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>> jeff: tonight fire and water, wildfires scorch thousands of as across the west while near record rains drench the gulf. we have two reports. former congresswoman gabrielle give forsdz campaigned for the man who wants to succeed her. >> designer denim, how these old looms are breathing new life into america's long struggling textile industry. and reporters bob wood ward and carl bernstein together again as the 40th anniversary of watergate draws near. tony guida tells us what they've learned since richard nixon resigned. >> his white house became to a remarkable extent a criminal enterprise. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news."
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>> jeff: and good evening, everyone, i'm jeff glor. the governor 6 colorado says nature is conspiring against his state. thousands of acres are burning tonight both in colorado and new mexico. while the colorado blaze is the bigger threat expected to worsen tomorrow, neither situation is anywhere near under control. lane lion of our denver station kcnc has more. >> reporter: trueo crews in colorado continue to battle a first moving wildfire that scorched nearly 14,000 acres since saturday morning. the high park fire has burned at least 18 structures. several people have been reported missing. and 100s have been forced to evacuate their homes. >> the sheriff showed up at the doorstep pounding on my door telling everybody to get out. so at that point i left. been kind of out here ever since. >> reporter: the wildfire is raging in a mountain region 15 miles northwest of fort collins and spread out over 22 miles. colorado governor john
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hickenlooper was at the scene this morning. >> roughly one-third of the fire crews are here to fight this fire. we are going to throw everything at it we can. >> reporter: the cause of the wildfire is unknown. it was first reported at 6 a.m. saturday as a two acre blaze in the small community of paradise park and grew rapidly by noon. by 10 p.m. saturday night it was estimated that 8,000 acres had been burned. officials believe that shifting winds overnight caused the fire to grow. those winds combined with low humidity will continue to make it difficult for the 250 firefighters battling the flames. >> a stiff wind in dry conditions like this is very tough. >> reporter: in new mexico, wind is also playing a big role in a wildfire that is burning in the mountain community, of the so-called little bear fire has grown to nearly 26,000 acres. nearly doubling its size from saturday. there is no containment of that blaze which has already
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damaged at least 20 structures and forced scores of residents to flee their homes. back here in colorado there is word that more federal resources will be on the scene monday morning. it is offering little relief though to some residents who believe this fire could get worse before it gets better, jeff. >> jeff: lane, thank you. >> parts of the gulf coast the problem isn't fire, it's storms and heavy rain. a tornado touched down in southeast alabama this morning. no one was hurt but 2,000 people were without power. in pensacola, florida, meanwhile, more than 13 inches of rain fell yesterday, close to the 15 inch record set back in 1934. the county officials declared a state of emergency and urging drivers to stay off the roads. damage in pensacola and nearby mobile, alabama, is expected to be in the millions. jeff berardelli of wfor is tracking the weather for us tonight, jeff, where does all this rain go next? >> well, it's going to take
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a little while to send this rain up the eastern seaboard, at least for the next 18 to 24 hours, periods 6 heavy rain are expected along the gulf coast. what is happening is we have a traffic jam, a very stagnant weather pattern that is now beginning to release which is good news. that will send some of that heavy rain up the eastern seaboard towards new york city later tuesday and into wednesday, and across the west we've been talking about the wildfires, that is because of this stagnant pattern, it has been hot, it's been dry. but again everything is beginning to flow. so conditions across the united states will gradually return back to normal. >> jeff: jeff berardelli, thank you. >> spain's prime minister today applauded the 125 billion dollar lifeline given to his country's banks, calling the decision by the eu finance ministers a victory for the euro. not everyone, however s so thrilled. here's charlie d'agata. >> reporter: within hours of the news of the bailout, came the backlash. protestors in madrid demanded to know why
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billions of dollars in aid would go to prop up broken spanish banks instead of helping people who are suffering because of their mistakes. moody analytics mark zandi said the reason spain's in so much trouble may sound familiar to americans. >> spain had a bigger housing boom and bust than we had here in the united states. and that means a lot of bad mortgage loans, bad real estate loans to undermine the wap tall position of the banks they are brokement they need help from the european union. >> spanish officials refused to use the words rescue or bailout to describe the $125 billion package referring to it as a line of credit instead. that may be a point of pride but the distinction is an important one. spain's package doesn't come with as many strings attached as the cash given to greece, portugal and ireland. in short, european partners don't get to tell spain how to run its finances. >> the spanish must be very humiliated by having to take the aid. for them to actually have to go to the european union for help like this i'm sure was
