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from martha washington michelle obama. -- two michelle obama. >> many of us are watching in a multi screen world. that has been one of the more exciting outcomes of the whole digital revolution. it used to be there was a stationary screen and there was a leg -- big screen in the living room. with the internet and wireless world extending things, now you have tablets and smartphones and such all over the place that tv is not just a stationary lean back experience in the living room.

showing you a 2000 all meeting with new orleans residents affected by the storm. the 10thsh -- marks anniversary of hurricane katrina and an event honoring first responders. c-span special coverage continues with a 2005 town hall meeting in new orleans from a series of meetings held after the storm. residents expressed frustration with lack of city services,

inadequate emergency housing and confusion about the rebuilding process. the event was led by ray nagin. >> moving forward is the hardest direction. if the world would just know what you and the rest of the world have gone through, it seems like the images i am getting from my friends in los angeles, everything is fine now, we need to let you know it is not all ok. number two i would like to discuss, i represent the positions of new orleans, proudly. the songs being written now will be some forever. we need to unite, get behind you, you are our leader. between now and election, you have a lot of work to do. we cannot just wait for elections and get behind anyone, we need to get behind you now. these next 12 weeks will be

history for music as we know it in america. thank you. >> thank you. it is good to hear that the musicians are organized. that is one of the areas i have been worried about. i worry about our musicians, and senior citizens. it is good to hear that musicians are coming back, thank you. >> good afternoon. i want to speak to the mayor, you talked about bring back new orleans. you had this committee i saw on tv. i kept saying to myself, where are all the new orleans people? these people are making decisions about our property? that is one concern. the next concern as, you say you

would like for us to flood the congress. i think we ought to do the old-fashioned thing that martin luther king used to do, let's go on the bus. let's go on the bus and not leave until we get an answer. c. ray nagin: all right. >> i am not talking about going there -- i am talking about getting an answer. if they can destroy a country, and build it up again, why can't they fix the state. c. ray nagin: amen. [applause] ma'am, just to let you know the commission members are made up

of new orleans people. we have subcommittees available for any member of the public to participate in. we can get you information on when they need, you can join any committee you want to. thank you. yes ma'am. >> good afternoon, i am from the leroux bed and breakfast. i was blessed ended up get -- and did not get water. unfortunately i cannot operate properly because of a lack of gas. i know that the gas people may be doing work, but they are not in my estimation, as a business person, a retired business teacher, they are not doing the best they can do. i am educated, i have done everything i could. i e-mailed don hutchinson. i have gone to your office, i have gone to energy. i am one who clearly understands how gas operates. i did not have water. they said they are pumping water out. it has been eight weeks.

i am in the cold. i cannot do business. i cannot take advantage of all of the business people coming here, i am concerned. i think we need a commission, a group or something of people to let you know what energy is doing. i do not think there properly handling the areas the way they should. there are a lot of people who do not understand exactly what to do. i was over at six on my side when i saw this happen. i absolutely need your help. i do not think energy is understanding that i did not have water. i really want my gas so i can take advantage of all the people living in the city, perhaps survived this dramatic situation. i would like to help anyone else who needs help, jumping over hurdles. a lot of people do not know how to answer or stand up for what they need to have done. i need gas.

c. ray nagin: what area? ? >> i am it is flynn a avenue -- i am at esplanade avenue. c. ray nagin: maybe he can address your concerns. >> the area you're talking about, we did have a lot of water. the low-pressure gas lines were affected. although you may not have had water in your neighborhood or in your house, because of the design of the gas system, it is a network system, built like a spider web. the water can enter the system from an area a mile away. want to get there, it is a process we use where we have to tap into the main, and stuck the water out -- suck the water out. in this case, we have a lot of water. >> under our houses next to mine that have gas. the lady to the right has gas.

>> the good news is, if the house is near you are getting gas, you are not far behind. what they do, they call it chased water trouble -- chase water trouble.

apparently the area you are being served by is a low point preventing gas to get to your area. i don't know exactly, if you can see me and give me your specific address, i will go ahead and get the information specifically for your area to let you know what the eta is. c. ray nagin: we will try to accommodate your. -- accommodate you. >> i am a senior, you said you were worried about them. i have a housecleaning online -- a house leaning on mine. i have no hope until it is off. c. ray nagin: it is still leaning? >> yes. c. ray nagin: let me get your address again. give that to me before we leave.

i will personally follow that. >> good afternoon. people asked -- ask, who am i? i am a new orleans at citizen who has a vested interest in the recovery. it is hard to believe the united states is spending nearly $1 billion per week in iraq and here, in new orleans, the united states, we are being neglected. why do we have to tag b --eg -- beg and plead with our elected officials that we need help. [applause] this is the united states of america. the young lady mentioned earlier, we did revealed japan after destroying it. this is new orleans, a specific cultural design. i love new orleans. secondly, we as new orleans citizens, our first step is to show the country that we are rebuilding. when you go to the high-rise and you come down, there is no signs of rebuilding. we need to clean up those roads. the state will not do it, we need to do it. get some prisoners there. pick up the trash. we need to show them that we are actively participating in our recovery. [applause]

>> 15 seconds. >> the person who handles the wardens, get out there and pick up the litter. show them that we are trying to start somewhere. right where it stands now, new orleans, united states of america, we are citizens, we demand that our president steps up. step up and be there for us. we have paid our taxes. thank you. c. ray nagin: thank you.

