Do not know if/when the backup generator failed. When the last people were out of the Dome, the lights were not on inside.
NBC reported that the generator failed sometime Wednesday.
The dome's backup generator failed about the time the flood crested in New Orleans. IIRC, either the exhaust or the fuel feed failed when flooded. I remember video of guys wading in the generator room trying top keep it going.
NBC showing live video of NO construction company barge cranes beached, high and dry. Tugs trying to pull them off while the crane uses 10 ton clamshell buckets to dig out the dirt holding them ashore. No joy today, the crews are sleeping on the barges and planning to give it another go tomorrow.
Russert just gave away the media's game on NBC live. Says the only way Bush can recover from the criticism is to show great leadership in rebuilding New Orleans.
The media invented the criticism and used it as a baseball bat to force Bush to rebuild a Lib stronghold.
You know, Jefferson Parish ought to be sufficient to run the port facilities, I'm really starting to think rebuilding a city that's still below sea level just may not be in our nation's best interests. Perhaps Tim and his friends are willing to fund such a project, but I seem to have lost my motivation.
Watch, as the evidence flood that shows Blanco and the mayor's malicious negligence gains steam, the Left will be screaming for us all to work together and to avoid politicizing a natural disaster.
Guaranteed.
My answer?
"No, you had your round, while people were still dying. Now it's OUR turn."