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Direct. that's where we find casey stegall live for us there casey, how has the situation changed there in the last hour? >> good morning to you guys. the wind has picked up. and the sun is starting to come out a little bit. at least peeking behind the clouds. but it's eerily quiet for 6:00 in the morning right here in the middle of the business district of new orleans. we are just a couple of blocks from canal street and the famed french quarter. the wind is starting to gust here. no rain just yet. but i got to say this is a city. and this is a state that is not taking any chances whatsoever ...

They have done. thank you very much, everybody. >> shepard: president obama speaking in la ploce, louisiana. he was talking about the hardest hit. if you look at map. on the east bank of east pontchartrain was slidell, that was very badly hit as well. so as the winds went, just pushed the water right out of the lake and into those two towns before it passed it went to the west. after it passed it went to the east because of the way -- and then he mentioned plaquemines parish down to the south and where it first made landfall. those are the three areas with the worst trouble now. casey stegall ...

They have done. thank you very much, everybody. >> shepard: president obama speaking in la ploce, louisiana. he was talking about the hardest hit. if you look at map. on the east bank of east pontchartrain was slidell, that was very badly hit as well. so as the winds went, just pushed the water right out of the lake and into those two towns before it passed it went to the west. after it passed it went to the east because of the way -- and then he mentioned plaquemines parish down to the south and where it first made landfall. those are the three areas with the worst trouble now. casey stegall ...

Takes over for arnold schwarzenegger will have a huge job to do. casey stegall is live in los angeles. hi, there casey. >> reporter: a long list on the democratic side are gathering in los angeles for the annual convention. goal is not only energize voters about the upcoming primary but also the general election. no doubt the focus boiling down to one race, that vast for governor and all of the democratic contenders for that spot have been at the convention. it's likely that once this is over the democratic contender will emerge as california attorney general jerry brown. he certainly has name...