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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) The major developments in the showdown with Iraq coming out of Iraq's refusal to cooperate with United Nations weapons inspections outlined on screen.
(Baghdad: Jane Arraf) The events in Iraq in preparation for a possible US attack featured; scenes shown of United States staffers leaving Baghdad. [UN special envoy to Iraq Prakesh SHAH - says the United Nations staff has relocated.] [OFFICIAL - comments.]
(Studio: Bernard Shaw) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jamie McIntyre) The United States military buildup in the Persian Gulf outlined; details given of the numbers of planes and troops available for action if necessary. [Joint chiefs chairman General Hugh SHELTON - says the UN is unhappy with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and all military options are on the table.] The earlier United States military buildup in March recalled.
(Studio: Bernard Shaw) Report introduced.
(White House: Wolf Blitzer) White House meetings about the military contingencies against Iraq if Saddam does not back down in his refusal to allow weapons inspections featured. [President CLINTON - says inspections are not allowed Iraq may rebuild its arsenal of weapons.] Fear that Iraq could launch a Scud missile retaliatory attack against targets in Israel or Kuwait noted. The status of Clinton's Asian trip discussed.
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) Veterans Day ceremonies headed by President Clinton at Arlington National Cemetery and the New York City parade shown.
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) Ceremonies in Paris, France, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I shown. The number of World War I veterans still alive listed by country.
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Myron Kandel) "Stock Market Report". Latin American and Turkey stock market figures and the going public of Rupert Murdoch's Fox company reported.
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) Report introduced.
(Jerusalem: Walter Rodgers) The approval by the Israeli cabinet of the US- brokered peace accord featured; details given of Israel's four stipulations to the Wye agreement. [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NETANYAHU - (thru translator) speaks about giving up land.] [Palestinian negotiator Hassan ASFOUR - responds to the new stipulations.] [Political analyst David MAKOVSKY - comments.] Israel's concern about possible war with Iraq noted. [ISRAELI - says Israel is ready for a war with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.]
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) Survivors of Hurricane Mitch waiting in Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua, for relief supplies and Tipper Gore's stop in Managua to promise relief shown.
(Tegucigalpa, Honduras: Lucia Newman) The cleanup in Honduras featured; scenes shown from a hospital in Tegucigalpa. [Hospital director Dr. Carlos HUESO - comments on the lack of water in the hospital and the possibility of epidemics from bad drinking water.] The sanitary problems due to contaminated river water reviewed.
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) The fight against oil and fire on a burning freighter off Germany; hearings in Britain on whether former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet can be extradited to Spain and the first major snowstorm in the Midwest reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) The Anti-Defamation League's "HateFilter" computer program designed to limit children's exposure to bigotry in cyberspace reported.
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) Report from German astronomers of a supernova explosion in the 13th century noted.
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(Studio: Bernard Shaw) Breaking news coverage of developments at the UN Security Council in response to Iraq's refusal to allow United Nations weapons inspections reported. [In response to questions, Russian ambassador to UN Sergey LAVROV - says the use of force in Iraq would be dangerous.]
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