CBS Evening News - 2002-01-24
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[0:00] Walker Lynn in court today. He's
[0:03] officially accused of conspiring to kill
[0:06] fellow Americans. Outside, his father
[0:09] says no. He says his son loves America.
[0:13] >> Frightened children, anguished parents
[0:16] as a school bus driver takes a dayong
[0:18] detour.
[0:20] The Enron company debacle. A congressman
[0:23] calls it a bank robber. This man is
[0:26] fingered as driver of the getaway car.
[0:29] Plus, Eye on America, the smuggling
[0:31] investigation. Tonight, the big business
[0:34] in exotic animals.
[0:42] This is the CBS Evening News with Dan
[0:45] Rather reporting from CBS News
[0:47] headquarters in New York. Good evening.
[0:50] The man known as the American Taliban
[0:53] made his first court appearance today
[0:54] and heard the serious charges against
[0:56] him, including conspiracy to kill US
[0:59] citizens in Afghanistan. And with that
[1:02] hearing in a Virginia federal court
[1:04] began what is shaping up as a huge legal
[1:07] and public opinion battle for the US
[1:09] government, for John Walker, or John
[1:11] Walker Lind as he now prefers to be
[1:13] called, and for armies of high-powered
[1:16] attorneys. CBS's coverage begins with
[1:19] correspondent Jim Stewart.
[1:21] >> John Walker Lind looked every bit like a
[1:23] 20-year-old in trouble today and he
[1:25] acted it. He spoke softly three times.
[1:28] Do you understand the charges against
[1:29] you? Yes, sir. I do. Thank you. Do you
[1:32] know you could do life in prison? The
[1:33] judge asked. Yes, I do, sir. Have any
[1:35] questions? No, sir, I don't. It has been
[1:38] an extraordinary journey for the
[1:40] so-called American Taliban. Walker Lind
[1:42] had arrived back on US soil less than 15
[1:45] hours earlier aboard an Air For