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Iraq on Eve of Democracy; President Bush Hours Away From Another Important Speech on Iraq

Aired December 14, 2005 - 08:00   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Good morning.
I'm Soledad O'Brien.

Iraq on the eve of democracy. Its parliamentary elections tomorrow. But will the discovery of thousands of phony ballots cast a shadow on the results? we're live in Baghdad this morning.

MILES O'BRIEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I'm Miles O'Brien.

President Bush just hours away from another important speech on Iraq. Can he get Americans behind his war strategy? We'll take you live to the White House.

S. O'BRIEN: And in New Orleans, what's really keeping hurricane victims from getting trailers from FEMA? We've got some answers on this growing controversy on this AMERICAN MORNING.

Good morning.

Just the top of the hour.

Thanks for joining us.

By the way, our new start time is 6:00 a.m. Let's get...

M. O'BRIEN: I hadn't heard that.

Yes.

S. O'BRIEN: Let's get right to our top story this morning.

M. O'BRIEN: Please join us.

S. O'BRIEN: President Bush, in just about three hours, he's going to dig in once again. He's trying to change public opinion about the war in Iraq. Today's speech is the last in a series of four and he's talking his plan for victory.

Suzanne Malveaux live at the White House this morning -- hey, Suzanne, good morning.

SUZANNE MALVEAUX, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Hey, good morning, Soledad.

Of course, this is a very important moment for the president, leading up to those Iraqi elections. And what he'll do is he'll make the case in his fourth speech, essentially saying this is a period of transition for the Iraqi people. He will sum it up, tie it all up, the U.S. strategy when it comes to the Iraqi mission -- political, economic, as well as the military elements. And, of course, he will try to convince the American people to get behind him and essentially to exercise some patience in all of this.

Already some White House officials are pleased by an up tick in some of the latest poll numbers, showing that the American people are at least paying attention to the president's message.

Despite the call for at least an immediate withdrawal from some members of Congress and critics, for U.S. troops to come home, the latest CNN/"USA Today"/Gallup poll showing that 34 percent of Americans say yes, withdraw all or some U.S. troops from Iraq, but 64 percent say no -- Soledad.

S. O'BRIEN: Suzanne, along with these speeches, the president really has to be looking to the elections in Iraq and banking on success there to bring public opinion his way.

MALVEAUX: Oh, certainly. I mean this is a credibility test for the president, as well. They're going to keep a very close eye on that. But short-term strategy, they know they can't control the situation on the ground in Iraq. There is going to be increased violence there.

What they can do, however, control the message to make sure the American people are listening, to exploit the divisions within the Democratic Party and essentially to buy some time; say, look, this is going to take a while, we expect an increase in violence, be patient and at least believe in what we are saying. We do have a plan.

S. O'BRIEN: We will see if it works.

Suzanne Malveaux is at the White House.

Suzanne, thanks.

MALVEAUX: Sure.

S. O'BRIEN: We're going to bring you the president's speech live right here on CNN. It starts at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time, obviously, 8:00 a.m. Pacific time.

M. O'BRIEN: Just a day before voters go to the polls in Iraq and police there say they have headed off a plot to blow up election centers in a major trouble spot.

Nic Robertson embedded with U.S. Marines in Ramadi.

He joins us by videophone -- Nic, you were just on a patrol.

What did you see?

NIC ROBERTSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Miles, there is a traffic ban in place in Iraq at the moment, banning cars from going out on the streets. But in Ramadi, that doesn't seem to reach down to everyone. There are still cars out on the roads.

Polling stations here, the vast majority of them have picked up their election material. That's very much unlike the referendum two months ago when barely (AUDIO GAP) when just a handful of (AUDIO GAP) stations actually opened on the day (AUDIO GAP) indications are, or at least appear to be (AUDIO GAP) there will be turnout.

U.S. Marines (AUDIO GAP) patrolling...

M. O'BRIEN: All right. Our apologies. The audio signal obviously intermittent there. And we will try to rectify that problem and get back with Nic shortly.

