At the startup of a FEMA response, I would be upset if I knew they were watching TV. It was NOT FEMA'S responsiblity to determine the status and location of problems; it was city & state's duty to have command & control of emergency response. The federal responders at this time was a logistics response to get people, equipment, and supplies as directed by the LA command center which apparently was non-functional, possibley non-existent