Roesgen was hired by CNN as the first news correspondent for their Gulf Coast division in 2005 . She was based in New Orleans and covered Hurricane Katrina . Other significant stories she covered for CNN include the Jena Six events in Louisiana , the Drew Peterson case , and the death of Michael Jackson . Roesgen 's coverage of the 2009 Red River flood in Fargo , North Dakota , in which she " talks to the camera while passing sandbags and riding a forklift " according to one observer , was mocked by Jon Stewart on Comedy Central 's '' The Daily Show ''
2009 Red River flood
2009 Red River flood
Susan Roesgen