This program is 19 minutes long
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NOTE: Time numerals represent seconds into broadcast, not clock time, since the telecast originated elsewhere.
#196860
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Beijing" Bob Woodruff) The hard line being taken by the Chinese military and the media in the standoff with the United States over the American spy plane now on Hainan Island featured. [Former United States ambassador to China James SASSER - says the military is flexing its muscle.] [US military attache Brigadier General Neal SEALOCK - comments on access to the crew.] The fact the negotiations seem to be stalling noted.
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(State Department: Martha Raddatz) The position of President Bush's administration on the standoff reviewed; details given about Bush's letter to the wife of the missing Chinese pilot. [Secretary of State Colin POWELL, Vice President Dick CHENEY, national security adviser Condoleezza RICE - say the United States will not apologize.] [POWELL - says reconnaissance flights over international waters will continue as part of national security programs.] [CHENEY - worries about the long-term relations of China and the US.]
#196861
(Studio: Carole Simpson) The recovery of bodies from the helicopter crash in Vietnam reported; scenes shown.
#196863
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Washington: Jim Sciutto) Findings of a seven-year study on math and reading skills for United States students examined; statistics cited; details given of the debate over reading education methods. [The Education Trust Kati HAYCOCK - says the dollars were focused on math and science.] [Education policy analyst Gerald BRACEY, Council for Basic Eduction Christopher CROSS - comment on the teaching approach.]
#196864
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Flooding in the upper Midwest reported; scenes shown from Fargo, North Dakota, of the cresting Red River.
#196867
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Judy Muller) The reaction in California to the bonuses given out by the utility company Pacific Gas and Electric as he filed for bankruptcy featured. [Global Exchange Medea BENJAMIN, California Governor Gray DAVIS - call PG&E's actions outrageous.] [Bankruptcy attorney Ken KLEE - calls PG&E's bonuses reasonable.] [State senator Deborah BOWEN - says the schoolyard fights must end.]
#196868
(Studio: Carole Simpson) The status of the buyout of Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) by American Airlines reported.
#196869
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Fire at the airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands, reported; scenes shown.
#196872
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Pope John Paul II's celebration of Palm Sunday Mass at the Vatican City shown.
#196873
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(London: Richard Gizbert) The success of the "Bob the Builder" television character in Britain, who is now being imported to the US, featured; scenes shown of the children's television show that features construction projects. [MOTHER - talks about the show.] [Children Now President Lois SALISBURY - says the British imports focus on good storytelling to children.]
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