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Sailors Seized; The Clinton Factor; Super Fuzz
Aired June 22, 2004 - 05:30 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: An international incident between Britain and Iran, eight British sailors are in some very hot water this morning.
It is Tuesday, June 22. This is DAYBREAK.
And good morning to you, welcome to the second half hour of DAYBREAK. From the CNN Global Headquarters in Atlanta, I'm Carol Costello.
Let me bring you up to date right now.
Iran's state run TV says Iran will prosecute eight British sailors serving in Iraq for allegedly entering Iran's territorial waters. The sailors were detained and their military patrol boats were impounded yesterday. London says the sailors were delivering a patrol boat for the new Iraqi River Patrol Service.
At least 46 people were killed during fierce fighting in a region of Russia next to Chechnya. Chechen fighters are among the rebels who tried to seize government buildings in that region.
In money news, gas prices have fallen for a fourth straight week. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded stands at $1.93. That's still 44 cents more than it cost a year ago.
In culture, what is the essence of Beyonce? Tommy Hilfiger will unveil a new fragrance this fall that's supposed to capture her spirit. It will be called True Star.
In sports, 47-year-old Martina Navratilova was victorious in her first round match at Wimbledon. The nine-time Wimbledon champion lost just one game en route to her win over 24-year-old Catalina Castano. Navratilova is the oldest woman to win at Wimbledon since 1922 -- Chad.
CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Congrats to her.
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Carol, back to you.
COSTELLO: Thank you -- Chad.
MYERS: Sure.
COSTELLO: Eight British sailors and Marines are in Iranian custody this morning. The government there may prosecute them on charges of illegally entering Iranian waters.
Live to London now and Matthew Chance for more on this developing story.
Hello -- Matthew.
MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Carol, hello to you as well.
This threat by the Iranians to prosecute those eight British sailors that they have in their custody raising concerns that this already difficult diplomatic incident between the two countries could get much worse.
It was Monday morning at 11:00 in the morning local time when three British naval vessels were seized by Iranian authorities in the Shatt-al-Arab waterway after they allegedly strayed across the Iraqi border which runs through the Shatt-al-Arab into Iranian territorial waters.
Iranian television has broadcast pictures of the sailors being held in custody by the Iranian authorities. The images also showed weapons and radio sets that the Iranians say were also seized along with the crew and the vessels.
Of course British diplomatic staff have been in contact with the authorities in Iran from Tehran requesting immediate access to the eight detainees, although we understand that they have still not been told exactly where the eight are being held or indeed which arm of the Iranian security forces is holding them.
We do know that Jack Straw, the British Foreign Minister, has been in direct contact by telephone with his Iranian counterpart, Kamal Kharrazi. The two men know each other quite well. And Jack Straw's office says that he's been assured by Kamal Kharrazi that the Iranian Foreign Minister will take personal responsibility for resolving this matter.
The hope is then that this will be resolved within a few days. Perhaps a misunderstanding, according to the British, who say that their forces were in the area simply on a training mission delivering a boat to the Iraqi River Patrol Force, which the British Royal Navy has an important role in training.
The Iranians say that they suspected the involvement of Special Forces. They are being investigated, they are being interrogated right now. We'll see what the coming days bring in terms of a resolution.
COSTELLO: But, Matthew, if they are prosecuted in Iran, what might happen to them?
CHANCE: Well I suppose there's always a chance, however outside, that they will be sent to some kind of a detention facility in Iran. The more likely scenario though is if this prosecution goes ahead, if indeed the prosecution does go ahead, and that's not all together a likely scenario at the moment, is that they will be returned to British custody.
There's been a good deal of tension, of course, between Britain and Iran over recent months, particularly over Iran's nuclear technology program. Britain is one of the main backers of a resolution condemning Iran's nuclear technology disclosures at the United Nations in Vienna. There's no sense in which this is believed to have been a direct result of that, a sort of response from Iran. But given the strains between the two countries, there are concerns that the crisis may escalate.
COSTELLO: Matthew Chance, live in London, thank you.
The U.S. is releasing more prisoners from Abu Ghraib Prison this morning. That story tops our "Situation Report."
Over the past two months, more than 2,000 prisoners have been set free from the infamous Baghdad prison. Three buses pulled away from the facility this morning marking the seventh release in seven weeks.
Military officials say they found four Marines dead west of Baghdad in the Iraqi town of Ramadi. So far the military isn't saying how they died.
