BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: In the early mornings of today we have heard from London, we have heard from Paris and Tokyo, and President Clinton is set to announce in a few minutes, also, that scientists have completed a rough draft of a human genetic code. This is a huge story today, with implications for years to come. A quick preview, Eileen O'Connor, live at the White House with more now. Hey, Eileen.</s>EILEEN O'CONNOR, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Hey, Bill. Well, President Clinton is going to be joined, perhaps fittingly in a high-tech way, via satellite, by British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the East Room of the White House. Also joining him will be the head of the U.S. government funded project, the labs here, Francis Collins, and Craig Venter, who is also, in his company PE Celera, they also have completed a working draft of their own -- of the deciphered DNA of a human being. The two men were in a bit of a race, sometimes bitter, but in the end they decided to collaborate and cooperate. And President Clinton will call on that cooperation to continue, he's also going to say that he wants to continue funding to spur on the medical discoveries that can come from reading our genetic blueprint. I'm Eileen O'Connor, reporting live from the White House.</s>DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Eileen, thank you very much.
President Clinton to Announce Completion of Human Genome Map