also. this is the line to get into h.e.b. reporter: long lines for food and supplies at the restaurants and stores that are open. here in dallas, alexander says he hasn t eaten a hot meal in three days. this is tragic. this is this is worse than the pandemic, because people are stuck in their homes right now. reporter: this, as the extreme conditions are straining the power grid across the region. rolling blackouts now happening in at least 14 states that share the grid with texas. and at least 19 states have had to halt vaccinations and to halt vaccinations and covid testing because of the harsh conditions. here in texas, deliveries won t even begin arriving until tomorrow. and even then, delivery will be subject to conditions because there s another storm arriving tonight. we re thinking about all these families in the storm zone tonight. and marcus, just as we were on the air last night, news of the vaccine storage facility in harris county, houston, that lost power, the
state line. it s not the line of where the eye passes, it s that broad that s going to be impacted from pensacola, florida, back to, say, slidell. new orleans still finds themselves in a hurricane warning. and flash flood watches extend all the way to birmingham, alabama. that stationary front is not helping, that s going to act as a little bit of a barrier, keeping it even slower. you see, we stop the time there, david, wednesday midnight, rainfall and surge are going to be the biggest parts. we could end up with 15 to 20 inches of rain. i really wish i could tell you that this is going to scream out to the north after that, but it looks like even a half foot of rain possible into central alabama, too. and you showed us that front that s going to slow it down and make it even worse. ginger, thank you. as you heard ginger say, so often the right side of the hurricane, the dirty side of the hurricane can bring the worst effects. but no matter what side you re on, the winds and the she
be intense. and as you said, it doesn t matter the category of this storm, it s going to be dangerous. rob, thank you. we re thinking of all the families in the storm zone tonight. and the medical workers already on the front lines against the coronavirus. and tonight, we turn to the virus, and what dr. deborah birx, a member of the president s team said, that led the president to take aim at dr. birx. she said, what we are seeing today is different from march and april, that it is extraordinarily widespread. she pointed out it s into rural as well as urban areas. well, what the president just said about dr. birx before we came on tonight, as this evening, we also report the numbers here. more than 155,000 american lives now lost. today marked the first day of school for some children in georgia, but in one school district alone, nearly 300 teachers and staff are out sick, either infected by the virus or exposed to it. abc s steve osunsami from atlanta tonight. reporter: in the m
our team is spread out across the storm zone tonight and we begin our coverage with morgan chesky in the hard-hit bahamas reporter: tonight the bahamas unrecognizable the first images from above abaco show an island paradise turn paradise lost absolute devastation, it really is heart breaking just from the air it looks completely leveled. reporter: debris fields for miles. houses surrounded by water and boats littered across the island abaco is gone reporter: with airports under water, many relief efforts are now on s b the island blasted with hurricane force winds for nearly two days straight, and on neighboring d and. with water pouring in your df their home wading through chest high water to survive.
some storm shelves practically bear. our kerry sanders is in the storm zone tonight. reporter: tonight tropical storm barry and bearing down on southern louisiana. portions of the grand isle under water as time has run out to prepare. nobody should take this storm lightly just because it s supposed to be a category one when it makes land fall. reporter: tens of thousands of tourists and convention goers in new orleans packing up and getting out. they gave us word and we said that s what we re going to do. reporter: 3,000 members of the louisiana national guard are on alert bringing boats and high water vehicles. the biggest rry, not wind, but water which is already rising. while storm surge can batter a coastline, this is what storm surge looks like. it s a fast-moving, flash flood. with the power of the atlantic ocean behind it. in the crescent city named because the mississippi river