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Posted on 09/01/2005 3:46:26 PM PDT by NautiNurse
28,000 National Guard troops are deployed to the disaster areas in Mississippi, Alabama, and to Louisiana, where SWAT teams are working to combat the looters and shooters in New Orleans. Additional 1400 National Guard troops are being deployed daily.
Shootings reported at a New Orleans hospital, rescue boats, and a military helicopter, while conditions continue to deteriorate at the SuperDome amid refugee deaths and chaos. Evacuation of New Orleans continues.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert has voiced serious doubts about rebuilding New Orleans with federal funds, while assuring the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida that the United States Congress stands ready to help them in their time of need. New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin issued a "desperate SOS."
Doctors at two desperately crippled hospitals in New Orleans called The Associated Press Thursday morning pleading for rescue, "We have been trying to call the mayor's office, we have been trying to call the governor's office ... we have tried to use any inside pressure we can. We are turning to you. Please help us," said Dr. Norman McSwain, chief of trauma surgery at Charity Hospital, the largest of two public hospitals.
The Port of New Orleans is now open to shallow draft vessels. Congress is reconvening in an emergency session. International offers to assist the U.S. have been received from Russia, Japan, Canada, France, Honduras, Germany, Venezuela, Jamaica, Australia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Greece, Hungary, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, China, South Korea, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, NATO and the Organization of American States.
Jesse Jackson has arrived in Louisiana...
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
Streaming Video:
WWL-TV (via CBS): WWLTV via CBS
WWL-TV Now via WFAA Dallas **NEW LINK**: http://www.wwltv.com/cgi-bin/bi/video/makeadplaylist.pl?title=beloint_wfaa&live=yes
WDSU-TV: http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38843.asx
WPMI-TV: http://www.wpmi.com/mediacenter/default.aspx?videoId=113739
WKRG-TV: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518
WTOK-TV Temporarily Not Live Streaming (follow the link on the home page): http://www.wtok.com/
WJTV-TV: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95563
Louisiana Statewide Katrina Network (WJBO-AM Baton Rouge): http://ccri.eonstreams.com/ccri_la_batonrouge_wjbo_am.asf
Gulf Coast Storm Network (radio): http://www.stormalert.net/main.html#
Louisiana Scanner
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
Looting Begins In New Orleans
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/
Previous Threads:
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
If they're alive with no fatalities, they came out ahead.
Things can *always* be replaced.
He just said there should be 500 buses ready for something like this. He said helicopters should have been available. He just said there should have been black Americans with President Bush and Clinton.
Yay! WWL just broke away from Jesse's rambling to show the PResident touring the disaster areas.... No wait, they'e still playing the audio in the background. Gah... since when JEsse Jackson so important to the world?
Jrabbit,So sorry-prayers for you and your family.
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Water, Non Perishable Food Items, Baby Items, OTC Drugs, Cleaning Supplies, Toiletries, Feminine Supplies, Paper Products, Linen Items, First Aid Supplies, Batteries, Flashlights, etc.
Any donations that you can make to help those in need would be greatly appreciated. DoubleTree Hotel Atlanta/Roswell, located at 1075 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, has agreed to be a drop location for this effort. The Coastal Moving truck will pick up donations behind the hotel on Friday, 9/2/05 from 8am-10am and Saturday from 4p-6p. Volunteers are also needed to help load the trucks.
WWL just cut him off to cover President Bush.
Won't need to; they're just staging at the airport -- sounds like they're shipping them out of there as fast as they can. The medical cases are being airlifted out, those that are well are headed for buses out to Texas, Georgia and elsewhere.
My wife has had a time of it with people showing up on her doorstep the last couple of days (she's a director for Fulton Co. DFCS).
They continue to marginalize themselves by not re-torting groups like the CBC.
Here Come the Troops Just saw 2 CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopters pass by overhead, and now on cam you can see what looks like a whole batallion of troops roll toward the Convention Center.
Nope. Gypsy Jackson is still on WWL.
Anybody got a live feed for that?
I'm surprised that CNN isn't covering that Jack$on presser.
Indeed. I'm glad they're not.
He's now blaming global warming; going after the National Guard in Iraq instead of NOLA; pointing to the budget spent in Iraq...
He's tossing as many darts as he can...
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Balloon liberal bubble heads shouldn't throw darts, it's the same as people who live in glass houses throwing rocks.
Supposedly the word is at AirAmerika that this is the last straw for Bush and Americans will not tolerate how badly he has handled this...
and that this will be his last week as POTUS---I guess they are thinking that since Congress will be back next week, they will start impeachment proceedings over his horrid performance on this Hurricane...
I have heard it a couple of times today...
Oh yikes - I am so sorry that your mother is just like mine. I try to get her to listen to reason and facts but she will have none of it. It's exasperating, isn't it? I have not hung up on her as my daddy would rise up out of his grave and take me to the woodshed. But he did teach me to speak my mind - just better not be disrespectful to my mom no matter what.
Exactly.
And I wonder if others in this country are getting to the point where I am fast getting - tired of the media, tired of the race pimps, and tired of blaming anybody except the right people.
The fact that the left is taking JOY in this situation for their own political benefit is just stunning.
I was very busy last weekend, but I understand that President Bush declared the whole area an emergency area last weekend, before Katrina even struck, so FEMA would have the authority to pre-position supplies. I understand, further, that has never been done before.
You might want to check these, and EMail that to your mom.
Not even Clintoon, the perfect president, ever did that.
Of course, like 9/11 - the poor baby never had the chance...
From: http://www.fema.gov/library/df_7.shtm
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# Hurricanes and typhoons were the most costly of the 1990s weather-related events, for which FEMA has currently obligated more than $7.78 billion. A total of 88 declarations were issued for these storms, including a single-year record of 19 in 1999.
# Included in those costs were $2.5 billion for Hurricane Georges in 1998; $1.8 billion for Hurricane Andrew in 1992; $725.7 million for Hurricane Floyd in1999; $623.1 million for Hurricane Fran in1996; and $491.3 million for Hurricane Marilyn in 1995.
Imagine: This hurricane at a presently estimated over $50Billion cost of damage, will likely cost FEMA multiple times the cost of the whole 1990-1999 decade!
Wow! Where did you see the troops? Web feed?
We are growing in our part of the State by leaps and bounds. I'm beginning to think we are going to be solid houses from Wickenburg to Laughlin.
Reset the feed. Here are the addresses:
http://old.mises.org:88/NO
http://old.mises.org:88/NO2
http://194.97.144.25/NewOrleans
The first two are being hosted by the great people at The Ludwig Von Mises Institute.
The third one is being hosted by the generous people at space.net
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