Ida death toll rises to 4
Two deaths in Louisiana and two in Mississippi have been blamed on Ida.
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Two deaths in Louisiana and two in Mississippi have been blamed on Ida.
More than a million Louisiana residents are without electricity amid rising temperatures in the wake of Hurricane Ida. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal reports from Houma where many residents are without access to clean water or shelter. Then, Senator Bill Cassidy joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the rescue and recovery efforts throughout the state.
"I was going to stay alive one way or another, even if I had to turn the sofa over on top of me," one resident said. "I was going to survive this."
After wreaking havoc on the Gulf Coast, Ida is headed north. CBS New York chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn has the latest forecast.
Ida ripped apart the lives of residents in Houma, Louisiana, leaving behind destruction and heartbreak. Mireya Villarreal shares more.
Fifth-strongest hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. still poses threat from torrential rains and flooding.
Climate-change-driven heat waves don't just cost businesses money. They can cost people their lives.
Tens of thousands of people are evacuating South Lake Tahoe as the Candor Fire burns closer. Cars sat in heavy traffic as many of the roads leading out of the tourist destination were closed due to hazardous conditions. CBSN Bay Area reporter Anne Makovec joins CBSN AM to discuss the latest on the wildfire threat.
The closures will be in effect from August 31 at 11:59 p.m. local time until the same time on September 17, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Thousands of people living in South Lake Tahoe were forced to evacuate Monday, as the massive Caldor Fire came within miles of the California resort town.