this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: more than 700,000 people are without power, including the whole of new orleans, as hurricane ida made landfall in louisiana. let s get more on that story. this is the scene right now either new orleans. it is pretty bleak there. to give us an idea how bleak: geoff fox is a meteorologist, and joins me from la quinta in california. with the full picture behind you, just first of all, what is the risk do you think to new orleans, we are hearing that it 0rleans, we are hearing that it has been downgraded in terms of its category? just