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(Seattle: Peter Jennings) Statement from President Bush about last summer's warnings that Saudi terrorist Osama bin Laden might attack noted. [BUSH - says had he known the enemy would use airplanes to kill, he would have protected America.]
(State Department: Martha Raddatz) ABCNews exclusive report on the July 10, 2001, "Phoenix memo" about the threat of terrorism featured; memo quoted about the possibility of a coordinated effort by bin Laden to send Middle Eastern students to aviation schools; details given about the long route of the memo to the CIA. [White House press secretary Ari FLEISCHER - says the information did not raise enough alarms.]
(Seattle: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(White House: Terry Moran) The White House's angry counterattack to criticism of the administration featured. [BUSH - says Washington, DC, is a place where second guessing is second nature.] [Vice President Dick CHENEY - calls criticism irresponsible.] [Yesterday, Senator Hillary CLINTON - says a New York newspaper headline read "Bush Knew."] [FLEISCHER - criticizes Clinton.]
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(Seattle: Elizabeth Vargas) More rain in the flood-stricken Midwest noted.
(Vandalia, IL: Chicago: Dean Reynolds) The impact of the flood waters on farmers featured; scenes shown of water everywhere in Illinois, Missouri and Indiana. [Farmer Randy BRAUN - laments his crop losses.] [In Missouri, farmer Glenn BARR - says the crop is underwater too long.] [Crystal City restaurant owner Curt GRASS - comments.]
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(Seattle: Elizabeth Vargas) A coalition operation in Afghanistan and the publication in an Arab newspaper of an interview attributed to Taliban leader Mullah Omar reported.
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(Seattle: Elizabeth Vargas) The suicide of a former priest accused of sex abuse reported.
(Providence: Ron Claiborne) The church's legal strategy for dealing with sexual abuse cases by shielding its financial assets examined; scenes shown of real estate owned by the Providence, RI, diocese. [Abuse victim Phyllis HUTNICK, her lawyer Tim CONLAN - say the church has plenty of wealth.] [Attorney for Dallas diocese Dennis SULLIVAN - comments.]
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(Seattle: Peter Jennings) The measure of uncertainty and diesel in the air of Seattle as it grows and changes featured; scenes shown from this great urban landscape on the edge of the Pacific Rim; film shown from the 1960s World's Fair. [City councilman Mr. STEINBROOK - worries about growth, the lack of mass transit and a growing social divide.]
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(Seattle: Peter Jennings) The climbing of Mt. Everest today by a record number of people reported.
(Los Angeles: Judy Muller) The great expectations of a group of five American women climbing Everest featured; scenes shown of the climbers practicing. [Climber Midge CROSS - says risk makes her a better person.] [Climber Allison LEVINE - comments on the journey.]
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