in this area. nobody expected us to be able to come back home and start all over again. so the past is the past. the future is always in front of us now. and robert green, shep, lost his 3-year-old granddaughter and his mother. as a result of the katrina-caused floods. he just refused to leave though. he has a new home built by brad pitt s make it right foundation. we also met today israeli shake shake valerie schneider. she has been to many people here the drew brees of this rebuilding effort, the quarterback who simply won t give up. tonight, shep, the people of the lower ninth ward feel they can rise again. they can win their own super bowl and rebuild this neighborhood. shep? shepard: let s hope they do. jonathan hunt just east of us a few miles in the lower ninth ward section of new orleans. on wall street today the dow jones industrial average closed below the 10,000 mark for the first time since november. a sell-off in financial stocks dragged down the rest of the
next 24 hours. shepard: battle on capitol hill as washington ready for round two of snow. plus, lawmakers from both parties get set for a health care sit-down with the president. i m shepard smith on bourbon street. the news starts now. it s time to talk. president obama planning a high profile white house meeting with both democrats and republicans. and the whole thing is supposed to be on tv. this should be interesting. plus, a city welcomes home its heroes. you know, i didn t think this would happen in my lifetime. tonight, the incredible story of how the saints rose from the ruins and carried with it the hopes and dreams of new orleans. louisiana, by the way of new orleans, is back. shepard: and good evening from the corner of st. louis and bourbon street in the french quarter in new orleans. a city that tonight is still exsill rated and still overwhelmed. still cheering for the super bowl champion new orleans saints. right now almost a full day later a lot of f