SHOTLIST:

1. Exterior, ABC office in New York

2. Tilt down from address to front of office

3. ABC sign

4. ABC employees talking outside office

5. More ABC employees talking outside office

6. Employee entering at another door

7. Sign on door requiring ID card

8. Wide shot, Giuliani arrives

9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rudolph Giuliani, New York Mayor

"Today we've had 51 calls. Eleven involved packages. We've picked them up, now it'll take a while again to get the results back from that but theres nothing that looks at least in plain view that would be positive but you don't know until you do all the testing. Other than that I think things have quietened down somewhat with regard to people reaction. I think people are understanding that this is something that is isolated."

10. Exterior, Post office

11. US flag over Post office

12. People going into post office

13. People inside post office

14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Voxpop

"It really hasn't made me upset about handling mail, I just think that it didn't take very much to throw us all into a panic."

15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Voxpop

"There's a lot of education not only that's necessary with anthrax, but I think that its important with other organisms that can cause trouble. So I just hope we find the people that are doing it fast."

16. Man wheeling cart into AP mailroom

17. Man sorting mail

18. Close shot, envelope as it is opened

19. Man sorting mail through shelf

20. Interior, pharmacy

21. Counter at pharmacy

22. Woman pouring pills from jar

23. Close shot, pills being poured

24. SOUNDBITE: (English) Russell Gellis, Apthorp Pharmacy

"So people we've seen have now calmed down and at this point interestingly enough, even though today the news got out on ABC about an infant coming down with cutaneous anthrax, there really haven't been any calls

25. Cipro pills in bottles

26. Close shot, bottle

STORYLINE:

Security at media mailrooms and post offices in New York remains high after an ABC news producer's infant son was diagnosed with anthrax.

The diagnosis of the 7-month-old child marked the second anthrax case involving a major news organisation in New York in four days, following one at NBC in which a female employee was infected by a letter carrying anthrax.

ABC News President David Westin said on Monday that the boy had developed the skin form of anthrax after spending time at the newsroom last month.

The child is taking antibiotics and is expected to recover.

Other news organisations to be tested included CNN, CBS, Fox, Daily News and New York Post.

But New Yorkers remain cautious, and say they're keeping an eye out for any suspicious behaviour.

New York Rudolph Mayor Giuliani said no anthrax had been detected in the initial tests.

He also said two people outside of New York who had sent hoax anthrax letters had been arrested by the

F-B-I.

Authorities did not discuss the source of the germ involving the child who was believed to have been on two floors of the ABC building on West 66th Street for several hours on September 28.

Westin said the child is the son of a female producer, but did not release names.

The skin version of anthrax that the boy contracted is not the more-lethal inhaled form that infected two Florida men who worked at a supermarket tabloid, killing American Media Inc. employee Robert Stevens, 63.

New York city health officials say after searching the mail rooms of major media companies overnight they have not found any new traces of anthrax.

The most popular drug for treating anthrax is Ciprofloxin, patented by Bayer pharmaceuticals.

New Yorkers flocked to drug stores last Friday to stock up on tablets, but the mania has faded in the last few days.

Pharmacists say that Doxicyclene is also effective in treating the bacteria.

Anthrax cannot be communicated from person to person, but is being spread by spores that have been sent in the infected letters.

SHOTLIST:

1. Mid shot Graphic: Photo of President Bush, RADIO ADDRESS, Presidential seal in background

2. SOUNDBITE (English): George W. Bush, U.S. President:

"Good morning. As all Americans know, recent weeks have brought a second wave of terrorist attacks upon our country: deadly anthrax spores sent through the U.S. Mail. There's no precedent for this type of biological attack, and I'm proud of the way our law enforcement officers, our health care and postal workers and the American people are responding in the face of this new threat. At this point in our investigation, we have identified several different letters that contained anthrax spores. Among them were the letters mailed to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle on Capitol Hill, NBC News in New York and the New York Post newspaper. Four Americans have died as a result of these acts of terrorism. At least 13 others have developed forms of anthrax disease, either in the lungs, or less severely, on the skin. Public health officials have acted quickly to distribute antibiotics to people who may have been exposed to anthrax. When anthrax exposure is caught early, preventative treatment is effective. Anthrax can be treated with many antibiotics, and several pharmaceutical companies have offered medicine at reduced prices. The government is swiftly testing post offices and other sites for anthrax spores, and is closing them where potential threats to health are detected. We are working to protect people based on the best information available. And as we deal with this new threat, we are learning new information every day. Originally, experts believed the anthrax spores could not escape from sealed envelopes. We now know differently, because of cases where postal workers were exposed even though the envelopes they processed were not opened. Anthrax apparently can be transferred from one letter to another, or from a letter to mail sorting equipment. But anthrax is not contagious, so it does not spread from human to human, the way a cold or a flu can. Anthrax can be killed by sterilization, and the Postal Service is purchasing sterilizing equipment to be installed across the country. More than 30 billion pieces of mail have moved through the Postal Service since September the 11th, so we believe the odds of any one piece of mail being tainted are very low. But still, people should take appropriate precautions: look carefully at your mail before opening it, tell your doctor if you believe you may have been exposed to anthrax. An excellent summary of the symptoms of this disease can be found on the web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, www.cdc.gov. Remember, doctors warn that you can put your health at risk by taking antibiotics when you don't need them, so use antibiotics only after consulting a health care professional. If you see anything suspicious, or have useful information, please contact law enforcement authorities. The Postal Service and the FBI have offered a reward of up to 1 million dollars for information leading to the arrest and the conviction of the anthrax terrorists. And those who believe this is an opportunity for a prank should know that sending false alarms is a serious criminal offense. At least 20 individuals have already been arrested for anthrax hoaxes, and we will pursue anyone who tries to frighten their fellow Americans in this cruel way. We do not yet know who sent the anthrax -- whether it was the same terrorists who committed the attacks on September the 11th, or whether it was the other international or domestic terrorists. We do know that anyone who would try to infect other people with anthrax is guilty of an act of terror. We will solve these crimes, and we will punish those responsible. As we learn more about these anthrax attacks, the government will share the confirmed and credible information we have with you. I'm proud of our citizens' calm and reasoned response to this ongoing terrorist attack. Thank you for listening."

STORYLINE:

President Bush used his regular radio address to the American nation this weekend to reassure a people jittery over a string of anthrax letter attacks.

In his most extensive public comments about anthrax so far, the president called recent cases "a second wave of terrorist attacks" on the U-S.

He said there's "no precedent for this type of biological attack" and he praised law enforcement and postal officials for their response.

Bush says as the nation deals with this new threat, officials are learning new information every day about anthrax.

And in an effort to calm nervous Americans, Bush reminded radio listeners that anthrax is not contagious.

He also says the deadly spores sent in the mail can be killed by sterilization - something the Postal Service is taking steps to do nationwide.

SHOTLIST:

1. Wide shot of Dr. Ivan Walks speaking

2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Ivan Walks, Washington, DC Chief Health Officer

"We have a gentleman who worked at the Brentwood mail handling facility here in Washington, DC, that presented at a local hospital here in Virginia with a clinical presentation suspicious for anthrax. Those tests have come back, that is now confirmed. However, his treatment was initiated based on those suspicions. He is currently receiving appropriate treatment, he is in that facility, and our CDC (Centres For Disease Control) partners have a physician on site, at that facility, monitoring his progress."

3. Various exterior shots of Fairfax Inova Hospital

4. Wide shot of DC Mayor Anthony Williams speaking

5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Anthony Williams, Washington, DC Mayor "We're going to do everything we can and everything we have to do, working with the postal service, working with the CDC, with federal officials, with the state of Virginia and Maryland, our hospital association, through our public health department to see that people are getting the treatment they need when they need that treatment, irrespective of where they are or where they come from, what they look like or where they work. That's very, very important."

6. Wide shot of Dr. John Eisold walking with Capitol Police spokesman to news conference in front of Capitol

7. Cutaway of press

8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. John Eisold, US Capitol Physician

"Based upon what happened at Brentwood does not alter the way that we are behaving with our patient population here. It does not change anything that we are doing."

9. Cutaway of press

10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. John Eisold, US Capitol Physician

"We have read out somewhere between 45-hundred to 5-thousand of the specimens, and as of this time, there continue to be no new positive findings for the personnel screened here on Capitol Hill."

