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OMAHA POLICE ARE SEEING A DANGEROUS TREND...D-V-D .DRIVERS VERY DISTRACTED...
THE STORY'S NEXT ON 3 NEWS AT FIVE.
[Notes:HEADLINE 2]
<"NO MORE LIES.">
[TAKE: cont vo]{***cont vo***}
THE PROTESTS STARTED BRIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING AS THE PRESIDENT GOT READY TO TALK TO OMAHA.
[Notes:HEADLINE 3]
<"Empower the individual to make decisions, have the individual look at the portfolio decisions.">
PRESIDENT BUSH TOLD THOUSANDS AT THE QWEST CENTER HE BELIEVES INDIVIDUAL OWNERSHIP COULD BE THE KEY TO SAVING SOCIAL SECURITY.
IN HIS CONVERSATION ON SOCIAL SECURITY AT THE QWEST CENTER THE PRESIDENT SAID AMERICAN WORKERS WOULD BE BETTER OFF MANAGING PART OF THEIR OWN RETIREMENT FUNDS.
HE SAID THE RETURNS ARE HIGHER... AND THE MONEY IS YOURS-- OR YOUR FAMILY'S-- TO KEEP, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS...
YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH YOUR MONEY... THE PRESIDENT SUGGESTS STRICT INVESTMENT GUIDELINES TO MAKE SURE YOUR MONEY IS PROTECTED.
AND ANOTHER PROMISE FROM THE THE PRESIDENT TODAY, HE'LL FIX SOCIAL SECURITY *WITHOUT RAISING TAXES.
OF COURSE-- ANY FIX NEEDS VOTES... AND AS KM3'S JOE JORDAN TELLS US-- MR. BUSH WAS HERE TWISTING ARMS AND TELLING AN ARENA FULL OF SUPPORTERS WHAT THEY WANTED TO HEAR..
[TAKE PKG]{***pkg***}
NO REAL SURPRISES FROM THE PRESIDENT.
HE'S CONVINCED SOCIAL SECURITY IS GOING BROKE, AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS WILL HELP SAVE IT.
NO COMPLAINTS FROM THIS NEBRASKAN...
<"WITH ANY OTHER PROBLEM IF YOU HAVE A ROADBLOCK UP AHEAD, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE..I THINK WE NEED TO ADDRESS IT NOW.">
<"THE STATUS QUO IS UNACCEPTABLE TO YOUNG WORKERS AND YOUNG WORKERS UNDERSTAND THAT IN AMERICA.">
<"WHILE THE PRESIDENT IS TALKING SOCIAL SECURITY HE'S LOOKING FOR VOTES, TARGETING IN PARTICULAR NEBRASKA DEMOCRAT, SENATOR BEN NELSON. NELSON HAS BEEN WITH THE PRESIDENT ON KEY VOTES BEFORE BUT THIS TIME ITS FAR MORE UNCERTAIN.">
<"I WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THE NUMBERS DO. WHEN THE PRESIDENT LAYS OUT A PLAN THEN I CAN MAKE THAT DECISION.">
PUBLICLY THE PRESIDENT WAS MORE THAN KIND TO NELSON.
<"I'M PROUD THAT SENATOR BEN NELSON IS HERE HE IS A MAN WHICH I CAN WORK.">
BUT PRIVATELY WHO KNOWS?
ON THE WAY OUT OF TOWN INSIDE THE PRESIDENTIAL LIMO, MR. BUSH, HIS POLITICAL GURU KARL ROVE, AND BEN NELSON.
[TAKE SOT
NAME: HAGEL SOUND
<"IS HE GETTING A PRETTY GOOD ARM TWISTING, DO YOU THINK? I WAS ASKED ALSO TO BE IN THE LIMO, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS BETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT AND SENATOR NELSON TO HAVE SOME QUIET TIME TOGETHER.">
NELSON IS UP FOR RE-ELECTION NEXT YEAR.
AND NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS WOULD LIKE THE PRESIDENT TO CAMPAIGN AGAINST NELSON.
BUT A NELSON VOTE FOR MR. BUSH'S SOCIAL SECURITY PLAN, JUST MIGHT KEEP THE PRESIDENT AWAY.
3 NEWS.
ANOTHER NEBRASKA CONGRESSMAN, JEFF FORTENBERRY OF LINCOLN, WAS ALSO IN THE PRESIDENT'S LIMO.
UNLIKE NELSON - FORTENBERRY IS A REPUBLICAN, BUT LIKE NELSON - FORTENBERRY IS STILL PLAYING WAIT AND SEE ON THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN.
OVERNIGHT, WE POLLED VOTERS ACROSS THE STATE TO SEE WHO LIKES THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN..AND WHO DOESN'T.
THE POLL WAS TAKEN FOR KM3 NEWS, BY THE
M-S-R GROUP.
[INSERT: TAKE POLL #1 "Enough money to pay benefits?"]{***gfx***}
WE ASKED "DO YOU THINK BY THE TIME YOU RETIRE THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MONEY IN THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM TO PAY THE BENEFITS YOU ARE ENTITLED TOO?
[INSERT: TAKE POLL #1--ANSWER PAGE]{***gfx***}
WE'RE GOING TO BREAK DOWN THE ANSWERS BY AGE.
YOUNGER VOTERS WORRY MOST ABOUT THE SYSTEM RUNNING OUT OF MONEY.
75 PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE 18-29 YEARS OLD THINK THE MONEY WILL RUN OUT BEFORE THEY RETIRE.
PEOPLE 30-49 ARE ALSO WORRIED..70 PERCENT
THINK THEIR MONEY WILL BE GONE.
NOW LOOK AT THE OVER 50 VOTERS...HALF ARE CONFIDENT THEY'LL COLLECT ALL THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.
OUR SECOND QUESTION... WHICH WOULD YOU SUPPORT? PERSONAL RETIREMENT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS OR LEAVING YOUR MONEY IN THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM?
OUR POLL SHOWS YOUNGER VOTERS PREFER PRIVATE ACCOUNTS TO RELYING ON THE CURRENT SYSTEM.
SUPPORT FOR THOSE ACCOUNTS DECREASES AS PEOPLE GET OLDER, AND HAVE BEEN PAYING INTO THE SYSTEM LONGER. ONLY 40 PERCENT OF THE OVER-50 GROUP LIKE THE IDEA OF PRIVATE ACCOUNTS.
384 REGISTERED VOTERS WERE CALLED FOR THIS POLL.
SO WHO WERE THE PEOPLE CHOSEN TO JOIN THE PRESIDENT ON STAGE. DOCTOR SYLVESTER SCHEIBER LIVES NEAR WASHINGTON D-C AND HAS WRITTEN TWO BOOKS ON SOCIAL SECURITY.
MARY MORNIN IS A SECRETARY AT ST. ROBERT'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL. SHE'S A DIVORCED SINGLE MOM... SHE HAS THREE KIDS AND WORKS TWO OTHER JOBS.
