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Remembering Oklahoma City; Son Kills Mom; Picking a New Pope
Aired April 19, 2005 - 05:00 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Straight ahead on DAYBREAK, it's a picture burned in our minds, 10 years ago today the tragedy of the Oklahoma City bombing.
Plus, the Catholic conclave. Will the cardinals choose a successor in the next two hours? Our cameras are focused on the Vatican, ready to bring you any decision live.
It is Tuesday, April 19. This is DAYBREAK.
And good morning to you. From the Time Warner Center in New York, I'm Carol Costello, along with Chad Myers.
"Now in the News," we could learn more details today in those brutal BTK serial killings. Dennis Rader, the man accused of being the BTK killer, is scheduled to be arraigned today. Rader could still waive the hearing and enter a plea instead.
The showdown over U.N. ambassador nominee John Bolton should play out today. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is expected to vote on his nomination to the high-profile post. Democrats have expressed concern over Bolton's past, but Republicans say the questions should not stop his approval.
Flight operations back to normal at Israel's main airport after the discovery of polluted fuel. Flights were delayed several hours when the fuel at the Ben Gurion International Airport didn't meet international standards.
Amtrak's Acela express trains will not run for the rest of the week. Brake problems once again to blame for suspension of the high- speed rail service between Boston, New York and Washington.
There's more fun on the railways, Chad.
CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: All those people. I mean, we really try. The people up there really try to take the train as much as possible. And that Acela is such a fast train.
It isn't a cheap train. I will say that.
COSTELLO: No.
MYERS: It's probably the same price as flying in a lot of cases. But you don't have to go through the security and the two-hour wait there, then the two-hour wait there, and blah, blah, blah.
Hey, Carol. Good morning.
(WEATHER REPORT)
COSTELLO: So weird. But I guess it's spring and that's normal.
MYERS: That's how spring goes. Yes, it is.
COSTELLO: All right. Thank you, Chad.
MYERS: You're welcome.
COSTELLO: The world waits, and CNN is watching the smokestack above the Sistine Chapel. White smoke will signal a new Holy Father is selected.
We'll keep our camera on that chimney. It's in the lower right- hand side of your screen. You see it there. And we'll keep it up there through much of the next two hours. In five minutes, we'll have a live report from the Vatican for you.
It's hard to believe that it's been 10 years since the tragedy in Oklahoma City. April 19, 1995, 168 people were killed, hundreds more were injured when that attack -- when that truck bomb exploded at the Murrah Federal Building. It was 9:02 a.m. in Oklahoma City, 10:02 Eastern Time.
Today, at the hour of the explosion, the city will observe 168 seconds of silence, one second for each of the victims. Former President Bill Clinton and Vice President Dick Cheney are among the speakers expected to address the crowd at the Oklahoma City memorial.
The anthem, speeches and the songs will followed by the most solemn event. The names of the children will be read by the children impacted by the tragedy.
More than half a million people visit the Oklahoma City memorial every year. They come to see the memorial fence, the survivors' tree and the field of empty chairs. But as CNN's Beth Nissen reports, they mostly come to remember.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
BETH NISSEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It may be in the nature of humans to forget over time their great disasters, battles, tragedies. That is why there are phrases urging memory, "Remember the Alamo," "Remember the Maine," why there are places urging memory.
This is the place of memory in Oklahoma City, marking what happened, exactly where, exactly when between 9:01 on the morning of April 19, 1995 and 9:03. The times lasered into two great walls that bracket the memorial.
Between these gates of time lies a space for reflecting on what happened at 9:02, the moment of the blast. The long rectangle where the Murrah Federal Building once stood, the building's footprint, is a grassy field now, set with chairs, one for each of the lives lost in the blast.
One hundred sixty-eight chairs set in nine rows, one for each of the nine floors of the federal building. The chairs on each row representing victims who worked on or were visiting that floor that day. Among the taller chairs, 19 smaller ones for the children killed, most of them in the daycare center on the second floors. Five chairs at the western edge for those killed outside the building.
The chairs are simple, elemental, bronze backs, stone seats, glass bases, handcrafted. Each one like the individual it represents, slightly different, each one etched with the name of someone loved, lost, missed.
Visitors view the chairs from a respectful distance. Only family members are allowed to go to them. Some do.
A daughter who lost her father in the bombing once sat on the chair etched with his name. It was, she said, like sitting in her dad's lap again.
At night, the time when so much human memory fades in weariness and sleep, the glass bases of the chairs, always lighted, glow like votive candles, only more steady.
This is the place of memory in Oklahoma City. "We come here to remember those who were killed, those who survived, and those changed forever," read the words over one entrance. "May all who leave here know the impact of violence. May this memorial offer comfort strength, peace, hope and serenity."
Beth Nissen, CNN, Oklahoma City.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COSTELLO: CNN will provide full coverage of today's anniversary in Oklahoma City. Our coverage of the ceremonies will begin at 10:00 a.m. Eastern, 9:00 a.m. Central Time. So stay tuned to CNN.
In our "Security Watch" this Tuesday morning, the only person charged in the United States in connection with the 9/11 terrorist attacks is reportedly about to plead guilty. "The Washington Post" reports Zacarias Moussaoui has notified the government he intends to plead guilty.
