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North Korea Nukes; Saudi Arabia Votes; Iran on Notice; 'War Room'; Prince Charles to Marry; A Woman's Heart
Aired February 10, 2005 - 05:30 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: 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."
President Bush takes his campaign to overhaul Social Security to Pennsylvania and to North Carolina today. In Raleigh, the president will appear with Senator Elizabeth Dole. Mr. Bush is trying to get voters who back his plan to contact members of Congress.
Something for your water cooler gossip this morning, breaking news out of London, the heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, plans to marry his long-time lover Camilla Parker Bowles. The wedding could come off as early as April.
An ominous announcement this morning from North Korea, it's dropping out of the six nation talks on nuclear weapons, and it says it will bolster its nuclear arsenal. North Korea is citing so-called threats by the United States.
At least two car bombs exploded this morning in Iraq, one in the center of Baghdad, the other in a town southeast of the capital. Three Iraqis killed, eight wounded.
And tens of thousands of Iranians turned out today to celebrate the 26th anniversary of Iran's Islamic revolution. President Mohammad Khatami will deliver his annual speech to a crowd that's braving frigid temperatures in Tehran.
To the Forecast Center where it's warm and cozy and -- Chad.
CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: It is. It's 72 in here today, Carol. It's not so warm outside in Atlanta.
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COSTELLO: All right, thank you -- Chad.
MYERS: You're welcome.
COSTELLO: We want to get more now on that announcement out of North Korea, Pyongyang's plans to build up its nuclear arsenal.
Live now to our Atika Shubert. She joins us live by phone from Tokyo this morning. Atika, what is this about?
ATIKA SHUBERT, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well that's the big question is why North Korea is making this statement now. As you know, the Bush administration has really made little mention of North Korea recently. In fact, most of the attention has been on Iran. So what is the objective of North Korea to focus attention back on itself? This is a big question.
It's certainly being asked here in Japan where there's a little bit of confusion over why this is being said now. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was quick to make a reply, however, saying that he does hope that North Korea will return to the negotiating table and that it is in North Korea's interest to halt its weapons program as soon as possible.
Now certainly from Japan's point of view, this is definitely a blow to efforts to freeze the nuclear threat from Japan, from North Korea, excuse me. The six party talks so far, which had been ongoing, was the best leverage point over North Korea. So what the options are now that North Korea does not want to continue those talks really are called into question.
COSTELLO: Well something that has always confused me, so North Korea comes out for the first time, says, yes, we're going to continue to work on our nuclear arsenal, but does anyone know for sure that it actually has a nuclear arsenal?
SHUBERT: Well soon (ph) the United States has always suggested that it is continuing to work on its nuclear arsenal and North Korea has always threatened that it would continue. And now it's saying that it has manufactured nuclear weapons.
Now the exact state of this nuclear weapons program, no one can be precisely sure. It's such a reclusive country, jealous, be guarding all information there. So one of the biggest questions is what exactly does North Korea have? And, obviously, if it does continue with these threats, what are the odds that it's going to come back to the negotiating table?
COSTELLO: Interesting.
Atika Shubert, live in Tokyo this morning, thank you.
Here's a headline you probably have not heard before, election day in Saudi Arabia. First-ever municipal elections are now under way in Riyadh. Only half the municipal council members will be elected and only men can vote and most of them are not registered. But for democracy in Saudi Arabia, some say it's a start.
Scott Macleod, "Time's" Cairo bureau chief, joins us now with more.
So is this really important? Is it an important step -- Scott?
SCOTT MACLEOD, "TIME'S CAIRO BUREAU CHIEF: Well it certainly is a small step and it's certainly a first step, but it was a needed step. They had to introduce the culture of democracy in Saudi Arabia. It's been an absolute monarchy since the founding of Saudi Arabia in the '20s and this has led to a lot of problems in the governing of the country. And we've seen the society go haywire, to some extent, with Islamic fundamentalism and extremism.
And this is, in part, because there weren't the normal checks and balances that society should have. So they do need to introduce democracy. We're not going to see Jeffersonian democracy anytime soon, but I think we are on the road to the people of Saudi Arabia of all stripes having a say in the governing of the country and in the future of the country.
COSTELLO: And, Scott, the Royal Family is still protecting itself because it's appointing half the members of this municipal council. And you know it begs the question, how much power will these elected members really have?
