CBS Evening News - 2003-03-18 (first half of one-hour edition)

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[0:02] Showdown with Saddam. The countdown to

[0:04] war. Saddam Hussein rejects the US

[0:07] ultimatum to leave Iraq. US troops move

[0:10] into position for an invasion that could

[0:12] come as soon as tomorrow. Saturday.

[0:15] Ground forces get a final pep talk from

[0:17] their commander. On the home front,

[0:20] security tightened across America under

[0:22] Operation Liberty Shield. And a single

[0:25] parent prepares to leave his child as

[0:28] duty calls. A profile of courage tonight

[0:32] with America on the brink of war.

[0:40] This is the CBS Evening News with Dan

[0:43] Rather reporting from CBS News

[0:45] headquarters in New York.

[0:48] >> Good evening. The United States could be

[0:50] at war by tomorrow night. It almost

[0:52] certainly will be by Saturday night at

[0:54] the latest. Tomorrow evening is the

[0:56] deadline President Bush gave Saddam

[0:58] Hussein to leave Iraq or face invasion.

[1:00] Today, Saddam said in effect, "Bring it

[1:03] on." Here are the today's key

[1:05] developments. With the clock ticking

[1:07] toward an 8:00 p.m. Eastern time,

[1:10] Wednesday deadline. Saddam officially

[1:12] rejected the ultimatum. The White House

[1:14] called that his quote final mistake.

[1:16] Secretary of State Powell says about 45

[1:19] nations now support military action

[1:21] against the Iraqis. With war coming, the

[1:24] US announced Operation Liberty Shield to

[1:26] protect the home front. Again, we have

[1:29] all our CBS News resources mobilized to

[1:31] report to you on these crucial hours

[1:33] ahead. We have correspondents in key

[1:36] positions around the world, including

[1:37] one in Baghdad. And we begin with Lar

[1:40] Logan in the Iraqi capital.

[1:44] For the first time in over four years,

[1:46] the Iraqi president appeared in public

[1:49] wearing military uniform. A show of

[1:52] unity and defiance. Saddam's cabinet

[1:54] rejected the US ultimatum for him to go

[1:57] into exile. He described it as a sick

[2:00] attempt to take his country without

[2:02] fighting. And from Iraq's normally

[2:05] measured foreign minister, the most

[2:07] abusive language yet.

[2:09] >> They

[2:10] trade with warf. They benefit from war.

[2:14] Otherwise, in normal circumstances, how

[2:17] can an ignorant idiot man becomes the

[2:20] president of the United States? But the

[2:22] worst came in Arabic.

[2:25] While we were building civilization here

[2:28] in Iraq, he said, people in America were

[2:31] living like animals. It was clear from

[2:33] the minister Iraq derives some

[2:36] satisfaction from the lack of support

[2:38] America has received in the security

[2:40] council and he reminded the Arab world

[2:43] an attack on Iraq was an attack on the

[2:46] region.

[2:49] That show of support for Saddam Hussein

[2:51] was echoed in demonstrations on the

[2:53] streets of the capital organized as

[2:55] usual by the authorities. We are very

[2:58] STRONG STRONGEST WITH OUR PRESIDENT

[3:00] Saddam Hussein.

[3:01] >> As the American deadline approaches,

[3:03] Baghdad is fast becoming a ghost town.

[3:06] The locks are on, shutters coming down,

[3:09] some even welding their shop doors

[3:12] closed, afraid of possible looting.

[3:15] Normally at this time, this area would

[3:17] be so crowded we wouldn't be able to

[3:19] move. But as you can see, now it's

[3:21] virtually empty. People have either fled

[3:24] the city or are staying at home in

[3:26] anticipation of the bombing. At the

[3:28] French embassy, the ambassador closed

[3:30] the gates as he left. At the Greek

[3:33] embassy, staff said emotional goodbyes.

[3:36] But the white UN plane taking off from

[3:39] Saddam International Airport, carrying

[3:41] away the inspectors was perhaps the

[3:44] strongest signal here that diplomacy is

[3:47] definitely over. Lara Logan, CBS News,

[3:50] Baghdad. Let us pause quickly to talk

[3:53] about a timeline. If Saddam Hussein does

[3:55] something unexpected and dangerous

[3:57] before tomorrow night's deadline, the US

[4:00] military could and probably would spring

[4:01] into action. But barring that, the

[4:04] passing of tomorrow night's deadline

[4:05] does not necessarily mean allout war

[4:08] would start then. It might, but it also

[4:11] might not begin until Thursday or

[4:12] Friday. It is expected to begin by

[4:15] Saturday at the latest. For the US

[4:18] military, the coming war now has an

[4:19] official name, Operation Iraqi Freedom.

