We will weather this storm as we have weathered Katrina. |
We'll be well. We can do it. I see signs of hope all around us. Lights are coming on, and things are happening all around. |
We're dumping things into the hole, just to stem the tide. |
We're offering them the opportunity to continue to serve in the Guard and help us rebuild southeast Louisiana, ... That will keep them employed. This will be an opportunity to tide them over. |
We're urging people in the Katrina impact areas to be very, very cautious. |
We've fought hurricanes before. You know, we think we are hurricane-smart and there's some normal things that go on during the aftermath of a serious hurricane, but this is not normal. This is past the normal thing that we normally have dealt with over the years, |
We've got an engineering nightmare trying to fill the breach of the levee where the waters are pouring into the city. I think they've been working on it all night, and they'll continue to work on it all day today. |
We've got people who have needs today. |
We've got people with needs today. |
We've got to make their living conditions a little more decent. A lot more decent, as a matter of fact, because living conditions in the dome are deteriorating rapidly -- no power, no water, hard to get food, supplies in. |
We've pulled literally hundreds of people out of the waters, |
We've pulled literally hundreds of people out of the waters, ... We believe there are hundreds more out there. And so tonight is critical. |
We’re no longer a typical governor’s office, ... I need Andy to help me with this whole rebuilding, coordinating effort. This is a huge responsibility. |
Well, it's a logistical nightmare, ... We have identified other shelters in other parts of the state. Communities are ready to receive these people to help them out. |
Were finding a mighty lot of people, ... We think there are hundreds more. |