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Boston Catholics Protest Cardinal Law's Involvment In Pope Memorial; Senator's Nelson, Chafee Key To Bush Social Security Plan

Aired April 10, 2005 - 18:00   ET

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CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: A spring blizzard in Colorado. I live report on the problems this major snow storm could create for travelers all across the country.
A record tying day for Tiger Woods. Live with the latest on his chances to win, now, his fourth Masters.

And the efforts to solve a mystery in Iraq. A year ago this weekend, U.S. soldier Matt Maupin was kidnapped. What is being done to find him?

It is April 10. And you're watching CNN LIVE SUNDAY.

From CNN's global headquarters in Atlanta, I'm Carol Lin. And here's what's happening right now in the news.

Shorts and sandals are out, parkas and boots are back in for the folks in Colorado. A spring snowstorm hit the state with blizzard conditions in some areas. The storm closed highways and caused power outages and stranded airline passengers. Some areas could get up to 30 inches before the snow moves out tonight. We're gonna have a live report from Denver in just a few minutes.

And gas prices in the U.S. are now averaging $2.29 a gallon. Yet another new record, if you don't know, if you don't adjust for inflation. That's an increase of 19 cents over the past three weeks. Crude oil prices and seasonal factors are causing the surge.

And the Senate's No. 3 Republican says House majority leader Tom DeLay needs to answer questions about his ethics. But Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania says he believes DeLay has stayed within the law. Several reports of possible ethics violations have swirled around DeLay in recent months.

But right now, we begin with a journey from the Middle East to the western White House. Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon is set to arrive in Texas in an hour. He is going to meet with President Bush at his ranch tomorrow. And they have a lot to talk about.

Tensions, for example, are growing again in the Middle East. This was just the scene today in Jerusalem. Thousands of Israeli police confronted Jewish extremists protesting Israel's plan to pull out from Gaza.

Now that plan is getting strong backing from President Bush, but Mr. Sharon may get an earful about Israel's plans for the West Bank. CNN's Elaine Quijano is in Crawford, Texas -- Elaine.

ELAINE QUIJANO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello to you Carol. That's right, although the two leaders do not agree on the issue of expanding Jewish settlements, it's likely tomorrow that we will hear President Bush and prime minister Ariel Sharon focus on what they agree on, Israel's planned withdrawal if Gaza.

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QUIJANO (voice-over): In roughly three months, Israel plans to remove its troops and thousands of Jewish settlers from 21 Israeli settlements in Gaza and four in the West Bank. But Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon is taking intense political heat for the idea, even receiving death threats.

DAVID MAKOVSKY, INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY: I think Sharon has a sincere problem at home with 100,000 protesters, 200 Israelis that are trying to kill him and a party that is very divided and convinced that this is a bad idea. Meeting with President Bush is not going to change that fundamental point.

QUIJANO: Still, Mr. Sharon heads to Crawford with the hope of getting backup once again from President Bush.

It was nearly a year ago, the two leaders stood together at the White House and President Bush made clear he was firmly behind Sharon's plan.

GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I commend Prime Minister Sharon for his bold and courageous decision to withdraw from Gaza and parts of the West Bank.

QUIJANO: Yet complicating the picture now, Israel's recent call to develop land just east of Jerusalem that the Palestinians claim is theirs. Critics say that would affect what any future Palestinian state might look like, while Sharon argues it would be a natural extension of an existing Jerusalem suburb.

The U.S. calls those plans at odds with American policy. And while the president says he intends to take up the issue of Jewish settlements with Sharon, Mr. Bush also wants to give the prime minister the latitude he needs in the short-term to carry out the Gaza withdrawal successfully.

At the same time, President Bush will urge the Israeli leader to work closely with the new Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas. Yet Israelis say Abbas has not been effective enough in dismantling and disarming terrorist groups.

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QUIJANO: Still, analysts believe with Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinians and Israelis have a prime opportunity to move the peace process forward. They see Abbas as committed to coexistence with Israel. And, they say, any plans for Israel to withdraw should be coordinated with him -- Carol.

LIN: Thanks very much, Elaine.

Obviously, Middle East peace very difficult when you take a look at the following pictures. Palestinian militants in Gaza are vowing to avenge the deaths of three teenage boys killed by Israeli troops. Gunmen firing in the air led thousands of mourners in a funeral procession today in Raffa.

And elsewhere in Gaza, Palestinians fired dozens of mortars and rockets at Jewish settlements. Palestinians say the boys were playing soccer when the were shot. The Israeli military says its soldiers opened fire when they saw the teens sneaking into a forbidden zone.

Right now, we're going to move on to southeast Asia, where Indonesia is recovering from another strong earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 6.8 tremor struck near Sumatra Island. It triggered a series of aftershocks, but no tsunamis.

Memories of last December's disaster are fresh in the region. And the quake sent people fleeing from their homes in panic. But there are no reports of death or injuries.

Now, to news in our world wrap tonight.

China, about 20,000 demonstrators in two cities today burned Japanese flags and shouted anti-Japanese slogans and called for a boycott of Japanese products. They oppose Japan's bid for a permanent seat on the U.N. security council.

Iraq: Security was a big focus today for the country's lawmakers. Some call for easing safety measures for parliament, saying they hinder their work. But Iraq's minister of state for national security says the measures are necessary as long as the national assembly is a target for terrorists. Meanwhile, Iraq's new president predicts U.S. troops could leave his country by 2007.

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JALAL TALABANI, PRESIDENT OF IRAQ: I think within two years, we can do it. And in the same time, we'll remain in full consultation and coordination and cooperation with our American friends who came to liberate our country.

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LIN: Germany: remembering the victims of Buckenwald. It was 60 years ago, U.s. troops liberated the Nazi concentration camp. The 56,000 people who died within its walls were honored during a ceremony that featured a song written by two inmates. German chancellor Gerhardt Schroeder expressed shame for the atrocities in his country's name.

And in Scotland, the world's most famous newlyweds attended church today near Balmoral Castle a day after their wedding. Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, greeted villagers before resuming their honeymoon.

At the Vatican today and across Rome, they are sharing memories of Pope John Paul II. And many gazed at the now closed third floor window overlooking St. Peter's Square. It's where he delivered so many of his greetings to the faithful during his 26 year pontificate.

But amid the tributes and the mourning, there's close scrutiny as many look for clues as to who might be the next pope. Our Chris Burns brings us the latest from Rome.

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CHRIS BURNS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): In St. Peter's Square, melancholy notes in a fitting, cold rain. This Polish church band had been planning this trip for months to play for their countryman, Karol Wojtyla

MARIUS GRZONEK, MECHANICAL ENGINEER (through translator): We have the feeling that we need to be here and play in memory of a great man, he says.

BURNS: Above, the empty window from which Pope John Paul II gave his Sunday angeles (ph).

Gerard Watson of San Francisco says his Polish wife and mother- in-law were devastated by the pope's death.

GERARD WATSON, PILGRIM FROM U.S: We had planned for this trip for a year and they're very sad.

BURNS: But amid the sorrow, a spring of hope for those who want fast track canonization for the late pontiff.

(on camera): Newspapers are hawking a miracle, claimed for the pope, that could put him on the road to sainthood. His personal secretary, Bishop Stanislaw Dziwisz is quoted as saying a Jewish- American he won't name was cured of cancer when he met the pontiff in 1998.

(voice-over): The Vatican would have to first investigate, but for people like Gerry's wife, there's no need for proof.

ANNETTE MAJKOWSKA-WATSON, PILGRIM FROM U.S: Because he has helped to make the world a better place for everybody.

BURNS: Amidst speculation about a papal, experts were trying to read between the lines of Sunday's homily by Cardinal Carmello Ruini. The vicar of Rome is considered one of the king makers in the conclave that begins April 18.

In the text, the passage in bold print referred to the pontiff's funeral. "St. Peter's Square was able to become more than ever an eloquent symbol not of a class of civilizations, but on the contrary, of a great family of nations," he said.

DELIA GALLAGHER, CNN VATICAN ANALYST: I don't think it rules out an Italian, at all. I do think it suggests that if there is an Italian pope, he will have to be a man who has had experience with other cultures.

BURNS: But for many, it is just too early to let go of the man they so long revered. Chris Burns, CNN, Vatican City.

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LIN: While the princes of the church are sizing each other up one, one is emerging as the odds-on favorite to be the next pope. According to the New York Daily News, book makers are giving 3 to 1 odds in favor of Cardinal Diogini Tettamanzi from Milan.

Now the 71-year-old Italian is popular with conservatives and progerssives. And he looks like Pope John Paul II a reportedly thinks like him. Perhaps more importantly, though, he was seen as a favorite of the late pope and capable of providing continuity and a smooth transition.

Five others are also seen as potentials. Germany's cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Nigeria's 72-year-old Francis Arinze. Brazil's 70- year-old Cardinal Claudio Hummes and the two youngest contenders, Cardinal Oscar Ridriguez Maradiaga of Honduras and Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Austria.

