Flash Flooding Begins – WWL First News

And welcome back to our show how we had just a few minutes ago some really heavy rain in downtown New Orleans there's a lot of heavy rain to how this part of the country as you know. If you really be careful eye she won over on and you can safely do it semi Texan let me know if you see some flooding we're getting floating. Our reports from all over the area so far system minor a street flooding but you gotta be careful I wanna mention that if any time during the show this afternoon. I you catch me going there. Is because I pulled. Apple the muscle my back. During during during sleep last time and mostly to. And I remembered the dream I just didn't remember that it caused my muscle to report in my back anyway columns so I'm. Went to golden year on the air on the saints looked good Saturday night especially the defense Ted Ted Ginn junior looked really good. Our camp Jordan. Our rankings Latimer Williams on defense looked good I was impressed with secretaries of Victor. So you know there's reason to be very optimistic about. About the saints and also this was a really last minute thing mine Andy's celebrated her thirtieth birthday in New Orleans over the weekend. I believe me it was an entire weekend's worth of of celebrating. She lives in LA now and she was in town with her boyfriend. And her boyfriend's parents. And so was really interesting and being in in New Orleans and and going out and doing things. With a couple from LA a very well travels couple from Los Angeles. They were so enamored with our city. The husband had been here once on business but never really got into the culture. And that's what I kept hearing all weekend long house special New Orleans is we've got our problems. We know what those problems are gonna do a better job of of Hanley. But there is something so special. About displace. And and southern hospitality. Is three. It's sometimes hard to put into words. But you experience it you sensed it you feel it and I was really proud of the city this weekend here this this couple from LA and just talking about how wonderful the Avant around the city is so anyway so my brother and this whole group of people like there's like eight or nine of them. They they're leaving the saints game they wanna go some remarks to McGregor Mayweather fight. And they can't find a suitable place to go watch it so they symbol if we come to your apartment downtown will pay forty if you if you get the fight so again. A Tomasson I've got no snacks for companies so you better pick up some things on the way over here but I watched the fight and it was entertaining went into the that the tenth round and it was pretty obvious that McGregor was just going to. Burnout at some point and he just kind of got to be a little punch drunk some people were critical about when the officials when the referee stopped the fight but I thought at that point. It was time to Politico. So as the floodwaters rise in Houston and alarm goes off in us. It's at sites alarmed that terror alerts us to our own humanity. You were greatly divided society. But we tend to put politics aside at a time like this. And one help each other. And people are helping other people not caring if they're Republicans or Democrats or white or black her. Christian Jew or Muslim. They're helping them because they're human beings. And since we're so divided I think we need to celebrate moments like this it and and recognized these moments when we do come together. And to cajun navy is I headed over to Houston a big can groove protecting may be on the road right now. The cajun navy guy appoint 1 o'clock pulls on the Costco in Baton Rouge and there were other members as the cajun navy already in the Houston area. These scenes that we're seeing from Houston are. Are haunting. Because soon so many of you have gone through that kind of horrific flooding risks Katrina. And sometimes we've had bad flooding when it's just an afternoon. Thunderstorm last rumors it was August 5 so flooding is something that is common to the area. Here's the problem with mayor land for. He says the pumps I think the last word I got to win for his was 93%. Capacity. Really. Here's the problem with lying to people. Do you believe him. Mean is it really 93% meet first remember all the pumps were were working and now the mayor did say at but the city said it. Sewage water board to the city said all the sponsor were to all the known no wait a minute now there's sudden six or seven out and we will find out what they were sixteen. Something like that pumps around. This is the problem with not being honest with the public. If it in vector telling the truth. We don't know if we can believe it. And that's when it comes to the little stuff I'm gonna bring this up not to resurrect this topic but to just point out how the little things are important. When you say you're going to treat the monuments a certain way and you don't. And there's a visual evidence that you're not doing it. The city loses faith citizens lose faith in you. And so you know what honestly when the mayor says so I I hope he's telling the truth. But when he says something now we don't know because there has been a long history of covering up reality. At eEye I don't mean to. Getting to know at this point but I mean that's that's why it is so important to tell the truth and be honest about even the little stuff. Stop trying to protect your political image. And I'm just talking about America not all. Stop trying to protect your political image and be honest witness. Because if you don't whenever their belief. If you would like to join us with comet this afternoon about flooding that you have done to prepare yourself for anything that's going on with. This. Is this the storm. Where he is associated with party. And some of these bands we do we knew they were coming. Moving toward the east and were expecting some heavy rain. Right now in it and we had I mean. Blinding rain. Under and you need the unit. But he stopped him town which is good. It's wait