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#408934
(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(East Moriches, New York: Martin Savidge) The continued reconnaissance and search for evidence in the crash of Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) Flight 800 reported. [Governor George PATAKI - describes the chunks of wreckage found in the plane's debris field.]
(East Moriches, New York: Gary Tuchman) The status of the search updated. [Coast Guard Rear Admiral John LINNON - comments on the weather.] [White House Chief of Staff Leon PANETTA - says the FBI needs to analyze the evidence to discover the cause of the crash.] [TWA president Jeff ERIKSON - says maintenance has been excluded as a cause.] [Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Jim McPHERSON - describes the "search box."]
(East Moriches, New York: Martin Savidge) The presence of the director of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at the crash site and the plans to use a larger Navy ship as a floating command post noted.
(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Studio: Fionnuala Sweeney) United Airlines reported ordering more costly baggage security measures. Upcoming NTSB news conference on Flight 800 announced.
(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Interview held with two brothers of the flight's late captain, Steven Snyder. [Tom and Harry SNYDER - talk about their brother, his extended family, his views on flying, their view on grieving, the investigation into the plane crash.]
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report that Israel is ready to open peace talks with Syria without preconditions noted.
(On the Gaza-Israel border: Jerrold Kessel) The inaugural meeting of Palestinian Authority president Yasir Arafat with the new right-wing Israeli government featured; scenes shown of Arafat with foreign minister David Levy. [ARAFAT - comments on their meeting and what has been agreed upon.] [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NETANYAHU - comments.] The immediate problems before peace talks outlined. Israel's easing of the closing of the West Bank and Gaza noted.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) The first shipment of arms to the Bosnian Croat Federation, designed to restore military balance in Bosnia, reported.
(Belgrade, Yugoslavia: Jackie Shymanski) The first meeting of Bosnian delegates with Serbian diplomats in a move to begin normalizing relations featured. [Bosnian vice president Ejup GANIC - calls it a risky step for him; comments on his trade talks.] [US ambassador to Bosnia John MENZIES - comments on Ganic's step.]
#408941
(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Studio: Paul Crane) The opening of Olympic tennis with victories for Marc Rosset, Andre Agassi, Monica Seles and Aranxha Sanchez Vicario, qualifying rounds in swimming, early successes for American boxers, United States gold medal for Kim Rhode in shooting and the total medal count reported; photos shown. Visit by South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu to the United States basketball Dream Team practice noted.
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(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Preparation for burial of the unidentified human remains from the ValuJet plane crash reported; scenes shown from the swampy crash site.
#408948
(Studio: Fionnuala Sweeney) Massacre in Burundi of Tutus by Hutu rebels reported; scenes shown of funeral services.
#408951
(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Breaking news story introduced.
(Washington: Bob Franken) Senate passage of a bill to reform the welfare system reported; tenets of the legislation outlined. President Clinton's reaction quoted. The political implications of whether or not Clinton signs the bill reviewed.
#408952
(Studio: Fionnuala Sweeney) Report introduced.
(New York: Charles Feldman) The conflicting results from the investigation into the cause of the crash of Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA) Flight 800 reviewed.
#408953
(Studio: Judy Woodruff) The flooding in China from seasonal rains updated; scenes shown from Hunan province.
#408954
(Studio: Fionnuala Sweeney) Complaints out of Atlanta about the city's handling of the Olympic Games examined. ["Daily Telegraph" Iain MACLEOD - says the basic problem for the media and athletes at the games is with transportation, chaos and disorganization and IBM's information system; suggests problems with Atlanta's budget.]
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(New York: Myron Kandel) The business report presented: Stock Market Report, treasury bond and key company earnings figures, a call from ValuJet's flight attendants' union for the federal government to get rid of the airline's two top executives, chairman Robert Priddy and president Lewis Jordan.
#408958
(Studio: Judy Woodruff) Report introduced.
(Atlanta: Art Harris) The request by the children of the 11 Israeli athletes murdered by Palestinian gunmen at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich that their fathers be officially remembered as part of Olympic history examined; details given of their complaints about being ignored by various Olympic committees. [Orphaned daughter Shlomit ROMANO - tearfully says no one remembers.]