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(Washington: Carol Lin) Cancellation of a Continental flight due to fears of an Al Qaeda attack; President Bush’s agreement to form an independent commission to investigate intelligence failures before the Iraq war, and a deadly stampede during the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia reported; scenes shown.
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(Washington: Carol Lin) Report introduced.
(Buckeye, Arizona: Miguel Marquez) The end of the 15-day prison standoff in Arizona featured; details given about the surrender of the two inmates, Steven Coy† and Rickey Wassenaar† {photos shown}, who were holding a female guard hostage; scenes shown. [Corrections OFFICIAL – announces the surrender.] The condition of the guard discussed.
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(Washington: Carol Lin) Report introduced.
(Dulles International Airport: Elaine Quijano) The information that prompted the cancellation of several flights this weekend featured. [Senator John ROCKEFELLER†- says if there’s any sense of a biological threat, the plane doesn’t fly.] [Counterterrorism official Larry JOHNSON†- denounces the “constant overreaction” to unreliable intelligence.] [Traveler Kathleen ROTTIER†- reacts to the extra security.]
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(Washington: Carol Lin) The death of an American soldier in a rocket attack in Balad, Iraq, noted.
(Baghdad: Gaven Morris) Suicide bombings at 2 Kurdish political headquarters at the start of a religious holiday featured; scenes shown of damaged buildings & injured people in Irbil; details given about increasing political tension among the Kurds. [Coalition spokesman Dan SENOR†- reads a statement of condemnation from US administrator in Iraq Paul Bremer.] [Iraqi Governing Council Muhi al-KHATIB†- says we will be more determined to rebuild a new Iraq.]
(Washington: Carol Lin) President Bush’s decision to form an independent commission on US intelligence gathering noted.
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(Washington: Carol Lin) Tuesday’s 7-state race for the Democratic presidential nomination noted.
(Fargo, North Dakota: Kelly Wallace) Senator John Kerry’s campaign featured; scenes shown from North Dakota; details given about Kerry’s defense of his past political contributions, including his involvement with Johnny Chung, who pleaded guilty to making illegal contributions to former President Bill Clinton. [KERRY – comments on the Chung incident; speaks against special interests.] Endorsements for Kerry from the United Farm Workers and the governor of Washington noted.
(Georgetown, South Carolina: Frank Buckley) Senator John Edwards’ campaign featured; scenes shown of Edwards campaigning in his native South Carolina; details given about the significance of religious faith & African American voters in the South. [Bible Way Church Rev. Darrell JACKSON†- supports Edwards.] [EDWARDS – asserts it will be a 2-person race if he wins in South Carolina; responds to a question about whether he would consider the vice presidency.] Endorsement of Senator Joseph Lieberman by the South Carolina newspaper “The State” noted.
(Lawton, Oklahoma: Dan Lothian) Gen. Wesley Clark’s campaign featured; scenes shown of Clark campaigning in Oklahoma. [At a rally, fellow Vietnam veteran Mike McCLINTIC†- recalls saving Clark’s life in Vietnam.]
(Roseville, Michigan: Candy Crowley) Howard Dean’s campaign featured; details given about Dean’s strategy to sustain losses while accumulating delegates; scenes shown of Dean at a church service. [DEAN – criticizes Kerry’s political contributors; jokes with supporters about suggestions that Kerry had botox injections.]
(Washington: Carol Lin) Lieberman’s hope for a win in Delaware noted; scenes shown of his campaign appearance in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
(Columbia, South Carolina: Joe Johns) The campaign of Rev. Al Sharpton, who has little support in the polls, featured; scenes shown; details given about the Democratic Party clout gained by Rev. Jesse Jackson on the campaign trail. [SHARPTON – preaches/campaigns.] [Three African American VOTERS – comment on Sharpton.] What Sharpton is trying to accomplish discussed.
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(Washington: Carol Lin) Report introduced.
(Eagle, Colorado: Gary Tuchman) The Kobe Bryant rape case reviewed; details given about tomorrow’s hearing in Eagle, Colorado, on whether Bryant’s taped interview with investigators can be used in his trial. [ANALYST – comments on the tape.] [Colorado attorney Larry POZNER†- speculates on whether the victim waived her privacy rights to her medical history by talking about it with family & friends.]
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(Washington: Carol Lin) The return of a Wisconsin woman who was abducted and beaten by her ex-husband; the hospitalization of singer Barry Manilow, and the decision not to file charges against TV game show host Alex Trebek after he caused an accident when he fell asleep while driving reported.
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(Washington: Carol Lin) The expectation that there will be a press conference by the governor of Arizona relating to the end of the prison standoff noted.
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(Washington: Carol Lin; Atlanta: William Schneider) Voters’ preference for Senator John Kerry’s personality over Howard Dean’s & other issues relating to this election discussed; “Newsweek” poll results cited.
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(Washington: Carol Lin) Live discussion held with former federal prosecutor Wendy Murphy† and criminal defense attorney Jayne Weintraub† about the Martha Stewart insider trading case, the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case and the Scott Peterson murder case. [MURPHY, WEINTRAUB - comment on the postponement of the Stewart trial; speculate on whether a secretly taped interview of Bryant will be allowed in court.] Report interrupted by breaking news about the Arizona prison standoff.
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(Washington: Carol Lin) Live press conference about the surrender of two inmates who took two guards hostage at the Lewis prison facility in Arizona. [Arizona Department of Corrections director Dora SCHRIRO††- thanks everyone who helped with the rescue of the officers; says we will proceed with the investigation & prosecution of the two criminals.] [Arizona Governor Janet NAPOLITANO†- offers thanks; praises the Department of Corrections; relates the words of the female guard who was released; comments on the successful resolution.] [Maricopa County Sheriff Joe ARPAIO††- comments on the role of the Sheriff’s Office; says it’s been a successful, positive conclusion.] [Arizona Correctional Peace Officers Assn. Joe MASELLA††- offers thanks.]
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(Washington: Carol Lin) The end of the prison standoff in Buckeye, Arizona, noted.
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(Washington: Carol Lin) The win by the New England Patriots over the Carolina Panthers in football’s Super Bowl and an apology from CBS over the breast-baring incident by singer Janet Jackson during her halftime performance reported; scenes shown.
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