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(Washington: Tom Costello) A breakdown in airport security at Southwest Florida International Airport in Ft. Myers, Florida, where TSA agents were not conducting random passenger screenings featured; TSA statement quoted; details given about recent embarrassments for the TSA, including incidents in Honolulu, Charlotte and Newark. [Representative John MICA†- criticizes TSA.] [Global security consultant Jonathan TAL†- says the employees are doing a mundane, high-stress job.]
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(Reserve, New Mexico: Miguel Almaguer) The battle against the fires featured; details given about yesterday’s tanker plane crash that killed pilots Todd Tompkins†† and Ronnie Chambless†† and the crash landing of another tanker near Reno; scenes shown of the plane wreckage and the massive Whitewater-Baldy fire in New Mexico. [Wildland Firefighter Foundation Vicki MINOR†- reacts to the crash.] [US Forest Service Bill VANBRUGGEN†- says it’s challenging terrain and dry conditions.] [Evacuee Tim MILLER†- states they saved the town of Mogollon††.]
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(Washington: Peter Alexander) The deep division in Wisconsin ahead of tomorrow’s vote to recall Governor Scott Walker and replace him with Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett examined; scenes shown of demonstrations; details given about Walker’s elimination of collective bargaining rights for public workers and the campaign spending; campaign ad shown. [Political analyst Stuart ROTHENBERG†- comments on the nastiness.] [WALKER, BARRETT – campaign.] [VOTER – comments.]
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(Chicago: Robert Bazell) Promising new drugs for treating melanoma featured; scenes shown from a medical conference in Chicago. [Patient Pamela MADDOX‡- comments.] [Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center Dr. Keith FLAHERTY†- says now we have multiple treatments that can be game changers.] The continuing shortage of cancer drugs noted; scenes shown of young patient Sonali Verma‡. [Stanford University School of Medicine Dr. Michael LINK†- talks about the shortage.]
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(London: Stephanie Gosk) The hospitalization of Prince Philip amid the Diamond Jubilee celebration for Queen Elizabeth’s 60th anniversary on the throne featured; scenes shown of Philip yesterday during the flotilla celebration.
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(Los Angeles: Mark Potter) The fight against smugglers bringing drugs and illegal immigrants from Mexico to the US by sea featured; scenes shown of smuggling teams from the Sinaloa drug cartel in the ocean off California; map shown of the routes of the panga boats. [Coast Guard Lt. Stewart SIBERT†- comments on the amount coming in.] [ICE Homeland Security Investigations Claude ARNOLD†- says there is usually an off-loading team to take the payload and transport to a stash house.] [California National GUARDSMAN – says they’re looking for blacked-out vessels and suspicious activity.]
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(Pentagon: Jim Miklaszewski) The letters written by Army Sgt. Steve Flaherty†† during the war reviewed; letters quoted; photos shown of Flaherty. [Sister-in-law Martha GIBBONS††– reacts to the letters.]
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(London: Stephanie Gosk) The Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Britain to mark Queen Elizabeth's 60-year reign reviewed; scenes shown of beacons being lit around the world, the concert at Buckingham Palace with performances by Annie Lennox, Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney, the flotilla on the Thames. [Prince CHARLES – speaks.] The cheers for ailing Prince Philip noted.
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