CBS Evening News - 2001-12-31
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[0:03] Let her rip. 2001 is passing into
[0:06] history
[0:08] and the world begins celebrating the
[0:10] arrival of the brand new 2002. In New
[0:13] York, revelers are already the party and
[0:15] to remember the thousands lost in the
[0:18] attack on America. We'll show you some
[0:20] of the newest weapons in the war against
[0:21] terror and eye on America. Friendship
[0:24] put to the test. [music] How Europe
[0:26] stood up for America the year we
[0:28] changed.
[0:31] >> [music]
[0:36] >> This is [music] the CBS Evening News
[0:39] with Dan Rather. And good evening. Dan
[0:42] is off tonight. I'm Russ Mitchell. A
[0:44] year America will never forget is
[0:46] rapidly coming to an end. Our odyssey
[0:48] through 2001 is going to be over in just
[0:50] a few short hours, and many would say
[0:52] the old year is leaving not a moment too
[0:54] soon. The new year has already arrived
[0:56] in some parts of planet Earth. CBS News
[0:58] correspondent Tom Fenton begins our
[0:59] coverage this evening of the world
[1:01] premiere of 2002.
[1:04] >> Five. As always, the New Year's
[1:06] celebration began on the other side of
[1:08] the world. Australia kicked off the
[1:11] midnight revalry with massive fireworks
[1:13] on the harbor front in Sydney. The
[1:15] famous bridge silhouated against the
[1:17] smoke. But this time, there was a grim
[1:20] irony in the smoke. The city has been
[1:22] surrounded by raging bush fires for
[1:25] days, and many may have wondered if they
[1:27] hadn't had enough smoke for one year. In
[1:30] China, the home of fireworks, the
[1:32] setpiece explosions were almost as big.
[1:35] Booied up by a surging economy, China's
[1:38] rich economic zone next to Hong Kong,
[1:40] also launched a sky full of fireworks.
[1:44] There were fe