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The following is a "closing segment" for the show which aired Wednesday, August 31, 2005 at 10:00 AM EDT.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2005 at 10:00 AM EDT
Big Uncertainty in the Big Easy
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In New Orleans, residents and emergency teams are struggling with the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Flood waters broke through at least two levees on Tuesday, submerging the city in up to twenty feet of water in places, and rendering the city of nearly a half-million people uninhabitable for weeks.

Damage assessments are worse than expected, and the death toll continues to rise.

Penny Brown Roberts, a reporter for the Baton Rouge Advocate, describes what she has seen in New Orleans.

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Penny Brown Roberts, reporter for The Advocate, the daily newspaper in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

 
 

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