NBC Nightly News - 2000-01-17
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[0:00] Thousands in South Carolina protest what
[0:02] they call a symbol of
[0:04] racism. In depth in the line of fire,
[0:07] America's largest manufacturer of
[0:09] handguns may be looking for a truce and
[0:11] a way out of all those gun
[0:14] lawsuits. Lifeline, the hidden
[0:16] ingredient in so many foods. Why you
[0:19] should know what they don't tell you
[0:21] about
[0:22] fat. And a mystery at sea. Why are so
[0:26] many dolphins running ashore in Florida?
[0:32] From NBC News World Headquarters in New
[0:35] York, this is NBC Nightly News with Tom
[0:40] Bro. Good evening. On this holiday
[0:43] celebrating the birthday of Dr. Martin
[0:44] Luther King, Jr., it is now truly a
[0:47] national observance with events in all
[0:49] 50 states honoring the slain civil
[0:51] rights leader. Some states more
[0:53] reluctantly than others. In Dr. King's
[0:55] hometown of Atlanta. At his graveside,
[0:57] an eternal flame continues to burn. At
[1:00] other places, it was a day of protest.
[1:04] In South Carolina, the Confederate flag
[1:06] has become a divisive symbol, reaching
[1:09] all the way to the presidential
[1:10] campaign. It flies from a top the state
[1:13] capital there. And today, tens of
[1:15] thousands of marchers demanded it be
[1:17] removed. NBC's Frederick Whitfield in
[1:20] South Carolina. Oh yeah. Today, an
[1:23] estimated 50,000 people marched through
[1:25] the streets of Columbia, South Carolina
[1:27] to protest a 38-year tradition they call
[1:30] offensive and hateful. The flag has been
[1:32] a divisive issue, not one to unify us.
[1:35] Since 1962, the Confederate flag stands
[1:38] tall above South Carolina's capital
[1:40] building, weathering decades of lawsuits
[1:43] and legislative battles to take it down.
[1:45] To