CBS News - 9/11 aftermath - 2001-09-14 - 6:30 p.m. (E)
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[0:02] The commander-in-chief at ground zero of
[0:04] the attack on America.
[0:06] I can hear you. The rest of the world
[0:09] hears you. AND THE PEOPLE
[0:14] AND THE PEOPLE WHO KNOCKED THESE
[0:16] buildings down
[0:18] will hear all of us soon.
[0:20] The country gets ready to strike back in
[0:22] a war against terror.
[0:24] This nation is peaceful
[0:27] but fierce when stirred to anger.
[0:30] And words of comfort for a wounded
[0:32] nation.
[0:33] The spirit of this nation
[0:35] will not be defeated.
[0:37] On a national day of prayer and
[0:40] remembrance.
[0:44] Good evening.
[0:45] Dan Rather with a special edition of the
[0:47] CBS Evening News, continuing coverage of
[0:49] the attack on America. Three days after
[0:52] the attack, after the carnage, this was
[0:55] a day for tending to America's wounded
[0:58] spirit.
[0:59] First, prayers at a national memorial
[1:01] service for those killed in the plane
[1:03] bomb attacks. Then, a morale-boosting
[1:06] visit by the leader of the nation to
[1:08] those who suffered the greatest loss.
[1:11] New Yorkers.
[1:12] President Bush saw for himself the
[1:13] rubble of the World Trade Towers and the
[1:16] desperate search for victims.
[1:18] Beyond the prayers, there were
[1:19] preparations for striking back at those
[1:22] who turned civilian airliners into
[1:24] weapons of mass destruction.
[1:26] Here's some of the latest. The US
[1:28] military is calling up 35,000 reservists
[1:30] and National Guard troops. The
[1:32] president's approved as many as 50,000.
[1:34] The Justice Department now says there
[1:36] were 19 hijackers on the four suicide
[1:38] planes. The total confirmed dead, around
[1:41] 600.
[1:42] And CBS News learns the US Air Force did
[1:45] belatedly try to stop the attacks.
[1:48] In other developments
[1:52] The presi