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Missing Teen Investigation; Jackson Circus
Aired June 10, 2005 - 5:00 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
VALERIE MORRIS, CNN ANCHOR: It's Friday, June 10. New developments in the search for Natalee Holloway. Searching (ph) bushes in Aruba for that missing Alabama teenager. It comes as investigators question three more men.
An Italian aid worker in Afghanistan breathes a sigh of relief. Her hostage ordeal is over. Live to Rome at the half-hour.
And old man river and the pilots who guide the big ships in. Well, they're on first thin line of defense against possible terrorist attacks.
ANNOUNCER: From the Time Warner Center in New York, this is DAYBREAK with Carol Costello and Chad Myers.
MORRIS: Good morning, everyone. I'm Valerie Morris, in today for Carol Costello.
We'll have more on the search in Aruba in just a moment.
Also ahead, it's a circus outside the courthouse in the Jackson trial. You'll have a ringside seat as we take a look at all the rules and the regs.
And can the onscreen couple live up to the hype off screen? "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" opens today. We're going to have a preview.
But first, "Now in the News," an Italian aid worker is in good health after being released from more than three weeks captivity in Afghanistan. Clementina Cantoni, who works with CARE International, was abducted May 16. She'll be returning to Italy today.
In Japan, an 18-year-old high school student is being questioned after an explosion at a high school. Police say the student threw a jar filled with gun powder into a classroom. Fifty-three people were treated for minor injuries.
In Cuba today, Tropical Storm Arlene is making a fuss. It's the first storm of the hurricane season. Cuba could get from five to 15 inches of snow -- of rain, rather. The Florida Keys are expected to feel Arlene's effects later today.
And in today for Chad Myers -- hi there, Rob. How are you doing?
ROB MARCIANO, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Good, Valerie. How are you?
MORRIS: I'm doing fine. You have an eye on the skies. What shall we expect today?
(WEATHER REPORT)
MORRIS: There have been three more arrests made in the Natalee Holloway case in Aruba. Among them is a suspect named Juron Van Der Sloot. He's pictured here, and it's on his own Web site. Van Der Sloot and two others also were questioned by police last week, but none of them has been charged in the case.
CNN's Karl Penhaul has more on the investigation from Palm Beach, Aruba.
(BEGIN VIDEO TAPE)
KARL PENHAUL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): In handcuffs, a towel draped over his head, this is one of three new suspects police arrested in the hunt for Natalee Holloway. In total, five men are now in custody, but there's no sign of the missing teenager, no clue whether she's alive or dead.
KARIN JANSSEN, CHIEF PROSECUTOR: At this stage, we can't say what we are presuming at this moment. We have too little details to say. All options are open.
PENHAUL: Natalee drove away from Carlos & Charlie's Bar in the weather hours of May 30 with the three teenagers now held in police cells, according to their own statements. Police said she had met 17- year-old Joran Van Der Sloot, the son of an island justice official, at the Holiday Inn where Natalee was staying a day before she disappeared.
JAN VAN DER STRATEN, CHIEF POLICE COMMISSIONER: And they meet each other in the casino.
QUESTION: That day or...
(CROSSTALK)
VAN DER STRATEN: The day before.
PENHAUL: The two other men detained Thursday are brothers, Satish and Deepak Kaploe. There's been no statement yet on their behalf. The other suspects, detained at the weekend, are security guards. Their defense attorneys insist they had nothing to do with Natalee's disappearance.
Police previously interviewed the teenagers, but waited until Thursday, 11 days after Natalee's disappearance, to arrest them. They confiscated property, including a car and a computer.
JANSSEN: It is because of tactical reasons we didn't do that at another moment.
PENHAUL: Relative to the first two suspects fear wealth and race issues may cloud the investigation.
ALVIN CORNET, COUSIN OF SUSPECT: And it's on something about money wise who is rich and who is poor.
PENHAUL: That's Micky John, one of the first two suspects detained, from a black immigrant family from the poorer East End of Aruba. That's Van Der Sloot, from an influential family from the richer West End.
Prosecutors say evidence, not prejudice, will be the key.
JANSSEN: Suspicion of a suspect has nothing to do with the color of his skin. It has to do with the results of the investigation, if there are grounds for suspicion.
PENHAUL: Karl Penhaul, CNN, Palm Beach, Aruba.
