NBC Nightly News - 2000-08-25

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[0:00] are working for you.

[0:06] >> Road rules. The White House urges a

[0:08] wider recall of Firestone tires. Also

[0:11] tonight, how to tell just how safe any

[0:13] tires are. Conduct unbecoming. Another

[0:16] Navy tail hook convention. And now, new

[0:19] charges of wrongdoing.

[0:21] NBC News in-depth. Fair Deal. In this,

[0:23] the worst summer for air travel. How

[0:25] those bargain airline tickets could cost

[0:27] you in the long run.

[0:29] The family, the truth about divorce, why

[0:32] breaking up is especially hard on women,

[0:35] and apologies. Why so many of those in

[0:38] charge are actually saying, "I'm sorry."

[0:44] From NBC News World Headquarters in New

[0:47] York, this is NBC Nightly News with Tom

[0:50] Brokoff. Substituting tonight, Brian

[0:53] Williams.

[0:55] >> Good evening. We learned today the

[0:56] Clinton administration has quietly

[0:58] commented on that massive recall that

[1:01] has all but consumed a huge tire

[1:03] manufacturer and has a major automaker

[1:06] now scrambling to make things right. The

[1:08] massive Firestone recall is threatening

[1:11] one of the oldest names in the tire

[1:13] business. And now there's pressure on

[1:15] them and Ford to do more. Widen the

[1:18] recall and bring in even more suspect

[1:20] tires. Our coverage begins tonight with

[1:23] NBC's Bob Kerr.

[1:25] A team of investigators from Congress

[1:27] goes to Ford headquarters today. It

[1:29] mission

[1:30] >> interview some Ford officials to review

[1:32] relevant documentation to gather the

[1:34] facts for the committee as quickly and

[1:36] as fully as we can.

[1:37] >> Today on its media website, Ford uses

[1:39] charts and graphs to fight growing

[1:41] demands for a more extensive tire

[1:44] recall. Information Ford says shows

[1:46] they've already recalled the problem

[1:48] tires.

[1:49] >> Look at the data. Please look at the

[1:51] data. Uh that's what we made all of our

[1:53] decisions on.

[1:54] >> But Ralph a consultant to

[1:56] Plaintiff's lawyers suing Ford and

[1:58] Firestone, argues for a broader recall.

[2:01] >> About a third of the lawsuits we are

[2:05] aware of involve tires that were not

[2:08] recalled.

[2:08] >> And today, Transportation Secretary

[2:11] Rodney Slater tells reporters, "We are

[2:13] quietly urging a broader recall." Word

[2:16] today of subpoenas. Florida's attorney

[2:18] general seeking all relevant information

[2:20] from Ford and Firestone. The state

[2:22] investigating accidents going back 10

[2:25] years. And tonight, the trail for

[2:27] investigators also leads overseas to

[2:30] Venezuela. That country's top consumer

[2:32] protection official says he's found

[2:34] enough evidence to turn over to his

[2:36] attorney general for possible criminal

[2:38] action. The Venezuelan official says

[2:41] part of his investigation focuses on

[2:43] whether Ford and Firestone intentionally

[2:46] misled consumers while claiming to fix

[2:48] tire tread problems in that country 2

[2:51] years before the recall here. Firestone

[2:54] said today any misinformation was

[2:56] unintentional and has been corrected.

[2:58] Ford says it's still investigating, but

[3:01] US officials want to know more.

[3:04] >> I've just been made aware of the

[3:05] situation in Venezuela and don't have

[3:07] any details. So, all I can tell you is

[3:10] that uh clearly we want information from

[3:12] the world marketplace as it may affect

[3:14] the safety of Americans.

[3:15] >> And tonight, the government also wants

[3:17] new ways to speed up manufacturers

[3:20] reporting of lawsuits and consumer

[3:22] complaints. Officials say it's a matter

[3:24] of life and death. Bob Kerr, NBC News,

[3:28] Washington. And more now on safety and

[3:31] the tires Americans ride on.

[3:32] Specifically, how to tell what's safe

[3:34] and what isn't in light of this big

[3:36] Firestone scare. And what do consumers

[3:39] have to go on when safety is the issue?

