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Residents in coastal Southern California prepared for a large storm surge Tuesday spawing from a hurricane off Mexico's coast. Meanwhile, surfers took advantage of the dangerous, but ideal conditions. (Aug. 26)
Southern California coastal areas prepared Tuesday for the arrival of big and potentially damaging surf spawned by Hurricane Marie spinning off Mexico's Pacific coast.
A large southerly swell was expected to produce large waves, rip...
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Concerns about hurricanes' psychological impact
1. Wide of exterior of house where dead woman was found
2. Close up of street sign where house located
3. Zoom in to exterior of house with dead woman
4. Medium shot of covered body of Oramae Johnson inside house
5. Close up of picture...
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Preps for Tropical Storm Tomas as it moves through Caribbean
1. Various of tents at Corail camp
2. SOUNDBITE (Creole) Noel Florette, Corail camp resident:
"If the storm destroys the camp, I hope that some organisations will come to help us because we don't have anywhere to go."
3. Various of...
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WRAP Bush, Chertoff comments, latest clean-up
Washington, DC
1. Wide shot of President Bush at East Room news conference with Iraqi President
2. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US President
"Katrina exposed serious problems in our response capability at all levels of...
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US President visits Texas in aftermath of Hurricane Ike
1. President George W. Bush getting off Air Force One
2. Wide shot of Bush walking into Coast Guard hangar, followed by a number of disaster officials and local leaders
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) US President George W. Bush
"I have come...
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Katrina brings back tsunami memories for survivors
1. Various tsunami debris (rusting vehicles)
2. University student reading newspaper in coffee shop
3. Newspaper headline on Hurricane Katrina "Shoot on sight, for looters are out."
4. SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Indonesia) Riza Fakri,...
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In Times Square, shops were boarded up and the street performer known as the Naked Cowboy, who stands at the Crossroads of the World wearing only underwear and a guitar, had a life vest on
HEADLINE (48 characters):
Raw Video: Times Square braces for Irene
CAPTION: (255 characters):
In Times Square, shops were boarded up and the street performer known as the Naked Cowboy, who stands at the Crossroads of the World...
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Refrigerated trucks bring bodies to makeshift morgue
St. Gabriel, Louisiana - 9 September 2005
1. Wide view of area turned into makeshift morgue
2. Various views trucks leaving
3. Close-up police on guard
4. Pan view truck leaving
Baton Rouge, Louisiana - 9 September 2005
5. Wide view of...
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Forecasters say a tropical storm watch could be issued for Bermuda as Hurricane Bertha moves slowly toward the island.
HEADLINE: Hurricane Bertha moves slowly toward Bermuda
CAPTION: Forecasters say a tropical storm watch could be issued for Bermuda as Hurricane Bertha moves slowly toward the island. They are urging people to monitor the storm's...
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Noel strengthened into a hurricane over the Atlantic after slamming the Caribbean with heavy rains, flooding and mudslides that left at least 115 dead.
HEADLINE: Hurricane Noel heads north along U.S coast (tropical-weather)
CAPTION: Noel strengthened into a hurricane over the Atlantic after slamming the Caribbean with heavy rains, flooding and mudslides that left at least 115 dead....
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Cuba prepares for possible onslaught of Ivan
1. Wide shot house destroyed by hurricane Charley
2. Top shot of building without roof
3. Tilt up man showing house without roof after Charley
4. Man hammering wood
5. Tilt up from buzzsaw to worker with cigar, pull out to wide shot...
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Travelers have spent the night on floors at Cancun's international airport. They're hoping for one of the last flights out today before Hurricane Dean slams into Mexico's Caribbean coast.
HEADLINE: Dean roars over Jamaica, has sights on Mexico
Tropical-weather
CAPTION: Many residents in Kingston, Jamaica lost everything they owned in the hurricane. Now, Mexico is battening down the hatches preparing for the monster...
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Preps for Rita, reopening postponed, comments
1. Wide of news conference
2. Cutaway cameras
3. SOUNDBITE (English): Ray Nagin, Mayor of New Orleans:
"And I know there are lots of people who are very anxious about coming home. And I know some of you were prepared to come back to New...
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The first batch of FEMA housing units is being installed in tornado ravaged Alabama,the first stroke in what will be a patchwork canvas of temporary housing.
HEADLINE: No single answer to housing for tornado victims.
CAPTION: The first batch of FEMA housing units is being installed in tornado ravaged Alabama,
the first stroke in what will be a patchwork canvas of temporary...
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House approves US$9.8 billion in Sandy disaster aid
Washington, DC - 4 January 2013
1. Wide of floor of US House of Representatives
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jo Ann Emerson, Republican Representative, Missouri:
"On this vote the yays are 354, the nays are 67, two-thirds being in the...
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The island that ushered millions of immigrants into the U.S. received visitors Monday for the first time since being flooded by Superstorm Sandy. The storm swamped boilers and electrical systems and left the island without power for months.(Oct. 28)
The island that ushered millions of immigrants into the United States received visitors Monday (Oct. 28) for the first time since Superstorm Sandy.
The halls and buildings of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum reopened to the public...
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2010 was a year of tragedy and triumph, from the Haitian earthquake to the rescue of 33 Chilean miners. The AP's Matt Friedman takes a look back at some of the highs and lows of the past 12 months.
HEADLINE: 2010: Tragedy and triumph
CAPTION: 2010 was a year of tragedy and triumph, from the Haitian earthquake to the rescue of 33 Chilean miners. The AP's Matt Friedman takes a look back at some of the highs and lows of the past...
Bloomberg
Typhoon Slams into Central Japan
Oct. 6 -- Bloomberg's Adam Johnson reports on a typhoon that hit south of Tokyo and caused severe flooding throughout the area on Money Clip. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Aftermath of hurricane Ike in Texas
Galveston, Texas
1. Wide of workers surveying damage as construction crew starts moving debris
2. Medium of man looking at destroyed restaurant sign
3. Wide of police car near destroyed buildings
4. Mid of debris
5. Mid of clean-up...
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Regional experts plan strategies for hurricane season
1. Wide shot UN conference in session
2. Medium shot same
3. Close up conference sign
4. Wide shot Jan Egeland, UN Under-Secretary-General, talking with press
5. Cutaway press
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jan Egeland, UN...
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The Norfolk and Virginia Beach area is expected to be spared Hurricane Earl's wrath. So as the AP's Lee Powell found, why not take in some surf? (Sept. 2)
HEADLINE: At VA Beach, surfing not worry ahead of Earl
CAPTION: The Norfolk and Virginia Beach area is expected to be spared Hurricane Earl's wrath. So as the AP's Lee Powell found, why not take in some surf? (Sept. 2)
Script:
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Rain started to fall along the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Dolly closes in on towns straddling the Texas-Mexico border
HEADLINE: Texas-Mexico border braces for Dolly
CAPTION: Rain started to fall along the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Dolly closes in on towns straddling the Texas-Mexico border. (July 23)
[Notes:OPEN WITH NATS]
[Notes:troooper turning cars...
Bloomberg
Typhoon Hagupit Hits Philippines
Dec. 8 -- Government offices and schools are closed in Manila as Typhoon Hagupit strikes the Philippines. Bloomberg's Cecilia Yap reports on First Up. (Source: Bloomberg)
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WRAP Residents assess damage, stand firm, empty town, gun shop
Chalmette, Louisiana
1. Sign for Chalmette
2. Cadillac partially underwater
3. Truck convoy supplying the military
4. Pan of flooded business district
5. Tracking shot of dead horse on road
6. Cars covered in debris
Arabi, Louisiana
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