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War in Iraq Continues to Take Toll on Bush's Approval Ratings at Home

Aired May 25, 2004 - 11:30   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.


DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: The war in Iraq does continue to take a toll on President Bush's approval ratings here at home. Our Carlos Watson has been taking the pulse of the people. He found yet another amazing place to stop on by.
Carlos, I'm not talking about just here, I'm talking about where you got to go in New Orleans.

CARLOS WATSON, CNN POLITICAL ANALYST: A little Cajun gumbo, a little Creole spice. Went down to the Cafe Dumon (ph) in Louisiana, a state which is, as you know, a key battleground state this year. Its nine electoral votes could help either Kerry or Bush become president.

And we got five interesting voters together to talk about politics. While they talked about education and the economy, I was very interested to hear what they had to say about the most recent prisoner abuse scandal and their perspective on it.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

WATSON: What do you think should happen to the soldiers involved or even Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld?

AMBER CANCIENNE, UNDECLARED: I don't think he should be fired. I mean he's not responsible for what the soldiers did. The soldiers should be punished for what they did.

WATSON: Bert, what do you think?

BERT BENRUD, INDEPENDENT: When I saw the pictures, what were these people thinking about? Did they even have the proper training to deal with these people?

They're violating human dignity. They should be held accountable. It's not I was ordered to do this.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The punishment should fit the crime.

WATSON: Meaning what?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Meaning that they should be punished according to the crime they've done.

WATSON: What about people that say that's part of the secretary of defense's job, to make sure they do have the right training and the right order goes out?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I personally think it's too far down the ladder. It doesn't look like they'll fire Don Rumsfeld for that reason. What was done in that prison it is not representative of the American people.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

WATSON: As you can see, very similar to what Americans around the country have said about the prisoner abuse scandal. Abhorrent, disgusting even. But it's not clear, particularly Republicans like the last gentleman you saw speak, that they want to see Don Rumsfeld step aside.

So very interesting conversation in a state that frankly the president needs to win. If Louisiana is up for grabs, this whole election is difficult one for President Bush.

KAGAN: Right. And I can hear some Republicans out there screaming at the screen, Carlos, battleground state, hold on a second. President won it comfortably back in 2000. He was just there last week giving the commencement speech at LSU. And when he was down there, White House and campaign officials saying they feel very comfortable that Louisiana is going to go their way again in 2004.

WATSON: Louisiana, interesting place. Both the current senators and the governor are Democrats. But they did vote for the president by some 8 percentage points in 2000.

But don't forget, this is a stated that voted for Bill Clinton twice in the '90s. So not once, but twice. And so it is a state that can go either way. And as a very smart political observer pointed out to me recently, Louisiana's one of those states that the last seven elections they voted for the winning president each time.

KAGAN: Very interesting point. Final question, how are the benes at Cafe Dumon?

WATSON: You can see I'm looking a little bigger, a little stronger.

KAGAN: Got the wide angle lens out for this segment.

WATSON: The benes were tasty, coffee was even better.

KAGAN: (speaking in French) in New Orleans. Thank you so much.

We'll see more of Carlos tonight 8:00 p.m. Eastern, making his weekly appearance on Paula Zahn at 8:00 p.m. Thank you, Carlos.

WATSON: Have a good one, thank you.

KAGAN: Political pundits are also analyzing a critical decision facing John Kerry. Will he or won't he accept his party's nomination at the Democratic Convention this summer in Boston? The senator says doing so could put him at a financial disadvantage. How's that? Bruce Morton weighs Kerry's options.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

BRUCE MORTON, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Conventions? Well, the Democrats' first one was in a bar in Baltimore in 1832. They've grown since. Traditionally the nominees are there but don't appear until after the formal nominating vote. Contender Adlai Stevenson sort of broke that rule in 1960 scrambling through a huge demonstration, eventually reaching the stage to proclaim "I know who your nominee will be, it will be the last survivor." You can say something like that, leave them in suspense.

(UNINTELLIGIBLE) to Sherman in 1884, " if nominated, I will not accept." You probably don't want that, Senator, too definite. Of course, you could say something like, "if nominated I will not accept -- just yet." That might do it. And you don't have to be there. Franklin Roosevelt accepted renomination in 1944 in the middle of World War II in a radio speech from San Diego. He was on his way to Pearl Harbor. Delegates loved it but were confused over who he wanted for vice president. Henry Wallace, Harry Truman, who?

