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Chalabi Charges; Countdown to The Games; Bush Push; A Pill Society?; 30 Years Ago

Aired August 09, 2004 - 05:30   ET

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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: You mentioned football. Football season is almost upon us.
CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Just for you I mentioned that.

COSTELLO: Thank you.

MYERS: You're welcome.

COSTELLO: Thank you -- Chad.

MYERS: All right.

COSTELLO: Former Pentagon favorite Ahmed Chalabi facing legal troubles this morning. The ex-Iraqi Governing Council member has now been charged with counterfeiting. His nephew is charged with murder.

Ahmed Chalabi is in Iran and says he will return to Iraq to face those charges. He spoke exclusively with CNN.

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AHMED CHALABI, FORMER IRAQI GOVERNING COUNCIL MEMBER: I'm going straight to -- I'm going to the court. I'm not going to stand still with these charges out there. I will go to the court, and despite my reservations about the court, I will answer questions. No one is above the law in Iraq. I certainly am not.

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COSTELLO: So he's coming back. We asked the question in our last half-hour, what's he doing in Iran this morning?

Our senior international editor David Clinch is here to talk more about this. What is he doing in Iran?

DAVID CLINCH, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL EDITOR: Well he's at a legal conference in Iran, but he goes to Iran all the time, not just now, but he's been going to Iran for years. At the same time as he, Chalabi, was asking for U.S. help to oust Saddam Hussein, he was equally happy to seek Iranian help to achieve his goal, which, of course, was to get rid of Saddam Hussein, but of course also to get himself back to Iraq. He achieved that.

COSTELLO: So this man is initially accused of you know spilling classified secrets to Iran, United States' classified secrets? CLINCH: Yes.

COSTELLO: And you know Iraq and Iran don't get along so well. So why does he continue to go there?

CLINCH: Well he's a Shiite and the Shiite family, of course, extends to Iran. That's the center of the Shiite Muslim world. But it brings up another point, of course, Iran and Iran's influence, not necessarily with Chalabi at the center of this, but Iran very much on the picture, at the moment, in terms of Iraq. The fighting that's going on in Najaf, al-Sadr there, Iran definitely has an interest in that. The Iraqi government itself now saying on one of the Arab television stations today that they believe Iran is arming the Mehdi Army that's fighting U.S. Marines in Najaf right now.

COSTELLO: Fascinating. So...

CLINCH: No confirmation of that, but Iran and Iraq very much at odds in that area.

COSTELLO: So is there any deeper meaning to these counterfeiting charges then?

CLINCH: Well that's, of course, another point. This whole question of who this judge is and what his influences are. He's the one who has issued this charge against Chalabi Sr., and of course against his nephew as well on some charge relating to a murder. The Chalabi's, Sr. and Jr., both saying this judge is very much out to get them and that they will go back to Iraq and face the charges.

COSTELLO: But there could be a reason for that because the new prime minister of Iraq is a political rival of Ahmed Chalabi.

CLINCH: So many tea leaves and so little time to read them. But I think that the bigger picture that we need to be aware of is that Chalabi is very much still an influential figure. And he, in Iran at the moment, brings in that whole issue of this Iranian influence very close by.

Condi Rice, of course, pointing out over the weekend that Iran isn't just some neighbor, it's a neighbor that, in their view, the U.S. administration's view, is getting ready to build nuclear weapons. So Iran is on the agenda, no doubt about it at all.

COSTELLO: David Clinch, many thanks to you.

"Situation Report" out of Iraq this morning.

The United States now counts 930 service members dead in the war. The latest is a U.S. Marine killed in action Sunday in al Anbar Province, which is west of Baghdad.

The latest hostage in Iraq is Dar Duan (ph) Jahani, Iran's consul in the city of Karbala. Kidnappers calling themselves the Islamic army in Iraq are warning Iran not to interfere in Iraq's affairs. Mortar rounds falling on Baghdad have killed 2 Iraqis and wounded 10. A suicide car bomb in the city of Baquba has killed 6 Iraqis and wounded 27.

And here are some stories making news "Across America" this morning.

