New Orleans residents ride in a boat and walk through floodwaters. Many, if not most of the people on the streets are not looting, but are either trying to help one another get to higher ground, or are wandering around uncertain what to do.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Huerta scours neighborhoods over New Orleans.
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They spotted two children and hoisted them up into the chopper.
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