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Aug. 2, 2006 --
Shoot to Kill
After two internal inquiries into a mission that had taken place in northern Iraq on May 9, the 22-year-old Pfc. Corey Clagett and three other soldiers from the 3rd Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division expected to return to their duties without a stain on their characters. Within a month, however, three of the four had been arrested, accused of premeditated murder, and placed in a U.S. military jail in Kuwait.
Speaking by telephone from his prison cell, in an exclusive interview with "Nightline" anchor Martin Bashir, Clagett defended his actions and expressed anger toward the military for pressing charges against him. "I was trained to do the right thing," he said, "and I did do that. And it's like I was a hero one day, and I was being treated like that one day, and now I'm in a prison facility in Kuwait."
Too Hot
"Nightline's" Vicki Mabrey has been on the road today reporting on the heat wave. She traveled to Boston to visit the control room of the energy company NSTAR as it tries to manage its power grid with temperatures hitting triple digits. Vicki will also report live from the streets of Times Square in New York, which has dimmed many of its lights in an effort to conserve power.
White House Renovation
You've seen it many times on "The West Wing" and in movies like "The American President" and "Patriot Games." It always seems so glamorous -- the blue curtain, the bright lights and the hoards of journalists firing questions. Well, in real life, it's a dump. It's cramped, dirty and overcrowded. So the president stopped by the briefing room to tell the press corps, "We feel your pain." White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin takes us on a tour of the real White House briefing room on the day it's closing for renovation.
We hope you'll join us.
Dan Green, Senior Producer and the Nightline Staff ABC News Washington Bureau
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