In Washington State, two men trying to win a $10 million prize for private manned space flights go back to the drawing board. Their 23-foot long rocket exploded less than 1,000 feet in the air during Sunday's attempt. The prize money goes to anyone who can put a privately financed, reusable rocket into space, and you have got to do it twice in two weeks.

Firefighters in southern California have now gotten the upper hand on a wildfire. They fully contained a blaze that's burned more than 1,300 acres in the Angeles National Forest. The fire burned two buildings. Officials are still trying to pin down the cause.

A south Florida church is mourning some of its younger members today. A church bus carrying kids from a field trip plunged into a canal Saturday night after getting bumped by an SUV. Three children ages 12 to 14 were killed.

Just four days and counting until the Summer Games begin in Athens. Diving became an Olympic sport exactly 100 years ago, but just four years ago, synchronized diving took its place on the metal platform.

CNN's Jason Bellini takes a look at a pair of Americans who are hoping that two heads are better than one when it comes to Olympic gold.

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JASON BELLINI, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Meet the Dumais brothers. Justin, 25, is often outshined by his younger brother, Troy, who's 24. In the air, they try to act like identical twins. On the ground, they have two very different personalities.

TROY DUMAIS, SYNCHRONIZED DIVER: I'm more outgoing.

JUSTIN DUMAIS, SYNCHRONIZED DIVER: Got the academic side.

KENNY ARMSTRONG, COACH: And they know one another very well.

BELLINI: An advantage when they're feeling the brotherly love, which isn't always.

(on camera): Have you ever seen them when they're not talking to one another?

ARMSTRONG: Yah, that's yes, that's a definite. That's why they don't live together

BELLINI: Troy admits he's tired of teammates scrutinizing their relationship.

TROY DUMAIS: And then we ask them the same question, so what if your sister was standing here? I wouldn't like it. So, I mean, (UNINTELLIGIBLE) then why are you giving us crap about it? I mean, we deal with it, and we don't cause that much problem.

BELLINI: Athens will be Troy's second Olympics. In 2000, his best individual effort was sixth in the three-meter springboard. Justin didn't make the team.

TROY DUMAIS: I think it was a difficult thing for my brother to handle, because that was his dream too, to go to the Olympics and win a medal.

BELLINI: At this year's trial, the same thing happened, Troy qualified in his individual event, Justin did not. But Justin made the team with the help of his brother in synchronized diving.

TROY DUMAIS: That's all she wrote, basically. I mean, that was his last chance, was synchro.

BELLINI: Synchronized diving became an Olympic event in 2000.

(on camera): Judges review the execution of the individual diver, but more importantly the synchronization of the duo, from takeoff, to the height of the dive, to the angle they hit the water.

JUSTIN DUMAIS: Synchro is kind of -- put two competitors together, and, I mean, it's always say, Oh, it was his fault, or it was his fault. And during synchro, you can't have that. It's a team event. It's our fault, it's not his or mine.

BELLINI: After Athens, Justin wants to join the Air National Guard. Troy plans to continue diving. Both say the time for sibling rivalry is over. In Athens, they have to be in sync like never before.

Jason Bellini, CNN, Houston.

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COSTELLO: Drug advertising, you can't turnaround without seeing a drug advertisement on TV or commercial, but are they working? Coming up in eight minutes, we'll tell you how things are adding up to big business for drug companies.

And about 13 minutes from now, we'll tell you what some on the key players are up to 30 years after Nixon's fall from grace.

I apologize for that.

Here's a look at what else is making news this Monday morning.

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COSTELLO: Now to the race for the White House. John Kerry wakes up in Flagstaff, Arizona this morning. He is heading out for a look at the Grand Canyon before continuing on by train to Cayman. There he'll re-board the "Believe in America" bus tour for a ride to Las Vegas.

President Bush back at the White House this morning after a weekend in New England that included a visit to New Hampshire, the only northeastern state the president won four years ago.

And joining us to talk about the Bush visit are Mark Ericson and Danielle Carrier of the WOKQ Waking Crew in Portsmouth and Manchester.

Good morning.

MARK ERICSON, WOKQ MORNING WAKING CREW, PORTSMOUTH & MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Morning, Carol.

DANIELLE CARRIER, WOKQ MORNING WAKING CREW, PORTSMOUTH & MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Morning -- Carol.

