plus, colin powell fights back against comments from dick cheney in his memoir. and a shocking new report about what new students are taught at one indiana college. it's another outrageous example of indoctrination in our schools. we have all that and a lot more. "the five" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >> eric: the death toll and damage figures from hurricane katrina are skyrocketing. the latest, at least 34 dead and damage totals could hit $10 billion. making irene the fourth most deadly and fifth most destructive hurricane in history and that will put pressure on depleted fema coffers but the issue comes to a boil discussing how are we going to pay for the destruction? listen to eric cantor earlier on fox when asked to explain his idea. >> just like any family, would operate when it's struck with