CNN, by the way, have some special coverage planned on this turning point in Iraq on "ANDERSON COOPER 360." That's live from Iraq all this week, 10:00 p.m. Eastern time.

Let's get some other headlines in right now.

Carol Costello -- hello, Carol.

CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Hello, Miles.

And good morning to all of you.

A word on your safety this morning. Federal air marshals are getting out of the cockpit, out of the plane and possibly heading your way. The "Washington Post" says so-called Viper teams are fanning out across the country, conducting counter-terror surveillance. According to the paper, the teams will be at train stations, bus terminals, several transportation hubs, not just airports.

The Pentagon reportedly planning a P.R. campaign. It's apparently trying to sway opinions in other countries, but it doesn't want the people in those other countries to know that. "USA Today" reports the $300 million plan will use newspapers, Web sites, radio and television to push the American message. They're even setting aside money for pro-American t-shirts and bumper stickers.

Former President Gerald Ford back home this morning after a trip to the hospital. A spokeswoman says the former president underwent several medical tests at Eisenhower Medical Center in Los Angeles. She also said he's been suffering from a cold recently. Former President Ford is 92.

"King Kong" opens today and if you believe the critics, it's so mind-blowingly good you will not have a mind left after you've watched it. One critic calls it "fabularious" and marvels at the humongousness of its marvelosity. I can't even -- another calls it "eye-popping, jaw dropping," yada, yada, yes, you know. All this praise may be earned if it draws you to the theater. This picture cost a whopping $200 million to make and you probably know the director, Peter Jackson. He was behind "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy." Let's head to the forecast center for a forecast that's not so fabulosity. I don't know how to use that word exactly.

BONNIE SCHNEIDER, ATS METEOROLOGIST: I don't know. My husband is so in on that movie right there.

COSTELLO: I am, too. I can't wait.

SCHNEIDER: Yes?

COSTELLO: Yes.

SCHNEIDER: Well, all right, then.

COSTELLO: It's a picture of marvelosity.

SCHNEIDER: How can you miss it, right?

COSTELLO: Right.

SCHNEIDER: You're starting to talk me into it. I might get there. It can't be a rental, though, I'm thinking, Carol, though, with all those special effects. You've got to go to the theater to see it.

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M. O'BRIEN: I think we've worked out our technical problem's with Nic Robertson's signal from Ramadi.

Let's get back with him now -- Nic, you were on patrol.

What did you see?

ROBERTSON: Miles, traffic on the streets, even though cars are supposed to be banned, it seems that the security forces, in Ramadi, at least, are not able to stop all the cars getting out.

Security, though, has been better in the city for the last few days. U.S. Marines on patrol, teaching Iraqi soldiers here, building the Iraqi Army and trying to encourage Iraqis to come out and vote.

One man we talked to at the side of the road told us his whole community would come out and v.

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UNIDENTIFIED IRAQI MAN (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): Yes, I am going tomorrow to v. All this area will be participating in the election. I am from Abu-Alwan tribe. We will go to voting center. It's the court building and another place in school. We will vote. Every election, we vote.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

ROBERTSON: Now, the polling centers in Ramadi, most of them now have picked up their polling material. That's very much unlike the last elections two months ago. Also, U.S. Marines taking a back seat this time, Miles. They won't go within 100 yards of a polling station.

M. O'BRIEN: Well, that strategy is interesting, Nic. They are there to sort of keep a loose cordon for, I guess, some obvious reasons, because they themselves become targets of attack.

Who will be doing the direct protection of the voting centers?

ROBERTSON: Well, you know, Ramadi is very interesting in these elections, Miles. The police here is pretty much ineffective, scared off by insurgents. Just two weeks ago, a policeman was beheaded on the main street here. The Army not big enough and strong enough to run the security for the whole city.

So there will be tribal militias running security around polling stations. This is completely new. It is a development that is hoped to be heading in the right direction for bringing in longer-term security here -- Miles.

