that is near and dear to my heart is to make sure that those individuals who are naturally born new orleanians, are brought back. >> reporter: new orleans is still mostly black but where it used to be 60% black, it's now dropped to 58% and the percentage of white has grown slightly. >> many anecdotally are white. many have the feeling la it's a whiter city. >> a new creative class is emerging. some drawn by adventure, others from opportunity. lauren arrived to sell tee shirts from her living room. her store grew four stores. >> in new orleans you just get to be you and that's what i love about being here. >> lured by tax credits and a thriving culture leaders say people of all colors are coming for opportunities hard to find anyplace else. >> before katrina i thought there was a closed insular network that was scared of change so now it's open to new people, new ideas and really the sense of possibility. >> people like patrick who moved from new york to new orleans and started a digital company. >> how many times do one of the most important cities in america go through a complete renewal and

it is hard to imagine now, but i suspect most black new orleanians would describe the same. >> when did he claim until begin to integrate in the restaurant? -- when did the clientele of the restaurant begin to integrate? people remember richard collins, the restaurant critic. he did a rave review. it was collected in his book, which you can still find. beansch he took about 3 and raved about the gumbo and fried chicken. i think that change the clientele. -- changed the clientele. that was in the 1970's, i think. >> let's skip forward to katrina and talk about each of you. you each had different experiences with the storm. terry, maybe we can begin with you. you were here for the whole thing, right? terry: i was. i was at the howard avenue office at the time. we watched it through the windows until a tree flew through the window. we realize we shouldn't be watching the storm, we should be hunkered down somewhere. i was with the folks at the newspaper covered the storm. we stayed throughout. >> where were your temporary headquarters? terry: afterwards, when we risingd the water was and th

does to let you know commission members are made up of new orleanians.ailable for any member of the public to participate in. we could get to the information on when they would repeat you could join in the committee that you want. thank you. >> good afternoon. i was blessed i didn't get any water, but i'm in a position where i'm unable to operate properly because of a lack of gas. i know the gas people entity and maybe doing some work, but they are not in my estimation as a business person doing the best in that they can do. i'm educated. i have done everything i could. i have e-mailed don hutchinson. i've got to your office and gone to energy. i am one who clearly understands how gas operates. i didn't have any water. they say the hundreds of water out. ok. it has been eight weeks. i am in the cold i cannot cook. i cannot take advantage of all the business people that are coming here as a small business. i'm very concerned. i think we need to form a group of people to let you know what energy is doing. i don't think that there properly handling the area

the death and displacement of thousands of new orleanians focused the gaze and even though we watcheds the catastrophe played out, it took days for the federal government to respond. and just as in ferguson and baltimore, the eventual response to the crisis included a military presence. like those who expressed grief and anger but were met with media shaming. so, too, did many news outlets portray dangerous gangs of looters even though many were actually organizing to aid survivors. we wrote about this for "the nation" this idea for us it was a decade ago people were first saying black lives matter in the context of katrina. >> one of the frustrating issues that comes up here is that no one is looking. no one is paying attention, then people forget. and so over and over again you have to trumpet this issue, protest and say over and over again. and so if you're not standing on a rooftop in the lower ninth ward, if someone hasn't been shot and isn't laying on the ground dying, then people forget that black lives matter. >> this point about people looking, for me, laura, that's part of t

we'll meet new orleanians in exile. who say they can't afford to is come back. please visit our facebook or twitter page and please come back, we'll have more of "america tonight," tomorrow. >> tight security in the malasian capital as thousands gather for a protest rally calling for the prime minister to resign. hello, this is the world news from al jazeera. coming up in the program: a reflection of public horror. hungarians hold a vigil in memory of 71 found dead in a refrigerated truck.

