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Bill clinton surveyed the scene and said the federal governments delayed reaction should be looked into. despite the criticism, "the new york times" cbs news poll showed 61% of florida voters approved of bushs handling of that disaster. 13 years later, bushs son, president george w. bush, would not be judged as kindly for his handling of a similar natural disaster. in august 2005, hurricane katrina ravaged the gulf coast and the bush administrations response was widely criticized throughout the ...

Section of an indonesian river. 59 on board survive. one flight attendant drowns. august 2005, an atr 72 turboprop fitted with the wrong fuel gauge runs out of fuel and ditches in the mediterranean sea off the coast of sicily. 16 of 39 on board are killed. seven airline employees including mechanics, executives, the pilot and co-pilot receive prison sentences of up to ten years. more than half a century ago there was another ditching. and, amazingly, the entire incident is caught on camera. the ...

Bombardment moments ago. u.s. forces have unleashed their long awaited and punishing air assault. >> in spain, at this moment, they are still counting the bodies, at least 190 people are dead. >> hundreds are reported in dead in sri lanka as a powerful earthquake off indonesia triggers devastating tidal waves across asia. >> i deserve a fair trial like every other american citizen. i will be acquitted and vindicated when the truth is told. >> we tell jury find the defendant not guilty. four se...

August 2005. hurricane katrina. cnn teams were positioned across the southeast united states as the storm hit. when the wind and rain sub vieded they found utter devastation. homes, neighborhoods, families wiped out. more than 1800 dead in alabama, florida, georgia, louisiana and mississippi. it was more than some cnn reporters could even bear. the reports fill with dismay, grief and eventually anger. >> a powerful hurricane appears to be setting its sights on the central gulf coast. >> the wind...

Reports from air traffic control initially gave pilots permission to climb but reversed the decision due to other air traffic in the vicinity. minutes later the plane disappeared from radar. further speculation about airasia flight 8501 is that it was flying too slow may have stalled and crashed into the sea due to intense forms. >> it can be really jarring physically it has enough force. we are taught to try to avoid them but not with standing it has happened before. there have been several wea...

The united states saying it is ready to help in the search for the missing airasia plane. carrying 162 people vanished on its way from indonesia to singapore. they are comparing this to the same season yoe that caused air france 447 to crash. that was a frozen airspeed tube and computer problems blamed for that accident. this time, this is the second airliner disappeared so far just this year. our new york city news room with the latest. >> there have been five major airline crashes caused by we...

The gulf. but you know, it did not start out that way. for the last century or so new orleans has been moving. this is new orleans today. i mean, take a good look. water basically everywhere. but heres what it looked like in the 1830s. look. all that green you see there is land. its wetlands in most cases. when new orleans was settled, it was surrounded by wetlands and marshlands, and thats what basically served as a buffer between the city itself and the gulf of mexico. ever since then, though,...

August 2005, an atr 72 turboprop fitted with the wrong fuel gauge runs out of fuel and ditches in the mediterranean sea off the coast of sicily. 16 of 39 on board are killed. seven airline employees including mechanics, executives, the pilot and co-pilot receive prison sentences of up to ten years. more than half a century ago there was another ditching. and, amazingly, the entire incident is caught on camera. the old coast guard film is startling. but it doesnt tell the whole story. this graphi...

His coffin laid in state in front of israels parliament building. crowds paid tributes to the legendary former general and foreign minister who died yesterday. he leaves a mixed legacy. hes hailed at a great defender of israel and a military genius, but he also resigned in shame after hundreds of palestinians were killed by israels christian allies in lebanon following the 1982 war. and despite being an early supporter of the movement to build israeli settlements in the palestinian territories, ...