not far from new orleans.s was a classic military technique familiar to any of you who know about warfare. you know better understand that you wear down the enemy until they are destroyed. that is what the haitian military did and that is what the rep also to 1811 were attending to do. they marched up river. i mentioned earlier that the slaves made a mistake. they let men well andre lived. men well andre crossed the river somehow and when he got to the other side he alerted the planters on that side of the river what was going on. these men gathered together a force armed to the teeth crossing over the river 40 or 50 men and they marched on the river. it was not long, sometime after sunrise on tomorrow, january 9, that they encountered the slave army. traveling at force marched short distance numbering 200 men as many mounted on feet. what did the slave army do next? espy in new orleans road would happen next. the blacks were not intimidated by the army and form themselves in a line. they do not blink in the f

there was never a racial problem in new orleans.it brought to mind, the question of is it a cultural thing or in the broader context of history, have you looked at how certain events are reported and become part of the culture, the folklore even if there is an adversarial relationship versus ones where it's just pushed aside and it is simply not discuss any more? >> i talk a little bit about books in the past. it is fascinating expiration of this exact topic. i came up with the theory that there are three ways in which they then became silent. first first is when an illiterate population does not write down what they did are wide and so because the slaves did not record their thoughts or their deeds, in some sense those thoughts will be forever lost to history unless we go through evers to reclaim her try to figure out what they were thinking or saying. the second is the processor the moment of archives, that archives are created, when someone decides these documents are worthy of protecting and keeping and saving and these document

new orleans teach new orleans or whatever it's called. and then they brought in new leaders to recruit nontraditional folks to become school principals and they went out and they recruited the operators of many of the high performing charter schools and said come to new orleans. like we're going to create the modern urban school district. they set up a support organization for the purpose of recruiting people to run charter schools, making it easier to find buildings and et cetera, et cetera. and, you know, as i write about in "a chance to make history," i spent two days in new orleans last spring and i was just -- i was shocked by what i saw. i mean, i had heard what i was going to see and talk to everyone and assumed it would be great but it was shocking given the comparison that i had from all the previous -- >> what do we know -- what kind of statistical measures of improved performance do we have? how big is the jump? >> the jumps are completely dramatic. i mean, they're making in some cases, depending on the grade levels, between 6 a

not far from new orleans.is is a classic of a terry technique familiar to any of you who know about guerrilla warfare. you draw the enemy out for us and for power and draw them to a territory you know better understand any work on the enemy until they are destroyed. that is what the haitian military did and that is what the rebels of the team of more intended to do. now they marched up river. i mentioned earlier that the slaves had made a mistake. give that man while andrade lives. manuel andre crossed the river somehow we got to to the other side he alerted the planters on the other side of the river what was going on. these men gather together armed to the teeth and cross back over the river, 40 or 50 men and the march down the river. not long, sometime after sunris, they encountered the slave army. the slaves were traveling at force marchant very short distance numbering 200 men as many mounted as on feet. what does the slave army do next? the spanish by a new orleans wrote what happened next. the blacks we

new orleans was the slave atlantic. the second question was about the fascinating question of freed blacks in new orleans who had a position in society and whether they would have decided with the whites are slaves. i haven't spent enough time studying the question to give it the best possible answer, so i think i'll defer to other experts on that one. the third question about manuel andre in the slave owners, with a the slaves. and the fascinating reality is that the planters despite the revolt showed little interest action. there are re-examination of whether it should continue. of course the secret of slavery is not part together profitable. here, new orleans is nothing. sugar planting is the basis of the society. so there is no similar soul-searching among the white population, as far as i can tell. rather there is an effort to rate history. and for some philosophers who speculated on this issue, her rights as questions come at the planters even conceive of what it happened? did they understand what was going on or

and hurricane season for new orleans and louisiana come once a year. we know. june first-november one. we know that earthquake season is everyday. you never know. i don't want you to have blinders on to think this is not a part of reality right now. because it can happen. so, begin to organize today. this is just an example of a meeting flyer that we had in broadmoore post katrina, galvanizing our residents having festivals to get our people engaged and involved. some of the other things that you can do today is start developing repopulation strategies. in a disaster how will you find your people and determine what their needs and bear yers are? these are things you can have in place right now. but for broadmoore we had to do this in the aftermath. i can't stress to you enough to make sure that you incorporate your vision and your strategies. block captains aided us in our recovery. block captains are people living on blocks who stepped up to say, i will be the eyes and ears of my area. i will walk and see who's back and who's not and their intensions. our bloc

