CBS Evening News - 2004-09-02 (Republican Convention)

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[0:00] Hurry in for the best selection of04s

[0:02] during the Dodge Labor Day 10 event

[0:08] >> tonight. The next big one. Hurricane

[0:11] Francis. A powerful storm the size of

[0:13] Texas heads for US shores. More than 2

[0:17] million people ordered to pack up and

[0:19] evacuate before it's too late. It's

[0:22] President Bush's big night at the

[0:23] convention. We'll tell you how he'll try

[0:25] to persuade voters to give him four more

[0:27] years. And we talk oneon-one with First

[0:30] Lady Laura Bush about this tough, nasty

[0:33] campaign and why she and the president

[0:34] like having their twin daughters along.

[0:43] This is the CBS Evening News

[0:47] with Dan Rather reporting tonight from

[0:50] the Republican National Convention in

[0:52] New York.

[0:54] >> Good evening. This is President Bush's

[0:56] night to stand and deliver here. And

[0:58] we'll have the convention story in a

[0:59] moment. But first, a particularly

[1:01] dangerous storm is headed for the United

[1:03] States. Huge and powerful Hurricane

[1:06] Francis, a category 4 in Florida. A

[1:09] record 2 and a 12 million people have

[1:11] been told to leave their homes for safer

[1:14] ground. Projections now indicate the

[1:16] hurricane is most likely to come ashore

[1:18] somewhere along the Florida coast this

[1:20] weekend with fierce wind and torrential

[1:23] rain that will spread across a very wide

[1:26] area. The impact on travel and the

[1:29] economy could ripple right across the

[1:31] nation. CBS's Mark Stman is in Cocoa

[1:34] Beach, Florida, and begins our storm

[1:36] strike zone coverage.

[1:39] >> South Florida is under a hurricane

[1:41] warning now.

[1:42] >> Florida to Francis. Message received.

[1:45] I95 northbound was bumper to bumper. The

[1:48] weary and the weary all heading to

[1:49] points inland or north. They were

[1:52] looking for safety away from the second

[1:54] major hurricane poised to strike Florida

[1:56] in the last 3 weeks.

[1:58] >> It's just tough to to keep starting over

[2:02] and I don't want to have to do it again.

[2:05] >> At Cape Canaveral Hospital, today's 911

[2:08] call was to move out all patients. While

[2:11] blocks away, emergency workers were

[2:13] telling people to get out.

[2:15] >> All persons shall evacuate from the

[2:17] mainland immediately.

[2:18] >> That sweeping mandatory evacuation order

[2:20] now affects more than 2 and a half

[2:22] million people. In all, 15 million

[2:25] Flidians are now under hurricane watches

[2:27] and warnings. Francis is twice the size

[2:30] of Hurricane Charlie and even twice the

[2:32] size of Hurricane Andrew, the category 5

[2:35] storm that devastated South Florida in

[2:37] 1992. This is a deadly storm. It is not

[2:41] something to say, "Well, I'm, you know,

[2:42] I'm going to be macho about it and stay

[2:44] in my condo on uh on the beach."

[2:47] >> That whole section's done.

[2:49] >> At the Barefoot Bay Park, home to 10,000

[2:52] seniors, Beth Rossman organized

[2:54] volunteers going door to door making

[2:56] sure everyone was leaving.

[2:59] >> The coverage has been very good on

[3:01] >> like Julia and Harold Day.

[3:04] >> Did you even think about staying? Are

[3:05] you

[3:06] >> No. Oh, no way.

[3:07] >> No, no. This is the first time for us

[3:09] being in a mobile home with the

[3:10] hurricanes.

[3:11] >> Wish we had a hundred more volunteers so

[3:13] we could make sure we got to everybody,

[3:14] but we will stay out here tonight until

[3:16] we get to all of them.

[3:17] >> Charlie just may have been a costly and

[3:19] deadly rehearsal for this weekend

[3:21] showdown with a monster named Francis.

[3:24] Francis evacuees are driving for miles

[3:27] to find a hotel room. In part because

[3:29] some of those rooms are still occupied

[3:31] by refugees from Hurricane Charlie. That

[3:34] storm was a killer, but this one's

[3:36] potential impact really makes people

[3:38] shudder. Dan

[3:40] >> Mark Strawson reporting live from

[3:42] Florida. Now, as mentioned, Francis is

[3:44] twice as big as Charlie. Take a look

[3:46] here. A satellite view today of Francis.

