This program is 27 minutes long
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The status of the standoff between the United States and China over the plane and flight crew that are being held on Hainan Island updated; photograph of crew members shown.
(White House: Terry Moran) The optimistic mood of President Bush's administration about the day's diplomatic developments examined; details given about the drafting of a letter being reviewed by Bush and Chinese President Jiang Zemin. [BUSH - says we are working hard to bring them home.] [Secretary of State Colin POWELL - says there has been movement.] [Senator John WARNER - says the framework for a joint investigation of the accident will be worked out.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Hainan Island, China: David Wright) The meeting of United States officials with the plane crew reviewed; scenes shown from Hainan Island. [Voice of Army Brigadier General Neal SEALOCK - says the crew is in great spirits.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Beijing: Mark Litke) The Chinese version of the accident that killed Chinese pilot Wang Wei featured; details given from the statement from the other Chinese jet pilot who blames the United States plane for the accident.
(Studio: Peter Jennings; State Department: Martha Raddatz) The unlikelihood that the United States EP-3 plane can be flown off of China due to the damage and the view that China has already gotten whatever information it can about the technology on the plane discussed.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) ABC News/Washington Post poll findings on the public's view of the incident cited.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The warm reception for basketball player Wang Zhizhi, the first Chinese to play in the NBA, reported; game scenes shown.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Senate approval of a package of tax cuts reported.
(Capitol Hill: Linda Douglass) The victory in the bill for Democrats and moderate Republicans who felt President Bush's tax cut was too big discussed.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Statement from Labor Secretary Elaine Chao about the softening of the United States economy reported.
(Studio: Betsy Stark) The implications of today's jobs report for the economy examined; statistics cited on job cutbacks. [Laid-off executive assistant Cathy ONCH - comments on the industry and the lack of job security.] [Laid-off mechanical engineer Bruce CARTER - says the corporate line now is money only.] [Merrill Lynch chief economist Bruce STEINBERG - says the economy is very close to recession.] The view of the economy held by the Federal Reserve Board discussed.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The closing of three United States embassies in South America {Ecuador, Uruguay and Paraguay} for security reasons; report that Britain has drafted actors Hugh Grant and Sean Connery to tell the world the country is open for business despite losses from foot-and-mouth disease and a study on the origins of metals like gold reported.
#196836
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Judy Muller) The impact of the filing for bankruptcy by Pacific Gas and Electric, California's largest utility company, examined. [University of California at Irvine economist Peter NAVARRO - cites the ripple effect from PG&E.] [California Governor Gray DAVIS - comments.] [PG&E chairman Robert GLYNN - explains the Chapter 11 decision.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Charleston, SC: Ned Potter) The discovery of the sunken Confederate Civil War submarine the Hunley featured; contemporary photos, pictures and current items recovered shown. [Friends of the Hunley chairman Warren LASCH - says the ship is a time capsule.] [Hunley Commission state senator Glenn McCONNELL - says the Hunley is the pioneer for submarines.] [Chief archaeologist Robert NEYLAND - describes the cramped conditions inside the sub.]
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