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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Projections for states of IN and Kentucky in president election race between Vice President George Bush and Governor Michael Dukakis announced; map shown.
(Studio: Lynn Sherr) Explanation of exit polling results from Kentucky and IN outlined on screen.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Houston, Texas: Brit Hume) Bush's election day featured; scenes shown of Bush and wife Barbara Bush voting. [In interview, BUSH - discusses running mate Senator Dan Quayle.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings; Brit Hume) Response from Bush camp to overnight poll discussed.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Boston, Massachusetts: Sam Donaldson) Dukakis' election day featured; scenes shown of Dukakis and wife Kitty Dukakis voting. [DUKAKIS - comments.] [At 4:30 AM in Des Moines, Iowa, and later in Detroit, Michigan, and Boston, Massachusetts, DUKAKIS - campaigns.] [Dukakis deputy campaign chairperson John SASSO - discusses campaign] Dukakis' last- min. campaign reviewed.
(Studio: Peter Jennings, Sam Donaldson) Race discussed.
#113274
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Senator Richard Lugar projected as winner in Sen race in IN.
(DC: Jim Wooten) Senator races in progress reviewed; map shown. Problems for incumbents Senator Chic Hecht versus Richard Bryan in NV, Senator David Karnes versus Bob Kerrey in Nebraska, Senator Frank Lautenberg versus Pete Dawkins in New Jersey noted; scenes shown. [LAUTENBERG - argues with opponent.] Open Senator races in Virginia, where Charles Robb is likely to replace Senator Paul Trible and Mississippi, where Trent Lott is likely to replace Senator John Stennis and Florida, where Representative Connie Mack is vying with Representative Buddy MacKay for Senator Lawton Chiles' seat and WA, where Slade Gorton is vying with Michael Lowry for Senator Dan. Evans' seat detailed; scenes shown.
#113275
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(DC: Barry Serafin) Elecs. in House of Representatives reviewed. Problems for incumbents Georgia Representative Patrick Swindall and Rhode Island Representative Fernand Saint Germain detailed; scenes shown. Retirement of Representatives Jack Kemp, Peter Rodino and Edward Boland noted. Likely success of most incumbents explained.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Projection that Evan Bayh will win IN governorship given.
#113279
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(No location given: Ken Kashiwahara) Problems and delays facing voters and efforts to get voters to polls on Elec. Day reported; scenes shown. [In California, two VOTERS - discuss length of time to vote.] [Texas VOTERS - comment.] [In Arizona, KIDS - discuss mock voting.]
#113280
(Studio: Peter Jennings, David Brinkley, Jeff Greenfield) Review of nature of campaign '88 given; details given of reasons for likely low voter turnout. Issue of negative campaign ads. discussed.
#113282
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Crash of B-1 bomber near Abilene, Texas, reported; details given.
#113283
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Tel Aviv, Israel: Dean Reynolds) Confrontation between Israelis and Israeli Arabs living within Israel's borders featured; scenes shown from Taibe of police arresting Arabs following protests after Israelis demolish several Arab homes. [MAN - says this is provocation.]
#113284
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Impact of Sunday's earthquake on Yunnan province, China, reported; scenes shown.
#113285
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Crime research studies of Seattle, WA, and Vancouver, Canada, comparing crime and gun control laws reported
#113289
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Explanation given of how polls will be used in tonight's election coverage; scenes shown of exit polling at various sites. Projection of race in IN cited as example; Vice President George Bush and Senator Dan Quayle mentioned; electoral maps shown.
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