laura bush: thank you very much. lauren is a wonderful example of a student at warren easton charter school who goes on to college 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. mayor, thank you for joining us 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. thank you very much, dr. norman francis, senator 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. i met her 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 greater new orleans. she is also on the louisiana board as a board member on the boa

in 2002, with the help of the ambassador, who is over here, i established the laura bush foundation for america's libraries to provide funds to update, expand, and diversify the print and book collections of america's libraries. in 2005, after hurricane katrina devastated the gulf coast, and many school libraries, we were having our final board meeting of the laura bush foundation. we had raised all of the money we wanted to for our endowment. i told our board members, i can't quit thinking about those libraries across the gulf coast. one of our board members, also with us today, said why don't we keep raising money and whatever we raise now we will give way to the gulf coast schools? the lara bush foundation for america's libraries wanted to help. so at that meeting, one month after hurricane katrina, we founded the gulf coast school library recovery initiative, raising six point 4 million dollars to rebuild the library collections across the gulf coast. the gulf coast initiative has given grants to 124 school libraries, warren easton is one of them. warren easton is one of 46 new orle

maureen: the president and the first lady, former first lady laura bush stopped by the historic warren easten charter high school. the school's library was able to rebuild the collection thanks in part to the laura bush foundation for american libraries. afterwards they went to gulf port, mississippi, to honor first responders. many of those displayed by hurricane katrina ended up here in our area. fema flew dozens of evacuees to washington where they stayed at the d.c. armory. others made it here on their own. many have called the area home ever since. but they can't erase the memory of what happened. >> everyone was scattering to figure out which way to go. maureen: many keep remind over the hometown, the mardi gras beads, saints regalia and artwork of cars abandoned during katrina. we now know tropical storm erika has killed at least a dozen people on the caribbean island. heavy rain from erika triggered flood and land slides. the island's prime minister says the storm caused extensive damage wiping out roads and swamping villages. it's heading to florida where governor rick scott a

bush will visit the city along with laura bush will visit laura eastern school. they benefited from the initiative that was created by laura bush. the initiative was established to help schools damaged by the storm. >>> you may remember these heart breaking images as the waters stranded countless residents on their roofs with no food or water. one by one they were rescued and crews eventually plucked all of them off to safety. yesterday president obama you see him there he actually went door to door through one rebuilt neighborhood praises residents for their extraordinary resilience and strength. >> you are an example of what is possible when in the face of tragedy and in the face of hardship good people come together to lend a hand. >> he also assured them the federal government is committed to staying until all the recovery work is done. experts say it is still impossible to put a price tag on that damage. federal estimates indicate katrina could cost the gulf states more than $125 billion. >> one of those days you will never forget where you were. >>> lyme di

laura bush: thank you very much. she is a wonderful example of a student at warren easton charter school who goes on to college 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 leading us in the pledge of allegiance. mayor, thank you for joining us 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. thank you very much, dr. norman francis, senator 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. i met kara 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 greater new orleans. she is also on the louisiana board as a board member on the board

bush and first lady laura bush on friday visited a new orleans 10thschool to mark the anniversary of hurricane katrina. the school of more than 100 that received money from the laura bush foundation's gulf all library initiative. thank you, and wonderful example who come back and teaches here. that is so meaningful and i am 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. mayor, thank you for joining us 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. thank you very much, dr. norman francis, senator 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. i met her 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 greater new orleans. sh

. >> former president bush and his wife laura are in louisiana to mark the 10th anniversary of hurricane hurricane katrina. they visited the hospital in new orleans, this morning, and president bush was at school of 2626 for the first anniversary of katrina, and library was able to rebuild the collection thanks in part to the laura bush foundation for american libraries. today we celebrate the resurgence of new orleans schools and honor the resilience of a great american city whose levees gave out but whose people never gave up. >> president was in new orleans and said he is inspired by the city. commemoration is tomorrow on the visit with president obama. >> wal-mart is launching off the christmas layaway two weeks early this year, two weeks earlier than the year before, choosing from 40,000 items on layaway, some as low as $10 and you have 90 days to pay rather than the 60. >> one of the most expensive homes, ever sold in california now has a new owner. >> this home sold for $47.5 million, smashing price records. it is 9,200 square foot, and jaw dropping views of san francisco. that is

