it s a terrible deja vu for residents of louisiana. these are pictures we were showing seven years ago on cnn, tonight, seven years ago exactly. these are pictures from now. seven years later. a very different storm isaac was hitting different areas. but many cases similar destruction as seven years ago. isaac has now weakened to a tropical depression but was a cat 1 hurricane when it slammed into the gulf coast tuesday. flood warnings are in effect tonight for all of coastal louisiana and mississippi. more than half a million customers still don t have electricity, as i said in those states, and arkansas and alabama as well. mitt romney visited louisiana today to survey the damage. president s going to head there on monday. governor bobby jindal said both are welcome but there is no time for partisan politic, right now. the focus is on cleaning up. as floodwaters are starting to recede and revealing the extent of the damage. john czzarrella joins me. explain where you are, w
but that there was to re-enter as soon as the storm is over. here it is day five. we have no electricity. and i saw that for what ceo had made a comment saying that we will work with speed and public safety comes first. what about my public safety? we work in total 100% blackout down here. reporter: the sheriff said this is the parish that s always first hit with these hurricanes. it was first hit with katrina. again, first hit with isaac and really took a great impact from that storm. you sense that frustration from him. he is really pushing the crews to get here and get that job done. we saw so many rescues taking place there. where did people go? have they had the space or room for so many displaced people? reporter: many of the shelters, and there are several throughout the area, the shelters are all over and they re full. people are using the shelters. a lot of people are out of their homes right now. we re talking here in this area. we know at least 12,000 people
is a terrible deja vu for the pictures of louisiana. these are pictures we were showing you seven years ago tonight on cnn after hurricane katrina devastate d the state. ab these are pictures from now, seven years now, and different storm isaac was hitting different areas, but in many cases similar destruction as seven years later. and isaac was a cat 1 when it slammed into the gulf coast tuesday. flood warnings in effect now for all of coastal louisiana and mississippi and more than half a million customers still don t have electricity as i said in the states and in arkansas and alabama as well. mitt romney visited louisiana today to survey the damage. president obama will head there monday. and louisiana governor bobby jindal said that both are welcome, but there is no time for partisan politics right now, because the focus is on cleaning up as floodwaters are starting to recede and revealing the extent of the damage. john zarrella joins me now live with the latest. john, e
katrina devastated the state. ab these are pictures from now, seven years now, and different storm isaac was hitting different areas, but in many cases similar destruction as seven years later. and isaac was a cat 1 when it slammed into the gulf coast tuesday. flood warnings in effect now for all of coastal louisiana and mississippi and more than half a million customers still don t have electricity as i said in the states and in arkansas and alabama as well. mitt romney visited louisiana today to survey the damage. president obama will head there monday. and louisiana governor bobby jindal said that both are welcome, but there is no time for partisan politics right now, because the focus is on cleaning up as floodwaters are starting to recede and revealing the extent of the damage. john zarrella joins me now live with the latest. john, explain where you are and what you are seeing. anderson, we are in thecity of ameet in louisiana. that is the tangipahoa river, and now peo
katrina devastated the state. ab these are pictures from now, seven years now, and different storm isaac was hitting different areas, but in many cases similar destruction as seven years later. and isaac was a cat 1 when it slammed into the gulf coast tuesday. flood warnings in effect now for all of coastal louisiana and mississippi and more than half a million customers still don t have electricity as i said in the states and in arkansas and alabama as well. mitt romney visited louisiana today to survey the damage. president obama will head there monday. and louisiana governor bobby jindal said that both are welcome, but there is no time for partisan politics right now, because the focus is on cleaning up as floodwaters are starting to recede and revealing the extent of the damage. john zarrella joins me now live with the latest. john, explain where you are and what you are seeing. anderson, we are in thecity of ameet in louisiana. that is the tangipahoa river, and now peo