from space to space. we have a good idea of the bredth of the damage and now we have to make sure we don t have any loss of life and make sure we get the injured to the hospital as quickly as possible. the ninth ward, which was devastated by ka a, only just starting to rebuild in the last few years, get back on its feet. what does it mean to have another violent storm hit that area? i mean, residents have just got to be feeling like what is going on in my town and what can i do. as said before, we had ka treatan, rita, i can, gustave. we ve been through our fair share. but the folks are strong and resilient. we are thankful that the american people always reach out to help us. our first respond remembers as well trained as anybody else in the country. they are out here doing a superb job. do you think you will be asking for help from the federal government for this storm? no question. we have been in touch with the governor. he is on his way down here.