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(Fort Collins, Colorado: Miguel Almaguer) The massive High Park fire in Colorado featured; scenes shown of helicopters & tankers dropping retardant, firefighters; details given about the death of a grandmother. [Air tanker pilot Dean TALLEY†- notes the terrain & wind are issues.] [Colorado Governor John HICKENLOOPER†- comments on the efforts of volunteer firefighters who could see their homes burning.] [Evacuee Ryan HODACK‡- wonders about his house.] The state of emergency from the Little Bear fire in New Mexico noted; scenes shown of burned homes.
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(Bellefonte, Pennsylvania: John Yang) The testimony in the child sex abuse trial of former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky reviewed; details given of witness Mike McQueary’s account about seeing Sandusky in the shower with a boy and his discussion with university vice president Gary Schultz††; courtroom sketches by Art Lien shown; testimony from Victim 1 quoted. [NBC legal analyst Wesley OLIVER†- says each victim reinforces the other.]
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(Capitol: Kelly O’Donnell) Republican calls for the resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder over national security leaks featured; details given about news stories revealing secret details about US operations against al Qaeda & Iran’s nuclear program and claims Holder failed to cooperate in the investigation of the Fast & Furious gunrunning operation in Mexico. [Senators John CORNYN†, Lindsey GRAHAM†– confront Holder.] [HOLDER – responds; defends the lawyers he selected {Rod Rosenstein† & Ronald Machen†} to find the leakers.] [Senator Dianne FEINSTEIN†- says having a fight will set back any leak investigation.]
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(Studio: Anne Thompson) The impact of the recession on American families examined; details given about the role of the housing collapse and education debt; statistics cited. [Mother & daughter Angie & Jill PETERS – comment on their financial challenges.] [Mesirow Financial chief economist Diane SWONK†- says we were burned severely during the financial crisis.] [CNBC’s Steve LIESMAN†- says it may take 2 decades to get back the declines in housing.]
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(Studio: Nancy Snyderman) The Pop Warner Football organization’s new concussion awareness initiative featured; details given about the guidelines for preventing head injuries. [Player’s father/coach Matt DEL GIUDICE††- comments.] [Pop Warner executive director Jon BUTLER†- comments on the earlier view of concussions.] [Northshore Neurological Institute Dr. Julian BAILES†- notes players with multiple concussions can have a degradation in function.] The announcement that Vitamin D & calcium supplements do not prevent breaks & fractures in post-menopausal women discussed.
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(Maine: Jenna Bush Hager) A conversation between former President George Bush & his granddaughter Jenna Bush Hager to mark his 88th birthday presented; family photos shown. [BUSH – comments on his colorful socks; talks about his great granddaughter; says aging is better than the alternative; explains why he pretends he can’t hear; comments on the presidential portraits; reads his letter on aging.]
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