CBS Evening News - 2009-06-21

Name: CBS Evening News - 2009-06-21
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[0:02] Tonight, in the turmoil of Iran, the

[0:04] opposition leader calls for continued

[0:06] protest. A victim becomes an icon, and a

[0:09] high-profile arrest signals a divide at

[0:12] the top.

[0:13] I'm Russ Mitchell. Also tonight, weather

[0:15] woes on the first official day of

[0:17] summer. Days of rain soak the northern

[0:20] part of the country, while the south

[0:22] bakes under a scorching sun.

[0:25] A Father's Day journal from an

[0:27] overwhelmed dad who takes comfort from

[0:30] just a single thought.

[0:31] >> You can always find someone who's doing

[0:32] it worse.

[0:34] >> And meet the Mustang man with the

[0:36] classic car he's put 600,000 mi on and

[0:40] counting.

[0:41] >> What do you have right now?

[0:46] >> This is the CBS Evening News with Russ

[0:51] Mitchell.

[0:52] >> And good evening. Sporadic

[0:53] demonstrations are reported in Tehran

[0:55] tonight, one day after Saturday's deadly

[0:57] day of violence. There are increasing

[0:59] signs that the crisis over that disputed

[1:01] presidential election is far from over.

[1:03] Here's the latest. Opposition candidate

[1:05] Mir-Hossein Mousavi called on his

[1:07] supporters to continue their protests.

[1:09] The government arrested and later

[1:11] released the daughter of former

[1:12] president Rafsanjani.

[1:14] And a Newsweek reporter has been

[1:16] detained.

[1:17] Today's uneasy peace followed a day of

[1:19] bloodshed in the heart of Tehran.

[1:21] Elizabeth Palmer is there and has the

[1:23] latest.

[1:24] >> It was a calm enforced by an

[1:26] intimidating security presence on the

[1:28] streets as people absorb the shock of

[1:31] yesterday's violence.

[1:33] >> Casualties occurred after terrorist

[1:34] elements infiltrated

[1:35] >> This morning, Iranian state TV announced

[1:37] that 13 people