[4:22] CBS's David Martin at the Pentagon has

[4:24] the latest now on how that operation

[4:27] might play out. David,

[4:30] Dan, US officials say so many Iraqi army

[4:33] units seem ready to surrender. It is

[4:35] possible American ground forces will not

[4:37] encounter any serious resistance until

[4:40] they come up against the Republican

[4:42] Guard divisions defending Baghdad.

[4:46] As a result, the air war and ground war

[4:49] are now likely to start within hours of

[4:51] each other since there is no longer a

[4:53] need for four or five days of bombing

[4:55] before the main invasion forces go in.

[4:58] US Marines and British troops will seize

[5:00] the southern city of Bazra while the

[5:02] main invasion force advances on Baghdad

[5:04] in two prongs. The Marines from the east

[5:07] and the army from the south in a

[5:09] combination armored thrust and

[5:10] helicopter assault. The closer they get

[5:13] to Baghdad, the more likely they are to

[5:15] encounter Republican Guard units armed

[5:17] with chemical weapons. American planes

[5:20] are already dropping leaflets and

[5:21] broadcasting instructions for the

[5:23] procedures Iraqi troops should use to

[5:25] surrender. Special operations forces and

[5:27] paratroopers will attempt to secure the

[5:29] oil fields in both the North and South

[5:32] where there are continuing signs. The

[5:34] Iraqis are rigging the wellheads for

[5:36] demolition. More special operations

[5:38] forces will search the western and

[5:40] southern deserts for Scud missiles aimed

[5:42] at Israel or the American base camps in

[5:44] Kuwait. Airborne troops will descend on

[5:47] northern Iraq. And Turkey now appears

[5:49] willing to allow both the air force and

[5:51] the two aircraft carriers in the

[5:53] Mediterranean to fly strikes through

[5:55] Turkish airspace. Three more aircraft

[5:57] carriers in the Persian Gulf bring the

[5:59] total to five. 30 ships armed with

[6:02] cruise missiles are in the Gulf and the

[6:03] Red Sea. More than 700 Air Force planes

[6:06] are at bases throughout the region.

[6:10] According to US intelligence, senior

[6:12] Iraqi officials intend to ride out the

[6:14] bombing not by hiding in underground

[6:16] shelters, but by taking shelter in

[6:18] private homes which will be safe from

[6:21] air attack by American planes intent on

[6:23] avoiding civilian casualties. Dan

[6:25] >> David Martin reporting live from the

[6:27] Pentagon. As we stated, it's not clear

[6:30] how quickly after the expiration of

[6:32] tomorrow night's deadline, President

[6:33] Bush might order an attack. But US

[6:36] forces in Kuwait, from grunts to

[6:38] generals, know that barring some

[6:40] diplomatic miracle or Saddam mistake,

[6:42] the order is coming very soon. And CBS's

[6:45] Jim Axelrod reports they're preparing

[6:46] their minds for the battle.

[6:50] >> It's a good thing that we're going to

[6:51] do. It's a noble thing that we're going

[6:52] to do. It's the most recent version of

[6:55] one of war's ancient traditions. The

[6:57] commander rallying his troops.

[6:59] >> See, I don't worry about your level of

[7:00] training. I don't worry about your level

[7:02] of competence. I don't worry about your

[7:03] courage.

[7:04] >> Threear General William Wallace, the

[7:06] commander of Army ground forces in

[7:07] Kuwait, was just in time. Judging from

[7:10] the movement and the mood in this third

[7:12] infantry training camp,

[7:15] >> how's the mood changed around here in

[7:16] the last 24 hours?

[7:18] >> Uh, you could see everybody starting to

[7:19] get their game faces on, sir. In army

[7:21] camps across Kuwait, soldiers are tying

[7:23] up their gear and gassing up their

[7:24] vehicles. Some camps are emptying so

[7:26] quickly, it's hard to find a place to

[7:28] write. 25% of the Third Infantry's first

[7:31] combat brigade is now gone. Troops that

[7:34] could well make the initial push into

[7:36] Iraq. More will leave soon. Are you

[7:38] scared at all?

