q new orleans. new orleans. n'awlins. nola, crescent city. groove city. jazz city. the big easy. branding and reputation aside, things are far from easy in new orleans. the city suffers from many of the symptoms of the urban american narrative: poverty, social and racial inequity, gun violence, a murder rate twice the national average. then, the world watched in 2005 as hurricane katrina smashed through this place. how does any city rebound from that? how does any community regroup and rebuild? now, we can add a rise in mass tourism and gentrification to the list of challenges that this city is facing. this city still stands, stubbornly so. this will be a tale of revival and community, but also of ongoing struggle and survival. - with a history rooted in afro-american, spanish, french, and creole cultures, new orleans is one hell of a town. and with so much eclectic influence, locals have witnessed many periods of change - and much hardship. plagued by a violent era of slavery, and ravaged by hurricane katrina in 2005, people here know what it means to survive. the recovery from

and for new orleans question was what the classic new orleans book be. and i answered well, you know the obvious ones but then i said and then the real one i want is the hasn't been written yet. it's the it's the book michael lewis writes about new orleans. did you say that did in public? yeah precious on what is the michael lewis book about new orleans? i've avoided it. i mean i haven't really thought i haven't i thought i came first thought. the only thing i've meaningful i've ever written about this place was a long magazine piece. about katrina. oh, which i about to bring up which was so brilliant and so informed by the fact that you were from new orleans that i wanted more. so did i but i didn't have it and i came down and i thought i gathered string we moved the family down here for six months and gathered string and it's all the string is all in a box and maybe one day. but you know, it's such it was such a peculiar childhood that you don't realize is peculiar until you get out of here, and i think that like this place has informed my writing in s

that was really, my musical roots came in new orleans. ild of mardi gras, you know. because i grew up as the child of mardi gras, because you were allowed -- you know, fun is important in this world. >> jimmy: thank you. >> as we're learning now, when you see audiences coming back, they're so amped up to see >> jimmy: it's the greatest, there's nothing like it. [ cheers and applause it's tough for us not to get emotional. >> jazzfest, i think i went to the third or fourth one. and our other friend, quint davis, who helped, who was instrumental in finding the right musicians for the documentary with frank marshall, he ran a little head shop called the love shop and we met then, when i was going in to buy papers and so - >> jimmy: not newspapers >> no, not newspapers. [ light laughter ] so i experienced my whole kind of musical beginnings on bourbon street and in new orleans. so i went to the festival that early and continued just to go so they asked me to come play it and that was like 20 years ago. i played it pretty much ever since. >> ji

new orleans the question was the classic new orleans bookre be? and i answered the obvious one and the real one i one has not a been written yet it's the book michael lewis writes about new orleans requested you say that in public? [laughter] what does the michael lewis book about new orleans questioner. >> i have avoided it. i came down, i first thought the only meaningful thing i've ever written about this was a long magazine piece aboutbo katrina. >> glad you brought up so brilliant and so informed by the fact you were from new orleans that i wanted more. >> soda die but i didn't have it. i came down i move the family down here for six months and gathered string the string is all in a box. and maybe one day. you know it was such a peculiar childhood you don't realize it is peculiar until you get out of here. this place has informed my riding in so many ways not least of which i think all of the books and as a person with an odd view of the world coming into a circumstance no one recognizes as odd for the rezoning of the odd view of the world's

new orleans is one of america's most unique cities. its people are part of a rich and diverse melting pothat's also made new orleans' cuisine world famous. but many of the people whose families originally developed that cuisine over generations are now shut out of the top jobs in the city's restaurants, including as leading chefs, and that's had serious consequences for black workers in the industry. newshour communities reporter roby chavez has the story on efforts to change that. it's part of our coverage of race matters. roby: kiall wilson had has been trying to make it as a new orleans chef for eight years. kiall: it's been a rough path trying to find your place in the kitchen. roby: there have been setbacks, he says, because he's black. kiall: i had an experience with a front of house server to where i was painted as the bad guy in the situation. and both of my managers, who were white men, took the side of the server and put me out because i was the only man of color in the kitchen. roby: and that makes youeel like you don't matt