[3:41] Our report tonight from NBC's Jim

[3:43] Cumins.

[3:45] >> Well, it better last me about 30 40,000

[3:47] miles.

[3:47] >> Today, Ron Hart at Zach's Tire Center in

[3:50] Irving, Texas. He's buying two new tires

[3:52] for his van. Hart says when it comes to

[3:54] safety or anything else about tires, he

[3:57] doesn't have a clue. Personally, I

[3:59] really know nothing about them. They go

[4:00] they they keep air. They stop me when I

[4:03] want to stop and they don't give me any

[4:05] trouble.

[4:05] >> Drivers know a lot more about the safety

[4:07] and reliability of their cars and trucks

[4:09] than the tires they ride on. Experts say

[4:12] the vehicles are crash tested amid great

[4:14] publicity. The tire tests get no such

[4:16] attention. In fact, there is information

[4:19] available on tires, lots of it, but it's

[4:22] hard to see because it's molded into the

[4:24] sides of tires and most of it is in

[4:26] code. For example, the typical passenger

[4:29] tire will include numbers for the width

[4:31] and diameter, as well as something

[4:32] called the load index and speed symbol

[4:35] along with numbers for temperature

[4:36] resistance, traction, and tread wear.

[4:39] But those symbols mean very little to

[4:40] consumers, says Clarence Ditlo of the

[4:42] Center for Auto Safety. DitLow believes

[4:44] they are meaningless anyway when it

[4:46] comes to safety. Even though there's a

[4:48] tread wear rating on there, it doesn't

[4:51] guarantee that the tire won't have tread

[4:53] separation at 10,000 mi on a tire that's

[4:56] rated for 40,000 mi.

[4:58] >> But there is one number that is worth

[5:00] knowing when buying tires. The

[5:01] Department of Transportation number that

[5:03] tells you where and when the tire was

[5:05] manufactured. The DOT says never buy

[5:08] tires over 2 years old because they

[5:10] might have dry rot. Basically, you can

[5:12] buy a tire that's out of date and not

[5:15] know it. And you sure wouldn't buy milk

[5:17] that's out of date.

[5:18] >> Ditlo says one of the defective

[5:20] Firestone tires involved in an accident

[5:22] was installed on the vehicle just last

[5:24] month. It was made in 1993.

[5:28] That's one reason why Consumer Reports

[5:29] magazine is working on a new system to

[5:31] rate tires. In the meantime,

[5:33] >> we recommend that you match the tires

[5:35] that originally came on your car with

[5:37] the same type. Tonight, the Department

[5:39] of Transportation defends its way of

[5:41] doing business. A spokesman says, "We

[5:43] have standards tire manufacturers must

[5:45] meet and a system to identify defects.

[5:48] But for now, most tire customers are

[5:49] like Tish Hedrickk shopping today in

[5:52] Redwood City, California.

[5:53] >> When I go out, I leave the decision

[5:56] mostly in the hands of the person who is

[5:59] selling the tires.

[6:00] >> A decision that a growing number of tire

[6:02] buyers would like to make themselves."

[6:04] Jim Cumins, NBC News, Dallas.

[6:08] The organization of Naval AD aviators

[6:11] known as Tail Hook is back in the news

[6:13] again tonight. It was a gathering of

[6:15] pilots 9 years ago that brought Tail

[6:18] Hook to the country's attention when it

[6:20] went totally out of control and resulted

[6:22] in 90 sexual assault charges. Now

[6:24] another Tail Hook convention, another

[6:26] allegation of conduct unbecoming. Here

[6:29] with that NBC News Pentagon

[6:31] correspondent Jim Mclasheski.

