DEADLIEST YEAR FOR AFGHAN CIVILIANS SINCE 2009
\n --SUPERS--\n1:03-1:07\nSam Kiley\nKabul, Afghanistan\n\n1:32-1:42\nNajibullah Hekmat\nSurgeon\n\n --LEAD IN--\nTHIS YEAR, IN AFGHANISTAN'S SEEMINGLY ENDLESS WAR, CIVILIANS ARE DYING IN RECORD NUMBERS. \nAND IT'S ONLY SEPTEMBER.\nDOZENS OF WOMEN, CHILDREN AND ELDERLY PEOPLE ARE INJURED EACH DAY -- FROM SUICIDE ATTACKS, BOMBS AND GUNFIRE.\nSAM KILEY REPORTS FROM A HOSPITAL IN KABUL THAT'S DESPERATELY TRYING TO STAUNCH THE BLEEDING.\n\n --REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS-- \nA TEENAGE BOY RETURNS FOR YET ANOTHER ROUND OF SURGERY - HIS ARM WAS TORN OFF BY A BOMB.\nHE'LL BE BACK FOR MORE OPERATIONS BEFORE RETURNING TO A HOME SO INSECURE WE CANNOT USE HIS NAME.\nHIS IS A RELATIVELY MINOR CASE FOR A HOSPITAL THAT ONLY TREATS WAR WOUNDED IN A CONFLICT THAT'S BLOODIER BY THE DAY.\nAFTER 17 YEARS OF WAR THE NUMBER OF CIVILIAN DEATHS THIS YEAR HIT THE HIGHEST POINT SINCE RECORDS BEGAN.\nACCORDING TO THE UNITED NATIONS 1,692 CIVILIANS HAD BEEN KILLED BY THE END OF JUNE.\nRUN BY THE ITALIAN CHARITY "EMERGENCY" THIS HOSPITAL TREATS MORE THAN 50 NEW VICTIMS A DAY.\nEACH INJURY LOGGED. SHRAPNEL, MINE, SHRAPNEL, BULLET, BULLET, BULLET, SHRAPNEL, SHOTGUN, BULLET, SHRAPNEL, BULLET, BULLET, BULLET, BULLET. ON THIS WARD EVERY PATIENT IS A CHILD. \n Sam Kiley: "This young boy was injured in Ghazni, now that is a town to the south of Kabul. The main strategic town on the highway south. It was almost overrun by the Taliban a couple of weeks ago and more than 100 people were killed. There was mayhem and he spent 20 hours with his bowels hanging out of his stomach before he was able to get medical help - a child." \nHERE THE DOCTORS LIVE IN FEAR.\n Dr Najibullah Hekmat, Surgeon: "Every day every day the situation is getting worse, the situation is getting worse and the fighting is increasing honesty me I don't have any clear future."\nTHE U-S WILL SPEND $45 BILLION HERE THIS YEAR MOST OF IT ON TRAINING AFGHAN FORCES TO TAKE OVER \nBUT POOR MORALE, DRUG ABUSE AND RELENTLESS COMBAT HAS DRIVEN AFGHAN DESERTIONS AND DEATHS SO HIGH THE NUMBERS ARE NOW SECRET. ONE FRONTLINE GOVERNMENT BRIGADE IS DOWN BY 30 PER CENT OF ITS FIGHTERS, NATO SOURCES SAY. \nNIAZ HAS LOST THREE SONS, AND THREE GRANDSONS, ALL IN GOVERNMENT FORCES - FOUR OTHERS ARE STILL ALIVE BUT HAVE BEEN WOUNDED FIGHTING INSURGENTS.\nSOME OF MY CHILDREN AND GRAND CHILDREN WERE KILLED ON THE FRONT LINE AND SOME OF THEM NEAR OUR VILLAGE - THEY WERE BEHEADED SHE SAYS BY ISIS. \nNOW SHE LOOKS AFTER 32 CHILDREN WHO HAVE SO FAR SURVIVED WHILE SHE TENDS THE GRAVES OF HER DEAD.\nIT'S BEEN A BAD YEAR IN AMERICA'S LONGEST WAR - BUT FOR AFGHANS ANOTHER GENERATION OF TORMENT.\nSAM KILEY C-N-N KABUL.\n -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----\n\n --KEYWORD TAGS--\nAFGHANISTAN KABUL HOSPITAL CIVILIAN\n\n
WACO HEARINGS - DAY ONE PT. 8 (1995)
JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING TO INVESTIGATE THE FAILED ATF BUREAU RAID ON THE BRANCH DAVIDIAN COMPOUND NEAR WACO, TEXAS ON FEBRUARY 28, 1993. THE COMMITTEE IS ALSO INVESTIGATING THE APRIL 19TH FBI RAID ON THE COMPOUND WHERE 76 CULT MEMBERS DIED.
Middle East Fighting 4 - Reax to gunbattle, militant cleric killed, funerals
NAME: MEA FIGHT 4 20090815I TAPE: EF09/0776 IN_TIME: 10:02:32:06 DURATION: 00:03:37:00 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION DATELINE: Various - 14/15 Aug 2009 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST: Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, 15 August 2009 1. Wide of funeral procession 2. Close up of body belonging to Hamas militant killed in fighting, wrapped in Hamas flag carried in funeral procession 3. Various of funeral procession and Hamas supporters 4. Hamas security standing guard at funeral of Jund Ansar Allah members killed in shootout 5. Funeral procession running with body 6. Close up on body in red stretcher 7. Close up on mourner chanting 8. Various of funeral procession ++NIGHT SHOTS++ Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, 15 August 2009 9. Various of mosque, gun battle between Hamas and Islamic militants, occasional flares and flashes seen, AUDIO: Heavy gunfire Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, 14 August 2009 10. Pan to leader of "Jund Ansar Allah" (means: Soldiers of the Companions of God) Abdel-Latif Moussa surrounded by the organisation's militants inside mosque just before fighting erupted Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, 15 August 2009 11. Mosque, gun battle between Hamas and Islamic militants, AUDIO: Heavy gunfire Gaza City, Gaza Strip - August 15 2009 12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Taher Nunu, Hamas government spokesman: "We confirm that he (Abdel-Latif Moussa) blew himself up. Some of our security services tried to talk to him and when one of the officers approached him to appeal for his surrender, he blew himself up and the people around him." Rafah, southern Gaza strip, 15 August 2009 13. Wide of Hamas security men in streets of Rafah 14. Hamas armed men getting off pick up truck in street 15. Mid Hamas interior minister, Fathi Hamad sitting in mosque where funerals of Hamas militants killed in gun battle were starting (++this is not the mosque where the gun battle took place++) 16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Fathi Hamad, Hamas Interior Minister: "This operation came after a lot of security research and evidence gathering, which proved that this group had been working illegally and were using weapons against the people, against the government, and had been killing a lot in different areas, so we were forced to stop it." 17. Wide of Hamad inside the mosque Ramallah, West Bank, 15 August 2009 18. SOUNDBITE (English) Saeb Erekat, Palestinian negotiator: "Its very alarming and very dangerous what is taking place in Gaza, these clashes and these fights, more than 22 dead. Gaza is going down the drain in chaos and lawlessness." Gaza City, Gaza Strip, 15 August 2009 19. Wide of Hamas policemen at checkpoint in Gaza city 20. Hamas security checking cars STORYLINE: Hamas crushed an al-Qaida-inspired group in an hours-long standoff that came to a fiery end when a large explosion killed the radical Muslim group's leader inside his Gaza home on Saturday. The fighting was sparked by a rebellious sermon by the group's leader, and his dramatic death put an end to the greatest internal challenge to Hamas' rule since it took control of Gaza two years ago. In all, the fighting claimed 24 lives - the highest death toll in the territory since the Israel-Hamas war earlier this year. Funeral processions were carried out for both the sides on the streets of Rafah later on Saturday, where flag draped bodies were carried by crowds of people. The crackdown targeted Jund Ansar Allah, or the Soldiers of the Companions of God, one of a number of small, shadowy groups that are even more radical than Hamas. The decisive confrontation, in which 95 group members were arrested, solidified Hamas' iron rule in Gaza. The radical groups have sought to expand the Palestinians' battle beyond Israel to include the Western World as well. And in Gaza they have tried to enforce an even stricter version of Islamic law than Hamas and have attacked Internet cafes and wedding parties over behaviour they consider improper. The crackdown highlights Hamas' desire to distance itself from militants espousing al-Qaida's ideology and to appear more moderate to the West, though the United States, Israel and others consider Hamas a "terrorist" organisation. The fighting broke out late on Friday when Hamas security men surrounded a mosque in the southern Gaza town of Rafah on the Egyptian border where about 100 members of Jund Ansar Allah were holed up. Their leader, Abdel-Latif Moussa, provoked Hamas by declaring Gaza an Islamic emirate during a Friday prayer sermon and daring its leaders to invade his mosque. They did, setting off a fierce gunbattle. Flares lit up the sky and the sound of machine gun fire echoed throughout the night. Moussa escaped with some bodyguards to his home where another standoff ensued. Early Saturday, an explosives vest was detonated as Hamas was trying to convince Moussa to surrender, said Taher Nunu, a Hamas government spokesman. Hamas' Interior Minister, Fathi Hamad, told reporters that the "operation came after a lot of security research and evidence gathering, which proved that this group had been working illegally and were using weapons against the people, against the government, and had been killing a lot in different areas, so we were forced to stop it." Doctor Moaiya Hassanain of the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said 24 people were killed, including six Hamas police officers and an 11-year-old girl. At least 150 people were wounded, he said. Hamas confirmed one of its casualties was a high-ranking commander, Abu Jibril Shimali, whom Israel said orchestrated the capture three years ago of Sergeant Gilad Schalit, an Israeli soldier who is still being held by Hamas. Jund Ansar Allah first came to public attention in June after it claimed responsibility for a failed attempt to attack Israel from Gaza on horseback. The group claims inspiration from al-Qaida's ultraconservative brand of Islam, but no direct links have been confirmed. The group has been critical of Hamas for not imposing a more severe form of Islamic law and for maintaining a cease-fire with Israel for the past seven months. Hamas says it does not impose its religious views on others, but only seeks to set a pious example for people to follow. Hamas also maintains that its struggle is against Israel only, while the radical splinter groups call for a global jihad against the entire Western world. Israel has charged that terrorists with links to Osama bin Laden have infiltrated Gaza. Hamas has denied this, while trying to distance itself from the more radical groups. This weekend's violence marked the most serious internal opposition Hamas has faced since it seized control of Gaza and ousted its rivals in the Fatah movement in a five-day civil war in June 2007. The Gaza Strip and the West Bank are together supposed to make up a future Palestinian state, but the rival governments in the two territories - located on opposite sides of Israel - are complicating Palestinian efforts to gain independence. Fatah official Saeb Erekat was quick to comment on the developments, saying "Gaza is going down the drain in chaos and lawlessness." Hamas security blocked all roads to Rafah on Saturday and declared the town a closed military zone.
