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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Justice Department: Pete Williams) The investigation into the Enron energy company bankruptcy featured; details given of questions about whether Enron broke stock trading rules and the decision of Attorney General John Ashcroft and the United States attorney's office in Houston not to be involved in the investigation. [Northwestern University Law School professor David RUDER - says the Justice Department can investigate things the Securities and Exchange Commission cannot.] [Arthur Andersen CEO Joseph BERARDINO - says important information was not given to auditors.] The complexity of Enron's finances described.
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(White House: David Gregory) The political ties between President Bush's administration and Enron examined; details given of conversations between Enron CEO Kenneth Lay and Vice President Dick Cheney, Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill and Commerce Secretary Don Evans reported. [BUSH - says he has never discussed business with Lay.] [White House Press Secretary Ari FLEISCHER - says Lay's conversations with Evans and O'Neill are not unusual occurrences.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Houston: Jim Avila) The lavish lifestyle of the Enron senior-level officials and the amount of stock the top three executives sold before the crash examined; scenes shown of the Houston homes of some Enron executives. [Restaurant owner Tony VALLONE - says the executives enjoy dining well.] ["Houston Chronicle" Laura GOLDBERG - says the executives lived a good lifestyle.] [Class action lawsuit attorney Eli GOTTESDIENER - says the executives got out because they knew the stock price was inflated.] [Former employee Marina MULLITT - says someone in the company should serve time.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw; Washington: Tim Russert) Concerns about the potential political fallout of the Enron investigation discussed.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The transfer of 20 Afghan prisoners of war to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba reported.
(Washington: Bob Faw) The investigation into the crash of a KC-130 military tanker plane in Pakistan reported; details given about the seven dead crew members, including sergeant Jeanette Winters, the first servicewoman to die in Afghanistan. [Winters' principal Leroy MILLER - says the death of Winters makes the crash more tragic and personal.] [Father Matthew WINTERS - talks about being told of his daughter's death.] [Family friend David WALTON - says Winters loved serving her country.] [Mother Deloris BRYSON - talks about her son Steven.] [Friend Christian LORENZ - says L/Corporal Bryan Bertrand died doing what he loved doing.] [Friend Ryan STORM - says he loved Bertrand.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Salt Lake City, UT: Robert Hager) The heavy security being put in place for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, UT, featured; scenes shown of the Olympic facilities. [Office of Homeland Security director Tom RIDGE - says Salt Lake City will be one of the safest places on Earth.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The trial in Cambridge, Massachusetts, of Thomas Junta, accused of killing his son's hockey coach, updated; scenes shown from the courtroom.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Good holiday sales at some discount stores but lower sales at other department stores reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Capitol Hill: Lisa Myers) The deal in which government funds were given to a struggling American cruise ship company examined; scenes shown of a half-built cruise ship in Mississippi. [Center for Public Integrity Charles LEWIS - asks when the American government went into "the Loveboat business."] [Georgia State University Law School professor Jack WILLIAMS - says the company got a sweet deal and that the taxpayers carried the risk of default instead of the company.] [Senator John McCAIN - says the company went bankrupt and taxpayers will pay the price.] [Representative Gene TAYLOR - says keeping the company going will keep the workers around when they are needed.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The birth of Morgan Kay Beamer to Lisa Beamer, widow of United Airlines Flight 93 hero Todd Beamer, reported.
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