It's something we're very excited about, |
It's something we're very excited about, ... It's something the mayor has been pushing for, because the Sewerage & Water Board testing was showing good signs, but we needed the regulatory agency to sign off on it. We hope it makes it easier for citizens in New Orleans to live in their own homes, for those who still have homes. |
It's such a sad day to come here, ... My sympathy goes out to all the families whose loved ones have been identified and also for the families who are still seeking their relatives and loved ones who are still missing. |
It's tough. It's really tough. |
It's unsanitary, it's hot, those people haven't had showers or baths in four to five days, |
It's very hot. There is no shade. We need to get provisions to them, ... They have zero. |
Katrina was the wash cycle, Rita was the rinse cycle. I hope we get time to hang on the line and dry and not go into the spin cycle, |
Ladies and gentlemen, I wish I had better news for you but we are facing a storm that most of us have feared, ... This is a threat that we've never faced before. |
Let me caution everyone: We have not done the secondary searches in the areas where the water was the highest. So we still have a lot of work to do, and those numbers probably will go up, |
Let me just say it one more time and make sure everybody understands it ... We will rebuild this entire city, |
Let's do what it takes to bust through the bureaucracy of the federal government and the state government, ... And let's make sure that these people who are traumatized are better taken care of. |
Let's get ready for phase two, |
looking for something to take the edge off their jones ... |
Make sure you are a very mobile person |
Man, I had a pretty good plan until this latest crisis, |