Now, Boston's former Archbishop, Cardinal Bernard Law, is taking part in the masses for Pope John Paul II. And that has many survivors of the sex abuse scandal pretty angry.

Law resigned as Archbishop of Boston after documents revealed he knowingly moved priests accused of sexually abusing children to other parishes.

The cardinal is expected to say mass for the pope in St. Peter's Basilica tomorrow. So a group of protesters headed to Rome today to demonstrate at those events.

It is a virtual sea of white across much of Colorado. Take a look at this. This is springtime. But a blizzard blankets parts of the state. We are live from Denver next.

SEAN CALLEBS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Indeed, blanketing a good portion of the state, Carol. Thick, heavy stuff keeps coming down. A skier's delight but a traveler's nightmare. We'll explain live coming up in just a couple of minutes.

LIN: Thanks Sean.

Plus, two Roosevelts with two very different opinions. CNN talks with the two grandsons of the former president about his famous program and the Republican push to overhaul it.

And later, the pope's official portrait. And the man who painted it. You're watching CNN LIVE SUNDAY. And I'm back in a moment.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) LIN: Winter may be gone, but you wouldn't know it in parts of the Southwest. Snow is falling in Albuquerque, New Mexico and in other parts of the state. The storm has brought powerful north winds, gusting up to 60 miles per hour. Forecasters say it could create dangerous white-out conditions. By the looks of that, they're right.

In the meantime, the spring snowstorm is already making its way across Colorado. Blizzard-like conditions have forced air travel in Denver to come to a near standstill. And many businesses are closed.

CNN's Sean Callebs is live in Denver and has the latest for us. Sean, have they reopened the airport?

CALLEBS: They have not reopened the airport. There are some international flights that are coming in, Carol, but for the most part, the place is shut down.

And look around, this is why. Kind of looks like file tape from the dead of winter, doesn't it? I thought I could put these things away, people warned me when I moved out here that the skiing season ran well into the spring. And now I believe them.

And look how deep the snow is. Here in the city proper, in Denver, it's probably close to 10, 12 inches here. Now up in the Rockies, up in the mountains the passes that lead to the ski resorts, just simply a nightmare.

You talked about the airport, Carol, the airport simply shut down. There are legions of passengers who can do very little, just sitting around and waiting for a break in the weather. As I mentioned, some international flights are coming in.

But this is a major hub for United Airlines. It stopped flying hours ago and it is not going to have any flights going out today. Some other air carriers are going to reconsider things in about an hour or so and see just how bad it is.

As far as the roads go, the interstates, a nightmare. I-70, basically, everything east of Denver simply shut down all the way to the Kansas border. Pretty much the same thing on I-25, that goes up and down the state.

Now near Colorado Springs, there's an area of about 26 miles that is shut down. The rest of I-25 south, all the way down to the New Mexico border, simply shut down.

Let me show you what it's doing to this area. These poor trees, they blossomed just came out in the last couple days or so. And since we have been out here, you can see they're starting to wilt. Not much to look at come this spring here in Colorado.

As far as power outages go, it's very, very bad as well. About 9,400 homes are without power in the Denver area.

Here's a pretty good idea of exactly what happens. This is very, very heavy snow. You can see this tree, simply overburdened. Big limb snapped off not terribly long ago. That's what's happening to the power lines out here. We're told that they have some 60 crews out doing what they can.

Hey Carol, anybody who spent time out in the ski area, it's usually a light, fluffy, easygoing snow. Well, this is really, really heavy. It packs really easley, coming down very hard. So it's a mess out here, Carol.

LIN: Not even good ski weather. All right, Sean. Dangerous stuff indeed, but an eerily beautiful sight.

Thanks very much. Sean Callebs reporting live from Denver.

We have actually more on the snowstorm and where it's headed, because it's actually on the move. And CNN meteorologist Jacqui Jeras is also tracking some breaking news from the CNN weahter center.

Jacqui, what do you got on tonadoes?

JACQUI JERAS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Yeah. Tornadoes, we got two of them on the ground right now in the state of Kansas. This is the same storm system that's affecting you in Colorado. And here is the line of storms right there.

I'm going to move over and I'm actually going to run the radar for you and zoom in. The counties that are affected are eastern Trego County and Graham Counties. Again, these are in Kansas.

Train spotters reporting in Trego County a large and extremely dangerous tornado near Ogala. This one moving to the north at 15 miles per hour. This is the storm cell right in this area, right there, it's just to the north of interstate 70 at this time.

And then the other storm, in Graham County, it was reported near Penoki (ph) 11 miles Southeast. It's moving to the North also at 40 miles per hour. If you live in Hill City, if you live in Nicodemus, you need to taking cover right now. This is a very dangerous situation.

We also have a few other warnings, Ellis County and then also into Rush Counties. These storms right here, they don't have any confirmed tornadoes with them at this time, however, the possibility of a tornado dropping out at any time is a very good possibility.

So very dangerous situation setting up across the plains states right now. Tornado watch remains in effect until 8:00 local time here in the area. And farther up to the north, severe thunderstorm watch. We've been getting a lot of reports of hail out of these cells as they move out of Kansas on up into Nebraska. And they're also on their way into Iowa.

On the tail end of the storm into the south, we're seeing severe weather just to the West of the Dallas area. And we do have a severe thunderstorm watch in effect there.

Now, let's go back to the snow, talk a little bit more about some of the fun stuff if you're not trying to travel for today. And kind of put it into perspective for you. How common is it to see this much snow in Colorado this time of year? Not all that unusual actually. The average date for the last snow in Denver is April 27. So, even if this was the last one, we'd be ahead of schedule.

The latest recorded snow fall in Denver was June 12, 1947. So, if you're thinking about complaining, think about those people in 1947 having to deal with that in the month of June. And the worst April snowstorm in recorded history, 17.3 inches. And that was April Fool's Day in 1957.

There you can see the storm system, the perspective here, Carol, affecting northern plains across the Rockies, all the way down into the southern plains and even into parts of the southwest. This will also be a big severe weather maker tomorrow. We think more significant chance of seeing the tornado outbreak.

LIN: All right. Jacqui, I see it. Thanks very much. We're going to have much more also on our primetime show at 10:00 tonight on the storm for the travelers on Monday morning.

In the meantime, next on CNN LIVE SUNDAY, one year later and still no sign of a soldier kidnapped by Iraqi insurgents. Now a community still clinging to hope gathers to remember him.

And later, the angry apprentice. His well-known temper on camera has now gotten this reality show star in trouble off camera.

Also, among the most popular stories this hour on CNN.com, U.S. bars, KLM flight entry into air space. Authorities refuse to allow a Royal Dutch Airline 747 to fly over the U.S. today because the names of two passengers on board were included on a U.S. no-fly terrorist watch list. Click on to CNN.com for more details.

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LIN: Every week, we like to bring you the more personal stories from the front lines. And today, we recount the harrowing story of an American soldier who was kidnapped by Iraqi insurgents last April.

Now, even though an entire year has passed since the capture of Sergeant Matt Maupin, there is still no final word on his fate. But despite that discouraging silence, Maupin's family and friends are refusing to give up hope.

With more on that story, we turn to CNN's Sara Dorsey. Sara, what keeps this family's hope alive?

SARA DORSEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, I think it's just that, Carol, it's hope. And to say it's been a long year for Maupin's parents would be an understatement. Every day, they wait to hear news of their oldest son's fate.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I try to start my day praying for Matt. And then I can't see it doesn't creep into my mind, because he's there every minute of the day. It's been a lonely year without him.

DORSEY (voice-over): He's the only soldier the U.S. army still has listed as captured in Iraq. Army Reserve Specialist Keith Maupin, better known as Matt, disappeared one year ago after his fuel convoy was caught up in a fiery attack on a supply route near Baghdad International Airport.

KEITH MAUPIN, U.S. ARMY: Keith Matthew Maupin.

DORSEY: Seven days later, a break signaling that the young soldier, only 20 years old at the time, might still be alive. Al Jazeera television aired this video of a man appearing to be Maupin shown at the feet and mercy of his insurgent captors.

Last June, al Jazeera aired a second video, a grainy image of a blind-folded man wearing fatigues, purported to be the execution of Maupin. But the U.S. Army has not confirmed the identity of the person in the video. Maupin's status stands as captured.

In February, his unit, the 724th Transportation Company, returned home touching down in Fort McCoy Wisconsin without him.

KEITH MAUPIN, FATHER: Tough. I think it's been tough. Emotional. Like an emotional roller coaster. I mean, it doesn't matter -- any time of the day, it could change. Just think of Matt and it changes.

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DORSEY: Maupin's community in Batavia, Ohio, has held vigils throughout this year-long ordeal, supporting the missing soldier and raising money for care packages going to other American soldiers fighting in Iraq. At 7:00 tonight, there's a motorcycle ride scheduled in Matt's honor in Cincinnati -- Carol.

LIN: All right, Sara. I know you'll have more on this story after the motorcycle ride at our 10:00 p.m. show tonight. So, thank you very much for that. We're going to look forward to that.