M. O'BRIEN: Nic Robertson in Ramadi, thank you very much.

Coming up, we'll give you an update on the outrage of the week here on CNN AMERICAN MORNING, that story about all those FEMA trailers and modular homes just sitting in lots empty while thousands of hurricane victims wait for housing.

Who is really to blame?

We have run down a bunch of officials and gotten some answers for you.

We'll have that for you shortly -- Soledad.

S. O'BRIEN: And then a little bit later this morning, what's it like for U.S. troops to work hand in hand with the Iraqi forces? We're going to talk to a U.S. commander who may know better than anybody else.

That's ahead on AMERICAN MORNING.

We're back in a moment.

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S. O'BRIEN: In New Orleans, the Superdome, where some of the most horrifying Katrina memories were forged, could be ready for football again in less than a year. A new report says the $140 million repair and renovation should be done by November 1st. That would allow the NFL Saints to move back in for the last couple of months next season and also opens things up for Tulane University and the Sugar Bowl.

Next November, though, a long way off right now. Folks who are coming back to New Orleans pretty desperate for a place to live. Some FEMA trailers are there. Many, though, are sitting empty. And we asked St. Bernard Parish President Henry Rodriguez to explain what he thinks is going on.

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HENRY "JUNIOR" RODRIGUEZ, ST. BERNARD PARISH PRESIDENT: I wish I could explain the situation to you, but in order for me to explain the situation to you, I'd have to explain FEMA. And that's the problem. I don't know who can explain FEMA. Even the FEMA people themselves are dissatisfied with the way the operation is running.

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S. O'BRIEN: Tracking the story this morning from New Orleans and Washington, D.C. too, AMERICAN MORNING'S Alina Cho in New Orleans for us. Bob Franken is on Capitol Hill -- Alina, good morning.

Let's begin with you.

ALINA CHO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Soledad, good morning to you.

We are at the only trailer site in St. Bernard Parish that is housing residents. There are only 45 trailers and fewer than 100 people are living here.

Now, the parish president, Junior Rodriguez, says there are more trailers available and the land to put them on. But he says FEMA is holding up the process and residents have nowhere to go.

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MURRAY. LATIPY: ... all of us be back together again, like we was before.

CHO (voice-over): Murray Latipy (ph) lives in this small cabin on a cruise ship so he can get to his welding job in St. Bernard Parish. His wife Shannon (ph) and their three daughters are living in Arkansas.

M. LATIPY: I have three kids. Your bills don't stop just because of the hurricane.

CHO: The Latipys are among the 66,000 residents who lived in St. Bernard Parish prior to Katrina. A few hundred have returned and are living in trailers parked outside their homes.

Parish President Junior Rodriguez says thousands more want to come back, but can't.

RODRIGUEZ: The problem is FEMA. EPA, the Corps of Engineers, bureaucracy, red tape.

CHO: Rodriguez says there's plenty of trailers and space, but no way around the red tape. St. Bernard Parish has identified up to 20 sites, like this strip mall parking lot, that it says can accommodate thousands of trailers. But Rodriguez says FEMA won't approve the sites, citing, in some cases, environmental concerns.

He brought us to one area that will eventually house 192 trailers, but it still needs plumbing and electrical wiring and won't be ready until January at the earliest.

RODRIGUEZ: What you're looking at is this is after 100 days. This is unacceptable.

CHO: FEMA says it's approved eight trailer sites in St. Bernard. Three of them are under construction. To get all of them up and running could take almost four months.

Shannon Latipy says she's counting the days.

SHANNON LATIPY: Please send me a trailer so my family can get back together.

M. LATIPY: They need to get the ball rolling. That's the bottom line. That's what it boils down to.

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CHO: Residents like the Latipys don't really care who's to blame. They just want a trailer.

While Junior Rodriguez says he is very clear on the issue, Soledad. He says the problem lies with FEMA.

S. O'BRIEN: OK, but, you know, when you kind of go and compare what everybody is saying, Junior Rodriguez says we've got the sites, I'm blaming FEMA, is what he's saying. And, at the same time, have you seen -- have you seen those sites? I mean it seems like FEMA says not really.

