this stuff works without killing your weekend. this stuff works for the rookies and the seasoned pros. this stuff works in knoxville, bronxville, rockville, marysville. this is roundup for lawns. this stuff works. this morning is a massive cleanup beginning in new orleans after a tornado hit and left a trail of destruction in several areas. this storm, you re looking at it here, it flipped cars, it tore the roofs off of some homes. others were just completely ripped off of their foundations. one person that we know of was killed. and when you see these stunning images of the damage, that seems like a miracle. cnn s derek van dam joining us now from hard hit st. bernard parish. tell us what you re seeing now that the day has dawned. reporter: yeah, brianna, we have got our first light here, just adjacent to the lower ninth
hard-hit st. bernard parish, which took a direct hit from that tornado. sam, wow, this is just the latest blow. this is a region still reeling from hurricane ida last august, hurricane katrina. tornados aren t that common there. what is the recovery mission look like on the ground right now? reporter: chris, good morning. good toob with you. the search-and-rescue efforts were tuesday night and wednesday morning. at this point it s about cleaning up debris and trying to help folks pick their lives back up together and restore power. you ll hear sound of power lines going back up over this rport. this is one of the homes destroyed, never livable again. more than 90-plus homes that sustained material damage. a tree in the middle of the house has also punctured a nearby trailer. this is representative of what it looks like for blocks and blocks. i spoke with one homeowner, taryn baker, who saved up for years after she lost her home