Preview -- World News Tonight 02/01/01

Good Afternoon.

The new president's day began with a prayer breakfast. It will end with dinner and a movie with the Kennedy family.

As Terry Moran tells us, Mr. Bush is certainly showing a penchant for reaching out to his political enemies. It is Ted Kennedy, after all, who has been particularly vitriolic in his criticism of Mr. Bush for choosing John Ashcroft in the first place.

Other news today takes some bizarre forms. The prison break (yes, another prison break) in Alabama; after the "Texas Seven" — now we have the "St. Clair Six." There is a larger problem here involving a lack of money for the prison system — considering how many Americans are in jail these days. In San Francisco, there is outrage over the prisoners (different prisoners, different outrage!), the attack dogs and a woman's death. And there is fear of all kinds now in Europe over mad cow disease. Worries about health — and worries about money. We're looking into all of these stories today.

John McKenzie has major news for people with diabetes. What may be the beginning of the end of the injection. Getting your insulin another way.

And tonight we bring you our second installment on a crisis in the prison system. Yes, prisons again. For those of you who were not with us last night, the issue here is this: What happens when the mentally ill are misdiagnosed — or not diagnosed at all? The consequences can be chilling. Dan Harris and producer Eddie Pinder have the second part of their story tonight.

We hope you'll join us.

Peter Jennings