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This country hitting a new low for a second year in a row. last year births were down nearly 3%. i did my part. i'm just one woman. five years ago hurricane county county devastated the gulf region. who can forget these pictures, the levee giving way leaving 80% of the city underwater. 1500 people reported dead, and tens of thousands left homeless. now a major project is underway to make sure a disaster like this never happens again. trace gallagher is live from what is being called the great wall of new orleans. hey, trace. >> reporter: hey, megyn, yeah we are actually in the corner of lake b...

Process of making more. the teenager says that money will go into a college fund. well, five years ago this weekend the city of new orleans found itself beginning to deal with the unthinkable a catastrophic flood. brought on by man failure after hurricane katrina. now, the army corps of engineers reports it is almost finished rebuilding some of the levies. you levees. some of them which were supposed to protect new orleans gave way quickly. in no time 80% of the city was under water. in many cases rescue helicopters plucked the stranded right off their roof tops but engineers have since learne...

He's kissing his summer job good-bye. take a listen. now that there are tar balls in the lake you can how may that affect your job? >> i can't get live bait in. so that's where we make most of our money from. >> reporter: because they shut down the commercial fishing? >> yep, from the highway down to lake born and through hope dale and gulf pretty much. all shut down. >> yeah, they're around. hopefully they'll eventually degrade over time. they don't seem to be that bad. there is really no oil sheen. the tar balls, whether it's part of the emulsification process that bp is doing off shore and ...

Some of the fisherman but as a result of this stuff, one-third of the lake is now shut down to fishing so he is worrying about his own job. knew there are tar balls in the lake, how may that affect your job somewhere. >> can't get live bait in. so that's pretty much where we make our money from is live bait. >> reporter: because they shut down the commercial fishing? >> from the highway and bridge back to lake born and back through hopedale and out into the gulf pretty much is all shut down. >> reporter: but then there are also people, tony, who aren't necessarily as alarmed. jarrett's father ...