ida has been reduced to a category 1 hurricane, we're actually lucky. in new orleans, they've seep a powerful punch from ida. now it's passing towards us, and we're getting the outer bands here in baton rouge to a category 1. so we're still seeing some serious winds. as high as 25 to 30 miles per hour over here. people are not outside at this point. the only cars we've seen in the past couple of hours, rosemary, has been police officers driving around. other than that, that's been about it. so what we're seeing here in baton rouge, many are heeding to the warnings of the governor to stay inside and hunker down. >> yeah. of course, the hope was initially that people would get out. now that people did hunker down, search and rescue has to get under way at daybreak. there's also this concern about power being out. because when there's no power, there's a lack of clean water. what's being said about getting access for that to people in the morning. >> reporter: city officials, especially in new orleans, since everyone does not have power at this point, the c

jon: continuing coverage of hurricane ida that made landfall is one of the most powerful storms ever ry five for where ida stands now let's go to t15. >> seven hours ago making landfall it was category four and is still that it has weekend about one —- of it 130 miles per hour this will move fairly slowly and we can slowly so this is a forecast of the track across the louisiana but that is now 1:00 a.m. still category one places this far inland do not typically deal with hurricanes a hit landfall then we can more quickly than we are seeing with this one what does this look like it is a future forecast model you can see moisture and on the eastern side of this eventually getting up into mississippi or even into alabama all of that moisture will mean flooding or the potential so we have a wide area of flash flood watches and advisories. the long-term story once the wind dies down will be the flooding and that something we will watch four days. jon: thank you, adam. let's bring in the united states coast guard mart career h c 144 ocean century pilot. are you able to fly right now in the

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yes. could just update us please on the latest with hurricane ida.- latest with hurricane ida. hurricane ida. yes, so the storm made _ latest with hurricane ida. yes, so the storm made landfall- latest with hurricane ida. yes, so the storm made landfall a - latest with hurricane ida. yes, so the storm made landfall a little i the storm made landfall a little over an hour ago. the storm made landfall a little overan hourago. i the storm made landfall a little over an hour ago. i came on short with winds of 150 mph and basically made landfall in south—eastern louisiana near a town called port fouchon, an area centred on the oil and gas industry. fortunately that region is not highly populated, but there obviously a lot of oil and gas infrastructure in this area. but we are expecting a pretty sizeable storm surge to be piling up, especially to the right side of the track, which includes south—eastern louisiana and new orleans metropolitan area. again, this is all unfolding, the storm itjust made landfall, we are still piecing it together and seeing what is happening because i am i

hurricane ida making landfall in louisiana. a catastrophic hurricane. violent winds reaching 150 miles per hour. one of the most powerful storms on record to strike the u.s., and 16 years to the day since katrina. tonight, the scenes of destruction coming in now. rooftops ripped off buildings. massive waves of water crashing into homes. relentless rain and flooding. in new orleans tonight, the roaring storm surge testing the levee system that went in after katrina. hundreds of thousands in louisiana without power tonight. reports of dozens trapped on a hard-hit barrier island. and the stunning video from a hurricane hunter flying into the eye of the storm, 17 miles across. tonight, hospitals already overwhelmed with patients with covid now sheltering in place. my interview with the doctor in chief of children's hospital of new orleans. hurricane ida now carving a path of destruction as it tracks north. chief meteorologist ginger zee, victor oquendo, and matt gutman all reporting from the storm zone tonight. >>> the other major story this sunday night. n

in new york. >>> ida a category 1 hurricane. he first reported fatal they and more than a million without power as ida slows to a near stand still over louisiana. the storm making

it feels like you're on the set of a movie, but it's a movie starring hurricane ida, and it's real lifeoff because of ida. all of that strong wind. and it has just been lifted up and banging back against the window. we're waiting for it to come flying off at any moment. if you look on the ground, you have pieces of the roof. this is part of the roof from a building behind our photo journalist dominik swan. that was ripped off during the storm and is lying on the street here. it's why we have 400,000-some people without power because this part of town is full of trees. and those trees are breaking limbs everywhere and they're crashing onto those power lines. and power is out. and it is so unsafe for people to be out so those emergency crews, emergency responders are not out right now because they're trying to keep themselves safe and then they'll go out and help people when they can. jim? >> and what can you tell us about the -- can you tell us more about that building just to the side of you where you can see the awning. the awning or umbrellas have been ripped off of that rooftop resta