Eastern Mediterranean: gas, the grand exchequer
OBAMA/SRI LANKA STATEMENT & DEPARTURE
15:49:25:00 WS UNID people walking around on South Lawn (0:34) / 15:50:00:01 WS Marine helicopter flying in blue skies (0:05) / 15:50:05:17 WS UNIDs walking on lawn (0:35) / 15:50:41:08 WS Marine One flying, lands on South Lawn (2:12) / 15:52:53:17 MS ZO to WS reporters (0:16) / 15:53:10:03 WS ZI to MS White House press secretary Robert Gibbs walks up (partially obstructed) (0:13) / 15:53:23:06 WS reporters (0:05) / 15:54:38:22 WS Obama walks over. ZI to MS as he begins remarks. (NOTE: He is partially obstructed (0:09) / 15:54:56:23 WS reporters (0:10) / 15:55:07:24 VS Obama giving remarks (0:31) / 15:55:39:08 WS Obama walks across lawn (0:25) / 15:56:37:02 WS Obama walks to M1 and boards (0:03) / 15:56:45:02 WS staffers board M1 (0:21) / 15:57:06:07 CU M1. ZO to MS as M1 prepares to take off, takes off, and flies away (3:59) / 00:00:00:00 SOTS ---------------------- OBAMA/SRI LANKA 16:12:52 We have a humanitarian crisis that's taking place in Sri Lanka and I've been increasingly saddened by the desperate news in recent days. Tens of thousands of innocent civilians are trapped between the warring government forces and the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka with no means of escape, little access to food, water, shelter and medicine. This has led to wide spread sufferieng and the loss of hundreds, if not thousands of lives. Without urgent action, this humanitarian crisis could turn into a catastrophe. 16:13:31 // OBAMA/STOP FIGHTING 16:13:47 I urge the Tamil Tigers to lay down their arms and let civilians go. Their forced recruitment of civilians and their use of civilians as human shields is deplorable. These tactics will only serve to alienate all those who carry them out. I'm also calling on the Sri Lankan government to take several steps to alliviate this humanitarian crisis. First, the government should stop the indiscriminate shelling that has taken hundreds of innocent lives, including several hospitals. The government should live up to its commitment to not use heavy weapons in the conflict zone. Second, the government should give the United Nations humanitarian teams access to the civilians who are trapped between the warring parties so that they can recieve the immediate assistance necessary to save lives. 16:14:35 // OBAMA/SUPPORT SRI LANKANS 16:14:50 The United States stands ready to work with the international community to support the people of Sri Lanka in this time of suffering. I don't believe that we can delay, now is the time for all of us to work together to avert further humanitarian suffering. 16:15:06 // OBAMA/PENTAGON PHOTOS 16:16:18 This is not a situation in which the Pentagon has concealed or sought to justify inappropriate action, rather it has gone through the appropriate and regular processes and the individuals who are involved ahve been identified and appropriate actions have been taken. It's therefore my belief that the publication of these photos would not add any additional benefit to our understanding of what was carried out in the past by a small number of individuals. In fact, the most direct consequence of releasing them I believe would be to further inflame anti-American opinion and to put our troops in greater danger. 16:16:59 (0:00) /
NELSON MANDELA ARRIVES IN NEW YORK (1990)
B-ROLL OF NELSON MANDELA ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK CITY.
Mexico Calderon - President says jobs, poverty now top 2 priorities; fighting crime close third
NAME: MEX CALDERON 20100107I TAPE: EF10/0019 IN_TIME: 11:14:03:18 DURATION: 00:01:49:24 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION/CEPROPIE DATELINE: 6, 7 Jan 2010; file RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST CEPROPIE Mexico City - 7 January 2010 1. Mid of Mexican President Felipe Calderon shaking hands at an event 2. Wide cutaway of audience clapping 3. Mid of Calderon shaking hands CEPROPIE Mexico City - 6 January 2010 4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Felipe Calderon, President of Mexico: "Creating jobs, because that is the most important thing for a family to get ahead in life and because of that we will continue investing in infrastructure, in highways, in ports, in airports. We will continue promoting more productive investment, more temporary employment programmes. We will continue to help agriculture and push forward the economic reforms that Mexico needs. We will do everything to create jobs that we need so much." AP TELEVISION FILE: Mexico City - October 2006 5. Wide top shot of shanty town 6. Mid of children playing in shanty town 7. Wide of road running past shanty town 8. Mid of women 9. Man on bike in alley CEPROPIE Mexico City - 6 January 2010 10. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Felipe Calderon, President of Mexico: "I know that in many parts of Mexico, criminals continue to harass, threaten and practise extortion against many Mexican families. For that reason, we will continue to combat all criminal groups in the country, without distinction." AP TELEVISION FILE: Ciudad Juarez - November 2009 11. Various of crime scenes with forensic investigators working 12. Mid of a body covered in a sheet 13. Wide of crime scene with body next to vehicles and police 14. Police at the scene AP TELEVISION FILE: Ciudad Juarez - March 2009 15. Various of military troops arriving in convoy at Ciudad Juarez STORYLINE Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Wednesday that creating jobs and reducing poverty were now his top two priorities, with the fight against crime falling to third place in his list of objectives for 2010. The fight against violent drug cartels has been the most prominent focus in the first half of Calderon''s six year-term, with drug-related violence costing over 15,000 lives since he took office. In a televised speech on Wednesday, Calderon listed creating jobs and fighting poverty as the first and second most important objectives for 2010. "Creating jobs, because that is the most important thing for a family to get ahead in life," said Calderon, whose 2006 election campaign cast him as the jobs president, only to see the drug war and the economic recession overshadow that goal. Calderon promised major funding for roads, seaports and airports in a bid to create jobs. The latest available figures showed nationwide unemployment at 5.26 percent last November. But that number may be an underestimate as most of Mexico has no welfare system and unemployed people usually seek to eke out a living as street vendors or in other occupations outside the official system. The country''s economy grew 2.9 percent in the third quarter over the previous one, but officials estimate Mexico''s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) will have fallen about 7 percent in 2009. The country''s Treasury Department said it expects the economy to grow by around 3 percent in 2010. Calderon said he will fight poverty by spending more money to build schools and hospitals, and to fund programmes for poor families. A government published report in July showed that extreme poverty in Mexico, defined as people who cannot buy enough food to eat, rose from 13.8 (m) million in 2006 to 19.5 (m) million in 2008, in a country of almost 107 (m) million inhabitants. A broader poverty definition, including families who could not meet housing, transport, education and other normal costs, reached 50.6 (m) million, up from 42.6 (m) million in 2006. But Calderon also made it clear he was not giving up the fight against crime. "I know that in many parts of Mexico, criminals continue to harass, threaten and practise extortion against many Mexican families. For that reason, we will continue to combat all criminal groups in the country, without distinction," he said.
