as noted in the introduction, i'm todd richardson. my role after disaster is to find the data and make sense of it. earl: i'm earl randall, iii. i provide the on the ground perspective behind the data todd presents. todd: the winds of caused damage over a large part of the southern u.s. but the catastrophic damage of katrina was in louisiana and this is a be. the storm was the same, the disaster manifested differently. for mississippi with the storm surge crushing houses along the oceanfront, pushing them up against the raised rail bed. earl: in new orleans, it leveled thousands of homes. the flood right -- floodwaters continue to rise until september 1. todd: the word we heard most often by victims and first responders was devastation. earl: the slide you see now is the night toward where the levee breached and the floodwaters devastated all the homes in its wake. there were dozens of homes completely washed off of their foundations and people suffered a tremendous loss. todd: the debris removal effort led by the corps of engineers wa

as noted in the introduction, i'm todd richardson. role after disaster is to find the data and make sense of it. earl: i'm earl randall, iii. i provide the on the ground perspective behind the data todd presents. todd: the winds of caused damage over a large part of the southern u.s. but the catastrophic damage of katrina was in louisiana and this is a be. the storm was the same, the disaster manifested differently. for mississippi with the storm surge crushing houses along the oceanfront, pushing them up against the raised rail bed. earl: in new orleans, it leveled thousands of homes. the flood right -- floodwaters continue to rise until september 1. todd: the word we heard most often by victims and first responders was devastation. earl: the slide you see now is the night toward where the levee breached and the floodwaters devastated all the homes in its wake. there were dozens of homes completely washed off of their foundations and people suffered a tremendous loss. todd: the debris removal effort led by the corps of engineers was m

todd richardson killed the idea tuesday. >>> big news from the travel industry.rican airlines will begin offering charter flights to cuba. the news come as the obama administration looks to restore diplomatic ties. we are joined with hadly from london. good news from those hoping to get to cuba. the president hope this is will be his legacy. what should we expect in coming months? >> the answer to that is complicated. we know now the obama administration is making serious effort to allow commercial aircraft to land in cuba as early as december of this year. it comes down to when they're going to lift this trade embargo. it's been in place since 1961. the big question going forward is when that will be lifted. reasons in congress are working on legislation to move in that direction. hillary clinton is on board. she says this has to go. many trade delegations are moving forward to visit hahvana. >> what can you tell us about reports involving gm and china? >> essentially we know the idea that gm is contemplating bringing in chinese made buicks for sale in the u.s.

earl randall is our field office director and todd richardson are seceded deputy assistant secretary in our office of policy development and earl not only responded to the crisis he lived through it and todd one of our data experts that when hud works on something it's not just about the output of dollars, it's about the impact of that those dollars make and todd has a fast knowledge about the work on the ground so i will turn it over to them. [applause] >> the dust bowl of the 1930s, the great chicago fire of 1871 galveston hurricane in 191906 san francisco earthquake for catastrophic events ending many lives change lives forever, transform places. katrina joins these disasters of the last century in our language about transformative events and is the secretary noted over 1 million damaged homes, tens of thousands of lives were disrupted for many years. 1833 lives lost. our colleagues at fema can tell you the story of response. hud story shared with federal and state and agencies about the recovery of the last 10 years for the families and places most impacted by the storm. as noted

or was joined by todd richardson, has associate deputy assistant, secretary and our office of policy development. i have to say todd knows more about these issues than just about anyone but even more importantly he cares deeply about getting the policy right for those who count on us. i know he and earl have put together a great presentation for you about the human aspect of this tragedy. following that committee will be joined on stage by three more colleagues. mary mcfadden serves as deputy assistant secretary for grant programs and hud's office of community development and oversees a number of programs that were instrumental in the katrina recovery effort. she's also done great work on the long-term hurricane sandy recovery so be sure to ask her a lot of good and tough questions. lynn barrasso is executive director and our fair housing and equal opportunity office of enforcement. then brings an incredible wealth of knowledge concerning how we are working to ensure that all families no matter their background, regardless of what they look like or how much family can make can take pa

as noted in the introduction, i'm todd richardson. role after disaster is to find the data and make sense of it. earl: i'm earl randall, iii. i provide the on the ground and the human perspective behind the data todd presents. todd: the winds of caused damage over a large part of the southern u.s. but the catastrophic damage of katrina was in louisiana and mississippi. the storm was the same, the disaster manifested differently. for mississippi with the storm surge crushing houses along the oceanfront, pushing them up against the raised rail bed. earl: in new orleans, it leveled thousands of homes. as you may have recalled, floodwaters continue to rise until september 1. todd: the word we heard most often by victims and first responders was devastation. earl: the slide you see now is the night toward where the levee breached and the floodwaters devastated all the homes in its wake. there were dozens of homes completely washed off of their foundations and people suffered a tremendous loss. todd: the debris removal effort led by the cor