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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Kerry Sanders) The violent uprising in Haiti against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide featured; scenes shown of US Marines arriving to protect the American embassy, chaos in rebel-controlled Cap-Haitien, and preparation for an assault on Port-au-Prince. [Opposition leader Charles BECKER†- comments on the demand for Aristide to step down.] [Haitian Prime Minister Yvon NEPTUNE†- says the vast majority of Haitian people want peace.] [Port-au-Prince RESIDENT – says it’s dangerous to talk about {which side he’s on.}]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Andrea Mitchell) Haiti’s role in narcotics trafficking into the US featured; scenes shown of the crew of a Haitian freighter in US customs custody in Miami after cocaine was found on their ship; excerpts from a State Department report accusing Aristide’s government of corruption quoted. [Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Robert CHARLES†- comments on concerns that Haiti will become a “narco” state.] [Former Drug Enforcement Administration agent Thomas CASH†- says Haiti has an ideal setup for the drug trade.] [Former drug czar retired Gen. Barry McCAFFREY†- notes police and senior political leadership are complicit.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Map shown of the wall Israel is building in the West Bank.
(Abu Dis, West Bank: Martin Fletcher) The day of violence sparked by the controversy over Israel’s barrier featured; scenes shown of demonstrations near Jerusalem on both sides of the wall, of the proceedings at the World Court in The Hague, where the Palestinians presented their case that the wall is illegal, and of the Israeli bus that was bombed in the latest suicide attack by Palestinians. [Two Palestinian MEN – comment on the violence.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) A suicide attack at a police station in Kirkuk, Iraq; a surprise visit by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to Baghdad, and the US announcement that elections would be feasible by January of 2005 reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) New presidential candidate Ralph Nader’s statements on his campaign strategy noted.
(White House: David Gregory) President Bush’s speech tonight, in which he hopes to highlight the distinctions between himself and the Democrats, previewed; excerpts quoted; details given about the acceleration of Bush’s campaign timetable due to his decreasing approval rating and attacks from Democrats. [At a meeting of state governors, BUSH – says this will be the year of the sharp elbow and the quick tongue.] [Democratic candidate Senator John KERRY – responds to Bush’s attack on his defense-related voting record.] [Pollster Andrew KOHUT†- says Bush is hemorrhaging in the polls.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Education Secretary Rod Paige’s labeling of the NEA teachers’ union as a “terrorist organization” noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jim Miklaszewski) The Army’s cancellation of its Comanche helicopter program after spending billions of dollars and 20 years in development examined; figures on the cost of production cited; details given about the commitment to build new Apache, Black Hawk & Chinook copters and improving defense systems to counter shoulder-fired missiles, and about the political implications of the decision. [Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter SCHOOMAKER†- says it’s the right decision.] [Project on Government Oversight Eric MILLER†- says it’s a weapon that might not be as useful today as it was when it was first conceived.] [Senator Joseph LIEBERMAN – says this is a total turnaround.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The judge’s delay in deciding whether to drop any of the charges against Martha Stewart, including securities fraud, and jury selection for the trial of Adelphia founder John Rigas†† noted; scenes shown from New York City.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Pete Williams) The investigation into 2 ricin-laced letters signed by disgruntled trucker “Fallen Angel” featured; scenes shown of one of the letters. [FBI Tom O'NEIL††- says our hope is that someone will recognize the handwriting.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The collision of two ships, forcing the closing of the port of New Orleans, reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) An outbreak of bird flu among chickens in Texas noted.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Series on the crisis in health care costs introduced.
(New York: Rehema Ellis) The growing number of bankruptcies due to overwhelming medical costs featured; details given about the government’s advice to hospitals to look for discounts for the uninsured. [Cancer victim’s mother Marie McCLELLAN‡- comments on the cost of her son’s treatment.] [Harvard law professor Elizabeth WARREN††- comments on the financial impact of medical bills on American families.] [National Institute for Health Care Management Nancy CHOCKLEY†- comments on the possibility of mandating health insurance.]
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