MSNBC Weekend Dayside 10:00 hour anchored live by Alex Witt and Bill Fitzgerald.

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Event Date(s): 02/19/2005 | Description: 10:00:00 MSNBC Weekend Dayside anchored live by Alex Witt and Bill Fitzgerald. 10:00:58 Witt and Fitzgerald voice over upcoming programming. 10:01:53 NBC's Rosiland Jordan reports on President George W Bush's upcoming trip to Europe. The President will be visiting Brussels, Belgium, Mainz, Germany, and Bratislava, Slovakia. Graphic map of Belgium, Germany, and Slovakia. Shot of US soldier firing gun. Medium shot of US soldier placing rocket into launcher. Medium rear shot of US soldiers running outside. Medium shot of a soldier digging as other soldiers stand nearby. Clip of President Bush commenting on the purpose of his trip to Europe courtesy of TV3 France. 10:03:53 Fitzgerald is joined live by NBC's Peter Alexander from Baghdad, Iraq. Alexander reports on a wave of attacks in Iraq. Medium panning shot of bombed out buses in Iraq. Wide shot of people walking outside in Iraq. Wide shot of traffic riding in the streets of Iraq. Medium shot of ambulances riding outside. Overhead shot of a Sunni funeral taking place inside a tent. Close up shot of Sunni Muslims dancing and marching inside funeral tent. Alexander reports that today is Shi'ite Islams holiest day. Various shots of men marching and dancing. Wide slow motion zoom in shot of Republican Arizona Senator John McCain seated in Iraq. Clip of Republican South Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham commenting that the United States (US) is along way from being able to leave (Iraq). 10:07:46 Witt voices over a live wide shot of Iwo Jima monument in Arlington, Virginia. She is joined live by NBC's Jeannie Ohm from Arlington. Ohm reports that today is the 60th anniversary of the battle for Iwo Jima, Japan. 10:08:39 Fitzgerald voices over a graphic map of Thailand with Ban Nam Kem and Phuket supered over. Clip of former President Bill Clinton commenting on tsunami affected countries. Medium side shot of former President George HW Bush and Bill Clinton touring tsunami devastated countries. Graphic map of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Sulawesi Utara highlighted with Indonesia Earthquake supered over. 10:09:15 Witt voices over a graphic map of California with Southern California Rain supered over. Santa Ana, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Oceanside highlighted on map. Shots of a tree crashed atop a home in California. Shots of raging floodwaters in California. 10:09:57 NBC's Michael Okwu reports that police arrested a suspected serial rapist just hours after the most recent attack in downtown Denver. The suspect, Brent J. Brents, spent 13 years in prison for sexual assault before he was released early for good behavior. Insert still of Brents shrinks to show slow-motion background footage of police vehicles with flashing lights. Clip at a press conference Denver Police Chief Gerry Whitman says"I'm just extremely proud of the--of the effort and the professionalism of the cops that were involved in this." Medium shot of police report with Brents' name. Inserts of various photos of Brents including a mug shot. Medium shot of police vehicles at a crime scene. Medium shot of police. Medium shot police walk near cordon. Clip at a press conference Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey says"It's been a long week for everyone." Insert still of Brents over background footage of police car at crime scene. NBC's Michael Okwu reports on-camera. Medium shot Whitman and Morrissey at press conference. Medium shot Morrissey, Whitman, and others at press conference. Okwu signs off from Los Angeles, California. 10:11:06 Witt voices over shots of radio disc jockey Howard Stern seen during broadcasts. Medium shot of Stern on"The Tonight Show" with show host Jay Leno. 10:11:40 Witt voices over a close up shot of Celebrex drugs on pharmacists tray. Medium shot of hands taking pills out of bottle and placing them onto tray. Slow motion zoom out shot of Vioxx pill bottle. Close up shot of Vioxx pill bottles seen on the production line. Zoom in shot of Bextra pill bottle. 10:12:04 Fitzgerald voices over shots of National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman speaking at the podium. Shots from a hockey game. 10:12:33 Witt voices over shots of 31 year old hockey player Teddy Bruschi exiting hospital. 10:13:20 Graphic plug for msnbc.com. 10:16:55 Fitzgerald reports the"Up to the Minute" news headlines. 10:17:24 Witt is joined live by democratic analyst Peter Fenn from Washington, DC and MSNBC contributor Pat Buchanan from Washington, DC. They discuss President George W Bush's trip to Europe. They discuss the President's goal in Europe. Medium shot of President Bush waving before boarding Marine One. They discuss newly appointed Intelligence Czar John Negroponte. Shots of John Negroponte speaking at the podium. 10:27:16 Fitzgerald voices over shots of rain falling in Studio City, California. 10:27:33 Fitzgerald is joined live by MSNBC meteorologist Elise Finch from inside the Weather Center. She reports the nations weather. Graphic maps of the United States depicting weather conditions.