we are in the heart of new orleans. it's a diverse community a microcosim of new orleans. home to 7,000 residents prekatrina and 66 percent of our homeowners have returned. we have 2400 properties in the neighborhood and we are leading the city in recovery. because of our organization being together predisaster it really had aided us in our recovery post. being one of the first neighborhoods to release a redevelopment plan for community in july of 2006. and we started planning in january of 2006. really about 7 months of real planning. but the message here is that we can start or you can really start your planning today. you don't have to wait. and that was one of the things that when daniel and ed visited broadmoore they said, we can really get our people involved now. because it's not a matter of, if, it's a matter of, when. we are all vulnerable. these are pictures of broadmoore. the homeses. we are a national historic district. we have 5 housing styles in broadmoore. it's a great place and we were not going to allow a group of, so called, constituents of broadmoore to

new orleans was on the periphery of the slavery -- the second question was about the fascinating question of freed blacks in new orleans who occupied obviously a privileged position in society and the question of whether they would have sided with the whites or with the slaves. ..

bbc news, the hague. >> now, new orleans has had a rough couple of years. hurricane katrina toward the region apart in 2005, and last summer's oil spill devastated the economy. a police force with a reputation for corruption, drug dealing, and murder, and that is the police force. this cannot help the department when the trust of the local people, but there is a new chief, and they are hoping to change that -- this could not help the department win the trust. >> just another day on the job for these officers. but this is a force facing serious challenges and has one of the worst reputations in america. >> we have a history here in new orleans that if you complain about the police, you may die. you may literally die, and i cannot tell you the number of people who came to me and told me about a bad police officer, a corrupt police officer, and i urged them to report it, and they told me they would not do it. >> that kind of fear has been borne out of years of scandal, and there have been cases that have painted this force in an appalling light. one of the mos

the new orleans coroner back then was an obstetrician, dr. frank minyard. 20 years later, dr.azz, as he is known, is still in office, the longest-serving big city coroner in america. it's not a very large facility. >> no, no, it's not. >> bergman: during hurricane katrina, coroner minyard became part of the city's folklore when he swam through the storm water to get to work. >> there was ten feet of water here where these boats are coming. there i am standing there, and you can see my john wayne pistol. >> bergman: minyard's exploits helped win him re-election. >> ...no food and no water. >> bergman: you're the elected coroner. >> yes. >> bergman: and you've been elected how many times? >> ten. >> bergman: ten times? >> ten four-year terms. >> bergman: well, you're a politician. >> oh, don't call me a politician. i don't think i'm a politician. i'm more of a community servant. >> bergman: but you're not a forensic pathologist. >> no, no. no, i was in obgyn practice before i became coroner. i have five forensic pathologists who work for me. >> bergman: but it's coroner minyard

>> new orleans, louisiana. >> new orleans, louisiana the yeah, let's hear it for the 504. how do you prepare for this whole darn thing here? >> practice. >> ok. that will get you to broadway but here you are in union square. ladies and gentlemen, two-time winner, mr. leonard oates. >> this is what i do every day. [ringing bells] >> leonard oates, ladies and gentlemen, reigning two-time champion mr. leonard oates. that completes the entire competition, ladies and gentlemen. let's hear it for everybody you heard today. the votes from the judges will now be tallied. that means up guys actually have to go to work now. we're going to name the tom three winners in the amateur and professional categories. the first place winner of the professional competition will take home a beautiful cable car bell with -- made by gilberto at the frens of the cable car museum. every year this man makes a beautiful cable car bell for this competition the mr. gad oy is pretty shy, he won't talk about his work but the craftsmanship speaks for itself the every bell every year is individually made b

>>> in 2005, hurricane katrina devastated new orleans and surrounding areas. as some high school students from new york city discovered, the people there are still in need of great help. >> you would not believe it. you would think that after five years that everything would be okay again. but it's actually surprising how things are forgotten about. >> in fact, thousands of people are still without proper housing. many are living in temporary shelters, like trailers. >> it's so sad just to think that you could lose everything. like to think, "wow this is my life," you lose everything, your whole house, you lose, like your family falls apart, where are you supposed to go? >> that's why these students from queens high school of teaching spent spring break in new orleans. working with habitat for humanity, they were helping to rebuild lives by rebuilding houses. >> habitat for humanity is a non-profit organization that raises awareness for affordable housing and we -- in this school we started a club called the emerson h4h project. >> the club was started after a