[7:39] >> Um, you know, right now I think it's all

[7:42] kind of surreal. Maybe once you start

[7:44] hearing every, you know, artillery going

[7:46] and the bullets flying, then maybe fear

[7:48] will finally settle in as a reality

[7:50] check.

[7:51] >> This time yesterday, I wouldn't have

[7:52] been walking here. This area was part of

[7:55] the main command post for the first

[7:56] brigade combat team. Nine combat

[7:59] vehicles just like that one. Four are

[8:01] now gone, redeployed as a mobile command

[8:04] post closer to the border. A new

[8:06] generation of soldiers is sleeping

[8:08] fitfully, if the soldiers are sleeping

[8:10] at all. 18, 19, 20 year olds

[8:13] anticipating their first taste of

[8:15] combat. You worried it's not going to be

[8:17] exactly what you're expecting?

[8:18] >> I'm I'm worried it's going to be exactly

[8:20] what I expected. So,

[8:22] >> and chances are he and tens of thousands

[8:24] just like him

[8:26] >> will find out soon enough. Jim Axelrod,

[8:29] CBS News with the Third Infantry in

[8:31] Kuwait.

[8:32] >> Much has been made in recent weeks about

[8:34] the kind of weather American soldiers

[8:36] might face in Iraq. Tomorrow's forecast

[8:38] is a mix of good and bad. Temperatures

[8:41] mild, skies mostly sunny, but sandstorms

[8:45] will blow across much of southern Iraq,

[8:47] exactly where US forces plan to be going

[8:50] first. Good weather or bad, final

[8:52] preparations for attack go on. CBS's

[8:55] Mark Stman is with the 101st Airborne

[8:57] Division in Kuwait. Mark, how are things

[9:00] going?

[9:00] >> Dan, for the 101st Airborne, the last of

[9:03] their big equipment should arrive in

[9:04] this camp by Wednesday night. By

[9:07] Thursday, they should be battle ready in

[9:10] every respect. At 400 a.m., they sat

[9:13] spellbound under a tent. Their

[9:15] commander-in-chief's ultimatum to most

[9:17] soldiers with the 101st sounded like a

[9:20] battle cry.

[9:21] >> I agree with him 100%. 48 hours

[9:24] >> and then

[9:25] >> and then it's time to drop the hammer.

[9:27] >> The 101st does rapid air assaults. It's

[9:30] one of the world's unique fighting

[9:32] forces and eager to begin their strikes.

[9:35] Every soldier here knows you can't go

[9:36] back to Fort Campbell until you go to

[9:38] Baghdad. So, the sooner that begins, the

[9:40] better.

[9:40] >> Most soldiers say they're tired of

[9:42] waiting. Angst now gives way to

[9:45] adrenaline. You guys ready?

[9:47] >> We ready.

[9:48] >> We came all this way over here for to do

[9:49] what we got to do. We're here to do it.

[9:51] >> When they got here, soldiers were

[9:53] worried they might sit idally for weeks,

[9:55] even months, wilting in the desert heat.

[9:58] Tonight, everyone here believes that

[10:00] worry is over. Dan

[10:04] >> Mark, are the commanders all set now,

[10:07] ready to go, or are they still awaiting

[10:09] final details of the invasion?

[10:11] >> Not at all set, Dan. In fact, commanders

[10:14] are in roundthe-clock war briefing and

[10:16] war gaming. There are several missions

[10:19] in the works, and the timeline and the

[10:21] scope of each of them keeps changing as

[10:23] those commanders receive new

[10:25] intelligence. Bottom line, if war comes,

[10:28] it won't be long before the Iraqis see

[10:30] the 101st. Dan

[10:32] >> Mark Strosman with the 101st Airborne in

[10:35] Kuwait. Thanks.

[10:38] >> The US military command in Europe today

[10:40] boosted its alert status in anticipation

[10:42] of possible terror attacks against US

[10:45] bases. American personnel and their

[10:47] families were urged to quote maintain a

[10:50] heightened sense of security, vigilance,

[10:52] and awareness unquote. Here at home, the

[10:56] nation is now on alert status orange.

[10:58] That's the second highest terror risk

[11:00] level just behind red. CBS's Bob O

[11:03] reports tonight on the potential threat

[11:05] and what the government is doing about

[11:07] it.

[11:09] As police step up patrols in New York's

[11:11] Time Square, forces are tightening

[11:13] security around the Golden Gate Bridge.

