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233 years the supreme court has been in existence and timely yesterday a black woman is confirmed. what was going through your head as you watched it? >> well, you know, i was watching the controlled excitement by vice president kamala harris who happens to be -- was presiding over the senate yesterday to see this moment, and this moment is not just about this moment. there have been attempts to have a black woman supreme court justice before. i think about during the obama administration people...

Gulf coast residents are keeping an eye on the remnants of what was tropical storm alex. depending on the path, the system could affect oil spill recovery efforts and that worry comes as a former new orleans mayor gets an up-close look at disaster with our tj holmes. >> fredricka, can you imagine a new orleans native doesnt live here any more but has to watch on tv, watch their city go through with this oil disaster? one of the folks happens to also be a former mayor who came back this weekend, ...

Louisiana, southern mississippi. this entire region. and people who are sitting at home watching, who may be on the west coast, the east coast, or the north coast or somewhere in the midlands of america need to understand that this affects them. >> the new orleans guy. former mayor, since you were mayor, weve seen katrina, now weve seen the oil disaster. what is it like for you as a guy, a new orleans guy to see your city going through this? >> its like successive kicks in the gut to see your ci...