(END VIDEO TAPE)
MORRIS: As you may recall, the three men who were arrested had originally been questioned by police last week. But as Aruba's prime minister said, they wanted to get all the facts before taking suspects into custody.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
NELSON ODUBER, PRIME MINISTER, ARUBA: The Dutch system is different than the American system. But all the system is, we want to solve the problem and we want to let the people know that we will punish them if they are involved and we can prove they are related to crime. In the United States, if you are suspicious you can be held directly. In Aruba, our system is we need to prove it to arrest somebody.
But we have a constitution. We have the law. We respect that. And I am very confident that our constitution, working together with the FBI, we will solve this case.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
MORRIS: Search teams are still combing the island for signs of Natalee Holloway. And now some South American police forces have been contacted as part of this investigation.
Coming up in the next hour of DAYBREAK, we're going to be speaking with Aruba's minister of tourism to find out what effect the case has had on the area's largest industry.
Turning to our "Security Watch," a 22-year-old suspect in California in that terror investigation appears at a detention hearing in Sacramento today. This person is expected to have bond set. He is 22-year-old Hamid Hayat, and he is charged with making false statements.
His father, Umer, is being held without bond. In all, five men have been arrested. Law enforcement officials are trying to determine if the five have been plotting terrorist attacks.
President Bush is putting his political muscle behind the anti- terror law known as the Patriot Act. During a speech in Ohio, he urged Congress to make 16 provisions permanent which are set to expire at the end of the year. The Patriot Act expands FBI surveillance and law enforcement powers in terrorism cases. Privacy advocates say it undermines freedom.
A newly released government report spells out the FBI's failures before the 9/11 attacks. The report finds the bureau missed at least five opportunities to uncover vital intelligence information about two hijackers. It also blames the FBI for not following up on an agent's theory that Osama bin Laden was sending students to U.S. flight training schools.
The report from the Justice Department's inspector general was kept secret for a year. But it reached some of the same conclusions as the 9/11 Commission.
Stay tuned to CNN day and night for the most reliable news about your security.
News "Across America" now.
A suspected gang shooting on the Los Angeles Freeway closed down traffic for several hours. The victim suffered only a minor head wound when he was shot by someone in another car. He's in stable condition.
Several members of an Amish family in Middlefield, Ohio, were seriously injured when their buggy was rear-ended by a car. Two children are among those taken to the hospital. Police say it doesn't appear that the car made any attempt to avoid hitting the Amish family's vehicle.
The pilot of a small plane is dead after crashing into a house shortly after takeoff in Conroe, Texas. The fire from the crash burned the house to the ground, but no one was at home at the time.
Coming up, it's a waiting game in the Michael Jackson trial. So while we're waiting, we'll show you what the media circus can and can't do outside the courthouse. Rusty Dornin has that in seven minutes.
Old man river is a vital link in the nation's security chain. Jeanne Meserve takes us to an outpost on the mighty Mississippi in 25 minutes.
When your shrink says, "Let's take this outside," this might not be an unusual therapy session. Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains in 38 minutes.
But first, here's a look at what else is making news this Friday morning.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
MORRIS: And now our market snapshots. The international markets are up this morning. Japan's Nikkei closes up 143 points. Britains FTSE is up 24 points. And the German DAX is up nearly 33 points.
Your news, money, weather and sports. It's 5:13, and here's what's all new this morning.
Senate Democrats say that there will be no vote on John Bolton until they get what they want from the White House. They've requested records on Bolton from the National Security Agency, but so far none of the information on the U.N. ambassador nominee has been turned over.
Australians have been warned about traveling in Indonesia. The warning was issued after it was learned that terrorists in Indonesia were in the advanced stages of planning attacks. Reports say hotels catering to westerners may be targeted.
In money, Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan says the economy is doing well despite budget and trade deficits. And he says short-term interest rates will be raised again when the Fed meets at the end of the month.
In culture, bidding begins today in New York on some serious Babe Ruth memorabilia. Among the items is the contract that sent Ruth from the Red Sox to the Yankees. That's expected to go for about $500,000.
In sports, the San Antonio Spurs shut down the Detroit Pistons in game one of the NBA final. The Spurs won, 84-69. The 69 points for the Pistons is the fourth worst showing in the finals.
And as for weather, Rob, what do you have to say?
