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The 15th anniversary commemorations of the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City were the news hook for MSNBC to air The McVeigh Tapes, based on the Death Row confession of bomber Timothy McVeigh to journalist Lou Michel. NBC's Pete Williams promoted the documentary, including this McVeigh soundbite for the bereaved relatives of the 168 killed by his bomb: "You are not the first mother to lose a kid; you are not the first grandparent to lose a granddaughter or a grandson. Get over it!"
NBC's Janet Shamlian followed up with a Making a Difference profile of Peggy Clark, a USDA veterinarian, who was killed by McVeigh's bomb and her three daughters, each of whom grew up to become a vet in her mother's career path. ABC's Ryan Owens attended the commemorations and focused on two who were wounded by the bomb yet survived. Patty Hall "moves a bit slowly" now, after her 40 broken bones mended. Chris Nguyen is a sophomore at the University of Oklahoma; he was a five-year-old in the day care center when he dodged death.
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