CBS Evening News - 2007-04-15
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[0:05] I'm Russ Mitchell. A monster storm dumps
[0:07] heavy rain and disrupts travel up and
[0:09] down the east coast. Our team of
[0:11] correspondents will bring you the
[0:12] latest. Question time for Attorney
[0:15] General Gonzalez. Bill Plant looks ahead
[0:17] to the Capitol Hill showdown over the
[0:19] federal prosecutor firings.
[0:22] The power of words. We'll speak with
[0:24] poet Maya Angelou about the controversy
[0:26] over racist and sexist speech
[0:29] and breaking the racial barrier in
[0:31] sports. We remember the first day on the
[0:33] field 60 years ago today
[0:36] >> for Jackie Robinson
[0:37] >> in terms of selfrespect and dignity for
[0:39] my people. You know, nobody stands up
[0:42] anymore than I do.
[0:47] >> This is the CBS Evening News with Russ
[0:50] Mitchell.
[0:54] And good evening. The most powerful nor
[0:55] easter in some 14 years is roaring up
[0:58] the east coast tonight, packing strong
[1:00] winds and heavy rains and prompting
[1:01] flood warnings for low-lying areas. The
[1:04] storm has killed six people so far. Wind
[1:06] gusts of 71 miles per hour were clocked
[1:08] at Charleston, South Carolina, and
[1:10] hundreds of flights have been cancelled.
[1:12] Our team of correspondents is standing
[1:14] by along the storm track tonight. We go
[1:16] first to Bianca Soloano in Sebrite, New
[1:18] Jersey. Good evening, Bianca.
[1:20] Hi, good evening, Russ. This nasty nor
[1:23] easter not showing any sign of letting
[1:25] up right now. All day the waves just
[1:28] been getting higher. The wind strong
[1:30] enough to move this buoy out from the
[1:32] ocean, drag it all the way down the
[1:35] beach. All day long along the New Jersey
[1:37] shore, it has been nothing but dangerous
[1:40] weather.
[1:43] The already p