CBS Evening News (Western) - 1998-12-18
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[0:06] Resolved that William Jefferson Clinton,
[0:10] President of the United States, is
[0:12] impeached for high crimes and
[0:14] misdemeanors. And the House of
[0:16] Representatives opens a debate that
[0:18] could lead to the removal of the 42nd
[0:21] President of the United States.
[0:25] This is the CBS Evening News
[0:29] with Dan Rather reporting from CBS News
[0:32] headquarters in New York. And this is a
[0:34] special live western edition. Good
[0:36] evening. On a solemn and history-making
[0:38] day, CBS is focusing a special one-hour
[0:41] edition of the evening news on the
[0:43] converging stories of the House session
[0:46] to impeach the president and new US
[0:49] strikes against Iraq, including this
[0:52] within the last hour. Anti-aircraft fire
[0:55] has opened up.
[0:57] It lit up the Baghdad night. At least
[0:59] six massive explosions counted in and
[1:01] around Baghdad. More about that coming
[1:04] up shortly. But right now, for only the
[1:07] second time in US history, the full
[1:09] House of Representatives is debating
[1:11] impeachment of the president. Tomorrow,
[1:13] the House is expected to pass one or
[1:16] more impeachment counts. Republican
[1:18] leaders and some others are now pushing
[1:20] for the president to resign before a
[1:23] Senate trial to possibly remove him. Bob
[1:25] Schiffer has late developments. Bob.
[1:28] Well, Dan, we do have some late
[1:29] developments and dramatic ones. First
[1:32] Lady Hillary Rodm Clinton is planning to
[1:34] come to Capitol Hill tomorrow, just
[1:37] hours before the impeachment vote comes.
[1:39] She'll meet privately with Democrats.
[1:41] We're told that this