continues extended period of time. We have some problems. Telus. It's obvious it's not to full capacity. That's a reason for concern. Were things in certain ways like. With the statement is about 93% capacity. They might be capable of doing 93% does that mean 93%. And that somebody else a chance to pay attention to when politicians speak. If you don't like to join us with your comment this afternoon our numbers 2601. Saturday. Perry coach final four to six so 170. Tex Amber's age 7070 Texas senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn in a January of 2013. They voted against. An aid bill following super storm sandy. Now they won eight for Texas. Yeah it's really easy to say you're not gonna give aid to somebody else the thing you want it and that happened here in New Orleans. A lot of people in the area affected by sandy. Had them don't even give New Orleans money to rebuild. Its a waste of time don't just fought again. But what happen to them. Now than they want a date and also to some Texas senators say they wanna get a after super storms sandy but now they want aid. Deal love the hypocrisy of politics today. Our numbers 2601 A somebody text based Seve seventy. I've skirts and we'll be back I don't have Euro. That is just amazing to see those scenes from from Houston. And we can so relate to them we've also this afternoon the talking about tell the LSU BYU game. Obviously the game cannot be played in Houston this weekend. Should be New Orleans. Will it be enough going on here that we should not to encourage people to come to. The city. Of the weather supposed to be better by the weekend but is it still going to be. Sketchy enough to where we should know to gain this weekend would you run of the game be played. In Utah. And BYU tiered LSU fan cannot be played or all of our our postponed. I know everybody's ready for the season beat to get started I mean you talk obviously would give the placed at passing game. Now this is not up to L issue it's not up to BYU apparently this is up to ESPN. And as far as I know no decision has been made. I am getting a number of text about flooding. In late Q and there are some areas of Florida again the rain downtown has has so lighten up a lot. How bite do you might be some heavy rain right now so we'll continue to work just update you is desperate channel everything was going on this afternoon. From Chantilly Jack DC any flooding in your neighborhood. Yeah I'm standing here looking at to catch basins that are reported on March 3 at this year. As 1521. In 1520. Minutes or street. And nothing has happened nobody's been out in the war as competent. Stay. Aren't they aren't they on they are they've they've broken destroyed or just covered with the stuff. I don't know what they're covered with but the water's just sitting here. Now as his attorney your house. One social. Terry have you gone out to look at him. OK so you don't see any debris. I'm not gonna stick my hand down and. I thought nobody you don't usually see any any I heard before they before they they think flooded you didn't see debris I mean there was nothing for you to clean up. The types that you feed into the and Serbia gets stakes. But I mean it's ridiculous made these boat that these catch basins were reported. And nobody's standing at six. I wish I had better news for you other than to say welcome to New Orleans. Oh we've been just 1850s so when that going and. All know it's it's it's true doesn't mean we're not gonna endure some he continues his jagr appreciate I mean I just I don't even know what to say about it. Terry this this city is. For too long. The city's paid attention to the cosmetics. For the terrorists. Everything for the tourist. And less concerns about the citizens that put the people in office. It's tragic. For Blake do you Brian do you see any flooding. 3%. In trouble. Which is a gang is going to what you lot. It didn't mean to it. And street. You know that. Twenties in the thirties and lastly you. Therefore especially on the and if flooded and in the during you know I'm responsible. Well. So the question. You wouldn't. And an outlook now streak right now in the thirties. It all the way off. 200 yards. Across should be. When I have been to gain. One mystery 34 inches of rain a street like a couple. Straight up straight now. Not totally in trade across the street out there bulk to orient to vote now in on the on the on the north side that I'm. I'll call on the right see on the miles wants to. He's lines it is and it isn't it before. And I don't. Vote. Yeah I don't worry I don't know where at a Hillary gets to figure and and that the problem is because of the history of what we have been told there's no reason. To believe him which is really the tragedy of lying to the public. Well here in the bank. So if there's power came an average do when tropical storm now is being manned heritage or over to. If I. Can't. By the close. This is truly a ruling like that in the long balls on the wall and brain you're seeing. Now. And the return and it does it's kind of street and what can you own. Not an somebody somebody from a guy coming in and take this'll on this clown. That we elected. I'll vote orange be the first person as a the point is they'd go from there it looked into it because these little political. And understand. Is that not all it's April. You gotta be in jail people who are trying to make things. I'll lay. Oh well you know. Money via play a tax money that somebody come out here and tell of people are true. If range story edges you're gonna fly I'd probably it. Listen Brian I I hear your passion and listen good good luck and good luck if you're in one of those areas that is really prone to to flooding in their look there are areas around the city like that. A from Hammond doctor Dan welcome Debbie WL. Yeah you don't care who I'm good. I do I do or man. Well you know sometimes rain is is good we don't need too much of it. Good or Derek Lowe and appliance. Yeah all of your. Good lord is good for there is good for the corn and the