It could happen as early as this week if the judge finds him mentally competent. Moussaoui plead guilty in 2002, but (INAUDIBLE) the plea a weak later, sparking questions about his mental state. "The Post" also reports Moussaoui says he's willing to accept the possibility of the death sentence, something the government is insisting on.
Two disturbing government reports on airport screening due out this morning. A congressman says the reports will show there has been no improvement in airport screening since the 9/11 attacks. Obsolete equipment, training, management and policy all being blamed. And trains carrying hazardous material will not be allowed within two miles of the nation's capital starting tomorrow. A judge has rejected a rail company's attempt to block the ban. Other cities are considering similar legislation. An industry group says trains carry nearly two million carloads of hazardous materials every year and 99 percent arrive safely,
Stay tuned to CNN day and night for the most reliable news about your security.
The most powerful men in the Roman Catholic Church are expected to send more smoke signals this morning. And a reminder. Our Sistine Chapel chimney camera -- it's on the lower right-hand side of your screen -- this is a live picture. It will show white smoke for a pope selection, black if one is not chosen.
Let's head live to the Vatican now. Actually, we're going to head live to the Vatican a little bit later. We'll be hearing from our Jim Bittermann. He'll update us on what's happening in the conclave right now.
Back here in the United States, a shocking story with a tragic ending. Police in Arcola, North Carolina, say a 10-year-old boy shot and killed his mother and then killed himself with the same gun. The sheriff says Tyler Jones left a note under his mother's pillow apologizing for his actions.
Shae Crisson of our Raleigh affiliate WTVD has more for you.
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SHAE CRISSON, REPORTER, WTVD (voice-over): He was happy. He enjoyed life and talked about the future. That's how those who knew Tyler Jones describe him.
Those who knew his mother, Glenda Pulley, say she helped countless people while working at the Warren County Health Department for 10 years. That's why so many people are baffled by what the Warren County Sheriff's Office says happened in the family's Arcola home.
They say the 10-year-old shot his mother in the back of the head while she was in bed, then put a note apologizing for his actions under a pillow. He reloaded the .410 shotgun, then shot himself.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Most everybody was just shocked and very saddened about the news.
CRISSON: Outside his mother's work, the flag is lowered in her memory. Outside their home, toys remain in the yard.
The sheriff says Tyler was familiar with guns.
Now, the fifth-grader, who attended Christian Faith Academy in Creedmoor, had been hunting with an uncle before. But with no motive known behind the shootings, the sheriff feels the community needs to reach out.
SHERIFF JOHNNY WILLIAMS, WARREN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: It takes a whole community to raise a family these days. And that we just show love and encouragement, and right from wrong, and hope that they'll just follow the path or the guidance of the parents and the community.
CRISSON: Now a small community has to get through a double tragedy.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COSTELLO: That was Shae Crisson of affiliate WTVD. The sheriff says a family gun was used in the shooting, but it's not known where or how that gun was stored.
We have Jim Bittermann now. Let's go live to the Vatican to see how the most powerful men in the Roman Catholic Church -- what they're expected to do today.
Good morning.
JIM BITTERMANN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Carol.
They're already at it this morning. They've been to mass, and they're off and voting. We understand, or at least we feel by this time they should have at least time to have one ballot this morning.
We've been watching the chimney here very carefully with our chimney cam shot. And, in fact, if they had come to some kind of conclusive result in that first round of voting, if they had gotten two-thirds of the ballots cast for a single cardinal, then we would see white smoke coming out of the chimney. We haven't seen anything this morning, and there's been plenty of time for at least round of voting. So I think we can say fairly safely that the first round was inconclusive.
There'll be another round this morning. And probably, oh, in about an hour or so, if that is also inconclusive, we'll see both rounds of ballots burned and black smoke coming out. If that second round should be conclusive, though, we'll see white smoke coming out.
And at the moment, no smoke coming out. So a sign of at least not a conclusive result so far this morning -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Jim Bittermann, live from the Vatican. Thank you.
A reminder. Our Sistine Chapel chimney camera on the lower right-hand side of your screen is a live picture. It will show white smoke, as you heard Jim say, for a pope selection, black if one is not chosen.
We'll keep you posted. It's 11:11 in the morning in Rome.
You can get an in-depth look at the potential successors to Pope John Paul II on our Web site. Go to CNN.com/pope. Click on "succession" and then "potential successors." In October, a juvenile court judge in Tennessee ordered a Mexican immigrant to improve her English or risk losing her child. But now he's done a sort of about-face.
The judge did not require the mother to answer a series of questions in English at the hearing. He said he didn't have jurisdiction in the parental rights issue because a separate custody case is now in circuit court.
I want to bring Chad in on this so we can talk about this for a little bit.
This is a very interesting case, Chad...
MYERS: It is.
COSTELLO: ... because this judge basically told this Mexican woman, speak English or you could lose your child. And also, he ordered her to take birth control pills. Now, the reason why he said he did that was to introduce this woman to more of an American way of life.
MYERS: Oh, Carol.
COSTELLO: I know.
MYERS: Do we have to force our way on everyone? I mean, isn't it the land of the free? I mean, you can do what you want, kind of? But not -- but then he actually did back down.
