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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Washington: Jim Angle) The Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Roberts reviewed; scenes shown from the hearings. [Senators Arlen SPECTER†- questions Roberts on abortion & the right to privacy.] [ROBERTS – refuses to comment directly on overturning Roe v. Wade.]
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(New Orleans: Phil Keating) The situation in New Orleans, still in recovery from Hurricane Katrina, updated; details given about the filing of criminal charges against the owners of a nursing home where more than 40 elderly patients drowned and the resumption of air traffic at the Louie Armstrong International Airport. [Airport director Roy WILLIAMS - comments.] [Mayor Ray NAGIN – says we are in day-to-day crisis mode.]
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Announcement that St. Bernard’s Parish has been completely destroyed because of a levee break during the storm and Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco’s statement that those killed by the storm deserve more respect than they are getting noted.
(New York City: Carl Cameron) President Bush’s acceptance of responsibility for federal hurricane relief failures featured; scenes shown of Bush at the U.N. Summit for reforming the world body. [BUSH - comments.]
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The statement by Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta†† that Katrina is the most damaging storm ever to hit the industry, FEMA’s announcement that it will create temporary “trailer cities” for Gulf Coast residents displaced by Katrina, and doctors’ continuing effort to prevent the outbreak of waterborne illnesses noted. [FEMA director R. Davidson PAULISON†- comments.]
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(New York City: Erik Liljegren) The disturbing discovery in Clarksfield Township†, Ohio, that 2 foster parents forced 11 disabled children to sleep in small cages featured; details given about the house, which emergency workers described as a prison cell. [Huron County Family Services Erich DUMBECK†- describes conditions in the house.] [Neighbor Sherri HALL†- says she had no idea what was going on.]
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Fox Weather Center: Janice Dean) The projected path of Hurricane Ophelia, which is currently skimming the coast of South Carolina, featured; animated weather maps shown; wind speeds cited; details given about the possibility of flooding along the Atlantic Coast.
(Studio: Shepard Smith) The governor of North Carolina’s declaration of a state of emergency noted.
(Wrightsville Beach: Jamie Colby) Conditions on Wrightsville Beach, South Carolina, as the storm churns off the coast, updated; scenes shown of high winds, large waves.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Washington: Major Garrett) The Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Roberts reviewed; details given about Democratic criticism of Roberts for “avoiding questions” pertaining to abortion.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Washington: James Rosen) The monitoring of how funds are being spent by Hurricane Katrina contractors featured; details given about efforts by the department of Homeland Security & the Justice Department to ensure that there are no spending scandals. [Secretary of Homeland Security Michael CHERTOFF, Attorney General Alberto GONZOLAS†- comment.]
(Studio: Shepard Smith) Reports of doctors desperately seeking the health records of displaced patients, conflicting reports on the future of gas prices, and the announcement that some National Guardsman serving in the Gulf Coast may soon be reassigned noted.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The impact of Hurricane Katrina on the housing market & consumer confidence and the merger of commercial airline America West with US Airways reported.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) New Orleans Superdome
(Los Angeles: William La Jeunesse) The debate over whether the installation of a flood gate would have prevented much of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans featured; details given about a proposed plan in the 1970’s for the construction of a gate around Lake Pontchartrain that was thwarted by an environmental group. [LSU professor Greg STONE†- says a flood gate would have reduced the storm surge. [American Wetlands’ Valsin MARMILLION†- says any flood gates must preserve the heath of the wetlands.]
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) A survey suggesting that average health care costs will increase next year noted.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The collapse of a 4-story building in Philadelphia; an accident involving a police cruiser in Durham, North Carolina; a highway crash in Detroit involving an oil tanker; and the rescue of football great Larry Csonka†† off the coast of Alaska reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) The status of a US offensive in Tal Afar, Iraq, near the Syrian border updated; details given about estimates that more than 400 militants have been captured.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) A series of explosions at a munitions dump in Manila, Philippines; another night of Protestant rioting in Belfast, North Ireland; numerous women who are running for office in Afghanistan; and celebrations in London after England’s cricket team defeated reported; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Research suggesting that the use of earphones may increase hearing loss noted.
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Old Pearle River: Laura Ingle) A ride along with a Coast Guard recovery mission in Mississippi featured; scenes shown of leveled homes, toppled boats; details given about the ongoing search for survivors & bodies along the Old Pearle River. [Coast Guard’s BMC. Howard MARSHALL†, LIG. Tony VALENTIN†- describe their day-to-day activities.] [Hurricane victim Debra JOOST†- says she is better off than most.]
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(Studio: Shepard Smith) Report introduced.
(Grand Forks: Steve Brown) Comparisons between the flooding in New Orleans caused by Hurricane Katrina and the devastating 1997 flood in Grand Forks, North Dakota, featured; details given about the struggle in Grand Forks to rebuild and the city’s decision to build flood barriers, which forced the demolition of numerous neighborhoods. [Grand Forks MAYOR, resident who lost his home in flood Jim SHULIND†- comment.]
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