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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(White House: David Gregory) An apparent split between President Bush, Great Britain, & the U.N. over how to deal with Iraq featured; details given of the belief of British Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan that the U.N. weapons inspectors need more time while Bush appears to be pushing for war. [BUSH – states he is “sick & tired” of games & deception.] [ANNAN – says the Council is not talking about war.] [White House press secretary Ari FLEISCHER – says smoking guns can be hidden.] [Former deputy national security adviser Jim STEINBERG††- suggests the US needs to show its evidence that Iraq is hiding weapons.] Key dates in the countdown to war noted.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jim Miklaszewski) More deployments of troops to the Persian Gulf region featured; details given about the administration’s reasons for wanting to begin the war soon; scenes shown from Savannah, Georgia, San Diego, California, and Fort Hood, Texas. [Foreign policy expert Michael O’HANLON†- comments on the effect on troops’ morale of being in the desert environment for long periods of time.] [EXPERT‡- comments on losing the support of Arab allies if we don’t go to war this year.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The view of former chief U.N. weapons inspector Richard Butler†† on whether the January 27 deadline for the delivery of the U.N. report on Iraq’s weapons will be the trigger for a war presented in his own words. [BUTLER – says the date was never intended to be a terminal date; states people are questioning the motive of the US for wanting to change Iraq’s government; says if the US & Great Britain decide to go it alone, it would be like a lynch mob.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) President Bush’s offer of assistance with oil & food to North Korea in exchange for the termination of its nuclear weapons program and China’s offer to mediate in the dispute reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Springfield: Jim Avila) The hearing at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana for Maj. Harry Schmidt†† and Maj. William Umbach†† about the friendly fire accident in which Canadian soldiers were bombed in Afghanistan last April featured; details given of the pilots’ use of amphetamines which may have clouded their judgment; animated diagram shown. [Victim’s wife Marti‡ LEGER††- says this is not the Americans against the Canadians.] [Pilot’s mother Joan SCHMIDT†– says her son is being betrayed by his country.] [Pilots wives Marlene UMBACH†, Lisa SCHMIDT†- defend their husbands.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Fairfax, Virginia: Pete Williams) The prosecution’s case for trying John Malvo as an adult for his role in the Washington, DC, serial sniper shootings presented; courtroom sketches by Art Lien shown; audiotape played of a phone call to police believed to be from Malvo. [Virginia defense attorney John ZWERLING†- says the prosecutors are trying to find the best & quickest way to put the suspects to death.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Saudi Arabia: David Bloom) An in-depth look at the men & women patrolling the no-fly zones over Iraq presented; scenes shown. [Squadron commander Michael BENSON††- says Iraq has been shooting missiles & anti-aircraft artillery for years.] [Fighter pilot Col. Troy DIXON‡- comments on a near miss from an Iraqi surface-to-air missile.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) A strike by General Electric employees over rising co-payments for health insurance and the death of a picketing worker after being struck by a police car in Louisville, Kentucky, reported; scenes shown of strikers in Schenectady, New York, and of the accident scene.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Robert Bazell) The dilemma over whether new parents should save umbilical cord blood examined; details given of cord blood’s use as a replacement for bone marrow transplants in rare cases. [Expectant mother Tina WILKINS††- comments.] [Cryo-Cell, Inc. Cord Blood Storage John HARGISS†- says this is a one-time opportunity.] [Baptist Health South Florida Dr. Robert SAFINSKI†- cites pressure on parents when the probability the cord blood will be needed is small.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Lisa Myers) The return of former Senator Fred Thompson to his acting career after his retirement from politics featured; details given of Thompson’s political and acting background; excerpts shown of Thompson as Arthur Branch†† on television’s “Law & Order” and from the movie “The Hunt for Red October.” [THOMPSON – talks about his character on “Law & Order”; comments on leaving his political career behind.]
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