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(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Stock Market Report.
(New York: Anne Thompson) The Wall Street rally amidst concerns that a bear market may still begin reported. [Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Bill SULLIVAN - says investors are still moving tentatively.] [Merrill Lynch Bruce STEINBERG - says the market has been up and down.] [New York University Professor Richard SYLLA - gives his own description of a bear market.] [INVESTOR - says stocks have to go up.]
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(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Report introduced.
(White House: Campbell Brown) Efforts to implement a faster tax cut than that originally proposed by President Bush reported. [Senator Pete DOMENICI - comments.] [BUSH - says accelerating tax relief is needed.] [Senator Max BAUCUS - says tax cuts should be focused on lower-income groups.]
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(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Report introduced.
(El Cajon, California: Shellee Smith) Increased security measures at San Diego, California, area schools after the school shootings in Santee and El Cajon, California, reported; details given of the charges against Granite Hills High School gunman Jason Hoffman and threats of violence at other schools nationwide. [Tenth grade student Vanessa CONSTANTINO - says knowing a shooting could happen at her school is scary.] [Parent Maggie DIAZ - says everyone will need help.] [San Diego County, California, District Attorney Paul PFINGST - says the vice principal was Hoffman's main target.] [Students Sean CONAGHER, Jennifer DIAZ - offer views on Hoffman.] Threats against schools in Westchester County, New York, and El Cajon noted. [El Cajon parent Tanya FLEENER - says parents need to be more involved.]
(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Interview held with psychotherapist Dr. Lindy Smith about school violence. [SMITH - talks about working at school shooting scenes; says the students are afraid.]
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(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Report introduced.
(Washington: Robert Hager) The safety of food sold in the United States examined; details given of efforts to keep mad cow disease and foot-in-mouth disease out of the US. [University of Maryland Dr. William HUESTON - says the risk of mad cow disease is small.] [Tufts University dietician Johanna DWYER - says food-borne illnesses are a serious concern.] [In Atlanta, food poisoning victim Clemmie BAKER - talks about getting a food-borne illness.] Statistics on food poisonings in the United States cited.
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(Studio: John Seigenthaler) The successful crash landing of the Russian space station Mir into the south Pacific Ocean reported; scenes shown of the spacecraft's descent over Fiji.
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(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Report introduced.
(New York: Robert Bazell) A new pacemaker to help patients with congestive heart failure reported; two case studies cited; animated diagram shown of the how the device works. [Patient Roger SEGLECKY - talks about having hope after receiving treatment.] [Patient Kimberly WERNER - says she has been blessed.] [University of Kentucky Dr. William ABRAHAM - describes dramatic improvements in patients.]
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(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Report introduced.
(Squaw Pass, Colorado: Roger O'Neil) The efforts of Colorado teacher Erik Weihenmayer to become the first blind person to climb Mt. Everest successfully featured; scenes shown of Erik climbing and giving inspirational speeches; details given of Erik's background. [PERSON - congratulates Weihenmayer for climbing Mt. McKinley.] [WEIHENMAYER - explains how he navigates on mountains; talks about changing public perceptions about people with disabilities.] [National Federation of the Blind Dr. Marc MAURER - comments.]
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