[applause] >> i know what people thought about after katrina treen ya, one of the silver linings that might be the kind of reform of education in new orleans. i know you covered that in the book. what do you feel the state of education in new orleans is at this point? you know, years later? >> uh-huh. >> you know, there's no easy answer to that, and i feel people who made what happened here a complete positive and others make it a complete negative feeling the truth is in between that, and it's much more complicated. i feel there's a tremendous amount of educators working really hard in the schools, and just a human amount of progress that's been made, and a lot of families that feel like schools are more sort of stable places, focused on preparing their kids for college, but that said, i think there's a lot of lingering challenges. i think that kids who are the most challenging whether or not because they have special needs or a history of behavioral issues in the schools, or are coming out of alternative settings or incarceration, are still falling through the crasck in a l o cas n

was talking about president obama's response to the most devastating hurricane since tau treen gnaw. since katrina>> the president has kept every proposition he made. that's what i was saying at the time. what i was saying was i was asked how is the president doing. i said he is doing a good job. he kept his word. since that time i have to say everything they ms proked they would do -- they promised they would do they have done. >> that continued overt support for the president has many conservatives scratching our heads saying i like the governor, but why does he continue to drool over the president for just doing his job? kimberly, governor christie, christie has an election coming up this year, next year, i believe. is this about that or is there a bigger picture? >> didn't you hear the jokes at the white house oh the big joke that christie was at a republican table and everyone started laughing? and you seem to always be such a big fan. now the tables have turned. >> i will get to that. >> you are confusing the heck out of me. >> i like the guy and i like the governor and i like how he gets th