. >> reporter: new orleanians are unbroken.e're still standing after a q3s. >> you see tremendous progress in rebuilding the city. >> although hurricane katrina brought us to our knee, we did not allow the storm to keep us down permanently. >> it's become a tale of 2 cities. >> reporter: a frustration that business owner vick bo dorks reau sees every day. >> this is a major city. these communities will not be forgotten. >> reporter: reporting in new orleans, i'm ryan nobles. >>> with no warning, a sheriff's deputy was shot to death while pumping gas last night at a houston area gas station. the suspect, shannon miles, has been arrested and charged with capital murder. police believe he was the guy caught on surveillance camera. he was shot in the back as he refueled hi patrol car. he was caught in a pickup truck, which was also o caught on surveillance camera. >> a witness called 911 to let us know one of our deputies had been shot. ems arrived on-scene. >> reporter: police say the attack aears to be unprovoked. 47-year-old dep

we talked about resilience, about the ability of new orleanians to recreate what had been washed away. but let's talk about the issues one by one. education. what does your report find? >> so our report finds certainly that you've got a higher high school graduation rate. but our report also finds that when it comes to children, there are more children in poverty today than there were before katrina. and that when it comes to education, while you see signs of progress. there are new schools, there's, if you will, improvements in schools. the truth is that it's a school district with fewer students. it's true that these reforms have come at a tremendous cost to the city, and that cost was the layoff of some 7,000 mostly african-american unionized teachers almost ten years ago. and that's left, if you will, a scar. and pain on the effort to reform the schools. now, it's all about what's doing best for kids. but i think it's important for people to be measured. at this point, it's like halftime. >> ifill: as i drive through the city, i see new construction, houses with solar panels, alon

we'll meet new orleanians in exile. who say they can't afford to is come back. please visit our facebook or twitter page and please come back, we'll have more of "america tonight," tomorrow. >> in the wake of the baltimore riots. everyday citizens are fighting to take their neighborhoods back. >> it's a movement to make a difference. >> educating. >> i feel safer in here. >> the library means something to the people here. >> healing. >> we really have to talk about how can we save lives. >> restoring. >> we given' a family a chance because some of the houses are bein' rebuilt. >> can they rescue their city? >> a court in egypt is expected to give its verdict on three al jazeera journalists. hello, we are in doha. also ahead. >> i appeal to all governments to [indiscernible] migration. >> more must be done to help migrants. europe planyemen plans to

we'll meet new orleanians in exile. who say they can't afford to is come back.e visit our facebook or twitter page and please come back, we'll have more of "america tonight," tomorrow. tomorrow. >> we given' a family a chance because some of the houses are bein' rebuilt. >> can they rescue their city? >> i'm yferl. "on target" tonight, losing ground. new orleans remains vulnerable to another hurricane because the wetlands are disappearing. there's plenty to blame but little to fix it. plus, are men accused of sexual assault getting a fair hearing on college campuses? there is no doubt that new orleans its leaders and the city's residents have made huge progress in recovering from the devastation and death brought by hurricane katrina ten years ago. in the last

new orleanians refuse to give up on their city proving there are some things even a hurricane can't destroy. ♪ in new orleans, this morning, a renaissance, hundreds more restaurants, a burgeoning tech industry, a billion dollar medical center and higher graduation rates. >> the fact that we can make this many strides ten years after a terrible epic disaster, i think, is an indication of the kind of spirit that we have in this city. >> reporter: president obama called the city an inspiration while touring parts of the lower ninth ward thursday highlighting the remarkable progress made after an apocalyptic storm. hurricane katrina flooded 80% of the city drowning hundreds in their own homes leaving thousands stranded and desperate. [ sirens ] >> the early recovery was not good, and i think that this country is in a much, much better place because of what we went through. >> reporter: but in the city preparing to celebrate and to commemorate on this weekend's anniversary, there remain stark reminders of loss. >> it's just -- it's just horrible. >> reporter: abandoned homes or just empty lots i

they were coming back and therefore planned for a school system made on the assumption that most new orleanianswould come back. sometimes parentless because they were for -- preferred new orleans. we are at 80% of our pre-flood population but roughly 20% of those people are people who did not live in new orleans before katrina. we are busy trying to convert those people to come new orleanians and if we fail we will send them back to brooklyn. [laughter] >> i think one also, i spend a lot of time in the book explaining the many, many different reasons that people didn't come back. many of those reasons started out with inequities from day one you could get more money from the government and not come back then to rebuild and the money you could get back from every government was never enough unless you had a bank account sufficient to begin with. plus there is something that i think is not unique, unusual for new orleans that is not true in most cities. so many of the homes lived in by black low, middle, moderate income people were built by the families themselves, their father, their grandfather