[3:49] And this was Hurricane Charlie. Compare.

[3:52] But beyond the overall size of Francis,

[3:56] its area of greatest destructive power,

[3:58] you see it there in red and yellow, is

[4:01] twice as big as Charlie was. the area of

[4:03] destructive power. Charlie killed 27

[4:06] people and caused 7.5 billion dollars

[4:08] damage. Francis could devastate a much

[4:12] wider area. I spoke a short while ago

[4:15] with a hurricane expert, Brian Norcos of

[4:17] CBS station WFO in Miami. And I asked

[4:20] Brian to compare Francis to other

[4:22] historic hurricanes.

[4:24] >> This storm is the size of Hurricane Hugo

[4:27] that hit Charleston in 1989. It's not as

[4:29] powerful as Hurricane Andrew in 1992

[4:32] here in Miami, but it is so much bigger

[4:35] and it's going to move so slowly that

[4:38] it's going to be like torture as the

[4:40] storm goes uh over top of some part of

[4:43] Florida. We think that's going to happen

[4:44] either late tomorrow night or into early

[4:47] Saturday. Is such a big lumbering giant

[4:50] of a uh we think will be a destruction

[4:54] machine.

[4:54] >> How large an area is likely to be

[4:56] affected? The hurricane force winds are

[4:59] an area about that size. And if you're

[5:01] familiar with Florida, that's almost the

[5:03] distance from Miami almost to Vero

[5:05] Beach. Just in Florida, we're expecting

[5:08] 20 ines of rain or more where the storm

[5:11] comes to shore and in a wide area around

[5:13] it. And it's going to take this massive

[5:15] tropical moisture on up the eastern part

[5:17] of the country. So, uh, no doubt we're

[5:19] going to be hearing about Francis for a

[5:20] long time as a flood after we get done

[5:23] hearing about it in Florida as the

[5:25] because of the destruction that it does.

[5:27] >> Brian Noros, thanks.

[5:30] It's clear why so many Flidians are

[5:32] evacuating their homes and not taking

[5:34] any chances. But by leaving, they're

[5:36] facing another risk. Looters. Randall

[5:39] Kingston has that part of the story.

[5:42] In West Palm Beach, a city right in the

[5:44] path of Hurricane Francis, almost

[5:46] everyone is heeding the warning.

[5:50] >> There we go.

[5:51] >> R.J. Lee packed up everything he could

[5:54] and moved out of the Castaloma trailer

[5:56] park. So, you're not taking any chances?

[5:58] >> No, we're not taking any chances.

[5:59] >> But across the street, the owner of the

[6:02] mobile home park isn't going anywhere.

[6:04] >> Now, why are you staying?

[6:06] >> To protect my property. Argie Bellamy is

[6:09] willing to take her chances with Mother

[6:11] Nature to protect her home from looters.

[6:14] Armed with what she calls her extra

[6:16] security,

[6:17] >> this is part of our security, and we do

[6:19] have more.

[6:21] >> Fidians know all too well that after the

[6:24] hurricane, the danger isn't over. 12

[6:26] years ago, after Hurricane Andrew

[6:28] wrecked South Florida, widespread

[6:30] looting prompted the governor to declare

[6:32] a dust to dawn curfew. More than 130

[6:35] people were arrested. It's a crime in

[6:37] the state of Florida to take something

[6:38] that doesn't belong to you. Simple as

[6:40] that.

[6:40] >> Margie Bellamy is warning looters to

[6:42] stay away from her property.

[6:44] >> It's a small shotgun.

[6:47] >> It will blow you down.

[6:49] >> Police are hoping Margie doesn't use her

[6:51] gun.

[6:51] >> We don't want people to take their the

[6:53] law into their own hands. That's what

[6:54] we're here for.

[6:55] >> But R.J. Lee is happier knowing his

[6:58] neighbors are watching his back.

[6:59] >> See, I'm in a real good spot here

[7:02] >> with the owner watching your Uh-huh. Oh,

[7:05] and I got other people around,

[7:07] >> Vietnam vets and things like that.

[7:10] >> They don't take kindly to looters.

