World News (ABC) - 2008-09-16
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[0:00] toll free at 87777
[0:03] news.
[0:07] >> Welcome to World News Tonight. Stocks
[0:10] rebound a bit, but there's a battle on
[0:12] to save another major company. The
[0:14] candidates have proposals to fix the
[0:16] economy. What's the difference between
[0:19] them? Slowgoing. President Bush visits
[0:22] Texas as thousands remain homeless and
[0:24] millions remain without power. The death
[0:27] toll is rising. Drug warning. The FDA
[0:30] bans imports of some generic drugs,
[0:33] including popular antibiotics,
[0:35] painkillers, and cholesterol drugs. Is
[0:37] your medication safe? And on tap, the
[0:42] British pub that has solved its
[0:44] ailments. They're doing a stout business
[0:46] by bartering for beer.
[0:54] From ABC News headquarters, this is
[0:57] World News with Charles Gibson.
[1:00] >> Good evening. It was another wild ride
[1:02] on the seessaw, otherwise known as Wall
[1:05] Street. The Dow was down 175 points just
[1:08] after the opening bell. Then did an
[1:10] about face and at the close was up over
[1:14] 140 points. Among the day's events, the
[1:16] Federal Reserve left a key interest rate
[1:18] unchanged. And there is hope of saving
[1:21] AIG, the world's largest insurance
[1:23] company, which is on the brink of
[1:25] becoming the latest financial
[1:27] institution to fail. So Betsy Stark is
[1:30] here once again tonight. Betsy,
[1:31] >> Charlie, the Dow Industrials managed to
[1:34] finish with the tripledigit gain today,
[1:36] but behind the scenes, it was another
[1:38] nailbiter. The ground continues to shift
[1:40] under Wall Street. And tonight, it is
[1:42] still not clear who will be left
[1:44] standing tomorrow.
[1:48] Before the dust could settle on
[1:49] yesterday's upheavalss on Wall Street, a
[1:52] new d