CHO: Well, I have. In fact, Soledad, you know, the parish president, Junior Rodriguez, as you heard in my piece, said there are 20 potential trailer sites. FEMA says the number is eight. The real number realistically may be somewhere in between.

Now, we rode around with Junior Rodriguez. He pointed out several trailer sites, including some parking lots, even the side of the road. But FEMA says that may be unrealistic.

FEMA officials say they will always act out of an abundance of caution and that they will not put any residents anywhere they deem is unsafe.

S. O'BRIEN: And I would imagine that a trailer site is not just a big old parking lot where someone could stick a trailer. There's a lot you have to do before you can make a trailer park, essentially.

Let's turn to Bob Franken now, because FEMA says they've got trailers, but no place to put them, and that's their problem with the local folks in New Orleans.

Bob is on Capitol Hill for us -- hi, Bob. Good morning.

BOB FRANKEN, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Soledad.

And the FEMA position would be what some people call red tape is really just prudence, an abundance of safety. In a statement for AMERICAN MORNING, a FEMA spokesperson said just because they are identified, meaning potential trailer spots, does not mean they are feasible sites. We have to see that they have utilities in place like electricity, water and sewage and that the areas are safe, that are not areas that are going to flood or have environmental concerns.

All of those are problems that are really time consuming problems, FEMA would say.

In addition, there is the NIMNB problem -- not in my beyond. There are any number of places that FEMA has explored as a potential site for a trailer park only to be told that the people who live in that site or who have some connection to the site don't want the trailer parks there.

Now, FEMA has been much maligned. Its ponderous, sometimes, bureaucracy, has been much maligned. There's a congressional hearing that's going on and the House select committee that's going to be holding a hearing. And in that hearing this time the onus is going to be on the state and local officials.

Mayor Nagin of New Orleans and Governor Blanco of Louisiana are going to be on what one committee member calls the hot seat this morning -- Soledad.

S. O'BRIEN: Oh, well that will be interesting to see.

But one has to imagine, OK, well, what is the state's role? I mean should the state be pressuring some of those, as you say, NIMNB -- not in my backyard -- issues so that people in parishes that maybe weren't so affected do open their backyards and do allow the trailer homes to be put there so people could at least commute more closely to their ruined homes?

FRANKEN: Well, as a matter of fact, the FEMA authorities say that the state hasn't really done that much of a job, has not properly, since the beginning, informed the federal government what its needs are.

Of course, the state officials very angrily denounce that point of view. And so we have a lot of finger pointing, oftentimes a lot of finger pointing, but very little action.

S. O'BRIEN: Well, maybe we'll get some action today on Capitol Hill.

And, of course, as Alina points out, it probably doesn't matter a whole heck of a lot if you're someone who just wants to move your family into a trailer.

Bob Franken in Washington, Alina Cho in New Orleans this morning.

Thanks to both of you.

Ahead this morning, what is life like, daily life, for a U.S. troop in Iraq? One commander is going to share his story of loss and his hope for a peaceful Iraq.

That's ahead on AMERICAN MORNING.

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M. O'BRIEN: Dannielle Romano is back and because she doesn't have an earpiece, we finally gave her an opportunity to hear the music.

DANNIELLE ROMANO, DAILYCANDY.COM: Thank you!

M. O'BRIEN: We turned on the speaker for her. Her agent called, very upset that she hasn't been hearing our musical selection.

ROMANO: No. I just think it puts us in the mood. It makes us type faster...

M. O'BRIEN: Instantaneously.

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M. O'BRIEN: And just for those of you who haven't been watching the past couple of weeks, Dannielle Romano is the editor-at-large of Dailycandy.com, and they are the finest online shoppers we know of, ergo...

ROMANO: Paints (ph).

M. O'BRIEN: ... ergo, we bring her on every day to give you a few cool sites to go to to save yourself some legwork.

ROMANO: And remember, we're not making any money from these recommendations. I think it's good to clarify that. We're an editorial resource so, you know...

