the winner of tomorrow's green bay/arizona game goes to new orleans. if the cowboys win in minnesota next week, and either green bay or arizona defeats new orleans, you could have the nfc championship game back here in two weeks. for the moment dallas advances and philly is done. 34-14. the wendy's postgame report is coming up on the other side of the break. .

the winner of tomorrow's green bay/arizona game goes to new orleans. if the cowboys win in minnesota next week, and either green bay or arizona defeats new orleans, you could have the nfc championship game back here in two weeks. for the moment dallas advances and philly is done. 34-14. the wendy's postgame report is coming up on the other side of the break. .

she has had since his youth in new orleans to become a great writer. he was in a place he was soaking up the atmosphere of tennessee williams and william faulkner but he was also a very good friend of walter percy for many years until walter percy's death. before he went off to be a rhodes scholar the summer before, he was still on his great writer mission and offered a job as a summer intern by "the washington post" and he turned it down. he turned it down to become a stevedore on a derrick barge on the mississippi and the reason this was part of his great writer quest he felt that in doing so he could encounter so many crews of so many colorful characters that he could write a novel would be a serious contender to huckleberry finn. mark twain was the one he was trying to knock down. well, still, it didn't happen. but in his drawer, he says in his desk drawer their lies a manuscript still unfinished about the happenings on derrick barge on the mississippi. there is a captain coone, his name is, and i think this is as we have walter here this evening w

he gave a commencement address to my all modern high school in new orleans, 275 years in new orleans. he spoke the year of the storm and said there is a hurricane. my daughter was asked to write about her experiences over the past year when she came back, and this is what she wrote. there was a hurricane. some people died. some of them were killed. >> my daughter, he said, was 6 when she wrote that. it does not strike me as what you want your child to write in her journal, but there is. all of us are marked for life by what happened. that was part of chris rose's comments to the graduating class from may. these are the freshman in high school and in college when the storm hit, and these kids who are in kindergarten and fourth great know themselves as the katrina class, and i think this is a good place to start this hearing, because it is real results from a terrible catastrophe that happen, we're struggling with how to respond better, how to plan, how to recover. the needs of children are of a primary interest to me, particularly the mental and emotional needs of the community at larg

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hurricane katrina hits new orleans and the gulf coast, elliss we've got to start with you on that oneou're a louisiana native. your memories of the coverage of it. >> two categories, in the early days, marvelous, early print and television that did ensure even though the government responded so ineptly to it that eventually americans would need to respond to it. of course, we have a short attention span in the media coverage and years later gosh, i wish we could get people interested in it again. >> jon: jim. >> i agree the initial story was compelling and astonishing to people things could go this wrong and a story line that was all george w. bush's fault and satisfied them completely for the years after that. >> jon: 2006, the sago mine disaster in west virginia, 13 miners trapped, 12 died before rescuers reached them. mel gibson, he drinks a little too much and busted for dui looking like we've never seen him before. the krk dial hunter steve irwin is killed in a freak encounter with a stingray, saddam hussein executed at dawn in baghdad and on february 11th a story that the media

so he goes to new orleans. tyler called in the most grating political maniac that i ever knew, but he was brilliant and he knew how to move people and get things done and move in the congress. >> like lyndon johnson. >> in many ways. >> if we had doing today, how many of our senators do think would be laid out? >> most of them would not take the challenge. what is amazing is that benton became a grea jacksonian. they became good friends and he was a loyal adherents of the jackson movement, also a good pal of polk, until his son-in- law had a court-martial, and then benton turned on james k. polk with a vengeance. he would not even the knowledge him in church. they went to the same church. >> this may be a little unfair, but you are a great journalist as well as a great historian. in the historical context, where do you think obama will fit? this is an extraordinary moment in american history where it is unlikely and african-american would be elected to the presidency, and we have one. >> it is a pretty amazing

