tension starting with people waiting to get into supradome. Lots of pat-

[rodeodance]

downs and searches going on--for security pruposes. and people getting very tired of waiting. chanting at the moment.

[rodeodance]

1. show lots of elderly waiing in W/Chairs . thousands waiting in line.

[rodeodance]

3. Williams said knifes have been taken from people "don't know what

their motivation was--coming to the dome with knives"

[spuddonna]

4. Are you there? Where are you seeing this? n/t

[rodeodance]

16. msnbc showing the scenes.

[spuddonna]

24. Thanks, rodeodance...

We don't have cable news... I'm trying to stay updated with the channel 4 feed...

I haven't heard how the interstates are doing lately... I hope those long lines of cars have made their way out of the area...

[expatriot]

19. Okay, I am starting to cry. Jesus, people!

Every state should be calling up their Air National Gaurd right now. Don't give me Iraq.

They need to recquisition school buses and have armed troops at checkpoints going out of the city... ORDERING drivers to fill up their cars with people. They need to get all the transport choppers they can and do sweeps of neighborhoods and pull people out by force. I just listened to a report on NPR... unless a miracle happens and diverts this storm.... may god help them all.

[rodeodance]

23. Lots of Guard people walking around--should be at the doors doing

checking and letting them in. Domes have lots of doors but many are shut.

[SpiralHawk]

44. You got it, expat - a good series of commands

Make it happen, Mr. Bush. End your vacation and show some leadership for the people of Louisiana.

[shireen]

2. but CNN said

most of them were already inside. Not true?

[RagAss]

6. most of them yes, but still many in line...

[shireen]

14. damn! This is crazy! n/t

[rodeodance]

25. and about to get crazier I do believe.

[rodeodance]

7. watching msnbc--showing hundreds waiting outside

[NYC]

5. What are the weather conditions for those people?

Wind? Rain?

[rodeodance]

9. windy and starting to rain already. older people getting drenched.

[Cobalt Violet]

8. Did they pull over every car fleeing and search it and everyone in it?

Or is that just for the poor?

[rodeodance]

11. they are seaching every person one by one--and baggages as they

enter the dome. slow process. Nat. Guard is doing the searching.

[expatriot]

21. Better question - did they make sure every call was full. nt

[Cobalt Violet]

26. Are those tin foil hat cats?

[Child_Of_Isis]

10. I actually saw an old black lady with a walker.

A man in a military uniform walked right by her. At no time did he offer to take her and lead her to the front. Actually, he seemed more to be guarding and watching the black folks instead of helping anyone.

[rodeodance]

12. they need to open other doors and speed this up. The folks are getting

anxious, chanting Let us in Let us in.

[rodeodance]

15. yeah --there was a whole row of w/chaired elderly waiting.

[Child_Of_Isis]

13. Just wait until they shut the door.

All hell will break loose. Some of the people have been in line for hours.

[rodeodance]

17. yes, the newscaster did say waiting for hours.

[rodeodance]

18. or the crowd storms the doors.

[marylanddem]

20. Hard to believe

that this is the ONLY possibly-safe place - Incredibly poor planning, especially if it's true that there is no provision of food for all these people - a riot/disaster in the making.

[rodeodance]

22. the Gurard needs to open more doors and speed this up. I do not

know what is inside. they did not say but i assume the Red cross is there. hope!!

[rodeodance]

27. more scenes from the Superdome coming up says tweety.

[ispeculate]

28. capacity for the superdome is 70,000 plus the field you could probably...

have another 20,000 people. How full is it? Maybe theyre getting full and want to get people to actually leave?

It sure is gonna get hot in there when the power goes off!

[rodeodance]

30. Williams was saying it could get to 30.000 tonight.

[shireen]

47. they're expecting the field to be flooded. n/t

[ScreamingMeemie]

29. The inhumanity of this entire situation is making my blood boil.

[rodeodance]

31. oh crap, now tweety says he is going to talk to Scarbourough who

lives down in the panhandle. like I care.!! time to turn the station.

[rodeodance]

32. msnbc AGAIN showing the long long lines at the superdome. LOTS

waiting to get in.

[rodeodance]

33. they are back at the dome (after the commerical--drats).

[rodeodance]

34. my gawd they are parked like sardines waiting in line.

[rodeodance]

35. showed a quick pic of inside --looks crowded.

[rodeodance]

36. people going in wet--it is raining.

[rodeodance]

37. now someone saying hope that the Levies do not break.

[rodeodance]

38. all ages, sizes waiting to get in the doors.

[rodeodance]

39. Tweety just called Katrina a 'biblical event"--umm.....

[rodeodance]

40. Tweety saying dome will have 30.000 tonight. I think more--looks like

that many waiting to get in. showing pics again

[rodeodance]

41. steady stream streaming in yet.

[rodeodance]

42. now msnbce is showing pics they showed an hur ago.

[spuddonna]

43. I was just watching WWL in NO streaming...

Looks like a lot of the big affliates are pulling people out now, moving them to Baton Rouge...

It's possible we're going to not see a lot of new coverage...

I heard Fox has a reporter at the Dome, but a reporter at WWL said the Dome lost its fiber feed! So the only live news may be WWL soon... And I think they're moving at midnight (NO time)...

Hey, rodeodance, thanx for the updates... I really appreciate it! :)

We're praying for all the people in NO and along Katrina's path... stay safe...

[Elidor]

45. Saying there are about 15,000 people in the Dome

The lines are almost gone, not many people still coming. They're getting ready to hunker down. No one will be turned away.

Per WWL TV

[spuddonna]

46. Just on WWL a reporter was saying NG brought MREs to Superdome

People waited for hours (3-4 hrs) to get in...

The National Guard was (at some point) triaging, asking for women and children to come forward first. (I didn't hear anything about elderly, or infirm)...

And the National Guard started bringing in MRE's... I missed the amounts quoted... sorry! :(