the music has always been a representation of who we are as new orleanians and has been sort of the backdropd times and bad times. so the thought of it not being around anymore was something that made me lose sleep at night. >> reporter: 72 houses have been built. helping these new orleans musicians get their groove back. >> it was great to have a house that was our own. i kissed every wall in here. >> we love our culture and we will always fight to keep what makes new orleans great alive. >> and you can watch robin's special katrina ten years after the storm this coming sunday night, august 23rd at 10:00 eastern right here on abc. a lot of times we cover these stories and you forget about the devastation and heart ache and the people still trying to rebuild their lives ten years later. it's so great robin is going back to take a look at the lives and the people and especially harry connick junior. his music is so incredible. >> a lot of great musicians from new orleans there, jazz got started there. little wane's from there. it's a great place. >> don't miss updates on facebook. we'll be ba

so the question we must answer is, do all new orleanians feel the recovery is benefiting their lives, their families, their incomes, their communities? is everyone, from treme and the lower ninth to the garden district, benefiting from this rebirth? can everyone who wants to come back to new orleans find their place? we know that as of now, the answer is no, and it remains a paramount challenge that new orleans faces as it strives to be a model of resilience by 2018. but tomorrow, new orleans will release its newest resilience strategy, and you will see a number of projects dedicated to this very goal. one is the welcome table and initiative, which creates spaces for city leaders to open honest dialogues across the city to engage in real conversation about race and reconciliation. another project is nola for life, which is trying to tackle the issue of murder head-on through preventive strategies, such as connecting youth with meaningful careers and revitalizing neighborhoods. other cities, i believe, can learn from the city's renewed emphasis on facing squarely its issues around race

because they believe this city, new orleanians, the person who made this film, believe in new orleans enough to tell the story. >> only about half of people from new orleans have returned, is that because some people just financially can't, is it because some people don't want to? are there people who have been left behind and who are those people who have been left hidged? >> there are people who couldn't afford to come back and people who chose thought to come back. imagine if you are displaced and you oar family and you have kids, this was back to school time in new orleans. people had to move forward and put their kids back in school. we sent our special correspondent soledad o'brien, to interview, i think what the population is actually closer to 60 or 70%, 70% but those are not original new orle rvetionanians. we have done a great favor to your home town of houston. >> you have. you have. i'm glad to have so many of you all in my home town, absolutely. we are everywhere, right? memphis, you know, after the storm i was walking down the street and seeing people from new orleans, a

my son was a competitive car racer at a race. , ie all new orleanians didn't think the storm was goingbe a big deal. i drove up the pacific coast highway so that he could race. before he went up to the race, after the storm had passed, i called the editor of the picayune, a close friend. i said, is this going to be bad? he said, it hit mississippi, but it looks like new orleans is going to be ok. so i went to the race with my son. i came back to the hotel, turned on the television set. at this point everyone had realized the levees had broken and that the city was flooded. car,panicked, popping the and went to los angeles. i never went back to new orleans for almost a year. i didn't go back until my mother went back. first, i think it was painful. i could do what i always did, which was rely on being a journalist to take advantage of the distance. i ran the l.a. times coverage of katrina. at that time i was the editor of the paper. i used that as my excuse. i didn't want to admit to myself that i just want to see it. a year later, when my mother was in georgia, i visited her pretty reg

this one was worse, terrible, but as a new orleanian, my sense of what everyone felt was, "hell, no, we are coming back." just the stupid comments people around the country made i think gave new orleans a much greater sense and purpose. we are coming back. that's our home. no matter what it takes. jeffrey thank you, denny : hastert, for motivating you. mayor landrieu: he was not the only one. jeffrey he was a big one. : let me jump to today. if, god forbid, the same exact storm hit this city next week, what would new orleans look like after that storm? mayor landrieu: first of all, the country has a hard time understanding this, but we are the veterans of lots of storms. they come in, they go out. that was a big storm. camille was a big storm. what the people of new orleans want america to know was that this was not a natural disaster. this was a man-made disaster. [applause] what happened to new orleans happened because the levees broke. this is really interesting. mississippi got the wind. they got the normal, terrible storm. we got the water. it was an infrastructure failure . whic