Also, you folks out there are going to have the opportunity to see an in-depth interview with the parents of Matt Maupin. That's tomorrow night at 10:00 Eastern on "NEWSNIGHT WITH AARON BROWN." So stay tuned for that as well.

In the meantime, Social Security, it is at the top of President Bush's agenda, but how do the descendants of FDR, the program's creator, feel about the possible changes? And could two senators make or break an overhaul?

Plus, going inside the gangs. CNN visits one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the country. A sneak peek at a "CNN PRESENTS" special. That is straight ahead.

And he is the next comeback kid. Maybe, maybe not. What's Tiger Woods up to today? He's got a strong showing at the Masters. A wrap of the tournament. We've got that. (COMMERCIAL BREAK)

LIN: Welcome back. And here's a look at what's happening right now in the news.

Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon meets President Bush at his Texas ranch tomorrow. West Bank settlements and an outbreak of violence in Gaza are among the topics they are expected to discuss.

And Catholics all over the world continue to pack churches in honor of Pope John Paul II. During a memorial mass at the Vatican, cardinals praised the late pontiff for touching hearts around the world. Masses will be held every day in the basilica as part of the official nine-day mourning period.

And here in the U.S., a heavy snowstorm is burying parts of Colorado. Up to ten inches of snow is forecast in Denver and surrounding areas could get as much as 30 inches. Hundreds of travelers are stranded at the Denver Airport and along the highways. Snow also fell today in Wyoming, New Mexico and Montana.

And President Bush travels to Ohio this week to promote his plan to overhaul Social Security. A controversial part of the plan would allow younger workers to put up a portion of their payroll taxes in to personal investment accounts. CNN's Alina Cho talks to two men who have very different views and a unique and personal connection to the issue. .

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ALINA CHO, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Much like the country, these college students have vastly different views about Social Security.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What we're trying to do is bring the benefits of private ownership to a group that's currently having to rely on this system that is weak.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Are you the same people that are hardly, like, making it month by month, paying their own rent and you're asking them to take control of their own money.

CHO: The silent listener is economics professor Frank Roosevelt. That's right, Franklin D. Roosevelt III, grandson of FDR. A walk through his Manhattan apartment is a history lesson.

FRANK ROOSEVELT, ECONOMICS PROFESSOR: And this is four generations starting with the president's mother.

CHO: Roosevelt was on his grandfather's knee at the White House during the time FDR created Social Security.

A Democrat, Roosevelt calls President Bush's plan to allow Americans to invest some Social Security funds in personal accounts misguided. F. ROOSEVELT: They want to convert this system of social responsibility into a private investment scheme. The real strength of it is that it is a guaranteed source of support for your retirement or your disability or your death.

CHO: Roosevelt collects Social Security himself, about $1,000 a month. He says the system is not in crisis, that the number of retired Americans collecting benefits won't exceed those working and paying into the system for roughly 15 years. He believes the Social Security trust fund, the backup, will cover the difference for decades.

F. ROOSEVELT: Let's invest in stocks. But why do it on an individual basis? Why don't we say invest some of the trust fund. Keep this collective responsibility, this social contract between generations...

TONY ROOSEVELT, FDR GRANDSON: Mr. Bush, I strongly support your Social Security initiatives.

CHO: Frank's cousin, Tony Roosevelt, a Republican, also collects Social Security and sees things a bit differently. Tony, like the president, is a native Texan in the oil and gas business. He greeted his grandfather on presidential visits.

T. ROOSEVELT: And I think if FDR were here today, I think he would also say we need to address the problem. It's just fiscally responsible to recognize that we have a problem, we might as well begin to fix the problem, and the sooner the better.

CHO: Tony Roosevelt says private accounts would be voluntary. And give Americans greater control of their financial destiny. He also believes the system is running out of money.

T. ROOSEVELT: You either have to get more revenues in the system, or you ahve to reduce benefits or you have to delay the point in time in which benefits become -- begin to be paid out.

CHO: Both Tony and Frank Roosevelt have stayed out of politics. But both believe their grandfather was a pragmatist who would support their point of view.

The debate continues in the family, the classroom and the country.

Alina Cho, CNN, New York.

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CHO: Well, President Bush faces a challenge in Congress to get support for those personal investment accounts. But can he find the votes within his own party or even outside to push the plan through?

Got some perspective, some fresh perspective from CNN political analyst, Carlos Watson, joining me live from Mountainview, California, where the political pulse beats rather loudly. Hey, Carlos. CARLOS WATSON, CNN POLITICAL ANALYST: Political pulse?

CHO: Yeah, you know. You're on the West Coast, but you do have a perspective.

WATSON: We're in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Lots going on out here.

CHO: Hey, I do not discount that at all, Carlos.

President's Social Security. All right, more than 500 members of Congress, but you actually think that there are two canaries in the coal mine. It's going to boil down two names. What's this about?

WATSON: Carol, over the next month, we'll know whether or not the president's Social Security plan is likely to move forward this year, or whether or not, ultimately like President Clinton's ambitious healthcare plan, it gets shelved.

And to really understand where it's going, you shouldn't look at the House of Representatives, because the Republican hold on that is so strong, you should look at the Senate.

And in the Senate, there's one Republican and one Democrat you should focus on, both of whom are up for reelection in 2006. Bill Nelson of Florida, he's in a state -- although he's a Democrat, he's in a state President Bush won by some five points. If you don't hear strong signs of support from him relatively soon, the president's going to have a tough time, because the president needs to win at a minimum five Democratic senators over to his side. Nelson's the kind he needs.

On the Republican side, stay tuned to a guy named Lincoln Chafee, a Republican of Rhode Island, very moderate, also up for reelection in 2006. And there's some risk that the president won't even be able to hold on to his own Republicans. And so if Lincoln Chafee is not very strong and clear and convincing in his support, than that's another sign that the president's plan may not make it out this year.

LIN: Well, the president is known to make take some risks. Take a look at the man he's appointing U.N. ambassador. Those confirmation hearings for John Bolton start tomorrow. And frankly, to say that Democrats have called him manipulative, offensive. The North Koreans call this man human scum. Is this the kind of man that the president is very insistent on sending to the United Nations?

WATSON: It's certainly a hot button nomination, probably as hot as any of the president's new nominations. And it's one of several the Democrats are attacking in a serious way. Remember, this is an important job, U.S. ambassador to U.N. Former President Bush, 41, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Bill Richardson, Madeleine , Albright, all have held this job in the past.

But this fight is going to be important for two bigger reasons. One, how serious is the United States about working with the United Nations in the future? There's a big debate about whether or not it will be relevant any more. Remember, we essentially bypassed them in the lead-up to the recent war in some ways.

And then No. 2, this may be a place where Democrats, as you said, are so offended by what she see as some of Bolton's prior statements, saying that if ten stories of the United Nations building were to evaporate in New York, it wouldn't make a difference. They may actually employ a nuclear filibuster, or or the so-called filibuster option, what some call a nuclear option.

LIN: Well, a song and a prayer, John Bolton might actually make it into the U.N.

And speaking of prayer, the possibilities of a priest for president. You atually see that as a potential depending upon who the next pope might be.

WATSON: Well, remember the pope has a lot of executive authority and the new pope could decide to go back to an old plan in which priests like Father Drinan of Massachusetts, or Father Cornell of Wisconsin used to actually not only be able to participate in politics, but actually run for office.

The other significant thing, Carol, that I think you should think about as the papal transition takes place, is in the way that Pope John Paul II really embraced television and in that way kind of brought Catholicism to millions more people. What if this pope were to really embrace the Internet. And, for example to begin to send out an e-newsletter to Catholic followers.

LIN: Can you imagine?

WATSON: And in some ways, it would make sense, because many didn't expect Pope John Paul to embrace television. And if this pope were to send e-newsletter out in some 15, 20, even 50 million Catholics receive on a daily basis, imagine how powerful an impact that would have on American politics, whether it's on school vouchers, abortion, stem cell research or a lot of other things.

LIN: A lot at stake.

And speaking of, very presient Carlos, today's New York Times front page, cardinals hint at the profile of the new pope. Says, he must be, above all, an effective communicator.

WATSON: And what a way to communicate -- Internet, you can't communicate any faster, right.

LIN: You bet. Carlos Watson. Thanks very much.

WATSON: Good to see you.

LIN: You too.

And here is what else is also happening across America right now. In Ontario, California, a newspaper facing a lawsuit by former pro athlete Bo Jackson, has apologized to him. The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin today retracted part of a story saying Jackson used steroids. And what's worse than hearing you're fired? How about you're under arrest. Our affiliate Bay News 9 reports Chris Shelton of the NBC reality show the "Apprentice" is out on bail after his arrest for disorderly conduct in Tampa, Florida. Police say the 22-year-old real estate agent became belligerent after the hotel where he was staying charged him for something he thought was free.

And look at this incredible video. The Ohio State Police have released this. It shows an accident on the Ohio Turnpike earlier this month. Everyone somehow survived this crash of an out of control SUV into a car about to be towed. The tow truck driver had minor injuries. Narrow escape.

