WHAT? When was this? This Morn? Before Russert put him on?
Aug 27
"It looks like we're going to bear some of the brunt of this storm," Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco said. "Hurricane Katrina's aiming our way."
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said he would likely call for the state's largest city to be evacuated early on Sunday and might use the Louisiana Superdome as a giant shelter.
"Katrina's ground zero is hovering too close for comfort," Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard said.
Hurricane watches and warnings were posted for a stretch of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida-Alabama border, alerting millions of residents to expect hurricane-force winds within 36 hours.