learn more at cosentyx.com. >>> hurricane ida making land fall as around extremely dangerous category with winds of 150 miles per hour. this is only the third time a hurricane of this magnitude has hit louisiana. nadia is in new orleans. the very city devastated by hurricane katrina 16 years ago to the day. nadia, the mayor is urging residents to stay inside, hunker down for the remainder of the day. we heard the governor saying if you're hunkering down, you may have to be prepared to wait it out 72 hours before rescuers could get to you? what are the conditions like and are you anticipating a situation where things are going to get worse? >> yeah. jim, i can see exactly why the governor says it's going to take at least 72 hours. we're waiting for hurricane ida to show up. now she's here and creating havoc. we know we have the downed power lines. more than 2000 customers without power. this is canal street. this is a major thoroughfare through the city of new orleans. look at the damage the storm has done. the bus stops have had the glass blown out of them from the wind. the palm tree

hurricane ida is still a category 4 hurricane.lot of these roads are not going to be passable. especially out there on highway 56, where there's a massive flood gate that's in place out there. but there are a number of homes on stilts that are dotting that highway along highway 56 that looked precarious even before this storm got under way. so their goal is going to be to head out there, see what sort of damage is out there, do what they can. but, again, he said they're going to be able to do of that this evening. most of that, he predicts, they won't be able to do until tomorrow morning. jim. >> all right. jason carroll, you stay safe. it's going to be a long night for jason and his crew. we appreciate those updates all day long. thanks so much. a slow-moving hurricane of historic proportions is pounding louisiana with relentless intensity. hurricane ida is now punishing the state on the 16th anniversary of hurricane katrina. we're now seeing some flooding in the new orleans french quarter and southeast of the city, water is now

hurricane ida as we've been reporting but also skyrocketing covid cases. w in some of the worst-hit areas for covid, and the hurricane and hospitals can't keep up. the jump in covid cases has been credited to the unvaccinated as slightly more than 52% of people in the u.s. have gotten their shots. not so much in the south of the country, however. the rates are lower there. and with the full approval of the pfizer/biontech vaccine, many are calling now for vaccine mandates, especially in schools once children under 12 become eligible the same as vaccines are for other things like polio and smallpox. a top u.s. disease expert agrees. here is dr. anthony fauci speaking to cnn's jake tapper. >> i believe that mandating vaccines for children to appear in school is a good idea. and remember, jake, this is not something new. we have mandates in many places in schools, particularly public schools, that if in fact you want a child to come in, we've done this for decades and decades, requiring polio, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis. so this would not be something

hurricane ida is a wicked monster storm that could carry out a great deal of damage. right now, in new orleans, and the region, many people who could -- this was the case with hurricane katrina -- have left. they have evacuated either north or west. i have got friends who have gone to houston. some who have gone to atlanta and birmingham. but many people are following the instructions and suggestions of the mayor, have sheltered in place. because they have sheltered in place, now what they are going to experience is a loss of power, which means you can't use your television, ultimately, your cell phone, you can't recharge it. you will not be able to use it. that creates a great deal of concerns. my concern -- the biggest risk now, rev is you have got the wind, and the damages that the wind can do. but you have also got the larger question is whether this enhanced $14 billion improved levee system will hold against these surges and whether the pumping system which -- in new orleans, there have been problems in 99 drainage pumps. about 96 of them, according to the city a

we're seeing hurricane ida come in at likely a category four.people realize what happened with katrina, and it is one of two things. either they're saying i survived katrina, i can do it again, or people are saying i don't want any part of a storm that could be worse than katrina and are making their way out of the city. >> stand by. allison, i want you to update viewers of the latest forecast of the hurricane ida and what we can anticipate. >> sustained winds of 85 miles per hour. we're starting to see the eyewall form. you can see it there. that's again a true sign the storm is continuing to intensify and strengthen as we expected it to do, moving back into warm waters of gulf of mexico. we're starting to see some of the outer bands push through the gulf coast region, yes in louisiana and other states. florida, mississippi, alabama, texas getting outer bands pushing through. those will become more frequent and get stronger the next 24 hours. it is a category one as of now. we'll see this rapidly intensify as it continues to push through the ex