after leaving new orleans and coming here, it was still a fight. comparing the schools, yes, i can see the different -- i can see the difference. those parents are there, and they bring in money for those schools, and they have all kinds of book fairs and arts festivals, computer labs, and at hunters point, it is a whole different story. you do not have a computer labs there. we do not have a parent involvement. it is a total difference. >> your perspective on jamal, awaiting the decision on whether he will be executed or spend his life in prison. >> he should be released. [applause] one of my professors actually is working on his case, so i have been following through her visits and conversations, but i think it is the quintessential example of what is happening with the intellects in our community. he is a brilliant brother. if you have not gone on youtube and seen him offering his insight on any number of social political issues -- i mean geopolitical issues, what is happening in afghanistan and iraq, what is happening with education in this cou

and 38 in new orleans. miami, the place to be today, they'll see a high of 80 degrees. lucky them. >> a new storm brings sleet and up to an inch of snow in southern texas. three inches in houston, to shreveport and jackson, mississippi. thunderstorms in orlando, tallahassee and showers in the pacific northwest. >>> people in northeastern australia is now assessing the damage this morning left by the most powerful storm in nearly a century. thousands have been left homeless. and some communities are still cut off by floodwaters and closed roads. winds gusted to nearly 190 miles per hour. that same area has already been hard-hit by months of flooding that left at least 35 people dead. an awful double-whammy for folks there. >> their sugar cane crop, a lot of income lost on that. >>> a live update on the quickly-changing situation in cairo. >>> plus, your business news. what are critics saying about the ipad only newspaper? >>> and super bowl tickets going for double the price of last year. we'll tell you exactly how much it might cost you. Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ Ñ . >> "the daily" cost

i put my mount to your misery new orleans. here, war lies piles so high. this floating prison of a cementary cries of range. this delta lies on its side. rows and rows upon it's own government and crushed. summertime is over and the living is dead. and around midnight all hopes are looted. no one will ever come clean of the katrina of the new orleans and the stinking house of the setting sun. but it's the black and the blue of the loving on the shoes, let alone a dime or water, america, you are always scotched earth in our mouth. always a rain of disaster of streams of our broken eyes. now the rags are the most turn. our pores the poorest that can be worn in the souls shop. now that all is lost and there is only nothing to lose. long live the courage and the poor. they begin to waiver. [applause]. >> vennetia. i was enranged at your body enettia. chicanery that cried out of an awfulor gast. slowly i found you should side streets where you practice a strolling stillness without any engine sounds and the skies turning on into color and then eternal magnifice

a proud native of new orleans, a veteran of world war ii, bill monroe was the very first news director at our station in new orleans, wdsu, during the civil rights era, and he aired some ground-breaking weekly editorials supporting the integration of the city schools. it was an unpopular position at the time. bill monroe passed away early this morning. he was 90 years old. the condolences of the entire nbc family go out to his family. >>> and in hollywood, the character actor len lesser has died. despite a long list of tv and movie credits, he was not terribly well known until he started chewing up the scenery as jerry's uncle leo on "seinfeld." >> jerry! >> uncle leo! >> hello! how are you? >> the real-life jerry seinfeld called lesser one of his favorites, and a very sweet man. veteran actor len lesser was 88 years old. >>> when we come back here tonight, should living things, especially the old majestic kind, have to die because of college football? tonight the drama and mystery surrounding a southern landmark. >>> our final report tonight comes from the american south, where as you

because i heard alarming things about the new orleans neighborhoods that in neighborhoods in new orleans in which there was not the history of conversations or history of shared projects and activism. the decision about the future of the neighborhoods whether they would exist or not is being made by the federal government and many of the neighborhoods will be park lands. that's the opposite extreme of what you want to have happen in san francisco. san francisco is about neighborhoods but some neighborhoods are better than another. community challenge grants are a fun way to stimulate these conversations. i want to point out a few great people in the room that you don't already know. give you examples of further examples of what things are possible. so mark and canoli are here they run the neighborhood assembly's network and specialize in large group conversations. which is sort of a basic building block to think about if you you don't know where to start with these things. may be you have the space in your neighborhood that's crying out for a project but you don't know what you should do

you heard it over and over again and there's never racial problem in new orleans. if i commend the broader broader question of is it a cultural thing or the broader context of history, have you looked at how certain events are reported and become part of the culture and folklore, even if there is an adversarial relationship versus one word is pushed aside and not discussed any more click >> i talked a little bit about a fascinating exploration of the topic here he comes up with the theory that are three ways in which the man becomes violent. the first is an illiterate population does not write down what they did or why. and so because the slave did not record their thoughts with your teeth, in some sense those thoughts will be forever lost and go through efforts to reclaim her try to figure out what they were thinking or saying. the second is the process that archives are created. when someone decides these documents are worth daemon keeping and saving in these documents are not. so the diary should have been kept or put in a bank or preserved in the courthouse. pr