[11:15] In Fort Lauderdale, Fort Everglades is

[11:17] on higher alert. And in the Chicago

[11:19] suburb of Country Club Hills, a new

[11:22] terror flag has been raised. The hike in

[11:24] the terror threat level back up to code

[11:26] orange was always part of the Bush

[11:27] administration's war plans. But

[11:30] officials say intelligence reports do

[11:32] point to an increased risk of terrorist

[11:33] attacks and from more than one group.

[11:36] Sources say 9/11 mastermind Khaled Shake

[11:39] Muhammad told interrogators before his

[11:41] capture al-Qaeda was planning attacks to

[11:44] coincide with a US invasion of Iraq.

[11:46] While Muhammad's troops are now on the

[11:48] run, the State Department's

[11:49] counterterrorism chief, Kofer Black,

[11:51] testified today, al-Qaeda remains a

[11:53] threat.

[11:54] >> They certainly are extremely dangerous

[11:56] and they certainly have the capability

[11:57] to strike. That's very important to

[12:00] appreciate. However, they're not the

[12:01] organization that they were, and their

[12:04] trend is downward. Officials also fear

[12:07] retaliatory strikes by Iraqi

[12:09] sympathizers,

[12:10] >> Iraqi state agents, Iraqi surrogate

[12:13] groups, other regional extremist

[12:16] organizations,

[12:17] and ad hoc groups or disgruntled

[12:19] individuals may use this time period to

[12:22] conduct terrorist attacks against the

[12:24] United States and our interest either

[12:27] here or abroad.

[12:28] >> But because there is no specific threat,

[12:30] the response is open-ended. In front of

[12:33] the White House, Pennsylvania Avenue is

[12:35] now completely off limits and flight

[12:37] restrictions are growing. No fly bubbles

[12:39] are now in place over New York airports

[12:41] and the Disney theme parks. But the hair

[12:44] trigger security is already causing

[12:46] problems. Downtown Washington has been

[12:48] gridlocked by a bizarre police standoff

[12:50] since noon Monday. A North Carolina

[12:53] tobacco farmer claiming to have

[12:54] explosives has held police at bay from

[12:57] his tractor parked in a lake on the

[12:59] National Mall. Police doubt he's a

[13:01] security threat, but they're not sure

[13:03] what to do. Bob, CBS News, Washington.

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[15:59] the Bush administration already has a

[16:01] plan in motion.

[16:03] >> The last time the Iraqis tried a

[16:05] terrorist attack against US interest was

[16:07] in 1991 in the Philippines. It didn't

[16:10] work out so well for them. This Iraqi

[16:12] agent blew himself up instead of the

[16:14] American Cultural Center he was

[16:16] targeting. The FBI is hoping for the

[16:18] same degree of success this time around.

[16:21] In a sweeping wave of interrogations

[16:23] beginning with the start of war, the

[16:24] bureau will visit over 10,000 Iraqi

[16:27] nationals living in the US, including

[16:29] students, defectors, permanent

[16:30] residents, visitors, and even a few

[16:33] recent naturalized US citizens.

[16:36] The bureau is also seeking to expel

[16:38] several more Iraqi diplomats like these

[16:40] two suspected intelligence agents who

[16:42] were kicked out of Baghdad's UN

[16:44] delegation earlier this month. Officials

[16:46] will detain all immigrants from 34

[16:48] suspect countries seeking asylum,

[16:50] mindful that Ramsay Ysef, the first

[16:52] World Trade Center bomber in 1993,

[16:55] entered the US seeking asylum from Iraq.

[16:58] And the FBI says it anticipates making

[17:00] several terrorism and visa fraud related

[17:02] arrest as a result of their campaign.

[17:05] It's all part of the bureau's plan to

[17:07] shake up the Iraqi community in hopes of

[17:09] shaking out the handful of Iraqis who

[17:11] may have been planted here to carry out

[17:13] attacks. Some the bureau suspects

[17:15] because their families are being held

[17:16] hostage back in Baghdad. The American

[17:19] Muslim community knows about these

[17:20] concerns and is assisting the FBI,

[17:22] suggesting, for example, that agents

[17:24] respect Islamic customs when making

[17:26] their calls. We encourage Muslim

[17:28] communities to invite FBI officials into

[17:32] the mosque to have meetings to build

[17:34] lines of communication so that they can

[17:36] come in the front door, not the back.

[17:38] >> At least one potential Iraqi sabotur has

[17:41] been caught trying to enter the US.

