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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Demonstrations in Quebec City, Canada, shown.
(Quebec City: John Yang) The protests against global capitalism in the streets at the Summit of the America featured; scenes shown of the march to the perimeter fence.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Quebec: Terry Moran) The free trade issue at the summit reviewed; details given of the proposal that would eliminate most tariffs and trade barriers. [President BUSH - talks about trade and protests in the hemisphere.] [Purafil Incorporated CEO William WEILLER - talks about a level playing field.] The opposition view that free trade would favor corporations and hurt the environment outlined. [Essential Action co-director Robert WEISSMAN - says this pits countries against each other to compete for foreign investors.] The impact of the protests on the conference discussed.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The view on free trade and relations with the US from Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings; Pentagon: Martha Raddatz) Decision by the commander of the United States Pacific fleet that Commander Scott Waddle will not be court-martialed because his submarine, the USS Greeneville, ran into a fishing boat in February and what will happen next discussed; details given of the Air Force practicing escort flights in case they are need in the air surveillance of China.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Davenport, Iowa: Jim Williams) The flooding in the Midwest reviewed; scenes shown from the river towns of East Dubuque, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa. [East Dubuque resident Joe SMITH, National Weather Service Ray WOLF, Davenport director of public works Dee BRUEMMER, Davenport Mayor Phil YERLINGTON - comment on the flood waters.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) CDC (Centers for Disease Control) research on child immunizations in the United States and job layoffs at Ericsson and Honeywell reported. Stock Market Report.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The second anniversary of the shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, reported; details given of a school shooting in Louisiana.
(Annandale, Virginia: Michele Norris) The significance since the Columbine shooting of students "telling" on other students examined; details given about the background to the Santee, California, shooting by Andy Williams. [Three STUDENTS - talk about tattling.] [Williams' friend Josh STEVENS - says many people knew about Andy's plans.] Program in which Springfield, OR, teenagers travel around the country teaching other students to speak up detailed. [By Kids 4 Kids David OGLE - comments.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) China's arrest of another Chinese-American scholar; Taiwan's annual war games for protection against China and Britain's announcement that foot-and-mouth disease is under control reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(New York: Bill Redeker) The dangerous flight from Chile to the Amundsen- Scott base at the South Pole to rescue sick American doctor Ronald Shemenski previewed; details given of the risk involved. [Evacuated doctor Robert Scott THOMPSON - recalls his situation living in an isolated space; says having two doctors there would be "overkill."] [NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) medical consultant Dr. Carol SCOTT-TURNER - says routine tests cannot predict some illnesses.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Further ABC coverage of these missions noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The wild flowers of central Texas featured; scenes shown of these year's bluebonnets.
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