caller: i live in a little town called louisiana, -- a little town in louisiana, it is called lydia. of these people were getting all kinds of help in new orleans, over here we got hit by hurricane rita which flooded our house. we had the church fix it up. at which point, a little bit later -- we lived 10 miles north of vermillion bay, and what i want to mention is i just got laid off. i was working to go ahead and get my house completely fixed, and i went there yesterday. everybody is working except for a few people. like i said, we got hit by the hurricane. the big bad thing is because of the hurricane plumbing is bad, and now we have got to come up with 2000 or $3000 for that. like i said, hurricane katrina was bad but there were a lot of surrounding people that got hit. we are not getting the help that we should get. host: simone lives in slidell, louisiana, close to new orleans. we are asking people to share their experience about this 10 year anniversary of hurricane katrina. good morning. caller: good morning. host: you are on. go ahead. caller: i am from slidell louisiana whi

in louisiana is the complete opposite.iss utilization of over $100 billion of the american people's money. rather than turning marshes into floating communities, where residents could be housed in dynamic environments that we bill would not be encountering this again, which i'm guaranteeing you right now, on the show, this will happen again, and the entire area will be flooded again. american people have now. they have the worst possible government, and the worst possible implementation of our tax dollars. formerrom illinois, a mississippi resident, this is terry. good morning. you are on, go ahead. caller: my whole thing, and i'm etad you showed that she showing how much louisiana got ssippi got.h missi three fourth of mississippi urths fo -- of mississippi evacuees were from katrina. all you heard about was new orleans. the weather channel talked about the landmass between new orleans and alabama. i got nothing. we are still pretty bitter about new orleans today. host: when you say bitter, is it because of the attention

fromam a veteran louisiana. i was so happy to see president obama in louisiana, and sq previous caller about bobby jindal, bobby jindal is the governor of louisiana, back basically he does not spend a lot of time in louisiana. relatives who live in new orleans, and i want to say that i was surprised yourself how far come, and i was so happy to see president obama there, someone who i love so very much because he cares so much about people and for the people of new orleans, who have come back. they can for letting me say this. host: thanks for calling. before the president spoke in the community center, he took a tour of part of that community that suffered 10 years ago at the hands of hurricane katrina, and he spoke for a few minutes during that tour. we will watch more of that and take more of your calls. obama: these areas are part of one of the most historic districts of louisiana and new orleans and america. a lot of people think this is where jazz started taking root. it is close to downtown and the french

t in louisiana, mr. speaker, tens of billions of dollars in new economic development projects on the horizon. as a matter of fact, we have the largest foreign investment in u.s. history committed to projects in south louisiana. we're seeing a manufacturing renaissance. and it's happening because our people are so resilient. because we've come back. because we've come together. and because we've plotted a path to the future. using the natural resources that louisiana is so blessed work the amazing maritime transportation system we have. and the amazing natural resources in regard to the inexpensive, readily available natural gas, oil, petrochemical industry, the rail line the internodal transportation facility. we have been able to accomplish a manufacturing renaissance, not in mexico, not in asia, but right here in the united states, in south louisiana. mr. speaker, in closing, i want to say, i pray that there is not another community, that there's not another city, that there's not another state in this

here is what southeastern louisiana looked like back in 1932. you don't see it in the map but new orleans is about 100 miles straight north of here. port fouchon is a major center, transshipment center for oil and gas in the gulf. the area between there and new orleans is filled with wetlands that basically would help buffer the force of a giant storm surge. look at the same map 78 years later. much of the we wetlands are gon. in the last year, new orleans has lost 19 miles of coastal land which means, new orleans has a lot less separating it from the hundreds of thousands of people that live in new orleans and the other parts of the coast. some scientists say if nothing is done about this situation another 700 miles of new orleans coast would vanish by 2050. it is important to remember that despite all of the progress that new orleans has made in the decade since katrina, louisiana continues to lose ground in the battle against rising sea levels. the harm that poses to homes and businesses. what can be done? as david ariosto reports, the answer

