fortunately george and laura bush were familiar with the workings of the white house and the staff, therefore the move, although short in time planning, was accomplished in good order.a inaugural day of 2001 brought me to a personal level of discomfort i never experienced at the white house.s the importanceth of this day to the american people and the world media requires absolutelyl compliance with a previously agreed upon schedule, giving the constitution's mandate that thed new president take the oath of office at noon. as i said earlier, res clinton was known for being late.was the president elect, who was staying across the street at blair house, was known for being extremely punctual. the schedule called for a greeting of the bushes at the north porticeao atr, 10:30.pr at the time drew near the president was not in place to greet the president elect. movig at 10:20, i was told the president elect was moving from his suite at blair house towards his limo and the short drive across the street to the north portico. i told his aide in no uncertainr terms to stop him at the door and not let

and laura bush, her activities a on literacy and the major renovation of the white house, once again on a ten-year cycle and also a major renovation of the truman bedroom -- i mean thu lincoln bedroom which hadn't e o been done since the truman administration, which she allowed c-span to come in and d a tour of that room when it was made. i wanted to mention those first lady that's i several and what they did for the white house and for all of us because the white house is our house. >> tlung all for being here. >>> hundreds of years before american colonists revolted against the crown, in england rose the magna cart ya and curtailing the power of the monarch, king john. wednesday nice, a look at the document 800 years later, first, the magna carta's legal heritage, then a ceremony marking the anniversary and a discussion on how the magna cart ya affected the bill of rights. that's on american history tv wednesday night here on c-span3. >>> follow the c-span cities tour as we travel outside the washington beltway to communities across america. >> the idea behind the cities tour is to

it was set up by laura bush to help gulf coast schools impacted by katrina and other hurricanes purchase new books and learning materials that are loss. president george w. bush will make remarks from there. all of that is scheduled to happen within the hour here. gregg? gregg: casey, how are residents there, you know getting along overall with the recovery a decade later? >> reporter: i got to say, gregg, it is a slow but sure process. i will hop out of the way because i don't think a lot of people understand that a decade later you still have homes in the city that look like this. abandoned, dilapidated. people just didn't come back. but there are glimmers of hope here too. we had great fortune of meeting up with georgia johnson and her family as they walked us through their brand new home, move-in, scheduled soon. it has taken her 10 years to finally get back here into the house that has been in her family since the '60s. >> i can remember my daddy saying, georgia, i want you to have the house because i know, if ever your brothers or sisters need somewhere, you will take them in. so w

the school was actually rebuilt with the help of laura bush's foundation, and we will bring you president bush's comments a day after, of course, the big trip made by president obama there yesterday. so we will follow that for you. we're also following breaking weather news regarding tropical storm erika. now we know at least 25 people are dead and the number is sadly expected to increase after the storm hit the caribbean island of dominica. according to local officials, more than a foot of rain flooded that small island causing mudslides that brought down buildings and destroyed bridges as well as stretches of roads wiped out. right now the tropical storm is just south of the dominican republic with 50-mile-per-hour winds. and folorida governor rick scot has declared a state of emergency in preparation for tropical storm erika. we're going to track the storm with you first, bill. >> the new update from the national hurricane center, first, puerto rico has been spared unlike the island of dominica which went through with nearly a foot of rain. it can bring big problems with rainfall, not

right before "washington journal," laura bush was on air discussing libraries and books. pedro, people are suffering, and it is heartbreaking. i have friends from down in that area, where katrina hit, and their parents are under stress, in distress still because they cannot find work, do not have jobs, and cannot even eat on a regular basis. the last thing on their mind is books. children don't retain if they are hungry. it is distressing to me that there's obviously a class difference, still, 10 years later, when it comes to what those residents suffer. the last thing i wanted to wake following your coverage which has been quite , great in my opinion, is to hear about library books. people are trying to sustain themselves. host: the friends that you had displaced, did they come up with you, did they go to other parts of the country, tell us a little bit about that. caller: no, they stayed in that general area. they could not afford to move very far. they are still in that general area. i believe some went to mississippi. no, they did not come up, they could not afford it

