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New Orleans mayor confident city's drainage system won't fail under Tropical Storm Nate

Last month, when a storm dumped nearly a foot of rain in less than a day on New Orleans, 19 of the city's pumping stations failed. Eleven are still offline. With at least four feet of storm surge expected when Tropical Storm Nate hits, Mayor Mitch Landrieu says the system will work this time. Michelle Miller reports.
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