This program is 27 minutes long
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The fight between Time Warner and Disney that has resulted in ABC being taken off the air on Time Warner cable introduced.
(New York: Aaron Brown) The nasty television dispute over how much time Warner should pay to broadcast ABC programs over its cable systems examined; details given of which each sides wants. [Walt Disney Company President Robert IGER - criticizes Time Warner; says an AOL-Time Warner merger could produce unfair competition.] [Time Warner Cable of New York City President Barry ROSENBLUM - comments on Disney demands.] [Broadcasting Magazine editor Harry JESSELL - cites the risks for both sides.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Kansas City. Missouri: JuJu Chang) Announcement by the state of Missouri that the Kansas City school system is unacceptable featured; classroom scenes shown; details given of the city's flunking of all 11 state performance standards. [High school student Carissa DOWDY - worries about her school's loss of accreditation.] [Missouri legislature state representative Connie CIERPIOT - calls it a grand failure.] [Missouri commissioner of education Robert BARTMAN, high school principal Willie BOWIE - cite reasons for the school system's failure.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Explosion of five bombs in Tehran, Iran reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) UN's decision to allow more sale of Iranian oil on the world market reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The annual State Department report on terrorism cited.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(White House: John Cochran) The controversy over the White House statement that AIDS is a threat to national security examined; AIDS statistics cited; details given of the CIA's nightmare scenario in which AIDS destroys economies thus endangering global trade. [White House press secretary Joe LOCKHART - cites the AIDS projections.] [Majority leader Senator Trent LOTT - says AIDS is not a threat to United States security.] [Foreign policy analyst Paul BENJAMIN - assesses the administration's agenda.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) ABCNews Website maps on AIDS mentioned.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Labor events on the first of May reported; demonstration in London, England, by anarchists against McDonald's as a symbol of capitalism; neo-Nazi protests in Berlin, Germany and the May Day marches in Cuba attended by President Fidel Castro shown.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Skepticism about Internet stocks from billionaire Warren Buffett reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The 40 million dollar severance package given by Mattel to former CEO Jill Barad, who ran the company for two years in which its stock plummeted, reported; other examples of severance packages at Coca-Cola and Compaq cited.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The first guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics for diagnosing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder reported; recommendations outlined on screen.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) A look at a revolutionary surgery to improve vision introduced; television ads shown.
(New York: John McKenzie) The risks of lasik surgery examined; details given of the three steps in the surgery on the eyes. [Boston Red Sox baseball player Trot NIXON - praises the surgery.] [Patient Donna ALBERT - calls her surgery a disaster.] The kinds of side effects from the lasik surgery detailed. [Johns Hopkins Eye Institution Dr. Walter STARK - comments on lasik problems; says ads hype the surgery's results.] [University of California at San Francisco Dr. Richard ABBOTT - comments.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Statistics on eyes going bad over 40 cited.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Jack Smith) The multi-billion dollar civilian industry for the global positioning system (GPS) that was developed for the military featured; details given of the uses for GPS for transportation, cell phones, the blind etc. [OnStar Chet HUBER, GPS Industry Council chairman Charles TRIMBLE - explain how giving directions works.]
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