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(Studio: Soledad O'Brien) Report introduced.
(Capitol: Joe Johns) Discussion by House Judiciary Committee members of the consideration of the impeachment of President Clinton featured. [Representatives Tom DeLAY, Pete KING, Lindsey GRAHAM, Senator Orrin HATCH - offer views on impeachment.] [Representative Paul McHALE - says he is support for censure.]
#622046
(Studio: Soledad O'Brien) Report introduced.
(White House: John Palmer) Visit by Palestinian Authority president Yasir Arafat to the United States to lead a Palestinian pledge drive at a donor conference featured; scenes shown of Arafat with United States officials; details recalled of the recent Middle East peace summit. [Middle East specialist Valerie YORK - says the Palestinian economy must be developed if peace is to continue.] President Clinton's planned visit to address the Palestinian parliament noted. [Former Arab League ambassador to the United Nations Clovis MAKSOUD - cites the aim of the donor conference.] The economic plight of the Palestinians reviewed.]
#622049
(Studio: Soledad O'Brien) Report introduced.
(Seattle: Jim Forman) The investigation into the crash of a bus in Seattle after passenger Silas Cool (aka Stephen Coole) shot the driver featured; scenes shown from the crash site. [Survivor Chad REILLY, Union Gospel Mission Bill WIPPLE, survivor Regina KING - comment on the incident.]
#622050
(Studio: Soledad O'Brien) Report introduced.
(No location given: Rick Davis) The manhunt in Texas for escaped death row inmate Martin Gurule featured; scenes shown from the Huntsville, Texas, area; details given of the escape. [Gurule murder victim's mother Elsie CAREY, prison director Gary JOHNSON - comment.]
#622051
(Studio: Soledad O'Brien) Report introduced.
(State Department: Chip Reid) The investigation of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, 10 years ago featured; scenes shown from the crash site; details given of the status of two Libyan suspects and efforts by the United States and Britain to get the men tried before a Scottish court in the Netherlands if Libyan leader Muammar el-Kadhafi cooperates. [On Wednesday, United Nations Secretary General Kofi ANNAN - comments.] [Victims of Pan Am 103 Bert AMMERMAN, Justice for Pan Am 103 Rosemary WOLF - offer differing opinions on Annan's dealing with Kadhafi.]
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(Studio: Soledad O'Brien) Report introduced.
(No location given: Tracie Potts) The struggle in Central America for the victims of Hurricane Mitch featured; scenes shown of the storm's damages; details given of recent high-tech research on hurricanes. [Aid WORKER - cites the children's nightmares.] [Research meteorologist Marshall SHEPARD - talks about the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) research.] Animation shown of the hurricane research. [National Center for Atmospheric Research Warren WASHINGTON - worries about changing the earth's weather.]
(Studio: Soledad O'Brien) Early predictions for the 1999 hurricane season noted.
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(Studio: Soledad O'Brien) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Dan Lothian) The future for a parcel of land in Los Angeles owned by the Veteran's Administration featured; details given of varied plans for developing land originally deeded for the care of veterans. [Veteran's Park William BELDING - cites the property's value; says the land should be turned into a park.] [Veteran Tommy PEPE, George TURNER - want to use the land to house and train homeless vets.]
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(Studio: Soledad O'Brien) The emergency landing of United Airlines Flight 14 at the Denver airport reported.
#622059
(Studio: Soledad O'Brien) Vote in Switzerland against legalizing drugs reported.
#622060
(Studio: Soledad O'Brien) Plans to expand the law preventing hospital emergency rooms from refusing or delaying care until the patient's insurance is verified reported.
#622063
(Studio: Soledad O'Brien) Report introduced.
(No location given: Keith Miller) The plight of the birds of Sombrero Island, a site 45 miles from the Caribbean island Anguilla that is wanted as a rocket station to launch satellites, featured; scenes shown of the seabirds that nest there. [Ornithologist Judy PIERCE - says it is the most important seabird breeding island in the region.] [Beal Aerospace Technologies Andrew BEAL - defends the use of Sombrero Island.] Environmentalists' warning that many seabirds are in danger of being wiped out noted. [Anguilla governor Robert HARRIS - reviews the problem.]
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