MACLEOD: Well not very much. And these councils, in fact, don't have very much power. Every government in Saudi Arabia is headed by a prince, and that's really where the ultimate power and authority in each province lies.
But it's more of a symbolic thing than anything else, but it's introducing the culture of democracy, it's getting people interested in democracy. Believe it or not, a lot of Saudis really have no idea what democracy is, and it's going to take a while before this idea spreads, people get used to the idea that they can actually have a voice and make their voice heard.
I think we're still many years away before the elected bodies, the elected members have some real clout, but it's a beginning. And there won't be any going back on this. And I think there will be more and more demands for having a voice. I think it's very likely in the next round of municipal elections in four year's time 100 percent of the members will be elected. And there's a lot of talk. It's on the agenda, as never before, that women will be voting.
COSTELLO: Really?
MACLEOD: And so we may see a real development of this in the coming years.
COSTELLO: Scott Macleod, "Time's" Cairo bureau chief, joining us live this morning, thank you.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wraps up her fence-mending trip to Europe today. Last stop Luxembourg, current holder of the European Union presidency. One issue Rice has been talking tough on throughout this trip is Iran and its nuclear program.
Our Wolf Blitzer looks at how Washington is putting Iran on notice.
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GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Iran with a nuclear weapon would be a very destabilizing force in the world.
WOLF BLITZER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A blunt warning from President Bush to the government of Iran. It came as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice neared the end of her European tour where she's been asking allies to get behind efforts to halt Iran's nuclear program.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE, SECRETARY OF STATE: Iran should not use the cover of civilian nuclear power development to sustain a program that could lead to a nuclear weapon.
BLITZER: Iran, which insists its nuclear program is intended only for energy production, has refused to halt its activities. The Bush administration is pushing diplomacy as the way to get Iran to reconsider.
BUSH: The Iranians just need to know that the free world is working together to send a very clear message, you know, don't develop a nuclear weapon.
BLITZER: British Prime Minister Tony Blair says the world is united in its message to Iran's leaders.
TONY BLAIR, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: They cannot breach the rules of the atomic energy authority and they cannot develop nuclear weapons capability. That is the very clear wish of the entire international community.
BLITZER: Despite the tough rhetoric, Secretary Rice said she could envision no circumstances in which the U.S. would attack Iran during President Bush's second term.
RICE: The question is simply not on the agenda at this point in time. You know we have diplomatic means to do this.
BLITZER: Some critics are skeptical. They say the administration's statements on Iran sound disturbingly similar to its statements leading up to the war in Iraq.
DAVID KAY, FMR. U.S. CHIEF WEAPONS INSPECTOR: A sense of the Yogi Berra's term, "it's deja vu all over again." You have the secretary of defense talking about the problems of a nuclear-armed Iraq -- Iran, pardon me. You have the vice president warning about a nuclear-armed Iran and terrorism. You have Condoleezza Rice saying force is not on the agenda yet.
BLITZER: Wolf Blitzer, CNN, Washington.
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COSTELLO: Let's head into "The War Room" now for more on Iran and North Korea's nuclear programs. Our senior international editor David Clinch joins us live from Atlanta.
So, how does this all connect? DAVID CLINCH, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL EDITOR: Well, it does all connect, Carol. We've got Secretary Rice still in Europe today and also Secretary Rumsfeld still in Europe today. We'll be watching for more reaction from them.
So far we were expecting Secretary Rice to still have Iran top of her issue today. We hear today that the Europeans, the Brits, the Germans and the French, who are meeting with the Iranians today in Geneva, are going to do just what Secretary Rice asked them to do yesterday, which is to give Iran a tough, tough warning that they must curtail their nuclear ambitions.
Now having said that, the Iranian President Khatami said yesterday there would be huge consequences if the Europeans act too tough in those talks. So we'll see where that goes.
And then out of the blue we have North Korea today announcing that they will bolster their nuclear weapons arsenal. None of the normal subtlety that we normally get from North Korea on that about whether they have weapons or don't have weapons. They say they have them and they're going to build more nuclear weapons.
