CBS Evening News - 2004-05-24
Channel: malgent
Uploaded:
Duration: PT1800S
Read a transcript preview of “CBS Evening News - 2004-05-24” from malgent, uploaded on 2026-01-27.
Transcript preview
Language: English (original, YouTube automatic captions)
[0:00] Another big jump. The Saudis promise
[0:03] help. But we'll tell you why one big
[0:05] problem is here at home. The Midwest
[0:08] takes a beating. Tornadoes followed by
[0:10] flood. And more severe weather may be on
[0:13] the way. Also, it is the world's
[0:16] bestselling drug. But there may be a
[0:18] dangerous side effect you don't know
[0:20] about. CBS will alert you tonight.
[0:29] This is the CBS Evening News with Dan
[0:32] Rather reporting from CBS News
[0:34] headquarters in New York.
[0:37] And this is a special West Coast
[0:40] edition. Good evening. With the election
[0:42] just over 5 months away, President Bush
[0:44] is trying to stop his major slide in the
[0:47] polls before it's too late. A CBS News
[0:50] poll out tonight finds his job approval
[0:52] rating at an all-time low of 41%. And
[0:56] Democratic challenger Senator John Kerry
[0:58] has now opened an eightoint poll lead
[1:01] among registered voters. One big reason
[1:03] for the Bush slide, a growing perception
[1:06] that Iraq is out of control and headed
[1:08] in the wrong direction with faulty
[1:10] planning and strategy. So, as CBS's John
[1:13] Roberts reports, the president tried
[1:15] tonight in a speech at the US Army War
[1:18] College to reassure voters he has a plan
[1:21] and it's right on track.
[1:23] >> With Republicans openly complaining that
[1:26] Iraq could cost him the election,
[1:27] President Bush tonight set out to
[1:29] convince Americans he can achieve his
[1:31] goal.
[1:32] >> A free representative government that
[1:35] serves its people and fights on their
[1:38] behalf.
[1:40] And the sooner this goal is achieved,
[1:44] the sooner our job will be done.
[1:46] >> Hoping to build confidence with Iraqis,
[1:48] Mr. Bush said the US will