in the recent woody allen film, we have this talented daughter of new orleans.re in a long time. a long time. >> reporter: it has been a long time since patricia clarkson walked the halls of o.perry walker high school in new orleans. >> hi. ( applause ) >> reporter: when she returned with us this fall, it was a home coming. >> yes, that's me. with our big bs on. >> reporter: to the place where she first fell in love with acting, 35 years ago. >> this is me in the play room. look there i am. i was 15. i look the same. i love you. >> reporter: it was also a reunion with a drama teacher who first inspired her. did you really think she would go as far as she has? >> she really wanted to act. i mean it wasn't that she wanted to be a star necessarily but she wanted to act. >> reporter: and act she has. building an impressive resume, not as a star necessarily. >> what happened to your head. >> reporter: but turning minor roles into memorable ones. >> did something happen between you and frank. >> reporter: like the fair weather friend in far from heaven. >> i've dreame

today's statement is from tripp from new orleans he writes, they have done more for new orleans than any other professional sports franchise has done for any other american city. aside from the short-term joy brought to new orleans, the saints' record has put the city back on the map, december playing to the nation that we are back for the long-term. the endless media coverage and nonstop showcasing of the region's unique culture and the undeniable camaraderie created among the new orleans who dat nation is wonderful. new orleans is better than ever, in large part due to the saints. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas rise? ms. jackson lee 13k to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: i'm overwhelmed as i've seen the outpouring of support for the haitian people and the concern of this congress. i would ask that we move forward on one particular interest and concern and that is the orphans of haiti. already before the earthquake, there were 1.5 million orphans. now

. >> larry: you were raised in new orleans? >> i was. new orleans. great town. >> larry: like growing up there? >> there's no better backdrop in new orleans for the stories that i tell or for anything that i have been able to do because you learn and you meet all kinds of people and all kinds of situations. i really did like it. >> larry: they all tyler christian based. >> they're faith based. yes. they are because of my own faith and beliefs, when i have a character that has a problem, if i don't know how to solve it, that's what i go to for myself. that's what i go to in the script. >> larry: how do you handle making all of -- here, you're a kid -- a guy living in a car not too long ago, making all this money, how do you handle that? >> you mean the money? >> larry: how do you deal with poverty to the opposite of poverty? >> that's been my life. there's never been a middle. i either had or i didn't. either i was up or i was down. the thing about it, what's great about it, being on the road for all of those years, for ten years, gaining a little bit

on new orleans. citizens know that despite failures of federal, state and local governments after katrina and suggestions we don't merit help, we are nevertheless deserving. we are deserving of a winning team, good skills, safe roads, bridges, and reliable levees. when the population does trickling back into new orleans that summer after katrina, when politicians an pundits urged the city to be abandoned, the sign on the superdome said, our team, our home. bumper stickers in the saints' black font said, faith. drew brees, who took a chance on the team and the city, had t-shirts that said, believe, new orleans. popular saints fans contend, this is the way we live. we are able to survive by clinging to our faith in this team. our devotion to the new orleans saints, win or lose, keeps our battered spirits alive. i want to close tonight with a prayer by the saints delivered by archbishop hammond delivered at a banquet in 1968. our heavenly father has instructed us that saints evercame lions, grant our sa

we got into the 20s in new orleans and jacksonville. 42 degrees in miami right now. in orlando? this afternoon, it was 33 degrees. a lot of cold air for a lot of the country. we are in the middle of that. what is going to happen over the next few days is the cold air will ease. a front will pass by and we may get a flurry or two. after that, the warm up is coming. the cold air sticks around tomorrow. we struggle to get to 30 for the high. monday, we are still in the 30s, but not quite as bad. this is the front that comes through monday night into tuesday. maybe a few flurries with it. we will still be in the highs on tuesday in the 30s. after that, we jump back into the 40s. i'll show you that in a moment. small craft advisory with the winds out of the west. tomorrow, we are going up to 30 for the high. take a look at the next few days here. we creep these temperatures up. we are up to 36. monday, 38. by wednesday, 42 degrees. 46 on thursday. adam. >>> thank you. if you have high blood pressure, like me, and get a cold... ...you need a cold medicine with a heart. only coricidin

