regarding the main outages of new orleans and elsewhere, they also said there's a massive power -- a tower that collapsed and much of it is in the mississippi river along with power lines there. that gives you a sense of what people throughout this area are trying to deal with. the damage that they're assessing right now and the fact that they're going to be without power probably for several days. >> and obviously with the conditions calming down there, there's still so much moisture in the air. we're seeing condensation on brian's lens. but thank you for hustling for us to give us a look at what's happening right now in new orleans. thank you, brian. rescues are ongoing forr trappe residents in a town with massive flash flooding. ed, what are you seeing and what are you hearing from people there? >> reporter: anyone you go up to, the first words out of their