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What's on Tap for D.C. Today?
Aired October 23, 2002 - 06:06 ET
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CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: The sniper is obviously the big story in Washington, but that's not all that's going on in the nation's capital.
Joining us on the phone, Washington deputy bureau chief, Steve Redisch, with a look at what's on tap for him today.
Busy morning for you -- Steve.
STEVE REDISCH, CNN WASHINGTON DEPUTY BUREAU CHIEF: Always a busy morning, and we're going to be following various different angles on the sniper story today, including concerns over sending kids to school, especially here in Montgomery County, how people in the country are coping with being in the crosshairs, and whether they're changing their routines.
We'll also take a look at how they overcome their fears and the economic impact on not just this county, but the entire region, since the shootings have gone up and down the I-95 corridor between Washington and Richmond.
CALLAWAY: You know, I'm sure so many businesses have been affected, everything from seasonal businesses to service industries. I can't imagine.
Any idea of what kind of impact it's having on the economy there?
REDISCH: Various different measures of, you know, less traffic at restaurants, people are staying in. People still have to buy gas, they still have to buy groceries, but they're making fewer and fewer trips, which may result in fewer and fewer dollars spent. They're waiting until they absolutely have to go out and buy some of these things, and not going out to the movies or doing some of the extracurricular activities that most people do, staying inside, and maybe that's a boom to industries such as video rentals and cable pay- per-views.
CALLAWAY: What is the president up to today, Steve?
REDISCH: The president stays home today at the White House. He signs the defense appropriations bill, as well as the military construction bill. He also holds a roundtable on child exploitation, and we'll have a few comments on that later on this afternoon.
CALLAWAY: Iraq certainly going to be addressed today in Washington? REDISCH: Only really at Georgetown University, where various student groups are going to hold what they call a "die in." They'll have some drummers out there, or a drum roll, and once the drumming stops, a group of students will fall down to the ground and lay there lifeless, so to speak, for about 30 minutes, hoping to raise the consciousness of the students on campus.
CALLAWAY: Steve, what's this about the Church of Latter Day Saints and their genealogical Web site?
REDISCH: They are going to release some 50 million names from the 1880 census into the church's genealogical Web site, and they are hoping that it will help more people to trace their ancestral roots. The Church of the Latter Day Saints is very involved in genealogy and helping people to trace their roots, and this, they say, should help more people find out where they came from here in the United States.
CALLAWAY: A lot on tap for you today, Steve -- a busy day. All right, thank you. That's Steve Redisch.
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Aired October 23, 2002 - 06:06 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: The sniper is obviously the big story in Washington, but that's not all that's going on in the nation's capital.
Joining us on the phone, Washington deputy bureau chief, Steve Redisch, with a look at what's on tap for him today.
Busy morning for you -- Steve.
STEVE REDISCH, CNN WASHINGTON DEPUTY BUREAU CHIEF: Always a busy morning, and we're going to be following various different angles on the sniper story today, including concerns over sending kids to school, especially here in Montgomery County, how people in the country are coping with being in the crosshairs, and whether they're changing their routines.
We'll also take a look at how they overcome their fears and the economic impact on not just this county, but the entire region, since the shootings have gone up and down the I-95 corridor between Washington and Richmond.
CALLAWAY: You know, I'm sure so many businesses have been affected, everything from seasonal businesses to service industries. I can't imagine.
Any idea of what kind of impact it's having on the economy there?
REDISCH: Various different measures of, you know, less traffic at restaurants, people are staying in. People still have to buy gas, they still have to buy groceries, but they're making fewer and fewer trips, which may result in fewer and fewer dollars spent. They're waiting until they absolutely have to go out and buy some of these things, and not going out to the movies or doing some of the extracurricular activities that most people do, staying inside, and maybe that's a boom to industries such as video rentals and cable pay- per-views.
CALLAWAY: What is the president up to today, Steve?
REDISCH: The president stays home today at the White House. He signs the defense appropriations bill, as well as the military construction bill. He also holds a roundtable on child exploitation, and we'll have a few comments on that later on this afternoon.
CALLAWAY: Iraq certainly going to be addressed today in Washington? REDISCH: Only really at Georgetown University, where various student groups are going to hold what they call a "die in." They'll have some drummers out there, or a drum roll, and once the drumming stops, a group of students will fall down to the ground and lay there lifeless, so to speak, for about 30 minutes, hoping to raise the consciousness of the students on campus.
CALLAWAY: Steve, what's this about the Church of Latter Day Saints and their genealogical Web site?
REDISCH: They are going to release some 50 million names from the 1880 census into the church's genealogical Web site, and they are hoping that it will help more people to trace their ancestral roots. The Church of the Latter Day Saints is very involved in genealogy and helping people to trace their roots, and this, they say, should help more people find out where they came from here in the United States.
CALLAWAY: A lot on tap for you today, Steve -- a busy day. All right, thank you. That's Steve Redisch.
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