(WEATHER REPORT)
MORRIS: The jury in the Michael Jackson case will begin its sixth day of deliberations today. Outside the courthouse, a judge has ordered this man, the one in the hat, to stay away from "Court TV" reporter Diane Dimond. He's B.J. Hickman, a Jackson fan who left his home in Tennessee months ago to be at the trial. Dimond says Hickman has harassed her and incited others to harm her.
As you can imagine, it's been a zoo outside the courthouse. Our Rusty Dornin is especially intrigued by the rules of the waiting game.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
RUSTY DORNIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The wait is on at the Santa Maria courthouse, a wait that can be sometimes busy, sometimes boring, often entertaining, but stocked with plenty of no- nos.
(on camera): Let's talk about all the things you can't do outside the courthouse. First of all, you can't jaywalk. One of the CNN employees got a $125 ticket for that a few weeks ago.
For the fans on the outside, the fence: "No trespassing," "No climbing on the fence," "Do not disturb the peace."
Now, once you cross this line, our photographer has to turn his camera off. He cannot come with me until we reach the next point.
TIM CAVENAUGH, DEPUTY: The only place you can film or photograph is along the pens (ph), which we call on the sides, or out on the street.
DORNIN: And how about?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: OK, let me stop you for just a second. And Tim, let me move you out here.
CAVENAUGH: Absolutely. Any place where it's easier for you guys.
DORNIN: We just got moved away from the place where we were just shooting because it's against the rules, right?
CAVENAUGH: Yes, but the reason it's against the rules is because we don't want to be blocking this area for the emergency traffic that might be coming through here, ambulance, fire, police.
DORNIN: This is the main media entrance. There's no public allowed beyond this point, and I'm going to have to show my pass to the officer here at the front gate. Then I'm allowed to walk in here, but the photographers cannot be rolling as they walk through here. They have to shoot from behind the fence.
When something happens in court, or someone like Jesse Jackson comes into the area, there's a lockdown. We're not allowed to walk outside the fence, so we've got to make our way -- and sometimes you get help -- through a very narrow area for as long as the sheriffs tell us we have to.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's a shot of him driving in the vehicle.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Which they have. They have that. OK. OK.
DORNIN: Producers, photographers and reporters filling time.
JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL, "CELEBRITY JUSTICE": We scratch our heads at the crazy circus that is enfolding us, looking over at the fans. Sometimes they're screaming insults at us.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (INAUDIBLE), you nasty she devil racists.
DORNIN (voice-over): Ah, yes, the fans. They chant, they sing, they sleep, and....
(on camera): Not all fans are here for the same reason, and some have nothing to do with Michael Jackson. And sometimes those fans get into confrontations.
(voice-over): Too many people too often with not enough to do but wait..
(on camera): Rusty Dornin, CNN, Santa Maria, California.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
MORRIS: Still to come, an Italian aid worker held hostage in Afghanistan wakes up free this morning. We'll bring you that story live from Italy.
You're watching DAYBREAK for Friday, June 10.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
MORRIS: Ah, wasn't that a pretty shot, a pretty view?
It was their time on the late night talk shows. And here are some "Late Night Laughs."
You're going to really like this, Rob. In fact, the laughs come from both Jay and Dave.
MARCIANO: All right. Let's here it.
MORRIS: Listen to this.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
JAY LENO, HOST, "THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO": British Prime Minister Tony Blair has asked President Bush to join him in asking other countries to forgive Africa's debt. Bush said he'd like to help, but he's still trying to convince Americans to forgive him for our debt. So that's a little bit of a problem there.
(LAUGHTER)
(END VIDEO CLIP)
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
DAVID LETTERMAN, HOST, "LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN": So now, even Ronald McDonald is slimming down. You remember Ronald McDonald? He's slim and he is trim and he is looking great. And you know what that means? He's not eating at McDonald's.
(LAUGHTER)
LETTERMAN: That's what that means. Yes, sir, a slim, trim Ronald McDonald. Great. That's what we need, another skinny white- faced freak who loves kids.
(LAUGHTER)
(END VIDEO CLIP)
MORRIS: Ooh, some zingers. I don't know. How do we even follow that one?
MARCIANO: I don't know. You can eat healthy at McDonald's.
MORRIS: Yes, that's true. MARCIANO: I'm told, somehow.
MORRIS: The salads and the meals that are, you know, politically correct when...
MARCIANO: You've got to top it off with one of those sundaes, you know, with the nuts.
MORRIS: Do you super-size everything, though?
