MSNBC Weekend Magazine 16:30 anchored by Stone Phillips

NBC ID: ARBHG4LZ25 | Production Unit: MSNBC Live (Dayside) | Media Type: Aired Show | Media ID: MNBC-DAY-19990213-0008 | Air Date(s): 02/13/1999 | Event Date(s): 02/13/1999

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Event Date(s): 02/13/1999 | Event Location(s): Miami, Florida; | Description: 16:30:00 NBC News @ This Hour with Darby Mullany. 16:32:50 Graphic plug for the msnbc.com website. 16:35:00 Weekend Magazine with Stone Phillips. 16:36:10 NBC's Len Cannon reports a package titled"Dangerous Minds" about students protesting in the 1990's. Nineteen sixties era clips of protestors at a demonstrations, people handing out pamphets, protestors carrying picket signs, and man using a bullhorn to speak to crowd of people seen. Video tape fast forwards to torso shot of students walking along corridor seen. Low angle, exterior shot of Killian Senior High School in suburban Miami, Florida seen. Students walking outdoors seen. In interview student Alejandra Jung says they want change and reform. In interview student Liliana Cuesta says they're just regular children who decided to stand up for themselves. Students walking outdoors on school grounds seen. Killian High School principal Timothy Dawson seen outdoors. Police officers walking outdoors seen through chainlink fence. In interview with Len Cannon, male student says Dawson is running the school like a dictator, says they walk to walk in the hallways with security guards in every corner. In interview unknown male student says Dawson is too strict and completely unreasonable. Dawson seen outdoors speaking with police officers. Female security guard driving a golf cart seen. Rear shot of a male security guard standing next to a yellow school bus and speaking into a walkie talkie seen. Security guards checks student's hall pass. Rear shot of a police officer walking along high school corridor seen. Dawson speaking with students outside seen. Overhead shot of students in interview with Cannon seen. Warning sign"Discipline Strictly Enforced Here" seen in display case. Students sitting outdoors at a lunch table seen. Student modeling clay seen. Female student shows contact sheet classmate. Hand drawing flowers in a sketch pad seen. Cuesta snapping a photo seen. Girl framing a photo seen. Girl writing in book seen outdoors. Jung's reflection on mirror seen. Close up of toy and trophy on drsser seen. Stacks of underground newspapers that were printed by the students seen. Low angle shot of girl opening locker seen. Low level shot of students walking in hallway seen. Close up of underground newspaper's name"First Amendment" seen. In interview with Cannon, male student (no name given) explains why they named the pamphlet the"First Amendment", says they were speaking up and adds they have the right to speak about whatever they choose even if people disagree with it. Girl writing in book near body of water seen. Close up of girl superimposed on hand writing in book seen. Drawings and cartoons inside the pamphlet seen. Cover of the"First Amendment" featuring Principal Dawson with a dart in his head seen. Pages from the pamphlet including a drawing of Dawson seen. Panning, close up of writing inside the pamphlet seen. Dawson tells the students that they have been called Nazis and racist because of what was written inside the pamphlet. In interview Jung says they are not racist and adds that she is very adamant about that. Cannon seen speaking. Overhead shot of eight students in interview with Cannon seen. In interview Jung tells Cannon that he has to understand where they are coming from, says the humor of high school kids is really crude and crass, says that's the way they talk and that's the way they are. Cannon says that in everyday life, some of the language that he saw in the pamphlet are not used by a lot of people. Unknown femael student says the language that appears in the pamphet is used in the halls of Killian. Students exiting the high school seen. In an outdoor interview girl says that the pamphlet was derogatory and in bad taste. Boy says it was done in bad taste. Black female student says that people are going to have their own opinion regardless. Hallway seen. Insert graphic of the school's official newspaper"The Cougar's Roar", graphic of article in support for the students with graphic excerpt"amusing", graphic excerpt from the editorial with excerpt"crude and tasteless" seen. Dawson seen outdoors with another teacher. Close up of drawings inside the pamphlet seen. Police officers standing inside a high school corridor that has been sectioned off seen. Ambulance with lights flashing seen. Medics wheel gurney carrying injured student. Male teacher comforts crying student who is leaning out of a school bus window. Panning, close up of an essay titled"One Student's Complaint" written by David Morales seen. In interview David Morales says the line in the essay about him wonder what it would be like to shoot Dawson has been overblown and over analyzed, says that what he wrote was just a passing thought going through his head, says everyone has though what would happen to their authoritive figure, says he's not going to