This program is about 1 hour long
#766823
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The withdrawal of Howard Dean from the race for the Democratic presidential nomination reported; scenes shown. [From a Burlington, Vermont, press conference, DEAN – says he will support the Democratic nominee in the campaign against President Bush.]
(Columbus, Ohio: Carl Cameron) The Wisconsin primary reviewed; details given about the withdrawal of Dean, resulting in a 2-man race between Senators John Kerry & John Edwards and the AFL-CIO’s endorsement of Kerry for president; campaign scenes shown.
#766824
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The statement from President Bush that he is troubled by the same-sex marriage ceremonies in San Francisco reported. [BUSH – says that citizens should define marriage, not courts.]
(San Francisco: Anita Vogel) The controversy over the gay marriages being held in San Francisco despite California law reported; details given about a judge’s delay to rule on a conservative group’s request to stop the marriages and invalidate the weddings that have already occurred. [2 gay MEN†- explain their view on marriage.]
#766825
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The aftermath from twin truck attacks on a coalition base in Hillah††, Iraq, shown.
(Baghdad: Rick Leventhal) The day’s events in Iraq featured; details given about the truck attacks, the US military capture of terrorist suspects, and the call for direct elections by members of the Iraqi governing council; scenes shown of the terrorist capture.
#766826
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The evacuation of the Utah Capitol Building after a bomb scare in Salt Lake City, Utah, reported; scenes shown.
#766827
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Denver: Carol McKinley) The growing scandal at the University of Colorado featured; details given about the claims from former placekicker Katie Hnida†† that she was raped by a member of the football team and reports that an unknown fifth woman also claims to have been raped by a member of the team; statement from Hnida quoted. [University of Colorado football coach Gary BARNETT†- says football players respect abilities and that Hnida was a terrible player.]
#766828
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The derailment & explosion of a runaway train near Neyshabur††, Iran, reported; scenes shown of the wrecked, burning train.
#766831
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(New York City: Dagen McDowell) The day’s events in the Martha Stewart trial for charges relating to her sale of ImClone stock featured; details given about the prosecution attacks on Stewart’s press statements and the upcoming witness scheduled to appear; courtroom sketches shown by Jane Rosenberg.
#766832
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The expected indictment of former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling on various charges including securities fraud reported.
#766833
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The agreement of 5 New York Stock Exchange “specialist” firms to pay a 240 million dollar settlement for pumping up stock prices and skimming profits reported.
#766836
(Studio: Shepard Smith) A teenager’s discovery of his own kidnapping after performing an Internet search for his name and finding that he had been taken from his Canadian family 14 years ago reported.
#766837
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The offer of a “no contest” plea from Oklahoma City bomber Terry Nichols and the prosecutors’ response that they have no plans to accept his offer reported.
#766838
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The problems caused by snowstorms in the Northeast; scenes shown from Bourne, Maine.
#766839
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The new blood test that may help determine whether patients have a respiratory infection or a virus that would help direct the use of antibiotics; a study from Harvard University that claims aspirin may help prevent Hodgkin’s disease; and the AAA study that shows drivers over the age of 65 are more likely to crash than younger drivers reported; scenes shown.
#766840
(Studio: Shepard Smith) A deadly police car chase in Cincinnati, Ohio; the explosion of ammunition that a Green Bay, Wisconsin, man accidentally left in his oven while on vacation; the destruction of the Ice Palace to end the St. Paul Winter Carnival in Minnesota; and the 100th birthday celebration of Allen Williams Jr.‡ in Dallas, Texas, reported; scenes shown.
#766843
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Key West, Florida: Orlando Salinas) The wild chickens of Key West, Florida, featured; details given about the “Key West Chicken Catcher”, Armando Parra. [PARRA†- describes his job.]
#766845
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Redwood City, California: Trace Gallagher) The day’s events in the trial of Scott Peterson for the murder of his wife, Laci, featured; details given about blood and hair evidence found on Laci’s body, the defense attempts to block wiretap evidence, and the defense requests for two separate juries, one for the guilt/innocence phase and one if needed for the penalty phase; courtroom sketches by Vicki Behringer shown.
