jon: the state of alabama may have escaped the worst of hurricane isaac, but the big problem is flooding. coastal areas could see up to 8 feet of storm surge. that is in addition to nearly a foot of rain. we will talk with the vice chief of staff and spokesman for alabama s national guard. i know from covering hurricanes that it can often take a while to get the damage assessments in. you have power out, people can t call. you can t get helicopters in the area to look things over. based on what you have seen and heard, how is your state doing? good morning, and thank you for having me here this morning. i also want to let you know that we are thinking about and praying for our neighbors. people that are really impacted by the storm. i know that they would do the same for us. right now, we are looking at the
all of us live from washington. peter, what can you tell us? the gulf accounts for 20% of total u.s. oil production and about 7% of natural gas. the government says that isaac has disrupted about 93% of oil and 67% of natural gas production. as for that critical refining capacity, the government estimates the storm has cut production by more than 900,000 barrels per day. about 12% of total capacity. all of this did send the prices a bit. but fortunately, isaak largely missed the production platforms so there has been little damage to them. and oil prices have actually come down on that news. news yesterday that crude inventories are actually much higher than expected. for now, analysts say that will lessen any need to tap the strategic petroleum reserve. just look at the market.
jon: is it scary? i m assuming it s your first hurricane. yes, it is definitely something i ve never experienced before. these winds are pretty brutal. i ve never seen trees been like this in my entire life. jon: well, we hope that this hurricane isaac blows over and get out of there so that you can get on with your college career at tulane. collin chanel, thank you so much for talking with us. thank you. i really appreciate you having me. have a good one be to college is all about learning different things in different ways. jon: also new challenges. jenna: as we continue to attract hurricane isaac, we have live pictures as well from gulfport, mississippi. it is hard to make it out there. our viewers in the gulf coast are sending is very dramatic photos of the storm. we will share some of the images and what you are seeing on the ground coming up next. we believt
events. but the storm is massive. 400 miles wide. still, very well put together. twelve hours later. we are watching this develop and slowly moving onshore. new orleans, you re going to see rain and wind damage for a 24 or more our period. thirty-six hours the storm could continue to lash the coastline. very vulnerable, as jenna mentioned. storm surges and rain and wind, and a tornado watch until 4:00 p.m. we also have a tornado warning just south and east of hattiesburg. we see the rotating band seeing the potential for tornadoes. wind gusts, 70 miles per hour. mobile, 59 around the core of the storm. just take a look really quick. this is what we are dealing with overtime. this is our radar going into wednesday night into thursday. still dealing with rain and wind. it is just going to sit there and spend. this could be one of the worst
biloxi area, right now, about to 7 feet of surge. going on in my st. louis, the way one area, it could be in excess of 90. jon: have you had good cooperation from folks? we have been hearing about folks who are under mandatory evacuation and i got trapped by rising floodwaters. what about in your states? we will never be satisfied with the number of people who decide not to evacuate. we have all three of our coastal counties during a mandatory evacuations. some of them waited until the very last minute, we have some pretty good evacuations and overall we are pleased with the results. jon: you have a big job and a big job still had. bill brown, mississippi s emergency management chief of staff. thank you so much. we wish you well as you handle the storm.