And we're getting word this morning from the South Korean news agency that a South Korean hostage in Iraq is still alive. His captors vow to kill him if South Korea doesn't agree to stop deploying troops to Iraq.
Let's bring in our senior international editor David Clinch now to tell us more about the situation in Iraq.
DAVID CLINCH, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL EDITOR: Yes, good morning, Carol.
We are hearing that some of the prison abuse hearings that were postponed yesterday, we didn't think we'd see them again for another few weeks, that some of those are happening today. So we'll get some more information from Baghdad within the next few hours.
But primarily one of the things that we're covering today and over the next few days and weeks, L. Paul Bremer, the top U.S. administrator in Iraq, just has a few days left, a couple of weeks left, basically, in his job before he resigns that position and comes back to the U.S.
We are covering his farewell tour, if you want to put it that way. He is traveling around Iraq, has been for the last few weeks, is again today, saying goodbye to U.S. troops, to Iraqi officials and others. But as he is saying goodbye, he still has some very serious issues to deal with. We were reporting just then on the story of more prisoners being released from Abu Ghraib Prison. And we now know from the court sessions yesterday that the court has said that Abu Ghraib Prison will not be knocked down.
But there's another issue and that is that the Iraqis want Abu Ghraib and all the prisons in Iraq handed over fully to their control. We have heard the U.S. administrators say that the majority of the handover has already happened, but there are some key issues that still remain to be solved: the prison itself, immunity for U.S. troops and for, specifically, foreign contractors working in Iraq. That's a big issue Bremer has to deal with before he leaves.
Also, some of the other issues he has to leave to deal with the awkward issue of the palace that he's living in and working in in the middle of Baghdad. The Iraqis say they want that to run their government and to work from. The U.S. administration saying we've got way too many people here in Baghdad, we need somewhere to put them, this is the safest place to put them, we're holding on to the palace. So Bremer still has some issues to deal with before he heads home.
Most interesting aspect, I don't know if you read this in the article in "TIME," I think it was the other day, L. Paul Bremer, when he comes back to the U.S., he wants to sign up for a course in the cuisine school in Washington. Have you heard this?
COSTELLO: No.
CLINCH: Wants to apparently perfect his cooking skills when he comes back...
COSTELLO: Really?
CLINCH: ... from a year or more in Iraq.
COSTELLO: And then he's going to become a chef at one of the...
CLINCH: I don't know if he's going to become a chef, but he clearly wants a change in direction. And I must say...
COSTELLO: Well I'm sure he...
CLINCH: ... I wouldn't blame him.
COSTELLO: That's right, he needs a stress reliever that's for sure.
CLINCH: He definitely does.
COSTELLO: Thank you -- David.
CLINCH: All right -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Here are some stories making news "Across America" this Tuesday.
Connecticut Governor John Rowland has finally resigned. Rowland was facing a possible impeachment over alleged corruption which included taking money and gifts from political appointees. He's also involved in a federal corruption investigation. Rowland, a Republican, was serving his third term as governor.
An update now on three bodies found over the weekend in Lake Michigan. Police believe Kevin Amde drowned himself and his two sons more than a month ago. The bodies had been tied up and weighted down with sand. Police say Amde had been depressed about financial problems.
The two Northwest Airlines pilots who landed at the wrong airport have now been suspended. Their flight to Rapid City, South Dakota landed instead at Ellsworth Air Force Base, which is seven miles away. The passengers were given a coupon for a free flight wherever that may take them.
Bill Clinton's book would probably cause a stir anytime, but this is an election year. Political analysts are watching and waiting to see what kind of impact Clinton's memoirs will have on John Kerry's chances.
As for the presumptive presidential nominee, he's learned a thing or two from Al Gore.
Here's CNN's Bill Schneider.
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WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL ANALYST (voice-over): In 2000, Al Gore was criticized for trying to distance himself from President Clinton. John Kerry doesn't intend to do that.
KERRY: I welcome the president's book and I welcome the president's book tour. I think that both are going to remind Americans about some very, very good years in terms of the economy of our country and the policy directions we took.
SCHNEIDER: But is the book really reminding Americans about Clinton's policies or something far more controversial, Clinton's character?
DAN RATHER, CBS ANCHOR: He understood from the beginning that questions were going to be asked about what he's called the darker aspects of his personality and his personal life.