Well, throughout America, gang violence is spreading, and homicide rates are climbing. Later tonight, Anderson Cooper reports from Hollenbeck, a 15 square mile area in Los Angeles, where gangs rule the streets and violent death could come to anyone at any time. This is just an excerpt. Meet a gang banger.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We're entering the zone now.

I walk around with a tattoo on my head. I'm a target. That should tell you everything, man.

ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): Kiki is 26, a proud member of White Fence, one of Hollenbeck's 34 gangs. The police say there are now 700 White Fence members and associates. Gangsters who claim to be guardians of the neighborhood. Kiki says he's been shot three times.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: At 10:00 in the morning a drive-by.

You know when you get shot, you're like, damn. People are just screaming, you're going to be all right. I'm like damn, man. And look, I'm like, damn, in the hospital, I got shot in my arm, like what the...

COOPER (on camera): Kiki was 14 when he joined White Fence. He was jumped in, beaten up by fellow gang members. It's a common initiation meant to test loyalty and give new members a taste of what gang life is all about.

(voice-over): For Kiki, who spent time in foster care, the gang was everything he hopped for: Friends, family and fights.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: When I was in junior high, that's what I used to go to school for, pick a fight. It was nuts to butts. That was it.

COOPER: His status in the gang grew, along with his juvenile record.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Guns, drugs, assault, attempted murder, gang banging, everything. COOPER (on camera): Some people would say it's wrong to be in a gang. It's wrong to sell drugs, gang bang, whatever.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, selling drugs is just like, I mean, we don't do it. Someone else is gonna do it.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I got my last name on my back.

COOPER: Older gang members, veteranos, schooled Kiki in the odd logic of gang morality and the rules of engagement. Drive-by shootings are OK, as long as they don't kill innocent kids.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That's a no-no. I mean, damn. They don't know right from wrong.

COOPER: And if a home boy is killed, gang members should take the law into their own hands.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE; The cops, they got so many murders on their hands, I mean, we rather take our own actions.

One of my friends died right here protecting the bridge. So this is one of the places we can't let go.

COOPER: Though he joined the gang for a sense of belonging, 12 years later, Kiki now finds himself alone. Most of his friends are in prison or dead.

(on camera): I don't quite get the appeal of being in a gang right now for you.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is all I got. I don't got, you know, nothing else. I don't come home to nothing else.

COOPER (voice-over): Kiki passes time tattooing, a skill he picked up in jail. He has no full-time job, but takes classes at a community college. He's on probation for selling crack.

(on camera): So like ten years from now, what do you think you'll be doing?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't know. I don't think ahead like that. I just go day by day.

COOPER (voice-over): Kiki does think about taking his fighting kills to use. Inspired one of his favorite movies "Full Metal Jacket," he talks about joining the marines.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think that's the best route for us gang members. That would be the best route for society. I'd rather die hero than, you know, die a statistic.

COOPER: But with his criminal record, joining the marines is just a fantasy. A fantasy he's fighting to hold on to.

(END VIDEOTAPE) LIN: For Anderson's full report on one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the nation, tune into CNN PRESENTS: Homicide in Hollenbeck. That is tonight at 8:00 Eastern.

In the meantime, the action on the links is wrapping up at the Masters. Find out who is going to be wearing this year's green jacket. We'll check on the tournament, up next.

And he painted the official portrait of Pope John Paul II. A moment, he says, he'll forever remember. But he has one regret he will never forget. That later.

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LIN: This just in to the CNN center. According to NHK television, which is public TV in Japan, there has been a magnitude 6.1 earthquake striking Tokyo. No tsunami warning issued, at least just yet. This report coming just in, so we are going to keep you posted. 6.1, sounds pretty familiar for anybody who's been through some of the quakes in California. For example, the quake up in San Francisco. It's pretty strong. See what happens.

LARRY SMITH, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: Very strong indeed.

LIN: Anyways, lots of rocking and rolling out at the Masters. And Tiger Woods, man, the last time -- I mean, the guy was down and I saw him making some shots that I could do in my sleep.

SMITH: Yes, I tell you what, he just provided a little earthquake himself right now over on the back nine at the Masters in Augusta National.

Tiger Woods, though, in a real fight down to the wire for his fourth Masters green jacket.

Now, here is what has taken place at Augusta National, here's some video from earlier in the week as we can't show you legally video from today. The Masters plagued by rain all week, needed to finish the third round this morning. At 8:00 am Eastern time, Woods was four shots behind Chris DiMarco. Two hours later, he was three shots ahead of DiMarco at the end of round three. But he was well aware of what was in store.

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TIGER WOODS, PGA: I'm pleased. There's no doubt about that.

I was down starting the morning, and now I've got a lead. So it's nice. But we got a long way to go. This gold course, it ain't going to get easier. So, it's going to get a little more dry, a little more firm. And I got to make sure you put the ball in the right spots.

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SMITH: Well, the pair has been dueling all afternoon in the final twosome in of this, the final round.

Let's show you the leaderboard right now. Tiger, clinging to a two-shot lead. He had, I mentioned, the quake that he provided a moment ago, a phenomenal chip-in just a moment ago on 16. So, he now has two-shot lead, 14 under par. DiMarco at 12 under par.

Now, it's been three years since Woods last won a major. Trying to win today, again, his fourth green jacket, second -- that would be second only to Jack Nicklaus. And his ninth major that would be third all time and halfway toward his idol, Nicklaus' total of 18.

So, Tiger, you know, has been telling us that this swing, he was retooling his swing. And certainly, he has been on his game the past two days.

LIN: Yep, it's remarkable. And that's why they call him Tiger. That's what his competition is saying out there.

What was it like for you to see Jack Nicklaus play the other day poorly, and it was such a sentimental moment. I mean, here he decided to play the tournament last moment after his 17-month-old grandson died.

SMITH: And that's the thing too. I think -- yuou know, Jack said last year when he played very poorly and he didn't make the cut again in 2004, he said then he didn't want to take away from Arnold Palmer walking away from the Masters. But he said, you know, I'm probably done. I can't compete anymore. Jack is all about competition.

He's not so much -- he even said as much, this is not a celebrity walkaround, this is the Masters. this is very important too me, very important to what we do here.

He was persuaded to come back and play. He did that as a favor to Hooty Johnson, the Augusta National Chairman. And hNow he's done. And we'll miss him there, no question.

LIN: Yeah. Hooty Johnson personally making that phone call, come out and play, your fans still want to see you.

All right. Thanks, Larry Smith. Always good to see you.

SMITH: Good seeing you.

LIN: In the meantime, check out the Masters leaderboard at CNN.com. Also, find out which golfer tied the master record with seven straight birdies at this year's tournament.

And straight ahead tonight, portrait of a pope. It now goes on permanent display in the Vatican museum. But it originated far away, right here in the United States. That story is next.

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LIN: Well, there are hundreds of memorable images of Pope John Paul II. For example, riding in the Popemobile and delivering blessings, collapsing hands with the faithful. But it's this image that will grace the walls of the Vatican museum.

It was painted some 25 years ago. It's hung in the pope's personal quarters since then awaiting this time. The brush strokes are the work of a Florida artist. And he reminisces about this painting assignment with David Sutta of CNN affiliate, WBBH.

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DAVID SUTTA, WBBH CORRESPONDENT: In rural Punta Gorda, you will find an estate almost as beautiful as the paintings inside.

ADOLF SEHRING, PAINTER: It's not a beautiful painting in terms of beautiful buildings, so it's not a post card. It's a story told with a brush.

SUTTA: This is where Adolph Sehring keeps most of his treasured memories of a like most of us could only dream of.

The paintings, sell for millions in galleries around the world. Among the buyers, are Chubby Checker, the Ford family and performer President Bush. But none of them compared to the one buyer in 1979.

SEHRING: It was an adventure in life. I ran into Clinton. I ran into other presidents -- I ran into Carter at that time, but these are temporary big-shots. Here's a man who spent a lifetime all over the world.

SUTTA: Two two and a half hours, Sehring painted a portrait of Pope John Paul II.

SEHRING: I'm not a catholic. But he was like an old buddy that talks to you. Put his arm around your shoulder and talks you.

SUTTA: The pope made a lasting impression, talking about the communism both of them grew up under.

SEHRING: He said that he would love to see the world to be without tyranny, that was his basic feeling. And he carried that motto throughout his life.

SUTTA: Months later, the pope would inshied Sehring to dinner. Sehring would take a rain check, because of traffic.

SEHRING: I did shows and I traveled all over the word and I had to do shows in Japan and Hawaii and all over the place. And I used to say tomorrow is another day. Never came.

SUTTA: While Sehring now regrets turning down dinner with the pope, he's honored to have made such an impression on history.

SEHRING: That painting that the pope has now will be in the Vatican Museum, will be part of the Vatican treasury forever. And it is very complicatary -- I find it a compliment.