JERRY REMPE WORKS FOR OMAHA STEAKS.. HE TOOK HIS FATHER'S ADVICE AND STARTED PUTTING PART OF HIS PAYCHECK INTO HIS COMPANY'S 40IK PLAN, HE'S SEEN GOOD GAINS AND BELIEVES THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN WITH THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED PERSONAL RETIRMENT ACCOUNTS
AMANDA REMOSHEK OWNS HER OWN BUSINESS, WORKING WITH NON PROFIT GROUPS TO HELP THEM RAISE MONEY. SHE'S EXPECTING A BABY IN JULY AND IS WORRIED SOCIAL SECURITY WON'T BE THERE FOR HER OR HER CHILD.
AND ROSE DAVIS HAS BEEN TEACHING STUDENTS AT METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
[TAKE: 2-shot]{***2-shot***}
THERE'S MUCH MORE TO ROSE DAVIS' STORY.
ROSE TOLD THE PRESIDENT ABOUT LOSING HER MOTHER, THEN LOSING A FAMILY BUSINESS.
3'S IS HERE ...SHE THINKS A PERSONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT COULD HAVE HELPED HER FAMILY.
[TAKE LIVE]{***live***}
- THE PRESIDENT DIDN'T HAVE TO CONVINCE ROSE.
SHE ALREADY LIKED THE IDEA OF PERSONAL ACCOUNTS BEFORE SHE STEPPED ON STAGE.
WHEN I TALKED TO HER HOURS LATER - ROSE WAS STILL ECSTATIC.
NOT ONLY BECAUSE SHE GOT TO MEET THE PRESIDENT - ALSO BECAUSE SHE THINKS HE LISTENED TO WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY.
[TAKE PKG]{***pkg***}
ROSE DAVIS IS A COLLEGE PROFESSOR AT METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
HER MOTHER DIED JUST TWO YEAR AFTER SHE STARTED COLLECTING SOCIAL SECURITY. SHE WAS 67.
ROSE AND HER SISTER WORKED HARD TO PAY OFF THEIR MOTHER'S MEDICAL BILLS BUT HAD A DIFFICULT TIME DOING THAT.
WHEN THEIR MOTHER DIED - THE FAMILY SAW THEIR MOTHER'S SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS END.
<"So my bank account is empty so I could assist my sister.">
ROSE TOLD THE PRESIDENT HER SISTER EVEN HAD TO SELL HER BUSINESS TO PAY THE BILLS.
SHE LIKES THE IDEA OF PERSONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS...IN THAT PLAN, WHEN SOMEONE DIES, THE FAMILY STILL GETS THE MONEY IN THAT ACCOUNT.
<"The disposition of it after death is the most important factor. It will eliminate a lot of the bills and a lot of the financial woes that survivors go through after the death of a family member.">
THE PRESIDENT USED STORIES - LIKE ROSES--- TO PITCH HIS PLAN.
ROSE LIKES IT.
<"In reality - there's always going to be pros and cons on everything and i'm just looking at the end result. It would be better for Americans than it is right now.">
AS FOR MEETING THE PRESIDENT - ROSE SAYS IT WAS EXCITING AND LITTLE NERVE WRACKING.
<"very nervous... to the point I don't remember what I said">
[TAKE LIVE]{***live***}
AS FOR HOW ROSE DAVIS GOT PICKED TO BE ON STAGE WITH THE PRESIDENT: SHE WAS RECOMENDED BY FORMER MAYOR HAL DAUB...WHO KNOWS THE FAMILY
[TAKE: doublebox 2-1]{***doublebox***}
AND THE TROUBLE THEY HAD PAYING THE BILLS AFTER THEIR MOTHER DIED.
NOT EVERYONE WHO CAME TO SEE THE PRESIDENT WANTED TO SHAKE HIS HAND.
HUNDREDS TURNED OUT TO PROTEST HIS PLANS. 3'S EXPLAINS THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGES.
[TAKE PKG]{***pkg***}
LONG BEFORE the president took his social security pitch to a captive audience---protestors just outside the qwest center were trying to reach anyone who would listen.
75 year old donna mcgrath picked up a sign because she lives on social security...and says tampering with it...will eventually mean getting rid of it.
<"i feel it's a way of dismantling it....phase it out.">
the head of the afl cio in nebraska......hit the pavement for workers and their families.t
<"needs to be looked at....doesn't need to be destroyed many families that's all they have">
the protest was pretty low key---organized by a group out of washington d.c. Called america's future---it set up similar events in all 5 states the president targeted to sell his new take on social security....But they insist the message---in this case anti-war, anti-bush and pro-social security is genuine nebraska.
<"these are just regular people students---should be in bed vested interest in their future.">
<"the protest.">
the president passed by what was left of the protest at 8;25...just minutes before he was scheduled to give his speech....he waived to the crowd ....as expected they did not.
3news,
TALKED ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN IN HIS FOR WHAT ITS WORTH COMMENTARY LAST NIGHT.
HE SAYS HE GOT PLENTY OF FEEDBACK, AND HIS OPINION WASN'T VERY POPULAR WITH VIEWERS.
[TAKE LIVE]{***live***}
I LIKE THE IDEA OF TAKING MY OWN MONEY AND INVESTING IT... AFTER ALL... IT IS MY MONEY AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET A HIGHER RATE OF RETURN...
I ALSO THROUGH OUT THIS IDEA... FOR TODAY'S RETIREES... IF YOU YOU DON'T NEED THE SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK... YOU DON'T GET IT...
I'M NOT VERY POPULAR WITH THAT STATEMENT... HERE'S WHAT VIEWERS ARE SAYING ON THE FEEDBACK PHONE LINES...
[TAKE PKG
DURATION:0:20]{***pkg***}
[TAKE LIVE]{***live***}
MORE FEEDBACK COMING UP TONIGHT ON THE 3 NEWS AT TEN...
ALSO TONIGHT... ARE YOU READY FOR THE THE SUPER BOWL... THE GAME MIGHT BE FUN TO WATCH... BUT EVERY THING ELSE IS NOT ON THE CUTTING EDGE... 2005... THE YEAR OF THE POLITICALLY CORRECT... PREGAME... HALFTIME AND POST GAME... MY THOUGHTS TONIGHT IN MY FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH COMMENTARY... ONLY ON THE 3 NEWS AT TEN...
THE STORY'S NEXT ON 3 NEWS AT FIVE.
[Notes:HEADLINE 2]
<"NO MORE LIES.">
[TAKE: cont vo]{***cont vo***}
THE PROTESTS STARTED BRIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING AS THE PRESIDENT GOT READY TO TALK TO OMAHA.
[Notes:HEADLINE 3]
<"Empower the individual to make decisions, have the individual look at the portfolio decisions.">
PRESIDENT BUSH TOLD THOUSANDS AT THE QWEST CENTER HE BELIEVES INDIVIDUAL OWNERSHIP COULD BE THE KEY TO SAVING SOCIAL SECURITY.