SCHNEIDER: Gore tried to distance himself from Clinton's personal problems. That's one of the big reasons he named Senator Joe Lieberman, Clinton's severest Democratic critic, to the ticket. But in the process, Gore failed to embrace Clinton's successful record. Clinton himself is fully aware of the discrepancy, as he explained in "60 Minutes" Sunday night.
CLINTON: I was involved in the -- as I tried to stay in the book, two great fights, a struggle with the Republicans over the future of the country, which I won, and a struggle with my old demons, which I lost.
SCHNEIDER: Which struggle do people really want to read about? Kerry wants to remind voters that they were making pots of money under Clinton and that happy days could be here again.
KERRY: So I'm very happy to have the president out there reminding people about the direction that we could go in with different leadership.
SCHNEIDER: Many Clinton policies brought the country together. His behavior and stance on hot-button social issues tore the country apart. Reviewers in "The New York Times" and "TIME" magazine say, in the book, Clinton's account of his presidency is consumed with settling scores with his tormenters.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The second half of the book about his presidency is really kind of an assault on Ken Starr.
SCHNEIDER: That's likely to bring back memories of the terrible divisions of the country under Clinton. Divisions that gave George W. Bush his opening in 2000 to be a uniter, not a divider, a promise polls show he failed to deliver.
Kerry needs to show he can be that uniter. A book that revives memories of how divided the country was under President Clinton won't help.
Bill Schneider, CNN, Washington.
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COSTELLO: CNN's "LARRY KING LIVE" was able to book Bill Clinton's first live prime time interview on his memoirs. That will air on Thursday night at 9:00 Eastern. The former president will take questions.
And you are looking at a live picture in New York City. This is the line outside of the Barnes & Noble Bookstore. President Clinton will be there later. Some people have been waiting there since yesterday afternoon. I am not kidding. We're going to take you live to a reporter in the next hour of DAYBREAK, but we just wanted to show you the live picture right now.
Which brings us to our e-mail question of the day, what difference, if any, will Bill Clinton's memoir have on his legacy? The e-mails are coming in fast and furious now. The e-mail address, DAYBREAK@CNN.com. That's DAYBREAK@CNN.com. What difference, if any, will Bill Clinton's memoir have on his legacy? And let me tell you, people either say it will have an effect because they love him or it won't because they hate him. It's a polarizing thing.
Got the need for speed? Think again. We'll tell you why the traffic police in Italy are in hot pursuit with about 500 horses. We'll explain.
This is DAYBREAK for Tuesday.
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COSTELLO: Your news, money, weather and sports. It is 5:47 Eastern. Here's what's all new this morning.
Russian troops have repelled rebels who were trying to seize government buildings in a republic near Chechnya. You are looking at new pictures this morning from the scene. As many as 46 people are reported dead in hours of heavy fighting.
Iranian media is reporting that the government may put eight British sailors and Marines on trial for entering Iranian waters. The men were seized, along with their three naval vessels, in a waterway between Iraq and Iran.
In money news, Martha Stewart is fresh from meeting with stockholders. She told them her conviction for lying about a stock sale should not affect her namesake company.
In culture, Whitney Houston is headed to Shanghai next month for her first concert in China. She says China is her favorite country.
In sports, Mike Tyson has been granted a boxing license in New Jersey, but the governor says Tyson will not be allowed to fight in any state owned or operated facility. It's been six years since Tyson swore at New Jersey regulators during a licensing hearing -- Chad.
MYERS: Morning, Carol.
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COSTELLO: Thank you, Chad.
Chad, stick around so you can hear this story. The police in Rome, they have a brand new toy.
MYERS: They got a Lambo.
COSTELLO: Can you believe it, $165,000, that's how much they cost. It's a one-of-a-kind law enforcement tool.
CNN's Rome bureau chief Alessio Vinci rides along with the Lamborghini Patrol.
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ALESSIO VINCI, CNN ROME BUREAU CHIEF (voice-over): Speeding on Italian highways may no longer be as fun these days because you may end up being chased by one of these. A $165,000 brand new Lamborghini Gallardo, donated to the Italian police by the car manufacturer, fully equipped, flashing blue light and a siren included. Top speed over 300 kilometers or 180 miles per hour.
(on camera): This must be the best job in the world, huh?
JOSEPHI DECOSTA (ph), ITALIAN POLICE: Yes.
VINCI: Right, seat belt, of course, we are the police.
DECOSTA: Yes, seat belt.
VINCI: I have to wear a seat belt.
DECOSTA: Ready to go.
VINCI (voice-over): Josephi DeCosta is one of eight newly trained Lamborghini Patrol drivers, clearly having some fun himself.
