Thank you all for joining this morning. sam, nine days have passed, still hundreds of thousands of people without power. what's going on there, how are people holding up? >> reporter: chris, it is a picture of disparity. driving into new orleans last night, you saw the skyline, benson tower and super dome were lit up. canal street, lights are on. but the second you step out of new orleans and go to some of the outlying parishes, you see blocks and blocks of neighborhoods still in the dark. the city of new orleans now this morning is about 70% restored in terms of power, which is fairly remarka...