announcer: on this episode of "earth focus," lessons learned durg g hurrane e kaina arar ing put the tesalong th coast of losisiana. meme prect n newrleansnsill submerd d by te enendf thisis cetutury. e reregi' survival depen on its ility todapt to clite chang if sucecessfu lououisna mayay provi a a blurintnt f otherer oundnd t world. [film advae clicki]]

tukeker: tre w werfamilili her t thereere e ki in thth street pying fooall, rig? the were nghbors. is house s the cay lady. ids, we would come down and spe o our qrterers d si h here thihis rch ananeat it and jusenenjoy e atatmohere of e e commity,y, rht, anan tht t wentway y ju overnrnht. iit ju g got whed d aw. [helicoerer whiing]g] man: werere seeg scscen likee th o one toughghouthe cici. liermrman: youou remberr if you tolththem at th leveehad broken? oown: don'n't recall specicicallybut t itas thaha

ne o orlea is s flding.. walts: no. s. knoeded ovethemem pnts onon tirir poch l la nighgh huh? miss is some upt t withou.. a couplple monththago, we had a rain ororm, jt a a ornary rainstorm in southea louisiana.t t was e ofof those days that wehought, "hey, stst a ltle rain butut lownnd bold,d, t city fldeded. t draraine systst was not t to pa tuck: : we led h hurcanes s kids. i remeer when the calm came, w wouldlay y ouin the wer. it w just anher day off from school, ghght, b nowow

it's s terrying. it'terrifyng. walter t this notot aoax.. ths s is rl. clima chahangis real, shohow doe liliveith itit i think inhihis seion n of town, 'retartrtinto underanand th wataternd climate chae e goesand d in nnd. johnso new orans in e last 5 to 7 years has relyly takeonon a gat a adaation n clima resilience andllimat change. evavations onone the jjor aptatatio that t u sometimesesee, ithatat t housesre raisehihigher this ishe centefor the sustainae engagent and delopment.we haveain gaens herewewe hel comninitiesow t to ild rara gaens. we soso hava

orchd.d. youee ovevehere, , have lensns. geus o oneff here. ateter krinina,you hahaall these toxins fm m the ter,r, s that nt into e soil, d at'all overhe lowerinth wardnd probay a lot louiana. evintly, th rocess of going through ee trees b bear uit,t, idoesn'n't come intohehe fru. alalsowe recommend above-bed rdens ere you n put frh soil t giveou cropshat are not taieded witthatat pnt. what ''e trtrieto do o help withhehe comnityty tfirstt educatththem bausse ey gege confus about, u u knowis climatchange aololitic issu i is iteal?l? wjust t t to givehehem thfactcts.hen wewe try to show w w theyan be advocat f for h we e adt to thatlilimate tucker: if we d't do soetethin alallhis bebety of newrleans tat everody ves, tousts comeown to se, , the'llbe loooong at juswater. tt's it.

willllms: the an we've relii on believes that we n fight tter, d ifif y' ever been to bebeach en t the'a riptie e andou t thk youuan fight ter, youilill len thayyou wll l losthat b btle. waggon: with alimate aptationlan, y have a t system a a dry stem, so wheyou neeto liftater ou you cado that, t when yoneneed to t the war r in, you can t t the ter r in throughhat syst i into esese canals andirircula it arou the city. willmms: imeanan, me peoeole ghght wa pasastere anan think, "oh, yeah.t't'justst orgrownwn ass." no. it's a w-w-lyi eea th hasas ctain

vegetatioinin it at i is e perfecvevegetaon w wheyou wat water a absorand d be able to dissipe e at aore graduararate. meanan, doesns't look like lolot ofnattur science,utut the's a lot of natur s scien thahat es intnt it waggoner:ososts ls toto he green infrtrtructu bececau is is l-maintence. ths is a aodel of part of the city as the mn n draige b bas. you have aunundergund d syem, the white lis s undethee earth. e e ideaas t to t thee water into esese pis, t to t th w watero ththespumps s d pusitit outthatat w the meodod. lliams: truth ofhehe matr isthere iso way toololve o water isss s withust t ou pumps a t turbis. it's nonot enou. it wi never b enugh. waggner: you know, decades o doing the wrong thg usuall kill yo we got r death warninin 2005. willms: if tre was a politicl will tmake sur