(on camera): I like it. I'll drive like this if I am driving myself in my own car, right, the police will stop me.
DECOSTA: No.
VINCI: No?
DECOSTA: You just stay on the limit.
VINCI (voice-over): Which is easier said than done. With a car like this, you hardly go unnoticed.
DECOSTA: Thank you guys. You want to go find -- you want to make a race with me?
VINCI (on camera): OK, let's do it man.
DECOSTA: No, no, no, no, no, no, go slowly.
VINCI (voice-over): At a traffic light, a group of teenagers, usually wary of the police, solicit some attention.
DECOSTA: Arrest them. You serious, you heard them, arrest me, arrest me. They are saying please arrest me for 10 minutes. I want to go make a ride with you in your car.
VINCI (on camera): Really?
DECOSTA: Yes, I'm serious.
VINCI (voice-over): But this Lamborghini is not just a toy, it is equipped with a $40,000 camera and computer system that records traffic violations and sends them back to headquarters in real time. In fact, the car is being used for real emergencies. For example, it has been fitted with a specially designed cooler compartment to transport organs for transplants. And unlike most other police cars, it has a state-of-the-art defibrillator, although just the sound of its engine should be enough to make your heartbeat jump.
Alessio Vinci, CNN, Rome.
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COSTELLO: Pretty cool.
Coming up next on DAYBREAK, the release of Bill Clinton's book is creating a buzz around the country, but what do you think? As we take another live look at the Barnes & Noble in New York City right now, people waiting in line for Bill Clinton's book.
DAYBREAK will be right back.
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COSTELLO: Here are some "Health Headlines" for you this morning. Women may get more benefits from kidney dialysis than men. A new study says death rates are lower for women when they get a higher dose of dialysis. The study also shows that patients who skip treatments have a higher chance of complications.
Could California cows be contaminated? An environmental group says the milk from California cows could possibly contain higher levels of a chemical used in rocket fuels. It's not known what health problems, if any, could be caused by this chemical. But the group says their findings should not stop Californians from drinking milk or giving it to children. Right.
No stress means less risk of high blood pressure. A new study concludes that teenagers who showed less stress while playing video games may be less likely to develop high blood pressure later in life. Talk about common sense.
For more on this or any other health story, head to our Web site. The address, CNN.com/health.
It is time now to open the DAYBREAK e-mail bag. We've been asking you this question, will Bill Clinton's book tour and his book have any effect on his legacy? DAYBREAK@CNN.com. And we have been getting some...
MYERS: Well the first one...
COSTELLO: ... very pointed comments.
MYERS: The first one we got was why are you asking this question, the book isn't even out there yet. But some people have it. There are some advanced copies, but...
COSTELLO: Exactly.
MYERS: ... there you are.
COSTELLO: Mr. Such and Such (ph).
OK.
MYERS: Go ahead.
COSTELLO: Would you like me to read first?
MYERS: You go ahead, sure.
COSTELLO: This is from Benjamin (ph). It says Butte negative (ph).
MYERS: Of course.
COSTELLO: They won't make any difference. Clinton may have beaten Starr, but God sees a prideful, unrepentant sinner and frowns and so will history. MYERS: This one here from Diana (ph). It says President Clinton does not require rehabilitation, as you may suggest. I don't remember suggesting that, but OK. Something you might want to think about when Clinton lied, no soldiers died.
COSTELLO: I suggested it.
MYERS: You did, OK.
COSTELLO: Yes.
MYERS: All right, whatever.
COSTELLO: We got the obligatory Clinton who?
MYERS: Of course.
COSTELLO: This one is from Calvin (ph). He says I think the general public in time will see the progress and growth Clinton has created in our country as well as the way he shaped the view of the international community of the United States. Hopefully we'll have a president soon that can achieve similar greatness.
MYERS: Jane (ph) from Santa Barbara says years ago a magazine called Bill Clinton the incredible shrinking president, but I think now he is the incredible thinking president.
COSTELLO: There you go.
MYERS: All right.
COSTELLO: So keep them coming, DAYBREAK@CNN.com.
MYERS: Yes.
COSTELLO: The question this morning, will Bill Clinton's big book tour help his legacy? Will it rehabilitate because some people are calling it the rehabilitation tour?
MYERS: Well of course it will help, how could it hurt?
COSTELLO: Well...
MYERS: You know.
COSTELLO: ... it can.
