Katrina: Thursday Notes & Quotes

> Earlier this week, NBC’s Brian Williams turned to a co-worker and started a sentence: “When we get back to the states…” A moment later, he realized he was still in the United States. “It hasn’t seemed like it here this week,” he said tonight…

> Along with the NBC Nightly News, the CBS Evening News expanded to an hour tonight…

> FNC’s new slogan ‘America’s Challenge’ “is an astoundingly poor choice of words,” an e-mailer says. “Try ‘AMERICA’S FUCKING NIGHTMARE.’ Even loyal Gulf Coast Fox News viewers…can see through this crap.”

> “Interesting that there is no Special Report with Brit Hume on FNC tonight; it seems they finally realized its a bit pointless to have it on during this situation,” an e-mailer says…

> Greta Van Susteren is anchoring On The Record from the Astrodome tonight…

> CNN International has been simulcasting a lot of CNN/U.S. coverage. It aired all of 360 and PZN, and parts of The Situation Room…

> FNC is preparing a three-hour live special “America’s Challenge” on Saturday night. It will be hosted by Alan Colmes and Sean Hannity. Geraldo is heading to the Gulf Coast to report for the program…

> MSNBC will be live all day Saturday and Sunday, a tipster says…