laura bush and your gammy mrs. barbara bush on the phone. good morning to you both. >> hi, jenna. >> hi, mom! [ crying ] >> i can't handle it. hi, g ammy. >> do you have well wishes for your darling daughter and grand daughter before she has a beautiful baby girl? >> yes. we are calling in to give her lots of love. we can't wait to see the new baby. >> oh, mom. i can't handle this. i can barely talk. >> we are excited. everybody on walkers place is waiting for the 13th. >> me, too. >> i'll bet you are. >> i hope i make it to that date. >> i think you look pretty good. >> pretty good. >> you have hadal role models. >> i have the best mom and grandmothers in the world. i'm lucky. >> one thing we know the bush ladies can do is raise beautiful little girls. you are one of them and you have mila. we can't wait for baby. >> we're not bad on boys. [ laughter ] >> oh, mrs. bush. i love you. every time! i love you. she's got a point. >> she did okay with the boys. they did all right in life. >> we're sending lots of love to you, jenna. we know you ar

right before "washington laura bush was on air discussing libraries and books. , people are suffering, and it is heartbreaking. i have friends from down in that , and where katrina hit their parents are under stress, distress still because they cannot find work, do not have jobs, and cannot even eat on a regular basis. the last thing on their mind is ooks. it is distressing to me that there's obviously a class difference, still, 10 years later, when it comes to what those residents suffer. the last thing i wanted to wake , and finally get coverage, which has been quite great in my opinion, is to here about library books -- hear about library books. host: the friends that you had displaced, did they come up with you, did they go to other parts of the country, tell us a little bit about that. caller: no, they stayed in that general area. they could not afford to move very far. there is still in that general area. i believe someone to mississippi -- some went to mississippi. no, they did not come up, they could not afford it, and i could not afford to bring them with me, unfortunately. c

laura bush and mrs. barbara bush on the phone. good morning to you both. >> hey, hi, jenna. >> hi mom. >> hi, jenna. >> i can't handle it. hi. >> do you have any well wishes for your darling little daughter and granddaughter before she has another beautiful baby girl? >> yeah, lots of love and we can't wait to see the new baby. >> oh, mom. >> i can't handle this. >> we're so excited. >> well, thanks. >> everybody at walker's place is waiting for the 13th. >> oh. yes, me too. >> yes, you are. >> i hope i make it to that date. >> well, you look pretty good. >> well, thanks, gram. >> you had some good role models. >> the best mom and grandmothers in the world. i feel pretty lucky. >> one thing we know the bush ladies know how to do is raise beautiful little girls. you're one of them. you've got mila. we can't wait for the baby. >> not bad on boys. [ laughter ] >> oh, mrs. bush, i love you. >> every time -- >> i love you. >> she's got a voice. >> lots of love to you. we know you're getting ready to go on maternity leave so we're thril

laura and george w. bush who founded a global health start-up offers their views. the new america foundation hosted this event. >>> so, to introduce these five panelists on the far side is sarah valenzuela. she is the director of external relations for the public advocates office in the city of new york. next to her is barbara bush. a co-founder and the ceo of global health corp and a member of the leadership counsel at the aspen institute. next to barbara is jake horowitz and the editor in chief of mic, formerly known as policy, from those of you who remember it from back in the day. and next to jake is joel gamble, the director of the roosevelt campus network who most recently won the mcarthur aware for creative and effective institutions. >> yeah. >> so a big round of applause for them. [ applause ] >> thanks again, everyone, for coming out. and i'm going to just turn it right over to jake. >> thank you, so much and thank you for everybody who is coming out. i am going to be following along on twitter

bush and his wife laura mark the ten-year anniversary of hurricane katrina. >> images like this are still seared into the minds of many. homes submergeded. residents sitting on rooftops. today the people of new orleans will celebrate the resilience of people coming back. bazi kanani has more. >> reporter: good morning. >>> new orleanians refuse to give up proving there are some things even a hurricane can't destroy. in new orleans, this morning, a renaissance, hundreds more restaurants, a burgeoning tech industry, a billion dollar medical center and higher graduation rates. >> the fact that we can make this many strides ten years after a terrible epic disaster, i think, is an indication of the kind of spirit we have in this city. >> reporter: president obama called the city an inspiration while touring parts of the lower ninth ward thursday highlighting the remarkable progress made after an apocalyptic storm. hurricane katrina flooded 80% of the city drowning hundreds in their own homes leaving thousands stranded and desperate. >> the early recovery was not good and i think that this coun