IN HIS CONVERSATION ON SOCIAL SECURITY AT THE QWEST CENTER THE PRESIDENT SAID AMERICAN WORKERS WOULD BE BETTER OFF MANAGING PART OF THEIR OWN RETIREMENT FUNDS.
HE SAID THE RETURNS ARE HIGHER... AND THE MONEY IS YOURS-- OR YOUR FAMILY'S-- TO KEEP, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS...
YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH YOUR MONEY... THE PRESIDENT SUGGESTS STRICT INVESTMENT GUIDELINES TO MAKE SURE YOUR MONEY IS PROTECTED.
AND ANOTHER PROMISE FROM THE THE PRESIDENT TODAY, HE'LL FIX SOCIAL SECURITY *WITHOUT RAISING TAXES.
OF COURSE-- ANY FIX NEEDS VOTES... AND AS KM3'S JOE JORDAN TELLS US-- MR. BUSH WAS HERE TWISTING ARMS AND TELLING AN ARENA FULL OF SUPPORTERS WHAT THEY WANTED TO HEAR..
[TAKE PKG]{***pkg***}
NO REAL SURPRISES FROM THE PRESIDENT.
HE'S CONVINCED SOCIAL SECURITY IS GOING BROKE, AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS WILL HELP SAVE IT.
NO COMPLAINTS FROM THIS NEBRASKAN...
<"WITH ANY OTHER PROBLEM IF YOU HAVE A ROADBLOCK UP AHEAD, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE..I THINK WE NEED TO ADDRESS IT NOW.">
<"THE STATUS QUO IS UNACCEPTABLE TO YOUNG WORKERS AND YOUNG WORKERS UNDERSTAND THAT IN AMERICA.">
<"WHILE THE PRESIDENT IS TALKING SOCIAL SECURITY HE'S LOOKING FOR VOTES, TARGETING IN PARTICULAR NEBRASKA DEMOCRAT, SENATOR BEN NELSON. NELSON HAS BEEN WITH THE PRESIDENT ON KEY VOTES BEFORE BUT THIS TIME ITS FAR MORE UNCERTAIN.">
<"I WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THE NUMBERS DO. WHEN THE PRESIDENT LAYS OUT A PLAN THEN I CAN MAKE THAT DECISION.">
PUBLICLY THE PRESIDENT WAS MORE THAN KIND TO NELSON.
<"I'M PROUD THAT SENATOR BEN NELSON IS HERE HE IS A MAN WHICH I CAN WORK.">
BUT PRIVATELY WHO KNOWS?
ON THE WAY OUT OF TOWN INSIDE THE PRESIDENTIAL LIMO, MR. BUSH, HIS POLITICAL GURU KARL ROVE, AND BEN NELSON.
[TAKE SOT
NAME: HAGEL SOUND
<"IS HE GETTING A PRETTY GOOD ARM TWISTING, DO YOU THINK? I WAS ASKED ALSO TO BE IN THE LIMO, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS BETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT AND SENATOR NELSON TO HAVE SOME QUIET TIME TOGETHER.">
NELSON IS UP FOR RE-ELECTION NEXT YEAR.
AND NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS WOULD LIKE THE PRESIDENT TO CAMPAIGN AGAINST NELSON.
BUT A NELSON VOTE FOR MR. BUSH'S SOCIAL SECURITY PLAN, JUST MIGHT KEEP THE PRESIDENT AWAY.
3 NEWS.
ANOTHER NEBRASKA CONGRESSMAN, JEFF FORTENBERRY OF LINCOLN, WAS ALSO IN THE PRESIDENT'S LIMO.
UNLIKE NELSON - FORTENBERRY IS A REPUBLICAN, BUT LIKE NELSON - FORTENBERRY IS STILL PLAYING WAIT AND SEE ON THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN.
OVERNIGHT, WE POLLED VOTERS ACROSS THE STATE TO SEE WHO LIKES THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN..AND WHO DOESN'T.
THE POLL WAS TAKEN FOR KM3 NEWS, BY THE
M-S-R GROUP.
[INSERT: TAKE POLL #1 "Enough money to pay benefits?"]{***gfx***}
WE ASKED "DO YOU THINK BY THE TIME YOU RETIRE THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MONEY IN THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM TO PAY THE BENEFITS YOU ARE ENTITLED TOO?
[INSERT: TAKE POLL #1--ANSWER PAGE]{***gfx***}
WE'RE GOING TO BREAK DOWN THE ANSWERS BY AGE.
YOUNGER VOTERS WORRY MOST ABOUT THE SYSTEM RUNNING OUT OF MONEY.
75 PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE 18-29 YEARS OLD THINK THE MONEY WILL RUN OUT BEFORE THEY RETIRE.
PEOPLE 30-49 ARE ALSO WORRIED..70 PERCENT
THINK THEIR MONEY WILL BE GONE.
NOW LOOK AT THE OVER 50 VOTERS...HALF ARE CONFIDENT THEY'LL COLLECT ALL THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.
OUR SECOND QUESTION... WHICH WOULD YOU SUPPORT? PERSONAL RETIREMENT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS OR LEAVING YOUR MONEY IN THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM?
OUR POLL SHOWS YOUNGER VOTERS PREFER PRIVATE ACCOUNTS TO RELYING ON THE CURRENT SYSTEM.
SUPPORT FOR THOSE ACCOUNTS DECREASES AS PEOPLE GET OLDER, AND HAVE BEEN PAYING INTO THE SYSTEM LONGER. ONLY 40 PERCENT OF THE OVER-50 GROUP LIKE THE IDEA OF PRIVATE ACCOUNTS.
384 REGISTERED VOTERS WERE CALLED FOR THIS POLL.
SO WHO WERE THE PEOPLE CHOSEN TO JOIN THE PRESIDENT ON STAGE. DOCTOR SYLVESTER SCHEIBER LIVES NEAR WASHINGTON D-C AND HAS WRITTEN TWO BOOKS ON SOCIAL SECURITY.
MARY MORNIN IS A SECRETARY AT ST. ROBERT'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL. SHE'S A DIVORCED SINGLE MOM... SHE HAS THREE KIDS AND WORKS TWO OTHER JOBS.
JERRY REMPE WORKS FOR OMAHA STEAKS.. HE TOOK HIS FATHER'S ADVICE AND STARTED PUTTING PART OF HIS PAYCHECK INTO HIS COMPANY'S 40IK PLAN, HE'S SEEN GOOD GAINS AND BELIEVES THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN WITH THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED PERSONAL RETIRMENT ACCOUNTS
AMANDA REMOSHEK OWNS HER OWN BUSINESS, WORKING WITH NON PROFIT GROUPS TO HELP THEM RAISE MONEY. SHE'S EXPECTING A BABY IN JULY AND IS WORRIED SOCIAL SECURITY WON'T BE THERE FOR HER OR HER CHILD.