SUTTA: In Punta Gorda with photojournalist John Burns, David Sutta, NBC 2.

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CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: A spring blizzard in Colorado. I live report on the problems this major snow storm could create for travelers all across the country.
A record tying day for Tiger Woods. Live with the latest on his chances to win, now, his fourth Masters.

And the efforts to solve a mystery in Iraq. A year ago this weekend, U.S. soldier Matt Maupin was kidnapped. What is being done to find him?

It is April 10. And you're watching CNN LIVE SUNDAY.

From CNN's global headquarters in Atlanta, I'm Carol Lin. And here's what's happening right now in the news.

Shorts and sandals are out, parkas and boots are back in for the folks in Colorado. A spring snowstorm hit the state with blizzard conditions in some areas. The storm closed highways and caused power outages and stranded airline passengers. Some areas could get up to 30 inches before the snow moves out tonight. We're gonna have a live report from Denver in just a few minutes.

And gas prices in the U.S. are now averaging $2.29 a gallon. Yet another new record, if you don't know, if you don't adjust for inflation. That's an increase of 19 cents over the past three weeks. Crude oil prices and seasonal factors are causing the surge.

And the Senate's No. 3 Republican says House majority leader Tom DeLay needs to answer questions about his ethics. But Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania says he believes DeLay has stayed within the law. Several reports of possible ethics violations have swirled around DeLay in recent months.

But right now, we begin with a journey from the Middle East to the western White House. Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon is set to arrive in Texas in an hour. He is going to meet with President Bush at his ranch tomorrow. And they have a lot to talk about.

Tensions, for example, are growing again in the Middle East. This was just the scene today in Jerusalem. Thousands of Israeli police confronted Jewish extremists protesting Israel's plan to pull out from Gaza.

Now that plan is getting strong backing from President Bush, but Mr. Sharon may get an earful about Israel's plans for the West Bank. CNN's Elaine Quijano is in Crawford, Texas -- Elaine.

ELAINE QUIJANO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello to you Carol. That's right, although the two leaders do not agree on the issue of expanding Jewish settlements, it's likely tomorrow that we will hear President Bush and prime minister Ariel Sharon focus on what they agree on, Israel's planned withdrawal if Gaza.

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QUIJANO (voice-over): In roughly three months, Israel plans to remove its troops and thousands of Jewish settlers from 21 Israeli settlements in Gaza and four in the West Bank. But Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon is taking intense political heat for the idea, even receiving death threats.

DAVID MAKOVSKY, INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY: I think Sharon has a sincere problem at home with 100,000 protesters, 200 Israelis that are trying to kill him and a party that is very divided and convinced that this is a bad idea. Meeting with President Bush is not going to change that fundamental point.

QUIJANO: Still, Mr. Sharon heads to Crawford with the hope of getting backup once again from President Bush.

It was nearly a year ago, the two leaders stood together at the White House and President Bush made clear he was firmly behind Sharon's plan.

GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I commend Prime Minister Sharon for his bold and courageous decision to withdraw from Gaza and parts of the West Bank.

QUIJANO: Yet complicating the picture now, Israel's recent call to develop land just east of Jerusalem that the Palestinians claim is theirs. Critics say that would affect what any future Palestinian state might look like, while Sharon argues it would be a natural extension of an existing Jerusalem suburb.

The U.S. calls those plans at odds with American policy. And while the president says he intends to take up the issue of Jewish settlements with Sharon, Mr. Bush also wants to give the prime minister the latitude he needs in the short-term to carry out the Gaza withdrawal successfully.

At the same time, President Bush will urge the Israeli leader to work closely with the new Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas. Yet Israelis say Abbas has not been effective enough in dismantling and disarming terrorist groups.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

QUIJANO: Still, analysts believe with Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinians and Israelis have a prime opportunity to move the peace process forward. They see Abbas as committed to coexistence with Israel. And, they say, any plans for Israel to withdraw should be coordinated with him -- Carol.

LIN: Thanks very much, Elaine.

Obviously, Middle East peace very difficult when you take a look at the following pictures. Palestinian militants in Gaza are vowing to avenge the deaths of three teenage boys killed by Israeli troops. Gunmen firing in the air led thousands of mourners in a funeral procession today in Raffa.

And elsewhere in Gaza, Palestinians fired dozens of mortars and rockets at Jewish settlements. Palestinians say the boys were playing soccer when the were shot. The Israeli military says its soldiers opened fire when they saw the teens sneaking into a forbidden zone.

Right now, we're going to move on to southeast Asia, where Indonesia is recovering from another strong earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 6.8 tremor struck near Sumatra Island. It triggered a series of aftershocks, but no tsunamis.

Memories of last December's disaster are fresh in the region. And the quake sent people fleeing from their homes in panic. But there are no reports of death or injuries.

Now, to news in our world wrap tonight.

China, about 20,000 demonstrators in two cities today burned Japanese flags and shouted anti-Japanese slogans and called for a boycott of Japanese products. They oppose Japan's bid for a permanent seat on the U.N. security council.

Iraq: Security was a big focus today for the country's lawmakers. Some call for easing safety measures for parliament, saying they hinder their work. But Iraq's minister of state for national security says the measures are necessary as long as the national assembly is a target for terrorists. Meanwhile, Iraq's new president predicts U.S. troops could leave his country by 2007.

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JALAL TALABANI, PRESIDENT OF IRAQ: I think within two years, we can do it. And in the same time, we'll remain in full consultation and coordination and cooperation with our American friends who came to liberate our country.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

LIN: Germany: remembering the victims of Buckenwald. It was 60 years ago, U.s. troops liberated the Nazi concentration camp. The 56,000 people who died within its walls were honored during a ceremony that featured a song written by two inmates. German chancellor Gerhardt Schroeder expressed shame for the atrocities in his country's name.

And in Scotland, the world's most famous newlyweds attended church today near Balmoral Castle a day after their wedding. Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, greeted villagers before resuming their honeymoon.

At the Vatican today and across Rome, they are sharing memories of Pope John Paul II. And many gazed at the now closed third floor window overlooking St. Peter's Square. It's where he delivered so many of his greetings to the faithful during his 26 year pontificate.

But amid the tributes and the mourning, there's close scrutiny as many look for clues as to who might be the next pope. Our Chris Burns brings us the latest from Rome.

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CHRIS BURNS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): In St. Peter's Square, melancholy notes in a fitting, cold rain. This Polish church band had been planning this trip for months to play for their countryman, Karol Wojtyla

MARIUS GRZONEK, MECHANICAL ENGINEER (through translator): We have the feeling that we need to be here and play in memory of a great man, he says.

BURNS: Above, the empty window from which Pope John Paul II gave his Sunday angeles (ph).

Gerard Watson of San Francisco says his Polish wife and mother- in-law were devastated by the pope's death.

GERARD WATSON, PILGRIM FROM U.S: We had planned for this trip for a year and they're very sad.

BURNS: But amid the sorrow, a spring of hope for those who want fast track canonization for the late pontiff.

(on camera): Newspapers are hawking a miracle, claimed for the pope, that could put him on the road to sainthood. His personal secretary, Bishop Stanislaw Dziwisz is quoted as saying a Jewish- American he won't name was cured of cancer when he met the pontiff in 1998.

(voice-over): The Vatican would have to first investigate, but for people like Gerry's wife, there's no need for proof.

ANNETTE MAJKOWSKA-WATSON, PILGRIM FROM U.S: Because he has helped to make the world a better place for everybody.

BURNS: Amidst speculation about a papal, experts were trying to read between the lines of Sunday's homily by Cardinal Carmello Ruini. The vicar of Rome is considered one of the king makers in the conclave that begins April 18.

In the text, the passage in bold print referred to the pontiff's funeral. "St. Peter's Square was able to become more than ever an eloquent symbol not of a class of civilizations, but on the contrary, of a great family of nations," he said.

DELIA GALLAGHER, CNN VATICAN ANALYST: I don't think it rules out an Italian, at all. I do think it suggests that if there is an Italian pope, he will have to be a man who has had experience with other cultures.

BURNS: But for many, it is just too early to let go of the man they so long revered. Chris Burns, CNN, Vatican City.

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LIN: While the princes of the church are sizing each other up one, one is emerging as the odds-on favorite to be the next pope. According to the New York Daily News, book makers are giving 3 to 1 odds in favor of Cardinal Diogini Tettamanzi from Milan.

Now the 71-year-old Italian is popular with conservatives and progerssives. And he looks like Pope John Paul II a reportedly thinks like him. Perhaps more importantly, though, he was seen as a favorite of the late pope and capable of providing continuity and a smooth transition.

Five others are also seen as potentials. Germany's cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Nigeria's 72-year-old Francis Arinze. Brazil's 70- year-old Cardinal Claudio Hummes and the two youngest contenders, Cardinal Oscar Ridriguez Maradiaga of Honduras and Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Austria.

Now, Boston's former Archbishop, Cardinal Bernard Law, is taking part in the masses for Pope John Paul II. And that has many survivors of the sex abuse scandal pretty angry.