[17:43] Officials will not provide any details

[17:45] and frankly believe he will not be the

[17:47] last. Jim Stewart, CBS News at the FBI.

[17:51] >> A gunman attacked oil workers in Yemen

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[18:03] northeast of Yemen's capital. Along with

[18:05] the dead, a second Canadian worker was

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[20:53] As events unfold overseas, CBS News has

[20:56] been told they affect us here at home.

[20:58] relation experience the CBS Evening News

[21:01] with Dan Rather.

[21:04] >> After bouncing around today, stocks

[21:06] closed with a modest addition to

[21:08] yesterday's big gains. The Dow picked up

[21:10] 52 points. Today, the Nasdaq 8. With all

[21:14] the uncertainties of the looming war,

[21:15] the Federal Reserve said today this is

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[21:36] have more than 2 ft of wet, heavy snow.

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[21:41] over. And that precipitation is needed.

[21:44] Colorado is coming off its worst year of

[21:46] drought on record. Medical detectives

[21:49] around the world may be breathing a

[21:51] little easier. The number of confirmed

[21:53] deaths from a new mysterious

[21:55] pneumoniaike illness has been lowered to

[21:58] four. About 200 others in several

[22:00] nations have symptoms. Scientists say

[22:03] this virus, which first turned up in

[22:05] Asia, may be related to measles and

[22:07] mumps. So far, no confirmed cases in the

[22:10] United States. Opting for a nonjury

[22:13] trial, James Comp was convicted by a

[22:16] judge in upstate New York today in the

[22:18] sniper attack murder of Dr. Barnett

[22:21] Slepian, an abortion provider in

[22:23] suburban Buffalo. Cop gunned down the

[22:25] 52-year-old doctor in ambush in 1998 and

[22:29] then fled to Europe before being caught.

[22:31] Cop now faces 15 years to life in

[22:33] prison. In Utah, charges were announced

[22:36] today against the two suspects in the

[22:38] Elizabeth Smart case. Brian Mitchell and

[22:40] wife Wanda Barzie were ordered held on

[22:43] $10 million bail each on charges of

[22:46] kidnap, sexual assault, and burglary.

[22:48] Elizabeth, now 15, was rescued last

[22:51] week, nine months after she was

[22:53] kidnapped from her Salt Lake City home.

[22:55] Still ahead now on the CBS Evening News,

[22:57] a single dad goes off to war. A brave

[23:00] father and his brave four-year-old.

[23:07] Since I had my bypass surgery, I have a

[23:09] new outlook on life.

[23:12] I don't sweat the small stuff.

[23:15] I take time to stop and smell the roses.

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[23:22] And on a more serious note, I take

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[23:27] Zokor lowered my cholesterol to where it

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[23:45] including women who are nursing,

[23:46] pregnant, or may become pregnant, or

[23:48] people with liver problems. Your doctor

[23:50] may do blood tests to check for liver

[23:51] problems because serious side effects

[23:53] can result. Tell your doctor about any

[23:54] muscle pain or weakness you experience

[23:56] and about any medicines you are taking.

[23:58] >> Along with diet and exercise, ask your

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[24:36] >> pizza. In my family, if one wants pizza,

[24:38] the other wants Chinese, even their

[24:40] stomachs don't agree. If one gets

[24:42] indigestion, the other one gets

[24:44] heartburn. If one gets nausea, the other

[24:46] one gets

[24:48] well. So, I get Pepto-Bismol. As it

[24:50] coats, it relieves heartburn,

[24:52] indigestion, upset stomachs, nausea, and

[24:54] diarrhea. It' take a box full of other

[24:56] medicines to do what Pepto-Bismol does.

[24:58] Agree?

[25:00] >> Agree. Pepto-Bismol. First aid for

[25:02] heartburn, diarrhea, nausea,

[25:03] indigestion, and upset stomachs.

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[25:36] >> Coming up tonight on News Channel 5 at

[25:37] 6, with war perhaps only a day away,

[25:39] what's being done to protect our

[25:41] homeland, specifically Tennessee. We'll

[25:43] tell you tonight at 6.

[25:47] >> Going off to war is not easy for anyone,

[25:49] but imagine what it must be like if you

[25:51] are a single parent of a young child.

[25:54] CBS's Bob McNamera has a profile of

[25:56] courage, a day, a dad, and a daughter.

[26:01] Mel,

[26:02] >> they are a team.

[26:05] >> Little four-year-old Joselyn Banks.

