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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.
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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
ITA. I think they should have at least a week or two of rest and semi-quarantine to make sure they are healthy. I don't think they should be revaccinated for the usual stuff (MMR, etc) because if they were in school in NO, they probably were required to be vaccinated. If nothing else, they can do blood tests to see what they are already immune to... I think if I went through what they have gone through, I sure as heck wouldn't want to be rushed right into school/work because I would be physically and emotionally exhausted.
Children with infectious GI infections most definitely should not be in school. Most adults are lousy at sanitary procedures and germ control- kids are horrible at it.
That's not a good poll - which 'authorities'??? Local and state get an F -
I had to make a quick trip out to do some chores. My rdio station was on Savage. He's on live tonight. He's playing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" whenever someone mentions Sean Penn.
No, I don't usually listen, but I am starved for live talk radio.
That is a lot of work for anyone, nevermind someone who is undergoing cancer treatment. Once I was listening to WABC and heard a weekend fellow say he was subbing for Laura from 6 to 8 pm on the following Monday. So on Monday morning I expected to hear him on my local show, and heard a best-of show.
Thanks for getting back to me.
They're both right. We should always be self sufficent for up to 72 hours. In disaster prone areas, like coastlines, you should be selfsufficent for at least a week. Then it's nanny state to help you back on your feet for whatever insurance doesn't cover.
I heard O'Reilly's crapola this afternoon on his radio show...(which I only listened to because Rush's show was a repeat...arggh)...
Anyway, he was going on and on about how Bush dropped the ball, and was too late...and then he even said.
"I don't blame the Mayor of NO at all, not for anything." and then he went on to say that the Governor couldn't get what she needed from Fema or somesuch..
BUT, I couldn't BELIEVE what he said about the Mayor...then on his TV show tonight, Newt brought up the ineptness of the mayor...and Bill just said that the mayor and the Governor don't count...this is all about Bush!!!!
One woman, who said she voted three times, groused about how much she was paid. "I was supposed to get $75 and all they gave me was $25." She said they also gave her an "ol' stanky T-shirt" with Landrieu's picture on it.
Well, I don't like stealing of elections, but that's just plain funny.
I don't even want to think about it. The thing that sucked about the Shoreham nuke plant was that they built the dang thing without designing an escape plan. That was years ago. No way would LI be able to evacuate in the event of a major disaster.
Exactly. Most homes will have to be torn down and rebuilt, esp. if a person has allergies or is immune system compromised.
I really hope she doesn't. I'm not making lists with glee, but rather anger and diappointment at the willingness to succomb to the Beltway and sell out this President and the Truth.
Expected from Liberals. Abhorent from those that should know better.
Peach, what we can do is gather the facts like you just did and e-mail them to the reporter who lies on the air. We have to shove their lies back down their throats to let them know that we are onto them. So, send A. Mitchell what you just wrote on that post.
"BTW, Hillary looks AWFUL. Simply AWFUL."
Thank You! I thought it was just me. For someone that has been on 4 or 5 weeks of vacation, she looked especially bad. She should get another make-up artist and hairdresser.
Looked like she had old crusty on, except instead of a pink blouse, she got a new(?) blue one.
Bill didn't say the military was slow to move- he said the federal bureaucracy is.
Actually it WAS fubar til the military showed up.
and Bill just said that the mayor and the Governor don't count...this is all about Bush!!!!
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The talking points must be disseminated by pool reporter to every talking head on radio and TV.
It seems to be "accepted wisdom" that Bush Had to return today because of a bungled visit last week.
No problem. :-)
Great story on FOX just now. Some guy drove miles with $3000 of supplies including diapers and generators collected by friends into town. THIS is the story of the real self reliant America, that Lib or conservative, is the majority...NO not withstanding.
Damn. Vitter is on FOX.
That was funny. When I first couldn't get that one to play, somehow I found another one on the same site. It was hilarious. It was a "rant" making fun of the newsmen covering Katrina. I had tears rolling down my face. Did you see it?
Kind of off topic, but don't know if you heard about this yet.
MEMO
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
TO: Bob Mann
Communications Director
Governor Kathleen Blanco
FROM: John Copes
DATE: August 4, 2005
RE: web site project
Its been a long time since my last memo, Bob, and its not like riding a bicycle, so Ill simply try to restate and expand upon our conversations concerning various ways to more vigorously advance a coherent strategy to promote the governors (and, by extension, Democratic) policies, while blunting the increasingly intense attacks upon her and upon her administration.
As we have often discussed, the most serious problem Democrats in Louisiana now face is a Republican Party apparatus including Republican elected officials that becomes more organized, more belligerent, and more nakedly partisan by the day.
Just as worrisome is the relentless daily message-peddling by GOP surrogates operating in the traditional mainstream media, on talk radio, and through a collection of web sites on the Internet.
The "right-wing destruction machine," as President Clinton has termed it, with its goal of personal ruin through vicious attack politics, has finally arrived in Louisiana.
So what are we going to do about it? Currently, Democrats have no comparable structure from which to return fire, or even to begin correcting the calumnies hurled against us daily. It is clear that we must develop and wield an offensive capability of our own, as well as develop a much more agile and effective defense.
This would, of course, include our own web site. Such a site will allow us to quickly and cheaply reach several distinct audiences with an entertaining, informative message of our own design.
