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Posted on 09/02/2005 3:03:06 PM PDT by NautiNurse
President Bush continues to assess the catastrophic damage by air and on the ground in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Bush spent the day meeting with search and rescue personnel, relief commanders, and displaced residents in Mobile, Biloxi, and the New Orleans area. U.S. Congress passed a $10.5 billion relief package for the hurricane ravaged areas. First Lady Laura Bush issued a press statement from an evacuation shelter in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Patient and staff evacuations continue from numerous New Orleans Hospitals. Thousands of patients are being airlifted to a field hospital at Louis Armstrong New Orleans Airport for triage, staging, and transport to hospitals throughout the United States.
The U.S. Coast Guard and civilian volunteers continue to evacuate thousands of survivors from their flooded homes in New Orleans. The Army Corps of Engineers continues work to repair the damaged levees.
The nation's airlines today began an operation intended to fly up to 25,000 refugees out of New Orleans. The airlines are volunteering their aircraft and crews for the program. Long convoys loaded with relief supplies arrived throughout the day into New Orleans, while convoys of buses are moving survivors out of the city.
Several large fires are burning in the city and greater New Orleans area. Reports indicate snipers are holding down firefighters. Reports of shots fired with LEO down in the St. Bernard Parish area. Rescue operations are underway. A bus carrying NOLA evauees rolled over in Opelousa, LA.
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:
New Orleans Emergency Operations Center - is now open:
504-463-1000
504-463-1001
504-463-1002
WWL-TV New Orleans (via WFAA Dallas) - WWL-TV is operating from studios at Louisiana Public Broadcasting. CBS has a relay during the morning and afternoon. When available, use the CBS relay first as they have greater streaming capacity. Yahoo has also provided a relay.
WDSU-TV New Orleans - The news staff has started to return to temporary news studios near New Orleans. However, expect evening coverage from Hearst-Argyle sister stations WAPT Jackson and WESH Orlando when the New Orleans staff needs to take a break.
WGNO-TV New Orleans - New Orleans' ABC affiliate has returned to the air with WBRZ-TV and launched video streaming with continuous Katrina coverage.
WPMI-TV Mobile, AL - WPMI is webcasting from 5:30am - 10:30pm CDT. When off air, you can view pre-recorded reports on demand. This feed is often unreliable.
WKRG-TV Mobile, AL - This station is providing good coverage of the situation to the east in Mississippi and Alabama. However, the station is now signing off at around 10:30pm CDT like WWL and WPMI.
WJTV-TV Jackson, MS - The CBS affiliate in Jackson is providing live coverage for both the Jackson area and south Mississippi (knowing a lot of media in that area is off the air).
United Radio From New Orleans: WWL-AM, WNOE-FM, "KISS-FM," WRNO-FM, WYLD-FM, and WJBO-AM who have joined forces as United Radio From New Orleans, and they are streaming.
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/ Southern Baptist: NAMB - http://www.namb.net/
Samaritan's Purse - http://www.samaritanspurse.org/
Previous Threads:
Katrina Live Thread, Part XIII
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
I hope so Tex, I just hope so.
Texas is wonderful, I am amazed at the bigness of the generosity.
In a word, no. Geraldo had the NOLA Police Chief with him, and the Police Chief said 30,000 (thirty thousand). The Police Chief also wants transportation OUT, and may be exaggerating in hopes it causes a quicker reaction.
I have no cable here so I can only base my opinions from what I see written here.
This is a hellish situation.
The reporters are/have seen much more than they will ever put on air.
These two (from accounts on this thread) appear to have developed some human emotions despite being reporters.
I personally have more sympathy towards Shep because he has been there longer and actually experienced the hurricane and it's aftermath rather than being flown in afterwards.
However I also have sympathy for G (can't spell it sorry lol) as a parent. Were I to go down there this minute I would probably be in tears the moment I saw a child ( I however would be doing all in my power to help amidst wiping my tears away.
Conclusion: Reporters are human. They are not perfect. Humans lose controll of their emotions in extreem circumstances. And the problem here is what exactly?
People forget that the stinch in that convention center is overwhelming...Those complaining that Geraldo is a drama king should think if they have children, how would the feel if their baby was exposed to who knows what.
Is anyone watching this guy? He took a schoolbus and started picking people up. He picked up the elderly, people passing out, etc., gave them water, etc. Never drove a bus, just took his chances. The people all donated money and bought gas. He's in Houston and they are all alive. The bus is parked at the Astrodome in Houston.
His quote: "I love them and I am glad they made it."
Picky, picky. LOL We SAY it like a word.
So what did she write...
My guess:
Please Mr. President, don't leave me alone here all by myself...Come back!!
you don't think the DNC is capable of this? they are. now that doesn't mean it happened, but don't dismiss it as tin-foil so quickly. look at her actions, can it all be incompetence? look at the systematic move by the media against Bush today. that just doesn't "happen" on its own, the left is well organized.
Pastor, scroll back to earlier in this thread and you will see pictures of pallets of food and water stacked outside the Convention Center. Those pictures were taken today. Geraldo is a nutcase. He always has been. He is the Jerry Springer of the media.
maybe the President told him how to be a leader?
If bush is getting the blame for NO then i hope to heck that he gets the credit for what good job miss and ala have done dealing with this,,,,
That's a flat out lie. Everyone there has talked about seeing people collapsing or laying in a stupor or dying.
Can't believe how some are minimizing a disaster that is ongoing before our eyes. Stating the truth is blaming, but apparently some feel theatened by honesty and human compassion. I don't want a robot reporting.
okay okay, I am backing off.
I adore Texas. My grandchildren are Texans, I worship at the big star on my daughter's den wall. I have cowboy boots bought in Texas.
Am I off the Texas S--t list?
Detroit...The most liberal city...Mfume's home? maybe he has a plan.
I hate to say it, but I've thought that for some time.
Landrieu's papa was mayor of NO for a long time, her brother is the current Lt. Gov.
She was down there on Monday or Tuesday demanding more money than 9/11.
In the meantime, everyone's bugging at the mayor, and he doesn't have the resources, so he calls the state.
She blows him off (or lies to him or backs him off - he did stump for Bush and Rindahl, the current Gov.'s challenger) to make the situation worse and lay it at the feet of him and W.
He's laid-back attitude made me realize something was up, and then it outburst on the radio.
He's a smart man - he's going to tell the truth, and the Governor and who knows else is going to fry for it.
Me too!
No problem with what you said from me.
That was cute. Thanks for the smile :)
FEMA doesn't give a crap about that.
FEMA is the ones giving the orders for this evac. They count them off, try to keep the families together as best they can, and ship them out.
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