Anderson is back out in the storm again! What is going on in his

[rzemanfl]

head. It is 4:57 a.m. Eastern, how many people does he think are watching?

[preciousdove]

1. Hypothermia? n/t

[SeattleGirl]

2. Huh?

[preciousdove]

4. He said he was cold and sleepy...

The rain and wind act like air conditioning, exposure, hyperthermia.

[Princess Turandot]

3. He seems to like hurricanes..

he might be an adrenaline junkie who doesn't scare easily. If he wasn't Gloria Vanderbilt's son, he might be a member of FDNY at this point.

[VolcanoJen]

5. Transcript to the best of my ability...

... I also posted this in the other Anderson Cooper thread.

Anderson Cooper:

"It's like a blizzard of snow, but it's wind and rain."

"I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. I can't imagine it getting worse or stronger than this. I'd walk out there, but it's too easy to get blown over, I'm not going to do it again."

"It's impossible to walk out there, it sucks the breath right out of you."

"There's half a foot of water on the ground just in this area already. I can't imagine how it must be in other areas. I don't know if you can see it, but look at this wall (points to choppy camera shot at wind and rain on horizon)! I'm sure it doesn't translate, it's like special effects in a movie is the best way to describe it."

Anderson can't hear the question from the CNN news desk. Water in his ear, he says.

CNN reports 94 mph gusts as Anderson reported. Not even the worst of it yet.

Back on at 5:05 am ET

"You can't look into the wind, it's literally a white wall in front of you, a solid mass, this must be the height of the storm for us."

He's standing behind brick structure now.

"Seeing the storm as powerful as it is right now, I feel for the people who might be still no the roadway. I can't imagine being stuck in a car in conditions like this. This will probably be our last broadcast, I don't think we can continue in these conditions. I want to thank all the technicians here for their work, signing off now for the time being."

[Zinfandel]

6. Reruns & money!

Geee, with that much rain....oh gee...

[malaise]

7. I hope he writes a book

comparing Katrina and its aftermath with Rita and the chaos re evacuations. He should expose all the spin.