. ♪ >> new orleanians, we like to go with the flow, treat everybody fine.e all know each other even if we've never met. >> come out and take a picture with us over here. >> i was born and raised in an old place called lakeland, louisiana. i understood the culture in new orleans. i understood the people here. >> new orleans had different rules. i liked the accent. i like the way its people interact with each other. i love the music. >> the proliferation of jazz goes back a hundred years. back into world war i when musicians from here that served took jazz to europe. >> we call new orleans now the new new orleans and it's become a place we share with a working river in terms of cargo, tourism, economic development. >> new orleans is called the crescent city because the city was built on that high land thanks to the levees that exposed the bottom of the bowl. and that's where the ninth ward was. and that's where the lowlands were. >> this is my house today, my mom's house. ten years ago i couldn't stand here because i'd be under water as the water was up to th

. ♪ >> new orleanians, we like to go with the flow, treat everybody fine.e all know each other even if we've never met. >> come out and take a picture with us over here. >> i was born and raised in an old place called lakeland, louisiana. i understood the culture in new orleans. i understood the people here. >> new orleans had different rules. i liked the accent. i like the way its people interact with each other. i love the music. >> the proliferation of jazz goes back a hundred years. back into world war i when musicians from here that served took jazz to europe. >> we call new orleans now the new new orleans and it's become a place we share with a working river in terms of cargo, tourism, economic development. >> new orleans is called the crescent city because the city was built on that high land thanks to the levees that exposed the bottom of the bowl. and that's where the ninth ward was. and that's where the lowlands were. >> this is my house today, my mom's house. ten years ago i couldn't stand here because i'd be under water as the water was up to th

new orleanians refused to give up on their city proving there are some things even a hurricane can't destroy. in new orleans, a renaissance. hundreds more restaurants, a burgeoning tech industry, a billion dollar medical center and higher graduation rates. >> the fact that we can make this many strides 10 years after a terrible epic disaster is an indication of the kind of spirit in this city. >> reporter: wow called the city an inspiration while touring parts of the lower 9th ward highlighting the remarkable progress made after an apocalyptic storm. hurricane katrina flooded 80% of the city drowning hundreds in their homes leaving thousands stranded an desperate. >> the early recovery was not good. i think this country is in a much better place because of what we went through. >> but in the city, preparing to celebrate and commemorate on this weekend's anniversary, there remain stark reminders of loss. >> horrible. >> reporter: abandoned lots in predominantly african-american neighborhoods waiting for revival. poverty is high. what about the failed levees? new 14 billion-dollar levee

. ♪ >> new orleanians, we like to go with the flow, treat everybody fine.e all know each other even if we've never met. >> come out and take a picture with us over here. >> i was born and raised in an old place called lakeland, louisiana. i understood the culture in new orleans. i understood the people here. >> new orleans had different rules. i liked the accent. i like the way its people interact with each other. i love the music. >> the proliferation of jazz goes back a hundred years. back into world war i when musicians from here that served took jazz to europe. >> we call new orleans now the new new orleans and it's become a place we share with a working river in terms of cargo, tourism, economic development. >> new orleans is called the crescent city because the city was built on that high land thanks to the levees that exposed the bottom of the bowl. and that's where the ninth ward was. and that's where the lowlands were. >> this is my house today, my mom's house. ten years ago i couldn't stand here because i'd be under water as the water was up to th

my question is, how do we get black native new orleanians to engage in the political process when theyre not being hired? we are touting new orleans as a success, and clearly we are left out of the economic boom. how do we get them to believe in politicians again, when they are still unseen and unheard? gwen: because it's the final question, if i can find a way to rephrase it to include the entire panel -- being unseen and unheard is not unique to african-americans or people in new orleans, but that's the subject at hand when you get down to it. people feel like they survived the worst experience of their lives, the worst experience of this country, in many ways. the idea of a major american city drowning is something i could never get out of my head, the idea it was possible. now, 10 years later, how do we still be seen? how do we still get seen? for jobs, opportunities, restoration of culture, restoration of a broader notion of what new orleans is? i want the whole panel to take them on. lolis: what's striking when we talk about the assistance that has come to the city post-katrina,