DC:ISRAEL/SEC ADV JON FINER GUEST 7A
<p><b>**ATTENTION AFFILIATES: BELOW IS A ROUGH TRANSCRIPTION PROVIDED BY AN AUTOMATED SERVICE. THIS MAY NOT BE EXACT. PLEASE CHECK FOR ACCURACY BEFORE TAKING TO AIR.**</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SUPERS</b>--</p>\n<p>Thursday</p>\n<p>Washington, DC</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Jon Finer</p>\n<p>Principal Dep Natl Sec Adviser </p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VIDEO SHOWS</b>--</p>\n<p>[close captioning]</p>\n<p>I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THAT OTHER THAN THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE AREA OF FOCUS FOR OUR EMBASSY, FOR THE EXPERTS WE HAVE SENT TO THE REGION TO CONSULT WITH THEIR ISRAELI COUNTERPARTS AND ADVISE THEM ON HOSTAGE RECOVERY EFFORTS AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, OBVIOUSLY, AN AREA OF GREAT CONCERN TO ALL OF US. PEOPLE WHO ARE STUCK IN THIS SITUATION. IT IS ABOUT THE WORST CONDITION YOU COULD IMAGINE BEING TAKEN FRB A PLACE WHERE YOU ARE EITHER TRAVELING OR LIVE AND DRAGGED ACROSS THE BORDER INTO A HOSTILE SITUATION LIKE THIS. THIS WILL REMAIN AREA AREA OF SECRETARY BLINKEN'S MEETINGS IN JERUSALEM TODAY. >> ANOTHER FOCUS OF THE SECRETARY'S MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THIS TRIP WILL BE</p>\n<p>07:54:13;01 - 07:56:12;01</p>\n<p>POTENTIAL FOR HUMANITARIAN CORRIDORS OR PASSAGES. ALSO, THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED AMERICAN CITIZENS IN GAZA RIGHT NOW. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN RAFAH, THE CROSSWALK AND WHAT EGYPT'S ROLE HAS BEEN. WHAT IS THE STATUS? IS THAT OPEN? SHOULD AMERICANS IN GAZA GO THERE? >> IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND THERE ARE 2.3 MILLION PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GAZA. VERY DIFFICULT LIVING CONDITIONS IN THE BEST OF TIMES AND THIS IS PRETTY FAR FROM THE BEST OF TIMES. AND SO AS THE PRESIDENT SAID YESTERDAY, THIS IS A STOP I CAN OF DIRECT CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OPTIONS LIKE HUMANITARIAN CORRIDORS AND SAFE ZONES, OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF GAZA IF THEY CAN. THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN CLEAR THAT DEMOCRACIES LIKE THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL ARE STRONGEST WHEN THEY OPERATE ACCORDING TO THE RULE OF LAW AND THE LAWS OF WAR AND THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING AREA OF FOCUS BETWEEN US AND THEN AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THIS VERY CHALLENGING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE ISRAELI MILITARY WILL BE FIGHTING. >> THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS THAT EGYPT HAD REJECTED THE IDEA OF A BROADER HUMANITARIAN CORRIDOR. IS THERE ANY TRUTH TO THAT? >> I WILL KEEP OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT PRIVATE. BUT I WILL SAY THAT THE BEST OPTION, MOST LIKELY THE ONLY OPTION FOR PEOPLE TO GET OUT OF GAZA WILL BE THROUGH THE RAFAH CROSSING THAT LEADS INTO EGYPT. WE BELIEVE WE WILL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH EGYPT ON AAN ARRANGEMENT. WE ARE FOCUSED OVERNIGHT THIS DAY BY DAY, HOUR AHOUR. >> THE SECRETARY ECHOED THE PRESIDENT'S STRENGTH OF SUPPORT AND UNITY WITH THE ISRAELI PEOPLE, WITH PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU AND ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE NEED FOR MORAL CLARITY AND SEPARATING THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE FROM HAMAS. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THOSE CALLS ARE BEING HEEDED BY THE ISRAELIS AS THEY PLAN A MILITARY OPERATION?</p>\n<p>07:56:12;02 - 07:58:11;10</p>\n<p>>> I'D SAY A FEW THINGS. 2.3 MILLION PEOPLE IN GAZA. THE VAST MAJORITY HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CONFLICT. I SPENT TIME IN GAZA IN 2009 DURING ANOTHER WAR THERE. MADE AN IMPRESSION ON ME HOW CHALLENGING PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE THERE, PARTICULARLY UNDER A MILITARY OPERATION. SO THE FACT THAT WE ARE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION THOUGH I THINK IS THE IMPORTANT PART. THE FACT THIS IS A SUBJECT NOT JUST BETWEEN STAFF ON THE U.S. SIDE AND THE ISRAELI SIDE BUT BETWEEN THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE PRESIDENT IS A STARK DIFFERENCE FROM HOW HAMAS OPERATES. HAMAS CROSSED INTO ISRAEL WITH THE EXPRESS GOAL OF KILLING AS MANY ISRAELIS, MILITARY CIVILIANS DIDN'T CARE. AND NOW THEY HAVE RETREATED INTO THEIR TERRITORY, INTO THE GAZA STRIP WITH NO OBJECTIVE OF AVOIDING DAMAGE TO THEIR CIVILIAN POPULATION FROM WHAT IS TO COME. SO THE FACT THAT THIS CONVERSATION IS HAPPENING IS IMPORTANT. WE WILL LARGELY KEEP THE DETAILS OF IT PRIVATE. IT WILL BE ON ONGOING AREA OF DIRECT DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL. >> YOU WERE THERE IN 2009 IN ONE OF THE TWO ISRAELI INCURSIONS INTO THE COUNTRY. I THINK THAT WAS 15 DAYS. THIS ONE IS -- ISRAELI OFFICIALS SIDE WILL BE LARGER IN THE DIFFICULTY AND COMPLEXITY THAT COMES WITH IT. A LONGER-TERM QUESTION, IF I MAY. WHEN PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU TALKS ABOUT ELIMINATING HAMAS, CRUSHING HAMAS AKIN TO WHAT WAS DONE WITH ISIS, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? IT IS THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE IN GAZA. WHAT FILLS THE VACUUM THERE? >> THAT A VERY CHALLENGING QUESTION. GOVERNANCE OF GAZA HAS BEEN EXTREMELY CHALLENGING SINCE HAMAS TOOK OVER IN 2005, 2006. THIS IS AN AREA WE WILL BE DIRECTLY CONSULTING WITH THE ISRAELIS ON. WE PROBABLY HAVE SOME TIME. THIS IS AN OPERATION THAT IS LIKELY TO UNFOLD OVER WEEKS, IF NOT LONGER. THAT'S WHAT THE ISRAELIS HAVE SAID. BUT THE FUTURE GOVERNANCE OF GAZA IS ONE OF THE MANY SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES</p>\n<p>07:58:12;02 - 08:00:09;05</p>\n<p>ASSOCIATED THE CURRENT SITUATION. THE PROBLEM IS THAT HAMAS HAS PROVEN THEMSELVES UNFIT, UNABLE TO GOVERN THIS TERRITORY IN A WAY THAT CAN BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISRAELIS GIVEN WHAT JUST HAPPENED. THAT'S WHAT THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT IS SAYING AND IT'S GOING TO BE THE NEXT CHALLENGE AFTER THIS COMPLICATED MILITARY OPERATION IS COMPLETED AND WE ARE PROBABLY A LONG WAY FROM THAT TO PIG OUT WHAT THE FUTURE OF GOVERNANCE THERE LOOKS LIKE. >> THE MESSAGE OF DETERRENCE, WHICH HAS BEEN SHOWN BY ACTIONS AND WORDS FROM THE PRESIDENT AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE, JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY IN THE ADMINISTRATION, SAYING FLATLY DON'T. THERE ARE A AM NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PLAYERS IN THE REGION WITH VERY SPECIFIC INTERESTS HERE. IF THAT WARNING IS NOT HEEDED, WHAT IS THE U.S. RESPONSE? >> SO ONE THING THAT THE PRESIDENT DOESN'T DO AND NONE OF US ARE GOING TO DO ON HIS BEHALF IS TELEGRAPH OUR NEXT MOVE OR TELEGRAPH OUR PUNCHES. IT IS CLEAR TO ANYONE WHO MIGHT CONSIDER GETTING INVOLVED IN THIS CONFLICT THAT THE UNITED STATES HAS CONSIDERABLE CAPABILITIES AT OUR DISPOSAL, NOT JUST THE CARRIER STRIKE GROUP MOVED INTO THE REGION BUT A FORCE POSTURE THAT EXISTS IN THE REGION AT ALL TIMES. BEYOND THAT WHICH WE BELIEVE SENDS AN UNMISTAKABLE MESSAGE, I AM NOT GOING TO GET INTO WHAT WE MIGHT DO IN A HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION. >> APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.</p>
OJ Simpson Trial - 1995 - January 25th, 1995 - Part 1 of 3
This is part one of three parts of raw footage of the OJ Simpson trial from January 25th, 1995.
Poland War - Preview on 70th anniversary of outbreak of World War II
NAME: POL WAR 20090831I TAPE: EF09/0826 IN_TIME: 10:40:52:07 DURATION: 00:03:29:02 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION DATELINE: Various, 27-29 Aug 2009 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST Gdansk, Poland - 27 August 2009 1. Tilt down of Westerplatte monument 2. Close of two wreaths on steps of monument 3. Wide of visitors on steps, taking photos of monument 4. Wide of Westerplatte monument 5. Wide of site of state ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II, with huge letters forming the words: (Polish) "No more wars" 6. Mid of memorial stones in front of former bunker at Westerplatte 7. Close of names of killed soldiers on memorial stone, pull focus to flowers in the foreground Wielun, Poland - 28 August 2009 8. Street sign reading: (Polish) "Wielun" 9. Wide of street in town centre 10. Wide exterior of Wielun historical museum, flags 11. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Eugeniusz Kolodziejczyk, 83, World War II Survivor: "I was thinking about the people, about the children, this girl who was lying several metres from here. I ran up to her, and my father said 'where are you going?' And I ran up to her after the planes passed over. I tried to pick her up, her dark hair was hanging and her face was full of blood, and her hands dropped lifelessly. I could see she was dying." 12. Tilt down from treetop to Kolodziejczyk speaking 13. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Eugeniusz Kolodziejczyk, 83, World War II Survivor: "Unfortunately it happened. But it was not the fault of the German people. It was the fault of madmen who wanted to rule the world, and they met their end the way they did." 14. Wide of Kolodziejczyk walking through exhibition in the Wielun historical museum about the outbreak of World War II in Wielun 15. Close of black and white photograph showing burning house in Wielun 16. Close of photograph showing Nazi soldiers and officers at the entrance of the Wielun town hall 17. Mid of Jan Ksiazek, head of the Wielun historical museum, talking to Kolodziejczyk 18. SOUNDBITE (Polish) Jan Ksiazek, Head of the Wielun Historical Museum: "Unfortunately, the entire Second World War was a war of total destruction. And this did actually start in Wielun. Westerplatte is the symbol of bravery, and Wielun is the symbol of annihilation of defenceless civilians." Mokra (near Czestochowa), Poland - 29 August 2009 19. Wide of battlefield monument with row of flags 20. Mid of 95-year-old Polish war veteran, Marian Wojciechowski kneeling down at monument at the site of the historical battlefield of Mokra, dedicated to the defenders of Poland 21. Mid of monument 22. Close of Wojciechowski looking up at monument 23. Wide of Wojciechowski walking through historical site of the battle of Mokra 24. Close of fire 25. SOUNDBITE (English) Marian Wojciechowski, 95, World War II veteran and Auschwitz survivor: "We didn't have enough ammunition, we did not have enough weapons, we were not prepared at all." 26. Close of Wojciechowski's identification card of the Polish Union from American-occupied German territory in 1945 27. SOUNDBITE (English) Marian Wojciechowski, 95, World War II veteran and Auschwitz survivor: "All the other countries were also fighting later on for freedom. And we started the fight, we were first to fight." 28. Wide of Wojciechowski walking to memorial tablets at the battlefield of Mokra STORYLINE Just before dawn on September 1, 1939, Eugeniusz Kolodziejczyk, a 13-year-old Pole, stood on a train station platform in Wielun and watched as the bombs began to fall. The explosions set off a worldwide conflict that would rage for more than half a decade and leave more than 40 (m) million military personnel and civilians dead: World War II had began. As the bombs fell, Kolodziejczyk remembers running to help a small girl who was lying on a heap of rubble, her face covered in blood. "This girl who was lying several metres from here... I ran up to her after the planes passed over. I tried to pick her up, her dark hair was hanging and her face was full of blood, and her hands dropped lifelessly. I could see she was dying," Kolodziejczyk said, recalling the first few moments after the bombing. The Polish town of Wielun was the first victim of the war in Europe, even before the tiny Polish military outpost on Westerplatte, in Gdansk, some 250 miles (400 kilometres) to the north on the Baltic Sea, which was shelled by the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein just five minutes after Wielun. Westerplatte is the site of Monday's state ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the start of the war in Poland, to be attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. But Wielun defends its place in history and will hold its own anniversary ceremonies with the participation of President Lech Kaczynski. Last year it nominated itself for the Nobel Peace Prize, arguing that its wartime past qualifies it to carry a message of pacifism, along with Guernica, the Spanish town in the Basque Country that was heavily bombed on market day by the German air force, with the collusion of Franco, during the Spanish Civil War, and became a symbol of war's barbarity. The attack on Wielun was a harbinger of what Poland and the rest of Europe had in store for them as the continent faced total war: some 1,200 of the town's 15,000 citizens were killed and more than 70 percent of the buildings turned to rubble. During the Nazi occupation, Poland lost some six (m) million citizens and more than half its national wealth in destroyed factories, burned down museums, libraries and villages. The country was also to be used as a base for the occupying Nazis' genocide machinery; the concentration camps Auschwitz, Majdanek, Sobibor were all located there, among others. It is not entirely clear why Germany chose Wielun, just 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the border, as its first target. But in a book published in Berlin in 1939 German Luftwaffe (Air Force) officers said they believed Polish troops were stationed in the city. "The entire Second World War was a war of total destruction. And this did actually start in Wielun. Westerplatte is the symbol of bravery, and Wielun is the symbol of annihilation of defenceless civilians," said Jan Ksiazek, head of the town's historical museum. Today, the main square is framed by low, modern houses that filled in the void left after the old, historic buildings were demolished. There are no reminders of the bombings except for the stone foundations of a 14th century church in the town centre. Despite vivid memories of wartime horror, Kolodziejczyk has a message of reconciliation: "Unfortunately it happened. But it was not the fault of the German people," he said. "It was the fault of madmen who wanted to rule the world, and they met their end the way they did," he added. At 95 years-old, Marian Wojciechowski is now the oldest surviving soldier from the 21st regiment of the Nadwislanski Lancers in the Wolynska Cavalry Brigade. He fought in the battle of Mokra, a small town between Wielun and Czestochowa, known for its famous monastery of Jasna Gora. Wojciechowski has lived in the US for nearly fifty years now, and is the only Polish veteran from the US joining ceremonies in Mokra. His regiment fought against German tanks despite poor supply lines and inferior weaponry. "We didn't have enough ammunition, we did not have enough weapons, we were not prepared at all, " Wojciechowski said. Wojciechowski's unit, the 21st regiment, received the highest Polish military award for bravery in battle, the Virtuti Militari. Wojciechowski is also a former prisoner of the Gestapo in Radom, and of the concentration camps in Auschwitz, Gross Rosen and Leitmeritz, from April 1942 to May 1945. But he says he feels no bitterness. "All the other countries were also fighting later on for freedom. And we started the fight, we were first to fight."
IA: UKRAINIAN REFUGEE IN IOWA SHARES HER STORY
<p><pi><b>This package/segment contains third party material. Unless otherwise noted, this material may only be used within this package/segment.</b></pi></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SUPERS</b>--</p>\n<p>Thursday</p>\n<p>Newton, IA</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Alina Poznanska</p>\n<p>Ukrainian Refugee</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SUPERS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VIDEO SHOWS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VO SCRIPT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--LEAD IN</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SOT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--TAG</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS</b>--</p>\n<p>Alina Poznanska/Ukrainian Refugee</p>\n<p>"My husband came back home. He bought some gas for our car and some dry food, which you can use if you don't have any electricity."</p>\n<p>BUT ALINA POZNANSKA SAYS SHE DIDN'T WANT TO BELIEVE RUSSIA WOULD STAR A WAR.</p>\n<p>JUST HOURS AFTER TROOPS INVADED, SHE CALLED HER MOM -- WHO LIVES 15 MILES FROM THE RUSSIAN BOARDER.</p>\n<p>Alina Poznanska/Ukrainian Refugee</p>\n<p>"She told me that i'm in the basement and there are hundreds of tanks who just moved through our village."</p>\n<p>THAT WAS LAST FEBRUARY.</p>\n<p>FAST FORWARD EXACTLY A YEAR LATER. </p>\n<p>ALINA AND HER KIDS ARE IN THE U.S. -- WHILE HER HUSBAND HAS TO REMAIN IN UKRAINE.</p>\n<p>Alina Poznanska/Ukrainian Refugee</p>\n<p>"He works as a freelance videographer, but also as a private interpreter."</p>\n<p>HE CONVINCED ALINA TO TAKE THE KIDS TO NEWTON -- THE TOWN SHE HAD STAYED IN AS PART OF AN EXCHANGE PROGRAM IN 2009.</p>\n<p>HER HOST - CAROL - OPENED HER HOME ONCE AGAIN.</p>\n<p>ANOTHER WORD GRANDMOTHER -- WHICH IS HOW THEY SEE HER.</p>\n<p>AND WHILE HER KIDS ARE IN SCHOOL, ALINA IS WORKING TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT UKRAINE.</p>\n<p>SOMETHING SHE DID IN A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE THURSDAY NIGHT IN NEWTON.</p>\n<p>Alina Poznanska/Ukrainian Refugee</p>\n<p>"My husband is not in the war, but all our dreams, all our plans, all our life was destroyed by Russia."</p>\n<p>ONE BY ONE, PEOPLE ASKED QUESTIONS.</p>\n<p>WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT ALINA HOPED WOULD HAPPEN.</p>\n<p>Alina Poznanska/Ukrainian Refugee</p>\n<p>"I can be the voice of my country. Here you can hear real, true story."</p>\n<p>WHILE ALINA WAITS FOR A CHANCE TO RETURN HOME, SHE'S KEEPING HOPE ALIVE.</p>\n<p>Alina Poznanska/Ukrainian Refugee</p>\n<p>"We have to prove again that we're an independent nation and that we're fighting for this democracy and for independence."</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--KEYWORD TAGS--</b></p>\n<p></p>
Middle East Drones - AP looks at Israel''s use of drones in battle against militants
