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Just look at this video here on your screen. Flooding is wide spread. And some areas could see up to 20 inches of rain. More than 700,000 homes and businesses are now without power. And that number is sure to climb. Officials say it could take weeks to fully restore power. Now within the next hour or two, New Orleans will be seeing its highest winds and heaviest rain. The Levee System was vastly upgraded after katrina and holding as of now. South of The City, the Rainfall And Storm surge have pushed water over our levee in Plaquemines Parish. A Flash Flood Emergency is in effect. I spoke to a critical Care Doctor in Baton Rouge bracing for the worst. We would be able to be the most significant event of our lifetime. We currently have a full hospital, but were the regional medical center and so we are essentially acting that role. We have over 700 providers in the hospital. 50 of those are physicians. 400 are nurses. 300 are nonclinical. Were split into two staffs. We will do one shift
The United States and Around The World. In is Early Start. Im christine romans. Im laura jarrett. Its 5 00 a. M. Here in new york. The Breaking News this morning is Hurricane Ida. One person already confirmed dead. More than A Million people without power as the storm slows to a crawl over louisiana. Deputies responding to a scene in prairieville, louisiana sunday evening. Found a tree had crashed into a home killing the storms first victim. All of New Orleans parish, including New Orleans, now In The Dark after catastrophic damage to the transmission system. The Power Company said some of the customers could be without electricity for weeks. Theres extensive flooding across the state. The levies have overtopped around the town of john will feoff. Here is the lieutenant governor. When you see the boats and ves vessels bouncing around out of port fourchon, the wind that has broken those vessels loose and just tossing around like small coins. We havent seen anything like that since katri