MYERS: He's not going to put anything in that -- in that book that's going to make it hurt. I think it's really going to help.
COSTELLO: Well through his interviews, though, some might say his interviews have hurt him because he didn't seem quite repentant enough. So we'll see.
MYERS: OK.
COSTELLO: Service members detained. Members of the British Navy and Marines are in hot water in Iran. More on that story ahead.
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COSTELLO: British sailors now in Iranian custody. They may face prosecution this morning.
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: An international incident between Britain and Iran, eight British sailors are in some very hot water this morning.
It is Tuesday, June 22. This is DAYBREAK.
And good morning to you, welcome to the second half hour of DAYBREAK. From the CNN Global Headquarters in Atlanta, I'm Carol Costello.
Let me bring you up to date right now.
Iran's state run TV says Iran will prosecute eight British sailors serving in Iraq for allegedly entering Iran's territorial waters. The sailors were detained and their military patrol boats were impounded yesterday. London says the sailors were delivering a patrol boat for the new Iraqi River Patrol Service.
At least 46 people were killed during fierce fighting in a region of Russia next to Chechnya. Chechen fighters are among the rebels who tried to seize government buildings in that region.
In money news, gas prices have fallen for a fourth straight week. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded stands at $1.93. That's still 44 cents more than it cost a year ago.
In culture, what is the essence of Beyonce? Tommy Hilfiger will unveil a new fragrance this fall that's supposed to capture her spirit. It will be called True Star.
In sports, 47-year-old Martina Navratilova was victorious in her first round match at Wimbledon. The nine-time Wimbledon champion lost just one game en route to her win over 24-year-old Catalina Castano. Navratilova is the oldest woman to win at Wimbledon since 1922 -- Chad.
CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Congrats to her.
(WEATHER REPORT)
Carol, back to you.
COSTELLO: Thank you -- Chad.
MYERS: Sure.
COSTELLO: Eight British sailors and Marines are in Iranian custody this morning. The government there may prosecute them on charges of illegally entering Iranian waters.
Live to London now and Matthew Chance for more on this developing story.
Hello -- Matthew.
MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Carol, hello to you as well.
This threat by the Iranians to prosecute those eight British sailors that they have in their custody raising concerns that this already difficult diplomatic incident between the two countries could get much worse.
It was Monday morning at 11:00 in the morning local time when three British naval vessels were seized by Iranian authorities in the Shatt-al-Arab waterway after they allegedly strayed across the Iraqi border which runs through the Shatt-al-Arab into Iranian territorial waters.
Iranian television has broadcast pictures of the sailors being held in custody by the Iranian authorities. The images also showed weapons and radio sets that the Iranians say were also seized along with the crew and the vessels.
Of course British diplomatic staff have been in contact with the authorities in Iran from Tehran requesting immediate access to the eight detainees, although we understand that they have still not been told exactly where the eight are being held or indeed which arm of the Iranian security forces is holding them.
We do know that Jack Straw, the British Foreign Minister, has been in direct contact by telephone with his Iranian counterpart, Kamal Kharrazi. The two men know each other quite well. And Jack Straw's office says that he's been assured by Kamal Kharrazi that the Iranian Foreign Minister will take personal responsibility for resolving this matter.
The hope is then that this will be resolved within a few days. Perhaps a misunderstanding, according to the British, who say that their forces were in the area simply on a training mission delivering a boat to the Iraqi River Patrol Force, which the British Royal Navy has an important role in training.
The Iranians say that they suspected the involvement of Special Forces. They are being investigated, they are being interrogated right now. We'll see what the coming days bring in terms of a resolution.
COSTELLO: But, Matthew, if they are prosecuted in Iran, what might happen to them?
CHANCE: Well I suppose there's always a chance, however outside, that they will be sent to some kind of a detention facility in Iran. The more likely scenario though is if this prosecution goes ahead, if indeed the prosecution does go ahead, and that's not all together a likely scenario at the moment, is that they will be returned to British custody.
There's been a good deal of tension, of course, between Britain and Iran over recent months, particularly over Iran's nuclear technology program. Britain is one of the main backers of a resolution condemning Iran's nuclear technology disclosures at the United Nations in Vienna. There's no sense in which this is believed to have been a direct result of that, a sort of response from Iran. But given the strains between the two countries, there are concerns that the crisis may escalate.
COSTELLO: Matthew Chance, live in London, thank you.
The U.S. is releasing more prisoners from Abu Ghraib Prison this morning. That story tops our "Situation Report."