MARCIANO: Do you have the ability to do that after the movie, though? I'm not sure.
MORRIS: I don't know.
MARCIANO: Yes, OK.
MARCIANO: But if given the choice, of course, it's all about value.
MORRIS: Well, let's take some time out right now for our DAYBREAK "Eye Openers." OK?
MARCIANO: OK. What do you have for that?
MORRIS: Firefighters in Miami, they're pulling out all the stops to rescue a stranded kitten. But this one wasn't in a tree. Instead, it was underground. They used a hose to flood the sewer in order to float the kitten to where they could get it.
From a trapped tabby to a darting deer. This animal in Indianapolis actually got stuck in a hobby store and had to break through the window to escape. It was later shot with a tranquilizer after running through town. It's OK, though.
MARCIANO: Oh.
MORRIS: Some people will do anything for free stuff. A Dairy Queen in British Columbia is offering a free caramel latte for anyone who brings a cow up to the drive-through window. In fact, they get a free drink every week for a year if they do that. As many as a dozen cows are expected.
Can you say MooLatte?
And here's what's all new in the next half-hour.
Does life imitate art? Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie play a married couple in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith." A glimpse of the new movie is still ahead.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
ANNOUNCER: From the Time Warner Center in New York, this is DAYBREAK with Carol Costello and Chad Myers.
MORRIS: Good morning, and welcome to the second half-hour of DAYBREAK. I'm Valerie Morris, in for Carol Costello today.
Coming up in the next 30 minutes, why some therapists are taking their patients outside.
And later, is "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" a hit or miss? It opens today, and we'll tell you if it's worth it.
But first, "Now in the News," tensions over North Korea's nuclear program are likely to dominate White House talks today. A few hours from right now, President Bush meets with South Korea's president, Roh Moo-hyun. Both are trying to find ways to get the north to rejoin six-party talks.
Bolivia's supreme court chief is now that country's interim president. Eduardo Rodriguez replaces President Carlos Mesa, who resigned after weeks of violent anti-government protests. Elections are expected in the next three to six months.
And look at these pictures. Several tornadoes are sighted in parts of Kansas. They caused some major damage and power outages, but fortunately no injuries.
And Rob, it just seems that, you know, things like this make us understand just how powerful Mother Nature can be. How are things looking today?
(WEATHER REPORT)
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Aired June 10, 2005 - 5:00 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
VALERIE MORRIS, CNN ANCHOR: It's Friday, June 10. New developments in the search for Natalee Holloway. Searching (ph) bushes in Aruba for that missing Alabama teenager. It comes as investigators question three more men.
An Italian aid worker in Afghanistan breathes a sigh of relief. Her hostage ordeal is over. Live to Rome at the half-hour.
And old man river and the pilots who guide the big ships in. Well, they're on first thin line of defense against possible terrorist attacks.
ANNOUNCER: From the Time Warner Center in New York, this is DAYBREAK with Carol Costello and Chad Myers.
MORRIS: Good morning, everyone. I'm Valerie Morris, in today for Carol Costello.
We'll have more on the search in Aruba in just a moment.
Also ahead, it's a circus outside the courthouse in the Jackson trial. You'll have a ringside seat as we take a look at all the rules and the regs.
And can the onscreen couple live up to the hype off screen? "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" opens today. We're going to have a preview.
But first, "Now in the News," an Italian aid worker is in good health after being released from more than three weeks captivity in Afghanistan. Clementina Cantoni, who works with CARE International, was abducted May 16. She'll be returning to Italy today.
In Japan, an 18-year-old high school student is being questioned after an explosion at a high school. Police say the student threw a jar filled with gun powder into a classroom. Fifty-three people were treated for minor injuries.
In Cuba today, Tropical Storm Arlene is making a fuss. It's the first storm of the hurricane season. Cuba could get from five to 15 inches of snow -- of rain, rather. The Florida Keys are expected to feel Arlene's effects later today.
And in today for Chad Myers -- hi there, Rob. How are you doing?
ROB MARCIANO, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Good, Valerie. How are you?
MORRIS: I'm doing fine. You have an eye on the skies. What shall we expect today?
(WEATHER REPORT)
MORRIS: There have been three more arrests made in the Natalee Holloway case in Aruba. Among them is a suspect named Juron Van Der Sloot. He's pictured here, and it's on his own Web site. Van Der Sloot and two others also were questioned by police last week, but none of them has been charged in the case.
