CBS Evening News - 1992-08-27 - Hurricane Andrew
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[0:01] We're doing everything we can. Where in
[0:03] the hell is the calvary on this one?
[0:07] >> Victims of Hurricane Andrew call the
[0:09] government's response a disaster.
[0:13] Allied forces take control of the skies
[0:15] over southern Iraq in a new challenge to
[0:17] Saddam Hussein.
[0:21] And eye on America. Tonight, Los Angeles
[0:24] after the riots, wrecked buildings, and
[0:26] broken promises.
[0:30] This is the CBS Evening News.
[0:37] Good evening. I'm Harry Smith sitting in
[0:38] tonight for Dan Rather. It is a
[0:40] staggering figure. Emergency officials
[0:43] in Florida say Hurricane Andrew has left
[0:46] one out of every eight people in Dade
[0:48] County without a home. Now, CBS News has
[0:51] learned that President Bush is sending
[0:53] as many as 5,000 active duty troops to
[0:56] Florida to help the recovery effort.
[0:58] This follows complaints from victims of
[1:00] the hurricane that they're not getting
[1:02] the help they need. John Roberts in
[1:05] Miami has our report. As the hardest hit
[1:08] victims of Hurricane Andrew struggle to
[1:10] survive, in political circles, a storm
[1:13] of accusation blew up over why more aid
[1:16] isn't getting through. If we do not get
[1:18] more food and water into the South End
[1:21] in a very short period of time, we are
[1:24] going to have more casualties because
[1:25] we're going to have people who are
[1:27] dehydrated, who are without food, babies
[1:30] that need formula.
[1:31] >> The county blames the federal
[1:32] government. Government agencies charge
[1:35] the county hasn't gone through the
[1:36] proper channels.
[1:37] >> The rules are very specific. They're
[1:39] well understood. And I'm not here to
[1:40] debate the rules. I'm here to address
[1:42] the problem.