This program is 27 minutes long
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The week's avalanches in western Europe updated; statistics cited on stranding and evacuations.
(Landeck, Austria: Jim Wooten) The avalanches in Austria featured; aerial scenes shown of a buried village. [British fireman Jason TATE, his WIFE - comment on rescue efforts.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Avalanches in the Himalayas noted; scenes shown of a set-off avalanche.
#184878
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Jasper, Texas: Steve Osunsami) The death sentence verdict for John King, who was convicted of murdering James Byrd, featured; scenes shown from The Jasper, Texas, courtroom. [Judge Joe Bob GOLDEN - reads the verdict.] [Jury foreman Joe COLLINS, juror Lequita FLOWERS - explain their decision.] [Byrd's sister Mary VERRETT, two Jasper RESIDENTS - react.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) ABC News investigation into the issue of gun safety introduced.
(Washington: Bob Woodruff) Evidence that the gun industry dismissed the opportunity to add safety locks to handguns examined; gun manufacturers quoted. [Saf-T-Lok President Frank BROOKS - says Colt changed its mind about the locks.] The view of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, that the gun makers had an obligation to make guns safe noted. [City attorney Wendell GAUTHIER - says the manufacturers suppressed gun locks.] [Beretta USA general counsel Jeffrey REH, police tester Rich ROBERTS - offer differing opinions on whether the gun locks malfunction.]
#184882
(Studio: Peter Jennings) South Korea's freeing of a political prisoner after 41 years reported.
#184883
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The dispute between Cuba and the United States over phone service reported.
#184886
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Statistics on bugs and drugs and unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions presented.
(New York: Ned Potter) The international problem of drug-resistant diseases worsened by the overuse of antibiotics examined. [Public Health Research Institution Barry KEISWIRTH - says the medical industry got complacent; explains the rapid spread of infectious diseases.] [Rockefeller University Dr. Alexander TOMASZ - says we inherit the world's problems in infectious diseases.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(New York: John McKenzie) The General Accounting Office report on the state of state-level public health laboratories examined; example cited of the outbreak at a Georgia water park. [Georgia Public Health Lab Elizabeth FRANKO - says state labs are critical in tracking infectious diseases.] [Tufts University Medical School Dr. Stuart LEVY - comments on the problems of spreading information about disease agents.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Further information on bacterial resistance on the ABC News Website mentioned.
#184887
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Britain's development of a two-ply bandaid that comes off easily reported.
#184890
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Merger of the New York Yankees and New Jersey Nets business operations reported. Stock Market Report. The investment performance over the decade for Dell computer; Ford's introduction of the largest sports utilities vehicle cited.
#184891
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Lisa Salters) The role of singer Lauryn Hill in popularizing hip-hop music, which is a combination of pop, rap and rhythm and blues, featured; scenes shown from last night's Grammy Awards. ["VIBE" magazine Danyel SMITH - notes the popularity of hip-hop.] ["Time" magazine Christopher FARLEY - assesses hip-hop's appeal.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The shocking defeat for the French by Americans at the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie reported; scenes shown of bread making at the Culinary Institution in California. [Two bread MAKERS - comment.]
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