wwl-tv: press conference on now!

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http://www.wwltv.com - live stream

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1. 19,000 people evacuated out of convention center as of 7pm

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2. featuring who and/or what? nt

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4. Gen. Flemming is the first speaker

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3. superdome and convention center all evacuated

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5. 2000 people left at the airport

I-10 completely clear...encouraging residents to remain in designated shelters...violence and criminal factions have declined greatly...no report of violence last night...some calls reporting violence were prank calls...

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6. people still trapped in attics

going to use map to pinpoint location of callers

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7. not sure were people are being taken...ask FEMA

not turning away busses...

thousand 911 calls a day...people trapped in attics...some people still able to make quick connections.

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8. 1,000 911 calls a day?

I missed what they said about that. Anybody catch it?

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9. picking up people on the levees east and westbank by ferries

taking them to Algiers.

as of 8pm ... 648,000 people without power down from 1,000,000

876,000 communication lines out, no real progress

3,000 lines of gas out in Jefferson Parish

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10. analyzing water samples...

trying to determine what chemicals and bacteria it contains

fairly strong odor to water coming out 17th canal...lots of chemicals and organisms

results of samples within 24-48h