This program is about 1 hour long
#763279
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The presentation to the jury in Scott Peterson’s murder trial of taped phone conversations between Peterson & his former girlfriend Amber Frey noted.
(Redwood City, California: Claudia Cowan) The proceedings in the Peterson trial reviewed; details given of the upcoming questioning of Frey by the defense; excerpt from audiotape of Frey & Peterson played.
#763280
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The Florida attorney general’s lawsuit against vendors for price gouging, and concern about the heat during the cleanup after Hurricane Charley noted. [Florida Department of Elder Affairs Terry WHITE†- says we are very concerned about the elderly.]
(Punta Gorda, Florida: Phil Keating) Recovery efforts in the wake of the storm featured; death toll & statistics on relief supplies cited; scenes shown of destroyed buildings & of comfort stations; details given of additional deaths due to the heat. [Secretary of Homeland Security Tom RIDGE – comments on restoring power.]
#763281
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The arrest in Britain of 8 men, including an Al Qaeda operative with surveillance plans for financial institutions in the US, on terror-related charges noted.
(Washington: Mike Emanuel) The possibility that Attorney General John Ashcroft will file charges against the arrested men featured; statement from Ashcroft quoted; details given of the charges filed in Britain.
#763282
(Studio: Shepard Smith) A deadly mortar attack on a crowded street in Baghdad, Iraq, and an attack on a US armored vehicle in Sadr City reported; scenes shown.
#763283
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Santa Maria, California: William LaJeunesse) The proceedings in today’s pre-trial hearing in the child molestation case against Michael Jackson reviewed; details given of questions surrounding Jackson’s private investigator Bradley Miller & the testimony of psychologist Stan Katz††; scenes shown of Jackson with several siblings arriving at the courthouse; courtroom sketches shown.
#763286
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Senator Pat Roberts’s support of the push by families of September 11 vicitms for the creation of a national intelligence director noted. [Families of September 11's Stephen PUSH†- says you must provide the new national intelligence director with sufficient authority.]
(Washington: Brian Wilson) Congressional hearings on the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission featured; details given of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s caution about moving too fast. [RUMSFELD – says we should be certain that it would help resolve the intelligence-related problems.] [Voice of September 11 Mary FETCHET†- urges Congress to move quickly.]
#763289
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The search in Salt Lake City for the body of Lori Hacking, who is believed to have been murdered by her husband Mark Hacking, noted.
#763290
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Rescue operations in the wake of flash floods in Boscastle, England, and a mudslide that buried cars & homes in Texas noted; scenes shown.
#763292
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The approval for chemical weapons to be destroyed at the Umatilla Chemical Depot in Oregon reported.
#763293
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The announcement by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich† of an online clearinghouse that will help people buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada & the U.K. reported. [BLAGOJEVICH – comments on the choice between buying medicine or groceries.]
#763294
(Studio: Shepard Smith) A Pennsylvania judge’s ruling that drivers can lose their license for drinking at home noted.
#763295
(Studio: Shepard Smith) A fire at an abandoned factory in Columbus, Ohio; the theft of an ATM machine from a Boston convenience store; the seizure of a large quantity of cocaine in Rhode Island, and the rescue of a small fishing boat after its owner fell overboard in Jamaica Bay, New York, reported; scenes shown.
#763296
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The upholding of the drug suspension of US sprinter Torri Edwards from the Olympic Games reported.
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#763299
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Baghdad: Caroline Shively) The fighting in Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, where coalition & Iraqi forces are trying to put down the insurgency, featured; scenes shown from the town hall, which US troops are calling the “Alamo,” of US tanks patrolling the streets, and of injured soldiers. [Task Force Stallion Lt. Col. Lopez CARTER†- says they’re not going to take this building.] [Tank commander John MEREDITH‡- describes a battle.] [Iraqi intervention force 1st Lt. METHIR† {thru translator} – says there is no need for disturbance.]