AND ROSE DAVIS HAS BEEN TEACHING STUDENTS AT METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
[TAKE: 2-shot]{***2-shot***}
THERE'S MUCH MORE TO ROSE DAVIS' STORY.
ROSE TOLD THE PRESIDENT ABOUT LOSING HER MOTHER, THEN LOSING A FAMILY BUSINESS.
3'S IS HERE ...SHE THINKS A PERSONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT COULD HAVE HELPED HER FAMILY.
[TAKE LIVE]{***live***}
- THE PRESIDENT DIDN'T HAVE TO CONVINCE ROSE.
SHE ALREADY LIKED THE IDEA OF PERSONAL ACCOUNTS BEFORE SHE STEPPED ON STAGE.
WHEN I TALKED TO HER HOURS LATER - ROSE WAS STILL ECSTATIC.
NOT ONLY BECAUSE SHE GOT TO MEET THE PRESIDENT - ALSO BECAUSE SHE THINKS HE LISTENED TO WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY.
[TAKE PKG]{***pkg***}
ROSE DAVIS IS A COLLEGE PROFESSOR AT METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
HER MOTHER DIED JUST TWO YEAR AFTER SHE STARTED COLLECTING SOCIAL SECURITY. SHE WAS 67.
ROSE AND HER SISTER WORKED HARD TO PAY OFF THEIR MOTHER'S MEDICAL BILLS BUT HAD A DIFFICULT TIME DOING THAT.
WHEN THEIR MOTHER DIED - THE FAMILY SAW THEIR MOTHER'S SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS END.
<"So my bank account is empty so I could assist my sister.">
ROSE TOLD THE PRESIDENT HER SISTER EVEN HAD TO SELL HER BUSINESS TO PAY THE BILLS.
SHE LIKES THE IDEA OF PERSONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS...IN THAT PLAN, WHEN SOMEONE DIES, THE FAMILY STILL GETS THE MONEY IN THAT ACCOUNT.
<"The disposition of it after death is the most important factor. It will eliminate a lot of the bills and a lot of the financial woes that survivors go through after the death of a family member.">
THE PRESIDENT USED STORIES - LIKE ROSES--- TO PITCH HIS PLAN.
ROSE LIKES IT.
<"In reality - there's always going to be pros and cons on everything and i'm just looking at the end result. It would be better for Americans than it is right now.">
AS FOR MEETING THE PRESIDENT - ROSE SAYS IT WAS EXCITING AND LITTLE NERVE WRACKING.
<"very nervous... to the point I don't remember what I said">
[TAKE LIVE]{***live***}
AS FOR HOW ROSE DAVIS GOT PICKED TO BE ON STAGE WITH THE PRESIDENT: SHE WAS RECOMENDED BY FORMER MAYOR HAL DAUB...WHO KNOWS THE FAMILY
[TAKE: doublebox 2-1]{***doublebox***}
AND THE TROUBLE THEY HAD PAYING THE BILLS AFTER THEIR MOTHER DIED.
NOT EVERYONE WHO CAME TO SEE THE PRESIDENT WANTED TO SHAKE HIS HAND.
HUNDREDS TURNED OUT TO PROTEST HIS PLANS. 3'S EXPLAINS THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGES.
[TAKE PKG]{***pkg***}
LONG BEFORE the president took his social security pitch to a captive audience---protestors just outside the qwest center were trying to reach anyone who would listen.
75 year old donna mcgrath picked up a sign because she lives on social security...and says tampering with it...will eventually mean getting rid of it.
<"i feel it's a way of dismantling it....phase it out.">
the head of the afl cio in nebraska......hit the pavement for workers and their families.t
<"needs to be looked at....doesn't need to be destroyed many families that's all they have">
the protest was pretty low key---organized by a group out of washington d.c. Called america's future---it set up similar events in all 5 states the president targeted to sell his new take on social security....But they insist the message---in this case anti-war, anti-bush and pro-social security is genuine nebraska.
<"these are just regular people students---should be in bed vested interest in their future.">
<"the protest.">
the president passed by what was left of the protest at 8;25...just minutes before he was scheduled to give his speech....he waived to the crowd ....as expected they did not.
3news,
TALKED ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN IN HIS FOR WHAT ITS WORTH COMMENTARY LAST NIGHT.
HE SAYS HE GOT PLENTY OF FEEDBACK, AND HIS OPINION WASN'T VERY POPULAR WITH VIEWERS.
[TAKE LIVE]{***live***}
I LIKE THE IDEA OF TAKING MY OWN MONEY AND INVESTING IT... AFTER ALL... IT IS MY MONEY AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET A HIGHER RATE OF RETURN...
I ALSO THROUGH OUT THIS IDEA... FOR TODAY'S RETIREES... IF YOU YOU DON'T NEED THE SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK... YOU DON'T GET IT...
I'M NOT VERY POPULAR WITH THAT STATEMENT... HERE'S WHAT VIEWERS ARE SAYING ON THE FEEDBACK PHONE LINES...
[TAKE PKG
DURATION:0:20]{***pkg***}
[TAKE LIVE]{***live***}
MORE FEEDBACK COMING UP TONIGHT ON THE 3 NEWS AT TEN...
ALSO TONIGHT... ARE YOU READY FOR THE THE SUPER BOWL... THE GAME MIGHT BE FUN TO WATCH... BUT EVERY THING ELSE IS NOT ON THE CUTTING EDGE... 2005... THE YEAR OF THE POLITICALLY CORRECT... PREGAME... HALFTIME AND POST GAME... MY THOUGHTS TONIGHT IN MY FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH COMMENTARY... ONLY ON THE 3 NEWS AT TEN...
[Notes:HEADLINE 1]
VIDEO YOU WILL ONLY SEE ON KM3, THE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A FATHER AND THE SON HE MURDERED.
[Notes:HEADLINE 2]
ARMY RECRUITERS SAY FEWER AMERICANS ARE VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE...
[Notes:HEADLINE 3]
FIRST TONIGHT...
<"We must make social security permanantly sound.">
THE PRESIDENT IS PITCHING HIS PLAN... IS AMERICA BUYING IT?
PRESIDENT BUSH IS TOURING THE COUNTRY TO EXPLAIN HIS PLAN TO SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY.
RIGHT NOW HE IS IN GREAT FALLS MONTANA...
THIS A LIVE PICTURE OF THE PRESIDENT'S CONVERSATION ON SOCIAL SECURITY THERE.
THE PRESIDENT SAYS THE SYSTEM IS ON A FAST TRACK TO BANKRUPTCY-- AND HE WANTS TO LET YOUNGER AMERICANS DEPOSIT PART OF THE MONEY THAT WOULD HAVE GONE TO SOCIAL SECURITY-- INTO THEIR OWN PRIVATE INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS.
