World News Tonight (ABC) - 1999-12-08

Name: World News Tonight (ABC) - 1999-12-08
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[0:13] On World News Tonight this Wednesday,

[0:15] President Clinton says there's been a

[0:17] breakthrough in the Middle East. The

[0:18] Israelis and the Syrians will talk peace

[0:21] in Washington. There's a major report on

[0:23] the homeless in America today and a

[0:25] colossal battle in New York City about

[0:28] how the homeless should be treated.

[0:30] We'll [music] take a closer look at one

[0:32] of the most promising new medical

[0:33] treatments to come along in years, gene

[0:36] therapy, and should a 15year-old boy

[0:39] face criminal [music] prosecution for

[0:41] what he did on a hockey rink.

[0:50] [music] From ABC News World Headquarters

[0:53] in New York, this [music] is World News

[0:56] Tonight with Peter Jennings.

[0:57] >> Good evening. We're going to begin this

[0:58] evening with the president's final news

[1:00] conference of the year. Mr. Clinton

[1:02] brought the headline with him. The two

[1:04] most stubborn adversaries in the Middle

[1:06] East have agreed to negotiate with each

[1:08] other under American opices. The

[1:10] president was in front of the White

[1:11] House press corp for more than an hour.

[1:13] He does love to talk. Today, a chance

[1:15] for him and the reporters who cover him

[1:17] to take stock of the year. at the White

[1:19] House. Our reporter John Cochran.

[1:22] >> President Clinton began today by saying

[1:24] American diplomatic efforts have helped

[1:26] bring about what he called a truly

[1:28] historic opportunity. Israelis and

[1:30] Syrians still need to make courageous

[1:33] decisions in order to reach a just and

[1:35] lasting peace. But today's step is a

[1:38] signific