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'Talk of CNN'
Aired January 21, 2003 - 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: A Tennessee case that puts the state against a parent's choice to rely on faith instead of medicine is the focus of the Talk of CNN today.
For that we check in with Andy and Alison and the morning crew from radio station WIVK in Knoxville.
Good morning.
ANDY, WIVK RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: Good morning.
ALISON, WIVK RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: Good morning.
ANDY: How are you today?
COSTELLO: I'm fine.
This is such a sad case.
ANDY: Yes, it sure is. The girl died, of course, back in September, and it could go back to trial if a grand jury is convened to reinstate some criminal charges. They really got off the first time with this because it was, there wasn't enough proof. The prosecutors didn't bring enough proof to the table, according to the judge. So there was just a misdemeanor charge filed. They're, of course, talking about felony abuse charges here, hopefully.
COSTELLO: Just so our viewers understand, from what I remember about this case, the girl had Ewing's Sarcoma, which is a very aggressive form of cancer for which very rarely is there a cure. And the mother brought her home, gave her no medicine, and the girl died at home. And she thought that prayer would help her daughter more than medical care. Is that right?
ANDY: Yes, that's exactly right. That's the gist of the story. And I guess it really is a situation where, as far as the legal perspective, you know, where does the line come when you have to decide whether you can force a parent to treat their children in a certain way? So I mean that's really the question now.
COSTELLO: I wonder what the mother will be charged with if she's indicted by the grand jury. Do you know?
ANDY: Well, it's, they're talking about some kind of felony neglect charges, and I'm not sure exactly to what degree that will be held. But, yes, it's a very sad case and I know a lot of folks in Louden County have spent a lot of time on it. In fact, an interesting side story to the case is there was not even a marker, a grave marker there where the young girl is buried until some of the folks, in fact, one of the Louden County detectives came up with some money to raise funds to put a marker there. I don't know why, but that's just one of the side stories that goes along with that.
COSTELLO: So the mother is quite poor? Is that...
ANDY: That, that may be part of it, but I'm not quite sure. Even the newspaper articles and the deputies down there are not quite sure why there was no marker there.
COSTELLO: Got you.
I know you guys want to leave us with a smile, so let's talk about this naked airline.
ANDY: Yes. Yes, talk about a change of pace. Any time there's...
ALISON: Yes, I've already made my reservation.
COSTELLO: Oh, my goodness.
ANDY: Any time there's nudity, we're right on top of it. But, yes, a new airline that's going to have some, you know, nude passengers on it. I guess, you know, it was bound to happen sooner or later.
ALISON: Yes, they say that people are looking for stress relief and when people are not wearing clothes, everybody's the same so.
COSTELLO: Oh, you know, when I'm on an airplane full of naked people and I'm -- that just makes my stress level go way down.
CHAD MYERS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Excuse me?
ANDY: Yes, yes.
COSTELLO: How about you, Chad?
ANDY: Just be really careful with the coffee, you know?
ALISON: Yes.
COSTELLO: Well, I guess they don't serve hot beverages on the plane.
ALISON: No.
ANDY: No, no, no, that's right.
COSTELLO: They're not allowed. And they have to cover the seats before you sit on them.
ALISON: Yes, that...
ANDY: But that's a good thing. And then, you know what? And this is the first time I'm actually thankful that the airline seats don't lean that far back.
COSTELLO: Oh, I just can't imagine. So -- I don't even want to go there.
(CROSSTALK)
ANDY: ... would unzip their (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
COSTELLO: Anyway, the people on the airplane who are nude, they're actually flying to a nude beach or a nude resort?
ALISON: Yes, it's a nude resort. The rooms start at like $910 a week and the flight's only $499. What a deal! You know, you get on a flight full of nude people.
COSTELLO: Yes.
Andy and Alison, many thanks to you.
ANDY: You've got it.
Thanks, guys.
Have a great day.
COSTELLO: You, too.