>> first trey, prayers to the people in path of hurricane ida, my heart skips a beat any time a see aricane, thank you for your coverage and prayers for the people there. the situation with afghanistan is beyond disgusting. look at where we are now, first, the jihadist have a moral victory, for al-qaeda and isis and taliban. they have all had a moral victory. but not just in afghanistan but in the world. which going to allow them to recruit, and allow more lone wolf situations, it will be more dangerous. secondly, you look at fact that look at optics, what our allies are saying in the world, did you think that nato was thinking about doing things without the u.s.? are you watching now our allies are having conversations without us. and you are looking at fact that the british and french have gone out of their way to get their citizens out and we're telling our americans, hey, by the way, don't come to the airport, we have so many americans trey that are not even near kabul. they are on all over afghanistan. and they cannot get through a checkpoint their passports are taken and taliban

will arrive _ category four hurricane. ida will arrive 16 _ category four hurricane. , when 80% of new orleans was flooded and most 2000 people lost their lives. hurricane ida is not expected to cause such devastation, though. the winds will be stronger and the wall of water is not expected to be as high of that that submerged the city into thousand five. the authorities in new orleans are not taking any chances. at authorities in new orleans are not taking any chances. at this time, i not taking any chances. at this time. i will _ not taking any chances. at this time, i will be _ not taking any chances. at this time, i will be and _ not taking any chances. at this time, i will be and i _ not taking any chances. at this time, i will be and i am - time, i will be and i am calling for mandatory evacuation of all areas outside of our levy protection system. all areas outside of our levy protection system. definitely mandatory evacuation. some in areas protected _ mandatory evacuation. some in areas protected by _ mandatory evacuation. some in areas protected by levees - m

. >> hurricane ida is -- >> hurricane ida is tied for strongest storm to ever strike louisiana. tonight, louisiana governor john bell edwards is requesting a presidential major disaster declaration due to the severe impact of the storm. and just this hour, we're hearing reports that the plaquemines parish levees have overtopped with 150-mile-per-hour winds, hurricane ida made landfall as a category-4 storm near port fourchon this afternoon. the storm surge has reached four to seven feet in southeast louisiana and coastal mississippi. water has engulfed roads, homes, businesses, and marinas. right now, ida is holding strong as an extremely dangerous category-3, as it makes its way through louisiana. 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 hurric

mike: national hurricane center says damage from ida will be significant. e. thanks very much. fox weather coming in october. watch for it. jacqui: 16 years to the day after hurricane katrina made landfall in louisiana, hurricane ida is slamming ashore, threatening the same communities. retired army lieutenant general russell oderey was responsible for coordinating military relief efforts after katrina in 2005. he joins us with more. thank you for joining us. appreciate your time. >> good to be with you. jacqui: in your view, has there been enough preparation for a storm of this kind of magnitude to mitigate its impact? has there been enough evacuation efforts, structural improvement, resiliency efforts, things like that? >> well, we have made a lot of progress in resilience. i don't think we are ever really ever ready for a category 4 or 5 storm or the wind and damage that it can provide. we are a lot better than they were before katrina as you indicated in the he question. we're never really ready. we will have exposure. it's something i remember learning,

the folks here are going to be waking up to see what type of damage hurricane ida has left behind. pamela? >> now utility companies are warning power outages from ida could last for weeks. we have that on top of all of this damage and a little window you're giving us into what is likely the case across many parts of the state. thank you very much. let's go straight to baton rouge now and check in with cnn's ed lavendera. what is the situation there? >> hi palm l. here in baton rouge we are finally starting to see the strongest rain bands from hurricane ida. it has taken hours for it to make its way here. we spent much of the day driving into the low lying communities to see how they're preparing for this moment. it matched what the lieutenant governor was telling you a short while ago and how people there are really nervous about the wind speeds because hurricanes usually don't stay at such a strong level this far north, this far away from the coast line. so many people we spoke with say that was one of the things they were most concerned about. they had never been through a storm w

hurricane ida has made landfall in the us state of louisiana. into the coast with winds of 150 miles per hour. 0ur correspondent nada tawfik sent this report. it's past time to prepare as the skies darken with hurricane ida's approach. all new orleans can do now is wait. the fear of what's to come has paralysed this otherwise carefree city. earlier, masses rushed to the airport to evacuate before it shut down, as ida grew rapidly in strength. many others took to the road. we have two kids in the car — they're both 12 months. we really wanted to evacuate for them. like, best case scenario is, like, power outages and some minor flooding. worst case, i don't even want to think of that. for those who stayed, like ella and charles with their newborn son, storm preparation has become a way of life. every year, it's on the back of your mind that a big storm could and probably will come. each year, the number of storms increases, their intensity increases. the governor of the state has warned this could be an historic hurricane. we're absolutely doing e

