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Event Location(s): United States | Description: 07:02:30 Newest Justice: Elena Kagan Confirmed By Senate NBC News justice correspondent Peter Williams reports on-camera from the newsroom in Washington, DC. 07:02:38 (EJ=:42) STILL: Photo of men and women applauding Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. CLIP: (Senate TV System) Clip of the voting results (YEA: 63, NAY: 37) on the nomination of Elena Kagan to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. INT HIGH MS: Kagan walks with men and women. MS: Kagan walks past photographers and sits at a table. INT MS: At the podium, President Barack Obama says, "A sign of progress that I relish, not just as a father who wants limitless possibilities for my two daughters, but as an American, proud our Supreme Court will be more inclusive, more representative, and more reflective of us as a people than ever before." Williams reports on camera. (No signoff.) 07:03:33 National Incident Commander Thad Allen Says Pouring Cement Into the Well in the Gulf of Mexico Will Virtually Assure There Will Be No Change of More Oil Leaking INT WASHINGTON, DC MS: National Incident Commander (and retired Coast Guard admiral) Thad Allen walks to the podium. MS: Allen speaks. Quintanilla vo. 07:03:43 Market Update: CNBC's Trish Regan Discusses Stock Market News In x-talk with Quintanilla (in Today studio) from the New York Stock Market in New York City, New York, CNBC's Trish Regan says Americans are very concerned about jobs, that the reality is that the consumer accounts two-thirds of the overall economy, that if the consumer is not employed the consumer is not feeling confident in spending money to get the economy recovery underway, says corporations are unlikely to hire until they feel confident that there is end user demand. 07:04:30 Officials in Georgia Have Made An Arrest in the Case of a Woman Who Used Her Feet to Tap Out a Computer Call for Help After an Intruder Broker Into Her Home and Tied Her Up INT ATLANTA, GEORGIA 2010-08-04 CU: Low-level shot of home invasion victim Amy Windom foot (holding the end of a computer power cord between her toes) typing on a laptop. 2 MS: Windom, seated next to her boyfriend John Hilton, speaks during an interview. Quintanilla vo. 07:04:42 Violent Weather Tears Through Parts of Virginia and the Same Storm Brings Flash Flood At A Campground in Northern New York EXT DAY ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA WS: Downed tree branches and wires seen on the ground in storm aftermath. MS: Split utility pole seen. MS: Man and woman walk. EXT DAY ELLENBURG DEPOT, NEW YORK MS: Three women stand next to a car in a flash flood. MS: Man stands on the roof of a sports utility vehicle and coils a rope as others around him stand near the floodwater. MS: Person seen in the floodwater. Quintanilla vo. 07:05:00 Baseball Player in Japan Climbs to the Top of the Outfield Wall and Robs an Opposing Player of a Home Run EXT NIGHT JAPAN MS: Hiroshima Carp pitcher pitches to Yokohama BayStars batter Shuichi Murata who hits the ball towards center field. WS: Zoom in to center field Masato Akamatsu climbing to the top of the outfield wall and catching the ball. MS: Akamatsu throws the ball. MS: Murata jogs off the field. CLIP: Slow-motion shots of Akamatsu climbing the fence and catching the ball. Quintanilla vo. 07:07:01 "This Is A Racist Place": Workplace Killer Explains Motive In 911 Call NBC News' Peter Alexander reports on camera in studio with Vieira. 07:07:21 (EJ=2:35) EXT DAY MANCHESTER, CONNECTICUT 2010-08-03 MS: An ambulance (lights flashing) speeds in the street. WS: Hartford Distributors warehouse. GFX: Insert still of gunman Omar Thornton. GFX: Header "911 Call" over supers "Thornton: Is this 9-1-1?" "Operator: Yeah, can I help you?" "Thornton: This is Omar Thornton, the, the shooter over here in Manchester." (Thornton and 911 Operator heard in background.) GFX: Insert still of Thornton over video clip of police officer standing next to a police car in blocked street outside Hartford Distributors. GFX: Header "911 Call" and supers "Thornton: You probably want to know the reason why I shot this place up. Basically this is a racist place." "Operator: Yup, I understand that." "Thornton: They treat me bad over here. They treat all other black employees bad over here too. So I just took it into my own hands and handled the problem. I wish I could have gotten more of the people." (Thornton and 911 Operator heard in background.) GFX: Close up photo of Thornton. EXT DAY WS: Zoom in to Hartford Distributors. INT MS: Hartford Distributors chief-executive-officer Ross Hollander, flanked by employees, speaks at the podium during a press conference. MS: Hollander says, "No such claim has ever been brought to our company. No claim has bee pursued under Hartford Distributors internal anti-discrimination and harassment policy." GFX: Layered shot of Hartford Distributors and photo of Thornton. GFX: Header "911 Call" over supers "Operator: What's going on? Who got shot?" "Hollander: Somebody got shot. I got shot." "Operator: Okay, stay back there. We'll come to you all right." "Woman: Help me. Please, help me." (911 Operator, Hollander and shooting victim heard in background.) STILL: Photo of Hartford Distributors sign. STILL: Photo of Thornton. EXT DAY WS: Zoom in to Hartford Distributors. GFX: Header "911 Call" over supers "Operator: He used to work there?" "Hollander: Yeah 'til I just fired him." "911 Operator: Today?" "Hollander: Today, just now, before he started shooting." (911 Operator and Hollander heard in background.) GFX: Layered photo of Thornton and photo of officers outside Hartford Distributors. GFX: Insert still of 77-year-old Jerome Rosenstein. EXT DAY HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT MS: Hartford Hospital Emergency sign. GFX: Layered shots of boxed supers "They have given our Dad a fighting change. - The Rosenstein Family", of photo of Rosenstein and of hospital. STILL: Close up photo of Thornton. GFX: Supers "911 Call" over supers "Thornton: I'm not going to kill nobody else though." "Operator: Yeah. We're going to have to have you surrender yourself somehow here. Not make the situation worse. You know what I mean?" "Thornton: These cops going to kill me." "Operator: No they're not. We're just going to have to get you to relax." "Thornton: I'm relaxed, just calm down." (911 Operator and Thornton heard in background.) GFX: Insert still of Thornton over video of Hartford Distributors. GFX: Header "911 Call" over supers "Thornton: I have to take care of business. Tell my people that I love them and I gotta go now." Alexander x-talks briefly with Vieira. 07:10:27 Campaign Overdrive: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Obama Accentuates The Positives NBC News' Savannah Guthrie reports on camera outside the White House in Washington, DC. 07:10:38 (EJ=1:47) INT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS MS: Zoom out from President Barack Obama standing with autoworkers at an assembly plant. MS: President Obama says, "I'm convinced we're going to rebuild not only the auto industry but the economy better and stronger than before. And at its heart is going to be three powerful words: Made in America. Made in America." 2 MS: President Obama speaks with CNBC's Phil LeBeau. MS: President Obama says, "I think confidence is starting to come back, and you're going to see more and more of that money put to work hiring American workers. (edit) We're on the brink of now moving into a better direction." 2 MS: LeBeau says, "Confident we're going to avoid a double dip recession?" MS: President Obama says, "I am confident about that." INT MS: Tilt up from a cash register to cashier holding shopper's credit card. CU: Hand holds a Discover card. INT MS: Man holds a power tool. MS: Woman places a small piece of paper on an object moving on the assembly line. INT MS: In an interview Smith Breeden Associates chief-executive-officer Eugene Flood says, "It's kind of like a chicken and egg situation. Where spending and jobs go hand in hand. They only come with confidence and that is still going to take a bit more time for this economy." EXT DAY WS: Panning shot of men and women waiting in line. INT MS: President Obama shakes hands with men and women. INT MS: Panning shot of men and women applauding to President Obama and man standing on stage during a fundraiser. MS: At the podium, President Obama says "When you want to go forward what do you put the car in? You put it in "D" (laughs) when you want to go backwards what do you do? You put it in "R"! Guthrie reports on-camera outside the White House. GFX: Insert still of Christina Romer. 