CBS Evening News - 2002-12-12
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[0:00] Friday.
[0:04] >> Tonight's headlines. The plan to shield
[0:06] Americans from smallpox weapons attack.
[0:10] Revealed who put legal protection for a
[0:13] drug company into the homeland security
[0:16] law. President Bush joins critics of the
[0:19] top Senate Republican, but stands by him
[0:22] in the end. Also tonight, how bad will
[0:24] this winter get? The latest on the El
[0:27] Nino effect. Eye on America. The problem
[0:29] with airbags, plans for a safer one for
[0:32] kids hit a snag. And a promising new
[0:35] approach to treating breast cancer that
[0:38] could save countless lives.
[0:46] This is the CBS Evening News with Dan
[0:49] Rather reporting from CBS News
[0:51] headquarters in New York.
[0:53] >> Good evening. It has enormous
[0:55] implications for public health and the
[0:57] battle against viral terror. President
[0:59] Bush is putting into motion a
[1:01] controversial plan to offer smallpox
[1:04] vaccine to any American who wants it to
[1:07] defend against possible attack with
[1:09] smallox weapons. Before smallox was
[1:12] officially eradicated a few day decades
[1:15] ago, it killed hundreds of millions of
[1:17] people. But the vaccine itself can cause
[1:20] horrid side effects, even death. CBS's
[1:23] John Roberts reports the president's
[1:24] plan, the benefits, and the risks.
[1:27] The first wave of vaccinations will be
[1:29] mandatory and will begin in early
[1:31] January. A half a million US troops who
[1:34] could be on the front lines of any
[1:35] boweapon attack. Next will come
[1:38] voluntary vaccination of up to 10
[1:40] million healthare workers, first
[1:41] responders, police, and firemen. The
[1:44] first line of defense in any outbreak.
[1:46] The public will have access to the
[1:48] vaccine in