This program is 27 minutes long
#196484
(Studio: Elizabeth Vargas) Report introduced.
(Hickam Air Force Base, Honolulu: Brian Rooney) The report from the crew of the EP-3 plane, who are on their way home, featured; animated diagram shown of the collision of the plane with a Chinese jet. [Pilot Lieutenant Shane OSBORN, Senior Chief Nicholas MELLOS - describe what happened after the collision.]
(Studio: Elizabeth Vargas) Report introduced.
(Whidbey Island, WA: Neal Karlinsky) The wait at the Whidbey Naval Air Station for the crew's homecoming featured; scenes shown of families waiting for the arrival. [Pilot Lieutenant Shane Osborn's father Doug OSBORN - talks about his son.] [Two Oak Harbor RESIDENTS, city worker Ed McNEILL, resident Jeri WRIGHT - praise the crew.]
(Studio: Elizabeth Vargas) Statement from President Bush in his radio address noted.
(Beijing: David Wright) China's ending of the search and rescue for missing pilot Wang Wei featured; excerpts shown from television news coverage and from a US Navy video of Chinese pilots; details given of China's call for an end to US surveillance flights.
(Studio: Elizabeth Vargas) The issue of United States weapons sales to Taiwan reported.
#196485
(Studio: Elizabeth Vargas) Report introduced.
(Cincinnati, Ohio: Aaron Brown) The funeral in Cincinnati, Ohio, for Timothy Thomas, the black teenager whose killing by a white police officer touched off demonstrations and riots, featured; scenes shown of the mourners and from a church service. [At funeral, Cincinnati Black United Front Reverend Damon LYNCH - calls for people to stand up for black rights.] [NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) President Kweisi MFUME - says we will stand with you.] [Nation of Islam Jamil MUHAMMAD - speaks out about anger.]
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#196488
(Studio: Elizabeth Vargas) Russian President Vladimir Putin's surprise visit to the breakaway republic of Chechnya shown.
(London: Mike Lee) The implications of the takeover of Russia's only independent television station featured; scenes shown from the reporter walkout from the television station, which also broadcasts popular entertainment shows. [Russian political analyst Masha LIPMAN, NTV commercial director Boris JORDAN - offer differing opinions on the takeover.]
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(Studio: Elizabeth Vargas) The bombing at a concert in Bangladesh reported; scenes shown.
#196490
(Studio: Elizabeth Vargas) Report introduced.
(New York: John McKenzie) The tough labeling for cigarette packages in Canada featured; scenes shown of the graphic warnings on the packs. [Canadian department of health Dann MICHOLS, SMOKER - comment on the pack labels.] [Canadian Tobacco Manufacturer's Council Rob PARKER - complains about the size of the pack warnings.] The discrete warning labels in the US recalled.
#196491
(Studio: Elizabeth Vargas) Easter services led by Pope John Paul II at the Vatican shown.
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(Studio: Elizabeth Vargas) The rioting in Cincinnati, Ohio, following the police shooting of an unarmed black teen reported.
(Washington: Pierre Thomas) Incidents of systematic racial abuse by police across the nation examined; map of cities shown. [NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Kweisi MFUME - assesses the explosive situation; says the situations have worsened.] The racial situation in Columbus, Ohio, examined. [Columbus Fraternal Order of Police William CAPRETTA - defends the police.] [International Association of Chiefs of Police Bruce GLASSCOCK - calls for increased communications skills.]
#196495
(Studio: Elizabeth Vargas) Rally in Jackson, Mississippi, supporting the flag, which has been accused of carrying racial overtones, shown.
#196498
(Studio: Elizabeth Vargas) Report introduced.
(New York: Dan Harris) The issue of the reliability of fingerprint evidence examined. [Philadelphia public defender Rob EPSTEIN, George Washington University professor James STARRS - say fingerprint analysis has not been held to scientific standards and errors are being made.] The case of Riky Jackson, who was convicted of a murder in Pennsylvania in 1998, based on fingerprint evidence found to be wrong, reviewed. [JACKSON - says the fingerprints were not his.] [Philadelphia police department Lieutenant Harry GIAODANO - defends the science of fingerprints.]
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