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The operation appeared to be a lifeline as Louisiana prepared for Ida, which made landfall on the Gulf Coast as a monster Category 4 hurricane with with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph.
CBS News' Mireya Villarreal is in Houma, Louisiana, where residents say they have never experienced a storm with winds as intense as the Category 4 storm will bring.
CBS News meteorologist Jeff Berardelli is tracking the latest on Hurricane Ida’s path and strength.
Sharon Broome, the mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, urged residents to take shelter as Hurricane Ida approaches the Gulf Coast.
As Hurricane Ida bears down on Louisiana, residents are preparing for a potentially catastrophic storm with life-threatening storm surges and flooding. Correspondent Omar Villafranca reports on preparations in New Orleans.
Exactly 16 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the region, Louisiana is once again bracing for a powerful hurricane. Businesses are boarding up windows and families are evacuating houses. Omar Villafranca takes a look.
"This will be a life-altering storm for those who aren't prepared," according to the National Weather Service.
Millions in the Gulf Coast area are under threat as Hurricane Ida nears landfall. The storm is expected to turn into a devastating Category 4 hurricane in just hours. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli has the latest.
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.
Ida could slam into Louisiana as a major Category 4 hurricane this weekend. CBS New York chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn has the latest forecast.
Ida could make landfall 16 years to the day after the Gulf Coast was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Louisiana has reported its highest number of COVID-related deaths in a single day since the coronavirus pandemic began. Dr. Mark Kline, physician-in-chief and chief academic officer at Children's Hospital New Orleans, joined CBSN to discuss the latest.
Aaron Larry Bowman can be heard screaming "I'm not resisting!" in the bodycam video obtained by The Associated Press.
Louisiana reported 139 deaths on Tuesday, surpassing the previous record which was set last year.
Kenneth Gleason wasn't charged with a hate crime, but he's accused of killing another Black man, and he allegedly searched for white nationalist content online and had a copy of an Adolf Hitler speech.
David Begnaud spent three days riding along with ambulance crews in Louisiana. He found overwhelmed workers and patients who wished they'd gotten vaccinated.
Paramedics in hard-hit states like Louisiana say the new COVID surge is impacting their ability to get sick people the help they need.
The Biden administration is expected to recommend COVID vaccine booster shots for people who received the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. The booster shots will be recommended for recipients eight months after they were fully vaccinated. David Begnaud has the details.
In Louisiana, where COVID hospitalizations are at an all-time high, patients say they're sorry they did not get vaccinated. Meanwhile, a doctor tells CBS News’ David Begnaud he's facing two pandemics, COVID-19 and misinformation.
At Baton Rouge General, they're treating 180 COVID patients — 78 of which are in the ICU.
Louisiana is drowning in its fourth COVID wave. With overflowing ICUs, doctors have pivoted from their normal roles to help fill in for nurses. David Begnaud has the latest.
Breakthrough COVID cases are extremely rare and almost always happen in people with other severe comorbidities. In Louisiana, an overweight woman died from COVID complications after being vaccinated. David Begnaud reports.
Dr. Anthony Fauci says recent COVID-19 outbreaks in states like Mississippi and Louisiana are "entirely predictable, and yet on the other hand, entirely preventable."
COVID hospitalizations in Louisiana have reached their all-time highs, as ICUs meant for 25 people have to be adapted for 75 now. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca spoke with one hospital's critical care director who says he's constantly seeing patients make decisions based on misinformation.
The move comes even though Ontario's leader said the anti-tariff ad would be halted beginning Monday.
Melissa strengthened into a major hurricane and is expected to bring "catastrophic" flash flooding and landslides to Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Former vice president Kamala Harris spoke about the possibility of a woman being in the White House one day in an interview with the BBC.
President Trump met with the emir and prime minister of Qatar Saturday aboard Air Force One during a refueling stop.
President Trump late Friday pushed for several Biden-era Justice Department officials to be prosecuted over an FBI investigation into the fallout of the 2020 election.
Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday killed at least four people and wounded 20, officials said.
Jose Castro-Rivera was in a vehicle that was stopped on a Virginia highway on Thursday morning, according to Virginia State Police.
June Lockhart, the actor best known for her role as the matriarch in the TV series "Lassie", has died, her family spokesperson said Saturday.
The government shutdown hit Day 26 with no deal in sight as the Senate stands adjourned for the weekend.