if you can...

...watch oprah today. i know, it's oprah. but, this is a good slice of what was really going on when we were down there. it's pretty real and gives you a good handle on where people are ACTUALLY at in new orleans, with an accessible host. she's talking to the mayor, the chief of police, and with several evacuees. skip the oprah (sometimes lovable, sometimes angering) platitudes and watch for the facts.