the u.s. gulf coast, though not nearly as strong as feared. that is the good news this hour. the category 1 storm made its second landfall of the night near biloxi, mississippi. its first landfall hours earlier and that happened in southeast louisiana. strong winds and drenching rains there knocked out power to more than 36,000 people in three different states in mississippi, alabama and in florida. >> the storm itself is moving on now, but still a concern regarding possible tornadoes and what remains of the storm surge. what you're looking at here, firefighters wading through high waters at a casino parking garage in biloxi, the waters are receding now in some areas. we have with us now a storm chas cha cha cha chaser, reed timer. officials are pretty optimistic. >> the water levels are starting to recede, that's the main issue with the storm, the storm surge.