#763301
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Punta Gorda, Florida: Jamie Colby) Cleanup & recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley in Florida featured; details given of the mission of the National Guard to deliver aid & supplies to victims; aerial scenes shown, including damage to citrus groves & residential areas. [Florida National Guard Maj. Gen. Douglas BURNETT†- comments on lessons learned since Hurricane Andrew.]
#763302
(Studio: Shepard Smith) President Bush’s campaign tour through battleground states noted; scene shown from Philadelphia.
(Hedgesville, West Virginia: Molly Henneberg) Bush’s campaign featured; details given of the interruption of his speech by a heckler; scenes shown from Hedgesville, West Virginia, and from Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, where he spoke about missile defense. [BUSH – comments on the threats of the 21st century.] Senator John Kerry’s stance on missile defense noted.
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Washington: Major Garrett) Kerry’s defense against accusations that he exaggerated his Vietnam war experience featured; anti-Bush ad and anti-Kerry ad from Swift Boat Veterans for Truth shown. [Former presidential candidate Gen. Wesley CLARK – calls for Bush to denounce the attack ads.]
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Ralph Nader’s struggle to get on the presidential ballot in South Carolina & Arizona, and Senator John Edwards’s campaign trip through the South noted; scenes shown.
#763303
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The return to Israel of Golan Cipel, the man claiming he was sexually harassed by New Jersey Governor James McGreevey, who resigned after admitting he is gay, noted; scenes shown from Rishon Letzion, Israel.
(New York: David Lee Miller) Further scandal surrounding the governor’s office featured; details given of McGreevey’s vow that he will not leave office before November despite calls for him to step aside, and charges against McGreevey donor Charles Kushner††; statement from McGreevey quoted.
#763304
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Labor Department figures on housing construction & consumer prices; a delay in the public offering of Google stock, and competition for Apple’s iTunes from RealNetworks†† reported.
#763306
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Costco’s sale of caskets in a test marketing program noted.
#763309
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The standoff in Najaf, Iraq, between US troops and the forces of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr reviewed.
(Baghdad: John Cookson) The faltering efforts of the Iraqi government to move toward democracy & to end the conflict in Najaf featured; details given about a postponement in nominations for a new parliament and about an attempt by a government delegation to meet with al-Sadr; scenes shown of a gathering of delegates in Baghdad and from Najaf.[National Conference organizer Fouad MASSOUM† {thru translator} – says the most important thing is that there be balance.] A clash involving British troops in Basra noted.
#763310
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s approval of the construction of Jewish homes in the West Bank, and an explosion at the house of a Hamas militant in Gaza noted; scenes shown from Efrat Settlement, West Bank.
#763311
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The partial reopening of a terminal that collapsed last May at Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris, France, reported; scenes shown.
#763312
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Flooding in Istanbul, Turkey; the rehearsal of military units for a joint exercise in Taiwan; the world cannonball jumping contest in Bayreuth, Germany, and the birth of four rare white lion cubs in South Africa reported; scenes shown.
#763314
#763315
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(No location given: Rick Leventhal) The risks associated with “pocket bikes” {aka “pocket rockets”}, which are illegal in many states, examined; scenes shown of the mini-motorcycles in action; details given of a deadly accident involving a pocket bike in California. [Bridgeport, Connecticut, police department Capt. Bill CHAPMAN†- notes the dangers for kids.] [Bike DEALER – points out different models.] [DRIVER – says he feels very safe.] [DEALER – offers cautions.]
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#763318
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The final newspaper column for journalist Walter Cronkite; jury duty for talk show host Oprah Winfrey; the decision that the woman accused of stalking actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is fit to stand trial, and high ratings for NBC’s coverage of the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, reported.
#763319
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Quick notes about the marriage of actors Diane Lane & Josh Brolin, who is Barbra Streisand’s stepson; a new TV show for Jeff Foxworthy, and this day in history reported.
#763320