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Palestinian Leaders Postpone Paris Trip; Iraqi Troops, U.S. Marines Seize Hospital Near Falluja; Fourth Day of Deliberations in Peterson Trial

Aired November 08, 2004 - 05:30   ET

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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: And good morning to you. Welcome to the second half hour of DAYBREAK. From the CNN Global Headquarters in Atlanta, I'm Carol Costello.
Now in the news -- Iraqi troops have seized a hospital on the outskirts of Falluja. The overnight U.S. bombardment of that insurgent held city was especially tense. In fact, it still is. A long-waited major offensive to retake Falluja, though, has yet to jump off.

New Jersey Governor James McGreevey delivers his farewell speech this afternoon, in Trenton. Various scandals, personal and professional, are cutting short McGreevey's term. But the speech is expected to stress his triumphs in office.

Effective today, tourists going to Cuba are advised to bring euros, Canadian dollars, pounds Sterling or Swiss francs. President Fidel Castro says the U.S. dollar will no longer be accepted in cash transactions in Cuba.

Over to the forecast center and Chad, good morning.

CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: You say, francs?

COSTELLO: I just like the way that sounds.

MYERS: You a Franco-phile?

(LAUGHTER)

COSTELLO: It sounds better than francs.

MYERS: I guess.

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COSTELLO: Palestinian leaders have postponed their trip to Paris, where Yasser Arafat is now hospitalized. No reason given for the delay, but it does follow some explosive comments from Arafat's wife.

CNN Correspondent Jim Bittermann, live at the hospital in Paris, with the latest for us.

Hello, Jim. JIM BITTERMANN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Carol.

In fact, the situation here remains a bit confused, a bit murky this morning. About the most reliable information we have about Arafat's medical state, however, comes from Michel Barnier, the French foreign minister, who a few hours ago said that Arafat's condition was very complex, very serious, but stable.

Some Palestinian sources say he may have suffered liver damage or liver failure. But clearly some people here believe he's going to survive, his wife included. She has got on the phone to the Arabic news channel, Al-Jazeera, overnight. And in no uncertain terms said that she thought that Palestinian leaders were plotting against Arafat.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

SUHA ARAFAT, YASSER ARAFAT'S WIFE (through translator): This is a call to the Palestinian people from Yasser Arafat's bedside. This is information for the honest people of Palestine. A group of revolutionaries are coming tomorrow, to Paris, to bury Abu Ammar alive.

I appeal to you to be aware of the scope of the conspiracy. Abu Ammar is well and will return to his homeland and it will be a revolution until we triumph.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

BITTERMANN: It angered, that was -- those remarks by Suha Arafat apparently angered the delegation that was planning to come here. They were also apparently concerned that she might not even let them into the hospital to see her husband. So they, at first, postponed, first canceled their mission here. Then they are now saying that they have apparently postponed it.

The French foreign ministry tells us that they are considering that the visit is postponed. And they think that perhaps the high- level delegation will come here tomorrow -- Carol.

COSTELLO: It is interesting that Suha Arafat called them revolutionaries. These are members of the Palestinian leadership, aren't they?

BITTERMANN: Exactly. It is the prime minister, the foreign minister and the second in command of the PLO who are going to come here. She clearly has some differences with the top leadership. I think what the feeling is that, at least what we can tell from her remarks, her feeling is that they have been trying to put negative spin on this all along about the exact condition of Arafat's health and trying to push him aside as quickly as possible.

She, clearly, has not believed that he is in that bad of shape and that he perhaps can recover.

COSTELLO: Fascinating. Jim Bittermann, live from Paris this morning. Thank you.

Let's talk about Iraq now. Iraqi troops, backed by U.S. Marines, seize a hospital on the outskirts of Falluja. The Marines have thrown a ring of steel around the insurgent held city. They are waiting for orders now to retake it. Nic Robertson is live in Iraqi capitol to bring us up to date -- Nic.

NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, Carol, the latest from the pool reporter embedded with troops at that hospital on the outskirts of Falluja, he says this morning, when Iraqi troops raised the Iraqi flag, to fly above the hospital, he said then insurgents began to rain a barrage of fire down on the hospital. Mortars, rocket propelled grenades, small arms fire.

He said, then, the U.S. Marines and Iraqi forces responded. Cobra gunships, firing hellfire missiles, bombs were dropped on suspected insurgent positions. Artillery was brought to bear on those insurgent positions. He said, the pool reporter said, that some of the houses that insurgents were believed to be hiding in had collapsed under the weight of fire.

