Update on Gustav damage

Reporting from the Gulf (WTVD) -- It is now Tuesday morning, and our crew is headed southwest from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On a normal day, the drive would take about 2 and a half hours.
September 2, 2008...4amSo far this morning, it's slow going. It's been pouring rain all night, we are on a 2 lane road, and it's pitch black outside. There are no street lights. We've already come across some standing water and debris in the road, forcing us to slow down even more - and at times, slam on the breaks.
Photo-journalist Dave Anderson and I are following "Big Blue." That's what we call our large satellite truck. The goal is to scope out the damage caused by Gustav in Baton Rouge. Early predictions had the storm plowing through New Orleans, the same area devastated by Hurricane Katrina three years earlier. But as Gustav made landfall Monday - it took a westward turn, catching the people who weren't forced to evacuate off-guard. There are reports of deaths in Baton Rouge -- at least two of the victims were people who were only staying in Baton Rouge to escape their home near New Orleans.
Monday, as our crew was riding out the worst of the storm along the Mississippi River in Vicksburg, we spoke with a lot of people who were doing the same. Many of them loaded up RVs and got out of dodge... Katrina and its fury, still fresh in their minds. One man I spoke with lost his home in Katrina, and lived in a truck/camper parked in his French quarter driveway for 6 months. He purchased an RV last month -- the main purpose being to more easily escape major storms. He told me it's one of the best purchases he's ever made.