This program is 22 minutes long
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NOTE: Live coverage of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Press Conference joined in progress. Abbreviated version of "NewsNight" follows.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) "The Whip" introduced.
(Jerusalem: Wolf Blitzer; White House: John King; Rushon Letzione: Jerrold Kessel; Washington: Kelli Arena) "NewsNight"'s major headlines previewed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Rushon Letzione: Jerrold Kessel) A devastating suicide bombing in a crowded club in Rushon Letzione, Israel, featured; extensive scenes shown from inside the damaged building.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Jerusalem: Wolf Blitzer) The reaction in the Middle East to the bombing featured; statement from Palestinian spokesman Saeb Erekat on behalf of Palestinian Authority president Yasir Arafat quoted; details given about the likelihood of an Israeli military response when Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon returns from the US.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(White House: John King) The view from the White House of this latest bombing reviewed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live journalists roundtable held with Jerusalem Post Washington bureau chief Janine Zacharia and "As-Safir" Washington bureau chief Hisham Melhem about the terror bombing. [ZACHARIA - says Sharon will likely attack; adds it will be a challenge for President Bush's administration now.] [MELHEM - says the message is being sent to Sharon and the international community that the extremists are undermining Arafat and the peace process; notes the US cannot walk away from the peace process.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Washington: Kelli Arena) FBI's arrest of University of Wisconsin Stout student Luke Helder for the mailbox bombings in the Midwest reviewed; details given of Helder's background. [Father Cameron HELDER - appeals to his son to call.] [Earlier, FBI's James BOGNER - says we need to talk to Helder.] [In press conference, BOGNER - outlines the bombing in Tipton, Iowa.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) What will happen tomorrow relevant to the Middle East following the suicide bombing in Israel previewed.
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