police are investigating. >>> fans who were there last night's sugar bowl in new orleans witness add eat performance by the florida gators and an even sweeter good-bye from their quarterback. history breaks his own passing record in game while setting a new bcs record for total yards. now, after a week of turmoil regarding urban meyers health and future as the florida head coach, the gators went on to crush cincinnati 51-24. after the game, meyer was asked what he planned to do next. he answered, i plan on being the coach of the florida gators. >>> look at this video. boston's historic fenway park frozen over for outdoor hock pip i love the concept subpoena playing center ice in the winter classic, boston needed overtime to beat philadelphia. the ice not going anywhere any time soon, boston college plays boston university in a night game, got to love it. outdoor hockey at night. that's a look at sports. i'm joe carter. >>> look close here. you are looking at the top 6 an suv that could have been a death trap for a father and son and their friend. the three were parked on a sandbar on

easy access to one of our major ports, the port of louisiana, or you might call it the port of new orleansand i think at various times there was concern that if the soviets were two, during the cold war, going to take over guantanamo, the port of new orleans would be another region that would be threatened, at our national security concern would focus on that particular area. now there were also instances during this period when the senior u.s. military and civilian officials, including robert kennedy, and general limits are, proposed that deceptive operations might be staged at guantÁnamo to justify a full scale u.s. military invasion to oust the revolutionary government. under fidel castro. for chile, that never happened. casters and typically to guantanamo is well known. but guantanamo has also provided for no castro with anti-american platform that he otherwise would have lacked. it is not really clear that castro wanted to get us out of guantanamo by force. he would posture. he would threaten, but he would back down. in the early months of president lyndon johnson's administration, wh

. >> larry: now, to discuss the politics of all of this in new orleans, political contributor and public strategist and nancy served as senior policy adviser in the mccain campaign. how do you assess, james, the tone and content of the president's remarks today? >> i liked it. from day one i thought that they should, you know, get to the bottom of this and that's apparently what he's doing. i thought he was aggressive, i liked to see the president saying, you know what, something went wrong here. i'm not happy about it, let's find out, and i think the word will reverberate through the agencies. when i see something like this happen, i want to see it safer here. so i liked his remarks, i really did. >> nancy, about republican criticisms about president's speech on national security. bob woodward says that's a misnomer that he's strong in that area. how do you assess him? >> i think the jury is out for sure. look at the fact that the american people, about 55% of them, thought we were winning the war on terror when president obama was elected. only 36% believe that today. the bottom line i

meeting this week at the annual belt wide conference in new orleans there was talk of increased plantings in 2010. economists with the cotton council say with prices improving and input prices holding steady cotton is in its most competitive position since 2006. in 2009 u.s. growers planted less cotton than they did just three years ago. >>> that's it for the headlines. now back to al for crop watch. >>> crop watch is brought to you by syngentis agrisure 3000gt. hybrids. >>> in crop watch lesser lang lang from march in michelin sent us some photos of his harvest. he is located in ottawa county. they installed tracks on his combine to get the corn out. they did about 800 acres with tracks this year and finished up on november 28th. in geary county, kansas, a wheat grower says he got his wheat in late. he says it is very small right now and they've had plenty of single digit temperatures to boot. he is not very optimistic about a big crop. >>> from a grower in northwest, alabama, he says it is wet and has been wet since labor day. he guesses it will stop range in time for next year's drough

new orleans, 40, is chilly. cold up and down the east coast. florida is one of the conrns. rig now 36 degrees in orlando. we're avoiding the har freeze at least today and into this rnin temperatures out there in hal ha see, 27. savannah, 25. freeze warning all the way down into theverglades near lake okeechobee. overnight ws coldtwoore nights. i think the oranges will be all right. they really struggle ithe mid-20s. right now we' in the upper 20s to low 30s. the wind chill, everyone is about in the single digits. this is as cold as it gets. we c thank the big wter storm near mai for all the cold. that's your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. some snow showersnear the lakes once agn. temperatures are the big deal. the win will not be quite as bad as tey were in new england. still cold any way you cut it from florida northward into maine. lynn, january is known for its bigold outbreaks. fortutely we're not going to get a break this tim we get one cold outbreak and another one towards the weekend. >> it's living up to its name. thanks so