what isthe michael lewis book about new orleans ? >> i have a voice. i came down, i first thought the only thing meaningful i've ever written about this place was a long magazine place about katrina. >> which was so brilliant and so informed by the fact that you were from new orleans that i want it more. >> so did i but i didn't have it. i gathered strength and move family down here and the string is all in a box and maybe one day. but you know, it's it was such a peculiar job that you don't realize what you get out of here. this place is informed by writing in so many ways . not least of which i mean, i think that all the books are, it's a person with an odd view of the world coming into a circumstance nobody recognizes as odd and the reason i have the odd view of the world is i grewup here . not the orsouthernmost city of south america. and over and over, i'm reminded of how strange this place was. i have not spoken to my publisher about writing a book about this place but coming here during katrina i didn't think like, the material is pretty good. s

hi first i am honored to be in your presence from one new orleans to a fellow new orleans. i am 45 and you are 90 and you have done some amazing things into out the world. would be one word of inspirational or encouragement to my generation that is coming up behind you today. well i don't think that. well, let me encourage you. and you take care of your generation. when i when i came down from the mountain. in 1951 i ended up in theological seminary. that september and somewhere along the line. somebody gave me a book. it was a little devotional book. and the title of it was testament of devotion by thomas kelly it's a little quaker book. and there's a it's really in the first couple of pages. this is something like deep within us all. there's an amazing inner sanctuary of the soul. a quiet place yet a speaking voice. eternity is at our hearts. pressing against our time to our lives. calling us to minute. astounding destiny. and calling us home to our himself. and you listen to the still small voice within you. and go where it said, you know, you'll be all right. sassy, i s

the new orleans non-profit works to counter the racial imbalance in the restaurant industry. >> it's not that there's a shortage of talent. it's not that there is a lack of diversity here. it's i believe it's a lack of access. william: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- >> for 25 years, conser cellular has been offering no contract wireless plans to do it -- designed to help people do more what they like. our team can help find the plan that fits you. to learn more, visit consumer cellular.tv. >> the john s. and james l. knight foundation fostering informed and engage communities. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. william: the nation's recurring nightmare has happen again. texas governor greg abbott said a gunman killed 14 children and a teacher at an elementary school today. it appears the 18-year-old shooter was killed by poli

i dump that the chance to come because who doesn't jump at the chance to come to new orleans and i will say i am i decided to stay with friends, who are new yorkers who bought a house here. and this morning over lunch. i mean they are. the quintessential new yorkers. i mean, this is it's you know a sort of gay couple who are incredibly successful and who have five houses and they love and they said the great silver lining of covid is that we've fallen in love with new orleans? as we've been here. and we don't want to leave. and it was so interesting to hear one of them say, you know, i'm really lamenting having to leave and go back to new york, which to me is a new yorker. i was wounded i have to say i was wounded because i am one of these new yorkers who feel that. we've got to love new york, but it was interesting to experience someone who came to new orleans and have just fallen in love with the city and want to leave and i understand why. so the journey for me actually i was born in lafayette, louisiana. i was and i my family my mother's family my well. i didn't really know my fathe

so, my neighborhood in new orleans was an older one.like a lot of americans, roughly 50-50 black or white. the patterns of separation where also a potpourri. it's important, it was like whites on one side of the street, blacks on the other, some portions it was whites on one half of the block, blacks on the other. in that context, people kind of had to figure out what an unofficial etiquette of neighborhood life was going to be like. and they did. they worked it out. it was like a folk development. it was also the case that when the whites who are friendly and of course, the friendliness is then within boundaries. there is no popping in these houses for coffee. but not often enough, whites who were very friendly in the confines of the neighborhood witnessed if you, basically, if they ran into you in some other context. and at the time, and understandably, it felt like they were being two faced. and in retrospect they probably were in some ways. they were also trying to navigate this system that they didn't have any part in creating eith

