World News Tonight (ABC) - 2001-02-19
Channel: malgent
Uploaded:
Duration: PT1802S
Read a transcript preview of “World News Tonight (ABC) - 2001-02-19” from malgent, uploaded on 2025-04-26.
Transcript preview
Language: English (YouTube automatic captions)
[0:03] K2 Weather every hour is brought to you
[0:05] by Teplik Laser Vision, your vision for
[0:07] the future.
[0:19] On World News tonight, when auto racing
[0:21] loses a legend on opening day, it is
[0:24] time to look at the safety factor.
[0:26] The United States and Saddam Hussein,
[0:29] again. What difference does bombing him
[0:31] make?
[0:32] The Oklahoma City Memorial Museum
[0:34] dedicated by the president today. Tim
[0:37] McVeigh is supposed to be executed in
[0:40] May.
[0:41] And forced to retire at 60, do you
[0:43] really lose your edge?
[0:45] The government hasn't changed the rules
[0:47] for some jobs in 40 years.
[0:53] From ABC News world headquarters in New
[0:56] York,
[0:57] this is World News tonight with
[1:00] Peter Jennings.
[1:00] Good evening, everyone. In many parts of
[1:02] the country tonight, millions of racing
[1:03] fans are still shocked by the death of a
[1:06] racing legend.
[1:07] The Daytona 500 is a landmark event on
[1:09] President's Day weekend, and when stock
[1:11] car's reigning star, Dale Earnhardt,
[1:14] smashed into a wall and was killed just
[1:16] before the finish, it cast a tremendous
[1:18] pall over the sport and its opening day
[1:21] celebration. So, we go first to ABC's
[1:24] Ron Claiborne.
[1:25] Blocking.
[1:26] On the final lap, Dale Earnhardt was
[1:28] actually holding back, blocking a pack
[1:30] of cars behind him to give his son, Dale
[1:32] Jr., a chance to win the race. Then came
[1:35] the bump that sent him straight into the
[1:37] wall.
[1:40] At first, few in the crowd realized how
[1:42] serious the accident was. Doctors who
[1:44] responded knew it was fatal.
[1:47] I could tell, it broke my heart
[1:49] what was happening.
[1:51] Today, Earnhardt's fans returned to the
[1:53] Daytona Speedway to pay tribute to him