, if you're in the eastern half of the united states, odds are you will feel some effects from hurricane idathat portico with your crew. shaq brewster is in gulfport, mississippi. >> we were about 150 miles away from where this hurricane made landfall. in the outer areas you're getting the tropical storm-force winds, the wind gusts that are increasing. we heard from the fire chief himself, he's warned residents, once the winds get above 45 miles an hour it will get to a point where he with will stop sending officers out to respond to emergency. that's because of out of concern for their safety. he's telling everyone, all the residence to hunker down. i still see a couple police cars driving around, so that suggests we're not at that range, but i will tell you the gusts are getting aggressive. we know there's only more to come. this is the time period the mayor told us he was most concerned about, with the storm surge, about the possible flooding, the fact that you have the intensity of these storms, the threat from tornadoes sit you to listen to what the mayor told me about his fears with th

we have continuing coverage of hurricane ida. which continues to pummel louisiana tonight. 11 hours after making landfall, as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the united states. in the last hour president biden approved a major disaster declaration for louisiana. i came to shore as a category four storm with maximum stints over 150 miles per hour. it has been weakening as it's moved inland but slowly. and it is now down to a category two but the natural hurricane center says that it is still bringing catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds and flash flooding, to southeastern louisiana. and that has brought scenes like this in the city of houma. >> the extraordinary power of those high winds, meanwhile the entire city of new orleans is in the dark, without power tonight. except for those with generators. the power company says ida caused quote, catastrophic transmission damage. across louisiana more than 930,000 people have lost power. we have also had our first confirmed death caused by this hurricane a 60 year old man

back to you. >>> and we're turning to our top story, hurricane ida. urs ago the national hurricane center upgraded the potentially catastrophic storm to category 4. it is forecast to slam the louisiana coast today on the same day as hurricane katrina 16 years ago. derek van dam filed this report from houma, louisiana as residents prepared. >> reporter: last minute preparations taking place in the parish where i'm standing over 100,000 residents call this particular parish home. you can see the individuals from the tarabone parish dumping fresh sand within this area, men, women and children coming to fill as many sandbags as they possibly can to help protect property and lives and of course their businesses. this is a particularly vulnerable part of southern louisiana. where i'm standing now, only 10 feet above sea level with a storm surge projection of 10 to 15 feet within this particular parish, that makes this area under threat. flash flooding a major concern as well with the potential for several inches of rain, but it is really the storm surge and

right now, hurricane ida is making its dangerous trek towards the u.s. gulf coast as a category 2 storm. but expected to rapidly gain strength in the hours ahead. the potentially catastrophic hurricane forecast to slam into the louisiana coast on sunday. possibly, as a category 4 storm. hitting the state on exactly the same date as hurricane katrina, 16 years ago. now, the national weather service in new orleans says storm surge and high winds could leave some locations uninhabitable for weeks or even months. now, both mandatory and voluntary evacuations have been ordered for several louisiana parishes as the national hurricane center warns of life-threatening situations. officials say if residents are to leave, do it now. now, nearly all of the floodgates in louisiana's hurricane and storm damage risk reduction system have been closed down ahead of the storm. those still open will -- fema says it is moving supply trucks and generators into louisiana ahead of ida's landfall. there are 10,000 linemen in the state, already. another 20,000, on standby. and m

hurricane ida is expected to hit the coast of louisiana on sunday, 16 years after hurricane katrina devastatedpeople dead. with stronger defence is now in place, there is hope levees in new orleans will be able to withstand the impact of the hurricane. the experts warn that if storm surges hit as a time that coincides with high tide sea water could flood the new orleans tide sea water could flood the new 0rlea ns levee system and enter the city once again. new 0rlea ns levee system and enter the city once again. well earlier i spoke to paul miller who's an 0ceanography & coastal sciences assistant professor at louisiana state university. hejoined us from baton rouge which lies in the path of hurricane ida...i asked him how bad he was expecting we are prepared for some pretty severe impacts here and even worse in other places in south—east louisiana. as you mentioned in the introduction we are expecting a category four hurricane along the coast and power outages will be widespread. communications will be disrupted and so, there are preparations being made to restore those as soon as possible. i

hurricane ida makes landfall on the louisiana coast, with wind speeds of up to 150 mph. president biden warns things will be tough. this is going to be a devastating, devastating hurricane. a life—threatening storm. more explosions in kabul as the us carries out an air strike. officials say an "imminent isis—k threat" has been stopped. meanwhile, the clock continues to tick down to the us withdrawal from afghanistan, many afghans are still desperate to leave. flights are almost over. what are you going to do now? what about us? we worked with them, we support them. and hospitals are at capacity in tokyo. we follow a team of doctors that tries to keep covid patients alive. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit america's gulf coast in 200 years has slammed into louisiana. hurricane ida brought winds of around 240 kph, and is expected to cause widespred devastation. widespread devastation. president biden described the storm as