[6:34] Just when the Navy thought it was safe

[6:35] to sponsor another Tail Hook convention,

[6:38] this time at the Nugget Hotel outside

[6:39] Reno, it ends with what looks like

[6:42] another Tail Hook scandal. The Navy's

[6:44] investigating allegations that several

[6:46] Tail Hook members harassed a civilian

[6:48] married couple in the hotel. That as the

[6:50] man and wife tried to pass the group in

[6:52] a hallway, they were reportedly verbally

[6:55] abused with inappropriate comments. And

[6:57] at least one Tail Hook member allegedly

[6:59] made inappropriate contact with the

[7:01] wife. The Navy will not release the

[7:03] couple's name. Taylor Hook is a private

[7:06] association of Navy carrier pilots. Its

[7:08] president, Lonnie McClung, says he's

[7:10] surprised by the charges and claims his

[7:13] group was on its best behavior.

[7:15] >> The hotel security staff said that our

[7:17] conduct had been very, very good. And

[7:19] normal convention weekend, they get

[7:21] anywhere from 6 to 8 to 10 or 12 noise

[7:24] complaints. They only had two on Friday

[7:25] night. And so, as far as we knew, we got

[7:27] out of town clean. This was the first

[7:30] Tail Hook convention the Navy helped

[7:31] sponsor since the infamous Tail Hook sex

[7:33] scandal 9 years ago. Then after a

[7:36] weekend of drunken sex orgies at the Las

[7:38] Vegas Hilton, the Pentagon's Inspector

[7:40] General accused 140 Navy and Marine

[7:43] officers of indecent assault against 90

[7:47] women. The scandal pushed Secretary

[7:49] Lawrence Garrett and Chief of Staff

[7:50] Admiral Frank Kelso out of the Navy. It

[7:53] also forced the entire Navy to

[7:55] re-examine its treatment of women and

[7:57] adopt new standards and training to

[7:59] prevent sexual harassment and abuse.

[8:01] >> I've got reservations at the French

[8:03] Quarter for Thursday.

[8:05] >> Today, Lonnie McClung claims even Tail

[8:07] Hook has come a long way.

[8:09] >> This is not your father's Tail Hook

[8:12] Association and this was not uh your

[8:14] father's tail hook convention. Navy

[8:16] officials haven't confirmed these latest

[8:18] charges, but at least one senior Navy

[8:21] officer reportedly apologized to the

[8:23] couple shortly after the alleged

[8:25] incident. The Navy's taking no chances

[8:27] and promises a thorough investigation.

[8:30] Jimmy, NBC News, the Pentagon. Now to

[8:33] the government's case against that

[8:35] former scientist at the Los Alamos

[8:37] nuclear laboratory, Wenho Lee. A federal

[8:39] judge is ordering US prosecutors to work

[8:42] out a deal with the man charged with

[8:44] copying nuclear secrets from computers

[8:46] at Los Alamos. And the judge says Lee,

[8:49] who has been in prison now for 8 months,

[8:51] must be let out on bail. We are joined

[8:54] this evening by NBC News justice

[8:56] correspondent Pete Williams. Pete, good

[8:58] evening to you.

[8:59] >> Brian, good evening. It's another sign

[9:00] that the judge has serious reservations

[9:02] about the federal case against Wen Holi,

[9:05] the former government scientist who

[9:06] worked on nuclear weapons design. NBC

[9:09] News has learned that the judge ordered

[9:10] the prosecutors to meet with Lee's

[9:12] lawyers today to see if they can

[9:14] negotiate a plea agreement. It's a very

[9:17] rare and unusual step at this stage in a

[9:19] criminal case. Both sides met in a

[9:21] closed session before a federal appeals

[9:23] court judge in Albuquerque. Lee is

[9:25] accused of mishandling sensitive nuclear

[9:27] weapons information before he was fired

[9:29] last year from the Los Alamos National

[9:31] Laboratory in New Mexico. Both sides say

[9:34] it's very early for working out a deal.

[9:36] And government officials say before

[9:38] they'd even consider reducing the

[9:40] charges, they want to know what happened

[9:41] to computer tapes Lee made that are

[9:44] still missing. Brian Pete Williams in

[9:46] our Washington bureau tonight. Thanks.

[9:48] And when we come back on this Friday

[9:50] evening, the family, the bottom line on

[9:52] divorce. Did you know it hurts women

[9:54] more than men? Then there's that sharp

[9:56] drop in their standard of living.

