This program is 28 minutes long
#579042
(Studio: Andrea Mitchell) Report introduced.
(Moscow: Bob Abernethy) Resignation of President Mikhail Gorbachev featured; scenes shown of replacement of the Soviet flag by that of Russia. [GORBACHEV - (thru translator) expresses concern over ending of a great power and the crisis that might ensue.] Control of nuclear weapons by Russian President Boris Yeltsin and some republics and the fighting in Georgia noted.
(Studio: Andrea Mitchell) Report introduced.
(Moscow: Jim Maceda) Gorbachev's legacy examined; scenes shown to illustrate his era of glasnost and perestroika highlighted by success in foreign affairs and continued economic problems at home. [WOMAN - (thru translator) says Gorbachev has ruined the country.] [Political analyst Vitaly KOROTICH, USA-Canada Institution Andrei KORTUNOV - talk about Gorbachev.] Impact of the failed coup on Gorbachev's power base noted.
(Studio: Andrea Mitchell) Statement from former President Ronald Reagan about Gorbachev quoted.
(White House: John Cochran) President Bush's relationship with Gorbachev reviewed; scenes shown of the course of their dealings. [Former British Prime Minister Margaret THATCHER - talks about Gorbachev's standing.]
(Studio: Andrea Mitchell) Bush's address tonight announced.
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(Studio: Andrea Mitchell) Christmas feeding of the hungry shown. Report introduced.
(Trenton, New Jersey: Bob Kur) Rebellion by the middle class against economic measures featured; details given of the backlash against state taxes in New Jersey. [Governor Jim FLORIO - talks about the '80s and the '90s.]
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(Studio: Andrea Mitchell) Report introduced.
(New York: Betty Rollin) The diet of poor Americans that is dangerous for their health examined. [Two PEOPLE, Michael FRANKLIN, Betty GRAVES - talk about their eating habits.] Nutrition education programs in Milwaukee, WI, explained. [Nutrition program coordinator Cheryl MOZA, single mother Rosemary GILE, Harlem Hospital Dr. Harold FREEMAN - talk about eating, nutrition and health.]
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(Studio: Andrea Mitchell) Report introduced.
(Denver: Roger O'Neil) An oasis for wildlife in a toxic Colorado wasteland featured; scenes shown from the Rocky Mountain Arsenal near Denver that was poisoned by the Army's chemical weapons program and by Shell Oil's pesticide plant. [Environment historian Richard WHITE - comments.] [Governor Roy ROMER - says cleanup should precede setting up a refuge.] [EPA's Connally MEARS - talks about the refuge.]
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(Studio: Andrea Mitchell) Estimate given of cost of buying the items in "Twelve Days of Christmas."