COSTELLO: He did. He backed down on that. But why did he say it in the first place?
The other side of this is the English question, which is what we want to pose to our viewers today. Because he said that by not speaking English, or being able to speak English, she was really gypping her children out of the life they could have. And, you know, they wouldn't speak English until later on in life, it would be more difficult for them to learn in school.
He says that the requirement for her to speak English would actually help her child.
So we're wondering what you think. Should immigrants be forced to learn English? DAYBREAK@CNN.com. DAYBREAK@CNN.com.
MYERS: Whew.
COSTELLO: I know, it's a tough one.
Still to come on DAYBREAK, he's won and worn the yellow shirt more than any other cyclist. So is Lance Armstrong ready to give someone else another chance?
And there's a seriousness about the Vatican smoke signals, but our Jeanne Moos shows us smoke to make you smile this morning. And it isn't the Boston Tea Party, but people in one community are going all out to shave their historic shipyard.
But first, here's a look at what else is making news this Tuesday morning.
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COSTELLO: What a difference a day makes. The international markets are actually on an upswing.
Japan's Nikkei closes up 127 points. Britain's FTSE trading up 15. The German DAX also up 14 points.
Your news, money, weather and sports. It's 5:16 Eastern. Here's what's all new this morning.
A Sign is expected soon from the cardinals deciding on the next pope. The sequestered cardinals will vote again this morning in the Sistine Chapel.
Black smoke indicates no pope is chosen. White, as you know, means one has been selected. And they're also going to add bells just to make sure everyone understands the signal.
Today is the 10th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. One hundred sixty-eight seconds of silence will be observed at the precise time of the bombing. Vice President Dick Cheney and former President Bill Clinton will speak at a ceremony marking the death of the attack.
In money news, you may have not noticed, but the government says it cost a little less to fill up this week. The Energy Department's weekly survey found a gallon of regular was down four cents to about $2.25.
In culture, the Tribeca Film Festival kicks off in New York with a thriller, "The Interpreter." This is the festival's fourth year. It will run through May 1, with about 250 screenings.
In sports, an Ethiopian wins the men's division of the Boston Marathon. Should we really be surprised? While a Kenyan becomes the first woman to win the race four times. U.S. Olympian Alan Culpepper came in fourth, but that's the best finish for an American in 18 years.
Guys from Africa hard to beat. And also the women from Africa hard to beat, Chad.
MYERS: Yes, exactly. And what absolutely perfect weather there yesterday.
(WEATHER REPORT)
COSTELLO: Chad, stick around.
MYERS: I'm right here. COSTELLO: Because we've got sports to talk about, baby.
MYERS: What do you got?
COSTELLO: We've got Lance Armstrong, because he dropped a bombshell yesterday.
MYERS: Yes, he did.
COSTELLO: Yes. He says he's retiring right after this year's Tour de France.
MYERS: I was going to say, he already said he was retiring. But now, actually, his young girlfriend, Sheryl Crow, said he was watching a race on TV, just another bike race, and he was going, "Pedal, pedal, pedal."
And Sheryl looked at him and said, "How can you be retiring? You still have such passion for this sport. You have to ride again."
And in fact, Carol, do you know what today is?
COSTELLO: What?
MYERS: Today is the Tour de Georgia, starting in Athens, Georgia.
COSTELLO: Really?
MYERS: Six hundred and fifty-some miles today, a kind of a tour -- a little tune-up for the Tour de France.
COSTELLO: Actually, Lance Armstrong participated in that last year.
MYERS: Yes.
COSTELLO: We want to hear what he had to say about his retirement, though, Chad.
MYERS: Oh, OK.
COSTELLO: So let's listen.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
LANCE ARMSTRONG, 6-TIME TOUR DE FRANCE CHAMP: The passion is there, and the will to win another one is there. And above all, this will to win one, one final one, and then stop is pretty compelling.
The biggest inspiration in my life now and the biggest inspiration in this decision is my children. They're the ones that make it easier to suffer, but they're also the ones that have told me that it's time to come home. And so without them none of this would be possible.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
COSTELLO: Actually, I like that you called Sheryl Crow his young girlfriend. Because, you know, she's in her 40s.
MYERS: Well, he's only like 33, right?
COSTELLO: She's awesome.
MYERS: Yes.
COSTELLO: She's my hero.
MYERS: OK.
COSTELLO: The Tour de France, by the way, gets under way July 2 and it runs through the 24th.
Let's talk about the Boston Red Sox.
MYERS: OK.
COSTELLO: They've reached -- they reacted to last week's confrontation between fans and Yankees' outfielder Gary Sheffield.
MYERS: Yes.
COSTELLO: But a fan is the center of the action.
MYERS: After further review...
COSTELLO: He had his season tickets revoked.
MYERS: ... season tickets gone after further...
COSTELLO: Another fan, Chad...
MYERS: Yes?
COSTELLO: ... who tossed beer on Sheffield, supposedly, will not be allowed to buy anymore tickets this season. I know you're wondering about Gary Sheffield. Well, this is what he had to say -- I'm going to quote him now.
MYERS: OK. Go ahead.
