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

[CedarDave]

You report, I'll not listen to him!

[Jrabbit]

Thanks to everyone....we suspected the worst, just so final for it to be confirmed. They are all safe. And I have a very large family so all are well taken care of. Again, thanks for all the kind words.

[TonyInOhio]

Thanks, guys!

[Txsleuth]

I HATE the MSNBC clock...they use if for everything..but, in what context does it even have meaning in this instance?

Unless, like Rachel Maddow said on Air America, this is Bush's last week as POTUS, and MSNBC is counting the hours they have left to bash Bush!!!!

[Johnny Crab]

Sounds very correct based on last visit to that mall.

[nairBResal]

Are we talking dome or convention center.

I have been watching coverage from day one.
All the focus from the MSM was the dome.
Then all of a sudden the MSM discovers the convention center 3 days later. And thats when FEMA found out.

Remember the chain.

Mayor--->Governor--->FEMA

not

MSM--->FEMA

[OKIEDOC]

You bet.

The Baptists are the ones who donated, cooked and served the food at the Astrodome.

Good bunch of people.

Where are the donations from the rich , America hating Muslim citizens.

NONE so far but comments that this is retribution by Allah for Americas sins.

[mhking]

caused exclusively

And you know this for a fact?

[Dawsonville_Doc]

Link placemarker

[BlueNgold]

3 days before th storm .. lol .. nice .. ok .. Friday .. when the storm was headed for FL until the 5Pm forecast ...
LMAO

[bwteim]

Book mark.

[steveegg]

I'm surprised that CNN isn't covering that Jack$on presser.

Fox News has new video of Marine One landing (apparently at Biloxi). Speaking of CNN, they dismissed it as old footage from Mobile (dumb<expletive deleted>; the President landed in Mobile on Air Force One, not Marine One).

[Rokke]

"MSNBC now have a clock up with the number of hours since the storm hit"

Actually, I think that helps put things in perspective. It says "Day 4". I keep hearing people say "It has been a week with no help".

[hipaatwo]

So far the people hurt are poor and black. Why not use military bases. Clinton and Papa Bush not enough. Gov't needs to have 500 busses but have no plan. So much for Homeland Security.

Click

[nanetteclaret]

I don't remember that - what was it?

[navysealdad]

Heard on Fox News the fire that destroyed the mall was set at a police sub-station in the mall after being taken over by thugs.

[rolling_stone]

So sorry, hope they are healthy..finally heard from mine (via third party) in Slidell they are ok no report on damage yet..Those in Mandeville ok tree hit their house, windows broken but other wise ok..

[mhking]

Unless, like Rachel Maddow said on Air America, this is Bush's last week as POTUS,

As if Scare America says anything worth listening to...