Terry Ebbert
Terry Ebbert
days fema five knew monday move needed number rolling
Monday we knew what we needed by numbers. We told FEMA we needed to move 30,000 people. Now we're just rolling on number 30,000. This should have been five days ago.
aid bail city command fema massive national send three tsunami victims
This is a national disgrace. FEMA has been here three days, yet there is no command and control. We can send massive amounts of aid to tsunami victims but we can't bail out the city of New Orleans.
run sewer water
There are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of breaks. No water pressure, you can't run the sewer system.
best city dealt thoroughly
To the best of our ability, we have thoroughly searched this city and dealt with those individuals who wanted to be evacuated.
We're going to be at this a long time.
armed city gangs men moving
There are gangs of armed men in the city moving around the city.
compared deaths dire minor people predicted relatively
Some of the catastrophic deaths some people have predicted may not have occurred. The numbers, so far, are relatively minor as compared with the dire predictions of 10,000.
hard last learn night
Some of them, it was their last night on Earth. That's a hard way to learn a lesson.
deaths encouragement found initial people predicted
I think there's some encouragement in what we've found in the initial sweeps that some of the catastrophic deaths that some people predicted may not have occurred.
compared dire encouragement far found initial minor numbers relatively
I think there's some encouragement in what we've found in the initial sweeps. Numbers so far are relatively minor as compared to the dire projections of 10,000.
act coming deal department feelings great
It is a department under a great deal of stress. I know you see some of those feelings coming out in how they act out.
crisis face near
We're going to face a crisis in the very near term.
areas debris large ninth starting wednesday
We're going to have re-entry for a 'look and leave' into the Ninth Ward starting on Wednesday into those areas where we don't have the large debris fields.
criminal justice system
We have no criminal justice system functioning today.