#766846
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The formal charging of National Guardsman Spc. Ryan Anderson†† with attempting to communicate with, aid, contact and provide information to Al Qaeda reported.
#766847
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The day’s events in the manslaughter trial of former basketball player Jayson Williams, who is charged with shooting a limo driver and attempting to make the incident appear to be a suicide, reported; details given about the prosecution’s display of Williams’ private weapons collection.
#766848
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The combined efforts of the Sierra Club and the United Auto Workers to fight President Bush’s fuel economy plan reported.
#766849
(Studio: Shepard Smith) President’s Bush’s reassessment of his earlier predictions on the number of new jobs created noted. [BUSH – comments.]
#766850
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The reduced number of housing projects under construction; the “web war” between Yahoo and Google; the buyout of Weirton Steel Corp.†† by the International Steel Group; and the bankruptcy claim of Southwest Recreational Industries reported; scenes shown.
#766852
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The delay in the development of a new test to detect mad cow disease by researchers at Washington State University reported.
#766853
(Studio: Shepard Smith) A University of Pennsylvania study showing that gene injections in rats can double their muscle strength and speed and fears that technology could breed “super athletes” and the delay in a NASA shuttle launch caused by problems with foam insulation reported.
#766854
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The NASA animation of a “star eating” black hole shown.
#766857
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The case of the missing Mississippi family of Michael & Rebecca Hargon and their son reported; scenes shown from the Hargon house.
#766858
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Denver: Alicia Acuna) The use of funding from the Department of Justice’s anti-gun program featured; details given about Colorado’s decision to erect two billboards in Denver to help find the killer of Thad Tigges††. [Murder victim’s mother Phyllis TIGGES†- says the entire family needs a sense of closure.]
#766859
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The increasing fears of a coup in Haiti from the uprising against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and the efforts of international aid workers to reach citizens who have been cut off from supplies reported; scenes shown of protesters in Port-au-Prince.
#766860
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The announcement of a “road map” for peace talks by India and Pakistan from their meetings that are leading up to a summit between the country’s foreign ministers reported; scenes shown from the meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan.
#766861
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Assistant Secretary of State John Bolden’s accusations that North Korea is running a secret nuclear program and that continual denials from North Korea may derail a peaceful solution reported.
#766862
(Studio: Shepard Smith) A forest fire along the central coast of Chile; the memorial services for former Tour de France winner cyclist Marco Pantani†† in Italy; the first public display of pieces of artwork by Salvador Dali in celebration of what would have been his 100th birthday, in Buenos Aires, Argentina; and the attempt to break a cheetah speed record in South Africa reported; scenes shown.
#766865
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Bristol, Rhode Island: Jamie Colby) The controversy over a whites-only scholarship given by the College Republicans at Roger Williams University as a statement against affirmative action featured; response from Roger Williams University Provost Edward J. Kavanagh† quoted. [Scholarship’s founder Jason MATTERA†- claims some students on campus are automatically at a disadvantage because of their skin color.] [Multi-Cultural Student Union’s Rachel FICKE†- says the scholarship is discriminating against everyone else.] [Multi-Cultural Student Union’s faculty advisor June SPEAKMAN†- agrees with the groups questioning of race-based scholarships.]
#766868
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The death of the actress Jan Miner††, who played “Madge” in Palmolive commercials; the apology from talk show host Conan O’Brien for a comedy piece insulting citizens of Quebec; the addition of “Stuttering” John Melendez†† to “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”; auditions for the TV show “The Simple Life 2”; the report that William Petersen†† wants out of the TV show “CSI”; and a French patient who swallowed over 350 coins reported; scenes shown.
#766869
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Quick notes about the plastic surgery demand in Hollywood over fears of High Definition TV, director John Carpenter, singer Nora Jones, and this day in history noted; scenes shown.
#766870