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THE WEEKEND PRIMETIME NEWSLETTER
AMERICA'S NEWSCHANNEL MSNBC
Friday JUNE 14TH- Sunday JUNE 16TH, 2002
***HIGHLIGHTS***
We have two premieres for you this weekend from the world of primetime
documentaries. The first airs on SUNDAY AT 8PM ET. It is NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
EXPLORER: AFGHAN GIRL: BEHIND THE SEARCH. It's the story behind one of the most
well-known photographs ever taken-- that of an Afghan girl, a refugee in the camps
along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in the early 1980s. With the aid of modern
forensic technology, photographer Steve McCurry is able to relocate her decades later.
We'll take you into the scientific world of identification verification to see how it
happened.
And at 10PM ET SUNDAY we bring you MSNBC INVESTIGATES: AMNESIA. This program
captures the struggles of several women who are each trying to deal with their new
lives-- where they are unable to remember some of the past, and struggle to make new
memories. One young college student is facing a particularly difficult battle after a
heart attack. She is often unable to remember what she is doing, while she is doing
it. We see her in the bathroom, with a mirror covered with notes reminding her to
brush her teeth. Her mother then comes in to coach her on how to do it. Another
woman comes home from a family gathering at a restaurant and opens the refrigerator
wondering what to make for dinner, forgetting that she has just eaten. This program
is fascinating and frustrating and highlights just how complicated brain injuries and
disease can be.
Now, here's a look at the whole schedule:
FRIDAY, JUNE 14
6PM
THE ABRAMS REPORT
The search for the missing girl in Utah continues... Marc Klaas, who lived through
this ordeal when his daughter Polly was kidnapped and murdered, sounds off on the
Elizabeth Smart case...Tonight on the Abrams Report.
7PM
HARDBALL WITH CHRIS MATTHEWS
Feds investigating Martha Stewart for insider trading...Could the domestic queen's
empire be in jeopardy? Chris Matthews tackles the issue tonight, on Hardball.
8PM ET
THE NEWS WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS
A special preview into the 30th Anniversary of Watergate, with an inside look at the
infamous Nixon tapes...Tonight, on The News with Brian Williams.
9PM ET
MSNBC INVESTIGATES: CAPTURED: COPS CAUGHT ON TAPE
>From unbelievable acts of violence, to incredible acts of heroism. From everyday
>verbal abuse, to an officer's abuse of power-- we catch it all on camera. This
>disturbing documentary looks at the real lives of cops. The relatively new use of
>video cameras in patrol cars not only helps protect the police from false
>accusations, but it catches the unbelievably brazen acts of officers who know they
>are being taped! We warn you in advance, some of the video in this hour is
>disturbing.
10PM ET
MSNBC INVESTIGATES: TERROR IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD
February 28, 1997. A Bank robbery quickly turns into an all-out gun battle between
two suspects and an army of police officers. But it's the cops who are outgunned. In
this chilling documentary we take you back to that day, in North Hollywood, where the
cops tell us of the sheer terror of being in the middle of a battle the suspects
intended to fight to the death. For those who lived to tell their stories, will life
ever be the same? And why, after this 42 minute assault, were the cops left to defend
themselves, accused of committing murder! The action in this program may seem like a
scene out of a movie-- but it's horrifyingly real.
SATURDAY, JUNE 15
8PM ET
HEADLINERS & LEGENDS: JOHN GOTTI
The 61 year old murderous mobster know as both the "Dapper Don" and the "Teflon Don"
died earlier this week of throat cancer at a federal prison hospital in Springfield,
Mo. We take a look at his rise to leader of the Gambino crime family, murdering along
the way but never far from the spotlight. You can read more about his life and legacy
at http://www.msnbc.com/news/764795.asp
9PM ET
MSNBC INVESTIGATES: CAPTURED: THE HITMAN TAPES
Murder for hire. You might be surprised to see just how often it occurs. And we're
not talking about mobsters involved in organized crime. The people plotting these
crimes are average Americans... a pharmacist, a community leader, a housewife, even a
preacher-- all making cold-blooded, calculated decisions to have someone killed.
You'll see how each of these cases unfolds, because the plots have all been caught on
tape.
10PM ET
MSNBC INVESTIGATES: CAPTURED: MURDER FOR HIRE
In this second installment of one of our favorites (and yours) we show you what could
easily be auditions for the amateur hour in the murder-for-hire business. You'll meet
people who defy all common sense to find someone to do a job they can't bring
themselves to do. What is captured on camera may seem unbelievably foolish, but there
is no doubt, these attempts to hire hitmen are real, and the officers investigating
each case take them very seriously.
11PM ET
MSNBC INVESTIGATES: MURDER IN THE FAST LANE
He was a military serviceman, turned cop, turned leader of an x-rated empire in Los
Angeles. One night, at the foot of his estate, Horace McKenna, known to his friends
as "Big Mac," is murdered, in a hail of gunfire. Who would have wanted him dead? The
tougher question for investigators: who wouldn't? His murder goes unsolved for more
than a decade, until a startling confession.. and it's all caught on tape. It is a
sensational whodunit, the ultimate story of greed and betrayal with more plot twists
than would ever fly in Hollywood.
SUNDAY JUNE 16
8-10PM ET
***NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER: AFGHAN GIRL: BEHIND THE SEARCH***
PREMIERE
Would you recognize today someone you met only once, in a brief moment, 17 years ago?
This was the bold question facing a National Geographic Explorer team that journeyed
halfway across the globe to search for the mysterious "Afghan Girl," whose arresting
portrait captivated the world in a National Geographic magazine cover photograph 17
years ago. Host Boyd Matson takes viewers on a scientific odyssey into the
cutting-edge world of identification verification as the anonymous face from the past
finally comes to light.
10PM ET
***MSNBC INVESTIGATES: AMNESIA***
PREMIERE
While most people who suffer from amnesia forget some of the past, most lose a more
vital skill: the ability to create new memories. To get an idea of just how
overwhelming it can be to live with amnesia, or to live with someone who has it, we
spent some time with three women fighting every day to figure out who they are.
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