COSTELLO: So tell us about the president's visit.

ERICSON: Well, you said it yourself, the state of New Hampshire finds itself as the only New England battleground state in New England. The sentiment in our state is starting to lean against the war, so the president made it a point to make a big campaign stop in New Hampshire on Friday on his way to a private family function at the family compound in Kennebunkport.

CARRIER: And would you believe it, he caused traffic problems.

COSTELLO: Get out!

CARRIER: No, I'm dead serious.

COSTELLO: You mean there was security?

CARRIER: Actually, it was unusually tight. The Secret Service actually began letting people on to the farm where he was speaking at about 9:00 a.m. on Friday morning. And even people who had advanced tickets, at 1:00, if they didn't get in before 1:00, they weren't getting in.

COSTELLO: You're kidding?

ERICSON: We know of at least one state senator who could not get past security after 1:00.

COSTELLO: I bet he was steamed.

CARRIER: Yes.

COSTELLO: No, I'm looking at pictures of the president getting his blood pressure taken. What was that about?

ERICSON: Well the president is talking about health care. The president is talking about the war in Iraq. And the president made it a point on Friday to actually simply come right out and tell the Republican faithful in New Hampshire that he needs this state and he needs their help in 2004.

COSTELLO: Is the issue of the economy resonating in New Hampshire, because you know the jobs report came out and it wasn't so hot?

ERICSON: It was poor timing for a campaign stop for the president. But most people think that this was what they would term a standard stump speech, one that you will be hearing a lot of on the campaign trail. The president talking about everything that's going on and asking for a chance to continue the work that he has started.

COSTELLO: So he hasn't visited New Hampshire nearly as much as he has visited Ohio. Are you guys jealous?

CARRIER: You know he hasn't visited us nearly as much as he has promised either, actually.

ERICSON: Yes, actually four years ago he was supposed to stop by our studios here. Did not get the chance to do so. Although on his last pass through the state, which was not a campaign visit several months back, he did send us a dozen doughnuts and some napkins and some trinkets from Air Force One.

COSTELLO: Well that was kind of him.

ERICSON: Yes.

COSTELLO: Let's talk about Al Gore for just a minute. Has he visited New Hampshire much?

ERICSON: No, we have not seen Al Gore visiting New Hampshire much at all.

COSTELLO: Surprised?

ERICSON: No, not really.

CARRIER: No, not really.

COSTELLO: Wait, I meant John Kerry. Man I was flashing back to the year 2000, wasn't I?

ERICSON: Yes, all of a sudden we were back to 2000.

COSTELLO: I'm so sorry about that.

ERICSON: That's OK.

COSTELLO: I meant John Kerry.

ERICSON: Well you know John Kerry sort of falls into the Al Gore category there, he hasn't been up much either.

CARRIER: He hasn't been -- no, and that's actually surprising. ERICSON: I mean given his proximity...

CARRIER: He's right -- right.

ERICSON: ... to us being right next door.

COSTELLO: That's true, you'd think he'd be there all the time, but no. Well maybe he'll visit as the campaign really heats up.

Thank you very much -- Mark and Danielle.

ERICSON: Have a good day -- Carol.

COSTELLO: I'm going to try to wake up, I really am. I'm going to drink some more Diet Coke. It has caffeine in it.

CARRIER: I'm going to see. Have some coffee.

ERICSON: Good luck -- Carol.

COSTELLO: Have a great day.

President Bush and his wife, Laura, will be guests, by the way, on CNN's "LARRY KING LIVE" on Thursday. You can catch that interview at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, right here on CNN.

Alan Keyes lives in Maryland, but he has decided to enter the U.S. Senate race in Illinois. Keyes, a conservative political commentator, accepted the Illinois Republican Party nomination during a rally Sunday in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Keyes faces Democrat Barak Obama. Obama, you may recall, gave the keynote address during the Democratic National Convention last month.

And you can keep up with all the political claims, accusations, promises and recriminations on our Web site. You know the address, CNN.com.

Your news, money, weather and sports. It is 5:44 Eastern. Here is what's all new this morning.

