This program is about 1 hour long
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Note:special coverage of the "Crisis in the Middle East" Day 28
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(Northern Israel: Anderson Cooper) Talk of a major escalation of the conflict with Israeli troops going deeper into Lebanon noted; details given of an attack on a refugee camp, the cease-fire talks & a shakeup in the Israeli military.
(Israeli-Lebanese border: John Roberts) The military changes for Israel with Moshe Kaplinsky†† designated to oversee the operation in Lebanon, a major push in the Galilee peninsula with an intense battle in the ground campaign against Hizballah positions reviewed; scenes shown from an Israeli army video of gunfire by troops in southern Lebanon, a symbolic flag raising & of rockets striking northern Israel; details given of an offer from the prime minister to send the Lebanese army to take control of the south & of Israeli plans to expand the ground campaign with more tactical strikes. [Israeli Prime Minister Ehud OLMERT - says the offer looks "interesting."] [Israeli "Maj. NADAV"†- says we want to keep this area safe.] ["Capt. RICHARD" - says we want to move the troops away from the border area.] What Israel wants out of their campaign against Hizballah discussed.
(Northern Israel: Anderson Cooper; Tyre: Ben Wedeman) The latest situation in Tyre, Lebanon, which is cut off by the Israelis, who will hit anything on the road, how some people are driving despite the risk & cost & the problem with distributing humanitarian aid in south Lebanon discussed; inset scenes shown of the devastation in Tyre.
(Northern Israel: Anderson Cooper) The late-breaking developments on the diplomatic front introduced.
(Washington: John King) The war & diplomacy at the U.N. session examined; scenes shown from the U.N. meetings, where France wants to rewrite the draft resolution & there are Arab League concerns. [Qatari foreign minister Hamid bin Jassim al-THANI†- {thru translator} worries about the sowing of the seeds of hatred in the area.] [Israeli Ambassador to U.N. Dan GILLERMAN - says the root cause is that Hizballah has taken Lebanon hostage.] [French Ambassador to U.N. Jean-Marc de la SABLIERE†- comments on the important development.] [Lebanese special envoy to U.N. Tarek MITRI†- speaks about the cessation of hostilities.] [GILLERMAN - promises Israel will withdraw when there is a political solution.] The shift in Arab nations' views since the start of the war outlined. [Brookings Inst. Shibley TELHAMI†- says the longer this goes on Hizballah gets the upper hand.]
(Northern Israel: Anderson Cooper) The "raw data" on the donors to the UNHCR outlined on screen.
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Bomb damage after an Israeli air strike in south Beirut, Lebanon, shown. The roundtable of correspondents introduced; inset video shown.
(Northern Israel: Anderson Cooper; Washington: John King) The diplomatic timetable for a U.N. resolution & the questions about the fragile plan discussed.
(Northern Israel: Anderson Cooper; Beirut: Michael Ware) The changing view of the Arab League on a cease-fire in Lebanon with an eye towards a long-term solution based on a popular mandate discussed
(Northern Israel: Anderson Cooper; Israeli-Lebanese border: John Roberts) The Israeli discomfort over Hizballah's acceptance of the plan for the Lebanese army to take control of the southern region thus Israel wants a guaranteed buffer zone discussed.
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(Northern Israel: Anderson Cooper) Report introduced.
(Washington: Tom Foreman) The search by the FBI & immigration officials for 11 missing Egyptian students; four roadside bombings in Baghdad, Iraq; new predictions on this year's hurricane season & the legal battle over Representative Tom DeLay's name being on the Texas ballot reported; scenes shown from Baghdad.
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(Northern Israel: Anderson Cooper) What happened on a Tampa, Florida, talk show called "The Bleeping Truth" in which radio host Tony Katz†† threw a chair at political candidate Joe Redner†† shown.
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(Northern Israel: Anderson Cooper) The war bulletin on Israel, Hizballah & Lebanon presented; details given about an Israeli attack on a refugee camp in Sidon, the U.N. diplomacy & the death toll in a Beirut suburb.
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(Northern Israel: Anderson Cooper) Report introduced.
(Hartford, Connecticut: Candy Crowley) The vote in the Connecticut Democratic Senate primary in which Ned Lamont is challenging incumbent Senator Joseph Lieberman updated; inset scenes shown from campaign headquarters; details given of Lieberman's plans to run as a third party candidate if he loses, how the vote has been about his support for the war in Iraq & about Lamont's background & his support by the liberal blog.
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A wounded Israeli soldier shown being brought to the hospital.
(Northern Israel: Anderson Cooper) Report introduced.
(Washington: Joe Johns) What Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah wants & believes examined. [Washington Inst. for Near East Policy David MAKOVSKY†- says his discourse is filled with anti-Semitism.] [Rand Corp. Seth JONES†- says it is an opposition to the location of the Jewish state.] [Council on Foreign Relations Steven COOK†- says it is unlikely he believes he can wipe out Israel.]
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(Northern Israel: Anderson Cooper) Report introduced.
(Washington: Tom Foreman) The estimates on the war between Israel & Hizballah in Lebanon examined; GEOEYE maps shown of parts of Beirut before & after the bombing; scenes shown of damages in southern Lebanon, refugees & aid workers; details given about how the damages could have been worse. [Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad SINIORA†- says the Lebanese are being bombed everyday.] [ICRC spokesman Roland HUGEUNIN-BENJAMIN†- talks about the water.] The long-term damages to a growing economy & to the fledgling government discussed.
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(Israel-Lebanon border: Anderson Cooper) What it is like to cover the story along the Israeli-Lebanon border presented using pictures {by Getty Images' Uriah Lieberman} with the anchor's own words.
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(Northern Israel: Anderson Cooper) Report introduced.
(Washington: Tom Foreman) The Federal Reserve's decision not to raise interest rates for the first time in two years; the reopening of a ramp in Boston's Big Dig following the accident; the decision preventing camping near President Bush's Crawford, Texas, ranch & the first Krispy Kreme donut shot in Hong Kong, China, reported.
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