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very difficult. >> reporter: but the pain in spain runs deep. one in four spaniards is out of work. and among the young, unemployment is more than 50%. with the country in chaos, prime minister mariano rajon-- rajoy this morning jetted off to poland to attend the european soccer championships. spain is the defending champion and the prime minister is tapping into a source 6 passionate pride when there isn't a lot to cheer about. he may figure it's a lot better to have thousands of people waving flags in the city's squares in support support than burning them in protest. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >> jeff: there is little letup to the violence in syria. opposition leaders say at least 38 people were killed by government forces this weekend. the fighting was especially fierce in homs province where troops intensified shelagh tacks, pushing it to regain control of rebel held areas. on the campaign trail voters in arizona go to the polls tuesday to fill the seat held by former congresswoman gabrielle giffords who
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resigned in january following last year's assassination attempt. bill whitaker has more on that. >> reporter: it was a dramatic moment as it is every time gabrielle giffords steps out in public. a wave and a waive of emotion saturday night as she campaigned for the man seeking to replace her in congress. ron barber was gifford's district director. he was shot twice in last year's attacks in tucson that killed six and left giffords critically wounded. despite his close ties with the popular democrat, barber is locked in a race considered too close to call with jessy kelly, a republican who narrowly lost to giffords in his republican district-- district two years ago. when giffords was recovering there was such a reservoir of goodwill. many hoped it would be a sign that republicans and democrats just might get along. but politics as usual seems to have returned and its personal. >> don't let ron barber cut my benefits, jesse, i've earned them. >> don't worry, grandpa, i won't. >> i know will you protect
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us. >> don't worry, grandpa. >> reporter: with jesse kelly, there's a lot to worry about. >> i'm ron barber and i approve this message. >> for his part, kelly says the race is a referendum, not on the belove odd giffords but on president barack obama. >> we will choose to give obama a boost in his job killing agenda, or we will choose to stop him and run him out of this state. >> reporter: ply opponent tried to nationalize it but i know better than that. it really is not about the president. it's about what happens here. >> reporter: a local election forged in tragedy but in politics, such reminders only go so far says university of arizona political science professor barbara norander. >> there is a great deal of sympathy and understanding of what has happened for her over the past year. but that doesn't always sway voters to vote for a particular candidate. >> reporter: whichever candidate wins tuesday's special election, there will be little time to celebrate. this congressional seat will be up for grabs again in november. bill whitaker, cbs news, los
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angeles. >> jeff: tuesday labor unions failed in their effort to recall republican governor scott walker of wisconsin. the failure revived criticisms of the benefit public sector union members receive. in washington here is whit johnson. >> wisconsin historic recall election has re-energized the enemies of organized labor. >> i think really government works better without them. i really do. >> reporter: today indiana republican governor daniels said while private sector unions are necessary, he suggested for those in the public sector it's time to go. daniels first took on the unions back in 2005, stripping state employees of their collective bargaining rights shortly after taking office. >> voters are seeing the fundamental unfairness of government becoming its own special interest group, sitting on both sides of the table. >> reporter: 84% of public sector workers is have access to pensions compared to only 20% of those in private industry. and voters are noticing. in san diego where 20% of
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the city budget goes to public workers pensions, voters there just approved a ballot measure forcing them into cheaper 401(k)s. in wisconsin's case voters sided with governor scott walker who argues he saved a billion dollars by cutting pension, benefits and limiting the bargaining rights of state workers. the unions who attempted to throw him out of office in the end were outspent and defeated. >> money was a big part of this thing. and you know, money is-- the money edge is really dangerous to democracy. >> reporter: today on face the nation, a.f.l./c.i.o. president richard trumka who represents 13.5 million workers vowed to keep fighting. >> the day after that that wisconsin election happened we were back out on the streets. we were talking to workers. we were educating them, mobilizing and getting them going. >> reporter: the challenge for organized labor going forward is their shrinking numbers. last year union membership in the u.s. fell to its lowest level in nearly 70 years.
