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Good morning.
Hundreds of prisoners from the Bosnian War are finally returning to their homes.
In keeping with the peace accord, Bosnian Croats, Serbs, and Muslims are scheduled to
swap about 900 soldiers today and tomorrow.
Soviet cross-officials are concerned about one possible snag.
The Muslim-led Bosnian government has said it may link the release to an alleged massacre
by the Serbs at Srebrenica.
As another part of the agreement, Bosnian Serb and Croat troops withdrew yesterday from
front-line positions in central and northeastern Bosnia.
Their pullout beat the deadline by five days.
Six Swedish NATO peacekeepers are recovering from injuries caused by a landmine explosion
yesterday.
Four of the soldiers were hurt seriously, but none of the injuries are apparently life-threatening.
When NATO peacekeepers leave the region, Bosnian Muslims may be better prepared to defend themselves
in the future.
The New York Times reports the Bosnian government has accepted a plan to hire retired U.S. officers
to teach combat technique to their army.
Defense Secretary William Perry told the Times training will begin within the next two months.
The Senate made the training of Bosnian government forces a condition of its endorsement of the
NATO mission.
Russian troops are using force to try and free several dozen hostages being held by
Separatist Shesh and rebels.
They launched an all-out attack about five hours ago, escalating a six-day standoff after
negotiations collapsed.
At least one person is reported dead, but many casualties, including among the hostages,
were feared.
Government spokesman says Russia's security chief ordered the attack on the rebels after
they began killing some of the hostages, but there was no independent confirmation of that.
CNN's Eileen O'Connor, who's on the scene, reports the negotiations never had much of
a chance of success.
Well, they could have if the rebels had in fact agreed to take the hostages, to release
the hostages, because they knew where all the hostages were.
And presumably through a lot of the surveillance, the Russians had a pretty good idea.
But these are tiny little villages with a lot of fences, the way they build them around
here.
There are fences around buildings with inner courtyards and inner barns and a lot of small,
tiny passages.
There's usually a lot of storage, grain storage spaces beneath the floors of these buildings,
basements that go down.
And it's very easy to hide people and to hide the rebels.
And so this is obviously what's always going to be a much more difficult military target
to take once they let the rebels take those hostages off their buses.
The number of rebel fighters is estimated between 150 and 250.
Tomorrow marks the fifth anniversary of the start of the Gulf War, and former President
George Bush is using the occasion to reflect on the events.
He says he made a mistake in thinking that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein would fall from
power.
In an interview to be broadcast on PBS Tuesday, Bush says he should have sought to have Saddam
surrender in person.
Everybody felt that Saddam Hussein could not sustain, stay in office, certainly stay in
office as long as he stayed in office.
And I miscalculated.
I thought he'd be gone.
But I wasn't alone.
People in the Arab world felt, you know, with unanimity that he would be out of there.
I think all observers felt that.
He will be.
At some point he will be.
Bush also called Saddam Waccoh and said he wouldn't have minded if the Iraqi leader had
been killed during the war.
Pentagon officials say weekend talks with North Korea in Hawaii failed to resolve anything
about the recovery of the remains of Americans missing from the Korean War.
But they say it's significant the talks took place at all.
The U.S. and North Korea do not have diplomatic ties.
More than 8,100 U.S. servicemen are still unaccounted for from the war.
That's nearly four times the number missing from the Vietnam War.
The corruption trial of former South Korean President Noh Tae-woo resumed today.
Analysts expected a vigorous defense.
But Song Ji-ah reports that that's not what happened.
South Korea's former president Noh Tae-woo started his second day in court by declining
to take the stand on his own behalf.
In a statement read by Mr. Noh's lawyers, the former president said he would offer no
excuses and would accept any punishment.
The former president denied he gave favors for the money he received from South Korean
businessmen.
Mr. Noh is charged with receiving $365 million in bribes in return for major government contracts.
Mr. Noh arrived at court under tight security wearing a blue prison uniform.
TV cameras were barred from the court proceedings.
Citizens groups gathered outside the courtroom, some standing in line overnight in the winter
cold to get into the trial, while others came to express their opinion on what the outcome
should be.
We are a country ruled by law, says this woman.
She says she wants to see Mr. Noh tried fairly and get the maximum penalty for the crime
he committed.
If convicted, Mr. Noh could get 10 years to life.
Standing trial with the former president were 14 businessmen and former aides who were charged
with bribery or helping Mr. Noh raise a slush fund.
Major business figures such as Lee Geon-hee, chairman of the Samsung Group, and Kim Woo-jung
of the Taewoo Group argued that the money was not for any specific favors and that if
convicted, their businesses would suffer both in the domestic and international markets.