in louisiana, 387 have been fully restored. this leads us into a longer conversation about the journey h.u.d. has taken with new orleans over the past 10 years. the symbol of that journey has been the redevelopment of the big four housing developments. approximately 3000 units of occupied public housing for katrina was demolished. approximately 1500 unoccupied units was also demolished in the redevelopment. of the redevelopment called upon express developers to redevelop these sites. the funding sources ranged from h.u.d.'s investment, tax credits of $259, fema's $29. but significantly cdbg kicked in an additional 15 million dollars at a critical time in the financial crisis to get a lot of these developments over the finish line. todd: prior to that, it had over 7000 total public housing units. only about 4000 occupied. families who had wanted to return to orleans -- new orleans have generally retarded been housed. of the -- generally returned and been housed. we have data that shows in 2015, 3303 are still living in housing a

and i look at the louisiana delegation. we've got some very good congressmen that have been here for a while. they know the issues. and i will bump them from time to time and say fill me in on what we need to do here. >> what are some of the items that you've been working on in this early part of 114th? >> for louisiana it's been some issues with the fema. certainly on the e.p.a. waters ule again goes to my farmer/ranchers/foresters on how e.p.a. is affecting their livelihood. so they expect me to push back, and be the representative. >> those issues concerning fema is that a fallout from hurricane katrina? ralph: some of it is. what they want to raise the 20-year plan. because we are low lying up to 40% of louisiana can be in a flood plain. we can't let that happen. that goes to insurance rates to being able to build struck chures. so these are things that we have to be on guard against. these things come up weekly as to trying to slip under the radar so to speak. and our job is to watch the gate and close the gate when it

and canadians and also settled earlier decades of louisiana. the british refugees left left florida because of the inability to protect them. at least 80 people were there there about 500 people regular spanish troops. they were joined by 160,'s, alabama's and other indians, seven americans including. [inaudible] the governor said the previous assembly the news that he recognized the united states as an independent country and of britain might retaliate against spanish louisiana. still it seemed a strangely large gathering once they began to speak to the troops they started to listen and other interpreters hurried to keep up and english the news was startling, they had not recognize, he declared war on britain and he expected the people in louisiana to do their part. they could remember the imprisoning them where they had built new-line's of french and spanish government. they had managed to play with louisiana's french men and women in the british and their folks were independent and prosperity. [inaudible] now the war between spain and britai

so as louisiana and louisiana delegation, if we have an issue that we want pushed to the front burner, well, where do we go? we go to scalise. >> you talked about your background a little, what do you think is in your background that best qualified you for being a member of congress? >> it's probably the veterinarian and the physician role. it takes some study to get to those particular places in life. and being up here in congress you have to do your homework. you just don't come up here every day and just show up. when i go home at night i'm usually reading my material for the previous committee hearings the rest of the week. my staff has given me tasks to do that also bolsters hopefully my knowledge base for whatever's coming down coming down the pike. so it takes a lot of after hours to stay ahead of the game. and you have to stay ahead of the game here. >> we tossed out the figures, speaking of after hours work. a number of them are staying in their offices. are you one of a -- a member of that club? >> early on i was. it was simply because of the financing. i refused to pay exor

back to louisiana. hello. caller: i was listening to c-span, which i'm looking at now on television. sorry about the lower ninth ward area. they have just opened a wall back there in new orleans. it needs ninth ward supermarkets because the close to the grocery stores, and they sold a lot of drugs since they sold down the projects -- toward on the projects. they turned it into a residential area. maybe that is one of the reasons they have not opened supermarkets, because the people in the know a -- in the lower ninth ward -- that money from that is going to another path as far as money being brought to new orleans. is, i cannot understand why they do not put supermarkets out there in the lower ninth ward like they had years ago. , whichd one on claiborne covered the lower ninth ward, where they bought their groceries. so -- what? host: we will leave it there. you're breaking up a little bit. wasington, d.c., lee involved. i think you're involved in another type of rescue? caller: yes. for six weeks i volunteer

they were from louisiana or mississippi.y chosen to stay in texas which received a lot of families. or other states as you can see, other families chose to go to other states. we see folks have moved. we have seen that new orleans is a smaller place. >> as i grab the next question, i want to remind folks in the room we have only three or four minutes left, that if you want to go to the mic, go for it. >> i'm from fox business. my question is for mr. ozdinic i want to ask for the new i.g. report stating that more than 25,000 over income families in public housing now, some of those making hundreds of thousands of dollars. we've been talking about texas a little bit today. that was where this happens. it was in the top three or four where this actually happens. so, wondering if you can talk to us about how the department would justify sending taxpayer money on this as well if there will be any changes made? >> so your question is specifically about overincome families? >> yes. in public housing. >> i think it is important to n