[26:07] >> Thank you, Dad.

[26:08] >> And Army Staff Sergeant Mario Banks. But

[26:11] these days, he is packing.

[26:14] >> Pack your stuff.

[26:15] >> Yeah.

[26:16] >> For what?

[26:17] >> You know, B's got to leave for a little

[26:19] while.

[26:20] >> Now, every morning he goes to wake her

[26:22] could be the last time for a long time.

[26:25] The last morning this single parent

[26:27] might iron her clothes.

[26:30] the last time they could brush their

[26:32] teeth together.

[26:33] >> All right, boom out.

[26:34] >> Sergeant Banks missile launching brigade

[26:36] at Fort Sil, Oklahoma is on standby to

[26:39] leave for the war zone. And the little

[26:42] girl he says is his heart is concerned.

[26:45] >> She's told me, um, daddy, when you go to

[26:46] war, um, if you get shot, you can use

[26:49] one of my band-aids. So, I think she has

[26:50] somewhat of a concept, you know, but,

[26:53] you know, doesn't understand the big

[26:54] picture, the purpose for it. All across

[26:57] the country, in neighborhoods just off

[26:59] military bases, a war really comes home.

[27:02] On this street, if soldiers haven't

[27:04] already shipped out, they are getting

[27:06] ready to go to the Gulf any day now.

[27:08] >> Single parent, it's a hard job. They

[27:11] really don't know when they're coming

[27:13] back. You know, hopefully that we do

[27:15] come back. So, but it is real hard on

[27:18] the kids.

[27:19] >> This one fits.

[27:19] >> Less than 10% of the Army's enlisted

[27:22] ranks are single parents. And though

[27:24] Banks had to scramble for help, his

[27:27] sister in Minnesota will care for

[27:29] Joselyn like she did when he was in

[27:31] Korea last year.

[27:32] >> If I don't come back, you know, she's

[27:34] she's still, you know, in a in a good

[27:36] place. And I'll be honest with you, I I

[27:38] don't I don't ever think about not

[27:39] coming back. And I don't think it's it's

[27:41] soaked in until once you step on that

[27:42] sand.

[27:46] >> Today, a game-faced soldiers days filled

[27:49] with formations and the endless final

[27:51] inspections before deployment. All

[27:54] right.

[27:54] >> But on the home front, this little

[27:56] girl's hero must try to keep life as

[27:59] normal as can be before both of them.

[28:02] That's a wrap. That's real.

[28:03] >> face days of unknown. Bob McNamera, CBS

[28:07] News, Fort Sil, Oklahoma.

[28:10] Updating now the showdown with Saddam.

[28:12] Saddam Hussein says he will not leave

[28:13] Iraq by tomorrow night as demanded by

[28:16] President Bush. US forces in Kuwait are

[28:18] positioning themselves for attack, now

[28:21] officially dubbed Operation Iraqi

[28:23] Freedom. Pentagon analysts expect many

[28:25] Iraqi army units to surrender without a

[28:28] fight. And Britain's parliament is

[28:30] expected to approve war with Iraq in a

[28:32] vote tomorrow.

[28:34] >> Now, some CBS stations will be leaving

[28:36] at this point to return to local

[28:37] programming. For others, there's more

[28:39] news straight ahead.

[28:52] This is CBS

[28:56] from your news and information leader.

[29:01] This is News Channel 5 at 6.

[29:06] Good evening everyone. The new terror

[29:08] alert has state officials stepping up

[29:10] security to protect Tennessee. State

[29:12] leaders talked with the nation's

[29:14] director of homeland security minutes

[29:15] after the alert status was raised to

[29:17] orange. And as News Channel 5's Nikki

[29:19] Mitchell tells us, they've identified

[29:21] the state's primary terror targets and

[29:23] plans are now in motion to protect them.

[29:27] >> At the heart of that idea is helping

[29:29] children.

[29:30] >> Governor Bredesen made a speech to

[29:32] hundreds this morning about child

[29:33] advocacy issues. But behind closed

[29:36] doors, his primary concern today was

[29:38] protecting the state from a possible

[29:40] terror attack. We've established secure

[29:42] communications with with with Washington

[29:46] and um um are basically I I say getting

[29:50] ourselves ready for uh for the kinds of

[29:52] things that may that may happen. There

[29:54] are extra security in the form of police

[29:56] and sheriff's department employees and

[29:58] uh and maybe troopers as well in some

[30:01] key locations.