07:12:43 Politics and the President: Was This A Good Week For the Obama Administration In a two-way remote x-talk with Lauer (in Today studio) from the newsroom in Washington, DC, "Meet the Press" moderator David Gregory says that despite the economy, the static kill and progress in the Gulf of Mexico has to be the biggest headline, says that the BP spill was a huge issue for his leadership and management, says the Obama administration wants to be positive regarding the economy, that they want to turn things around, but there is more bad news than good news when it comes to the economy, says government is trying to do more, but there is huge weight on peoples' shoulders because of joblessness, says the President had straddled the line regarding Proposition 8, says he might get some pressure from voters regarding Proposition 8, and previews "Meet the Press". 07:13:19 (EJ=:04) EXT GULF OF MEXICO MS: Robotic submersible seen near the sealing cap over the damaged well. GFX: Insert still of Christina Romer. GFX: Graphic plug of "Meet the Press" and photo of House Republican Leader John Boehner. 07:16:02 School Bus Tragedy: 2 Teens Killed, Dozens Injured in Missouri Crash 07:16:02 (:04, Vieira vo) GFX: Graphic map of Missouri highlighting Jefferson City and St. Louis. 07:16:06 NBC News' Janet Shamlian reports on-camera in Saint Louis, Missouri. 07:16:29 (EJ=2:10) EXT DAY OUTSIDE SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI AERIAL: Firefighters stand near tractor-trailer, pickup truck and school buses wreckage. WS: Panning shot of one school bus atop the mangled pickup truck and tractor-trailer. MS: School bus atop the tractor-trailer's cab. MS: Mangled pickup truck beneath the school bus. MS: Truck's tire. MS: The mangled pickup truck underneath the school bus. WS: Zoom out from vehicles slowly driving past the accident scene. CU: In an interview St. James, Missouri school superintendent Joy Tucker says, "This is a horrible, horrible day in our community and it will be felt forever. There will be no way that we can get over this." MS: One school bus seen behind the other. AERIAL: Firefighters stand near vehicles at the accident scene. GFX: Computer animation depicts how accident took place. EXT DAY OUTSIDE SAINT LOUIS AERIAL: Firefighters spray water on the mangled pickup truck. MS: A metal ladder seen outside one of the windows on the school bus. AERIAL: One school bus perched atop the trailer cab and metal ladder outside a window. MS: Officers stand near a school bus. MS: Low-angle shot of a school bus perched atop the trailer cab. AERIAL: Rescuers stand near the wreckage. MS: In an interview Missouri Highway Patrol's Jeff Wilson says, "She then was looking into her mirrors to the left or to the right at she failed to notice the first impact." GFX: Split screen of the mangled pickup truck and still of driver, 19-year-old Daniel Shatz. GFX: Insert still of 15-year-old Jessica Brinker over still of the school bus perched atop the trailer cab. GFX: Insert stills of Brinker and of Brinker and her sister. GFX: Insert stills of Brinker. EXT DAY AERIAL: Rescuers and firefighters stand near vehicles at the accident scene. WS: A helicopter medical helicopter descends. WS: Medics wheel victim on a gurney. MS: Students walk. MS: In an interview unidentified boy says, "Broken glass and people on the floor." MS: Family members of band students stand outside a hospital. MS: Medics stand next to ambulances. MS: Mother of accident victim Kelly Griffith speaks with reporters. MS: Low-level shot of a teenage boy sitting on the curb. CU: Boy's face. MS: In an interview Griffith says, "My son called me on his cell phone thank goodness for cell phones and he just said they were in an accident." 2 MS: Father of accident victim Rocky Griffith, standing next to his son, says, "His first words were,' Dad we've been in an accident. We need to need you to start praying.'" MS: In an interview accident victim Colby Griffith says, "I was on the back of the bus. All I know is that the impact was pretty large. It was just evacuate, get away from the scene." AERIAL: School bush atop the mangled pickup truck and trailer cab. Shamlian reports on camera. (No signoff.) 