This program is 27 minutes long
#196467
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Martha Raddatz) Statements from Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld against China's handling of the collision of its jet with the US EP-3 spy plane featured; Navy file footage shown of Chinese fighter jets flying close to United States surveillance planes. [RUMSFELD - says the pilot was harassing United States crews and putting United States lives at risk.] Questions that will be raised at the next US-China meeting outlined on screen.
(Studio: Peter Jennings; Beijing: Mark Litke) China leadership's refusal to back down in its case against the United States discussed.
#196468
(Studio: Peter Jennings; Pentagon: Martha Raddatz) An incident in which Marines have been charged with sexual harassment, stealing and misconduct last year discussed.
#196469
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Cincinnati: Aaron Brown) The continued tension in Cincinnati, Ohio, after the race riots following the police shooting of black man, Timothy Thomas, featured; scenes shown of a peaceful gathering. [WOMAN - talks about keeping our city calm.] [Police Chief Thomas STREICHER - says last night went better than expected.] [Head of police union Keith FANGMAN - defends Cincinnati's police officers.] [Reverend Damon LYNCH - says the violence brought attention.]
#196470
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Greenpeace environmentalists' hanging of a banner in Crawford, Texas, calling "Bush the Toxic Texan" reported; sign shown.
(Washington: Barry Serafin) Announcement that President Bush wants to restrict environmentalists' listing of rare plants and animals examined; details given about lawsuits filed against the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
#196471
(Studio: Peter Jennings) President Bush's and Vice President Dick Cheney's report of their income and taxes listed.
#196472
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Census Bureau report on the number of children living with both parents in 1991 and 1996 listed.
#196475
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The celebration of Good Friday around the world reported; scenes shown of drums in northern Spain, Pope John Paul II at the Vatican, the annual reenactment of the crucifixion in the Philippines and from the Middle East.
#196476
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The deaths of Richard Schulte, an authority on hallucinogenic plants, of Harvey Ball, who designed the smiley face, and of Robert Moon, who created the ZIP code, reported. [BALL - comments.]
#196479
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Education Department estimates on home schooling cited.
(Chattanooga, Tennessee: Erin Hayes) The enrollment in College of home schooled students examined. [University of Tennessee student Jeff RUMMER, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga professor Robert FULTON, University of Pennsylvania student Sumati MATHUR, administrator Lee STETSON, student Eric KNIBBS - comment on home schooling.] Ways in which home schoolers now "network" noted. [Mother Jean RUMMER, children Jeff and Caitlyn RUMMER - comment.]
#196482
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Judy Muller) The story of Eric Weinmeyer, who hopes to be the first blind man to climb Mt. Everest, presented; scenes shown from his climbs of Mt. McKinley and Yosemite's El Capitan and of his climbing training. [WEINMEYER - explains the tactile nature of mountain climbing and how he gets a "view" from the top of a mountain.]
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