World News Tonight (ABC) - 1998-08-28

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[0:03] On World News Tonight this Friday,

[0:06] crisis in the Kremlin.

[0:09] >> A defiant Boris Yeltson says he will not

[0:11] step down as president, but will his

[0:14] opponents force him out?

[0:17] >> Another very shaky day on Wall Street.

[0:20] The weight of the world on investors

[0:22] shoulders.

[0:24] And the death of Diana one year later,

[0:27] the unfinished investigation. an

[0:29] uncertain legacy. We'll take a closer

[0:32] look.

[0:40] From ABC News World Headquarters in New

[0:43] York, this is World News Tonight with

[0:46] Peter Jennings. Sitting in tonight,

[0:49] Forest Sawyer.

[0:50] >> Good evening. One day after reports

[0:52] swept through Moscow the Russian

[0:54] President Boris Yeltson was about to

[0:55] leave office. He announced he's going

[0:58] nowhere. But Yeltson remains under

[1:00] tremendous pressure. The Russian

[1:01] currency and the stock market are down

[1:03] sharply. Opposition leaders,

[1:05] particularly communist, still want

[1:07] Yeltson out and the troubled economy

[1:09] returned to greater state control.

[1:11] Tonight, it is far from clear who will

[1:13] win the struggle. ABC's Mike Lee is in

[1:16] Moscow. After spending most of the week

[1:19] out of sight, Boris Yelson popped up

[1:21] today like a political jack in the box,

[1:23] meeting with acting prime minister Chair

[1:25] Mirren, with the president of Bulgaria

[1:28] and with US under secretary of state

[1:30] Tablet, who is here to discuss next

[1:32] week's summit with President Clinton.

[1:34] Yelson was clearly trying to calm fears

[1:36] that his country is falling apart and

[1:38] taking him with it. On television

[1:41] tonight, he was emphatic. I want to say,

[1:44] I'm not going anywhere. I will not

[1:46] resign. He repeated he would not run for

[1:49] reelection in the year 2000. Yet Yelson

[1:52] may not have the final say. His

[1:54] communist opponents are still insisting

[1:56] he must go and they're still discussing

[1:58] ways in which the president might exit

[2:00] gracefully. As for Mr. Yelson's economic

[2:03] policies, they took a major blow today.

[2:05] According to Kremlin sources, Prime

[2:07] Minister designate Chair Miden in order

[2:09] to get himself confirmed by Parliament

[2:12] has agreed to abandon, at least for now,

[2:14] much of Russia's free market system for

[2:16] a more government-controlled economy.

[2:19] This would include government regulated

[2:21] prices for many goods and services, a

[2:23] return to state ownership of some key

[2:25] industries and businesses, the printing

[2:27] of new money with a fixed exchange rate.

[2:30] The Yelson aid tried to put the best

[2:32] face on today's developments.

[2:36] I wouldn't say this is a return to the

[2:38] socialist system, he says. But in a time

[2:40] of crisis, the state should have a

[2:42] greater influence of control.

[2:45] Again, today, outside banks, Russian

[2:47] citizens fought one another, desperate

[2:49] to withdraw their savings. Despite what

[2:52] the politicians are now promising to do

[2:54] to save the economy, many ordinary

[2:56] people just don't believe it. Mike Lee,

[2:59] ABC News, Moscow. And just as Boris

[3:02] Yeltson was unequivocal, saying he would

[3:04] not step down, the Clinton

[3:05] administration was unequivocal today,

[3:08] saying that President Clinton would not

[3:09] back out of next week's summit with the

[3:12] Russian president. ABC's John Cochran is

[3:14] at the White House. the lesson from that

[3:17] >> saying you don't visit friends just

[3:19] during good times. The president told a

[3:21] Massachusetts audience he should go to

[3:22] Russia

[3:23] >> and we should tell them that if they'll

[3:25] be strong and do the discipline hard

[3:27] things they have to do to reform their

[3:29] country, their economy, and get through

[3:31] this dark night that we'll stick with

[3:33] them.

[3:33] >> Certainly, the president has stuck with

[3:35] Yelen years ago. Oh, even though

[3:36] American intelligence reports initially

[3:38] dismissed him as a drunk and an

[3:40] emotional loudmouth, he emerged in the

[3:42] dying days of the Soviet Union as the

[3:44] man to deal with and the US embraced

[3:46] him. When Yeltson ordered troops and

[3:48] tanks to deal with rebels within the

[3:50] Russian Parliament, the US solidly

[3:52] backed him. Mr. Clinton has managed a

[3:54] mostly comfortable relationship with

[3:56] him. Despite policy squables, they

[3:58] enjoyed each other personally. And

[4:00] through all of Yeltson's troubles with

[4:01] Parliament, through all his health

[4:03] problems, through all his bizarre

[4:04] behavior and declining popularity at

[4:06] home, the US has always preferred

[4:08] Yeltson to the alternatives, especially

[4:10] to those who wanted to turn the clock

[4:12] back. Today, US officials said even

[4:14] though Mr. Clinton has no money to offer

[4:17] Yeltson, he will urge him not to

[4:18] backtrack too far on free market

[4:20] economics.

