CBS Evening News - 2000-01-17
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[0:00] [Music]
[0:02] the fight over a flag on this Martin
[0:04] Luther King Day thousands March against
[0:07] what they see as a symbol of slavery an
[0:10] advanced look at President Clinton's big
[0:12] new proposal to cut handgun violence
[0:15] plus news about drastic weather now and
[0:19] what's to come hint remember El
[0:25] Nino this is the CBS Evening News
[0:30] with Dan rther reporting from CBS News
[0:33] headquarters in New York good evening as
[0:37] America paid tribute today to Dr Martin
[0:39] Luther King Jr and his Crusade for
[0:41] freedom and Racial equality there was a
[0:43] battle going on over what some see as a
[0:45] continuing symbol of racial oppression
[0:48] on this federal holiday vice president
[0:50] Al Gore placed a wreath at the king tomb
[0:53] in
[0:54] Atlanta during a memorial service at
[0:56] King's Ebenezer Baptist Church his
[0:58] daughter Bernice called all Americans to
[1:01] do their part to further the cause of
[1:03] freedom justice and equality for many
[1:06] that meant volunteering their time today
[1:07] to serve their communities in
[1:09] Philadelphia they painted schools in
[1:12] Washington President Clinton helped
[1:14] spruce up a computer lab at a Boys and
[1:16] Girls Club cities and towns All Over
[1:19] America held parades in honor of Dr King
[1:21] and the struggle for racial equality
[1:24] that continues to this day against this
[1:27] National background there was a regional
[1:29] march today that that overshadowed the
[1:30] celebration cbs's Bill Whitaker was
[1:33] there
[1:35] flag flag the top it was the largest
[1:39] March Columbia South Carolina had ever
[1:41] witnessed the latest Salvo in the
[1:43] divisive battle over the Confederate
[1:45] flag a symbol of Heritage to some a
[1:48] sy