A U.S. official in Japan today was just saying this morning the U.S. is assuming that while no talks are happening with North Korea, that they are busy working away making more nuclear weapons. And the key point there with North Korea, this U.S. official, John Bolton, warning proliferation. That is the problem with North Korea more than it is with Iran. If they're building nuclear weapons, they may not use them against anybody, but they need money desperately. And the temptation to sell them to terrorists or to other countries may be more than they can resist.
So a huge problem there in North Korea, which Secretary Rice and Secretary Rumsfeld are going to be talking to their European allies about today, so.
COSTELLO: And you know the question is is what do you do about North Korea? They were conducting these six nation talks. That didn't seem to work. North Korea wants to talk directly to the United States. The United States does not want to do that. Might it consider it now?
CLINCH: Well, all options are still on the table, and diplomacy, obviously, still the primary path on both Iran and North Korea. We've spent the last few days here at CNN looking in detail at the military options on Iran. No pretty options there on Iran, and certainly the case there in North Korea. If North Korea already has nuclear weapons, the prospect of launching military action is a very frightening one there.
So diplomacy, that's where it is, diplomacy. And diplomacy probably with a lot of money added in terms of North Korea. North Korea always interested in how much money and how much economic help they can get from the U.S. in return for a deal. So it's diplomacy and money.
COSTELLO: David Clinch, live from Atlanta this morning, thank you.
CLINCH: OK.
COSTELLO: All right, this bit of news (INAUDIBLE) what you just heard.
But we do have an official Royal statement now. The wedding of Charles and Camilla will be on Friday, April 8. We will bring you much more on this story throughout the day and on DAYBREAK, too.
A health alert for women as well, how would you know if you're having a heart attack? Just ahead, different symptoms for different sexes.
And a major drug maker changes the name of its antipsychotic medication. Stay with us to find out why.
But first, here's a look at what else is making news this Thursday morning.
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COSTELLO: Your news, money, weather and sports. It is 5:46 Eastern. Here's what's all new this morning.
North Korea talking tough and pulling out of six nation nuclear talks. And for the first time, North Korea publicly claims it has indeed manufactured nuclear weapons for its own defense.
A blockbuster from London, Prince Charles will marry his long- time lover Camilla Parker Bowles. Reports in London say the heir to the British throne will marry Parker Bowles in April, April 8. It's a Friday.
In money news, how would you like to slip between Russell Simons or Pamela Anderson's sheets? The new "MTV Cribs" bedding and home furnishing's collection hits JCPenney Stores just as the show's new season began on Monday.
In culture, while a picture might be worth a thousand words, what's a painting of supermodel Kate Moss nude and pregnant worth? "Naked Portrait 2002" sold at auction for $7.2 million. That's just crazy.
In sports, National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman has just about put the season on ice. Bettman suggested if no deal with the Players Union is reached by this weekend, the season will be canceled.
But, Chad, does anybody care anymore? I mean it's sad to say, but do they?
MYERS: You know I don't think so. Everybody's really picking up that new sport, curling, Carol, where you hurl a 40-pound stone down to the other end, a lot like, you know, shuffleboard. Everybody loves that game. COSTELLO: And there's no union involved, right?
MYERS: Good morning.
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Both sides deserve a whipping with a wet noodle on that one.
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Carol, I'm out (ph).
COSTELLO: Wow!
New statement coming out from the Queen of England -- Chad.
MYERS: Yes, I'm ready.
COSTELLO: You ready for it?
MYERS: Yes.
COSTELLO: Because this is about the marriage, the pending marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.
MYERS: What does she say, I'm sitting on the edge of my seat.
COSTELLO: OK, well be careful so you don't fall off. I'm going to read it now.
MYERS: OK.
COSTELLO: The Duke of Edinburgh and I are very happy the Prince of Wales and Mrs. Parker Bowles are to marry. We have given them our warmest good wishes for their future together.
We want to know more though, don't we, so let's head live to London and Diana Muriel.
Morning -- Diana.
DIANA MURIEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol.
Yes, official confirmation coming from Buckingham Palace and the Queen that her son, Prince Charles, is to marry his long-time mistress Camilla Parker Bowles. This has come as a complete surprise to the British public. I think I can safely say there has been speculation about whether the two would eventually marry.
They have been together on again and off again for the past 30 years. A relationship, of course, that endured throughout the marriage of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer, who became the Princess of Wales. And indeed their relationship was one of the contributing factors to the breakdown of that marriage.
