here s a chair, a ceramic lamb, a cross over here. whatever they can maybe save and all the stuff they can t salvage, all the stuff like the insulation that is soaked with water and already getting mildewed. all the drywall, they re putting out here. the story here is one of a city rising, not a city on its knees. we have seen, and i ve got to say, i have never seen an effort by so many volunteers, so quickly in the wake of a disaster. we have seen thousands of volunteers, church groups, individuals, neighbors helping neighbors. it s really incredible and it is a real testament to the strength of this city and the strength of these people. they call it the volunteer state. and today and for the last several days, they have shown the world why they deserve that name. we were also out on the river today with a family who is searching for their loved ones. the death toll here is still rising and tonight there are a lot of folks in mourning and there are a lot of folks still waiting to fin
have been destroyed and folks have just been basically taking out all their possessions, trying to air out whatever they might be able to salvage. here s a chair, a ceramic lamb, a cross over here. whatever they can maybe save and all the stuff they can t salvage, all the stuff like the insulation that is soaked with water and already getting mildewed. all the drywall, they re putting out here. the story here is one of a city rising, not a city on its knees. we have seen, and i ve got to say, i have never seen an effort by so many volunteers, so quickly in the wake of a disaster. we have seen thousands of volunteers, church groups, individuals, neighbors helping neighbors. it s really incredible and it is a real testament to the strength of this city and the strength of these people. they call it the volunteer state. and today and for the last several days, they have shown the world why they deserve that name. we were also out on the river today with a family who is searching for their