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They’re cops undercover. A mother-daughter team, partners in fighting prostitution on some pretty mean streets. Here the government owns everything, but baseball belongs to the people. In Castro’s Cuba, America’s favorite pastime is a way of life. And the dramatic ending to a high speed chase on the streets of L.A. Buckle up and get ready to cross American. This is CNN’S AMERICAN STORIES. LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Hello and welcome to our first broadcast of AMERICAN STORIES. I’m Leon Harris. You know, everyday across America, people’s lives and fascinating events as well, all unfold before the watchful cameras of local television news, and rarely are these stories ever seen by a national audience. But they will now. On this show and nowhere else, will you see a collection of the most compelling stories and images. We’re talking here about a trip across America, seen through the eyes of local journalists, a virtual army of field reporters, photographers, and editors out there working. And let’s begin now with a story that gets the juices flowing like no other, talking breaking news. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) HARRIS (voice over): Horror in the heartland, as a hostage drama unfolds at high speed along Interstate 70 in St. Louis, Missouri. Inside this white Sunbird, a woman is held at gunpoint, the victim of a carjacking. More : edition.cnn.com |