MSNBC All In With Chris Hayes September 1, 2021 00:34:00
Proactively fortify and expand the levee system. they stabilized barriers, reinforced walls with steel. they overhauled pumping stations to reduce flooding. they built a $1 billion surge wall at a key inflection point that extends more than 2 miles long and more than 26 feet high. to avoid the scenario that unfolded 16 years to the day when storm surges overtook the barrier, and it worked. the system is not perfect. there are many who think the erosion of the swampland is something that has to be demt with as well. civil engineers argue there's more to be done to fortify the city, but we manag...