A look at the water tanks on top of New York City buildings and what they mean to the city.

WORLD TRADE CENTER ON FIRE COLLAPSE

BILL REDEKER VO CS ON THE SELL OFF BY JAPANESE INVESTORS AND LENDERS OF US REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES PURCHASED IN THE 1980'S AT A LOSS. GOOD SCENIC FTG OF HAWAII LUXURY HOTELS, OFFICE BUILDINGS, CONDOMINIUMS AND GOLF COURSES. 13:30:25 AERIAL PAN OF PEBBLE BEACH GULF COURSE IN CALIFORNIA. MS OF A GOLFER ON THE GREEN, SWINGING HIS CLUB AND STRIKING THE BALL. 13:30:37 WMS OF PEDESTRIANS ON THE STREET ADJACENT TO ROCKEFELLER CENTER IN NEW YORK CITY, FLAGS IN THE BG. LS OF THE GILDED CHERUB FOUNTAIN. 13:30:44 WLS OF A LARGE CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY. MCU OF HOTEL BEL AIR PRINTED ON THE ENTRANCE AWNING. 13:31:09 REFEEDS. 13:31:39 REFEED, UNMIXED. 13:32:12 LA OF A TOWERING NEW BUILDING. TILT DOWN TO BILTMORE PLACE ENTRANCE. 13:32:20 PULL IN TO A MANMADE WATERFALL SURROUNDED BY LUSH FOILAGE. 13:32:24 SU. 13:32:30 VS OF THE CANAL WATERWAYS AND BOATS, MONORAIL TRAM AND POOL AT THE EXTRAVAGANT WAIKALOA HOTEL. 13:32:48 WS PAN OF THE KOOLUA GOLF COURSE. MS OF A MAN STRIKING THE BALL. 13:33:04 HA OF THE SEA, PAN TO ROOFTOPS AND SKYLINE OF HIGH RISE HOTELS. SCENIC MCU PULL BACK OF SOFT WAVES LAPPING A COUPLE SITTING ON AN EMBANKMENT IN THE BLUE WATER. 13:33:17 CU INTV W/ ECONOMIST PAUL BREWBAKER. 13:33:25 EXTS OF THE LUXURIOUS WAIKIKI LANDMARK CONDOMINIUM. 13:33:45 MCU OF THE QUEEN TOWER OFFICE BUILDING ENTRANCE, PAN TO EMPTY PARKING LOT. HA PULL IN OF A MODEL OF A RESORT COMMUNITY. WLS OF A SINGLE HOTEL BUILD ON A BEACH INLET, SMATTERING OF PEOPLE IN THE OCEAN IN THE FG. 13:33:57 MCU OF ROYAL KO LOINA SIGN, FENCE IN THE FG. VS OF THE DEVELOPMENT SITE. 13:34:01 VS OF TOWNHOUSES UNDER CONSTRUCTION. 13:34:06 CU INTV W/ THE DEVELOPER HERBERT HORITA. 13:34:13 SCENIC WS OF A FLOCK OF WHITE BIRDS LANDING ON COASTLINE ROCKS, RESORT BUILDING IN THE BG. MLS OF A REAL ESTATE FOR SALE SIGN OUTSIDE A STONE FENCE. LS OF A BEACHFRONT HOTEL, LOUNGING GUESTS AND PALM TREES IN THE FG. 13:34:20 MCU OF CB COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AVAILABLE SIGN HANGING ON A BARBED WIRE FENCE. 13:34:24 SCENIC WLS OF A RESORT POOL, THATCHED HUT AND PALM TREES IN THE BG. HA WLS OF SOFT WAVES ROLLING TO SHORE AT A PICTURESQUE OCEAN BAY.

New York City - low angle to rooftops - offices or apartment building / tenement with old water tower

WORLD TRADE CENTER ON FIRE

Bronx, New York City - across rooftops to high rise apartments in bg - water tower on left

COMEDIC PERSONALITY WOODY ALLEN AND ENTERTAINER BETTE MIDLER ATTENDED A COMMUNITY PROTEST TUESDAY...AGAINST THE BUILDING OF A TALL BUILDING IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD...CLAIMING, ALONG WITH OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS...THAT THE TALL BUILDING WOULD DEGRADE THEIR QUALITY OF LIVING CONDITIONS...

