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#765008
(Studio: Shepard Smith) President Bush’s call for stronger international efforts to curb the production of weapons of mass destruction {WMDs} noted. [BUSH – calls WMDs in the hands of “evil-doers”, the world’s biggest threat.]
(White House: Jim Angle) Bush’s plan to keep nuclear weapons and other WMDs out of the hands of “evil-doers” examined; details given about proposed rules and regulations that would limit the amount of legal materials countries could use to develop WMDs. [BUSH – comments on the dangers of WMDs and the recent illegal sale of nuclear secrets by a rogue Pakistani scientist.]
#765009
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The White House’s response to critics of the documents released by the White House to help validate President Bush’s service in the National Guard during the early 1970’s reported. [White House spokesman Scott McCLELLAN†- calls criticisms of Bush’s service record “gutter politics.”]
#765010
(Studio: Shepard Smith) A suicide bombing outside a Baghdad recruiting center for the new Iraqi army noted; scenes shown of damages, dead bodies, and the wounded.
(Baghdad: William La Jeunesse) The day’s events in Iraq featured; details given about the suicide bombing and a letter from Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi to Al Qaeda leaders about attacks on Shiites to start a civil war in Iraq. [Iraqi deputy interior minister Ahmed KADIM†- says that bombings will not stop Iraqis from wanting to serve their country.] [Coalition spokesman Dan SENOR†- outlines contents of the letter.]
#765011
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The report from Guantanamo Bay that one of the detainees claimed that he was Osama bin Laden’s†† personal driver and the renewal of warnings from the FBI that terrorists may try to smuggle bomb parts onboard an airplane to assemble a bomb in-air reported.
#765012
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The Democrats’ claim that President Bush is playing a “shell game” with the distribution of money in his budget plan reported.
#765013
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Boston: Alisyn Camerota) The backlash in Massachusetts over the state supreme court’s ruling that gays have the right to marry featured; details given of versions of compromises proposed by lawmakers for an amendment that would ban gay marriage; scenes shown of demonstrations.
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The comment from the mayor of San Francisco that he wants his city to give gays marriage licenses noted.
#765016
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The testimony heard by lawmakers on TV decency standards noted. [FCC chairman Michael POWELL†- comments on TV decency and the Super Bowl half-time show incident.]
(Washington: Brian Wilson) The growing discontent over network television’s lack of decency in the wake of football’s Super Bowl half-time show incident examined; details given about testimony from TV network executives and proposed increases in fines for breaking decency laws. [At hearings, Representative Heather WILSON†- lashes out at Viacom President/CEO Mel Karmazin†.] [KARMAZIN†- comments that it is unclear what decency is.]
#765017
(Studio: Shepard Smith) A woman’s use of a camera phone to help police capture a man who is accused of exposing himself in public reported.
#765020
(Studio: Shepard Smith) A shootout near a school in Philadelphia that critically wounded a young boy reported.
#765021
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Redwood City, California: Claudia Cowan) The day’s events in the Scott Peterson double murder trial for the death of his wife Laci and their unborn child Connor featured; details given about arguments surrounding the use of global positioning evidence and the criticism of a cable television movie about the case; courtroom sketches by Vicki Behringer shown. [Laci Peterson’s stepfather Ron GRANTSKI†- says the family should be celebrating the birthday of Connor instead of searching for his killer.] [Scott’s mother Jackie PETERSON†- wishes somebody would come forward with evidence.]
#765022
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The request by the lawyer for Joseph Smith, who is charged with the kidnapping and murder of 11-year-old Carlie Brucia††, for a gag order in his trial in Sarasota, Florida, reported.
#765023
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The start of testimony in the manslaughter trial of former basketball player Jayson Williams in Somerville, New Jersey, reported.
#765024
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The news that accused child molester Michael Jackson is not expected to attend his next court date reported; a banner created by young fans in support of Jackson shown.
#765025
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The statement from Houston-based Hardbodies Entertainment†, who claimed to send strippers to a football recruiting party at the University of Colorado, that says they also sent strippers to Rice University and the University of Houston without the schools’ knowledge, reported.
