Hurricane Katrina aftermath - MSNBC - 2005-09-05 - 4 p.m. (E)

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[0:00] canals in New Orleans has been fixed.

[0:03] Opening their doors, cities from coast

[0:05] to coast welcoming evacuees from the

[0:07] Gulf Coast. We'll talk to the senator

[0:09] from one state that says it's

[0:11] overwhelmed.

[0:12] >> And the president back in the disaster

[0:14] zone, thanking the thousands of

[0:15] volunteers in the region and the

[0:17] millions of Americans opening their

[0:18] wallets to help.

[0:20] >> Can be proud of the efforts of the

[0:23] churches and synagogues and mosques and

[0:25] community organizations

[0:27] that are helping these people.

[0:30] Good Monday everyone. Thank you for

[0:32] joining us this Labor Day. I'm Contessa

[0:33] Brewer

[0:34] >> and I'm Allison Stewart. First up, the

[0:36] president has just toured damage in

[0:37] Mississippi after visiting a shelter in

[0:39] Baton Rouge. A short time ago, the

[0:41] president reassured Mississippi

[0:43] residents they're no less important than

[0:45] their neighbors to the West.

[0:49] >> I just want you to know that when I'm

[0:51] thinking about how we can help this part

[0:54] of the world, Mississippi is on my mind.

[0:57] Mississippi is a part of uh of the of of

[1:00] the future of this country and part of

[1:02] that future is to help you get back up

[1:04] on your feet.

[1:06] >> The president spent a good hour with the

[1:09] residents of Mississippi at Pearl River

[1:11] Community College in Poppplerville,

[1:13] Mississippi. You see him taking off

[1:14] there. Also met with Governor Haley

[1:16] Barber as well as Senator Trent Lot. the

[1:19] president has said about this entire

[1:21] disasters. It's one of those disasters

[1:23] that will test our souls and our

[1:25] spirits. Amid darkness, there will be

[1:28] light.

[1:31] One major business area struck