the sun had not yet risen just south of the river in spanish louisiana. they can provide child and the cypress trees rose out of the early morning mist. although the air was muggy on september 1779 the temperature was bearable if one stayed out of the sun. students are run by brothers and cousins brigadier general -- it was a big crowd. more than 1300 armed men. 600 militiamen included french-speaking louisiana, both acadian flight were soured and those who settled in earlier decades with louisiana was french. the militia men were british refugees who had left west florida after the lower mississippi have revealed the inability to protect them and 80 members of the new orleans free black galicia where they are serving in segregated units led by their own officers. there were five under regular spanish troops plus 20 like calvary. they were joined by 160 alabamans and other indians that the lower mississippi. seven americans including oliver pollock marched under battle flag probably stars and stripes. they spent the previous week's assembly crowd to recog

a group i call the cajun navy, people from western louisiana, southwestern louisiana, said let's get boats. we have them. let's just use the waterways to get in there and rescue people by boat. >> the fact that lieutenant governor had to be in a position of a boat rescuing people means the system as it was designed on the federal, local and state level wasn't working. that's the first and most important thing to remember. but when you have a catastrophic event, it's all hands on deck. >> the second day after the storm there were over 80 helicopters in the air, many of them doing hoisting operations. so it was just target rich for things to do and people to save. >> canoes coming in with six people rescued as well as three people hanging on to the side. expectations that hundreds of bodies will eventually be found, people still reporting seeing bodies floating in water. >> there is a concrete levee near 17th street according to the mayor, which has been breached for three blocks. the army corps of engineers and the national guard are now working to drop 3,000-pound bags of sand on tha

a group i call the cajun navy, people from western louisiana, southwestern louisiana, said let's get boats. we have them. let's just use the waterways to get in there and rescue people by boat. >> the fact that lieutenant governor had to be in a position of a boat rescuing people means the system as it was designed on the federal, local and state level wasn't working. that's the first and most important thing to remember. but when you have a catastrophic event, it's all hands on deck. >> the second day after the storm there were over 80 helicopters in the air, many of them doing hoisting operations. so it was just target rich for things to do and people to save. >> canoes coming in with six people rescued as well as three people hanging on to the side. expectations that hundreds of bodies will eventually be found, people still reporting seeing bodies floating in water. >> there is a concrete levee near 17th street according to the mayor, which has been breached for three blocks. the army corps of engineers and the national guard are now working to drop 3,000-pound bags of sand on tha

a group i call the cajun navy, people from western louisiana, southwestern louisiana, said let's gets. we have them. let's just use the waterways to get in there and rescue people by boat. >> the fact that lieutenant governor had to be in a position of a boat rescuing people means the system as it was designed on the federal, local and state level wasn't working. that's the first and most important thing to remember. but when you have a catastrophic event, it's all hands on deck. >> the second day after the storm there were over 80 helicopters in the air, many of them doing hoisting operations. so it was just target rich for things to do and people to save. >> canoes coming in with six people rescued as well as three people hanging on to the side. expectations that hundreds of bodies will eventually be found, people still reporting seeing bodies floating in water. >> there is a concrete levee near 17th street according to the mayor, which has been breached for three blocks. the army corps of engineers and the national guard are now working to drop 3,000-pound bags of sand on that lev

in louisiana, 387 have been fully restored.is leads us into a longer conversation about the journey h.u.d. has taken with new orleans over the past 10 years. the symbol of that journey has been the redevelopment of the big four housing developments. approximately 3000 units of occupied public housing for katrina was demolished. approximately 1500 unoccupied units was also demolished in the redevelopment. of the redevelopment called upon express developers to redevelop these sites. the funding sources ranged from h.u.d.'s investment, tax credits of $259, fema's $29. but significantly cdbg kicked in an additional 15 million dollars at a critical time in the financial crisis to get a lot of these developments over the finish line. todd: prior to that, it had over 7000 total public housing units. only about 4000 occupied. families who had wanted to return to orleans -- new orleans have generally retarded been housed. of the -- generally returned and been housed. we have data that shows in 2015, 3303 are still living in housing assi

