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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(White House: Campbell Brown) The investigation into the warnings of a terrorist attack before the September 11 attack on America examined; details given of the 1995 warning from Philippine intelligence about "Operation Bojinka", an Al Qaeda plan to explode passenger jets and crash them into buildings and other warnings. [President BUSH - says second guessing is second nature in Washington; says he would have done everything he could to stop the September 11 attack if he had known what would happen.] [White House Press Secretary Ari FLEISCHER - says people in 1999 missed the clues as well.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Capitol Hill: Lisa Myers) The White House response to Democrat accusations that Bush knew that the September 11 attacks were coming reported; examples given of early warnings. [FLEISCHER - says he is disappointed that Senator Hillary Clinton reacted to a "New York Post" headline and did not check the accuracy.] [CLINTON - says she wants to know what Bush knew.] [Minority Leader Senator Trent LOTT - criticizes those who insinuated that Bush knew an attack "was imminent and did nothing to stop it."] [Minority leader Representative Richard GEPHARDT - says he needs to know who knew what and when they knew it.] [Senator Richard SHELBY - says the White House got no information that Congress did not know about.] [Senator Dianne FEINSTEIN - says there is a major terrorism risk within the next three months.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) First Lady Laura Bush's response to Democratic accusations during her visit to Hungary reported.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jim Miklaszewski) Job reassignments and firings at the CIA and FBI counter-terrorism departments and efforts to improve the ability of the FBI and CIA to share information about terrorist threats reported. [Senator Bob GRAHAM - says nobody could connect gathered information since no one group had it all.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The efforts to fight the negative opinions of America in the Arab world examined; US TV ads and show segments shown. ["New York Times" columnist Tom FRIEDMAN - says Americans must share their message with Arabs in multiple ways.] [Working for President Bush, advertising executive Charlotte BEERS - says it is easier to spread hate.] [Egyptian MAN - says Americans saying things on television are not enough.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Denver: Roger O'Neil) A covert operation by Philip Morris USA to monitor friends and foes of the tobacco industry reported; examples given of three reporters who were investigated. [Dr. Jeff CAIN - says knowing he and other anti-smoking advocates were monitored is "a scary thought".] [Newspaper editor Billie STANTON - says she was "outraged" that she was being followed.] [Conservative talk show host Mike ROSEN - says cigarettes are not illegal and neither is collecting intelligence information.] [Philip Morris Michael PFEIL - says the company wanted "journalists' views" on the tobacco issue.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Ottawa: Kevin Tibbles) An anti-smoking campaign in Canada using graphic pictures of body parts damaged by smoking and other anti-smoking messages examined; photographs shown. [Canadian industry minister Allen ROCK - says the photos encourage smokers to quit or smoke less.] [Canada Cancer Society Ken LE - explains why the Canadian warnings are so effective.] [ Tobacco Donald McCARTY - says quitting is "a question of willpower".] [Representative Marty MEEHAN - says America should lead the world in protecting and informing people of the tobacco risks.] [Canadian SHOPPER - says the teeth warning is "disgusting".]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Mount Holly, New Jersey: Robert Hager) Concerns that newer roller coasters are going too fast and exposing riders to health hazards examined; scenes shown of roller coasters, a space shuttle liftoff and an Indy car race; details given of plans for New Jersey to set limits on the G-forces on roller coasters. [Norgenia KELLEY - says she could not see half of her face after a roller coaster ride.] [Representative Ed MARKEY - says amusement parks try to create faster rides.] [Six Flags president Gary STORY - says G- forces last only for nanoseconds.]
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