JEANNE MESERVE, CNN ANCHOR: We are going to take you now to the East Room of the White House. President Clinton is addressing a Hispanic-American event, but we think he may make remarks about the Georgia tornadoes. Let's listen in.</s>WILLIAM J. CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: ... And I want to thank our secretary of energy and my dear friend, Bill Richardson, for the wonderful statement that he made in opening this meeting today. I thank all the people of our administration who are here. But I would like to especially acknowledge by deputy chief of staff, Maria Echaveste;</s>MESERVE: You have been listening to President Clinton speaking in the East Room of the White House about the tornadoes in Georgia, which have claimed at least 13 lives. he said he was very saddened by the loss of life, and is working with FEMA on that situation.
President Clinton Comments on South Georgia Tornadoes