. >> the music has always been a representation of who we are as new orleanians and has been sort of the backdrop for good times and bad times, so the thought of it not being around anymore was something that made me lose sleep at night. >> reporter: 72 houses have been built helping these new orleans musicians get their groove back. >> it was great to have a house that was our own. i kissed every wall in here. >> we love our culture, and we will always fight to keep what makes new orleans great alive. >> it's going to be so great to see this show. you can catch "katrina: 10 years after the storm" with robin roberts tonight at 10:00 eastern right here on abc. >> it's going to be a great show. great food, great music, great culture. what a town. >>> coming up on "good morning america," a lot more ahead. beer for breakfast? >> that sounds like something they might do in new orleans. >> it's not just the coffee that's brewing. it's ahead in "pop news." the thing is people think boys are loud and immature and don't care about feelings. but they're wrong. thanks. kleenex. someone needs on

like so many other new orleanians they came back and found the city and themselves transformed.making their own mark on the world. madeleine has become an accomplished poet and creative writer. next year she will begin her first year at princeton. she was among an elite group of young writers appointed a national student poet at the white house and introduced by michelle obama. she had the honor of producing another former teen poet at the white house poetry workshop. >> i would like to thank mrs. obama who's been a thamp onfor the national student poets and all students. and now, introduce former teen poet and president of the united states president obama. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you so much. thank you. have a seat. first of all, let me thank madeleine for the wonderful introduction. >> all right. and you may have already seen what jason mitchell is up to these days. after working with for a few odd jobs he enrolled in acting classes and has a talent that has taken him to hollywood and right now he is giving a command performance in the number one movie in the country

and, ma'am, just to let you know, the commission members are made up of new orleanians, and in addition to that we have seven subcommittees that are available for any member of the public to participate in, and we can get you the information on when they meet, and you can join any committee that you want, participate in the process, okay? thank you. thank you. yes, ma'am. >> good afternoon. i am -- [inaudible] williams from the larue esplenade bed and breakfast. i'm one of the small businesses here in new orleans. i was blessed, i didn't get any water. but, unfortunately, i am lumped in a position where i'm unable to operate properly because of a lack of gas. i know that the gas people may be doing some work, but they are not, in my estimation as a business person, a retired business teacher, doing the best that they can do. and i'm educated, so i have done everything i could. i've e-mailed don hutchinson, i've gone to your office, i've gone to energy. i am one who clearly understands how gas operates. so i didn't have water. they said they're pumping the water out. i said, okay. it's b

. ♪ >> new orleanians, we like to go with the flow, treat everybody fine.e all know each other even if we've never met. >> come out and take a picture with us over here. >> i was born and raised in an old place called lakeland, louisiana. i understood the culture in new orleans. i understood the people here. >> new orleans had different rules. i liked the accent. i like the way its people interact with each other. i love the music. >> the proliferation of jazz goes back a hundred years. back into world war i when musicians from here that served took jazz to europe. >> we call new orleans now the new new orleans and it's become a place we share with a working river in terms of cargo, tourism, economic development. >> new orleans is called the crescent city because the city was built on that high land thanks to the levees that exposed the bottom of the bowl. and that's where the ninth ward was. and that's where the lowlands were. >> this is my house today, my mom's house. ten years ago i couldn't stand here because i'd be under water as the water was up to th

we have to work with each other as new orleanians to help build our city. >> are you optimistic thatld happen? do you have any expectations, whether it is of government, cultural leaders, educational leaders to agree on how to do that? benny: i mean yeah, i have to be. i have faith that i cannot. thatte that -- faith that can happen. i still believe that is what is going to have to happen. ancestors, whether you were a slave or you are rich with hate in your heart, whatever the case may be, it's never going to be the world that we imagine or was like it to be for everyone to live peacefully as one. not think it's fair that everybody is looking for it to be roses and the sunshine. benny: no, but just to live, enjoying our family and kids without worrying about being burnt, killed, hated, whipped, whatever it might be. things we can control as humans. >> i want to ask the panel, what is the single thing you are most optimistic about that can happen in the next 10 years? we gathered here to talk about katrina 20-25 years. this is something we saw that was going to happen that made us be

was such that we used it as the title because it really was, captures the feeling of so many new orleanians since the whole world was really, you know, assuming either it shouldn't be rebuilt or won't be recover, all the experts saying all those things, and the people of new orleans have said we're still here, ya bastards, we ain't going anywhere. so that's the overall spirit of the book. but i wanted you to know that that's where it comes from. at this point i'm going to turn it over to jed to sort of lead this little pack of talkers into some organized -- >> tree items of -- three items of business to start with. i haven't heard a cell phone which suggests you all have turned them off. secondly, to reiterate something that i said roberta already said f we say something totally obnoxious or stupid, feel free to rise and quiz us here and now. but for the most part, i think we'll be better off if the questions can be held to the end. and i think you're asked to write down your answers and submit them somewhere. thirdly, close scholars of the disaster, you'll hear us using katrina and federal

