This program is about 1 hour long
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) "Whip around the world" introduced.
(Pentagon: Bob Franken; Miram Shah, Pakistan: Kamal Hyder; New York: Allan Chernoff) "NewsNight"'s major headlines previewed.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) More stories previewed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jamie McIntyre) The living conditions at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the prisoners from Afghanistan, the continued bombing of cave complexes in eastern Afghanistan and the hunt for Taliban and Al Qaeda forces examined. [Human Rights Watch James ROSS - comments on the cages.] [Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria CLARKE - defends the conditions faced by the "detainees."] [Pentagon spokesman R/Admiral John STUFFLEBEEM - comments on the caves.]
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Bob Franken) The surreal scene as the prisoners arrived at Guantanamo Bay reviewed; January 13 scenes shown from the prison complex; details given about the uncomfortable circumstances in which the prisoners are being held.
(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with former assistant US attorney/former naval reserve law officer Thomas Baer about the prisoners. [From Salt Lake City, BAER - says the prisoners could be threatened with repatriation to their home countries; explains why they are not referred to as "prisoners of war."]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) President Bush's bout with a pretzel reported. [Florida Governor Jeb BUSH - jokes.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Studio: Allan Chernoff) The Enron investigation updated; details given about the August letter to CEO Kenneth Lay from a female employee about an impending wave of accounting scandals and of damage control from the Arthur Andersen accounting firm for its handling of Enron documents. [American Institution of CPAs Alan ANDERSON - says it is illegal to destroy documents.] [On December 12, Andersen chief executive Joseph BERARDINO - says Andersen will have to restore public confidence.] SEC's censuring of KPMG for violating auditor independence rules noted. Accounting practices with inherent conflicts of interest as in the Enron-Andersen case discussed.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced.
(Washington: Susan Candiotti) The FBI's capture in Mexico of Christian Longo, who is wanted for the Oregon murder of his wife and children, featured; photos shown. [FBI's Charles MATHEWS - says the publicity led to Longo's capture in the Cancun-Tulum area.] The success since 1950 of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list outlined on screen. [FBI violent crimes unit Chris GREGKORSKI - says the"buzz phrase" captures the public's attention.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The murder in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, of fashion writer Christal Worthington reported. [In live interview, "New York Times" reporter Alex KUCZYNSKI - says the tragedy and mystery of the Worthington murder case caught her interest; describes Worthington's background as a freelance fashion writer and her desperate desire for a baby which led to an illegitimate child.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with filmmaker/documentarian Ken Burns about his film on writer Mark Twain; film excerpt shown. [BURNS - talks about Twain's life, his "courageous" writing about race, his darker book "Huckleberry Finn," his personal view of his book on Joan of Arc; says Twain would fit into today's world very well because of his view of human nature.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The curtain call for "The Fantasticks," the musical that ran in the New York City theater for 42 years, noted. [In live interview, actor F. Murray ABRAHAM - says he considers the play great; explains how he came to be in "The Fantasticks" in 1968 for a 14-month run.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Another look at Ground Zero in New York City and the site in New Jersey where the "garbage" from the World Trade Center is taken shown. [Voice of NYPD Chief William ALLEE - talks about searching through the debris; shows where the fire apparatus is stored.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Live interview held with "mystery guest" CNN reporter Nic Robertson, who has been covering the war in Afghanistan. [ROBERTSON - mentions his last year documentary on Northern Ireland; explains being stimulated by the Afghanistan story since September 11; describes the September 11 explosions in Kabul and trying to figure out what had happened; says it was scary in Afghanistan at moments.]
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