they are home tomorrow against new orleans. >>> another award for peyton manning, winning the associated press award four times. manning and the colts have day bye in this week's playoffs after finishing 14-2. >>> pete carroll is allegedly going to become head coach of the seattle seahawks. after nearly a decade at usc and two national titles, it could be a five-year deal to turn around the seattle seahawks. a lot of people say it is not a done deal yet, but when they say it is not a done deal, it is a done deal. it is not a done deal, it is a done deal. have you gotten your seasonal flu vaccination? great - but your work's not done yet. we still need to get the h1n1 flu vaccination. you, me -- we should all get one. the vaccine is safe and proven effective against this highly contagious new strain of flu virus. we can help prevent the spread of this virus if we all just roll up our sleeves. to learn more about the h1n1 flu vaccination visit h1n1get1.com or call your local health department it's up to you to fight the flu. >>> steve has a final look at the forecast. it is getting colder?

in new orleans, new orleans has a windchill of 13 this morning.ghs today, we're still not going to get above freezing in oklahoma, all of st. louis and chicago. it is the duration of this event which has been so incredible. we have not gone above 32 degrees, the freezing mark, in nine days now in chicago. also nine days in st. louis and indianapolis. that means that none of the snow, none of the ice is melting. we expect that in minneapolis, but not in st. louis, where the average high should be around 37 this time of year. later on tonight this will be the danger zone. 26 is the forecast low there in orlan orlando, so, a lot of the oranges and strawberries are just south of orlando and tampa. those areas will be below freezing for an extended period of time and the most damage will be done tonight. if you noticed, orange juice prices already up about a dollar just in the last week. >> oh, yeah. >> so, this cold tonight is going to cause a ripple effect across the country. you know, a lot of people are complaining the heating bills have gone up es

we're below zero for quite a few hours here. 23 degrees in dallas. 28 new orleans and take a look athis here. 38 degrees in miami. so yes, a lot of the country's dealing with the cold air. it's not just us. the thing is, though, that's another storm out here still to our west not much to it. that's what we're going to deal with. until that happened, though, it's the cold dominating the forecast. tomorrow sunshine highs struggling to get to 30 degrees. we stay in the 30s monday and tuesday as the next storm come oz you are way. monday night into tuesday, as soon as it clears us and heads out to sea. we have a warm-up coming midweek. out on the waters, small craft advisory's in effect because the winds pick up during the day tomorrow once again. making the wind chile feel colder. tonight, going down to 15 degrees. tomorrow we will struggle to get to 30 for our high. the thing is, take a look. it's not as bad as it could be up in foxboro. 24 degrees for a game time temperature. windchill in the teens. we've seen them below zero farther west. at least we're not having that for the game i

temperatures around 32, another shot of arctic air coming into minneapolis, the chill goes down to new orleanshere they are 42. we will be in the 20s. big picture. one storm on the west coast not much to worry about. then we have got the snowshowers in the great lakes. but did you see what is happening in the deep south? a little disturbance with snowshowers from south of memphis now to parts of central and southern alabama. this may sneak in to georgia here in the next little while. that's not amounting to much but it is a good topic of conversational stuff there for them. for us, we have got the cold northwesterly winds persisting that other cold blast. and you know there is another cold blast behind this. so by the time we get to friday and saturday, more cold air comes in but with this next batch of cold air, looks like a little wave will try to develop ahead of that. that could bring us a little light snow here. as we head into thursday night. and friday friday morning. let's look at that seven-day forecast forecast. we have low 30s today with a flurry or two. partly sunny south. mostly c

they are just getting up on their feet in new orleans. these are meetings and with people from the ninth ward and other places still devastated, and they are organized. the firefighters in new orleans and the police were decimated, and they are organizing volunteers who say they are ready if we can get them there, to go to haiti. so ladies and gentlemen, this is an effort an undertaking that has the full, total, unrelenting support of the president of the united states and the government of the united states. we are moving as quickly as is possible. we are moving aggressively with all the assets available to this great government. we are saving lives and beginning a full-scale recovery, but put this in focus. there is one airport. the entire world is trying to get help to haiti. we are only able to land because of one apron in the airport, one taxiway, 48 aircraft on that ground a day, from all over the world. that includes the un trying to resupply their people. that includes the ability to refurbish and try to get back up on its feet. w

