that frees up federal aid for those affected areas. as many as 700,000 people still do not have power. isaac is also being blamed for at least one death in the region. plaquemines parish in louisiana is one of the areas hardest hit by isaac. water overtopped a levee there, flooding hundreds of homes. the parish usually weathers storms pretty well, so many residents were caught off guard. we lost power around 10:00, listened to the radio some, drove around just to look at where the water levels are and didn t see water levels elevate. and then laid down for a little bit, had a phone call from parish saying get out, breeching the levee, flee. the storm is expected to weaken into a tropical depression today. for more, here s storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. right now it s thankfully still a tropical storm, but the terrible winds yesterday of 80 miles an hour are now down to 45 or 50 but they re still getting plagued with heavy rain now north and east of new orlean