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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Robert Hager) Incident in which two Air National Guard F-16s had a near miss with a Nations Air Boeing 727 passenger jet off the coast of New Jersey reported; minute-by-minute details of the close call given with animated diagrams shown. [Nations Air president Mark McDONALD - tells of just how close the near miss was.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Santa Monica: David Bloom) Today's look at O.J. Simpson's finances at his civil trial, which is now in the punitive damages phase, featured; courtroom sketches shown while the plaintiff and defense lawyers' arguments about O.J.'s worth and earning potential are outlined. [Ron Goldman's sister Kim GOLDMAN - says her brother fought for his life and Nicole's.] (Artist: Mona Edwards)
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) President Clinton's sermon at the National Prayer Breakfast for Washington's power players featured. [CLINTON - calls for an end to self-righteous, sanctimonious and hypocritical revenge taking.] The president's 1997 budget briefly outlined; details given of proposed tax breaks and spending cuts. [Representative ]John KASICH - criticizes the budget.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Westerville, Ohio: Gwen Ifill) A personal look at Ohio Representative John Kasich featured; scenes shown of Kasich involved in various daily activities. [KASICH - talks about his constant struggle for humility; House Speaker Newt Gingrich; his new home and balancing the budget.] [Former Congressman Tim PENNY - says Kasich is hyperactive.] Kasich's family and political background reviewed. [Kasich fiancee Karen WALBILLICH - talks about their plans to build a house.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Waukesha, WI: Jim Avila) Landmark case in which pregnant woman Angela Wolfe was confined to a drug treatment center against her will by her doctor featured; details given of similar cases in other states. [Waukesha obstetrician Dr. Matt MEYER - comments on his decision.] [Medical ethicist Ann GOLDBLATT, county attorney William DOMINA, mother "TIFFANY", Wolfe's attorney Robin SHELLOW - comment on the legal issue of whether babies can be protected this way before they are born.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(At the UN: Ed Rabel) The spending of United States citizen tax dollars on the repair of a run-down nuclear power plant in Cuba examined; details of the UN documents showing that the United States government intentionally funneled taxpayer money through the International Atomic Energy Agency to Cuban leader Fidel Castro's government for support of the plant. [Representative Robert MENENDEZ - calls the scheme outrageous.] [State Department spokesperson Nicholas BURNS - defends the money as a way of assuring the stability of the plant.] [Cuban deputy foreign minister Dr. Fernando REMIREZ - comments.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Former President Ronald Reagan shown at his office building on his 86th birthday.
53:30 COMMERCIAL: 1-800-prevent; Moen; Buick; Tavist-D; American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T); Dateline NBC.)
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(San Francisco: Kelly O'Donnell) The mysterious experience of dreams examined; what researchers know about dreams explained. [Dream specialist Dr. Gayle DELANEY - explains what some dreams mean.]
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