Overall, the target audience could be described as people who pay close attention to politics in Louisiana: elected officials; government employees, civil servants and bureaucrats at the local, state and federal level; individuals and businesses that rely on various levels of government for a substantial portion of their livelihood; the mainstream media, and more particularly the "opinion shapers," such as editorial writers, columnists and political reporters; and your generic "concerned citizens." Through these groups, the message filters out to the general public.
What were talking about could be more accurately described as a web log, or "blog," but since Andrew doesnt like that term well use "web site" instead.
How would such a web site work?
In operation, its pretty simple and not all that different from what were already doing in other aspects of our workdays. All we do is look at whats available to us online or in public appearances or in the record or wherever -- we cast a wide net, regularly -- and thats essentially our starting point.
We use this material as a starting point from which then we highlight their inconsistencies, or deconstruct their policies and reframe them to our advantage, in our own language. Or we point out where theyre engaged in folly or mendacity or just plain old greed or meanness. Sometimes we just poke fun.
All of this, however, while availing ourselves of the opportunity to exercise our wit. Such as it may be.
There also could be a daily roundup of links to online stories of interest, national and local. These links would help us get through those rare times when more suitable material is scarce, and also give readers a reason to visit the site every day.
At some point we also would open a comments section.
There are a couple key points to this operation, Bob, and No. 1 is that we all should be absolutely clear that entertainment is what engages people and keeps them coming back to the site. People dont want to be harangued; they dont want to be preached at. They want to be entertained, and if you can make them laugh or even chuckle, all the better.
Entertaining the reader and us is Rule One.
The other key point is this web site cannot be a one-person deal. It just will not work that way. There should be a consistent tone and direction, which I will help us achieve, but the site must have a variety of voices. We must have broad, consistent and engaged participation from a specifically designated group, which we will call the Working Group.
I suggest the Working Group, at least in the beginning, include representatives from the political operations of the governor, the senior U.S. Senator, the lieutenant governor, the state party, maybe the state Treasurer and/or Attorney General, and possibly someone either representing or familiar with the workings of the Legislature.
This group would conference once a week at a specific and regular time of day to discuss the issues and situations to be addressed on the site that week. You and I can establish the mechanics of the conference if you wish. For now, the key point is that everyone contributes to the discussion, and everyone posts to the web site.
On the geek side of this deal, I think at first we should go small, cheap and easy. A ready-made solution, something like Movable Type or Blogger, is pretty much all of those things. Should the site become popular and traffic exceed the limits of the first solution, we could always move to something larger, at which point the site could well become financially self-sustaining.
Also, as we discussed, there is an email component to the project that is just as important as the web site. In a perfect world, each member of the Working Group would bring their offices file of email addresses, and we would use them to launch the site. I realize we do not live in a perfect world, but its something to strive for, dont you think?
There are a couple of legal issues. Someone or some entity will have to sign up and pay the bills for the site and related costs. (For the reasons we discussed, it cannot be me. I am happy to be of whatever service I can to you and to the governor, and I look forward to whatever future use to which you may be able to put me. I can help you get the site off the ground and get it going in the right direction. But I cannot be out front with this project.)
It has been suggested to me that we consider forming a 527, a 501c7 (which I am told is a "social club") or a state PAC, and operate the site through it or under its auspices. I am ignorant of the advantages and disadvantages of them all and cannot advise. But this might be something to consider.
The other operations issue: pretty much every site Im familiar with has a section titled "about us" or something of that nature, where the people who actually do the site tell the reader something about themselves, or something calculated to project the image he/she seeks. Were going to have to decide exactly how were going to handle this.
One thought is to try to masquerade as some sort of anonymous non-partisan do-gooder group. That just wont pass the smell test, especially after two or three months of consistently talking smack about Republicans and talking sweet about Democratic policy and never whacking a Democrat.
The point is, were going to have to come up with some kind of story about whos doing the site and why. A plausible story in which the posters have a believable reason for wanting to remain anonymous.
A few other final items:
If you want specifics on cost, both for the site and for me, I have them.
It sure would be nice to sell this idea in person with each potential member of the Working Group, especially if theyre going to help pick up the costs.
It might also be helpful in selling them to have a site already up and running, with content already posted.
We need to develop a protocol for the Working Group meetings, and for how well use the information we talk about during the weekly conference. Would we do multiple posts on a single topic? What if the governor and the senior senator happen to hold divergent views on an issue?
How do you think wed handle, say, the feds raiding Jeffersons car and homes?
You and I understand web sites, Bob, and so possibly in this memo Ive unknowingly skipped over big portions of this project, or left big blanks. Which is why Im considering this thing just a draft. After revisions, we might want to use this as a tool to help get folks interesting in both the site and the Working Group.
Finally, just between us, I think the project is doable, and I think it has a fair chance of success. But there are a number of tricky little aspects to be navigated here, and we should keep in mind that what we envision now might bear little resemblance to what we eventually develop.
Im always available to discuss this or any other project you may have in mind, Bob. As for this document, mark it up, send it back, and well start again!
Hard to believe. They knew a Cat 5 was coming and they had levees designed for Cat 3. They had been told over and over that there would be 10-20 feet of water throughout the city with a Cat 5. So there is no explanation for how they expected to move 30K people from the dome to a shelter with 10-20 feet of water in the streets. Plus it is unclear what shelter(s) they expected to move the people into for several months since they had bveen told the city would be trashed of rmonths with a Cat 5 direct hit. They had no plan because New Orleans is the "City that Care Forgot".
LOL- beat me by 30 secs:) WTG!
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