Bush Warns Of Katrina's Danger
President Urges Coastal Evacuation, Says Gov't Is Preparing To Help
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Play CBS Video Video Unease In The Big Easy Category 5 hurricane Katrina is closing in on the vulnerable below-sea-level city of New Orleans, packing sustained winds of up to 165 mph. CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports.
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President Bush is handed a map by Deputy Chief of Staff Joe Hagin, center, during a video conference with emergency management organizations on Hurricane Katrina at his ranch Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005. (AP)
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Katrina, a Category 5 hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico, barrels toward Louisiana at 175 mph. (AP)
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The Red Cross urged people, even those who think they are outside the storm's path, to prepare for an emergency.
"It could shift at any point. It's really a matter of not taking any chances, having the supplies in place," she said.
FEMA was moving supplies from logistics centers in Atlanta and Denton, Texas, to areas closer to where authorities believe the storm will create a need, Andrews said.
"The main priority right now is getting that stuff on the road and making sure that we have all the supplies that we have access to are in the right areas so that we can move in immediately," she said, adding that the agency knows "from 30 years' experience that these hurricanes are still largely unpredictable and can turn at a moment's notice."
The Red Cross encouraged people to turn to friends and family first rather than shelters because of the magnitude of the evacuation. Shelters should be for those who have nowhere else to go, Martin said.
FEMA is coordinating efforts by other federal agencies — including the Coast Guard and the Transportation and Energy departments — and national organizations from the National Response Coordination Center in the Washington area.
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