This could be tricky, Senator. If you've chosen your running mate and you say you want to do that before the convention and he accepts the nomination and you don't, is he the new presidential candidate instead of you? Back in '44, Harry Truman knew he was Number 2.

In 1872, the Republicans had two conventions, one nominated Ulysses Grant, the other didn't. But that's probably too complicated to arrange this late in the season this year. You could have Mrs. Kerry make a speech, she's a good speaker and what if they nominated her?

(on camera): Maybe you just walk up and say, I accept your nomination and then while they're all cheering turn around so they can see that you have your fingers crossed behind your back and didn't really mean it.

Bruce Morton, CNN, Washington.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

KAGAN: You really mean it if you're trying to lose weight. Whether you're counting carbs or calories, you can usually count on diet frozen foods to help battle the bulge. Lisa Drayer stops by. She's going to cut through the fat to show you which ones are the best.

Later, celebrating a decade of style. "InStyle" magazine turning 10. Can you believe that? CNN LIVE TODAY is back after this.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

KAGAN: Check out what was the most popular click of the day over at CNN.com. Doctors say that a British woman gave birth to a baby conceived with sperm that was frozen 21 years earlier. They believe that's a world record. The boy is now a 2-year-old toddler. The father's sperm was frozen when he was 17, before treatment for testicular cancer left him sterile.

Spent much of the morning figuring out how we're going to go from frozen sperm to frozen foods. Never quite did that, so we're just going to move ahead. Whether you are counting carbs or fighting fat, help may be as close as the grocer's freezer. We have the skinny on frozen diet foods. Registered dietitian Lisa Drayer is in our New York headquarters with our "Daily Dose" of health news.

Lisa, good morning.

LISA DRAYER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Daryn. Good morning.

KAGAN: Well, very interesting, I have to say, I do spend my fair share of time in front of that frozen food aisle, so I found this segment very interesting. But the bottom line, when people are thinking, what are they going to pick in terms of frozen food entrees, people who are actually women, research shows, who do use frozen foods, do lose weight.

DRAYER: Exactly. That's right, Daryn. There was a study published in obesity research earlier this year. It followed 60 overweight women for a period of eight weeks, and it found that the women who consumed two frozen entrees daily as part of their daily diet lost more weight, more body fat, and had greater drops in cholesterol, as compared to a group of women that followed recommended servings from the food guide pyramid.

So based on these results, the researchers concluded that frozen diet meals are very effective way of achieving portion control, which we know is a very important factor when it comes to weight loss success. So (UNINTELLIGIBLE) said the difference was about 12 pounds for the group that consumed the frozen entrees daily, and eight pounds among the group that followed the recommended servings from the food guide pyramid.

KAGAN: That's what I was thinking, that more than what was actually in the box, that it is portion control, it's more amount of what is controlled.

DRAYER: Exactly. And frozen entrees are a great way for individuals to control how much you're eating. One complaint, though, Daryn, that I often get as a nutritionist, is many people sometimes feel a little bit hungry after they stop eating. If that's the case, I recommend adding a salad, or a vegetable or a fruit to complete the meal.

KAGAN: Not that bag of potato chips I tend to do.

DRAYER: No.

KAGAN: All right, you'll spank me later on that one.

So let's take a walk down the frozen food aisle, because that is where you make your choice, and let's look at, like, perhaps chicken teriyaki, a chicken teriyaki bowl.

DRAYER: Exactly.

KAGAN: So we're going to compare today if you do Uncle Ben's rice bowl of chicken teriyaki versus the Weight Watchers smart ones. What's the difference?

DRAYER: Exactly. Well, Consumer Reports reveals that Uncle Ben's rice bowl teriyaki chicken has 380 calories and 1,470 milligrams of sodium. That's the regular version, which contains 100 more calories and double the sodium as compared to Weight Watcher's Smart Ones bistro selections bowl.

