First report:
Dan Rather reports from the U.S. military headquarters in Bosnia on bad weather conditions which have been delaying the deployment of NATO troops. Footage of the following included: U.S. cargo planes attempting to land in dense fog.
Second report:
Dan Rather reports on the release of two French airmen whose plane was shot down over Bosnian Serb territory during NATO airstrikes. Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic is shown bidding them farewell just before their release. The two French NATO soldiers give a brief account of their treatment while in captivity. Rumors regarding their release are also briefly mentioned. The issue of sending U.S. troops to directly arm and train Bosnian Muslims is discussed, as well as the influence the U.S. Congress has over President Clinton's deployment of U.S. troops. Rather also reports on the bad weather, as well as the bureaucracy, which have been halting U.S. cargo trains destined for Hungary. Footage includes amateur video footage of the pilots in captivity and a family reunion of the soldiers and their families, and U.S. military equipment in Germany. Allen Pizzey reports from Taszar, Hungary on the expanding air lift of U.S. soldiers and cargo from Germany to Bosnia, via Hungary. The trains that were planned to transport the equipment ended up being in short supply. Short statements regarding the airlifts and deployment in Bosnia are made by U.S. Air Force Captain Dennis Shumaker and 5th Signal Command Colonel Dale Teyton. Includes footage of U.S. soldiers saying goodbye to their families and being loaded into buses.
Third report:
Dan Rather reports from Tuzla, Bosnia on the preparations for the arrival of NATO troops which will take over the peacekeeping from the UN. Brief statements regarding the arrival of NATO forces and their expectations are made by Major Sonny Jensen; Norwegian Brigadier General Helgup Haukland, and First Lieutenant Karstensen; and U.S. Major General William Nash. Footages includes a Danish tank division, and U.S. troops unloading equipment.
Fourth report:
Dan Rather reports from Tuzla, Bosnia on the goals of President Clinton's trip to the Paris peace negotiations. Bob Schieffer gives an in-depth analysis on the split between Congress members created by Clinton's decision to deploy U.S. troops in Bosnian. Sound bites of President Clinton, Newt Gingrich, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, Rep. Robert Dornan, Sen. Bob Dole, and Sen. Trent Lott are included. Dan Rather also gives an insight into public opinion polls on the question of U.S. involvement in Bosnia, as well as the continuing trouble created by bad weather conditions. Footage includes President Clinton boarding a helicopter en route to Paris, U.S. troops clearing snow off of the runway, and a U.S. fighter plane landing in dense fog. Bob Simon reports from Sarajevo on the Serb referendum not to accept the Paris Peace Treaty. Once Sarajevo is united under the Bosnian government, the fear is that there could be a mass exodus of Bosnian Serbs from Sarajevo. Alexander Ivanko, UN Spokesperson, comments on people leaving Sarajevo. The ingrained fear of the other nationality among Sarajevo's inhabitants is shown by interviewing a Bosnian Serb boy and a Muslim family, both living in opposite sectors to where they lived before the war. Ennes Bajdamovic, a Bosnian Muslim, and his wife Ifeta, give a brief account for their fear of going back to their old apartment on the Bosnian Serb side of Sarajevo. Ennes was a prisoner in a Bosnian Serb camp. Footage shows Sarajevo during winter, banners saying: "America, Thank You for the peace, but where should we go now?" (hung in the Serb quarter of Sarajevo) and "142,700 Serbs will die for Serb Sarajevo," and Sarajevo's ravaged apartment houses. Dan Rather reports on the front lines which are going to be patrolled by U.S. troops once they arrive in Bosnia. Zoran Stanojevic, a Bosnian Serb fighting with Bosnian government forces on the front line, explains that he is fighting with the other side. Footage of snow-covered landscapes, and front line trenches is included. David Martin reports from Vicenza, Italy. U.S. paratroopers are shown training for their deployment in Tuzla, Bosnia. Lt. Joel Krauss, Lt. Col. Mike Scaparotti, Col. James McDonough, and U.S. Brigade Commander briefly talk about what they expect in Bosnia. Footage includes U.S. paratroopers in training and the paratrooper's Christmas ball.
Fifth report:
Rita Braver reports from Paris on the signing of the Paris treaty. The report is cut off in the middle of the speech.