Hurricane Katrina one year later

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Published August 29, 2006 at 11:46 AM PDT

This story was published more than 19 years ago.

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Maureen Cavanaugh looks back at the year since Hurricane Katrina with San Diego businessman, David Perez. Perez personally brought hundreds of victims to San Diego.

Hurricane Katrina one year later

Maureen Cavanaugh looks back at the year since Hurricane Katrina with an evacuee and the man she calls her "angel." San Diego businessman David Perez personally brought hundreds of victims to San Diego. Also, a representative from the Red Cross talks about how they're preparing for the upcoming hurricane season.

Guests:

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David Perez , local philanthropist and the CEO and chairman of Surge Global Energy Inc.
Sharon Jackson , a Hurricane Katrina evacuee who now lives in San Diego.
Jeff Wiemann , CEO of the San Diego/Imperial County Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Hurricane Katrina one year later

Maureen Cavanaugh looks back at the year since Hurricane Katrina with San Diego businessman, David Perez. Perez personally brought hundreds of victims to San Diego.

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