CBS Evening News - 2008-12-29
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[0:00] [Applause]
[0:02] Tonight, Israel vows a war to the bitter
[0:05] end in Gaza,
[0:07] but Hamas continues to fire back and
[0:09] many fear an Israeli ground invasion may
[0:12] be next. I'm Maggie Rodriguez. Also
[0:14] tonight, winter's one-two punch. In
[0:17] Washington State, a season's worth of
[0:19] snow in just a few weeks, while in the
[0:21] Midwest, high winds are keeping
[0:23] thousands in the dark. Sluggish economy
[0:26] not for him. Business is booming for
[0:28] anyone who fixes things. And the Obama
[0:32] factor. A favorite son is about to
[0:34] become president. And Hawaii's cashing
[0:36] in.
[0:41] >> This is the CBS Evening News with Katie
[0:44] Kurig.
[0:47] Good evening. Katie is off tonight.
[0:49] Israel has promised an allout war
[0:52] against Hamas forces. Since Saturday,
[0:54] it's fired hundreds of rockets and bombs
[0:56] into Gaza, wiping out Hamas buildings
[0:58] and the tunnels used for smuggling
[1:00] weapons. More than 360 Palestinians have
[1:04] been killed and 1,400 wounded. Today,
[1:06] Israeli troops began clearing ground
[1:08] near the Gaza border, a possible prelude
[1:11] to a ground invasion. The White House
[1:13] accuses Hamas of provoking Israel by
[1:16] repeatedly firing its own rockets into
[1:18] Israeli territory. Mark Phillips went to
[1:20] the front lines along the Gaza Israel
[1:23] border.
[1:25] >> The Israelis own the skies over Gaza.
[1:28] Apache attack helicopters move in, take
[1:31] their time, and fire their rockets.
[1:36] >> For the third day, the Israeli barrage
[1:39] of rocket, bomb, and artillery fire has
[1:41] continued. The targets have changed from
[1:44] largely Hamas military personnel and
[1:46] facilities to the tunnels through which
[1:48] the Israelis suspect weapons making