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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: David Martin) The continuing standoff between the United States and China over a downed spy plane after the release of the 24 crew members featured; January 24 Navy file footage shown of Chinese fighter jets flying too close to a spy plane. [Secretary of Defense Donald RUMSFELD - explains how the fighter jets can destabilize the larger spy planes; says the crew made several distress calls.] Photos shown of the damaged plane.
(Studio: Dan Rather) The hack attack allegedly performed by Chinese hackers on two United States Navy Websites reported.
(Whidbey Island, WA: John Blackstone) The return of the spy plane's 24 crew members to home base in Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, WA, featured. [Crew member's grandparents Clement and Ione SIKA - says today is a big day.] [BOY - says he is happy the crew is coming home.] [Retired US Air Force Bob MATTESON, World War II prisoners of war Bill ETHRIDGE - comment on the crew. [Crew member's father Robert BLOCHER - says the plane went into a "screaming dive".] [Patrol wing commander Captain William MARRIOTT - describes the effort to land the damaged plane.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The return to the United States of the remains of seven Americans killed in a helicopter crash in Vietnam during a mission to find the remains of POWs reported; scenes shown from Hanoi, Vietnam, of the remains being loaded onto a plane.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Honolulu, Hawaii: Bill Whitaker) The investigation into the collision of the military submarine USS Greeneville and a Japanese fishing boat reported; details given of disagreement among admirals over the appropriate punishment for Commander Scott Waddle.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The release of the tax returns of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Cincinnati, Ohio: Byron Pitts) The second night of a curfew in Cincinnati, Ohio, reported; details given of continuing violence and protests after the police shooting death of an black man; scenes shown of police and looting in Cincinnati, Ohio. [Fraternal Order of Police President Keith FANGMAN - says ten of the last 15 African-American men shot by Cincinnati, Ohio, police were armed.] [Victim's mother Angela LEISURE - comments on accountability.] [Resident Brenda WILSON - says she cannot sit in her yard.] [NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) national president Kweisi MFUME - says police aimed at women and children.] [Leisure's attorney Ken LAWSON - says he does not feel safe dealing with police.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The proposal of new efficiency standards for home central air conditioners reported.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Strong winds in Michigan reported; scenes shown of wind damage in Detroit.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Fargo, North Dakota: Bob McNamara) The floods in Minnesota and the Dakotas along the Red River featured; scenes shown from the river. [Resident Kirstin WEGENES - talks about seeing her home.] [Phone company employee Jeff RUD - says he thinks he is "living in Hell".] [Two unidentified MEN - comment.] [Resident Harry MISKAVIGE - talks about uncertainty.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The departure from Benin of a ship carrying child slaves featured; details given of the refusal to allow the ship to enter ports in Cameroon and Gabon and the ship's expected return to Benin.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(Washington: Wyatt Andrews) Plans for the American Red Cross to expand a ban on donated blood from Great Britain to include all of Western Europe in order to prevent the spread of mad cow disease in the United States reported. [American Red Cross president Bernadine HEALY - says there is a risk.] [New York Blood Center Dr. Robert JONES - says a ban on imported blood would cause a medical crisis.]
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(Studio: Dan Rather) The observance of the Good Friday holiday in Jerusalem and Rome shown.
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.
(New York: Jim Axelrod) The return of the two-parent family featured; Census Bureau statistics cited. [Mother Jennifer RUSSO - says having daughter Isabelle turned her marriage into a family.] [US Census Bureau Jason FIELDS - says the number of traditional families is increasing; says the divorce rate is leveling off.] [National Parenting Association Nancy RANKIN - says good economies create less pressure on families.]
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