>> reporter: southwest cooker flay and lagasse sneaks carrots into the new orleans doughnuts. >> the tasted so good. it's amazing when you're able to pick something and utilize it and the next few hours how delicious it is. >> reporter: in the end it was all for fun. as flay and comerford eked out a victory. >> i think it's really inspiring to hold america to cook something fresh. our hope is that there will be recipes in there, they'll want to try that. that's our hope. one vegetable at a time we can make a difference. >> so cool to take the cook-off to the white house. if the recipes intrigued you, we posted them at abcnews.com. >>> and that's the broadcast for this evening. >>> tomorrow on "good morning america" -- the farms in the deep south, you saw ryan owens there earlier, after tonight's potentially devastating freeze. we'll have much more on it tomorrow morning. i'm david muir. from all of us here at abc news, thank you for watching on a saturday night. have a good evening. good night. (announcer) we speak car. we speak rpms so you can zip by other cars. but we also speak mp

they are just getting up on their feet in new orleans.e meetings and with people from the ninth ward and other places still devastated, and they are organized. the firefighters in new orleans and the police were decimated, and they are organizing volunteers who say they are ready if we can get them there, to go to haiti. so ladies and gentlemen, this is an effort an undertaking that has the full, total, unrelenting support of the president of the united states and the government of the united states. we are moving as quickly as is possible. we are moving aggressively with all the assets available to this great government. we are saving lives and beginning a full-scale recovery, but put this in focus. there is one airport. the entire world is trying to get help to haiti. we are only able to land because of one apron in the airport, one

. >>> the win in new orleans, a lot of optimism then they went to played out the way i expected. they were not blown out. and could not produce the better team won. how do you wrap up the season if you look at it big-picture wise. >> theynded up where you thought -- they ended up where you thought they would be. they are fighting to get into a streak and roll but they got to the playoffs, won a road game, beat by the accounts the best team in the look long term this is a solid franchise, this he are in a transition as the offense is growing t is a young group. they need help with the wide receiver position they know that. over on defense i think that any help with the corner position if they all year. and with respect to derek mason. clayton has not been that guy. they could not hurt anybody. >> that's right and your offense changes if you have a deep threat. ma that. of ll e team had. you have a good nfl quarterback. >>> it is never too early to handicapping your favorite basketball team. get insights before the madness starts. washington post live weekend returns. a brgen fi'm

most recently against new orleans.52 minutes tonight. >> phil: he and caron have both, oh. >> steve: draws the foul on the reverse. >> phil: that's what we said about the starters logging heavy time. >> steve: he is the second best free throw shooter in the nba. coming into the game, making 62 of 66. and gets them both. 94% shooter on the season. 2:55 to go in overtime no. 2. the third overtime game for washington this year, they've dropped two. noah challenging, you no he backs it out for rose. a loose ball foul on chicago. noah's down and in pain. >> phil: that actually forced the turnover from the initial spot. he fights through that pick. and there the ball goes through rose's leg and the foul i think maybe deshawn had his oi on that shot -- eye on that shot before he really caught it. derrick's pass had a little sipp to it but still more than catchable. >> steve: still a season-low in turnovers for washington. nine was their previous low, which they had three times this year, the latest in san antonio. tonight it'

it's also a beacon of light in new orleans.of that businesses can return. >> my name is john blancher. this is my turnaround story. >> reporter: when hurricane katrina destroyed his business, blancher did what he does best. he went back to work. >> what really helped me turn the thing around, i think it was a combination of both my faith, my family, friends, and goodwill from a lot of people that wanted to help me and wanted rock and bowl to not die. >> reporter: blancher's family pitched in. so did the idea village. a nonprofit that supports local entrepreneurs. >> right after katrina we were tasked with going through the community, in the streets, through every single neighborhood to find the true change makers. those entrepreneurs that if we can get their business up and help them start, not only with great jobs and revenue, but the social impact of what that could mean to our community. >> reporter: blancher and rock and bowl fit the bill. >> i got money that helped me buy a refrigerator and freezer. every little bit helped

