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(Los Angeles: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Quebec City, Quebec, Canada: David Gregory) Violent protests against the Summit of the Americas meeting in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, featured; scenes shown of protests. [At a meeting, President BUSH - says he disagrees with the protestors.]
(Los Angeles: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Quebec City, Quebec: Campbell Brown) Information about the groups protesting the Summit of the Americas examined.
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(Los Angeles: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Pete Williams) The second anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting in Littleton, Colorado, featured; threats of school violence across the United States noted; scenes shown from Littleton of a memorial service. [Columbine student body president Mandy BOWEN - talks about the losses suffered.] [School principal Charles ROHNER - says a student tried to shoot him.] [Denver lawyer Scott ROBINSON - talks about evidence that the Columbine shooting could have been prevented.] [Victims' attorney Stephen WAHLBERG - talks about a lawsuit settlement.]
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(Los Angeles: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: George Lewis) The court appearance of Santana High School gunman Andy Williams reported; details given of efforts to have Williams tried as a juvenile instead of an adult because he was bullied. [Victim's aunt Carol Lynn BRIENS - says bullying gives nobody a right to murder.] [Colorado attorney general Ken SALAZAR - says schools can do something about bullying.] [Ethics expert Michael JOSEPHSON - says bullying must be dealt with at its root.]
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(Los Angeles: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(La Crosse, WI: Jim Avila) Floods in the upper Midwest along the Mississippi River reported; details given of weather warnings in several affected cities. [NOAA hydro meteorologist Peter MANOUSOS - says more rain is coming.] [Flood victims Michael HENDRICKSON, Dan GINGRICH - comment on the river flooding.] [Barge company owner Lee NELSON - talks about temporarily laying off workers.]
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(Los Angeles: Tom Brokaw) Stock Market Report.
(NASDAQ: Anne Thompson) The status of the economy amidst hopes that the stock market may be back on the upswing reported; details given of layoffs at Ericsson, Honeywell and Nortel Networks and about the hunt for new jobs. [State Street Global Advisors chief strategist Ned RILEY - says people are looking for any kind of positive news from the market.] [A.G. Edwards chief economist Gary THAYER - compares a slow economy to a slow bicycle.] [Former publishing vice president job hunter Patrick HANSARD - talks about finding the right position.] [Drake Beam Morin, Incorporated president Tom SILVERI - says job hunters will find good jobs.]
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(Los Angeles: Tom Brokaw) Two rescue missions to Antarctica reported, one for a sick doctor at the South Pole and one for four ill Americans at McMurdo Base, reported.
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(Los Angeles: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Shellee Smith) The relaxing of pollution standards in California during its energy crisis featured; details given of concerns about problems with smog and the promotion of conservation measures. [South Coast Air Quality Management District Barry WALLERSTEIN - says old power plants are being brought back online, and the air is becoming more polluted as a result.] [Power plant manager Larry MOREHOUSE - says the plant can now generate more power.] [MAN - talks about using fluorescent light bulbs.] [Customer Diane TAYLOR - says everyone doing a little bit to save energy can make a big difference.] [Atlantis Energy Joe MORRISEY - talks about homes using solar energy.] [Sierra Club Carl POPE - says diesel- fueled power plants are "filthy".]
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(Los Angeles: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Clearwater, Florida: Kerry Sanders) The efforts to save turtles in Florida affected by the mysterious illness of "cold stunning" and hypothermia featured; scenes shown from the aquarium working with the comatose turtles made sick by cold weather. [Marine biologist Glen HARMON - says the sick and hypothermic turtles will drown; talks about releasing turtles after recovery.] [Gulf World Aquarium Cheryl JOYNER - calls working with the turtles "a huge learning experience".]
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