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(Colorado Springs: Barry Petersen) The battle against the fires updated; scenes shown of military planes dropping retardant, burning homes, debris; details given about the training of combat engineers to help the firefighters. [Firefighter Chris VILLEGAS††- comments on the effort to save the homes.] [Evacuee Carol Lyn LUCAS††- reacts to losing her home.]
(Studio: Scott Pelley) The reopening of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs reported; photo shown of 84-year-old Gyorgy Vidacs††, a refugee from the 1957invasion of Hungary by the Soviets, standing amid the ruins of his home.
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(Studio: Norah O’Donnell) The battle by House Republicans to repeal President Obama’s health care law featured. [Speaker of the House John BOEHNER – says it has to be ripped out by its roots: it’s government taking over the health insurance industry.]
(Studio: Scott Pelley; Washington: John Dickerson) The impact of this legislation on the presidential election discussed; details given about the fundraising by Mitt Romney, the similarities between Obama’s plan and Romney’s plan and Obama’s desire to move on to other issues.
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(Brussels: Mark Phillips) Europe’s agreement on a plan to bail out its troubled banks featured; scenes shown of Italian soccer player Mario Balotelli†† scoring goals in a victory over Germany and Prime Minister Mario Monti††, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy†† at the European Union summit in Brussels; details given about the plan that would allow EU loans to go directly to Spain’s banks. [Economist Jean PISANI-FERRY††- says the details are terrible.] The work left to do on this deal discussed.
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(Mexico City: Bill Whitaker) The toll of the drug war on average citizens in Mexico featured; scenes shown of violence in the streets and the 3 presidential candidates, who vow to stop it; details given about the story of one woman who is in hiding after fleeing the Los Zetas cartel and how her husband was taken. [Advocate Valentina PERALTA†† {thru reporter's translation} – says cartels have the money and power to intimidate police, judges and politicians.]
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(Jersey City, New Jersey: Jim Axelrod) The rising sea level along the East coast due to polar ice caps melting from global warming examined; map and diagrams shown; statistics cited. [Norfolk, Virginia resident Ed GUYTON††- comments on the constant flood threat.] [Climate Central Ben STRAUSS††- says it’s like a creeping tsunami.] [Jersey City Mayor Jerry HEALY††- worries about the impact of higher water levels.]
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(Stafford, Virginia: Steve Hartman) Karen Grimord††’s commitment to sending care packages for wounded soldiers in military hospitals featured; scenes shown from the hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. [Landstuhl Hospital Col. Luke PITTMAN††- says it makes a tremendous difference for their morale.] [GRIMORD – says she put her savings into this.] [2 SOLDIERS – thank Karen.]
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