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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: David Martin) The diplomatic efforts to win the release of 24 members of an American spy plane crew being held on Hainan Island, China, featured; photograph shown of the crew members; details given of the proposed agreement. [Secretary of State Colin POWELL - comments on the negotiations.] [US Army General Neal SEALOCK - talks about meeting with the crew.] [President BUSH - says the crew is being treated well.]
(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(Beijing: Barry Petersen) The anti-American propaganda campaign spreading through China featured. [Downed pilot Wang Wei's wife RUAN Guogin(thru translator) - says the Americans crashed her husband's plane.] [Chinese fighter pilot ZHAO Yu(thru translator) - says the Americans committed an "atrocity".]
(Studio: John Roberts) Poll results concerning the China-US standoff given.
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(Capitol Hill: Bob Schieffer) The passage in the Senate of a modified version of President Bush's tax cut plan reported. [BUSH - comments on the bill.] [Minority leader Senator Tom DASCHLE - says he wants more victories like today's.] [Vice President Dick CHENEY - says the vote was "progress".] [Senator John BREAUX - says negotiation is key.]
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(Studio: John Roberts) A slight rise in unemployment rates and a larger increase in African-American unemployment rates noted; statistics cited.
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(San Francisco: John Blackstone) The filing of bankruptcy by California utility company Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) featured. [Consumers Union Harry SNYDER - says the bankruptcy is a crisis.] [California Governor Gray DAVIS - says the company put itself into bankruptcy.] [Voice of PG&E CEO Robert GLYNN - comments.] [Utility stock analyst Paul FREMONT - says people will have to decide between high prices and no electricity.]
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(Studio: John Roberts) Strong storms across the Plains states reported.
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(Miami: Bobbi Harley) The 2001 hurricane season forecast examined. [Colorado State University Bill GRAY - says the coming season will probably not be very active.] [National Hurricane Center Max MAYFIELD - says people will let their guard down.] [Miami-Dade County, Florida, Emergency Management Charles LANZA - says small hurricanes can be unexpected.]
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(Studio: John Roberts) The attack on Philadelphia's Liberty Bell by a drifter with a hammer reported; scenes shown of the damage to the Liberty Bell.
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(Studio: John Roberts) The blood shortage in Texas reported.
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Vince Gonzales) The use of an umbilical cord blood transplant to cure two brothers of a fatal disease that made them unable to fight common infections featured; details given about the surgical procedure. [Mother Teresa LaRUE - says there were hard times.] [UCLA Mattell Children's Hospital Dr. Richard STIEHM - says the boys have an adequate immune system.] [University of California at Los Angeles Umbilical Cord Blood Bank Dr. John FRASER - says cord blood transplants use what would have been thrown away.]
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced. {Note: same story shown on April 7, 2001.}
(Cortland, New York: Steve Hartman) The surprise success story of 22-year-old T- shirt company owner Eric Michaels featured; scenes shown from Cortland, New York. [Mother Cheryl MICHAELS - says her son needed to apply himself; says her son is driven now.] [MICHAELS - says he was told to apply himself; says he is now an entrepreneur.]
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