[applause] >> good evening. my name is eloise, as a community activist, mr. mayor, i do not -- you do not see me too often, but i am there to say look at my community. right now what i see i do not like. katrina has passed and gone, but we are still living in debris. we organize to move all of this

out of the way so work can be done. it is months now. i have been home -- i came home on the fifth of november. to this day i am trying to get caught -- get my utilities back. cox cable sent me a bill. you know what i'm saying? we need to stop playing games. stop playing thanking everyone is naive. i don't want to pay energy anything and say i will wait later for them to pay me back. they will not. i am not looking to pay no $200 upfront. i was not at the party that told you not to have money. i was not there. i am not going to be responsible for anything that is not my doing. mr. mayor, i want to say to you, thank you. i got on the bus, no fair. -- fare. i could not believe it. i said, thank you mr. mayor for

that. there is a whole lot of things that are keeping us from functionally -- functioning properly. i have a home, my home was not damaged, but a little bit. because of the debris and all of this, i cannot get anything done. c. ray nagin: you said you live in algiers? >> in the cut. c. ray nagin: see that lady behind you, give her your address. we will get the debris taken care of. >> all right, thank you. >> mr. mayor, i am reverend howard. >> can you get closer to the

microphone. >> don't cut me off. >> two minutes. [laughter] >> i am here because i am appalled. first of all at fema. mr. mayor, you gave them your plan for the trailer parks. i have seen one. my question as -- is, what is fema need to have to put those trailers where the requests were made? where are they? what is wrong with you? does that mean that you are that incompetent? all of our citizens want to come back home.

speak for yourself. i cannot find a place. i even requested a trailer be placed on my home. that was in october. i have not heard from them. and then for energy to come up with some foolishness that you have to put in -- what? to get power? why have you not call for help to put the power back on the lines, like parrish avenue. what is wrong with you? the citizens want to come back, but what are you doing? sitting on your behind. i am tired. i am hurt. i am hurt at this representative

who submitted legislation to the state letting the state take over the school system where our citizens are suffering in new orleans. where was your common sense? we are suffering. don't take that lightly. i want the assistance i am supposed to get. i have not gotten it yet. i have to get out of the hotel room by the third. i have been waiting on the trailer since october. the measurements have not been taken. it is unfair.

mr. mayor, demand a public service call for help. i went to a river in oklahoma. those people in those communities did not mind helping one another, just like here. you need help. you cannot do it by yourself. c. ray nagin: reverend, if you could, let's get fema to help you. if you could come on the side. you are a little fired up right now. i trust, he is a reverend. it will be all right. >> next question please. >> good evening >> --, i am not a reverend, but i am fired up because you said all of the debris hauling is going out to people from new york, chicago, california. anytime a man bring a truck from that far, you know there is money involved. we as local people did not get any of that. it is a doggone shame that a man lives in the city of new

orleans, house is paid for, we don't get nothing. that is a shame. c. ray nagin: i agree. i will get you with don hutchinson and see if we can help. >> another thing i want to say, all of the contracts in november, they went out to the politicians friends, cousins, state representatives, city council people. that is not right. [applause] at a labor rally in baton rouge, she asked me to have a truck that loads from the rear, if i had the contract, i could've had

that truck, it did not matter. we need the contracts. it is not right. you are talking about new orleans coming back, my house is paid for. if we live like this, it is not right. c. ray nagin: let's see if we can do to help. i will get you with don hutchinson. he has been able to help some businesses. >> ma'am. >> good afternoon, i have a home in algiers. the high water cuts are electricity off every afternoon. i have lost food. fema put us in apartments with no refrigerators. another thing, bring people back to new orleans. where will the kids go to

school? 90% of new orleans has kids. on algiers point there is a school open in good condition, they fired 30 teachers at one of the top-rated schools here. they asked mimi -- me to reregister a 10-year-old adopted child. she is going to stay in jefferson parish. rta drivers are driving at will. i got picked up after two hours on a bus. she was driving slowly and not picking up passengers. lastly, the people coming in from baton rouge on the bus is terrible. they need to leave them in baton rouge. this morning i got off of the bus, i had to step over bags of clothing that they just throw from canal street all the way to

tulane. it is a disgrace. our future is our children, if they do not open the new orleans school system it will be a disaster. no one will get social security past 2006. c. ray nagin: thank you. it is my understanding the school system is starting to open up some schools. >> can i say something? five days from 10:00 until 2:00. c. ray nagin: all right. thank you. >> i was here before and at the