[4:21] >> America has a strong interest in

[4:24] preventing Russia from backsliding and

[4:26] in promoting its stability and success.

[4:29] Now that power is slipping toward Victor

[4:31] Cho Miran, US officials are divided.

[4:34] Vice President Gore knows him well and

[4:36] likes him, but other US officials regard

[4:38] him as a mediocrity and fear he will go

[4:40] too far in trying to plate the

[4:42] communists. Privately, the president's

[4:44] aid admit there is little he can do to

[4:46] influence events in Russia. But they say

[4:48] that by going there, he can at least try

[4:50] to find out exactly who is running the

[4:52] country. Forest,

[4:53] >> well, that's what he can find out. But

[4:54] if he can't offer money, is there

[4:56] anything that he can offer to President

[4:58] Yelen? Well, by showing up, he can offer

[5:00] support to Yelson. Yelson made it very

[5:02] clear in private talks with US officials

[5:04] he needs Bill Clinton to go there. So,

[5:06] the president's going.

[5:07] >> John Cochran at the White House. Thanks

[5:08] very much, John. So, what do the experts

[5:11] say about the Russian crisis and what it

[5:13] means for the United States? We talked

[5:15] to journalist David Remnik, who was in

[5:17] Moscow for years and is now the editor

[5:19] of the New Yorker magazine, David Kramer

[5:21] of the Carnegie Endowment for

[5:22] International Peace, and Peter Redaway

[5:25] from George Washington University.

[5:28] Why has economic reform in Russia

[5:30] failed?

[5:31] >> Russia in order to keep political

[5:33] stability has created a kind of pyramid

[5:37] scheme, a financial pyramid scheme that

[5:39] gave the outward appearance of

[5:41] stability, but it put off the very vital

[5:43] changes that were needed. And what we're

[5:45] seeing now is the collapse of the

[5:48] biggest pyramid since GOPS.

[5:50] >> Could the US have done more to help?

[5:53] >> It's endemic in Russia. They need to

[5:55] solve the problems internally. It's

[5:57] systemic. Mr. Yeltson and his

[5:59] governments have psychologically

[6:02] depended much too much on the outside

[6:05] world, on receiving advice, on receiving

[6:08] grants, on receiving loans from the

[6:11] outside world. They've had a sort of

[6:13] psychology of dependence which has been

[6:15] very unhealthy.

[6:17] >> Is Yeltson's newly chosen prime minister

[6:19] Victor Chernameir the one to bring

[6:21] stability to Russia? I don't think

[6:23] anyone should be terribly comforted by

[6:25] the return of Victor Chernameir. His

[6:27] policies are to a very considerable

[6:29] extent responsible for the current

[6:31] collapse of the Russian financial system

[6:35] and the Russian economy.

[6:36] >> How worried should we be about the

[6:39] communists sharing power?

[6:40] >> I think it would be foolish to consider

[6:42] the Communist Party of today the very

[6:44] same Communist Party of the 1980s.

[6:47] That's a stereotype. It doesn't portend,

[6:50] I think, a return to communism or the

[6:53] bad old days of the Soviet Union, but

[6:55] it's al obviously not a good sign for

[6:57] reform either. Is Russia on the verge of

[7:00] chaos?

[7:01] >> It's difficult to say what chaos in

[7:03] Russia means. It's it's hard to imagine

[7:06] chaos beyond the current state of

[7:07] affairs. If things continue to

[7:10] deteriorate financially and economically

[7:12] and Mr. Yelson doesn't leave office, uh,

[7:15] the situation 6 months from now could be

[7:18] really extremely bleak and dangerous,

[7:20] >> which means there will be a great deal

[7:22] to report as the situation develops. In

[7:26] just a moment, the other news today,

[7:27] trouble around the world hits home. The

[7:29] losses continue on Wall Street. And just

[7:32] when the East Coast let its guard down,

[7:35] Hurricane Bonnie unleashed more fury.

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[9:06] around the world were down for the third

[9:08] straight day. The Dow Jones Industrials

[9:11] dropped more than 114 points to close at

[9:13] 8051. On the NASDAQ market, stocks

[9:16] dropped more than 46 points. American

[9:18] investors are reacting to a global

[9:20] economy that is in very real trouble.

[9:24] Here's ABC's Aaron Brown.