[9:59] >> They're emotionally devastated. And what

[10:00] happens is a few years, you know, down

[10:02] the road, they realize that they were

[10:04] also financially devastated. Women,

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[10:11] And NBC News in depth tonight, the

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[12:41] >> NBC News in depth tonight. It might as

[12:43] well be called flying second class. In

[12:45] this summer of endless flight delays,

[12:47] there's another potential headache for

[12:49] travel plans. Cheap fairs that could end

[12:52] up costing more in the long run by any

[12:55] measure. The airline industry is in the

[12:57] midst of enormous growth. This year,

[12:59] airlines will carry almost 700 million

[13:02] passengers. By the year 2010, that

[13:05] number could grow to an even 1 billion

[13:08] people a loft. But if you fly with

[13:10] discount tickets, be prepared for an

[13:12] unusually bumpy ride in conjunction with

[13:15] the Wall Street Journal. NBC's Robert

[13:17] Hager reports tonight in depth.

[13:21] Molly Masslin saves hundreds of dollars

[13:23] buying a discount ticket online for a

[13:25] personal trip. But when the producer for

[13:27] the website msnbc.com

[13:30] finds her flights delayed in Cincinnati,

[13:32] a surprise.

[13:33] >> Basically, they just told me that, you

[13:36] know, somehow my ticket was different

[13:38] than most everyone else's.

[13:40] >> Other passengers are rebooked right away

[13:43] while Massland has to wait hours longer.

[13:46] Same thing happens to Charles Ul.

[13:48] >> I was mad. I I was furious. I was 14

[13:50] hours late when I got there and uh it

[13:53] just ruined the whole weekend.

[13:54] >> Why? Turns out most airlines openly

[13:57] admit to a sort of cast system among

[13:59] passengers.

[14:00] >> Buy a discount ticket and you may save a

[14:02] lot. But if there's trouble, an over

[14:05] booked flight or a delay or a

[14:06] cancellation, you may also find you go

[14:09] to the back of the line. That's always

[14:11] been the case, but most travelers aren't

[14:13] aware. And it's even more of an issue

[14:15] now, the worst summer ever for airline

[14:17] delays. And when labor problems at

[14:19] United have forced so many

[14:21] cancellations, William McGee edits the

[14:24] Consumer Reports travel.

[14:25] >> The airlines do prioritize and not all

[14:28] passengers are created equal. And so,

[14:30] um, if push comes to shove, particularly

[14:32] now with with the loads being so high,

[14:35] um, you might very well find that you're

[14:37] the one that's being bumped.

[14:38] >> In case of an over booked flight,

[14:40] discount flyers more apt to be bumped

[14:42] off, even with a confirmed ticket. or in

[14:44] the case of a delay or cancellation,

[14:46] less apt to be put on the next flight

[14:48] out or switched to another airline.

[14:51] Here, for instance, is how United says

[14:53] it ranks passengers for special

[14:54] handling. Its own frequent flyers first

[14:57] along with first class travelers, then

[14:59] economy fullfair, economy discount last.

[15:03] At most other airlines, it's about the

[15:04] same. Not much for travelers to do, but

[15:07] be forewarned.

[15:08] >> You really need to have some contingency

[15:10] plans. You should know what um

[15:12] alternative flights are out there. you

[15:14] should uh you should pad extra time and

[15:16] uh you should be prepared to uh to

[15:18] rebook as soon as possible uh at the

[15:21] airport by getting off the line and uh

[15:23] calling the reservation center and

[15:24] trying to rebook on the next flight.

[15:26] >> The airlines say passengers should

[15:28] understand these policies simply make

[15:30] good business sense. Take care of best

[15:32] customers first. But Molly Masslin finds

[15:34] her experience frustrating. It did seem

[15:37] pretty unfair to me at the time,

[15:38] especially when I had to wait and all

[15:40] these other people were getting on um

[15:42] earlier flights and I was still stuck

[15:43] there in Cincinnati.

[15:45] >> And Charles Otul,

[15:46] >> it's a really dumb move on the airlines

[15:48] part.

