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(Washington: Tom Brokaw) Opening of the impeachment trial of President Clinton featured; details of the ceremony given. [Senator Strom THURMOND - calls the Senate to order; swears in Chief Justice William Rehnquist.] [Sergeant-at-Arms James West ZIGLAR - reads an opening statement.] [Judiciary Committee Chairman Representative Henry HYDE - reads the charges against Clinton.] [REHNQUIST - swears in the senators.]
(Capitol Hill: Gwen Ifill) Conflicts between Democrats and Republicans over procedures during the trial examined. [Senate Majority Leader Trent LOTT - says the Senate is in uncharted waters.] [Minority leader Senator Tom DASCHLE - says he wants to give some time.] [Representative Asa HUTCHINSON - tells how many witnesses he had hoped for.]
(Washington: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(White House: David Bloom) White House response to the opening of the trial reported. [White House spokesman Joe LOCKHART - opposes bringing witnesses into the trial.]
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(Washington: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Pete Williams) Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who will preside over the Senate impeachment trial of President Clinton, featured; courtroom sketches shown. [Former Rehnquist clerk Charles COOPER - says people will see that Rehnquist will be fair.] [REHNQUIST - talks about his research about former President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trial.] [Rehnquist friend Leonard GARMENT - talks about Rehnquist's behavior at poker games.] [George Washington University professor Jeffrey ROSEN - says Rehnquist is a stickler in the courtroom.] (Artist: Art Lien)
(Washington: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Lisa Myers) Differences between the jury in the impeachment trial of President Clinton and other trials examined. [Brandeis University professor Jeffrey ABRAMSON - describes the Senate; says it is a trial of Clinton's peers.] [Jury selection assistant JoEllen DEMETRIUS - says people do change their minds during a trial.]
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(Washington: Tom Brokaw) Results of the investigation into the United States embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania reported; inappropriate safety measures and training of embassy employees reported.
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(Washington: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(New York: Robert Bazell) Controversial new test to detect heart disease reported; heart disease risks for men and women given. [Framingham heart study Dr. Daniel LEVY - says he did not expect such high risks.] [Study subject Jackie ORSO - says she was in shock over her results.] [Saint Francis Hospital Dr. Alan GUERCI - compares the new test to a mammogram.] [Walter Reed Army Institute Dr. Alan TAYLOR - says some who test positive may worry needlessly.]
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(Washington: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Chicago: Jim Avila) The problem of hog farmers losing money from their livestock while grocers profit reported. [Farmer Ron MOORE - says the hogs might as well be given away.] [Farmer Craig HILL - says someone is making money off of the farmers' plight.] [Livestock analyst Charles LEVITT - says packers and retailers make more profit than ever.]
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(Washington: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Fred Francis) Comparison of the impeachment trials of Presidents Clinton and Andrew Johnson examined. [Presidential historian Doris Kearns GOODWIN - says Senators disagreed with Johnson's lifestyle and views.] ["Reconstruction" author Eric FONER - says Johnson was an introvert; explains what got Johnson acquitted.]
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