Now just as a guide, Daryn, that 1,470 milligrams of sodium, that's more than half your daily limit for sodium for the day. So something to keep in mind, especially if you have high blood pressure. Also looking at the beef pot roast category, Stouffer's home style entrees brand has 930 milligrams of sodium, two grams of fiber and 250 calories. That's more sodium, less fiber, but interestingly, this was 70 fewer calories as compared to Healthy Choice's beef pot roast. But I can tell you firsthand that that beef pot roast from Healthy Choice does come with an apple crisp dessert, which obviously contributes to the calorie count. It is good.

KAGAN: But what about taste? Because if it doesn't taste good who cares?

DRAYER: Right. Well, actually, the taste -- I can tell you, I have had some of these meals. The taste is great. I don't like beef, and I really enjoyed the Healthy Choice beef pot roast, but "Consumer Reports" also found that the taste has improved since they last tested these frozen meals about five years ago.

Another trend I want to bring out, Daryn, is that they did find that there were more low-carb entrees available. However, oftentimes, the low-carb entrees are higher in fat, especially the saturated fat, which is harmful to the heart.

KAGAN: Which is keeping people like you in business, keeping us straight and keeping us educated. Lisa, thanks for stopping by.

DRAYER: Thanks.

KAGAN: To get your Daily Dose of health news online, log on to our Web site. You'll find the latest medical news, a health library information on diet and fitness. The address is CNN.com/health.

The Material girl is not exactly a girl any more, and she's going back to some of her old material. That's just fine with her fans. Madonna takes the stage again. We'll have more on that ahead.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

(STOCK MARKET UPDATE)

KAGAN: From the money girl to the Material Girl. Thank you, Mary. We appreciate it.

There are some memorable moments for the Material Girl.

Madonna is back onstage. She kicked off her Reinvention Tour in Los Angeles last night. In one politically charged segment, the diva donned Army fatigues, showed video of a war-torn nation, and sang accompanied by the sound of bombs dropping. Almost 800,000 people are expected to seat at the 39 shows in the U.S. and Canada.

Music makers, movie stars, have many graced the cover of "InStyle" magazine. Each month, the A-list publication turns out celebrity-centered issues for starry-eyed readers. It is now celebrating, if you can believe it, its 10th anniversary.

Charla Lawhon is managing editor of "InStyle," and she joins us from New York to talk about the magazine milestone.

Charlotte, good morning.

CHARLA LAWHON, MANAGING EDITOR, "INSTYLE" MAGAZINE: I can't hear you. I'm sorry.

KAGAN: Oh, all right. Well, we will work on that. We'll try to get "InStyle" in audio in just a bit.

We'll take a break. We're back.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

KAGAN: All right, I think we have our bugs all fixed now. Charla Lawhon is the managing editor of "InStyle" magazine, joining us from New York City, talking about a major milestone for "InStyle." Ten years, Charlotte, is that possible?

LAWHON: It has been 10 years. It doesn't seem possible. But obviously, time has flown for us. I think that we're look at a very exciting next 10 years, too.

KAGAN: I bet. Want to look ahead in just a minute. But first of all, what a difference 10 years makes. Ten years ago, your debut cover was Barbara Streisand.

LAWHON: Yes. The Streisand -- we were -- it was a really great thing at that time. She was getting ready to go back out on concert, and so we shot her in her home in Malibu. She has five homes there. But this is the one where she raised her son with Elliott Gould.

KAGAN: And now, ten years later, Charlize Theron, recent Oscar winner for best actress, she graces your cover, your 10th anniversary cover.

LAWHON: Yes, we feel she's absolutely the next wave, the next 10 years.

KAGAN: Boy, I've had a chance to interview her in person and see her on the red carpet, absolutely stunningly beautiful. It's impossible to do her justice, how pretty she is.

LAWHON: I'm so sorry, I've lost the audio.

KAGAN: All right. Well, it being looks like maybe our interview wasn't meant to be today. But 10th anniversary of "InStyle" magazine is on your newsstand, and Charlize Theron, Oscar winner, is on the cover.

We're work on getting Charla back at another time

(WEATHER REPORT)

KAGAN: And that's going to do it for me. I'm Daryn Kagan. I'll be right back here in the seat tomorrow morning. For now, Wolf Blitzer takes over. We have tracked down Wolf. He is not in D.C.; he's in New York City today.