be a hypocrite and say that he has never though about it. In interview Jung says David is saying"I Wonder", says he's not saying that he's going to go out there a kill this guy. David says that what he wrote was not a threat, says it was mainly for entertainment for Killian students. Jung says that David is allowed to express a thought. Cannon asks the students if there is a responsibility that goes along with the freedom that the First Amendent gives them. Unknown male student says a person can't yell"Fire" in a crowded theater, says they are not yelling"teenage riot" or"Go shoot Dawson". Stack pamphlets seen. Cannon reports on camera outside MiamiKillian Senior High School. Students sitting on rocks seen. Expelled student Alejandra Jung, who received an academic award the day she was arrested, seen outdoors. Hand hold finger in fingerprint chart. Computer screen showing a finger print seen. Police photos of the expelled students seen. Police officer closing door seen. In interview female student says that the first time she was in the principal's office she was arrested. In interview another girl says that is was like a dream. The expelled students, who were charged with violating two Florida Hate Crime laws that forbid the annonymous publication of material thatexposes"any individual or religious group to hatred, contempt or ridicule, seen walking outdoors. Student Liliana Cuesta, whose only contribution was the lettering on the pamphlets cover, seen outdoors. Panning shot of the lettering on the cover of the pamphlet seen. Gloved hand slides latch to a close. Hand made sign pointing to strip search area seen. In interview Cuesta (crying), who was sent to an adult jail and strip searched, says it was so unfair. In interview Cuesta's classmate says that they are not bad kids and that they are not trouble makers. In interview Deputy Superindendent of the Dade County Public Schools' Dr. Dr. Henry Fraind says no one is going to tell this system that we are allowed to display three way sex, make fun of Hispanic people, use the"N" word and use profanity, says this is not what the scholl system is about. Fraind walks outdoors. In inteview, Cannon asks if it is fair to arrest and take the young people who have never been in trouble before. Fraind says people that live in America know the children will act out their dreams today, says he will assume nothing of a youngster, says he will take it as a threat. Empty jail cell seen. Yellow school bus driving on street seen. Florida state flag seen. Insert graphic of letter from the State Attorney for Dade County that dropped the criminal charges against the students seen. Graphic excerpt from letter"probable cause did exist","unconstitional and unenforceable" seen. Exterior of Dad County School Board Adminstration building seen. The nine suspended students boarding an elevator seen. Exterior of area high schools that the expelled students were made to attend seen. In an outdoor interview girl says she thinks that the students should not have been punished the way they were because they had the right to say what they want. In interview male student says that the expelled students violated school rules and not the law. In interview unknown male student says the police should go after people who are really trying to kill people with guns. Rear shot of Dawson entering building seen. Yellow scholl bus drving away seen. Close up of painting seen. In interview American Civil Liberities Union's Benjamin Waxman, who is representing the expelled students, says he is willing to fight because he believes that the First Amendment protects free speech. Side shot of Cannon speaking with the students seen. Cannon speaks with the student regarding a commentary that he read. Cuesta says people are entitled to their own opinion just like she is entitled to hers and adds that it doesn't hurt her because she knows that it is not the truth. Panning shot of the expelled students seen. Shots of the students seen. One of the expelled student says that if a person is secured in who they are, who their family is and what their heritage is then they won't be offended. Another female student says if a pamphlet came out that denigrated her family she would be offended but not to the point that she will have them arrested, not to the point where she would affect the course of their life from that point on. Various shots of the students riding in van seen. In interview Jung says that she has learned that they have to make their arguments more clear so that people can't misinterpret it into something else and attack them as being racists, as ignorant, as hate mongers. Girl says that they should be more careful with what they say, that they shoudl check out the consequences before finishing the product. The students distributing a new pamphlet to cars along a busy street seen. Hands holding a copy of the new pamphlet also titled"First Amendment" seen. Girls distributes pamphlet to students sitting inside a car. Drawings and essays inside the new pamphlet seen. Shots of students walking outdoors seen. Still of Jung, close up of poem, hand drawing picture, black and white photo of hands covering a face, hand drawing a flower and drawing on Uncle Sam seen. In interview expelled male student says he will continue to write and will speak his mind because he has the right to do it. 16:50:48"Dateline Challenge" about a monkey that picks stocks. PANNING SHOT OF THE TRADING FLOOR WITH SUPERED SCROLLING HEADER DATELINE CHALLENGE AND SCROLLING STOCK PRICES SEEN. Clips of stock traders on stock exchange floor shouting out trade figures seen. Chimpanzee named Casey seen. MONEY MANAGER AND STOCK MARKET BROKER FRANK CURZIO READS A NEWSPAPER IN HIS OFFICE. OVERHEAD SHOT OF THE TRADING FLOOR WITH A GRAPHIC OF A DOCUMENT AND SUPERED EXCERPT CRASH?; A WALL STREET JOURNAL ARTICLE ON CURZIO; AND A ZOOMING INSERT B&W STILL OF CURZIO FROM THE ARTICLE SEEN. In interview Curzio says they've been weathering the down turn pretty good. Curzio seen on television monitor and panning to Casey watching monitor and making chimp noises seen. In 1994-02 interview Curzio says if the chimp outperforms him, he'll hire the chimp. Curzio shows Casey newspaper and tells Casey that's the stock he wants. STOCK MARKET FLOOR SEEN WITH SUPERED SCROLLING STOCK PRICES, and traders on stock market floor seen. CURZIO CIRCLES STOCKS IN THE NEWSPAPER AS CAMERA JUMPS CUTS TO CASEY IN THE EXACT SAME SHOT SEEN. PANNING SHOT OF A STOCK LISTING WITH SUPERED IMAGES OF A HAND USING A CALCULATOR; CIRCLING STOCKS AND FALLING BILLS SEEN. GRAPHIC WITH A BACKGROUND OVERHEAD SHOT OF THE TRADING FLOOR; AN INSERT STILL OF CURZIO; AND THE LOGOS FOR EXXON; AHP; GENERAL ELECTRIC; SKYLINE AND THE WOOLWORTH CORPORATION SEEN. CAMERA ZOOMS OUT ON THE GE BUILDING AND NBC STUDIOS MARQUEE SEEN. In 1994-02 Curzio says he doesn't think he could be outperformed by chimps or any other animals. CASEY JUMPS UP AND DOWN; AND SELECTS STOCKS FROM A ROLODEX. SAME GRAPHIC AS ABOVE WITH INSERT STILL OF CASEY AND LOGOS FOR KNIGHT RIDDER; ALEXANDER& ALEXANDER; KROGER; ALLERGAN; AND HARNISCHFEGER INDUSTRIES INC. SEEN. CAMERA ZOOMS OUT ON A HARNISCHFEGER INDUSTRIES INC. SIGN. CURZIO SAYS THAT (HARNISCHFEGER) WAS THE ONE BIG STOCK THE CHIMP PICKED. Casey works a calculator. GRAPHIC WITH HEADER DATELINE CHALLENGE; BACKGROUNDOVERHEAD SHOT OF THE TRADING FLOOR; INSERT STILL OF CASEY WITH SUPER 6.9 PERCENT; 1731 DOLLAR LOSS; AND INSERT STILL OF CURZIO WITH SUPER 9.6 PERCENT; 2395 DOLLAR LOSS (BOTH WITH DOWN ARROWS) SEEN. In 1994-11 interview Curzio says in the next few months he's going to be ahead in this contest. Clips of Casey riding on skateboard, and roller skating inside a home seen. Still overhead shot of New York Stock Exhange trading floor with depiction of Smart Monkey magazine and headline"Casey Rides High!", Monkey Business Week and headline"Casey On Roll!", CQ magazine and headline"Looking Good!", and Zoos Week magazine and headline"Top Banana" seen. In 1995-03 interview Curzio says the chimp is a little ahead of him. Casey swings from a swing inside house. CURZIO MEETS WITH ANOTHER MAN IN HIS OFFICE. BACKGROUND OVERHEAD SHOT OF THE TRADING FLOOR WITH SCROLLING NEW YORK POST ARTICLE ON CURZIO SEEN. CLIP FROM CNBC FEATURING ANCHOR FELICIA TAYLOR AND CURZIO SEEN. Casey answers a telephone. CLIP FROM THE FILM QUIZ SHOW FEATURING CASEY AND AN ACTOR SEEN. Low shot of exterior of the New York Stock Exchange seen. Curzio works at desk. OVERHEAD SHOT OF THE TRADING FLOOR SEEN. BACKGROUND OVERHEAD SHOT OF TRADING FLOOR WITH HEADER DATELINE CHALLENGE; INSERT STILL OF CURZIO WITH SUPERED UP ARROW AND 35 PERCENT 8830 DOLLAR GAIN; AND INSERT STILL OF CASEY WITH SUPERED UP ARROW AND 39 PERCENT 9871 DOLLAR GAIN SEEN. Close up of Casey smiling seen. Curzio says people were calling and asking his advice on stocks and wanted to know what Casey had picked. Curzio talks with man inside office. Man says Curzio was getting nervous and checked the stocks on a daily basis to see where he stood against Casey. Panning shot to Curzio walking outside seen. In 1997-03 CURZIO SAYS (FRIENDS TOLD HIM THEY HOPE HE BEATS THE CHIMP) BUT THINKS THEY WERE ROOTING FOR THE CHIMP. FLIPPING 1996 AND 1997 CALENDAR PAGES WITH VARIOUS PHOTOS OF CASEY ON THEM SEEN. BACKGROUND OVERHEAD SHOT OF THE TRADING FLOOR WITH HEADER DATELINE CHALLENGE; INSERT STILL OF CASEY WITH SUPERED UP ARROW AND 59 PERCENT 14669 DOLLAR GAIN; AND INSERT STILL OF CURZIO WITH SUPERED UP ARROW AND 74 PERCENT 18474 GAIN; AND STANDARD AND POOR LOGO SP WITH SUPERED UP ARROW AND 72 PERCENT SEEN. Curzio says the longevity bailed him out. Panning shot of reception area at Harnischfeger Industries Inc seen. Graphic"Dateline Challenge" and newspaper headline about Harnischfeger cutting 3,100 jobs seen. Low shot of electronic stock board seen. Graphic header"Dateline Challenge" and rotating slot machine like images of Casey, bananas, stock quotes, and Curzio seen. Curzio and Casey sit outside together and Casey looks into Curzio's pocket. Graphic depiction of stock market floor header"Dateline Challenge" and still inserts of Casey supered"$23,774 gain" up arrow"95%", Curzio supered"$33,799 gain" up arrow"135%","S&P" up arrow"109%" seen. CURZIO OFFERS CASEY A BANANA AN CASEY DECLINES. Curzio says he thinks the chimp is over with. Casey sticks fingers in her ears.

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