Sep 01 Watch FEMA's Mike Brown Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Brown called the hurricane and its aftermath a disaster of catastrophic proportions and that FEMA will use all necessary resources to aid emergency relief efforts. Continue watching
Aug 31 U.S. to Release Oil From Reserve to Aid Refiners Hit by Hurricane By Admin, PBS News Hour Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said Wednesday that the administration will release oil from the federal petroleum reserves to help refiners affected by Hurricane Katrina. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch Hurricane Katrina's Effects A Newsweek a reporter provides an update on the general morale and physical destruction of Hurricane Katrina. Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch Katrina Destroys Entire Towns The mayor of New Orleans ordered a total evacuation and crews began moving refugees from the Superdome to the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. Officials estimate that one million people across the region are now homeless and it could take two… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch Flood Blamed on Levee Breaches Two levee breaches in New Orleans left more than 80 percent of the city under water. The editor of Scientific American Magazine explains how the levees broke and what crews can do to plug the holes. Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch Hurricane Katrina: Louisiana Governor Responds Gov. Kathleen Blanco of Louisiana responds to criticism of the state's rescue and recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina. Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch Hurricane Katrina: Devestation in Biloxi An Independent Television News report provides a look at the damage in Biloxi, Miss. from Hurricane Katrina. Continue watching
Aug 30 Hurricane Katrina Carves Path of Death and Destruction By PBS News Hour A day after Hurricane Katrina slammed the Gulf Coast, leaving broken buildings and flooding in its path, the governor of Mississippi reported Tuesday that as many as 80 people may have died in one county alone. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch Katrina Fallout: Louisiana Emergency crews estimate that 80 percent of New Orleans is underwater after levee breaches flooded the city. Search and rescue teams remain focused on lifesaving efforts and medical attention for survivors. Following a recap of a press conference, an emergency… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch Hurricane Katrina: The Federal Response The Federal Emergency Management Agency's deputy director provides an overview of the government's response to the hurricane disaster. Continue watching