World News Tonight (ABC) - 1980-01-02
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[0:00] WGET [music]
[0:01] TV2 Nashville
[0:04] >> from ABC. [music]
[0:06] This is World News Tonight with Barry
[0:08] Sarapin in Iran. The third [music] in a
[0:10] five-part special interview with the
[0:12] president. Tonight, a look at politics.
[0:15] Tom Gerald in Chicago. [music] And from
[0:17] our desk in Washington, Frank Reynolds.
[0:20] >> Good evening. Day 60 of the seizure of
[0:21] the American embassy in Thran and the
[0:23] kidnapping of American hostages. At the
[0:26] White House this afternoon, the
[0:27] president met with members of the
[0:28] National Security Council to discuss not
[0:31] only Iran, but also the Soviet invasion
[0:33] of Afghanistan. Decisions were made
[0:36] about Afghanistan. Here is a report from
[0:38] White House correspondent Sam Donaldson.
[0:41] The president, Secretary of State Vance,
[0:43] Secretary of Defense Brown, the chairman
[0:44] of the Joint Chiefs, and other top
[0:46] advisers met for just over two hours in
[0:48] the cabinet room, after which press
[0:50] secretary Jodie Powell reported that
[0:52] decisions had been made. The president
[0:55] made a number of decisions this
[0:56] afternoon on actions to be taken in
[1:00] response to the Soviet invasion.
[1:03] These decisions involve unilateral
[1:05] actions and actions to be taken in
[1:08] conjunction with other nations.
[1:11] >> Pal said the decisions would not be made
[1:12] public until appropriate consultations
[1:14] and notification have taken place. He
[1:17] did announce one move.
[1:19] The president has recalled our
[1:20] ambassador to the Soviet Union for
[1:23] consultations.
[1:24] Ambassador Watson will be arriving in
[1:26] Washington tomorrow.
[1:29] Recalling Ambassador Watson is meant as
[1:31] a show of displeasure, but surely th