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(Studio: Drew Griffin) The Army's prior investigation into Maj. Nidal Hasan, the shooter at the Army base at Ft. Hood, Texas, & his connection to a radical Muslim cleric, an Al Qaeda recruiter Anwar al-Awlaki, reviewed; details given from the 9/11 commissioner report, about Awlaki's whereabouts in Yemen, the dinner the night before the shooting, what may be on Hasan's computer, his attendance at counterterrorism conferences. [Muslim clerics Shaker ELSAYED, Sayed Ahmed ALI, George Washington University Frank CILLUFFO- comment on Hasan.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Report introduced.
(Ft. Hood, Texas: Ted Rowlands) The question of whether the Army could have stopped Hasan examined; details given about his background with Islam, his behavior, Hasan's promotion to major this year. [Hasan classmate Dr. Val FINNELL- outlines what Hasan said about Islam & America.] [Darnall Army Medical Center Col. Kimberly KESLING, Army Spc. Refugio FIGUEROA, mental health expert Shari JULIAN- comment on Hasan & his promotion, making connections about his problems.]
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live interview held with Representative Pete Hoekstra about the Ft. Hood shootings & the sharing of information with members of Congress; his statement in a weekend letter quoted. [HOEKSTRA - calls for a through investigation; notes their responsibility is to keep Congress informed rather than denying access; explains why the House wanted a briefing on Saturday before Congress left town; notes there are indications this was an act of terrorism by a homegrown radical; worries about information leaking out.] Other material: [Army Chief of Staff Gen. George CASEY - worries about a backlash against Muslim soldiers.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Tomorrow's coverage of the Ft. Hood memorial noted.
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(Studio: Randi Kaye) The states in which the most uninsured residents are located & where the state's senators stand on the public option featured; state map shown while statistics on health insurance, including 25 percent of those in Texas, are outlined on screen. Where the Texas senators {Kay Bailey Hutchison & John Cornyn} stand on the public option in health care reform discussed.
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's David Gergen & Candy Crowley about health care reform legislation. [GERGEN - says the Democrats have an uphill battle in the Senate, the consideration of the House abortion amendment, how President Obama is trying to roll the abortion section back; suggests the public option will have to be stripped out before the Senate will pass it; comments on the politics of the bill on universal health care.] [CROWLEY - says Obama is likely to get something by the end of the year; notes the Senate will not pass the House bill; calls it legislative Wack a mole.]
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) The weeks of terror in October 2002 with the random sniper shootings reviewed; scenes of the 2002 news coverage & map of shooting sites shown. [Former Montgomery County assistant police chief Deidre WALKER- comments on the level of violence by a person who snapped, but we were chasing a ghost.] [CNN's Joe JOHNS, CNN assignment editor Vito MAGGIOLO, survivor Iran BROWN, police Chief Charles MOOSE, CNN's Jeanne MESERVE, REPORTER, COOPER, WALKER, Daryn KAGAN; NBC's Tom BROKAW - recount the reaction to the shootings in Montgomery County.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Washington: Joe Johns) The lack of patterns in the sniper shootings, the lack of apparent motives & what happens at the execution of Muhammad discussed.
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) An earlier interview held with Oprah Winfrey. [WINFREY - says her school in Africa is doing great & is a model for a second school in Natal & it is an exciting time for girls from the school; explains why she is interested in schools in Africa as well as the US; comments on the African book of short stories for Oprah's book club.]
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) A Worldwide Web Event with Oprah's book club announced.
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(Studio: Erica Hill) A skirmish between ships from North Korea & South Korea; the course of Hurricane Ida towards the gulf coast states; Stock Market Report & how a nine-year-old boy stopped a carjacking in West Virginia; reported. [Stopped carjacking Malik YOUNGBLOOD - describes what happened.]
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