Official Hurricane Katrina Thread

[j-6]

I want to stay out of the political things that have to do with this tragedy, but I've had CNN on basically non-stop for days and that was the first Cindy Sheehan commercial I've seen.

I know CNN is around to make $$$, but I wish they would have thought about content during the Katrina crisis.

[1369]

Cindy Sheehan has a commercial? What is it, 30 seconds of her griping about the President? (Not trying to be funny, I just didn't know that)

[Extra Stout]

If anyone wants to do any remodeling, do it soon. I have a hunch that sheet rock and insulation is going to get scarce as soon as they start rebuilding those houses.

I cannot fathom the amount of flooding we are seeing in those pictures. It will take decades for folks to recover from this

I wonder how many of those homes will actually get rebuilt.

[Jelly]

Cindy Sheehan has a commercial? What is it, 30 seconds of her griping about the President?

bingo

[j-6]

Cindy Sheehan has a commercial? What is it, 30 seconds of her griping about the President? (Not trying to be funny, I just didn't know that)

Yes, for the most part. I'm not exactly a Bush fan, but get that partisan off the air when there's a national disaster unfolding before our eyes.

More blog news...

3:59 P.M. - WWL-TV reporter Jonathan Betz reports widespread looting and WWL-TV cameras showed people walking out of Canal Street stores with racks of clothes and electronics. Some looters concentrated on basics and supplies, while others made no secret of their desire to get what they could.

Shoot them. Now. Before they start stealing relief supplies and the like.

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I wonder how many of those homes will actually get rebuilt.

I thought I heard on the radio that FEMA would cover 75% of costs of recovery.

[Jelly]

I want to stay out of the political things that have to do with this tragedy, but I've had CNN on basically non-stop for days and that was the first Cindy Sheehan commercial I've seen.

I know CNN is around to make $$$, but I wish they would have thought about content during the Katrina crisis.

I've seen the Cindy Sheehan commercial on CNN about 20 times. (maybe I'm watching way too much TV these days)

[ObiwanGinobili]

I want to stay out of the political things that have to do with this tragedy, but I've had CNN on basically non-stop for days and that was the first Cindy Sheehan commercial I've seen.

I know CNN is around to make $$$, but I wish they would have thought about content during the Katrina crisis.

thast liek the 4th time I've seen it.
It usually plays during the situation room.

[ObiwanGinobili]

I thought I heard on the radio that FEMA would cover 75% of costs of recovery.

well if it was me , I know i don;t have the other 25% laying around.
especially not after my job most likely got whipped out too.

[j-6]

Any fans of other coverage, like Fox or MSNBC? Or other net feeds?

[Jelly]

Is that a marching band I hear???? anyone watching CNN?

[ObiwanGinobili]

Is that a marching band I hear???? anyone watching CNN?

yeah i heard that too... I was thinking "those kids could be clearing debris right now.. we don;t need a live band.. if you want music justpump hte volume o none of those FEMA trucks"

Any fans of other coverage, like Fox or MSNBC? Or other net feeds?

ehhh. it;s hit and miss.... MSNBC had some good stuff around 2pm...
and then FOX seemed to be gettign the best stuff a bit after that.
but the Wolf came on and smoked thier butts.

i don;t normally watch FOX at all and I catch MSNBC only occasionaly.

[Jelly]

yeah i heard that too... I was thinking "those kids could be clearing debris right now.. we don;t need a live band.. if you want music justpump hte volume o none of those FEMA trucks"


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yeah, apparantly a high school marching band assembled...I guess to lighten the mood. oh well, I guess their heart was in the right place

[j-6]

Blog update:

4:21 P.M. - WWL-TV Reporter quotes officials as saying there may now be 60,000 people in the Superdome and that more people are still being urged to go there.

[MannyIsGod]

Dude, they have to do something to stay sane.

[j-6]

Oh .

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/3...ina/index.html

BREAKING NEWS
Rising waters force evacuation of tens of thousands who sought refuge in New Orleans rescue centers, state governor says. More soon.

[MannyIsGod]

This is a result of 2 MAJOR BREACHES OF THE LEVEE. The first one ,is about 400 feet long, and appears to have given
way around 9PM last night. The Corp of Engineers have now said there is also a second breach as well. Within the hour
the Pentagon will be taking over the coordination and manpower / machinery to assist in closing the 2 breaches.

The COE indicates there is no other way to resolve the problem, and they will be using huge cranes, barges of sand and intend
to 'plug' the breached area. Until that is accomplished, News Orleans will continue to fill up with water
No time table is known on how long it will take. The COE indicated they have 'great concern' for the a specific
pumping station - the largest in the world -- and it will be eventually used to drain the water out of the
city after the levee has been repaired.

This is turning into a 'slow motion version' of the worst case scenario for New Orleans.
Over 1,200 people have been rescued by 40 coast guard recovery helicopters where people are standing on
roofs - since yesterday. Untold numbers of dead - likely in the hundreds and possibly near 1,000 or more
Disease is expected to take a heavy toll within days. This could claim thousands of lives. The key seemingly
is to somehow to evacuate everyone from the city. Whether this can be done I have no clue.

Thats from Steve Gregory's last email.

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Breaking news on Cnn.com is that they are having to evacuate over 10K from shelters due to the rising waters.

I wonder if there is a military installation somewhere near where they can set up a "tent city" for these people until things get back to some semblence of "normal".

[MannyIsGod]

I just saw the video of the man who lost his wife on CNN. That hurts man, that really hurts.

[ObiwanGinobili]

oh my.. did ya'll just see that story about the man who lost his wife?
I'm so emotional........

[Ginofan]

The whole toxic soup/cesspool scenario is looking more and more real, even though N.O. didn't take the direct, horrific stuff. I haven't been able to keep up today with what's going on...are they still having problems getting out to rescue people? The longer that takes to rescue the people on their roofs and in their attics, the more people you have dying from disease and maybe even starvation(?) And now the shelters are endangered...it just keeps getting worse and worse.

[SpursWoman]

This is turning into a 'slow motion version' of the worst case scenario for New Orleans.

Sounds familiar. Slower, but just as devastating.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Yep, this is what I said last night. New Orleans is slowly drowning

[Jelly]

wow. anyone see all those prisoners assembled on the overpass?

[j-6]

The whole toxic soup/cesspool scenario is looking more and more real, even though N.O. didn't take the direct, horrific stuff. I haven't been able to keep up today with what's going on...are they still having problems getting out to rescue people? The longer that takes to rescue the people on their roofs and in their attics, the more people you have dying from disease and maybe even starvation(?) And now the shelters are endangered...it just keeps getting worse and worse.

I think they need to drop all this levee and completely concentrate on getting the folks out of the city, period. 80% is underwater and it's still filling up...it's not like they're going to be able to do anything as far as getting the water out immediately, if at all.

Really, at this point what's another 15 feet of water if you get the city completely evacuated? Everything (for the most part) is ruined or damaged.