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(Madison, Wisconsin: Nancy Cordes) Obama’s effort to clean up his campaign after his lackluster debate performance featured; scenes shown from the debate. [Supporter Darion WILSON‡- reacts to Obama’s performance.] [Today, OBAMA – criticizes Romney for getting tough on public television and Big Bird.]
(Studio: Scott Pelley) Report introduced.
(Fishersville, Virginia: Jan Crawford) Romney’s reenergized campaign featured; new ad mentioning taxes shown. [In Colorado today, ROMNEY – criticizes Obama’s vision of trickle-down government.] [Last night, ROMNEY – says middle income Americans have been buried.]
(Studio: Scott Pelley) Vice President Joe Biden’s remarks on taxes noted. [In Iowa, BIDEN – says we’re going to ask the wealthy to pay more.] The debate between Biden and vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan next week noted.
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(Nashville, Tennessee: Seth Doane) The meningitis outbreak in Tennessee featured; scenes shown of St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, where 700 patients received injections; details given about the contamination of vials from the New England Compounding Center {NECC}, which has received safety warnings from the FDA in the past; animation shown of how the fungus travels to the brain. [Patient Sue MANOR††- describes the symptoms she was told to look for.] [Saint Thomas Hospital Dr. Robert LATHAM††- says they're worried and rightfully so.]
(Studio: Scott Pelley, Jon LaPook) How the vials became contaminated and why the fungus is so dangerous discussed.
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(Studio: Scott Pelley; Turkey: Holly Williams) The Turkish parliament’s authorization for military operations in Syria and the danger on the Turkey-Syria border discussed; scenes shown.
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(Dallas: Anna Werner) The water war in Texas sparked by the low level of Lake Travis featured; scenes shown of the lake, which supplies water to farmers and drinking water for cities including Austin and supports recreation. [Rice farmer Ron GERTSEN‡- says there is not enough water to go around.] [Marina owner Janet CAYLOR††- says farmers want things to remain the way they always were.] [Lower Colorado River Authority Becky MOTAL††- says as urban areas grow the water has to come from somewhere.]
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(Sacramento: Ben Tracy) The Senior Gleaners, a group of seniors in California who volunteer to help feed the hungry by collecting food from grocery stores, featured; scenes shown from the warehouse in Sacramento. [Volunteers Shirley ELWELL††, Katherine LaRUE‡- comment.] [Senior Gleaners CEO Gary McDONALD††- says if we could salvage the food that's being wasted we could feed everyone in America.] [Farmer Tony LAMPA‡- comments on donating his excess tomatoes.] [Gleaner Theta GILDING‡- says we work and we have something to take home with us.]
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