CBS News Special Report (Desert Storm) open - 1991-01-16
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[0:00] ing stages of a major combat.
[0:02] >> Thank you very much, General Dugan. And
[0:04] emphasizing, General Dugan is now a CBS
[0:06] News consultant and will be with us in
[0:09] uh the early stages of the air war. Uh
[0:13] if indeed that air war has been launched
[0:16] tonight, there's some indications that
[0:18] it may have been. What we're going to do
[0:20] as we launch into our special CBS News
[0:22] coverage of events around the Persian
[0:24] Gulf, we want to go to Bob Sheeper and
[0:26] General George Christ in a moment for a
[0:28] look at the map at what may be
[0:30] happening. But right now, we're going to
[0:31] have to take care of business and pause
[0:33] for just a moment. So, our stations all
[0:35] along the line who've not been carrying
[0:36] this broadcast can join us. So, stick in
[0:39] here with us. A lot going on in and
[0:41] around the Persian Gulf. We'll have
[0:42] complete details and steady, reliable,
[0:44] dependable coverage for you through the
[0:46] evening. But right now, we pause to let
[0:48] our stations join us.
[0:53] [Music]
[1:00] [Applause]
[1:00] [Music]
[1:03] [Applause]
[1:05] [Music]
[1:06] This is Dan Rather, CBS News in New
[1:09] York. Uh what we have done here is
[1:11] interrupt our regular programming. We've
[1:13] interrupted the CBS Evening News to
[1:15] bring you up to date all across the
[1:17] country to allow s