Over the past two months, more than 2,000 prisoners have been set free from the infamous Baghdad prison. Three buses pulled away from the facility this morning marking the seventh release in seven weeks.
Military officials say they found four Marines dead west of Baghdad in the Iraqi town of Ramadi. So far the military isn't saying how they died.
And we're getting word this morning from the South Korean news agency that a South Korean hostage in Iraq is still alive. His captors vow to kill him if South Korea doesn't agree to stop deploying troops to Iraq.
Let's bring in our senior international editor David Clinch now to tell us more about the situation in Iraq.
DAVID CLINCH, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL EDITOR: Yes, good morning, Carol.
We are hearing that some of the prison abuse hearings that were postponed yesterday, we didn't think we'd see them again for another few weeks, that some of those are happening today. So we'll get some more information from Baghdad within the next few hours.
But primarily one of the things that we're covering today and over the next few days and weeks, L. Paul Bremer, the top U.S. administrator in Iraq, just has a few days left, a couple of weeks left, basically, in his job before he resigns that position and comes back to the U.S.
We are covering his farewell tour, if you want to put it that way. He is traveling around Iraq, has been for the last few weeks, is again today, saying goodbye to U.S. troops, to Iraqi officials and others. But as he is saying goodbye, he still has some very serious issues to deal with. We were reporting just then on the story of more prisoners being released from Abu Ghraib Prison. And we now know from the court sessions yesterday that the court has said that Abu Ghraib Prison will not be knocked down.
But there's another issue and that is that the Iraqis want Abu Ghraib and all the prisons in Iraq handed over fully to their control. We have heard the U.S. administrators say that the majority of the handover has already happened, but there are some key issues that still remain to be solved: the prison itself, immunity for U.S. troops and for, specifically, foreign contractors working in Iraq. That's a big issue Bremer has to deal with before he leaves.
Also, some of the other issues he has to leave to deal with the awkward issue of the palace that he's living in and working in in the middle of Baghdad. The Iraqis say they want that to run their government and to work from. The U.S. administration saying we've got way too many people here in Baghdad, we need somewhere to put them, this is the safest place to put them, we're holding on to the palace. So Bremer still has some issues to deal with before he heads home.
Most interesting aspect, I don't know if you read this in the article in "TIME," I think it was the other day, L. Paul Bremer, when he comes back to the U.S., he wants to sign up for a course in the cuisine school in Washington. Have you heard this?
COSTELLO: No.
CLINCH: Wants to apparently perfect his cooking skills when he comes back...
COSTELLO: Really?
CLINCH: ... from a year or more in Iraq.
COSTELLO: And then he's going to become a chef at one of the...
CLINCH: I don't know if he's going to become a chef, but he clearly wants a change in direction. And I must say...
COSTELLO: Well I'm sure he...
CLINCH: ... I wouldn't blame him.
COSTELLO: That's right, he needs a stress reliever that's for sure.
CLINCH: He definitely does.
COSTELLO: Thank you -- David.
CLINCH: All right -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Here are some stories making news "Across America" this Tuesday.
Connecticut Governor John Rowland has finally resigned. Rowland was facing a possible impeachment over alleged corruption which included taking money and gifts from political appointees. He's also involved in a federal corruption investigation. Rowland, a Republican, was serving his third term as governor.
An update now on three bodies found over the weekend in Lake Michigan. Police believe Kevin Amde drowned himself and his two sons more than a month ago. The bodies had been tied up and weighted down with sand. Police say Amde had been depressed about financial problems.
The two Northwest Airlines pilots who landed at the wrong airport have now been suspended. Their flight to Rapid City, South Dakota landed instead at Ellsworth Air Force Base, which is seven miles away. The passengers were given a coupon for a free flight wherever that may take them.
Bill Clinton's book would probably cause a stir anytime, but this is an election year. Political analysts are watching and waiting to see what kind of impact Clinton's memoirs will have on John Kerry's chances.
As for the presumptive presidential nominee, he's learned a thing or two from Al Gore.
Here's CNN's Bill Schneider.
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WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL ANALYST (voice-over): In 2000, Al Gore was criticized for trying to distance himself from President Clinton. John Kerry doesn't intend to do that.
KERRY: I welcome the president's book and I welcome the president's book tour. I think that both are going to remind Americans about some very, very good years in terms of the economy of our country and the policy directions we took.
SCHNEIDER: But is the book really reminding Americans about Clinton's policies or something far more controversial, Clinton's character?