07:19:13 All In the Family: Would You Vote A Nixon Into Office? INT MS: Man speaks with politician Chris Cox, whose grandfather is former President Richard Nixon. 3 MS: Man (in blue shirt/seated with woman) asks Cox "What are you a Republican? Democrat?" (Cox: Republican. I'm a Republican.") CU: Gloved hand cuts a sandwich in half with a knife. MS: Unidentified man (seated) says "When your granddad was president ..." EXT DAY WASHINGTON, DC 1974-08-09 MS: Former President Richard Nixon waves from Marine One helicopter. STILL: Zoom in to childhood photo of Cox with the Nixon family. INT MS: In an interview Cox says, "The advice that he gave me is -- you always have to come back, no matter what happens. No matter what roadblocks are thrown in your way - don't let anything get you down." INT 1974-08-08 MS: President Nixon says, "I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body." INT WASHINGTON, DC MS: President Nixon dances with daughter Tricia. EXT DAY LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK MS: Tricia Nixon walks down the aisle with Edward Cox. VO: Unidentified reporter says, "And the wedding couple will proceed to the East Room for photographs." STILL: Photo of Tricia Cox. EXT DAY MS: Cox walks with campaign workers. INT VO: NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell asks, "Did you get a sense she was at all "worried" for you?" MS: In an interview Cox says, "I think every mother would be a little worried (laughs) but she was very happy that I wanted to serve my country." EXT DAY LONG ISLAND, MS: Cox walks with a campaign worker. CU: Hand holds a pen and document. MS: Low-level shot of Cox walking with campaign workers. INT MS: Panning shot from framed photos of a wall to Cox speaking with a man. MS: Man asks "You know this guy over here?" MS: Cox stands next to man near framed photo of Richard Nixon. MS: Cox says "Of course, that's my grandfather." INT 2 MS: Cox speaks and shakes hands with older man. INT 2 MS: President Nixon seated across from Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. MS: Kissinger speaks. STILL: Photo of Kissinger. EXT DAY MS: Walking with Cox, O'Donnell asks, "When you knock on doors, do people know that President Nixon was your grandfather?" MS: Cox says, "There are a lot of people who've actually heard about it. And, uh, we get a very favorable reaction. So I think it's been a big plus so far. (O'Donnell: Really?) Absolutely." WS: Cox speaks with two men outside a store. 3 MS: Cox, speaking with the same two men, says, "That's why I want to go to Washington - to help out small businesses like yours." INT MS: Tilt up from round object on a table to older man speaking. 2 MS: in an interview with O'Donnell, older woman says, "Going back to Nixon times. What he did. I remember the tapes, you know? That word comes to mind." EXT DAY MS: O'Donnell reports on camera. 2 MS: Cox, speaking to man on porch, says, "We're running to reduce the size of government; balance the budget. And cut taxes and grow jobs. (Man: Think you can do all that?) Absolutely we can do that." INT VO: O'Donnell asks, "Do you feel any weight of the Watergate era, and the resignation?" MS: In an interview Cox says, "For me, it's a new generation. And I think people are more concerned about what I can do to make their lives more affordable here on Eastern Long Island." EXT DAY CHINA 1972 MS: President Nixon walks with men and woman. EXT DAY MS: Nixon and grandsons wave from windows. INT MS: In an interview Cox says, "We would play pickup basketball games with him, on his tennis court. And he had an INCREDIBLE outside shot. Which you wouldn't believe - from the top of the key, he was incredible." INT MS: Cox speaks with woman (back to camera). EXT DAY MS: Nixon and Pat Nixon pose with a young Christopher Cox and another grandson. INT MS: Cox shakes hands with man and woman. VO: O'Donnell signs off from River Head, New York. 07:31:37 What Happened to Chris? "Solve My Mystery" Parents Fight For Justice CLIP: Preview clips from Dateline NBC: Solve My Mystery: The True Story of Chris Jenkins" featuring Jan and Steve Jenkins and their fight to seek justice in their son's death. 