The prosecutors are said to be trying to speed up the process of this trial as much as possible,
but it won't do much good for Mr. Noh, whose trials have just begun.
Mr. Noh is facing separate charges with another ex-president, Chun Doo-hwan, for his role
in a 1979 military coup and a bloody crackdown of a civilian uprising in the city of Gwangju
the following year.
Analysts expect sentencing for both ex-presidents in the latter half of this year, after all
the trial proceedings have been completed.
Sung-jae CNN, Seoul.
Two astronauts are getting some training in construction techniques nearly 200 miles above
the earth.
Leroy Chow and Daniel Berry are making a six and a half hour spacewalk in Space Shuttle
Endeavor's open cargo bay.
They're practicing with tools and equipment NASA hopes to use in building an international
space station in the next few years.
It's the first spacewalk for both astronauts.
Wednesday, Chow will step back out into space with another first-timer, Wally Scott.
President Clinton plans to visit Atlanta today to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr.
The president is scheduled to speak at the Ebenezer Baptist Church where the slain civil
rights leader preached.
Later he'll lay a wreath at King's grave site.
The Reverend Jesse Jackson is also in Atlanta for the commemoration.
Jackson was King's friend and was with him the day he was killed.
The marking of the King holiday got underway early in Charlotte, North Carolina where about
150 people held a candlelight vigil in honor of murdered young people.
They say it's a way to follow King's example of nonviolence.
Supporters of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton called it a witch hunt.
Senate Whitewater investigators now say they want to review White House electronic mail
as part of their probe.
Republicans suggest the president and Mrs. Clinton have been misrepresenting their roles
in the failed Whitewater land deal and the collapse of an Arkansas savings and loan.
And they say many questions remain unanswered.
I believe that the discovery that there were copies of some of these files may have had
something to do with the discovery of the files.
We have contradictory evidence before the committee, flat contradictory statements.
Mr. O'Neill, the Secret Service agent, for example, saying he saw Maggie Williams carry
files out of Vince Foster's office.
First Lady's chief of staff.
Yeah, the First Lady's chief of staff.
Her flat statement that she didn't do it, and then Mr. Massey raised the issue about
files when he said if he had known that some of the files he turned over to Vince Foster
were in fact going to end up in Webb Hubbell's basement, he wouldn't have given them to him.
Next call.
Republicans say they want to gather more information before deciding whether to subpoena Mrs. Clinton
to testify before the Whitewater committee.
The political scene is looking muddy.
The slinging has begun.
Republican presidential hopeful Steve Forbes took a hit from Fortune magazine.
The publication attacks Forbes magazine, accusing its publisher of sparing big advertisers from
tough criticism.
Fortune alleges companies like General Motors and Ford have been given preferential treatment.
The New York Times says Forbes called the accusation untrue.
Republican presidential frontrunner Bob Dole is downplaying a magazine article that raises
questions about his wife's finances.
The New Yorker reports that in 1986 David Owen, an associate, invested Elizabeth Dole's
money in a corporation that soon afterward reportedly reaped a half billion dollar profit.
Due to legislation, Senator Dole helped push through Congress.
The Dole's severed relations with Owen in 1988.
He recently completed a one-year prison sentence for tax fraud and was interviewed for the
New Yorker article.
Forbes' campaign says the allegations in the article are nothing new and have been proven
untrue before.
Some Republican presidential candidates are shifting their attention to New Hampshire.
Following Saturday's debate in Iowa, Gene Randall has the story.
ROTC 1956.
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That's the baby.
Watch it.
Patrick Buchanan was back in New Hampshire Sunday with a Boston Globe poll showing him
third among Republicans and independents here.
But at 11 percent, he is far behind the frontrunner, Senator Bob Dole.
He also trails free-spending magazine publisher Steve Forbes by six points.
Seeing he is a victim of political crowding, Buchanan is charging Forbes with a kind of
label fraud.
Forbes is pro-abortion, against a valid budget.
He believes we need more immigration into America.
And so I don't think he's an authentic conservative.
I think he's a corporate conservative.
Well come on in.
Good to see you.
Senator Phil Graham, at five percent in the poll, voices what must be a baseline wish
for many in the Republican field.
Obviously, Steve Forbes has now spent over 12 million dollars.
No person has ever run and spent that kind of money on media.
In the end, is it going to be a decisive factor?
I don't think so.
Maybe not.
But even the Dole campaign has begun paying attention to Forbes, judging him now to be
the major competition.
The attack on Forbes is showing up in Dole's TV campaign.
The more you learn about Steve Forbes, the more questions you have.
And in Saturday's Iowa presidential debate, Forbes was a favorite target for anyone who
would like someday soon to claim he is Bob Dole's prime opponent.