bush and his wife laura mark the ten-year anniversary of hurricane katrina. >> images like this are still seared into the minds of many. homes submergeded. residents sitting on rooftops. today the people of new orleans will celebrate the resilience of people coming back. bazi kanani has more. >> reporter: good morning. >>> new orleanians refuse to give up proving there are some things even a hurricane can't destroy. ♪ in new orleans, this morning, a renaissance, hundreds more restaurants, a burgeoning tech industry, a billion dollar medical center and higher graduation rates. >> the fact that we can make this many strides ten years after a terrible epic disaster, i think, is an indication of the kind of spirit we have in this city. >> reporter: president obama called the city an inspiration while touring parts of the lower ninth ward thursday highlighting the remarkable progress made after an apocalyptic storm. hurricane katrina flooded 80% of the city drowning hundreds in their own homes leaving thousands stranded and desperate. >> the early recovery was not good and i think that this

bush and his wife laura visit louisiana and mississippi today to help mark the ten-year anniversary of hurricane katrina. >> a decade later and images like this are still seared into the minds of many people, homes submerged, residents sitting on rooftops. today the people of new orleans will celebrate the city's resilience coming back from this devastation. >> and abc's bazi kanani is joining us from new orleans with more. bazi, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, reena. good morning, phillip. new orleanians refuse to give up on their city proving there are some things even a hurricane can't destroy. ♪ in new orleans, this morning, a renaissance, hundreds more restaurants, a burgeoning tech industry, a billion dollar medical center and higher graduation rates. >> the fact that we can make this many strides ten years after a terrible epic disaster, i think, is an indication of the kind of spirit that we have in this city. >> reporter: president obama called the city an inspiration while touring parts of the lower ninth ward thursday highlighting the remarkable progress made afte

laura: what is at stake for job push, the establishment republican candidate if -- four jeb bush their establishment republican candidate, if he fails to sparkle? >> he has been criticized for making careless comments. at a policy reform he said he was not sure if way needed to spend a billion dollars for women's health issues when he was asked about planned parenthood. he says that he misspoke in that context, but people say that might mean he is not ready for today's media machine. what is also interesting, is that report, some of the women we talked to, did not know much more about him other than he had the name bush. some of these legacy candidates need to define what they stand for the aunt of the names that they are associated with. laura: in cleveland, thank you. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come, we speak to the researcher who discovered that cecil the lion had been killed. what he says about the hunting in might surprise you. search teams in the mediterranean do not expect to find more survivors from a boat carrying 600 migrants that sank off of the coas

, daughter of laura and former president george w. bush who founded a global health startup offer their views. the new america foundation hosted this event. >> so, to introduce you to our panelists, on the other far side is sara valenzuela. she is the director of extern external -- next to her is barbara bush, co-founder and ceo of global health core and member of the leadership council at the aspen institute. next to barbara is jake horowitz. he's a co-founder and editor in chief of mike, formerly known as policy mic for those of us who nostalgically remember it back in the day. and joelle gamble, national director of the campus network who most recently i should note just won the mark arthur award for creative and effective institutions. >> yea! >> a big round of applause for her. [ applause ] >> thanks, everyone, for coming out. and i'm going to turn it right over to jake. and thank you for everybody i am going to be following along on twitter, so if you want to tweet questions to us. we'll get to them in the q&a session. so i'm go

bush. [applause] >> thank you, all. >> the governor, laura and i are glad to be here. he said that the most pair combined -- [inaudible] governor and deborah, you are kind to welcome laura and me. i can't think of a better place i would like to be than here honoring the sacrifice and service of so many to do with the horrific storm of katrina. the first person i thought about was haley barbour. i will never forget when he said that somebody shoot to when you were alluding, we are not going to prosecute the shooter. [cheers and applause] and guess what happened, there wasn't any looting. they were fantastic readers. it is a reminder during these major catastrophes it is important to have strong leadership at the state level in order to help the citizen of their estates. haley barbour provided that leadership and for that, the people of mississippi are grateful to you. [applause] i'm thrilled to be here on stage with two fine united states senators. one of them wasn't a senator during that period of time. one of them is tried. they did you all the surveys for making sure

bush and his wife, laura visited louisiana and mississippi. they toured the warren eastern charter school in new orleans to highlight improvements in education. the former president says the school is an example of how new orleans has bounced back. >> the resilience is the same resilience that this city showed the world in the wake of hurricane katrina. the work of making a stronger and more hopeful new orleans goes on. you have achieved a lot over the last tep years. with belief in success and a faith in god, new orleans will achieve even more. >> the state took over new orleans schools after katrina and nearly all are now charter schools. critics are questioning whether they made any real progress. taletha holly was a 12-year-old girl when hurricane katrina hit new orleans' 9th ward. after living in the superdome and the astrodome, she is a graduate of howard university and has started a new job in baltimore where she joins us this evening. good evening to you, taletha. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> so you

