USA: ELIAN GONZALEZ REUNITED WITH FATHER ON SATURDAY AFTER ARMED AGENTS SNATCH HIM FROM MIAMI RELATIVES

Record ID: 977493

  • Title: USA: ELIAN GONZALEZ REUNITED WITH FATHER ON SATURDAY AFTER ARMED AGENTS SNATCH HIM FROM MIAMI RELATIVES
  • Date: 22nd April 2000
  • Summary: MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (APRIL 22, 2000) (REUTERS 1. GV DUMPSTER ON FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET IN LITTLE HAVANA 0.05 2. TRACK POLICE FIRING TEAR GAS 0.13 3. SLV DUMPSTER ON FIRE 0.18 4. SLV POLICE IN GAS MASKS RUNNING DOWN THE STREET 0.22 5. SV (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) POLICE OFFICER TAKING OFF GAS MASK TO HELP LITTLE BOY OVERCOME BY TEAR GAS AND SAYING: "This is for your eyes, little man." 0.34 6. MV ELDERLY WOMAN OVERCOME BY TEAR GAS 0.41 7. SLV FIRE FIGHTERS PUTTING OUT DUMPSTER FIRE 0.50 8. SLV LINE OF POLICE IN RIOT GEAR WALKING DOWN THE STREET 1.01 9. SV (SOUNDBITE) (English) WOMAN YELLING AT POLICE OFFICERS: "This is child abuse! This is child abuse!" 1.07 10. SLV MAN RUNNING AWAY FROM THE POLICE 1.14 11. MV MAN ARRESTED BY POLICE (2 SHOTS) 1.21 12. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE BEING LED AWAY IN RESTRAINTS BY POLICE (4 SHOTS) 1.34 13. SLV CAMERAMAN FILMING ARREST AND THEN GETS ARRESTED 1.49 14. SLV POLICE AND PROTESTERS IN THE STREET 1.57 ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES (APRIL 22, 2000) (POOL) 15. VARIOUS STILLS OF ELIAN GONZALEZ WITH HIS FATHER, JUAN MIGUEL AND FAMILY (2 SHOTS) 2.12 16. VARIOUS STILLS OF ELIAN GONZALEZ AND HIS HALF-BROTHER 2.18 17. CU STILL OF ELIAN GONZALEZ 2.23 MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (APRIL 22, 2000) (NBC- NO ACCESS USA/CNN) 18. VARIOUS OF U.S. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION AGENTS ENTERING THE HOME OF LAZARO GONZALEZ, ELIAN'S GREAT-UNCLE AND REMOVING ELIAN 2.33 19. SLV ELIAN GONZALEZ IN THE ARMS OF A U.S. FEDERAL AGENT AS THEY ENTER A VAN (3 SHOTS) 3.01 20. SLV CROWDS OUTSIDE THE HOME THROWING CHAIRS AND DEBRIS (3 SHOTS) 3.14 21. SLV POLICE SHOOTING SMOKE AT PROTESTERS 3.23 MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (APRIL 22, 2000) (US POOL) 22. SV LAZARO GONZALEZ AND HIS DAUGHTER, MARISLEYSIS GONZALEZ CRYING INSIDE THE HOME AND BEING COMFORTED BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS 3.50 23. SLV INTERIOR OF ELIAN'S BEDROOM SHOWING A BROKEN BED 3.55 24. SV ELIAN'S BEDROOM DOOR KICKED IN BY FEDERAL AGENTS 4.01 25. VARIOUS STILLS OF ARMED U.S. IMMIGRATION AGENT AND ELIAN GONZALEZ (2 SHOTS) 4.13 26. MV ELIAN GONZALEZ IN THE ARMS OF U.S. FEDERAL AGENT (2 SHOTS) 4.25 27. SV (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARISLEYSIS GONZALEZ SAYING: "If they really acted in in good faith and with no violence, they would have made the father come to this house and pick up the boy." 4.32 WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (APRIL 22, 2000) (U.S. POOL) 28. SLV U.S. ATTORNEY JANET RENO WALKING TO PODIUM 4.41 29. SV (SOUNDBITE) (English) RENO SAYING: "This morning I commenced an operation with the paramount concern being the well-being of Elian, the safety of agents and others. After negotiating through the night I informed the parties that time had run out. At that moment, I gave the go-ahead for the operation. 