[7:12] >> Nearly 3 million people in Florida are

[7:14] leaving behind everything they own,

[7:16] hoping to be spared by mother nature and

[7:18] human nature, but also knowing there's

[7:21] not a lot they can do about either.

[7:23] Randall Kingston, CBS News, Palm Beach,

[7:26] Florida. In Virginia, the death toll

[7:29] from tropical storm Gaston rose to eight

[7:32] today. Three more bodies were recovered

[7:34] from Monday's sudden floods. Gastone

[7:37] dumped more than a foot of rain, swept

[7:39] away cars, and did heavy damage in

[7:41] Richmond, the Virginia state capital. A

[7:43] 20 block area is still off limits to the

[7:46] public. Here at the Republican

[7:48] convention, President Bush delivers his

[7:50] acceptance speech tonight to a national

[7:52] television audience. He's expected to

[7:55] defend his first term and say what he

[7:57] would do if voters give him a second

[7:59] term, including what he would do about

[8:01] social security, Medicare, taxes. CBS's

[8:05] John Roberts has some early word on what

[8:07] the president will say.

[8:10] At a rehearsal today, President Bush

[8:12] walked through the convention's

[8:13] dramatically transformed stage, an

[8:16] intimate platform to launch his case for

[8:18] another four years.

[8:19] >> He'll talk about education. He'll talk

[8:21] about healthcare. He'll talk about an

[8:23] economy in which people can find work.

[8:25] >> The president will unveil several new

[8:27] domestic initiatives tonight to increase

[8:29] standards and accountability in high

[8:31] school education, enroll more children

[8:33] in health care programs, and increase

[8:35] health insurance portability for adults.

[8:38] >> Tax relief is on the way. Don't spend it

[8:41] all in one place.

[8:42] >> He will also make a pledge to revamp and

[8:44] modernize the entire tax system. But as

[8:47] the sign says, security will be center

[8:49] stage in this theater in the round. We

[8:52] fundamentally believe that when it comes

[8:53] down to it, American moms and dads go to

[8:55] the polls in November. Yes, they're

[8:57] worried about the economy. They want a

[8:58] good economy. They want jobs. Primarily

[9:01] though, at the top of their mind, they

[9:02] want a safe environment in which to rear

[9:04] their children.

[9:05] >> The tone of this evening will be far

[9:07] different than last night. That all you

[9:09] can eat partisan feast with John Kerry

[9:11] as the main course.

[9:13] >> This is the man who wants to be the

[9:15] commanderin-chief of the US armed

[9:17] forces.

[9:20] US forces armed with pot spitballs.

[9:25] >> The attack may have been entertaining,

[9:27] but was it true? John Kerry did vote to

[9:29] cut military systems in the early 90s,

[9:32] but his defense secretary back then,

[9:34] Dick Cheney proposed even deeper

[9:36] reductions.

[9:36] >> The task at hand is budget cuts.

[9:38] >> And when Cheney charged Kerry would be

[9:41] soft on terrorists,

[9:42] >> he declared at the Democratic convention

[9:44] that he will forcefully defend America

[9:47] after we have been attacked. He seemed

[9:49] to ignore the fact Kerry also said this.

[9:52] >> I will never hesitate to use force when

[9:55] it is required. Any attack will be met

[9:57] with a swift and a certain response.

[10:00] >> Given their record on almost every

[10:01] single domestic issue, they can only

[10:03] talk about attacks on John Kerry because

[10:06] they understand there's no way for them

[10:07] to positively win this election. They

[10:09] must try to define and destroy John

[10:10] Kerry.

[10:11] >> In his speech tonight, President Bush

[10:13] will keep up the pressure on Kerry,

[10:15] though in far more moderate terms. He

[10:17] hopes to rekindle his year 2000 mantra

[10:19] of compassionate conservatism. A goal

[10:22] his critics say would be a stunning feat

[10:24] given his record of the past 3 years.