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Aired May 25, 2004 - 11:30   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: The war in Iraq does continue to take a toll on President Bush's approval ratings here at home. Our Carlos Watson has been taking the pulse of the people. He found yet another amazing place to stop on by.
Carlos, I'm not talking about just here, I'm talking about where you got to go in New Orleans.

CARLOS WATSON, CNN POLITICAL ANALYST: A little Cajun gumbo, a little Creole spice. Went down to the Cafe Dumon (ph) in Louisiana, a state which is, as you know, a key battleground state this year. Its nine electoral votes could help either Kerry or Bush become president.

And we got five interesting voters together to talk about politics. While they talked about education and the economy, I was very interested to hear what they had to say about the most recent prisoner abuse scandal and their perspective on it.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

WATSON: What do you think should happen to the soldiers involved or even Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld?

AMBER CANCIENNE, UNDECLARED: I don't think he should be fired. I mean he's not responsible for what the soldiers did. The soldiers should be punished for what they did.

WATSON: Bert, what do you think?

BERT BENRUD, INDEPENDENT: When I saw the pictures, what were these people thinking about? Did they even have the proper training to deal with these people?

They're violating human dignity. They should be held accountable. It's not I was ordered to do this.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The punishment should fit the crime.

WATSON: Meaning what?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Meaning that they should be punished according to the crime they've done.

WATSON: What about people that say that's part of the secretary of defense's job, to make sure they do have the right training and the right order goes out?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I personally think it's too far down the ladder. It doesn't look like they'll fire Don Rumsfeld for that reason. What was done in that prison it is not representative of the American people.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

WATSON: As you can see, very similar to what Americans around the country have said about the prisoner abuse scandal. Abhorrent, disgusting even. But it's not clear, particularly Republicans like the last gentleman you saw speak, that they want to see Don Rumsfeld step aside.

So very interesting conversation in a state that frankly the president needs to win. If Louisiana is up for grabs, this whole election is difficult one for President Bush.

KAGAN: Right. And I can hear some Republicans out there screaming at the screen, Carlos, battleground state, hold on a second. President won it comfortably back in 2000. He was just there last week giving the commencement speech at LSU. And when he was down there, White House and campaign officials saying they feel very comfortable that Louisiana is going to go their way again in 2004.

WATSON: Louisiana, interesting place. Both the current senators and the governor are Democrats. But they did vote for the president by some 8 percentage points in 2000.

But don't forget, this is a stated that voted for Bill Clinton twice in the '90s. So not once, but twice. And so it is a state that can go either way. And as a very smart political observer pointed out to me recently, Louisiana's one of those states that the last seven elections they voted for the winning president each time.

KAGAN: Very interesting point. Final question, how are the benes at Cafe Dumon?

WATSON: You can see I'm looking a little bigger, a little stronger.

KAGAN: Got the wide angle lens out for this segment.

WATSON: The benes were tasty, coffee was even better.

KAGAN: (speaking in French) in New Orleans. Thank you so much.

We'll see more of Carlos tonight 8:00 p.m. Eastern, making his weekly appearance on Paula Zahn at 8:00 p.m. Thank you, Carlos.

WATSON: Have a good one, thank you.

KAGAN: Political pundits are also analyzing a critical decision facing John Kerry. Will he or won't he accept his party's nomination at the Democratic Convention this summer in Boston? The senator says doing so could put him at a financial disadvantage. How's that? Bruce Morton weighs Kerry's options.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

BRUCE MORTON, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Conventions? Well, the Democrats' first one was in a bar in Baltimore in 1832. They've grown since. Traditionally the nominees are there but don't appear until after the formal nominating vote. Contender Adlai Stevenson sort of broke that rule in 1960 scrambling through a huge demonstration, eventually reaching the stage to proclaim "I know who your nominee will be, it will be the last survivor." You can say something like that, leave them in suspense.

(UNINTELLIGIBLE) to Sherman in 1884, " if nominated, I will not accept." You probably don't want that, Senator, too definite. Of course, you could say something like, "if nominated I will not accept -- just yet." That might do it. And you don't have to be there. Franklin Roosevelt accepted renomination in 1944 in the middle of World War II in a radio speech from San Diego. He was on his way to Pearl Harbor. Delegates loved it but were confused over who he wanted for vice president. Henry Wallace, Harry Truman, who?