DAN RATHER, CBS ANCHOR: He understood from the beginning that questions were going to be asked about what he's called the darker aspects of his personality and his personal life.
SCHNEIDER: Gore tried to distance himself from Clinton's personal problems. That's one of the big reasons he named Senator Joe Lieberman, Clinton's severest Democratic critic, to the ticket. But in the process, Gore failed to embrace Clinton's successful record. Clinton himself is fully aware of the discrepancy, as he explained in "60 Minutes" Sunday night.
CLINTON: I was involved in the -- as I tried to stay in the book, two great fights, a struggle with the Republicans over the future of the country, which I won, and a struggle with my old demons, which I lost.
SCHNEIDER: Which struggle do people really want to read about? Kerry wants to remind voters that they were making pots of money under Clinton and that happy days could be here again.
KERRY: So I'm very happy to have the president out there reminding people about the direction that we could go in with different leadership.
SCHNEIDER: Many Clinton policies brought the country together. His behavior and stance on hot-button social issues tore the country apart. Reviewers in "The New York Times" and "TIME" magazine say, in the book, Clinton's account of his presidency is consumed with settling scores with his tormenters.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The second half of the book about his presidency is really kind of an assault on Ken Starr.
SCHNEIDER: That's likely to bring back memories of the terrible divisions of the country under Clinton. Divisions that gave George W. Bush his opening in 2000 to be a uniter, not a divider, a promise polls show he failed to deliver.
Kerry needs to show he can be that uniter. A book that revives memories of how divided the country was under President Clinton won't help.
Bill Schneider, CNN, Washington.
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COSTELLO: CNN's "LARRY KING LIVE" was able to book Bill Clinton's first live prime time interview on his memoirs. That will air on Thursday night at 9:00 Eastern. The former president will take questions.
And you are looking at a live picture in New York City. This is the line outside of the Barnes & Noble Bookstore. President Clinton will be there later. Some people have been waiting there since yesterday afternoon. I am not kidding. We're going to take you live to a reporter in the next hour of DAYBREAK, but we just wanted to show you the live picture right now.
Which brings us to our e-mail question of the day, what difference, if any, will Bill Clinton's memoir have on his legacy? The e-mails are coming in fast and furious now. The e-mail address, DAYBREAK@CNN.com. That's DAYBREAK@CNN.com. What difference, if any, will Bill Clinton's memoir have on his legacy? And let me tell you, people either say it will have an effect because they love him or it won't because they hate him. It's a polarizing thing.
Got the need for speed? Think again. We'll tell you why the traffic police in Italy are in hot pursuit with about 500 horses. We'll explain.
This is DAYBREAK for Tuesday.
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COSTELLO: Your news, money, weather and sports. It is 5:47 Eastern. Here's what's all new this morning.
Russian troops have repelled rebels who were trying to seize government buildings in a republic near Chechnya. You are looking at new pictures this morning from the scene. As many as 46 people are reported dead in hours of heavy fighting.
Iranian media is reporting that the government may put eight British sailors and Marines on trial for entering Iranian waters. The men were seized, along with their three naval vessels, in a waterway between Iraq and Iran.
In money news, Martha Stewart is fresh from meeting with stockholders. She told them her conviction for lying about a stock sale should not affect her namesake company.
In culture, Whitney Houston is headed to Shanghai next month for her first concert in China. She says China is her favorite country.
In sports, Mike Tyson has been granted a boxing license in New Jersey, but the governor says Tyson will not be allowed to fight in any state owned or operated facility. It's been six years since Tyson swore at New Jersey regulators during a licensing hearing -- Chad.
MYERS: Morning, Carol.
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COSTELLO: Thank you, Chad.
Chad, stick around so you can hear this story. The police in Rome, they have a brand new toy.
MYERS: They got a Lambo.
COSTELLO: Can you believe it, $165,000, that's how much they cost. It's a one-of-a-kind law enforcement tool.
CNN's Rome bureau chief Alessio Vinci rides along with the Lamborghini Patrol.
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ALESSIO VINCI, CNN ROME BUREAU CHIEF (voice-over): Speeding on Italian highways may no longer be as fun these days because you may end up being chased by one of these. A $165,000 brand new Lamborghini Gallardo, donated to the Italian police by the car manufacturer, fully equipped, flashing blue light and a siren included. Top speed over 300 kilometers or 180 miles per hour.
(on camera): This must be the best job in the world, huh?
