CBS Evening News - 2009-01-07
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[0:02] Tonight, a brief pause in the war in
[0:04] Gaza to get humanitarian aid to
[0:06] Palestinian civilians.
[0:10] As the fighting resumes, pressure builds
[0:12] on Israel to make the truce permanent.
[0:16] I'm Katie Kurrick. Also tonight, an
[0:18] historic scene at the White House.
[0:20] >> One message that I have and I think we
[0:22] all share is that we want you to
[0:24] succeed.
[0:24] >> Barack Obama is welcomed into the most
[0:27] exclusive club in the world.
[0:30] and getting younger by the day. The
[0:32] curious face of Brad Pitt.
[0:34] >> I'm not as old as I look.
[0:40] >> This is the CBS Evening News with Katie
[0:43] Kurrick.
[0:46] >> And good evening everyone. The fighting
[0:48] stopped in Gaza today for a few hours
[0:50] anyway. And now there's a new push for a
[0:53] permanent ceasefire. Peace talks will be
[0:55] held in Egypt tomorrow and
[0:56] representatives of Israel and Hamas will
[0:59] be there. But at the same time, Israeli
[1:01] leaders are considering whether to order
[1:04] an urban assault in Gaza to root out
[1:06] Hamas militants. During today's
[1:08] three-hour truce, truckloads of food and
[1:11] medicine were sent in. Mark Phillips
[1:13] begins our coverage.
[1:16] >> For a brief while, it all looked
[1:18] hopeful. The bomb stopped falling and
[1:20] the people emerged to see what was left
[1:22] of their world. The Israelis called it a
[1:25] recess in offensive operations, but this
[1:28] was a recess in which nobody went
[1:30] outside to play. Instead, the besieged
[1:33] people of Gaza came out to get what they
[1:35] need to survive.
[1:37] A convoy of about 80 trucks loaded with
[1:40] relief supplies was allowed to enter the
[1:42] strip and the Hamas militants promised
[1:44] that they too would hold fire a