Law resigned as Archbishop of Boston after documents revealed he knowingly moved priests accused of sexually abusing children to other parishes.

The cardinal is expected to say mass for the pope in St. Peter's Basilica tomorrow. So a group of protesters headed to Rome today to demonstrate at those events.

It is a virtual sea of white across much of Colorado. Take a look at this. This is springtime. But a blizzard blankets parts of the state. We are live from Denver next.

SEAN CALLEBS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Indeed, blanketing a good portion of the state, Carol. Thick, heavy stuff keeps coming down. A skier's delight but a traveler's nightmare. We'll explain live coming up in just a couple of minutes.

LIN: Thanks Sean.

Plus, two Roosevelts with two very different opinions. CNN talks with the two grandsons of the former president about his famous program and the Republican push to overhaul it.

And later, the pope's official portrait. And the man who painted it. You're watching CNN LIVE SUNDAY. And I'm back in a moment.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) LIN: Winter may be gone, but you wouldn't know it in parts of the Southwest. Snow is falling in Albuquerque, New Mexico and in other parts of the state. The storm has brought powerful north winds, gusting up to 60 miles per hour. Forecasters say it could create dangerous white-out conditions. By the looks of that, they're right.

In the meantime, the spring snowstorm is already making its way across Colorado. Blizzard-like conditions have forced air travel in Denver to come to a near standstill. And many businesses are closed.

CNN's Sean Callebs is live in Denver and has the latest for us. Sean, have they reopened the airport?

CALLEBS: They have not reopened the airport. There are some international flights that are coming in, Carol, but for the most part, the place is shut down.

And look around, this is why. Kind of looks like file tape from the dead of winter, doesn't it? I thought I could put these things away, people warned me when I moved out here that the skiing season ran well into the spring. And now I believe them.

And look how deep the snow is. Here in the city proper, in Denver, it's probably close to 10, 12 inches here. Now up in the Rockies, up in the mountains the passes that lead to the ski resorts, just simply a nightmare.

You talked about the airport, Carol, the airport simply shut down. There are legions of passengers who can do very little, just sitting around and waiting for a break in the weather. As I mentioned, some international flights are coming in.

But this is a major hub for United Airlines. It stopped flying hours ago and it is not going to have any flights going out today. Some other air carriers are going to reconsider things in about an hour or so and see just how bad it is.

As far as the roads go, the interstates, a nightmare. I-70, basically, everything east of Denver simply shut down all the way to the Kansas border. Pretty much the same thing on I-25, that goes up and down the state.

Now near Colorado Springs, there's an area of about 26 miles that is shut down. The rest of I-25 south, all the way down to the New Mexico border, simply shut down.

Let me show you what it's doing to this area. These poor trees, they blossomed just came out in the last couple days or so. And since we have been out here, you can see they're starting to wilt. Not much to look at come this spring here in Colorado.

As far as power outages go, it's very, very bad as well. About 9,400 homes are without power in the Denver area.

Here's a pretty good idea of exactly what happens. This is very, very heavy snow. You can see this tree, simply overburdened. Big limb snapped off not terribly long ago. That's what's happening to the power lines out here. We're told that they have some 60 crews out doing what they can.

Hey Carol, anybody who spent time out in the ski area, it's usually a light, fluffy, easygoing snow. Well, this is really, really heavy. It packs really easley, coming down very hard. So it's a mess out here, Carol.

LIN: Not even good ski weather. All right, Sean. Dangerous stuff indeed, but an eerily beautiful sight.

Thanks very much. Sean Callebs reporting live from Denver.

We have actually more on the snowstorm and where it's headed, because it's actually on the move. And CNN meteorologist Jacqui Jeras is also tracking some breaking news from the CNN weahter center.

Jacqui, what do you got on tonadoes?

JACQUI JERAS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Yeah. Tornadoes, we got two of them on the ground right now in the state of Kansas. This is the same storm system that's affecting you in Colorado. And here is the line of storms right there.

I'm going to move over and I'm actually going to run the radar for you and zoom in. The counties that are affected are eastern Trego County and Graham Counties. Again, these are in Kansas.

Train spotters reporting in Trego County a large and extremely dangerous tornado near Ogala. This one moving to the north at 15 miles per hour. This is the storm cell right in this area, right there, it's just to the north of interstate 70 at this time.

And then the other storm, in Graham County, it was reported near Penoki (ph) 11 miles Southeast. It's moving to the North also at 40 miles per hour. If you live in Hill City, if you live in Nicodemus, you need to taking cover right now. This is a very dangerous situation.

We also have a few other warnings, Ellis County and then also into Rush Counties. These storms right here, they don't have any confirmed tornadoes with them at this time, however, the possibility of a tornado dropping out at any time is a very good possibility.

So very dangerous situation setting up across the plains states right now. Tornado watch remains in effect until 8:00 local time here in the area. And farther up to the north, severe thunderstorm watch. We've been getting a lot of reports of hail out of these cells as they move out of Kansas on up into Nebraska. And they're also on their way into Iowa.

On the tail end of the storm into the south, we're seeing severe weather just to the West of the Dallas area. And we do have a severe thunderstorm watch in effect there.

Now, let's go back to the snow, talk a little bit more about some of the fun stuff if you're not trying to travel for today. And kind of put it into perspective for you. How common is it to see this much snow in Colorado this time of year? Not all that unusual actually. The average date for the last snow in Denver is April 27. So, even if this was the last one, we'd be ahead of schedule.

The latest recorded snow fall in Denver was June 12, 1947. So, if you're thinking about complaining, think about those people in 1947 having to deal with that in the month of June. And the worst April snowstorm in recorded history, 17.3 inches. And that was April Fool's Day in 1957.

There you can see the storm system, the perspective here, Carol, affecting northern plains across the Rockies, all the way down into the southern plains and even into parts of the southwest. This will also be a big severe weather maker tomorrow. We think more significant chance of seeing the tornado outbreak.

LIN: All right. Jacqui, I see it. Thanks very much. We're going to have much more also on our primetime show at 10:00 tonight on the storm for the travelers on Monday morning.

In the meantime, next on CNN LIVE SUNDAY, one year later and still no sign of a soldier kidnapped by Iraqi insurgents. Now a community still clinging to hope gathers to remember him.

And later, the angry apprentice. His well-known temper on camera has now gotten this reality show star in trouble off camera.

Also, among the most popular stories this hour on CNN.com, U.S. bars, KLM flight entry into air space. Authorities refuse to allow a Royal Dutch Airline 747 to fly over the U.S. today because the names of two passengers on board were included on a U.S. no-fly terrorist watch list. Click on to CNN.com for more details.

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LIN: Every week, we like to bring you the more personal stories from the front lines. And today, we recount the harrowing story of an American soldier who was kidnapped by Iraqi insurgents last April.

Now, even though an entire year has passed since the capture of Sergeant Matt Maupin, there is still no final word on his fate. But despite that discouraging silence, Maupin's family and friends are refusing to give up hope.

With more on that story, we turn to CNN's Sara Dorsey. Sara, what keeps this family's hope alive?

SARA DORSEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, I think it's just that, Carol, it's hope. And to say it's been a long year for Maupin's parents would be an understatement. Every day, they wait to hear news of their oldest son's fate.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I try to start my day praying for Matt. And then I can't see it doesn't creep into my mind, because he's there every minute of the day. It's been a lonely year without him.

DORSEY (voice-over): He's the only soldier the U.S. army still has listed as captured in Iraq. Army Reserve Specialist Keith Maupin, better known as Matt, disappeared one year ago after his fuel convoy was caught up in a fiery attack on a supply route near Baghdad International Airport.

KEITH MAUPIN, U.S. ARMY: Keith Matthew Maupin.

DORSEY: Seven days later, a break signaling that the young soldier, only 20 years old at the time, might still be alive. Al Jazeera television aired this video of a man appearing to be Maupin shown at the feet and mercy of his insurgent captors.

Last June, al Jazeera aired a second video, a grainy image of a blind-folded man wearing fatigues, purported to be the execution of Maupin. But the U.S. Army has not confirmed the identity of the person in the video. Maupin's status stands as captured.

In February, his unit, the 724th Transportation Company, returned home touching down in Fort McCoy Wisconsin without him.

KEITH MAUPIN, FATHER: Tough. I think it's been tough. Emotional. Like an emotional roller coaster. I mean, it doesn't matter -- any time of the day, it could change. Just think of Matt and it changes.

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DORSEY: Maupin's community in Batavia, Ohio, has held vigils throughout this year-long ordeal, supporting the missing soldier and raising money for care packages going to other American soldiers fighting in Iraq. At 7:00 tonight, there's a motorcycle ride scheduled in Matt's honor in Cincinnati -- Carol.

LIN: All right, Sara. I know you'll have more on this story after the motorcycle ride at our 10:00 p.m. show tonight. So, thank you very much for that. We're going to look forward to that.

