Leland gillian, nice to be with you as well. The suffering in louisiana, the southern part of the state, its unimaginable for most of us at home with air conditioning and watching television. Im leland vittert. The president will touchdown first in lake charles. Well take a look at damage hes going to see. Woo we head to the white house where the president just left. Hi, david. Hi, leland. Its been a difficult day for people in louisiana and east texas. And the president of the United States should be the comforter in chief. Thats a role that he will take on today as he meets with people in louisiana and texas. Hes in the air right now as gillian said, should be landing at some point in the next hour and a half, two hours, depending how much time he makes up in the air. The president did not stop for cameras as he got on air force one at joint base andrews. Sometimes he comes over, but not the case today. Hell makes comments on the ground in louisiana and texas. One of the hardest hit
Florida. Were playing an extended clip so you can really see what people there went through late today and get a better idea of the devastation theyll be dealing with when the sun comes up tomorrow. Take a look. Holy hell. Those scenes were repeated across the panhandle. Forecasters predicted that wind would be punishing and it certainly was that. Local officials warned of heavy flooding and they were right. Trees and power lines are down throughout the region. Nearly 400,000 floridians are without power. Destruction in places is especially heavy. Tindle air force base, across the bay from panama city, took a direct hit. The base is reporting extensive damage. No injuries, thankfully, or loss of life. Some of the worst damage appears to have been in mexico beach, florida. Take a look at a video taken by a 12yearold girl, tessa, who i spoke with her mother, patricia mulligan, by phone, just a short time ago. Patric patricia, the video that your daughter took, i mean, how bad is that flo
Through again. Who knows what happens. But a lot of it is going to be have to be federally orchestrated. That means the president. We have to make sure his head and heart are in the right place. Thats what the job demands. Speaking of the storm, do you remember the last time we would tell people never experienced anything like this. Its been raining for 24, 48 hours. This one came through just like a typical hurricane comes through. It comes in, lots of wind, lots of rain, and then it moves out pretty quickly. The last one just sat and sat on top i would say the last one wasnt a tv storm, if you know what i mean. This one was that because you saw the winds and you saw all the water all coming down at once, and then it was gone. This one did a lot of wind damage. You see all the properties, and they still dont know how much is damaged. Tomorrow at daybreak, man, who knows what theyre going to find . The unique challenge were dealing with Major Population Centers all through the carolina
This storm is going to come through again. But a lot of it is going to be have to be federally orchestrated. That means the president. We have to make sure his head and heart are in the right place. Speaking of the storm, do you remember the last time had we would tell people never experienced anything like this. Its been raining for 24, 48 hours. This one came through just like a typical hurricane comes through. It comes in, lots of wind, lots of rain, and then it moves out pretty quickly. The last one just sat and sat on top i would say the last one wasnt a tv storm, if you know what i mean. This one was that because you saw the winds and you saw all the water all coming down at once, and then it was gone. This one did a lot of wind damage. You see all the properties, and they still dont know how much is damaged. Tomorrow at daybreak, man, who knows what theyre going to find . The unique challenge were dealing with Major Population Centers all through the carolinas where we were. Her
Continental United States since hurricane andrew more than 25 years ago. Winds approaching category 5 intensity. Homes and buildings simply torn to pieces. The video youre about to see was taken in Panama City Beach, florida. Were playing an extended clip so you can really see what people there went through late today and get a better idea of the devastation theyll be dealing with when the sun comes up tomorrow. Take a look. Holy hell. Those scenes were repeated across the panhandle. Forecasters predicted that wind would be punishing and it certainly was that. Local officials warned of heavy flooding and they were right. Trees and power lines are down throughout the region. Nearly 400,000 floridians are without power. Destruction in places is especially heavy. Tyndall air force base, across the bay from panama city, took a direct hit. The base is reporting extensive damage. No injuries, thankfully, or loss of life. Some of the worst damage appears to have been in mexico beach, florida.