Bail hearings are scheduled today for four men accused of beating and stabbing six people to death in a Florida home. Police say the suspected ringleader blamed one of the victims for taking his Xbox game system and clothes.

An autopsy has failed to determine the cause of death for singer Rick James. He died Friday in his sleep at his Los Angeles home. The L.A. coroner's office is now awaiting toxicology test results, which could take several weeks.

In money news, competition among airlines is on the rise and that's driving air fares down. "USA Today" reports some fares are now at the lowest level in memory.

In culture, Cruise is in control. Tom Cruise's newest movie "Collateral" did some serious damage to the competition this weekend. Cruise's flick took the top spot at the box office with more than $24 million. "The Village" fell to No. 2.

In sports, four more for the Hall. John Elway and Barry Sanders were two of the best of their generation, and now they are the latest members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Lineman Carl Eller and Bob Brown also inducted -- Chad.

MYERS: Congratulations to those guys. Yes, I mean that the retirement of Barry Sanders just got him there faster, I guess.

COSTELLO: It certainly did.

MYERS: He would have been there eventually.

Good morning.

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MYERS: Back to you.

COSTELLO: All right, thank you, Chad.

Those are the latest headlines for you.

Is Madison Avenue helping create a pill popping America? There seems to be at least one drug, and sometimes more than one, for every ailment or discomfort. And advertising them pays off big time.

Here's CNN's medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen.

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COSTELLO: For more on this or any other health story, head to our Web site. The address, CNN.com/health.

When it comes to what you pay at the pumps, you get what you pay for, or do you? In the next hour of DAYBREAK, we'll tell you if your fuel of choice is making the grade.

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RICHARD NIXON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow.

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COSTELLO: And famous words from a now infamous scandal, more Watergate memories ahead.

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COSTELLO: Can you believe it, 30 years ago today, Richard Nixon became the first and the only man to resign the presidency. That day was marked by one of the most famous images in American history, the wave from the door to Marine One. But Nixon actually said good-bye a day earlier in his final address to the American people.

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NIXON: Good evening.

This is the 37th time I have spoken to you from this office where so many decisions have been made that shaped the history of this nation. Each time, I have done so to discuss with you some matter that I believe affected the national interest.

In all the decisions I have made in my public life, I have always tried to do what was best for the nation. Throughout the long and difficult period of Watergate, I have felt it was my duty to persevere, to make every possible effort to complete the term of office to which you elected me.

I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. But as president, I must put the interests of America first. Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. Vie President Ford will be sworn in as president at that hour in this office.

For more than a quarter of a century in public life, I have shared in a turbulent history of this era. I have fought for what I believed in. I have tried, to the best of my ability, to discharge those duties and meet those responsibilities that were entrusted to me. Sometimes I have succeeded and sometimes I have failed.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

COSTELLO: But what about the people Nixon left behind? In our "Where Are They Now" segment, we catch up with some of the people who were big names during the Watergate era.

Don't you remember that clear as day?

MYERS: I remember all those names, yes.

COSTELLO: I remember that speech clear as day.

MYERS: Sure.

COSTELLO: Well the man who accepted Nixon's resignation was Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. He was virtually untouched by the Watergate fiasco. 2002, Kissinger was tapped to lead the government's investigation into 9/11, but he chose to step down before the commission began its work. And today, he leads his own private political consulting firm. He's out and about a lot.

G. Gordon Liddy, you remember, the tough guy of Watergate, he was one of the head plumbers. He helped plan the break in. Well Liddy refused to incriminate others during his trial and he received more than a 20-year sentence. He served less than five years in prison, and he is now a conservative talk radio host heard on more than 170 stations nationwide.

MYERS: There you go.

COSTELLO: Life is strange isn't it?

Howard Baker was Vice Chairman of the Senate Watergate Committee. During the hearings, Baker uttered the now infamous phrase, "what did the president know and when did he know it?" Today, Baker is the U.S. Ambassador to Japan.

MYERS: Forecast for you real quick.

COSTELLO: OK.

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COSTELLO: The heightened terror alert enters week two, but as terror plans are foiled at home and abroad, are Americans too angry to be afraid? The answer is ahead. You stay tuned.

