Hurricane Katrina aftermath - CNN - Situation Room & Lou Dobbs Tonight - 2005-09-02
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[0:04] to respond to emergencies like this.
[0:07] >> All right, Jack, we'll check back with
[0:08] you in a few minutes. Thank you very
[0:10] much. To our viewers, you're in the
[0:12] situation room where new pictures and
[0:14] information from the hurricane disaster
[0:16] zone are arriving all the time and we're
[0:18] going to share them with you. Happening
[0:20] now, some relief amid the floodwaters
[0:23] and the fires. It's 3:00 p.m. in New
[0:26] Orleans, Central time. Eight convoys and
[0:28] troops are on the ground at last in a
[0:31] place being described as a lawless,
[0:33] deadly war zone. President Bush offers
[0:36] to comfort Katrina's victims. Did he get
[0:39] an earful in return? This hour, the
[0:41] president's tour and the growing
[0:43] criticism of the way he's handling this
[0:46] crisis. And tough questions are being
[0:48] asked about race and how it figures into
[0:51] the state of emergency. We'll talk to a
[0:54] top African American member of the
[0:56] United [music] States Congress who fears
[0:58] people may be dying because of the color
[1:01] of their skin.
[1:03] I'm Will Blitzer. You're in the
[1:05] situation room.
[1:10] [music]
[1:14] [music]
[1:22] After four horrific days, we're seeing
[1:25] the first significant signs of at least
[1:27] some relief efforts underway in New
[1:29] Orleans. But the mission ahead remains
[1:32] critical. The first of some 1,000
[1:35] National Guard troops are on the ground
[1:37] in New Orleans right now, along with a
[1:39] convoy of about 50 vehicles packed with
[1:42] supplies. The US Coast Guard now says
[1:45] more than 5,500 people have been rescued
[1:48] in New Orleans. The mayor says 50,000
[1:51] people still need to be evacuated from
[1:53] the city city after what he call