than 11,000 people have been forced from their homes. >>> the governor of the u.s. state of florida has declared a state of emergency as tropical storm erika approaches. at least 25 people were killed by the storm in the caribbean. the storm is predicted to stay as a tropical storm when it makes landfall in florida on monday. >>> u.s. president barack obama has been meeting with the people of new orleans. it has been ten years since the city was devastated by hurricane katrina, and the process of rebuilding has been quite a struggle. andy gallagher reports. >> reporter: this isn't president obama's first time in new orleans. he has marked anniversaries of hurricane katrina's devastation before. but he talked about the city's rising poverty, particularly amongst the african american population. he tackled the issue head on. >> our work here won't be done when almost 40% of children still live in poverty in this city. that's not a finished job. that's not a full recovery. >> reporter: outside the new $20 million community center, residences waited to catch a glimpse of the president.