CONTEMPORARY STOCK FOOTAGE
NEWSFEED 12/21-24/05, ELTON JOHN WEDDING, SADDAM TRIAL, RUMSFELD, POPE, CHRISTMAS, BETHLEHEM, SHARK TANK, HOUSE FIRE, PROTESTS;ELTON JOHN WEDDING: DX EXT Elton & his partner wave to supporters before entering church, pose for photographers; RUMSFELD: end of speech thanking Afghanistan, Ahmed Karzai speaks, SADDAM HUSSEIN TRIAL: int iraqis in office watch trial on TV, bad shots of television; WEST BANK: ws locals throw stones at bulldozer in protest on steep muddy street, smoke bombs go off, jeep drives away, bomb;DX EXT more rioting, boy injured, cu injury on chest (not serious--boy is standing); HIGH SURF: silhouetted shots of guy surfing, T/H surfer dude--in his 50s, surfer gets wiped out, lifeguard truck on beach;MISSING BUFFALO: DX EXT snowy bison paddock, cus of buffalo, T/H herder recalls buffalo going missing, traffic, police badge; ELTON JOHN WEDDING: newlyweds wave to cheering crowd, rice thrown; SANTA POPE!: Pope Benedict rides in motorcade wearing a Santa hat--maybe he'll wear bunny ears come Easter; SADDAM TRIAL: int Saddam gives testimony (translated); SURVIVORS: INT men return from being stranded at sea, man holds up baby, Asian police guards, survivors board boat (bad idea);MISSING HUNTER: NX EXT police on motorboats search on river, scuba diver gears up, lights on water; FATAL FIRE: DX EXT fireman converge, ambulance drives away ws smoke from house fire, hysterical woman on ground, charred home;SINGING RINGER: salvation army guy rings his bell and sings outside mall, peds drop coins in bucket, T/H old ladies love him; DX EXT cu hand ringing bell, T/H ringer--male, 50s, glasses, z-in parking lot to ringer, little girl walks;HOLIDAY TRAVEL: int lots of people in airport terminal, departure screens;ITALY: DX EXT ornate bldg, T/H freaky looking woman interviewed (kinda resembles The Joker);SHARK TANK NATIVITY SCENE: kid you not--divers build nativity scene amongst sharks, cu fish, kids watch from behind glass;RUMSFELD IN JORDAN: Rummy watches Jordanian army practice drills in warehouse;DX EXT drill--car comes to screeching halt, man jumps out, attacked by dog, other soldiers arrive;INT Rummy holds news conference with Iraqi P/M, speech translated;CRIME: NX EXT pigs head left at Sikh temple, T/H man recalls noticing pigs head;TOYS FOR TOTS: room filled w/toys, black man in Santa hat fills his bag w/them, var shots of toys, other men fill up bags; BUS CRASH: dx ext var shots of aftermath of fatal bus crash in Mexico, lots of debris, women hold vigil, steep hill, victims shoe;SPACE: cool shots of Russian cargo dock in space;BETHLEHEM: WS of patriarch procession, hold on this for awhile; DX EXT priests prepare for Xmas celebrations, soldiers converse, peds walking, nun passes by, candles, religious ceremony;DX EXT police guard rails, signs in Hebrew, empty hallway, Israeli checkpoint;INDONESIA: ws huge church, Asian soldiers exit jeep, stand at attention, march, INT church pew, man walks in aisle;DX EXT soldiers in Santa uniforms inspect under cars using mirrors; EXPLOSIVES: var shots of gates area containing explosives, cus detonators, T/H ATF agent briefs press;IRAQ: DX EXT iraqis scream protesting election results, bloody aftermath of bombing, debris, Rumsfeld greets US soldiers; DX EXT holiday decorations in Christian section of Iraq, locals shop, T/H female reporter in Baghdad;RUMSFELD GETS EMOTIONAL: Rummy gives holiday speech to soldiers, voice gets all quivering, z-out soldiers watch;Rumsfeld shakes hands, talks to soldiers until tapes end;