>> 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 f

hurricane ida and covid-19. our health care system, our hospitals are hunkering down. they are caring for the patient that's are within their walls. our first responders will be unable to get to you. >> president biden yesterday reminding americans to wear a mask and social distance as they seek shelter from the storm. joining me now, the chief operating officer children's hospital of new orleans. thank you for being with us. the louisiana department of health reports more than 100,000 covid cases among children statewide. how many patients is your hospital treating? >> we've treated hundreds of children with covid-19 disease over the past weeks and months. currently there are nine children at children's hospital new orleans hospitalized with covid-19 and another two who are hospitalized with multisystem inflammatory disease. >> how have you been preparing for this hurricane and what we keep hearing about the potential loss of power? >> we this morning locked the hospital down about 7:00 a.m. we have about 400 t

as you know, this afternoon, ida made landfall as a category 4 hurricane near pourt fourchon. it was a strong category 4 with sustained winds of 150 miles per hour. tonight, ida remains extremely dangerous as it makes its way through the bayou state. 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. welc

>> now that the height of the storm has passed, a clear picture is emerging of the devastation hurricane idaeft behind. >> pretty intense. a lot of wicked winds and luckily no flooding, that's the difference between the storm and katrina. reporter: on the same day 16 years ago, hurricane katrina devastated new orleans. as a category four storm, ida lashed louisiana and mississippi with ferocious ands that knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of people. >> we were all in the chapel watching tv until the power went off and then it was all glass so we could see the wind blowing and trees. it did not look that bad. reporter: but for those who could not afford to move to higher ground, the damage and loss is much worse. rapidly risinwater chased those who could not evacuate to their attics, where they called and texted to be rescued. president biden has called ida a life-teatening storm and called louisiana a major disaster area. federal help is on the way. >> we know individuals are out there waiting to be rescued because their homes are not habitable. many places we have floodwaters encr

hurricane ida came ashore as a category 4. usually a lot of these storms lose much of its strength by the time it reaches this far inland. but many residents told us they're extremely worried about the wind damage that this storm can bring. a lot of tall trees in some of the neighborhoods that we were in, so many people inside their homes were telling us that they're worried about trees collapsing onto their homes. those are the kinds of things that residents are dealing with here in these overnight hours. and on top of that, these types of hurricanes that pass in the darkness just add another terrifying level of experience to what is already a horrible experience to have to endure. ed lavandera, cnn, baton rouge, louisiana. >> thanks to ed for that. now i want to bring in a louisiana state official who lives in new orleans, democratic state representative mandy landry joins me now. she's riding out the storm from her home. she joins us by phone. you heard ed lavandera there in baton rouge. what's the situation like where you

out west as we watch what is happening with hurricane ida. to make landfall along the southeastern coast at any moment. and here is a look from space. look at that showing just how massive ida is. it is packing winds right now up to 155 miles per hour with even higher gusts. and that is a few miles yet of a

what are the characteristics of this hurricane that you're looking at as ida just pummels louisiana right now? >> yeah, i think the biggest -- one of the big differences was katrina was a wider storm, if i might use that term. hurricane force winds, 200 miles 20 each side of the eye of the storm. this one, while it's stronger, it has a smaller circumference to it. that being said, it's going through -- it went through the oil patch. and it went through the oil production, port fourchon. that could be significant damage because some 15% of our fuel come from there in port fourchon and went through the oil patch. the next thing it's going to hit as it continues to move in this direction, it's going to head into the chemical corridor or what we call cancer alley here between new orleans and baton rouge. 150 chemical plants. they are right next door to each other. we have not seen a wind of that nature go through that industrial complex before. and it's going to disrupt the port of new orleans. you know on any given day, 50% of the barges in the united states are in the port of new orleans. s

more than 700,000 people are without power, including the whole of new orleans, as hurricane ida hitsouisiana. the governor urges people to stay indoors. we can expect devastating impact to continue for most of the next 2a hours or so as the hurricane passes through the state. the main candidates to succeed angela merkel as german chancellor clash on climate change and taxation in their first televised debate ahead of next month's election. demonstrators in greece clash with police over new rules that force health workers to be vaccinated against covid—19. # magic. and one of the most influential reggae producers and performers, lee �*scratch�* perry dies injamaica, aged 85. hello and welcome. let's start with some breaking news now. as many as five rockets have reportedly been fired near kabul airport in the last couple of hours. a us official said the rockets were intercepted by an american anti—missile system. it is not yet clear if all were brought down by the defence system, nor if there were any casualties. it comes a day after the us led an air strike on a vehicle in kabul, rep

as hurricane ida barrels through the state. winds in the city cold reach 85 miles per hour. says it's unfortunately had to suspend all operations as ida approaches. nadia is along the river front in new orleans for us right now. na nadia, what are you experiencing? >> reporter: well, it's the wind speeds. they had these guidelines in a lot of coastal cities. if it's too windy or rainy, there's always a measure for when they have to stop their emergency operations because they're putting themselves at risk. we've reached that point in enormous. the wind is picking up. it almost feels like the wind is all around you. you can feel it almost hugging you in a way that makes you want to get away from the storm, to get as far away from ida as you can. we often interview people after hurricanes and ask them what did it sound like? how did you feel. when they tell you it sounds like a freight train, i agree. it sounds just like a freight train. it comes barrelling through from every direction. you can hear the howling of the wind. and it really starts to make you uneasily, because you

this storm was called hurricane ida.ron and bp and exxon, it should be ida -- they are the ones who caused this mess. it is ridiculous. it is time for us to get serious about this climate crisis. the times of playing games with politics, either democrat or republican, the time for playing games with this climate crisis is over. it is time to put humanity first. a cli theirars. homwith no electricity suffering in need. people still maiaining the archaic views of the fossil fuel industry? that has got to stop now. juan: is it your fear similar to what happened after hurricane katrina that the crisis wa used to implement anti-people policies, for instance, the elimination virtually of all public schools in new orleans that this crisis will be used in the segway way by those in power? >> most definitely. after katrina, we knew the fossil fuel industry started to create the climate denial platform most of they moved beyond that now as well as the policies and communities who live to destroy those community's. literally rollin

hurricane ida is churning deeper into louisiana right now after slam ago shore just shy of a categoryas feared. at landfall, ida's sustained winds were 150 miles an hour. officially tying the strongest storms to ever hit the state. ida has been even stronger than katrina, which in a cruel irony, devastated the state 16 years ago today. it is too early to asses

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 louisiana since the 1850s and ironically scheduled to make land fall on the 16th annive

we begin with the destruction left in the wake of hurricane ida. storm killed at least two people, but officials expect the death toll to rise. ida slammed southern louisiana, flooding entire cities like houma. crews rushed to save people trapped in their homes. powerful winds knocked down power lines, leaving more than 1 million customers dark in louisiana and mississippi. it could be weeks before the power grid is fixed. michael george is in bridge city, just outside of new orleans, with more on the devastation. michael, good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning. and if you're wondering why officials say it will take weeks to fully restore power, the answer is right behind me. this three-story transmission tower was torn down by ida. and the catastrophic failure of the power grid is just one of many problems that people in louisiana are dealing with. >>> a massive emergency response is now underway after hurricane ida blasted the gulf coast. >> things are just falling apart. i haven't got a dry spot in the house. >> reporter: the storm d

america's gulf coast in 200 years has slammed into louisiana. 16 years since hurrican katrina, hurricane idas battering the state with winds reaching 200kmp/h. this is a live picture overlooking new orleans. tens of thousands of people have been evacuated, and meteorologists say the slow pace of the hurricane — now a category three — has increased its destructive potential. president biden described the storm as life—threatening. nada tawfik sent this report from new orleans. well, conditions are deteriorating rapidly now that hurricane ida has made landfall, the wind gusts are clocking in at about 60 mph here in new orleans where the storm is, but this is just a tiny preview of what is expected and this is on the day 16 years to the day that hurricane katrina devastated new orleans, a day filled with so much trauma for the residents here. the storm could one of the strongest to hit the united states. the mayor has already warned residents that emergency services won't be able to reach them, to stay inside, and complicating all the efforts of recovery of course is a surge of covid cases here

we will stand with people in the gulf until you're back on your feet. >> yang: hurricane ida hit as louisiana'stals are already stressed from a resurgence of covid-19 because of low vaccination rates and the highly contagious delta variant. after spending 16 hours as a hurricane over land, ida was downgraded to a tropical storm as it churned toward mississippi. ood watches have been posted along the storm's projected path from the northern gulf coast to the tennessee valley. for the pbs newshour, i'm john yang >> woodruff: the storm grew in strength and intensity beyond what had been projected just a couple of days ago. scientists say greenhouse gas emissions and climate change are contributing and fueling hurricanes like ida, in part by warming the waters that feed and fuel the storm. we go to one of the hardest hit areas in hurricane ida's path: louisiana's lafourche parish, west of new orleans, where reports of damage are significant. archie chaisson is the president of lafourche parish. >> woodruff: mr. archie chaisson, thank you very much f joining us. first of all, tell us how padly was l

