louisiana as the storm moves through their state. to the people in texas and louisiana, please continue to listen to your local officials and heed warnings. we expect this storm to continue and our number one priority is everyone s safety. we will continue with the life huff s life-sustaining, life-saving mission for the next few days and then move in for recovery in the area. i ll turn it over to the commandant to talk about our continuing life-saving missions. thank you, mad am secretary. we are still very much in the emergency response phase of this historic phase. the number one priority right now is recovering survivors. over thousands yesterday, but these aren t numbers, these are people. and i just want to put myself in the shoes of these community members whose lives have really been turned upside down. so we will be there for as long