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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jim Miklaszewski) The standoff between the United States and China over the fate of 24 crew members of an American spy plane being held on Hainan Island, China, featured. [Secretary of State Colin POWELL - offers condolences for the loss of the Chinese fighter pilot.] [White House Press Secretary Ari FLEISCHER - says the United States has no reason to apologize.] [Retired United States Navy R/Admiral Eric McVADON - explains the difficulties of landing the damaged spy plane.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(White House: David Gregory) The White House response to the spy plane standoff reported. [Senator Joseph LIEBERMAN - says the issue must be settled quickly and honorably.] [The Woodrow Wilson Center Lee HAMILTON - says the us has a "difficult" relationship with China.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Beijing: Ned Colt) The public and government reactions in China to the spy plane standoff reported; scenes shown of media coverage. [In Beijing, MAN (thru translator) - says the Americans must pay.] [Political analyst YAN Xuetong - says the people in the street are angry.] [US ambassador to China Joseph PRUEHER - says the situation has not escalated yet.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Andrea Mitchell) Information about some of the 24 spy plane crew members featured. [Crew member's sister Barbara DiSTEFANO - says Kenneth Richter does not consider himself a spy.] [Brookings Institution Michael O'HANLON - says the crew members gather information.] [Jeremy Crandall's father Tom CRANDALL - says he fears what has been done to his son.] [Chief of Clinical Services Chuck NIEDZIALKOWSKI - says the crew rehearsed emergency procedures.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Capitol Hill: Lisa Myers) The approval of the estate tax repeal in the House of Representatives and the Senate plan to decrease the tax cut rate reported; statistics cited. [Representative David DREIER - says billionaires will get relief "whether they want it or not".] [Black Entertainment Television Robert JOHNSON - says the estate tax is harmful to the wealth of the African-American community.] [Minority Leader Representative Richard GEPHARDT - criticizes the repeal.] [Senate Minority Leader Tom DASCHLE - says the original tax cut number is dead.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Miami, Florida: Kerry Sanders) The recount of Florida ballots by 26 newspaper reporters and 27 accountants featured; details given of the victory of President Bush over former Vice President Al Gore by nearly all standards. ["Miami Herald" Martin BARON - says there was no agenda.] Vote totals in various counts cited. [White House Press Secretary Ari FLEISCHER - says he hopes people have moved past the election.] [Judge Charles BURTON - says nobody can get a final answer from a recount.] [Florida Democratic Party Chairman Bob POE - says the system failed.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) A humanitarian visit to India by former President Bill Clinton shown.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Robert Bazell) The use of the new pill STI 571 {Glivec} to treat certain digestive system cancers and leukemia featured; details given of the research. [Patient Trudy WEBB - says she would not be here without the drug.] [Oregon Health Sciences University Dr. Brian DRUKER - says cancer researchers have been waiting for this drug.] [Cancer patient Suzanne DRAGER - says she did not expect such good results.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Robert Hager) The proposal by the United States Postal Service to end Saturday mail delivery in order to cut costs featured. [In Smyrna, Georgia, Linda RUSSELL - says she looks forward to Saturday mail.] [In Congress, Representative Bob BARR - says cutting Saturday delivery is a big mistake.] [Postmaster General William HENDERSON - says customers do not want rates raised.] [MAN - says he does not want service to change.]
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