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Challenge since hurricane katrina devastated new orleans is to rehouse thousands of people displaced by the storm. they staged a ten day build-a-thon. ♪ >> tens year ago he lost everything in hurricane katrina. he's just one of thousands who share that same story. volunteers from the red cross and habitat for humanity were some of the first boots on the ground. >> houses that were shifted off of their foundation. there were structures boarded up. a lot of search and rescue team x's on houses.

To go along with this clearing the first hurdle. there will be tough roads to come but this morning we began the day thinking the trade promotion authority could be dead and suddenly there was a way to make it happen. that is a sign the senate is working. we will see it unfold over the next few days. a deadline, of course, of the recess for the memorial break is part of what is creating the urgency. this would give the current president and next president greater latitude to enter into trade agreements with the congress having a chance to vote yes or no but not tinker with the deal itself. tha...

North koreans. this latest attack happening just as they were starting to fight back. releasing its controversial film "the interview" online and in over 300 theaters over christmas. raking in $2.8 million at the box office and $15 million online. the north koreans who deny any involvement in the original sony hack this weekend slamming president obama over the movie's release. and accusing the u.s. government of taking down the internet's internet for the second time in a week. linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> that's pretty impressive what the movie has done so far. pretty unique circumst...

Exhausted. >> reporter: ted cruz finally sat down after his headline grabbing -- >> i do not like green eggs and ham. >> reporter: conservative celebrity making -- >> i tweeted a speech that ashton kutcher gave. >> reporter: 21 plus-hour talk-a-thon against obamacare. >> how do you feel standing there for so long? >> to be honest i feel terrific, energized that the american people had an opportunity, i hope, to engage in this debate and have their voice heard. >> reporter: but cruz only wants to fund the government if obamacare is defunded. i got an e-mail sent to conservative activists asking...

>> reporter: fat chance say democrats. >> their strategy will fail. because the financial markets will pistol whip the republican conference into doing then what they should be doing now. and that is pay america's bills. >> reporter: but let's go back to that first deadline, the looming government shutdown. >> senator, i know you're exhausted. >> reporter: ted cruz finally sat down after his headline grabbing -- >> i do not like green eggs and ham. >> reporter: conservative celebrity making -- >> i tweeted a speech that ashton kutcher gave. >> reporter: 21 plus-hour talk-a-thon against obamaca...