This program is 28 minutes long
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NOTE: Time numerals represent seconds into broadcast, not clock time, since the telecast originated elsewhere.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Webbers Falls, OK: Erin Hayes) The collapse of a bridge in Oklahoma after being a barge hit it featured; scenes shown from of the devastation in the Arkansas River. [WITNESS - describes what happened.] [Oklahoma state highway patrol Lt. Chris WEST - says first we have to stabilize the bridge.] [Governor Frank KEATING - says the barge captain may have had a seizure.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) The status of a wildfire in Arizona reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Hong Kong: Josh Gerstein) The investigation into the cause of the crash of a China Airlines plane off Taiwan examined; maps shown. [Former NTSB managing director Peter GOETZ - says there are several scenarios.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Pakistan's test of missiles that could carry nuclear weapons at the time of escalating tensions between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir region; Israeli troops' movement in West Bank towns following four suicide bombings targeting Israelis reported.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Paris: Tamala Edwards) President Bush's visit to Russia on his European tour featured; details given of foreign policy challenges including Iran's nuclear plant, Pakistan's missile tests and the Middle East; scenes shown of anti-Bush protests in Paris, France. [BUSH - talks about visiting a cathedral that was a museum of atheism; wants results from Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in the war on terrorism; talks about leadership in the Palestinian Authority.] [Paris PROTESTOR - accuses the US of arrogance.] [French President Jacques CHIRAC - (thru translator) says we must eradicate terrorism.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Washington: John Yang) The moves toward cooperation between the CIA and FBI on intelligence matters in the war on terrorism examined. [Representative Jane HARMAN - says both agencies should be acting on intelligence at the same time.] [Representative Porter GOSS - warns about the pace of bureaucratic change.] The letter from FBI agent Coleen Rowley to FBI director Robert Mueller quoted. [Senate majority leader Tom DASCHLE - says the FBI's attitude must change.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Bogota, Colombia: Jeffrey Kofman) The presidential election in Colombia in which Alvaro Uribe is the leading contender featured; details given of the long war with rebel groups. [In Bogota, VOTER - says the new president needs "a heavy hand."] [URIBE - says we have to change this country.] The importance of what happens in Colombia for the US due to the drug trade outlined. [Political analyst Rafael ORDUZ - talks about winning the war.] [vice presidential candidate Francisco SANTOS - says the country is in bad shape.]
(Studio: Carole Simpson) Uribe's lead as the ballots are counted noted.
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) Report introduced.
(Plovdiv, Bulgaria: Bill Blakemore) The decline of Pope John Paul II's health featured; scenes shown from his trip to Bulgaria, where he stated he did not believe in the "Bulgarian connection" in the 1981 assassination attempt. [Papal spokesman Joaquin NAVARRO-VALLS - says the pope's mental capacity and sense of humor are in tact.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) New home sales and home prices cited.
(Los Angeles: Neal Karlinsky) The social and economic impact of the rising cost of homes in big cities featured. [Home seeker Jennifer DAVIS - cites housing costs.] [Permanente Medical Group Dr. Robert PEARL - says doctors cannot afford homes.] [Dr. Frieda DREHER - comments.] [Brookings Inst. Bruce KATZ - says the home ownership pressure worsens urban sprawl.] [California Assn. of Realtors Leslie APPLETON-YOUNG - says affordability can impact economic growth.]
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(Studio: Carole Simpson) The victory at the Indianapolis 500 auto race by driver Helio Castroneves in a close race with a controversial finish reported; scenes shown from the track. [Last year's winner CASTRONEVES - says "I did it again."]
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