Look for the pace of the firing at Steve Forbes to pick up in the days ahead.
Focal point, his flat tax.
Expect to hear variations of this.
The Forbes tax claim is a truly nutty idea.
Asked his view of the Iowa debate, a Buchanan aide here in New Hampshire told us it was the
recognition by the rest of the GOP field that the Forbes candidacy is for real.
Translation, he is a clear and present political danger to any Republican trying to catch Bob
Dole.
Gene Randall, CNN, Manchester, New Hampshire.
The Green Bay Packers and a Texas man are both losers in Dallas.
Sam Young lost his job at a Dallas grocery store after sporting a Packers jersey at work.
He says the store told workers to wear Dallas Cowboy shirts or their regular uniforms.
But he says he hates the Cowboys so much he wore the Packers shirt instead and refused
to take it off.
So the management fired him.
Consumer News is next.
More snow in the upper Midwest Monday.
Rain and snow in the Northwest.
Still clear across most of the South save for some rain in the Gulf.
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Layoffs in the aerospace industry are on the rise, forcing many workers to make some tough
adjustments.
Jennifer Arthur has the details.
The pink slips began flying in 1989.
At least 150,000 aerospace workers were laid off in California alone.
Headlines were staggering.
Across America, the figure was about 400,000.
Bob Jackson worked for 30 years as an engineer.
He was laid off twice when two separate plants shut down in the early 90s.
He's been unemployed ever since.
It makes you feel real bad.
There's nothing you can do.
I'm willing to move.
I'm willing to go any place.
While Jackson continues to look for work, he watches even more of his former colleagues
get laid off.
Probably one out of three California aerospace workers is no longer in the industry.
And what about the industry itself?
The industry is poised to prosper.
A shrinking industry generates a lot more profits than a growing industry.
Hopefully the idea is that you have a stronger company moving forward so that there is better
job security for those who remain.
Consolidations are not expected to slow down over the next two years.
Most recently, Northrop Grumman agreed to buy Westinghouse Defense Operations.
Lockheed Martin has announced it's buying most of L'Ral Corporation, a leading maker
of computers, defense, and aerospace electronics.
And so there's now a bigger line looking for the few jobs that do exist.
But some laid off workers have created their own jobs.
Anthony Materna was laid off from TRW Space and Defense Corporation after 15 years of
service.
Once out, Materna secured a grant, patented computer integration technology, and he hired
six other former TRW workers.
In most cases, the small companies have faster technology development than the large companies
because they work harder at lower cost.
In the future, the defense industry will move even more toward upgrading older planes and
weaponry and using newer technology.
Predictions are that business will be steady, but the old days of boom and bust in the defense
industry are perhaps gone forever.
Jennifer author, CNN, Manhattan Beach, California.
The Steelers and the Cowboys meet again.
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Monday, Brooke's jealousy of Allison is pushing her over the edge.
Why did you trash Allison's apartment?
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Oh, you care about it, Tara, I'm going to marry her!
And Sydney will do anything to get rid of her sister.
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A brand new Melrose Place.
Then, Ned's hot new girlfriend just can't get enough.
She's bent me in directions that would make Gumby scream.
Wings, Ferris Borg guest stars on a brand new Ned and Stacey, followed by Partners Monday.
When the change lanes reach Earth, my duty is to protect the Federation.
That's what we're trying to do.
Suspicion is everywhere.
With those troops in place, Admiral Layton controls Earth.
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Between right and wrong stands a thin blue line.
At 1130, it's the original and still the best.
It's cops.
Then at midnight, when crime happens in Los Angeles, it's time to call in the LAPD.
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The Cowboys and Steelers have a date on January 28th at Super Bowl 30.
This is the third meeting in the big game between the two teams.
Pittsburgh won both Super Bowl X and XIII.
In the AFC, it was a hard fought game that brought tears to the eyes of the victors.
The Steelers are going to Super Bowl 30.
After a 20 to 16 win over the Colts in the AFC title game, Pittsburgh took a 10 to 6
lead when Neil O'Donnell hit Mr. Versatile, Cordell Stewart, on a five yard TD.
And the question was then raised, did he step out of the back of the end zone?
Well, it doesn't matter now.
After the teams exchanged field goals, Jim Harbach looked to rally his horseshoots.
This 47 yard TD was reeled in by Floyd Turner and it was 16-13 Colts.
The game winner was set up when Neil O'Donnell unloaded a 37 yard beauty to Ernie Mills down
to the one yard line.
Then it was slam bam Morris for the touchdown trot from the one.
One last chance for the Colts and it was a near miracle catch by Aaron Bailey in the
end zone.
