MSNBC Countdown with Keith Olbermann 20:00 hour anchored by Alex Witt

NBC ID: ARSTLNAUFV | Production Unit: MSNBC, Countdown | Media Type: Aired Show | Media ID: MNBC-OLB-20030703-0001 | Air Date(s): 07/03/2003 | Event Date(s): 07/03/2003

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Event Date(s): 07/03/2003 | Event Location(s): Salt Lake City, Utah;Denver, Colorado;Avon, Colorado;Secaucus, New Jersey;Los Angeles, California;New York City, New York;Chicago, Illinois;London, England;Baghdad, Iraq;Guantanamo Bay, Cuba;South Dakota; | Description: 20:00:00 MSNBC Countdown anchored by Alex Witt. 20:01:19 Witt voices over video clips of cars parked in street, of police officers standing in cordoned off area, of a police officer standing near woman under a tree. Witt reports cats are being killed in two western cities. 20:01:37 NBC News's Chip Reid reports that cat owners are worried the cat killing sprees that are taking place in Salt Lake City, Utah and Denver, Colorado. Wide shot of a field in Salt Lake City, Utah. Shots of police officers taking notes and photographing scene where slaughtered cat was found. In interview Salt Lake County Animal Service's Temma Martin says"in each of the cases we've had one of there versions either we found only the front half, only the back half or the whole cat but with a large whole cut in its side." Police kneeling over blurred shot of mutilated cat. Police officers look at the cat. In Denver, Colorado, police officers stand on crime scene taped off with police tape. Person kneels down on scene where dead cat was found. Close up of handwritten reward sign. Close up still of Brittany Oramas holding her cat Sonny who was killed. In interview Oramas says"I'm never going to bethe same without Sonny again. I'll never get to hold him. Tell him I love him." Shots of Denver Deputy District Attorney Diane Balkin sitting at desk. Close up of Balkin's nameplate on desk. In interview Balkin says"there is a known correlation between cruelty towards animals and violence towards humans." Video clips of man closing door on back of truck, of police officers standing near crime scene, of unidentified woman speaking, of police vehicles parked in street, of a police officer speaking with a group of women, of police vehicles on crime scene taped off with police tape. Zoom in on still of Oramas holding her cat. Reid closes from Los Angeles in voice over. 20:02:57 Witt is joined by Christy Hughes, who found her cat mutilated in her yard, from Avon, Colorado. Hughes recalls how her cat was found dead in her yard. Hughes notes she remembered reading a small article about cats being killed in Denver, how she can't forget seeing her cat mutilated. Video clips of a golf course, of police officers taking notes and photographing scene where slaughtered cat was found. Shots of cars parked in street, of police officers standing in cordoned off area and of a police officer standing near woman under a tree. Hughes gives advice to cat owners. 20:06:28 NBC News's George Lewis reports on a new breed of dogs, the labradoodle. In Los Angeles, California, low level shot of a black Labradoodle dog named Cordell running with a piece of rope in its mouth. Guide Dogs of America's volunteer puppy trainer Nancy Hayes tosses piece of rope for Cordell to fetch. Cordell picks up the rope in its mouth and runs. Hayes exits house and walks towards car. Panning shot from subway cars speeding on the tracks to Hayes and Cordell standing on the platform. Close up of Cordell. In interview with NBC News's George Lewis, Hayes says"I take him to the movies. I take him to the bank. I take him to--I actually take him to Las Vegas casinos." Panning shot from passengers to Lewis, Hayes and Cordell inside subway car. Zoom in to woman and little boy petting Cordell outdoors. At a supermarket, low level shot of Cordell walking along side Hayes as she pushes shopping cart. Photo of a Labradoodle dog and insert video clips of a Standard Poodle and a Labrador Retriever. Photo of a Labradoodle (increasing in size). Cordell runs with a chew toy in its mouth. In interview Guide Dogs of America's Director of Operations Steve Burkman says"We are looking for the laid-back general attitude of the Labrador retriever, which is the predominant breed on our planet to be a guide, and the intelligence of the poodle. So we're looking for the combination between