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February 3rd, 2005


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[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...

[TAKE PKG]{***pkg***}
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.


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