1427 The best and worst after the hurricane

The scenes on the cable networks are compelling. The Coast Guard rescues have been dramatic [shared video, but I thought Fox's commentary was the best and the least intrusive]. Most discouraging is the footage of the looters. There's no one to stop them so they are just grinning into the camera lens and waving. Most heartwarming was the shot of someone pouring water on a stranded sea lion who was dying in the heat. Shepard Smith on Fox was probably the best I've ever heard of him--he was not just another pretty face. Stranded in Louisiana when he really wanted to be in Mississippi, his home state, his voice wavered as he motioned toward the devastation. He sounded completely distraught and not at all the controlled professional he usually is.