It's not clear when this Royal wedding might take place. There's some speculation that it could happen in early April, April the 6th and April the 8th, the two dates that are being discussed and speculated about here in Britain. And it's not clear just exactly what role Camilla will have, whether or not she will eventually become Queen of England or whether she will be given some other title but will not be a fully-fledged queen of the realm -- Carol.
COSTELLO: But what's out of the question is Prince Charles will not step aside and allow his son to take the throne?
MURIEL: It's always a possibility, of course, but the sense that we've had as we've covered Prince Charles over the past decade is that this is a man who is determined to become king. And he has also been equally determined that his relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles was, as he put it, non-negotiable.
So it's clear that something has changed. Now it's not obvious at this stage what that might be. But remember, of course, that the British monarch is also the head of the church. And it may be that there has been some sort of move, some sort of shift in position by the Church of England allowing the two to marry, and perhaps giving a tasic (ph) blessing to the idea of a former adulterer becoming the head of the church.
Now if that is what has happened, then it's possible that the Queen would have accepted this decision by the church and would have given her blessing, as she has done today, to the marriage.
It's not clear though what constitutional role Camilla might play in the future. And it may be that the two are announcing their marriage now before there is this crisis of the death of a monarch and the need for a second -- another monarch to be sworn in, to be crowned, in order to test the waters of public opinion as to whether or not Camilla would be acceptable to the British public as their queen -- Carol.
COSTELLO: It's all so complicated.
Diana Muriel, live from London this morning, thank you.
"Health Headlines" for you straight-ahead. Our Dr. Sanjay Gupta takes a closer look at the problem of heart attacks being misdiagnosed in women.
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COSTELLO: In "Health Headlines" for you this morning, drug maker Eli Lilly has changed the labeling on the drug Zyprexa. Lilly says it has 79 reports that Zyprexa was confused with Pfizer's Zyrtec. The spelling is similar but the drugs do very different things. Some people were hospitalized because they got the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa instead of the allergy medicine Zyrtec.
A warning for older women who like steak, a study suggests eating red meat or dairy products may elevate your risk of dying of heart disease. The study questions the long-term health for women with high protein diets. In Lima, Peru, the first operation to separate the fused legs of a nine-month old girl has been successful. It's a rare birth defect, which is nearly always fatal. The child has been dubbed "Little Mermaid" because of this defect.
Some members of Congress say they are alarmed that the new Medicare drug benefit will cost $724 billion over the next decade. They want to bring that number down by allowing prescription drugs to be imported from Canada. Some also suggest letting the government negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies over drug prices.
Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States over the age of 25, but the disease is often misdiagnosed.
CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta tells us why.
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DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Last year when she was 51-years old, Cheryl Miller woke up in the middle of the night suffering from a pain in her arm.
CHERYL MILLER, HEART ATTACK SURVIVOR: It was just kind of a dull ache. And I had thought maybe I had done something, you know, pulled a muscle or something. So I did get up and sat there and read for a while.
GUPTA: When the pain got worse, Miller went to the emergency room. But because she didn't have the typical symptom of a heart attack, severe chest pain, doctors diagnosed her with a stomach problem.
MILLER: They were going to send me home because I was having esophageal spasms. And I thought, you know, I've had indigestion and it doesn't feel like this.
GUPTA: But Miller insisted her results be sent to a cardiologist. And she was rediagnosed with a heart attack. According to Dr. Elizabeth Ross, Miller's cardiologist, misdiagnosis of women's heart disease is very common.
DR. ELIZABETH ROSS, WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER: Men, when they have heart disease, frequently have severe chest pain. They may describe it as a crushing or pressure like pain. Women, on the other hand, may not have chest pain at all. They may just be excessively fatigued, or nauseated, or more short of breath.
GUPTA: Experts say more women need to know what their symptoms might be and be pro-active like Miller.
DR. ALEXANDER LANSKY, NY PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL: The difference between 30 minutes and 60 minutes could be the difference between life and death.
GUPTA: After all, cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of both men and women in the U.S. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, Atlanta.
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COSTELLO: A lot more coming your way about the pending nuptials of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles. Tony Flare (ph) is expected to weigh in. When he starts talking about it, we'll take you to London live.
And message in the music, hit songs with religious themes, they're in the mainstream and getting Grammy recognition. And the artists making the music of faith are names you probably already know. That's new in the next hour of DAYBREAK.
