doug fontes has the latest. reporter: it's been a hard series of days. >> it's been really hard. we all have kids. we can't get clothing for them. i'm still wearing the same clothes i had from saturday. reporter: other evacuees, telling us they are anxious about repairs they no need to be done to their flood damaged homes. >> we need to take the carpets and fix the room, the walls and everything. reporter: as crews worked to stabilize a levy, one main question of many evacuees is why more has not been done to strengthen it, addressed in a press briefing. >> it was determined long time ago that the current levies are not adequate. reporter: they have done as much maintenance as they can with the funding we have been provided and expect more money to be given. as for rebuilding the levy, that may not be done for eight to 10 years. but there is hope that process can be accelerated. >> the conversation is pivoting as we speak amidst this emergency response to how can we remove as many administrative barriers as we can to get this project started? reporter: mark is the executive direc