This program is 27 minutes long
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The quarterly losses for American, Delta & Northwest Airlines outlined on screen.
(Washington: Lisa Stark) The furious negotiations to save American Airlines featured; details given about the causes of its financial crisis & of the split between labor & management over executive bonuses. [PILOT, MECHANIC, flight ATTENDANT - express displeasure.] [April 21, American CEO Don CARTY†- apologizes to employees & union leaders.] [Aviation analyst Julius MALDUTIS†- says an American bankruptcy would trigger other bankruptcies in the industry.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) A later look at whether the airlines deserve a government bailout noted.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) CDC statistics on the international epidemic of SARS cited.
(Washington: Jackie Judd) The worldwide impact of SARS examined; details given of precautions now being taken in China. [Baltimore health commissioner Dr. Peter BEILENSON†- describes SARS symptoms.] [In Toronto's Chinatown, Mayor Mel LASTMAN†- questions the U.N. warnings.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings; Pentagon: John McWethy) The backgrounds of captured Iraqi leaders military intelligence head Zuhayr al-Naqib†††, President Saddam Hussein's cousin air defenses head Hassan al-Tikriti††, minister of trade Muhammad al-Salih†† & intelligence official Salim al-Jumayli†† discussed.
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Turkey's withdrawal of troops from the Turkey-northern Iraq border, the pumping of some Iraqi crude oil for domestic use & fears about the war that did not materialize reviewed; scenes shown from Karbala of the Shiite Moslem pilgrimage to the shrine of Hussein, the grandson of the prophet Mohammed.
(Baghdad: Bill Blakemore) The struggle for power in Baghdad featured; scenes shown of businessman Mohamed Zubaidi††, who declared himself temporary mayor of Baghdad; scenes shown of him meeting with judges, tribal elders, a Shiite cleric & committee chairmen. [Iraqi ENGINEER - says Zubaidi has the people's authority.]
(Studio: Peter Jennings) Marine casualties from a grenade launcher reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) The start in Beijing, China, of talks over the standoff over North Korea's nuclear program & the Palestinian agreement on a new cabinet as Palestinian Authority president Yasir Arafat faces a challenge to his control reported.
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) A closer look at the deeply troubled airline industry introduced; statistics cited on airline losses & layoffs.
(New York: Bob Jamieson) The question of whether the government should bail out the industry examined; scenes shown of jetliners parked in the Mojave Desert; details given of the industry's problems before September 11. [Deutsche Bank airline analyst Susan DONOFRIO† - says the airlines should face survival of the fittest.] [Yale University law school professor Michael LEVINE†- says airlines will change only if they have to.] [Chicagoland chamber of commerce Jerry ROPER†- explains the economic impact of United Airlines workers on Chicago.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(New York: John McKenzie) "New England Journal of Medicine" study on the link between weight & cancer examined; types of cancer linked to excess weight listed; details given about how weight problems make the body more susceptible to cancer. [American Cancer Society Eugenia CALLE†- says weight control is the second thing to do to protect oneself against cancer.] [Harvard School of Public Health Dr. Walter WILLETT†- states how obesity may multiply the cancer risk.] [Louisiana State University medical center Dr. George BRAY†- comments on cancer.]
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(Studio: Peter Jennings) Report introduced.
(Washington: Pierre Thomas) The looting of Iraq by Americans examined; scenes shown of confiscated items, including paintings taken by members of the news media. [Bureau of Immigration & Customs Enforcement Michael DOUGHERTY†- says it is stealing.] [Deputy Secretary of homeland security Gordon ENGLAND†- says we are on the lookout of stolen Iraqi goods.]
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