we talked about former president bush being here, first lady laura bush at his side. they'll visit a library that was build using funds from a program she started while they were in the white house. from there they will visit some of the neighborhoods that have been restored here in some of the hardest hit. as the recovery continues there's been a renewed focus in the neighborhoods, the lower ninth ward, new orleans east. right now, 60,000 homes or more are needed to be either rebuilt or restored. that's families that can't come home. so there's a renewed spirit here, a dedication from a lot of the people who have been working on this for a decade now to make sure they get that opportunity. when you look at uptown, when you look at the central business district or the french quarter, we're on the edge of that, all of those up and booming, a lot of people say better than before the storm. in fact, new orleans right now, the fastest growing city in america. so they feel like they had a good ten years here, but they want to stress the work is not over. eun? >> jay gray,

the former president and wife will visit a charter school that was funded by the laura bush foundation. coming up, nbc's jay gray will have a live report from new orleans on how that city continues to recover a decade later. >>> we should learn the results today of a mental evaluation for a man police say murdered an american university student on a metro train earlier in summer. police say jasper spires stabbed kevin sutherland to death at the noma gallaudet metro station on july 4th. spires attacked a man during a robbery in northwest. spires should be in the courtroom this morning. >>> just in to the live desk, violence erupts overnight in india. the mass shooting that killed at least three people and wounded several others. >>> looking live outside this morning, not too bad right now, but your weekend >>> a developing story now. tensions have heightened even more between pakistan and india. pakistani troops fired their weapons in kazmir in an area claimed by both countries. three civilians were killed and eight people were hurt. that looks like one of them there. india and pakistan

bush and his wife laura are going back to new orleans. it's been ten years since hurricane katrina ravaged that city. today they're visiting a school that benefited from the gulf coast school library recovery initiative. it's a special fund of the laura bush foundation for america's libraries. it helps gulf coast schools damaged by the storms. a number of katrina survivors have been calling philadelphia home for the last ten years. one of them is well-known new orleans jazz drummer alvin jock. he lives in cheltenham. they managed to get his mother to the superdome but then they were separated and she didn't survive. >> i love my mother. i still love my mother like she's alive in my heart right now. what happened, i didn't witness it. that was the stories way told. >> jock says he misses the new orleans clubs where he used to perform but playing music in philadelphia has helped him to heal. >>> the scene of -- fate of a new hampshire prep school graduate is in the hands of a jury. this is a case that's gripped the country. he's accused of

he'll be followed by former president bush and laura bush on friday. katrina destroyed more than 100,000 homes. parts of the southeastern u.s. are still recovering. >>> tonight, abc news anchor robin roberts and several famous guests return to new orleans to remember the devastating aftermath of hurricane katrina and gives augusts progress report on the rebuilding effort. that's tonight here on abc7 news at 10:00. >>> up next, they bring the taste of asia. one of the largest asia american festivals in the united states held every year in the east bay. >>> heading live outside right now, beautiful shot there a bit of a warmup tomorrow and a chance of aha! oof! weee! slurp. mmmmmm. cinnamon. milk. cinna-milk. cinnamon toast crunch. crunch! crave those crazy squares. cinna-milk! go get help, boy. go get help. go get help! right now! if you're a cat, you ignore people. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. go on kitty, kitty... >>> abc7 news was in oakland's china town for a s

bush and his wife laura are heading there. they will visit a school that benefitted from the gulf coast school library recovery initiative. it's a special fund of the laura bush foundation for america'sly braers. hurricane katrina was the most devastating storm in our country's history, according to fema. for survivors it's a week of mixed emotions remembering the devastation and those lost, while staying focused on how far they've come and how the recovery tens. as many as 60,000 homes still need to be rebill or repaired. >>> we are tracking tropical storm erika. that storm is hitting puerto rico right now. yesterday, at least four people died in severe flooding and mud slides on the caribbean island of dominika. 20 people are still reported missing. erika is protected to hit the bahamas, the u.s. virgin islands and st. martin. the storm is forecast to hit florida as a tropical storm next week. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 11 minutes before 6:00. look at this view from center city

bush and former first lady laura bush visiting warren easton charter high school today, same spot mr. bush spoke out on the anniversary of the deadly storm. former president touring the school with local leaders and talking to student, and participating in an education rounds table. president bush says the storm brought terrible destruction, but it also brought up the best in americans, who came together, to help those affected. >> hurricane katrina is a story of lost beyond measures, it is also a story of commitment and compassion. i hope you remember what i remember. that is 30,000 people were saved in the immediate aftermath of the storm by us military personnel, by louisianna law enforcement. >> what i remember, finding shelter for those who had no home to live in. >> the 2005 storm did claim nearly 2,000 lives, in four states, and caused more than $151 billion in damage. it was the third strongest hurricane ever to hit the united state, and it landed square on new orleans. >> now onto developing story. the jury reaches a mixed verdict in the prep school rape trial in concord, new