COSTELLO: He said -- Gary Sheffield says, "That just proves I wasn't in the wrong, and that's what this is all about. Yes, you try to represent the game the right way, but then being told you're in the wrong for reacting to something you didn't start, that's kind of disturbing. That just makes me feel like it's a hypocritical society."
He threw a punch.
MYERS: And according to you, Carol, it was a roundhouse. COSTELLO: OK, it's not a roundhouse. But -- but the most disgusting thing is, is he still had the ball in his glove when he threw the punch.
MYERS: Yes.
COSTELLO: And then he threw it in.
MYERS: And the fan lost his seats. And he lost nothing.
COSTELLO: Well, Major League Baseball still investigating the incident. So something could happen to Gary Sheffield. We'll just have to wait and see.
"Monday Night Football" is on the move. After more than three decades, ABC is losing its traditional sports staple to cable partner ESPN. In the meantime, NBC gets back into football by taking over ESPN's Sunday night telecast. The changes take effect after this upcoming season.
MYERS: OK.
COSTELLO: Still to come on DAYBREAK, where there's smoke there's fire. But is there a new pope? Jeanne Moos will take a lighthearted look at the smoke signals from above.
You are watching DAYBREAK for Tuesday, April 19.
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COSTELLO: Need we tell you this? There's a lot of publicity right now about the next pope.
MYERS: Hmm?
COSTELLO: That's all you have to say about it?
MYERS: Well, I had something to say and the producer told me not to say it. So I'm going -- I'm going to just shut my mouth.
COSTELLO: I've never known you to actually listen to the producer.
MYERS: Well, you know.
COSTELLO: Anyway, it's time for our "Late Night Laughs" segment. Just listen.
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JON STEWART, "THE DAILY SHOW": The cardinals will not emerge until a pope is chosen. For some, this will mean days away from their wives -- although those are the bad cardinals.
(LAUGHTER) But for further privacy, electronic jamming and anti-bugging devices have been hidden under a false floor in the chapel, making it impossible to even get a cell phone signal. Which is good, because when you're making your case to be the spiritual leader of 1.1 billion people, nothing undercuts your argument like...
(MUSIC)
(END VIDEO CLIP)
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
JAY LENO, "THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO": Today, the Vatican released a puff of smoke which means they have not picked a pope yet. You know how this works? White smoke means they picked a pope. Black smoke, no. And brown smoke means they're burning a copy of "The Da Vinci Code."
(LAUGHTER)
(END VIDEO CLIP)
COSTELLO: Jon Stewart's thing was funny.
MYERS: He's got good writers. He really does.
COSTELLO: Of course -- oh, he really does. Of course we have our own great comedic writer, and that would be Jeanne Moos. And she has her own take on this color-coded smoke signal system.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Never mind smoke rings and smokestacks and smoking manholes. This is the only smoke that counts this week.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And, of course, where there's smoke there's a new pontiff.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It will be hanging on smoke signals.
MOOS: Not since Smokey the Bear has there been so much interest in smoke. You can stare all day at the Sistine Chapel chimney live on "The Washington Post" Web site. The all-news networks have all gone up in smoke, making the chimney a semi-permanent presence.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: ... call our Vatican live bug. We're going to keep that up.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We're not going to take our eyes off of that spot.
MOOS: During the last papal conclave the smoke caused confusion. Was it black for still no pope, or white for we have a pope? To clear the air, the Vatican installed new gizmos to add substances that would color the smoke and pump it up the chimney. KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Yes. Are we seeing smoke?
DELIA GALLAGHER, CNN VATICAN ANALYST: I think we're seeing...
MOOS: So what was the verdict on the first puffs of smoke?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, my gosh. It looks white.
GALLAGHER: I'm going to call it black. I hope that's right.
PHILLIPS: It looks black. Well...
MOOS: Wonder if they had this problem back in the days of the cowboys and Indians. Remember seeing smoke signals in old westerns like "Stagecoach?"
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Apaches.
JOHN WAYNE, ACTOR: War signals.
MOOS: Back then, one puff meant the enemy's coming. Several puffs in a row meant lots of enemies were coming. A continuous column of smoke meant to rendezvous at a prearranged location.
They also used smoke signals from tower to tower on the Great Wall of China, sometimes using wolf dung for fuel. Mercifully, the papal conclave burns ballots.
At the first wisp of smoke, the crowd in St. Peter's Square cheered. Could it be white smoke just hours after the conclave started?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's possible. And my gosh, this is unheard of.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Now what do you think?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Now we've got black. So...
PHILLIPS: It looks like white now.
GALLAGHER: This is the difficulty, calling the smoke.
PHILLIPS: No, now it looks black.
MOOS: Whatever it looks, it sure is a lot more atmospheric than announcing the pope by (INAUDIBLE).
UNIDENTIFIED MALE (SINGING): Smoke gets in your eyes.
MOOS: Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COSTELLO: Here's what's all new in the next half-hour of DAYBREAK. We all know it's a super secret meeting at the Sistine Chapel. Coming up, a nun joins us with her understanding of this ancient ritual.
Plus, it's a full P.R. blitz. One town's efforts to save jobs at sea. We'll have a live report for you just ahead.
