[But overnight, the storm intensified - Katrina was a Category 5 by 7 a.m. Aug. 28 - and Patti Johnston convinced her husband to leave. Only by then, they couldn't get a flight or a car.] People were in front of the hotel selling their vans, rides for $5,000, $6,000. ... Junk vans, not even window vans, cargo vans.
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