he was louisiana's lieutenant governor at that time.he said he wanted to take over the recovery effort as the city's next mayor. this was a job that his father, moon landrieu, had held in the 1970's. when mitch landrieu was elected in 2010, he became the first white mayor of a black majority city in the united states since his father held office. he enjoyed broad support across racial and demographic lines. when he was re-elected in 2014, he nearly matched the 66% winning percentage he had posted four years earlier. now as we near the tenth anniversary of katrina, data on tourism and the economy show new orleans in many respects is as strong as it was. a recent poll by the kaiser family foundation and national public radio found that many residents feel the city has made significant headway. at the same time the poll exposed deep racial disparities in the recovery. it also showed concern that the rich, cultural gumbo that makes the city special is changing. so where do we go from here? let's leave it for our speaker to tell us. ladies a

a group i call the cajun navy, people from western louisiana, southwestern louisiana, said let's gete have them. let's just use the waterways to get in there and rescue people by boat. >> the fact that lieutenant governor had to be in a position of a boat rescuing people means the system as it was designed on the federal, local and state level wasn't working. that's the first and most important thing to remember. but when you have a catastrophic event, it's all hands on deck. >> the second day after the storm there were over 80 helicopters in the air, many of them doing hoisting operations. so it was just target rich for things to do and people to save. >> canoes coming in with six people rescued as well as three people hanging on to the side. expectations that hundreds of bodies will eventually be found, people still reporting seeing bodies floating in water. >> there is a concrete levee near 17th street according to the mayor, which has been breached for three blocks. the army corps of engineers and the national guard are now working to drop 3,000-pound bags of sand on that levee t

the state of louisiana, right here in new orleans. [applause] not long ago, our gathering here in the lower nine probably would have seemed unlikely. as i was flying you today with the home girl from louisiana, donna brazil. she saved all the magazines that she was whipping them out, and one of them was a picture of the lower ninth right after the storm it happened. otion that there would be anything left seemed unimaginable at the time. today, this new community center stands as a symbol of the extraordinary resilience of the city, the external resilience of its people. extraordinary resilience of the entire gulf coast and of the united states of america. you are an example of what is possible when in the face of tragedy and in the face of goodhip ggod people -- people come together to lend a hand and brick by brick, block neighborhood by neighborhood, you build a better future. and that more than any other reason is why i have come back here today. plus, mitchell landry asked me landrieu asked me to. it's been 10 years since katrina

the louisiana purchase, he is involved. 1812, he just gets in hand in so many moments the first 40-50 years of the country. >> why does he have a global view of the world? cassandra good: he was sent on appointmentplomatic very early on. he was not educated abroad, but he was sent to france by george washington and that was his first experience -- and then sent back to europe later traveling to several different countries. i think that that really impacted his idea about foreign policy. >> what was he like as a man? theandra good: think description we see most often is that he was a really nice guy. his personal papers do not survive for the most part, his wife's papers are gone, so we don't have much insight into him as a person, but he was well-liked, we know that. he was somebody who had integrity and people respected him. he is not known as the smartest, but very capable. >> was he an influential president? cassandra good: well, still discussing the monroe doctrine and other things, he is still relevant. we are establishing with the world of presidency is, so all of these first pr

to be the louisiana purchase. it was initially to help get the port of new orleans. then napoleon offered louisiana partially because of having to pull back resources during the larger war in europe and the revolution in haiti. also, it had not been as productive for a him as he had hoped so they offered all of , louisiana, and monroe was part of making those arrangements. that is the most famous part of his time in europe. he also negotiated a treaty with the british, which the british signed. the americans never did. that treaty could have prevented the war of 1812. host: many people forget that there was a rivalry between the u.s. and france during this time. can you explain? cassandra good: it was a three-way rivalry, spain has fallen in importance, but the french, the british, and the americans are all fighting over topping to each other and the colonies, and especially to their armies during the napoleonic wars, so the u.s. could have easily gone to war with france as well. the french had been seizing the am

