CBS Evening News - 2001-05-23
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[0:04] Tipping the balance. A defecting
[0:06] Republican is about to hand control of
[0:08] the Senate to the Democrats. [music]
[0:10] That would be a major setback for the
[0:12] Bush agenda. More trouble for Ford. New
[0:16] questions about the safety of the
[0:17] Explorer with or without Firestones. Eye
[0:21] on America investigates nursing home
[0:23] neglect and corruption that allegedly
[0:26] cost lives and arson in the Northwest.
[0:30] Fear is echoter terrorists have struck
[0:33] again.
[0:36] [music]
[0:39] This is the CBS Evening News with Dan
[0:42] Rather reporting [music] from CBS News
[0:44] headquarters in New York.
[0:46] >> Good evening. Democrats may be about to
[0:49] take back control of the United States
[0:51] Senate. Senator Jim Jeffs of Vermont is
[0:53] now expected to bolt the Republican
[0:56] party tomorrow, ending a 50/50 split and
[0:58] leading to a transfer of committee
[1:00] chairmanships from the Republicans to
[1:03] the Democrats. There's never been a
[1:05] change of power like this. It could have
[1:08] a profound impact on the Bush White
[1:10] House and on your House. It means
[1:12] Republicans would no longer have the
[1:14] whip hand on the national agenda,
[1:16] including the Bush missile defense plan,
[1:18] environmental policy, prescription drugs
[1:20] for seniors, and much more. CBS's Bob
[1:23] Schiffer begins our coverage.
[1:26] Cameras at your door, Washington's sure
[1:29] sign you're in the news, greeted Jeffs
[1:31] as he left home this morning.
[1:32] >> Senator Jeffs, will you switch parties
[1:35] uh today? We'll let you know. As Jeffs
[1:37] made his way across the Senate floor
[1:39] this morning, he told senators he'd make
[1:41] the announcement at midafter afternoon
[1:43] he would become an i