Katrina Live Thread, Part XIV

Various ^ | 2 September 2005 | Various

[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

[NautiNurse]

FNS - Chris Wallace hammering Chertoff during interview, showed a clip of Chertoff saying he didn't know there were thousands at the convention center Thurs. who didn't have food and water.

Chertoff replied that he had a video conference with LA state officials on Thursday, and they did not tell him about the convention center situation.

[HarryCaul]

Lots of vehicular traffic on the directnic webcam in the CBD. Most by far that I've seen. Looks like operations are truly in full swing win the city itself today.

Of course, I'm totally expecting a wreck at that intersection.

[Peach]

Jackbill provided the e-mail addresses for the two Washington Post reporters in the article I referenced previously on this thread.

Anyone interested in asking if the president tried to federalize the evacuation of New Orleans on Friday, August 26 or Friday, September 2 are encouraged to ask the reporters to answer that question.

Spencer Hsu:
hsus@washpost.com

Manuel Roig-Franzia
roigfranzia@washpost.com

[LA Woman3]

I'm back home....no problems getting here, thankfully. It was amazing to see all the caravan of buses headed to Texas. We passed two groups of at least 25 buses and 8 ambulances taking the evacuees to safety.

Now that we are home, we have the local TV Katrina coverage. Two things I found interesting this morning from interviews on WBRZ....(sorry if I'm repeating what has already been posted.)

1. Mayor Nagin is still in a suite at the Hyatt hotel (26th floor) in New Orleans. He doesn't have electricity or water and there is not much food. When asked what he was eating, he said "What the hotel has for me." Guess he still has room service???

2. Mary Landrieu is going to be on with George Stephenoplous this morning. They showed part of the interview. She and George are flying over New Orleans and she points to a bridge that is out. There is a BACKHOE working and she goes on and on about there only being one CRANE (it actually is a backhoe) working on the bridge and how the president needs to send help. She says the word crane no less than 10 times. Amazing to me as there are still possible people to rescue and she is wanting to rebuild immediately.

[LA Woman3]

I saw a film of Chalmette done by locals on tv last night. And there was that barge! And the big broken levee. The local said that barge appeared to break a concrete levee. It was near the lock in Chalmette. I don't know the area at all but it looked as if the barge made St Bernard flood.

I saw it too....the one the teenager filmed? That whole area is devastated!

[jhny7]

reporter on CBS just blasted Bush's visit to NO as photo op

[NautiNurse]

Glad to hear you made it home safely, and that there are no problems. Looking forward to hearing more of your local coverage.

[LA Woman3]

http://www.2theadvocate.com/

They have the video of the Nagin interviews.....
Scroll down to the middle of the page, it is on the right hand side under the WBRZ VIDEO section.

[RoseyT]

"Mary Landrieu is going to be on with George Stephenoplous this morning."

I saw the whole thing. It was hard to watch. What an opportunistic skank. And her accusing MY President of taking advantage of photo ops? I could puke.

[Types_with_Fist]

What an opportunistic skank

Her behavior throughout this ordeal has been nothing short of disgusting during a national catastrophe. She clearly cares nothing for the victims and has tried to score minor political points with her thinly-veiled sniping. "Opportunistic skank"? I could not possibly have described her better.

[Cboldt]

What is the prevailing wisdom of the Washington Post article when it references Friday; is it referring to Friday September 26th or Friday, September 2?

The letter requesting Blanco to give control of the NOLA evacuation to the feds refers to Sept 2.

The Feds didn't have any interest in controlling the evacuation on the Friday before that. Note the term is "takeover," which intimates an evacuation is underway, not just prosepctivly planned, and the mandatory evacuation order came on Sunday last week.

[cajungirl]

Did you see the barge by the locks? Was he saying that barge caused the leaking and flooding of St Bernard?

That was incredible footage wasnt it,,the kid just went in there with a boat and they shot it. I was impressed with that kid.

St Bernard is an awful story isn't it. ANd Plaquemines. Sad, sad.

[TheSpottedOwl]

Actually that was a most excellent rant. No apologies needed. This reinforces my opinion of the Redd Kross. You'd think they'd be teaching y'all CPR and other emergency procedures, but noooo, you have to watch those leftist Baldwin brothers.

The churches should just take in everyone who can volunteer, and tell the RC to go to hell. There are chores for everyone, not just people with medical certification. All you need is a heart. Hopefully you've had better luck with the Salvation Army.

Btw, good for you for volunteering!

[LA Woman3]

Her brother is the Lt. Governor, Mitch Landrieu....

[cajungirl]

Mary wants Bush to have "personal" leadership.

Everyone {libs} made that Bush took so long to get there.

Now Bush's visit was a phot op.

The man doesn't get any slack any way does he?

Damn them all, just damn them all.

[Cboldt]

Mary and Kathy wanted to deny the feds control and then blame them for a bad outcome.

Not only wanted, but still want, and are now actively working to obtain that end.

[Cboldt]

Chertoff replied that he had a video conference with LA state officials on Thursday, and they did not tell him about the convention center situation.

Chertoff and the other federal folks who get air time should make a conscius effort to repeat the chain of command.

"We operate only according to instructions given to us by our "superiors," who in the case of rescue are Lousiana authorities."

[cajungirl]

Our Presidents plate is full isn't it?

Dems maneuvering on every front. Want to stall Supreme court hearings for Roberts. I just heard one say they should withdraw Roberts nom and have O'Conner stay and be Chief.

Cockroaches, all of them.

[LA Woman3]

Did you see the barge by the locks? Was he saying that barge caused the leaking and flooding of St Bernard?


Yes, I saw the barge. They mentioned it could have caused it, but they were not certain.
What a brave teenager!

[TheSpottedOwl]

I hope there are some decent Dems in NOLA keeping all the pertinent Documents from being shredded and saving the hard drives from being destroyed from the computers. They can try and destroy all the records and claim that the flood got them. If the Clintonista's are in charge of this mess we all know that they are experts at destroying evidence.

Good point. I wouldn't put it past them to destroy everything as I type. Is that why Algore was sent there? Well besides updating the NO website with pertinent information.../sarcasm