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(Studio: John Roberts) The deaths of 2 US soldiers in an Apache helicopter collision in Iraq and another US death in an attack reported.
(Baghdad: Kelly Cobiella) The struggle among Shiites, Kurds & Sunnis for power in Iraq’s new government featured; scenes shown of protests by angry Sunnis demanding a new vote, attack sites and celebrating Shiites; details given of increased insurgent attacks fueled by the political situation. [Iraqi Islamic Party Alaa MAKY†- says the Sunni street is boiling.] [Election official Farid AYAR†- states there is no reason for a revote.] Consideration of a compromise to create a more inclusive government discussed.
(Studio: John Roberts) The discovery of a mass grave in Karbala from the 1991 Shiite uprising against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein noted; scenes shown.
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(Studio: John Roberts) Map shown of brush fires in Texas & Oklahoma.
(New York: Jim Axelrod) The rapidly spreading wildfires in the Southwest, spurred by dry conditions & high winds, featured; scenes shown of the flames, firefighters. [KWTV pilot Mason DUNN†- comments.]
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(New Orleans: Trish Regan) The investigation into a police shooting in New Orleans reviewed; scenes shown of the stand-off between a knife-wielding man and a dozen officers; details recalled of the controversies involving the department since Hurricane Katrina, including looting allegations & the beating of 64-year-old Robert Davis. [Witness Phin PERCY††- says the man was threatening the officers.] [New Orleans Police Department Sgt. David ADAMS†- defends the officers.] [Residents Charlotte NEAL‡, Tammy HOLLY‡- question the shooting.] [Davis’s attorney Joseph BRUNO†- says this is the last thing this city needs.]
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(Studio: John Roberts) The damage estimates for Hurricanes Katrina, Rita & Wilma cited.
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(Studio: John Roberts) A study finding that overdoses of clot-busting drugs for treating heart attacks cause excessive bleeding noted.
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(Studio: Sharyn Alfonsi) The discovery that antioxidants in the diet can delay macular degeneration, which leads to blindness, featured; animation shown.
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(Studio: John Roberts) U.N. estimate of relief aid for the Asian region devastated by last year’s tsunami cited.
(Banda Aceh, Indonesia: Barry Petersen) Banda Aceh, Indonesia, revisited a year after the tsunami; scenes shown of a housing project built by the International Organization for Migration; details given of the economic rebirth sparked by American contributions. [Aid worker Paul DILLON†- says there is no one to rebuild.] [IOM Graham RATLEY‡- comments on progress.]
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(Studio: John Roberts) Charges in the Philippines against 4 US Marines for rape reported.
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(Studio: John Roberts) The arrest of former baseball player Jeff Reardon for robbing a jewelry store in Florida noted.
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(Minneapolis: Mika Brzezinski) The controversy over police interrogations of children examined; videotapes shown of kidnap victims being interrogated by detectives who did not believe them; details given of the move in Minnesota to give juveniles the option of having a parent present. [GIRL – says she felt trapped.] [John Jay College of Criminal Justice Eugene O’DONNELL†- cites the disadvantage of having a parent in the room.]
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(Studio: John Roberts) The funeral for Indianapolis Colts football coach Tony Dungy’s son James Dungy, who died in an apparent suicide, reported; scenes shown from Lutz, Florida.
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(Studio: John Roberts) Report introduced.
(Stanford, California: John Blackstone) A car nicknamed Stanley that drives itself featured; scenes shown of the robot car at Stanford University’s test track and driving itself across the desert in a Defense Department challenge. [Stanford University’s Sebastian THRUN†- talks about the car and its potential.]
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