it took owner scott craig nearly five years to reopen after the storm surge from hurricane katrina floodedut. >> i had to go out and work, rebuild and just put all of the money i made working back into this. >> reporter: because new orleans exists from 2 to 20 feet below sea level in different areas. the army corps of engineers has built a new 350-mile levy system to protect the city. >> when a storm or hurricane comes up from the gulf of mexico, it could potentially come right through here. >> and right here there is already a problem. a near one-mile stretch of levy has already sunk up to 6 inches more than expected. >> we're continually subsiding. the sursurface is composed of different layers that are very challenging to build on. >> reporter: most new orleans residents know that just a few inches means a lot to get an idea of the shifting landscape in this city, all you have to do is take a ride. what is the guarantee? >> there is no guarantees in anything. but what we can point to is 2012 we had hurricane isaac, the system did exactly what it was supposed to do. >> when you ask me qu

it took owner scott craig nearly five years to reopen after the storm surge from hurricane katrina burst through the levies and flooded him out. >> i didn't have the finances. i had to go out and work, rebuild, and put all the money that i made working back into this. >> because new orleans exist from two to 20 feet below sea level in different areas, the army corp of engineers created a system to protect the area from another hurricane, or worse. >> it could potentially come right through here. >> reporter: and right here there is already a problem. a near one mile stretch of levy built just last year has already sunk up to six inches more than expected. >> one thing with southeast louisiana, we're continuing subsiding. very challenging to build on. >> while the difference in just a few inches of elevation might not seem like much most new orleans residents know that it is. to get an idea of the shifting landscape in this city all you got to do is take a ride on the surface streets it's usually a bumpy ride. >> what's the guarantee? how do people know that this is safe. >> there is no g

it took owner scott craig five years to reopen after the hurricane katrina burst through the levies and flooded everything else. >> i didn't have the money. i had to go out and work, rebuild and put all the money i made back into this. >> the army corp of engineers which admitted to designing faulty levies pre-katrina has created a levy to protect the city from another katrina or worse. >> when a storm comes up from the gulf of mexico, it could potentially come right through here. >> and right here there is already a problem. an one-mile stretch of levy built last year has sunk up to six inches more than expected. >> one thing with southeast louisiana is that we're continually sub sliding. there are all different layers of organics and things like that, very difficult to build on. >> reporter: while the difference in elevation might not seem like much, most residents of new zealand now new that it is. >> what's the guarantee, how do people know that this is what is making me safe. >> there are no guarantees to anything but in 2012 we had hurricane isaac. the similar as a whole is comple

. >> reporter: scott craig is grateful for the protection, but worries nonetheless. >> the state of louisiana a stake in it. the state of louisiana is well aware of what could happen if these levies fail again. the greatest city in this state probably won't come back. how are we doing guys? >> reporter: he and others hope the engineering promises will hold. >>> president obama is traveling to minnesota today. he'll focus on improving america's infrastructure. the president wants to invest billions to upgrade the country's bridges, highways, and transit system, the white house says the proposal will help create jobs. ♪ >>> wall street in the green at this hour all due to a redate in home sales. right up up 56 points. s&p also eyeing a new record. >>> the huge data breach at target affecting their bottom line. they said their profits dropped 26%. >>> federal prosecutors in manhattan issuing subpoenas to bit kocoin dealers. the attacks caused tokyo's system to shut down earlier this month. >>> consumers may soon be able to switch between cell phone carriers, without being charged. the house pass

scott's cousin, craig's wife karen and their children. >> it was a gorgeous day. excited that the sun was shining because on the oregon coast you never know what the weather's going to be like. >> the children have never seen the ocean so the group heads to one of the most popular overlooks along the shoreline. >> we wanted to show craig and karen and the kids the beautiful view. and i wanted them to experience the beautiful oregon coast with the sun shining. >> from a high cliff, the families enjoy spectacular scenery that stretches for miles. >> the cliff is about 150 feet. at first it kind of goes like this and then after that it goes sheer right down to the ocean and the rocks. >> i want my picture taken. >> and i'm recording you right now, laney. >> with karen filming, charlotte pitton keeps an eye on the girls. >> she was filming the view and the kids, and just the girls getting ready for a little photo shoot. i was standing right beside her. >> the perfect photo opportunity of the girls' trip to the ocean. >> karen had just asked the girls to get together s

while public works director craig scott doesn't believe the situation is that bad, he says the towns plight is serious. >> we just have had the driest year on record in 2013. this storm that we just had in the last few days has been the first significant storm in over 14 months. i think with tree ring analysis, its the driest year in 400 years. >> reporter: cloverdale gets its water from wells along the banks of the russian river, which feeds an underground aquifer. the river's flow now is comparable to what it usually is in the dry summer so there's concern the wells production could decline. the town has no dam to store its water and depends on a few tanks. >> this water is heading out into the pacific ocean. we have no way to store it right now in sufficient quantities to get us past these really giant drought events. we have storage in the system; four days worth of storage. a reservoir of the magnitude to actually get us from season to season would be a huge expense. >> reporter: so cloverdale isn't thinking big, its mayor, carol russell, and the city council, are taking smaller

craig, they are significant. it's just not for 2016 that scott walker ends up running for president. home state of wisconsin this november. in order for him to have a chance to run in 2016 he needs to run that race again. if he does win, it will be the third time in the last five years that he won in wisconsin. remember the recall he also had in 2012. this allows his political opponents to pounce on this stuff and like we've seen in new jersey, where all of a sudden things are getting bogged down in a release of e-mails, people getting subpoenaed, more investigates. that's never good news for any politician, no matter or not if people are directly tie you to those things. >> the e-mail stems from one investigation. i understand there's another investigation that's under way as well involving governor walker. what more can you tell us about that? >> that has to do with campaign finance, apparently regarding the 2012 recall election i was talking about where outside groups may have and this is the allegation, may have coordinated with the governor's campaign during that recall election

emily scott is one of the 47 million recipients of food stamp assistance. she was raised by her father craig family. they lived paycheck to paycheck. she made the junior olympic team in gymnastics and had to give up the sport because it was too expensi expensive. she became one of the best inline and speed skaters in the world. she struggled to make ends meet. scott was training eight hours a day and working at a medical supply factory to pay the bills. when her stipend was cut to $600 a month, she needed help from the government. emily scott, the number two ranked u.s. speed skater in america, knew she couldn't earn the paycheck she needed. she wasn't proud of applying for food stamps. i felt like everything i worked so hard for was crashing down. everyone with world-class skills, she lived in jeopardy because of the poverty she was born into. what got her to sochi was an appeal she made on a crowd funding website where donations provided her enough money to compete. like emily scott, the majority of them are working age. food assistance is there to keep them afloat. emily scott is a remind