the two." Overhead shot of a blind man stepping on an escalator with his guide dog. A Labrador Retriever guide dog walks along side woman (faces unseen). Hayes walks Cordell past seated people. Rear shot of Hayes and Cordell walking up steps during guide dog training. Shots of different colors of Labradoodles running, a Labradoodle playing with a bowl of water, a Labradoole running in bushes, Labradoodles playing, dogs running and a dog's tail wagging. In interview West Orchard Labradoodles's Vicki Roosevelt says"The range in price for our dogs, for the multigenerational dogs, tends to be about $1800 to $2500. They're expensive." Shots of Labradoodle dogs playing in a small wadding pool. Lewis signs off in voice over from Los Angeles, California. 20:13:40 Witt voices over shots of vehicles driving along highways. Close up of car's reflection on side view mirror. Woman holding gas nozzle to car's gas tank. 20:13:54 Witt voices over shots of packets of fireworks, of cherry bombs, of man and a boy looking at fireworks for sale and shot of boy purchasing fireworks. 20:14:37 NBC News's Robert Bazell reports on E. Coli bacteria finding its way into steaks. Low shot of former e coli bacteria sufferer Katelyn Koesterer (ph) on jungle gym. Katelyn slides down slide. Katelyn with friends. In interview Katelyn's mother Ann Koesterer says,"I had no idea that this, you know, potentially deadly toxin could be in food that I was putting on the table." Animation clip of a microscopic E coli bacteria cell. Out of focus shot of pedestrians. Close up of research scientist looking at dish. Steaks cooking on grill. In interview Minnesota University's Michael Osterholm says,"You could potentially have a steak and cook it medium rare, as you have in the past, and kill all the bacteria on the outside and not know that there's bacteria on the inside of that piece of meat." In Chicago, Illinois, truck driving under arch at the Stampede Meats packing plant. Exterior panning shot of plant. Graphic Stampede Meat, Inc. logo and map of the US with states that had outbreaks of e coli bacteria highlighted. Supers"Voluntarily recalled 737,000 pounds of meat" seen. In New York City, New York, Bazell reports on-camera in studio. Osterholm says,"It's something that has been considered in the past as a potential risk of transmitting infectious agents. But this is really the best example we've had to date." Graphic logo for Beef USA and supers"Extensive tests: Not possible injecting beef could cause infection" seen. Graphic Stampede Meat, Inc. logo and supers"?the source of the illness has yet to be determined conclusively." Shots of scientists in laboratory. Microscopic image of e coli bacteria. Ann walks outdoors with Katelyn and man as he walks dog. Bazell signs off from New York City, New York in voice over. 20:23:48 NBC News's Kevin Tibbles reports Americans take less vacation time than most workers in other industrialized nations. Mortgage broker John Novi (ph) talks on telephone. Novi's wife and son on floor packing items before vacation. In interview John says,"It's big in our family. I mean, it's really the time that we get to spend quality time together." Novi's wife and son on floor packing items before vacation. Pedestrians. Tourists outside bus. Author Joe Robinson sits at computer. In interview Robinson says,"Vacations have a major interruptive (sic) affect on job stress, and job stress is rampant right now." In London, England, a double-decker tour bus pulls to a stop. Graphic of postcard type pictures of countries and average vacation days numbered for France 25 days, Italy 20 days, Great Britain 20 days and China 15 days seen. In Chicago, Tibbles reports on-camera on beach. People sitting under umbrella on beach. In interview Professor Brigitte Madrian of Chicago University School of Business says,"If employers can't pass the cost of the vacation time onto workers in terms of lower wages, then we'll end up with reduced employment levels as well." Men playing golf. Robinson says,"We have a system that's set up to make people feel vacation time is not legit. It's something like a bank heist that you're getting away with." People riding mules down path at canyon. In London, shots of a fountain and people walking. In interview man says,"Holidays are a time for personal renewal." In interview another man says,"You'll die an early death and you'll