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I was reading about it online it talked about GW Bush at the beginning:
A state of emergency has been declared in Washington as Hurricane Isabel heads towards the East Coast of the US.
President George W Bush has left the White House, and staff there are preparing for the worst - boarding up doors and windows.
White House press secretary Scott McClellan said: "We're working to secure items that might be blown away, in the event of the high winds here.
"This could include flags, it could include the awnings around the complex, those will likely be brought down. We'll be checking the drains in the complex to be sure that they are clear."
People up and down the east coast have continued to evacuate as the hurricane approaches.
British airlines have cancelled flights across the Atlantic leaving hundreds of passengers stranded owing to Isabel.
BA cancelled its three daily services to and from Washington and a daily flight to Baltimore and Bmi cancelled its two flights to and from Washington from Manchester, but is still operating a service to Chicago.
Virgin Atlantic said it had scrapped its one flight to Washington from Heathrow this morning.
The airlines have advised passengers to keep an eye on the news and their websites, and said they would be reviewing flights regularly. It is not yet known whether flights will be affected tomorrow.
Isabel has weakened to a Category 2 storm, the National Hurricane Centre said.
Its latest update said Isabel's centre is located around 85 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, with maximum winds remaining at around 100mph.
It is heading north-northwest at approximately 16mph.
Those who are staying in the region frantically stocked up on supplies and tried to protect their homes as far as possible.
At hardware stores across the region, people have been purchasing plywood to board up windows and other supplies.
Many stores are running out of items such as torches and batteries.
Sandbags have been placed around properties amid fears that a storm surge could lead to widespread flooding affecting millions of people.
Traffic streamed inland from the vulnerable shores of both North Carolina and Virginia as residents and visitors alike headed for higher ground.
About 100,000 people along the North Carolina coast had been told to evacuate before the storm hits land.
But forecasters are warning it is a powerful storm that will stay strong as it closes in on the East Coast.
A state of emergency has been declared in Washington as Hurricane Isabel heads towards the East Coast of the US.
President George W Bush has left the White House, and staff there are preparing for the worst - boarding up doors and windows.
White House press secretary Scott McClellan said: "We're working to secure items that might be blown away, in the event of the high winds here.
"This could include flags, it could include the awnings around the complex, those will likely be brought down. We'll be checking the drains in the complex to be sure that they are clear."
People up and down the east coast have continued to evacuate as the hurricane approaches.
British airlines have cancelled flights across the Atlantic leaving hundreds of passengers stranded owing to Isabel.
BA cancelled its three daily services to and from Washington and a daily flight to Baltimore and Bmi cancelled its two flights to and from Washington from Manchester, but is still operating a service to Chicago.
Virgin Atlantic said it had scrapped its one flight to Washington from Heathrow this morning.
The airlines have advised passengers to keep an eye on the news and their websites, and said they would be reviewing flights regularly. It is not yet known whether flights will be affected tomorrow.
Isabel has weakened to a Category 2 storm, the National Hurricane Centre said.
Its latest update said Isabel's centre is located around 85 miles south-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, with maximum winds remaining at around 100mph.
It is heading north-northwest at approximately 16mph.
Those who are staying in the region frantically stocked up on supplies and tried to protect their homes as far as possible.
At hardware stores across the region, people have been purchasing plywood to board up windows and other supplies.
Many stores are running out of items such as torches and batteries.
Sandbags have been placed around properties amid fears that a storm surge could lead to widespread flooding affecting millions of people.
Traffic streamed inland from the vulnerable shores of both North Carolina and Virginia as residents and visitors alike headed for higher ground.
About 100,000 people along the North Carolina coast had been told to evacuate before the storm hits land.
But forecasters are warning it is a powerful storm that will stay strong as it closes in on the East Coast.
