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All that mattered: Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast

Eight years ago today, Hurricane Katrina struck the central Gulf Coast. More than 1,800 people died in the storm and it caused an estimated $108 billion in damages, which made it the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history. Gayle King reports.
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