CSPAN is rebroadcasting both the President's speech where he will return tomorrow, and Blanco talking about impassible interstates, a lot of rooftops, the TV coverage, the breaching of two drainage levees causing the problem. She noted the Dome population is growing with the rescued, and there is insufficient stuff there, so they are working with FEMA to plan (ha!) how to get people out of the untenable situation. Landrieu (?) said St. Bernard, parts of Tammany, etc had more water than she had ever seen, in NO East people on rooftops, etc. She asked those already evacuated to wait for search and rescue to get done first, as every boat is being used to evacuate people.
She said the tsunami area is equivalent to the Indonesian tsunami area, with places that have gone and highways that have vanished, and thousands may not have food, water or shelter.
Another speaker said this is THE most destructive and tragic event in LA.
http://www.craigslist.com provides a place for people to look for family and friends per CNN
There's no freaking way that those tugs they showed on CNN just now trying to drag that freighter are going to get it floating.
CNN's scroll reporting multiple gas leaks in NO. Be prepared to see more fires.