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Aired February 10, 2005 - 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: 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."
President Bush takes his campaign to overhaul Social Security to Pennsylvania and to North Carolina today. In Raleigh, the president will appear with Senator Elizabeth Dole. Mr. Bush is trying to get voters who back his plan to contact members of Congress.
Something for your water cooler gossip this morning, breaking news out of London, the heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, plans to marry his long-time lover Camilla Parker Bowles. The wedding could come off as early as April.
An ominous announcement this morning from North Korea, it's dropping out of the six nation talks on nuclear weapons, and it says it will bolster its nuclear arsenal. North Korea is citing so-called threats by the United States.
At least two car bombs exploded this morning in Iraq, one in the center of Baghdad, the other in a town southeast of the capital. Three Iraqis killed, eight wounded.
And tens of thousands of Iranians turned out today to celebrate the 26th anniversary of Iran's Islamic revolution. President Mohammad Khatami will deliver his annual speech to a crowd that's braving frigid temperatures in Tehran.
To the Forecast Center where it's warm and cozy and -- Chad.
CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: It is. It's 72 in here today, Carol. It's not so warm outside in Atlanta.
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COSTELLO: All right, thank you -- Chad.
MYERS: You're welcome.
COSTELLO: We want to get more now on that announcement out of North Korea, Pyongyang's plans to build up its nuclear arsenal.
Live now to our Atika Shubert. She joins us live by phone from Tokyo this morning. Atika, what is this about?
ATIKA SHUBERT, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well that's the big question is why North Korea is making this statement now. As you know, the Bush administration has really made little mention of North Korea recently. In fact, most of the attention has been on Iran. So what is the objective of North Korea to focus attention back on itself? This is a big question.
It's certainly being asked here in Japan where there's a little bit of confusion over why this is being said now. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was quick to make a reply, however, saying that he does hope that North Korea will return to the negotiating table and that it is in North Korea's interest to halt its weapons program as soon as possible.
Now certainly from Japan's point of view, this is definitely a blow to efforts to freeze the nuclear threat from Japan, from North Korea, excuse me. The six party talks so far, which had been ongoing, was the best leverage point over North Korea. So what the options are now that North Korea does not want to continue those talks really are called into question.
COSTELLO: Well something that has always confused me, so North Korea comes out for the first time, says, yes, we're going to continue to work on our nuclear arsenal, but does anyone know for sure that it actually has a nuclear arsenal?
SHUBERT: Well soon (ph) the United States has always suggested that it is continuing to work on its nuclear arsenal and North Korea has always threatened that it would continue. And now it's saying that it has manufactured nuclear weapons.
Now the exact state of this nuclear weapons program, no one can be precisely sure. It's such a reclusive country, jealous, be guarding all information there. So one of the biggest questions is what exactly does North Korea have? And, obviously, if it does continue with these threats, what are the odds that it's going to come back to the negotiating table?
COSTELLO: Interesting.
Atika Shubert, live in Tokyo this morning, thank you.
Here's a headline you probably have not heard before, election day in Saudi Arabia. First-ever municipal elections are now under way in Riyadh. Only half the municipal council members will be elected and only men can vote and most of them are not registered. But for democracy in Saudi Arabia, some say it's a start.
Scott Macleod, "Time's" Cairo bureau chief, joins us now with more.
So is this really important? Is it an important step -- Scott?
SCOTT MACLEOD, "TIME'S CAIRO BUREAU CHIEF: Well it certainly is a small step and it's certainly a first step, but it was a needed step. They had to introduce the culture of democracy in Saudi Arabia. It's been an absolute monarchy since the founding of Saudi Arabia in the '20s and this has led to a lot of problems in the governing of the country. And we've seen the society go haywire, to some extent, with Islamic fundamentalism and extremism.
And this is, in part, because there weren't the normal checks and balances that society should have. So they do need to introduce democracy. We're not going to see Jeffersonian democracy anytime soon, but I think we are on the road to the people of Saudi Arabia of all stripes having a say in the governing of the country and in the future of the country.
COSTELLO: And, Scott, the Royal Family is still protecting itself because it's appointing half the members of this municipal council. And you know it begs the question, how much power will these elected members really have?
