In monroe, gusting to 60 miles per hour. we have a long road ahead of us from this storm, at least 36 hours for louisiana from now. you know how we know that the night is getting long? rick has his jacket on, his tie is tied. by the end of the night or the morning the tie s loose, the jacket s off, the sleeves rolled up. stay at it, rick. we need you. thank you. we have seen him before. in a sorry state. true. thanks very much. you bet. hurricane isaac is pounding new orleans with wind and water. its effects being felt further inland. joining plea from baton rouge, colonel michael edmonson, superintendent of the louisiana state police and the deputy secretary of public safety in the state. colonel, thanks for being with us. give us an update on your status. certainly, for a little while, there was a lot of speculation. keep in mind, we prepare, based
Daylight. it s really still a lot of unknowns right there. we are watching it. we are certainly preparing for the worst, hoping for the best. understand that we are going to be in this for several days. all right. colonel edmonson, keep in touch with us, if you would, sir. you know, we are very concerned about your community and want to make sure that we get all the latest information. thank you very much. i appreciate that. all eyes are on new orleans tonight, i am reading just now, there is a storm surge of as much as 10 feet or more. the national hurricane service saying the storm moving at only 7 miles per hour north. that s very slow and the rain is building. the ability to withstand isaac s storm surge, the first real test of the improved system in the wake of hurricane katrina. casey stegill, live from new orleans. i am sure there was a lot of talk all day long about whether or not the levees would hold.
many there are trying to heed the advice to get out of the city. a little 90 miles from new orleans, biloxi, mississippi, where there is a curfew until 7:00 a.m. roads have been flooding there. we have been here until 5:00 a.m., making sure that we track the storm. new orleans, of course, taking a direct hit. it is a little erie that it s 7 years to the day. hit new orleans in 20 feet of water in some spots. it s the real test to see whether or not the upgraded and new levees can actually withstand this hurricane system that took after hurricane katrina. we begin our live coverage on canal street in new orleans t. looks vacant there. reporter: yeah, gregg, and jamie. you talk about the levy system. some $11 billion of improvements have been made to create new levees, new flood protection zones, things like that. we are happy to report at this hour that there are no real incidents that we are hearing of of any breaches or anything like that. but we have a long way to
french quarter of new orleans right now. many there are trying to heed the advice to get out of the city. a little 90 miles from new orleans, biloxi, mississippi, where there is a curfew until 7:00 a.m. roads have been flooding there. we have been here until 5:00 a.m., making sure that we track the storm. new orleans, of course, taking a direct hit. it is a little erie that it s 7 years to the day. hit new orleans in 20 feet of water in some spots. it s the real test to see whether or not the upgraded and new levees can actually withstand this hurricane system that took after hurricane katrina. we begin our live coverage on canal street in new orleans t. looks vacant there. reporter: yeah, gregg, and jamie. you talk about the levy system. some $11 billion of improvements have been made to create new levees, new flood protection zones, things like that. we are happy to report at this hour that there are no real incidents that we are hearing of of any breaches or anyt