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i'm really proud of the laura bush foundation. she's talked about the grants, talked about pam and marshall. these are citizens who supported this foundation who, if they've been in new orleans, they didn't stay very long. and yet, like many around the country, they care deeply about the future of this city. i hope the students here -- i'm really thrilled you're here, by the way, and thank you for staying awake. i hope you realize the compassion of others and helping you realize a good education. it turns out that every good scho school, a school that's succeeding, a school that's succeeding and we know it's succeeding because we measure against other standards, requires strong principles. and there is no doubt that lexie medley is a strong leader. [ applause ] >> i love when she says, if you fail, we fail. the student is our product. we don't believe in putting out anything but the best. in order to succeed, and in order to lead properly, you've got to set high goals and high expectations. and that's what lexie and this school ha

he and laura bush attended a ceremony honoring the victims. he was criticized for his lack of response in 2005. today, he remembered those who died but celebrated the region cease resurgence. >> last time i was here, it didn't look quite this pretty. the place was totally devastated. and then, to see all the boats and the cranes is a testimony to the recovery of the gulf coast. >> bush also visited louisiana and new orleans while visiting a high school there, the band's music, as you can see, inspired the former president to break out some moves. >>> florida is bracing for what could be one of the biggest storms in years. tropical storm erika has already done major damage to the caribbean island of dominica. it slammed the island triggers landslides and floods there. the prime minister says at least 12 people are dead and two dozen are missing. and in florida, a state of emergency is now in effect. the national guard has been activated and highway tolls have been waived in case evacuations in that state are need ed. there are already large gas

i have had george and laura bush here, mitt romney, john mccain and sarah palin came. rupert murdoch and his son and his foundation giving money to us along with mayor bloomberg. we just solve problems. there are people who just don't like bad press, and you cannot be involved in american politics without somebody attacking you, and i think the fact there are so many other channels like bloomberg and social media, if someone wants to go negative -- it is sort of a tribute to my wife that it all happened now. [laughter] and we have got all this social media and the alternative ways of communicating. in the end, the foundation will stand or fall on the work it does. betty: knowing the outcome now, is there anything you would have done differently with the foundation? mr. clinton: there may be a thing or two i would change, but the basic idea i still believe is the right thing to do. to solve as many problems as possible through cooperative networks that are inclusive across political party lines and business and government and nongovernmental groups. >> chelsea clinton m

[applause] laura bush: thank you very much. lauren is such a wonderful example of a student at warren easton high school who goes on to college and comes back and teaches here. i think 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 the leading us in the pledge of allegiance. mayor, thank you for joining us 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. general, thank you very much. dr. norman francis, senator landrieu, thank you. we have met here many times before and then again today. thank you for all of the work each one of you have done to bring new orleans back. we really appreciate you. i met her 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 greater new orleans. she is also on the louisiana b

. >> okay, so imagine on 9/11 that the nation heard first from laura bush instead of the president. it was just a different time and it also reflect upon the incredible political partnership between eleanor and franklin roosevelt. she said that she never asked her to change anything except for one script in which one word was suggested would be a slightly less incendiary word. he claimed that he would never prove anything and i'm a little bit skeptical that perhaps anything that the communication staff or anyone else in the white house should be a part of this. but she was never prevented from really saying anything and i believe her. and the other thing is that she wrote all of her own material. she would get scripts that had prewritten stuff and you could kind of tell because as wonderful as she was, she wasn't the world's most amazing wordsmith. she produced a lot of material and words and were franklin roosevelt and the team would work and his script writers would work for a couple of days or a week, she was just turning it out. and that is the last that i will be able to play f

i have had george and laura bush here, mitt romney, john mccain and sarah palin came. i've got all these. rupert murdoch and his son and his foundation giving money to us along with mayor bloomberg. we just solve problems. but, a line of -- there are people who just don't like bad press, and you cannot be involved in american politics without somebody attacking you, and i think the fact there are so many other channels like bloomberg and social media, if someone wants to go negative -- it is sort of a tribute to my wife that it all happened now. [laughter] and we have got all this social media and the alternative ways of communicating. in the end, the foundation will stand or fall on the work it does. betty: knowing the outcome now, is there anything you would have done differently with the foundation? mr. clinton: there may be a thing or two i would change, but the basic idea i still believe is the right thing to do. to solve as many problems as possible through cooperative networks that are inclusive across political party lines and business and government and nongov

i have had george and laura bush here, mitt romney, john mccain , and sarah palin came. rupert murdoch and his son and his foundation have given money to us, along with mayor bloomberg. we just solve problems. there are people who just don't like bad press, and you cannot be involved in modern american politics without somebody attacking you, and i think the fact there are so many other channels like bloomberg and social media, if someone wants to go negative -- it is sort of a tribute to my wife that it all happened now. [laughter] mr. clinton: and we have got all this social media and the alternative ways of communicating. and i think in the end, the foundation will stand or fall on the work it does. betty: but knowing some of the optics now, is there anything you would have done differently with the foundation? mr. clinton: there may be a thing or two i would change, but the basic idea i still believe is the right thing to do. to solve as many problems as possible through cooperative networks that are inclusive across political party lines and business and government

i have had george and laura bush here, mitt romney, john mccain and sarah palin came. rupert murdoch and his son and his foundation giving money to us along with mayor bloomberg. we just solve problems. there are people who just don't like bad press, and you cannot be involved in american politics without somebody attacking you, and i think the fact there are so many other channels like bloomberg and social media, if someone wants to go negative -- it is sort of a tribute to my wife that it all happened now. [laughter] and we have got all this social media and the alternative ways of communicating. in the end, the foundation will stand or fall on the work it does. betty: knowing the outcome now, is there anything you would have done differently with the foundation? mr. clinton: there may be a thing or two i would change, but the basic idea i still believe is the right thing to do. to solve as many problems as possible through cooperative networks that are inclusive across political party lines and business and government and nongovernmental groups. >> chelsea clinton m

the president will visit a library built with funds from a program that first lady laura bush was involved in during their time in the white house and they'll tour some of the hardest hit areas here. getting a scope of what's been done. what's left to be done. there's still a lot left to be done in the recovery here. it's been ten years as you talk about in the early morning hours a decade ago, there was a lot of concern, a lot of fear as the storm inched toward landfall. but still, no mandatory evacuation in place. and no clue really about the devastation that would follow here. believe it or not, this recovery continuing a decade later. there is still a need for as many as 60,000 homes and some of the hardest hit area, 60,000 homes to be rebuilt or repaired. still a lot of families displaced that want to get back home. that's the latest here live in new orleans. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:48 and decision 2016 heads to minneapolis today. hillary clinton and bernie sanders and martin o'malley and lincoln chafee will be part of the summer meetings today. all of them will have a chance

i have had george and laura bush here, mitt romney, john mccain, and sarah palin came. rupert murdoch and his son and his foundation have given money to us, along with mayor bloomberg. we just solve problems. there are people who just don't like bad press, and you cannot be involved in modern american politics without somebody attacking you, and i think the fact there are so many other channels like bloomberg and social media, if someone wants to go negative -- it is sort of a tribute to my wife that it all happened now. [laughter] mr. clinton: and we have got all this social media and the alternative ways of communicating. and i think in the end, the foundation will stand or fall on the work it does. betty: but knowing some of the optics now, is there anything you would have done differently with the foundation? mr. clinton: there may be a thing or two i would change, but the basic idea i still believe is the right thing to do. to solve as many problems as possible through cooperative networks that are inclusive across political party lines and business and government

new orleans the former president visited a school rebuilt with support from former first lady laura bush's foundation. the president discussed education as well as his memories of the storm. >> hurricane katrina is a story of loss beyond measure also a story of commit many and compassion. i hope you remember what i remember that is 30,000 people were saved in the immediate aftermath of the storm. >> mr. bush also flew to gulfport mississippi to honor police and firefighter who's saved the lives after katrina's towering storm surge swamped the coast. >> a neighborhood on edge. a mother comes home just in time as a predator leans in her daughter's bedroom window. this all happen at the washington way apartments in washington township, gloucester county. "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco has the latest on the search for the suspect who took off running. >> it's nerve racking. >> reporter: neighbors in this washington township apartment complex are uneasy and determined to help police find this man. >> if i see him i'll try to keep him at bay, talk to him until authorities come. >> report

