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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Port-au-Prince: Linda Pattillo) The reaction in Haiti to the 11th-hour deal to avoid a United States invasion featured; scenes shown from the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. [Pro-military attorney Mireille Durocher BERTIN - says the United States troops are here by force.] The whereabouts of Haitian leaders Generals Raoul Cedras, Philippe Biamby and police chief Michel Francois updated. [In Cite Soleil, Haiti, two PEOPLE - (thru translator) wonder what will happen.] (Port-au-Prince: Jim Laurie) The Haitian view of American occupation and of the military leaders supposedly now out of power examined; scenes shown from the streets of Port-au-Prince and from the abandoned offices of the FRAPH death squad. [HAITIAN - says we are not afraid.] [WOMAN - (thru translator) describes being beaten for supporting exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.] [HAITIAN - (thru translator) wonders if the leaders will leave.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The response of Aristide to the agreement noted.
(Port-au-Prince: Jim Wooten) The landing of the American military occupation force featured; scenes shown of the gunship helicopters and the soldiers on the ground. [US forces commander General Henry SHELTON - says the goal is to restore democracy.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(White House: Brit Hume) The role of United States representatives former President Jimmy Carter, former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Colin Powell and Senator Sam Nunn in setting the deal whereby the Haitian dictators gave up power detailed; scenes shown of the negotiating team while the timetable of talks is reviewed. [CARTER - reviews the discussions with the military leaders.] [President CLINTON - talks about the Carter mission.] [POWELL - says he appealed to their sense of honor.] [NUNN - elaborates on Powell's talks with wife Yannick Cedras.] [CLINTON - reviews the weekend timetable.] [Voice of CARTER - says General Philippe Biamby received a report that the invasion was underway; comments on meeting with acting President Emile Jonassaint.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report on interview held with Carter about the situation in Haiti. [CARTER - talks about a peaceful agreement and how crises in Haiti may be handled; explains his feeling of uneasiness during the false report of an invasion.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Capitol Hill: John Cochran) The reaction in Congress to the deal that preempted an invasion of Haiti examined. [Representatives David SKAGGS, Henry HYDE, Toby ROTH - comment.] [TransAfrica Randall ROBINSON - calls General Raoul Cedras a killer.] The worries about exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his likely return to power mentioned. [Senator Bob DOLE - raises questions about Aristide.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: John McWethy) The now-ambiguous mission for American troops in Haiti featured; scenes shown of the soldiers. [Former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Colin POWELL - says killing has been avoided.] [Secretary of Defense William PERRY - warns it is a risky operation.] The first day of military operations reviewed.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Barry Serafin) WHO's comprehensive report on worldwide smoking detailed; statistics cited on tobacco-related diseases. [WHO Dr. Alan LOPEZ - cites smoking trends.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Judge Lance Ito's refusal to throw out the murder charges against O.J. Simpson reported; scenes shown from the court where defense attorney Robert Shapiro's cellular telephone went off.
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