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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Baltimore: Robert Hager) The shooting of Roman Catholic priest Maurice Blackwell by alleged abuse victim Dontee Stokes featured. [Neighbor Melvin McGEE - says he heard shots.] [Mother Tamara STOKES - says she never thought her son would hurt the priest.] [Baltimore Cardinal William KEELER - says he is appalled about the violence.] [Former priest Richard SIPE - says sexual abuse of a minor "renders a life sentence to the victim."]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Rehema Ellis) The Catholic church's change of tactics in dealing with the priest sex abuse scandal examined. [University of Southern California professor Erwin CHEMERINSKY - says the scandal is already "a public relations nightmare."] [Gregory Ford's father Rodney FORD - says the church has been trying to pin some blame on him and his wife.] [In 1997, Cardinal Edward EGAN - says priests are self-employed.] [Defense attorney J. Albert JOHNSON - says people filing lawsuits must expect to be interrogated.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(White House: Campbell Brown) The controversy surrounding the use of a photo of President Bush taken after the September 11 attack on America as part of a gift package for Republican Party campaign donors reported. [Democracy 21 Fred WERTHEIMER - asks why a September 11 photo is being used as a fund-raising gimmick.] [White House Press Secretary Ari FLEISCHER - says the Democrats have a hard time with Bush being a popular president.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Pete Williams) The Supreme Court decision to let stand the use of race as a factor for determining admission into the University of Michigan law school reported. [University of Michigan law student Travis TOWNSEND - says he is "excited."] [Center for Individual Rights Terry PELL - says the law school is only interested in racial diversity.] [NAACP Legal Defense Fund Ted SHAW - says black and Latino students need access to higher education.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The signing of a bill to improve border security reported.
(Springfield, CO: Jim Avila) Concerns that many foreign-born doctors practicing medicine in America will be affected by the new border security bill due to the suspension of the foreign doctor visa program examined; scenes shown from Springfield, CO. [Southeast Colorado Hospital Dr. Nagesh CHOPRA - explains why he likes working in Springfield.] [Southeast Colorado Hospital administrator Kay STARK - says the three foreign doctors on staff have been excellent.] [Son Logan ALLEY - says he is glad a hospital was nearby when he needed it.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Heavy flooding in the Midwest with warnings of more flooding in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana reported; scenes shown of flooded areas.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Anne Thompson) The reluctance of small investors to get back into the stock market in spite of recent signs of economic recovery reported. [Investor Bob MARQUIDONT - says stocks may not perform as well as people hope in the short term; talks about getting into real estate.] [Fidelity Investments branch manager Steve UMSTEAD - says people are looking for a long-term trend.] [Bank of America Capital Management Michael KENNEALLY - says investors are confused.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The successful operation to separate Louice and Christine Onziga featured; photographs of the girls shown. [University of Maryland Hospital for Children Dr. Bartley GRIFFITH - says the girls' hearts functioned well after separation.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Miami: Robert Bazell) A clinical trial of insulin-producing cell transplants to cure juvenile diabetes reported. [Diabetes patient Cindy ISASI - describes the fear her children faced when she passed out.] [Trial participant Ken TENBUSCH - says life without diabetes is "unbelievable."] [Diabetes Research Institute Dr. Rodolfo ALEJANDRO - says the technique has been in development since 1985.]
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