host: julian is calling in from louisiana. go ahead.aller: yeah, just in reference to that last caller, the river had nothing to do with the lower ninth ward. when they opened to the industrial canal, i goes in a lake unless the levee falls down. i notice the 17th streets with lake view, that was an engineering failure. did you ever find anything? when you say engineering, when you're talking about building a levy or a dike or whatever, you get -- that dictate what is the engineering's going to be because whatever you're going to put in the ground is only good for the soil you put in. and if you set a set of blueprint it's got an engineering stamp on it. was it a real engineer? guest: that's a complex question. but the corps of engineers itself acknowledged the floodwalls on the side of the drainage canal which is collapsed were not sufficiently anchored in the soil. and that eye walls were not appropriate for that kind of situation. and so when the water rose not only to the top of those floodwalls, the pressure loosens the soil below.

the state of louisiana has a master plan. working with them on louisiana coastal activities. a lot of projects plan that can be part of the restore act that came in under the bp oil spill. there are lots of different efforts and plans. some are ongoing. there is so much more work to do to make a difference. host: how do you rebuild a barrier island and what is the effect of having one? guest: some people say you rebuild a barrier island through moving sediment. some say you can do it by moving material in. one of the things we know -- and going back to hurricane sandy, i was along the shorelines of new jersey and new york a couple days at their sandy and i felt like i was back in louisiana. in every area where people had an elevated home and they had an anchored foundation and there was room between their property and the coastline, they suffered the least amount of damage. with that told us is, in those areas where we had what we -- so wegineered dunes had shoreline protection in place to help block the effects of the waves, we know that type of thing does make a difference.

as i was flying here today with a home girl from louisiana.he saved all the magazines, and she was whipping them out. one was a picture of the lower ninths right after the storms. the notion that they are getting left seemed unimaginable at the time. today, this new community center stands as a symbol of the extraordinary resilience of this city. the extraordinary resilience of its people. the extraordinary resilience of the entire gulf coast and of the united states of america. you are an example of what is possible, when in the face of tragedy and hardship, good people come together. to lend a hand. block,y brick, block by neighborhood by neighborhood, you build a better future. that, more than any other reason, is why i have come back here today. plus mitch landrieu asked me to. [laughter] it has been 10 years since katrina hit. devastating communities in louisiana and mississippi across the gulf coast. ,n the days following landfall more than 1800 of our fellow citizens, men , women,a and children lost their lives. some of the folks in thi

i look at my louisiana delegation. we have some very good congressman that have been here for a while. they know the issues. i will talk to them. host: the top one or two items that you have been working on in this early part of the 114th? rep. abraham: it has been issues with fema. , goingly on the epa role back to my farmers and ranchers as far as how the epa is affecting their livelihood. ,hey expect me to push back express their interests, and be their representative. host: those issues concerning fema -- is that a fallout from hurricane katrina? rep. abraham: yes. raise the plant to a 500 year plan versus 100. if we do that in louisiana since we are already low level, up to 40% of louisiana it's only be in a floodplain. i can't let that happen. that affects insurance rates, how we built structures. these are things we have to be on guard against. these issues, sometimes weekly. slipped under the radar. our job is to watch the gate and close it and it needs to be closed. you mentioned your flying experience with th

southern louisiana is hot and swampy...so constant soil erosion and sediment displacement, as well as the fact -in some places, new orleans' is up to 800 feet below sea level, is why this city is so naturally prone to flooding. >> at 1,000 feet flying from the outskirts of new orleans it becomes very obvious how a large surge of water would have caused the devastation that we saw during hurricane katrina. >> most of south louisiana is new land there's no stones down here it's all sediment. >> foster creppel's family has lived on this delta for generations. about 50 miles outside new orleans in port sulphur, they've seen their share of flooding..especially during katrina. >> the delta is 85 percent organic it's plant growth and decay. >> try to build a sound structure on that. but foster creppel did anyway. he bought the old woodlands plantation from auction. and turned it into a bed and breakfast. woolands is also outside the army corp's new storm risk reduction system ...and foster is actually glad. his common sense approach to flooding may seem radical to some...but foster creppel i

