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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Dan Lothian) Rolling blackouts across California due to energy shortages reported. [Pizza shop worker Sule SANLI - says there is nothing he can do.] [California independent system operator Patrick DORINSON - says weather spikes caused increased power usage.] [Consumer advocate Harvey ROSENFELD - says California Governor Gray Davis "needs to put his foot down."]
(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(White House: Campbell Brown) Concerns about a nationwide energy crisis examined. [President BUSH - says long-term thinking is needed.] [Energy Secretary Spencer ABRAHAM - says blackouts will occur nationwide.] [Cambridge Energy Research Associates Daniel YERGIN - says the problem will take years to solve.] [Former Energy Secretary Bill RICHARDSON - says Bush's supporters are benefitting.]
(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Denver: Roger O'Neil) The battle between environmentalists and drillers concerning the drilling for natural gas in Wyoming reported; scenes shown of drilling. [Bureau of Land Management Richard ZANDER - says new wells are being drilled.] [Pennaco Energy Terry DOBKINS - says natural gas is the cleanest fuel.] [WOMAN - comments on the land.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Capitol Hill: Lisa Myers) The efforts of Senators John McCain and Russ Feingold to get their campaign finance reform bill passed reported; details given of the issue of "soft money" contributions. [McCAIN - comments.] [FEINGOLD - says the system is "bizarre."] The position of opponents to reform noted. [Senator Mitch McCONNELL - says there is too little money in politics.] [Senator John BREAUX - says the bill will cause problems.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Stock Market Report.
(New York: Anne Thompson) Questions about whether Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan will cut interest rates at the next Fed meeting reported. [Purafil vice president David NICHOLAS - says he sees flat sales.] [Former Federal Reserve governor Lyle GRAMLEY - says the Fed needs to respond aggressively.] [National Association of Manufacturers President Jerry JASINOWSKI - talks about getting growth back on track.] [Yale University professor Robert SHILLER - comments.] [President BUSH - says he is confident.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Pearl Harbor, Hawaii: George Lewis) The naval court of inquiry concerning the collision of the submarine USS Greeneville and a Japanese fishing boat reported; details given of the refusal to grant submarine captain Commander Scott Waddle testimonial immunity and the testimony of Petty Officer First Class Robert Seacrest; courtroom sketches shown. [WADDLE - says he alone is responsible for the accident.] (Artist: Robert Exter)
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Study results showing the effectiveness of the blood thinner Clavex for treating heart pain reported.
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(New York: Robert Bazell) The growing numbers of people having "silent strokes" reported; details given of the dangers of silent strokes for older Americans. [University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center Dr. Jeffrey SAVER -says many Americans have had silent strokes.] [Mount Sinai Hospital Dr. Jesse WEINBERGER - explains why so many people have silent strokes.] [Stroke patient Stephanie SALYER - says she feels something working differently in her head.]
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