Today's been one of those days that just kind of gets away from you. We finished broadcasting this morning from Thailand (after midnight EST) and had to start packing for the airport and our trip to Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
I know it doesn't sound like a big deal, but you have to remember we have dozens of cases of gear and transmission equipment that are opened and unpacked for each broadcast and then carefully repacked and organized.
There were five of us on the flight and when we told the woman at the check-in counter that we had 25 cases with us, she clearly wished we'd picked a different counter.
Wildlife biologist Jeff Corwin, our partner in our "Planet in Peril" series, wasn't on the program last night because he was in Burma shooting an investigation of the illegal trade in animal parts. His piece on the sale of skins from endangered tigers will be on tonight's program.
We'll also have more on the trafficking of woman and children into the sex industry, a major issue in Cambodia. According to a UN report, more than 25 percent of the prostitutes in Cambodia are children and many are sold into the business by family members.
We're also working on a number of other stories. Al Gore is making what some people consider a "triumphant" return to Capitol Hill today to testify on global warming. And of course we'll continue to look at the growing scandal over the Bush administration's purge of prosecutors.
It should be a good show. I'm glad we've finally arrived in Cambodia. And the best part is that all of our 25 bags made it as well.