we see his average, the last player to go 17-plus a guy by the same of david west now with the new orleans williams comes up short on the jumper. it will belong to the musketeers. >> dan: ron, for wake forest to have success tonight, they are going to have to make those shots, even the highly contested shots close to the basket. they've missed a couple already. wake is noted as being a big, strong team. they have to utilize that size and score close to the goal. >> ron: all of the musketeers' points so far, we played just about four minutes. mcfarland with the rebound gives it up to smith, looking to push. he had harris on the right side. didn't get it to him. >> dan: they're just trying to surround him. >> ron: here is aminu. a little jump stop, stant gcan't to go. >> ron: that's a bad shot. almost like a turnover. he got in a crowd and threw up an ill-advised shot. >> ron: that will belong to wake forest. that will be the second turnover of the ball game for xavier. of the ball game for xavier. we get a time-out, 15:37 left in ththey're running the men's room marathon. with lots of guys

sugar bowl in new orleans. tim tebow's fault. he went out in style. bow, a new bcs record. 533total yards and dismantled cincinnati. makes it 44-10 florida. gators win easily. 51-24, it is the first 400 passing game. rose bowl ohio champ taking on pac 10 champ oregon. trier, 266 yard and two touchdowns in the ohio state. 26-senteam. first victory in pas pas in a decade. n is a great scene can. nhl winter classic a new year's day fan favorites. they hosted in fenway park. your game winner off of the stick. marco stern. bruins win in overtime. fenway park. one of my favorite is hockey out doors how it was intended. thanks to you yesterday. i didn't watch it the third year or last year. if was brilliant and how they are outside in the back yard. >> you can appreciate it sweet caroline just like they do in every red sox game. >> and i was catching a cold just watching the video. >> they are all bundled up. >> listen to the story that will shock you. imagine this, right. grandmother passes away and the family is gathering to go to the wake and funeral at th

first, david gergen, in no new orleans, martially matlin, our republican strategy gist. and in new york, donna brazil. and? new york, john avalon. gang, president obama was asked about the election last night. and here's what he said to abc's george stephanopoulos. >> the same thing that swept scott brown has swept me into office. people are aungry and frustrated. >> what is the strategy on health care going forward? a lot of people talked about the house passing the senate bill. >> here is one thing i know. i want to make sure it's off the table. the senate shouldn't try to jam anything through another scott brown is seated. the people of massachusetts spoke. he's got to be a part of that process. i would advise we try to move quickly to coalesce around the elements of the package that people agree on. >> larry: david gergen? >> it's hard to go from that 5-year-old child in haiti back to politics. but i think the interpretation placed on it by a number of people is right. that president obama was signaling that he is prepared to accept a scaled-down package on health car

host: on the republican like from new orleans, william. go ahead, please.we will get a question from one of the students. go ahead. >> hi, i'm ka buhlly. do you think the middle class will benefit from healthcare reform? guest: that's a great question. there are levels of benefits. if you are thinking purely in terms of taxes, let's say. i would say probably not. there is all sorts of different definitions about who is rich and who is not rich if you start to take the mini millionaire tax of $200,000, et cetera, so there will be additional taxes in there. as you know, the unions were at the white house yesterday complaining about the so-called cadillac healthcare plan tax because if you're an individual, i think it's $8,000, and a family $24,000, there would be additional taxes on those healthcare plans and it is something like 40% of union members of this would be subject to higher taxes because they get some of those plans as benefits often times in lieu of pay hikes, so in absolute terms, i think there is going to be a cost and don't forget the kind of s

you like that valient effort but we saw it in the detroit game, we saw it against new orleans. they have got a way of digging a deep hole so they keep falling up short and maybe keep themselves close enough to attack. >> steve: the wizards fall here tonight. and we take a look at our morgan franklin pivotol play. three players with a double- double. randy foye with 18 points and 8 assists. washington falls here tonight 94-82. wizards post-game live is coming up next and i will join you during the show to recap tonight's game. for phil chenier, our entire comcast sportsnet crew, steve buckhantz reminding you to stay tuned as the wizards fall this evening 94-82 to the atlanta hawks. we head back to our comcast sportsnet studios with chris miller and ron thompson for wizards post >> this is wizards post-game live. live from the comcast studios. >> one of the better scoring teams in the nba and doesn't help when you allow them to get easy buckets. wizards fall in atlanta losing to the hawks for a seventh consecutive time. 94-82 the final count. antawn jamison had his 12th double-do