CNN's Karl Penhaul has more on the investigation from Palm Beach, Aruba.
(BEGIN VIDEO TAPE)
KARL PENHAUL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): In handcuffs, a towel draped over his head, this is one of three new suspects police arrested in the hunt for Natalee Holloway. In total, five men are now in custody, but there's no sign of the missing teenager, no clue whether she's alive or dead.
KARIN JANSSEN, CHIEF PROSECUTOR: At this stage, we can't say what we are presuming at this moment. We have too little details to say. All options are open.
PENHAUL: Natalee drove away from Carlos & Charlie's Bar in the weather hours of May 30 with the three teenagers now held in police cells, according to their own statements. Police said she had met 17- year-old Joran Van Der Sloot, the son of an island justice official, at the Holiday Inn where Natalee was staying a day before she disappeared.
JAN VAN DER STRATEN, CHIEF POLICE COMMISSIONER: And they meet each other in the casino.
QUESTION: That day or...
(CROSSTALK)
VAN DER STRATEN: The day before.
PENHAUL: The two other men detained Thursday are brothers, Satish and Deepak Kaploe. There's been no statement yet on their behalf. The other suspects, detained at the weekend, are security guards. Their defense attorneys insist they had nothing to do with Natalee's disappearance.
Police previously interviewed the teenagers, but waited until Thursday, 11 days after Natalee's disappearance, to arrest them. They confiscated property, including a car and a computer.
JANSSEN: It is because of tactical reasons we didn't do that at another moment.
PENHAUL: Relative to the first two suspects fear wealth and race issues may cloud the investigation.
ALVIN CORNET, COUSIN OF SUSPECT: And it's on something about money wise who is rich and who is poor.
PENHAUL: That's Micky John, one of the first two suspects detained, from a black immigrant family from the poorer East End of Aruba. That's Van Der Sloot, from an influential family from the richer West End.
Prosecutors say evidence, not prejudice, will be the key.
JANSSEN: Suspicion of a suspect has nothing to do with the color of his skin. It has to do with the results of the investigation, if there are grounds for suspicion.
PENHAUL: Karl Penhaul, CNN, Palm Beach, Aruba.
(END VIDEO TAPE)
MORRIS: As you may recall, the three men who were arrested had originally been questioned by police last week. But as Aruba's prime minister said, they wanted to get all the facts before taking suspects into custody.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
NELSON ODUBER, PRIME MINISTER, ARUBA: The Dutch system is different than the American system. But all the system is, we want to solve the problem and we want to let the people know that we will punish them if they are involved and we can prove they are related to crime. In the United States, if you are suspicious you can be held directly. In Aruba, our system is we need to prove it to arrest somebody.
But we have a constitution. We have the law. We respect that. And I am very confident that our constitution, working together with the FBI, we will solve this case.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
MORRIS: Search teams are still combing the island for signs of Natalee Holloway. And now some South American police forces have been contacted as part of this investigation.
Coming up in the next hour of DAYBREAK, we're going to be speaking with Aruba's minister of tourism to find out what effect the case has had on the area's largest industry.
Turning to our "Security Watch," a 22-year-old suspect in California in that terror investigation appears at a detention hearing in Sacramento today. This person is expected to have bond set. He is 22-year-old Hamid Hayat, and he is charged with making false statements.
His father, Umer, is being held without bond. In all, five men have been arrested. Law enforcement officials are trying to determine if the five have been plotting terrorist attacks.
President Bush is putting his political muscle behind the anti- terror law known as the Patriot Act. During a speech in Ohio, he urged Congress to make 16 provisions permanent which are set to expire at the end of the year. The Patriot Act expands FBI surveillance and law enforcement powers in terrorism cases. Privacy advocates say it undermines freedom.
A newly released government report spells out the FBI's failures before the 9/11 attacks. The report finds the bureau missed at least five opportunities to uncover vital intelligence information about two hijackers. It also blames the FBI for not following up on an agent's theory that Osama bin Laden was sending students to U.S. flight training schools.
The report from the Justice Department's inspector general was kept secret for a year. But it reached some of the same conclusions as the 9/11 Commission.
Stay tuned to CNN day and night for the most reliable news about your security.
News "Across America" now.
A suspected gang shooting on the Los Angeles Freeway closed down traffic for several hours. The victim suffered only a minor head wound when he was shot by someone in another car. He's in stable condition.
