Ray Nagin: “New Orleans will come back.”

The only good news in that speech tonight would have been if Ray Nagin announced his resignation.

No, I wouldn't advise that, because you know, we have downed power lines. We have trees. Our sewer system is not working. The hospitals still have skeletal crews. We still have a lot of work to do.

I want to thank all the wonderful people of the city of New Orleans for this encouragement, for this victory, for this time for us to set the stage for our recovery.

The disconnect, I think is, you know, you know TV -- and you've been doing a great job of covering this, but until you actually come down here and you see the scope, I don't think the TV can really define the scope of the challenge.