[10:27] Dan John Roberts reporting live from the

[10:29] convention floor. Thanks. We'll have

[10:31] more on the convention later in the

[10:32] broadcast and CBS News will bring you

[10:34] live coverage of the president's speech

[10:36] tonight beginning at 10 9 central. Up

[10:39] next here on the CBS Evening News, four

[10:41] years ago, President Bush promised to

[10:43] reform Medicare. Has he or has he not

[10:46] kept that promise? We'll give you the

[10:48] inside story. Then later, she doesn't

[10:50] especially care for campaigning, but

[10:52] Laura Bush is clearly one of the

[10:55] president's biggest assets. I'll talk

[10:57] with her one-on-one. But first,

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[14:02] >> On the CBS Market Watch, investors went

[14:04] bargain hunting on Wall Street today and

[14:06] that drove prices higher. The Dow gained

[14:09] 121, the Nasdaq 23. As President Bush

[14:13] prepares to accept the Republican

[14:14] nomination here tonight, CBS concludes

[14:17] our week-long look at the promises he's

[14:19] made four years ago and what's become of

[14:22] those promises. Tonight, an issue of

[14:24] vital importance to American seniors,

[14:26] Medicare. Mika Bzinski has the inside

[14:29] story.

[14:31] >> I have a prescription.

[14:33] >> Between them, 73-year-old Glattis Cole

[14:35] and 76-year-old Judith Kyler have

[14:38] prescriptions for eight medications.

[14:40] Both are trying to keep up with soaring

[14:42] drug costs, and both hope Medicare can

[14:44] help.

[14:45] >> I think the pricing is obscene.

[14:48] Four years ago at the last GOP

[14:50] convention, then Governor Bush promised

[14:52] big changes for Medicare.

[14:54] >> We will set it on firm financial ground

[14:56] and make prescription drugs available

[14:58] and affordable for every senior who

[15:00] needs them.

[15:02] >> Last year, in the largest overhaul of

[15:04] Medicare ever, President Bush signed

[15:06] into law drug discounts

[15:09] up to 60% for seniors and people with

[15:12] disabilities. Lower income seniors with

[15:14] no other drug coverage like Glattis Cole

[15:16] reap the biggest benefits.

[15:18] >> Your total is going to be $7.77.

[15:22] >> Wonderful.

[15:23] >> So far, out of the 41 million Medicare

[15:26] recipients, only 4 million have enrolled

[15:28] in the prescription card program. Many

[15:31] say the new plan with 40 different

[15:32] options is far too confusing and not

[15:35] enough of a moneysaver, especially for

[15:38] the middle class who may already have

[15:40] other drug coverage. it uh just doesn't

[15:43] work for me. I'm I'm in a better

[15:45] situation where I am right now.

[15:47] >> And what about Mr. Bush's other promise

[15:50] to put Medicare on solid financial

[15:52] ground? On that score, some

[15:54] conservatives have been the president's

[15:56] sharpest critics.

[15:57] >> One problem is that the cost of this

[16:00] thing is going to explode. It already

[16:02] did last January when the Bush

[16:04] administration announced the price tag

[16:06] of the overhaul was actually 33% more,

[16:10] 534 billion instead of the original 395

[16:14] billion over 10 years.

[16:15] >> I am a Democrat, but I think this uh

[16:18] prescription drug card is a wonderful

[16:22] thing.

[16:22] >> Wonderful perhaps until it's time to pay

[16:25] up. If left as is, Medicare could go

[16:28] broke by 2019. Mika Bzinski, CBS News,

[16:33] New York.

[16:34] >> Still to come on tonight's CBS Evening

[16:36] News, the standoff goes on in Russia's

[16:39] school hostage drama, but there may be a

[16:42] glimmer of hope tonight. We'll give you

[16:44] details next.

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[18:20] It's a beautiful morning.

[18:23] >> I was never one to sleep in, which is

[18:26] good because being a teacher, you never

[18:28] really get to. After all these years, I

[18:31] have to say I still look forward to

[18:32] going to school. And I'm pretty sure the

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[19:19] >> The wrath of Francis packing winds of

[19:22] 140 mph. The massive storm sweeps across

[19:25] the Caribbean and takes aim at the US

[19:27] coast. Tomorrow, Dan Rather reports live

[19:30] from the hurricane's path as CBS News

[19:33] teams monitor preparations and report on

[19:35] evacuations. That and more on the CBS

[19:37] Evening News.

