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Transcripts from
The NewsHour with Jim LehrerDecember 8 - 12
Friday, December 12, 1997
- Some Strings Attached?
Will the IMF bailout help or further cripple South Korea's economy?
- Political Wrap
Our pundits discuss Kyoto and Reno/ Freeh testimony before the House.
- Mystery Remains
The TWA Flight 800 hearings wrapped up today. Tom Bearden gives a background report, followed by discussion with National Transportation Safety Board Chairman, Jim Hall.
- A Good Deal?
Will the U.S. ratify the global warming treaty announced in Kyoto, Japan?
- The Defense Rests
After 92 witnesses, the defense ends its case in the Terry Nichols trial.
- Aging Aircrafts
At the TWA hearings, the National Transportation Safety Board focused on the danger of aging aircrafts.
- Binge Drinking
Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming has some thoughts about binge drinking by young people.
- Wei Jingsheng
Chinese political dissident Wei Jingsheng discusses future plans.
- Clearing the Air
Despite round the clock meetings, no deal on greenhouse gas emissions has been reached at the Kyoto Conference.
- Drug Trends
Betty Ann Bowser reports on the fastest growing drug of choice in the country -- methamphetamine.
- Honest Disagreement
Janet Reno and Louis Freeh explain their views of an independent counsel.
- Unfair Burden?
Should the Third World limit its greenhouse gases emissions?
- TWA Flight 800
On day two of its hearings, the National Transportation Safety Board focused on what might have caused the fuel tank to explode.
- TWA Flight 800
A week-long hearing hopes to provide answers and improve safety measures.
- Airing It Out
The European Union and the United States debate clean air standards.
- Citizen Soldiers
Stephen Ambrose discusses his book, Citizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany.
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