CBS Evening News - 2005-09-06
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[0:01] The water is finally flowing out of New
[0:04] Orleans, but a new storm is brewing over
[0:06] who's to blame for the disaster.
[0:09] President Bush says he will head up an
[0:11] investigation, while an angry local
[0:13] official accuses government officials of
[0:16] murder.
[0:17] Good evening, I'm Bob Schieffer. Once
[0:19] again, our focus tonight is the
[0:21] devastation on the Gulf Coast, where
[0:23] John Roberts is heading up our coverage.
[0:27] >> And as water here in New Orleans
[0:28] recedes, fire is a growing problem.
[0:31] Thousands of evacuees are now spread
[0:33] across dozens of states.
[0:35] We'll take a look tonight at the
[0:36] incredible toll this nightmare is taking
[0:38] on children and on the men and women of
[0:42] law enforcement.
[0:47] >> This is the CBS Evening News with Bob
[0:51] Schieffer.
[0:53] >> What went wrong and what to do now? At
[0:55] times today, you had to wonder if
[0:57] official Washington and the people in
[0:59] the disaster area were even talking
[1:02] about the same problem.
[1:04] >> What I intend to do is lead a
[1:07] to lead a investigation to find out what
[1:10] went right and what went wrong.
[1:13] And I'll tell you why.
[1:15] Uh it's a very important for us to
[1:16] understand the relationship between the
[1:18] federal government, the state
[1:19] government, the local government when it
[1:21] comes to a major catastrophe.
[1:23] >> In Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, the top
[1:26] politician there had a very different
[1:28] take in this interview with Harry Smith.
[1:31] >> Bureaucracy has murdered people in the
[1:35] greater New Orleans area, and
[1:37] bureaucracy needs to stand trial before
[1:40] Congress today.
[1:42] >> Back in Washington, the president said
[1:44] there'll be time enough to