that this citsees anher 30 years, itould mean having very butifulvery aesetic ueways ong withreenways througho the cit us livi with ter, so at when at next storm comes, because '' gointo come-hat'a fact-- at wateras a p pce to go other an your rs and yr homes a the strt. [fi advancelicks] red: at so point aer hurrine katri, people started to get rlllly seiousus about coast i issue and the started to thinabout ri reductio p proteing peop from floong, , totherer wh restorati a as onthining at needs to be drdresse andnd s we meme up th this astatal mter planhich is a list o projects atat hae bebee scientifical v vette andnd s we have pjejects at d dree materialrorom onplacace d putt

it in anheher ple toto auallyy build n m marsh wheherehere''s open waer at thmoment. e risk-reduction side, have xtxtense seseri of levees a f floodtes s arnd some ititicaloaststal communieies. tse a arerojectct aat wehinknk wl workrknot work w,w, butork k in the tture. man:hihis iskylalane478 novbeber. kolker:tatate'ss cstal m mter plan is $ $50 blionon, -yearr plan. coconsid mysyselan eaeanogrher r ana coasta geologist,oo i ok at isess like whwewe sinin l louiana,, and ilslso lo at t ises likik howe rebuilcocoasta ladsdscapethe e baier isisnds arone of e first nes of defense agast a sto, right, so notice w w thiss now prty much ctinuous. there's no annels the mide of it.

is is anxample oa restor barrier island alligight. en y youan see w w orles, s so at's one of the maj p post-trina a vee pprovents,s, sthe idid was to sically to wallffff thiareaea to prevent s stormurgege fm getti to the wer nintward. leveesrere somimeses blt witit earth, a s sometes t th'rere builwiwith ccretete,ut thehe core point iththat ty arare l a wall thatrorotectan a are oom was anand sing w wers from a srmrm. thbiggest variable inhihis isea l lev riseif the seal leveririse ratearare athe low e of the specum of wh p peopl pdict, then you cldld rebld lar areas othe landape anprovide ood prottion for lot of pplple. iratetes are at e high e, , then thi a lot oarareasill l be lost, even thth thetatete's best efrtrts.

all rig. . wellwelclcomto cocodr. . the asteterlan nee a a lotf ininpu and so e kind of workhahat i feeeeds into the paramerers th the state needs apart of ss sster an.. so,ouou kno i j juswantededo gi y you aiew w ofhat ththsalt marshes arndnd herlookok le. you c s see tt ththe's s rsh for mil in thatirirecti. marshes ovovide lot t ofufferr froststorm ergygy, they'y're a buffer twtween r huhuma civilizaonon andhe sea, thehe restotition iolveves mpingg sediment inta a marslikeke ts to rsese thelevavatin to o low to bter keepace e wi sea level rise antoto filin a are thatavave ered.

so th i is thbubbbba ve structure, wchch is e ofof t major oooodgat in n th rganza the gulf levee systm. with levee, o qution that you ha i is who's nsnsidend d whis ououside th l leveeystetem.y drawawg this wl l in t mararshyou're changing thenvnvironnt, , bu yo'ralsoso sting d dn a rries pririncles ofofho liv w wherend t theinds o o ooiceshat t the commmmities facinin theearsrs aad, soso of which argogoing be e ve, veryry uugh ciceses.

albert pnanaquinthisis aa used to l love'sane bebeuse erere watreeees l overerhe placeyoyou cld g getn hererend go hide backhehere, o wewe'd listetoto mus andnd hg outt with yor r girliendnd.'alal don't md ifif iay thaha huh? all ghght. ias b borand raraed right he, , in he t ta grassss ight her i guesst rereresenthere allf mymy ancesrs w wasorn and ised nd died,nd a lot is buri over hrere, awellll, to memeit aans aholele bch. comardee: the ld is imrtant tos becausit' where o a ancesrs settl. that's where e e famies a are that's wherehehe hea of whwh we aress. i's spacacthat we beome one th.