MACLEOD: Well not very much. And these councils, in fact, don't have very much power. Every government in Saudi Arabia is headed by a prince, and that's really where the ultimate power and authority in each province lies.
But it's more of a symbolic thing than anything else, but it's introducing the culture of democracy, it's getting people interested in democracy. Believe it or not, a lot of Saudis really have no idea what democracy is, and it's going to take a while before this idea spreads, people get used to the idea that they can actually have a voice and make their voice heard.
I think we're still many years away before the elected bodies, the elected members have some real clout, but it's a beginning. And there won't be any going back on this. And I think there will be more and more demands for having a voice. I think it's very likely in the next round of municipal elections in four year's time 100 percent of the members will be elected. And there's a lot of talk. It's on the agenda, as never before, that women will be voting.
COSTELLO: Really?
MACLEOD: And so we may see a real development of this in the coming years.
COSTELLO: Scott Macleod, "Time's" Cairo bureau chief, joining us live this morning, thank you.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wraps up her fence-mending trip to Europe today. Last stop Luxembourg, current holder of the European Union presidency. One issue Rice has been talking tough on throughout this trip is Iran and its nuclear program.
Our Wolf Blitzer looks at how Washington is putting Iran on notice.
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GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Iran with a nuclear weapon would be a very destabilizing force in the world.
WOLF BLITZER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A blunt warning from President Bush to the government of Iran. It came as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice neared the end of her European tour where she's been asking allies to get behind efforts to halt Iran's nuclear program.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE, SECRETARY OF STATE: Iran should not use the cover of civilian nuclear power development to sustain a program that could lead to a nuclear weapon.
BLITZER: Iran, which insists its nuclear program is intended only for energy production, has refused to halt its activities. The Bush administration is pushing diplomacy as the way to get Iran to reconsider.
BUSH: The Iranians just need to know that the free world is working together to send a very clear message, you know, don't develop a nuclear weapon.
BLITZER: British Prime Minister Tony Blair says the world is united in its message to Iran's leaders.
TONY BLAIR, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: They cannot breach the rules of the atomic energy authority and they cannot develop nuclear weapons capability. That is the very clear wish of the entire international community.
BLITZER: Despite the tough rhetoric, Secretary Rice said she could envision no circumstances in which the U.S. would attack Iran during President Bush's second term.
RICE: The question is simply not on the agenda at this point in time. You know we have diplomatic means to do this.
BLITZER: Some critics are skeptical. They say the administration's statements on Iran sound disturbingly similar to its statements leading up to the war in Iraq.
DAVID KAY, FMR. U.S. CHIEF WEAPONS INSPECTOR: A sense of the Yogi Berra's term, "it's deja vu all over again." You have the secretary of defense talking about the problems of a nuclear-armed Iraq -- Iran, pardon me. You have the vice president warning about a nuclear-armed Iran and terrorism. You have Condoleezza Rice saying force is not on the agenda yet.
BLITZER: Wolf Blitzer, CNN, Washington.
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COSTELLO: Let's head into "The War Room" now for more on Iran and North Korea's nuclear programs. Our senior international editor David Clinch joins us live from Atlanta.
So, how does this all connect? DAVID CLINCH, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL EDITOR: Well, it does all connect, Carol. We've got Secretary Rice still in Europe today and also Secretary Rumsfeld still in Europe today. We'll be watching for more reaction from them.
So far we were expecting Secretary Rice to still have Iran top of her issue today. We hear today that the Europeans, the Brits, the Germans and the French, who are meeting with the Iranians today in Geneva, are going to do just what Secretary Rice asked them to do yesterday, which is to give Iran a tough, tough warning that they must curtail their nuclear ambitions.
Now having said that, the Iranian President Khatami said yesterday there would be huge consequences if the Europeans act too tough in those talks. So we'll see where that goes.
And then out of the blue we have North Korea today announcing that they will bolster their nuclear weapons arsenal. None of the normal subtlety that we normally get from North Korea on that about whether they have weapons or don't have weapons. They say they have them and they're going to build more nuclear weapons.
A U.S. official in Japan today was just saying this morning the U.S. is assuming that while no talks are happening with North Korea, that they are busy working away making more nuclear weapons. And the key point there with North Korea, this U.S. official, John Bolton, warning proliferation. That is the problem with North Korea more than it is with Iran. If they're building nuclear weapons, they may not use them against anybody, but they need money desperately. And the temptation to sell them to terrorists or to other countries may be more than they can resist.