11. Pan from Capitol dome to wide shot of presser

STORYLINE:

Another anthrax case came to light on Sunday, this time in Washington D-C.

Health officials in Washington say an unidentified postal worker has inhalation anthrax, the most serious form of the disease.

The man checked into a Virginia hospital on Friday and was diagnosed on Sunday morning.

At a midday news conference, Washington, D-C Mayor Anthony Williams called the postal worker "gravely ill."

This is the third person in the US to come down with inhalation anthrax.

Six other people have been diagnosed with the skin form of the disease.

The postal employee works in the city's central mail handling facility which processed a contaminated letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle last week.

Authorities say they don't know if this postal worker handled the Daschle letter, and they are investigating the source of the anthrax exposure.

Mayor Williams said more than 2-thousand employees at the Brentwood central mail processing centre and another 150 employees at the air mail handling center near Baltimore-Washington International Airport will be tested for exposure to anthrax spores and receive treatment beginning Sunday.

Meanwhile, the sweep through the U-S Capitol complex continued Sunday.

House and Senate leaders were to be briefed on findings late in the day and planned to hold a news conference to announce whether the Capitol would open Monday.

A Capitol Police spokesman said nineteen buildings including and surrounding the Capitol have undergone environmental surveys and anthrax spores have been found in four of them.

Speaking at a news conference, the U-S Capitol Physician said nearly 5-thousand people have been tested for anthrax since last Monday, when a letter containing anthrax was opened in Daschle's office.

Doctor John Eisold said twenty-eight of those have tested positive for exposure to anthrax but none have contracted the disease.

Eisold said confirmation of inhalation anthrax at the Washington post office will not affect the treatment of patients on Capitol Hill.

SHOTLIST:

Boca Raton

1. Wide shot exterior zoom in on American Media Inc.

2. Mid shot police vehicle outside AMI

3. Mid shot emergency vehicles outside AMI

4. SOUNDBITE (English) John O. Agwunobi, Florida Department of Health Secretary: "There is no conclusive evidence at this point that anyone other than the three that I have mentioned to you, have the Anthrax germ, the Anthrax bacteria in their bodies. This is a fairly new occurance. The presence of Anthrax in a population doesn't happen that often. As technology evolves, we learn. There are some tests that are being performed at the moment, that we know we will not be able to read conclusively, until follow up testing is done in the future."

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida: "We have asked people to call their local health departments, and to call their local law enforcement when they see something unusual. Clearly in a free society it is important for all of us to be vigilant. But the people that are taking advantage of the fear that exists right now in Florida and our country, by using this as a hoax, to try to either have fun doing it, or because they think it's interesting, or whatever weird motivation they may have, I wanted to tell people that it is against the law in our state."

6. Wide shot cutaway of press conference with all officials on stage

7. Mid shot emergency vehicles and workers behind fence at AMI building

Delray Beach

8. Wide shot pharmacy where Atta reportedly purchased salve for inflamed hands

9. Close up entry to pharmacy, zoomout to street corner

10. Close up cutaway Delray Beach banner hanging from light post

11. Mid shot exterior of apartment complex where Atta lived

12. Mid shot gateway of apartment complex

13. Mid shot security at gate of apartment complex

14. Close up sign on edge property of second apartment complex where another suspected terrorist lived

15. Wide shot pan of exterior of apartment complex

16. Wide shot exterior of apartment property

Boca Raton

17. Wide shot Boca Raton Post Office exterior

18. Mid shot postal vehicles in lot of Post Office

19. Midshot postal worker handling crates behind postal vehicle

Graphic

20. Still photo of AMI intern who is presently in hospital diagnosed with flu

STORYLINE:

Workers at a publishing group in Florida will undergo a second round of blood tests after a second employee was diagnosed with the deadly inhaled form of Anthrax.

Ernesto Blanco, a 73 year old mail room worker is in worsening condition with the same illness that killed one of his coworkers.

Last week health officials reported that his situation was improving, Monday however they said he is infected with the inhaled Anthrax that is, in most cases, fatal.

American Media Inc. headquarters, in Boca Raton, has been quarantined since last week, after Anthrax spores were found in several locations inside.

Florida Governor Jeb Bush, the President's brother, held a news conference Tuesday with an entourage of other state officials to quell fears and dissuade would-be pranksters.