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COSTELLO: We'll have more on those terror alerts and the terror suspects arrested in Albany, New York.

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Aired August 9, 2004 - 05:30   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: You mentioned football. Football season is almost upon us.
CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Just for you I mentioned that.

COSTELLO: Thank you.

MYERS: You're welcome.

COSTELLO: Thank you -- Chad.

MYERS: All right.

COSTELLO: Former Pentagon favorite Ahmed Chalabi facing legal troubles this morning. The ex-Iraqi Governing Council member has now been charged with counterfeiting. His nephew is charged with murder.

Ahmed Chalabi is in Iran and says he will return to Iraq to face those charges. He spoke exclusively with CNN.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

AHMED CHALABI, FORMER IRAQI GOVERNING COUNCIL MEMBER: I'm going straight to -- I'm going to the court. I'm not going to stand still with these charges out there. I will go to the court, and despite my reservations about the court, I will answer questions. No one is above the law in Iraq. I certainly am not.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

COSTELLO: So he's coming back. We asked the question in our last half-hour, what's he doing in Iran this morning?

Our senior international editor David Clinch is here to talk more about this. What is he doing in Iran?

DAVID CLINCH, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL EDITOR: Well he's at a legal conference in Iran, but he goes to Iran all the time, not just now, but he's been going to Iran for years. At the same time as he, Chalabi, was asking for U.S. help to oust Saddam Hussein, he was equally happy to seek Iranian help to achieve his goal, which, of course, was to get rid of Saddam Hussein, but of course also to get himself back to Iraq. He achieved that.

COSTELLO: So this man is initially accused of you know spilling classified secrets to Iran, United States' classified secrets? CLINCH: Yes.

COSTELLO: And you know Iraq and Iran don't get along so well. So why does he continue to go there?

CLINCH: Well he's a Shiite and the Shiite family, of course, extends to Iran. That's the center of the Shiite Muslim world. But it brings up another point, of course, Iran and Iran's influence, not necessarily with Chalabi at the center of this, but Iran very much on the picture, at the moment, in terms of Iraq. The fighting that's going on in Najaf, al-Sadr there, Iran definitely has an interest in that. The Iraqi government itself now saying on one of the Arab television stations today that they believe Iran is arming the Mehdi Army that's fighting U.S. Marines in Najaf right now.

COSTELLO: Fascinating. So...

CLINCH: No confirmation of that, but Iran and Iraq very much at odds in that area.

COSTELLO: So is there any deeper meaning to these counterfeiting charges then?

CLINCH: Well that's, of course, another point. This whole question of who this judge is and what his influences are. He's the one who has issued this charge against Chalabi Sr., and of course against his nephew as well on some charge relating to a murder. The Chalabi's, Sr. and Jr., both saying this judge is very much out to get them and that they will go back to Iraq and face the charges.

COSTELLO: But there could be a reason for that because the new prime minister of Iraq is a political rival of Ahmed Chalabi.

CLINCH: So many tea leaves and so little time to read them. But I think that the bigger picture that we need to be aware of is that Chalabi is very much still an influential figure. And he, in Iran at the moment, brings in that whole issue of this Iranian influence very close by.

Condi Rice, of course, pointing out over the weekend that Iran isn't just some neighbor, it's a neighbor that, in their view, the U.S. administration's view, is getting ready to build nuclear weapons. So Iran is on the agenda, no doubt about it at all.

COSTELLO: David Clinch, many thanks to you.

"Situation Report" out of Iraq this morning.

The United States now counts 930 service members dead in the war. The latest is a U.S. Marine killed in action Sunday in al Anbar Province, which is west of Baghdad.

The latest hostage in Iraq is Dar Duan (ph) Jahani, Iran's consul in the city of Karbala. Kidnappers calling themselves the Islamic army in Iraq are warning Iran not to interfere in Iraq's affairs. Mortar rounds falling on Baghdad have killed 2 Iraqis and wounded 10. A suicide car bomb in the city of Baquba has killed 6 Iraqis and wounded 27.

And here are some stories making news "Across America" this morning.

In Washington State, two men trying to win a $10 million prize for private manned space flights go back to the drawing board. Their 23-foot long rocket exploded less than 1,000 feet in the air during Sunday's attempt. The prize money goes to anyone who can put a privately financed, reusable rocket into space, and you have got to do it twice in two weeks.