bush and first lady laura bush, you see them right there. jenna bush hager gave birth to her second child yesterday. to poppy louise hager named after her grandfather. george h.w. bush's nickname when he was a child is poppy. congratulations to the bush family on that little aligs. absolutely adorable. >>> coming up for us, the iowa state fair is a political rite of passage bringing together the best of fried foods and butter sculptures and white house hopefuls. the big question there -- speaking of bushes -- can jeb bush regain his momentum there? . no sixth grader's ever sat with the eighth grade girls. but your jansport backpack is permission to park it wherever you please. hey. that's that new gear feeling. this week, filler paper and folders just one cent. office depot officemax. gear up for school. gear up for great. so you think this chip is nothing to worry about? well at safelite we know sooner or later, every chip will crack. these friends were on a trip when their windshield got chipped. so they scheduled at safelite.com... they d

he will be followed by former president bush and laura bush on friday. on saturday former president bill clinton will visit new orleans. here's a programming reminder. tonight at 10:00 abc will present katrina, ten years after the storm, with robin roberts. >>> dozens protested outside the planned parenthood clinic in haywood yesterday. they are calling for an end to federal funding for the healthcare organization. this is all part of a nationwide protest against the organization. the protests in response to an anti-abortion group that secretly filmed videos. the group said show planned parenthood staffers selling fetal tissue for research. planned parenthood has denied the allegations. >>> in england seven people were killed after a military jet crashed into several cars on a busy road. the vintage hawker hunter aircraft was taking part in an airshow yesterday. it was doing an acrobatic loop before it hit the ground and exploded, killing the seven victims. the pilot is in serious condition this morning. 15 other people were injured. >>> one of the bay a

bush and former first lady laura bush visiting the warren easton charter school in new orleans. this is a very significant school because this is a school -- you're looking at live images of them now with some of the students. this is a very significant school because this is the school in new orleans that they visited on the one-year anniversary of hurricane katrina back in 2006. back here today, of course, in remembrance of what happened ten years ago tomorrow when hurricane katrina struck with such devastating force. >>> also this, jury deliberations under way right now in concord, new hampshire, where a prep school graduate is on trial for alleged rape. the accused rapist, owen labrie, claims his encounter with the then-15-year-old classmate was not rape but consensual, adding that the pair never had sex. that's what he said when he took the stand this week. the prosecution says not only did labrie plan the sexual assault, he took the girl's virginity as a source of pride. boris sanchez has been on this case from the beginning. he is now there in concord, new hampshire, with

that's a special fund of the laura bush foundation for america's libraries. it helps gulf coast schools damaged by the storm re-open. it is hard to forget the images from ten years ago. according to fema, hurricane katrina was the most devastating storm in our country's history. for survivors, it's a week of mixed emotions, remembering the devastation and the loss. while also staying focused on how far they've come and the recovery that continues to this day.ç as many as 60,000 homes still need to be rebuilt or repaired. >>> a target store in chicago wants to become the first in the country to serve cocktails to its customers. the new target store being converted from this food market is scheduled to open in the fall. it applied for a liquor license not8 only to sell but serve on the premises. >> my wife does just fine without a glass of wine in her hand. let's be careful there, okay? maybe i should be careful this morning, too. >>> 6:49. let's go to new york for a look at what's coming up on the "today" show. >> we say good morning and tgif to matt lauer

it was hosted by laura bush at smu along with the new first lady of afghanistan. what a fascinating meeting to be part of. we had a very honest discussion around the table, different different members, one lady is a business lady, she came up with an idea and said i wanted a business that afghan women can be part of enron, we will sell the rugs, they'll raise the sheep and designed the rug, will make it part of the deal to get the supports and children will have to go to school, they can't be brought into any type of contact with the opium stuff. women will run the business and the profits will go back to the project and it has been a fabulous project. she was just one person, there is some afghan women who were there, another woman did an amazing job running orphanages and mobile training clinics for women to teach them basic skills so they can start their own business and be self-sufficient and provide for their families. the council really was a partnership, afghan and u.s., public and private, it was a way to join forces, make strength in numbers, have strengt

