Iraq War - CBS's Scott Pelley reports from Umm Qasr
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[0:00] is still missing.
[0:04] US Marines are involved in a battle on
[0:06] the road to Casser. A short time ago,
[0:08] CBS's Scott Piled this report,
[0:12] but so far the enemy is continuing to
[0:14] fire back.
[0:16] We're sitting out uh on a sandburn,
[0:19] fairly exposed.
[0:21] The enemy has the advantage of being
[0:23] inside.
[0:26] Pretty soon, the Marines are going to
[0:27] take out the heavy firepower. They're
[0:29] going to take out some anti-tank rockets
[0:31] and start to tear apart.
[0:34] US military officials have said the area
[0:36] is secure militarily, but not yet safe.
[0:40] A US Army has been captured 48 hours
[0:43] ago, but the shooting hasn't stopped
[0:44] there. CBS News correspondent Scott P is
[0:48] in the thick of it with the US Marines.
[0:50] He filed this report earlier this
[0:52] morning.
[0:54] Fox Company is taking fire from an enemy
[0:56] position just a few hundred yards up
[0:59] this way. Enemy soldiers are holed up in
[1:01] a building. Fox Company has been using
[1:04] small arms fire, more and anti-tank
[1:07] rockets against the building. So far,
[1:10] it's turned into a bit of a fire.
[1:18] Quaser in southern Iraq. CBS News
[1:20] correspondent Scott P is there. Scott,
[1:22] what's the latest?
[1:26] Russ, the headline of this day is that
[1:28] no US Mari