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What happened five years ago. >> reporter: beverly mitchell is counting on that. >> there are people here who don't have transportation, people who have medical problems, people who have financial problems, people who have questions, who are afraid. >> yes. yes. you know, so evacuteer is a blessing for all of us. >> reporter: and assurance that as long as they can find a way in, they will have a way out. tom foreman, cnn, new orleans. and five years after katrina, three extraordinary cnn heroes are determined to bring it back. watch the inspiring story hosted by anderson cooper. cnn heroes c...

Residents of new orleans were stranded because they lacked transportation, information, or the inclination to evacuate before the storm. beverly mitchell with a clunker of an old car was one of them. >> i really didn't believe that katrina was going to be so devastating. >> you found out otherwise. >> i sure did. yes, i did. >> reporter: she wound up in the superdome's heat, squaller, and darkness for days. now a growing group is building up their plan to avoid a repeat of that calamity. >> we need this to save lives. >> reporter: this is evacuteer.org. volunteering to help their fellow citize...

no more. it's a whole new world like an alarm clock shaking your kid out of the bed. what all the cool kids need to head back to class. hello, everyone, i'm don lemon. short and sweet. the first family already back in d.c. after a weekend get away to the gulf coast. the white house was hoping this trip would encourage recovery in the region after the massive oil disaster there. but as ed henry tells us u our chief white house correspondent, much of the attention on this trip was stolen by the comments the president made exclusively to cnn. >> reporter: don, the president wrapped up...

♪ the people of new orleans, of course, have made enormous strides in rebuilding their city in the five years since hurricane katrina. but they're also mindful that another devastating storm could strike. one group is working hard to make sure everyone is ready for it. today's "building up america" repor report. >> reporter: in the wake of katrina, tens of thousands of people were stranded because they could not evacuate before the storm. beverly mitchell with a clunker of an old car was one of them. >> i really didn't believe katrina was going to be so devastating. >> reporter: you found ...

>> reporter: a true inspiration indeed, no doubt about t now, t.j., a quick word about what's actually going on on the course. i can tell you matt kuchar of florida is still leading the way, he's at 8 under par, yet to start his final round. tiger woods, though, not going away. he's 2 under par, and he is six shots back as he nears the end of his delayed round two, t.j. back to you. >> some severe delays there, because of fog. patrick snell, we appreciate you. all eyes still on tiger to see if he can possibly win the last major of the year. enjoy the rest of your time out there. we'l...