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Reunited. that's all ready to go here, but just a little bit of south of us is where there's a major concern including in st. mary's parish. that's where morgan city is located and cnn's natasha chen is, and the big concern there is flooding. the amount of rain that is potentially coming your way, natasha, and i know officials are concerned about hopefully getting some breaks in betwee the rain so the city can in fact keep up with all of this water. >> well, that's right, erica, and i can tell you, this is not one of those breaks. we are getting blown around with a bunch of rain right now, but...

The way and if that happens, we can get back to work and try to get these folks with some lights back on. eric: and there are concerns around warning about the possibility of flooding. >> that's our biggest concern. we're not going to have any flash flood type stuff here in morgan estimate but what we will have is if it rains more than our pump capacity can pump out, that can pose a problem. they've got to get the levels back, the 20 to 30 inches of rain forecast we had yesterday really put the fear in you. that's been rolled back a little bit. so if we could spread out 10, 1y and-a-half perio...

Increase the pumping capacity. the reality is, new orleans is sinking at about an inches to 1 1/2 inches a year. until we can get better structure, better infrastructure, the problems will continue. my thoughts and prayers are with the people of new orleans. they're amazing people. they'll get through this. i don't think it's going to be as bad as katrina but certainly it's going to be significant impact to the area for many days if not weeks. >> all eyes will be on fema once the storm passes what changes have been made to make sure that fema addresses the emergency issues once they arise? >> ...

Than we do. we're ready. there is still some concerns about new orleans. it is below sea level and shaped like a bowl below sea level. our mayor let his guard down in terms of the pumping capacity of our pumps. he was busy taking down monuments. and we've had some flooding there in early august and we are concerned about any rain bands. but compared to texas, god smiled on us. i don't know why bad things happen to good people. if i make it to heaven that's the first question i'll have. we're trying to help the people in texas. >> shannon: they have praised you and thanked you for what you sent...

Politics is a lot about public spirit. the job of the leader to keep people up. keep the moral up. what is the feeling there? you went through so much with katrina, the dirty water the smell, the bed, the health conditions that led to the lost housing, the 9th ward. i think this whole country felt when you guys went through that. another hammering? >> it's always hard, this particular week for us is always a difficult time and you know we have to be as ready as we possibly can. it wouldn't be accurate to say we're not earn canned about i. again, we have to prepare. a different kind of event, p...