This program is 28 minutes long
#150152
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(White House: Brit Hume) President Clinton's policy towards Somalia featured. [CLINTON, Representatives Richard GEPHARDT, Jane HARMAN - talk about the United States mission in Somalia.] Clinton's foreign policy noted under construction as he goes along.
#150153
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Capitol Hill: Jackie Judd) Campaigning by Hillary Clinton on Capitol Hill on behalf of the administration's health care plan featured; scenes shown from Congress. [CLINTON - states her goals in personal plans; responds to Representative Pete Stark about Medicare.] [Representative Dan ROSTENKOWSKI - jokes about Hillary's husband.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The Senate's refusal to lift the ban on federally funded abortions for the poor reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) House of Representatives reported passing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Announcement By Senator Don Riegle that he will not run for reelection reported; his link to savings and loan operator Charles Keating mentioned.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Miami: Mark Potter) Federal grand jury investigation into meetings between Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown and a Vietnamese businessman Nguyen Van Hao examined. [White House press secretary Dee Dee MYERS - comments.] [August, BROWN - denies relationship on this matter.] FBI evidence linking Brown to the Vietnamese, who wanted trade restrictions lifted, noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Brian Rooney) Closing arguments in the trial of two black men, Damian Williams and Henry Watson, charged with beating white trucker Reginald Denny during the Los Angeles riots featured; courtroom scenes shown while the case is reviewed. The treatment of two white police officers convicted of beating Rodney King compared to the Denny trial. [Representative Maxine WATERS - says there are two systems of justice.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Tim O'Brien) Crime in Washington, DC, featured; security camera video of an armed robbery and shooting shown. [Store owner Allan SCHWARTZ, WOMAN - comment on the random violence.] Other recent crimes here reviewed and shown.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Moscow: David Ensor) Ultimatum from Russian President Boris Yeltsin to his armed foes holed up in the parliament featured; Moscow scenes shown of the protesters and the police presence.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze reported accusing Russia of aiding the rebels; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Death of General Jimmy Doolittle, who led the first World War II bombing mission against Japan, reported; B-25 raid shown.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Three-part series introduced.
(New York: Jeff Greenfield) The reinvention of television examined; scenes shown to illustrate the interactive nature of TV, telephone and computer using optic fibers. [Electronic Frontier Foundation Mitch KAPOR, Representative Edward MARKEY, Discovery Institution George GILDER, Vice President Al GORE - comment on the changes.] The unknown questions about the information superhighway mentioned.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(New York: Dick Schaap) Diver turned actor Greg Louganis featured; scenes shown of him performing in the off-Broadway comedy, "Jeffrey", about AIDS and of him diving, including the time when he hit his head on the diving board. [Actor Peter BARTLETT, Jeffrey HAYENGA - talk about Louganis.] [LOUGANIS - compares diving and acting.]
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