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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Report introduced.
(Baghdad: Todd Connor) The day’s events in Iraq featured; details given about US administrator in Iraq Paul Bremer’s interview with Fox reporter Geraldo Rivera concerning upcoming elections in Iraq, the death of a Sunni Muslim cleric and the scheduled date for the transfer of power in Iraq. [BREMER†- comments on Iraqi elections.]
(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s stop in Ireland to visit US troops on his way to Iraq and the deployment of Japanese troops to Iraq on a humanitarian mission reported. [RUMSFELD†- comments on Al Qaeda’s presence in Iraq.]
(Doha, Qatar: Bret Baier) The role of United State’s Central Command {CENTCOM} overseas headquarters in Doha, Qatar, featured; details given about CENTCOM’s coordination of the deployment of troops and supplies to the 25 countries under their surveillance, which includes Iraq and Afghanistan, and a preview by the reporter of tomorrow’s interview with US Central Command commander Gen. John Abizaid. [US Central Command’s Capt. Jim STAHLMAN†- describes current operations under their control.]
(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The attack on an American helicopter in Thaloqan†, Afghanistan, reported.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) A statement from a spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry that the country does not know who actually sold them the nuclear materials they bought on the black market reported.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The discovery of weapons smugglers by Saudi Arabia officials near the Saudi-Yemen border reported.
#767059
(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Report introduced.
(New York City: Rebecca Gomez) The US government’s report of a suspected worldwide bomb-making network featured; details given about the similarities in the construction of explosive devices from car bombings in separate countries that seems to link the bombs to a single producer or various producers using a single set of bomb-making instructions possibly disseminated by Al Qaeda.
#767060
(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Report introduced.
(Jerusalem: Mike Tobin) A homicide bombing on a bus in Jerusalem featured; details given about the timing of the bombing, one day before the International Court will hear arguments about the legality of the West Bank barrier constructed by Israel and the contents of the video message left by the bomber; scenes shown of the damaged bus, rescue attempts following the explosion, and an excerpt from the bomber’s video message.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Ralph Nader’s announcement that he will be an independent presidential candidate in the 2004 election featured. [On “Meet the Press”, NADER – announces his candidacy.] [New Mexico Governor Bill RICHARDSON†- says Nader “is running for his own vanity” and that he cost Al Gore the 2000 election.]
(Atlanta: Carl Cameron) The impact of Nader’s entry into the 2004 presidential election on the campaigns of Democratic presidential candidates Senators John Kerry and John Edwards featured; details given about the support that Nader may receive from former Howard Dean supporters, the campaign stops of Kerry and Edwards at Atlanta churches, the challenge presented by Edwards to Kerry to hold four debates before the “Super Tuesday” primaries, and Kerry’s response to criticism of his Senate voting record by Senator Saxby Chambliss††. [EDWARDS, KERRY – comment on Nader’s entry and the effect it will have on their campaigns.]
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s comment that anyone who has been a citizen of the US for more than 20 years should be allowed to run for president, not just natural-born citizens, reported.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The continued rescue search for survivors from yesterday’s collision between a small passenger boat and a container ship on the Mississippi River shown.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The tour bus fire on an interstate near Temple Hills, Maryland, shown.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Firefighters’ attempts to control a school fire in Santa Clara, California, shown.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The police car chase of a man who failed to stop for officers, yet stopped to pay a toll during the chase, in Dallas, Texas, shown.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The problems facing the family of pizza deliveryman Brian Wells trying to get a death certificate for Wells due to the continuing investigation in Erie, Pennsylvania into the bank robbery in which Wells died when the bomb around his neck went off reported.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The return of the Coast Guard cutter Bear to Virginia after seizing more than 77 million dollars worth of cocaine; a tanker-truck fire on an interstate in Las Vegas, Nevada; a cross-country skiing event in Wisconsin; and a dance-a-thon to raise money for cancer patients at Penn State University reported; scenes shown.
