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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jim Miklaszewski) The investigation into the shooting down of an American missionary plane in Peru featured; details given of evidence that American officials on the ground could have prevented the incident and of the return of the bodies of missionary Veronica Bowers and her infant daughter Charity to the United States reported. [Intelligence Committee Chairman Senator Richard SHELBY - asks how to prevent future problems.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Davenport, Iowa: Jim Avila) The floods in the Midwest along the Mississippi River featured; details given of the near-cresting of the river in Davenport, Iowa, and questions about whether Davenport has prepared enough for floods. [Davenport public works director Dee BRUEMMER - says seeing dry pavement is a good sign; says the city will be threatened for a week.] [FEMA director Joe ALLBAUGH - says it is unfair for taxpayers to pay for frequent bailouts of the same homes.] [Davenport Mayor Phil YERINGTON - says the city does not deserve insults.] [MidAmerican Glass president Lou MAGYAR - says he wants a flood wall.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Punta Arenas, Chile: Dr. Bob Arnot) The two rescue missions to Antarctica, one to retrieve eleven Americans from McMurdo Research Station and one to retrieve Dr. Ronald Shemenski from the South Pole, reported. [New Zealand Air Force Commander John CUMMINGS - talks about the conditions in Antarctica.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Conflicting statements from Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and other high-level government officials concerning drilling for oil in an Arctic wildlife reserve reported.
(No location given: Matt Lauer) Interview held with President Bush. [BUSH - says he wants a sensible environmental policy; says some extremists will never agree with him.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Robert Hager) Study results showing high numbers of medical mistakes involving children's health care examined. [Washington, DC, Children's Hospital Dr. Peter HOLBROOK - says a transcription error killed a baby girl.] [George Mason University Mary WAKEFIELD - says hospitals must work harder to prevent deaths.]
#638180
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Andrea Mitchell) President Bush's actions on health care during his first 100 days examined. [Jody Nelson's husband Steve NELSON - says his wife took care of others; says insurance bureaucrats denied her cancer treatment.] [Senator Edward KENNEDY - says the health care industry should not be above the law.] [Business Roundtable Paul ZURAWSKI - says people cannot sue their way to quality.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The arrest of actor Robert Downey, Junior, in Culver City, California, for illegal drug use reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Supreme Court: Pete Williams) The Supreme Court ruling that police can put people in jail for offenses that only carry fines reported; details given of the Texas law suit about arrest for not wearing seat belts; Justice David Souter's opinion cited. [Texas mother Gail ATWATER - says a policeman took her to jail for seat belt offenses.] [Heritage Foundation Todd GAZIANO - says police need to make any arrests necessary.] [ACLU Steve SHAPIRO - says people can now be arrested for any minor offense.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Bob Faw) The use of American taxpayer dollars to pay for a tiny parking lot in Paris, France, examined; scenes shown of the expensive lot used by embassy employees. [The Tax Foundation Scott HODGE - says keeping the lot is too expensive.] [State Department spokesman Richard BOUCHER - says the government is looking at its options.]
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