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Based on the hurricane prak and the wind rain and surge forecast for the remainder of the hurricane, the cpra is anticipating some over topping of the southeast portions of the la rose to golden meadow levy system. nonfederal backed and alliance and nonfederal levies in lower st. bernard perish as well. obviously overtopping is concerning but i want to make sure that everybody understands, overtopping and levy failure are not the same thing. a levy failure can be more catastrophic. they're not the same thing. obviously we're going to continue to monitor the flood protection system. i can tell ...

When this is all over, we'll look for you. we'll make welfare checks and check on people that have called us. >> when hurricane katrina hit some 16 years ago, exactly 16 years ago today, the storm surge overwhelmed the lev ies where you're flooded. much of the perish, more than 100 residents died in st. bernard perish. >> it was 167 residents. the levy system is in place. the one was built in the 50s and 60s and was not maintained properly. the new system is a $14.5 billion one that runs the perish, and people need to realize when you hear people say i've been through this before. you have not...

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New orleans. >> very true. >> shannon: thank you for the update. >> okay. >> shannon: good news for schools in new orleans as well today. homeland security secretary janet napolitano, arnie duncan and fugate announced an agreement to pledge $1.2 billion toward the new orleans school district and the orleans perish suffered in hurricane katrina. still working to rebuild the schools. former first lady laura bush paid a visit to a louisiana high school where she awarded $75,000 grant to help restock the school library and the books lost during katrina. she is behind the laura bush foundation of t...

Wetlands. the governor says if the oil makes it this far, listen. >> once it gets into the wetlands, it's hard to clean up and we're working hard to keep it out in the first place. >> reporter: the sheriff of st. bernard perish was in the helicopter and said if the oil makes it into these wetlands and marshlands, it could be decades before it's cleaned up. >> chris on the scene at the disaster in the gulf. thank you. a lettuce recall today. a produce company is recalling romaine lettuce in nearly half the country and after e. coli outbreak. the company is freshway foods. a spokesman says its...