#765026
(Studio: Shepard Smith)The bad traveling conditions in Colorado caused by snowstorms; a propane truck accident in Raleigh, North Carolina; a high-speed police car chase in Akron, Ohio; and the placement of an injured sea lion at a marine mammal center in Sausalito††, California, reported.
#765029
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Chicago: Jeff Goldblatt) The effects of the all-time high demand for small ammunition featured; details given about the increased production from the only small arms plant in the US since the end of World War II and the need for the US to buy small arms from Israel to fill the need that Lake City Ammunition cannot cover. [Lake City Ammunition Commander Lt. Col. James JONES†- explains the increased use of ammunition.] [Lake City Ammunition president Karen DAVIES†- comments on higher than expected demand for ammunition.] [Factory WORKER†- comments on the high quality of the ammunition.]
#765031
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Gen. Wesley Clark’s decision to drop out of the race for the Democratic nomination for president noted. [CLARK – comments on the end of his campaign.]
(Washington: Major Garrett) The upcoming Democratic primary in Wisconsin featured; details given about the campaign strategies of Senators John Kerry and John Edwards and Howard Dean and Clark’s end to his campaign; campaign scenes shown. [DEAN – criticizes Kerry.] [CLARK – says he will not allow President Bush to play politics with national security.]
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Campaign cuts including the vow from Edwards to continue his campaign and Al Sharpton’s problems with federal matching funds noted.
#765032
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The judge’s rejection of a defense request for a mistrial in the Martha Stewart trial noted.
(New York City: Dagen McDowell) The day’s developments in the Stewart trial for her lying to investigators about the sale of her ImClone stock reviewed; details given about the audiotape the jury heard containing conversations between Stewart’s stockbroker Peter Bacanovic†† and government officials; courtroom sketches by Jane Rosenberg shown.
#765033
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The death of a worker at Disney World after he was crushed by a float in the staging area for a parade in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, and the offer from Comcast to buy Disney for 54 billion dollars reported; aerial footage shown.
#765034
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The quarterly profit report from NewsCorp; a setback in the takeover attempt of PeopleSoft by Oracle; the design of software to help people illegally share and download music called AnonX††; and the claims from Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan that the economy is improving but deficits are a threat reported; scenes shown.
#765036
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The admission of Iraq into the World Trade Organization as an observer country reported.
#765037
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The statement from the Red Cross that they soon will be allowed to visit former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein reported.
#765040
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The marriage between a woman and a dead man in Nice, France, after presidential approval because the couple was engaged before the man’s death shown.
#765041
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The student protest is Cairo, Egypt, over France’s head scarf ban shown. [Cairo University student Salma KARKSY†- comments on “ruling against Islam.”]
#765042
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The protest over the construction of a dam in Pakistan; a bomb explosion at a university south of New Delhi, India; the push for increased animal rights by actress Brigitte Bardot†† in France; and the rescue of lions from a traveling circus in the south of India, reported; scenes shown.
#765043
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The start of public hearings in Washington, DC, on the future of space exploration and the list of the cities with the most reported UFO sightings in Canada reported.
#765044
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The discovery of the remains of a 400-million-year-old insect in a fossil that was discovered in Scotland in 1900 reported; picture of insect from the Columbia University Press shown.
#765047
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Trace Gallagher) The debate over the level of rights victims’ families should have in court proceedings featured; details given about victims’ advocates who have proposed a 28th Amendment to the Constitution that would allow victims’ families to be at all courtroom events concerning their relative and the objections from defense attorneys to such a law. [Victims’ advocate Harriet SALARNO†- claims the defendant’s family is allowed at the court and the victim’s family should be allowed the same access.] [Defense attorney Steve CRON†- states that some family members will be witnesses and could be influenced by other testimony heard in the courtroom.]
#765050
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The plans for TV shows “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “The Sopranos”; the lawsuit filed against the star of the TV show “The Restaurant; the judge-issued bench warrant for singer Courtney Love†; and the predicted age of death for celebrities by a gerontologist reported; scenes shown.
#765051
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Quick notes about heiress Paris Hilton, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones†, “Battlestar Galactica”, and this day in history noted; scenes shown.
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