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

[Pearls Before Swine]

This is also why rebuilding NO is an important issue

It--or something--will be rebuilt in the vicinity as a port. But does it make sense to rebuild it as a city, with a million people in a bowl? One-tenth or one-twentieth that many would suffice to run a port and service the workers.

[Howlin]

MSNBC reporter saying Bush will make remarks at the airport "which really doesn't do much good for the people down at the SuperDome."

It's a full frontal assualt by the press.

People in the SuperDome saying that the president is "condemning" them.

[epaul]

Actually, some where in these thousands of posts, I recall that the animals were evacuated to a Houston shelter before the hurricane hit.

[KakaduDreamer]

[ican'tbelieveit]

Someone needs to reply back that making comments at the Superdome won't do much good either. It isn't like his arrival cures the ills there.

[Soul Seeker]

Because for some in our culture Government has displaced God, so if Government isn't represented they feel 'God" has abandoned them. To the rest of us we do not look at Government as our Saviors. We pull ourselves up, lean on Faith, family, friends and good samaritans and when Government enters we welcome it but we'll survive either way.

[Warren_Piece]

You Texans - especially those in Houston. Has there been any report on any aid coming from Lakewood Church? They probably have more resources than the city government (he said only half-joking). I know THOSE people can make a huge difference to the Houston refugees, if they put their minds to it.

[jeffers]

Everybody knew it.

Major chink in the Cat 3 "armor".

Those two Parishes were under before the eyewall hammered downtown.

[Patriot from Philly]

I saw Matthews and Howard Finestein and Mitchell. I thought Matthews was going to giggle with glee at how much this was going to hurt Bush. I mean, he was really excited.

Now, Bush was slow on this, but I hope the President turns this around and Matthews has to cry.

But the media definitely has their story...this is Bush's fault.

[leadpenny]

Matthews took a shot at the Veep just before they went to commercial.

[Bahbah]

Chris Matthews doing a good job at the MSNBC anchor desk.

You know I trust you, but I am finding this hard to wrap my mind around.

[MNlurker]

If Fineman and Matthews are moaning about the Federal response then I know that Bush will be fine.

A. Mitchell seemed to be willing to spread the blame to everyone. Coming from MSNBC I will accept it.

[Howlin]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1475135/posts?page=2364#2364

[Sammie42]

it's been reported that the superdome is now empty except for a handful of thugs breaking glass and destroying what is left. I assume everyone is waiting outside to be transported.

[roses of sharon]

Nobody has criticized him? LOL

Typical libs, they always rewrite history. They have erased the 90's from history, and now have erased the entire Bush presidency to say he has had NO criticism?

They always overplay their hands.

[Bahbah]

I was chastised earlier for giving locations....

It's probably a good thing to be careful about. I just thought it amusing that your post was right after one that gave the location.

[oceanview]

I like it, I like it alot.

I'm just getting back home, has anyone found Mayor Nagin?

[Miss Marple]

It is what I expected. The REAL reason is that the democrats think their support of the President after 9/11 was a tactical error, allowing him a long stretch of time where he got media coverage and all was positive.

So, in essence, they have decided to use the victims of Hurrican Katrina as a soapbox. They are despicabe, and I am not going to put up with it.

And I wish someone would speak up for the President besides those of us on the internet. How about some of the Senators speaking up?

I am so mad that I am spitting! Howard Fineman is a complete @&##*&@#!!!

[hummingbird]

Is he running down the road yelling "Ashley, Ashley, you're home!!"

He would be if he had thought of it first, cajungirl. I think he just announced that the 4th ID had arrived. Ah, Geraldo...larger than life....

IIRC, you were called into work and you are involved in medical field? If I recalled correctly, what's going on in your general location? I'm hearing the talking, bobbing heads saying the Astrodome is turning people away like the cold, heartless "bastids" they must be. Actually, I believe the Fire Marshall allowed the limit and then Red Cross and whoever else is in coordination with the moving of buses just started moving people to Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, Huntsville and probably other Texas cities as well. Ill and infirm are being absorbed into Texas Medical Center and outlaying Houston hospitals. I guess the talking heads want the Fire Marshall to pack the Astrodome and have a repeat of the Superdome.

"Think, talking heads, think. You don't send traumatized, sick, starving people from the horror of the Superdome and put them into a situation that is just as bad by overpacking them in the Astrodome. You try to make the situation better."

Does anyone in the news feel the need to follow up their statements that the Astrodome is turning people away with the reality that the Astrodome has reached capacity and the people are being sent to other facilities?! No one is being dumped into the streets of Houston to wonder wildly...they are being taken in somewhere where they can be fed, clothed and taken care of...a friend of mine who works in Houston said his company,many Houston companies and the local "conservative" radios station and the TV stations, the churches, and on and on and on have raised millions of dollars and are collecting food, clothes, toys, diapers, hygiene products for orderly drop offs at select locations around town.

Gosh, cajungirl...it is not awesome when you know what the reality is and then watch what the "news" people are throwing out there! What happened to journalistic integrity?! Today's "journalists" have made parodies of themselves, IMHO.

Maybe once hair gel and mousse, etc. entered the equation, straight reporting dropped down to a lower priority. Well, at least they have provided me with a new tagline.