CBS Evening News - 1996-04-01
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[0:01] The mystery letter in the O.J. Simpson
[0:03] case. Questions about who wrote it bring
[0:05] demands tonight for an investigation of
[0:07] possible obstruction of justice. The
[0:10] hate group standoff with the FBI in
[0:12] Montana. Details tonight from a relative
[0:15] on life inside the group's compound and
[0:17] how it all could end. And it's out in
[0:20] the open now. Correspondent Alan Pizzey
[0:22] with the first ever look at one of
[0:24] America's most powerful weapons.
[0:28] >> This is the CBS Evening News.
[0:32] With Dan Rather reporting from CBS
[0:34] [music] News headquarters in New York.
[0:37] >> Good evening. More fallout from 60
[0:39] Minutes exclusive report about possible
[0:41] attempts to influence the outcome of the
[0:43] O.J. Simpson murder trial. As reported
[0:45] last night by Steve Kroft on 60 Minutes,
[0:48] there are serious questions about the
[0:50] source of a letter that led to the
[0:51] dismissal of a Simpson juror. Today,
[0:54] reaction from some of the key players in
[0:55] the case. Correspondent Bill Whitaker
[0:57] has the latest on dirty tricks and what
[1:00] could be obstruction of justice in the
[1:02] O.J. Simpson case.
[1:03] >> She didn't like
[1:05] >> Minutes report that Francine Florio
[1:07] Bunten was bumped from the Simpson jury
[1:09] after an anonymous and apparently
[1:11] fraudulent letter was sent to Judge Ito.
[1:14] Has prompted a new round of
[1:16] finger-pointing and new calls for
[1:18] investigation.
[1:19] >> There are no more serious allegations
[1:22] and I will cooperate totally with any
[1:25] investigation.
[1:26] >> There is no official investigation yet,
[1:29] but the L.A. District Attorney is
[1:31] looking into the letter which claimed
[1:32] Florio Bunten was writing a