BILL REDEKER VO CS ON THE SELL OFF BY JAPANESE INVESTORS AND LENDERS OF US REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES PURCHASED IN THE 1980'S AT A LOSS. GOOD SCENIC FTG OF HAWAII LUXURY HOTELS, OFFICE BUILDINGS, CONDOMINIUMS AND GOLF COURSES. 13:30:25 AERIAL PAN OF PEBBLE BEACH GULF COURSE IN CALIFORNIA. MS OF A GOLFER ON THE GREEN, SWINGING HIS CLUB AND STRIKING THE BALL. 13:30:37 WMS OF PEDESTRIANS ON THE STREET ADJACENT TO ROCKEFELLER CENTER IN NEW YORK CITY, FLAGS IN THE BG. LS OF THE GILDED CHERUB FOUNTAIN. 13:30:44 WLS OF A LARGE CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY. MCU OF HOTEL BEL AIR PRINTED ON THE ENTRANCE AWNING. 13:31:09 REFEEDS. 13:31:39 REFEED, UNMIXED. 13:32:12 LA OF A TOWERING NEW BUILDING. TILT DOWN TO BILTMORE PLACE ENTRANCE. 13:32:20 PULL IN TO A MANMADE WATERFALL SURROUNDED BY LUSH FOILAGE. 13:32:24 SU. 13:32:30 VS OF THE CANAL WATERWAYS AND BOATS, MONORAIL TRAM AND POOL AT THE EXTRAVAGANT WAIKALOA HOTEL. 13:32:48 WS PAN OF THE KOOLUA GOLF COURSE. MS OF A MAN STRIKING THE BALL. 13:33:04 HA OF THE SEA, PAN TO ROOFTOPS AND SKYLINE OF HIGH RISE HOTELS. SCENIC MCU PULL BACK OF SOFT WAVES LAPPING A COUPLE SITTING ON AN EMBANKMENT IN THE BLUE WATER. 13:33:17 CU INTV W/ ECONOMIST PAUL BREWBAKER. 13:33:25 EXTS OF THE LUXURIOUS WAIKIKI LANDMARK CONDOMINIUM. 13:33:45 MCU OF THE QUEEN TOWER OFFICE BUILDING ENTRANCE, PAN TO EMPTY PARKING LOT. HA PULL IN OF A MODEL OF A RESORT COMMUNITY. WLS OF A SINGLE HOTEL BUILD ON A BEACH INLET, SMATTERING OF PEOPLE IN THE OCEAN IN THE FG. 13:33:57 MCU OF ROYAL KO LOINA SIGN, FENCE IN THE FG. VS OF THE DEVELOPMENT SITE. 13:34:01 VS OF TOWNHOUSES UNDER CONSTRUCTION. 13:34:06 CU INTV W/ THE DEVELOPER HERBERT HORITA. 13:34:13 SCENIC WS OF A FLOCK OF WHITE BIRDS LANDING ON COASTLINE ROCKS, RESORT BUILDING IN THE BG. MLS OF A REAL ESTATE FOR SALE SIGN OUTSIDE A STONE FENCE. LS OF A BEACHFRONT HOTEL, LOUNGING GUESTS AND PALM TREES IN THE FG. 13:34:20 MCU OF CB COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AVAILABLE SIGN HANGING ON A BARBED WIRE FENCE. 13:34:24 SCENIC WLS OF A RESORT POOL, THATCHED HUT AND PALM TREES IN THE BG. HA WLS OF SOFT WAVES ROLLING TO SHORE AT A PICTURESQUE OCEAN BAY.

