This program is 28 minutes long
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Sandra Hughes) The winter storm in the Northwest featured; scenes shown of the snow and ice in Seattle and from airports, where travelers are stranded. [TRAVELERS, bus DRIVER, RESIDENTS - comment and joke about the storm.]
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(Studio: John Roberts) Deadly traffic pileup due to fog on the bridge over Tampa Bay, Florida, reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(White House: Rita Braver) The latest on the plethora of Asian business people who bought access to the White House through illegal campaign contributions to the Democratic Party featured; details of the John Huang incident that spurred further investigation reviewed. [White House special counsel Lanny DAVIS - gives the spin.] Contributions by Thai businesswoman Pauline Kanchanalak, who donated 32,500 after being invited to the White House, outlined.
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(Studio: John Roberts) The claim by Representative Newt Gingrich, who is under ethics investigation for violating tax laws, that he did not seek legal advice reported; details given of evidence to the contrary.
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(Studio: John Roberts) A researcher's theory on the possible cause of Gulf War syndrome by bacteria from biological weapons briefly outlined.
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(Studio: John Roberts) Protesting in Belgrade, Serbia, despite the ban on anti-government protests by President Slobodan Milosevic, who sent police in to club demonstrators, shown.
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(Studio: John Roberts) The imposition of a state of emergency by Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori in Lima because of the hostage crisis reported; scenes shown of the police presence.
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(San Francisco: John Blackstone) Complaints by the San Francisco health department over the remarkable comeback of the cigar examined; scenes shown of both women and men smoking cigars. [Female SMOKER, health department OFFICIAL, American Cancer Society Dr. Raymond WEISBERG - talk about cigar smoking.] Health problems due to cigars noted.
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(New York: Ray Brady) The obscenely high benefits paid to corporate executives even after death examined; details given of the benefits the families will receive upon the deaths of executives Charles Schwab, Occidental Petroleum Ray Irani, Fruit of the Loom Bill Farley. [Compensation analyst Judith FISHER - talk about the huge death benefits paid out to executives families.] [Executive ATTORNEY - talks about executive compensation.] The deals cut by Time Warner's Steve ROSS and Disney's Franks Wells for their estates detailed.
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(Studio: John Roberts) Protests in South Korea by workers opposed to a new law making it easier to lay off workers reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: John Roberts) Reality check story introduced.
(Washington: Eric Engberg) The truth about the broken promises and false warnings of 1996 featured; details given of the fall of Oregon Congressman Wes Cooley, presidential adviser Dick Morris, columnist Joe Klein, wrote "Primary Colors". Broken promises by the government and the presidential campaign reviewed. [Various OFFICIALS - make a variety of unfulfilled promises.]
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(Mt. Kisco, New York: Harry Smith) The lightning-fast recovery of the Mt. Kisco, New York, bookstore after a fire on November 25 featured; scenes shown of the burned-out Mount Kisco Book Company store and the reopened store. [Resident Edna McKINNEY, bookstore owner Irwin HIRSCH, employees Beth BATARA, Nancy ROMERO - talk about the swift recovery.]
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