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PEOPLE IS CONVINCED-- *NEBRASKANS WON'T BACK THE PRESIDENT'S NEW SOCIAL SECURITY PLAN.
3 REPORTS A NEW STATEWIDE POLL FINDS THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN ALREADY IN TROUBLE.
[TAKE PKG]{***pkg***}
BEFORE HE SETS FOOT IN OMAHA FOR A SIMILAR ON STAGE GET TOGETHER, THE PRESIDENT WAS PITCHING SOCIAL SECURITY IN NORTH DAKOTA.
ARGUING ITS A TIME BOMB WAITING TO GO BROKE..UNLESS YOU'RE RETIRING IN A FEW YEARS LIKE THIS WOMAN AND HER HUSBAND....
<"SO WE'RE GLAD THAT OUR SOCIAL SECURITY IS INTACT...RIGHT...">
<"SHE RECOGNIZES THE SYSTEM ISN'T GOING BROKE FOR HER...SHE'S FINE..ITS THESE GUYS HERE IN THE FRONT ROW...NOT FINE.">
<"BUT ACCORDING TO A NEW POLL WHILE PRESIDENT BUSH IS MAKING HIS FIRST EVER VISIT TO THE QWEST CENTER, HE'LL BE FINDING OUT THAT NEBRASKANS DON'T LIKE HIS PLAN TO REVISE SOCIAL SECURITY.
ACCORDING TO A-A-R-P ONCE NEBRASKANS HEAR THE SPECIFICS THEY'RE AGAINST IT.">
OUT OF 700 NEBRASKANS THAT WERE POLLED, 46 PER CENT SAID PRIVATE INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS, THAT ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE PRESDIENT'S PLAN, WEAKEN SOCIAL SECURITY.
37 PER CENT BELIEVE PRIVATE ACCOUNTS STRENGTHEN THE SYSTEM, 21 PER CENT DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK...BUT A-A-R-P'S READY TO TELL THEM.
AND A-A-R-P IS WARNING THE PRESIDENT THAT IT PLANS TO START A NATIONWIDE GRASS ROOTS CAMPAIGN AGAINST PRIVATE ACCOUNTS.
DEMOCRATS SAY THEY NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN BEFORE THEY CAN DECIDE IF THEY WILL BACK IT.
[INSERT: FS---BEN NELSON PIC
NAME: NELSON'S RESPONSE]{***gfx***}
[Notes:TEXT: "I hoped he would have presented more details. We all agree on the long term need for social security reform. I'd like to know how his plan avoids cuts in benefits and avoids steep increases in the deficit."]
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC SENATOR BEN NELSON HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S SOCIAL SECURITY STATEMENTS...
"I HOPED HE WOULD HAVE PRESENTED MORE DETAILS. WE ALL AGREE ON THE LONG TERM NEED FOR SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM. I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW HIS PLAN AVOIDS CUTS IN BENEFITS AND AVOIDS STEEP INCREASES IN THE DEFICIT."
IF YOU DON'T HAVE TICKETS TO TOMORROW MORNING'S EVENT-- YOU'RE PROBABLY OUT OF LUCK.
THE NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY'S OFFICE IN LINCOLN DOES NOT HAVE ANY MORE TICKETS.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THE LINCOLN OFFICE WILL GET MORE TICKETS TODAY. YOU CAN CALL TO ADD YOUR NAME TO THE WAITING LIST... THE NUMBER IS 1-800-829-34-59.
IF YOU *DO HAVE TICKETS-- HERE'S THE BEST WAY TO GET TO THE QWEST CENTER IN THE MORNING.
[INSERT: MAP: Parking and Traffic]{***gfx***}
[Notes:SHOW LOT 'A' RED]
THE QWEST SAYS LOT 'A' WILL BE CLOSED.
[Notes:SHOW B, C, D GREEN]
BUT YOU CAN PARK IN LOTS 'B' 'C' AND 'D'-- THOSE ARE THE LOTS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE QWEST CENTER... PARKING WILL COST YA 6 BUCKS.
[Notes:SHOW STREET CLOSINGS]
STARTING IN A FEW HOURS... TENTH STREET WILL BE CLOSED FROM CAPITOL TO WEBSTER, AND CASS WILL BE CLOSED FROM 10TH TO 12TH... SO YOU'LL WANT TO TAKE 12TH STREET TO GET TO THE PARKING LOTS.
THE STREET CLOSINGS WILL LAST UNTIL THE PRESIDENT LEAVES, SOMETIME BEFORE NOON TOMORROW.
OMAHA POLICE SAY THERE WILL BE MORE CLOSINGS DURING THE MOTORCADE... AND THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF OFFICERS IN THE AREA TO DIRECT TRAFFIC.
[INSERT: OTS: PRESIDENT BUSH
NAME: "Fighting Gangs"]
THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED IN HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS THAT 150 MILLION DOLLARS WILL GO TO CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS-- TO HELP FIGHT GANGS.
3'S SAYS ALTHOUGH WE HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH ABOUT GANGS AROUND HEAR-- THEY ARE STILL A VERY BIG PROBLEM...
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THE WALLS OF THIS OFFICE AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB ARE PLASTERED WITH ART.
THE TEEN WHO DREW A LOT OF THESE ALSO PULLED THE TRIGGER OF A GUN AND KILLED A RIVAL GANG MEMBER.
HE'S SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE FOR IT.
<"I'VE BEEN TO ENOUGH FUNERALS...">
WHEN ALBERTO GONZALEZ FROM THE BOYS CLUB HEARD MORE MONEY WILL HELP KIDS WHO MIGHT JOIN GANGS...IT MADE HIS DAY.
<"WE CAN ALWAYS USE MORE COUNSELORS. WE CAN DEFINITELY USE MORE OFFICERS ON THE STREET.">
HE SAYS GANG MEMBERS ARE GETTING YOUNGER.
<"THIRD, FOURTH GRADE. THEY WALK THE WALK. TALK THE TALK.">
THEY'RE USING MORE DRUGS.
<"THIS ISSUE OF METHAMPHETAMINE HITTING THE STREET. GANGS ARE GETTING HOLD OF THAT. YOUNG CHILDREN, NOT ADULTS, ARE GETTING HOLD OF IT.">
AND THEY DON'T JUST LIVE IN NORTH AND SOUTH OMAHA.
<"THESE FOLKS WHO ARE LAID BACK AND THINK, 'IT'S NOT IN MY BACK YARD. WHY SHOULD I WORRY ABOUT IT?' THEY BETTER BELIEVE IT'S IN THEIR BACK YARD.">
HE'S SEEN TEACHER'S KIDS, MILLIONAIRE'S KIDS, EVEN PASTORS' KIDS JOIN GANGS.
<"13 STANDS FOR THE 13TH LETTER OF THE ALPHABET WHICH IS 'M.' THAT COULD STAND FOR MEXICAN, MAFIA, MURDER.">
HE SAYS MORE MONEY COULD HELP THE KIDS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, A BIG PROBLEM.