But he barely, and I mean barely, missed an amazing grab.
The Steelers have enjoyed all four trips to the Super Bowl with a 4-0 record.
We're just going to do our job and let our Deets speak for themselves.
And like I said, we've got one more game to go.
And we're not going to be satisfied until we finish this thing off.
I tip my hat, it really hasn't settled in right now because I think next week it will
really settle in that this team is going to the Super Bowl and will represent the AFC
and that's a great honor.
Dallas is making their third big game appearance in four years after they stopped the Packers.
38-27.
Emmett Smith stole the show.
Now there's the surprise.
The all-world back rush for 150 yards on 35 carries.
He had three TD runs.
This 16 yarder was the final of the game and it iced things.
Two of the other big guns came through also.
Troy Aikman passed for 255 yards and hooked up with Michael Irvin for two touchdowns.
Irvin had 100 receiving yards.
The league's MVP, Brett Favre, tossed three touchdowns in a losing effort.
I'm very proud of this team.
I'm very proud of the progress that we've made.
I'm proud of the players on this team.
I'm proud of Brett.
We got a lot to build on during this offseason.
On the NBA hardwood, the Suns couldn't like their home cooking as they lost their fifth
straight at the house, 89-74 to the Cavaliers.
Their son Dan Marley did the damage as he poured in 20.
College basketball was a scary Sunday for top-rank UMass.
Prior to their 65-52 win over St. Bonaventure, star center Marcus Camby collapsed.
He spent Sunday night in a hospital and is alert and knows where he is.
In other scores, North Carolina ripped Clemson, Memphis won in overtime, Syracuse slipped
by Rutgers, USC knocked off Stanford.
On the ice, New Jersey topped Dallas, Anaheim slipped by Winnipeg.
The Rangers and St. Louis tied things up and Mike Keenan's return to Madison Square Garden.
Chicago rolled, Calgary and Colorado tied things up and Phil Mickelson won the Nortel
Open.
I'm Darren Sutton, Headline Sports.
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A California woman apparently knows the secret of longevity.
Lena McLaughlin has reached her 110th birthday, possibly making her the oldest living person
in Northern California.
She lived through 20 US presidencies, starting with the Cleveland administration.
Relatives say she still goes shopping, works in her garden, and reads the newspaper cover
to cover.
In Austin, Texas, many fans hoping to get Bruce Springsteen concert tickets are living
with disappointment.
About 100 homeless people hired by ticket agencies lined up over the weekend and bought
most of the $30 tickets.
But shortly after, they were being resold for as much as $400.
One agency owner says he hires the homeless because they're flexible, and ads pre-enterprise
is what America is all about.
Italian fashion designer Versace is turning to another famous face for an ad campaign.
Rocker John Bon Jovi will appear in a series of ads, including shots of him in concert
and in cowboy designs.
Other celebrity models who have appeared in Versace ads include Elton John, Sylvester
Stallone, and Madonna.
Ricky Lake says she's uncomfortable playing a pretty girl.
The actress and talk show host tells Entertainment Weekly she was terrified playing the romantic
lead in her upcoming film, Mrs. Winterborne, because she found it hard accepting herself
as attractive.
Lake weighed 250 pounds in her first movie, Hairspray, nine years ago.
She's now a more trim size eight.
She says playing an insecure, ugly girl is still much easier for her.
You've heard of couples getting married on ski slopes, in hot air balloons, and even
underwater, but how about in a public restroom?
Jilly Carter has that story.
It was certainly a wedding to remember, if not for the eight couples sharing the day,
then certainly for the decor.
Ten dollar surroundings in a building purpose built.
Not exactly to formal wedding standards, but no one seemed to mind.
The surroundings weren't going to stop the happy newlyweds from enjoying the formalities.
And it was all in a good cause.
This wasn't exactly the porcelain the brides had asked for as wedding gifts, but as they
left the hallowed halls, they knew they'd done their bit.
You see, it's part of a public toilet publicity program aimed at challenging the traditional
Chinese aversion to public conveniences.
While the couples enjoyed their special day, they were showing people that bathrooms are
an indispensable part of people's lives.
Or at least that's what the toilet owners say.
And anyway, they were trying to set a world record for a mass bathroom wedding.
One that hopefully won't be attempted again for a while.
But it does beg the question, what's wrong with tying the knot in that beautiful park
outside?
Coming up in the next half hour, the latest on the hostage crisis in southern Russia,
big change in parking meters.
And Sally Field takes a shot at her latest role.
That and more in two minutes.
We hope you'll stay with us.
We leave you this half hour with a view from above, Earth as seen from the shuttle in never.
I'm Gordon Graham and this is Headline News.
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