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Hurricane Ida has been downgraded to a tropical storm after fierce winds and rain caused damage across Louisiana, leaving huge areas without electricity. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca joins CBSN from New Orleans with the latest.
Ida struck Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane as hospitals and intensive care units in the state remain filled with coronavirus patients. Dr. Toni Gross, chief of the emergency department at Children's Hospital New Orleans, joined CBSN to discuss the latest.
As Ida weakens and moves from Louisiana into Mississippi, heavy downpours are still expected to cause flooding across the area. CBSN anchor Vladimir Duthiers reports from Holden, Louisiana on the conditions there, and then speaks with Michael George, who's on the ground in New Orleans.
At least one death reported from one of the strongest storms to ever hit the U.S. mainland.
Dr. Mark Kline, physician-in-chief at Children's Hospital New Orleans, joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the impact Hurricane Ida has had on his hospital.
The storm made landfall at 12:55 p.m. ET as a Category 4 storm with 145 mph winds at Port Fourchon, Louisiana, and has since been downgraded.
As Hurricane Ida made landfall at Port Fourchon, Louisiana, New Orleans' mayor and other top emergency officials warned residents to stay home and hunker down. "There's nobody coming right now," said Collin Arnold, New Orleans' top emergency official. Watch the news conference and read more here.
Hurricane Ida is challenging Louisiana hospitals as they're already filled to capacity from a surge of COVID-19. Louisiana State University Associate professor Dr. Stephen Brierre joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the challenges he's facing. Read more here.
The U.S. Coast Guard is standing by in several states as Hurricane Ida lashes the Gulf Coast. But some officials are worried they may not be able to begin rescue services until the storm passes. Vice Admiral Steven Poulin, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area and Coast Guard Defense East, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss. Read more here.
Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 storm Sunday afternoon. Many hospitals in the area were unable to evacuate, and are instead riding out what's being called an "extremely dangerous" storm. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss what the state is doing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at evacuation shelters.
CBS News' Omar Villafranca is in New Orleans where Hurricane Ida will make landfall 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane experts say there are differences in the two storms 16 years apart that may prove key and may make Ida nastier in some ways, but less dangerous in others.
"This will be a life-altering storm for those who aren't prepared," according to the National Weather Service.
The hurricane will reach Louisiana's shores on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and government officials have already declared a state of emergency in the state.
Hurricane Ida is expected to make landfall in Louisiana on Sunday as a Category 4 storm. It's hitting exactly 16 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the state. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins Lana Zak on CBSN with the latest on what to expect.
Hurricane Ida could cause big problems for New Orleans, even if it doesn't make a direct hit. Ida is bearing down on The Big Easy and could make landfall 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. Omar Villafranca reports from Louisiana.
Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion on Saturday, said forecasters.
Ida could make landfall 16 years to the day after the Gulf Coast was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Residents outside the levee system are under mandatory evacuation orders.
In the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter is a small sign for a store with a big reputation. Owner Bill Rau wants nothing less than for M.S. Rau Antiques to be the best art, antique and jewelry gallery in the world. Correspondent Anna Werner checks out some of the priceless objects that can be found there.
President Biden's latest push for vaccinations comes as the Delta variant fuels another surge in the U.S. David Begnaud reports on the "dire" situation in New Orleans. Then, Dr. Celine Gounder, an infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist at the NYU School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital, joins CBSN's Lana Zak with the latest.
"CBS This Morning" lead national correspondent David Begnaud visited New Orleans, a COVID-19 hotspot where kids are making up a large number of cases. Dr. Ron Elfenbein, the medical director and owner of First Call Medical Center, joined CBSN to discuss the importance of wearing masks and getting vaccinated as the Delta variant spreads.
Sharyn Alfonsi reports on the band that desegregated Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans and played through the pandemic.
New Orleans has long been known for fantastic food, and no name is more associated with that tradition than Brennan's. A third generation of the Brennan family is now in the restaurant business with a variety of venues. But there's a special affection for the place where it all began, the original Brennan's, which after some difficult times is now safely back in the family fold. Jamie Wax has the story.
In 2005, 60 Minutes correspondent Ed Bradley investigated why a largely black group of pedestrians fleeing New Orleans were not allowed into a neighboring town after Hurricane Katrina.
