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What's on Tap for Washington, D.C. Today?
Aired October 14, 2002 - 06:10 ET
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CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: Well the sniper story has dominated the news in Washington. And here with that story and much more on what's on tap in D.C., our Washington morning producer Paul Courson.
Good morning, Paul, how are you?
PAUL COURSON, CNN WASHINGTON BUREAU MORNING PRODUCER: Hi, Catherine, how are you today?
CALLAWAY: Good to see you.
COURSON: Well it's Columbus Day, so it's...
CALLAWAY: Yes.
COURSON: ... a federal holiday here in Washington. And it's really...
CALLAWAY: Is it quiet there?
COURSON: It shapes up to be quiet. One never really wants to say that too loud because...
CALLAWAY: No, you don't.
COURSON: ... then of course a lot of stuff will happen. But we don't have any State Department briefing today, we don't have a Pentagon briefing today and no scheduled White House briefing either.
Yesterday, we did get a statement from President Bush on the bombings in Indonesia -- Bali, Indonesia. He said -- quote -- "it was a cowardly act designed to create terror and chaos." U.S. officials have said they think the bombings might be linked to al Qaeda and could show that the terrorist group has regrouped itself in an area other than Afghanistan where, of course, the U.S. spent a lot of time dismantling the Taliban which supported the al Qaeda group.
CALLAWAY: Right.
COURSON: President Bush today travels to Michigan, by the way, Catherine. He departs the South Lawn around 2:00 p.m. After an airport welcoming ceremony in Michigan, he goes on to Dearborn for a political event at the Ritz Carlton there. Mr. Bush attends a reception benefiting the Michigan Republican Party and on behalf of the candidate for the U.S. Senate. It's the president's fourth trip to Michigan this year. Most recently he met with Canadian leaders on border security.
CALLAWAY: You know we've been hearing U.S. officials say they were concerned about terrorist cells continuing to grow and recouping in Indonesia and they...
COURSON: And we've got the sniper shootings.
CALLAWAY: Yes.
COURSON: I mean there's all kinds of tension, I guess, domestically to make sure something's not going to happen again. We were following this morning what turns out to be just probably a more ordinary street crime, if you can call it that. There was a shooting at an Exxon in Prince George's County. And of course we got all excited about that just to make sure it was or was not connected. It turns out it's not connected. One of the gas station operators there that we spoke with said police and paramedics are telling him that it's not connected at all. It's more drug related or gangland shooting.
We do have something related to Columbus Day to tell you about, Catherine. CNN will be covering a celebration of Christopher Columbus and his explorations. It's the 89th anniversary of the dedication of the Columbus Memorial Statue at Union Station. If you've ever traveled through D.C., Union Station, of course, is in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol. It's the statue out front. We'll have the Knights of Columbus, of course, among other festivities there.
CALLAWAY: All right. Thank you a lot, Paul. Have a good day.
COURSON: Thanks.
CALLAWAY: It's going to be a busy one sounds like.
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Aired October 14, 2002 - 06:10 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: Well the sniper story has dominated the news in Washington. And here with that story and much more on what's on tap in D.C., our Washington morning producer Paul Courson.
Good morning, Paul, how are you?
PAUL COURSON, CNN WASHINGTON BUREAU MORNING PRODUCER: Hi, Catherine, how are you today?
CALLAWAY: Good to see you.
COURSON: Well it's Columbus Day, so it's...
CALLAWAY: Yes.
COURSON: ... a federal holiday here in Washington. And it's really...
CALLAWAY: Is it quiet there?
COURSON: It shapes up to be quiet. One never really wants to say that too loud because...
CALLAWAY: No, you don't.
COURSON: ... then of course a lot of stuff will happen. But we don't have any State Department briefing today, we don't have a Pentagon briefing today and no scheduled White House briefing either.
Yesterday, we did get a statement from President Bush on the bombings in Indonesia -- Bali, Indonesia. He said -- quote -- "it was a cowardly act designed to create terror and chaos." U.S. officials have said they think the bombings might be linked to al Qaeda and could show that the terrorist group has regrouped itself in an area other than Afghanistan where, of course, the U.S. spent a lot of time dismantling the Taliban which supported the al Qaeda group.
CALLAWAY: Right.
COURSON: President Bush today travels to Michigan, by the way, Catherine. He departs the South Lawn around 2:00 p.m. After an airport welcoming ceremony in Michigan, he goes on to Dearborn for a political event at the Ritz Carlton there. Mr. Bush attends a reception benefiting the Michigan Republican Party and on behalf of the candidate for the U.S. Senate. It's the president's fourth trip to Michigan this year. Most recently he met with Canadian leaders on border security.
CALLAWAY: You know we've been hearing U.S. officials say they were concerned about terrorist cells continuing to grow and recouping in Indonesia and they...
COURSON: And we've got the sniper shootings.
CALLAWAY: Yes.
COURSON: I mean there's all kinds of tension, I guess, domestically to make sure something's not going to happen again. We were following this morning what turns out to be just probably a more ordinary street crime, if you can call it that. There was a shooting at an Exxon in Prince George's County. And of course we got all excited about that just to make sure it was or was not connected. It turns out it's not connected. One of the gas station operators there that we spoke with said police and paramedics are telling him that it's not connected at all. It's more drug related or gangland shooting.
We do have something related to Columbus Day to tell you about, Catherine. CNN will be covering a celebration of Christopher Columbus and his explorations. It's the 89th anniversary of the dedication of the Columbus Memorial Statue at Union Station. If you've ever traveled through D.C., Union Station, of course, is in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol. It's the statue out front. We'll have the Knights of Columbus, of course, among other festivities there.
CALLAWAY: All right. Thank you a lot, Paul. Have a good day.
COURSON: Thanks.
CALLAWAY: It's going to be a busy one sounds like.
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