[9:27] The lesson which began with the currency

[9:29] crisis in Southeast Asia and grew

[9:31] strength from the real estate collapse

[9:32] in Hong Kong was slammed home by the

[9:35] economic collapse this week in Russia.

[9:37] >> We've been living in a fanciful idea

[9:40] that under the new paradigm there are no

[9:42] risks. Earnings rise forever. Valuations

[9:44] rise forever. It just doesn't happen

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[9:50] struggle and Indonesia collapses and

[9:53] Russia goes broke, there are real

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[10:00] >> I know people have lost three 3/4 of a

[10:02] billion dollars this week alone. There

[10:03] are other people who lost $2 billion in

[10:05] the last few months. There are some of

[10:07] the banks that have lost several billion

[10:09] dollars. And in the real world,

[10:10] investors faced with increased risk move

[10:13] to protect themselves, which means that

[10:15] countries that need dollars now will pay

[10:17] higher interest rates for them, which

[10:20] will only slow their economies down even

[10:21] more. The emerging markets of Latin

[10:24] America are now the most vulnerable. The

[10:26] Venezuelan market alone is down more

[10:28] than 60%. And eventually, the US economy

[10:32] will get hurt. We need to be able to

[10:34] sell our soft drinks to Latin America,

[10:37] our computers to Asia, our airplanes to

[10:40] everyone.

[10:41] >> It's hard to imagine a boom continuing

[10:43] in the US with over a third of the

[10:45] world's economies contracting.

[10:48] >> The hurt has started. Wall Street

[10:50] investors have lost $2 trillion in the

[10:53] last 6 weeks as the market driven by a

[10:56] shaky world economy has come back to

[10:59] earth. Aaron Brown, ABC News, New York.

[11:03] Other business news, Northwest Airlines

[11:05] is working overtime to avoid a crippling

[11:07] strike by its pilots. The two sides will

[11:10] keep talking tonight. The pilots say

[11:12] without a breakthrough, they will walk

[11:13] out at midnight. The airline has already

[11:16] canceled hundreds of flights to keep

[11:18] planes from being stranded if a strike

[11:20] is called.

[11:22] There is indication today that worries

[11:24] about the economy may be causing some

[11:25] people to spend less. Even though income

[11:27] was up 5/10en of a percent in July, for

[11:30] the first time in 2 years, the amount of

[11:32] money Americans spent went down.

[11:35] President Clinton was out in public

[11:37] again today. This time at a civil rights

[11:39] gathering in Martha's Vineyard, where he

[11:41] has been vacationing. The president did

[11:43] not offer further apology for his

[11:45] relationship with Monica Lewinsky. But

[11:47] he did say this.

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[15:02] surprise hit on the Virginia coast. The

[15:05] storm that confounded the experts ended

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[15:09] Here's ABC's Ron Clayborn in Norfol,

[15:11] Virginia.

[15:16] >> As the storm still churned through North

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[15:28] respond to it. Uh we pretty much

[15:29] relieved and said this we're going to

[15:30] get through this very easy.

[15:33] >> But when Bonnie brushed past

[15:34] southeastern Virginia, she had become a

[15:37] furious hurricane once again. For nearly

[15:40] 12 hours, Bonnie unleashed torrential

[15:41] rain and blasted the heavily populated

[15:44] Norfick, Virginia Beach area with winds

[15:46] of up to 75 mph. like a rent out, you

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[15:51] >> Hundreds of falling trees pulled down

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[15:55] nearly half a million people. At a

[15:57] Norfick apartment house, high winds and

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[16:02] >> The roof was just being ripped off and

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[16:13] >> Supposed to be just a little tropical

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[16:18] >> tonight. The sky is bright. Bonnie is

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[19:36] Tonight, we're going to take a closer

[19:38] look at the death of Diana. This Monday,

[19:40] it will be a year since the crash in the

[19:42] Paris tunnel that claimed her life along

[19:45] with Dodie FedEd and driver Henri Paul.

[19:47] An unforgettable time and unforgettable

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[19:54] Nearly half the population of the planet

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[20:01] after a year-long multi-million dollar

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[20:07] as to what caused the crash. They don't.

[20:10] ABC's Richard Gizber reports from Paris.

[20:14] Just this week, a manager at the Ritz

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[20:18] the latest in a parade of about 350

[20:20] witnesses. The investigation drags on

[20:23] and on, still looking for that

[20:26] mysterious Fiat Uno. They know it

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[20:53] takes a long time because they want to

[20:55] get every details they can get.

[20:58] Some of the facts are beyond dispute.