M. O'BRIEN: Good point.

ROMANO: ... these are just my ideas.

M. O'BRIEN: No payola, no vigorish (ph)...

ROMANO: Daily Candy is...

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ROMANO: Exactly.

M. O'BRIEN: All right. This is...

ROMANO: Do what you will with this information I give.

M. O'BRIEN: Let's -- the theme today is what to give that hard to give to gal in your life, right?

ROMANO: The secret is -- but I am benefiting from this segment because this is what I want for Christmas -- it's (UNINTELLIGIBLE) --

M. O'BRIEN: This is in the category of hints from Dannielle, right? Is this it?

OK. All right. So where are we beginning?

ROMANO: No, there is that woman on everyone's list. Maybe it's your wife, maybe it's your daughter. She has everything. She's like oh, I don't need anything. You're not supposed to believe her. She -- you feel like you could never pick something as cool as what she would pick for yourself, but you don't want to spend a fortune. You're between a rock and a hard place, basically, and there are...

M. O'BRIEN: It's a tough one.

ROMANO: ... 2006 depends on this. So...

M. O'BRIEN: And it's not satisfactory to say go get your stuff and wrap it up and pretend it's from me. That doesn't work so well.

ROMANO: No.

M. O'BRIEN: I've tried that before with Sandy. That doesn't work so well. So...

ROMANO: Never try that again.

So pick something original. I'm going to give you some things that I think are pretty failsafe.

M. O'BRIEN: Scents. All right, now, we've got to be careful on this one because when you click on this site...

ROMANO: It's a little racy.

M. O'BRIEN: So it's -- can you -- I'll just protect that.

ROMANO: ... because this is a really cool...

M. O'BRIEN: Here we go.

ROMANO: ... fragrance site.

M. O'BRIEN: All right, there we go.

ROMANO: Miles is worried about the FCC.

M. O'BRIEN: It's a fragrance site which...

ROMANO: It's called Scent By Alexis. M. O'BRIEN: There you go.

ROMANO: We talked about scientific chocolate yesterday...

M. O'BRIEN: And you can see there's a (UNINTELLIGIBLE)...

ROMANO: Oh my god! Oh my gosh!

M. O'BRIEN: I'm blushing.

ROMANO: Mom, I'm really sorry about this.

M. O'BRIEN: All right, so these scents are good?

ROMANO: No, this woman -- so we talked about scientific chocolate yesterday. This is scientific scent. This woman tinkers in her laboratory and puts together the most amazing decadent combination of fragrance.

M. O'BRIEN: Here she is.

ROMANO: Her name is Alexis Karl.

M. O'BRIEN: Decadent.

ROMANO: Decadent. So a scent that is like something she's never smelled before, maybe a hint of merlot. She uses an herb called Dragon's Blood, but you can pretend it's actual Dragon's Blood.

M. O'BRIEN: Ooh.

ROMANO: It's these really unique combinations of fragrances. And so we're going original. This isn't something, oh, I picked this up at the drugstore, I hope you'll like the way it smells.

M. O'BRIEN: Right.

ROMANO: She will also do custom scents, so you could say...

M. O'BRIEN: Really?

ROMANO: ... my wife is picky...

M. O'BRIEN: Oh...

ROMANO: No, no. You want to use good adjectives like tolerant...

M. O'BRIEN: Eau de Motor Oil or something, right?

ROMANO: Something like that.

M. O'BRIEN: If you want.

ROMANO: So she'll make something...

M. O'BRIEN: Really?

ROMANO: ... custom.

M. O'BRIEN: That's pretty cool.

Now, let's talk about this one.

This is Kimberly Baker.

What does Kimberly do?

ROMANO: We've mentioned before, you know, women love jewelry.

M. O'BRIEN: Right.

ROMANO: It's a terrible stereotype, but we...

M. O'BRIEN: Yes, well...

ROMANO: ... we love it!

M. O'BRIEN: Let's go there.

ROMANO: Kimberly Baker is a whole new take. She takes -- and I don't want you to get turned off when I say the word Goth...

