On the recordAugust 31, 2005
Currently, the convention center is unsanitary and unsafe, and we are running out of supplies for 15,000 to 20,000 people. We are now allowing people to march.
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Ray Nagin
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transcripts.cnn.comRay Nagin: “Currently, the convention center is unsanitary and unsafe, and we are running out of supplies for 15,000 to 20,000…”
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The mayor of New Orleans issued a desperate SOS regarding the dire conditions at the convention center.
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