albert p. naqu: : the dianans were t the w of f thwhitee m, soso ty all l gned treati f for me lalandnd moror la, , and at''s how wgot toto over he.e. theoverernmt chad d us, we e seled ovov here anwawas hay, a andow mothenanatures gegettg us aay. brnet: thiisis my andpdparts on mmomothe'side, m m aandmoer a andy grananather right erere. ias r raid herere my whole life. eses. is de jean crlrles h alwlwaybeen wonderful ple e to le. t the islandididn'tt auallylypen up to e e worlfulllly,ot untnt abutut thearlyly fties w wn our road wasuiuilt. it w v very sy t to ke up in theorning a see armillo inhehe yaror oposs or r a ccccoon,ou u knw, crossg the

yard orhatever,hatnot. l that has chaeded becse, , wi a lot of j just ing g war now,w, the teses havdieded o. whatat you' s seeinis a actlly juju a sleleton what itsed d to be you kno albt t p. nuin:n: tme, itit means alstst, i ess s yocan say, like a mimily mber r hang cancer, yoknknow? ' beingng eaten awa y you kw, w whe it's jt t a lile b bity litttt bit getngng desoyeded. w, thehe ly t thg is, the piecofof lan isasastingongeger an theheuman bodyanan.

the onright he i is anil fielcacanal.theer's s e tht t pass herere.here's one that pass a a biturthther and the'e'one e th passesein the backsoso yo'rlookininat water oralaltwat intntruon comg g fromhe p pipine cacals, and eyey desoyeded t getationhat we ud to ve... but, u u knowmostst othe peopleorork fothe e oi companies. they' the on that' p putti fooood d payyg the re a and mtgagagesnd stutu ke that, so, as chch as u hate tm,m, yo havaveo likeke them. dup: isle djejean crleses i- wh's the comonon sang?g?-he

cana in the nene fie. wewe're eeing-ver r he, we c cl it rative sea level sese. yo have thelolobal a leleverise, whch is slhtht, buabouout % of the sea levelisise he iss because osusubsidce, so w both ssisidingnd you he ththe glol sea lel rise aththe same tim so werere siingg b i thinitit's 33 mlimetete a year. idodoesn't sounlike much, buyou go io o 40 years, 50 yea, , and u start to notice dfeferenc whehen yo'ralrereadonly s sghtly abovththe war lilikesle dede jean crlrles. bretet: inhe b begning, itas a sloprocess.t t was allyly not really noticblble, b thehen wheneverhe water started coming in even rere witit, it t t to bmorore pid bbause th had more water miming i andhe land dn' stand a chance,

so manpepeoplen ththei own didakake thdecicisi to gogo ecause of the war. dena nuiuin: mdad d mod offf ee isld, i i wt to s s, right befo i i wasorn n beuse hehe wasn't ae to geto work wh the road fldiding a he e need to work, bui i am fm ththe biloxi-chitimaa-a-chocw band of ie e de jn chchars, and tha's my herita, , thats mymy daughte'seriita. youounow, tht't'our r faly legegy. alber p p. nain:n: yh! [lauteter] ge a all t peoeoplwho wiwi be named. rrrry upfarmrmeroy. a child s s born everydydy wenand d vit dd broht a gif nowow 's s t

happening. thank y f for tay''s sununse. aidenyou want indian me? s.s. youname is ttle fox the displacemt t real, rereal made a anange iour r cuure. w wewe kd ofof le-- ha ha !-!--likthere arno indians, ok dup: the on way these coastal communieies wi surviventnto thlateter st ctutury ito p proct oururlves from the lflf of xicoco. realizinin 300earsrs, is wilil oobablbe a allpen wawar. i mean, t s sea wl tatakes alll over. wh i' t tryinto d do th the lev system, what i'm tryyinto d do,s buy y rselves tw or r 3 neration

it'jjust out t imssible t include themntnto a veee system.t would co probabl $300 llion, a it woulbe nearly imposblble beuse e th sat t condions a a so bad. you know, to bldld a fodod-protectioioproject, y have toavave mo benenefts thth cost. o t thinghat't's not factoredn n the st, , th onlyy look athehe cosof t theomes,, the cost oththe bunessssesthe infrastrtuture, t, y younow, i i nn't knknohow y y put arice on it, b t they notot csider the cost of a whole lture. [film advancelilicks] [totom playg] comardelleasas disacememen