He said he could see at least five areas in Falluja where there was columns of smoke rising up from the town. He reports, however, that the hospital itself has not sustained any significant damage, it had only seen one mortar round incoming. But it does very much give the impression that the battle for Falluja really is effectively underway.

The hospital of Falluja is outside the town itself. It is in fact across the river, before you get into that grid of streets, which is where the Marines and Iraqi troops and the other supporting U.S. infantry are expecting to go into in the coming days.

But effectively, five hours of intense fighting, he said, going on this morning around the hospital area on the outskirts of Falluja, Carol.

COSTELLO: Nic, we were seeing some of those pictures from that raid on the hospital near Falluja. Fascinating pictures, we saw many Iraqi men of military age on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs. Were there many arrests from that group?

ROBERTSON: Well, 50 people, initially, were detained and flexi- cuffed in that raid. And they were apparently sifted through. About half that number were released. It has not been clear from the reporting, from the pool reporter so far, exactly who was released and why. It would be reasonable to expect that there would be some medical staff there. In fact, the trips I've made to that hospital in the past, some of the medical doctors there are indeed young men of -- relatively young men of military age.

So, not clear why half the 50 were released and why the other 25 were detained. But yes, 50 people were flexi-cuffed in the early hours of this morning there, Carol.

COSTELLO: Nic Robertson, live in Baghdad this morning. Thank you.

Some U.S. Army forces knew exactly what the Marines are up against in Falluja. It was the Army Special Operations forces that moved into Baghdad. And they're training was grueling. Only the strong survive.

CNN's Kyra Phillips had an opportunity to get an inside look these elite warriors as they trained for the war in Iraq. Here is some of what she saw and heard.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The folks who are successful here are physically relatively normal. These are not -- we are not looking for Arnold Schwarzeneggers. What we are looking for most is what is inside the guy.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is the beginning of six phases of training. And we'll transform this soldier into a special forces non- commissioned officer, or officer. Doesn't want to quit...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There you go, head over heels.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: ...is adaptive; has great self-confidence, and is willing to overcome obstacles.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Both sides mount.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This obstacle here has produced one refusal to train, that is someone who has been incapacitated by his own fear of heights.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If they don't succeed here, they are still in the Army, they enlisted and it is a five-year enlistment. They are qualified infantrymen.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Ah!

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: At the end of the day, special forces is not for everybody. We are the nation's unconventional warfare warriors. These guys are going to represent the United States of America in places that they can't even imagine.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Let's go 93, holding everybody up.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We'll teach them what they need to do to be successful, and we'll get them to Green Beret.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COSTELLO: And coming up in the next hour, Kyra Phillips will join us live with her inside look with Special Ops forces, training for urban combat. The same exact kind of fighting that is going on right now in Falluja.

Another day of deliberations in the Scott Peterson jury trial. We'll weigh the evidence in that double-murder trial ahead. And the election is over, but Ralph Nader demands a recount. Could he have won New Hampshire? We'll take you live to the Granite state for guidance on this rather strange development.

Also, our e-mail question of the morning: What is your favorite ringtone, or do ringtones simply annoy you? Do you think they should be banned from the earth.

(LAUGHTER)

You can tell what I think. Daybreak@cnn.com -- that is daybreak@cnn.com.

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COSTELLO: An update for you, right now, on the Palestinian situation. As you know, Yasser Arafat is in a Paris hospital, unconscious, his wife by his bedside. Over the weekend Suha Arafat called into Al Jazeera, saying that she did not want a delegation from the Palestinian leadership going to the hospital and interfering.

In fact, she was quite upset. She called them revolutionaries. She said that they were trying to take over.

Well, they postponed their trip. I'm talking about the Palestinian leadership. We just got word that they will be going later today, despite Suha Arafat's objections. So, the Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei, along with others of the Palestinian leadership will travel to Paris, to that hospital.

Don't know if they'll actually get into the room. We'll have updates for you, throughout the morning.

The jurors in the Scott Peterson trial are scheduled to deliberate again today. It will be their fourth day since getting the case last week. And CNN's David Mattingly reports, there is plenty of material for the jurors to look back on.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DAVID MATTINGLY, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): They are some of the last pictures taken of Scott and Laci Peterson together. Less than two weeks before her disappearance.

A time when their closest friends and family believed them to be the picture of a happy couple.

The photographs were among more than 50 exhibits released Friday by the court that tried Scott Peterson for murder. They included the gun, found in his truck; and the date book, where he made reference to an important date for Amber. Amber Frey his former secret girlfriend.

They are just a fraction of the 300 plus pieces of evidence and nearly 200 witnesses presented for the jury to consider, as they try to determine whether or not Scott Peterson killed his wife. PROF. ROBERT TALBOT, UNIV. OF SAN FRANCISCO LAW SCHOOL: One of the things I think jurors are struggling about is that they have been hearing things for five months. And it is very difficult to retain things for five months.

MATTINGLY: It is a task made even more difficult by a case with no murder weapon or cause of death. After just two and a half days of deliberations the jury, of six men and six women, called it a week. And residents of the burgeoning tent city of media, outside the courthouse, moved from standby to stand down.

PAULA CANNY (ph), LEGAL ANALYST: Whether it is their spouse, or their mother-in-law, or the media, everyone of those people know that no matter what they decide, it is going to be second-guessed.

MATTINGLY: As they deliberate, the jurors have also lost their freedom. They were sequestered for the weekend at a local hotel with limited TV viewing. No access to news and no incoming phone calls.

HOWARD VARINSKY, PROSECUTION JURY CONSULTANT: It is a prison, in a way. I mean, it is very isolating and it is very empty, in a way. And I've never - I've spoken to a number of jurors that have been sequestered in major cases, and I've not ever heard one that was happy about it.

MATTINGLY: Jurors are due to get back to business Monday morning, led by a foreman who is both a doctor and a lawyer.

(on camera): He is also one juror who appeared to take detailed notes. He left the courtroom with a stack of notebooks in hand. Clearly to be used as he guides the jury through these life and death deliberations.

David Mattingly, CNN, Redwood City, California.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COSTELLO: OK, on to a bit of American politics now. Ralph Nader wants a recount of the presidential vote in New Hampshire. But the state says, no can do. And it is all because of money. Let's head live now to New Hampshire and our friends Mark Ericson and Danielle Carrier from the WOKQ Morning Waking Crew in Portsmouth and Manchester, New Hampshire.

Good morning to you.

MARK ERICSON, WOKQ MORNING WAKING CREW: Good morning, Carol.

DANIELLE CARRIER, WOKQ MORNING WAKING CREW: Good morning.

COSTELLO: So, you know, you -- actually...

ERICSON: You know, trying hard to not giggle.

COSTELLO: No, I giggle, too. You sent me that e-mail saying that Ralph Nader wanted a recount. And I just couldn't believe it was true.

(LAUGHTER)

CARRIER: Well, he just wants to make sure he really lost.

(LAUGHTER)

COSTELLO: Well, is it -- I mean, what was the vote for Ralph Nader, as it stands right now?

CARRIER: He has just under 5,000 votes, I think.

ERICSON: He received just under 5,000 votes. You know it is one of these situations where Ralph Nader just keeps stirring the pot. And you have to kind of wonder why.

(LAUGHTER)

ERICSON: And on the surface it just seems so silly. Now, when you go deep, it not quite as silly. Ralph Nader says some of his constituents say that there were some irregularities in the State of New Hampshire and that these irregularities favored President Bush. Now, no matter how you slice it...

CARRIER: Yes, but he still lost the state.

ERICSON: President Bush lost the state by about 10,000 votes, even if he got more than he should have and Ralph Nader lost the state by about a zillion. I mean, we didn't even have a color on the maps for Ralph Nader, anywhere. It was red or blue and that was it.

COSTELLO: Now, tell us why New Hampshire won't recount the votes?

ERICSON: Ralph Nader sent a request to the secretary of state's office by the deadline, which was 5 o'clock last Friday -- as, by the way, did a number of people involved in local races. There are eight or 10 local recounts in the state.

But with the request there was supposed to be a check. Ralph Nader thought this was worth writing a letter for, but apparently he didn't think it was worth writing a check for. He didn't write a check, so the attorney general has said it is not a valid request. See you later.

COSTELLO: Well, he's probably out of money. Not that he had enough money anyway.

(LAUGHTER)

COSTELLO: Mark and Danielle, thank you for joining DAYBREAK, as usual. We've enjoyed it.

Ringtones are the name of the game this morning on DAYBREAK. Tell us, honestly, what is your favorite ringtone, or do ringtones simply annoy you. We will read some of your comments a little later this hour. Daybreak@cnn.com.

But first, you too can have that perfectly white smile. But it could cost you in more ways than one. This is DAYBREAK for a Monday.

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COSTELLO: Americans are spending big bucks to have a pretty smile. CNN Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta shows us how far some people will go keep their teeth their whitest.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

ANNOUNCER: White teeth after just three days. For results in seven...

DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN SR. MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice over): TV commercials and magazine ads promise sparkling white smiles. And who doesn't want that?

But for some teeth whitening has become and obsession.

JESSICA NEFF, TEETH WHITENING "JUNKIE": I've tried the tray and gel systems over the counter. I've tried the tray and gel system in office. I've done the Rembrandt gel and toothpaste. I've done the Crest White Strips. I've just tried the new Oral-B White Strips and the paint-on brush that you use.

GUPTA: And fueling Jessica's fascination with teeth whitening? Shows like "The Swan" and "Extreme Makeover." And of course the desire to make a dazzling first impression.

She's part of a growing number of consumers referred to as teeth whitening junkies; people who obsessively bleach.

DR. JONATHAN LEVINE, AESTHETIC DENTIST: The manufacturer says use it for two weeks, morning and night, twice a day, or 10 days every day. That doesn't mean doubling up on it and use if for three months.

GUPTA: Once a treatment that was only administered by dentists, cheap and easy, at-home products have transformed teeth whitening into a relatively safe and effective beauty regime for millions of Americans.

(on camera): But abusing these products might be harmful, causing gum irritation, over sensitivity, and in some cases, irreversible damage.

LEVINE: You breaking down the structural integrity of the tooth. These people will be prone to fracture. And they're going to need some type of long-term restorations to restore the tooth that the whitening broke down from the inside.

GUPTA (voice over): Ironically, excessive bleaching can turn pearly whites into an unnatural translucent blue. Some simple guidelines can help to avoid this kind of permanent damage from at- home whitening. Follow the directions, especially length and frequency, of use.

Use concentrations lower than 7 percent hydrogen peroxide.

Look for hydrogen peroxide instead of carbamide peroxide ingredients.

Steer clear of online products, which are mainly unregulated by the FDA.

And of course, talk to your dentist before starting any whitening regime.

As far as Jessica goes, she is still obsessed with white teeth. But she does check with her dentist regularly, and together, they keep that smile sparkling.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, Atlanta.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COSTELLO: We're glad her story had a happy ending. For more on this or any other health story head to our Web site -- the address, cnn.com/health.

Cell phone ring tones, we have been talking about them this morning. They really hit the big time, 97,000 people bought the number one ringtone. They had to download it and pay money for that.

MYERS: And you know, a lot of our e-mails today talking about how disposable income from teens are going to buy unnecessary ...

COSTELLO: What else do they have to spend their money on?

(LAUGHTER)

MYERS: Well, I could think of a lot of things when I was a kid.

Only 25,000 bought the number one, legally, though. The rest of them downloaded the songs for free.

COSTELLO: OK, so here is another one of "Billboard" magazine's top 10 ringtones.

MYERS: We have really hit a nerve on the e-mail list here today, by the way. We have had nine e-mails on this.

COSTELLO: That was Usher, by the way. The song is called "Yeah!"

MYERS: Do you like ringtones? Do you even know what a ringtone is?

COSTELLO: Most people really -- well, I don't -- I shouldn't ...

MYERS: Well, most viewers that will know about ringtones are still sleeping. Because they don't get up until 10:30.

COSTELLO: That is true.

Let me read one from Valerie, she said, "I hear a ringer the other day at work, in our breakroom. I, among others, immediately looked around for a big black phone with a rotary dial somewhere. The phone's owner was a little shocked when we all stared at her phone when she pulled it out of her bag. She had no idea that she had a piece of history on her phone."

So she had the phone ringing in the old fashioned way.

MYERS: Like the old slim line? Nice.

"Most people who use these musical tones allow them to ring all the way through when receiving the call. They let them play and play and play. It is the most rude, annoying innovation of the 21st century. Thanks I'll keep mine on vibrate" -- from Chris in Pennsylvania.

COSTELLO: Oh, speaking of keeping your phone on vibrate. I know you are being thoughtful, but this is from Thompson, he says, "The other bug is even when I set my phone to vibrate to keep it silent, the stupid thing does not allow me to turn off the tone indicating I have voice mail."

MYERS: So, beep-beep.

COSTELLO: So, it still makes noise.

We're going to tell you much more when DAYBREAK continues. Stay with us.

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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: And good morning to you. Welcome to the second half hour of DAYBREAK. From the CNN Global Headquarters in Atlanta, I'm Carol Costello.
Now in the news -- Iraqi troops have seized a hospital on the outskirts of Falluja. The overnight U.S. bombardment of that insurgent held city was especially tense. In fact, it still is. A long-waited major offensive to retake Falluja, though, has yet to jump off.

New Jersey Governor James McGreevey delivers his farewell speech this afternoon, in Trenton. Various scandals, personal and professional, are cutting short McGreevey's term. But the speech is expected to stress his triumphs in office.

Effective today, tourists going to Cuba are advised to bring euros, Canadian dollars, pounds Sterling or Swiss francs. President Fidel Castro says the U.S. dollar will no longer be accepted in cash transactions in Cuba.

Over to the forecast center and Chad, good morning.

CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: You say, francs?

COSTELLO: I just like the way that sounds.

MYERS: You a Franco-phile?

(LAUGHTER)

COSTELLO: It sounds better than francs.

MYERS: I guess.

(WEATHER FORECAST)

COSTELLO: Palestinian leaders have postponed their trip to Paris, where Yasser Arafat is now hospitalized. No reason given for the delay, but it does follow some explosive comments from Arafat's wife.

CNN Correspondent Jim Bittermann, live at the hospital in Paris, with the latest for us.

Hello, Jim. JIM BITTERMANN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Carol.

In fact, the situation here remains a bit confused, a bit murky this morning. About the most reliable information we have about Arafat's medical state, however, comes from Michel Barnier, the French foreign minister, who a few hours ago said that Arafat's condition was very complex, very serious, but stable.

Some Palestinian sources say he may have suffered liver damage or liver failure. But clearly some people here believe he's going to survive, his wife included. She has got on the phone to the Arabic news channel, Al-Jazeera, overnight. And in no uncertain terms said that she thought that Palestinian leaders were plotting against Arafat.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

SUHA ARAFAT, YASSER ARAFAT'S WIFE (through translator): This is a call to the Palestinian people from Yasser Arafat's bedside. This is information for the honest people of Palestine. A group of revolutionaries are coming tomorrow, to Paris, to bury Abu Ammar alive.

I appeal to you to be aware of the scope of the conspiracy. Abu Ammar is well and will return to his homeland and it will be a revolution until we triumph.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

BITTERMANN: It angered, that was -- those remarks by Suha Arafat apparently angered the delegation that was planning to come here. They were also apparently concerned that she might not even let them into the hospital to see her husband. So they, at first, postponed, first canceled their mission here. Then they are now saying that they have apparently postponed it.

The French foreign ministry tells us that they are considering that the visit is postponed. And they think that perhaps the high- level delegation will come here tomorrow -- Carol.

COSTELLO: It is interesting that Suha Arafat called them revolutionaries. These are members of the Palestinian leadership, aren't they?

BITTERMANN: Exactly. It is the prime minister, the foreign minister and the second in command of the PLO who are going to come here. She clearly has some differences with the top leadership. I think what the feeling is that, at least what we can tell from her remarks, her feeling is that they have been trying to put negative spin on this all along about the exact condition of Arafat's health and trying to push him aside as quickly as possible.

She, clearly, has not believed that he is in that bad of shape and that he perhaps can recover.

COSTELLO: Fascinating. Jim Bittermann, live from Paris this morning. Thank you.

Let's talk about Iraq now. Iraqi troops, backed by U.S. Marines, seize a hospital on the outskirts of Falluja. The Marines have thrown a ring of steel around the insurgent held city. They are waiting for orders now to retake it. Nic Robertson is live in Iraqi capitol to bring us up to date -- Nic.

NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, Carol, the latest from the pool reporter embedded with troops at that hospital on the outskirts of Falluja, he says this morning, when Iraqi troops raised the Iraqi flag, to fly above the hospital, he said then insurgents began to rain a barrage of fire down on the hospital. Mortars, rocket propelled grenades, small arms fire.

He said, then, the U.S. Marines and Iraqi forces responded. Cobra gunships, firing hellfire missiles, bombs were dropped on suspected insurgent positions. Artillery was brought to bear on those insurgent positions. He said, the pool reporter said, that some of the houses that insurgents were believed to be hiding in had collapsed under the weight of fire.

He said he could see at least five areas in Falluja where there was columns of smoke rising up from the town. He reports, however, that the hospital itself has not sustained any significant damage, it had only seen one mortar round incoming. But it does very much give the impression that the battle for Falluja really is effectively underway.

The hospital of Falluja is outside the town itself. It is in fact across the river, before you get into that grid of streets, which is where the Marines and Iraqi troops and the other supporting U.S. infantry are expecting to go into in the coming days.

But effectively, five hours of intense fighting, he said, going on this morning around the hospital area on the outskirts of Falluja, Carol.

COSTELLO: Nic, we were seeing some of those pictures from that raid on the hospital near Falluja. Fascinating pictures, we saw many Iraqi men of military age on the ground with their hands tied behind their backs. Were there many arrests from that group?

ROBERTSON: Well, 50 people, initially, were detained and flexi- cuffed in that raid. And they were apparently sifted through. About half that number were released. It has not been clear from the reporting, from the pool reporter so far, exactly who was released and why. It would be reasonable to expect that there would be some medical staff there. In fact, the trips I've made to that hospital in the past, some of the medical doctors there are indeed young men of -- relatively young men of military age.

So, not clear why half the 50 were released and why the other 25 were detained. But yes, 50 people were flexi-cuffed in the early hours of this morning there, Carol.

COSTELLO: Nic Robertson, live in Baghdad this morning. Thank you.

Some U.S. Army forces knew exactly what the Marines are up against in Falluja. It was the Army Special Operations forces that moved into Baghdad. And they're training was grueling. Only the strong survive.

CNN's Kyra Phillips had an opportunity to get an inside look these elite warriors as they trained for the war in Iraq. Here is some of what she saw and heard.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The folks who are successful here are physically relatively normal. These are not -- we are not looking for Arnold Schwarzeneggers. What we are looking for most is what is inside the guy.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is the beginning of six phases of training. And we'll transform this soldier into a special forces non- commissioned officer, or officer. Doesn't want to quit...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There you go, head over heels.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: ...is adaptive; has great self-confidence, and is willing to overcome obstacles.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Both sides mount.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This obstacle here has produced one refusal to train, that is someone who has been incapacitated by his own fear of heights.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If they don't succeed here, they are still in the Army, they enlisted and it is a five-year enlistment. They are qualified infantrymen.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Ah!

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: At the end of the day, special forces is not for everybody. We are the nation's unconventional warfare warriors. These guys are going to represent the United States of America in places that they can't even imagine.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Let's go 93, holding everybody up.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We'll teach them what they need to do to be successful, and we'll get them to Green Beret.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COSTELLO: And coming up in the next hour, Kyra Phillips will join us live with her inside look with Special Ops forces, training for urban combat. The same exact kind of fighting that is going on right now in Falluja.

Another day of deliberations in the Scott Peterson jury trial. We'll weigh the evidence in that double-murder trial ahead. And the election is over, but Ralph Nader demands a recount. Could he have won New Hampshire? We'll take you live to the Granite state for guidance on this rather strange development.

Also, our e-mail question of the morning: What is your favorite ringtone, or do ringtones simply annoy you? Do you think they should be banned from the earth.

(LAUGHTER)

You can tell what I think. Daybreak@cnn.com -- that is daybreak@cnn.com.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

COSTELLO: An update for you, right now, on the Palestinian situation. As you know, Yasser Arafat is in a Paris hospital, unconscious, his wife by his bedside. Over the weekend Suha Arafat called into Al Jazeera, saying that she did not want a delegation from the Palestinian leadership going to the hospital and interfering.

In fact, she was quite upset. She called them revolutionaries. She said that they were trying to take over.

Well, they postponed their trip. I'm talking about the Palestinian leadership. We just got word that they will be going later today, despite Suha Arafat's objections. So, the Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei, along with others of the Palestinian leadership will travel to Paris, to that hospital.

Don't know if they'll actually get into the room. We'll have updates for you, throughout the morning.

The jurors in the Scott Peterson trial are scheduled to deliberate again today. It will be their fourth day since getting the case last week. And CNN's David Mattingly reports, there is plenty of material for the jurors to look back on.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DAVID MATTINGLY, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): They are some of the last pictures taken of Scott and Laci Peterson together. Less than two weeks before her disappearance.

A time when their closest friends and family believed them to be the picture of a happy couple.

