CBS Evening News open - 2006-09-21
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[0:00] [Music]
[0:00] I'm Katie Kurrick. It's a deal.
[0:02] President Bush and rebel Republicans
[0:04] settle their differences over
[0:06] interrogating and trying foreign terror
[0:08] suspects. Attention Walmart shoppers and
[0:11] everyone else. The world's largest store
[0:13] is slashing prices on hundreds of
[0:16] prescription drugs. We'll check out the
[0:18] fine print. He's fighting global warming
[0:20] with a cool $3 billion. We'll talk with
[0:23] British billionaire Richard Branson. and
[0:26] some very special kids soaring to new
[0:29] heights.
[0:34] >> This is the CBS Evening News with Katie
[0:38] Kurrick.
[0:41] Hi everyone, our Bob Chaffer told you at
[0:43] the start of the week the president and
[0:45] rebel Republicans were getting close to
[0:47] a deal on the treatment of foreign
[0:48] terror suspects. Well, tonight they have
[0:51] one. The main sticking point had been a
[0:53] demand by senators McCain, Warner, and
[0:55] Graham that the bill make it clear to
[0:58] not allowed. Now both sides are saying
[1:01] they are satisfied.
[1:03] >> I'm pleased to say that this agreement
[1:05] preserves the most single, most potent
[1:08] tool we have in protecting America and
[1:11] foiling terrorist attacks. The agreement
[1:13] that we've entered into gives the
[1:15] president the tools that he needs to
[1:17] continue to fight the war on terror and
[1:20] bring these evil people to justice.
[1:22] >> Let's bring in our chief White House
[1:24] correspondent Jim Axelrod and our
[1:26] congressional correspondent Cheryl
[1:27] Atkinson. First of all, Cheryl on
[1:29] Capitol Hill. Bottom line, what does
[1:31] this mean?
[1:32] >> Well, this paves the way for Congress to
[1:34] pass and the president to sign in law
[1:37] two very important thi