Also, you folks out there are going to have the opportunity to see an in-depth interview with the parents of Matt Maupin. That's tomorrow night at 10:00 Eastern on "NEWSNIGHT WITH AARON BROWN." So stay tuned for that as well.

In the meantime, Social Security, it is at the top of President Bush's agenda, but how do the descendants of FDR, the program's creator, feel about the possible changes? And could two senators make or break an overhaul?

Plus, going inside the gangs. CNN visits one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the country. A sneak peek at a "CNN PRESENTS" special. That is straight ahead.

And he is the next comeback kid. Maybe, maybe not. What's Tiger Woods up to today? He's got a strong showing at the Masters. A wrap of the tournament. We've got that. (COMMERCIAL BREAK)

LIN: Welcome back. And here's a look at what's happening right now in the news.

Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon meets President Bush at his Texas ranch tomorrow. West Bank settlements and an outbreak of violence in Gaza are among the topics they are expected to discuss.

And Catholics all over the world continue to pack churches in honor of Pope John Paul II. During a memorial mass at the Vatican, cardinals praised the late pontiff for touching hearts around the world. Masses will be held every day in the basilica as part of the official nine-day mourning period.

And here in the U.S., a heavy snowstorm is burying parts of Colorado. Up to ten inches of snow is forecast in Denver and surrounding areas could get as much as 30 inches. Hundreds of travelers are stranded at the Denver Airport and along the highways. Snow also fell today in Wyoming, New Mexico and Montana.

And President Bush travels to Ohio this week to promote his plan to overhaul Social Security. A controversial part of the plan would allow younger workers to put up a portion of their payroll taxes in to personal investment accounts. CNN's Alina Cho talks to two men who have very different views and a unique and personal connection to the issue. .

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ALINA CHO, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Much like the country, these college students have vastly different views about Social Security.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What we're trying to do is bring the benefits of private ownership to a group that's currently having to rely on this system that is weak.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Are you the same people that are hardly, like, making it month by month, paying their own rent and you're asking them to take control of their own money.

CHO: The silent listener is economics professor Frank Roosevelt. That's right, Franklin D. Roosevelt III, grandson of FDR. A walk through his Manhattan apartment is a history lesson.

FRANK ROOSEVELT, ECONOMICS PROFESSOR: And this is four generations starting with the president's mother.

CHO: Roosevelt was on his grandfather's knee at the White House during the time FDR created Social Security.

A Democrat, Roosevelt calls President Bush's plan to allow Americans to invest some Social Security funds in personal accounts misguided. F. ROOSEVELT: They want to convert this system of social responsibility into a private investment scheme. The real strength of it is that it is a guaranteed source of support for your retirement or your disability or your death.

CHO: Roosevelt collects Social Security himself, about $1,000 a month. He says the system is not in crisis, that the number of retired Americans collecting benefits won't exceed those working and paying into the system for roughly 15 years. He believes the Social Security trust fund, the backup, will cover the difference for decades.

F. ROOSEVELT: Let's invest in stocks. But why do it on an individual basis? Why don't we say invest some of the trust fund. Keep this collective responsibility, this social contract between generations...

TONY ROOSEVELT, FDR GRANDSON: Mr. Bush, I strongly support your Social Security initiatives.

CHO: Frank's cousin, Tony Roosevelt, a Republican, also collects Social Security and sees things a bit differently. Tony, like the president, is a native Texan in the oil and gas business. He greeted his grandfather on presidential visits.

T. ROOSEVELT: And I think if FDR were here today, I think he would also say we need to address the problem. It's just fiscally responsible to recognize that we have a problem, we might as well begin to fix the problem, and the sooner the better.

CHO: Tony Roosevelt says private accounts would be voluntary. And give Americans greater control of their financial destiny. He also believes the system is running out of money.

T. ROOSEVELT: You either have to get more revenues in the system, or you ahve to reduce benefits or you have to delay the point in time in which benefits become -- begin to be paid out.

CHO: Both Tony and Frank Roosevelt have stayed out of politics. But both believe their grandfather was a pragmatist who would support their point of view.

The debate continues in the family, the classroom and the country.

Alina Cho, CNN, New York.

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CHO: Well, President Bush faces a challenge in Congress to get support for those personal investment accounts. But can he find the votes within his own party or even outside to push the plan through?

Got some perspective, some fresh perspective from CNN political analyst, Carlos Watson, joining me live from Mountainview, California, where the political pulse beats rather loudly. Hey, Carlos. CARLOS WATSON, CNN POLITICAL ANALYST: Political pulse?

CHO: Yeah, you know. You're on the West Coast, but you do have a perspective.

WATSON: We're in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Lots going on out here.

CHO: Hey, I do not discount that at all, Carlos.

President's Social Security. All right, more than 500 members of Congress, but you actually think that there are two canaries in the coal mine. It's going to boil down two names. What's this about?

WATSON: Carol, over the next month, we'll know whether or not the president's Social Security plan is likely to move forward this year, or whether or not, ultimately like President Clinton's ambitious healthcare plan, it gets shelved.

And to really understand where it's going, you shouldn't look at the House of Representatives, because the Republican hold on that is so strong, you should look at the Senate.

And in the Senate, there's one Republican and one Democrat you should focus on, both of whom are up for reelection in 2006. Bill Nelson of Florida, he's in a state -- although he's a Democrat, he's in a state President Bush won by some five points. If you don't hear strong signs of support from him relatively soon, the president's going to have a tough time, because the president needs to win at a minimum five Democratic senators over to his side. Nelson's the kind he needs.

On the Republican side, stay tuned to a guy named Lincoln Chafee, a Republican of Rhode Island, very moderate, also up for reelection in 2006. And there's some risk that the president won't even be able to hold on to his own Republicans. And so if Lincoln Chafee is not very strong and clear and convincing in his support, than that's another sign that the president's plan may not make it out this year.

LIN: Well, the president is known to make take some risks. Take a look at the man he's appointing U.N. ambassador. Those confirmation hearings for John Bolton start tomorrow. And frankly, to say that Democrats have called him manipulative, offensive. The North Koreans call this man human scum. Is this the kind of man that the president is very insistent on sending to the United Nations?

WATSON: It's certainly a hot button nomination, probably as hot as any of the president's new nominations. And it's one of several the Democrats are attacking in a serious way. Remember, this is an important job, U.S. ambassador to U.N. Former President Bush, 41, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Bill Richardson, Madeleine , Albright, all have held this job in the past.

But this fight is going to be important for two bigger reasons. One, how serious is the United States about working with the United Nations in the future? There's a big debate about whether or not it will be relevant any more. Remember, we essentially bypassed them in the lead-up to the recent war in some ways.

And then No. 2, this may be a place where Democrats, as you said, are so offended by what she see as some of Bolton's prior statements, saying that if ten stories of the United Nations building were to evaporate in New York, it wouldn't make a difference. They may actually employ a nuclear filibuster, or or the so-called filibuster option, what some call a nuclear option.

LIN: Well, a song and a prayer, John Bolton might actually make it into the U.N.

And speaking of prayer, the possibilities of a priest for president. You atually see that as a potential depending upon who the next pope might be.

WATSON: Well, remember the pope has a lot of executive authority and the new pope could decide to go back to an old plan in which priests like Father Drinan of Massachusetts, or Father Cornell of Wisconsin used to actually not only be able to participate in politics, but actually run for office.

The other significant thing, Carol, that I think you should think about as the papal transition takes place, is in the way that Pope John Paul II really embraced television and in that way kind of brought Catholicism to millions more people. What if this pope were to really embrace the Internet. And, for example to begin to send out an e-newsletter to Catholic followers.

LIN: Can you imagine?

WATSON: And in some ways, it would make sense, because many didn't expect Pope John Paul to embrace television. And if this pope were to send e-newsletter out in some 15, 20, even 50 million Catholics receive on a daily basis, imagine how powerful an impact that would have on American politics, whether it's on school vouchers, abortion, stem cell research or a lot of other things.

LIN: A lot at stake.

And speaking of, very presient Carlos, today's New York Times front page, cardinals hint at the profile of the new pope. Says, he must be, above all, an effective communicator.

WATSON: And what a way to communicate -- Internet, you can't communicate any faster, right.

LIN: You bet. Carlos Watson. Thanks very much.

WATSON: Good to see you.

LIN: You too.

And here is what else is also happening across America right now. In Ontario, California, a newspaper facing a lawsuit by former pro athlete Bo Jackson, has apologized to him. The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin today retracted part of a story saying Jackson used steroids. And what's worse than hearing you're fired? How about you're under arrest. Our affiliate Bay News 9 reports Chris Shelton of the NBC reality show the "Apprentice" is out on bail after his arrest for disorderly conduct in Tampa, Florida. Police say the 22-year-old real estate agent became belligerent after the hotel where he was staying charged him for something he thought was free.

And look at this incredible video. The Ohio State Police have released this. It shows an accident on the Ohio Turnpike earlier this month. Everyone somehow survived this crash of an out of control SUV into a car about to be towed. The tow truck driver had minor injuries. Narrow escape.