[15:49] >> For most, the biggest complaint is that

[15:50] they just don't realize flying cheap may

[15:53] be a first rate moneysaver, but if

[15:55] there's a problem, expect secondass

[15:57] treatment. Robert Hager, NBC News,

[15:59] Washington.

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[18:51] If you were watching the market today,

[18:53] maybe you saw it happen. The Securities

[18:55] and Exchange Commission is investigating

[18:57] a dramatic case of stock price

[18:59] manipulation by fake press release

[19:01] tonight. The company involved called

[19:03] Emullex makes computer data network

[19:06] equipment. Its stock opened on the

[19:07] NASDAQ this morning at $113 a share when

[19:11] a news release hit the wires saying the

[19:14] company was revising its earnings

[19:16] downward and the CEO had quit. Emulex

[19:18] shares plummeted to $43 inside of an

[19:21] hour, a 62% drop. Trading was halted.

[19:25] Company officials scrambled to put the

[19:26] word out the press release had been a

[19:28] hoax. Share prices rebounded to 105 at

[19:32] the end of the day, a more than $5 per

[19:34] share loss. Company officials say they

[19:36] have no idea who might have put out the

[19:38] false news release. The FBI is also

[19:41] investigating. As for the rest of the

[19:43] market today, considerably more quiet.

[19:46] The Dow gained almost 10 points. The

[19:48] Nasdaq was down in the end nearly 11.

[19:51] For the week, by the way, the Dow was up

[19:53] more than 146. NASDAQ gaining more than

[19:56] 112 points. Now, our look at the family

[20:00] tonight. The terrible financial position

[20:02] far too many women find themselves in

[20:05] when they divorce. It can be especially

[20:07] bad if the split comes later in life.

[20:10] Here with that, NBC's Raheima Ellis.

[20:13] For 18 years, Margarite Mclofflin was

[20:15] married, raised two children, and worked

[20:17] part-time jobs with no pensions, no

[20:20] benefits, and no worries about

[20:21] retirement. Then her marriage fell

[20:24] apart.

[20:24] >> I came out of that era where I was um um

[20:29] you know, well taken care of in a sense.

[20:31] I didn't ask him what he had um in the

[20:35] way of retirement.

[20:37] >> Mclofflin is like many divorced women

[20:39] over 50 heading into an uncertain

[20:41] financial future. There are a lot of

[20:43] women going through divorce. They're

[20:44] emotionally devastated. And what happens

[20:46] is a few years, you know, down the road,

[20:48] they realize that they were also

[20:49] financially devastated. Recent studies

[20:52] show the standard of living for many

[20:53] women drops by 45% after the marriage is

[20:57] over, while a man's standard of living

[20:59] improves by 15%.

[21:01] 22% of elderly divorced women retirees

[21:04] live in poverty. And the situation could

[21:07] get worse as the number of retirement

[21:09] age women increases by 84% in the next

[21:12] 20 years.

[21:13] >> Often women because they make their

[21:15] choices around their family um are not

[21:18] thinking, have I earned enough um money

[21:21] to get social security credits? You

[21:23] know, am I staying in my job long enough

[21:26] to earn a pension? That's what happened

[21:28] to 51-year-old office manager Terry

[21:30] Ritado, mother of two daughters, married

[21:33] 25 years to her childhood sweetheart.

[21:35] >> I was very devastated and shocked by the

[21:38] divorce. So, it's like starting over. I

[21:40] feel as though um it's like starting

[21:44] from scratch.

[21:45] >> In the divorce, her husband kept most of

[21:47] his pension. She kept the house. A

[21:49] common mistake for women, experts say.

[21:52] What is that house going to do for you

[21:53] when you're 65 and you don't have a

[21:56] pension of your own and you just have

[21:57] social security and maybe you haven't

[21:58] had the chance to save because the house

[22:00] costs so much to maintain.

[22:01] >> Ritano's house came with a large

[22:03] mortgage she just couldn't afford.

[22:05] >> But in the end, it was not the right

[22:07] choice. Definitely not the right choice.

