New Orleans

I got into New Orleans Sunday evening after a nine hour drive. Looking into neighborhoods during the drive here, you notice roofs everywhere still covered with blue tarps. We got up Monday at 3am to be ready for the morning news cast. I don't think I would enjoy working that early on a regular basis. The only good thing about being up that early is seeing the sunrise. Both mornings have had really pretty sunrises.
Monday I did a story about a pastor from Tennessee who is working with the New Orleans Salvation Army. In fact there are about 42 Tennesseans down here working with the Salvation Army preparing hot meals and taking them out to the people of New Orleans. It is great to see people helping people. There is such a big need for volunteers. This area will need help for quite some time. The level of destruction is overwhelming. We drove through a whole community that was flooded out. You can still see the water line on all the houses and buildings.