<"YOU'LL SEE A CHANGE...">
A CHANGE LIKE THE ONE IN BOBBY, ONE OF HIS FAVORITE SUCCESS STORIES. BOBBY WAS A LOMAS GANG MEMBER WHO EVENTUALLY JOINED THE MARINES. HE'S FIGHTING IN IRAQ BUT CAME BACK ONE DAY TO THANK ALBERTO FOR TURNING HIS LIFE AROUND.
<"I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT BUT--(SALUTES)--'SIR!'--BOBBY DID THIS TO ME. I STILL TELL THE STORY AND GET GOOSEBUMPS.">
HE SAYS OTHER KIDS CAN BE LIKE BOBBY TOO IF SOMEBODY JUST HELPS THEM.
3 NEWS.
THE WHITE HOUSE HASN'T ANNOUNCED YET WHICH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND CURCHES WILL GET HOW MUCH.
BUT GONZALEZ SAYS A LITTLE MONEY WILL GO A LONG WAY. HE SAYS ABOUT HALF THE KIDS HE WORKS WITH SUCCESSFULLY TURN THEIR LIVES AROUND.
VIDEO YOU WILL ONLY SEE ON KM3, THE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A FATHER AND THE SON HE MURDERED.
[Notes:HEADLINE 2]
ARMY RECRUITERS SAY FEWER AMERICANS ARE VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE...
[Notes:HEADLINE 3]
FIRST TONIGHT...
<"We must make social security permanantly sound.">
THE PRESIDENT IS PITCHING HIS PLAN... IS AMERICA BUYING IT?
PRESIDENT BUSH IS TOURING THE COUNTRY TO EXPLAIN HIS PLAN TO SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY.
RIGHT NOW HE IS IN GREAT FALLS MONTANA...
THIS A LIVE PICTURE OF THE PRESIDENT'S CONVERSATION ON SOCIAL SECURITY THERE.
THE PRESIDENT SAYS THE SYSTEM IS ON A FAST TRACK TO BANKRUPTCY-- AND HE WANTS TO LET YOUNGER AMERICANS DEPOSIT PART OF THE MONEY THAT WOULD HAVE GONE TO SOCIAL SECURITY-- INTO THEIR OWN PRIVATE INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS.
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PEOPLE IS CONVINCED-- *NEBRASKANS WON'T BACK THE PRESIDENT'S NEW SOCIAL SECURITY PLAN.
3 REPORTS A NEW STATEWIDE POLL FINDS THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN ALREADY IN TROUBLE.
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BEFORE HE SETS FOOT IN OMAHA FOR A SIMILAR ON STAGE GET TOGETHER, THE PRESIDENT WAS PITCHING SOCIAL SECURITY IN NORTH DAKOTA.
ARGUING ITS A TIME BOMB WAITING TO GO BROKE..UNLESS YOU'RE RETIRING IN A FEW YEARS LIKE THIS WOMAN AND HER HUSBAND....
<"SO WE'RE GLAD THAT OUR SOCIAL SECURITY IS INTACT...RIGHT...">
<"SHE RECOGNIZES THE SYSTEM ISN'T GOING BROKE FOR HER...SHE'S FINE..ITS THESE GUYS HERE IN THE FRONT ROW...NOT FINE.">
<"BUT ACCORDING TO A NEW POLL WHILE PRESIDENT BUSH IS MAKING HIS FIRST EVER VISIT TO THE QWEST CENTER, HE'LL BE FINDING OUT THAT NEBRASKANS DON'T LIKE HIS PLAN TO REVISE SOCIAL SECURITY.
ACCORDING TO A-A-R-P ONCE NEBRASKANS HEAR THE SPECIFICS THEY'RE AGAINST IT.">
OUT OF 700 NEBRASKANS THAT WERE POLLED, 46 PER CENT SAID PRIVATE INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS, THAT ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE PRESDIENT'S PLAN, WEAKEN SOCIAL SECURITY.
37 PER CENT BELIEVE PRIVATE ACCOUNTS STRENGTHEN THE SYSTEM, 21 PER CENT DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK...BUT A-A-R-P'S READY TO TELL THEM.
AND A-A-R-P IS WARNING THE PRESIDENT THAT IT PLANS TO START A NATIONWIDE GRASS ROOTS CAMPAIGN AGAINST PRIVATE ACCOUNTS.
DEMOCRATS SAY THEY NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN BEFORE THEY CAN DECIDE IF THEY WILL BACK IT.
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[Notes:TEXT: "I hoped he would have presented more details. We all agree on the long term need for social security reform. I'd like to know how his plan avoids cuts in benefits and avoids steep increases in the deficit."]
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATIC SENATOR BEN NELSON HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S SOCIAL SECURITY STATEMENTS...
"I HOPED HE WOULD HAVE PRESENTED MORE DETAILS. WE ALL AGREE ON THE LONG TERM NEED FOR SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM. I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW HIS PLAN AVOIDS CUTS IN BENEFITS AND AVOIDS STEEP INCREASES IN THE DEFICIT."
IF YOU DON'T HAVE TICKETS TO TOMORROW MORNING'S EVENT-- YOU'RE PROBABLY OUT OF LUCK.
THE NEBRASKA REPUBLICAN PARTY'S OFFICE IN LINCOLN DOES NOT HAVE ANY MORE TICKETS.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THE LINCOLN OFFICE WILL GET MORE TICKETS TODAY. YOU CAN CALL TO ADD YOUR NAME TO THE WAITING LIST... THE NUMBER IS 1-800-829-34-59.
IF YOU *DO HAVE TICKETS-- HERE'S THE BEST WAY TO GET TO THE QWEST CENTER IN THE MORNING.
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[Notes:SHOW LOT 'A' RED]
THE QWEST SAYS LOT 'A' WILL BE CLOSED.
[Notes:SHOW B, C, D GREEN]
BUT YOU CAN PARK IN LOTS 'B' 'C' AND 'D'-- THOSE ARE THE LOTS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE QWEST CENTER... PARKING WILL COST YA 6 BUCKS.
[Notes:SHOW STREET CLOSINGS]
STARTING IN A FEW HOURS... TENTH STREET WILL BE CLOSED FROM CAPITOL TO WEBSTER, AND CASS WILL BE CLOSED FROM 10TH TO 12TH... SO YOU'LL WANT TO TAKE 12TH STREET TO GET TO THE PARKING LOTS.
THE STREET CLOSINGS WILL LAST UNTIL THE PRESIDENT LEAVES, SOMETIME BEFORE NOON TOMORROW.
OMAHA POLICE SAY THERE WILL BE MORE CLOSINGS DURING THE MOTORCADE... AND THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF OFFICERS IN THE AREA TO DIRECT TRAFFIC.