>> you know, i can tell you this, we're very fortunate here in southwest louisiana. we have strong support in our community for law enforcement. you know, there's some good, god-fearing, honest, hard-working people in this part of the state and all over our state. we have quite a few, and, you know, they stepped in where some other folks may not have. they were exceedingly brave. they placed the welfare of trooper vincent ahead of their own. it was a selfless act, a brave act, and we're eternally grateful for what each of these men did. >> absolutely. and we are so sorry for your loss and the loss of the community. sergeant, thank you so much for joining us though. >> thank you, kate. >> of course. >>> coming up for us, a new surprising poll from the home state of our next guest, republican presidential candidate senator lindsey graham. >>> and then this, they crawled through underground tunnels, a steam pipe, and popped out of a manhole. ahead, we're going to trace the path the two killers took when they escaped from that prison in upstate new york. just in case you

louisiana. we also need a mayor of new orleans. who should be the mayor of new orleans? general butler says godfrey weitzel. he knows most about the city and helped capture the city. godfrey, you are military mayor. he's mayor for a short time until the battle of baton rouge breaks out. weitzel was sent up to baton rouge to report. while he's gone, this an interim mayor. when he comes back, he is mayor again of new orleans. if you look at the roster of mayors of new orleans, you will find numbers 21 and 23 are godfrey weitzel. ray nagin is also on the list a little further down. there's a bayou that runs up the mississippi river that runs parallel to the mississippi down into the gulf of mexico. two confederate generals that occupied the region south of the mississippi. a general alfred mouton, and general dick taylor. a general is killed in baton rouge, general williams. general butler says we need a new general to fill the gap, and i need a new brigade. at age 26, he becomes at the time the yo

the blazing louisiana son. -- sun. american citizens crowded in front of the superdome in held masses at the convention center. more stranded in the port of st. bernard. floating, bloated bodies on the streets of america. our nation sat, jaw dropped, gaping at the images. considering the possibility that an entire city could be gone, and wondering how this happened in our beloved country. in the midst of all of this death and all of this destruction, something else happened. the sun came up. in the hours, days, and weeks that followed, another flood came in. this time, it was a torrent of people. louisiana state department of wildlife and fisheries agents and the u.s. coast guard, with our friends and neighbors pulling thousands of people out of the water. at their side, the cajun armada, a small navy of private vessels from all across coastal louisiana, recreational boaters of all kinds, saving lives on the flooded streets of new orleans. backing them up, a whole legion of people coming literally from everywhere. in c

t in louisiana, mr.peaker, tens of billions of dollars in new economic development projects on the horizon. as a matter of fact, we have the largest foreign investment in u.s. history committed to projects in south louisiana. we're seeing a manufacturing renaissance. and it's happening because our people are so resilient. because we've come back. because we've come together. and because we've plotted a path to the future. using the natural resources that louisiana is so blessed work the amazing maritime transportation system we have. and the amazing natural resources in regard to the inexpensive, readily available natural gas, oil, petrochemical industry, the rail line the internodal transportation facility. we have been able to accomplish a manufacturing renaissance, not in mexico, not in asia, but right here in the united states, in south louisiana. mr. speaker, in closing, i want to say, i pray that there is not another community, that there's not another city, that there's not another state in this n

louisiana, then 40% of louisiana could be in the floodplains. i cannot let that happen. that goes from insurance rates in building structures. we need to be on guard against. these things come up sometimes weekly. our job is to watch the gate and close it when it needs to be closed. host: you had flying expanse with the reserve and mississippi national guard. what is it that you like about highlighting? rep. abraham: there is nothing i don't like about piloting. it is a feeling that those who do fly understand. you're up in the clouds and flying. i get to use my skills in a good way. i enjoy it. it is a passion. host: military and civil aviator . what our policy concerns about civil aviation and drones? rep. abraham: let's go back. we have crop duster's that are flying right now as we are speaking everyday. they are flying right over the crop. if they had grown, which -- hit a drone, which is possible -- the faa has issued some rules for drones that are being talked about and debated. here to stay. there are some good petitions for agricultural sites, irrigation sites. i

host: you are in the fifth district of louisiana. the largest. rep. abraham: it is the largest as far as land mass. 24 carriages. from the top of the state all the way to baton rouge. host: is a parish like a township? rep. abraham: like the county. because of our print share did, we stuck with the name of parish. frenchuse of our heritage, we stuck with the name of parish. soybeans, andorn, used to have a lot of cotton than anywhere else in the nation. big country people. conservative. down to earth. god-fearing. we have the biggest town, monro, louisiana. the second-largest is alexandria. compared to other large towns across the country, it would be a very small and comparatively speaking. we are rural. we are good, hard-working people. host: you said you decided to run because you were concerned about where the country was headed. what are your top concerns, and those of your district? rep. abraham: getting away from our constitutional principles. our founders were men's of genius. when you look at the constitution -- and i try to read it every six

