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(Studio: Carol Lin) The crash of a Comair jet in Lexington, Kentucky, reported; scenes shown. [NTSB Deborah HERSMAN††- comments.] Last Call question introduced. The status of Tropical Storm Ernesto; the status of the levees in New Orleans; the release of Fox News journalists Steve Centanni†† & Olaf Wiig††, who were kidnapped in Gaza; a series of bombings in Turkey, and the surge in violence in Iraq noted. [Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-MALIKI {thru translator} – says Iraq will never be in a civil war.] The discovery of 5 bodies in a Miami home; tomorrow’s hearing for JonBenet Ramsey murder suspect John Karr, and weather worries complicating the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis reported.
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(Studio: Carol Lin) Report introduced.
(Lexington, Kentucky: David Mattingly) The investigation into the crash of Comair Flight 5191 in Lexington, Kentucky, updated; scenes shown from the crash site; details given of evidence that the plane was on the wrong runway. [NTSB Debbie HERSMAN†- comments on the investigation.] [Comair president Don BORNHORST†- comments on notifying victims’ families.] The timeframe for getting information from the plane’s black boxes discussed.
(Studio: Carol Lin) What is known about some of the victims {Jon Hooker†, Scarlett Parsley†, Mike Finley† and Pat Smith†} reviewed. A report in Lexington’s “Herald-Leader” newspaper on criticism from victims’ relatives on how Comair and the city of Lexington handled the news quoted.
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[National Hurricane Center director Max MAYFIELD††- comments on Tropical Storm Ernesto.]
(Studio: Carol Lin) Report introduced.
(Studio: Jacqui Jeras) The status of Ernesto featured; maps shown. The uncertainty about the storm’s path discussed.
(Studio: Carol Lin) Report introduced.
(New Orleans: Susan Roesgen) Anxiety in New Orleans about Ernesto featured. [Mayor Ray NAGIN – responds to the threat coming during the same week that Hurricane Katrina hit; comments on his upcoming meeting with President Bush on the Katrina anniversary.]
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(Studio: Carol Lin) Report introduced.
(White House: Ed Henry) President Bush's trip to the Gulf coast for the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina previewed; details given of the political damage from the bungled response. [With Katrina survivor Rockey Vaccarella†, BUSH - says it’s going to require a long time to help these people rebuild.] [Democratic National Committee chairman Howard DEAN†- says the response to Katrina was the end of the president’s presidency.] [VACCARELLA – praises Bush.] [Former FEMA director Michael BROWN†- says he was chosen to be the happy scapegoat.] [FEMA director David PAULSON†- outlines preparations for Tropical Storm Ernesto.]
(Studio: Carol Lin) More CNN coverage of Katrina noted.
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(Studio: Carol Lin) Report introduced.
(Jerusalem: Paula Hancocks) The release of Fox News correspondents Steve Centanni† & Olaf Wiig†, who were kidnapped in Gaza, featured hostage video shown of the men saying they converted to Islam. [CENTANNI, WIIG – express concern that foreign journalists will be discouraged from coming to Gaza.] [From Fox News, voice of CENTANNI – describes the abduction.] [Palestinian Interior Minister Saeed SIAM† {thru translator} – speaks of an investigation.]
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[NTSB Deborah HERSMAN††- comments on crash of Comair Flight 5191 in Lexington, Kentucky.]
(Studio: Carol Lin) The Comair investigation and the victims, including Jon Hooker†, and the status of Tropical Storm Ernesto updated.
(Kennedy Space Center: Daniel Sieberg) The delay in the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis due to Ernesto noted.
(Studio: Carol Lin) Tomorrow’s court appearance for John Karr, the suspect in the murder of JonBenet Ramsey; Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s remarks about discussions of a prisoner swap with Israel; civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson’s meeting with Syrian President Bashir al-Assad††; the drop in gas prices, and the box office tally for the movie “Invincible” noted.
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(Studio: Carol Lin) The investigation into the crash of Comair Flight 5191, which may have taken off from the wrong runway in Lexington, Kentucky, reviewed. Live interview held with former NTSB vice chairman Bob Francis† about the crash. [From Washington, FRANCIS – explains the analysis of the plane’s voice recorders; speculates on why the pilots were on the wrong runway; says the investigators will be looking at the issue of fatigue; comments on the debris field.] Other deadly commuter jet crashes outlined. Contact information for passengers’ families listed.
(No location given: David Mattingly) The crash of TWA Flight 800 in 1996 recalled; footage, diagrams & video of an NTSB test shown. [NTSB Bob SWAIM†- comments on the pressure rise in the fuel tank.]
(Studio: Carol Lin) More on “CNN Presents No Survivors” noted.
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(Studio: Carol Lin) Report introduced.
(Studio: Jacqui Jeras) The status of Tropical Storm Ernesto updated; maps shown. Live telephone interview held with the National Hurricane Center’s Jamie Rhome† about the storm. [From Miami, voice of RHOME – says we want people to be ready for a hurricane landfall in Florida; recommends checking evacuation zones; comments on the uncertainty about the forecast.]
(Studio: Carol Lin) CNN coverage of Hurricane Katrina one year later noted.
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(Studio: Carol Lin) Report introduced.
(Kennedy Space Center: Daniel Sieberg) NASA’s uncertainty over when to launch the space shuttle Atlantis because of the bad weather featured; live scenes shown of the shuttle at Kennedy Space Center; International Space Station footage shown from space of Tropical Storm Ernesto; details given about the “rollback” procedure in which the shuttle is taken off the launch pad. [NASA launch integration manager Leroy CAIN†- comments on the situation.]
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(Studio: Carol Lin) Earlier interview held with Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu† about her push to secure federal funding for rebuilding the Gulf coast after Hurricane Katrina. [LANDRIEU – says she is going to ask President Bush to support & secure the Gulf coast for future generations; outlines how she will spend the first anniversary of Katrina.]
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(Studio: Carol Linn) Senator Hillary Clinton’s attendance at a service on the national day of worship to mark the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina; the death of a firefighter on the job in New York City, and television’s Emmy awards noted; scenes shown.
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(Studio: Carol Lin) Audiotapes played of caller’s views on whether they would take extreme measures to avoid a commuter flight.
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