Theodosia, was that the one called "Born Without a Face" on Discovery Health?

Yes, they were rerunning it on the regular Discovery Channel. My nephews have a cousin who was born with similar, if less severe, birth defects, and his parents have responded to it not unlike the most excellent parents in the documentary.

If the levees were going to break, at least it was after the main part of Katrina had passed -- which meant that rescue efforts were able to get going, that people didn't have to flee their houses into hurricane weather and get hit by flying debris. It sucks, but the important thing is that as many lives weren't lost.

The governor's giving a news conference now. She looks pretty terrible.

Dana, are you watching it online?

I know I'm being picky, but if they're going to wank this particular issue, for me at least, they need to be a little more careful with the way they present it.

I agree. And if he knew that he needed the insulin blocker, why didn't he arrange for it sooner. Or did he think getting regular insulin shots for a month wasn't dangerous? Again, I wish he was a better actor and we could tell when he planned something and when he's winging it. So far, he's no Jack Bauer.

Dana, are you watching it online?

Yeah, there's a streaming feed from wwltv.com, although they've lost the press conference footage. They're supposed to go back to it in a bit.

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A preliminary map of the damage.

Okay, thanks. I just found the live coverage. They're saying the water levels are still rising in the Metro NOLA area.

Yeah. The anchors on WWL are doing very well, but they're obviously upset.

Now it looks like the water is gunning for the French Quarter, right down Canal St. They thought it would have started to abate by now. There are several fires too, and emergency crews can't get to them. Everything east of the Intercoastal canal, from the 9th Ward down is under like 10 feet of water.