Shep was very clear that there were no resources available for the people on the bridge in the immediate area. Was he lying and there was really a Salvation Army station in walking distance? Why would he lie about that?
I heard that the "moat" around the Super Dome was 5 feet deep. Are you aware of spots which would be easy to cross? How are you aware of this and Shep, standing there, is not?
I share some of your frustration with people who weren't smart enough to leave when they could, and with the general management of the situation thus far, but I can't understand your criticisms of Shep Smith or the people on the bridge. It seems to me that if those people, having walked so far, could have gotten into the Dome, they would have. I've seen a lot of stupid things done by people in NOLA today, but I can't fault this.
This is the trouble I am having with the Shep haters. They say he should know this info yet he asked a COP on that same bridge and the Spokes Person form the State Troopers and neither of them could could impart this supposedly painfully obvious info.
I believe these folks just have a beef with Shep and the reporters there. If not they would ask these same questions. But they just skim over them and hammer away and constantly change there story when asked why the authorities could not impart this "Obvious" information when asked by the reporters.
That would help explain why an able bodied fellow like Shep wasn't lifting a finger to help anybody. Otherwise, this reeks of Geraldo tactics. btw - where is Geraldo?
Shep was never more than 1/2 mile away from the Superdome during his reports from I-10 today, and usually he was closer. His female (don't know her name) counterpart with Fox was standing next to a Salvation Army relief center located under I-10 at the Superdome. He claimed nobody was getting any water, food, or help all day (despite actually getting video of trucks loaded with water and supplies parking on the interstate). His female counterpart explained that refugees were receiving good care including food water and medical care. Later, Shep told Brit that nothing was being done to help refugees just as a convoy of motor coaches full of refugees drove behind him leaving the Superdome. It was almost funny. Was he lying? I don't think he was outright lying. I think he just found the story he wanted and ran with it. He is obviously under a lot of emotional stress. I just don't think he is the right person for Fox to rely on at this stage of the game.