- Newsmaker: Tensions Rising in US Airspace - Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta has scolded the airlines, the FAA has restricted airspace near nuclear power plants, and President Bush has urged Congress for a new bill on airport safety. Robert Ditchie, former navy pilot and co-founder of America West Airlines, believes that what's needed is a uniform approach to airport security.
- Reporter's Notebook: Turkey Considering Troop Deployment - The United States and Britain already have troops in Afghanistan. Now, the US wants Turkey to commit its military forces to train Northern Alliance soldiers in Afghanistan. Sabri Sayari, executive director of the Institute of Turkish Studies, says that NATO's only Muslim nation will continue to stand solidly behind the US in its war on terrorism.
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