So a huge problem there in North Korea, which Secretary Rice and Secretary Rumsfeld are going to be talking to their European allies about today, so.
COSTELLO: And you know the question is is what do you do about North Korea? They were conducting these six nation talks. That didn't seem to work. North Korea wants to talk directly to the United States. The United States does not want to do that. Might it consider it now?
CLINCH: Well, all options are still on the table, and diplomacy, obviously, still the primary path on both Iran and North Korea. We've spent the last few days here at CNN looking in detail at the military options on Iran. No pretty options there on Iran, and certainly the case there in North Korea. If North Korea already has nuclear weapons, the prospect of launching military action is a very frightening one there.
So diplomacy, that's where it is, diplomacy. And diplomacy probably with a lot of money added in terms of North Korea. North Korea always interested in how much money and how much economic help they can get from the U.S. in return for a deal. So it's diplomacy and money.
COSTELLO: David Clinch, live from Atlanta this morning, thank you.
CLINCH: OK.
COSTELLO: All right, this bit of news (INAUDIBLE) what you just heard.
But we do have an official Royal statement now. The wedding of Charles and Camilla will be on Friday, April 8. We will bring you much more on this story throughout the day and on DAYBREAK, too.
A health alert for women as well, how would you know if you're having a heart attack? Just ahead, different symptoms for different sexes.
And a major drug maker changes the name of its antipsychotic medication. Stay with us to find out why.
But first, here's a look at what else is making news this Thursday morning.
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COSTELLO: Your news, money, weather and sports. It is 5:46 Eastern. Here's what's all new this morning.
North Korea talking tough and pulling out of six nation nuclear talks. And for the first time, North Korea publicly claims it has indeed manufactured nuclear weapons for its own defense.
A blockbuster from London, Prince Charles will marry his long- time lover Camilla Parker Bowles. Reports in London say the heir to the British throne will marry Parker Bowles in April, April 8. It's a Friday.
In money news, how would you like to slip between Russell Simons or Pamela Anderson's sheets? The new "MTV Cribs" bedding and home furnishing's collection hits JCPenney Stores just as the show's new season began on Monday.
In culture, while a picture might be worth a thousand words, what's a painting of supermodel Kate Moss nude and pregnant worth? "Naked Portrait 2002" sold at auction for $7.2 million. That's just crazy.
In sports, National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman has just about put the season on ice. Bettman suggested if no deal with the Players Union is reached by this weekend, the season will be canceled.
But, Chad, does anybody care anymore? I mean it's sad to say, but do they?
MYERS: You know I don't think so. Everybody's really picking up that new sport, curling, Carol, where you hurl a 40-pound stone down to the other end, a lot like, you know, shuffleboard. Everybody loves that game. COSTELLO: And there's no union involved, right?
MYERS: Good morning.
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Both sides deserve a whipping with a wet noodle on that one.
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Carol, I'm out (ph).
COSTELLO: Wow!
New statement coming out from the Queen of England -- Chad.
MYERS: Yes, I'm ready.
COSTELLO: You ready for it?
MYERS: Yes.
COSTELLO: Because this is about the marriage, the pending marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.
MYERS: What does she say, I'm sitting on the edge of my seat.
COSTELLO: OK, well be careful so you don't fall off. I'm going to read it now.
MYERS: OK.
COSTELLO: The Duke of Edinburgh and I are very happy the Prince of Wales and Mrs. Parker Bowles are to marry. We have given them our warmest good wishes for their future together.
We want to know more though, don't we, so let's head live to London and Diana Muriel.
Morning -- Diana.
DIANA MURIEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol.
Yes, official confirmation coming from Buckingham Palace and the Queen that her son, Prince Charles, is to marry his long-time mistress Camilla Parker Bowles. This has come as a complete surprise to the British public. I think I can safely say there has been speculation about whether the two would eventually marry.
They have been together on again and off again for the past 30 years. A relationship, of course, that endured throughout the marriage of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer, who became the Princess of Wales. And indeed their relationship was one of the contributing factors to the breakdown of that marriage.