WORLD TRADE CENTER ON FIRE COLLAPSE

BILL REDEKER VO CS ON THE SELL OFF BY JAPANESE INVESTORS AND LENDERS OF US REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES PURCHASED IN THE 1980'S AT A LOSS. GOOD SCENIC FTG OF HAWAII LUXURY HOTELS, OFFICE BUILDINGS, CONDOMINIUMS AND GOLF COURSES. 13:30:25 AERIAL PAN OF PEBBLE BEACH GULF COURSE IN CALIFORNIA. MS OF A GOLFER ON THE GREEN, SWINGING HIS CLUB AND STRIKING THE BALL. 13:30:37 WMS OF PEDESTRIANS ON THE STREET ADJACENT TO ROCKEFELLER CENTER IN NEW YORK CITY, FLAGS IN THE BG. LS OF THE GILDED CHERUB FOUNTAIN. 13:30:44 WLS OF A LARGE CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY. MCU OF HOTEL BEL AIR PRINTED ON THE ENTRANCE AWNING. 13:31:09 REFEEDS. 13:31:39 REFEED, UNMIXED. 13:32:12 LA OF A TOWERING NEW BUILDING. TILT DOWN TO BILTMORE PLACE ENTRANCE. 13:32:20 PULL IN TO A MANMADE WATERFALL SURROUNDED BY LUSH FOILAGE. 13:32:24 SU. 13:32:30 VS OF THE CANAL WATERWAYS AND BOATS, MONORAIL TRAM AND POOL AT THE EXTRAVAGANT WAIKALOA HOTEL. 13:32:48 WS PAN OF THE KOOLUA GOLF COURSE. MS OF A MAN STRIKING THE BALL. 13:33:04 HA OF THE SEA, PAN TO ROOFTOPS AND SKYLINE OF HIGH RISE HOTELS. SCENIC MCU PULL BACK OF SOFT WAVES LAPPING A COUPLE SITTING ON AN EMBANKMENT IN THE BLUE WATER. 13:33:17 CU INTV W/ ECONOMIST PAUL BREWBAKER. 13:33:25 EXTS OF THE LUXURIOUS WAIKIKI LANDMARK CONDOMINIUM. 13:33:45 MCU OF THE QUEEN TOWER OFFICE BUILDING ENTRANCE, PAN TO EMPTY PARKING LOT. HA PULL IN OF A MODEL OF A RESORT COMMUNITY. WLS OF A SINGLE HOTEL BUILD ON A BEACH INLET, SMATTERING OF PEOPLE IN THE OCEAN IN THE FG. 13:33:57 MCU OF ROYAL KO LOINA SIGN, FENCE IN THE FG. VS OF THE DEVELOPMENT SITE. 13:34:01 VS OF TOWNHOUSES UNDER CONSTRUCTION. 13:34:06 CU INTV W/ THE DEVELOPER HERBERT HORITA. 13:34:13 SCENIC WS OF A FLOCK OF WHITE BIRDS LANDING ON COASTLINE ROCKS, RESORT BUILDING IN THE BG. MLS OF A REAL ESTATE FOR SALE SIGN OUTSIDE A STONE FENCE. LS OF A BEACHFRONT HOTEL, LOUNGING GUESTS AND PALM TREES IN THE FG. 13:34:20 MCU OF CB COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AVAILABLE SIGN HANGING ON A BARBED WIRE FENCE. 13:34:24 SCENIC WLS OF A RESORT POOL, THATCHED HUT AND PALM TREES IN THE BG. HA WLS OF SOFT WAVES ROLLING TO SHORE AT A PICTURESQUE OCEAN BAY.

Bronx, New York City - across rooftops to high rise apartments in bg - water tower on left

WORLD TRADE CENTER - PART ONE

South Bronx, New York City - high angle across rooftops to water tower and apartment buildings - Gritty NYC - smoke out of roof chimney - Large apartment blocks or housing projects - Loft office building