[22:09] >> Everyone hopes their marriage will last

[22:11] forever and many women expect to share

[22:13] their husband's pension. But the truth

[22:15] is one out of every two marriages ends

[22:17] in divorce. So experts say it's all the

[22:20] more important when the marriage is good

[22:21] to be involved in case something goes

[22:24] wrong. How? Get involved in the family

[22:27] finances. Read the bank statements.

[22:29] Understand where the money is, income,

[22:31] expenditures, make your own investments,

[22:34] and manage them yourself. Understand the

[22:36] value of your husband's pension benefits

[22:38] so you won't have to find out later.

[22:40] Important steps women like Mclofflin and

[22:43] Ritano are only taking now. Catching up

[22:45] with the future they never expected.

[22:47] taking stock of themselves, their

[22:49] family, and their finances. Raheima

[22:51] Ellis, NBC News, New York.

[22:54] >> We're back in a moment with a look at

[22:55] why everyone's saying they're sorry.

[22:59] >> So, what's on for today? Boss wants you,

[23:02] me, and Charlie to take the new

[23:03] Silverado and move them bales.

[23:05] >> Is that Charlie?

[23:06] >> Chevy Silverado has the most powerful V8

[23:09] of any 4x4 pickup.

[23:11] >> Then we got to water the herd.

[23:12] >> 300 horses make it more powerful. If

[23:14] there's any daylight left, we'll take

[23:16] Norm up to see the ladies.

[23:18] >> More powerful than Ford and Dodge.

[23:20] That's why it's the truck.

[23:23] >> Silverado from Chevy.

[23:25] >> Well,

[23:27] guess that's enough for today.

[23:29] >> I'm at my boss's barbecue. He said, "How

[23:31] are the hot wings? I made them myself."

[23:33] I said, "Where's the Alka-Seltzer? I'll

[23:36] make it myself."

[23:36] >> Only Alka-Seltzer's effrovescent power

[23:38] relieves indigestion and pain fast.

[23:41] >> Get fed. Get Alka-Seltzer.

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[24:03] >> Scope kills just as many bad breath

[24:05] germs. It just doesn't taste that way. M

[24:08] l minty

[24:11] >> scope kills germs before they kill your

[24:13] breath.

[24:14] >> We all want to look good in our

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[24:26] >> Hurry, event ends soon.

[24:36] the school supply thing.

[24:38] >> I know, but until the school budget

[24:40] catches up, I really don't see any other

[24:42] way.

[24:44] The kids really need those supplies.

[24:46] >> It's just It's really starting to add

[24:48] up.

[24:50] >> I didn't become a teacher for the money,

[24:51] Stephen.

[24:53] We're just going to have to watch how we

[24:54] spend.

[24:56] >> There are thousands of teachers who

[24:58] reach into their own pockets to buy

[24:59] supplies for their students. So to help,

[25:02] Office Depot is crediting 5% of your

[25:04] back to school purchase to the school of

[25:06] your choice. That's for Arlington

[25:08] Elementary School. Sure.

[25:22] Office Depot, helping schools take care

[25:25] of business.

[25:29] Just ahead at 6, believe it or not, a

[25:31] Tennessee used car dealer is drawing

[25:34] national attention, giving away a real

[25:36] gun with every purchase. Find out why he

[25:39] thinks it's a good idea, but others

[25:40] disagree. And see the latest in ultimate

[25:43] internet bargain hunting, all from one

[25:45] website. And what's up for grabs at

[25:47] Winona's yard sale. Find out at 6.

[25:51] Suddenly, it's all the rage. After

[25:53] decades of stonewalling, when a mistake

[25:55] came by, the new thing seems to be the

[25:58] apology. More and more the people at the

[26:00] top are saying they are sorry for any

[26:02] number of offenses. What's behind this

[26:04] new Maya mania? Here's NBC's Anne

[26:07] Thompson.

[26:09] >> Some of the hardest words in any

[26:11] language now spoken in every language.

[26:14] This week, the president of Russia

[26:16] apologizing for the submarine disaster.