This could be tricky, Senator. If you've chosen your running mate and you say you want to do that before the convention and he accepts the nomination and you don't, is he the new presidential candidate instead of you? Back in '44, Harry Truman knew he was Number 2.

In 1872, the Republicans had two conventions, one nominated Ulysses Grant, the other didn't. But that's probably too complicated to arrange this late in the season this year. You could have Mrs. Kerry make a speech, she's a good speaker and what if they nominated her?

(on camera): Maybe you just walk up and say, I accept your nomination and then while they're all cheering turn around so they can see that you have your fingers crossed behind your back and didn't really mean it.

Bruce Morton, CNN, Washington.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

KAGAN: You really mean it if you're trying to lose weight. Whether you're counting carbs or calories, you can usually count on diet frozen foods to help battle the bulge. Lisa Drayer stops by. She's going to cut through the fat to show you which ones are the best.

Later, celebrating a decade of style. "InStyle" magazine turning 10. Can you believe that? CNN LIVE TODAY is back after this.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

KAGAN: Check out what was the most popular click of the day over at CNN.com. Doctors say that a British woman gave birth to a baby conceived with sperm that was frozen 21 years earlier. They believe that's a world record. The boy is now a 2-year-old toddler. The father's sperm was frozen when he was 17, before treatment for testicular cancer left him sterile.

Spent much of the morning figuring out how we're going to go from frozen sperm to frozen foods. Never quite did that, so we're just going to move ahead. Whether you are counting carbs or fighting fat, help may be as close as the grocer's freezer. We have the skinny on frozen diet foods. Registered dietitian Lisa Drayer is in our New York headquarters with our "Daily Dose" of health news.

Lisa, good morning.

LISA DRAYER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Daryn. Good morning.

KAGAN: Well, very interesting, I have to say, I do spend my fair share of time in front of that frozen food aisle, so I found this segment very interesting. But the bottom line, when people are thinking, what are they going to pick in terms of frozen food entrees, people who are actually women, research shows, who do use frozen foods, do lose weight.

DRAYER: Exactly. That's right, Daryn. There was a study published in obesity research earlier this year. It followed 60 overweight women for a period of eight weeks, and it found that the women who consumed two frozen entrees daily as part of their daily diet lost more weight, more body fat, and had greater drops in cholesterol, as compared to a group of women that followed recommended servings from the food guide pyramid.

So based on these results, the researchers concluded that frozen diet meals are very effective way of achieving portion control, which we know is a very important factor when it comes to weight loss success. So (UNINTELLIGIBLE) said the difference was about 12 pounds for the group that consumed the frozen entrees daily, and eight pounds among the group that followed the recommended servings from the food guide pyramid.

KAGAN: That's what I was thinking, that more than what was actually in the box, that it is portion control, it's more amount of what is controlled.

DRAYER: Exactly. And frozen entrees are a great way for individuals to control how much you're eating. One complaint, though, Daryn, that I often get as a nutritionist, is many people sometimes feel a little bit hungry after they stop eating. If that's the case, I recommend adding a salad, or a vegetable or a fruit to complete the meal.

KAGAN: Not that bag of potato chips I tend to do.

DRAYER: No.

KAGAN: All right, you'll spank me later on that one.

So let's take a walk down the frozen food aisle, because that is where you make your choice, and let's look at, like, perhaps chicken teriyaki, a chicken teriyaki bowl.

DRAYER: Exactly.

KAGAN: So we're going to compare today if you do Uncle Ben's rice bowl of chicken teriyaki versus the Weight Watchers smart ones. What's the difference?

DRAYER: Exactly. Well, Consumer Reports reveals that Uncle Ben's rice bowl teriyaki chicken has 380 calories and 1,470 milligrams of sodium. That's the regular version, which contains 100 more calories and double the sodium as compared to Weight Watcher's Smart Ones bistro selections bowl.