keepsapappeni andnd w just rtrther pararateur coununity,t' just t t lost. een chtingng] man: turn tohehe lef comardelle:e e leard ababoua nationadidisast resesilnce plan mpetetitn, so o submied our pnsns. weorkeked to fit with the e sta's maer plan, and theyreresent it,t, a t got funded. sandersriright w, t theay elocations typiclyly hapn inin the united atates, rely y an individl l buy-t model, anso, inther words, someone receivesome e coensation

to go live someerere el, bubut in doing so, e e do se e th culturafafabricso w we n' real k know we e camove peop c colleivelely a group cheaper d more eiciently than individuals. comardelle: the'e'veryry little pititive thehe fm of sesettlent o of ople. . u know, govnmnmentsust t d't do it well.e e prested d a different model, community-designed commuitity-dven. i inknk tt was, hulolookedn ththatnd said " "le's t itt. t'try a pilot progr, , see we can fiurure ouhow totoo thisisn a smaller scale w we cachanange it f----" weave so my commitities thehe u. andd abrd that's fang t the samee clitete isss, and i thi t that's s whso manan people e e watcng, , beuse it's lik " "ok. n wewe rlly tt thiright?" caususe know how poportanit is fothee futurof t w worldo geget right.

brune there's a reality there aat ion''t likebut it's somethi that i ve to fa up to becae, you e, i hado go ere e anmake a aecision to leave a place that's s alws bebn home for o or 8 neraratis, and that wasn't sy to lego of, and, in fact, in spe e of swswerinththat qstioion few mes, it still don'n'make it easy. ilm advance clic]] comaelelle: thihis the new prefeeded sitfor r thislandnd this w whereur c comnity i i goa a moveo. i it's aa beautifuplplace.o meme, is iss new lifenenew bih, a a sustainable plac t this a healthy spe.e. sande: now, we do undststand

that this is a hiororical tribal communit a and walsoso understand thapopopulaonss he left this parcucular locioion ov a p perd of t te, and thoseolks whore successf i in th projectill have anpppportuty t to reconstutute inhehe new location, t t our imarary t of beneciciarieare e thpeoplele livingn n the landnd. wantt pick up the peoe e thatre liing in ts dire enario a ensure at they live somewhe that isafe now d into the ture. mardelle: i hopththat t tribeouould o thehe ld, andnd actllly, e ssorof likika mixed owrsrship.ou k kno the foksks wou havave ll rigigs to thr lalandbut t athe samam tim i if th werere go anan want to veve offf itit, wouldld revert back tohehe tri so o th way, thatanand wi be e fover sacred forhehe tri to o ha. sanders:e'veot to wa a pretty fine nene by ich h w're vevelopi s sometng thahamakess senseoror thicommmmuny butt al c coulde apapplable to a mh wider array ofoommuties aat mabebe in similar situatn. we sily don't hav

a good answer tthat qststion t. comardelle: f find is s vy empowerin i it's alallong us s break wnwn somof t tho culraral barieerssomeef those grief rrrriershatt's been in ple e fromearsrs pt. you didn't en rereale it.. ifevevery her r huicane e ason, you're vingng treplacaccars or rnrnitur youou d' have a aance havave vings,s,nd you don't t hava chchan to alalw youridids toave e a tter n nt step life. srting ouin this pcece of operertythey can hava a homend a a w to progresininto t fututur if ii was to porty y it oan endanrered spies s li, thisis is ourebirth erere wean start r new polalationo geget off th endanged d specs list.

announcer: "earth focus" is made possible in part by the orange county community foundation and the farvue foundation. qéaawc÷é÷ñ

10/05/20 10/05/20 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democrcracy now! pres. trump: i just want to tell you i am starting to feel good. over the next period of the next two days, i guess that is the real test. we will see what happens next couple of days. amy: president trump has entered his fourth day hospitalized at the walter reed national military medical center after testing p