sam and laura, after day of trump talk, the focus is back on hillary clinton. >> jeb bush talking tough on isis and hillary clinton. >> ice isis grew and. where was the secretary of state? >> reporter: after falling plat in a debate that helped carly fiorina, mash co-rubio, john kasich in the polls. then donald trump. >> leading in iowa, new hampshire, north carolina. >> reporter: still riding high in polls, short on specifics. >> so, we have to build a wall. the wall -- >> reporter: democrat hillary clinton wanted to focus on policy. >> majority of gun owners support universal background checks. and if we -- >> reporter: but news she's given the justice department private e-mail server she used as secretary of state ensures her rivals and critics will have plenty to talk about. and inspector general found at least two of the messages that went through those private server were classified beyond top secret. the clinton campaign says that the information contained in there wasn't marked classified at the time, and the state department says that some of it was circulated through unsecured

i'm looking at the previous caller, i think it was, that bush making all this money, his wife, too, laura, on speeches, well, my god, there's nobody that's champion to that than he clintons. gosh, as an independent, i investigation everybody. gosh, this clinton machine here has been at this for many, many years. we just need a change. gosh, maybe i'd like to see the vice president get in there and run a campaign and see how different he would be from obama. although i don't think it would be that much different. goip host: that's square any utah this morning. one tweet says, i think an early loser is hillary clinton. she's under f.b.i. investigation. again, the story headline in today's "washington post," email controversy is a growing worry in the clinton camp, if you want to read that. you can go to the washingtonpost.com to give you a sense of where the latest poll numbers are in the real clear politics, average of polls from july 23 to august 2, hillary clinton was leading by an average of 35, almost 36 points over her closest primary opponent, bernie searneds, who was at 19% in the a

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i'm laura kyle. also, a bloody day in damascus. plus -- >> i'm natasha ghoneim in south sudan, women are walking here into the bush to collect firewood, and coming back out, beaten and raped. >>> and picture-perfect one day, choking with smog the next. a city in poland tries to clean up its act. ♪ >>> houthi rebels are strengthening defenses in sana'a, after suffering more losses in the south. troops loyal to the exiled president are now in the strategic city of ibb, being backed by saudi-led air strikes. >> reporter: fighters take up positions in the mountains. the winding roads lead to the city of ibb. an important flash point as pro-government troops advance towards the north. they are backed by the saudi-lead coalition, and loyalists of former president saleh. in recent weeks they have made sweeping gains in the south and say they have the support of the tribesmen. >> translator: we say go on, the people are behind you and victories are coming. >> reporter: the fighters supporting president hadi, who remains in exile in saudi

bush and his wife laura traveled to louisiana and mississippi for the tenth anniversary of katrina. yesterday president obama commended the city's recovery. the president also acknowledged much still needs to be done. areas of the city are sill suffering from poverty. he said the young people need to take a new path. >>> jurors in new hampshire begin deliberations in that high profile second sexual assault charge. a former student at an elite prep school is charged with raping a younger student. gio benitez is there. >> reporter: in his closing argument, the prosecutor telling jurors 19-year-old owen labrie brought a 15-year-old girl to this dark science building and raped her. >> she thought she could handle going with an 18-year-old senior boy who's at the end of his high school career for a senior salute. she thought she could handle his advances by saying no and holding onto her clothing, that that would be enough to make it stop. >> reporter: the senior salute, a current school tradition at the center of this case. graduating seniors spending time with younger students, sometim

that name is inspired by bush's grandfather, former president hw bush. she called him poppy as child. the other daughter margaret laura is named after her grandmothers. >>> and here is our first look at billy joel's baby girl. the 66-year-old tweeted this photo of his daughter dela rose. dela born wednesday is joel's first child with roderick and a second daughter. his oldest daughter is 29 years old. >>> it will be here before you know it. a lot of people excited about the pope's visit. so how about a beer named just for him? the new jersey brewery with the holy al >> raise a pint in honor of the pope. a brewing company is brewing 500 gallons of yopo, or you only pope once. it will be available at the jury see shore brewery beginning september 21st. >> i think that is actually going to do quite well. but i suppose it is not proper for the sacrament. >> no. very nice. area. temperature ins the mid 80s . it is warmer today than yesterday and it keeps getting hotter as we go through the weekend. we will raise the temperatures. add in humidity and push the