M. O'BRIEN: Yes.

ROMANO: ... but she -- and this is appropriate for women who are pretty, women who are fussy. But she does some really unusual things.

M. O'BRIEN: Yes, yes.

ROMANO: You can see there are some basic metals. She also does...

M. O'BRIEN: I want to get to these ring deals...

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M. O'BRIEN: Look at this one.

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M. O'BRIEN: Octopi are big.

ROMANO: So...

M. O'BRIEN: Now, who makes those decisions that Octopi are big?

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M. O'BRIEN: Somebody.

ROMANO: ... and we figure it out.

M. O'BRIEN: There it is.

ROMANO: We have an online chat room.

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M. O'BRIEN: Excellent. Excellent.

ROMANO: Like nothing she's ever seen.

M. O'BRIEN: Beautifully wrought and created with love and she get no money from this site...

ROMANO: This is actually...

M. O'BRIEN: ... but, boy, that's nice. That's good stuff.

ROMANO: I just...

M. O'BRIEN: Advertising copy.

ROMANO: ... I call it like I see it.

M. O'BRIEN: Yes, indeed.

All right...

ROMANO: This site is called Virgin Threads and they have a little bit of everything -- jewelry, again, but clothing, bags. This is stuff -- they assemble all these different designers. It's really sort of special, you know? And there's...

M. O'BRIEN: And these -- this is handbags.

ROMANO: This is handbags. So I feel like this is one where if this is a girl who has great taste...

M. O'BRIEN: Wow!

ROMANO: ... loves fashion and shopping, this is the one place you might be able to surprise her. They have cool like, you know, snug t-shirts that fit really beautiful. They have edgy stuff, they have pretty stuff. But there was one thing I want to show you. I don't know if we can find it.

M. O'BRIEN: All right.

Where is it?

ROMANO: It is a -- we probably won't find it in time. They have these iPod covers... M. O'BRIEN: IPod covers? Wow!

ROMANO: ... that are made out of old pulp fiction books.

M. O'BRIEN: Wow!

ROMANO: So check -- that'll be a little project to check out on that site.

M. O'BRIEN: That's a project.

And then what everybody needs, dispensers for the cotton balls.

ROMANO: You're -- I knew you were going to give me a hard time about this. So we women use these cotton rounds...

M. O'BRIEN: Yes.

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M. O'BRIEN: And it's a nice looking (UNINTELLIGIBLE)...

ROMANO: ... where function meets form. That's the thing with gifts, you have to think about something they're like I really need that, I didn't know I needed it, but it's changed my life.

M. O'BRIEN: Here's my favorite part about Fitzsu, the under $40 selection.

ROMANO: Thank you.

M. O'BRIEN: It's good...

ROMANO: Thank you.

M. O'BRIEN: Yes, that's good.

ROMANO: Under $40.

M. O'BRIEN: I like that.

ROMANO: We don't have to spend a fortune to make...

M. O'BRIEN: Under $40. Good gifts.

ROMANO: ... a good impression. So look for good design, delicious flavors, I guess naked ladies on the Web site.

M. O'BRIEN: By mistake.

ROMANO: By mistake. M. O'BRIEN: Just so long as the boss knows that.

ROMANO: We're going to keep the tricky woman on our list in good gifts.

M. O'BRIEN: All right, Dannielle Romano, we'll see you again tomorrow.

Dailycandy.com is the site.

ROMANO: We'll talk about guys tomorrow.

M. O'BRIEN: Oh, good.

ROMANO: Yes.

M. O'BRIEN: Oh, good -- Soledad.

S. O'BRIEN: Naked guys on the Web site?

M. O'BRIEN: No.

S. O'BRIEN: Is that what she said?

Oh, thanks, Dannielle.

M. O'BRIEN: Not (UNINTELLIGIBLE).

S. O'BRIEN: Ahead this morning, a tobacco company launches a trendy new marketing campaign, but is it going to be a recipe for a legal nightmare? Andy explains as he minds your business, coming up on AMERICAN MORNING.

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