CBS Evening News - 1996-02-29
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[0:02] A promise today from the television
[0:03] industry, a rating system. But will your
[0:06] children really see less sex and
[0:08] violence? The US Navy and the Coast
[0:11] Guard on station off Cuba. And a new
[0:13] warning to Fidel Castro from President
[0:16] Clinton. And a battle to save the trees
[0:19] from highway developers. It's old
[0:22] branches versus a new route.
[0:27] This is the CBS Evening News
[0:31] with Dan Rather reporting from CBS News
[0:34] headquarters in New York. Good evening.
[0:37] We'll start out tonight with a look at
[0:38] what's coming up on television. Under
[0:40] intense pressure, the TV industry
[0:43] finally says it will do something about
[0:45] sex and violence on the screen. Not
[0:48] eliminating it. But at a meeting with
[0:50] President Clinton today, industry
[0:52] executives promised to establish a
[0:54] content rating system to warn parents
[0:56] about programs that might not be
[0:58] suitable for children. Edie Magnus
[1:00] begins our coverage.
[1:03] >> Today's historic meeting with the
[1:05] president marked a major turnaround for
[1:07] the nation's media mogul who had earlier
[1:10] threatened to fight ratings in court.
[1:12] Today, they were approaching the
[1:13] inevitable with a sense of humor. beer
[1:16] robuntarily
[1:18] having to comply.
[1:21] >> Broadcast and cable operators have
[1:23] agreed that by next January they'll
[1:26] develop a system similar to the one used
[1:28] for movies to voluntarily rate TV
[1:31] programs. While not mentioning the now
[1:33] famous Vchip by name, they said those
[1:36] ratings will activate an electronic
[1:38] device which in turn responds to
[1:40] parental choice. All programs will be
[1:44] self-rated by whomever airs them and not
[1:47] by one indepe