▁its ▁military ▁regime . ▁ ▁Lat end resse ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁live ▁on ▁the ▁scene ▁from ▁natural ▁cat ast roph es ▁including ▁h urr ican es ▁K atr ina , ▁R ita ▁and ▁Gustav , ▁the ▁t sun ami ▁in ▁Th ailand , ▁earth qu ake ▁in ▁H ond uras ▁and ▁Nic ar agua , ▁and ▁wild f ires ▁in ▁California . ▁ ▁September ▁ 1 1 ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Lat end resse ▁travel led ▁to ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁where ▁he ▁provided ▁on - site ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁terror ist ▁attack . ▁ ▁Lat end resse ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁scene ▁at ▁several ▁human ▁tra ged ies ▁including ▁the ▁shoot ings ▁at ▁Virginia ▁Te ch , ▁the ▁shooting ▁in ▁an ▁O ma ha ▁sho pping ▁m all ▁that ▁killed ▁eight ▁people , ▁the ▁ri ots ▁in ▁South ▁Central ▁L . A . ▁after ▁the ▁be ating ▁of ▁Rod ney ▁King ▁and ▁he ▁covered ▁health - related ▁thre ats ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Av ian ▁Fl u ▁from ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁Vietnam . ▁ ▁Lat end resse ' s ▁political ▁coverage ▁includes ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Vladimir ▁Put in ▁as ▁Russian ▁president , ▁newly ▁formed ▁dem ocr atic ▁movements ▁in ▁I v ory ▁Coast , ▁Bur k ina ▁F aso ▁and ▁T ogo ▁in ▁Western ▁Africa , ▁and ▁of ▁course , ▁American ▁political ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁president ial ▁campaign ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁extended ▁ 2