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Military Jury Could Begin Deliberations in Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal; From Earth to Saturn
Aired January 14, 2005 - 05:00 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Straight ahead on DAYBREAK, a military jury could begin deliberations this morning in the Abu Ghraib Prison scandal.
Plus, from Earth to Saturn -- going on this hour, a probe to the planet's largest moon. Our space guy, Miles O'Brien, is watching.
And oh, Harry. He is still the target of so many unhappy people. We've got a flood of e-mails on this one.
It is Friday, January 14.
This is DAYBREAK.
And good morning to you.
From the Time Warner Center in New York, I'm Carol Costello, along with Chad Myers.
Now in the news, the governor of Arkansas gets a firsthand look at tornado damage in the south-central part of his state today. The bad weather killed three people and damaged or destroyed more than two dozen homes yesterday.
Closing arguments begin four hours from now in the court martial of Army Specialist Charles Graner. Graner is charged in the Iraqi prison scandal. He did not testify in his own defense.
Iraqi police and multinational forces are on the lookout today for 28 escaped inmates from the Abu Ghraib Prison. Thirty-eight men overpowered their guards and escaped from a bus taking them to a Baghdad courthouse. Ten were captured shortly after the escape.
And here's something you don't see much of in Hawaii -- snow. The snow fell on the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on Hawaii's Big Island. Temperatures on the volcanoes have been in the 20s. Wow -- good morning, Chad.
CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Good morning, Carol.
We talked about that last year. You could actually ski down those mountains. Yes, this still happens...
COSTELLO: It just doesn't seem right.
MYERS: Well, and when it's 14,000, 15,000 feet up there, obviously, it's much colder. It's still 80 degrees down at the beach, so don't cancel your vacation to Hawaii because of the snow pictures, for sure.
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COSTELLO: Now to our top story. Army Specialist Charles Graner promised to tell his story in court, but he never did. That sets the stage for today's closing arguments and a verdict in his prisoner abuse court martial. Among the charges Graner faces are conspiracy and aggravated assault.
CNN national correspondent Susan Candiotti has more for you from Fort Hood, Texas.
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SUSAN CANDIOTTI, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Specialist Charles Graner left court upbeat after a surprise decision not to take the stand to defend himself.
(on camera): Were you disappointed that you didn't get a chance to talk to the jury yourself?
ARMY SPECIALIST CHARLES GRANER: No. No, I wasn't. And I'm still smiling, so.
CANDIOTTI: The decision came from Graner's attorney.
(on camera): You had told the jury during opening statements that they would expect to -- that they could expect to hear from Specialist Graner.
GUY WOMACK, GRANER'S LAWYER: Yes. Through the other evidence. So they've heard from him vicariously. And that's always the best way to do it.
CANDIOTTI (voice-over): The defense contends military intelligence set the tone for abuse at Abu Ghraib Prison. It got some support from its last witness, former guard Kenneth Davis. He said on the night this photo was taken, military intelligence seemed to be calling the shots. One guard, Megan Ambuhl, who disclosed she had a brief fling with Graner, said intelligence agents ordered her to watch prisoners in the shower and mock them. Asked did her testimony help Graner, she said, "I hope it did."
So do Graner's parents.
IRMA GRANER, MOTHER: I love my son. My husband loves our son. We both do. And we're very, very proud of him.
CANDIOTTI: Susan Candiotti, CNN, Fort Hood, Texas.
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COSTELLO: We'll have more with Susan when she joins us live in the shod. Making news across America this morning.
What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas. An armed Airtran pilot at the city's McCarran Airport was pulled from the cockpit after a screener smelled alcohol on him. The pilot was charged with operating an aircraft under the influence. But the airline says he never actually took control of the plane.
The Army has not decided if it will bring charges against a soldier who is refusing to return to Iraq. Sergeant Kevin Benderman has filed for conscientious objector status, but he's considered absent without leave. His unit left Fort Stewart, Georgia for Iraq last week. Benderman served a six month tour of Iraq at the beginning of the war.
A federal judge has cleared the way for oil drilling on federal land in Alaska. Environmental groups had argued that would have harmed the region. Oil companies already spent nearly $54 million for exploration rights.
And this morning, Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee will tour tornado damage along the Arkansas-Louisiana border.
Rick Howe (ph) of CNN affiliate KDPS in Shreveport shows us how the killer twister tossed things around like toys.
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RICK HOWE, KDPS CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): When face-to-face with death, what do you see? Ray Cates saw a 5-year-old boy.
RAY CATES: The first thing I thought about was my son. That was the very first thing I thought about.
HOWE: It was 11:51 p.m. Ray was fleeing the great storm when his pickup truck was impaled by a pine tree.
CATES: And it just flew right over the house.
HOWE: A big one?
CATES: A big one.
HOWE (voice-over): At the same moment, Tyler Williams was literally consumed by the great wind.
TYLER WILLIAMS, TORNADO KILLED GRANDFATHER: As soon as 9i got out the front door, the tornado picked me up and threw me over into mom and dad's, right by their house. And I...
HOWE (on camera): You actually, you were in the air?
WILLIAMS: I was in the air. I landed on a pine tree.
HOWE (voice-over): Tyler survived. His 82-year-old grandfather did not. WILLIAMS: I tried to save my grandfather and I just couldn't do it.
HOWE (on camera): Yes, I understand.
(voice-over): In the midst of the carnage, stunned silence, tears and tales of wonder.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It was just like "The Wizard of Oz." Like when I was a kid I used to think about how it would pick up and take off and, but, yes, it was horrible.
HOWE: Two deaths, dozens injured. Yet residents here say it could have been worse.
Ray Cates is thankful, too, thankful that today his 5-year-old boy still has a daddy. And Tyler Williams has a future.
CATES: I was flying, talking to god every minute of it. Yes. I didn't think I'd make it. I didn't think I would make it.
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COSTELLO: Authorities also blamed the severe storms for a private plane crash in northern Arkansas that killed the pilot.
Tornadoes, rain, ice, snow, we've had extreme weather coast to coast.
In southern Utah, homes fell apart as ground gives way to rising floodwaters. This week's flood damage is estimated at $86 million and climbing.
In Colorado, snow and ice make a disastrous mix. Out of control cars, one after the other, slide into each other on a Denver street.
And in South Carolina, take a look at this. A huge fire is sparked after a twister touches down last night in Lawrence. Local media reports about 100 people were evacuated. Nobody got hurt.
Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz says the U.S. military will be out of Indonesia long before the end of March. The Indonesian government wants foreign troops now helping with tsunami aid to be gone by March 26, and that has touched off a controversy in the United States.
CNN State Department correspondent Andrea Koppel tells us more about it.
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ANDREA KOPPEL, CNN STATE DEPARTMENT CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): As images like these were beamed back to the United States, Americans opened their hearts and wallets, pledging an unprecedented $350 million, matching the U.S. government pledge dollar for dollar. Now, one of the hardest hit countries, Indonesia, is ordering all foreign troops, including the U.S. military, to leave Aceh Province by March 26.
HARRY PURWANTO, DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION, INDONESIAN EMBASSY: It has already been decided that that's the dates when all plans would be geared to that date.
KOPPEL: The Bush administration says that's news to the U.S.
RICHARD BOUCHER, STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN: The Indonesians are not saying, "We don't need the help, go home."
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: But they are.
BOUCHER: There's -- no, they're not.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, Richard, I mean...
BOUCHER: They're not saying it to us.
KOPPEL: But that is exactly what Harry Purwanto, one of Indonesia's most senior diplomats in Washington, told CNN.
PURWANTO: After 26 of March, all will be taken care by Indonesians.
KOPPEL: On radio talk shows, reaction was heated.
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RUSH LIMBAUGH: Understand -- no, wait, understand who these people are. These are a bunch of paranoid religious zealots. And if they think that we started this tsunami by conducting an underground nuclear test with the Israelis, they're then going to assume that we are there to take over the country with the military. It's almost a miracle they're giving us three months to get our military out of there. I had the same reaction you did -- these ingrates!
KOPPEL: But Indonesia insists it is grateful for the outpouring of American aid. The concern, that Indonesian separatists in Aceh Province, hardest hit by the tsunami, might seize upon the presence of hundreds of foreign troops to help their cause.
(on camera): A senior U.S. official told CNN the U.S. believes the Indonesian government, which only recently took office, may be trying to reassure Indonesians they're still in control. But when push comes to shove, this official said, we'll allow the U.S. military to stay as long as it needs to, to get the job done.
Andrea Koppel, CNN, at the State Department.
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COSTELLO: The U.S. has beefed up troop levels for the coming election in Iraq. Now the job is keeping them out of sight during the balloting. Barbara Starr outlines the Pentagon's plans in 23 minutes.
And we've got some news from 750 million miles away. Appropriate, then, that it comes from Miles O'Brien. He'll have more for you in 33 minutes.
And a lot of people around the world not too wild about Harry. We'll see what you think about the British prince's costume malfunction in 49 minutes.
But first, here's a look at what else is making news this Friday morning.
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COSTELLO: Your news, money, weather and sports.
It's 5:14 Eastern.
Here's what's all new this morning.
Right now, the Huygens space probe is entering the atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon and two hours from now, if all goes well, the probe will land on Titan. We'll have more on the mission a little later in the hour.
Nine people are dead following a gun battle at an Israeli checkpoint in Gaza. Six Israelis and three Palestinian militants were killed. Three Palestinian militant groups claimed responsibility for this coordinated attack.
In money news, some people who sell their stuff on eBay, ooh, are they upset with the company. The auction site is doubling the cost of a normal listing and the monthly fee for people who operate small eBay stores jumped $6, to $15.95.
In culture, "American Idol" is changing its format. Oh, no. But it's an effort to help the men. This time, half of the 24 semifinalist spots are already promised to male performers. The final four from last season were all women and two of the three "Idol" winners have been women.
In sports, 15-year-old Michelle Wie is making her second appearance in the men's Sony Open. Wie shot an opening round 75, which left her nine shots behind the leader. Even though she's in 120th place, she finished ahead of 15 men.
To the forecast center and Chad.
MYERS: Carol, and she had a day like that all day yesterday. I was watching ESPN. She could have made at least three or four more birdie putts and they literally missed by millimeters. That one actually, it was a bender to the left, and she missed that one. But she should have literally been at either at par or maybe one over. She had a really great day and she probably should make up for it now that she knows the green is out there today.
Congratulations to her.
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COSTELLO: Oh, Chad, I was just talking to Ali Velshi about Prince Harry.
MYERS: Oh, he is in trouble, huh?
COSTELLO: He is in trouble.
ALI VELSHI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: What was the guy thinking, for heaven's sake? Does he not have handlers to tell him stuff like this? I'm sorry, young man. You can't go out wearing this.
COSTELLO: Well, before we get into your e-mail...
VELSHI: People tell me what not to wear and I live alone, for heaven's sake. My neighbors, what are you wearing?
COSTELLO: Before we get into that, though, Ali, we have to check in with Fionnuala Sweeney because she's in London and she has the latest on what's up for Prince Harry, because dad is weighing in now -- good morning, Fionnuala.
FIONNUALA SWEENEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Indeed, Carol, good morning.
And if Prince Harry and the royal family had hoped that this was going to end with yesterday's headlines, they had to think again. This morning the headline on "The Sun," again, if you can just see there, "Mein Fury: Charles Rages At Nazi Harry." And yet again, another picture, a photograph, the same photograph that they printed yesterday of Harry at that party in the English countryside on Saturday night.
It was, apparently, a colonials and natives party. That was the theme of this costume party. But apparently Prince Charles' fury not just directed at Prince Harry, also at his brother, Prince William, for going to the same costume shop as his brother and allowing his brother to pick out such a uniform.
Now, we're just hearing, it's been confirmed that a statement from the palace says Prince Harry has no further plans to make any other apology than the one that was made a couple of nights ago, just before this photograph was published. In the statement then Prince Harry issued from the palace said that he apologized for causing any offense and embarrassment to anyone and said that the choice of costume was a poor one.
It is, however, reported that Prince Charles is insisting that his sons do a number of things, such as make a private visit to the Auschwitz concentration camp so that they can learn more; also hold meetings with Jewish leaders here in Britain about the Holocaust; but that there will be no public visit to Auschwitz such as is planned later this month when Prince Edward, Prince Charles' younger brother, will represent the royal family and the nation at a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz from the Nazis. So for the moment this story is still dominating the front pages -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Interesting.
Fionnuala Sweeney, thank you for bringing us up to date, because, you know, that does bring us to our E-Mail Question of the Morning and Ali Velshi.
VELSHI: And newspaper headlines here in the United States doing exactly the same thing. Is Prince Harry's choice costume enough for an international incident or is it much ado about nothing? I am always in favor of irreverent and being a little outrageous and doing crazy things, but there are some symbols that are so strong that, you know, you just get into...
COSTELLO: You just don't go there.
VELSHI: Yes. And it doesn't necessarily speak to one's intentions, but it doesn't matter. If you're Prince -- frankly, if you're anybody walking around with a swastika on, you have to be very careful about making it very clear that you are doing this for this reason, to draw attention to what was a terrible thing. I don't know that that was a sophisticated...
COSTELLO: Is there ever a good reason?
VELSHI: I don't know that that was a sophisticated -- well, I just think he should think fast and have a better reason than I picked up this costume.
COSTELLO: OK, well, we do want to hear from our viewers...
VELSHI: And it will be interesting to hear...
COSTELLO: ... this morning.
VELSHI: Yes.
COSTELLO: And the question again, is this an international incident...
VELSHI: Or is it...
COSTELLO: ... or much ado about nothing?
VELSHI: Yes. And I wish, I think Prince Harry wished it was a Shakespearean play, not a real incident.
Daybreak@cnn.com. Send in your views. I bet you've got a lot of them on this one.
COSTELLO: Oh, I bet our viewers do.
Daybreak@cnn.com.
We're going to take a quick break.
We'll be right back with more.
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COSTELLO: Mother Nature still causing trouble -- Chad, I understand you have a new tornado watch.
MYERS: A warning, Carol. A tornado reported by Doppler radar here from Norfolk right on back even into Richmond, Virginia.
I'm going to zoom in a little bit closer to you. It's actually for Hanover County, about 13 miles west of Ashland. This is my old stomping grounds back here. Here is Richmond, Virginia, the I-95. I'm going to switch sources now and show you the storm itself.
It blocks out all the irrelevant rainfall and here you can really see the storm. This is the sheer off the Doppler radar. I'll zoom in one more time. You can kind of get a better idea. It is headed for about the Exit 98 along I-95, right through here. The storm is moving to the northeast at about 40 to 45 miles per hour. If you are in maybe even northern Henrico (ph), but really the warning is for Hanover County as it runs on up and right over the I-95, a little bit north of Richmond, Virginia.
A tornado warning for you this morning. This storm will head to the north of Richmond, but there's still another tale back out to the west that could even hit the Midlothian (ph) area, not with a tornado, but certainly with severe weather in the next hour or so.
Back to the Doppler radar. Here's that line right along the I- 64, still west of Shortpump (ph) but all the way back down to Richmond about to get it. Henrico County, you can see some of the areas here, that it's going to run right over your vicinity in the next, oh, I'd say maybe 20 minutes or so -- Carol, back to you.
COSTELLO: All right, thanks for the warning, Chad.
MYERS: All right.
COSTELLO: All right, let's talk entertainment.
Who's got the best chance of taking home a Golden Globe statue this weekend? CNN Entertainment correspondent Sibila Vargas has all the best bets.
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(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "THE AVIATOR, COURTESY MIRAMAX)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Ladies and gentlemen, Howard Hughes.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
SIBILA VARGAS, CNN ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Leo. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "FINDING NEVERLAND," COURTESY MIRAMAX)
JOHNNY DEPP, ACTOR: And who will be you, young squire?
(END VIDEO CLIP)
VARGAS: And Johnny.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "BIRTH," COURTESY NEW LINE CINEMA)
NICOLE KIDMAN, ACTOR: Don't bother me again.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
VARGAS: And Renee. When the Hollywood foreign press throws an awards show, they make room for big stars. This year is no different.
LEONARDO DICAPRIO, BEST ACTOR NOMINEE: He was America's first legitimate billionaire.
VARGAS: DiCaprio's nod came for playing aviation pioneer Howard Hughes. In fact, every one of the nominees for best actor drama plays a real life person.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "SIDEWAYS," COURTESY FOX SEARCHLIGHT)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Dad is never alone.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
VARGAS: Bio pics dominate the best drama category, too. Besides "Finding Neverland" and "The Aviator," there's "Hotel Rwanda" and "Kinsey," the story of the famed sex researcher.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "KINSEY," COURTESY FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We can go back to my place.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
VARGAS: It wasn't a bio pic, but an original story that earned the most Golden Globe nominations. That's "Sideways" with seven, including one for best musical or comedy and another for costar Virginia Madsen.
VIRGINIA MADSEN, ACTOR: I didn't dare hope that it would really, really happen.
VARGAS: Besides "Sideways," the musical or comedy category is the usual grab bag, with one animated film, a genuine musical, a dark comedy and another bio pic, "Ray."
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "RAY")
JAMIE FOXX, ACTOR: Yes, but I'm going to make it do what it do, baby. Yes.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
VARGAS: The title role in "Ray" earned Jamie Foxx one of his three acting nominations, an unprecedented feat.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It is certainly a film that causes people to discuss it.
VARGAS: Among film's leading female contenders, Nicole Kidman for "Birth." Hilary Swank received two nominations, while Uma Thurman and Renee Zellweger were each nominated a second time for a repeat performance.
Meanwhile, it was the women of Wisteria Lane that dominated the television categories.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES," COURTESY ABC)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It doesn't mean anything. It was just sex.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
VARGAS: "Desperate Housewives" grabbed five nods in all, including three for best actress in a comedy series and one for best supporting actress, a major comeback for the ABC network, which also snagged the best drama nomination for "Lost."
Lost entirely in the shuffle were the final seasons of veteran shows "Friends" and "Frasier." But such was not the case for HBO's "Sex and the City." Its swan song was tapped for best comedy and best actress for Sarah Jessica Parker.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "SEX AND THE CITY," COURTESY HBO)
SARAH JESSICA PARKER, ACTOR: I don't know why I was fighting it. This is going to be fun.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
VARGAS: Keep that score card handy. Twenty-four categories in all and 122 nominees adds up to a whole lot of gold.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Welcome to Hollywood.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
VARGAS: Sibila Vargas, CNN, Los Angeles.
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COSTELLO: And be sure to catch our special program which previews the awards. "The Road To Gold" airs tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. And we're going to be back with much more after this.
We're going to take a break, right?
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COSTELLO: And good morning to you.
Welcome to the second half hour of DAYBREAK.
From the Time Warner Center in New York, I'm Carol Costello, along with Chad Myers.
Now in the news, the court martial of Army Specialist Charles Graner, charged with torturing prisoners in Iraq, goes to a jury today in Fort Hood, Texas. Graner did not testify in his own defense. He could get 17 years in prison if convicted of all counts.
A car bomb exploded last night outside of a mosque north of Baghdad. It killed four Iraqi police officers and three civilians. Two U.S. Marines were killed in Anbar Province, west of the capital. No details on those deaths.
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Aired January 14, 2005 - 05:00 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Straight ahead on DAYBREAK, a military jury could begin deliberations this morning in the Abu Ghraib Prison scandal.
Plus, from Earth to Saturn -- going on this hour, a probe to the planet's largest moon. Our space guy, Miles O'Brien, is watching.
And oh, Harry. He is still the target of so many unhappy people. We've got a flood of e-mails on this one.
It is Friday, January 14.
This is DAYBREAK.
And good morning to you.
From the Time Warner Center in New York, I'm Carol Costello, along with Chad Myers.
Now in the news, the governor of Arkansas gets a firsthand look at tornado damage in the south-central part of his state today. The bad weather killed three people and damaged or destroyed more than two dozen homes yesterday.
Closing arguments begin four hours from now in the court martial of Army Specialist Charles Graner. Graner is charged in the Iraqi prison scandal. He did not testify in his own defense.
Iraqi police and multinational forces are on the lookout today for 28 escaped inmates from the Abu Ghraib Prison. Thirty-eight men overpowered their guards and escaped from a bus taking them to a Baghdad courthouse. Ten were captured shortly after the escape.
And here's something you don't see much of in Hawaii -- snow. The snow fell on the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on Hawaii's Big Island. Temperatures on the volcanoes have been in the 20s. Wow -- good morning, Chad.
CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Good morning, Carol.
We talked about that last year. You could actually ski down those mountains. Yes, this still happens...
COSTELLO: It just doesn't seem right.
MYERS: Well, and when it's 14,000, 15,000 feet up there, obviously, it's much colder. It's still 80 degrees down at the beach, so don't cancel your vacation to Hawaii because of the snow pictures, for sure.
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COSTELLO: Now to our top story. Army Specialist Charles Graner promised to tell his story in court, but he never did. That sets the stage for today's closing arguments and a verdict in his prisoner abuse court martial. Among the charges Graner faces are conspiracy and aggravated assault.
CNN national correspondent Susan Candiotti has more for you from Fort Hood, Texas.
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SUSAN CANDIOTTI, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Specialist Charles Graner left court upbeat after a surprise decision not to take the stand to defend himself.
(on camera): Were you disappointed that you didn't get a chance to talk to the jury yourself?
ARMY SPECIALIST CHARLES GRANER: No. No, I wasn't. And I'm still smiling, so.
CANDIOTTI: The decision came from Graner's attorney.
(on camera): You had told the jury during opening statements that they would expect to -- that they could expect to hear from Specialist Graner.
GUY WOMACK, GRANER'S LAWYER: Yes. Through the other evidence. So they've heard from him vicariously. And that's always the best way to do it.
CANDIOTTI (voice-over): The defense contends military intelligence set the tone for abuse at Abu Ghraib Prison. It got some support from its last witness, former guard Kenneth Davis. He said on the night this photo was taken, military intelligence seemed to be calling the shots. One guard, Megan Ambuhl, who disclosed she had a brief fling with Graner, said intelligence agents ordered her to watch prisoners in the shower and mock them. Asked did her testimony help Graner, she said, "I hope it did."
So do Graner's parents.
IRMA GRANER, MOTHER: I love my son. My husband loves our son. We both do. And we're very, very proud of him.
CANDIOTTI: Susan Candiotti, CNN, Fort Hood, Texas.
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COSTELLO: We'll have more with Susan when she joins us live in the shod. Making news across America this morning.
What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas. An armed Airtran pilot at the city's McCarran Airport was pulled from the cockpit after a screener smelled alcohol on him. The pilot was charged with operating an aircraft under the influence. But the airline says he never actually took control of the plane.
The Army has not decided if it will bring charges against a soldier who is refusing to return to Iraq. Sergeant Kevin Benderman has filed for conscientious objector status, but he's considered absent without leave. His unit left Fort Stewart, Georgia for Iraq last week. Benderman served a six month tour of Iraq at the beginning of the war.
A federal judge has cleared the way for oil drilling on federal land in Alaska. Environmental groups had argued that would have harmed the region. Oil companies already spent nearly $54 million for exploration rights.
And this morning, Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee will tour tornado damage along the Arkansas-Louisiana border.
Rick Howe (ph) of CNN affiliate KDPS in Shreveport shows us how the killer twister tossed things around like toys.
(BEGIN VIDEO TAPE)
RICK HOWE, KDPS CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): When face-to-face with death, what do you see? Ray Cates saw a 5-year-old boy.
RAY CATES: The first thing I thought about was my son. That was the very first thing I thought about.
HOWE: It was 11:51 p.m. Ray was fleeing the great storm when his pickup truck was impaled by a pine tree.
CATES: And it just flew right over the house.
HOWE: A big one?
CATES: A big one.
HOWE (voice-over): At the same moment, Tyler Williams was literally consumed by the great wind.
TYLER WILLIAMS, TORNADO KILLED GRANDFATHER: As soon as 9i got out the front door, the tornado picked me up and threw me over into mom and dad's, right by their house. And I...
HOWE (on camera): You actually, you were in the air?
WILLIAMS: I was in the air. I landed on a pine tree.
HOWE (voice-over): Tyler survived. His 82-year-old grandfather did not. WILLIAMS: I tried to save my grandfather and I just couldn't do it.
HOWE (on camera): Yes, I understand.
(voice-over): In the midst of the carnage, stunned silence, tears and tales of wonder.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It was just like "The Wizard of Oz." Like when I was a kid I used to think about how it would pick up and take off and, but, yes, it was horrible.
HOWE: Two deaths, dozens injured. Yet residents here say it could have been worse.
Ray Cates is thankful, too, thankful that today his 5-year-old boy still has a daddy. And Tyler Williams has a future.
CATES: I was flying, talking to god every minute of it. Yes. I didn't think I'd make it. I didn't think I would make it.
(END VIDEO TAPE)
COSTELLO: Authorities also blamed the severe storms for a private plane crash in northern Arkansas that killed the pilot.
Tornadoes, rain, ice, snow, we've had extreme weather coast to coast.
In southern Utah, homes fell apart as ground gives way to rising floodwaters. This week's flood damage is estimated at $86 million and climbing.
In Colorado, snow and ice make a disastrous mix. Out of control cars, one after the other, slide into each other on a Denver street.
And in South Carolina, take a look at this. A huge fire is sparked after a twister touches down last night in Lawrence. Local media reports about 100 people were evacuated. Nobody got hurt.
Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz says the U.S. military will be out of Indonesia long before the end of March. The Indonesian government wants foreign troops now helping with tsunami aid to be gone by March 26, and that has touched off a controversy in the United States.
CNN State Department correspondent Andrea Koppel tells us more about it.
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ANDREA KOPPEL, CNN STATE DEPARTMENT CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): As images like these were beamed back to the United States, Americans opened their hearts and wallets, pledging an unprecedented $350 million, matching the U.S. government pledge dollar for dollar. Now, one of the hardest hit countries, Indonesia, is ordering all foreign troops, including the U.S. military, to leave Aceh Province by March 26.
HARRY PURWANTO, DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION, INDONESIAN EMBASSY: It has already been decided that that's the dates when all plans would be geared to that date.
KOPPEL: The Bush administration says that's news to the U.S.
RICHARD BOUCHER, STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN: The Indonesians are not saying, "We don't need the help, go home."
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: But they are.
BOUCHER: There's -- no, they're not.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, Richard, I mean...
BOUCHER: They're not saying it to us.
KOPPEL: But that is exactly what Harry Purwanto, one of Indonesia's most senior diplomats in Washington, told CNN.
PURWANTO: After 26 of March, all will be taken care by Indonesians.
KOPPEL: On radio talk shows, reaction was heated.
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RUSH LIMBAUGH: Understand -- no, wait, understand who these people are. These are a bunch of paranoid religious zealots. And if they think that we started this tsunami by conducting an underground nuclear test with the Israelis, they're then going to assume that we are there to take over the country with the military. It's almost a miracle they're giving us three months to get our military out of there. I had the same reaction you did -- these ingrates!
KOPPEL: But Indonesia insists it is grateful for the outpouring of American aid. The concern, that Indonesian separatists in Aceh Province, hardest hit by the tsunami, might seize upon the presence of hundreds of foreign troops to help their cause.
(on camera): A senior U.S. official told CNN the U.S. believes the Indonesian government, which only recently took office, may be trying to reassure Indonesians they're still in control. But when push comes to shove, this official said, we'll allow the U.S. military to stay as long as it needs to, to get the job done.
Andrea Koppel, CNN, at the State Department.
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COSTELLO: The U.S. has beefed up troop levels for the coming election in Iraq. Now the job is keeping them out of sight during the balloting. Barbara Starr outlines the Pentagon's plans in 23 minutes.
And we've got some news from 750 million miles away. Appropriate, then, that it comes from Miles O'Brien. He'll have more for you in 33 minutes.
And a lot of people around the world not too wild about Harry. We'll see what you think about the British prince's costume malfunction in 49 minutes.
But first, here's a look at what else is making news this Friday morning.
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COSTELLO: Your news, money, weather and sports.
It's 5:14 Eastern.
Here's what's all new this morning.
Right now, the Huygens space probe is entering the atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon and two hours from now, if all goes well, the probe will land on Titan. We'll have more on the mission a little later in the hour.
Nine people are dead following a gun battle at an Israeli checkpoint in Gaza. Six Israelis and three Palestinian militants were killed. Three Palestinian militant groups claimed responsibility for this coordinated attack.
In money news, some people who sell their stuff on eBay, ooh, are they upset with the company. The auction site is doubling the cost of a normal listing and the monthly fee for people who operate small eBay stores jumped $6, to $15.95.
In culture, "American Idol" is changing its format. Oh, no. But it's an effort to help the men. This time, half of the 24 semifinalist spots are already promised to male performers. The final four from last season were all women and two of the three "Idol" winners have been women.
In sports, 15-year-old Michelle Wie is making her second appearance in the men's Sony Open. Wie shot an opening round 75, which left her nine shots behind the leader. Even though she's in 120th place, she finished ahead of 15 men.
To the forecast center and Chad.
MYERS: Carol, and she had a day like that all day yesterday. I was watching ESPN. She could have made at least three or four more birdie putts and they literally missed by millimeters. That one actually, it was a bender to the left, and she missed that one. But she should have literally been at either at par or maybe one over. She had a really great day and she probably should make up for it now that she knows the green is out there today.
Congratulations to her.
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COSTELLO: Oh, Chad, I was just talking to Ali Velshi about Prince Harry.
MYERS: Oh, he is in trouble, huh?
COSTELLO: He is in trouble.
ALI VELSHI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: What was the guy thinking, for heaven's sake? Does he not have handlers to tell him stuff like this? I'm sorry, young man. You can't go out wearing this.
COSTELLO: Well, before we get into your e-mail...
VELSHI: People tell me what not to wear and I live alone, for heaven's sake. My neighbors, what are you wearing?
COSTELLO: Before we get into that, though, Ali, we have to check in with Fionnuala Sweeney because she's in London and she has the latest on what's up for Prince Harry, because dad is weighing in now -- good morning, Fionnuala.
FIONNUALA SWEENEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Indeed, Carol, good morning.
And if Prince Harry and the royal family had hoped that this was going to end with yesterday's headlines, they had to think again. This morning the headline on "The Sun," again, if you can just see there, "Mein Fury: Charles Rages At Nazi Harry." And yet again, another picture, a photograph, the same photograph that they printed yesterday of Harry at that party in the English countryside on Saturday night.
It was, apparently, a colonials and natives party. That was the theme of this costume party. But apparently Prince Charles' fury not just directed at Prince Harry, also at his brother, Prince William, for going to the same costume shop as his brother and allowing his brother to pick out such a uniform.
Now, we're just hearing, it's been confirmed that a statement from the palace says Prince Harry has no further plans to make any other apology than the one that was made a couple of nights ago, just before this photograph was published. In the statement then Prince Harry issued from the palace said that he apologized for causing any offense and embarrassment to anyone and said that the choice of costume was a poor one.
It is, however, reported that Prince Charles is insisting that his sons do a number of things, such as make a private visit to the Auschwitz concentration camp so that they can learn more; also hold meetings with Jewish leaders here in Britain about the Holocaust; but that there will be no public visit to Auschwitz such as is planned later this month when Prince Edward, Prince Charles' younger brother, will represent the royal family and the nation at a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz from the Nazis. So for the moment this story is still dominating the front pages -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Interesting.
Fionnuala Sweeney, thank you for bringing us up to date, because, you know, that does bring us to our E-Mail Question of the Morning and Ali Velshi.
VELSHI: And newspaper headlines here in the United States doing exactly the same thing. Is Prince Harry's choice costume enough for an international incident or is it much ado about nothing? I am always in favor of irreverent and being a little outrageous and doing crazy things, but there are some symbols that are so strong that, you know, you just get into...
COSTELLO: You just don't go there.
VELSHI: Yes. And it doesn't necessarily speak to one's intentions, but it doesn't matter. If you're Prince -- frankly, if you're anybody walking around with a swastika on, you have to be very careful about making it very clear that you are doing this for this reason, to draw attention to what was a terrible thing. I don't know that that was a sophisticated...
COSTELLO: Is there ever a good reason?
VELSHI: I don't know that that was a sophisticated -- well, I just think he should think fast and have a better reason than I picked up this costume.
COSTELLO: OK, well, we do want to hear from our viewers...
VELSHI: And it will be interesting to hear...
COSTELLO: ... this morning.
VELSHI: Yes.
COSTELLO: And the question again, is this an international incident...
VELSHI: Or is it...
COSTELLO: ... or much ado about nothing?
VELSHI: Yes. And I wish, I think Prince Harry wished it was a Shakespearean play, not a real incident.
Daybreak@cnn.com. Send in your views. I bet you've got a lot of them on this one.
COSTELLO: Oh, I bet our viewers do.
Daybreak@cnn.com.
We're going to take a quick break.
We'll be right back with more.
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COSTELLO: Mother Nature still causing trouble -- Chad, I understand you have a new tornado watch.
MYERS: A warning, Carol. A tornado reported by Doppler radar here from Norfolk right on back even into Richmond, Virginia.
I'm going to zoom in a little bit closer to you. It's actually for Hanover County, about 13 miles west of Ashland. This is my old stomping grounds back here. Here is Richmond, Virginia, the I-95. I'm going to switch sources now and show you the storm itself.
It blocks out all the irrelevant rainfall and here you can really see the storm. This is the sheer off the Doppler radar. I'll zoom in one more time. You can kind of get a better idea. It is headed for about the Exit 98 along I-95, right through here. The storm is moving to the northeast at about 40 to 45 miles per hour. If you are in maybe even northern Henrico (ph), but really the warning is for Hanover County as it runs on up and right over the I-95, a little bit north of Richmond, Virginia.
A tornado warning for you this morning. This storm will head to the north of Richmond, but there's still another tale back out to the west that could even hit the Midlothian (ph) area, not with a tornado, but certainly with severe weather in the next hour or so.
Back to the Doppler radar. Here's that line right along the I- 64, still west of Shortpump (ph) but all the way back down to Richmond about to get it. Henrico County, you can see some of the areas here, that it's going to run right over your vicinity in the next, oh, I'd say maybe 20 minutes or so -- Carol, back to you.
COSTELLO: All right, thanks for the warning, Chad.
MYERS: All right.
COSTELLO: All right, let's talk entertainment.
Who's got the best chance of taking home a Golden Globe statue this weekend? CNN Entertainment correspondent Sibila Vargas has all the best bets.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Ladies and gentlemen, Howard Hughes.
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SIBILA VARGAS, CNN ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Leo. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "FINDING NEVERLAND," COURTESY MIRAMAX)
JOHNNY DEPP, ACTOR: And who will be you, young squire?
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VARGAS: And Johnny.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "BIRTH," COURTESY NEW LINE CINEMA)
NICOLE KIDMAN, ACTOR: Don't bother me again.
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VARGAS: And Renee. When the Hollywood foreign press throws an awards show, they make room for big stars. This year is no different.
LEONARDO DICAPRIO, BEST ACTOR NOMINEE: He was America's first legitimate billionaire.
VARGAS: DiCaprio's nod came for playing aviation pioneer Howard Hughes. In fact, every one of the nominees for best actor drama plays a real life person.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "SIDEWAYS," COURTESY FOX SEARCHLIGHT)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Dad is never alone.
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VARGAS: Bio pics dominate the best drama category, too. Besides "Finding Neverland" and "The Aviator," there's "Hotel Rwanda" and "Kinsey," the story of the famed sex researcher.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "KINSEY," COURTESY FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We can go back to my place.
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VARGAS: It wasn't a bio pic, but an original story that earned the most Golden Globe nominations. That's "Sideways" with seven, including one for best musical or comedy and another for costar Virginia Madsen.
VIRGINIA MADSEN, ACTOR: I didn't dare hope that it would really, really happen.
VARGAS: Besides "Sideways," the musical or comedy category is the usual grab bag, with one animated film, a genuine musical, a dark comedy and another bio pic, "Ray."
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JAMIE FOXX, ACTOR: Yes, but I'm going to make it do what it do, baby. Yes.
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VARGAS: The title role in "Ray" earned Jamie Foxx one of his three acting nominations, an unprecedented feat.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It is certainly a film that causes people to discuss it.
VARGAS: Among film's leading female contenders, Nicole Kidman for "Birth." Hilary Swank received two nominations, while Uma Thurman and Renee Zellweger were each nominated a second time for a repeat performance.
Meanwhile, it was the women of Wisteria Lane that dominated the television categories.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES," COURTESY ABC)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It doesn't mean anything. It was just sex.
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VARGAS: "Desperate Housewives" grabbed five nods in all, including three for best actress in a comedy series and one for best supporting actress, a major comeback for the ABC network, which also snagged the best drama nomination for "Lost."
Lost entirely in the shuffle were the final seasons of veteran shows "Friends" and "Frasier." But such was not the case for HBO's "Sex and the City." Its swan song was tapped for best comedy and best actress for Sarah Jessica Parker.
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SARAH JESSICA PARKER, ACTOR: I don't know why I was fighting it. This is going to be fun.
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VARGAS: Keep that score card handy. Twenty-four categories in all and 122 nominees adds up to a whole lot of gold.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Welcome to Hollywood.
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VARGAS: Sibila Vargas, CNN, Los Angeles.
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COSTELLO: And be sure to catch our special program which previews the awards. "The Road To Gold" airs tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. And we're going to be back with much more after this.
We're going to take a break, right?
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COSTELLO: And good morning to you.
Welcome to the second half hour of DAYBREAK.
From the Time Warner Center in New York, I'm Carol Costello, along with Chad Myers.
Now in the news, the court martial of Army Specialist Charles Graner, charged with torturing prisoners in Iraq, goes to a jury today in Fort Hood, Texas. Graner did not testify in his own defense. He could get 17 years in prison if convicted of all counts.
A car bomb exploded last night outside of a mosque north of Baghdad. It killed four Iraqi police officers and three civilians. Two U.S. Marines were killed in Anbar Province, west of the capital. No details on those deaths.
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