Katrina Live Threads, Part XV

Various ^ | 4 September 2005 | Various

[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

[jveritas]

Then he must be a fool if he thinks he can get the Republican nomination let alone winning the Presidency.

[greyfoxx39]

The ones who have arrived here so far are being taken to Camp Dawson, a National Guard training camp in Preston County, WV. Check it out on mapquest. It is in the high mountains and is already down into the 50s at night. They are about a month from having frost in the mornings. Talk about culture shock.

Evacuees have started arriving in Albuquerque too. There will be a HUGH culture shock for gang-bangers if we get some of those. Our locals will give them a fast "attitude adjustment". I don't look for any to stay here long if they have a choice, the desert is just way different from the south, I know from having lived in Texas for five years. I couldn't wait to get home, where I could look out and see for hundreds of miles to the distant mountains.

[oceanview]

but realistically, DoD can't do EVERYTHING. we ask them to fight wars all over the world, conduct major parts of homeland defense, and now emergency management activities too?

and if we did have DoD running this, if a natural disaster like this happened again, the left and the media would be trashing DoD. you can't satisfy these people.

[Spktyr]

JJ standing next to Police Commissioner on press conference. I've muted the TV, no need to listen to him.

[abb]

Now teamed up with Jesse Jackson. Barf.

[Soul Seeker]

Geraldo's a Liberal and he just called the NYT's out! That was fabulous! LOL

[nhoward14]

I'm not convinced that the freeper who posted it was honest.

With roughly 30,000 people in the Astrodome, surely somebody else would know this and seek out any camera to tell the story. As long as the media is in "Get Bush" mode, this kind of news would be BONG FOX News Alert-ed every 15 minutes.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Did you hear Mike Brown's background is training Arabian horses?

[Peach]

Do any of you remember the freeper who talked about the Houston shelters last night? Her husband won't let her work there.

[Howlin]

What?

[RDTF]

Everyone:
CNN.com has the ENTIRE Honore' press conference video posted on it's front page!! 3:23
www.cnn.com

javascript:cnnVideo('play','/video/us/2005/09/05/honore.presser.reax.wbrz.affl','2005/09/12');


General: 'That is B.S.' (3:23)
Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, heading up relief efforts, responds to criticism from a reporter. (September 5)

• New Orleans paper rips federal response
• House-to-house rescues under way in New Orleans
• Lt. Gen. Honore a 'John Wayne dude'

[oceanview]

on what specific point was he addressing?

[HonestConservative]

Just guessing on reason for no-fly zone........

Terrorist threat.

[Arizona Carolyn]

I loved it --- especially when they said the times is a liberal piece of @#$% -- maybe, just maybe, Geraldo has come over from the dark side of old working at Fox.

[BurbankKarl]

Ripping on the media for searching for a few cowards that fled, instead of the stories of bravery of the officers that stayed behind. Says he didnt see one officer from Baton Rouge...saw outside agencies before state mutual aid inside N.O.

Now Jessie Jackson taking over the press conference, calling the evacuation a plan to "get the people out of site"

[RTINSC]

You are not understanding. The city has a responsibility to deploy transportation resources to assist those needing help in evacuating. Especially those who cannot move by themselves, such as invalids, those in nursing homes, etc. If people don't want to get on the bus, that's fine. They have a choice and can bear the responsibility. There were NO buses deployed, rather they were protected. There was plenty of time before the hurricane arrived to get to these people and at least take them to high ground. They may have been uncomfortable but they would be alive. The buses have been saved. One enterprising young man went and got one and drove 100 people to safety in Houston.

[maica]

John Kane and his pal look like characters in La Cage Aux Folles

[A Citizen Reporter]

OH, I see you are one who is gunning for Mike Brown also. No thanks.

[Soul Seeker]

John Gobson is now slashed off as a media hack.

Like I said, taking notes.

[John Jamieson]

I would agree that 25,000 is too many for the Astrodome. The Blue states should be helping Texas more. I know they are doing some. But my county in East Texas now has 8% evacuees.