Firefighters in southern California have now gotten the upper hand on a wildfire. They fully contained a blaze that's burned more than 1,300 acres in the Angeles National Forest. The fire burned two buildings. Officials are still trying to pin down the cause.

A south Florida church is mourning some of its younger members today. A church bus carrying kids from a field trip plunged into a canal Saturday night after getting bumped by an SUV. Three children ages 12 to 14 were killed.

Just four days and counting until the Summer Games begin in Athens. Diving became an Olympic sport exactly 100 years ago, but just four years ago, synchronized diving took its place on the metal platform.

CNN's Jason Bellini takes a look at a pair of Americans who are hoping that two heads are better than one when it comes to Olympic gold.

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JASON BELLINI, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Meet the Dumais brothers. Justin, 25, is often outshined by his younger brother, Troy, who's 24. In the air, they try to act like identical twins. On the ground, they have two very different personalities.

TROY DUMAIS, SYNCHRONIZED DIVER: I'm more outgoing.

JUSTIN DUMAIS, SYNCHRONIZED DIVER: Got the academic side.

KENNY ARMSTRONG, COACH: And they know one another very well.

BELLINI: An advantage when they're feeling the brotherly love, which isn't always.

(on camera): Have you ever seen them when they're not talking to one another?

ARMSTRONG: Yah, that's yes, that's a definite. That's why they don't live together

BELLINI: Troy admits he's tired of teammates scrutinizing their relationship.

TROY DUMAIS: And then we ask them the same question, so what if your sister was standing here? I wouldn't like it. So, I mean, (UNINTELLIGIBLE) then why are you giving us crap about it? I mean, we deal with it, and we don't cause that much problem.

BELLINI: Athens will be Troy's second Olympics. In 2000, his best individual effort was sixth in the three-meter springboard. Justin didn't make the team.

TROY DUMAIS: I think it was a difficult thing for my brother to handle, because that was his dream too, to go to the Olympics and win a medal.

BELLINI: At this year's trial, the same thing happened, Troy qualified in his individual event, Justin did not. But Justin made the team with the help of his brother in synchronized diving.

TROY DUMAIS: That's all she wrote, basically. I mean, that was his last chance, was synchro.

BELLINI: Synchronized diving became an Olympic event in 2000.

(on camera): Judges review the execution of the individual diver, but more importantly the synchronization of the duo, from takeoff, to the height of the dive, to the angle they hit the water.

JUSTIN DUMAIS: Synchro is kind of -- put two competitors together, and, I mean, it's always say, Oh, it was his fault, or it was his fault. And during synchro, you can't have that. It's a team event. It's our fault, it's not his or mine.

BELLINI: After Athens, Justin wants to join the Air National Guard. Troy plans to continue diving. Both say the time for sibling rivalry is over. In Athens, they have to be in sync like never before.

Jason Bellini, CNN, Houston.

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COSTELLO: Drug advertising, you can't turnaround without seeing a drug advertisement on TV or commercial, but are they working? Coming up in eight minutes, we'll tell you how things are adding up to big business for drug companies.

And about 13 minutes from now, we'll tell you what some on the key players are up to 30 years after Nixon's fall from grace.

I apologize for that.

Here's a look at what else is making news this Monday morning.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

COSTELLO: Now to the race for the White House. John Kerry wakes up in Flagstaff, Arizona this morning. He is heading out for a look at the Grand Canyon before continuing on by train to Cayman. There he'll re-board the "Believe in America" bus tour for a ride to Las Vegas.

President Bush back at the White House this morning after a weekend in New England that included a visit to New Hampshire, the only northeastern state the president won four years ago.

And joining us to talk about the Bush visit are Mark Ericson and Danielle Carrier of the WOKQ Waking Crew in Portsmouth and Manchester.

Good morning.

MARK ERICSON, WOKQ MORNING WAKING CREW, PORTSMOUTH & MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Morning, Carol.

DANIELLE CARRIER, WOKQ MORNING WAKING CREW, PORTSMOUTH & MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Morning -- Carol.