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jeff. >> jeff: whit johnson, thank you. later the watergate scandal, 40 years later. america's textile industry downsized but still hanging on. and small businesses struggling to pay for health insurance. those stories when the "cbs evening news" continues.
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potentially more than a thousand. why? >> salvaged denim is unique. >> it's more stylish, i think. >> reporter: selvage is a much desired old style heavy duty denim. and cone denim white oak factory in greensboro, north carolina, is one of the few places in the world that still makes it. >> i think it's wonderful. so it keeps us busy. but i ain't going to pay no $350 for no pair of jeans. >> reporter: when her bosses first pulled these mid century draper looms out of storage, 77-year-old mildred brolen thought it was a fad. but ten years later the machines are still running and so is bolen. >> my daughter said mamma, you made out of better stuff than i am. >> reporter: it's that better stuff that keeps it this 107-year-old plant in business. >> you can see that it's an authentic fabric made on an old machine. >> it is, however, a struggle.
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manager brad johnson oversees about 200 employees now, down from nearly 3,000 in the 1970s. >> we've got to continue to adapt, continue to perform in order for to us maintain our presence in the u.s. and textile industry. >> reporter: part of the larger trend that has seen the u.s. lose almost 70% of its textile manufacturing jobs it in the past 20 years. >> we have downsized on more than one occasion but you never get used to it. >> reporter: stael vincent is director of human resource and second generation employee. >> a lot of people have come through this plant, had their families, built homes and provide an excellent source of income. manufacturing is-- in this country. >> reporter: the future of the white oak factory and the american textile industries is as a whole, in fact, remains very much in doubt. but bolen says as long as the lights stay on and the shuttles keep moving, she's not going anywhere. >> i will come down here if thatgate is open, i'll go
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break a leg! thanks ed. ask your doctor if prolia® is right for you. was 40 years ago this month, a team of burglars broke into democratic national committee headquarters at the watergate office building in washington. today "the washington post" revived the most famous joint bylaw in journalism history, carl bernstein and bob wood ward the reporter whose relentless reporting led to the resignation of president richard nixon. here's tony guida. >> reporter: in the 20 years after richard nixon resigned,
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he worked relentlessly to portray watergate as a third rate burglary and himself innocent of any crime. but bob wood ward and carl bernstein whose reporting was instrumental in bringing nixon down said today nixon was even worse than they knew. >> well, i'm not a crook. >> reporter: what we found is that his white house became to a remarkable extent a criminal enterprise. >> reporter: in their first joint reporting effort for "the washington post" in 36 years and on cbs's face the nation today, the pooh pulitzer prize winners say nixon entire presidency was rife with corruption. >> transaction, dirty tricks, cover ups, hush money and so forth. >> reporter: paying off the watergate burglars say woodward and bernstein is just one example. in june 1972 five men broke into democratic party headquarters at the watergate complex in washington. in his book, in the arena, nixon maintained it was a myth that he authorized payoffs to them. >> i neither took part in
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nor knew about any of the subsequent cover-up activities. >> reporter: woodward and bernstein say the truth is in nixon's own white house tapes. >> president nixon in the oval office march 21st, 1973. he's talking to white house counsel john dean, dean tells the president he needs a million dollars in hush money. no problem says nixon. >> there's ca, i know where it can be gotern. >> reporter: even though the watergate reporting lead the way, they say many americans didn't believe the president was directly involved until this. >> a high level campaign, of political sabotage and es meanage apparently unparallelled in american history. >> walter cronkite's special report on the "cbs evening news". >> the white house denied and continues to deny involvement in any wrongdoing. >> nixon believed that you used the presidency as an instrument of personal
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avenge or reward. >> we keep looking for a tape where somebody says what would be good for the country. >> reporter: president gerald ford considering the good of the country pardoned richard nixon. nixon never thanked him. tony guida, cbs news, new york. >> jeff: that is the "cbs evening news" tonight. later on cbs, "60 minutes." i'm jeff glor, cbs news in new york. scott pelley will be here tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
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