UNITED STATES: U.S. PRESIDENT CLINTON APPEALS FOR CUBAN BOY AT CENTRE OF INTERNATIONAL CUSTODY BATTLE ELIAN GONZALEZ TO BE GIVEN SOME PRIVACY

Record ID: 979396

  • Title: UNITED STATES: U.S. PRESIDENT CLINTON APPEALS FOR CUBAN BOY AT CENTRE OF INTERNATIONAL CUSTODY BATTLE ELIAN GONZALEZ TO BE GIVEN SOME PRIVACY
  • Date: 25th April 2000
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (APRIL 25, 2000) (U.S. POOL) 1. WIDE OF U.S. PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON SPEAKING AT A LECTERN. 0.07 2. SV: SOUNDBITE (English) U.S. PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON SAYING "I believe it's time for all of us, including the media and those of us in public life to give this family the space it needs to heal its wounds and strengthen its bonds - to lessen the pressure on them as the matter goes forward in the courts. The things that really matters now is that little boy, and his life, and his family." 0.34 MIAMI FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (APRIL 25, 2000) (REUTERS) 3. PULL OUT: EXTERIOR OF IMMIGRATION AND NATURALISATION SERVICE BUILDING, PROTESTERS HOLDING CUBAN AND U.S. FLAGS 0.43 4. TRACK: PROTESTERS HOLDING SIGNS AND FLAGS 0.59 5. WS: EXTERIOR OF A CLOSED HOTEL 1.04 6. MV: THREE BOYS WITH BAGGAGE WALKING UP TO HOTEL AND TURNING AWAY 1.08 7. SCU: SOUNDBITE (English) LAURA SOTO, SHOPPER, SAYING: "I can't shop. Everything is closed." 1.13 8. SCU: SOUNDBITE (English) CATHY RUIZ, MIAMI RESIDENT, SAYING: "What I think about the strike - I think it's great, I think it's perfect, and I hope it gets better." OFF-CAMERA REPORTER ASKING: "Why?" RUIZ SAYING: "Why do I think? Because I think what they did with him was completely wrong. They should have knocked on the door and asked for him - not stormed in like if it was a drug addict." 1.27 OUTSIDE ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES (APRIL 25, 2000) (U.S. POOL) 9. SLV: VAN CARRYING MIAMI RELATIVES BEING TURNED AWAY FROM GATE 1.43 10. SV: ELIAN GONZALEZ' MIAMI COUSIN DELPHIN GONZALEZ GETTING OUT OF VAN AND APPROACHING MICROPHONES 1.45 11. SCU: SOUNDBITE (English) DELPHIN GONZALEZ SAYING "We cannot see our cousin in there. He's arrested, I don't know what is the problem, but we haven't been able to see him. We haven't been able to talk to him, and it's just very frustrating that this country treats us like that when we are the ones living here. Thank you." 2.06 12. SV: SOUNDBITE (English) UNITED STATES MARSHAL SPOKESPERSON DREW WADE SAYING: "Today at 12:45 PM, the United States Marshal Service moved Elian Gonzalez and family from Andrews Air Force Base. The family is moving to an undisclosed location domestically. The Marshal Service will continue its protective detail on Juan Miguel Gonzalez and Elian." 2.29 CARMICHAEL, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES (APRIL 25, 2000) (REUTERS) 13. WS: SATELLITE TRUCKS OUTSIDE OF CARMICHAEL FARM, PAN TO FARM 2.39 14. CU: CARMICHAEL FARM ROAD SIGN 2.43 15. SV: UNITED STATES MARSHAL STANDING AT VEHICLES 2.55 16. LV: HOUSE AT CARMICHAEL FARM 3.01 WASHINGTON, D.C. (APRIL 25, 2000) (U.S. POOL) 17. MV: REPUBLICAN SENATOR CONNIE MACK OF FLORIDA APPROACHES A LECTERN 3.04 18. SCU: SOUNDBITE (English) REPUBLICAN SENATOR CONNIE MACK SAYING "The issue is whether we as a society, as a government, as a country, should authorize the use of force to go into a family home to settle an issue about custody." 3.17 19. SLV: DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPOKESMAN JAMES RUBIN APPROACHES A LECTERN 3.23 20. SCU: SOUNDBITE (English) STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN JAMES RUBIN SAYING: "The father, Juan Miguel Gonzalez has requested through his attorneys that we expedite the review of visas for a small number of Elian's playmates, each of which will be accompanied by an adult family member, so they could visit with Elian for a brief period of time. We have agreed to expedite consideration of these visas. " 3..53 ANDREWS AIRFORCE BASE, MARYLAND (RECENT) (U.S. POOL) 21. VARIOUS STILL PHOTOS OF ELIAN GONZALEZ WITH HIS FATHER, STEPMOTHER, AND HALF-BROTHER (4 SHOTS) 4.12 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES
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