NBC Nightly News wih Katie Couric - 2000-08-09
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[0:03] [music]
[0:03] >> The Firestone recall. Dozens of deadly
[0:06] accidents now. Millions of tires taken
[0:08] off the road. What every driver needs to
[0:11] know.
[0:12] In depth. Did this really have to
[0:14] happen. Disturbing news about the fire
[0:16] disaster in the American West. Why it
[0:19] got so out of control.
[0:21] No Way Out. Backto back executions
[0:24] tonight in Texas for two killers.
[0:26] [music] One may be mentally
[0:28] What George W. Bush says about this
[0:30] tonight. And best medicine, news about
[0:34] the tiniest newborns, how many survive
[0:36] and their chances of a normal life.
[0:40] [music]
[0:42] >> From NBC News World Headquarters in New
[0:45] York, this is NBC Nightly News with Tom
[0:49] Bro. Substituting tonight, Katie Curr.
[0:54] >> Good evening. Firestone announced today
[0:55] it's recalling 6 and a half million
[0:57] tires used on popular SUVs and light
[1:00] trucks. An announcement that sent
[1:02] millions of Americans out to the
[1:04] driveway and to the auto repair shop to
[1:06] check their wheels. The recall comes
[1:08] after government investigators linked
[1:10] the tires to dozens of fatal accidents.
[1:13] And critics say it should have been done
[1:15] long before tonight. We begin with NBC's
[1:18] Carrie Sanders.
[1:19] They are among the most popular tires on
[1:22] the road, but at high speeds with lower
[1:24] than specified air pressure. Firestone
[1:27] admits the tires in question can
[1:28] disintegrate. Today, after 46 deaths
[1:32] that the federal government suspects may
[1:34] have been caused by these faulty tires,
[1:36] the voluntary recall,
[1:38] most of the incidents we have reviewed
[1:42] indicate improper maintenance or damage
[1:44] to the tires, which is often caused