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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Lisa Myers) Attacks by independent counsel Kenneth Starr on Steven Brill after accusations of illegal information leaks to the press reported; defense for Starr's actions with the media given. ["Brill's Content" BRILL - says independent counsels shouldn't leak any information.] [Former Justice Department Official Jeffrey HARRIS - sides with Starr if he takes Starr at face value.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: David Bloom) Remarks by Senator Trent Lott about homosexuality featured. [White House spokesman Mike McCURRY - considers Lott "backward in (his) thinking"; says views like Lott's are "extreme" and make work in Washington "difficult".] [LOTT - says the news making comment.] [Family Research Council Gary BAUER - say many Americans agree with Lott.] [Gay and Lesbian Task Force Rebecca ISAACS - thinks Lott is only appealing to the fringe with his comments.] [American Psychological Association Raymond FOWLER - doesn't believe homosexuality is a choice.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Boston: Pat Dawson) Upholding of judicial ruling against former au pair Louise Woodward reported; Supreme Court upholding change in verdict in Woodward case reported; civil suit against Woodward filed. [Defense attorney Andrew GOOD - talks about degrees of injustice.] [District attorney Tom REILLY - expresses displeasure at ruling.] [British PERSON - says she is pleased Woodward is coming home.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Charges against Steven Fagan, accused of kidnapping his two daughters, reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Gwen Ifill) Effects of music with violent lyrics on children featured; appearance of Jonesboro, Arkansas teacher Debbie Pelley before Congress reported; scenes shown of Jonesboro, Arkansas, after school shooting, and of Tupac Shakur video. [PELLEY - gives initial reaction to the shootings; said accused shooter Mitchell Johnson had been listening to "gangsta rap"; reads lyrics from Shakur's song; gives views on music.] [Former Nirvana member Krist NOVOSELIEC - says music does not cause the tragedies.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Pete Williams) Similarities among the seven boys charged with school killings in the last year examined; effects of violent entertainment noted; links of victims to violence and troubled backgrounds noted. [National School Safety Center Ronald STEPHENS - claims killers were first victims of violence themselves.] [Psychiatrist Dr. Alan UNIS - says younger people are having mood disorders.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Meeting between Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic; South Korean cattle sent to North Korea to help starving people reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Mike Boettcher) Coming of La Nina featured; predicted effects described; maps shown of areas likely to be affected. [Scientist Mike McPHADEN - points out La Nina on chart; describes predicted effects of La Nina.] [Florida State University James O'BRIEN - says we may have more hurricanes this year.] [Scripts Institution of Oceanography Dan CAYAN - describes recent rapid weather change.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) First publicly viewable birth on Internet announced; chart shown of statistics of baby and web traffic.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Twentynine Palms, California: George Lewis) Using the Internet to track albatrosses featured; use of project in public schools noted; map shown of some tracked albatross flights. [Wake Forest University Dave ANDERSON - describes albatross flying and eating habits; likes seeing the children's responses.] [Twentynine Palms, California, elementary school STUDENT - asks questions in class.] [Teacher Michelle BERGEY - explains albatross flight habits.]
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