pro longed moisture for new orleans, the lake pont train. right now up to 20 inches. extensive damage we are going to see. and on top that lindsey and aaron, you have the storm surge, 10 to 15 feet grant isles to morgan city. that s as tall as a one-story building. we are forecasting potential of that going higher. it all depends on the movement of the system. right now i can tell you that the forecast is not solid. we could still see shift east and west, guys. janessa webb we know you will track the latest thank you. still ahead mcpherson jaur in washington, d.c. it won t be empty like this for long. in a matter of house thousands of people protesting restrictive voting laws will march to the same place martin luther king junior gave in iconic speech.
side was the split off the levy to the east and left that what left the neighborhoods full the wear. the failure of other levies led to the devastation. hundreds of people dying in new orleans. up to 1,800 total from hurricane katerina. right across from this canal is a water pumping station. as we speak we hear it. there are people inside. the purpose is it to pump the water into the lake pont train behind the building. officials in new orleans feel that that pumping station, the new levy system constructed since 2005 will leave everybody safe in new orleans. at least that sway they hope for right now as the rain starts to come down much heavier than 30 minutes ago. just in people you are talking to what are their thoughts about the storm in how concerned do they seem to be? well, as you know, anderson, this neighborhood was so heavily damaged most of the construction near here is new since 2005,