CNN covering the breach story next (3:30 Eastern)

[speedoo]

Sanchez just announced.

[Garbo 2004]

1. repeating the previous interview from the Tulane Hospital rep. See if

there's any new info to add. If it means the lake is draining into downtown NO, as I understand it does, then...well...

[AlGore-08.com]

2. Tulane Official: LA State Police confirms breach in levee 2 blocks long

On CNN now

[speedoo]

3. expecting a statement from the Army Corps of Engineers

Sanchez says thay are expecting a statement from the Army Corps of Engineers by 4:30 eatern.

Tulane lady said the La. State Police had confirmed the breach. My God, Sanchez is thick. The poor woman's patience with him was exhausted by the time she said "I've gotta go."

[Maru Kitteh]

4. Holy Crap. Is this it?

How far below that lake is the city?

[punpirate]

5. On average...

... about eight feet--twelve feet in places. Lake Pontchartrain and the low points of the city will equalize at some point, but whatever water from the storm which drains into the lake will drain into the city.

It will make the situation worse, no question.

[jean]

6. wikipedia has great coverage on this - plus a cross section of NO

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina

The lake is on the right