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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
Flying out of Springfield, Il..Wed morning...has to be in Springfield by 2100 tom night..
once they get electricity back on, the parts of the city not under water will come back quickly.
GACK---MSNBC just showed Hitlery walking around a shelter...she looks about as warm and caring as a shark!!!
"Blanco didn't threaten to punch him (probably only thing she could punch is her couch pillow); that came from US Senator Mary Landrieu (also a moonbat)..."
A whimpering, not to mention kinda stupid moonbat. I'm particularly thinking of her throwing a fit yesterday - "Look at that! There's only ONE CRANE working there to fill the levee! That's disgraceful! Wahhh Wahhh Wahhhh." -- Well, um... look at where the !@(#* crane *IS*... any room for more than one crane? Noooooo.....
From what I'm seeing they will MAKE the numbers fit what they want to fit.... unless they can find a way to blame an even higher number on the President.
LOL! I am ready to run Honore for President in 2008. He sure beats all the people from the GOP I have seen on TV today!
Oh. Crud. I've really felt for our guys who just can't catch a break and a much needed rest with their families.
Ping to all, this ain't good.
All I remember from that Sunday were the cars lined up to go out of town. But there is NO excuse for what the leaders of the town did. They were thinking of their own political career and not the lives of the poor souls in hospitals, nursing homes, etc.
There is something strange about that picture...They have access to food and supplies like that?
Per Google.....
http://www.dreamcenter.org/
any problem not solved in 48 hours, is a "quagmire" to these people.
How much would it cost?
I would be glad to kick in some $$$$ to get them there!
The answer is WE ARE! Because most politicians are empty vessels that soak up whatever the MSM says and regurgitate what their handlers tell them.
Barbour, Perry, Governors of Texas and Alabama, and of all people Trent Lott have stood in defense of this President.
BTW, I think Barbour was exiled from CNN because of his defense of the President and the way he took the reporter down. LOL
Now, I'm leaving open some others may have stood in defense and the MSM doesn't want to report them, wouldn't be shocked, but I'm taking notes.
Even more than supporting the Prez, we're talking about not bowing to MSM and standing for the Truth. If the politicos can't do that, they are a disgrace to those offices they hold.
why, isn't this no fly zone because of air force one?
Al Sharpton says most of the looters were angry taxpayers.
You just can't make this stuff up, but the excuses by the left to murder and rape have GOT to stop.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/1476508/posts?page=159
And Miss Marple...........I think you're on to something when you say that it's cowardice. They are going along with prevailing thought to avoid confrontation, even though it's completely inaccurate.
Steve Forbes is a chicken........and it's turned him into a conduit for lies.
One of Americas Finest. Godspeed and gratitude to Mike, Mrs. Mike and family.
They were thinking about losing the buses, not the people.
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