MSNBC reporter saying Bush will make remarks at the airport "which really doesn't do much good for the people down at the SuperDome."
It's a full frontal assualt by the press.
People in the SuperDome saying that the president is "condemning" them.
Someone needs to reply back that making comments at the Superdome won't do much good either. It isn't like his arrival cures the ills there.
Matthews took a shot at the Veep just before they went to commercial.
it's been reported that the superdome is now empty except for a handful of thugs breaking glass and destroying what is left. I assume everyone is waiting outside to be transported.
3:07 P.M. - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- U.S. Sen. David Vitter said FEMA's efforts to deal with the hurricane have been completely ineffective, and he called the federal government's response a failure.
"I think FEMA has been completely dysfunctional and is completely overwhelmed, and I don't know why. This situation was utterly predictable," said Vitter, R-Metairie. "It seems like there was no coherent plan, which I don't understand because this precise scenario has been predicted for 20 years," he said.
3:03 P.M. - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Three New Orleans-area hospitals remain open. The Louisiana Hospital Association says they're asking their workers to report.
Those are East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie, West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero and Ochsner Clinic Foundation in Metairie.
The hospital association says all three have power, air-conditioning and security, and remain committed to serving their communities during these difficult times.
http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/WWLBLOG.ac3fcea.html
PS: Guy on news says about 300k still in NOLA with about 10k getting rescued daily at this point.