[INSERT: OTS: PRESIDENT BUSH
NAME: "Fighting Gangs"]
THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED IN HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS THAT 150 MILLION DOLLARS WILL GO TO CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS-- TO HELP FIGHT GANGS.
3'S SAYS ALTHOUGH WE HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH ABOUT GANGS AROUND HEAR-- THEY ARE STILL A VERY BIG PROBLEM...
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THE WALLS OF THIS OFFICE AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB ARE PLASTERED WITH ART.
THE TEEN WHO DREW A LOT OF THESE ALSO PULLED THE TRIGGER OF A GUN AND KILLED A RIVAL GANG MEMBER.
HE'S SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE FOR IT.
<"I'VE BEEN TO ENOUGH FUNERALS...">
WHEN ALBERTO GONZALEZ FROM THE BOYS CLUB HEARD MORE MONEY WILL HELP KIDS WHO MIGHT JOIN GANGS...IT MADE HIS DAY.
<"WE CAN ALWAYS USE MORE COUNSELORS. WE CAN DEFINITELY USE MORE OFFICERS ON THE STREET.">
HE SAYS GANG MEMBERS ARE GETTING YOUNGER.
<"THIRD, FOURTH GRADE. THEY WALK THE WALK. TALK THE TALK.">
THEY'RE USING MORE DRUGS.
<"THIS ISSUE OF METHAMPHETAMINE HITTING THE STREET. GANGS ARE GETTING HOLD OF THAT. YOUNG CHILDREN, NOT ADULTS, ARE GETTING HOLD OF IT.">
AND THEY DON'T JUST LIVE IN NORTH AND SOUTH OMAHA.
<"THESE FOLKS WHO ARE LAID BACK AND THINK, 'IT'S NOT IN MY BACK YARD. WHY SHOULD I WORRY ABOUT IT?' THEY BETTER BELIEVE IT'S IN THEIR BACK YARD.">
HE'S SEEN TEACHER'S KIDS, MILLIONAIRE'S KIDS, EVEN PASTORS' KIDS JOIN GANGS.
<"13 STANDS FOR THE 13TH LETTER OF THE ALPHABET WHICH IS 'M.' THAT COULD STAND FOR MEXICAN, MAFIA, MURDER.">
HE SAYS MORE MONEY COULD HELP THE KIDS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, A BIG PROBLEM.
<"YOU'LL SEE A CHANGE...">
A CHANGE LIKE THE ONE IN BOBBY, ONE OF HIS FAVORITE SUCCESS STORIES. BOBBY WAS A LOMAS GANG MEMBER WHO EVENTUALLY JOINED THE MARINES. HE'S FIGHTING IN IRAQ BUT CAME BACK ONE DAY TO THANK ALBERTO FOR TURNING HIS LIFE AROUND.
<"I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT BUT--(SALUTES)--'SIR!'--BOBBY DID THIS TO ME. I STILL TELL THE STORY AND GET GOOSEBUMPS.">
HE SAYS OTHER KIDS CAN BE LIKE BOBBY TOO IF SOMEBODY JUST HELPS THEM.
3 NEWS.
THE WHITE HOUSE HASN'T ANNOUNCED YET WHICH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND CURCHES WILL GET HOW MUCH.
BUT GONZALEZ SAYS A LITTLE MONEY WILL GO A LONG WAY. HE SAYS ABOUT HALF THE KIDS HE WORKS WITH SUCCESSFULLY TURN THEIR LIVES AROUND.
HEADLINES
MICHAEL JACKSON ON TRIAL...ACCUSED WITH MOLESTING A YOUNG BOY.
THERE'S A NEW MASCOT FOR S-U-V DRIVERS, FIND OUT HOW THIS GUY WANTS TO KEEP YOU SAFE FROM ROLLOVER ACCIDENTS.
FIRST TONIGHT...
A NATIONAL INVESTIGATION FINDS FIREFIGHTERS DON'T GET TO FIRES FAST ENOUGH. HOW FAST IS FAST ENOUGH TO SAVE YOUR HOME..OR YOUR LIFE?
LEAD STORY
A REPORT BY THE BOSTON GLOBE BASHES FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR BEING SLOW...PUTTING LIVES AT RISK.
THE NEWSPAPER COMPARED LOCAL RESPONSE TIMES TO A NATIONAL STANDARD FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
OMAHA AND COUNCIL BLUFFS ARE ON THE LIST, AND KM 3'S DEVON PATTON EXPLAINS WHY COUNCIL BLUFFS THINKS IT GETS TO FIRES IN PLENTY OF TIME.
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[Notes:NATS OF COUNCIL BLUFFS SIRENS]
THE LAST TIME SOMEONE DIED IN A COUNCIL BLUFFS HOUSE FIRE WAS IN AUGUST OF 2003...FIRE CHIEF ALAN BYERS SAYS FIREFIGHTERS WERE THERE IN LESS THAN 4 MINUTES.
THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARD RESPONSE TIME TO FIRES IS 6 MINUTES.
[CG at 0:20:2 Line Super\Alan Byrers\Council Bluffs Fire Chief]
<"to definitively make a difference whether it's saving some ones life or their property you need to get them in a timely manner.">
SINCE THAT DEADLY FIRE THE COUNCIL BLUFFS AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME TO ALL CALLS, INCLUDING MEDICAL AND ACCIDENTS IS 4 MINUTES AND 19 SECONDS.
TAKE OFF 30 SECONDS..AND THAT'S THEIR AVERAGE TIME TO A FIRE IN A HOME OR BUILDING.
<"the last thing I wanna do is be standing in front of someone saying sorry it took us 20minutes to get to your house it's burnt down.">
CHIEF BYERS SAYS WHAT'S HELPED HIM GET HIS GUYS TO FIRES IN SHORT TIMES IS BEING INVOLVED IN CITY PLANNING WHICH INVOLVES LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE...SO AS THE CITY EXPANDS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL KNOW IF FUTURE STATIONS ARE NEEDED AND WHERE THEY WILL GO.
FOR INSTANCE A NUMBER OF BUSINESSES ARE PLANNING TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST COUNCIL BLUFFS AREA AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ALREADY HAS PLANS FOR AN ADDITIONAL STATION...THAT'S IF THE CITY WILL APPROVE IT.
<"each community needs to look at themselves and say what do we want as a response time what's the acceptable level of service for us to provide then the hard part is to provide the resources ..and funding to do that.">
COUNCIL BLUFFS HAS A TOTAL OF FIVE FIRE STATIONS AND IT COST AT LEAST 8 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR TO KEEP THEM IN SERVICE AND ON TIME...DP - 3 NEWS.
HERE'S A LOOK AT HOW SOME OTHER LARGER CITIES IN THE MIDWEST RANK IN THE GLOBE'S INVESTIGATION.
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[Notes:Council Bluffs 93.1%]
THE COUNCIL BLUFFS FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ON TIME 93 PERCENT OF THE TIME.
