CBS Evening News - 2005-09-06 - Hurricane Katrina
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[0:00] [Music]
[0:00] News Channel 5 encourages you to give to
[0:03] the Katrina Disaster Fund.
[0:07] >> The water is finally flowing out of New
[0:10] Orleans, but a new storm is brewing over
[0:12] who's to blame for the disaster.
[0:15] President Bush says he will head up an
[0:17] investigation while an angry local
[0:19] official accuses government officials of
[0:22] murder. Good evening, I'm Bob Schaefer.
[0:24] Once again, our focus tonight is the
[0:27] devastation on the Gulf Coast, where
[0:29] John Roberts is heading up our coverage.
[0:33] And as water here in New Orleans
[0:34] recedes, fire is a growing problem.
[0:37] Thousands of evacuees are now spread
[0:39] across dozens of states. We'll take a
[0:41] look tonight at the incredible toll this
[0:43] nightmare is taking on children and on
[0:46] the men and women of law enforcement.
[0:50] [Music]
[0:53] This is the CBS Evening News with Bob
[0:57] Schiffer.
[0:59] >> What went wrong and what to do now. At
[1:01] times today, you had to wonder if
[1:03] official Washington and the people in
[1:05] the disaster area were even talking
[1:08] about the same problem.
[1:10] >> What I intend to do is lead a uh to lead
[1:13] a investigation to find out what went
[1:16] right and what went wrong.
[1:18] And I'll tell you why.
[1:21] Uh it's very important for us to
[1:22] understand the relationship between the
[1:24] federal government, the state
[1:25] government, the local government when it
[1:27] comes to a major catastrophe.
[1:29] >> In Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, the top
[1:32] politician there had a very different
[1:34] take in this interview with Harry Smith.
[1:37] >> Bureaucracy has murdered people in the
[1:41] greater New Orleans area, and
[1:43] bureaucracy needs to stand trial before
[1:46] Congr