Katrina Live Thread, Part XIII

Various ^ | 1 September 2005 | Various

[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

[Right_in_Virginia]

I wish I thought you were right....but this is lame duck time. Bush is going down.

According to the media, Bush has been a lame duck since Nov. 5, 2004. We didn't believe them then, let's not choose now to start.

We're all on emotional and MSM overload. But, even so, I'm still able to feel gratitude that the same steady adult that has lead us through every crisis for five years is still at the helm.

I'm sure I'm not the only one.

Godspeed, friend.

[Howlin]

Today is not a good day for me. What can I say? :-)

[Soul Seeker]

It is not leadership to arrange settings to stage bullhorn moments as you requested he do. That is pandering to staged PR and is beneath him and any conservative to suggest.

[Born in a Rage]

OMG The SCIENTOLOGISTS are providing AID!!!!

Oh I sure I hope not...

What is written above is what your post said. I didn't twist anything around. You are the one offering an 'explanation' now about how the Scientologists accuse Bush and whatever.

Personally, I don't care right now if they accuse Bush or whoever as long as they are helping the victims to survive. I'm sure the president isn't worried about Scientologist's volunteering either. It's about priorities.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Gets the stupid Karl Rove thing off the radar, gets Cindy off the radar, gets the Roberts confirmation off the radar.

[nuclady]

Just FYI: when I tried to donate at the Salvation Army, they had 5 secure servers up to donate. I had to try 3 different servers to get through. Then, when I got through, it took at least 2 minutes for the credit card info. to go thru. Was afraid that my computer would time out, and, I am on a cable connection.

But, that is good news, because the response is definitely overwhelming! Just keep trying.

[mwl1]

No prob. You can reciprocate when any of us is having a bad day, OK?

[Warren_Piece]

"Bush is going down"

That doesn't even sound like you, Howlin. Has your account been hijacked, or are you just running on a lack of sleep?

[tomkat]

Possibly. It would depend on whether they shot at their rescuers

'Quote of the Day' bump

[Right_in_Virginia]

you could stock a boat!

Not on my salary ;^D

[Howlin]

I'll owe you one.

[Conservababe]

It is my opionion that Bush is absolutely furious with the head of FEMA. After hearing his non-stop interviews, I am not impressed with him. I think he was the one who delayed too long, especially in Mississippi and Alabama.

[Jrabbit]

Again....Bush declared it a disaster area before the dang thing ever hit.

[Tarheel]

Look at it this way--help comes in many forms. The Scientologists are not out to recuit in this group of people--they d/n have enough $.

[Howlin]

This is not a good day for me -- and I'm letting this get me down.

You all smack me around for a while, okay?

[Right_in_Virginia]

Hang tough, friend. We need you. (And, we understand)

[OKIEDOC]

Laverne wrote:
The Bush bashing on CNN is uncontrollable -- in fact, its gotten to the point of laughable. Just listen to them for one minute, and you will laugh. MSNBC...well, they are just ignorant all around.

REPLY:

The reporters are really showing their biased ignorance.

My new email to the MSM.


Someone says that race should be an issue.

That the mayor couldn't evacuate people because blacks didn't have money to leave because they were poor.

Dear MSM

Instead of trying to come together there are some trying to pull America apart at the seems.

Idiotic and gleeful comments from the likes of Wolf Blitzer, Jack Cafferty, Chris Matthews and a number of talking heads.

All ready the liberal do nothings are running for cover like soaked rats from a sinking ship.

Senator Landrieu, Governor Blanco, and many Louisiana officials are part of the problem not the remedy.

Maybe the mayor and governor should have thought about that when they were running for office.

However, for one thing they could have used all the 100's of school buses and many, many city buses now under water.

If you ask me, I doubt any one would be echoing these race baiting comments if these folks were white or brown skinned.

They probably would not give a tinkers damn if this happened to evil Whites and Hispanics.

Race should never be the issue when it comes to life and death.

However, the black race baiter's and their smug elitists radical liberal white supporters would certainly like it to be that way.

[oceanview]

not sure Rudy would do it, now that the Dems have injected their political poison into this effort.

[cgk]

Exactly.