CBS Evening News - 2004-08-30 (partial) - 2 of 2 (Republican Convention)

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[0:00] North Carolina's fourth brush with a

[0:02] major storm just this month and another

[0:04] may be on the way. Hurricane Francis

[0:07] seen in this image from space. It's

[0:09] already a category 3. Winds of 120 m an

[0:13] hour. By week's end, Francis could be

[0:16] anywhere from Cuba to the Carolinas. if

[0:19] you're anywhere within this large cone

[0:21] of uncertainty that we have here that uh

[0:24] people need to dust off those hurricane

[0:26] plans and start thinking about what they

[0:28] would do if Francis continues toward

[0:30] their community.

[0:31] >> Oh, I want to make sure I get mine ahead

[0:33] of time.

[0:34] >> Fidians like Julia Nolles need little

[0:36] prompting. Just two weeks ago, Hurricane

[0:38] Charlie terrified people in Pontagorta,

[0:41] Florida.

[0:41] >> Oh my god. where today the opening bell

[0:44] for high school teenagers came before

[0:46] dawn. Their first school day since

[0:49] disaster struck. Staggered school days

[0:52] like shattered neighborhoods are now a

[0:54] way of life here. And this area more

[0:56] than most has reason to hope Francis

[0:58] picks on somebody else. Mark Straman,

[1:02] CBS News Atlanta.

[1:04] >> Coming up next on the CBS Evening News.

[1:07] Four years ago, he promised tax cuts for

[1:09] all Americans. Has the president kept

[1:12] that promise? We'll give you the inside

[1:14] story. Then later, call them signs of

[1:17] the times. Resourceful New Yorkers find

[1:20] a unique way to send their political

[1:22] messages. We'll show you. But first,

[1:28] CBS News honors fallen heroes. Josh

[1:31] Nolles loved to make people laugh. He

[1:34] once dyed his hair red, white, and blue

[1:37] for a Fourth of July parade. Nolles

[1:39] played many sports, including football.

[1:42] He intended to make a career with the

[1:44] National Guard. Nolles signed all his

[1:46] letters home. Peace from the Middle

[1:49] East. He was killed when a mortar round

[1:52] hit his truck.

[1:56] >> Fall allergy season's the worst. But now

[1:59] I'm cleared and