we are in new orleans and i was thinking about you because i do this for my newsletter and i imagined if we took a tour of the south, what books would you read in preparation for so for each city i had readers and for new orleans the question was what with thei classic book b ad i answered well the obvious one. >> did you say that? in public? [laughter] i have avoided it. i haven't really f though -- i - came down and i first thought the only thing meaningful about katrina t that was so brilliant and informed by the fact you are from new orleans that i wanted more. i >> i came down and i thought, i gathered strength, the family for six months and gathered strength and it's all inin a bo. maybe one day. but it was such a peculiar childhood that you don't realize until you get out of here this place has informed my writing in so many ways, not least of which i think that all the books it's a person with an auto view of the world coming into a circumstance that nobody recognizes and at the reason i have the view of the world i grew up here, not at the southernmost city but the northernmo

so so my neighborhood in new orleans was an older one and and like a lot of them. there is like roughly 50/50. a black and white and and the patterns of separation were also appropriate right in some portions. it was like whites on one side of the street blacks on the other some portions of whites. and what half to block blacks and the other and and in that context people kind of had to figure out what? what would an unofficial etiquette of neighborhood life was to be like and and they did right they worked it out and it was improvised right? it was like folk, you know development. but also the case that when the whites who are sort of friendly and of course the friendliness is i would then boundaries right? there's no. popping into each other's houses for coffee, but but often enough what whites who are very friendly in the confines of you know of the neighborhood would stiff you basically they ran into you. in some other context and at the time and you understandably it felt like they were being two-faced. and the retrospective probably were like in some ways, bu

we're new orleans is very diverse here. but i'm often the only white person the only black person in the room and if you look at what happens on cable news as you know, and in prime time, it's me early prime. it's joy reed who i think you are the only african american only african americans in prime time on cable television. and so i get that so is there no it's it's this is a symmetrical. okay, so it is asymmetrical, but i do think that i still believe. that especially young people. i was in an environment. listen this i came at this is 1960s and 1970s. the world is a different place now. you know, there's still similarities, but it's a different place now. for me my world of because i lived in an entirely black neighborhood and then i moved to white neighborhood and i got called the inward for the first time. i was like, wow, what is this? i had never that had never happened. i moved to an integrated neighborhood. and then you know went to an all black school and then ended up going to a school as i told you then going to

in new orleans, fox news.el is that this weekend will be back next weekend here. meanwhile griff, a spectacular interview with president zelenskyy, give us something that did not make error. what was it like personally when you sit with him? >> it was really amazing, eric pre-thanks for asking him by the way it best to arthel played the neville's, i've been to that jazz fest such a special time this interview is very historic. i was lucky to get it, eric but to sit with a commander that a bit at war for 70 days was really quite something. i was struck by his determination and resolve continuing to rally this country the rest of the western world in this fight to survive and for freedom against tierney, erica. eric: that he is doing he is a churchill for our times. i'm eric shawn and new york comic griff take it out good to see you my friend. qwest good to see you, that does it for us. the biggest sunday show is next. ♪ >> hello everyone i am charlie hurt along with guy benson and tammy bruce. welcome to the bi

new orleans. >> from new orleans. we're talking and i said, are you from belize or honduras? he's a black man. he laughed, said i've from honduras, my grandmother was from believes. because i could hear in a speech pattern. then he tells me the story about his grandmothers from believes, she moved to savannah, as fathers of savannah and. he's in the military, he goes to onshore, as falls on top of the honduran women. and it was one of those moments where you feel like i'm vindicated with a book. but it is because these movements have happened for so long, we talk about them like they're new. but this is the history. and it's important to tell. when we see more recently, lots of central americans coming to the united states, that's not new. it's also the case that lots of, you know, people from what is now the united states went there. right? lots of the political history of central america is based in new orleans business. right? so -- well, one of the things that really struck me about the book i

