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'Talk of CNN'

Aired October 11, 2002 - 05:56   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: OK, it is time for the Talk of CNN this morning, the time we plug into local radio stations across the country for their big stories. It is Friday and that's when we check in with KDMX in Dallas. The show is called Jeff & Anna In The Morning. They're joining us live by phone.
Hey, hello.

JEFF, KDMX RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: Hi.

ANNA, KDMX RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: Hey.

COSTELLO: I hear you guys have pushed aside talk of a possible war with Iraq and all these U.N. resolutions and people are talking football in Texas.

JEFF: Oh, my gosh, this is, it's huge. State fair and football this weekend is what it's all about.

ANNA: Well, I mean Texas and O.U., you know, the state fair's Cotton Bowl Classic between Texas and O.U. has been sold out for 57 straight years, Carol?

COSTELLO: Oh, you're kidding?

ANNA: Nope.

COSTELLO: Can you get tickets at all?

ANNA: Oh, no.

JEFF: Well, no, you can't. But you can, if that makes any sense. What's happening is there are people counterfeiting tickets now, literally putting them on lined notebook papers, as ridiculous as that sounds. But people are actually spending money on these counterfeit tickets, thinking they have a ticket to the game.

COSTELLO: Can, yes, they can't actually get in. I mean don't they know a bad copy when they see one?

JEFF: Apparently so.

ANNA: Actually, some of these forgeries, police were saying they're like on regular paper.

COSTELLO: Oh, no.

JEFF: Yes.

COSTELLO: If you, if it is possible to scalp a ticket for the game, how much are they going for, do you think?

JEFF: Oh, I don't know. We're hearing all kinds of numbers. We're hearing 300, 400, 500, 600, 700 bucks.

ANNA: We've had contacts where we've registered people and they win the tickets, they turn around and sell them for $400 each. So $800 a pair.

COSTELLO: That is insane for a college football game.

JEFF: Yes, well it's Texas O.U.

ANNA: We love us and college football.

COSTELLO: OK, so we should go, go Texas, huh?

ANNA: Hook them horns, baby.

JEFF: Hook them horns.

COSTELLO: Yes. Hey, bring us up to date on the amber alert, because there's a nationwide push to get the amber alert up and running in all of our states -- all of the states of this country. Tell us how it's working, where it began in Texas.

JEFF: Well, I think it's great, and don't misunderstand any of us. We all are totally on board with this. The only problem I see with this is that I'm afraid that it's going to get over used and it's going to lose its effectiveness.

ANNA: Now, the amber alert is very dear to us because it is named in honor of a little girl from Arlington, Texas, here in the Metroplex, Amber Hagerman, who was killed in 1998. And it was named after her and it's supposed to be when a child is in danger from a stranger. But lately it's been used for like domestic disputes, when a parent will take a child.

COSTELLO: Oh, you, oh, it's being over used for any incident that police are dealing with?

JEFF: Yes, that's what happened the other day here. We had a girl who was spotted in Austin and actually she was from Nebraska and her mother had taken her. And there was a statewide amber alert. And they did found -- they found the girl south of San Antonio, but still, you know, we're -- it's real dicey when we start...

ANNA: And they did find her because of the amber alert. A trucker saw the amber alert on one of those state highway electronic signs, spotted the truck that the little girl was supposedly in, called the police and so they found her because of the amber alert.

COSTELLO: Oh, but I can understand what you're saying, you know, if you slap any case up there on the amber alert, it's going to lose its urgency.

ANNA: Exactly.

JEFF: It's almost like the boy that cried wolf. You know the story. And I just, I hate to see it. It's such a great tool. Boy, I just hope we're really careful with this.

COSTELLO: Well, thanks for the warning.

Thank you very much, guys.

Jeff and Anna, we'll catch you next week.

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Aired October 11, 2002 - 05:56   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: OK, it is time for the Talk of CNN this morning, the time we plug into local radio stations across the country for their big stories. It is Friday and that's when we check in with KDMX in Dallas. The show is called Jeff & Anna In The Morning. They're joining us live by phone.
Hey, hello.

JEFF, KDMX RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: Hi.

ANNA, KDMX RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: Hey.

COSTELLO: I hear you guys have pushed aside talk of a possible war with Iraq and all these U.N. resolutions and people are talking football in Texas.

JEFF: Oh, my gosh, this is, it's huge. State fair and football this weekend is what it's all about.

ANNA: Well, I mean Texas and O.U., you know, the state fair's Cotton Bowl Classic between Texas and O.U. has been sold out for 57 straight years, Carol?

COSTELLO: Oh, you're kidding?

ANNA: Nope.

COSTELLO: Can you get tickets at all?

ANNA: Oh, no.

JEFF: Well, no, you can't. But you can, if that makes any sense. What's happening is there are people counterfeiting tickets now, literally putting them on lined notebook papers, as ridiculous as that sounds. But people are actually spending money on these counterfeit tickets, thinking they have a ticket to the game.

COSTELLO: Can, yes, they can't actually get in. I mean don't they know a bad copy when they see one?

JEFF: Apparently so.

ANNA: Actually, some of these forgeries, police were saying they're like on regular paper.

COSTELLO: Oh, no.

JEFF: Yes.

COSTELLO: If you, if it is possible to scalp a ticket for the game, how much are they going for, do you think?

JEFF: Oh, I don't know. We're hearing all kinds of numbers. We're hearing 300, 400, 500, 600, 700 bucks.

ANNA: We've had contacts where we've registered people and they win the tickets, they turn around and sell them for $400 each. So $800 a pair.

COSTELLO: That is insane for a college football game.

JEFF: Yes, well it's Texas O.U.

ANNA: We love us and college football.

COSTELLO: OK, so we should go, go Texas, huh?

ANNA: Hook them horns, baby.

JEFF: Hook them horns.

COSTELLO: Yes. Hey, bring us up to date on the amber alert, because there's a nationwide push to get the amber alert up and running in all of our states -- all of the states of this country. Tell us how it's working, where it began in Texas.

JEFF: Well, I think it's great, and don't misunderstand any of us. We all are totally on board with this. The only problem I see with this is that I'm afraid that it's going to get over used and it's going to lose its effectiveness.

ANNA: Now, the amber alert is very dear to us because it is named in honor of a little girl from Arlington, Texas, here in the Metroplex, Amber Hagerman, who was killed in 1998. And it was named after her and it's supposed to be when a child is in danger from a stranger. But lately it's been used for like domestic disputes, when a parent will take a child.

COSTELLO: Oh, you, oh, it's being over used for any incident that police are dealing with?

JEFF: Yes, that's what happened the other day here. We had a girl who was spotted in Austin and actually she was from Nebraska and her mother had taken her. And there was a statewide amber alert. And they did found -- they found the girl south of San Antonio, but still, you know, we're -- it's real dicey when we start...

ANNA: And they did find her because of the amber alert. A trucker saw the amber alert on one of those state highway electronic signs, spotted the truck that the little girl was supposedly in, called the police and so they found her because of the amber alert.

COSTELLO: Oh, but I can understand what you're saying, you know, if you slap any case up there on the amber alert, it's going to lose its urgency.

ANNA: Exactly.

JEFF: It's almost like the boy that cried wolf. You know the story. And I just, I hate to see it. It's such a great tool. Boy, I just hope we're really careful with this.

COSTELLO: Well, thanks for the warning.

Thank you very much, guys.

Jeff and Anna, we'll catch you next week.

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