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Posted on 09/04/2005 6:14:35 PM PDT by NautiNurse
U.S. commercial air carriers continue transporting tens of thousands of evacuees from the New Orleans airport to destinations throughout the nation.
Rooftop air rescue efforts continue. One rescue chopper crashed late today. Crew members are reported safe. Gunmen who fired upon bridge repair contractors were killed by law enforcement.
To date, an estimated 70 countries and U.S. businesses have pledged hundreds of millions of dollars, supplies, food and equipment to assist the United States' efforts in Katrina's aftermath. Lt. General Honore described the damage to Mississippi today, "all infrastructure south of Jackson, MS is either damaged or destroyed." Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice visited the devastated areas, and attended Sunday church services in Mobile, Alabama.
Elsewhere, Sean Penn's rescue boat, sans plug and full of his personal entourage,reportedly sank during launch in New Orleans. Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) threatened to punch President Bush, and Jefferson Parish President Broussard decried that the bureaucracy of FEMA has committed murder.
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
New Orleans Emergency Operations Center - is now open:
504-463-1000
504-463-1001
504-463-1002
Streaming Video:
All information is subject to change. Many stations are relying on their corporate parents to configure and maintain Internet streaming. Because of the intense interest in the feeds, they may be unavailable at times because of network congestion or a problem feeding the video to the streaming servers.
WWL-TV New Orleans - 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. They have a secondary stream from Yahoo. WWL-TV is also offering a special low-bandwidth audio-only stream for dial-up users.
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).
WFAA-TV Dallas, TX - WFAA-TV is here because Dallas is one of the evacuation cities.
United Radio From New Orleans: WWL-AM, WNOE-FM, "KISS-FM," WRNO-FM, WYLD-FM, and WJBO-AM (Clear Channel & Entercom) who have joined forces as United Radio From New Orleans, and they are streaming.
Gulf Coast Storm Network (Clear Channel Radio) - Clear Channel offers radio listeners across the gulf coast access to a simulcast emergency radio service. This service seems primarily focused on Alabama and Mississippi, but does cover Louisiana to some degree.
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
Katrina Link Archives Nice work by backhoe
Mary Landrieu-"I'll Punch Bush"
Sean Penn's Rescue Bid Sinks
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 XIV
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
Why does that ditz have anybody's sympathy? I'm sorry, but she makes me embarrassed to be a woman. She's a classic stereotype - scattered, weepy, indecisive. And she's probably even too old to be PMSing it.
Quite simply, she's not up to the job.
Looks like to me that the people of Mississippi, Louisiana Alabama and Florida have lots of grit.
Take care got to quit posting and go back to work.
Are you a volunteer.
Have put in my papers with HHS but may wait for several weeks before they need my services.
Interesting thought. No doubt, Dems in every state will want to get a piece of that voter action in the next election...
The absentee voting process will surely be something to see.
Yesterday, when I was looking up information on that Crying Moran Aaron Brousard, President of Jefferson Parish, I ran across the parish website, which did note that people could go back in today. I couldn't believe it, and thought that they had possibly put that website up before the huricane hit and hadn't had a chance to change it.
But I saw this morning, people were going back in.
Rick Leventhal has been doing good reports from Miss.
I liked his reports from Iraq, also. Perhaps Fox should send Greg Kelly to take Shep's place...after all Kelly was in Iraq...and served in the military, and could probably handle things better...
After all, some of the worst is probably yet to come.
I can't stand anybody. :-)
Bush infuriates the Left everyday and he won re-election.
41 infuriated the Right and lost in '92.
Delay is crucified by the Media, still ticking, and beloved.
Newt isn't going to get ANYWHERE with this.
"Wow, no wonder they're falling apart."
It's worse than I ever imagined. I hope they take all the NOPD and move in the real military. This is like Somalia. These terrorists need to be taken out now.
you mean politicians? so far, the best DC one on our side has been Trent Lott.
VIDEO of General Honore speaking:
http://thepoliticalteen.net/2005/09/05/thatisbs/
Neither can I today...I'm fed up- must be time to turn off the tv and computer for awhile. I'm an ole grump today.
Not hearing the show, but like the sentiment! - lol
"Let's put some panties on those reporter's heads."
My guess is that the one(s) that asked those questions may need some new panties, but not for their heads LOL!
He was absolutely fantastic!
No. Can't do that. The people are just gonna' have to suck it up. I really feel for them. But, please, don't ascribe deep thought to them on this. They aren't being ungrateful. They are just limited in their knowledge about other places and are terrified already.
That sounds like a very scary novel....it doesn't sound like it could possibly be real.
I take back what I was was saying about the NOPD...the ones that stayed and didn't run away, deserve medals for what they have been through.
Sen Lott on MSNBC: I will not only plead for help but if we don't get it I will demand it.
< But I saw this morning, people were going back in. >
Yes and now there is a traffic jam...stupid. Should have been done a few streets at a time. It needed to be controlled. It doesn't look like it is. Now they will have to MAKE those people leave ...again.
Agreed.
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