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Facebook, i was just going through everything, same thing that everybody in port author was going through today. the disaster really going through flooded -- our homes being flooded in -- about 6 or 7 inches, and it's the whole yard, everybody's yard in the street, being covered and flooded in water. 40 inches, if not more at time. just really wanted to get out the home before things get worse, so. >> yeah, so you and your family and your dog went up to the attic, as i understand. and then what happened? >> we wen up to the attic and i got on the roof. well, actually i got on the roof before w...

Flood or most of it didn't. but, we went out every day to just check on things and monitor what was going on with the rising waters and we carried around hopes and life jackets and extra supplies in case we did run into anybody that needed help. and throughout all of it, i took photographs and little video clips and you can see through some of those, the difference between day-to-day. we didn't actually rescue anybody, although we did see somebody that wanted to across the bayou to get to family on an inflatable mattress and actually had to forcefully stop him from trying to get across that li...

Bit to the north of you now, but you have experienced a great deal with this storm passing through. >> reporter: we have, we still are. item on the side of this building, it's a very large hotel, it is still resting in this area. i wouldn't be able to stand up on the other side of this building, so that's the impression you get. we wen down side of the building here and you literally get knocked off your feet, that's how intensive the hurricne forced winds are. we say this storm has been downgraded to a category three, remember trina was a category three and that killed over 1,000 people. this...

>> yeah yeah yeah. you grew this on your property. >> well you have to guard it man people will come in and steal it? >> why you think they're doing that? >> tough times. >> you think it's -- it's something for you make some money. >> and all you have to do is be responsible about it but because the economy was hit so hard here people are responsible. >> yeah. a lot of coal mining was in the mountains. we wen from 18 mines in this town to three. we went from 1500 employees to 150 people working in this town. you come back in five years and you'll be lucky if there's a gas station here man. i'm...

Prevent the financial crisis we wen through from happening again? >> we still have to see where financial reform is going to end up. until we actually see how the rules are written, remember, it's a 3,000-page bill. it's complex. we don't know how things will look. unfortunately, many of the products that were at the center of the financial crisis, all these complex bundles of mortgage-backed securities, they wouldn't be forced onto any public strangers. and there will still be opportunity for the banks to run the rules if they want. however, what the bill does do is give the regulator some po...