Anyone watching FOX?"
Yes I watched Shep at 3pm and he is repeating the same thing at 7pm. "No one is telling the people where to go for help." My question is , If Shep has the ability to communicate with the people at Fox, why doesn't Fox news find out what the plans are for this group. There are so many evacuation projects going on throughout the city I find it hard to believe that these people are being ignored intentionally. Shep either you are part of the solution or you are part of the problem.
I saw a cameraman taking pictures of 3 guys struggling to put something in a truck..I would have had more respect for the cameraman if he had put his camera down to give these guys help.
It's not FOX. I am watching WWLTV (a New Orleans TV station) and their reporters are saying pretty much the same thing. They interviewed some folks being loaded onto trucks by the National Guard and neither the folks nor the National Guard even knew where they were going.
He did try. First, when a police officer walked by, he kept asking questions to get any info, and the policeman just kept walking silently by. Then Shep explained that all the police radio system is down (since the storm hit) so many of the police have no info, no communication, no orders, no plan. The lucky ones have patrol cars or vans and can get updates from the precinct stations that are operational.
Shep then did an interview with a spokeswoman for the LA state police. Asked many specific questions, got no answers other than a few generalities. Asked where exactly they should go, what message would you tell them, where can they get water or evacuation? All she could answer are that there are places people are being picked up, but wouldn't name any of them. Useless information, with uncomfortable blinking and squirming. What can Shep tell them if when cornered on nat;l TV the state trooper couldn't give him any info?
I saw the same footage from Biloxi of a pharmacist and two helpers trying to load a heavy safe that is required for storing narcotics in drug stores. Someone had already tried to break into it, but were unsuccessful. Yes, the cameraman could have helped. But Shep and Jeff have done a good job of trying to get someone on the ball to help the refugees...and Jeff stopped a man from drinking contaminated water and gave him some bottled water. They are doing more than the Red Cross at this point.