bush and former purse need laura bush will be in new orleans marking the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina the 10 years ago the evacuations were under way and 10 years ago tomorrow caughts catastrophic damage and killing 1,800 people. we have a look at what is be we have a look at what is be done to honor the come back. refused to give up proving even a hurricane cannot destroy some things. this morning, a renaissance, hundreds of more restaurants and a burgeoning technical industry and a $1 billion medical center and high are graduation rates. >> the fact we make this many strides ten years after an epic disaster is an indication of the spirit. >> president obamas this an inspiration while touring parts of the lower 9th on thursday highlighting the remarkable progress made after the storm. hurricane katrina flooded 80 percent of the city, drawning hundreds in their own homes leaving we thousands stranded and desperate. >> the early recovery was not good. the country is in a much better place because of behalf we went through. >> in the city preparing to celebrate and commemorate o

he and laura bush visited the oldest public school in new orleans. he was heavily criticized for his response to hurricane katrina. but he said for now it is about celebrating the city's resurgence. rebuilding is still ongoing in our area from superstorm sandy. an organization that helped in katrina is also helping people in queens tim fleischer is live in howard beach with more. >> reporter: there are portions of new orleans still being rebuilt ten years after katrina. but, there are homes like this one here in howard beach years after superstorm sandy that are still being rebuilt and more organizations, friends of ave are involved in both of those communities. heavy damaged by sandy and the homeowner forced to leave this howard beach house is finally being painted, repaired, made livable again thanks to many volunteers. >> what we do here is a replica of the work we are doing down in new orleans. >> reporter: friends of rockaway became an affiliate of the saint bernard project. a nonprofit organization for katrina ten years ago. their objective is

he visited a school rebuilt with support from former first lady laura bush's foundation. mr. bush also attended an event honoring police and firefighters. he never mentioned his administration's response to katrina, which historians consider a low point of his presidency. >>> the largest wildfire ever recorded in washington state is getting bigger. the flames spreading another 22 square miles, bringing the total to more than 470 square miles. the fire is just 12% contained. three firefighters have died. dozens of homes have been destroyed. firefighters are now concerned about high winds, which could make the blaze more difficult to fight. i'm robert gray. now back to "hannity." >>> we have to rebuild the infrastructure of the united states. we're spending money supporting countries that don't even like it. we're giving military weapons to can countries that flee as soon as a weapon. you know the great wall of china is 13,000 miles. this wall is 2000 or less, but you only need a thousand. so they could do 2,000 years ago, they could build the great wall of china, but they say

andact, president bush laura bush will visit some of the schools on the gulf coast later. joining us now is former mayor of new orleans and national urban league president, marc morial. morial, good morning. you are coded in the "washington post" are studying, with regard to new orleans and the rebuilding, we are at halftime. what do you mean? nott: i mean the city has been fully populated. all neighborhoods have not fully combat. they are still pending reimbursement claims the city has with fema. rebuilding, the renaissance, the research into the city still has a distance to go. applaude urban league progress that has been made. but we also pointed out -- we have a report released by the urban league of greater new orleans this week -- about the continuing challenges of poverty, jobs, income, and education that still plague the city and confront the region. 10understanding where we are years later, it is important that people not spike the ball. not pop the cork on the champagne bottle. but applaud the work that has been done but commit to the continuation. it took san fr

he will be followed by former president bush and laura bush on friday. on saturday former president bill clinton will visit new orleans. here's a programming reminder. tonight at 10:00 abc will present "katrina, ten years after the storm," with robin roberts. >>> one of the bay area's more popular tourist destinations will be closed beginning today. the uss hornet, registered state and national landmark and home of the largest collection of apollo space mission artifacts on the west coast. it will be off-limits for one week. crews will be giving the hornet the once-over for maintenance and restoration to get everything literally in ship shape. >>> a recent crackdown on san francisco bicyclists led to a traffic-blocking protest. the target of that anger hopped on a bicycle himself in an unusual outreach effort. >> it seems just the other day captain john sanford was a villain in the san francisco bike community. now, among those joining him on this ride, one of his biggest critics. >> i learned a lot. >> and he heard a lot. he said cyclists were blowing t