JOSEPHI DECOSTA (ph), ITALIAN POLICE: Yes.
VINCI: Right, seat belt, of course, we are the police.
DECOSTA: Yes, seat belt.
VINCI: I have to wear a seat belt.
DECOSTA: Ready to go.
VINCI (voice-over): Josephi DeCosta is one of eight newly trained Lamborghini Patrol drivers, clearly having some fun himself.
(on camera): I like it. I'll drive like this if I am driving myself in my own car, right, the police will stop me.
DECOSTA: No.
VINCI: No?
DECOSTA: You just stay on the limit.
VINCI (voice-over): Which is easier said than done. With a car like this, you hardly go unnoticed.
DECOSTA: Thank you guys. You want to go find -- you want to make a race with me?
VINCI (on camera): OK, let's do it man.
DECOSTA: No, no, no, no, no, no, go slowly.
VINCI (voice-over): At a traffic light, a group of teenagers, usually wary of the police, solicit some attention.
DECOSTA: Arrest them. You serious, you heard them, arrest me, arrest me. They are saying please arrest me for 10 minutes. I want to go make a ride with you in your car.
VINCI (on camera): Really?
DECOSTA: Yes, I'm serious.
VINCI (voice-over): But this Lamborghini is not just a toy, it is equipped with a $40,000 camera and computer system that records traffic violations and sends them back to headquarters in real time. In fact, the car is being used for real emergencies. For example, it has been fitted with a specially designed cooler compartment to transport organs for transplants. And unlike most other police cars, it has a state-of-the-art defibrillator, although just the sound of its engine should be enough to make your heartbeat jump.
Alessio Vinci, CNN, Rome.
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COSTELLO: Pretty cool.
Coming up next on DAYBREAK, the release of Bill Clinton's book is creating a buzz around the country, but what do you think? As we take another live look at the Barnes & Noble in New York City right now, people waiting in line for Bill Clinton's book.
DAYBREAK will be right back.
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It is time now to open the DAYBREAK e-mail bag. We've been asking you this question, will Bill Clinton's book tour and his book have any effect on his legacy? DAYBREAK@CNN.com. And we have been getting some...
MYERS: Well the first one...
COSTELLO: ... very pointed comments.
MYERS: The first one we got was why are you asking this question, the book isn't even out there yet. But some people have it. There are some advanced copies, but...
COSTELLO: Exactly.
MYERS: ... there you are.
COSTELLO: Mr. Such and Such (ph).
OK.
MYERS: Go ahead.
COSTELLO: Would you like me to read first?
MYERS: You go ahead, sure.
COSTELLO: This is from Benjamin (ph). It says Butte negative (ph).
MYERS: Of course.
COSTELLO: They won't make any difference. Clinton may have beaten Starr, but God sees a prideful, unrepentant sinner and frowns and so will history. MYERS: This one here from Diana (ph). It says President Clinton does not require rehabilitation, as you may suggest. I don't remember suggesting that, but OK. Something you might want to think about when Clinton lied, no soldiers died.
COSTELLO: I suggested it.
MYERS: You did, OK.
COSTELLO: Yes.
MYERS: All right, whatever.
COSTELLO: We got the obligatory Clinton who?
MYERS: Of course.
COSTELLO: This one is from Calvin (ph). He says I think the general public in time will see the progress and growth Clinton has created in our country as well as the way he shaped the view of the international community of the United States. Hopefully we'll have a president soon that can achieve similar greatness.
MYERS: Jane (ph) from Santa Barbara says years ago a magazine called Bill Clinton the incredible shrinking president, but I think now he is the incredible thinking president.
COSTELLO: There you go.
MYERS: All right.
COSTELLO: So keep them coming, DAYBREAK@CNN.com.
MYERS: Yes.
COSTELLO: The question this morning, will Bill Clinton's big book tour help his legacy? Will it rehabilitate because some people are calling it the rehabilitation tour?
MYERS: Well of course it will help, how could it hurt?
COSTELLO: Well...
MYERS: You know.
COSTELLO: ... it can.
MYERS: He's not going to put anything in that -- in that book that's going to make it hurt. I think it's really going to help.
COSTELLO: Well through his interviews, though, some might say his interviews have hurt him because he didn't seem quite repentant enough. So we'll see.
MYERS: OK.
COSTELLO: Service members detained. Members of the British Navy and Marines are in hot water in Iran. More on that story ahead.
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COSTELLO: British sailors now in Iranian custody. They may face prosecution this morning.
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