This program is about 1 hour long
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The report that a US soldier has been charged with attempting to provide information to Al Qaeda noted.
(Pentagon: Bret Baier) The soldier who has been charged with aiding the enemy by wrongfully attempting to communicate and pass intelligence to Al Qaeda featured; details given about Spec. Ryan Anderson††, the charges brought against him and the joint operation between the military and the FBI to discover Anderson’s plans. [At Ft. Lewis, Lt. Col. Stephen BARGER†- explains charges against Anderson.]
#765055
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The Massachusetts legislature’s consideration of an amendment to ban gay marriage noted; scenes shown of protests. [Female PROTESTER†- believes marriage should only be between a man and a woman.] [Male PROTESTER†- supports gay marriage.]
(Boston: Alisyn Camerota) The debate in Massachusetts over gay marriage examined; details given about a new amendment that would outlaw same-sex marriage recently legalized by the state court. [State representative Philip TRAVIS†- argues that voters should decide the legal boundaries of marriage instead of lawmakers.]
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The decision by the mayor of San Francisco to challenge California state law permitting a lesbian marriage ceremony and handing out same-sex marriage licenses reported; scenes shown from ceremony.
#765056
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The cancellation of two British Airways flights because of terrorism fears reported. [Secretary of Homeland Security Tom RIDGE†- supports decision to cancel flights.]
(Washington: Greg Kelly) The decision to cancel flights by British Airways examined; details given about the flights that were scheduled to leave London’s Heathrow Airport on Sunday and travel to Dulles Airport in Washington, DC, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, respectively; flight paths shown on screen.
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The incident on an American Airlines flight to Miami where a woman accidentally left a loaded gun in her purse that wasn’t found by security reported.
#765057
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The September 11 panel’s call for testimony from President Bush, former President Bill Clinton, and both of their vice presidents in regard to what warnings they may have received from intelligence sources prior to September 11 reported.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) An ambush attack in Fallujah, Iraq, on a US military convoy carrying American military commander Gen. John Abizaid† shown.
(Baghdad: William La Jeunesse) The attack on Abizaid’s convoy featured; details given about Abizaid, his planned meeting with the mayor of Fallujah, the attack on the convoy, and the bounty issued on Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi†; video shown of the attack. [Coalition Spokesman Dan SENOR†- comments on the plans of Zarqawi.]
#765059
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The opinion from a U.N nuclear chief that the world could be headed for nuclear self-destruction, evidence that Iran is still working on building nuclear bombs, and the US’s consideration to lift economic sanctions on Libya once they give up their weapons of mass destruction reported.
#765062
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The federal grand jury investigation of the sports nutrition company BALCO Laboratories reported. [Attorney General John ASHCROFT†- says illegal steroid use calls into question the integrity of the athletes.]
(San Francisco: Claudia Cowan) The investigation into the use of illegal steroids in professional sports featured; details given about the indictments of Victor Conte††, founder of BALCO, the personal trainer of baseball player Barry Bonds, and others. [ASHCROFT†- states the negative aspect of steroids.]
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The FBI search for missing 12-year-old Kayla Kime†† in Indiana reported; photos shown of missing girl.
#765066
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The surveillance video of a school bus fight in Jacksonville, Florida, shown.
#765067
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The suspension of teacher and head football coach Joseph Fischer†† for showing pornography to his special education students at Monessen† High School in Pennsylvania reported.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The police car chase of an assault suspect in Jersey City, New Jersey, shown.
#765069
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The damages caused by massive snow drifts in North Dakota; a high school science teacher’s use of scuba diving lessons to teach his students about the effects of gas pressure in Davenport††, Iowa; the new bronze statue of basketball player Earvin “Magic” Johnson in Los Angeles; and the rescue of a dog trapped in the St. Joseph River in South Bend, Indiana, reported; scenes shown.
#765072
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The Massachusetts lawmakers’ rejection of the third version of a same-sex marriage ban that would define marriage only as a union between a man and a woman reported.
