CBS Evening News - 2009-02-09
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[0:00] Tonight,
[0:02] back on the trail, this time as
[0:04] president campaigning down to the wire
[0:06] for his stimulus package.
[0:08] >> Folks here in Elcart and all across
[0:10] America need help right now.
[0:13] >> I'm Katie Kurrick. Also tonight, flight
[0:15] 1549. A story of lives saved and changed
[0:20] forever, including this pilot's.
[0:22] >> Not a day goes by that I don't kiss her
[0:26] or touch her.
[0:32] This is the CBS Evening News with Katie
[0:35] Kurrick.
[0:38] And good evening everyone. President
[0:40] Obama's economic stimulus bill has just
[0:42] passed a key test in the US Senate.
[0:45] Supporters of the package put together
[0:47] more than the 60 votes they needed to
[0:49] cut off debate and move the bill to a
[0:51] final vote probably tomorrow. The
[0:53] preliminary vote today 61-36
[0:57] with Republican Snow Spectre and Collins
[0:59] joining the majority Democrats. Taking
[1:02] nothing for granted, the Democrats even
[1:03] brought in Senator Edward Kennedy who is
[1:06] battling brain cancer in case his vote
[1:08] was needed to reach the magic number.
[1:10] President Obama, meanwhile, is making a
[1:12] fullcourt press for passage of the
[1:14] package with a nationally televised news
[1:16] conference tonight. And earlier today,
[1:18] Chip Reed reports a town meeting in the
[1:21] Midwest.
[1:23] The president aimed the full power of
[1:25] his office, including Air Force One, at
[1:27] the heartland today, speaking directly
[1:29] to the people in Elkcart, Indiana.
[1:32] [Applause]
[1:34] It didn't take long, though, for the
[1:35] mood to grow somber in this community
[1:37] with an unemployment rate of more than
[1:39] 15%, one of the highest in the nation.
[1:42] >> We're talking about people who've lost
[1:43] their liveli