new orleans. >> from new orleans. we're talking and i said, are you from belize or honduras? he's a black man. he laughed, said i've from honduras, my grandmother was from believes. because i could hear in a speech pattern. then he tells me the story about his grandmothers from believes, she moved to savannah, as fathers of savannah and. he's in the military, he goes to onshore, as falls on top of the honduran women. and it was one of those moments where you feel like i'm vindicated with a book. but it is because these movements have happened for so long, we talk about them like they're new. but this is the history. and it's important to tell. when we see more recently, lots of central americans coming to the united states, that's not new. it's also the case that lots of, you know, people from what is now the united states went there. right? lots of the political history of central america is based in new orleans business. right? so -- well, one of the things that really struck me about the book i

new orleans. we're talking and i said, are you from belize or honduras? he's a black man. he laughed, said i've from honduras, my grandmother was from believes. because i could hear in a speech pattern. then he tells me the story about his grandmothers from believes, she moved to savannah, as fathers of savannah and. he's in the military, he goes to onshore, as falls on top of the honduran women. and it was one of those moments where you feel like i'm vindicated with a book. but it is because these movements have happened for so long, we talk about them like they're new. but this is the history. and it's important to tell. when we see more recently, lots of central americans coming to the united states, that's not new. it's also the case that lots of, you know, people from what is now the united states went there. right? lots of the political history of central america is based in new orleans business. right? so -- well, one of the things that really struck me about the book is that it is a mixtur

murders in new orleans spiked 42%. new york city seeing a jump in shootings as well despite the mayor's promise to put more police officers on the streets. nate foy cover the news with us with more. nate. >> good afternoon, starting today, the nypd will focus on the five-hour window where they say half of all shootings in the city happen between 9:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. unfortunately at some of the stories you mentioned it is coming too late for multiple new york city residents. a 27-year-old man shot in the head in the middle of the day in manhattan and you mentioned the stabbing attack at the dave and buster's where a man was killed during an argument. also this weekend a chinese food delivery man was killed gunned down in queens. not just workers, business owners are reacting to the crime surge as well. the "new york post" reports luxury shops on madison avenue are dimming lights and opening by appointment only. it's up 43% year-to-date. homicide rate in new orleans up 42%. not just a couple cities, though, harris, p

so i began in new orleans and i was thinking about my home town i thinking about having grew up growing up in a place. that was once the busiest slave market in the country and realizing that i didn't understand the history of this city in any way that was commensurate with the impact that it had on my city on my state or my country. and so i kind of began looking around and thinking about what my old professor walter johnson a historian at harvard said he said in his book so by soul about the history of the slave trade in new orleans, he's like the whole is memorial to slavery? it's in the roads and slave people paved. it's in the buildings and sleep people constructed. it's in the soil enslaved people are buried in and so i was thinking about well, what are the places or the people here in new orleans who are talking about this or what are the places that aren't talking about that this but maybe should be talking about this and what are the places doing something in between and then i started to kind of got curious about other places throughout the country. so started looking around a

"i'm from new orleans, y'all ever been to new orleans?" no, we haven't. "been to mardi gras?"y completely freezes. i don't know if i'm supposed to look at them, look down, shake their hand. i'm just going to stand here. [ laughter ] yes, i love being in the movie, thank you very much. they get to me. prince william, he starts -- i'm like, "you were in the royal air force, right?" he starts naming -- he was a helo guy, flew helicopters, starts naming all these helicopters he flew. the a-this, the 220-that, the 670-this. i'm like, "oh, yeah, yeah, yeah." he's like, "you know it?" "no, man, i don't know anything." [ laughter ] "you're a prince, what am i supposed to say? i didn't want to look crazy in front of you." >> jimmy: did tom like that? >> tom laughs but he's moved down the line. he's looking at all of us. gets to the end of the line. miles teller, who is the coolest of all of us, he plays rooster in the movie. sitting there, prince william walks up to him, miles goes, "your eyes are so blue." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: really? >> "they're like an ocean." [ laughter ] >> jimm

