CBS Evening News - 2002-01-10
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[0:02] fiasco. The White House now acknowledges
[0:04] members of the Bush cabinet were
[0:06] contacted about the energy giant's
[0:09] financial troubles. And Enron's auditors
[0:12] reveal a significant number of documents
[0:15] have been destroyed. A firefight breaks
[0:18] out in Afghanistan as the US begins
[0:20] transferring prisoners. We'll show you
[0:22] where they're headed. And eye on
[0:25] America. Consumers are drowning in debt.
[0:28] Will the US economy sink or swim?
[0:37] [music]
[0:39] >> This is the CBS Evening News with Dan
[0:43] Rather. [music]
[0:44] >> And good evening. Dan is on assignment
[0:46] tonight. I'm John Roberts. Just as the
[0:48] Justice Department is opening a criminal
[0:50] investigation into the collapse of the
[0:52] Enron Corporation, Enron's auditors
[0:54] revealed today that documents related to
[0:57] the company have been destroyed. More
[0:59] about that in a moment. But first, what
[1:02] did the Bush administration know about
[1:04] Enron's financial troubles. The White
[1:06] House acknowledged for the first time
[1:07] today that Enron contacted members of
[1:10] the president's cabinet, telling the
[1:12] Treasury Secretary the company was
[1:13] heading for bankruptcy, a collapse that
[1:16] cost many investors and Enron employees
[1:18] their life savings. We begin our
[1:21] coverage tonight with Bill Plant at the
[1:23] White House.
[1:25] President Bush moved to distance himself
[1:27] from the bankrupt Enron Corporation, one
[1:29] of his largest campaign contributors,
[1:31] even as the White House revealed that
[1:33] Enron's chairman sought administration
[1:35] help as his company collapsed. Enron
[1:37] chairman Kenneth Lay is an old friend of
[1:39] the presidents. But Mr. Bush says he
[1:41] ha