never really draw a pension. You're a mad lot of suckers." John (in foreground) with family in backyard. John and family exit home. Tibbles signs off from Chicago in voice over. 20:25:56 Witt voices over graphic still of Howard Hill who has been making prank 911 calls. Shots of 911 operators sitting in front of computers. In interview unidentified woman notes Hill has made over 1000 911 calls. Still of Hill. 20:26:54 KUSA-TV's Paul Johnson reports on a Colorado man breeding deadly poisonous snakes in his home. Close up of a cobra. In interview Denver Zoo's Rick Haeffner says he's never seen a collection this big of venomous snakes. Close ups of snakes. Wide shot of home where the snakes were kept. In interview Haeffner explains the danger of keeping a venomous snake. Tilt down to house exterior. Close up of snakes. KUSA-TV Paul Johnson reports on camera. Close up of snakes. In voice over, Haeffner says his zookeepers will be handling the snakes. 20:32:39 Witt voices over shots of Saddam Hussein statue in downtown Baghdad, Iraq. Video clip of then-Iraqi leaders Saddam Hussein in a meeting with his sons. Video of statue being pulled from its base. Insert still of State Secretary Colin Powell. At a press conference, Powell comments on Hussein. Video clip of Republican Virginia Senator John Warner standing at the podium. At the press conference, Warner comments on Hussein. Video clips of Iraqis standing near a burning military vehicle, of two soldiers assisting a wounded soldier. At a press conference unidentified military officials says there is still war going on in this country. Zoom in to clip of President George W. Bush speaking at the podium at the White House in Washington, DC. Insert still of Democratic Florida Senator Bob Graham. Graphic of Graham's statement regarding Bush. Insert graphic photo of Democratic Massachusetts Senator John Kerry. Graphic of Kerry's state regarding Bush. 20:34:36 Witt voices over video clip of al Qaeda suspect who was killed in a shooting. 20:34:49 Witt voices over video clip of suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 20:35:24 NBC News' Robert Hager reports on storm chasers. Wide shot of storm clouds in South Dakota. Storm chaser Tim Samaras driving vehicle. Wide shot of funnel forming on the ground. Tornado seen in the distance. Team of storm chasers flee. Wide shot of a shed being demolished. In interview with National Geographic Explorer host Lisa Ling, Samaras explains why he chases storms. Shot of a tornado in the distance. Rolling shot of debris in aftermath of tornado. Man walks over to red disc on the ground. In interview Samaras explains what the equipment recorded during the tornado. Tornado seen in the distance. Shots of debris in aftermath of tornado. Tornado seen in the distance. Hager signs off in voice over from Washington, DC. 20:38:38 Toyota Image of the Day: Bald eagles at the Washington National Zoo. 20:43:09 Witt voices over video clip of Kerry Kennedy Cuomo and Andrew Cuomo during interview with NBC News's Andrea Mitchell. 20:43:17 Witt is joined by divorce attorney Raoul Felder. They discuss the Cuomo/Kennedy divorce. Video clip of Cuomo-Kennedy speaking with Mitchell. Graphic stills of Cuomo with his children and wife. Graphic cover of book"The Kennedy Curse" by Edward Klein. Video clip of John Kennedy Jr and his wife Carolyn. 20:46:03 Witt voices over video clip of actor Arnold Schwarenegger. Letterbox clips from movie"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines". 20:46:35 Witt voices over video clip of Guardian Angel founder Curtis Sliwa. Video clip of John Gotti Jr. 20:47:36 KNSD's Bob Hansen reports on the Do-Not Call scam. Video clip of woman speaking on telephone. Close up of telephone. Shot of Sonia Weaver (ph) speaking on telephone. In interview Weaver explains the phone call she received. Shots of Weaver speaking with Hansen. Hansen reports on camera from San Diego, California. Weaver says woman on the phone was asking for personal information including her bank account number. Weaver warns people of calls. 20:53:27 Flashback segments. 20:55:47 Witt voices over video clips of traffic lights with hidden cameras. 20:56:16 Witt is joined by Radarbusters.com's Roy Reyer. They discuss devices that can be used to cheat the system. Stills of vehicles. Shot of vehicles in traffic.

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