#767076
(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Report introduced.
(Jerusalem: Jennifer Griffin) A suicide bombing on a bus in Jerusalem examined; scenes shown of the damaged bus, rescue attempts following the explosion and the timing of the attack surrounding tomorrow’s hearing on the legality of the West Bank barrier at the International Court in The Hague, Netherlands; and of a video message from the bomber. [Eyewitness Nir BARKAT†- calls the attack a total massacre.] [Palestinian MAN – condemns bombing.]
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Report introduced.
(London: John Craig) Britain’s plan to strengthen its domestic security service, MI5, examined; details given about jobs posted on MI5’s website including surveillance officers and Arabic linguists. [Intelligence analyst Glenmore TRENEAR-HARVEY†- explains the need for more recruits.]
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The day’s events in the Martha Stewart trial for charges relating to her sale of ImClone stock reported; details given about the judge’s decision to hear arguments tomorrow on whether any charges against Stewart could be dismissed.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Boeing’s decision to cut jobs of some contract workers and the increased production of diesel engines for the automotive market reported; scenes shown.
#767080
(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Report introduced.
(London: Amy Kellogg) London’s decision to take the “Routemaster”, the city’s famous red double-decker buses, off the streets featured; details given about the history of the buses, the city’s decision to replace them with new electronic buses, which have better access for people with disabilities and mothers with strollers, and the booming business of reselling Routemasters to private owners. [2 WOMEN – say the buses are part of London.] [Bus company managing director Steve NEWMAN†- comments on the resale of Routemasters.]
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The case of the missing Mississippi family of Michael & Rebecca Hargon and their son updated; details given about the candlelight vigil held in honor of the missing family.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The arrests made at Mardi Gras celebrations in Austin, Texas, reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The rebel capture of Haiti’s second largest city, Cap-Haitien†, reported; aerial scenes shown.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The attack on refugees in Kampala†, Uganda, by rebel forces of the Lord’s Resistance Army, reported.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The announcement from Japanese officials that a cow has tested positive for mad cow disease reported.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The government from the Nigerian state of Kano‘s†† refusal to accept polio vaccinations from the World Health Organization, because they claim the vaccines are contaminated and part of a US plot to kill Nigerian Muslims, reported.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) An all-female de-mining team in Cambodia; red snow caused by sand particles from the Sahara Desert falling in Italy; the new coffee craze in India; the annual pancake festival in Moscow, Russia, reported; scenes shown.
#767090
(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Report introduced.
(Jerusalem: Mike Tobin) The new way of sending prayers to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem featured; details given about email prayers being sent to Bezeq phone company that are taken to the wall in accordance with the tradition that if you write a prayer on a piece of paper and leave it in the cracks of Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall, God will receive the message. [Bezeq’s Irit ANAYS†, Chezi MELAMED†- comment on emails.]
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The study from The University of Queensland†† which claims the Great Barrier Reef will lose all coral cover by the year 2050 reported.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The effects in Mosul, Iraq, from the heaviest snowfall in more than a decade shown.
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Report introduced.
(Washington: Greg Kelly) The debate over the “Unborn Victims of Violence Act” legislation examined; details given about the bill which would make injuring or killing a fetus a separate crime apart from charges resulting from violence against the mother and the fear that the legislation will infringe on abortion rights. [In hearings, violent crime victim Tracy MARCINIAK†- comments on the loss of her unborn child.]
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) The “Saturday Night Live” skit to mark the end of the TV show “Sex and the City”; a preview of the movie “Against the Ropes”; and the dangers from exploding beer bottles in China reported; scenes shown. [Movie’s inspiration Jackie KALLEN†, actors Meg RYAN, Omar EPPS†- comment on the making of “Against the Ropes.”]
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(Studio: Laurie Dhue) Quick notes about director Sophia Coppola††, singers Charlotte Church†† and Tina Turner, and this day in history noted; scenes shown.
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