it is very difficult to convince senior citizens, especially native new orleanians to leavef an and torreyvacuation called earlier, would have made it easier to move seniors out of the area, many lives would have been saved. took me almost 24 hours to get my in-laws to leave. others tell the same story. the severity of the storm was not stress you by officials. the officials told new orleans citizen of the potential destruction of katrina i would have done more to secure my belongings. i had the remote, known the remote possibility of water rising above two feet i would have placed belongings on the second floor of my home, taken pictures and mementos with me. instead i unplugged electrical equipment, place it items on shelves and tables as i had always done. that did not save them from 10.2 feet of water. no continuity of services or information among the organizations. red cross services varied from state to state. i relied on information from friends on what services i could get. i then had to go the red cross several times, in several locations seeking assistance. this took days and on

it is very difficult to convince senior citizens, especially native new orleanians to leavef an and torreyacuation called earlier, would have made it easier to move seniors out of the area, many lives would have been saved. took me almost 24 hours to get my in-laws to leave. others tell the same story. the severity of the storm was not stress you by officials. the officials told new orleans citizen of the potential destruction of katrina i would have done more to secure my belongings. i had the remote, known the remote possibility of water rising above two feet i would have placed belongings on the second floor of my home, taken pictures and mementos with me. instead i unplugged electrical equipment, place it items on shelves and tables as i had always done. that did not save them from 10.2 feet of water. no continuity of services or information among the organizations. red cross services varied from state to state. i relied on information from friends on what services i could get. i then had to go the red cross several times, in several locations seeking assistance. this took days and onl

and i think that what new orleanians should note is we had part disaster, part manmade, and now we haveilding effort that i think is at half time, meaning there have been some significant changes. 38 new schools, many houses and businesses rebuilt, but with many neighborhoods still with so much work to do, with many neighborhoods that have been somewhat left behind by the first half of the recovery. so there is a lot more to do here in new orleans, and this is, really, i think an example of the perseverance and the spirit of the people of this city who fought to rebuild this very special american place. >> it is a special american place, mark, and the urban league of greater new orleans just released a report this week. the local paper described it this way, quote, a mostly damning assessment of the recovery of new orleans' african-american community 10 years after the levees failed. what's the biggest takeaway from this report for you? >> i think the biggest takeaway from this report is that number one, in the beginning, many efforts to recover were intentional or negligently leaving n

i went to my mother's house, and apropos to many new orleanians, i said, mom, turn on the tv, this hurricaneis coming. you must leave town and go to baton rouge which is where i had a sister. she said i'm not going anywhere. [laughter] she said i'm not going anywhere. she said you -- please get me a hotel room, and i'll vertically evacuate down at the windsor court. i said, mom, i think you need to go to cherie's house, honestly. she goes upstairs, doesn't say a word. and i'm watching tv, and i said, mom, i've got to get to the airport, and i'm not leaving til you leave. the hurricane -- and i turned on television, and i saw the beginning of the mishandling of the crisis. i saw my successor, the mayor, saying to public that he could not order an evacuation until the lawyers cleared it. my heart leapt right into my mouth as i watched this, because i had managed through a 1998 storm called hurricane georges which was a storm which could have been like katrina, but it diverted -- >> they all do, don't they? they all go that way. >> and so it grazed the city and barely affected -- it affected th

if you didn't, in all likelihood you either stayed in your home and fed like a tough new orleanian i'm going to ride this thing out, or i'm going to go to the shelter. i will say this because i want to set this. this was a perfect storm of error. the federal government erred. the state government and the city government erred. however, the federal government initially pointed the finger at the mayor and the governor. the mayor pointed the finger at the governor and the governor pointed the finger at the mayor. they were playing a political game of blaming each other arguing about federalism and who is responsible. that is what characterized the first two or three days. no one was stepping up saying i was going to be responsible. and it was the national media who went to new orleans and got there tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, and elevated the was occurring to national conscience as you saw the news clip. a 48 hourhave about window to save lives, because once electricity goes out, ifple will die in 48 hours they don't get on a respiratory machine, dialysis, whatever it is. we as