NBC Nightly News - 2003-02-22

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[0:05] The day after, as investigators [music]

[0:07] try to identify those killed in the

[0:09] Rhode Island nightclub tragedy,

[0:11] accusations over responsibility for the

[0:13] fire and the condition of the building.

[0:16] Sharing the loss, the ripples of grief

[0:18] that [music] the big fire set off across

[0:20] a small state.

[0:22] Transplant failure. Jessica Santan is

[0:25] declared brain [music] deadad and taken

[0:27] off life support.

[0:29] Target Iraq. The UN demands the

[0:32] destruction of Iraq's longest range

[0:34] missiles. While President Bush says the

[0:36] UN's next move should be its last.

[0:39] And on patrol in the Persian Gulf with

[0:42] sea lions protecting America's warships.

[0:45] There's something in the water that

[0:47] doesn't belong. When the animals out on

[0:49] patrol, they'll they'll find it.

[0:53] >> [music]

[0:53] >> From NBC News World Headquarters in New

[0:56] York, this is NBC [music] Nightly News

[0:59] with John Seanthaler.

[1:01] >> Good evening, everyone. One day after

[1:03] the devastating nightclub fire that

[1:05] claimed 96 lives. There are two

[1:07] overriding themes gripping the people of

[1:09] Rhode Island tonight. The criminal

[1:11] investigation into who was responsible

[1:14] and the grief felt by almost everyone in

[1:16] that state. First to the investigation.

[1:18] We begin our coverage with NBC's Carl

[1:20] Kenttonia at the command center in

[1:22] Cranston, Rhode Island. Good evening,

[1:24] Carl.

[1:26] >> Good evening, John. Tonight, the death

[1:27] toll still at 96. 80 victims in the

[1:30] hospital and a more intense

[1:32] investigation of who's to blame.

[1:37] The building once on fire, today soaked

[1:40] by rain. Frustrated officials declaring

[1:42] most of the on-site investigation

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