Now just as a guide, Daryn, that 1,470 milligrams of sodium, that's more than half your daily limit for sodium for the day. So something to keep in mind, especially if you have high blood pressure. Also looking at the beef pot roast category, Stouffer's home style entrees brand has 930 milligrams of sodium, two grams of fiber and 250 calories. That's more sodium, less fiber, but interestingly, this was 70 fewer calories as compared to Healthy Choice's beef pot roast. But I can tell you firsthand that that beef pot roast from Healthy Choice does come with an apple crisp dessert, which obviously contributes to the calorie count. It is good.

KAGAN: But what about taste? Because if it doesn't taste good who cares?

DRAYER: Right. Well, actually, the taste -- I can tell you, I have had some of these meals. The taste is great. I don't like beef, and I really enjoyed the Healthy Choice beef pot roast, but "Consumer Reports" also found that the taste has improved since they last tested these frozen meals about five years ago.

Another trend I want to bring out, Daryn, is that they did find that there were more low-carb entrees available. However, oftentimes, the low-carb entrees are higher in fat, especially the saturated fat, which is harmful to the heart.

KAGAN: Which is keeping people like you in business, keeping us straight and keeping us educated. Lisa, thanks for stopping by.

DRAYER: Thanks.

KAGAN: To get your Daily Dose of health news online, log on to our Web site. You'll find the latest medical news, a health library information on diet and fitness. The address is CNN.com/health.

The Material girl is not exactly a girl any more, and she's going back to some of her old material. That's just fine with her fans. Madonna takes the stage again. We'll have more on that ahead.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

(STOCK MARKET UPDATE)

KAGAN: From the money girl to the Material Girl. Thank you, Mary. We appreciate it.

There are some memorable moments for the Material Girl.

Madonna is back onstage. She kicked off her Reinvention Tour in Los Angeles last night. In one politically charged segment, the diva donned Army fatigues, showed video of a war-torn nation, and sang accompanied by the sound of bombs dropping. Almost 800,000 people are expected to seat at the 39 shows in the U.S. and Canada.

Music makers, movie stars, have many graced the cover of "InStyle" magazine. Each month, the A-list publication turns out celebrity-centered issues for starry-eyed readers. It is now celebrating, if you can believe it, its 10th anniversary.

Charla Lawhon is managing editor of "InStyle," and she joins us from New York to talk about the magazine milestone.

Charlotte, good morning.

CHARLA LAWHON, MANAGING EDITOR, "INSTYLE" MAGAZINE: I can't hear you. I'm sorry.

KAGAN: Oh, all right. Well, we will work on that. We'll try to get "InStyle" in audio in just a bit.

We'll take a break. We're back.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

KAGAN: All right, I think we have our bugs all fixed now. Charla Lawhon is the managing editor of "InStyle" magazine, joining us from New York City, talking about a major milestone for "InStyle." Ten years, Charlotte, is that possible?

LAWHON: It has been 10 years. It doesn't seem possible. But obviously, time has flown for us. I think that we're look at a very exciting next 10 years, too.

KAGAN: I bet. Want to look ahead in just a minute. But first of all, what a difference 10 years makes. Ten years ago, your debut cover was Barbara Streisand.

LAWHON: Yes. The Streisand -- we were -- it was a really great thing at that time. She was getting ready to go back out on concert, and so we shot her in her home in Malibu. She has five homes there. But this is the one where she raised her son with Elliott Gould.

KAGAN: And now, ten years later, Charlize Theron, recent Oscar winner for best actress, she graces your cover, your 10th anniversary cover.

LAWHON: Yes, we feel she's absolutely the next wave, the next 10 years.

KAGAN: Boy, I've had a chance to interview her in person and see her on the red carpet, absolutely stunningly beautiful. It's impossible to do her justice, how pretty she is.

LAWHON: I'm so sorry, I've lost the audio.

KAGAN: All right. Well, it being looks like maybe our interview wasn't meant to be today. But 10th anniversary of "InStyle" magazine is on your newsstand, and Charlize Theron, Oscar winner, is on the cover.

We're work on getting Charla back at another time

(WEATHER REPORT)

KAGAN: And that's going to do it for me. I'm Daryn Kagan. I'll be right back here in the seat tomorrow morning. For now, Wolf Blitzer takes over. We have tracked down Wolf. He is not in D.C.; he's in New York City today.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com