he will be followed by former president bush and laura bush on friday. on saturday former president bill clinton will visit new orleans. here's a programming reminder. tonight at 10:00 abc will present katrina, ten years after the storm, with robin roberts. >>> dozens protested outside the planned parenthood clinic in haywood yesterday. they are calling for an end to federal funding for the healthcare organization. this is all part of a nationwide protest against the organization. the protests are in response to an anti-abortion group that secretly filmed videos. the group said it show planned parenthood staffers selling fetal tissue for research. planned parenthood has denied the allegations. >> one of the bay areas more popular tourist destinations will be closed starting today. the uss horn net, a registered national and state national landmark, and the large of the home of the apollo space mission artifacts on the west coast, will be off-limits for one week. it will be given the ones-over for maintenance and restoration to get everything literally sh

bush, laura bush and the head of fema at the time, mike brown, will be speaking. right now some musical entertainment as the ceremony just got underway a few moments ago. live coverage. ♪ ♪ washed away, washed away. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ -- we said our last good-bye. ♪ ♪ out of nowhere came an island with roots so deep and wide -- ♪ anchored to the branches -- [inaudible] ♪ and washed away, washed away. ♪ washed away, washed away. ♪ ♪ [inaudible] ♪ when i look into his eyes, saw the pain -- ♪ washed away, washed away. ♪ washed away, washed away. ♪ washed away -- >> in other words, sing along. ♪ washed away. >> this is about resilience. we've come back. ♪ washed away, washed away. ♪ washed away >> thank you, david gray. good job. [applause] thanks, y'all. i tried not to cry, okay? [laughter] [applause] so as mayor hughes mentioned, this is, this is sponsored, of course, these events cost, cost money. we have amazing food coming up for y'all. so we want to thank one of our biggest sponsors, and this is someone who has a can connection to so

and laura bush are in new orleans today visiting one of the schools. and they'll be going to the gulf coast a little later. where hailey barbour will be meeting them on the gulf cst. now joining susformer mayor of new orleans and national urban league president marc morial. mayor morial -- >> good morning. >> good morning. you are quoted this morning in "the washington post" as saying with regard to new orleans and the rebuilding, we're at halftime. what do you mean by that? >> what i mean by that is the city has not been fully populated. all neighborhoods have not yet fully come back. they're still pending reimbursement claims the city has with fema. the rebuilding, the renaissance and resurgence of the city has still quite a distance to go. and we at the urban league applaud progress that's been made but we've also pointed out by way of a report by the greater urban league of new orleans about the continuing challenges of poverty, jobs, income and education that still plague this city, that still confront this region. and so in understanding where we

the former president and laura bush visited warren e. carter high school. it's where he spoke exactly one year after the historic storm. ten years ago, the school was not only under water but the entire school system was doing poorly. the former president spoke about how it has turned around and highlighted the resilience of those who helped make it possible. >> today, we celebrate the resurgence of new orleans schools. we honor the resilience of a great american city whose levees gave out but whose people never gave up. >> he went on to say new orleans is now the beacon for reform. >>> four presidential candidates are addressing the democratic national meeting in minnesota. they were given turns on the stage. >> hillary clinton is using the opportunity to shore up support from party insiders. nbc 10 national correspondent brian mohr has the story from washington. >> reporter: as democratic leaders meet in minneapolis, hillary clinton is trying to win over the delegates who will decide the nomination. >> my whole life, i have worked to even the odds for peo

bush and first lady laura bush on the gulf coast, marking a decade since hurricane katrina hit the region. and a special look at one family getting ready to move into a newly rennovated home in one of the hardest hit areas. stay with us. >>> ten years ago this weekend hurricane katrina slammed into the gulf coast. a decade later, many in the gulf are still trying to put their lives back together. former president george w. bush and first lady traveled to new orleans. president bush spoke at the same high school he visited a year after katrina. >> the slowing began that guided the school -- slogan that guide the school is true today. we believe in success. and because of that success, schools like this have achieved you have given all americans reason to believe that new orleans is back. and better than ever. >> historians opinion out katrina marks one of the lowest points of president bush's legacy. today the former president thanked first responders and volunteers for their efforts and we have team fox coverage now. casey steagall is in the lower ninth ward. first to steve harrigan in gu