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Aired January 21, 2003 - 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: A Tennessee case that puts the state against a parent's choice to rely on faith instead of medicine is the focus of the Talk of CNN today.
For that we check in with Andy and Alison and the morning crew from radio station WIVK in Knoxville.
Good morning.
ANDY, WIVK RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: Good morning.
ALISON, WIVK RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: Good morning.
ANDY: How are you today?
COSTELLO: I'm fine.
This is such a sad case.
ANDY: Yes, it sure is. The girl died, of course, back in September, and it could go back to trial if a grand jury is convened to reinstate some criminal charges. They really got off the first time with this because it was, there wasn't enough proof. The prosecutors didn't bring enough proof to the table, according to the judge. So there was just a misdemeanor charge filed. They're, of course, talking about felony abuse charges here, hopefully.
COSTELLO: Just so our viewers understand, from what I remember about this case, the girl had Ewing's Sarcoma, which is a very aggressive form of cancer for which very rarely is there a cure. And the mother brought her home, gave her no medicine, and the girl died at home. And she thought that prayer would help her daughter more than medical care. Is that right?
ANDY: Yes, that's exactly right. That's the gist of the story. And I guess it really is a situation where, as far as the legal perspective, you know, where does the line come when you have to decide whether you can force a parent to treat their children in a certain way? So I mean that's really the question now.
COSTELLO: I wonder what the mother will be charged with if she's indicted by the grand jury. Do you know?
ANDY: Well, it's, they're talking about some kind of felony neglect charges, and I'm not sure exactly to what degree that will be held. But, yes, it's a very sad case and I know a lot of folks in Louden County have spent a lot of time on it. In fact, an interesting side story to the case is there was not even a marker, a grave marker there where the young girl is buried until some of the folks, in fact, one of the Louden County detectives came up with some money to raise funds to put a marker there. I don't know why, but that's just one of the side stories that goes along with that.
COSTELLO: So the mother is quite poor? Is that...
ANDY: That, that may be part of it, but I'm not quite sure. Even the newspaper articles and the deputies down there are not quite sure why there was no marker there.
COSTELLO: Got you.
I know you guys want to leave us with a smile, so let's talk about this naked airline.
ANDY: Yes. Yes, talk about a change of pace. Any time there's...
ALISON: Yes, I've already made my reservation.
COSTELLO: Oh, my goodness.
ANDY: Any time there's nudity, we're right on top of it. But, yes, a new airline that's going to have some, you know, nude passengers on it. I guess, you know, it was bound to happen sooner or later.
ALISON: Yes, they say that people are looking for stress relief and when people are not wearing clothes, everybody's the same so.
COSTELLO: Oh, you know, when I'm on an airplane full of naked people and I'm -- that just makes my stress level go way down.
CHAD MYERS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Excuse me?
ANDY: Yes, yes.
COSTELLO: How about you, Chad?
ANDY: Just be really careful with the coffee, you know?
ALISON: Yes.
COSTELLO: Well, I guess they don't serve hot beverages on the plane.
ALISON: No.
ANDY: No, no, no, that's right.
COSTELLO: They're not allowed. And they have to cover the seats before you sit on them.
ALISON: Yes, that...
ANDY: But that's a good thing. And then, you know what? And this is the first time I'm actually thankful that the airline seats don't lean that far back.
COSTELLO: Oh, I just can't imagine. So -- I don't even want to go there.
(CROSSTALK)
ANDY: ... would unzip their (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
COSTELLO: Anyway, the people on the airplane who are nude, they're actually flying to a nude beach or a nude resort?
ALISON: Yes, it's a nude resort. The rooms start at like $910 a week and the flight's only $499. What a deal! You know, you get on a flight full of nude people.
COSTELLO: Yes.
Andy and Alison, many thanks to you.
ANDY: You've got it.
Thanks, guys.
Have a great day.
COSTELLO: You, too.
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