they always say new orleans will flood. she said. i was wrong this time but i only need to be right, once. when they called the voluntary evacuation with katrina and when the levies broke we knew she was safe. she had her disaster kit and family. the only one missing was the nephew. he knew his out of state contact and knew where his family was and knew how to get there much when he was able to evacuate he was first aid and cpr trained he knew how to take care of himself and he's safe. all of you can take those steps and actions. we are here to talk about how you can get together and become prepared. we will be here all day if you have questions don't hesitate to ask. [laughter] >> good afternoon. can you hear me okay? >> my michael and here to talk to you about the china town response plan. an example of an effort between public sectors, private, community based, faith effort to really come together and respond to a unique need. let me tell you about it, it's a public, private and community partnership of 40 organizationings through

the screening was a red carpet recovery walk saluting all the courageous members of the greater new orleans and baton rouge recovery communities. the event was held at the old u.s. mint, a louisiana state museum. dawn farm hosted their 37th anniversary jamboree in ypsilanti, michigan. the event featured activities for all ages, including live music, hayrides, pony rides, live and silent auctions, and tours of the 74-acre farm. the jamboree provided an opportunity to have a great time while raising awareness of the tremendous power of recovery. recovery schools and friends in st. paul, minnesota, held a kickball tournament with live music and fun for everyone! the event was held at como park where attendees enjoyed a nice day outdoors playing kickball and were able to celebrate recovery together with games, music, speakers, and information booths. the partnership for a healthy durham held a block party for the entire durham, north carolina, community at durham central park. this free event included food, diverse entertainment, games, and activities for all ages. information was also provided

night as new orleans opened up a 15-point lead.curry unleashes a football pass to vlad rad. ekpe udoh only had 9 points in 19 minutes, but he had a monster block. the warriors win by 13, they are down 4 in the .500 column now. >>> bluegrass and the hockey marriage in nashville. sharks finishing their road trip against the predators. got a goal in the second. devin setoguchi finishes it. watch the horrible turnover by mark dell gasp in his own zone. >> here is a breakaway, patrick marleau, scores. >> he is coming home roberta, patrick marleau with a winner, they finish the road trip with at 5-2. >>> bruce bochy turned some heads when he publicly admitted the phillies deserve to be the title favorite headed in the 2011 season. the philly rotation, roy halladay, cliff lee, hamels and joe blanton, signing lee is what many feel will topple the giants supremacy. >> i could have got more money in other places and you know i -- that really wasn't what it was all about for me, it was about what team gave me the best chance to win world cham

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13 years, since he was the grand age growing up in new orleans.t the way the buses operated in new orleans and many other cities at the time was they had these things -- they have these things called screens that they put between the seed and they fit into his. and as more white on the bus, they moved the spot further and further back towards the back of the bus. and any time a white move to spot further back, blacks had to give up their seats for white, one of the everyday indignities of being black in the south for american history. naturalness met in 1950, when he was 10 years old picks up one of those flat and through to the ground and said i'm not going through this. the driver threatened to have jerome smith arrested him about it woman took him aside and said don't worry bus driver. i'll take this boy to see his father and make sure he gets to thinking of a lifetime. so she took him up the bus. as soon as the bus driver drove away, she embraced them and said keep on doing what you're doing. and that's exact to what he did. he was a freedom r

it is new orleans at the top. that is due to dramatic changes in the city after katrina.ot of people are locating there. raleigh, north carolina, is number two. it has become a very popular spot for tech companies who are looking for a less expensive home and they relocate there followed by austin, texas, nashville, and kansas city. >>> there are reported pictures of apple's ceo steve jobs entering a cancer clinic. now, granted, they are in "the national inquirer" but wall street is debating if we have the right to know that much about the health of a private individual. >> it is a shunlg debate. huge debate. a private individual who also happens to run the country's second most valuable company. another good question this morning, is whether those pictures which have not yet run in the newspaper are legal under california law? radaronline broke the news of jobs returning to the cancer clinic. "the national inquirer" has the pictures. if they were taken on private property, johnson could have a case against the newspaper. california has a very restrictive anti-pop rat sa

gardener found the six-month- old alligator while mowing the lawn of a school in new orleans. the zoo is caring for miles until he can be returned to new orleans where they will help prepare him to be released back into the wild. >> the san francisco fairmont hotel will honor a deal that seemed too good to be true. it offered a luxury package that included lifetime v.i.p. status with the hotel chain for as little as $2,000. after 117 customers snapped up the deal, the offer was mysteriously removed from a website. even though the offer was supposed to continue through next tuesday. those who purchased the package worry that perhaps fairmont wouldn't honor the great deal. but the hotel made good on the offer and said those who purchased the v.i.p. package would be accommodated at the advertised rate. the fairmont says the offer was a mistake and should not have included the lifetime benefit. [ music ] >> could it have been any colder for these folks as they took the plunge into the bay waters today. how all of this chilliness brings about a lot of good. >> speaking of cold and

