World News Tonight (ABC) - 2001-02-23
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[0:07] [Music]
[0:16] future. On World News Tonight, the
[0:19] pardon issue grows. Another of Hillary
[0:21] Clinton's brothers is asked about
[0:23] obtaining pardons. The US attorney
[0:26] expands her investigation.
[0:28] The Navy blames the submarine commander
[0:31] for sinking the Japanese fishing boat.
[0:33] We have the details of the
[0:35] investigation. Cutting money for
[0:37] education in schools that can least
[0:39] afford it. 3/4 of a million children
[0:42] being left
[0:43] behind. And a good animal story. He
[0:45] survived the fires in Montana. He's been
[0:48] to rehab and now he's going home.
[0:54] From ABC News World Headquarters in New
[0:57] York, this is World News Tonight with
[1:01] Peter Jennings. Good evening everyone.
[1:02] The Clinton pardon saga keeps getting
[1:05] worse. Some people would say downright
[1:07] sorted. Bill Clinton pardoned 140 people
[1:10] during his final days as president and
[1:12] day by day another one is called into
[1:14] question. The focus today, or at least
[1:16] the sharpest focus today, is on clemency
[1:19] for four hidic Jews in New York who are
[1:22] still in prison for stealing millions of
[1:25] dollars from the government. ABC's
[1:27] Jackie Jud is in our Washington bureau.
[1:29] I know it's getting a bit complicated,
[1:30] Jackie. Where would you like to start?
[1:32] Well, it is getting quite complicated,
[1:34] Peter, but actually the federal
[1:35] prosecutors here are looking at a very
[1:37] simple question. Did money affect Mr.
[1:40] Clinton's actions?
[1:43] The four come from a community that
[1:45] voted heavily for Hillary Clinton in her
[1:47] New York Senate race. Suspicions we