‘GMA’s’ Robin Roberts returns to Gulf Coast 20 years after Hurricane Katrina in ABC News Special

In August 2025, another hurricane dominated the headlines from coast to coast in the prediction, but this was not just a hurricane, nor was it a different story for “Good Morning America” ​​co-anchor Robin Roberts.

Friday marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina became the Gulf Coast and destroyed so many communities that are known for their liveliness, history and culture.

In her new special, “Hurricane Katrina: 20 years after the storm with Robin Roberts,” Roberts, a resident of Gulf Coast, returns to some of the most difficult areas that she takes the same steps she took while reporting in the days and weeks after the storm.

Robin Roberts: The actual hurricane came across not far from my hometown.

The whole of America learned how personally it really was when they viewed Roberts during a live report.

Roberts: It is now 2025. Everyone shares everything. Twenty years ago, especially as a journalist, you were tied. You have not shown any emotion and I couldn’t do anything about it.

Roberts: I was surprised how emotional I got. There are people who coordinate this morning, and they don’t know about their loved ones and how it feels. Here I thought I would be fired and the audience responded in such a positive way. They were so appreciated the authenticity and helped them understand the severity of Katrina.

Now 20 years later the story continues while Roberts takes the steps she took while reporting in the days and weeks after the storm landed for the first time.

Roberts: There are many who did not come to this point to see where we have come.

Katrina remains one of the deadliest hurricanes in American history and one of the most expensive. It also forced us to reform our thinking about natural disasters.

Roberts: It was to say that we were you, and this is how we have received from that moment where you are now where we are now.

The same can be said for the coverage of the recent tragic floods in Texas, against the devastating forest fires in South California and Maui.

Roberts: Being able to show people who are currently going through these things, you will not be forgotten. We have been to South California. We were there in Maui. We were there in Texas, and I think it was partly in what we saw after Katrina. The question of the public, does not just fly inside and fly out. Do you know? This is a continuous story.

Regarding the story of Roberts, the next chapter in the aftermath of Katrina is filled with so much love and pride for her place of residence.

Roberts: Zuiderlingen were proud, and we like to do things alone, and we can do it. Vulnerability is a power. It is not a weakness, and we have shown that we were vulnerable but strong, and I am really proud of the power and the courage to believe that the best was yet to come.

Coordinate to “Hurricane Katrina: 20 years after the storm with Robin Roberts” on Friday, August 29 at 8 p.m., on ABC. Stream the next day at Hulu and Disney+ for bundle subscribers.

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