but our governor and our mayor -- i know the mayor of new orleans, not mine there, but of new orleans -- i know you probably know him -- i just want to kind of touch on somebody said something a while ago because i am surprised -- i don't know what kind of situation mesa is in, because i want to move to arizona on -- host: mr. smith, can you give her an idea? guest: there are a lot of people who want to move to arizona and i am glad you find our nice home attractive. we are struggling just like a lot of the areas of the country and in some cases, more so. we probably have felt the brunt of the housing boom worst than other areas. we had a huge boom and when the bubble burst it affected arizona peak in very severe ways. but we would love to have people moved in, because we need your talent and we need your productivity and we still need people to come in to build a better state and a better economy. i am very familiar with the challenges you have. believe it not, i studied a lot about a salt water incursion in that area. host: the population in mesa, arizona, has drawn from 1990 throug

how is new orleans doing? new orleans is coming along in its recovery. we continue to make progress every day. we have over 80% of our population back. our economy is in pretty decent shape, but we still have many struggles. our hospitals are not fully operational. the mental health issues as it relates to african-americans from hurricane katrina continue to manifest themselves and attempted suicides. the suicide numbers are absolutely off the chart. we still have a long way to go, but we are headed in the right direction. that brings me to what is happening in haiti. i am very, if concerned about what is happening in haiti. we have reached out to the haitian people. i have personally offered whatever support i have. but it strikes me as being nearly similar with the haitian people are going through and what i experienced after hurricane katrina, and i am still very concerned that not only is our nation not prepared for catastrophe, but the whole world seems to be struggling with dealing with this catastrophe. the u.s. conference of mayors will hopefully

are they than knocking, look at that. 28 below your average in springfield. 25 below average in new orleans and orlando. 30 degrees below where you should be. some folks trying to have a little bit of fun in this cold air. you have to make the best of the situation. >> i love that, come on. >> our i-reporter said her kids in a half inch of snow decided to try and do a little sledding. >> even if you have to use your heels. >> desperate times call for desperate measures. >> you thought, i am going to make this happen. >> my kids were trying to get snow off mailboxes and everything else. we love your i-reports. keep them coming. >>> we've got to hear this. it is a new song from a group of young ladies in wisconsin. ♪ >> the tune sounds familiar. it is one of the most popular songs to date. you will meet some of the performers this hour in the "newsroom." >>> you could make a short film about robots attacking south america, post it on the internet and post back and sit back while hollywood launches a huge xet tigs for your video services. coming up next on viral rewind. >>> a look at the top s

. >>> the win in new orleans, a lot of optimism then they went to played out the way i expected. they were not blown out. and could not produce the better team won. how do you wrap up the season if you look at it big-picture wise. >> theynded up where you thought -- they ended up where you thought they would be. they are fighting to get into a civil rights organization. and in that speech he really does a couple of things. one, he critiques african-americans who aren't doing the right thing, people who aren't taking care of their kids, who aren't, you know, promoting education for their kids, but he also acknowledges that racism is still acorner position if they get a big time corner which is a stopper, that can change a lot. they're a solid team. solid foundation. >> and the making big plays down the field something we saw all year. and with respect to derek mason. clayton has not been that guy. they could not hurt anybody. >> that's right and your offense changes if you have a deep threat. ma that. of ll e team had. you have a good nfl quarterback. >>> it is never too early to

and even down deep at the new orleans aquarium. divers sported saints paraphernalia. you can see the logo there on the tank as they clean tanks and fed fish and sharks. there were saints logos on hats, jerseys, even the oxygen tank right there. you can see it. >> all the fanfare in celebration of the saints' number one standing in the nfc south. >> and they should be proud of that, well done, saints. we'll be right back with more "world news now." whoo! awake again? >>> welcome back. the tallest building in the world opens to the public today in dubai. the tiny arab emirate for outsized ambition. >> but the kingdom has fallen on leaner times. so with today's debut it hopes to get visitors to look up again. laura setrakian is in dubai. good morning to you, laura. >> reporter: good morning, jeremy and linsey. today is the grand unveiling of the burj dubai. the world's tallest skyscraper and the crowning achievement of the ten-year construction boom. standing at more than 2,600 feet the burj dubai has over 160 floors, the world's highest elevator, and enough steel rebar

