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(Washington: Andrea Mitchell) The suicide death of Mary Richardson Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert Kennedy, Jr., featured; scenes and photos shown; details given about her previous DUI and the tragedies in Robert’s life; statement from Mary’s family quoted.
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(Greensboro, North Carolina: Lisa Myers) The trial of former Senator John Edwards, in which the defense abruptly rested its case without calling daughter Cate, mistress Rielle Hunter or Edwards himself to testify, updated; scenes and courtroom sketches shown; details given about testimony from former aide Andrew Young and the strategies for the prosecution and defense. [Former federal prosecutor Kieran SHANAHAN†, legal analyst Hampton DELLINGER†- comment on the decisions by the defense team.]
(Studio: Brian Williams, Savannah Guthrie) The likelihood that Cate, Hunter or Edwards would testify and the gamble for the defense discussed.
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(Sanford, Florida: Michael Isikoff) New medical reports providing evidence and more questions in the shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman examined; details given about their injuries. [University of Miami School of Law Mary Anne FRANKS†- states it is possible the defense may use this to indicate that Martin was the aggressor.] [Martin family attorney Natalie JACKSON†- says Zimmerman pursued a teenager who was running away from him.]
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(Studio: Nancy Snyderman) The stories of Lana Kuykendall†† and Aimee Copeland††, who contracted necrotizing fasciitis†† {aka flesh-eating bacterial infection}, presented; photos shown; statistics cited; details given about how to minimize the risk. [WOMAN, Lana’s friend Krissy DAVIDSON†- comment on Lana.] [St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Dr. Tracy ZIVIN-TUTELA†- explains how the infection spreads.]
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(Philadelphia: Robert Bazell) The successful treatment of lymphoma with a lung cancer drug, Xalkori††, featured. [Patient’s parents Pam and John WITT†- comment on Zach’s cancer.] [Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Dr. Yael MOSSE†- notes the possibility that patients may not have to have chemotherapy.]
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(San Juan Capistrano, California: Miguel Almaguer) The effort to bring the swallows back to the mission in San Juan Capistrano, California, featured; details given about the removal of nests during a renovation project and the use of taped courtship songs to lure the birds back. [Mission executive director Mechelle LAWRENCE-ADAMS†- says the swallows are intertwined with our story.] [Biologist Charles BROWN††- says if we keep trying they will realize it’s a good place to nest.]
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