This program is 27 minutes long
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Map shown of the closing in on Baghdad by the Marines & Army.
(Pentagon: John McWethy) The US advance on Baghdad featured; scenes shown of a night assault on a palace north of the city; details given of the plan to surround Baghdad & cut it off from the rest of Iraq. [With the 3rd Infantry, voice of reporter Bob SCHMIDT†- says the troops have taken over the Saddam International Airport.] [Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Richard MYERS†- offers a perspective on Baghdad.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Iraq: Ted Koppel) The view from the front line with the 3rd Infantry Division presented; scenes shown of abandoned Republican Guard boots & helmets & burning tanks along the roadside & of mortar fire.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(South of Baghdad: Mike Cerre) The view from the front line with the 1st Marine Division in central Iraq presented; scenes shown of Iraqi males surrendering, a firefight with Iraqi units & Iraqis on the road.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) A dramatic moment in Najaf as the Iraqi crowd got agitated & the latest Iraqi TV videotape of President Saddam Hussein shown.
(Baghdad: Richard Engel) The situation in Baghdad under a blackout featured; night & hospital scenes shown. [On TV, Iraqi minister of information Mohammed Saeed al-SAHHAF†- says they are not within a hundred miles of Baghdad.] [Iraqi DOCTOR - cites the increase in premature labor & stillbirths.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Pentagon investigation of two incidents of friendly fire in Iraq, American casualties & reports of civilian casualties in Iraq reviewed. [At Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, President BUSH - says no one will be left behind on the battlefield.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The issue of a street fight in Baghdad introduced.
(New York: Ned Potter) The strategy for an urban fight in Baghdad examined; scenes shown to illustrate the dangers in the streets; details given of the technological advantages for the US forces. [ABC News military analyst Tony CORDESMAN†- says the enemy knows the terrain & the risk is always there.] [Teal Group aerospace analyst Richard ABOULAFIA†- talks about collateral damage.] [Consultant John HILLEN†- comments.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Taped interview held with Brig. Gen. James Meade, who led US troops in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1982. [MEADE - says it is difficult to differentiate between soldiers & citizens in an urban setting; predicts a 10-15 percent casualty figure.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Announcement by the US government that non-essential diplomats will be pulled out of China due to severe acute respiratory syndrome {SARS} noted.
(Bangkok: Mark Litke) Precautions against SARS in Thailand featured; scenes shown from the Bangkok airport where each arrival was checked by a medical staff. [Two TRAVELLERS - react.]
#725325
(Studio: Peter Jennings) The pictures of the war in Iraq shown: Iraqis carrying ammo boxes, Republican Guard troops, a mourning Iraqi, a wounded Iraqi soldier, a recuperating American soldier, a marriage for a pair of nonagenerians folks in Oklahoma City.
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