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(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Report introduced.
(Crawford, Texas: Campbell Brown) Concern about a new audiotape from a top Al Qaeda operative {Ayman al-Zawahiri††} warning about a battle if Al Qaeda detainees are harmed featured. [Attorney General John ASHCROFT - says the war is still underway.] [Terrorism expert Larry JOHNSON†- says we are not focusing on Al Qaeda.] The secret dialogue the US is holding with Iran about Al Qaeda members who could be traded for members of an Iranian opposition group outlined.
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(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Report introduced.
(White House: Joe Johns) A week of jarring news for air travellers about security reviewed; details given about air marshals & the visas loophole. [Secretary of Homeland Security Tom RIDGE - says we closed the door; states it will take several years for a robust security system.] [Senator Joseph LIEBERMAN - says President Bush's administration has not invested enough in security.] [With the Coast Guard, Senator Susan COLLINS - says funding is needed on the front lines.] [Air traveler Usha CHAUDHARY†- says the threat is real.]
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(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Statement by Saudi Omar al-Bayoumi, who is reported to have befriended two of the September 11 hijackers, that he is ready to talk with American investigators reported.
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(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Report introduced.
(San Diego: Shellee Smith) Report that a fire at a housing complex under construction in San Diego may have been the target of domestic terrorism featured; scenes shown of the blaze; details given about a radical environmental group known as the Earth Liberation Front {ELF}, which targets developers exploiting the environment. [San Diego fire department Capt. Jeff CARLE†- says it is the largest fire....] [Former FBI agent Rick HAHN†- says this organization encourages these kinds of criminal acts.]
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(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Wildfires in western Canada reported; scenes shown of the flames in Barriere, British Columbia.
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(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Report introduced.
(Los Angeles: Chip Reid) The sexual assault charges against Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Kobe Bryant updated; photos shown of Bryant at the Teen Choice Awards; details given of the legal issues. [Former Eagle County prosecutor James FAHRENHOLTZ†- says many rumors have come out.] [Former Eagle County deputy district attorney Greg CRITTENDEN†- says the media is pre-trying the case.] ["Vail Daily" Randy WYRICK†- says Bryant changed his story.]
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(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Report introduced.
(New York: Pat Dawson) The historic debate within the Episcopal Church over whether to confirm Gen Robinson as the church's first openly gay bishop featured; scenes shown from the national conference in Minneapolis. [At St. Bartolomew's Church, Rev. Jay SIDEBOTHAM†- leads prayer.] [Diocese of Western Louisiana Rev. James FLOWERS†, diocese of New Hampshire Rev. Hays JUNKIN†- offer differing opinions on Robinson.] The possibility of a divisive split in the American church over the gay issues outlined.
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(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Russian President Vladimir Putin†'s lashing out against laxities that might have aided attackers in a recent series of bomb blasts in Russia reported; scenes shown from the bombed-out military hospital near Chechnya.
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(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Dramatic news about Charles Lindbergh, the first man to fly solo over the Atlantic Ocean, reported; scenes shown of the Spirit of St. Louis & the kidnapped baby boy; details given of reports that Lindbergh had three children with a German hatmaker.
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(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Report introduced.
(Tel Aviv: Jim Maceda) The visit by paralyzed actor Christopher Reeve to Israel to promote controversial stem cell research featured; scenes shown of Reeve at Jerusalem's Wailing Wall & with a paralyzed Israeli boy. [REEVE - speaks about Israel & on Israel's scientists; states he is not here to talk about politics.]
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(Studio: John Seigenthaler) Report introduced.
(Miami: Kerry Sanders) The end of the production of the Volkswagen Beetle featured; scenes shown of the last car made in Puebla, Mexico & of VWs on the roads of Mexico; details given of the VW bug's history. ["USA Today" David KILEY†, Beetle owner Karl MAGNUSEN†- comment on the car.]
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