And a reminder. Our e-mail "Question of the Morning," should immigrants be forced to learn English? Send us your thoughts at DAYBREAK@CNN.com. That's DAYBREAK@CNN.com.
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Straight ahead on DAYBREAK, it's a picture burned in our minds, 10 years ago today the tragedy of the Oklahoma City bombing.
Plus, the Catholic conclave. Will the cardinals choose a successor in the next two hours? Our cameras are focused on the Vatican, ready to bring you any decision live.
It is Tuesday, April 19. This is DAYBREAK.
And good morning to you. From the Time Warner Center in New York, I'm Carol Costello, along with Chad Myers.
"Now in the News," we could learn more details today in those brutal BTK serial killings. Dennis Rader, the man accused of being the BTK killer, is scheduled to be arraigned today. Rader could still waive the hearing and enter a plea instead.
The showdown over U.N. ambassador nominee John Bolton should play out today. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is expected to vote on his nomination to the high-profile post. Democrats have expressed concern over Bolton's past, but Republicans say the questions should not stop his approval.
Flight operations back to normal at Israel's main airport after the discovery of polluted fuel. Flights were delayed several hours when the fuel at the Ben Gurion International Airport didn't meet international standards.
Amtrak's Acela express trains will not run for the rest of the week. Brake problems once again to blame for suspension of the high- speed rail service between Boston, New York and Washington.
There's more fun on the railways, Chad.
CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: All those people. I mean, we really try. The people up there really try to take the train as much as possible. And that Acela is such a fast train.
It isn't a cheap train. I will say that.
COSTELLO: No.
MYERS: It's probably the same price as flying in a lot of cases. But you don't have to go through the security and the two-hour wait there, then the two-hour wait there, and blah, blah, blah.
Hey, Carol. Good morning.
(WEATHER REPORT)
COSTELLO: So weird. But I guess it's spring and that's normal.
MYERS: That's how spring goes. Yes, it is.
COSTELLO: All right. Thank you, Chad.
MYERS: You're welcome.
COSTELLO: The world waits, and CNN is watching the smokestack above the Sistine Chapel. White smoke will signal a new Holy Father is selected.
We'll keep our camera on that chimney. It's in the lower right- hand side of your screen. You see it there. And we'll keep it up there through much of the next two hours. In five minutes, we'll have a live report from the Vatican for you.
It's hard to believe that it's been 10 years since the tragedy in Oklahoma City. April 19, 1995, 168 people were killed, hundreds more were injured when that attack -- when that truck bomb exploded at the Murrah Federal Building. It was 9:02 a.m. in Oklahoma City, 10:02 Eastern Time.
Today, at the hour of the explosion, the city will observe 168 seconds of silence, one second for each of the victims. Former President Bill Clinton and Vice President Dick Cheney are among the speakers expected to address the crowd at the Oklahoma City memorial.
The anthem, speeches and the songs will followed by the most solemn event. The names of the children will be read by the children impacted by the tragedy.
More than half a million people visit the Oklahoma City memorial every year. They come to see the memorial fence, the survivors' tree and the field of empty chairs. But as CNN's Beth Nissen reports, they mostly come to remember.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
BETH NISSEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It may be in the nature of humans to forget over time their great disasters, battles, tragedies. That is why there are phrases urging memory, "Remember the Alamo," "Remember the Maine," why there are places urging memory.
This is the place of memory in Oklahoma City, marking what happened, exactly where, exactly when between 9:01 on the morning of April 19, 1995 and 9:03. The times lasered into two great walls that bracket the memorial.
Between these gates of time lies a space for reflecting on what happened at 9:02, the moment of the blast. The long rectangle where the Murrah Federal Building once stood, the building's footprint, is a grassy field now, set with chairs, one for each of the lives lost in the blast.
One hundred sixty-eight chairs set in nine rows, one for each of the nine floors of the federal building. The chairs on each row representing victims who worked on or were visiting that floor that day. Among the taller chairs, 19 smaller ones for the children killed, most of them in the daycare center on the second floors. Five chairs at the western edge for those killed outside the building.
The chairs are simple, elemental, bronze backs, stone seats, glass bases, handcrafted. Each one like the individual it represents, slightly different, each one etched with the name of someone loved, lost, missed.
Visitors view the chairs from a respectful distance. Only family members are allowed to go to them. Some do.
A daughter who lost her father in the bombing once sat on the chair etched with his name. It was, she said, like sitting in her dad's lap again.
At night, the time when so much human memory fades in weariness and sleep, the glass bases of the chairs, always lighted, glow like votive candles, only more steady.
This is the place of memory in Oklahoma City. "We come here to remember those who were killed, those who survived, and those changed forever," read the words over one entrance. "May all who leave here know the impact of violence. May this memorial offer comfort strength, peace, hope and serenity."
Beth Nissen, CNN, Oklahoma City.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COSTELLO: CNN will provide full coverage of today's anniversary in Oklahoma City. Our coverage of the ceremonies will begin at 10:00 a.m. Eastern, 9:00 a.m. Central Time. So stay tuned to CNN.
In our "Security Watch" this Tuesday morning, the only person charged in the United States in connection with the 9/11 terrorist attacks is reportedly about to plead guilty. "The Washington Post" reports Zacarias Moussaoui has notified the government he intends to plead guilty.
