CBS Evening News - 2007-11-05
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[0:02] Tonight, it's one of the most dangerous
[0:04] places on Earth, Pakistan, nuclear-armed
[0:07] and in turmoil, with thousands
[0:09] protesting against emergency rule and
[0:12] demanding democracy.
[0:15] I'm Katie Couric. Also tonight, Oprah
[0:17] Winfrey speaks out about the sexual
[0:19] assault scandal at her school in South
[0:21] Africa.
[0:23] >> This has been one of the most
[0:25] devastating, if not the most
[0:27] devastating, experience of my life.
[0:30] >> In Hollywood, a war of words as the
[0:32] writers of some of your favorite TV
[0:34] shows go on strike.
[0:37] And a wake-up call for parents, why lack
[0:39] of sleep is making our kids gain weight.
[0:47] >> This is the CBS Evening News with Katie
[0:50] Couric.
[0:53] >> Good evening, everyone. Pakistan is at
[0:55] the center of the world's attention
[0:57] tonight, the third night of a state of
[0:59] emergency in that nuclear-armed country,
[1:01] a key US ally in the war on terror.
[1:04] President Pervez Musharraf has suspended
[1:06] the constitution, but insisted today he
[1:09] remains committed to democracy. Still,
[1:11] his government continued to put down
[1:13] pro-democracy demonstrations with force.
[1:16] Sheila MacVicar begins our coverage
[1:18] tonight from the Pakistani capital of
[1:20] Islamabad.
[1:22] >> Leading the protest, lawyers took to the
[1:24] streets today, angered by the decision
[1:26] of Pakistan's military leader to declare
[1:28] emergency rule, suspend the
[1:30] constitution, and dismiss judges.
[1:33] At a now illegal demonstration in
[1:35] Lahore, police moved in, swinging batons
[1:38] and lobbing tear gas. Lawyers in suits
[1:41] and dress shoes were hauled off TO
[1:43] PRISON,
[1:45] YELLING THEIR OPPOSITION TO GENERAL
[1:46] MUSHARRAF.
[1:48] >> The governme