NBC Nightly News - 2008-09-13
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[0:09] >> From NBC News World Headquarters in New
[0:12] York, this is NBC Nightly News with
[0:16] Lester Halt.
[0:17] >> Good evening. We begin this West Coast
[0:19] edition of the broadcast tonight. Our
[0:21] eyes are on two major unfolding stories.
[0:24] First, near Los Angeles, a tragedy that
[0:26] has grown worse all day. The death toll
[0:28] from yesterday's collision between a
[0:30] freight and commuter train has risen
[0:32] dramatically, making it the nation's
[0:34] worst rail disaster in a dozen years.
[0:36] We'll go live to the scene shortly. And
[0:39] in Texas tonight, a major search and
[0:41] rescue operation is underway for those
[0:43] stranded in high water areas in the wake
[0:45] of Hurricane Ike. The storm blew ashore
[0:48] this morning near Galveastston. Somewhat
[0:50] weaker than expected, but nonetheless
[0:52] has caused extensive flooding and damage
[0:54] in the Houston Galveastston area. We've
[0:56] got correspondents stationed along the
[0:58] path of Ike's landfall. It will begin in
[1:01] Galveastston now with NBC's Janet
[1:03] Shamley. And Janet, good evening.
[1:06] Hello, Lester. Well, it's much calmer
[1:08] here tonight, but this storm has brought
[1:10] much of Texas to its knees this evening.
[1:13] There are millions of people without the
[1:15] essentials, electricity, and running
[1:17] water. While here in Galveastston, many
[1:19] others have homes that are full of
[1:21] water.
[1:24] The morning after.
[1:26] This is what the region woke up to after
[1:28] a storm almost as big as Texas itself
[1:31] plowed into Galveastston with winds that
[1:33] flattened buildings and water that
[1:35] buried the island.
[1:36] >> It was pretty horrendous. T