[26:19] >> I feel full responsibility and a sense

[26:21] of guilt for this tragedy. The president

[26:24] of Indonesia threw a spokesperson for

[26:26] failing to solve his nation's problems.

[26:30] >> To all the people of Indonesia, I

[26:32] apologize.

[26:33] >> And now, the chairman of United Airlines

[26:35] to passengers enduring a summer of

[26:37] delays and cancellations.

[26:40] >> If you were one of them, I want to

[26:41] apologize personally on behalf of

[26:44] United.

[26:44] >> Maya Kulpus more than ever now a key

[26:47] public relations strategy for presidents

[26:49] of countries and corporations. The buck

[26:52] stops at that man's desk and uh you want

[26:55] to hear it from the top people.

[26:56] >> Today, Hut Englehart, who's advised

[26:58] companies in crisis for 30 years,

[27:00] critiques some recent efforts. He gives

[27:03] high marks to United Airlines new ad and

[27:05] to Ford CEO Jack Nasser trying to calm

[27:08] nervous explorer drivers riding on

[27:10] Firestone tires.

[27:12] >> We've been working around the clock to

[27:14] identify the problem and replace the

[27:16] affected tires as quickly as possible.

[27:18] This is a demonstration of a CEO talking

[27:22] to his customers about what it is all

[27:24] about and what they're doing to get at

[27:26] the problem.

[27:27] >> However, experts say just saying you're

[27:29] sorry is not enough.

[27:31] >> I have sinned against you, my lord.

[27:35] >> Viewers want sincerity and commitment.

[27:37] According to Irving Rain, a

[27:38] communications professor at Northwestern

[27:40] University,

[27:41] >> I think you have to take responsibility

[27:43] for saying it's me. Uh, I'm responsible.

[27:46] I'm going to do something about it. I'm

[27:47] going to do it now. And without those

[27:50] ingredients, it won't work.

[27:52] >> The realities of the new millennium, a

[27:54] far cry from the old days when business

[27:56] and world leaders seem to follow the

[27:58] advice of John Wayne.

[28:00] >> Not quite army yet, miss. But you know,

[28:03] never to apologize. It's a sign of

[28:05] weakness.

[28:06] >> Even those two young people so lost in

[28:08] romance and love story didn't think it

[28:10] was necessary.

[28:12] >> Love means never having to say you're

[28:13] sorry. But today in business and

[28:16] politics sometimes you must even if it

[28:19] takes a while.

[28:20] >> I don't think there is a fancy way to

[28:22] say that I have sinned.

[28:25] >> There is a different public out there.

[28:27] It's one used to reality television.

[28:29] It's one that now demands Oprah. It

[28:32] demands Susan Hawk. And now it demands

[28:35] the CEO of Ford.

[28:37] >> So welcome to the age of the public

[28:38] apology. It may not improve your

[28:41] product, but it sure could help your

[28:42] image in any language. Anne Thompson,

[28:46] NBC News, Chicago.

[28:48] >> And that is Nightly News for this Friday

[28:50] evening. Don't forget Dine tonight at

[28:52] 9:00. I hope to see you later tonight

[28:54] for the news on MSNBC, on cable. That's

[28:57] at 9:00. And again each evening on CNBC

[28:59] at 10:00. I'm Brian Williams reporting

[29:02] tonight from New York. Good night. Have

[29:04] a good weekend.

[29:10] Metro police shoot and kill a man during

[29:12] a traffic stop. Did the officers act

[29:14] properly in using deadly force? An

[29:17] official investigation is complete.

[29:19] Reaction coming your way right now on

[29:21] the scene at 6.

[29:23] >> I'm Francine Cuchinello. Next time you

[29:25] gas up or run into a convenience store

[29:27] for a cup of coffee, better take your

[29:29] keys with you. I'll have the story

[29:31] coming up. Plus, how would you like to

[29:33] walk in Country Start Winona shoes?

[29:36] Tonight, find out how you can do just

[29:38] that thanks to a very unusual weekend

[29:40] yard sale. Plus, Bill Hall tells us if

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[29:56] we looked at this very seriously. It was

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