Morning News

Call Number
350-1-1:736/5

General information

Call No.:
350-1-1:736/5
Part of series
HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive
Located at
VHS NTSC #736 / No. 5
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00000736
Date of air
1999-06-01
Date
1999
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
English
Duration
28 min.

Content

Form/Genre
Television program
Contents Summary
CNN Morning News
- Anchorman Bill Hemmer reports on Yugoslavia government agreement to withdraw its troops from Kosovo.
- John King reports from the White House on the administration's reactions to a Yugoslav government's promise to withdraw its troops from Kosovo. Statements by President Clinton and NATO Spokesman Jamie Shea featured.
- Bill Hemmer reports on the United Nation's plan to send food and other aid into Kosovo.
- Martin Savage reports from the Kukes, Albanian border on food shortages in refugee camps. Statements by several Kosovar Albanian refugees and Anna di Lellio of the World Food Program featured.
CNN:
- (beginning cut off) Walter Rogers reports from Belgrade on the Serbian reaction to the Kosovo peace agreement. Footage from Serbian TV included.
- Jeanne Meserve reads the latest headlines on Kosovo: the Washington Times cites a NATO intelligence report stating the KLA of uses drug and prostitution money to smuggle weapons into Kosovo.
- John King reports from the White House on President Clinton's reaction to the Kosovo peace agreement. Statement by President Clinton included. (end of report cut off; the report is featured earlier).
Fox News Channel (Kosovo Solution):
- (beginning cut off) Unidentified anchorman interviews Reverend Jesse Jackson of the Rainbow/ Push Federation regarding the role of the KLA in Kosovo.
CNN:
- (beginning cut off) Statement by Russian Envoy to the Balkans, Viktor Chernomyrdin regarding Russian troops being under NATO command.
- Patricia Kelly reports from NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on continuing air strikes against Yugoslavia; air strikes will continue to guarantee the Kosovo peace plan. Statements by NATO Spokesperson, Jamie Shea, and NATO Military Spokesman Maj. Gen. Walter Jertz included.
- Martin Savage reports from Morini, border crossing between Kosovo, Yugoslavia and Albania, on Kosovar Albanian male prisoners released by the Yugoslav Army. Kosovar refugees discuss how they were treated while being imprisoned by the Serbs. Graphic images of abuse included. Statement by UNHCR Spokesperson, Jennifer Dean included.
MSNBC:
- (beginning cut off) Brief statement by Pentagon Spokesperson, Ken Bacon on the deployment on an international force in Kosovo.

Context

Associated Names
CNN (Producer)
Fox News (Producer)
MSNBC (Producer)