right here in the state of louisiana, right here in new orleans. not long ago our gathering here in the lower nine would have seemed unlikely, as i was flying here today with a homegirl from louisiana, donna brazil, she saved all the magazines, she was whipping them out, one of them was a picture of the lower ninth right after the storm that happen happened. and the notion that there would be anything left seemed unimaginable at the time. today this new community center stands as a symbol of the extraordinary resilience of this city, the extraordinary resilience of its people, the extraordinary resilience of the entire gulf coast and the united states of america. you are an example of what is possible when in the face of tragedy and in the face of hardship, good people come together to lend a hand. and brick by brick, block by block, neighborhood by neighborhood you build a better future. and that more than any other reason is why i've come back here today, plus, mitch landry asked me to. it's been ten years since katrina hit. devastating communiti

bernard parish, louisiana, one year as the c-spanm, continues its tour of hurricane katrina damage, followed by a 2005 town hall meeting in new orleans with then mayor ray nagin. announcer: the c-span cities hear around the nation to from local historians, authors, and civic leaders every other weekend on c-span book tv and american history tv on c-span3, and this month with congress on its summer recess, it is on c-span each day at 6:00 p.m. eastern. today, we look at the history of core a lot of springs -- of colorado springs, and we start pikes peak, named for the explorer. have for as long as people lived here, pike's peak has been a marketing tool, and we have used it to help identify this location. pikes peak protrudes out onto the eastern plains. as wethe first 14-er, call it, the first 14,000-foot mountain when you are coming west across the plains towards denver, and that is a beacon, in many ways, for people traveling towards the mountains. i remember many times, growing up in the midwest, coming to colorado and know when you're almost there when you start to the distance.k in you

the state of louisiana has a master plan. working with them on louisiana coastal activities.plan that can be part of the restore act that came in under the bp oil spill. there are lots of different efforts and plans. some are ongoing. there is so much more work to do to make a difference. host: how do you rebuild a barrier island and what is the effect of having one? guest: some people say you rebuild a barrier island through moving sediment. some say you can do it by moving material in. one of the things we know -- and going back to hurricane sandy, i was along the shorelines of new jersey and new york a couple days at their sandy and i felt like i was back in louisiana. in every area where people had an elevated home and they had an anchored foundation and there was room between their property and the coastline, they suffered the least amount of damage. with that told us is, in those areas where we had what we -- so wegineered dunes had shoreline protection in place to help block the effects of the waves, we know that type of thing does make a difference. it does mitigate t

the blazing louisiana son. american citizens crowded in front of the superdome in held masses at the convention center. more stranded in the port of st. bernard. floating, bloated bodies. on the streets of america. our nation sat, john dropped, gaping at the images. dropped, gaping at the images. considering an entire city could be gone, and wondering how this happened in our beloved country. in the midst of all of this death and all of this destruction, something else happened. the sun came up. in the hours, days, and weeks that followed, another flood came in. this time, it was a torrent of people. louisiana state department of wildlife and fisheries agents and the u.s. coast guard, with our friends and neighbors pulling thousands of people out of the water. at their side, the cajun armada, a small navy of private vessels from all across coastal louisiana, recreational boaters of all kinds, saving lives on the flooded streets of new orleans. backing them up, a whole legion of people coming literally from ever

>> this is the kind of thing that shows us that there's a sustainable future for coastal louisiana. >> ifill: plus, i sit down with award winning author jesmyn ward, about how she rode out the storm, and turned the experience into searing fiction. >> woodruff: and, migrants from the middle east and north africa push to enter europe: thousands march into serbia after borders re-open. all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: they cheered the closing bell on wall street today, out of relief that the day was over. the major u.s. indexes fell 3.5- 4%, driven by market chaos in china. the dow jones industrial average lost 588 points to close near 15,870. the nasdaq fell nearly 180 points, and the s&p 500 dropped 77. u.s. oi