[21:01] Enri Paul was legally drunk and on

[21:03] medication. As for the photographers who

[21:05] were pursuing Diana's car that night, a

[21:08] source close to the investigation says

[21:09] there isn't enough evidence to charge

[21:11] them with causing the crash. But some

[21:13] could well be charged under France's

[21:14] Good Samaritan Law, which says they

[21:16] should have helped the crash victims,

[21:18] not photographed them. This is what the

[21:20] first policeman at the scene has

[21:22] testified. At no moment did one

[21:24] photographer assist me. They kept

[21:27] shooting. Diana was saying, "My god, my

[21:30] god." A few seconds later, she looked at

[21:33] me, dropped her head, and closed her

[21:35] eyes. The investigators are being so

[21:38] careful because so much rides on the

[21:39] outcome. The French don't want to be

[21:42] seen by the world as mishandling the

[21:44] case. Then there's the Alied family. If

[21:47] it's ruled Enri Paul's condition caused

[21:49] the crash, the Alieds, as the owners of

[21:52] the hotel that Paul worked for, could be

[21:54] sued by the survivor, bodyguard Trevor

[21:56] Ree Jones, or by Diana's family. That

[22:00] may be why Muhammad Aliad has stopped

[22:02] pushing conspiracy theories and started

[22:04] blaming Reese Jones for failing to

[22:06] prevent the accident.

[22:08] Still, after a year of sifting through

[22:10] all the evidence, this most complex of

[22:13] investigations seems headed for the

[22:15] simplest of conclusions. The crash that

[22:17] killed Princess Diana was the most

[22:19] notorious case of drunk driving the

[22:22] world has ever known. Richard Gizford,

[22:24] ABC News, Paris.

[22:27] In just a moment, one year later, the

[22:30] world remains transfixed by Princess

[22:32] Diana. What will be her permanent

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[24:28] >> Finally tonight, the power of Diana's

[24:30] legacy. A recent poll found that only 6%

[24:32] of the British people planned to observe

[24:34] the anniversary of Diana's death.

[24:36] Perhaps because her death is

[24:38] commemorated every day. One royal

[24:40] historian has said, "If you'd been

[24:41] asleep the week she died, you might

[24:43] still think she was with us." As ABC's

[24:46] Jim Wooten reports, in a very real way,

[24:48] she is.

[24:52] >> She did sparkle this jewel in the drab

[24:55] royal crown. And if her life was the

[24:57] fluff and stuff of tabloids, her death

[25:00] did raise serious questions about the

[25:02] monarchy, the media, and about her own

[25:05] legacy.

[25:06] >> Your candles burned out long before

[25:12] your legend ever.

[25:19] First, her image.

[25:21] >> You can shake their hands and give them

[25:23] a hug. Heaven knows they need it.

[25:26] >> It remains untarnished, nurtured by a

[25:29] year of good deeds done in her name.

[25:32] Hospitals, hospices, and AIDS clinics

[25:34] funded by her memorial trust and the

[25:37] global ban on anti-personnel landmines.

[25:42] As for the royal family,

[25:44] >> I for one believe there are lessons to

[25:47] be drawn from her life and from the

[25:50] extraordinary and moving reaction to her

[25:52] death. Harshly criticized for being

[25:55] distant, the Windsors have tried to

[25:57] soften their image. Please squeeze up

[25:59] more.

[26:00] >> In South Africa with Nelson Mandela and

[26:02] the Spice Girls, her majesty visits a

[26:05] shopping center, McDonald's. Most polls

[26:08] show her popularity rising and for the

[26:10] first time in years, many endorse Prince

[26:13] Charles as her successor.

[26:17] >> And what of the media?

[26:19] >> You press that killed. You're the scum.

[26:22] Yes.

[26:24] >> A year ago, the British press vowed to

[26:26] keep its distance from Diana's sons, but

[26:29] they are an irresistible story.

[26:32] >> He's gorgeous. He's sweet. I love him.

[26:35] >> The promises are nearly forgotten now.

[26:37] Even the boy's surprise party for their

[26:40] father was spoiled by the press.

[26:42] >> The papers these days are heavy with

[26:44] anniversary features, proof that Diana's

[26:46] face and her memory still sell. She's

[26:50] become a marketing draw for $200 million

[26:53] in sales of merchandise so far.

[26:57] Still, the passion may be waning. A

[26:59] museum on the family estate drew far

[27:02] fewer paying customers than her brother

[27:04] expected. And a recent walk retracing

[27:07] her funeral route attracted only 300

[27:10] people. So, if the legacy of her life

[27:12] remains, the overwhelming emotion of a

[27:15] year ago is finally fading. Jim Wooden,

[27:18] ABC News, London.

[27:21] >> Well, the hysteria may be gone, but I

[27:23] expect the fundamental changes she

[27:24] brought are only beginning. That's our

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[27:41] for the latest. I'm Forest Sawyer. For

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[29:09] 30 years and now the landmark is closing

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[29:17] big goodbye. Kelly,

[29:18] >> Bob and Brett, hundreds upon hundreds of

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