Terry Ebbert
Terry Ebbert
coming exposed greater human seen suffering
They keep coming out of the woodwork. The human suffering I've seen here is greater than anything I've ever been exposed to.
armed groups large
These are not individuals looting. These are large groups of armed individuals.
learn lessons move next weekend
The lessons we learn this weekend will be incorporated into the next phase. We will move very carefully.
hard last learn night
Some of them, it was their last night on Earth. That's a hard way to learn a lesson.
compared dire encouragement far initial minor numbers relatively
There's some encouragement in the initial sweeps. ... The numbers (of dead) so far are relatively minor as compared with the dire predictions of 10,000.
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.
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.
beginning bringing city commerce moving orleans path start stay vitally
Beginning Saturday, we will be on the path of bringing New Orleans back. We feel it's vitally important for this city to stay alive, for commerce to start moving in the right direction.
national
This is a national emergency. This is a national disgrace.
break designed handle system
The system didn't break down. The system just wasn't designed to handle something so catastrophic.
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.
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.
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.