It could happen as early as this week if the judge finds him mentally competent. Moussaoui plead guilty in 2002, but (INAUDIBLE) the plea a weak later, sparking questions about his mental state. "The Post" also reports Moussaoui says he's willing to accept the possibility of the death sentence, something the government is insisting on.
Two disturbing government reports on airport screening due out this morning. A congressman says the reports will show there has been no improvement in airport screening since the 9/11 attacks. Obsolete equipment, training, management and policy all being blamed. And trains carrying hazardous material will not be allowed within two miles of the nation's capital starting tomorrow. A judge has rejected a rail company's attempt to block the ban. Other cities are considering similar legislation. An industry group says trains carry nearly two million carloads of hazardous materials every year and 99 percent arrive safely,
Stay tuned to CNN day and night for the most reliable news about your security.
The most powerful men in the Roman Catholic Church are expected to send more smoke signals this morning. And a reminder. Our Sistine Chapel chimney camera -- it's on the lower right-hand side of your screen -- this is a live picture. It will show white smoke for a pope selection, black if one is not chosen.
Let's head live to the Vatican now. Actually, we're going to head live to the Vatican a little bit later. We'll be hearing from our Jim Bittermann. He'll update us on what's happening in the conclave right now.
Back here in the United States, a shocking story with a tragic ending. Police in Arcola, North Carolina, say a 10-year-old boy shot and killed his mother and then killed himself with the same gun. The sheriff says Tyler Jones left a note under his mother's pillow apologizing for his actions.
Shae Crisson of our Raleigh affiliate WTVD has more for you.
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SHAE CRISSON, REPORTER, WTVD (voice-over): He was happy. He enjoyed life and talked about the future. That's how those who knew Tyler Jones describe him.
Those who knew his mother, Glenda Pulley, say she helped countless people while working at the Warren County Health Department for 10 years. That's why so many people are baffled by what the Warren County Sheriff's Office says happened in the family's Arcola home.
They say the 10-year-old shot his mother in the back of the head while she was in bed, then put a note apologizing for his actions under a pillow. He reloaded the .410 shotgun, then shot himself.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Most everybody was just shocked and very saddened about the news.
CRISSON: Outside his mother's work, the flag is lowered in her memory. Outside their home, toys remain in the yard.
The sheriff says Tyler was familiar with guns.
Now, the fifth-grader, who attended Christian Faith Academy in Creedmoor, had been hunting with an uncle before. But with no motive known behind the shootings, the sheriff feels the community needs to reach out.
SHERIFF JOHNNY WILLIAMS, WARREN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: It takes a whole community to raise a family these days. And that we just show love and encouragement, and right from wrong, and hope that they'll just follow the path or the guidance of the parents and the community.
CRISSON: Now a small community has to get through a double tragedy.
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COSTELLO: That was Shae Crisson of affiliate WTVD. The sheriff says a family gun was used in the shooting, but it's not known where or how that gun was stored.
We have Jim Bittermann now. Let's go live to the Vatican to see how the most powerful men in the Roman Catholic Church -- what they're expected to do today.
Good morning.
JIM BITTERMANN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Carol.
They're already at it this morning. They've been to mass, and they're off and voting. We understand, or at least we feel by this time they should have at least time to have one ballot this morning.
We've been watching the chimney here very carefully with our chimney cam shot. And, in fact, if they had come to some kind of conclusive result in that first round of voting, if they had gotten two-thirds of the ballots cast for a single cardinal, then we would see white smoke coming out of the chimney. We haven't seen anything this morning, and there's been plenty of time for at least round of voting. So I think we can say fairly safely that the first round was inconclusive.
There'll be another round this morning. And probably, oh, in about an hour or so, if that is also inconclusive, we'll see both rounds of ballots burned and black smoke coming out. If that second round should be conclusive, though, we'll see white smoke coming out.
And at the moment, no smoke coming out. So a sign of at least not a conclusive result so far this morning -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Jim Bittermann, live from the Vatican. Thank you.
A reminder. Our Sistine Chapel chimney camera on the lower right-hand side of your screen is a live picture. It will show white smoke, as you heard Jim say, for a pope selection, black if one is not chosen.
We'll keep you posted. It's 11:11 in the morning in Rome.
You can get an in-depth look at the potential successors to Pope John Paul II on our Web site. Go to CNN.com/pope. Click on "succession" and then "potential successors." In October, a juvenile court judge in Tennessee ordered a Mexican immigrant to improve her English or risk losing her child. But now he's done a sort of about-face.
The judge did not require the mother to answer a series of questions in English at the hearing. He said he didn't have jurisdiction in the parental rights issue because a separate custody case is now in circuit court.
I want to bring Chad in on this so we can talk about this for a little bit.
This is a very interesting case, Chad...
MYERS: It is.
COSTELLO: ... because this judge basically told this Mexican woman, speak English or you could lose your child. And also, he ordered her to take birth control pills. Now, the reason why he said he did that was to introduce this woman to more of an American way of life.
MYERS: Oh, Carol.
COSTELLO: I know.
MYERS: Do we have to force our way on everyone? I mean, isn't it the land of the free? I mean, you can do what you want, kind of? But not -- but then he actually did back down.
