World News (ABC) - 2008-09-11

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[0:00] Email to Eyewitness News and video at

[0:02] myabc7.com.

[0:06] >> Welcome to World News from Fairbanks,

[0:08] Alaska. Tonight, an ABC News exclusive

[0:12] interview with Governor Sarah Palin. She

[0:14] talks about her experience, her view of

[0:16] the world, and her readiness for office.

[0:19] Can you look the country in the eye and

[0:22] say, "I have the ability to be not just

[0:25] vice president, but perhaps president of

[0:28] the United States of America."

[0:30] >> I do, Charlie. I'm ready.

[0:32] >> Target zone. Hurricane Ike takes a turn,

[0:34] and suddenly, Houston and its 5 million

[0:37] area residents are in its path. Traffic

[0:40] is jammed. People race to get out of

[0:42] town.

[0:44] And on the anniversary of 9/11,

[0:48] a memorial at the Pentagon and a rare

[0:51] sign of political unity at ground zero.

[0:58] >> From ABC News, this is World News with

[1:02] Charles Gibson reporting tonight from

[1:04] Alaska.

[1:08] >> Good evening. We are in Fairbanks

[1:10] tonight where we spent part of the day

[1:12] with Alaska's Governor Sarah Palin for

[1:14] her first extensive interview since

[1:16] being named John McCain's running mate.

[1:18] We met with the governor shortly before

[1:20] she addressed a deployment ceremony for

[1:22] an Army infantry division which includes

[1:24] her son track. He will be sent to Iraq

[1:27] later this month. The ceremony coming on

[1:29] this the 7th anniversary of September

[1:32] 11th. Alaska.

[1:33] >> We're going to have further

[1:34] conversations with Governor Palin

[1:36] tonight and tomorrow that will be on

[1:38] this broadcast tomorrow. But on this day

[1:40] when national security is on everyone's

[1:43] mind, we wanted to talk about her view

[1:45] of the world.

[1:48] Governor, let me start

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