ida hit louisiana as a category four hurricane on sunday. the state is still reeling from its impact. it s since been pushing up across the east of the country now a tropical storm, but still causing destruction. there have been several deaths in new york city. the mayor has declared a state of emergency for what he called a historic weather event, which brought brutal flooding to the city. lebo diseko, bbc news. 0ur correspondent laura trevelyan joins us from new york city. to what extent were people caught out by these conditions? weill. to what extent were people caught out by these conditions? to what extent were people caught out by these conditions? well, i can tell ou out by these conditions? well, i can tell you that out by these conditions? well, i can tell you that i out by these conditions? well, i can tell you that i was out by these conditions? well, i can tell you that i was getting out by these conditions? well, i can tell you that i was getting a - out by the
who was an absolute hero, managed to carry on and pull through the water. at one point, it was up to two or three feet in the bus itself, the water was coming through. in neighbouring newjersey, planes were grounded overnight, conditions too dangerous to fly. ida hit louisiana as a category four hurricane on sunday. the state is still reeling from its impact. it s since been pushing up across the east of the country there have been several deaths in new york city. the mayor has declared a state of emergency for what he called a historic weather event, which brought brutal flooding to the city. lebo diseko, bbc news. 0ur correspondent laura trevelyan spoke to us a little earlier from new york city. well, i can tell you that i was getting a train from washington to new york last night and i spent the night
in neighbouring newjersey, planes were grounded overnight, conditions too dangerous to fly. ida hit louisiana as a category four hurricane on sunday. the state is still reeling from its impact. it s since been pushing up across the east of the country now a tropical storm, but still causing destruction. there have been several deaths in new york city. the mayor has declared a state of emergency for what he called a historic weather event, which brought brutal flooding to the city. lebo diseko, bbc news. dame sarah storey has become great britain s most successful paralympian of all time, after succesfully defending the women s c4 5 road race title she s held since london 2012. dame sarah s remarkable ride in tokyo brought her the 17th gold medal of her career, across two disciplines. she started in the competition in the pool, as a teenager.
extensive search and rescue operations are under way along the gulf coast. the storm crashed into louisiana as a category four hurricane on sunday. it was the second most powerful hurricane to strike the state only behind hurricane katrina which remarkably hit 16 years ago to the day. while tonight more than a million are without power including all of new orleans, and as we come on the air two deaths are confirmed. but louisiana s governor says it will undoubtedly increase. we have got a team of correspondents all over the region beginning with cbs mireya villarreal in houma, louisiana, good evening. reporter: hundreds of homes and businesses look just like this, completely destroyed in this area. this bowling alley where i am stading has been here for more than 50 years but now look at it. the roof is gone, the back wall is gone, there is nothing left inside and yet this place has survived several hurricanes. the owner telling me though ida was more powerful than anything she has
tonight, a dire forecast for the gulf coast. hurricane ida is picking up steam and could hit louisiana as a major category four hurricane on sunday. a state of emergency has already been declared and evacuations are underway. let s get more of the forecast now from cbs lonnie quinn. all right, tony, it looks like the storm sort of came out of nowhere, right? well, in essence it didn t. it s the intensification is taking place so rapidly. right now it s a category one, around the western tip of cuba, but the story is where it s going and how much stronger this is going to get. watch this. we believe it gets all the way up to a cat four status, making landfall right now with highest probability somewhere around the louisiana coastline with winds of 140 miles per hour. so, why is it getting strong so quickly? we re talking a matter of days or hours in some cases. because the water in the gulf is so warm. as it pushes through that water, it s 87 degrees. as it gets closer to shore, that