bush visited new orleans to mark katrina. he and first lady laura spent the day at a charter school where he spoke on the first anniversary of the storm. katrina was one of the worst natural disasters in u.s. history, taking the lives of 2,000 people in four states, causing more than 150 billion in damages. >>> ever since uber launched, it's the preferred method of transportation for new yorkers. now the taxi industry is banking on a new app that will compete with uker and other companies. steve: stacey delikat is live on the east side with the details. >> reporter: this new app, arrow, is in beta testing, but it will be live in new york city by mid september. eventually they hope to have it compatible with all yellow and green taxis in new york city and they hope their app will win over uber faithfuls. >> hi. we're arrow for new yorkers. >> reporter: arrow is about to go live on city streets to give you another alternative to the traditional taxi hail. >> arrow let you do two things you do every day but faster. one. or pay f

bush. she called him poppy as a child. her other daughter margaret laura named after her grandmother. this is billy joel's baby della rose. she is the 66-year-old's first child with roderick. she was born wednesday. 66, i don't know if i personally want to get started all over again with a baby but god bless them. >> you never know. >> i love babies. >> what are you saying you never know. what are you saying. >> no. >> guess what i saw today. >> who did you see? >> i was on the riverside and come running at me full speed jason holder our producer here. >> new dad. >> i was expecting you to say some big celebrities. >> wait for it. jason holder. >> it was a celebrity. we high-fived and kept going. it was great. >> billy joel, jason holder. >> same thing. >> crazy world. >> the weather is so nice. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. it's fantastic. really nice during the day. the heat is starting to climb. i can feel 86, 87 on the upper west side. it feels warm. checking the temperatures all afternoon and looking at the dew points. combina

. >> this is a perilous moment for jeb bush. did he just summon the spirit of mitt romney's binders full of women gaffe? did he just alienate 51% of the population? how bad is it for him and the gop? joining me now is laura basset, who covers women's rights issues for the huffington post. thank you for being here, laura. >> thanks for having me. >> hillary clinton clearly thinks this was bad for jeb bush, but does this bush campaign feel the same way? do republicans realize it? what's your read? >> this is absolutely awful. it's a huge, unforced error for the bush campaign and really surprising. he played right into democrats' hands and right into hillary clinton's hands right there. for the past three years, democrats have been saying republicans are waging a war on women's health, republicans are attacking women's health, and jeb bush just came out and said it. i think 500 million is too much to be spending on women's health. let me just put that number into perspective for you. we as a nation, spend $1 trillion on health care

laura:. john: thanks very much. i have to ask you, have you -- why did tom harkin besides bill clinton, why didn't he do better in 1992? the washington post asked. everyone knows about jeb bush's history with sorcery. let's take you through the classic tale of george bush and the magic wand. once upon a time in a faraway place, lived a boy who dreamed nightly of the residential race. his name was jim bush and he wanted people to believe so he set off his magic wand and some tricks up his sleeve. by flicking his enchanted set your one way or another, he forgot -- made people forget about his ties to his brother. the iraq war? no problem. he said adios to the quagmire and turned him into machiavelli. what would he have done then if he knew? he would change megyn's point of view. the hard line conservatives that dismiss common core. he was proud to be a bush, but the association brought blame. so jeb indulged in and disappeared his surname. but one daunting presence he couldn't handle that grew stronger and stronger wi

laura: for more on what we can ourct i spoke to correspondent in cleveland. how are the candidates that are not donald trump hoping to burst the trump bubble? when you have candidates like jeb bush, scott walker, preparing and walking up to the stage, then comes donald ismp who effectively cruising into slots. it is anyone's guess how they will respond. and donald trump, when he takes center stage to see some of those discussions. ifa recent interview he said they hit me i will hit them harder. the candidates who pulled out of the 10, like chris christie, john kasich, and rand paul may feel like they have less to lose so they may go bigger on the attack. in thee trump factor debate, everyone will be watching, because no one knows exactly what will happen. laura: what is at stake for job push, the establishment republican candidate, if -- four , their establishment republican candidate, if he fails to sparkle? fore has been criticized making careless comments. at a policy reform he said he was not sure if way needed to spend a billion dollars for women's healt