NAME: MEA DRONES 20091226I TAPE: EF09/1205 IN_TIME: 10:55:51:12 DURATION: 00:03:43:23 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION/IDF HANDOUT DATELINE: Various - Recent/File RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST ++PLEASE NOTE: THE FILE IMAGES OF ISRAELI ATTACKS ON GAZA ARE NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS STORY''S SUBJECT LINE++ AP TELEVISION Palmachim Air Force Base, Israel, 22 November 2009 1. Wide of Israeli drone near hangar AP TELEVISION FILE: Palmachim Air Force Base, Israel, 8 March 2007 2. Drone taking off AP TELEVISION Palmachim Air Force Base, Israel, 22 November 2009 3. Mid of trailer 4. Pan right from drone operator, Second Lieutenant Bar, to joystick 5. Focus shift from Israeli flag on jacket to joystick AP TELEVISION FILE: Palmachim Air Force Base, Israel, 8 March 2007 6. Pull out of control room AP TELEVISION Palmachim Air Force Base, Israel, 22 November 2009 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Second Lieutenant Bar, Last name omitted in line with Israeli military guidelines, Drone operator: ++shot from behind++ "It''s not a game at all. It''s very serious. There is... everything in the army is involved with UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). I don''t think there is something in the ground force or the air force that goes out without a UAV that follows them." AP TELEVISION FILE: Palmachim Air Force Base, Israel, 8 March 2007 8. Israeli drone in the air circling IDF HANDOUT FILE: Gaza Strip, 27 December 2008 ++FOOTAGE IS MUTE++ 9. Footage filmed by drone of Israeli attack on building where rockets were allegedly stored AP TELEVISION FILE: Gaza City, Gaza Strip, 28 December 2008 10. Tracking shot of explosion from Israeli airstrike during Israel''s Gaza offensive 11. Scene after explosion from Israeli airstrike, fire engine, people running AUDIO alarm AP TELEVISION FILE: Gaza City, Gaza Strip, January 2009 12. Injured women, men and children fleeing scene of attack from Israeli airstrike AP TELEVISION FILE: Gaza City, Gaza Strip, January 2009 13. People running after Israeli airstrike, pan to smoke rising 14. Funeral procession for child killed in Gaza war AP TELEVISION Gaza City, Gaza Strip, 21 December 2009 15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Issam Younis, Head of the Gaza-based human rights group Mezan: "The killer is there every minute in the sky of Gaza. This has also resulted in a state of fear amongst the community, especially children who live in panic. The drones have interfered in the daily life of Palestinians." AP TELEVISION FILE: Palmachim Air Force Base, Israel, 8 March 2007 16. Tilt up from soldier to drone AP TELEVISION FILE: Gaza City, Gaza Strip, January 2009 17. Wide of Israeli airstrike on Gaza City, zoom in, AUDIO: explosion AP TELEVISION Tel Aviv, Israel, 21 December 2009 18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Shlomo Brom, former Israeli general and a security expert at the Institute for National Security Studies: "The results could have been much worse without the use of RPVs (Remotely Piloted Vehicle) that enabled the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) to acquire real-time intelligence and to be capable of making... of differentiating in many cases between the fighting forces of Hamas and the civilians." IDF HANDOUT FILE: Southern Lebanon, 14 October 2009 ++FOOTAGE IS MUTE++ 19. Footage filmed by Israeli drone that allegedly shows rockets being removed from warehouse AP TELEVISION Palmachim Air Force Base, Israel, 22 November 2009 20. Wide of pilots inspecting plane 21. Wide of military official in trailer 22. Wide of drone being moved into hangar STORYLINE Israel''s drones are an important tool in its war against Palestinian militants, military officials say, just as Palestinians see the unmanned plane as an ever-present menace. One of Israel''s most essential and controversial weapons is operated from a nondescript beige trailer topped with antennae only a short distance away from Tel Aviv - but it is a top-secret nerve centre operating Israel''s force of unmanned airplanes. One year after Israel''s devastating assault on Gaza, the Associated Press was given a rare glimpse into the arcane control room where drone operators track targets and assist ground forces, putting Israel at the forefront of this remote-controlled technology. The soldiers behind the changing face of Israel''s warfare sit removed from the battlefield, in a room that could be mistaken for a very expensive video arcade. Second Lieutenant Bar, whose last name has been omitted in line with military guidelines, is part of an elite group of Israeli soldiers in a unit that operates drones. At work, the 21-year-old plants herself in front of an array of screens, fastens a set of earphones around her head and secures her hand around a joystick. But Bar insists: "It''s not a game at all. It''s very serious." Seeking to keep its enemies in the dark, Israel says little about its drone programme. It refuses to confirm accounts from Palestinian witnesses and other observers that drones are used in deadly airstrikes, admitting only that they are used for surveillance. Second Lieutenant Bar and her colleagues station themselves in front of their computer screens and equipment 60 kilometres from the streets and sandy dunes of Gaza where the last war was mounted. The use of drones was essential to that war, which Israel dubbed Operation Cast Lead. About 1,400 Gazans were killed, more than half of them civilians including women and children - according to Palestinian and Israeli human rights researchers - in the massive Israeli aerial bombardment that opened the campaign and in the subsequent ground warfare. One group, Human Rights Watch, charged that Israeli drone pilots had fired before making sure their targets were actual threats at least six times during the Gaza war, firing missiles that killed at least 29 civilians. Israel rejected the accusations. During a mission, drone operators work in tandem with forces on the ground, warning them of obstacles in their way and pointing out enemy positions as they advance. The drone pilots watch the operation unfold on their monitors. "Everything in the army is involved with UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles)," says Second Lieutenant Bar. "I don''t think there is something in the ground force or the air force that goes out without a UAV that follows them." Israel''s was the first military to make widespread use of drones in its 1982 Lebanon invasion, according to Mark Daly, an expert on drones at Jane''s defence publications. The use of drones in conjunction with ground and air forces was seen as crucial to the Gaza conflict of 2008 because they allowed soldiers to have eyes in the air, keeping watch over nearby roofs and alleyways. Though it is assumed by outside observers that Israel''s drones have attack capability, the military will not comment on whether that is true. The accuracy of drone surveillance and intelligence-gathering abilities has been challenged in past missions. The Israeli military said a video filmed by an unmanned drone in southern Lebanon in October showed Hezbollah militants scampering to retrieve rockets from the site of an explosion. Hezbollah said what appeared to be rockets was debris from the blast. In harsher accusations, international and Palestinian human rights groups have accused and lambasted Israel for using drones in strikes that killed civilians in Gaza. Drones also interfere with daily life of Palestinians, charges Issam Younis, the head of Mezan, a Gaza-based human rights group. "The killer is there every minute in the sky of Gaza," said Younis. "This has also resulted in a state of fear amongst the community, especially children who live in panic." The planes can remain in the air for up to 40 hours - that''s their most important asset. With no tired pilot to ground, the operators rotate while the drone remains in the air. Only one drone was downed during the war, according to a lieutenant, who operates takeoffs and landings, and it was felled accidentally by Israeli helicopter fire. While recognising the high civilian casualties wrought by the war, military analyst Shlomo Brom said the contribution of unmanned planes to Israel''s achievements in Gaza were "enormous." Drones "enabled the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) to acquire real-time intelligence and to be capable of differentiating in many cases between the fighting forces of Hamas and the civilians," said Brom, a former Israeli general and a security expert at the Institute for National Security Studies. Even after the Gaza fighting, Israel continues to rely on drones for its security. Second Lieutenant Bar says she has participated in missions where drones identify Gazan rocket launchers, alerting a fighter plane to their location. Most recently, a new military plan calls for the deployment of unmanned spy drones to photograph illegal construction in West Bank settlements to enforce a 10-month construction slowdown.
VCIF/VETERANS IN FOCUS 2009 CLEAN
01:00:00:00 HD FOOTAGE // Veterans Care in Focus (HCIF), a CNN Photojournalist Series produced and edited by Bethany Swain. // SUMMARY: In honor of Veteran?s Day, CNN?s photojournalists turn their lenses to the men and women of the military. The series highlights stories of service, struggle and success of our nation?s veterans and the loved ones around them. In the next project from the award-winning, multi-platform ?In Focus? team, we honor the men and women, who have dedicated their lives to serving our country. // =============================================
/nBattleship Massachusetts by Boston Photojournalist Bob Crowley:
/nWhen it comes to the Battleship Massachusetts, Armand Vigeant is a plank owner. That means he served on her decks in WWII, from the moment she was launched out of the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1941. Today, Armand is still serving on board, but as a volunteer and tour guide in Fall River, Massachusetts where ?Big Mamie? sits as part of the world?s largest collection of historical naval ships. Boston photojournalist Bob Crowley introduces us to Armand, who takes us on a tour of one of the few remaining WWII battleships and share his stories. 
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/nHorses for Heroes by Atlanta Photojournalist Eddie Cortes
/nInjured soldiers returning from battle sometimes require a little help to overcome the scars of war, a struggle with which ex-marine Justin Richardson is very familiar. Richardson has turned to a program called Horses for Heroes, which uses the four-legged friends as therapy for returning military and veterans across the country. The program has been shown to improve muscle tone, balance, posture, coordination, motor development, as well as emotional well being. Eddie Cortes introduces us Richardson, who says that working with his horse Gideon has helped relieve his pain. 
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/nFighting for the Allies by LA Photojournalist Gabe Ramirez
/nThomas Tugends and his family were always loyal Germans. His father was a decorated German officer during the First World War But they were also Jews. When the Nazi's came to power, Tomas' family?s life was upended. After trying to survive growing anti-Semitism, they finally fled for the United States in 1939 when Tomas was 13. Three years later he left high school and joined the United States Army, because in his words, "I wanted to fight back." And fight he did, in France and Germany with the 63rd Infantry Division. Los Angeles Photojournalist Gabe Ramirez tells the story of a German fighting for the Allies against the country that he felt betrayed him.
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/nVets Flying Vets by Atlanta Photojournalist William Walker
/nHundreds of thousands of aircraft fought in World War II. Of the survivors, only a few planes remain in flying condition; rescued and lovingly restored and maintained by enthusiasts ? many of them veterans. Photojournalist William Walker brings us to a hangar in Atlanta, where we hear about the importance of saving these planes from a WWII pilot who fought in them, and the challenges and rewards of keeping historic planes in the air. 
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/nBridging Wars through Art by LA Photojournalist Tom Larson
/nNo matter the war, the perils and terrors of combat have lasting and often devastating effects on those who serve. Especially in recent years, the influx of veterans returning from the frontlines of Iraq and Afghanistan has left many veterans searching for a way to get past the demons of war that continue to haunt them. In LA, photojournalist Tom Larson profiles two veterans who fought in two separate wars, and have found a common respite in art ? one through poetry, and the other through painting. Together, they collaborate to help each other make some sense of the wars they fought generations apart. 
