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Bourbon street. i fell down and my friend picked me up. and we were picked up by the new orleans police and accused of being drunk in public. i've been here 21 days. first few days we were in the new orleans county jail. we were left without food or water for three days. near riots broke out. there were people breaking windows. starting fires. most of us were afraid that we were going to die there, it was so horrible. water was up to our shoulders by the time they got us out of there. they put us in small boats, took us to this bridge area. i saw my friend for about two minutes. first thing he...

Martha maccallum is outside st. mary's hospital all day. i know you're as excited as i am about the birth of the new prince. very exciting. we want to hear some of the latest details from you. >> reporter: hey there, it has been a very exciting afternoon. we thought for awhile that we wouldn't get the news until morning, then all of a sudden we saw a lot of hospital employees standing in a bridge area between the two buildings behind me and they were watching and looking at the crowd. then got word originally the understanding was the letter would come out, be given to the courier who would co...

Martha maccallum is outside st. mary's hospital all day. i know you're as excited as i am about the birth of the new prince. very exciting. we want to hear some of the latest details from you. >> reporter: hey there, it has been a very exciting afternoon. we thought for awhile that we wouldn't get the news until morning, then all of a sudden we saw a lot of hospital employees standing in a bridge area between the two buildings behind me and they were watching and looking at the crowd. then got word originally the understanding was the letter would come out, be given to the courier who would co...

Texas, where i was looking for property. we went to new orleans, to bourbon street. i fell down and my friend picked me up and we were picked up by the new orleans police and accused of being drunk in public. i've been here 21 days. the first few days we were in the new orleans county jail. we were left without food or water for three days. near riots broke out. there were people breaking windows, starting fires. most of us were afraid that we were going to die there, it was so horrible. water was up to our shoulders by the time they got us out of there. they put us in small boats, took us to ...

Windows, starting fires. most of us were afraid that we were going to die there, it was so horrible. water was up to our shoulders by the time they got us out of there. they put us in small boats, took us to this bridge area. i saw my friend for about two minutes. first thing he said to me, he said, this is a goddamned nightmare. >> while a nightmare for some, for others, including the first women inmates to sleep at angola in 44 years, a blessing. >> i was so weak, i couldn't even -- i could barely walk when they got me, put me in the boat to come out of there. we had about that much water to...