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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(U.N.: Andrea Mitchell) The debate in the U.N. over war with Iraq featured; details given of the ultimatum from the US, Britain & Spain for Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to disarm within ten days or face military action. [Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans BLIX – says lethal weapons are being destroyed.] [Secretary of State Colin POWELL – says we don’t know how many missiles there are.] [British Foreign Secretary Jack STRAW†- says the truth takes only seconds to tell.] [French Foreign Minister Dominique de VILLEPIN††, Russian Foreign Minister Igor IVANOV†, Chinese Foreign Minister TANG Jiaxuan† {thru translators} – argue against a resolution authorizing force.] [Guinean ambassador to the U.N. Francois FALL† {thru translator} – says there is no pressure or offers from the US.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Baghdad: Ron Allen) Iraqi reaction to Blix’s report to the U.N. and to the ultimatum for disarmament featured; details given about preparations for war in Baghdad. [At café, IRAQI – says America is a terrorist country.] [Iraqi Parliament member Mohammed ADHAMI†- says America wants to exaggerate a small issue to help in their goal of going to war.] [At the U.N., Iraqi ambassador to the U.N. Mohammed al-DOURI† {thru translator} – says the Council should not let a new crime be committed in its name.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Pentagon: Jim Miklaszewski) The psychological warfare being waged on Saddam and his military featured; details given of US attempts to convince Iraqi troops to give up; scenes shown of US troops training during a sandstorm in Kuwait and of Turkish troops crossing into Iraq to defend against Iraqi Kurds. [US Army Maj. Gen. Chuck SWANNACK†- comments on US troops’ preparedness.] [On Wednesday, Secretary of Defense Donald RUMSFELD – says Iraqi troops may decide it doesn’t make sense to fight for a regime that won’t be there.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The latest developments in the Iraq Watch reviewed; scenes shown from an anti-war protest in India and of the departure of the two Iraqi diplomats who were expelled from their post in New York.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Pete Williams) A day of rumors and false claims in the hunt for Saudi terrorist Osama bin Laden reviewed; details given of the claim that two of bin Laden’s sons were captured and that bin Laden himself was surrounded. [White House press secretary Ari FLEISCHER, Pakistan Information Minister Sheikh Rashid AHMED†– say the reports are not true.] [Terrorism expert M.J. GOHEL†- comments on the capture of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) A Palestinian attack on a West Bank Jewish settlement reported; scenes shown from Kiryat Arba, West Bank.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Unemployment figures and job cuts cited.
(New York: Anne Thompson) An in-depth look at fears of a recession due to the frail economy presented; details given about a hiring freeze at Disney theme parks & hotels in Florida; statistics on jobs lost in construction, manufacturing and the service sector cited; oil prices and federal budget deficit cited. [Morgan Stanley senior economist William SULLIVAN†- says the economy hit a brick wall and business owners are being cautious.] [Unemployed electrician Derek PENNINGTON†- talks about his job search.] [New Method Steel Stamps Charles BROWN†- comments on uncertainty about a possible war.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Declaration from North Korea that they are closing an area of the Sea of Japan, possibly for missile testing, reported.
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Denver: Jim Avila) The impact of the extreme four-year drought in western North America featured; map shown; scenes shown from the Iditarod dog sled race in Alaska, which had to be re-routed due to lack of snow, and elsewhere. [Sled driver Martin BUSER†; Lake Powell, Arizona, RANGER; Denver gardener Patty SAWYER‡- comment.] [USDA Mike GILLESPIE†- comments on the amount of snow needed to get out of the drought.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(No location given: Bob Faw) A musical revue put on by men from Alamogordo, New Mexico, to raise money for breast cancer victim Ann Turry‡, featured; scenes shown from the show, in which the men dressed as women. [TURRY – reacts.]
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