Katrina Live Thread, Part XIII

Various ^ | 1 September 2005 | Various

[NautiNurse]

28,000 National Guard troops are deployed to the disaster areas in Mississippi, Alabama, and to Louisiana, where SWAT teams are working to combat the looters and shooters in New Orleans. Additional 1400 National Guard troops are being deployed daily.

Shootings reported at a New Orleans hospital, rescue boats, and a military helicopter, while conditions continue to deteriorate at the SuperDome amid refugee deaths and chaos. Evacuation of New Orleans continues.

House Speaker Dennis Hastert has voiced serious doubts about rebuilding New Orleans with federal funds, while assuring the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida that the United States Congress stands ready to help them in their time of need. New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin issued a "desperate SOS."

Doctors at two desperately crippled hospitals in New Orleans called The Associated Press Thursday morning pleading for rescue, "We have been trying to call the mayor's office, we have been trying to call the governor's office ... we have tried to use any inside pressure we can. We are turning to you. Please help us," said Dr. Norman McSwain, chief of trauma surgery at Charity Hospital, the largest of two public hospitals.

The Port of New Orleans is now open to shallow draft vessels. Congress is reconvening in an emergency session. International offers to assist the U.S. have been received from Russia, Japan, Canada, France, Honduras, Germany, Venezuela, Jamaica, Australia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Greece, Hungary, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, China, South Korea, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, NATO and the Organization of American States.

Jesse Jackson has arrived in Louisiana...

Links to various news, local and state government websites:

WLOX TV Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagula has link to locate family and friends
2theAdvocate - Baton Rouge Includes Slidell, St. John Parish, St. Bernard Parish updates, and other locations.
NOLA.com
Inside Houma Today includes shelter and volunteer updates
WLBT.com Jackson MS
WALA Channel 4 Mobile, AL Includes links to distribution centers, Emergency Ops, etc.
Sun-Herald Gulfport MS Includes link to town by town reports
Gulfport News via Topix.net
WAFB Baton Rouge
Mobile Register via al.com
Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger
Lafayette LA Daily Advertiser
Pensacola News Journal
St Bernard Local Government
Alabama Homeland Security Volunteers can sign up online
Alabama DOT
Alabama.gov
Louisiana Homeland Security
Louisiana State Police road closure info
State of Mississippi Website has traffic alerts, emergency contact numbers

Streaming Video:

WWL-TV (via CBS): WWLTV via CBS
WWL-TV Now via WFAA Dallas **NEW LINK**: http://www.wwltv.com/cgi-bin/bi/video/makeadplaylist.pl?title=beloint_wfaa&live=yes
WDSU-TV: http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38843.asx
WPMI-TV: http://www.wpmi.com/mediacenter/default.aspx?videoId=113739
WKRG-TV: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518
WTOK-TV Temporarily Not Live Streaming (follow the link on the home page): http://www.wtok.com/
WJTV-TV: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95563
Louisiana Statewide Katrina Network (WJBO-AM Baton Rouge): http://ccri.eonstreams.com/ccri_la_batonrouge_wjbo_am.asf
Gulf Coast Storm Network (radio): http://www.stormalert.net/main.html#
Louisiana Scanner

Related FR Threads:

FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread FReeper Check In thread
Discussion Thread - Hurricane Katrina - What Went Wrong?!?
Post Hurricane Katrina IMAGES Here
Looting Begins In New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina HOUSING Thread
Martial Law Declared in New Orleans

Due to the number of requests to assist, the following list of some charities is provided.
This is not intended as an endorsement for any of the charities.

www.redcross.org or 1-800 HELP NOW - note: website is slow, and lines are busy
Salvation Army - 1-800-SAL-ARMY or Salvation Army currently looking for in-state volunteers - (888)363-2769
Operation Blessing: (800) 436-6348.
America's Second Harvest: (800) 344-8070.
Catholic Charities USA: (800) 919-9338, or www.catholiccharitiesusa.org.
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee: (800) 848-5818.
Church World Service: (800) 297-1516 or online at www.churchworldservice. org.
Lutheran Disaster Response: (800) 638-3522.
Nazarene Disaster Response: (888) 256-5886.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: (800) 872-3283.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is accepting donations at its 3,800 stores and Web site, www.walmart.com.
National Black Home Educators Resource Association http://www.nbhera.org/

Previous Threads:
Katrina Live Thread, Party XII
Katrina Live Thread, Part XI
Katrina Live Thread, Part X
Katrina Live Thread, Part IX
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VI
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part V
Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part IV
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III
Katrina Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm 12

[Peach]

Mayor Nagin's interview on CNN again.

He's unhinged.

[mewzilla]

Speaking of CNN, why the heck is it that when CNN lists the phone numbers of relief agencies one can donate to, the news net NEVER lists the Salvation Army? I haven't seen their info up once. What in Hades is with that?

[max_rpf]

One of these reporters needs to remind the kind mayor that his job is to run the City of NO and ask him what he is doing?

[mewzilla]

And as for Nagin, you get what you vote for. This should be a lesson to the nation.

[NautiNurse]

I'm trying to understand why Nagin has time for all the interviews.

[NautiNurse]

The explosions and fire - omg - is it The Riverwalk Mall?

