Hurricane Jeanne - CBS Evening News - 2004-09-26
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[0:08] Mean Jean Florida reels from storm
[0:11] number four of a hurricane season that's
[0:14] far from over. Ahead of the presidential
[0:16] face off, an advanced look at the
[0:18] debater strategy. The new artificial
[0:21] blood that's proving a lifesaver. And
[0:24] modern homesteaders reclaiming a piece
[0:26] of the American heartland.
[0:33] This is the CBS Evening News
[0:38] with John Roberts.
[0:41] And good evening. Four hurricanes in six
[0:43] weeks. The most intense season in memory
[0:46] in Florida. The latest hurricane Jean
[0:48] stormed ashore early this morning just
[0:51] north of West Palm Beach with winds of
[0:52] up to 120 m an hour. It's the same area
[0:56] that was battered by Hurricane Francis
[0:58] just three weeks ago. At least five
[1:01] people have died in Jean's march across
[1:03] the Sunshine State. Sharon Alonscy
[1:06] begins our coverage tonight from Vero
[1:08] Beach.
[1:10] Hurricane Gan proved to be a noisy and
[1:13] nasty tourist, howling well into the
[1:15] morning with winds upwards of 115 m an
[1:18] hour. Daylight revealed she had trashed
[1:20] much of Florida, leaving tossed homes
[1:22] and twisted power lines up and down the
[1:25] Atlantic coast. Traffic lights have
[1:27] become obstacle courses. Jean just won't
[1:30] stop.
[1:31] >> Last night was a nightmare.
[1:34] I thought it would never end. Uh we hear
[1:37] big bangs. Uh I thought I thought, how
[1:40] long is this going to go on?
[1:41] >> And Gloria Bartau says she moved here
[1:43] from Manhattan because it was quiet.
[1:46] Mobile home parks throughout Florida
[1:48] suffered the most damage again. Wind cut
[1:50] through thousands of homes. Water
[1:53] finished off hundr