The photographs were among more than 50 exhibits released Friday by the court that tried Scott Peterson for murder. They included the gun, found in his truck; and the date book, where he made reference to an important date for Amber. Amber Frey his former secret girlfriend.

They are just a fraction of the 300 plus pieces of evidence and nearly 200 witnesses presented for the jury to consider, as they try to determine whether or not Scott Peterson killed his wife. PROF. ROBERT TALBOT, UNIV. OF SAN FRANCISCO LAW SCHOOL: One of the things I think jurors are struggling about is that they have been hearing things for five months. And it is very difficult to retain things for five months.

MATTINGLY: It is a task made even more difficult by a case with no murder weapon or cause of death. After just two and a half days of deliberations the jury, of six men and six women, called it a week. And residents of the burgeoning tent city of media, outside the courthouse, moved from standby to stand down.

PAULA CANNY (ph), LEGAL ANALYST: Whether it is their spouse, or their mother-in-law, or the media, everyone of those people know that no matter what they decide, it is going to be second-guessed.

MATTINGLY: As they deliberate, the jurors have also lost their freedom. They were sequestered for the weekend at a local hotel with limited TV viewing. No access to news and no incoming phone calls.

HOWARD VARINSKY, PROSECUTION JURY CONSULTANT: It is a prison, in a way. I mean, it is very isolating and it is very empty, in a way. And I've never - I've spoken to a number of jurors that have been sequestered in major cases, and I've not ever heard one that was happy about it.

MATTINGLY: Jurors are due to get back to business Monday morning, led by a foreman who is both a doctor and a lawyer.

(on camera): He is also one juror who appeared to take detailed notes. He left the courtroom with a stack of notebooks in hand. Clearly to be used as he guides the jury through these life and death deliberations.

David Mattingly, CNN, Redwood City, California.

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COSTELLO: OK, on to a bit of American politics now. Ralph Nader wants a recount of the presidential vote in New Hampshire. But the state says, no can do. And it is all because of money. Let's head live now to New Hampshire and our friends Mark Ericson and Danielle Carrier from the WOKQ Morning Waking Crew in Portsmouth and Manchester, New Hampshire.

Good morning to you.

MARK ERICSON, WOKQ MORNING WAKING CREW: Good morning, Carol.

DANIELLE CARRIER, WOKQ MORNING WAKING CREW: Good morning.

COSTELLO: So, you know, you -- actually...

ERICSON: You know, trying hard to not giggle.

COSTELLO: No, I giggle, too. You sent me that e-mail saying that Ralph Nader wanted a recount. And I just couldn't believe it was true.

(LAUGHTER)

CARRIER: Well, he just wants to make sure he really lost.

(LAUGHTER)

COSTELLO: Well, is it -- I mean, what was the vote for Ralph Nader, as it stands right now?

CARRIER: He has just under 5,000 votes, I think.

ERICSON: He received just under 5,000 votes. You know it is one of these situations where Ralph Nader just keeps stirring the pot. And you have to kind of wonder why.

(LAUGHTER)

ERICSON: And on the surface it just seems so silly. Now, when you go deep, it not quite as silly. Ralph Nader says some of his constituents say that there were some irregularities in the State of New Hampshire and that these irregularities favored President Bush. Now, no matter how you slice it...

CARRIER: Yes, but he still lost the state.

ERICSON: President Bush lost the state by about 10,000 votes, even if he got more than he should have and Ralph Nader lost the state by about a zillion. I mean, we didn't even have a color on the maps for Ralph Nader, anywhere. It was red or blue and that was it.

COSTELLO: Now, tell us why New Hampshire won't recount the votes?

ERICSON: Ralph Nader sent a request to the secretary of state's office by the deadline, which was 5 o'clock last Friday -- as, by the way, did a number of people involved in local races. There are eight or 10 local recounts in the state.

But with the request there was supposed to be a check. Ralph Nader thought this was worth writing a letter for, but apparently he didn't think it was worth writing a check for. He didn't write a check, so the attorney general has said it is not a valid request. See you later.

COSTELLO: Well, he's probably out of money. Not that he had enough money anyway.

(LAUGHTER)

COSTELLO: Mark and Danielle, thank you for joining DAYBREAK, as usual. We've enjoyed it.

Ringtones are the name of the game this morning on DAYBREAK. Tell us, honestly, what is your favorite ringtone, or do ringtones simply annoy you. We will read some of your comments a little later this hour. Daybreak@cnn.com.

But first, you too can have that perfectly white smile. But it could cost you in more ways than one. This is DAYBREAK for a Monday.

