you also have people, as you said, can get complacent, think that the worst is over, and not listen to first responders. so this is a challenge for first responders. let's end with the good news, at least some the trajectories for new orleans, there was a lot of questions about why they chose not to evacuate. it appears at least at that station, that was the right decision. people shelter in place and homey this trajectory holds and new orleans won't be hit as papads -- as bad as they originally thought. >> some 3,000 national guard troops here. it's important to point out, though, when we have not just state declarations but federal declarations opens up funding, makes things easier this terms of planning and coordination. walk us through why that's so important especially when are looking at resources that are stressed because of the flooding and saturation prior to barry. >> reporter: that's right. there two pieces to this. and -- let me begin with