new orleans, 73. miami at 80. 27 in boston. 37 here in new york. >>> turning overseas now to the wave of violent uprisings in the middle east. we start in libya with a warning from the son of leader moammar gadhafi. he says the army still backs his father. and will literally fight until the last bullet is fired. miguel marquez on the anti-government protest. >> reporter: libya reports a massacre, hundreds dead as the military opens up on those attending a funeral for protesters killed the day before. a doctor described the scene to the bbc. >> what do you see? >> oh, my god. oh, my god. they are firing on civilians here. they are crazy. they are crazy here. oh, my god. >> reporter: in benghazi, one of five towns where violence has erupted, antigovernment protesters took over a government building. in some cities there are reports military units are siding with protesters. in a surreal moment, libya's dictator for the last 42 years, colonel moammar gadhafi released video reporting of him to be in a calm

in new orleans. new york, really every urban environment.hink what has been unique to oakland, some of the leadership of our superintendent and school board actually is addressing the needs of black boys given the pipeline is not three going to college, the pipeline is they are going to prison. we want to readjust the system so we ensure that black males exceed, graduate like every other group in the city of oakland. >> it's early on but are we making a dent. i would want to ask someone like london what else she sees the reason for the problem for the challenges. >> i would say that part of it is positive role models. african-american men that are in the community consistently. one of the issues we face when we bring in instructors to work with our boys was an african-american man, they have a lot of struggles because they don't want to take direction from an african-american man. for some reason, if it has something to do with resentment or not being used to it or not having their fathers in their home but they have a lot of personal issues

this hasn't happened since hurricane katrina devastated new orleans. >>> :30.he rough weather is-- 7:30. the rough weather is stirring up major waves on the california surf and that's causing concern for the crumbling cliff in pacifica. tara moriarty is live with more. good morning, tara. >> reporter: we had very stormry conditions. we're here in linda mar. if you take a look behind me, you can seat surfers are taking -- you can see the surfers are taking full advantage. police say they will -- they will head back and decide whether or not the pier will remain close. as of 7:30, the gates remained locked and there's no fishing off the pier, as of now. a high surf advisory is in effect until 3:00 this morning -- afternoon but people who live in pacifica say this recent series of storms has not been too threatening. >> the waves ain't that high. i've seen them higher. higher than the pier. [ laughter ] >> reporter: you've been out on the deck before when the waves have crashed over the wall? >> oh, yeah. we used to hide behind the wall. when the wave would come o

imagine new orleans if they have the system during hurricane katrina. this is extraordinarily valuable. and you can see the difference spanish components. 92 exercises and parts of the training, and all these different agencies are returning. i am proud of that. let me look at those sunglasses. this had the seal? >> the little party -- >> that was fun. >> that is secret. we can't talk about this. >> i am

new. orleans. is a mystery. no single one is ever the same the good. it's truly wonderful. the nearest settlement is far away radio is the only means of communication with human civilization. hey folks you're listening to our movement of radio show us the house once again and you katrina and look at it last term i talked about in the history of the caucuses nature reserve the small studio broadcasting the movement show is in the town of scores of kilometers away from the a bug for school children tell locals about the caucuses reserve journalists. oversees the programs the children talk about the reserves animals surviving trees mountaintops and rare plants. they draw on their experience as reporters and engineers working in various protected areas therefore they always fully prepared for the program when they go on air. then i think when people look at it and they try to imagine what these trees saw a long time ago. as for me i always have this i'm counting feeling that my age and stature martin significant in front of these or inspiring giant. one of the most famous parts

the last expo was in 1984 in new orleans. >> what would you do? coming up nasa makes a critical announcement on whether the husband of wounded arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords will command the final for shuttle "endeavour." >> the . >>> nasa confirmed today that mark kelly, the astronaut husband of shooting victim gabrielle giffords will head to space in april. kellie will command the space shuttle "endeavor" for its final flight. he'll make the official announcement in less than an hour at houston johnson space center. he took a leave from training after his wife was shot in the head outside a tucson shopping center january 8th. gifford is undergoing rehabilitation in houston and dramatically improving. liftoff is scheduled for april 19th. it will be his fourth mission. he's looking forward to rejoining his crew and appreciates nasa's confidence in him. >> the government has for the first time approved a drug to halt premature labor. the pregnancy hormone injection. those babies are more likely to develop lung problems and learning disabi