07:31:32 The Parents of Chris Jenkins Speak Out Insert graphic of book, "Footprints of Courage" by Jan Jenkins. In a studio interview with Vieira, Steve, seated next to his wife Jan, says it's important to get the story out there, says they consider his death an open case, that he owes it to his son and daughter, says they have learned that a parent's love is a force to reckon with, recalls speaking with a lieutenant in the police department, says nothing has progressed in the case, and says he hopes the airing of the story will jolt someone's memory the night his son disappeared. In an interview Jan says she believed her son's death was not suicide or an accident, says they were a close family, that Steve and Chris spoke to each other everyday, recalls speaking with Chris' friends and professors when he first disappeared, that she came to the conclusion that her son would not just disappear, says in 2006 when the Minneapolis police called to say that the case was a murder, there was a small sense of justice for her son, says she still is frustrated with the police department, says she's proud of what she and her husband have been able to accomplish, says she wants to see people held responsible for what happened, says she's glad that NBC is doing this story, that her son lived a remarkable life in his almost 22 years, that he touched thousands of lives, says the story will not only be about his death, but also about his life, says she's a public speaker and is speaking to high school and college students about sticking together and staying alive, and that she doesn't want what happened to her son and family to happen to someone else. GFX: Insert stills of Chris Jenkins. GFX: Insert stills of the Jenkins family. 07:36:45 (EJ=:15) CLIP: Amateur video clip of Chris playing lacrosse, of Chris seaed with teammates, of Chris seated next to a little boy and of Chris standing next to a girl. GFX: Header "Minneapolis Police Statement: 'This is an open case, there have always been investigators assigned to this case and we will act upon any information we get immediately. In addition, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office has a prosecutor assigned to it and they have reviewed this case.'" GFX: Graphic plug of "Solve My Mystery". 07:43:56 Parent Alert: Avoiding Dangers of Common Household Products INT MS: Woman (faces unseen) wipes a counter while toddler plays on the floor. GFX: Layered shot of toddler and emergency lights flashing. INT CU: In an interview parent Erica Christian (ph) says, "I remember turning around and seeing him with a handful of carpet freshener and putting it in is mouth." MS: Low-level shot of Christian's son, Jailen (ph) riding a large plastic car. INT CU: Hand shakes a canister of carpet freshener. INT MS: Christian and Jailen clap their hands and Jailen laughs. INT CU: Panning shot of bottles of household cleaners. EXT DAY MS: An ambulance arrives. CU: Emergency Department sign. INT MS: In an interview Nationwide Children's Hospital's Lara McKenzie says, "The biggest offenders in the way of the products were bleach, and things like pine cleaners and spot removers." GFX: Graphic animation of a spray bottle spraying and supers appearing "1990-2006: 267,269 Children Under 5 Treated for Household Cleaning Product Injuries". INT MS: In an interview Nationwide Children's Hospital's Dr. Heath Jolliff says, "A child puts them in their mouth, they realize this is a yucky chemical and the first thing they do is they do this (sharp inhale) ... and it goes into their lungs instead and that's where it causes the most damage." INT MS: Zoom out from a bottle to NBC News' Kevin Tibbles picking up the bottle and placing it next to a bottle of soda. CU: Panning shot of brightly colored cleaning products and bottles of beverages of the same color. INT MS: Man uses a power drill on a kitchen cabinet. CU: Man places a safety latch on a cabinet door. MS: A little boy looks at bottles of household cleaners in a cabinet. MS: Woman (faces unseen) sprays the kitchen counter and wipes it. INT MS: In an interview McKenzie says, "Another tip would be to keep cleaners in their original containers and not transfer them into kitchenware of other containers that aren't labeled." INT BRIEF CUTS: Shots of brightly colored household chemicals. MS: Woman (faces unseen) secures the cap on a gallon of bleach and places the bleach atop the washing machine. INT CU: Christian plays with her son. Tibbles signs off from Chicago. 