Well, throughout America, gang violence is spreading, and homicide rates are climbing. Later tonight, Anderson Cooper reports from Hollenbeck, a 15 square mile area in Los Angeles, where gangs rule the streets and violent death could come to anyone at any time. This is just an excerpt. Meet a gang banger.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We're entering the zone now.

I walk around with a tattoo on my head. I'm a target. That should tell you everything, man.

ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR (voice-over): Kiki is 26, a proud member of White Fence, one of Hollenbeck's 34 gangs. The police say there are now 700 White Fence members and associates. Gangsters who claim to be guardians of the neighborhood. Kiki says he's been shot three times.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: At 10:00 in the morning a drive-by.

You know when you get shot, you're like, damn. People are just screaming, you're going to be all right. I'm like damn, man. And look, I'm like, damn, in the hospital, I got shot in my arm, like what the...

COOPER (on camera): Kiki was 14 when he joined White Fence. He was jumped in, beaten up by fellow gang members. It's a common initiation meant to test loyalty and give new members a taste of what gang life is all about.

(voice-over): For Kiki, who spent time in foster care, the gang was everything he hopped for: Friends, family and fights.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: When I was in junior high, that's what I used to go to school for, pick a fight. It was nuts to butts. That was it.

COOPER: His status in the gang grew, along with his juvenile record.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Guns, drugs, assault, attempted murder, gang banging, everything. COOPER (on camera): Some people would say it's wrong to be in a gang. It's wrong to sell drugs, gang bang, whatever.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, selling drugs is just like, I mean, we don't do it. Someone else is gonna do it.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I got my last name on my back.

COOPER: Older gang members, veteranos, schooled Kiki in the odd logic of gang morality and the rules of engagement. Drive-by shootings are OK, as long as they don't kill innocent kids.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That's a no-no. I mean, damn. They don't know right from wrong.

COOPER: And if a home boy is killed, gang members should take the law into their own hands.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE; The cops, they got so many murders on their hands, I mean, we rather take our own actions.

One of my friends died right here protecting the bridge. So this is one of the places we can't let go.

COOPER: Though he joined the gang for a sense of belonging, 12 years later, Kiki now finds himself alone. Most of his friends are in prison or dead.

(on camera): I don't quite get the appeal of being in a gang right now for you.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is all I got. I don't got, you know, nothing else. I don't come home to nothing else.

COOPER (voice-over): Kiki passes time tattooing, a skill he picked up in jail. He has no full-time job, but takes classes at a community college. He's on probation for selling crack.

(on camera): So like ten years from now, what do you think you'll be doing?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't know. I don't think ahead like that. I just go day by day.

COOPER (voice-over): Kiki does think about taking his fighting kills to use. Inspired one of his favorite movies "Full Metal Jacket," he talks about joining the marines.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think that's the best route for us gang members. That would be the best route for society. I'd rather die hero than, you know, die a statistic.

COOPER: But with his criminal record, joining the marines is just a fantasy. A fantasy he's fighting to hold on to.

(END VIDEOTAPE) LIN: For Anderson's full report on one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the nation, tune into CNN PRESENTS: Homicide in Hollenbeck. That is tonight at 8:00 Eastern.

In the meantime, the action on the links is wrapping up at the Masters. Find out who is going to be wearing this year's green jacket. We'll check on the tournament, up next.

And he painted the official portrait of Pope John Paul II. A moment, he says, he'll forever remember. But he has one regret he will never forget. That later.

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LIN: This just in to the CNN center. According to NHK television, which is public TV in Japan, there has been a magnitude 6.1 earthquake striking Tokyo. No tsunami warning issued, at least just yet. This report coming just in, so we are going to keep you posted. 6.1, sounds pretty familiar for anybody who's been through some of the quakes in California. For example, the quake up in San Francisco. It's pretty strong. See what happens.

LARRY SMITH, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: Very strong indeed.

LIN: Anyways, lots of rocking and rolling out at the Masters. And Tiger Woods, man, the last time -- I mean, the guy was down and I saw him making some shots that I could do in my sleep.

SMITH: Yes, I tell you what, he just provided a little earthquake himself right now over on the back nine at the Masters in Augusta National.

Tiger Woods, though, in a real fight down to the wire for his fourth Masters green jacket.

Now, here is what has taken place at Augusta National, here's some video from earlier in the week as we can't show you legally video from today. The Masters plagued by rain all week, needed to finish the third round this morning. At 8:00 am Eastern time, Woods was four shots behind Chris DiMarco. Two hours later, he was three shots ahead of DiMarco at the end of round three. But he was well aware of what was in store.

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TIGER WOODS, PGA: I'm pleased. There's no doubt about that.

I was down starting the morning, and now I've got a lead. So it's nice. But we got a long way to go. This gold course, it ain't going to get easier. So, it's going to get a little more dry, a little more firm. And I got to make sure you put the ball in the right spots.

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SMITH: Well, the pair has been dueling all afternoon in the final twosome in of this, the final round.

Let's show you the leaderboard right now. Tiger, clinging to a two-shot lead. He had, I mentioned, the quake that he provided a moment ago, a phenomenal chip-in just a moment ago on 16. So, he now has two-shot lead, 14 under par. DiMarco at 12 under par.

Now, it's been three years since Woods last won a major. Trying to win today, again, his fourth green jacket, second -- that would be second only to Jack Nicklaus. And his ninth major that would be third all time and halfway toward his idol, Nicklaus' total of 18.

So, Tiger, you know, has been telling us that this swing, he was retooling his swing. And certainly, he has been on his game the past two days.

LIN: Yep, it's remarkable. And that's why they call him Tiger. That's what his competition is saying out there.

What was it like for you to see Jack Nicklaus play the other day poorly, and it was such a sentimental moment. I mean, here he decided to play the tournament last moment after his 17-month-old grandson died.

SMITH: And that's the thing too. I think -- yuou know, Jack said last year when he played very poorly and he didn't make the cut again in 2004, he said then he didn't want to take away from Arnold Palmer walking away from the Masters. But he said, you know, I'm probably done. I can't compete anymore. Jack is all about competition.

He's not so much -- he even said as much, this is not a celebrity walkaround, this is the Masters. this is very important too me, very important to what we do here.

He was persuaded to come back and play. He did that as a favor to Hooty Johnson, the Augusta National Chairman. And hNow he's done. And we'll miss him there, no question.

LIN: Yeah. Hooty Johnson personally making that phone call, come out and play, your fans still want to see you.

All right. Thanks, Larry Smith. Always good to see you.

SMITH: Good seeing you.

LIN: In the meantime, check out the Masters leaderboard at CNN.com. Also, find out which golfer tied the master record with seven straight birdies at this year's tournament.

And straight ahead tonight, portrait of a pope. It now goes on permanent display in the Vatican museum. But it originated far away, right here in the United States. That story is next.

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LIN: Well, there are hundreds of memorable images of Pope John Paul II. For example, riding in the Popemobile and delivering blessings, collapsing hands with the faithful. But it's this image that will grace the walls of the Vatican museum.

It was painted some 25 years ago. It's hung in the pope's personal quarters since then awaiting this time. The brush strokes are the work of a Florida artist. And he reminisces about this painting assignment with David Sutta of CNN affiliate, WBBH.

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DAVID SUTTA, WBBH CORRESPONDENT: In rural Punta Gorda, you will find an estate almost as beautiful as the paintings inside.

ADOLF SEHRING, PAINTER: It's not a beautiful painting in terms of beautiful buildings, so it's not a post card. It's a story told with a brush.

SUTTA: This is where Adolph Sehring keeps most of his treasured memories of a like most of us could only dream of.

The paintings, sell for millions in galleries around the world. Among the buyers, are Chubby Checker, the Ford family and performer President Bush. But none of them compared to the one buyer in 1979.

SEHRING: It was an adventure in life. I ran into Clinton. I ran into other presidents -- I ran into Carter at that time, but these are temporary big-shots. Here's a man who spent a lifetime all over the world.

SUTTA: Two two and a half hours, Sehring painted a portrait of Pope John Paul II.

SEHRING: I'm not a catholic. But he was like an old buddy that talks to you. Put his arm around your shoulder and talks you.

SUTTA: The pope made a lasting impression, talking about the communism both of them grew up under.

SEHRING: He said that he would love to see the world to be without tyranny, that was his basic feeling. And he carried that motto throughout his life.

SUTTA: Months later, the pope would inshied Sehring to dinner. Sehring would take a rain check, because of traffic.

SEHRING: I did shows and I traveled all over the word and I had to do shows in Japan and Hawaii and all over the place. And I used to say tomorrow is another day. Never came.

SUTTA: While Sehring now regrets turning down dinner with the pope, he's honored to have made such an impression on history.

SEHRING: That painting that the pope has now will be in the Vatican Museum, will be part of the Vatican treasury forever. And it is very complicatary -- I find it a compliment.

SUTTA: In Punta Gorda with photojournalist John Burns, David Sutta, NBC 2.

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LIN: That's all the time we have for this hour.

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