Hurricane Katrina aftermath - CNN - Situation Room & Lou Dobbs Tonight - 2005-09-06
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[0:02] happening right now. New flames shooting
[0:06] up above the flood waters. It's [music]
[0:08] 300 p.m. Central time in New Orleans
[0:10] where first responders are confronting
[0:13] fresh challenges every single day. We'll
[0:16] get a unique view of the problems and
[0:18] the progress. Also, it's 400 p.m. here
[0:21] in Washington where President Bush is
[0:23] holding high level meetings on storm
[0:25] recovery and getting an earful from
[0:27] members of the US Congress.
[0:29] Investigations are in the works to
[0:32] determine why the government didn't move
[0:34] into the disaster zone faster. And we're
[0:37] hearing Mr. Bush is preparing, as we
[0:39] just heard from Ellie, to ask for many,
[0:42] many more billions of dollars in federal
[0:45] aid. and a tribute to the US Chief
[0:48] Justice. Colleagues and admirers paying
[0:50] last respects to William Renquist,
[0:53] including the man tapped to follow in
[0:55] his footsteps. I'm Will Blitzer. You're
[0:57] in the situation room.
[1:04] [music]
[1:10] >> [music]
[1:14] >> The New Orleans mayor has a stern
[1:16] warning for people insisting on staying
[1:18] in his beloved city. He says it's simply
[1:21] not safe here. Mayor Ray Negan says
[1:24] there's an unhealthy mix of tox toxic
[1:27] waste in the water and dead bodies and
[1:29] mosquitoes and gas. The source of the
[1:32] mayor's office is telling CNN the flood
[1:34] waters are now contaminated with E. coli
[1:37] bacteria. City officials deny reports
[1:40] they're preventing delivery of water to
[1:42] residents refusing to evacuate. Another
[1:46] danger, raging fires, [music] including
[1:48] one in the New Orleans historic garden
[1:50] district. National Guard troops cordoned
[1:53] off the area as helicopters dropp