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Bush to Address Nation from Louisiana Thursday
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Death toll has reached 279 as recovery efforts continue; power back on
in some parts of New Orleans, pumps draining streets of polluted
floodwaters  







President Bush in New Orleans,  MondayThe White House says President
Bush will address the nation from hurricane devastated Louisiana late
Thursday.

White House spokesman Scott McClellan says the president will talk
about recovery efforts and "the way forward," and is not focused on
his falling poll numbers. President Bush has seen his approval rating
drop to its lowest point ever in several public opinion polls, amid
widespread criticism of the federal government's initial response to
Hurricane Katrina.

The death toll in Louisiana is now 279, including 45 people whose
bodies were recently discovered in a flooded out hospital in New
Orleans. Power is back on in some areas of the city, and water pumps
are draining streets of polluted floodwaters.







Arrival monitor at Louis Armstrong International Airport in New
Orleans displays test screen as group of U.S. Air Force airmen walk by

New Orleans' Louis Armstrong international airport plans to resume
some commercial flights Tuesday.

On Monday, Mr. Bush named David Paulison, a top Homeland Security
official, as acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA). He replaces Michael Brown, who resigned after being reassigned
back to Washington.

Some information for this report provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.


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