COSTELLO: He did. He backed down on that. But why did he say it in the first place?
The other side of this is the English question, which is what we want to pose to our viewers today. Because he said that by not speaking English, or being able to speak English, she was really gypping her children out of the life they could have. And, you know, they wouldn't speak English until later on in life, it would be more difficult for them to learn in school.
He says that the requirement for her to speak English would actually help her child.
So we're wondering what you think. Should immigrants be forced to learn English? DAYBREAK@CNN.com. DAYBREAK@CNN.com.
MYERS: Whew.
COSTELLO: I know, it's a tough one.
Still to come on DAYBREAK, he's won and worn the yellow shirt more than any other cyclist. So is Lance Armstrong ready to give someone else another chance?
And there's a seriousness about the Vatican smoke signals, but our Jeanne Moos shows us smoke to make you smile this morning. And it isn't the Boston Tea Party, but people in one community are going all out to shave their historic shipyard.
But first, here's a look at what else is making news this Tuesday morning.
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COSTELLO: What a difference a day makes. The international markets are actually on an upswing.
Japan's Nikkei closes up 127 points. Britain's FTSE trading up 15. The German DAX also up 14 points.
Your news, money, weather and sports. It's 5:16 Eastern. Here's what's all new this morning.
A Sign is expected soon from the cardinals deciding on the next pope. The sequestered cardinals will vote again this morning in the Sistine Chapel.
Black smoke indicates no pope is chosen. White, as you know, means one has been selected. And they're also going to add bells just to make sure everyone understands the signal.
Today is the 10th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. One hundred sixty-eight seconds of silence will be observed at the precise time of the bombing. Vice President Dick Cheney and former President Bill Clinton will speak at a ceremony marking the death of the attack.
In money news, you may have not noticed, but the government says it cost a little less to fill up this week. The Energy Department's weekly survey found a gallon of regular was down four cents to about $2.25.
In culture, the Tribeca Film Festival kicks off in New York with a thriller, "The Interpreter." This is the festival's fourth year. It will run through May 1, with about 250 screenings.
In sports, an Ethiopian wins the men's division of the Boston Marathon. Should we really be surprised? While a Kenyan becomes the first woman to win the race four times. U.S. Olympian Alan Culpepper came in fourth, but that's the best finish for an American in 18 years.
Guys from Africa hard to beat. And also the women from Africa hard to beat, Chad.
MYERS: Yes, exactly. And what absolutely perfect weather there yesterday.
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COSTELLO: Chad, stick around.
MYERS: I'm right here. COSTELLO: Because we've got sports to talk about, baby.
MYERS: What do you got?
COSTELLO: We've got Lance Armstrong, because he dropped a bombshell yesterday.
MYERS: Yes, he did.
COSTELLO: Yes. He says he's retiring right after this year's Tour de France.
MYERS: I was going to say, he already said he was retiring. But now, actually, his young girlfriend, Sheryl Crow, said he was watching a race on TV, just another bike race, and he was going, "Pedal, pedal, pedal."
And Sheryl looked at him and said, "How can you be retiring? You still have such passion for this sport. You have to ride again."
And in fact, Carol, do you know what today is?
COSTELLO: What?
MYERS: Today is the Tour de Georgia, starting in Athens, Georgia.
COSTELLO: Really?
MYERS: Six hundred and fifty-some miles today, a kind of a tour -- a little tune-up for the Tour de France.
COSTELLO: Actually, Lance Armstrong participated in that last year.
MYERS: Yes.
COSTELLO: We want to hear what he had to say about his retirement, though, Chad.
MYERS: Oh, OK.
COSTELLO: So let's listen.
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LANCE ARMSTRONG, 6-TIME TOUR DE FRANCE CHAMP: The passion is there, and the will to win another one is there. And above all, this will to win one, one final one, and then stop is pretty compelling.
The biggest inspiration in my life now and the biggest inspiration in this decision is my children. They're the ones that make it easier to suffer, but they're also the ones that have told me that it's time to come home. And so without them none of this would be possible.
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COSTELLO: Actually, I like that you called Sheryl Crow his young girlfriend. Because, you know, she's in her 40s.
MYERS: Well, he's only like 33, right?
COSTELLO: She's awesome.
MYERS: Yes.
COSTELLO: She's my hero.
MYERS: OK.
COSTELLO: The Tour de France, by the way, gets under way July 2 and it runs through the 24th.
Let's talk about the Boston Red Sox.
MYERS: OK.
COSTELLO: They've reached -- they reacted to last week's confrontation between fans and Yankees' outfielder Gary Sheffield.
MYERS: Yes.
COSTELLO: But a fan is the center of the action.
MYERS: After further review...
COSTELLO: He had his season tickets revoked.
MYERS: ... season tickets gone after further...
COSTELLO: Another fan, Chad...
MYERS: Yes?
COSTELLO: ... who tossed beer on Sheffield, supposedly, will not be allowed to buy anymore tickets this season. I know you're wondering about Gary Sheffield. Well, this is what he had to say -- I'm going to quote him now.
MYERS: OK. Go ahead.
