CBS Evening News - 2005-08-31 - Hurricane Katrina
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[0:00] The Storm 5 forecast is just a click
[0:02] away. Visit news channel 5.com.
[0:06] >> A public health emergency has been
[0:08] declared along the Gulf Coast and the
[0:10] mayor of New Orleans says the death toll
[0:12] in his city alone could be in the
[0:15] thousands. The federal government is
[0:17] taking over relief efforts as many in
[0:19] the devastated area are asking what took
[0:22] so long. Good evening, I'm Bob Schaefer.
[0:25] We're devoting most of the broadcast to
[0:27] what could soon be the deadliest natural
[0:30] disaster this country has seen in a
[0:32] century. John Roberts in New Orleans is
[0:35] heading up our coverage.
[0:38] >> This modern-day Atlantis is more than
[0:40] anyone could have imagined. Everything
[0:42] here is in short supply except for the
[0:44] suffering. As the search goes on for
[0:47] survivors, New Orleans prepares to
[0:49] evacuate the last of its residents.
[0:54] [Applause]
[0:55] This is the CBS Evening News with Bob
[0:59] Schiffer.
[1:01] >> In the history of this country, there's
[1:03] never been anything quite like this.
[1:05] Here is the latest. The federal
[1:07] government has declared a public health
[1:09] emergency for the Gulf Coast and
[1:11] launched one of the largest search and
[1:13] rescue operations in history. The
[1:15] Pentagon has ordered 10,000 more
[1:17] National Guard troops to Louisiana and
[1:20] Mississippi. In New Orleans, the mayor
[1:22] says the final death toll will likely be
[1:25] in the thousands. They have already
[1:27] counted more than a hundred dead in
[1:29] Mississippi. President Bush got a look
[1:32] at the devastation from Air Force One on
[1:34] his way back to the White House.
[1:37] We are dealing with one of the worst
[1:39] natural disasters in ou