This program is 29 minutes long
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) The Census Bureau clock shown hitting 300,000,000 for the estimated US population.
(New York: Dan Harris) The American milestone examined; scenes shown of several babies claimed to be the historic baby born at 7:46 AM; details given about how the population has changed since 1967 when the figure hit 200,000,000. [In Atlanta, Kristopher BOYD††- shows his new baby; expresses hope.] [Environmental Defense scientist Bill CHAMEIDES†- cites the problems we have already.] [Brookings Inst. William FREY - offers optimism.]
(Studio: Charles Gibson) US population milestones listed on screen.
(New York: Robert Krulwich) The baby production by American moms examined; details given of the three reasons why the US has more babies than other industrial nations.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) Report introduced.
(Pyongyang, North Korea: Diane Sawyer) ABC's trip to North Korea featured; details given about a statement from North Korea calling the U.N. sanctions a declaration of war; scenes shown of the "Yankees" {"ocean demons"} arriving in Pyongyang & a huge street rally on the anniversary of the socialist revolution.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) The day's casualties among Iraqis outlined on screen; details given about the sectarian violence in Balad.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) Report introduced.
(Washington: Martha Raddatz) President Bush's signing of new rules for tough interrogation of terrorism suspects featured; details given about legal questions raised by the Military Commissions Act of 2006 & of the specifics of the legislation. [BUSH - promotes the bill.] [National Inst. of Military Justice Eugene FIDELL†, White House press secretary Tony SNOW, lawyer for Guantanamo Bay detainees Thomas WILNER†- offer views on the new law.] The criticism of the bill by Democratic Senator Russ Feingold quoted & why this has not been a winning issue for the Democrats discussed.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) The ethics questions raised by Senator Harry Reid's use of campaign funds for Christmas bonuses to his condominium staff outlined.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) This week's special series entitled "Prescription for Change: Fixing America's Health Care" re-introduced.
(Salt Lake City, Utah: Bill Weir) One doctor's solution to health care by using a universal guidelines approach to patient care presented; details & statistics given about this system; scenes shown from the Inter Mountain Health Care system in Utah, which has a huge data base of patient records. [Surgeon/statistician Dr. Brent JAMES - says physicians mis-estimate the truth 20-50 percent; states the goal is to make it easier to do it right.] [In hospital, mother Maridyn† WEATHERLY†- comments.]
(Studio: Charles Gibson) Further coverage of this series on other ABC shows outlined on screen.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) The collision of two trains in Rome, Italy, reported; scenes shown from the site.
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) Report introduced.
(Washington: Lisa Stark) Reports from the Inst. of Medicine & "Journal of the American Medical Assn." on the importance of eating fish & shellfish examined; details given about mercury contamination in fish, the suggestion we eat a variety of fish & how eating fish is good for the heart. [Cornell University Malden NESHEIM†- reads report recommendations.] [Inst. of Medicine report co-author David BELLINGER†, Harvard Medical School Dr. Dariush MOZAFFARIAN†- outline a fish-eating strategy.]
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(Studio: Charles Gibson) The advanced parking guidance system in some new cars that automatically performs parallel parking reported; film clip shown from "Annie Hall" & of how the computerized system works.
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