CBS Evening News - 2008-08-26 (Democratic Convention)
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[0:02] It's Hillary Clinton's night at the
[0:04] convention. Can she unite Democrats
[0:06] behind Barack Obama, even as John McCain
[0:08] rolls out a new ad to try to divide
[0:11] them?
[0:12] >> I know Senator McCain has a lifetime of
[0:14] experience that he will bring to the
[0:15] White House, and Senator Obama has a
[0:17] speech.
[0:18] >> I'm Katie Couric in Denver. Also
[0:20] tonight, Senator Obama strikes back.
[0:23] >> So, if you think that the last 8 years
[0:25] have been good, then you need to go
[0:27] ahead and vote for John McCain.
[0:28] >> But, can he win over Clinton's
[0:30] supporters?
[0:31] And an historic campaign giving hope to
[0:34] a new generation of African-Americans.
[0:38] >> He told me I can be whatever I want to
[0:39] be.
[0:44] >> This is the CBS Evening News with Katie
[0:48] Couric reporting tonight from the
[0:49] Democratic National Convention in
[0:52] Denver.
[0:53] >> And good evening, everyone. Senator
[0:55] Hillary Clinton will be up at the podium
[0:57] behind me this evening to deliver what
[1:00] has to be one of the toughest speeches
[1:02] of her political career at a convention
[1:04] she hoped and expected would be hers.
[1:07] She'll be singing the praises, though,
[1:08] of the man who defeated her, Barack
[1:10] Obama. But, can she rally her supporters
[1:13] to back him and head off defections to
[1:15] Republican John McCain? In her speech,
[1:18] she's expected to attack Senator McCain,
[1:20] who continues to use Clinton's words to
[1:23] hammer Senator Obama.
[1:25] >> It's 3:00 a.m. and your children are
[1:28] safe and asleep.
[1:29] >> Day two of the Democratic Convention was
[1:31] also the third consecutive day of ads
[1:34] released by Senator John McCain,
[1:36] hammering home the point that Hillary
[1:38] Rodh