State health officials said there are no other cases of Anthrax infection as of yet, but that more testing will be done to bolster those conclusions.

The Governor stressed the importance of being on aware of ones surroundings during these times, and immediately reporting any strange packages to the authorities.

In Delray Beach, a man believed to be one of the hijackers in the terrorist attacks visited a drug store in late August for medication to treat a burning sensation in his hands, a pharmacist says.

Gregg Chatterton, co-owner of Huber Discount Drugs, said Friday the man he identified as Mohamed Atta was evasive about the cause and the pharmacist asked if he'd been exposed to cleaning fluids or

gardening chemicals.

"He snickered and said, 'No, I wasn't in a garden,"' said Chatterton, who described him as "cocky."

Chatterton said Atta was accompanied by a man the pharmacist later identified from photos as suspected hijacker Marwan al-Shehhi.

The pharmacist said the second man tapped himself on the chest and said he needed cough medication.

In a strange twist of events that the police are saying is probably coincidental, the wife of an editor at the AMI group is believed to have rented two apartments to two men who are now believed to have been hijackers in the September 11 attacks.

Both apartments are in Delray Beach and near to Huber Discount Drugs.

Police say this is the only connection that exists between the Anthrax attacks and the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington.

The Boca Raton Post Office is where the mail that brought the Anthrax into AMI offices is thought to have been sent from.

Another possible coincidence, an intern from a Florida university that was working at AMI, but left in August, is now hospitalized with the flu.

Jordan Arizmendi's internship ended in August.

Tests are underway to determine if his illness is related to an Anthrax infection.

SHOTLIST:

1. Various postal employees waiting for anthrax testing in auditorium of DC General Hospital

2. Exterior Brentwood Post Office

3. Postal employee looking at anthrax fact sheet

4. Close shot of anthrax fact sheet

5. Various postal workers waiting inside hospital for anthrax testing

6. Exterior shot of DC General Hospital

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Ivan Walks, Washington, DC Chief Health Officer

"What's going on today here at DC General, we are testing from 9am to 10pm, but we'll stay open as we did last night until every employee who worked in the back of the Brentwood mail station and every employee at the Maryland air handling station comes in. We will contact them through the postal service and if they haven't gotten here, we're gonna find them and make sure they get the care they need."

8. Various tourists outside the empty US Capitol complex

9. Various area set up on Capitol Hill for emergency rescue and investigators

10. Emergency rescue truck

11. Shots of crews working outside a big white tent

12. Wide shot of orange cones and other security measures outside US Capitol building

STORYLINE:

Health officials in Washington DC are waiting for test results from five patients who have symptoms consistent with anthrax, after a local postal worker was diagnosed with a rare and dangerous form of the disease.

More than 2200 postal workers in the Washington area are being tested for exposure to the disease, and the Postal Service has closed two facilities where the sick man worked.

The man, identified as Leroy Richmond, is in serious but stable condition at a suburban Virginia hospital near his home.

The Postmaster General, John Potter, said the U-S Postal Service was increasing security at its facilities and introducing technology to sanitise mail.

Potter said postal workers were not being ordered to wear gloves and face masks.

Washington's chief health officer said the authorities were watching five other postal workers who have flu-like symptoms that might indicate inhalation anthrax.

The five are receiving treatment in hospital.

Over the last two and a half weeks three men have been diagnosed with inhalation anthrax, a disease not seen in the United States since 1978.

A Florida man died from the disease.

Six others, including two postal workers in New Jersey, have been infected with a treatable form of anthrax that is contracted through the skin.

Health and postal officials said they do not know how the Washington postal worker came into contact with enough anthrax to allow the bacteria to travel into his respiratory system and lodge deep in his lungs.

Meantime, congressional leaders reopened the Capitol building on Monday, although House and Senate office buildings remained closed until results from environmental testing are complete.

Officials said one building - the Longworth House office building - was receiving particularly close scrutiny.

A mail-sorting machine in a nearby House annex building found to be contaminated over the weekend handles mail for the Longworth building, so investigators want to learn if tainted mail ended up in Longworth.

The buildings were closed after an anthrax-tainted letter arrived a week ago at the office of the Senate Majority Leader,Tom Daschle.