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COSTELLO: Americans are spending big bucks to have a pretty smile. CNN Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta shows us how far some people will go keep their teeth their whitest.

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ANNOUNCER: White teeth after just three days. For results in seven...

DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN SR. MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice over): TV commercials and magazine ads promise sparkling white smiles. And who doesn't want that?

But for some teeth whitening has become and obsession.

JESSICA NEFF, TEETH WHITENING "JUNKIE": I've tried the tray and gel systems over the counter. I've tried the tray and gel system in office. I've done the Rembrandt gel and toothpaste. I've done the Crest White Strips. I've just tried the new Oral-B White Strips and the paint-on brush that you use.

GUPTA: And fueling Jessica's fascination with teeth whitening? Shows like "The Swan" and "Extreme Makeover." And of course the desire to make a dazzling first impression.

She's part of a growing number of consumers referred to as teeth whitening junkies; people who obsessively bleach.

DR. JONATHAN LEVINE, AESTHETIC DENTIST: The manufacturer says use it for two weeks, morning and night, twice a day, or 10 days every day. That doesn't mean doubling up on it and use if for three months.

GUPTA: Once a treatment that was only administered by dentists, cheap and easy, at-home products have transformed teeth whitening into a relatively safe and effective beauty regime for millions of Americans.

(on camera): But abusing these products might be harmful, causing gum irritation, over sensitivity, and in some cases, irreversible damage.

LEVINE: You breaking down the structural integrity of the tooth. These people will be prone to fracture. And they're going to need some type of long-term restorations to restore the tooth that the whitening broke down from the inside.

GUPTA (voice over): Ironically, excessive bleaching can turn pearly whites into an unnatural translucent blue. Some simple guidelines can help to avoid this kind of permanent damage from at- home whitening. Follow the directions, especially length and frequency, of use.

Use concentrations lower than 7 percent hydrogen peroxide.

Look for hydrogen peroxide instead of carbamide peroxide ingredients.

Steer clear of online products, which are mainly unregulated by the FDA.

And of course, talk to your dentist before starting any whitening regime.

As far as Jessica goes, she is still obsessed with white teeth. But she does check with her dentist regularly, and together, they keep that smile sparkling.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, Atlanta.

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COSTELLO: We're glad her story had a happy ending. For more on this or any other health story head to our Web site -- the address, cnn.com/health.

Cell phone ring tones, we have been talking about them this morning. They really hit the big time, 97,000 people bought the number one ringtone. They had to download it and pay money for that.

MYERS: And you know, a lot of our e-mails today talking about how disposable income from teens are going to buy unnecessary ...

COSTELLO: What else do they have to spend their money on?

(LAUGHTER)

MYERS: Well, I could think of a lot of things when I was a kid.

Only 25,000 bought the number one, legally, though. The rest of them downloaded the songs for free.

COSTELLO: OK, so here is another one of "Billboard" magazine's top 10 ringtones.

MYERS: We have really hit a nerve on the e-mail list here today, by the way. We have had nine e-mails on this.

COSTELLO: That was Usher, by the way. The song is called "Yeah!"

MYERS: Do you like ringtones? Do you even know what a ringtone is?

COSTELLO: Most people really -- well, I don't -- I shouldn't ...

MYERS: Well, most viewers that will know about ringtones are still sleeping. Because they don't get up until 10:30.

COSTELLO: That is true.

Let me read one from Valerie, she said, "I hear a ringer the other day at work, in our breakroom. I, among others, immediately looked around for a big black phone with a rotary dial somewhere. The phone's owner was a little shocked when we all stared at her phone when she pulled it out of her bag. She had no idea that she had a piece of history on her phone."

So she had the phone ringing in the old fashioned way.

MYERS: Like the old slim line? Nice.

"Most people who use these musical tones allow them to ring all the way through when receiving the call. They let them play and play and play. It is the most rude, annoying innovation of the 21st century. Thanks I'll keep mine on vibrate" -- from Chris in Pennsylvania.

COSTELLO: Oh, speaking of keeping your phone on vibrate. I know you are being thoughtful, but this is from Thompson, he says, "The other bug is even when I set my phone to vibrate to keep it silent, the stupid thing does not allow me to turn off the tone indicating I have voice mail."

MYERS: So, beep-beep.

COSTELLO: So, it still makes noise.

We're going to tell you much more when DAYBREAK continues. Stay with us.

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