[Notes:Sioux City 93.8%]
IN SIOUX CITY... THEY ARE ON TIME ALMOST 94 PERCENT OF THE TIME.
[Notes:Kansas City 93.7%]
ABOUT THE SAME FOR FIREFIGHTERS IN KANSAS CITY...
[Notes:Omaha 93.7%]
AND HERE IN OMAHA AS WELL... ON TIME NEARLY 94 PERCENT OF THE TIME.
THE OMAHA FIRE DEPARTMENTS GOAL IS TO ARRIVE WITHIN 5 MINUTES..THEY DON'T DO IT...A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE AVERAGE RESPONSE IS SIX MINUTES.
[Notes:ON CAM]
A COUPLE FIRE DEPARTMENTS HERE IN NEBRASKA MEET THE NATIONAL STANDARD ON EVERY CALL.
IN THE 16 YEARS THE STUDY COVERS, THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN FALLS CITY AND MCCOOK NEVER TOOK LONGER THAN SIX MINUTES TO RESPOND TO A FIRE.
AS EXPECTED, OMAHA MAYOR MIKE FAHEY HAS VETOED THE CITY'S PARTIAL SMOKING BAN.
FAHEY HAS SAID ALL ALONG HE WOULD ONLY SUPPORT A TOTAL BAN BECAUSE HE DOESN'T THINK ITS FAIR TO BAN SMOKING IN SOME PLACES AND NOT OTHERS.
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE TOMORROW TO OVERRIDE FAHEY'S VETO BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THE COUNCIL HAS ENOUGH VOTES.
THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION SAYS IT WILL KEEP FIGHTING FOR A BAN AND IS CONSIDERING A PETITION DRIVE TO PUT THE SMOKING BAN TO A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE.
MICHAEL JACKSON ON TRIAL...ACCUSED WITH MOLESTING A YOUNG BOY.
THERE'S A NEW MASCOT FOR S-U-V DRIVERS, FIND OUT HOW THIS GUY WANTS TO KEEP YOU SAFE FROM ROLLOVER ACCIDENTS.
FIRST TONIGHT...
A NATIONAL INVESTIGATION FINDS FIREFIGHTERS DON'T GET TO FIRES FAST ENOUGH. HOW FAST IS FAST ENOUGH TO SAVE YOUR HOME..OR YOUR LIFE?
LEAD STORY
A REPORT BY THE BOSTON GLOBE BASHES FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR BEING SLOW...PUTTING LIVES AT RISK.
THE NEWSPAPER COMPARED LOCAL RESPONSE TIMES TO A NATIONAL STANDARD FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
OMAHA AND COUNCIL BLUFFS ARE ON THE LIST, AND KM 3'S DEVON PATTON EXPLAINS WHY COUNCIL BLUFFS THINKS IT GETS TO FIRES IN PLENTY OF TIME.
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[Notes:NATS OF COUNCIL BLUFFS SIRENS]
THE LAST TIME SOMEONE DIED IN A COUNCIL BLUFFS HOUSE FIRE WAS IN AUGUST OF 2003...FIRE CHIEF ALAN BYERS SAYS FIREFIGHTERS WERE THERE IN LESS THAN 4 MINUTES.
THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARD RESPONSE TIME TO FIRES IS 6 MINUTES.
[CG at 0:20:2 Line Super\Alan Byrers\Council Bluffs Fire Chief]
<"to definitively make a difference whether it's saving some ones life or their property you need to get them in a timely manner.">
SINCE THAT DEADLY FIRE THE COUNCIL BLUFFS AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME TO ALL CALLS, INCLUDING MEDICAL AND ACCIDENTS IS 4 MINUTES AND 19 SECONDS.
TAKE OFF 30 SECONDS..AND THAT'S THEIR AVERAGE TIME TO A FIRE IN A HOME OR BUILDING.
<"the last thing I wanna do is be standing in front of someone saying sorry it took us 20minutes to get to your house it's burnt down.">
CHIEF BYERS SAYS WHAT'S HELPED HIM GET HIS GUYS TO FIRES IN SHORT TIMES IS BEING INVOLVED IN CITY PLANNING WHICH INVOLVES LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE...SO AS THE CITY EXPANDS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL KNOW IF FUTURE STATIONS ARE NEEDED AND WHERE THEY WILL GO.
FOR INSTANCE A NUMBER OF BUSINESSES ARE PLANNING TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST COUNCIL BLUFFS AREA AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ALREADY HAS PLANS FOR AN ADDITIONAL STATION...THAT'S IF THE CITY WILL APPROVE IT.
<"each community needs to look at themselves and say what do we want as a response time what's the acceptable level of service for us to provide then the hard part is to provide the resources ..and funding to do that.">
COUNCIL BLUFFS HAS A TOTAL OF FIVE FIRE STATIONS AND IT COST AT LEAST 8 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR TO KEEP THEM IN SERVICE AND ON TIME...DP - 3 NEWS.
HERE'S A LOOK AT HOW SOME OTHER LARGER CITIES IN THE MIDWEST RANK IN THE GLOBE'S INVESTIGATION.
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[Notes:Council Bluffs 93.1%]
THE COUNCIL BLUFFS FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ON TIME 93 PERCENT OF THE TIME.
[Notes:Sioux City 93.8%]
IN SIOUX CITY... THEY ARE ON TIME ALMOST 94 PERCENT OF THE TIME.
[Notes:Kansas City 93.7%]
ABOUT THE SAME FOR FIREFIGHTERS IN KANSAS CITY...
[Notes:Omaha 93.7%]
AND HERE IN OMAHA AS WELL... ON TIME NEARLY 94 PERCENT OF THE TIME.
THE OMAHA FIRE DEPARTMENTS GOAL IS TO ARRIVE WITHIN 5 MINUTES..THEY DON'T DO IT...A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE AVERAGE RESPONSE IS SIX MINUTES.
[Notes:ON CAM]
A COUPLE FIRE DEPARTMENTS HERE IN NEBRASKA MEET THE NATIONAL STANDARD ON EVERY CALL.
IN THE 16 YEARS THE STUDY COVERS, THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN FALLS CITY AND MCCOOK NEVER TOOK LONGER THAN SIX MINUTES TO RESPOND TO A FIRE.
AS EXPECTED, OMAHA MAYOR MIKE FAHEY HAS VETOED THE CITY'S PARTIAL SMOKING BAN.
FAHEY HAS SAID ALL ALONG HE WOULD ONLY SUPPORT A TOTAL BAN BECAUSE HE DOESN'T THINK ITS FAIR TO BAN SMOKING IN SOME PLACES AND NOT OTHERS.
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE TOMORROW TO OVERRIDE FAHEY'S VETO BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THE COUNCIL HAS ENOUGH VOTES.
THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION SAYS IT WILL KEEP FIGHTING FOR A BAN AND IS CONSIDERING A PETITION DRIVE TO PUT THE SMOKING BAN TO A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE.
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