The US president’ s helicopter flew over the path of the deadly storm in the state of Alabama, where eight teenagers were killed Thursday in the collapse of a high school in the town of Enterprise.The storm killed two other people in Alabama, nine in the neighboring state of Georgia, and a young girl in Missouri. Fourteen teams of experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are evahiating the damage to assess what federal ass/stance might be needed in situations that overwhelm state and local capabilities.That agency and President Bush were widely criticized for their poor response to Hurricane Katrina in August of 2005, which killed more than 1,800 people along the Gulf Coast. Asked if the president’ s decision to visit the tornado- stricken areas Saturday was influenced by the political fall-out from Hurricane Katrina, White House Spokeswoman Dana Perino said that was never part of the discussion.Traveling with the president, FEMA Director David Panlson stressed how much the response system has changed since Hurricane Katrina, telling reporters that federal officials no longer wait for state and local governments to be overwhelmed before stepping in. Why are 14 teams of experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency evaluating the damage().

A. To find out the lost people and animals.
B. To criticize the authority’ s poor response.
C. To assess the federal assistance needed.
D. To make clear the investment in agriculture.