JUL 29, 1997
ARSON FOR HIRE ARREST
72 PRECINCT, 830 FOURTH AVE, SUNSET PARK AREA, BROOKLYN
-PERP WALK OF HANDCUFFED WHITE OR HISPANIC MALES, ONE A TEEN AND BLACK WOMAN, MULTI-ETHNIC PERPS
-STATEMENT BY LOUIS GARCIA, ASST CHIEF FIRE MARSHAL OF NYC, ABOUT THE ATTEMPTED FIRE AND ARRESTS, MEN WERE HIRED TO BURN DOWN THEIR OWN RESTAURANT, STRESSES THE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THAT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED
-EXT OF 72 PRECINCT

JUL 29, 1997
BRIDGE APPROACH WALL COLLAPSE
59 ST BRIDGE APPROACH BETWEEN 57 AND 58 ST
FDNY LADDER TRUCK AND FIREFIGHTERS IN MANHATTAN'S EAST SIDE ASSESSING CRUMBLING BRICK FACADE BROKEN OFF OLD FACTORY OR OFFICE BUILDING
-GREEN HIGHWAY SIGN FOR THE QUEENSBORO BRIDGE, STREET CLOSED, NYPD POLICE VAN,
-FDNY COLLAPSE RESCUE TRUCK AND CREW
-FIREFIGHTERS IN BUCKET BREAK OFF BIG SECTIONS OF BRICK WALLS

JUL 29, 1997
SUBWAY HOMICIDE ARREST
QUEENS CENTRAL BOOKING
-PERP WALK OF HANDCUFFED BLACK TEEN IN A DRESS OR WOMAN LED FROM CAR TO BUILDING

JUL 29, 1997
14 YEAR OLD ARRESTED FOR MURDER
BROOKLYN CENTRAL BOOKING
-PERP WALK OF HANDCUFFED BLACK TEEN LED FROM CAR DOWN RAMP TO BOOKING ENTRANCE
-STREET SIGN: STATE ST AND BOERUM PLACE, BROOKLYN BRIDGE BLVD, DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN

JUL 30, 1997
RETIRED COP STABBED TO DEATH (NO BODY)
201 EAST 12 STREET NEAR 3 AVE, EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN
-VICTIM'S BLOODY CLOTHES ON SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF LUXURY BUILDING, NYPD DETECTIVES INVESTIGATE MURDER, CRIME SCENE UNIT, KNIFE ON SIDEWALK WITH EVIDENCE MARKER, COPS ON SCENE, DETECTIVE HOLDS KNIFE AND PUTS IN ENVELOPE, MAN GATHERS BLOODY CLOTHING AND PLACES THEM ITEM BY ITEM IN PAPER BAG
-YOUNG WOMEN WATCH FROM LOBBY
-STREET SIGN: 3 AVE AND EAST 12 ST

JUL 30, 1997
RETIRED COP HOMICIDE ARREST
9 PRECINCT AND BETH ISRAEL HOSPITAL
LOWER MANHATTAN
-PERP WALK OF HANDCUFFED WHITE MALE WITH PONY TAIL, IN HOSPITAL GOWN, LED FROM PRECINCT TO NYPD POLICE CAR AT NIGHT
PERP IS WALKED INTO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM

JUL 30, 1997
2 ALARM FIRE IN MANHATTAN
250 MERCER ST, SOHO
LARGE BUILDING WITH SMOKE AND WATER IN UPPER STORIES, FDNY FIREFIGHTERS AND LADDER TRUCKS ON SCENE, DAYTIME FIRE
-FEMALE VICTIMS IN AMBULANCE ON OXYGEN, FIREMEN CARRY IN INDUSTRIAL FAN
-ASIAN WOMAN HOLDING CAT IS TREATED BY EMT, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHS, MEN CARRYING PETS
-MAYOR RUDOLPH GIULIANI WATCHES FROM SIDEWALK, SHAKES HANDS WITH BYSTANDERS AND FIREFIGHTERS
-DEPUTY CHIEF, DONALD BYRNES, MAKES STATEMENT ABOUT
-STREET SIGN: MERCER ST AND WEST 3 ST

JUL 30, 1997
NATURALIZATION CEREMONY
ONE POLICE PLAZA, MANHATTAN
-MAYOR RUDOLPH GIULIANI WALKS OUT ON STAGE WTIH OFFICIALS, LARGE AUDIENCE OF NEW CITIZENS SAYS GOOD MORNING IN UNISON, ALL STAND FOR CEREMONY AND NATIONAL ANTHEM, LISTEN TO SPEECHES
-NEW CITIZENS RAISE THEIR RIGHT HANDS AND TAKE THE OATH OF ALLEGIENCE, VERY MOVING
-MAYOR GIULIANI MAKES SPEECH, (AUDIO IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND)
-PLEDGE OF ALLEGIENCE, CITIZENS POSE WITH NATURALIZATION CERTIFICATES
-PRESS CONFERENCE BY MAYOR GIULIANI ABOUT (BOMBING IN JERUSALEM MARKET WITH OVER 100 INJURED AND AT LEAST 13 DEAD) TRAGEDY IN ISRAELI AND TERRORIST CONSIDERATIONS (EXTRA POLICE PRESENCE) IN NEW YORK, HOWARD SAFIR STANDS BY
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