It's not clear when this Royal wedding might take place. There's some speculation that it could happen in early April, April the 6th and April the 8th, the two dates that are being discussed and speculated about here in Britain. And it's not clear just exactly what role Camilla will have, whether or not she will eventually become Queen of England or whether she will be given some other title but will not be a fully-fledged queen of the realm -- Carol.
COSTELLO: But what's out of the question is Prince Charles will not step aside and allow his son to take the throne?
MURIEL: It's always a possibility, of course, but the sense that we've had as we've covered Prince Charles over the past decade is that this is a man who is determined to become king. And he has also been equally determined that his relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles was, as he put it, non-negotiable.
So it's clear that something has changed. Now it's not obvious at this stage what that might be. But remember, of course, that the British monarch is also the head of the church. And it may be that there has been some sort of move, some sort of shift in position by the Church of England allowing the two to marry, and perhaps giving a tasic (ph) blessing to the idea of a former adulterer becoming the head of the church.
Now if that is what has happened, then it's possible that the Queen would have accepted this decision by the church and would have given her blessing, as she has done today, to the marriage.
It's not clear though what constitutional role Camilla might play in the future. And it may be that the two are announcing their marriage now before there is this crisis of the death of a monarch and the need for a second -- another monarch to be sworn in, to be crowned, in order to test the waters of public opinion as to whether or not Camilla would be acceptable to the British public as their queen -- Carol.
COSTELLO: It's all so complicated.
Diana Muriel, live from London this morning, thank you.
"Health Headlines" for you straight-ahead. Our Dr. Sanjay Gupta takes a closer look at the problem of heart attacks being misdiagnosed in women.
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COSTELLO: In "Health Headlines" for you this morning, drug maker Eli Lilly has changed the labeling on the drug Zyprexa. Lilly says it has 79 reports that Zyprexa was confused with Pfizer's Zyrtec. The spelling is similar but the drugs do very different things. Some people were hospitalized because they got the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa instead of the allergy medicine Zyrtec.
A warning for older women who like steak, a study suggests eating red meat or dairy products may elevate your risk of dying of heart disease. The study questions the long-term health for women with high protein diets. In Lima, Peru, the first operation to separate the fused legs of a nine-month old girl has been successful. It's a rare birth defect, which is nearly always fatal. The child has been dubbed "Little Mermaid" because of this defect.
Some members of Congress say they are alarmed that the new Medicare drug benefit will cost $724 billion over the next decade. They want to bring that number down by allowing prescription drugs to be imported from Canada. Some also suggest letting the government negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies over drug prices.
Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States over the age of 25, but the disease is often misdiagnosed.
CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta tells us why.
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DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Last year when she was 51-years old, Cheryl Miller woke up in the middle of the night suffering from a pain in her arm.
CHERYL MILLER, HEART ATTACK SURVIVOR: It was just kind of a dull ache. And I had thought maybe I had done something, you know, pulled a muscle or something. So I did get up and sat there and read for a while.
GUPTA: When the pain got worse, Miller went to the emergency room. But because she didn't have the typical symptom of a heart attack, severe chest pain, doctors diagnosed her with a stomach problem.
MILLER: They were going to send me home because I was having esophageal spasms. And I thought, you know, I've had indigestion and it doesn't feel like this.
GUPTA: But Miller insisted her results be sent to a cardiologist. And she was rediagnosed with a heart attack. According to Dr. Elizabeth Ross, Miller's cardiologist, misdiagnosis of women's heart disease is very common.
DR. ELIZABETH ROSS, WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER: Men, when they have heart disease, frequently have severe chest pain. They may describe it as a crushing or pressure like pain. Women, on the other hand, may not have chest pain at all. They may just be excessively fatigued, or nauseated, or more short of breath.
GUPTA: Experts say more women need to know what their symptoms might be and be pro-active like Miller.
DR. ALEXANDER LANSKY, NY PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL: The difference between 30 minutes and 60 minutes could be the difference between life and death.
GUPTA: After all, cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of both men and women in the U.S. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, Atlanta.
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COSTELLO: A lot more coming your way about the pending nuptials of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles. Tony Flare (ph) is expected to weigh in. When he starts talking about it, we'll take you to London live.
And message in the music, hit songs with religious themes, they're in the mainstream and getting Grammy recognition. And the artists making the music of faith are names you probably already know. That's new in the next hour of DAYBREAK.
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