COSTELLO: So tell us about the president's visit.

ERICSON: Well, you said it yourself, the state of New Hampshire finds itself as the only New England battleground state in New England. The sentiment in our state is starting to lean against the war, so the president made it a point to make a big campaign stop in New Hampshire on Friday on his way to a private family function at the family compound in Kennebunkport.

CARRIER: And would you believe it, he caused traffic problems.

COSTELLO: Get out!

CARRIER: No, I'm dead serious.

COSTELLO: You mean there was security?

CARRIER: Actually, it was unusually tight. The Secret Service actually began letting people on to the farm where he was speaking at about 9:00 a.m. on Friday morning. And even people who had advanced tickets, at 1:00, if they didn't get in before 1:00, they weren't getting in.

COSTELLO: You're kidding?

ERICSON: We know of at least one state senator who could not get past security after 1:00.

COSTELLO: I bet he was steamed.

CARRIER: Yes.

COSTELLO: No, I'm looking at pictures of the president getting his blood pressure taken. What was that about?

ERICSON: Well the president is talking about health care. The president is talking about the war in Iraq. And the president made it a point on Friday to actually simply come right out and tell the Republican faithful in New Hampshire that he needs this state and he needs their help in 2004.

COSTELLO: Is the issue of the economy resonating in New Hampshire, because you know the jobs report came out and it wasn't so hot?

ERICSON: It was poor timing for a campaign stop for the president. But most people think that this was what they would term a standard stump speech, one that you will be hearing a lot of on the campaign trail. The president talking about everything that's going on and asking for a chance to continue the work that he has started.

COSTELLO: So he hasn't visited New Hampshire nearly as much as he has visited Ohio. Are you guys jealous?

CARRIER: You know he hasn't visited us nearly as much as he has promised either, actually.

ERICSON: Yes, actually four years ago he was supposed to stop by our studios here. Did not get the chance to do so. Although on his last pass through the state, which was not a campaign visit several months back, he did send us a dozen doughnuts and some napkins and some trinkets from Air Force One.

COSTELLO: Well that was kind of him.

ERICSON: Yes.

COSTELLO: Let's talk about Al Gore for just a minute. Has he visited New Hampshire much?

ERICSON: No, we have not seen Al Gore visiting New Hampshire much at all.

COSTELLO: Surprised?

ERICSON: No, not really.

CARRIER: No, not really.

COSTELLO: Wait, I meant John Kerry. Man I was flashing back to the year 2000, wasn't I?

ERICSON: Yes, all of a sudden we were back to 2000.

COSTELLO: I'm so sorry about that.

ERICSON: That's OK.

COSTELLO: I meant John Kerry.

ERICSON: Well you know John Kerry sort of falls into the Al Gore category there, he hasn't been up much either.

CARRIER: He hasn't been -- no, and that's actually surprising. ERICSON: I mean given his proximity...

CARRIER: He's right -- right.

ERICSON: ... to us being right next door.

COSTELLO: That's true, you'd think he'd be there all the time, but no. Well maybe he'll visit as the campaign really heats up.

Thank you very much -- Mark and Danielle.

ERICSON: Have a good day -- Carol.

COSTELLO: I'm going to try to wake up, I really am. I'm going to drink some more Diet Coke. It has caffeine in it.

CARRIER: I'm going to see. Have some coffee.

ERICSON: Good luck -- Carol.

COSTELLO: Have a great day.

President Bush and his wife, Laura, will be guests, by the way, on CNN's "LARRY KING LIVE" on Thursday. You can catch that interview at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, right here on CNN.

Alan Keyes lives in Maryland, but he has decided to enter the U.S. Senate race in Illinois. Keyes, a conservative political commentator, accepted the Illinois Republican Party nomination during a rally Sunday in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Keyes faces Democrat Barak Obama. Obama, you may recall, gave the keynote address during the Democratic National Convention last month.

And you can keep up with all the political claims, accusations, promises and recriminations on our Web site. You know the address, CNN.com.

Your news, money, weather and sports. It is 5:44 Eastern. Here is what's all new this morning.

Bail hearings are scheduled today for four men accused of beating and stabbing six people to death in a Florida home. Police say the suspected ringleader blamed one of the victims for taking his Xbox game system and clothes.