[19:41] An already murderous standoff at a

[19:43] school in southern Russia is now in its

[19:45] second night. Heavily armed terrorists

[19:47] holds more than 300 hostages, about a

[19:50] third of them children. The hostage

[19:52] takers, thought to be Islamic radicals

[19:55] from nearby Cheschna, freed about 25 of

[19:58] their captives today. But CBS's

[20:00] Elizabeth Palmer reports it is far from

[20:02] clear how the rest can be saved.

[20:06] 30 hours after the crisis began, the

[20:09] first small signs of hope appeared.

[20:12] Infant hostages cradled by Russian

[20:14] soldiers were delivered into safe hands.

[20:16] For the families of the women and

[20:18] children who were released, it meant

[20:20] overwhelming relief. Many more though

[20:22] whose relatives are still trapped in the

[20:24] school were left praying for a miracle

[20:27] but bracing for disaster.

[20:30] On Wednesday morning, whole families had

[20:32] gathered in the courtyard of school

[20:34] number one to mark the start of the fall

[20:36] term. Just before 8:30, armed guerillas

[20:39] stormed in and witnesses say herded

[20:42] about 350 captives into the first floor

[20:45] gym, shielded from view by tiny high

[20:48] windows. The school is ringed by Russian

[20:51] soldiers and sharpshooters, and

[20:53] negotiations are stuttering along.

[20:55] They're led by a pediatrician, the

[20:57] hostage takers themselves requested. Dr.

[21:00] Lannid Rashal negotiated the safe

[21:02] release of children among the hostages

[21:04] seized by Chetchin rebels in a Moscow

[21:06] theater in 2002.

[21:08] But that crisis ended grimly when 129

[21:12] people died during a rescue raid by

[21:14] Russian special forces.

[21:16] Tonight, Dr. Rashal sounded bleak about

[21:19] the outlook in Baslan 2.

[21:22] >> The freeing of some hostages was a

[21:24] victory, he said, but it's a mere drop

[21:26] in the bucket. And now the hostage

[21:28] takers have again refused food and

[21:30] water. The soldiers masked outside

[21:33] school number one are waiting for

[21:34] orders. And pressure is building on

[21:37] Russia's president Vladimir Putin to do

[21:39] something. But what? President Putin has

[21:43] always sworn he would never negotiate

[21:44] with terrorists. But he knows that

[21:46] intervening with force could provoke

[21:48] human tragedy and political chaos.

[21:51] Elizabeth Palmer, CBS News, Moscow.

[21:54] A lawyer for professional basketball

[21:56] star Kobe Bryant said today an apology

[21:59] was part of the deal that led Colorado

[22:01] prosecutors to drop rape charges against

[22:04] him. Bryant admitted having sex with the

[22:06] young resort worker last year, but he

[22:08] insisted it was all consensual. In his

[22:10] written apology as part of the deal,

[22:12] Bryant says he now understands that

[22:14] quote she feels she did not consent to

[22:16] the encounter. Straight ahead on the CBS

[22:19] Evening News, she's the president's wife

[22:22] and a valuable asset for him

[22:24] politically. Next up, First Lady Laura

[22:26] Bush on the campaign, the president's

[22:28] agenda, and the twins.

[22:31] >> As you know,

[22:38] >> you know, some people don't think what

[22:40] we do is a sport. That's cuz you can't

[22:42] get hurt doing it. Otherwise, that

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[22:49] What?

[22:51] >> The one that pays you cash

[22:53] >> if you're hurt and can't work.

[22:58] >> Applies.

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[25:03] >> Here's a question. Would you eat

[25:05] barbecue that has been exempt from all

[25:06] health inspections? Well, you'll have

[25:08] that decision to make. We'll tell you

[25:09] where and when tonight at 6.

[25:17] Among

[25:23] those watching President Bush deliver

[25:24] his acceptance speech here tonight will

[25:26] of course be the first lady Laura Bush.

[25:29] I sat down with Mrs. Bush today and

[25:30] asked her about the campaign, the

[25:32] negative tone of so much of so far and

[25:35] about what we may expect the president

[25:37] to say tonight.

[25:39] >> And I know he's going to talk about um

[25:41] ways that government can change to be

[25:43] more responsive to our changing world.

