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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Beijing: Ned Colt) The importance of China getting SARS under control featured; details given about the WHO’s report that SARS infections have peaked in Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong & Vietnam, while fear of the disease is growing in China; scenes shown of Chinese workers constructing a new SARS hospital. [WHO Dr. James MAGUIRE†- says if China can’t do it, the world can’t do it.] [Chinese MAN {thru translator} – comments on precautions in Beijing.] [WHO Dr. Henk BEKEDAM†- says China’s public health system is not ready to deal with a disease like SARS.]
(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Atlanta: Robert Bazell) The CDC’s response to the threat of SARS featured; scenes shown from the CDC’s master control room. [CDC Dr. Julie GERBERDING††- explains how the control center is designed to keep the stress level low; says the bigger problem is the epidemic of fear.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(State Department: Andrea Mitchell) North Korea’s demand for US concessions in return for dismantling its nuclear program featured; demands outlined on screen; details given of the North’s threat to test or export a missile. [Secretary of State Colin POWELL – says the North expects something considerable.] [State Department spokesman Richard BOUCHER – says we’re not going to pay for elimination of programs that shouldn’t have begun in the first place.] [Advisor to the Pentagon Ken ADELMAN†- says North Korea lies.] [Former intelligence officer James LILLEY†- comments on weapons getting into the hands of Hamas or Hizballah.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The US-sponsored meeting of Iraqi delegates to map out Iraq’s political future; Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s arrival in the Persian Gulf area and the statement from former Iraqi deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is alive noted; scenes shown of retired Gen. Jay Garner at the delegates’ meeting, of Rumsfeld in Doha, Qatar, and of a celebration of Saddam’s birthday in Tikrit, Iraq. President Bush’s speech in Dearborn, Michigan, about postwar Iraq mentioned. [BUSH – talks about conditions in Iraq; says these problems plagued Iraq long before the recent conflict; states we will stand with the Iraqi people as they defeat the dictator’s legacy.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) The identification of the remains of Sgt. Edward Anguiano†, the last US soldier listed as missing in Iraq, noted.
(Baghdad: Mike Taibbi) An in-depth look at “critical event stress debriefing” sessions of US soldiers to help them deal with the trauma of combat before they return home presented; scenes shown of a group counseling session. [Army psychiatrist Maj. Tim PATTERSON†- says you can’t solve your home problems with an M-16.] [Several SOLDIERS – describe battles; talk about fallen friends; comment on an incident in which a civilian family was killed.] [SPC Bill SCATES††- says he feels some of the weight is off his shoulders.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Anne Thompson) The order for Wall Street firms to pay a record settlement for defrauding investors featured; names of ten firms and restrictions on them outlined; details given about individual penalties against Jack Grubman and Henry Blodget. [Investor Enrique DEBRILLA‡- comments on following bad advice from Blodget.] [SEC chairman William DONALDSON†- comments on the new role of the analyst.] [New York attorney general Eliot SPITZER††- says there will be criminal cases against individuals who misled the public.] [Former SEC chairman Arthur LEVITT††- says embarrassment & humiliation is the best way to get at change.]
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(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.
(Washington: Robert Hager) Restrictions on health insurance policies that are often overlooked and how consumers can protect themselves examined; details given about how insurers determine “usual & customary” costs. [Highway worker Gilbert BOBBY‡- comments on bills that were higher than he was told.] [American Assn. of Health Plans Karen IGNAGNI†- says a system without caps would be an invitation to price gouging.] [Consumer health care advocate Ron POLLACK†- comments.]
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