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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jim Miklaszewski) The ongoing NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) air war in Yugoslavia featured; graphic scenes shown of a bombing site in Kosovo. [NATO spokesman Jamie SHEA - says NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) needs to do its own investigation onto the bombing of a caravan of refugees.] [Defense Secretary William COHEN - says there will be no concealment of facts.] [State Department spokesman James RUBIN - says Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic's policies are aimed at killing civilians.]
(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Belgrade: Jim Maceda) Concerns about the attacks on civilians in Kosovo reported; details given of questions about whether NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) or the Serbians are responsible for many of the civilian attacks and of the censorship of the broadcast segment; graphic scenes shown of bodies of bombed refugees in Kosovo.
(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(White House: Claire Shipman) President Clinton's handling of the war in Kosovo featured; details given of his meeting with the family of one of the American POWs, of anti-NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) demonstrations and the White House reaction to the growing refugee crisis. [CLINTON - says he has asked for another refugee camp to be built in Albania.] First Lady Hillary Clinton's narration of a public service announcement about relief and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's message in Serbian played.
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Port Saint Lucie, Florida: Jim Avila) The continuing brush fire crisis in Florida featured; scenes shown from Port Saint Lucie, Florida, of fire damage. [FIREFIGHTER, fire victim Marilyn NIEVES, homeowner Phil OWEN - comment on the damages from the blaze.] [Florida division of forestry Gene MADDEN - says a tropical depression would help.] [Fire program manager Paul STOKOLS - says Florida will be drier than normal.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: George Lewis) The reasons for the rise in gas prices featured; details given of protests in response to the price hikes. [Sacramento, California, protest leader Charles GWYN - explains his protests.] [MOTORIST - talks about the proposed "Gas-Out" on April 30.] Sample prices cited. [Oil industry analyst Sal ILACQUA - says demand is high.] [California attorney general Bill LOCKYEAR - says he has been investigating for several weeks.] [MOTORIST - says people are getting ripped off.]
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(Studio: Brian Williams) The retirement of hockey player Wayne Gretzky announced.
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report done in collaboration with the "Wall Street Journal" introduced.
(Washington: Robert Hager) The expanding veterinary medicine market for pets examined; examples cited of new drugs for pets. [Pet owner Shannon O'BRIEN - says people think she is crazy to spend so much money treating her cat.] [Pfizer researcher Alex GAUDIN - says animals don't talk back; says behavior cues help.] [Veterinarian David LUKOFF - asks if a dog is improving; defends the use of medications.]
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(Albania: Ned Colt) The transformation of a patch of land from a small airport to a humanitarian aid receiving area reported.
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(Studio: Brian Williams) Report introduced.
(Aviano Air Base, Italy: Kerry Sanders) The concerns faced by military families with one member fighting the Kosovo conflict examined. [Triple Nickel Fighter Squadron Lieutenant Colonel Bob BRODERICK - jokes about the difference between cars and planes; says he is concerned about collateral damage.] [Bob's daughter and wife Katie and Rebecca BRODERICK - say they want to get back to a normal life.]
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