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/nHelmets to Hardhats by DC Photojournalist Oliver Janney 
/nWhen Darryl Roberts graduated from High School in 1990, he quickly enlisted with the Navy. Once out, while working as a journeyman sheet metal worker, he enlisted the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and served in Operation Enduring Freedom and Kosovo. While overseas, several men in his platoon received letters from their employers informing them that their jobs would not be waiting for them when they got home. Darryl was lucky? his job remained after his service. But the uncertainty on the faces of his fellow sailors stuck with him, and he dedicated himself to not leaving them behind. DC photojournalist Oliver Janney introduces us to Mr. Roberts, who is now the Executive Director of the Helmets To Hardhats program, which successfully placed 1,739 veterans into high paying craft construction jobs last year alone. 
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/nWounded Warriors Working by DC Photojournalist Jeremy Moorhead
/nAfter two deployments in Iraq, Bill Collins was forced to retire from the Marine Corp due to complications from a previous medical condition. Like many retired servicemen and women, Collins faced a bleak job market. Now, thanks to the Wounded Warriors program, Collins works as a veterans? affairs advisor in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi?s office. The Wounded Warriors program was established ?to create fellowships that provide employment opportunities within the House of Representatives? for injured US servicemen and women. 18 fellows currently work for Congressmen and women on the Hill or in their home offices. DC photojournalist Jeremy Moorhead talks to Collins and Speaker Pelosi about how programs like this are improving the lives of military heroes. 
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/nMusic Saved My Life by LA Photojournalist John Torigoe
/nWWII pilot Col. Jack Tueller flew combat missions all over Europe. A defining moment came in France a week after D-Day when his P-47 squadron spotted retreating German Panzer tanks. As his squadron dove to attack, they noticed civilian shields on top of the enemy tanks. Jack's commander ordered his pilots to drop their bombs anyway. Upon their return to base, Jack, now despondent, played ""Lili Marlene"" on his trumpet even though he knew snipers were present. Days later, a captured sniper met Jack and told him that he spared his life because of his haunting performance. CNN photojournalist John Torigoe introduces us to Jack, who, at 89, still performs on the same trumpet he carried into combat.
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/nVeterans Remembered by LA Photojournalist Tim Hart 
/nTwo men seemed destined to have their remains interred in an unmarked pauper?s grave, until a Kern County Coroner's investigator discovered that both men were Air Force veterans from the Korean War. As Vets, the men, one indigent, the other with no surviving family, were entitled to burial with military honors at a national cemetery. And as word got out that the two men, one a Purple Heart recipient, would be buried in the new Bakersfield National Cemetery, people who had never met the men came to honor their service at their funerals. CNN photojournalist Tim Hart brings us this story. 
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/nMementos at the Memorial by DC Photojournalist Bethany Swain 
/nAccording to curator Duery Felton, people began leaving mementos at the wall of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC shortly after it was built. Today, the National Park Service collects about ten thousand items - from personal letters to seemingly ordinary trinkets - each month that people leave at the memorial for their loved ones and heroes. Park rangers collect the items at night, and bring them to the Museum and Archaeological Regional Storage (MARS) facility just outside of DC, where they are catalogued and placed in storage. Photojournalist Bethany Swain takes us to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Collection to explore the artifacts left in honor of those who served in Vietnam.
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/nUnsuitable to Serve? by NY Photojournalist Pelin Sidki 
/nDarren Manzella served 2 tours in Iraq, as a combat medic, before being promoted to Medical Liaison Officer. After his promotion, Darren reported that he was getting harassing emails and phone calls because of his sexual orientation. Although Manzella?s homosexuality was no secret when he was promoted, once he reported the harassment to his supervisor, he was discharged under the military?s Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell policy. CNN photojournalist Pelin Sidki has the story.
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/nSounds of Healing by DC Photojournalist Floyd Yarmuth
/nIt is difficult to imagine the life of an injured combat veteran recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. For many injured soldiers, life can seem purposeless and dark. Now, thanks to an intensive music rehabilitation program, many of these veterans are finding relief and comfort from their often painful periods of recovery. Musicorps helps veterans learn, play, write, record, and produce original material in any musical style. DC photojournalist Floyd Yarmuth introduces us to two men who say that the program has dramatically improved their lives not only by providing a outlet for them to express themselves, but also by giving them new goals and aspirations for the future. 
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/nThe Bugler by NY Photojournalist Deborah Brunswick 
/nThese days taps is played by recording at most veteran funerals because of a scarcity of bugle players. Lou Dileo - one of just a handful of real buglers left in the New York area Honor Guard - spends his days traveling with his bugle between national and private cemeteries playing Taps for families as they say goodbye to their loved ones, and as the country says goodbye to its servicemen. "Taps is not a song, taps is the final thank you from this country and it?s an awesome responsibility." CNN's Deborah Brunswick introduces us to this dedicated bugler.
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/nForever Brothers by LA Photojournalist Gregg Canes 
/nIt was a counselor who first suggested that Vince Garcia ?a recent veteran struggling to put his life back together after returning from his second brutal tour in Iraq ? start a veteran support group. Vince had been struggling to find a supportive community for young veterans like himself that were desperate for a place to turn, so he teamed up with a national organization called The Mission Continues to create ?Forever Brothers,? a community therapy group for his fellow soldiers that teaches them how to integrate their military leadership, and become the civilian leaders of the future. Photojournalist Gregg Canes talks Vince about his program. 
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AP-APTN-0000: US McMahon Remembered Wednesday, 24 June 2009 STORY:US McMahon Remembered- REPLAY Fans remember McMahon at his star on Hollywood Walk of Fame LENGTH: 01:53 FIRST RUN: 2000 RESTRICTIONS: Check script for details TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: AP Television STORY NUMBER: 610603 DATELINE: Hollywood, Calif., 23 June 2009 LENGTH: 01:53 SHOTLIST: Associated Press Television Los Angeles, 23 June 2009 1. Wide pedestrians on Hollywood Boulevard 2. Close street sign: Hollywood Boulevard 3. Wide worker places wreath and flowers on Ed McMahon star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 4. Close Ed McMahon ribbon on wreath 5. Close note on memorial wreath from Hollywood Historic Trust 6. Medium tilt down Ed McMahon memorial wreath to Hollywood Walk of Fame star 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Kim Ward/Onlooker at wreath ceremony, on Ed McMahon: "He was a great sidekick to Johnny Carson. 'Star Search' -- a lot of stars became famous because of him. Publishers Clearing House -- he could've came to my house and said 'Hey, you're a winner! Ten million dollars!' He was just a great guy." 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Tom Schriber/Onlooker at wreath ceremony, on Ed McMahon: "I mean he was almost as important I think as Johnny himself in those shows. You know, the shows always began with Ed saying at some point along the line 'Here's Johnny!' A very important contribution, I think. Sorry to see him go. I understand in recent years he had fallen on hard times." 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Marlene Cote/Passerby, on EdMcMahon: "I remember when he used to come to the houses. People used to win money. He used to be a giver, not a taker." 10. Wide camera operators gathered at Ed McMahon's star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, tilt down to star 11. Close Ed McMahon star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 'TONIGHT' SIDEKICK ED MCMAHON DIES AT 86 Ed McMahon, the loyal "Tonight" show sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding "H-e-e-e-e-e-ere's Johnny!" for 30 years, died early Tuesday. He was 86. McMahon died shortly after midnight at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center surrounded by his wife, Pam, and other family members, said his publicist, Howard Bragman. McMahon broke his neck in a fall in March 2007, and battled a series of financial problems as his injuries prevented him from working. On Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood on Tuesday, workers placed flowers and a wreath bearing McMahon's name on top of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Cameramen and reporters gathered as onlookers -- tourists and locals -- remembered McMahon. "He was a great sidekick to Johnny Carson. 