The Associated Press
Major developments in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina:
-Lootings, carjacking and other violence spread in the Gulf Coast region, and the military says it expects to increase National Guard deployment to 30,000 from around the country to help with security, rescue and relief.
-Authorities in Mississippi say the number of confirmed deaths has reached 121.
-The first of nearly 25,000 refugees being sheltered at the Superdome in New Orleans arrive at Houston’s Astrodome, where they will stay until floodwaters recede. Texas officials say plan in the works to bring another 25,000 refugees to San Antonio.
-At the Superdome, tempers and fires flare as frustration grows among the thousands remaining there. Helicopter transfers of the sick and injured there are suspended amid security concerns.
-President Bush plans to tour the region on Friday. He warns against looting and price-gouging and asks his father, former President Bush, and former President Clinton to lead a fund-raising campaign for victims.
-The administration works to put a price tag on the government’s share of the recovery effort, to be submitted as an emergency budget request to Congress.
-Former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial, now president of the Urban League, calls for a relief effort ''of 9-11 proportions.’'
-Gasoline supplies tighten in markets that depend on Gulf Coast refiners, and prices rise well above $3 a gallon. Some retailers overrun by motorists wanting to beat further increases.
-Wynton Marsalis, Usher, John Mellencamp and Green Day say they will participate in telethons to raise funds for the Red Cross and other organizations. Jerry Lewis’ annual Labor Day fundraiser will join in as well.