[bwteim]

He is blaming a lot of the lawlessness on the people dependent upon drugs [druggies]:


typing as he is speaking

"we have drug starving crazy addicts that are wreaking havoc"

"we can only target certain sections of the city and hope to G*d that we are not overrrun"

"we authorized 8 billion dollars to go to Iraq i lickety s quick

"we authorized $ x after 9-11

"you meant to tell me that you cant

that we can't figure out a way to authorize the resources that we need

"come on

"someone needs to get their ass on a plane and sit down and figure this thing out


"i don't want to see any ore g*damn press conferences

"dont tell me 40,000 are here, they ain't

"get of your asses and do something

"the city of NOLA will never be the same

[BureaucratusMaximus]

5:24 A.M. - UNDATED (AP) -- Hurricane Katrina damaged or displaced an estimated 58 Gulf of Mexico oil platforms and drilling rigs. The American Petroleum Institute says among those, 30 rigs and platforms have been reported lost. Tim Sampson, an A-P-I spokesman says no company breakdown was available.

Good God...not good.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Nagin doesn't seem to understand that unless he works to save his city first, he doesn't have to worry about saving his career.

[Uncle Ike]

"I'm trying to understand why Nagin has time for all the interviews."

that's easy -- he doesn't have a city to be mayor of anymore.

[Peach]

He really needs to stop getting air time and actually do some work in a command center with the FEMA folks.

He's talking and none of the people who need to hear him, can hear him.

I'd love to know if he really did ask the Governor to declare martial law days ago and she declined.

[SunnySide]

And didn't Max Mayfield from the NHC call them also warning them of the # of potential deaths/destruction.

...............

As did many non weather people and amatuers warned for all to get out of Katrina's path via internet boards as early as Wed., Thur., and Friday.

I know it will be hard but pass this onto everyone and repeat this over and over, especially those of you with access to radio shows, etc.,

American and foreignors who are offering "physical" aid and support to the disaster survivors need to STAY FOCUSED ON THE GOAL, STAY FOCUSED ON THE GOAL. Do not allow the nay sayers to distract search, rescue and relocation efforts. Focus on the goal, follow the LIGHT at the end of the tunnel. Keep the effort moving forward. Everyone can be the next persons pep talk coach. Keep verbally "Psyching up" your fellow men and women.

[bwteim]

'morning all

[Rightly Biased]

Wow I'd be goin absolutly crazy.

Thanks.

[mhking]

I'm listening to the Nagin interview on WWL-AM; the one thing I can't figure out is what the hell is HE doing right now other than pointing the finger?

What's worse, is that the announcers are cheering him.

There's plenty of time to point the finger, but what can we do to get this done? How can we get this done? How can we stop the looters and snipers? How can we save people's lives?

Am I missing something here?

[Peach]

I've noticed that; it's never the Salvation Army.

10 major Navy vessels are at Gulf Coast or on their way.

[Rightly Biased]

Friends don't let Friends live in Detriot.

[Peach]

I also heard him say someone needs to get on a plane between the president and governor and figure this thing out. OMG

And he said, I'm not a druggie and then something I couldn't follow. CNN will replay parts of it; they only played the first part so far.

[Trust but Verify]

This sounds like a lot, but there are 1000's, someone posted the number 4000 oil and gas platforms in the south. We have crude oil, we can take it out of the SPR if need be. What we do not have is enough refineries online, and anyone who heats with natural gas is in for a tremendous shock this winter. I'm one of them.

[mhking]

Updating streaming links:

WWL-TV (via CBS):
http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/videoplayer/newVid/small_player/cbsnews_videoplayer.shtml?clip=LiveWebCast&BaseName=livenews&title=CBS$@$News$@$Live$@$Webcast&castNum=2&mediaType=wmv

WWL-TV (via WFAA Dallas): http://www.wwltv.com/cgi-bin/bi/video/makeadplaylist.pl?title=beloint_wfaa&live=yes

WWL-TV (via Yahoo!): http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1377930&segment=152389

WDSU-TV: http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38844.asx

WGNO-TV: http://abc26.trb.com/news/wgno-hurricane-livestream,0,6270996.htmlstory?coll=wgno-home-1

WPMI-TV: Temporarily Not Live Streaming http://www.wpmi.com/mediacenter/default.aspx?videoId=113739

WKRG-TV: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518

WJTV-TV: Streaming Periodicially Unavailable mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95563

United Radio From New Orleans (includes WWL-AM, WNOE-FM, "KISS-FM," WRNO-FM, WYLD-FM, and WJBO-AM as a single broadcast network) : http://ccri.eonstreams.com/ccri_la_batonrouge_wskr_am.asf

Gulf Coast Storm Network (radio): http://www.stormalert.net/main.html#

New Orleans Police Department + National Guard Operations (subject to congestion - try again later if it doesn't load):
(capacity 300 listeners) http://205.252.89.181:8000/live.m3u
(capacity 250 listeners) http://216.22.26.45:8002/listen.pls
(capacity 160 listeners) http://66.255.148.51:8000/listen.pls
(capacity 100 listeners) http://ve3nsv.no-ip.org:8000/louisiana.m3u
(capacity 20 listeners) http://joem.scare.org:8025/
(unknown capacity) http://radio.scannerbuff.net:8008/hurricane.m3u
(unknown capacity) http://www.radioreference.com:8080/lspbtr.m3u

Gulf Coast ARES Emergency Net (subject to interference and audio anomalies): http://ve3nsv.no-ip.org:8000/canwarnlive.m3u

(You may need to install Winamp to listen to these NOPD & ARES broadcasts. Visit http://www.winamp.com to download the free player.)