lots of the sort of political history of central america's based in new orleans business. right, so well, one of the things that really struck me about the book also is that it's a mixture of exploring figures people. we've known from the past but coming at them from a different point of view, but also as you were just talking about with the lyft driver talking to you know, everyday people and sprinkling their stories throughout. so, how did you arrive at that notion? what i wanted it to have this i wanted to kind of break the genre of the travel narrative and i wanted as opposed to saying okay. i'm going to go to these important historic sites. i wanted it to feel like an a set of encounters so that you might move you move through these places. i'm asking readers to come with me travel with me. you don't necessarily have to agree with me, but i want to point some things out that you would probably find interesting and so we're and and we're as we're traveling in the encounters the encounters are with people. the encounters are with the landscape with artifacts and then i

that's something we are trying change. >> reporter: cheers to that blayne alexander, nbc news, new orleans >>> and don't miss the 2022 inspiration list this saturday on nbc, msnbc, and cnbc and sunday on telemundo and across streaming platforms. that's "nightly news." thanks for watching, everyone please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> i'm raj mathai. next on nbc bay area news tonight, will abortion laws change here in california? the supreme court leak indicating justices will overturn roe v. wade. >> if the court overturns roe v. wade, it will be a direct assault on freedom. >> whoever did this leak should be prosecuted. >> the reaction is polarizing and passionate. a lot is at stake. we're going to take you live to the protests and rallies across the country. >>> plus, a dangerous stunt on san francisco's tallest building. what's the deal with the man who scaled a salesforce tower and then got busted by sfpd? >>> and people still moving out of california. we'll break down what the new data reveals

art and charles neville brought music to the world and say embody what it is in new orleans. >> foodg family that has hung around the place and spread this -- this joy all over the world as well. we hope to just keep representing and sharing what we were fortunate enough to just naturally inherit. >> friday members of the neville performed altogether to honor art and charles. >> represent him, my dad and my uncle through this music out here with these people i think it would be therapeutic. >> i know that my dad is here with me so -- he's a part of it. my uncle, art, if it wasn't for what he did for music they wouldn't have the music people are listening now. >> honored with portraits at the ancestors memorial. >> thank you from the bottom of our for tribute. it's perfect to have my daddy and uncle charles and ancestors, their spirits will permeate forever and ever. >> closed down festivals for years. aishah: bit of a mixed bag this week across the u.s. mother's day, adam klotz live with the fox weather forecast for this special day, hey, adam. adam: hey, there, yeah, one of the big

. >> reporter: in the heart of this new orleans neighborhood millions of glass bottles are sorted, scooped, shattered and recycled glass half full is the brainchild of max sites and fran troutman, college friends shocked to realize the city has no curbside glass recycling policeman. this idea game to you while you were still in college >> correct we didn't feel like we could wait. >> reporter: they collected bottles in the backyard now they are running a 40,000 square foot facility all of these are filled with glass? >> yeah, from like one dropoff day. >> reporter: so far they diverted more than 2 million pounds of glass away from landfills. but turns out the bottles second life is even more impressive >> take a feeling of that i can't believe it's glass. >> reporter: is like powder the sand-like product fills up bags for hurricane prep and the coarser variety spread on the louisiana shore to help replenish the disappearing coast. >> louisiana is one of the most susceptible to climate change. so we need to be thinking outside of the box and doing things differently than we have before. >>

next stop, new orleans. today, from the new series "the pentaverate," ken jeong.of "back to the prairie," melissa gilbert. also, a "live" check in from the famous cafe. and ali wentworth joins ryan at the co-host desk. and now, here are ryan seacrest and ali wentworth! [cheers and applause] >> ryan: