. >>> and welcome back to cnn's live coverage of hurricane isaac, i'm natalie allen. and reports are coming in now of the damage isaac is leaving in its wake, as i bring you the latest this is the live picture of golf port, mississippi, the wind and rain bearing down right now, it is pelting the coast line with heavy rain and a lot of wind as well, 60 miles an hour from the storms center and wind gusts as heavy at 80 miles an hour, and more than 300,000 homes without power. because the storm is moving so slowly, the system could dump up to 20 inches of rain in some areas. so people will be socked in for some time. we will keep tracking this hurricane, bringing you updates on where it is and what damage it's leaving behind. not even the -- we appreciate you joining us and we know that it appears this hurricane is kind of sitting on top of terrebonne parish where you are, what have you been experiencing and what are the conditions? >> well, it's been windy and rainy all day. obviously. but we have been on, you know, the west side of it, so, the most of the wind has all

you'll never roam alone. >>> i'm natalie allen.'s special coverage of hurricane isaac. we're here with you through the night. right now you're watching live pictures as this slow moving hurricane -- and that's the key, the slow moving part -- batters new orleans on the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. this is the area of bourbon street getting hit by rain and wind right now relentless bands beating down on southeast louisiana as well as coastal mississippi and alabama. more than 200,000 people are without power as they bear the brunt of this storm. plaquemines parish nilly nungesser says they are keeping a close eye on the levees. of course, the storm came right on shore at plaquemines parish. mr. noungesser is already seein damage there. here's what he had to say. >> we have a two-foot hole in the roof. the water is flowing into the house. the back wall of the house actually buckled and the water is coming through the light sockets like you were standing there with a hose. that's the same kind of damage we received on kat

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