BILL REDEKER VO CS ON THE SELL OFF BY JAPANESE INVESTORS AND LENDERS OF US REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES PURCHASED IN THE 1980'S AT A LOSS. GOOD SCENIC FTG OF HAWAII LUXURY HOTELS, OFFICE BUILDINGS, CONDOMINIUMS AND GOLF COURSES. 13:30:25 AERIAL PAN OF PEBBLE BEACH GULF COURSE IN CALIFORNIA. MS OF A GOLFER ON THE GREEN, SWINGING HIS CLUB AND STRIKING THE BALL. 13:30:37 WMS OF PEDESTRIANS ON THE STREET ADJACENT TO ROCKEFELLER CENTER IN NEW YORK CITY, FLAGS IN THE BG. LS OF THE GILDED CHERUB FOUNTAIN. 13:30:44 WLS OF A LARGE CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY. MCU OF HOTEL BEL AIR PRINTED ON THE ENTRANCE AWNING. 13:31:09 REFEEDS. 13:31:39 REFEED, UNMIXED. 13:32:12 LA OF A TOWERING NEW BUILDING. TILT DOWN TO BILTMORE PLACE ENTRANCE. 13:32:20 PULL IN TO A MANMADE WATERFALL SURROUNDED BY LUSH FOILAGE. 13:32:24 SU. 13:32:30 VS OF THE CANAL WATERWAYS AND BOATS, MONORAIL TRAM AND POOL AT THE EXTRAVAGANT WAIKALOA HOTEL. 13:32:48 WS PAN OF THE KOOLUA GOLF COURSE. MS OF A MAN STRIKING THE BALL. 13:33:04 HA OF THE SEA, PAN TO ROOFTOPS AND SKYLINE OF HIGH RISE HOTELS. SCENIC MCU PULL BACK OF SOFT WAVES LAPPING A COUPLE SITTING ON AN EMBANKMENT IN THE BLUE WATER. 13:33:17 CU INTV W/ ECONOMIST PAUL BREWBAKER. 13:33:25 EXTS OF THE LUXURIOUS WAIKIKI LANDMARK CONDOMINIUM. 13:33:45 MCU OF THE QUEEN TOWER OFFICE BUILDING ENTRANCE, PAN TO EMPTY PARKING LOT. HA PULL IN OF A MODEL OF A RESORT COMMUNITY. WLS OF A SINGLE HOTEL BUILD ON A BEACH INLET, SMATTERING OF PEOPLE IN THE OCEAN IN THE FG. 13:33:57 MCU OF ROYAL KO LOINA SIGN, FENCE IN THE FG. VS OF THE DEVELOPMENT SITE. 13:34:01 VS OF TOWNHOUSES UNDER CONSTRUCTION. 13:34:06 CU INTV W/ THE DEVELOPER HERBERT HORITA. 13:34:13 SCENIC WS OF A FLOCK OF WHITE BIRDS LANDING ON COASTLINE ROCKS, RESORT BUILDING IN THE BG. MLS OF A REAL ESTATE FOR SALE SIGN OUTSIDE A STONE FENCE. LS OF A BEACHFRONT HOTEL, LOUNGING GUESTS AND PALM TREES IN THE FG. 13:34:20 MCU OF CB COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AVAILABLE SIGN HANGING ON A BARBED WIRE FENCE. 13:34:24 SCENIC WLS OF A RESORT POOL, THATCHED HUT AND PALM TREES IN THE BG. HA WLS OF SOFT WAVES ROLLING TO SHORE AT A PICTURESQUE OCEAN BAY.