hurricane ida is a 4. it is on the cusp of a 5. o 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're talking about in excess of 15 inches of rain, w

hurricane ida is grange strength and barreling toward louisiana coastline, set to hit louisiana as an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane tomorrow on the 16th anniversary to the day that hurricane katrina made landfall. the state's governor is warning that time to prepare is running out and that ida could be one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the state in more than a century. all flights tomorrow at new orleans international airport have been canceled. more on that in a moment. we're also following the devastating news out of afghanistan. the u.s. embassy in kabul tonight just issuing a security alert at the kabul airport telling u.s. citizens to leave the area immediately due to a specific threat, that warning from the embassy comes just hours after president biden said that another terrorist attack at the kabul airport is highly likely in the next 24 to 36 hours. more from afghanistan in just a minute. let's go back to hurricane ida. our meteorologist tom sater is in the cnn weather center tracking the path. we're supposed to get an update from the national weather service.

hurricane ida is expected to hit the coast of louisiana on sunday, 16 years after hurricane katrina devastated leaving more than 1800 people dead. with stronger defences now in place, there is hope levees in new orleans will be able to withstand the impact of the hurricane. the experts warn that if storm surges hit as a time that coincides with high tide sea water could flood the new 0rlea ns levee system and enter the city once again. let's return to afghanistan. the us embassy in kabul has issued a fresh warning to all us citizens to leave the airport area immediately. its latest security alert mentions a �*specific and credible threat�*. earlier, president biden said an attack on kabul airport was highly likey in the next 2a to 36 hours. on thursday, the islamic state group in afghanistan killed as many as 170 people, including 13 us military personnel. secunder kermani reports from kabul. gunfire 0utside kabul airport, warning shots ring out. since thursday's awful suicide bombing by the local branch of the islamic state group, the crowds here have grown smaller, but some still remain. ten

that's janessa webb starting us off with the forecast on hurricane ida. and now let's get west of new orleans, and that's where we see morgan chesky joining us live. >> reporter: yeah, janessa made a good point, and that's when the sun rises and that's going to be the first real look ida, and some of the wind gusts that were reported at 140 miles per hour, as it roared through this area, and part of the compounding problem joshua is the fact that the western side of ida's eyewall seemingly stalled over this area for a little bit, and that meant you didn't get that temporary break, but you continue to get massive winds, and we have watched roofs be ripped off and smaller structures outside collapse, and we have heard reports -- i'm seeing blue and red lights and that's a good sign because -- it's fortunately a good sign because it means police and fire trucks are able to go out and survey the damage. we will have a much clear sign tomorrow, but you can see the lights in the distance behind me, and that's the hospital, that might be one of the few structure

this in the wake of hurricane ida. you are lane's has been suffering with the memories of hurricane katrina in 2005. u.s. president spokearlier from the headquarters of fema. that is the nerve center of federal disaster management. >> we know hurricane ida had potential to cause massive damage. that is exactly what we saw. we have got one million people in louisiana without power. for a time, isa caused the mississippi river to change its direction. some folks are dealing with the storm surge and flash flooding. there are roads that are impassable due to debris and down power lines. we need people to shelter-in-place if it is safe to do so. >> just heard from president biden on the ground. matt is a difficult to say the least. newer liens, he bought counting the cost. >> downing electricity poles, uprooting trees and making rubble out of historical buildings, that is the aermath of hurricane ida. 16 years after hurricane katrina hit the same region with deadly consequences, that anniversary was on people's minds. >> i

so the eye wall of hurricane ida is now approaching new orleans and we are feeling those hurricane gusts somewhere around 85 miles per hour. and the sad part is things are only going to get worse. and they did winds reaching more than 170 miles an hour on the coast powerlines like these stood no chance the rain relentless testing the state's upgraded levees, which thankfully appear to have held this nurse had to be pulled from her car. with daylight the damage revealed roofs torn from building after building, trees down everywhere. massive debris seen all across new orleans streets. this boat tossed into the middle of a highway >> we know hurricane ida had the potential to cause massive damage and that's exactly what we saw >> reporter: some communities like grand isle along the gulf coast completely cut off, with power out and communications down, it's still impossible to assess the full impact of this monster storm. >> our thanks to tom llamas for that report. >>> overnight there was an optimistic update about the rescue efforts the mayor of grand isle believes that everyone there did