corn is used to make was susceptible to find something good about that. Yeah well I think there I'll let you BYU game should be played in the superdome and at all. Yeah that is so that has come object doctor Dan. I guess the issue is what's it going to be like here. And as those who would come to the game here from say Baton Rouge what's it going to be like in Baton Rouge. What's going to be like in areas of Louisiana don't draw a big crowd here should we ask. That group of people to leave their home look. We don't know what's gonna happen yet there's a better chance of rain tomorrow and Wednesday. And there is today. And right now radar is discovered we showers throughout the Syria is some of its heavier and others. Got to Texas says son elm wood Joseph what's flooded pretty bad side streets are still flooded. And other text says clear view and Elmore and I was flooded you know that that's an area that is is prone to flooding. I mean there's some areas that start to Florida soon radiator. You know over. Overheated skills and her into the street so when you get a good rained any there's going to be some some flooding. But we've obviously got some pretty serious problems that have not been attended to. And that's a problem. I even think we would get into politics this afternoon but when. You know the problem with lying is in deceiving the public is that when you say something we don't know whether to believe you. That's the danger effect. Crimes coach if you wanna join us 260 when he separate text they 7870. Now announce at a three say don't. I'm we'll see where it goes from there parent is due process. Price of the little more. Are right now let's go to to. The communications director for the governor's office of homeland security and emergency preparedness. It's my XTO joining us and every of your own my good afternoon. Good afternoon I'm normally Johnny Cash for him but I don't know that well. Well today it is a little bit of a realism much of that song. Like I tell us about it in particular resident of the city of New Orleans and no but you know. Well we're seeing you know some. Lotto ball street what information coming in obviously work. Kind of moving into the bowl done now is this system continues to move on east we still haven't really received any call me initial court. I'll from the city at this point so what we're taking their kind of as a good sign by. We have step there are new pima has stamp the year party reacted in Ecuador steps need to be dark. By right now which is kind of you know Wilma triple Wi fi would be worst impacted areas are gonna be is these storms. Speedo wearing pairing and continue to come Peru. Are you in just you were to adjust to whatever. You are what are you know about southwest Louisiana and they've been getting pounded for Lisa last day. Right that's absolutely right worse in this situation now where are coming impacted arms. Some of that kind of going away is wearing. Slacks all for a little while these words become better. The fear that their kind of primary concern now because of BP. Just some beer potential and that area. But we've gotta be repaid reacting anywhere in the state you know not just what you want Spain or late trolls. Disparate gonna grew up in the central Louisiana and even north Louisiana. They're seeing some of these wing it could lapse between old next. True you know this is going to be in the very extended. Disaster to deal with the you know we forties and resources are detection and help him now. As the ball their great support for Austria over the years. But you know we got them manage all these things and small weight we don't we cells vulnerable crops such. Well what do you know about pumping capacity in New Orleans. All the odd. I don't have the exact asking is for like what they're percentages or. You know the should be has been supplying information. Routinely too much. With I don't know what all included in this information directly. Aren't there in place to use a mother's decision be made local mobile phone with the arsonist. Would. I mean are we can't speak to them. You know Udell. And there's been a lot of communication going all our staff is down there you know ready to help that we just seventeen this situation yet. Where any actions name were quark for state resources that our rule. And giving them to reduce process that it and it doesn't matter what the reason there's so that's important for people to understand we have to be party. Just what state resources no matter what the situation as what type of emergency he has been being wiest in liberty to do. But you feel totally confident that the information do you have about because. Ultimately he Europe you're part of the state door was as part of the state so was part of the homeland security and emergency preparedness. You have a vested interest in what's going on in New Orleans. On the capacity that the mayor has given you and you have every reason to believe that that's realistic and not politically driven. I haven't heard any reasons for our suit to examine reasons not to trust the information coming out soon. At all in Iraq and speak. Out and hurting these discussions about being in a problem. With the trust. What do you want people in Louisiana to do over the next couple of days. Well the main thing there's there's areas were growing public focused on their role in this situation it's do we talk readings or squad. He bought in the end we talk about everything from crude walker to option medication to a lot of other. What the public needs to understand with this particular. As a clash for abnormal numbers shorten the start of their. If emergency sheltering is needed it's it's not seeing them massive shelter. Efforts may be when you have a Contra flow situation other than score. This may be just giving somebody out of the neighborhood that's certainly good wonder what that reason. And then getting them to police the city so they may need some resources to take with them to show because it could be. Dear to him in some cases