[25:46] um you know, ways we can make sure

[25:48] people are educated better for the new

[25:50] jobs of the 21st century and make sure

[25:53] pension plans and health care can uh

[25:56] change in a way that really um um

[25:59] respond to the way people really are

[26:01] now. We know social security is going to

[26:03] be important for younger workers. He'll

[26:05] talk about that about ways our

[26:08] government can change so it can meet the

[26:10] real needs of the people now cuz because

[26:13] of changing times.

[26:15] >> After the president's speech, it will be

[26:17] back to the campaign trail for Mrs.

[26:19] Bush, a road she expects will continue

[26:22] to be filled with negative attacks on

[26:24] both sides. Now that friends and

[26:26] supporters of the president have raised

[26:29] the issue of John K's combat record in

[26:31] Vietnam, do you or do you not think it's

[26:34] fair now for the Kerry people to come

[26:36] back and dig a new into your husband's

[26:39] military service record?

[26:40] >> You know what happens in politics every

[26:43] single time is you get criticized.

[26:45] Whatever you run on, you know, whatever

[26:47] you talk about, people criticize it. Are

[26:49] you worried about the campaign

[26:51] descending into something so nasty that

[26:54] drive the prairie dogs in your home West

[26:57] Texas back in their holes?

[26:59] >> Midland actually does have prairie dogs.

[27:01] You're right. Um, no. You know, every

[27:05] campaign that you look at is like this.

[27:08] That's just the way they are. It's never

[27:10] easy. I don't mean that I accept it as

[27:12] something easy, but um but that's just

[27:14] what it is. And that's the hard part

[27:17] about campaigning really. But that's

[27:19] also what you should expect when you get

[27:20] in the race. That's just what's going to

[27:23] happen.

[27:27] >> This year, Laura Bush faces a new

[27:29] challenge, preparing her daughters for

[27:31] the tough campaign ahead.

[27:33] >> We spent the last four years trying to

[27:35] stay out of the spotlight.

[27:39] Sometimes we did a little better job

[27:40] than others.

[27:42] >> We're really glad they're with us

[27:44] because it's fun for us to be with them.

[27:46] They're funny and as you can tell

[27:47] they're very lively. They're a lot of

[27:49] fun to be with. They're very relaxing

[27:51] for us to be with. They give us a lot of

[27:52] emotional support. They're great girls.

[27:55] But you're right. You know, if you are

[27:57] out there, then you'll take some shots.

[28:01] >> And you expect they'll take some.

[28:03] >> I think they already have.

[28:07] >> And when it lose 3 days after election

[28:09] day, the Bushes, George and Laura, will

[28:11] celebrate their 27th wedding

[28:13] anniversary. And that's part of our

[28:15] world. I'll be back at 10 9 central with

[28:18] President Bush's acceptance speech. Till

[28:21] then, Dan Rather for the CBS Evening

[28:23] News reporting from the Republican

[28:25] National Convention in New York. Have a

[28:27] good evening. See you later.

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[29:03] from your news and information leader.

[29:08] This is News Channel 5 at 6. Good

[29:12] evening everyone. There's a flash flood

[29:13] warning out for Davidson County tonight.

[29:16] >> Let's get right to chief meteorologist

[29:17] Ron House to find out what to expect.

[29:19] >> All right, mainly we have been seeing

[29:20] scattered showers and a few

[29:22] thunderstorms just kind of moving on by

[29:24] the area. But if you look at this radar

[29:26] animation there, one area in South

[29:27] Nashville right in here has seen several

[29:30] heavy thunderstorms go by. And now yet

[29:32] another one coming through the Brentwood

[29:34] area. Here's the current picture now of

[29:36] live radar with some pretty heavy storms

[29:38] in the I65 corridor. But here's the

[29:41] problem. Over the last 1 hour around Old

[29:43] Hickory Boulevard, Tuscalum Road,

[29:45] Nolanville Road here, uh quite a lot of

[29:47] rain. As a matter of fact, in this green

[29:49] area here, indications of an inch and

[29:51] 3/4 of rain falling in about an hour.

[29:53] So, this is the biggest trouble spot. Uh

[29:55] the area along I 24 there between I 24

[29:59] down through Nolanville Road, that's the

[30:01] area where we've been getting some

[30:02] reports of some street flooding. And

[30:05] here you see other spot pockets of

[30:07] fairly heavy rain have been falling.

[30:09] Again, this is the 1 hour total right

[30:11] now.