JEANNE MESERVE INTERVIEW AGAIN ON CNN!
Has there been any more news on St. Bernard Parish?
She is very emotional. I can't imagine hearing the screaming, and then not being able to help.
This is very bad.
There is no telling how many people are still out there - It looks like rescues are still going on at this hour.
I am madder than hell that they didn't order a mandatory evac and shut down all businesses on Saturday, to convey the seriousness. More and more evidence of poor pre-planning, poor pre-positioning. Things go wrong, and every situation is different, but there is no excuse for such poor pre-planning. It isn't rocket science. They sent 20 police officers home in that district that is now flooded, to await a shift change, but they ended up on their rooftops to be rescued because they weren't given boats or sent to a staging area with a boat. Inexcusable. Only having independent backup generators for a single pump. The main one, but still. Should have been the first priority after the pumps failed several years ago in a close call. Using the Superdome as a shelter was a good idea, but as of Brian Williams 5:30 report tonight, not a single announcement had been made to the crowd in 24+ hours, not even when they were having roof problems. Crisis mgmt 101 tells ya that keeping a large crowd of refugees in the total dark when it comes to info is a recipe for trouble.
This lays at the feet of many LA leaders and planners, not just the current mayor and gov.