses across the big, easy vote, and air rescues are expected to increase as floodwaters recede in parts of louisiana. hopefully, this operation won't be a long term. this isn't a hurricane katrina where we're trying to evacuate the city of new orleans we're talking about, you know, maximum, maybe 400 residents that stayed down, removing down trees and power lines from roadways will remain one of the top priorities. the federal government is also doing what they can to help res

. >>> hurricane ida is set to slam into the gulf coast tomorrow. the storm developing so fast, many did not have a plan to get out. in a briefing today, president biden issued an emergency declaration for louisiana. >> this weekend is the anniversary of hurricane katrina , and it is a stark reminder that we have to do everything we can to prepare the people in the region and make sure we are ready to respond. >> it is you can see three different wildfires where as bad as it looks, and this is a time lapse by the way over the last three hours, and it definitely doesn't look ready. it is far worse over there that is over here. it has been hazardous here. today, it has come down to just unhealthy in places, in the words of the air quality has actually drifted down into the foothills. do you know anybody that lives in rockland just in the foothills as you had out from sacramento? so, here is what happens on the big picture. it is really a lot more noticeable on monday the streamline here is where you really see the sunday start to take the majority of

s. gulf coast. the other one is working its way up, the west of the, of mexico. it isn't making land full, but it is bringing with it the very wet and windy weather to those coastal areas. it's working its way north up the gulf of california is going to bring some heavy range of the baja california peninsula. we're talking up to $200.00 millimeters. we are expecting to see flooding and on monday will work its way up the north western states as it heads towards the us where we are likely to see some flooding later in the week. but next have a look at i day is to rent any it has strengthened from a category one to a category for hurricane and it is expected to hit where katrina hits 16 years ago . but it was the category 3. so this one is expected to be stronger where see winds of up to 225 kilometers per hour. so a lot of damage expected and it's got a catastrophic storm said we are likely to see some very severe flooding here. and we'll keep an eye on these systems that should weather update. the news i think of some of the biggest companies in the world today. a