07:49:04 King-Sized Canine: Massive Mastiffs: New Top Dog From Tibet EXT DAY CHINA MS: Zoom in to a Tibetan mastiff dog that looks like a lion. MS: A Tibetan mastiff dog (standing on its hind legs) barks inside his kennel. MS: Panning shot from a man whistling to a Tibetan mastiff puppy. MS: Man walks with a Tibetan mastiff dog. MS: In an interview businessman Cai Li (ph)( in NBC News' Adrianne Mong's vo) says "They're so loyal and fierce." MS: A Tibetan mastiff dog barks in its kennel. 2 MS: Cai and his wife stand with a Tibetan mastiff. INT MS: A man places a scarf around Cai's next and Cai shakes hands with another man. EXT DAY MS: Low-level shot of a woman walking a black Tibetan mastiff dog (with a red ribbon). MS: A convoy of Mercedes drives in the street. MS: Rear shot of the cars driving in the street. EXT DAY MS: Mong plays with a Tibetan mastiff. 2 MS: Mong speaks with Cai. CU: Finger points to Chinese Tibetan Mastiff Grading Certificate. VO: Mong says, "So this certificate is what's worth money, because it verifies the bloodline of the dog." MS: Man (holding a dog's leash) runs with the dog. CU: Low-level shot of a Tibetan mastiff. EXT DAY TIBET WS: Buildings seen in the distance. INT MS: Panning shot of men sitting. EXT DAY WS: Panning shot of from building to a mist. MS: Low-angle shot of tower. INT MS: In an interview Wen Li (in Mong vo) says "In China, people think of the Tibetan Mastiff as a holy animal, a blessing to their health and security." BRIEF CUTS: Shots of Tibetan mastiff, of a child seated with mastiffs and of woman grooming a mastiff. MS: Mong reports on camera next to mastiffs. EXT DAY MS: Mong walks and talks with Tibetan mastiff breeder (and former chicken farmer) Zhao Yan Jun. BRIEF CUTS: Close up shots of Tibetan mastiff puppies. MS: In an interview Zhao (in Mong vo) says "At the beginning I liked them, because I liked big dogs. Then I realized I could make a lot of money from them. And now I'm really in love with them." EXT DAY MS: Zhao shakes hands with man. INT MS: Zhao talks on a cell phone. MS: Zhao seated with his dogs. EXT DAY MS: Mong reports on camera with Zhao's prized Tibetan mastiff. INT CU: In an interview International Centre for Veterinary Services' Fan Xing says, Tthe whole trend is rich people buying the dog. It doesn't matter if you're pet lovers. You want to look at the dog, you want to live with the dog, you just bought the dog and say, I got a dog, I got a Tibet Mastiff." EXT DAY MS: Dogs heads seen sticking out from the trunk of a car. CU: Puppies. EXT DAY MS: Cai pets his dogs. MS: In an interview Cai (in Mong vo) says "It's very expensive to own a Tibetan mastiff. You have to love the dog to want to spend that kind of money." MS: Three puppies seen. INT MS: Zhao holds his dog's leash. MS: Woman pets puppies. CU: Low-level shot of puppies. VO: Mong signs off from Tianjin, China. 07:51:30 King-Sized Canine: American Kennel Club Spokesperson Lisa Peterson Discusses Tibetan Mastiffs In a studio interview with Vieira and Lauer, American Kennel Club spokesperson Lisa Peterson (seated near Tibetan mastiff dogs Dolma and Jaya) says the dogs are wearing tradition collars, says a pure bred Tibetan mastiff dog in the US cost between $800 and $3500, says Tebetan mastiff are good family dogs, that they will protect the family, Tibetan mastiff are highly intelligent but also need proper socialization. Lauer jokes about selling the dogs for $2000 and making lots of money. Outside Segments 07:00:55 (:06) Tilt up from spectators to Studio 1A at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, New York. 07:02:01 (:10) Overhead and level shot of spectators cheering and waving signs outside the studio. 07:24:45 (:03) Spectators wave. 07:24:54 (:04) Overhead shot of spectators waving sign. 07:30:00 (:26) Overhead and level shot of spectators, some with signs, cheering and waving outside the studio. 07:52:36 (:06) Overhead shot of spectators cheering and waving. Al Roker Segment 07:40:29 (:30) Roker promos Sunday Night Football: Cincinnati Bengals vs Dallas Cowboys. 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