Several members of an Amish family in Middlefield, Ohio, were seriously injured when their buggy was rear-ended by a car. Two children are among those taken to the hospital. Police say it doesn't appear that the car made any attempt to avoid hitting the Amish family's vehicle.
The pilot of a small plane is dead after crashing into a house shortly after takeoff in Conroe, Texas. The fire from the crash burned the house to the ground, but no one was at home at the time.
Coming up, it's a waiting game in the Michael Jackson trial. So while we're waiting, we'll show you what the media circus can and can't do outside the courthouse. Rusty Dornin has that in seven minutes.
Old man river is a vital link in the nation's security chain. Jeanne Meserve takes us to an outpost on the mighty Mississippi in 25 minutes.
When your shrink says, "Let's take this outside," this might not be an unusual therapy session. Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains in 38 minutes.
But first, here's a look at what else is making news this Friday morning.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
MORRIS: And now our market snapshots. The international markets are up this morning. Japan's Nikkei closes up 143 points. Britains FTSE is up 24 points. And the German DAX is up nearly 33 points.
Your news, money, weather and sports. It's 5:13, and here's what's all new this morning.
Senate Democrats say that there will be no vote on John Bolton until they get what they want from the White House. They've requested records on Bolton from the National Security Agency, but so far none of the information on the U.N. ambassador nominee has been turned over.
Australians have been warned about traveling in Indonesia. The warning was issued after it was learned that terrorists in Indonesia were in the advanced stages of planning attacks. Reports say hotels catering to westerners may be targeted.
In money, Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan says the economy is doing well despite budget and trade deficits. And he says short-term interest rates will be raised again when the Fed meets at the end of the month.
In culture, bidding begins today in New York on some serious Babe Ruth memorabilia. Among the items is the contract that sent Ruth from the Red Sox to the Yankees. That's expected to go for about $500,000.
In sports, the San Antonio Spurs shut down the Detroit Pistons in game one of the NBA final. The Spurs won, 84-69. The 69 points for the Pistons is the fourth worst showing in the finals.
And as for weather, Rob, what do you have to say?
(WEATHER REPORT)
MORRIS: The jury in the Michael Jackson case will begin its sixth day of deliberations today. Outside the courthouse, a judge has ordered this man, the one in the hat, to stay away from "Court TV" reporter Diane Dimond. He's B.J. Hickman, a Jackson fan who left his home in Tennessee months ago to be at the trial. Dimond says Hickman has harassed her and incited others to harm her.
As you can imagine, it's been a zoo outside the courthouse. Our Rusty Dornin is especially intrigued by the rules of the waiting game.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
RUSTY DORNIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The wait is on at the Santa Maria courthouse, a wait that can be sometimes busy, sometimes boring, often entertaining, but stocked with plenty of no- nos.
(on camera): Let's talk about all the things you can't do outside the courthouse. First of all, you can't jaywalk. One of the CNN employees got a $125 ticket for that a few weeks ago.
For the fans on the outside, the fence: "No trespassing," "No climbing on the fence," "Do not disturb the peace."
Now, once you cross this line, our photographer has to turn his camera off. He cannot come with me until we reach the next point.
TIM CAVENAUGH, DEPUTY: The only place you can film or photograph is along the pens (ph), which we call on the sides, or out on the street.
DORNIN: And how about?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: OK, let me stop you for just a second. And Tim, let me move you out here.
CAVENAUGH: Absolutely. Any place where it's easier for you guys.
DORNIN: We just got moved away from the place where we were just shooting because it's against the rules, right?
CAVENAUGH: Yes, but the reason it's against the rules is because we don't want to be blocking this area for the emergency traffic that might be coming through here, ambulance, fire, police.
DORNIN: This is the main media entrance. There's no public allowed beyond this point, and I'm going to have to show my pass to the officer here at the front gate. Then I'm allowed to walk in here, but the photographers cannot be rolling as they walk through here. They have to shoot from behind the fence.
When something happens in court, or someone like Jesse Jackson comes into the area, there's a lockdown. We're not allowed to walk outside the fence, so we've got to make our way -- and sometimes you get help -- through a very narrow area for as long as the sheriffs tell us we have to.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's a shot of him driving in the vehicle.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Which they have. They have that. OK. OK.
DORNIN: Producers, photographers and reporters filling time.
JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL, "CELEBRITY JUSTICE": We scratch our heads at the crazy circus that is enfolding us, looking over at the fans. Sometimes they're screaming insults at us.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (INAUDIBLE), you nasty she devil racists.
DORNIN (voice-over): Ah, yes, the fans. They chant, they sing, they sleep, and....
(on camera): Not all fans are here for the same reason, and some have nothing to do with Michael Jackson. And sometimes those fans get into confrontations.
(voice-over): Too many people too often with not enough to do but wait..
(on camera): Rusty Dornin, CNN, Santa Maria, California.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
MORRIS: Still to come, an Italian aid worker held hostage in Afghanistan wakes up free this morning. We'll bring you that story live from Italy.
You're watching DAYBREAK for Friday, June 10.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
MORRIS: Ah, wasn't that a pretty shot, a pretty view?
It was their time on the late night talk shows. And here are some "Late Night Laughs."
You're going to really like this, Rob. In fact, the laughs come from both Jay and Dave.
MARCIANO: All right. Let's here it.
MORRIS: Listen to this.
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JAY LENO, HOST, "THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO": British Prime Minister Tony Blair has asked President Bush to join him in asking other countries to forgive Africa's debt. Bush said he'd like to help, but he's still trying to convince Americans to forgive him for our debt. So that's a little bit of a problem there.
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DAVID LETTERMAN, HOST, "LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN": So now, even Ronald McDonald is slimming down. You remember Ronald McDonald? He's slim and he is trim and he is looking great. And you know what that means? He's not eating at McDonald's.
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LETTERMAN: That's what that means. Yes, sir, a slim, trim Ronald McDonald. Great. That's what we need, another skinny white- faced freak who loves kids.
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MORRIS: Ooh, some zingers. I don't know. How do we even follow that one?
MARCIANO: I don't know. You can eat healthy at McDonald's.
MORRIS: Yes, that's true. MARCIANO: I'm told, somehow.
MORRIS: The salads and the meals that are, you know, politically correct when...
MARCIANO: You've got to top it off with one of those sundaes, you know, with the nuts.
MORRIS: Do you super-size everything, though?
MARCIANO: Do you have the ability to do that after the movie, though? I'm not sure.
MORRIS: I don't know.
MARCIANO: Yes, OK.
MARCIANO: But if given the choice, of course, it's all about value.
MORRIS: Well, let's take some time out right now for our DAYBREAK "Eye Openers." OK?
MARCIANO: OK. What do you have for that?
MORRIS: Firefighters in Miami, they're pulling out all the stops to rescue a stranded kitten. But this one wasn't in a tree. Instead, it was underground. They used a hose to flood the sewer in order to float the kitten to where they could get it.
From a trapped tabby to a darting deer. This animal in Indianapolis actually got stuck in a hobby store and had to break through the window to escape. It was later shot with a tranquilizer after running through town. It's OK, though.
MARCIANO: Oh.
MORRIS: Some people will do anything for free stuff. A Dairy Queen in British Columbia is offering a free caramel latte for anyone who brings a cow up to the drive-through window. In fact, they get a free drink every week for a year if they do that. As many as a dozen cows are expected.
Can you say MooLatte?
And here's what's all new in the next half-hour.
Does life imitate art? Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie play a married couple in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith." A glimpse of the new movie is still ahead.
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ANNOUNCER: From the Time Warner Center in New York, this is DAYBREAK with Carol Costello and Chad Myers.
MORRIS: Good morning, and welcome to the second half-hour of DAYBREAK. I'm Valerie Morris, in for Carol Costello today.
Coming up in the next 30 minutes, why some therapists are taking their patients outside.
And later, is "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" a hit or miss? It opens today, and we'll tell you if it's worth it.
But first, "Now in the News," tensions over North Korea's nuclear program are likely to dominate White House talks today. A few hours from right now, President Bush meets with South Korea's president, Roh Moo-hyun. Both are trying to find ways to get the north to rejoin six-party talks.
Bolivia's supreme court chief is now that country's interim president. Eduardo Rodriguez replaces President Carlos Mesa, who resigned after weeks of violent anti-government protests. Elections are expected in the next three to six months.
And look at these pictures. Several tornadoes are sighted in parts of Kansas. They caused some major damage and power outages, but fortunately no injuries.
And Rob, it just seems that, you know, things like this make us understand just how powerful Mother Nature can be. How are things looking today?
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