#765073
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Baghdad: Rick Leventhal) The Baghdad Soft Drink Company’s deal they signed with Pepsi examined; details given about the increase in sales caused by the Pepsi deal, the plant, which is the largest Pepsi plant in the Middle East, and the job opportunities the plant has brought to Iraq; scenes shown from the plant. [Plant managing director Dr. Hammid Jassim KHAMIS†- explains the success of his plant.]
#765075
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Washington: Major Garrett) The planned endorsement of Senator John Kerry as the Democratic nominee from former candidate Gen. Wesley Clark featured; details given of the implications of the endorsement for Kerry, Senator John Edwards, and Howard Dean. [EDWARDS- says election is more than just attacking other Democrats.] [DEAN – says he will wait until Wisconsin primary to make any more campaign decisions.]
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Washington: Brian Wilson) The important support that Kerry is receiving from Senator Edward Kennedy featured; details given about Kennedy’s help with getting financial donors, receiving support from union leaders, and criticizing President Bush. [KENNEDY†- campaigns for Kerry and says that he is just a friend of Kerry, not a campaign advisor.]
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The accusations from some Democrats that President Bush is hiding part of the cost of the war in Iraq reported. [Secretary of Defense Donald RUMSFELD†- says there is no way to predict what the world will look like in a year.]
#765077
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The claim from South Korean scientists that they have cloned a human embryo reported.
#765078
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The planned return home for Egyptian twins, who were once attached at the crown of their heads and were surgically separated at a hospital in Texas, reported.
#765079
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The government’s demands for abortion records from university hospitals where doctors performed partial-birth abortions in regard to an ongoing lawsuit reported.
#765080
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The timeline for the Martha Stewart trial for her accused lying about having insider information when she sold her ImClone stock updated.
#765081
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan’s report to Congress that they need to reinstate budget rules to make President Bush’s budget possible; the recent jobless claims, consumer sales, and mortgage rate figures; and basketball player Yao Ming’s†† deal to be a spokesman for McDonald’s reported; scenes shown.
#765085
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The claim from scientists that the BioMarker blood test may be able to predict cancer, heart disease risks, and other health problems reported.
#765086
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The statement from the New York Medical Examiner’s office that they mistakenly sent out Dr. Robert Atkins coroner’s report noted.
#765087
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Adam Housley) The questioning of the US government’s Body Mass Index {BMI} scale for accuracy in measuring the health of an individual examined. [Fitness trainer Anjelica JORDAN†- says BMI does not give an accurate picture of what is going on with a person.] [UCLA registered dietitian Susan BOWERMAN†- says BMI gives only a broad picture of the health of a person.]
#765088
(Studio: Shepard Smith) A massive car pile-up south of Ankara††, Turkey; a demonstration turned riot in the streets of Jakarta††, Indonesia, over a Supreme Court ruling; the world’s biggest flower market getting ready for Valentine’s Day outside of Amsterdam, Netherlands; and the return of the panda Hua Mei†† to China reported; scenes shown.
#765089
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The report from NASA that a shuttle launch by fall is highly unlikely noted.
#765092
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Atlanta: Jonathan Serrie) The debate whether clergy should be allowed to open legislative sessions with prayers along with social commentary featured; details given about complaints that ministers should only be allowed to say a blessing and not preach on upcoming voting issues where they give their particular political statements. [Addressing legislature, Pastor Richard WALKER†- says allowing gay marriage would be like “opening Pandora’s box.”] [Georgia state representative Karla DRENNER†- comments that ministers’ opening statements to legislature have lately been focused on social issues rather than on God’s love.] [Georgia state representative Howard MAXWELL†- comments that they should not put requirements or restrictions on what clergy can say while opening legislature.]
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#765095
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The announcement from CBS that they will tape delay all of its “live” shows; the Grammy Award performance by the group Outkast that offended a Native American group; the guilty plea of singer Art Garfunkel to marijuana possession; Mattel’s claim that dolls Ken and Barbie have broken up; and Max Kellerman’s split from ESPN’s “Around the Horn” reported, scenes shown.
#765096
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Quick notes about Senator Hillary Clinton, heiress Paris Hilton, rapper Eminem’s ex-wife Kim Mathers, and this day in history noted; scenes shown.
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