. >>> that is hurricane ida. she blasshe blasted louisiana t people in floodwaters and ripping buildings apart. we welcome you to "cbs this morning." goteamovere alugust 30th, 2021. along the path of e it has alreadyd > hoal tnew orans doctor about how they're keeping patients safe. >>> and rockets are fired toward the kabul airport after a u.s. drone strike kills more suspected terrorists. the latest on the final hours of the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. >>> first, here's today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> reporter: you're seeing some of the peak intensity right now. debris being sprayed everywhere. buildings like over here, the roof completely off. >> reporter: hurricane ida made landfall in louisiana battering the southeastern gulf coast with an onslaught of water and dangerous winds. >> the storm exactly 16 years to the day after hurricane katrina. >> this is going to cause catastrophic damage. >> this is a major, major storm. it's going to test us in ways that we've not been tested befor

>> the urgent efforts to help people trapped after hurricane ida. a new look at the catastrophic damage and the new threat after the storm. a deadly alligator attack in the floodwaters. >>> also happening right now. the terrifying evacuation near lake tahoe, california. a massive wildfire takes aim. traffic jams stretch for miles as residents flee, smoke choking the region. a famous ski resort tries to hold back the flames. >>> last man out. what we're learning about this man, the last u.s. service member to fly out of afghanistan. america's longest war now over. but a new indication the taliban may be up to its old ways. >>> caught on camera. the bank robbers who tied hostages to the get away cars. >>> and a new limit to how long kids play video games. to a heartwarming good-bye to a beloved mailman. all the stories for your tuesday morning. >>> from abc news in new york. this is "america this morning." >> good tuesday morning, everyone. we begin with the urgent search for people trapped in the floodwaters after hurricane ida. and the massive effor

are going to begin tonight with the urgent search and rescue operation under way tonight after hurricane ida slammed into louisiana, into new orleans. one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit. hurricane ida making landfall as an extremely dangerous category 4 storm with ewinds 150 miles pr hour and those reported wind gusts reaching 172 miles per hour. and then remaining a category 4 storm for an astonishing six hours, tearing through southeast louisiana, ripping parts of the in new orleans, the new levees after katrina did hold. that was reassuring, but the city's reenforced power grid did not. tonight, more than a million customers across louisiana are without power and the utility now warning it could take weeks to restore. no way to charge phones, for many, no way to call for help. hospitals filled with covid patients have no choice but to shelter in place. this hospital, the roof torn off. oxnard health system suffering damage. tonight, the images of the coast guard, the helicopters taking off as soon as they could to try to assess the damage, out searching for people who stayed

we are tracking hurricane ida's raging floodwaters and crippling winds.od gate and bridge collapse forced hundreds of residents begging to be rescued. ida now a category 1 storm, hitting the gulf coast so hard it reversed the flow of the mississippi river. its winds literally lifted trees up by their roofs. parts of coastal louisiana, mississippi and alabama under tornado warnings. one person was killed outside of baton rouge when a free fell on their home. more than 1 million people are without power. janice dean is tracking the latest. we continue to follow this. the u.s. intercepting at least some of the five rockets targeting kabul's airport overnight. it is up clear who is behind the attack but there have been no reported deaths. the car the rockets were reportedly fired from seen engulfed in flames. the white house says president biden and his national security team have been briefed on the attack. this comes on the eve of president biden's deadline for troops to leave afghanistan. and just hours after a u.s. drone strike on a vehicle containing at

amy: hurricane ida slammed into louisiana sunday, leaving a million people without power, including all of new orleans. the devastating storm hit 16 years to the day after hurricane katrina. we will speak to two new orleans residents who evacuated their homes, monique verdin of the united houma nation, d oil an energy investigative journalist antonia juhasz. >> this orm is barely to the oil and gas part of louisiana and i'm deeply worried about the impact. amy: they to afghanistan where u.s. forces have intercepted five missiles targeting the kabul airport as the u.s. withdrawal enters its fil hours. this comes as the u.s. is facing accusations that a u.s. drone strike killed 10 members of the same afghan family, including seven children, sunday. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in afghanistan, at least six people, including three children, were killed in a u.s. drone attack near the kabul airport sunday. some reports say the total number of victims may be 10 people, including seven children. this is a