a lot of people still rebuilding from that. caused $1 billion in damage. david sears of our affiliate is holding on for us. we ve been having problems with your satellite because of the weather. by all means, we can see it but describe it as well. reporter: this is the reason why we re having problems with the satellite. this is the worst wind gusts we ve seen all day. the highest wind and the most rain, you can see some of the surf out here. we re in the bay and the choppiness is incredible. there goes the hat. it s coming over the post. used to be pelicans on those posts. no more. you can see the causeway. earlier we thought we were going to close the causeway but they haven t yet. no more can you see the island across the causeway. the first band of rain came through about 7:00 this morning. it s been getting worse as the day progresses. around this area, we have not seen much destruction. but this is the hardest that
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still, local officials say because of the oil, it does carry a danger they have never had to fight before. this new threat comes at a time when days have passed since they ve seen any new fresh oil. that s all going to change. when the wind shifts, this lake everything will be coming inbound and will pass right through here. reporter: without these barge, it keeps on going? it s going to go into lake pontchartrain and affect nine counties. reporter: this storm is going to do two things move that oil around. you can see how the water behind me is already getting choppy and the storm is still hours away. that choppiness is going to churn up the oil, help it biodegrade even faster than it has been. that s a good thing but it s also going to be moving it in places where it s never been before, possibly into marshes and beaches where it s never been before. everyone waiting to see after the storm passes what kind of new evidence of this oil spill
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