• Remembering Reverend Joseph Armstrong DeLaine
• NOLA Residents Remember Hurricane Katrina and its Aftermath
• Gulf Coast Braces for Gustav
• FSRN Exclusive: Reverend Jesse Jackson Weighs In
• Obama Accepts Democratic Nomination and Hits the Campaign Trail
• McCain Picks Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as Running Mate

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McCain Picks Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as Running Mate
Just hours after Barack Obama made history, becoming the first Black man to accept the presidential nomination of any major party, John McCain named Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate – successfully dragging attention from Obama's feat. Mccain pulled off the biggest surprise of his campaign yet, as he announced his vice presidential pick amid wild speculation – and it wasn't who anyone was expecting. Sarah Palin will be McCain's running mate, and even her critics say that should make the Democrats very nervous. Tanya Snyder reports from Washington.

Obama Accepts Democratic Nomination and Hits the Campaign Trail
Barack Obama and his running mate, Senator Joe Biden, also hit the campaign trail. Their first stop: Pennsylvania – one day after Obama accepts the Democratic nomination, concluding the Democrats convention. Washington Editor Leigh Ann Caldwell has the story.

FSRN Exclusive: Reverend Jesse Jackson Weighs In
One of the more than 80,000 people in the audience was the Reverend Jesse Jackson, who had a nearly front-row seat to watch Obama accept the Democratic nomination. FSRN's Aura Bogado caught up with Jackson, who placed the event in a historical context.

Gulf Coast Braces for Gustav
Delegates from Louisiana also weighed in on the third year anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita – while tropical storm Gustav  appears to be gaining power as it makes its way through warm waters. Gustav has already pounded the Caribbean with winds up to 65  miles per hour… If it continues to move rapidly and becomes a Hurricane by the weekend, Republicans say they could postpone their  convention, which is set to begin Monday in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Meanwhile, FEMA insists that this time the agency is ready to  assist with food and water if Gustav strikes the Gulf. Back at the DNC last night, where Obama accepted his party's nomination, Lynn Bankston was one of many delegates who wanted to hear more about the recovery effort in the South.

NOLA Residents Remember Hurricane Katrina and its Aftermath
People around the Gulf, the nation and the world remember Hurricane Katrina's landfall over New Orleans three years ago today, and  the ensuing failure of the Federal Levee System which left most of the city underwater.  With tropical storm Gustav currently spinning over the Caribbean and into the Gulf Coast, already claiming the lives of 59 people in Haiti, this anniversary comes amid heightened emotions and an upheaval of painful memories. To mark this 3rd Anniversary, FSRN presents an exclusive edition of Street Beat. New Orleans resident Eve Abrams spoke with students and teachers at Lafayette Charter Academy about their lives since the flood.

Remembering Reverend Joseph Armstrong DeLaine
As the Democratic Party nominates an African-American, Barack Obama, to run for president for the United States, a community in South Carolina is marking the tireless work and efforts of a man who some say helped to make this victory possible. Rev Joseph Armstrong DeLaine isn't written about in most history books, but he was a trail blazer and civil right pioneer who fought to end a system of segregation in public schools in South Carolina. His fight resulted in the Briggs vs Elliot case which was later combined with the landmark desegregation case, Brown vs Board of Education, 1954.  FSRN reporter, Christine Lewis who has been covering this story from Summerton, South Carolina brings us this report.