Preview -- World News Tonight 05/17/01
N E W Y O R K, May 17 -- Good Afternoon.
The president has a plan to increase the nation's energy supply. It is ambitious, and it is controversial. Among its components, a renewed interest in coal and nuclear power, and a resolve to expand oil and gas drilling on public land.
The White House says there exists "a fundamental imbalance" between energy supply and energy demand. "If we fail to act," President Bush said, "this country could face a darker future." Critics of the proposals — and there are many — see a dark future if Mr. Bush's ideas are implemented. The director of the Wyoming Wildlife Federation said today: "We're in for the fight of our lives." We'll have extensive coverage of this. Our reporters are covering the Bush plan, the opposition, and the specific implications vis-a-vis coal and nuclear power.
It's been a while since genetically modified food was on our front burner. It landed there in a big way today. The Food and Drug Administration is investigating the possibility that a popular genetically modified corn may be producing an allergic response. Lisa Stark will have that story.
We began reporting a story from York, Pennsylvania last night that has only become more shocking today. It involves the mayor of York, and allegations about what he did to encourage racism and violence a generation ago. The mayor was charged today with a killing that happened during race riots in 1969. He was a policeman then, and the charge is that he gave ammunition to white gang members and encouraged them to kill blacks. ABCNEWS' George Stephanopoulos reports from York tonight.
We take a Closer Look at a national nightmare. And at something called "Las Voces De Los Secuestrados." The Voices of the Kidnapped. Colombia — home to an ancient culture, a modern civil war, and coca fields that supply the United States with cocaine and heroin — is today the kidnapping capital of the world. Kidnapping is, as you will see tonight, a national industry. And a national shame. ABCNEWS' John Quinones has a powerful report for us about the problem — and about "Las Voces," a radio program that links hostages with their families. It is one of the more popular radio programs in that country. And it is one of the more profound stories we have come across in some time. John reports tonight from Bogota.
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