NEW YORK - PART FIVE

NAME: US BUSH LEGACY 20090112I TAPE: EF09/0046 IN_TIME: 10:49:07:09 DURATION: 00:04:31:19 SOURCES: AP Television/ABC/Various DATELINE: Various - Recent/File RESTRICTIONS: Check shotlist for details SHOTLIST: AP Television Baghdad, Iraq 10 December, 2008 1. Iraqi journalist throws shows at President George W. Bush POOL Washington, DC 20 January 2001 2. George W. Bush steps up to podium for Presidential Oath 3. UPSOUND: (English) George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States: "I, George Walker Bush, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States." AP Television New York, New York 11 September, 2001 4. World Trade Center north tower burning after attack ABC - No Access North America/Internet Sarasota, Florida 11 September, 2001 5. Chief of Staff Andrew Card walks up to George W. Bush in a classroom to tell him the World Trade Center has been attacked POOL New York, New York 17 September, 2001 6. UPSOUND: (English) George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States: "I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you. (cheers and applause) And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon." (cheers and applause) AP Television Baghdad, Iraq 20 March, 2003 7. Nighttime explosions of bombs in Baghdad POOL Near Kirkuk, Iraq - April 12, 2003 8. Soldiers inspect suspected chemical weapons mobile lab POOL Near Baghdad, Iraq - April 7, 2003 9. Various of American soldiers in offensive positions in Iraq 10. Suspected Iraqi arms depot destroyed by American troops AP Television Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq - 5 May, 2003 11. Marketplace in Baghdad POOL Onboard USS Lincoln 1 May, 2003 12. Bush walks toward podium on landing deck of USS Lincoln 13. Cutaway of sailors cheering (UPSOUND: Applause) 14. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, President - United States: "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and her allies have prevailed." AP Television Washington, DC 15 December, 2008 15. Moises Naim walks into library 16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Moises Naim, Editor in Chief, Foreign Policy Magazine: "I don't think President Bush, today, supports the Bush Doctrine that he launched in the aftermath of 9-11." AP Television Baghdad, Iraq 24 June, 2003 17. Burning vehicle from car bombing on Baghdad street AP Television Washington, DC 18 December, 2008 18. Stephen Wayne sitting at computer 19. SOUNDBITE: (English) Stephen Wayne, Professor of Government, Georgetown University: "The fact that he kept that policy going in light of evidence that it wasn't working is really a failure and he looks bullying, inflexible and the vision looks overly simplistic and probably incorrect." AP Television Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 12 May, 2004 20. Entrance to Guantanamo Naval Station 21. Wide view of guards escorting prisoner into cell AP Television Washington, DC 21 December, 2008 22. Mid of Sibley Telhami 23. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sibley Telhami, Brookings Institution: "The Bush administration's legacy problem around the world is largely related to Iraq and I think Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib were symptoms of the failure of Iraq. So, their important for that reason, above all else." AP Television Baghdad, Iraq 3 May, 2004 24. Mid view of man looking at newspapers 25. Close-up photographs in newspaper of Abu Ghraib torture 26. Close-up of newspaper page AP PHOTOS/THE NEW YORK - No Access Canada/For Broadcast use only - Strictly No Access Online or Mobile - NO SALES/MANDATORY COURTESY: "The New Yorker" 27. Still photographic image of hooded detainee wired for electrocution 28. Still photographic image of naked Iraqi detainees in pyramid formation in front of two US soldiers AP Television New Orleans, Louisiana 4 September, 2005 29. Aerial view of flooded neighbourhoods with city skyline in background United States Coast Guard New Orleans, Louisiana 31 August, 2005 30. Rescue from rooftop of home ABC - No Access North America/Internet Pascagoula, Mississippi, 15 September, 2005 31. President George W. Bush addressing reporters on hurricane relief efforts 32. UPSOUND: (English) George W. Bush, President - United States: "And, Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job." ABC - No Access North America/Internet New Orleans, Louisiana 1 September, 2005 33. People wading through water 34. People climbing into warehouse seeking shelter 35. UPSOUND: (English) Unknown New Orleans Resident: "This ain't no time for this here foolishness, but people are trapped , they a lot of them hungry, don't have no water, need medicine, I need insulin right now." 36. Man dragging belongings through water AP Television Washington, DC 18 December, 2008 37. Lee Edwards walking past camera 38. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lee Edwards, Senior Scholar - Heritage Foundation: "I think probably the most dramatic mistake he made was Katrina and the response or the non-response, or at least very tardy response of the administration to that terrible disaster down there." AP Television New Orleans, Louisiana 10 September, 2005 39. Pan exterior of two homes in New Orleans AP Television Los Angeles, California 20 August, 2008 40. For Sale signs along street 41. Real Estate "auction" foreclosure sign AP Television Washington, DC 18 December, 2008 42. SOUNDBITE: (English) Stephen Wayne, Professor of Government, Georgetown University: "I don't think the President caused the recession, but he certainly was asleep at the wheel when it came." AP Television New York, New York 16 October, 2008 43. Pan down of financial newspaper headlines New York Stock Exchange Television New York, New York 15 October, 2008 44. Stock exchange tote board showing a 425 point drop in stock prices AP Television Washington, DC 4 November, 2008 45. President George W. Bush leaves White House walks to waiting helicopter STORYLINE: Two shoes hurled at George W. Bush during a farewell news conference in Baghdad will probably be remembered by many as the crowning touch to the legacy of the 43rd President of the United States. On December 16th, during one final trip to Iraq to say goodbye to American troops, Bush suddenly found the Iraqi journalist Muntadhar Al-Zeidi throwing his shoes at him and branding him a "dog". It was a huge insult, played over and over on news bulletins across the world, and an iconic moment, one that easily trumped the toppling of a Saddam Hussein statue in Baghdad more than five years earlier. And there are those in different parts of the world who would venture that instance captured the Bush Legacy. George W. Bush was sworn in on January 20, 2001, under a political cloud. Contested votes in Florida had thrown the outcome of the election into the courts, and by a five to four decision, the US Supreme Court declared Bush to be the winner. It wasn't long before the defining moment of the Bush presidency occurred - it coloured much of what followed, much of it in conflict. Any assessment of the Bush presidency must start with September 11, 2001, when America was under attack. Bush declared war, not just on Al-Qaida and its top leadership, but on all "terrorists" and any who aided them, including governments declared to be harbouring "terrorists". It became known as the "Bush Doctrine" - the policy of launching pre-emptive wars and strikes first before an enemy attacked. On the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York, the president vowed to send the world a message. Iraq, Iran and North Korea, the so-called "Axis of Evil" - had been declared "terrorist states" and deemed enemies of democracy by the neo-conservative Bush administration. What started in Afghanistan a month after 9/11 to eliminate Al Qaida hideouts and drive the Taliban from power soon shifted to a nation Bush and his neo-con cabinet felt they had unfinished business with. The pretext was that former favoured US client and ally Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Once again, Saddam Hussein was in the gun sights of a Bush administration and this time the war went all the way to Baghdad under the banner of "shock and awe". On March 20th, 2003, a night time aerial bombardment of Baghdad started what was expected by some analysts to be a short, victorious war. Tens of thousands of Iraqis lost their lives in the initial invasion and bombing. Forty days later, and beneath a banner reading "Mission Accomplished," Bush declared from the deck of the USS Lincoln, that Saddam Hussein was out and major combat operations were over. "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and her allies have prevailed," he announced to the world. It proved to be an ill-advised and premature declaration, as Bush and his advisors failed to anticipate a burgeoning Sunni insurgency, the rise of Al Qaida in Iraq and sectarian violence that took the war-ravaged nation to the cusp of civil war. Senior Editor of Foreign Policy magazine, Moises Niam, believes Bush during his second term would not support the war policies of the first term. "I don't think President Bush, today, supports the Bush Doctrine that he launched in the aftermath of 9/11," Niam said. Once the Pandora's Box of religious rivalry was opened in Iraq without a central national authority to contain it, the ensuing sectarian bloodshed erupted brutally, and elements of Al Qaida also played a role in destabilising the fledgling new government. The occupation, which many Iraqis vehemently opposed as the morgues overflowed with its citizens, brought five years of fighting, and the deaths of more than four thousand American troops and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis. In the end, the much trumpeted reason for invading Iraq, weapons of mass destruction, proved a mirage. Stephen Wayne, professor of government at Georgetown University, cites a characteristic of George W. Bush that will keep historians busy for years. "The fact that he kept that policy going in light of evidence that it