COSTELLO: He said -- Gary Sheffield says, "That just proves I wasn't in the wrong, and that's what this is all about. Yes, you try to represent the game the right way, but then being told you're in the wrong for reacting to something you didn't start, that's kind of disturbing. That just makes me feel like it's a hypocritical society."
He threw a punch.
MYERS: And according to you, Carol, it was a roundhouse. COSTELLO: OK, it's not a roundhouse. But -- but the most disgusting thing is, is he still had the ball in his glove when he threw the punch.
MYERS: Yes.
COSTELLO: And then he threw it in.
MYERS: And the fan lost his seats. And he lost nothing.
COSTELLO: Well, Major League Baseball still investigating the incident. So something could happen to Gary Sheffield. We'll just have to wait and see.
"Monday Night Football" is on the move. After more than three decades, ABC is losing its traditional sports staple to cable partner ESPN. In the meantime, NBC gets back into football by taking over ESPN's Sunday night telecast. The changes take effect after this upcoming season.
MYERS: OK.
COSTELLO: Still to come on DAYBREAK, where there's smoke there's fire. But is there a new pope? Jeanne Moos will take a lighthearted look at the smoke signals from above.
You are watching DAYBREAK for Tuesday, April 19.
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COSTELLO: Need we tell you this? There's a lot of publicity right now about the next pope.
MYERS: Hmm?
COSTELLO: That's all you have to say about it?
MYERS: Well, I had something to say and the producer told me not to say it. So I'm going -- I'm going to just shut my mouth.
COSTELLO: I've never known you to actually listen to the producer.
MYERS: Well, you know.
COSTELLO: Anyway, it's time for our "Late Night Laughs" segment. Just listen.
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JON STEWART, "THE DAILY SHOW": The cardinals will not emerge until a pope is chosen. For some, this will mean days away from their wives -- although those are the bad cardinals.
(LAUGHTER) But for further privacy, electronic jamming and anti-bugging devices have been hidden under a false floor in the chapel, making it impossible to even get a cell phone signal. Which is good, because when you're making your case to be the spiritual leader of 1.1 billion people, nothing undercuts your argument like...
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JAY LENO, "THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO": Today, the Vatican released a puff of smoke which means they have not picked a pope yet. You know how this works? White smoke means they picked a pope. Black smoke, no. And brown smoke means they're burning a copy of "The Da Vinci Code."
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COSTELLO: Jon Stewart's thing was funny.
MYERS: He's got good writers. He really does.
COSTELLO: Of course -- oh, he really does. Of course we have our own great comedic writer, and that would be Jeanne Moos. And she has her own take on this color-coded smoke signal system.
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JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Never mind smoke rings and smokestacks and smoking manholes. This is the only smoke that counts this week.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And, of course, where there's smoke there's a new pontiff.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It will be hanging on smoke signals.
MOOS: Not since Smokey the Bear has there been so much interest in smoke. You can stare all day at the Sistine Chapel chimney live on "The Washington Post" Web site. The all-news networks have all gone up in smoke, making the chimney a semi-permanent presence.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: ... call our Vatican live bug. We're going to keep that up.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We're not going to take our eyes off of that spot.
MOOS: During the last papal conclave the smoke caused confusion. Was it black for still no pope, or white for we have a pope? To clear the air, the Vatican installed new gizmos to add substances that would color the smoke and pump it up the chimney. KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Yes. Are we seeing smoke?
DELIA GALLAGHER, CNN VATICAN ANALYST: I think we're seeing...
MOOS: So what was the verdict on the first puffs of smoke?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, my gosh. It looks white.
GALLAGHER: I'm going to call it black. I hope that's right.
PHILLIPS: It looks black. Well...
MOOS: Wonder if they had this problem back in the days of the cowboys and Indians. Remember seeing smoke signals in old westerns like "Stagecoach?"
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Apaches.
JOHN WAYNE, ACTOR: War signals.
MOOS: Back then, one puff meant the enemy's coming. Several puffs in a row meant lots of enemies were coming. A continuous column of smoke meant to rendezvous at a prearranged location.
They also used smoke signals from tower to tower on the Great Wall of China, sometimes using wolf dung for fuel. Mercifully, the papal conclave burns ballots.
At the first wisp of smoke, the crowd in St. Peter's Square cheered. Could it be white smoke just hours after the conclave started?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's possible. And my gosh, this is unheard of.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Now what do you think?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Now we've got black. So...
PHILLIPS: It looks like white now.
GALLAGHER: This is the difficulty, calling the smoke.
PHILLIPS: No, now it looks black.
MOOS: Whatever it looks, it sure is a lot more atmospheric than announcing the pope by (INAUDIBLE).
UNIDENTIFIED MALE (SINGING): Smoke gets in your eyes.
MOOS: Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.
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COSTELLO: Here's what's all new in the next half-hour of DAYBREAK. We all know it's a super secret meeting at the Sistine Chapel. Coming up, a nun joins us with her understanding of this ancient ritual.
Plus, it's a full P.R. blitz. One town's efforts to save jobs at sea. We'll have a live report for you just ahead.
And a reminder. Our e-mail "Question of the Morning," should immigrants be forced to learn English? Send us your thoughts at DAYBREAK@CNN.com. That's DAYBREAK@CNN.com.
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