from space, images capture the magnitude of ida, which came ashore with winds of 150mph and is causing a life threatening storm surge. in washington, president biden received a briefing on ida at the federal emergency management agency. he said his administration will put the full might of the country behind the recovery. everyone should listen to the instructions from local and state officials, just how dangerous this is. and take it seriously, it s notjust the coast, notjust new orleans, it is north as well, the rainfall is expected to be exceedingly high. the region s new storm defences, which failed during hurricane katrina in 2005 on this exact date, will be tested like never before. but even with protections in place, ida is expected to have a catastrophic impact. steve ca pa rotta is a meteorologist at wafb channel 9 in baton rouge, louisiana,