These paragraphs from CNN's report have to be among the sickest things I've read in "news" in some time. Bold text segments are pop-up video links on CNN's site that I wouldn't reproduce even if I could.

The death toll from the storm is estimated at 68 -- mostly in Mississippi. Officials stressed that the number is uncertain but likely to be much higher. (Watch the video report of a husband whose wife slipped from his grip -- 1:07 )

[…] Katrina caused widespread flooding across the region, and floodwaters were still rising Tuesday in New Orleans after a hole opened in a levee protecting the city. (See video of knee-deep and rising water in the French Quarter -- 1:19)

[…] In the city's 9th Ward neighborhood, rescue efforts continued throughout the night, with authorities in boats plucking residents from submerged homes after water topped another levee. (Watch the video account of unanswered screams -- 1:57)

Right now, on the air, Wolf Blitzer is all "wow" about video they showed of kids being airlifted out in a spinning basket, because it was so fragile that they could have fallen out and been killed, wow! Wouldn't that have been great TV!

I think I need to throw up.

27 posts and an entire day about grilled cheese.