5.02 CARDENAS, CUBA (APRIL 22, 2000) (REUTERS) 30. VARIOUS OF FAMILY WATCHING NEWS FROM UNITED STATES (2 SHOTS) 5.13 31. SV (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) ANOTHER NEIGHBOUR, ALICIA VIERA, SAYING: "Very happy for that father and it was a major defeat over that Cuban Mafia in Miami and those malign Cubans. It is an occasion for a lot of happiness for that family and for Cuba." 5.18 32. SV (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN WATCHING NEWS SAYING: "I think the next step should be that the child return home). Now that he is with his father, there's no reason for him to remain there." 5.24 WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (APRIL 22, 2000) (NBC - NO ACCESS USA/CNN) 33. GREG CRAIG, THE ATTORNEY FOR JUAN MIGUEL GONZALEZ, WALKING TO PODIUM 5.29 34. SV (SOUNDBITE) (English) CRAIG SAYING: "Let me be clear about one thing, Juan Gonzalez has made a commitment to remain in the United States during this appeal and he will live up to that commitment." 5.38 WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (APRIL 22, 2000) (REUTERS) 35. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS IN FRONT OF THE WHITE HOUSE WHO WANT ELIAN GONZALEZ TO REMAIN IN THE UNITED STATES (2 SHOTS) 5.50 WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (APRIL 22, 2000) (US POOL) 36. TRACK U.S. PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON WALKING TO PODIUM 5.58 37. SV (SOUNDBITE) (English) CLINTON SAYING: "I am well aware that this has been a difficult time for all the parties involved but lets remember as I said from the outset, the most important thing was to treat this in a lawful manner, according to the established process. This was in the end about a little boy who had lost his mother, and has not seen his father for more than 5 months, I hope with time and support Elian and his father will have the opportunity to be a strong family again" 6.45 ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES (APRIL 22, 2000) (REUTERS) 38. SLV SIGN OUTSIDE OF ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE 6.51 39. SLV POLICE MOTORCADE ESCORTING JUAN MIGUEL GONZALEZ WITH HIS FAMILY TO ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE 7.02 40. SLV PROTESTER WEARING DEVIL COSTUME AND HOLDING SIGNS THAT READ "I SOLD MY SOUL TO BILL CLINTON" AND "CLINTON TO ELIAN: GOT TO HELL" 7.05 41. VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE SIGN (2 SHOTS) 7.15 ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES (APRIL 22, 2000) (REUTERS) 42. SLV PROTESTERS WAVING CUBAN FLAGS OUTSIDE OF THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORT AUTHORITY (2 SHOTS) 7.25 43. CU SIGN THAT READS "WHERE IS JUSTICE?" 7.29 44. CU PROTESTER CARRYING A SIGN WITH A PICTURE OF ARMED U.S. AGENT TAKING ELIAN GONZALEZ 7.33 45. GV AMERICAN AIRLINES PLANE ON THE TARMAC OF RONALD REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT 7.37 46. SLV LAZARO AND MARISLEYSIS GONZALEZ GETTING OFF PLANE (2 SHOTS) 7.55 47. SLV GONZALEZ FAMILY MOTORCADE LEAVING RONALD REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT WHILE PROTESTERS CHANT: "WE WANT JUSTICE! WE WANT JUSTICE!" 8.31 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: MIAMI, FLORIDA/WASHINGTON, D.C./ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, MARYLAND/ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES/CARDENAS, CUBA
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