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(Studio: Jack Ford) Report introduced.
(New York: John Miller) The arrest of an Algerian, Abdel Ghani, in New York City in connection with the West Coast bomb plot involving Ahmed Ressam featured; details given of connections between Ressam and Lucia Garofalo, who was arrested in Vermont and of the nationwide questioning of people with suspected links to terrorist organizations. [Ghani NEIGHBOR - expresses surprise.] [US attorney Charles TETZLAFF - mentions the Algerian terrorist organization the GIA.] (Artist: Fred Johnston)
(Studio: Jack Ford) Precautions against the threat of millennial violence introduced.
(White House: John Cochran) Security measures across the country featured; scenes shown from Las Vegas, NV, Niagara Falls, New York, Seattle, Los Angeles, New York City, Washington, DC, etc. [Former FBI agent Richard HAHN - cites preparation.] [Former FBI/CIA director William WEBSTER - says terrorists may act after the guard is down.]
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(Studio: Jack Ford) Report introduced.
(No location given: Jackie Judd) Last-minute Y2K computer readiness featured; details given of the most recent fix of air traffic control computers by the Federal Aviation Administration and how the Los Angeles police will track New Year's Eve gunfire. [Federal Aviation Administration administrator Jane GARVEY - says the system is fixed.] [Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy BACA - explains how the shot tracking system works.]
(Studio: Jack Ford) Britain's problem with mailing tickets for the new Millennium Dome party outlined.
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(Studio: Jack Ford) Incident in Tampa, Florida, in which a gunman shot up a hotel reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Jack Ford) Report introduced.
(Kenley-on-Thames: Sheila MacVicar) The stabbing of former Beatle George Harrison by intruder Michael Abram at his home in England featured; details given of what happened and of Abram's psychiatric problems. [Thoracic surgeon Dr. William FOUNTAIN - describes Harrison's injuries.] [Royal Berkshire Hospital Trust Mark GRITTEN - quotes Harrison's statement.]
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(Studio: Jack Ford) The latest developments in the hostage standoff at the hijacked Indian Airlines plane reported.
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(Studio: Jack Ford) Report introduced.
(Colorado Springs: Tom Foreman) The issue of Y2K readiness and Russia's nuclear weaponry examined; scenes shown from Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado, home of the nuclear tracking facility; details given of how susceptible the Russian security system is to computer and electrical problems. [US Space Command Captain Michael LUGINBUHL - talks about Y2K compliance.]
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(Studio: Jack Ford) Report introduced.
(Toronto and Saint John's, Newfoundland: Kevin Newman) The story of Y2K expert Peter de Jager, who first warned of the problem in 1993, presented; details given of how the media spread Y2K worries. [De JAGER - says this is the biggest blunder in the history of technology; explains how it became his curse; affirms that doomsday has been avoided.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The irresistible urge to make predictions in the 20th century featured; examples of predictions right and wrong cited. [Harvard University Daniel BELL - talks about author Edward Bellamy's predictions; recalls his work on a 1964 commission.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) ABC's getting ready for its coverage of the new millennium outlined.
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