from a family of military vets, also served new orleans after katrina. awarded the bronze star, purple heart, combat infantryman badge. loved cycling, roller hockey, fishing with his older brother. woodworking. never met a stranger. dreamed of marrying fiancee after asking for her hand in marriage. leaves behind grieving parents kevin and jill, brother jason, fiancee, lacey, gregory millard, american hero. >>> thanks to our guests but thanks especially to you for being with us. see you tomorrow night, 8:00 sharp eastern. and, please, continue to pray for baby gabriel. until then, good night, friend.

in new orleans mary matalin, our republican strategist. in new york, donna brazile, our democratic strategist, and in new york, the columnist for "the daily beast" and author of "wingnuts, how the lunatic fringe is hijacking america." president obama was asked about the election last night. here's what he said to abc's george stephanopoulos. >> the same thing that swept scott brown into office swept me into office. people are angry and they're fraus rated. >> what's the strategy going forward. a lot of people talked about getting the house to pass the senate bill. >> here's one thing i know. i just want to make sure this is off the table. the senate certainly shouldn't try to jam anything through until scott brown is seated. the people of massachusetts spoke. he's got to be part of that process. i would advise that we try to move quickly to coalesce around those elements of the package that people agree on. >> larry: david gergen, what's your reaction to that? >> larry, first of all, it's hard to go from that 5-year-old child in haiti back

they put them in chiropractrypt new orleans. they were opening up old crypts and shoveling as many body induce the crypts as possible and treeing to reseal them. i saw four being shoved into an old crypt. they resealed it. the cemeteries are overwhelmed. the hospitals are overwhelmed. the clinics are overwhelmed. >> larry: you don't get immune to this, do you? >> never. i mean, i hope never to. if you get immune to it, you have no business being here. >> larry: anderson, we'll look for you at the top of the hour. >> thanks, larry. >> larry: anderson cooper. for the up-to-the minute information about the disaster in haiti go to cnn.com/larryking. follow cnn reporters on the groun around the clock and link to their twitter accounts. back after this. thing as taking a chance? as having to decide to go for it? at the hartford, we help businesses of all kinds... feel confident doing what they do best. by protecting your business, your property, your people. you've counted on us for 200 years. let's embrace tomorrow. and with the hart

all the way to the gulf coast. 26 in new orleans, 27 in jacksonville. they had sleep at disney world in orlando yesterday. and the current temperature at miami beach, 36 degrees. frost and free warnings all the way down. this is going to be bad news for the strawberries and oranges and all the crops they grow down in the great state of florida. windchill values, this doesn't actually impact the fruit, but nonetheless, 19. the current windchill in jacksonville, and oh, your friends that took this week to go down to south beach, 27, the current windchill down there. cloudy, damp, and cold, all the way to the deep south. for us here in the mid-atlantic, bright sunshine, but it's a chilly sunshine, no doubt about that. the polar plunge, at least one more night with record-breaking cold down intohe great state of florida. for us, won't be breaking any records, but nonetheless, it's a cold day to be on the outside today. that northwesterly wind will stay around for much of the late morning and early afternoon hours. that takes the winds away overnight tonight

look at the people in new orleans after katrina.those people had been taught by the government to wait on the government look what happens when you wait on the government. it is not government's job to take care of us. i which government would teach self reliance and independence. our country wasn't founded with the government that was here to take care of us. it is to protect us from foreign invasion so we can pursue our own happiness. it is not here to give us our happiness in any way, shape or form. certainly not with health care. i look at social security, medicare is about to go bankrupt. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: miss jones was not one of our first five folks we ran into here in arkansas. so as prompted, unedited as we found 'em, took 'em as they came, we take you the viewer to main street in little rock, for their first five. we are on main street in little rock, arkansas at the community bakery cafe. let's see who we can find. here the first two people i've seen. how are you? >> great. >> reporter: what is your name? >> pam

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