CBS Evening News - 2008-08-28 (Democratic Convention)
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[0:04] It's the biggest night of his political
[0:06] life. Barack Obama accepts the
[0:08] Democratic nomination in a stadium
[0:10] packed with supporters and tells America
[0:13] why he should be our next president. I'm
[0:16] Katie Kurrick. Also tonight, one-on-one
[0:19] with Michelle Obama. It is moving. It's
[0:22] powerful. Uh it's emotional. And I still
[0:25] pinch myself and think, am I really a
[0:28] part of this? The Gulf Coast prepares
[0:30] for what could be a very powerful
[0:32] hurricane as Gustaf tears across the
[0:35] Caribbean.
[0:37] And it was 45 years ago today.
[0:39] >> I have a dream.
[0:41] >> Many believe the speech he made that day
[0:43] made this night possible.
[0:45] >> I think he'd be as aruck arricken as I.
[0:54] This is the CBS Evening News with Katie
[0:57] Kurrick reporting tonight from the
[0:59] Democratic National Convention in
[1:01] Denver.
[1:03] >> Good evening everyone. Well, same
[1:05] convention, new location. We are outside
[1:08] tonight. The Democrats have moved from
[1:09] the Pepsi Center to Invesco Field. This
[1:12] is where the Denver Broncos play and
[1:14] Barack Obama is coming here to accept
[1:16] the Democratic nomination for president
[1:18] of the United States. They've put up a
[1:20] stage at about the 50-yard line, visitor
[1:23] side, and the senator will stand in
[1:25] front of classic Greek columns that
[1:27] suggest the majestic buildings of our
[1:29] nation's capital and great orators from
[1:31] ancient times. Supporters have been
[1:34] streaming into the stadium all day long,
[1:37] tens of thousands of them.
[1:40] >> Keep moving. Security was tight and
[1:42] lines were long as Invesco Field opened
[1:45] its doors early in the afternoon to some
[1:47] 80,000 people who came to w