'Star Search' -- a lot of stars became famous because of him," tourist Kim Ward said. "Publishers Clearing House -- he could've came to my house and said 'Hey, you're a winner! Ten million dollars!' He was just a great guy." Tom Schriber, another tourist, said: "I mean he was almost as important I think as Johnny himself in those shows. You know, the shows always began with Ed saying at some point along the line 'Here's Johnny!' A very important contribution, I think. Sorry to see him go. I understand in recent years he had fallen on hard times." McMahon and Carson had worked together for nearly five years on the game show "Who Do You Trust?" when Carson took over NBC's late-night show from Jack Paar in October 1962. McMahon played second banana on "Tonight" until Carson retired in 1992. McMahon's medical and financial problems kept him in the headlines in his last years. It was reported in June 2008 that he was facing possible foreclosure on his Beverly Hills home. By year's end, a deal was worked out allowing him to stay in his home, but legal action involving other alleged debts continued. Born Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr. on March 6, 1923, in Detroit, McMahon grew up in Lowell, Mass. He got his start on television playing a circus clown on the 1950-51 variety series "Big Top." But the World War II Marine veteran interrupted his career to serve as a fighter pilot in Korea. McMahon and Clark also teamed up as pitchmen for American Family Publishers' sweepstakes, with their faces a familiar sight on contest entry forms and in TV commercials. McMahon was known for his ongoing commercials for Budweiser as well. Besides his wife, Pam, McMahon is survived by children Claudia, Katherine, Linda, Jeffrey and Lex. Bragman said no funeral arrangements have been made. APTN APEX 06-23-09 2023EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-0000: US Beyonce Wednesday, 24 June 2009 STORY:US Beyonce- REPLAY Grammy-winning singer helps fight hunger LENGTH: 02:31 FIRST RUN: 2000 RESTRICTIONS: Check script for details TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: General Mills' Hamburger Helper STORY NUMBER: 610594 DATELINE: New York, 22 June 2009 LENGTH: 02:31 SHOTLIST (including transcript): General Mills' Hamburger Helper New York - 22 June 2009 1. Wide shot of Hamburger Helper truck 2. CU of ShowYourHelpingHand.com poster 3. CU of Beyonce/Donate Here poster 4. Wide shot of Beyonce walking on stage 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Beyonce, Recording Artist: "Well families are really struggling right now during this economic downturn and I wanted to do something to help. So I teamed up with General Mills, Hamburger Helper for the Show Your Hand Helping campaign and our goal is to help Feeding America deliver 3.5 million meals to local food banks. But we can't do this alone, so we need people to get involved so we can reach our goal. 6. CU, then pan out of donated food 7. Wide shot of people putting can foods in boxes 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Beyonce, Recording Artist: "You know something I recently learned that really surprised me: one in eight Americans struggle with hunger, and it's crazy. I also learned that it's a problem, especially for kids. It's getting worse during the summer because the kids are on summer vacation, they lose access to school lunches, so they turn to local food banks for help, and I really wanted to help, but I can't do it on my own." 9. Mid shot of crowd and photographers 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Beyonce, Recording Artist: "I'm asking all of my fans to get involved too. They can bring non-perishable food items to my U.S. concerts and that will be donated to Feeding America. And if they can't make it to the concert, it's OK, but there are many other ways to help. Just go to ShowYourHelpingHand.com to learn more." 11. Wide shot of Beyonce on stage putting food in boxes 12. Mid shot of crowd 13. Mid shot of Beyonce posing with food BEYONCE HELPS FIGHT HUNGER Beyonce is providing food for thought, literally. The 27-year-old entertainer announced yesterday (22 June 2009) her partnership with Feeding America and General Mills to help fight hunger. "Well families are really struggling right now during this economic downturn and I wanted to do something to help," she said. Beyonce made the announcement in New York outside of Madison Square Garden, where she opened up the U.S. leg of her "I Am" tour Monday (21 June 2009). She performed at MSG again Tuesday night. Beyonce's is partnering with General Mills' Hamburger Helper with the goal of helping Feeding America deliver more than 3.5 million meals to local food banks through the Show Your Helping Han campaign. Those interested should visit www.showyourhelpinghand.com for more information. The Grammy-winning singer is inviting fans in the U.S. to support the campaign. "They can bring non-perishable food items to my U.S. concerts and that will be donated to Feeding America," she said. Beyonce's U.S. tour will wrap up on August 2 in Las Vegas. Here are additional U.S. tour dates: Jun 23 2009 Baltimore, MD First Mariner Arena Jun 24 2009 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center Jun 26 2009 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center Jun 27 2009 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex Jun 29 2009 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center Jul 1 2009 Atlanta, GA Phillips Arena Jul 3 2009 New Orleans, LA Superdome (Essence Music Festival) Jul 4 2009 Houston, TX Toyota Center Jul 5 2009 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center Jul 7 2009 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center Jul 9 2009 Sacramento, CA Arco Arena Jul 10 2009 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena Jul 11 2009 Anaheim, CA Honda Center Jul 13 2009 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center Jul 16 2009 Minneapolis, MN Target Center Jul 17 2009 Chicago, IL United Center Jul 18 2009 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills Jul 20 2009 Toronto, Ontario, Canada The Molson Amphitheatre Jul 21 2009 Montreal, CAN Bell Centre Jul 23 2009 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Jul 24 2009 Meadowlands, NJ Izod Center Jul 30 2009 Las Vegas, NV Encore Theater, Wynn Las Vegas Jul 31 2009 Las Vegas, NV Encore Theater, Wynn Las Vegas Aug 1 2009 Las Vegas, NV Encore Theater, Wynn Las Vegas Aug 2 2009 Las Vegas, NV Encore Theater, Wynn Las Vegas APTN APEX 06-23-09 2024EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-0000: UK Natalie Imbruglia Wednesday, 24 June 2009 STORY:UK Natalie Imbruglia- REPLAY Singer has filmed an appeal to raise awareness of the importance of the global water cycle LENGTH: 02:03 FIRST RUN: 2000 RESTRICTIONS: Check script for details TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: Ecover/WaterAid STORY NUMBER: 610598 DATELINE: UK, recent LENGTH: 02:03 CLIENTS PLEASE NOTE: ALL SUBSCRIBERS PLEASE ENSURE THAT FILM CLIPS ARE CLEARED FOR MEDIA BROADCAST AND/OR INTERNET USE OR THAT THEY COME WITHIN THE PROMOTIONAL WINDOW FOR YOUR TERRITORY. CONTACT DETAILS, WHERE AVAILABLE, MAY BE FOUND BELOW. SHOTLIST (including transcript) :- Ecover/WaterAid UK, Recent 1. Clip Natalie Imbruglia charity film for Ecover/WaterAid 2. Clip Natalie Imbruglia charity film for Ecover/WaterAid 3. Clip Natalie Imbruglia charity film for Ecover/WaterAid NATALIE IMBRUGLIA RECORDS CHARITY FILM Singer Natalie Imbruglia has filmed an appeal to raise awareness of the importance of the global water cycle. The star brings the cameras into her home to offer water saving tips for people in the UK, such as having a shower instead of a bath, and fitting water saving devices in toilet cisterns. She explains how actions in UK homes can have an impact on those elsewhere around the globe with limited access to clean water. Imbruglia also advises using eco-friendly detergents, to minimise impact on the aquatic environment. The full film has been posted for internet viewing at www.ecoverwateraid.com/natalie. APTN APEX 06-23-09 2025EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-0000: US The Cleaner Wednesday, 24 June 2009 STORY:US The Cleaner- REPLAY Benjamin Bratt on 'The Cleaner' and Whoopi Goldberg LENGTH: 04:41 FIRST RUN: 2000 RESTRICTIONS: Check script for details TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: AP Television, A&E STORY NUMBER: 610583 DATELINE: New York, 22 June 2009 LENGTH: 04:41 CLIENTS PLEASE NOTE: COMMERCIAL MUSIC, MUSIC VIDEO AND OR PERFORMANCES, MUST BE CLEARED ACCORDING TO YOUR OWN LOCAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND COPYRIGHT AGREEMENTS WITH YOUR APPLICABLE COLLECTING SOCIETY. DETAILS OF THE TRACKS, WHERE AVAILABLE, MAY BE FOUND AT THE END OF THE SCRIPT.YOU HAVE EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR USE OF ALL AND ANY CONTENT INCLUDED WITHIN THE SERVICE, AND FOR LIBEL, PRIVACY, COMPLIANCE AND THIRD PARTY RIGHTS APPLICABLE TO THEIR TERRITORY. SHOTLIST(including transcript):- A&E 1. Clip - "The Cleaner" AP Television New York, 22 June 2009 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Benjamin Bratt/Actor "For those people out there who don't know what the show is about I play a recovering heroin addict who is now devoted to helping other addicts put their lives back on track." A&E 3. Clip - "The Cleaner" AP Television New York, 22 June 2009 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Benjamin Bratt/Actor "Part of the crux for my character William Banks in the first season is it was always an awkward balance between what he did as a profession and what he strives to be which is a good husband and a good father. For however how much success he had in his job he was a miserable failure at home. He was never there." A&E 5. Clip - "The Cleaner" AP Television New York, 22 June 2009 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Benjamin Bratt/Actor "Warren Boyd is the real life guy on which my character is based and he still cleans (laughs) he does indeed. At any given time while on the set you can see him with multiple, digital devices talking to his team. He's a bit of a mysterious guy and it remains kind of an enigma to me even but once you meet him you can kind of get the natural gravitas, the natural aura that he has in his persona and you kind of get that he's no joke. And the character that I play really is based on him and his life maybe 13 years ago when he first started helping people with recovery." A&E 7. Clip - "The Cleaner" AP Television New York, 22 June 2009 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Benjamin Bratt/Actor "Most people they sort of forget that she's a brilliant actress. She's inarguably an American icon and she's in our lives daily if you tune into 'The View' but um I think it's been awhile since she's actually acted by her own admission and the fact that she (A) started off as a fan of the show and developed a friendship with the show runner Jonathan Prince and then when invited jumped at the chance to come play with us. It really speaks highly of the show and of course we all were amazed and it was so fun to play opposite her. She does have one of those little gold statues as you know from a film she did called "ghost" and so to play with someone of her caliber and her soul really she's an amazing woman and has been really, really great for us." A&E 9. Clip- "The Cleaner" RETURN OF 'THE CLEANER' Benjamin Bratt is back playing a recovered drug addict trying to help others get clean by any means necessary in 'The Cleaner.' The show's second season premieres Tuesday (23JUNE2009) on A&E in the United States. What many people don't realize