wasn't working is really a failure and he looks bullying, inflexible and the vision looks overly simplistic and probably incorrect," Wayne said. And while Bush forged ahead in Iraq despite spectacular failures on the ground, he denied alleged extremists legal rights and privileges of suspected enemy POWs. Pictures of Muslims held at the Guantanamo detention camp awaiting trial while undergoing interrogation and in some cases, torture, created a new framework for viewing America. As Bush prepares to leave office on January 20th, around 250 suspects remain in the camp awaiting military tribunals or trials in American courts. "The Bush administration's legacy problem around the world is largely related to Iraq and I think Guantanamo and Abu Graib were symptoms of the failure of Iraq," according to Sibley Talhami, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. Pictures of prisoner torture at a prison outside Baghdad known as Abu Ghraib surfaced in May 2004, and caused fury in Iraq and throughout the Arab World. A group of American soldiers were responsible for the torture, as well as the photographs of their actions. In violation of the Geneva Conventions concerning the safety of prisoners of war, the soldiers staged various humiliations of Muslim prisoners. Analysts cite the events at Abu Ghraib as a major reason for the dramatic surge in Iraqis wanting to join Al Qaida and other anti-American groups. Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib undermined any credence the Bush administration's policy for democracy in Arab World had where it counted most, in the Arab World itself. In the meantime, the sense that Iraq was a turning into a costly and bloody mistake was creeping across America, when attentions were diverted to scenes of panic and carnage along the Gulf Coast. Hurricane Katrina smashed into low lying areas of New Orleans with a force that swamped the resources of the city and the Louisiana. Urgent calls for federal help went unanswered while the city flooded from a broken levee that held back the surging lake just to the north of the Crescent City. For several days, Coast Guard and military helicopters plucked stranded residents from rooftops while others waded through waist high water to find high ground at the city's convention centre and Superdome stadium. When Bush did respond, he sent a former horse trainer to coordinate disaster relief. In words that came back to bite him, Bush told FEMA Director Michael Brown, "And, Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job." For ten days flood waters stagnated in the city as desperate residents fled, leaving the city deserted and dangerous. Without electricity or running water, New Orleans emerged a symbol of the Bush administration neglect of the poor, African-Americans, and political opponents. Even conservative supporters were stunned by the lack of response from the Bush administration to the plight of people in New Orleans. Lee Edwards a senior fellow at the conservative think-tank, The Heritage Foundation, in Washington DC told AP Television, "I think probably the most dramatic mistake he made was Katrina and the response or the non-response, or at least very tardy response of the administration to that terrible disaster down there." Bush promised to rebuild the city, but three years later, New Orleans remains a shell of its pre-Katrina self and thousands of residents will never return. On the domestic front in 2005, the American economy appeared full steam ahead, with consumer spending accounting for nearly 70 percent of the economic engine. Overzealous home buyers were signing up for mortgages that they couldn't afford despite what mortgage companies were saying. By 2007, signs of a slowdown were seen in the front lawns of many communities. Home foreclosures in California were only the crest of a real estate tsunami that soon swamped much of the country. While Bush maintained that the economic fundamentals were strong, the American consumer began to sense the shaky foundations were crumbling. The administration refused to admit the country was in a recession until the final full year under Bush's watch was declared a recession by government economists. "I don't think the President caused the recession, but he certainly was asleep at the wheel when it came," according to Stephen Wayne. In the age of globalisation, when the American economy began to list, the global economy sank. Stocks plunged in all the major stock markets on Asia, Europe and New York. And, the budget for the final year of the Bush administration projects a 1-point-3 trillion US dollar deficit. On January 20, George W. Bush will leave the White House as president for the final time and he apparently is looking to the verdict of history to improve his legacy. But with the lowest poll ratings of any president in living memory, and a record of few successes and many failures at home and abroad, history may take decades before any positive overall assessment of the George W. Bush presidency is made, if at all.

