shepard: happening now in new orleans, the president is speaking to some homeowners and other folks affected by the hurricane isaac and all of the rain that it brought to that region. let s listen in as he began just a couple of minutes ago. bobby jindal, senator mary landrieu, vitter, cedric richmond, we have got mayor mitch landrieu of new orleans saint john the baptist parish president natalie. and we also got saint bap baptist the sheriff. as you can see there has been enormous devastation in saint john s parish. has he not the only place that s been hard-hit. we have season enormous damage in plaquemines parish and in other parts of louisiana and mississippi.