seriously challenged with communication, so individuals are not able to register for assistance. the american red cross is mobilizing 60 feeding sites in the neighborhoods that have been affected. it s only been about 72 hours since the category 4 storm made landfall and stayed over st. john parish for almost eight hours. so we re hopeful and moving along. how habited is the parish right now? how many people do you expect evacuated either before or, god forbid, trying to get out during the storm? how many people are in communities right now? is there concern people may still need 72 hours later, may still need rescuing from anywhere inside the parish? we ve had our sheriff s office, fire department, and the national guard in all of our neighborhoods rescuing people
emergency management officials, first responders and evacuees early on in the storm so we do have fixed feeding sites positions on the coastal communities and we are looking for gaps in the weather we have been talking about this morning so we can get additional seating units in over the next few hours and the next day or so but we are poised to have as many as 50 units a day, those 50 units will serve 80,000 meals a day. jillian: a lot of people across the country say how can i help? what can i do? at this point in the storm that is still ongoing, is there anything people can do? what are you most in need of? initially we need monetary donations so we can purchase and