NetBoom 2.0 – Reuters
This story is part of a multimedia report on the new internet business boom. This time it’s not hardware in Silicon Valley – it’s software in San Francisco. Correspondent Jen Rogers takes us inside a number of startup in the up and coming Warehouse District in San Francisco.
Dan Rather Reports “Heroes at Home”
Dan Rather visits Nadia McCaffrey, the mother of Sgt Patrick McCaffrey, California National Guard. Sgt. McCaffrey was reported Killed in Action in Iraq. But His mother tell Dan Rather that she found out her son was ambushed by the Iraqi soldiers he was training and that the U.S. Military covered that story up.
A Father’s Mission – NBC Today
American soldiers in Iraq face new and terrible dangers every day. But they are better prepared now then many were at the beginning of the conflict when soldiers searched junkyards to armor their vehicles. Mike Barnicle has the story of a father of a fallen soldier who took it as his mission to press the military to provide more armor for their Humvees.
Chiesi/Galleon – Bloomberg
Later today two of the key defendants in the Galleon Hedge Fund insider trading case will appear in federal court in New York. One of the defendants is Danielle Chiesi, who worked for New Castle Funds and is accused of illegally providing inside information to Galleon Hedge Fund Manager, Raj Rajaratnam, and others. We take a look at the woman behind the scandal.
Guantanamo Prosecutor – CBS Evening News
In hearing in federal court in Washington D.C. today the U.S. government dropped the case of one of the youngest detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison. Mohammed Jawad was a teenager when he was arrested in Afghanistan for throwing a grenade at U.S. forces. It was his case that compelled a military prosecutor to break ranks and follow his conscience. Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Lara Logan has this exclusive report
Engine 24 Ladder 5 – NBC Today
MSNBC Contributor Mike Barnicle has the story of the firehouse where the two firefighters worked at – and it’s legacy of sacrifice NBC News has covered since 1994.
Cutting Diabetes – NBC News
Twenty one million Americans now have diabetes and the number is growing every year. Here we have a story about a cutting edge technique to put Type 2 diabetes into remission. Mika Brzezinski has the story.
Eight Years and Counting – 60 Minutes
Eight years after the Lockerbie Bombing Correspondent Mike Wallace tells the story of the Libyan government’s efforts to end the sanctions against their country. Col. Qaddaffi has hired lawyers – sometimes against U.S. law – in order find a way out of crippling international sanctions. Producer Steve McCarthy interviews Col. Qaddaffi in Libya and he proposes a trial in a country other than the U.S. or Libya. The victims families are interviewed and are against anything other than bringing Qaddaffi to justice himself.