depending on what the weather's like. For a lot of resources get to those people so we you know sort of talks about the first 72 zone you. So we growing need people to take that approach when their when their chicken look at their. The second situations the world conditions because most of our penalties from the start them as people were drug. On for the world of barricades mean I'll always be be available. If it's a massive flow. And so watcher were captured two welts wisely you know take a look at 511 LE or YouTube where. And picture you know what you get in June and the final thing she has maintained awareness wasn't cheap media listen to the National Weather Service. Listen to your local officials and make sure you keep that information. In any available in anything be done about the low IQ individuals or drive a fast as the water. I wish picker advocate you know being in living bears out what questions they saw on support to more people laugh. Hurt baucus troubled situations that were born all groups in Rhode while. I Mikey say that it gives you the website is so 511 dot Louisiana dot org. Yes and got a series of sorrow sorrow. We also have been activated our emergency dot LA go web site. Emergency doubt Ellie don't go that kind of a central. Well point people who give to all the media eager to begin or it's some of the state agencies involved in the process. In one other thing his ball and here Louisiana. Got Doug go that's another sore if your beat these groups or anyone else won't get the ball. In helping with the volunteer. Element show on the city's a couple of times or during the showed moderate thanks for your time. You. Might see a communications director for the governor's office of homeland security and emergency preparedness. As web sites are on an emergency. Dot LA dot gov. Volunteer. LA dot gov or let's see how high the water is now. Ties behind Obama now and I like you know I see those scenes stuff from Houston and I think I feel the same way you do it's just it's gut wrenching. And so heartbreaking to seize a fan please send kids into pets. It's heartbreaking to think what they're going through because so and so many of you know exactly. How they feel because of what we have been through from the West Bank showing your on WW or good afternoon. To be shown. It. Is an important on. Right out there and you use it to. Be right. There. I. Right in front of City Hall their clogged. I. You're out and out. Yeah I know exactly where you're talking about. It right right. That. You. About it and didn't. It is you know. We. Eat. Yeah I'm sure there's a shot I appreciate the information look I don't doubt that there's a lot of work being done. But the problem is is politicians just hung out and act like politicians. Instead of serving the people. And that's the main reason we're in the situation room. But heavy rain is heavy rain. But it's gonna always be worse. If people who were in. The government do not do their job. And do not demand that those underneath him due to air jobs. It's a simple. And Larry we could even get into how all. People who work for the government are not as afraid of being fired juvenile hour. And maybe that's one of the reasons why some people. Who worked for the government here and around the country. Don't do as good as job as they could competence is not always encouraged. In a bureaucracy. Tennis and saying I'm getting text here Doctor King boulevard fluttered heading toward the east. So Vern and whoever set to so Vern and I guess it was causeway support osu burning and west esplanade. Is a flooded and I'm getting by text about a number of C canals. And I Jefferson Parish are very very high so hopefully the water stays down again we've got a break in the rain downtown but there's a lot of rain in this area. And this is generally associated with a tropical storm Harvey if you wanna join us from the comet are numbers 260. When he Saturday. Text Amber's age 7871. Thing really describes what we've seen Houston. OMG. We'll be back a definite URL. Well you can look for higher ground for your car because due to the heavy rain the city of New Orleans says it is now illegal to park on a neutral ground. And the sidewalk. However you know there are some. Evildoers. Who would try and sometimes steal cars. If you see anybody mess in our car. Please call nine went on to New Orleans Tom you're under the W well. You know we're just giving you called to note I just tried going down now boulevard or where they are a notepad and it's not passable with a cough. Because well. So but came down Marconi unit still clear although city park is starting to hold a future models wore so when we get the rain and market's gonna come over. And it's not a number I appreciate that very much. So you know we're have a couple of days has this effected the chance of rain tomorrow is even greater than the chance of rain today. Have a chance of rain. Wednesday. Is as good as chance of rain tomorrow which again both Lucy's benefited the Denny gets better toward the weekend. The question is how much are we get. Because we can't take very much. A flash flood watch is in effect for the entire. New Orleans and south Louisiana area. Until Thursday. And the saints play Thursday night. So what's gonna happen this year and the again so. So much going on so much to talk about they will do the best we can't hear WW don't always bring you up to date on the weather. The news and the traffic. If you wanna join us with comic this afternoon you know the number it's 2601. A seventy. Every coach 5042601878. Tex ember is 87870. Here's a Texas says so water gushing out of several drains along Hammond highway between four or delete. And pudge tree boulevard gushing water pushing manhole covers off and filling the streets. You think about how heavy those manhole covers are and Mandel water Jewish hurl stem often the air is just. Unbelievable and a reminder how dangerous and how powerful water can be I'm Scrooge and are coming back.

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