This program is 27 minutes long
#192152
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Rancho Cucamonga, California: Dean Reynolds) Texas Governor George W. Bush's plans for reforming Social Security examined. [Before California audience, BUSH - speaks about Social Security.] [Vice President Al GORE - opposes rolling the dice on Social Security.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) ABC News poll findings of people's views on Social Security cited.
(New York: Betsy Stark) Social Security options examined. [Georgia golf pro John HOUGH - says he would like to control where his Social Security money is invested.] [Social Security Reform advocate Richard THAU - says the worker would be better beyond the FICA account.] [Economic Policy Institution Edith RASELL - says the core retirement income should not be at risk.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Social Security as the "third rail" of American politics noted.
#192153
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Denver: Tom Foreman) The sheriff's report on the shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, last year by students Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris examined; cafeteria video shown and 911 audiotapes played.
#192154
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Government's removal of saccharin from the list of cancer causing agents reported.
(Studio: Tim Johnson) The list of cancer causing agents and statistics on new cancer cases assessed.
#192155
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Shooting between Israeli forces and Palestinians on the West Bank and Gaza reported; scenes shown of the skirmishing that began with Palestinian demands that Israel release 1600 political prisoners.
#192156
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The rebels' release of some United Nations peacekeepers being held in Sierra Leone reported.
#192159
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The status of the wildfires in New Mexico updated; scenes shown from Los Alamos County.
(Santa Clara Canyon: Mike von Fremd) The course of fire through the area around a Pueblo Indian reservation featured; scenes shown from Santa Clara Canyon. [Pueblo firefighter Mel TAFOYA, tribal governor Denny GUTIERREZ, FIREMAN, forestry safety officer Captain Stephen HUNTINGTON - comment on the fire threatening sacred Indian land.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The penalties imposed by Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight for abusive behavior reported.
#192164
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The questions about the war on drugs introduced; details given of the fight against drug traffickers in Colombia and Mexico.
(Miami River: Deborah Amos) Drug smuggling into the United States through Haiti examined; scenes shown from the Miami River of drugs found stashed in ships. [US Customs special agent in charge Frank FIGUEROA - explains the smuggling methods.] [US Customs commissioner Raymond KELLY - cites the ease of getting drugs into Haiti.] Concerns about the role of Haitian banks in laundering drug money outlined. [South Florida task force Mike WALD - says there is too much money in drug trafficking.]
#192167
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Italy: Sheila MacVicar) The scientific discovery that the resdents of a village in Italy have no problems with heart disease despite high cholesterol because of a blood protein containing a protective genetic mutation featured; scenes shown from the village (named). [Cedars Sinal Medical Center cardiologist Dr. P.K. SHAH - describes the studies of the protein on mice.] [Esperion Therapeutics Dr. Roger NEWTON - cites the implications for reducing heart attacks.]
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