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(Studio: Bill Hemmer) "The Whip" introduced.
(Washington: David Ensor; Havana: Lucia Newman; Islamabad: Ash-har Quraishi) "NewsNight"'s major headlines previewed.
(Studio: Bill Hemmer) Page two and a half: more stories previewed.
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(Studio: Bill Hemmer) Report introduced.
(White House: John King) The question of what the White House knew about warnings of terrorist attacks before September 11 and when they knew it examined; details given of the August intelligence briefing about possible hijackings by Al Qaeda and of actions taken about the threats. [National security adviser Condoleezza RICE - says President Bush would have acted had he known; describes the "non-specific" nature of the warning.] [Senator Richard SHELBY - says it was "a lost opportunity" for the FBI.] [White House press secretary Ari FLEISCHER - comments on the threat.]
(Studio: Bill Hemmer) Remarks from Vice President Dick Cheney noted.
(Washington: David Ensor) The warning signs back to 1994 reviewed; specific details given of "missed signals" about hijacked planes as terrorist weapons, threats from Al Qaeda and the arrest of Zacarias Moussaoui, the man who became the "20th hijacker." [February 7, 2001, CIA director George TENET - talks about terrorist targets.] [RICE - talks about the memo about Arab flight school students.] [May 8, FBI director Robert MUELLER - says an FBI memo mentioned the possibility of Moussaoui flying a plane into the World Trade Center.]
(Studio: Bill Hemmer) Live interview held with former White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta about the terrorist threats and intelligence briefings. [From Salinas, CA, PANETTA - cites the importance of the daily CIA briefings; indicates we need to see exactly what was contained in the briefing; states the question is why were the CIA and FBI not able to pull this information together before September 11.]
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(Studio: Bill Hemmer) Report introduced.
(Ramallah: Rula Amin) Reports that Israeli tanks are moving back into the West Bank town of Jenin reviewed.
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(Studio: Bill Hemmer) Report introduced.
(Islamabad: Ash-har Quraishi) Videophone report on the possible discovery in Pakistan of the body of murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl presented; details given about the trial of suspects in the Pearl kidnap/murder.
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(Studio: Bill Hemmer) Report introduced.
(Havana: Lucia newman) The lives of Cuba's dissidents featured; scenes shown from a small "independent library" that contains books you cannot find in the state-run library. [Cuban dissidents Gisela and Hector PALACIOS - (thru translator) say the people are hungry to learn.] [Cuban dissident Vladimiro ROCA - (thru translator) says those who think differently than the government, lose their jobs.] The dissidents tie to the American-funded Radio Marti noted. [Proposition journalist Raul RIVERO - (thru translator) says we are in a "no man's land" under constant attack by the government.] The feuding amongst the Cuban dissidents noted. How the dissidents feel more empowered during former President Jimmy Carter's visit and why Cuban leader Fidel Castro allowed Carter's trip discussed.
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(Studio: Bill Hemmer) The suicide in Maryland of Catholic priest Father Alfred Bietighofer, who was accused of sexual abuse, reported.
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(Studio: Bill Hemmer) Report introduced.
(San Antonio: David Mattingly) The story of newlyweds Jeremy and Erin Leonard, who are being kept separate by the INS because of problems with her paperwork when she went back to Canada when her grandmother died, featured. [In British Columbia, wife Erin LEONARD - says everything was taken away.] [INS Michael CRONIN - talks about the immigration visa process.] [In San Antonio, Texas, husband Jeremy LEONARD - says he has been robbed of his wife and unborn child.]
(Studio: Bill Hemmer) Live interview held with the Leonards. [From Montreal, Erin LEONARD - talks about her coming meeting with the INS; talks about the paperwork problems.] [In San Antonio, husband Jeremy LEONARD - hopes Erin will come home tomorrow; suggests the need for an attorney in filing papers with the INS.]
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(Studio: Bill Hemmer) Poll findings on the response of President Bush's administration to September 11 warnings cited.
(Studio: Bill Hemmer) The reaction of families of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack presented. [Victim's brother Stuart ZUCKER, victim's widow Allison WALLACE, Families of September 11 treasurer Steven PUSH, 9/11 Victims and Family Assn. president Marian FONTANA, victims' widows Jacqui EATON, Armine GIORGETTI - offer views on the warnings about terrorist threats and information about them.]
(Studio: Bill Hemmer) Live interview held with former CIA director Robert Gates. [From Buffalo, NY, GATES - says last year the intelligence community was reporting on terrorist planning and activity, but the information was so general.] {Note: satellite transmission problems interrupted the interview.}
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(Studio: Bill Hemmer) Report introduced.
(New York: Beth Nissen) The changing story lines for today's television soap operas because of the declining viewership featured; video excerpts shown. ["Soap Opera Digest"/"Soap Opera Weekly" editorial director Lynn LEAHEY - says today's soaps have to stretch; outlines supernatural and sex story lines; talks about the Hispanic audience and the need for other sources of revenue; says there is still an audience for love stories.]
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