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(Fayetteville, North Carolina: Manuel Bojorquez) The impact of the winter weather in the South reviewed; details given about travel problems and power outages; scenes shown of deicing trucks in North Carolina, a giant traffic jam in Atlanta, sliding cars in Birmingham, utility crews near Jackson, Mississippi. [Cumberland County maintenance engineer Bill HAMMOND††- comments.]
(Washington: Scott Pelley) Report introduced.
(Minneapolis: Jamie Yuccas) The dangers of this extreme cold featured; details given about a driver who froze to death after he slid off the road near Minneapolis and about crashes in Minnesota. [McLeod County Sheriff Scott REHMANN††- comments on the driver.] [Minnesota State Trooper Tom ERICKSON††- talks about black ice and the danger for first responders.]
(Washington: Scott Pelley) Report introduced.
(New York: Elaine Quijano) The strain on local budgets this winter featured; details given about water main breaks in New York City and Des Moines and the cost of snow removal; scenes shown of a sinkhole in Detroit. [Greenwich Village resident Ellen PETERSON-LEWIS††- comments on the broken pipes.]
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(White House: Major Garrett) President Obama’s State of the Union address previewed; excerpts quoted; details given about his plan to sign an executive order raising the minimum wage for some workers.
(Washington: Scott Pelley) The objection of Republicans to Obama’s use of executive orders noted; Speaker of the House John Boehner’s remarks quoted. [In CBS interview, Representative Paul RYAN – says it sounds like Obama wants to go around the Constitution; talks about how Congress & Obama differ on issues including immigration reform & amnesty and the debt ceiling & the budget.]
(Washington: Scott Pelley, Bob Schieffer) The use of executive orders by other presidents and Obama’s spare use of this practice discussed.
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(Kiev: Holly Williams) The political crisis in Ukraine that started with President Viktor Yanukovych’s rejection of an economic deal with Europe updated; scenes shown of anti-government protests in Kiev and clashes with police; details given about the resignation of the prime minister. [Unemployed “ANDRE” – says he will stay in City Hall until the president and the government go.] [Protestor Masha BORISOVA‡- comments on Ukrainians’ desire to move away from Russia.]
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(Montpelier, Vermont: Michelle Miller) The heroin abuse crisis in Vermont examined; statistics on crime and overdose deaths cited; map shown of the Northeast drug corridor. [Former drug abuser Stephanie MONTAGNE††- comments on her addiction.] [Governor Peter SHUMLIN††- says it’s an illness we need to treat, talk about and stop being afraid of acknowledging.]
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(Los Angeles: Anthony Mason) Seeger's life and career reviewed; performance scenes/photos shown. [SEEGER – comments on his music; mentions Woody Guthrie; talks about being blacklisted.]
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