An autopsy has failed to determine the cause of death for singer Rick James. He died Friday in his sleep at his Los Angeles home. The L.A. coroner's office is now awaiting toxicology test results, which could take several weeks.

In money news, competition among airlines is on the rise and that's driving air fares down. "USA Today" reports some fares are now at the lowest level in memory.

In culture, Cruise is in control. Tom Cruise's newest movie "Collateral" did some serious damage to the competition this weekend. Cruise's flick took the top spot at the box office with more than $24 million. "The Village" fell to No. 2.

In sports, four more for the Hall. John Elway and Barry Sanders were two of the best of their generation, and now they are the latest members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Lineman Carl Eller and Bob Brown also inducted -- Chad.

MYERS: Congratulations to those guys. Yes, I mean that the retirement of Barry Sanders just got him there faster, I guess.

COSTELLO: It certainly did.

MYERS: He would have been there eventually.

Good morning.

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MYERS: Back to you.

COSTELLO: All right, thank you, Chad.

Those are the latest headlines for you.

Is Madison Avenue helping create a pill popping America? There seems to be at least one drug, and sometimes more than one, for every ailment or discomfort. And advertising them pays off big time.

Here's CNN's medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen.

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COSTELLO: For more on this or any other health story, head to our Web site. The address, CNN.com/health.

When it comes to what you pay at the pumps, you get what you pay for, or do you? In the next hour of DAYBREAK, we'll tell you if your fuel of choice is making the grade.

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RICHARD NIXON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow.

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COSTELLO: And famous words from a now infamous scandal, more Watergate memories ahead.

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COSTELLO: Can you believe it, 30 years ago today, Richard Nixon became the first and the only man to resign the presidency. That day was marked by one of the most famous images in American history, the wave from the door to Marine One. But Nixon actually said good-bye a day earlier in his final address to the American people.

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NIXON: Good evening.

This is the 37th time I have spoken to you from this office where so many decisions have been made that shaped the history of this nation. Each time, I have done so to discuss with you some matter that I believe affected the national interest.

In all the decisions I have made in my public life, I have always tried to do what was best for the nation. Throughout the long and difficult period of Watergate, I have felt it was my duty to persevere, to make every possible effort to complete the term of office to which you elected me.

I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. But as president, I must put the interests of America first. Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. Vie President Ford will be sworn in as president at that hour in this office.

For more than a quarter of a century in public life, I have shared in a turbulent history of this era. I have fought for what I believed in. I have tried, to the best of my ability, to discharge those duties and meet those responsibilities that were entrusted to me. Sometimes I have succeeded and sometimes I have failed.

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COSTELLO: But what about the people Nixon left behind? In our "Where Are They Now" segment, we catch up with some of the people who were big names during the Watergate era.

Don't you remember that clear as day?

MYERS: I remember all those names, yes.

COSTELLO: I remember that speech clear as day.

MYERS: Sure.

COSTELLO: Well the man who accepted Nixon's resignation was Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. He was virtually untouched by the Watergate fiasco. 2002, Kissinger was tapped to lead the government's investigation into 9/11, but he chose to step down before the commission began its work. And today, he leads his own private political consulting firm. He's out and about a lot.

G. Gordon Liddy, you remember, the tough guy of Watergate, he was one of the head plumbers. He helped plan the break in. Well Liddy refused to incriminate others during his trial and he received more than a 20-year sentence. He served less than five years in prison, and he is now a conservative talk radio host heard on more than 170 stations nationwide.

MYERS: There you go.

COSTELLO: Life is strange isn't it?

Howard Baker was Vice Chairman of the Senate Watergate Committee. During the hearings, Baker uttered the now infamous phrase, "what did the president know and when did he know it?" Today, Baker is the U.S. Ambassador to Japan.

MYERS: Forecast for you real quick.

COSTELLO: OK.

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COSTELLO: The heightened terror alert enters week two, but as terror plans are foiled at home and abroad, are Americans too angry to be afraid? The answer is ahead. You stay tuned.

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COSTELLO: We'll have more on those terror alerts and the terror suspects arrested in Albany, New York.

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