is Bratt's character is based on a real man named Warren Boyd who is an executive producer on the show. He also still works as an addiction counselor. He's even worked with individual celebrities but won't say who. "At any given time while on the set you can see him with multiple, digital devices talking to his team. He's a bit of a mysterious guy and it remains kind of an enigma to me," says Bratt. Whoopi Goldberg has a recurring role on this season of 'The Cleaner.' "It really speaks highly of the show and of course we all were amazed and it was so fun to play opposite her," says Bratt. "The Cleaner" airs Tuesdays at 10/9C on A&E. APTN APEX 06-23-09 2027EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-0000: UK Coldstream Wednesday, 24 June 2009 STORY:UK Coldstream- REPLAY Coldstream Guards sign recording contract LENGTH: 01:28 FIRST RUN: 1800 RESTRICTIONS: No Access UK, EBU, CNNi, Al Jazeera English TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: Sky STORY NUMBER: 610602 DATELINE: London, UK, 23 June 2009 LENGTH: 01:28 SKY NEWS RESTRICTIONS: NO ACCESS UK, EBU, CNNI AND AL JAZEERA ENGLISH SHOTLIST(including transcript):- Sky News - No Access UK, EBU, CNNI, Al Jazeera English London, 23 June 2009 (vision effects as incoming) 1. Wide shot Coldstream Guards performing 2. Pan Guards performing 3. Cutaway spectator 4. Cutaway reflection in tuba 5. Tilt down inscription on drum 6. Wide shot Dickon Stainer shaking hands with Coldstream guard 7. Close up Coldstream guard signing record contract 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Lt. Col. Jeremy Bagshaw, Coldstream Guards: "The Household Division prides itself on excellence in all that we do and none more so than the musicians and it's fantastic to see that recognised." 9. Medium shot Dickon Stainer shaking hands with Coldstream guard 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Dickon Stainer, Decca Records: "I think we are looking for things that appeal to the public that maybe come from left field and they're not maybe usual or expected and not the things you'd expect to see in the charts every day of the week but that have something special about them." 11. Various of Coldstream Guards marching and performing FROM COLDSTREAM TO MAINSTREAM - MILITARY BAND SIGNS RECORD CONTRACT A military band from one of the regiments that guards Queen Elizabeth II signed a record deal Tuesday with a division of Universal Music, whose artists include Eminem and Amy Winehouse. The Coldstream Guards band is due to release an album titled 'Heroes' later this year on Decca, Universal's classical label. It will include martial-sounding tracks, such as the themes from the films 'Where Eagles Dare' and 'The Dambusters.' "I think we are looking for things that appeal to the public that maybe come from left field and they're not maybe usual or expected and not the things you'd expect to see in the charts every day of the week but that have something special about them," said Dickon Stainer, Managing Director of Decca Records. Members of the 350-year-old regiment help guard royal palaces, clad in scarlet tunics and bearskin hats. Its troops have also recently served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lt. Col. Jeremy Bagshaw of the Coldsteam Guards said the band are delighted to be signed by the label. "The Household Division prides itself on excellence in all that we do and none more so than the musicians and it's fantastic to see that recognised," he said. Universal Music is a unit of Paris-based media conglomerate Vivendi SA. APTN APEX 06-23-09 2028EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM ------------------- AP-APTN-0000: US Snoop, Tyson Wednesday, 24 June 2009 STORY:US Snoop, Tyson- NEW Snoop Dogg beats Mike Tyson in 'Fight Night Round 4' video game LENGTH: 05:34 FIRST RUN: 0000 RESTRICTIONS: Check script for details TYPE: English/Nat SOURCE: AP, Electronic Arts STORY NUMBER: 610611 DATELINE: Los Angeles, 22 June 2009 LENGTH: 05:34 CLIENTS PLEASE NOTE: ALL SUBSCRIBERS PLEASE ENSURE THAT FILM CLIPS ARE CLEARED FOR MEDIA BROADCAST AND/OR INTERNET USE OR THAT THEY COME WITHIN THE PROMOTIONAL WINDOW FOR YOUR TERRITORY. CONTACT DETAILS, WHERE AVAILABLE, MAY BE FOUND AT THE END OF THE SCRIPT. SHOT LIST: AP Television West Hollywood, Calif., 22 June 2009 1. Wide House of Blues on Sunset Strip 2. Close House of Blues on Sunset Strip sign Electronic Arts West Hollywood, Calif., 22 June 2009 3. Medium Mike Tyson on arrivals line at "Fight Night Round 4" launch event with new wife Lakiha Spicer 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mike Tyson/Boxer, on being on cover of "Fight Night Round 4" video game: "Egotistically speaking, I thought I should've been on the one previous to me. I was jealous and a little upset. I'm just totally fulfilled to be on the cover now." Electronic Arts 5. Still image: Mike Tyson in "Fight Night Round 4" 6. Still image: "Fight Night Round 4" cover AP Television West Hollywood, Calif., 22 June 2009 7. Medium Mike Tyson leaves arrivals line at "Fight Night Round 4" launch event with new wife Lakiha Spicer 8. Medium people playing "Fight Night Round 4" video game inside House of Blues 9. UPSOUND Snoop Dogg is introduced at video game competition 10. Wide cutaway crowd 11. UPSOUND Wide Mike Tyson is introduced at video game competition 12. UPSOUND Medium Mike Tyson talks at introduction of video game competition 13. Wide Snoop Dogg plays "Fight Night Round 4" against Mike Tyson (in background) on House of Blues stage 14. Medium Mike Tyson plays "Fight Night Round 4" against Snoop Dogg 15. SOUNDBITE (English) Snoop Dogg/Recording artist, on his friendship with Mike Tyson: "You know, when Mike was in his prime, I was in my prime. So it was more about just friends just hooking up. Just maintaining friendship throughout the years." 16. Medium over the shoulder Snoop Dogg playing "Fight Night Round 4" Electronic Arts West Hollywood, Calif., 22 June 2009 17. Wide screen at House of Blues as Snoop Dogg plays game against Mike Tyson 18. Medium Mike Tyson playing "Fight Night Round 4" 19. Medium Snoop Dogg celebrating win over Mike Tyson at "Fight Night Round 4" 20. Medium Mike Tyson reacting to "Fight Night Round 4" loss 21. Medium Snoop Dogg celebrating win over Mike Tyson at "Fight Night Round 4" 22. Wide Snoop Dogg celebrating win over Mike Tyson at "Fight Night Round 4" 23. SOUNDBITE (English) Snoop Dogg/Recording artist, on fighting Mike Tyson on a video game: "I fought with my character Malice. He was a light heavyweight, I believe he was like 170 (pounds), something like what I do. And Mike's character was like 220 (pounds). It was a mismatch. I was the underdog. Ten to one favored to lose. But stuck it out, used my jab. Fundamentals. Got him in the body. Knocked him out in the fourth round." 24. UPSOUND Mike Tyson talks after losing "Fight Night Round 4" match to Snoop Dogg 25. Medium Mike Tyson signs boxing glove for fans 26. SOUNDBITE (English) Snoop Dogg/Recording artist, on Mike Tyson: "I mean, it's great to see his evolution come back around and for him to get what's deserved as far as his notoriety, his respect, his love and you know credibility for who he is and what he's done for the sport of boxing, for humanity, just for people in general. His struggle is our struggle. I'm a fan of his, a friend of his. I'm just happy to see him still relevant after so many years." Warner Bros 27. Film clip: "The Hangover" AP Television West Hollywood, Calif., 22 June 2009 28. SOUNDBITE (English) Snoop Dogg/Recording artist, on Mike Tyson: "You know, the growth and development that he's went through. Ups and downs. It's part of life. You know, a career where he's had highs and lows, a life with highs and lows. And now he's back on top again, you know. That's where he's meant to be." 29. Medium Snoop Dogg poses for photo with fans 30. SOUNDBITE (English) Snoop Dogg/Recording artist, on 'Fight Night Round 4': "The things I like about the game -- I like the ability to punch with the analog button. You have more punch control. And the ability to fire back and to counter-punch." 31. Close zoom to medium fans play "Fight Night Round 4" at House of Blues event 32. SOUNDBITE (English) Snoop Dogg/Recording artist, on his choice of cell phones: "I don't like iPhones. Everybody got one." Electronic Arts 33. Trailer, 'Fight Night Round 4' SNOOP OUTBOXES MIKE TYSON -- ON AN XBOX 360 Will Smith once released a song titled "I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson." Now another veteran rapper really has. Snoop Dogg outboxed the former heavyweight champion on Monday night -- on a video game console. Tyson is featured on the cover of Electronic Arts' new "Fight Night Round 4" for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and Snoop Dogg has an unlockable character in the game named Malice. Tyson said outside the event he was glad to make the cover, with another former champ, Muhammad Ali. "Egotistically speaking, I thought I should've been on the one previous to me. I was jealous and a little upset," Tyson said. "I'm just totally fulfilled to be on the cover now." Inside the House of Blues on Sunset Strip, Tyson faced off against Snoop in a four-round match of "Fight Night" on a big screen. The two have been friends since meeting in 1993, according to Snoop. Snoop said he was a 10-1 underdog but used his jab to knock out Tyson's character: "Fundamentals. Got him in the body. Knocked him out in the fourth round." Tyson has been resurgent in pop culture in recent months, with the release of a documentary about his life, his appearance in the nation's top movie for two straight weeks, "The Hangover," and Jamie Foxx talking about starring in a biopic about him. "I mean, it's great to see his evolution come back around and for him to get what's deserved as far as his notoriety, his respect, his love and you know credibility for who he is and what he's done for the sport of boxing, for humanity, just for people in general," Snoop said of Tyson. "His struggle is our struggle. I'm a fan of his, a friend of his. I'm just happy to see him still relevant after so many years." Tyson has faced highs and lows even in the past several weeks. He married for the third time this month, just ten days after his 4-year-old daughter died in a tragic treadmill accident. He appeared at the "Fight Night" event with his new wife, whose maiden name was Lakiha Spicer. "You know, the growth and development that he's went through," Snoop Dogg said. "Ups and downs. It's part of life. You know, a career where he's had highs and lows, a life with highs and lows. And now he's back on top again, you know. That's where he's meant to be." "Fight Night Round 4" is out this week for Xbox 360 and PS3. APTN APEX 06-23-09 2029EDT ------------------- END -- OF -- ITEM -------------------