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What's on Tap for D.C. Today?
Aired October 29, 2002 - 06:07 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: The situation in Iraq and Jordan certainly hot topics on Capitol Hill. We want to find out what else is on tap in Washington.
We turn to our Washington deputy bureau chief, Steve Redisch.
Good morning -- Steve.
STEVE REDISCH, CNN WASHINGTON DEPUTY BUREAU CHIEF: Good morning, Carol.
COSTELLO: Is President Bush back at the White House?
REDISCH: Back at the White House, very little on his public schedule. Behind-the-scenes, I'm sure he and the others will be working on Iraq and getting countries in line with the U.S. point-of- view. But publicly, only one thing on his schedule today, which is to sign the Martin Luther King, Jr. Equal Protection Voting Rights Act of 2002...
COSTELLO: Bring us...
REDISCH: ... which comes one week before Election Day.
COSTELLO: Gotcha. Bring us up-to-date on the sniper investigations. I know a lot of jurisdictions are fighting to try this guy. Will the feds step in?
REDISCH: A lot of jockeying. As you heard Patty Davis say earlier, we may hear as early as today about the feds and their decision as to whether to proceed with the prosecution first or how they will sort this out.
One of the things, in speaking with Kelli Arena yesterday, possession is always nine-tenths of the law, and right now, the feds have Muhammad and Malvo. So, you know, they'll probably be the ones pushing the decision as to who -- which jurisdiction goes first and whether the federal government goes first.
COSTELLO: It should be interesting.
Tell us about American Airlines Flight 587. That's back in the news this morning.
REDISCH: Today, the NTSB, the National Transportation of Safety Board, will hold a hearing. It's going to be a very broad hearing on what -- on the possible causes of the crash, which happened two months after the September 11 attacks.
Flight 587 was headed from Kennedy Airport to Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic. It crashed virtually just after take-off in New York City -- in a very far suburb of New York City. And they're going to try and find out what happened.
COSTELLO: Hopefully they will.
Thank you, Steve Redisch, we'll let you get on down to the Washington bureau and check back with you tomorrow.
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Aired October 29, 2002 - 06:07 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: The situation in Iraq and Jordan certainly hot topics on Capitol Hill. We want to find out what else is on tap in Washington.
We turn to our Washington deputy bureau chief, Steve Redisch.
Good morning -- Steve.
STEVE REDISCH, CNN WASHINGTON DEPUTY BUREAU CHIEF: Good morning, Carol.
COSTELLO: Is President Bush back at the White House?
REDISCH: Back at the White House, very little on his public schedule. Behind-the-scenes, I'm sure he and the others will be working on Iraq and getting countries in line with the U.S. point-of- view. But publicly, only one thing on his schedule today, which is to sign the Martin Luther King, Jr. Equal Protection Voting Rights Act of 2002...
COSTELLO: Bring us...
REDISCH: ... which comes one week before Election Day.
COSTELLO: Gotcha. Bring us up-to-date on the sniper investigations. I know a lot of jurisdictions are fighting to try this guy. Will the feds step in?
REDISCH: A lot of jockeying. As you heard Patty Davis say earlier, we may hear as early as today about the feds and their decision as to whether to proceed with the prosecution first or how they will sort this out.
One of the things, in speaking with Kelli Arena yesterday, possession is always nine-tenths of the law, and right now, the feds have Muhammad and Malvo. So, you know, they'll probably be the ones pushing the decision as to who -- which jurisdiction goes first and whether the federal government goes first.
COSTELLO: It should be interesting.
Tell us about American Airlines Flight 587. That's back in the news this morning.
REDISCH: Today, the NTSB, the National Transportation of Safety Board, will hold a hearing. It's going to be a very broad hearing on what -- on the possible causes of the crash, which happened two months after the September 11 attacks.
Flight 587 was headed from Kennedy Airport to Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic. It crashed virtually just after take-off in New York City -- in a very far suburb of New York City. And they're going to try and find out what happened.
COSTELLO: Hopefully they will.
Thank you, Steve Redisch, we'll let you get on down to the Washington bureau and check back with you tomorrow.
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