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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Washington: Jim Stewart) Arrest in France of James Kopp, an anti-abortion activist wanted for the murder of Dr. Barnett Slepian, featured; scenes shown Dinan, France, where the fugitive was found. [FBI director Louis FREEH - says Kopp was about to leave France.] Map shown of Kopp's worldwide flight. [FBI Joel MERCER - cites Kopp's many aliases and travel documents.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Oklahoma City: Maureen Maher) Admissions by Timothy McVeigh about the 1995 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, bombing in a soon-to-be-published book reviewed; details given of his statements about the bombing as retribution and about his relationship with Terry Nichols. [Legal consultant Andrew COHEN - wonders if McVeigh is exonerating Nichols.] [Victims' grandmother Jannie COVERDALE, victims' father Jim DENNY - react to McVeigh.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Washington: Bob Schieffer) The movement of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill through the Senate featured; details given about the legislation's proposals. [Senator Russ FEINGOLD - comments on "non- versability."] [Senator Mitch McCONNELL - calls the bill a "stunningly stupid thing to do."] [Senator John McCAIN - comments on the bill.] The extraordinary attack on McCain from Republican leader Tom DeLay noted.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) House passage of a tax bill easing the "marriage penalty" reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) GDP figures for the last quarter of 2000 reported. Stock Market Report.
(Washington: Jim Axelrod) The state of the economy examined; details given of job cuts at auto parts supplier Delphi. [Merrill Lynch Bruce STEINBERG - says the economy is barely growing; notes the stock market is more volatile than the overall economy; points out the economy remains vibrant.] [A.G. Edwards Al GOLDMAN - says the mood of the nation is in trouble, not the economy.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) More violence in the Middle East reported; scenes shown from Hebron, West Bank, where Israeli troops fired on Palestinians. Statement from President Bush that he is sending Palestinian Authority president Yasir Arafat a message to stop the violence reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) President Bush's defense of his environmental policy reported. [BUSH - says the American economy is most important.] Statement from German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder about his talks with Bush about the global warming treaty noted.
(London: Mark Phillips) The world anger against Bush's rejection of the Kyoto treaty on global warming examined; details given of the view that the US is to blame for creating greenhouse gas pollution. [British environmental minister Michael MEACHER, Friends of the Earth Roger HIGMAN, Australian environment minister Robert HILL - criticize Bush.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The controversy over breast cancer treatment examined in light of statements from actress Suzanne Somers, who is being treated for cancer. [On "Larry King Live", SOMERS - describes her "alternative" treatment.] [In interview, medical consultant American Red Cross President Dr. Bernadine HEALY - describes Somers' "mistletoe" treatment {Iscador} as a poor alternative to chemotherapy; points out that Somers is a beloved celebrity who could lead people down the wrong path.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Richmond, Virginia: Wyatt Andrews) How DNA evidence is being used to solve "cold" criminal cases featured; details given about how Virginia's DNA data base is producing "cold hits" solving crimes on a daily basis. [Rape victim Reverend Linda MITCHELL - expresses her feelings about her rape.] [Charlottesville, Virginia, police Lieutenant Chip HARDING - recounts a rape case and how DNA evidence led to an arrest as the computer solved the case.] [Virginia division of forensic science Paul FERRARA - talks about the importance of DNA investigation for "unworked cases."]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Animation of Boeing's futuristic new sonic cruiser shown.
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