i'm laura kyle. also, a bloody day in damascus. plus -- >> i'm natasha ghoneim in south sudan, women are walking here into the bush to collect firewood, and coming back out, beaten a

melissa gilbert best known for playing laura is running for congress as a democrat in michigan. she will be up against a republican incumbent. she owes $360,000 to the irs in back taxes. >>> the guadalupe is bone dry. the river in downtown san jose was full a couple of years ago but now, it's empty. betty yu reports. >>> reporter: mile after mile weeds, rocks, trash and dead fish litter the riverbed where water used to flow in downtown san jose. >> it's rough to see everything dry, yeah. but i basically haven't watered my lawn all summer. >> reporter: riding out this drought isn't going to be easy for the santa clara valley water district. >> it's very difficult. we want to maintain habitat and our ground water. and there's really not enough water to do both. >> reporter: i'm standing at the very bottom of the guadalupe river and it's dry. the district says even if it were to release water, most of it would get soaked up in the bone dry soil. and it would disappear within a month. two years ago, the guadalupe river looked like this. it was home to many animals like ducks, beaver

laura, i would like to turn to you next. i noticed in the debate that jeb bush, if i recall, was the only one who spoke pretty extensively about his policies and plans for immigration reform. and one of the things he talked about was an earned path to legal status for the 11 million undocumented that are already here in the united states. no one joined him on that. in fact, no one mentioned even earned status or earned path to citizenship. which is what all the democratic candidates are supporting. on of the moderators asked scott walker, one of the candidates, why did you step back and rescind your support for a path to citizenship? it is quite clear republicans are not interested in a path to citizenship for undocumented workers and not too many are that keen on a pass to even earn legal status. what do you make of that division within the republican party and with the democrats? laura: thank you. i think you are right, there is a division there because we do see that there are some candidates that do still support a path

laura, i would like to turn to you next. i notice in the debate that jeb bush, if i recall, was the only one who spoke pretty extensively about his policies and plans for immigration reform. and one of the things he talked earned path to legal status for the 11 million undocumented that are already here in the united states. -- asked scott walker, one of the candidates, why did you step back and rescind your support for a path to citizenship? it is quite clear republicans are not interested in a path to citizenship for undocumented workers and not too many are that keen on a pass to even earn legal status. what do you make of that division within the republican party and with the democrats? >> thank you. i think you are right, there is a division there because we do see that there are some supportes that do still a path to citizenship lindsey graham has consistently said that he supports the path to citizenship. he doesn't think the country would support a subclass group of people being here. so that is the position he has h

melissa gilbert known for playing laura wilder is running for congress as a democrat in michigan. she will be up against a republican incumbent. she will also have to explain a tax bill that she owes to the irs $360,000 in back taxes. >>> well, all of a sudden a company called alphabet is one of the biggest things in silicon valley. it's the result of a huge restructuring at google. kpix 5's kiet do is live in mountain view to sort out the big shake-up. good morning, kiet. >> reporter: good morning. this could be seen as pressure from shareholders to make sure that all these research projects that google has going on the side doesn't become some kind of boondoggle and drain on the company coffers. in a blog post last night, the ceo hinted at this saying that the company is doing well but they think they can make it cleaner and more accountable. now, this new conglomerate named alphabet, there are some companies under that umbrella. there's the original google of course and then google fiber provider of super high-speed internet, google x a high-tech incubator along with calico whi

. >> george bush and laura bush visited a new orleans high school to mark the anniversary of hurricane katrina. the school is more -- one of 100 that received money from the laura bush foundation school library recovery initiative. >> thank you very much. she is a wonderful example of a student at warren easton charter collegeho goes on to and comes back and teaches. that is so meaningful. i was thrilled i got to meet her here when i visited when she was a student and now get to come back while she is an english teacher. i also want to thank jared for leaving us in the pledge of allegiance. for joining usu today. thank you for the roundtable discussion we just had, which was really like a reunion. it is great to see so many people we have seen on other visits. much, dr. norman landrieu, thank you. we have met here many times before and again today. thank you for all of the work each one of you have done to bring new orleans back. we really appreciate you. in 2001 when she was teaching as a teach for america member in baton rouge. she is now the executive director of teach for america g

. >> george bush and laura bush visited a new orleans high school to mark the anniversary of hurricane katrina. the school is more -- one of 100 that received money from the laura bush foundation school library recovery initiative. >> thank you vmu