in this case, that school's library was rebuilt with funs from laura bush foundation for american libraries. for many, rebuilding in new orleans was not an option. approximately half the city's population had to evacuate during the storm and never went back. d.c. bureau chief sam ford found some of those one-time evacuations who came to the d.c. area and ten years later they still call d.c. home. sam: katrina may have happened ten years ago but it's like yesterday for violet lee of maryland. >> at that time i had a 2004, two-door honda. we had eight people in that car. sam: rory now of ashburn, virginia. >> crowded with three cats, two dogs, four kids and a mom and a dad. sam: and warren murphy who now works in d.c. but stuck on the new orleans street back then. >> they were running, scatters, left and right, trying to figure out which we way were going to go. sam: among the evacuees flown from fema to d.c. where they stayed at the d.c. armory. the women leading the families out by car remember how kind people were along the highways. >> realized he gave us four brand new tires. free. and $

he and former first lady laura bush toured warren eastern charter high school, the same school he toured back in 2006 for the first anniversary. mr. bush praised the progress new orleans schools have made since that devastating storm. >> today we celebrate the resurgence of new orleans schools. we honor the resilience of a great american city whose levees gave out but whose people never gave up. >> the former first family then went to an event honoring first responders. president obama was in new orleans yesterday and former president bill clinton will mark that somber anniversary there tomorrow. >>> and our coverage of hurricane katrina's anniversary continues on 6abc.com. there we have a collection of photos taken by our "action news" crew as they covered that storm's aftermath in louisiana. we're also covering the events marking 10 years since the storm. >> a day care in mercer county is under investigation tonight after a toddler wandered off without anyone noticing. "action news" anchor rick williams is live in our news room now with more. rick. >> hi, alicia. kind of a scary story.

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.audience memt you silence all electronic devices. and now, to begin our first session, entitled "paving the way," will you please join me in welcoming the moderator for the session, the director of education and special events, of education and special events, lucinda. >> [applause] >> thank you. >> [applause] >> thank you, and thank you, everyone, who is involved with the harding symposium. you have absolutely no idea how thrilled my colleagues and i are all to be here. anytime we get a chance to present first the ladies, we always -- first ladies, we always present our mission, -- you can tell i'm reall

bush. the initiative was established to help schools damaged by the storm. >>> you may remember some of these heart breaking images as a the waters stranded countless residents on their roofs with no food or water. one by one they were eventually rescued. crews eventually picking them -- plucking them off to safety. yesterday president obama went door to door through one rebuilt neighborhood praising residents for their extraordinary resilience and strength. >> you are an example of what is possible when in the face of tragedy and in the face of hardship good people come together to lend a hand. >> good to see that. he also assured them the federal government is committed to to staying until all the recovery work is done. experts say it's still impossible to put a price tag on that damage. federal estimates indicate katrina could cost the gulf states more than $125 billion. >>> 5:24. coming up we will take you live to new orleans. "today in the bay's" jay gray will give us a closer look at

bush's foundation. discussed education as well as memories of the storm. >> hurricane katrina is a story of lost beyond measure. it is also a story of commitment and compassion. i hope you remember what i remember, that is 30,000 people were saved in the immediate aftermath of the storm. >> mr. bush also flew to gulf port missus p toy honor police and firefighters who saved lives after the towering storm surge swamped the coast. >>> knew this morning, woman is in the hospital after she was hit by a car while riding her bike last night. this happened around 12:30 this morning at the intersection of 22nd street and the ben franklin parkway. the 28 year old biker was trapped for several minutes, underneath the car. she has been taken to the hospital with fractured bones. alcohol was involved, but it is not clear if the driver of the car or the biker was drinking. >>> a neighborhood on edge this morning, as police search for preditor. a mother comes home just in time as a man leans into her daughter's bedro

bush and laura bush. he will be governor no more of the state of texas in just a moment. this is thember in austin, texas. he is about to, with a wave of a pen, resign. and he is going to shake hands here with lieutenant governor republican rick perry and his wife anita there. he will become the new texas governor. >> rick perry only got the job of texas governor because his predecessor had to leave to go become president. and that's a very unusual thing. but it turns out for the big long list of governors who are running this year for president, it's not actually even that unusual. rick perry is not the only one of them to have ascended to the job of governor without actually being directly elected to it. >> arkansas has a new governor this morning, but it took a little longer than expected to get one. on monday, democratic governor jim guy tucker said he change his mind and would not resign as promised following his white water conviction. that's when the state's lieutenant governor promised to impeach him. finally, tucker did step down and mike huckabee was sworn in. >