South Bronx, New York City - high angle across rooftops to water tower and apartment buildings - Gritty NYC - smoke out of roof chimney - Large apartment blocks or housing projects - Loft office

AP-APTN-0930: US Storm Recovery Saturday, 3 November 2012 STORY:US Storm Recovery- Worst affected of all New York boroughs counts cost of Sandy LENGTH: 02:19 FIRST RUN: 0230 RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: AP TELEVISION STORY NUMBER: 865363 DATELINE: Staten Island - 2 Nov 2012 LENGTH: 02:19 SHOTLIST: 1. Wide of destroyed house on Staten Island 2. Mid of Rose Sokolow 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rose Sokolow, Staten Island resident whose home was destroyed by superstorm Sandy: "Everything is replaceable but people. I can't replace my family. But now I need help, so I contacted FEMA... it takes so long, three to five days, we have no place to go, but pretty much my kids are in the shelter with me. We stayed with my cousin last night but she has five kids of her own, I don't know what we're going to do, so we're here." 4. Mid of Anthony Fratto waiting in line for gas 5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Anthony Fratto, Staten Island resident whose home was destroyed by superstorm Sandy: "To get out of Dodge. I'm trying to get some gas in my car. I'm getting out of the city. The city don't love me. I've been here my whole life. It's nothing. The ocean walked through my house and I lost everything I owned in 27 years and I'm here five days and living on the street. I'm living in my car." 6. Mid of ship brought ashore by storm 7. Mid of man driving through flooded street 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security: "We know that Staten Island took a particularly hard hit from Sandy and so we want to make sure that the right resources are brought here as quickly as possible to help this community which is so very strong recover even more quickly." 9. Mid of damaged home, with graffiti reading: (English) 'You can take our home...but you can't take our heart!' 10. Mid of man putting belongings in garbage pile 11. Wide of food line 12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Matt Clark, Staten Island resident whose home was damaged by superstorm Sandy: "A block over and people lost their lives. It's a lot worse than a few possessions you know? Cause these can be replaced but the community has been very helpful, you can see over there all the organisations giving food and blankets to everybody so it's very heartwarming seeing the support of the community." 13. Wide of Staten Island Ferry opening for first time since superstorm Sandy 14. Mid of people boarding ferry 15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Joseph Calorel, Staten Island resident: "I'm glad that they made it faster because originally we were told it wouldn't be up until Monday. So knowing that it's up today is something good." 16. Wide of ferry leaving terminal 17. Wide of ferry going towards Manhattan STORYLINE Staten Island was devastated by superstorm Sandy and suffered the highest death toll of all of New York City's boroughs, including two young brothers who drowned after they were swept from their mother's arms by the swirling sea. Yet days after the waters receded, residents feel ignored and forgotten. That sense of isolation is deeply rooted on Staten Island, a tight-knit community that has long felt cut off from the bright lights of Manhattan. In the shadow of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, dazed survivors roamed Staten Island's sand-covered streets amid ruined bungalows sagging under the weight of water that rose to the rooftops. Their contents lay flung in the street: Mud-soaked couches, stuffed animals and mattresses formed towering piles of wreckage. Boats were tossed like toys into roadways. Residents washed their muddy hands with bottled water and handed out sandwiches to neighbours as they sifted through the soggy wreckage of their homes, searching for anything that could be salvaged. "Everything is replaceable but people. I can't replace my family. But now I need help so I contacted FEMA... it takes so long, three to five days, we have no place to go, but pretty much my kids are in the shelter with me," sobbed Rose Sokolow, whose home was destroyed by superstorm Sandy. Fellow Staten Island resident, Matt Clark, whose home was damaged, expressed gratitude for the help provided by the local community. "The community has been very helpful, you can see over there all the organisations giving food and blankets to everybody so it's very heartwarming seeing the support of the community," said Clarke. A short distance away, a long line of cars snaked down the street, waiting to get to one of the few petrol stations with fuel. Anthony Fratto, whose home was destroyed by the storm, was one of those queuing for petrol. He said he was now forced to live in his car. "The ocean walked through my house and I lost everything I owned in 27 years," said Fratto. Nineteen people on Staten Island were killed in the storm. Most of the deaths were clustered in beach-front neighbourhoods exposed to the Atlantic Ocean along the island's southeastern shore, an area of cinderblock bungalows and condominiums. Many of these homes were built decades ago - originally as summer cottages - and were not constructed to withstand the power of a major storm. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano visited the island on Friday, touring a shelter and a Red Cross distribution centre where storm victims lined up to get food, water and clothing. "We know that Staten Island took a particularly hard hit from Sandy, so we want to make sure that the right resources are brought here as quickly as possible to help this community, which is so very strong, recover even more quickly," said Napolitano, who was joined by Red Cross CEO Gail McGovern and Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro - who a day earlier had sharply criticised what he said was the Red Cross's inadequate response in Staten Island. 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