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Michael Hayden May Replace Porter Goss; Patrick Kennedy Checks Into Mayo Clinic For Rehab; Iraqis and British Troops Clash After British Helicopter Goes Down In Basra; Bible College Student Set Fire To Adult Bookstore; Securing Iran-Iraq Border Tough For Troops; Jonathan Trouern-Trend Discusses "Birding Babylon"; Second Autopsy Reveals More Into Death Of Teen At Boot Camp; The Edge Helps New Orleans Musicians

Aired May 06, 2006 - 12:00   ET

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FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Hello, I'm Fredricka Whitfield at the CNN Center in Atlanta
"Now in the News," one day after Porter Goss' sudden resignation as CIA director. We're told President Bush has picked Air Force General Michael Hayden to replace Goss. Reporters were outside Goss' home as he left this morning. Administration officials say an announcement is set for Monday.

In Iraq, a British military helicopter has crashed in Basra. Iraqi officials say the chopper was shot down and four British crew members killed. British officials say there are casualties, but no details are being given. At least four Iraqis were killed in a clash with British troops trying to secure the site.

In Afghanistan, 10 U.S. soldiers were killed when their transport helicopter crashed during combat operations. The U.S. military says yesterday's crash was not the result of enemy fire.

And in Texas, look at these picture, severe weather hit hard in Waco and other areas of the state and more stormy weather is on the way. Our meteorologist, Reynolds Wolf, is straight ahead with a live forecast.

One day after meeting with Kazakhstan's president, Vice President Dick Cheney held talks today with members of the opposition. His spokeswoman says Cheney assured them the U.S. will continue to support the country's political and economic reform. Kazakhstan has vast oil and gas reserves and is an ally in President Bush's war on terror.

From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Fredricka Whitfield, welcome to CNN LIVE SATURDAY. Ahead this hour: "Birding Babylon," a U.S. soldier in Iraq tracks birds, not just bombs.

And from New Orleans, U2's The Edge helps Gulf Coast music rise again, but first to our top story.

Shake-up at the CIA. Director Porter Goss is out and administration sources tell CNN General Michael Hayden is in, pending Senate approval. The sudden resignation follows what's described as a power struggle between Goss and National Intelligence, director John Negroponte. More now from White House correspondent, Elaine Quijano.

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ELAINE QUIJANO, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): President Bush's hand pick picked choice to run the CIA, quit after just 20 months on the job.

GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Porter's tenure at the CIA was one of transition. Well, he's helped this agency, ah, become integrated to, ah -- to the intelligence community and that was a tough job. I mean, he's led ably.

PORTER GOSS, FMR. CIA DIRECTOR: I would like to report back to you that I believe the agency is on a very even keel, sailing well.

QUIJANO: But by accounts, turbulence marked Goss' time in charge of the spy agency, while neither Goss nor the president offered an explanation for the sudden resignation, ignoring questions from reporters, intelligence sources close to the discussions about the CIA's future, say Goss' departure was anything but a surprise. The reason, sharp differences between Goss and the man he reported to, John Negroponte, the director of National Intelligence, a job created after Goss was appointed CIA director.

An intelligence source says Negroponte wanted changes moving functions to the CIA to Negroponte's umbrella agency, but DNI. But Goss pushed back hard, arguing those changes would weaken the CIA. In the end, Negroponte took his case to the White House for resolution where top Bush aides sided with him.

A senior administration official says Negroponte did raise with Goss the idea that he leave and says the decision was ultimately based on a mutual understanding between Negroponte Goss, and President Bush. John McLaughlin, the man who temporarily held the job before Goss, says the resignation is not a sign the CIA is in disarray but...

JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, CNN NATIONAL SECURITY ANALYST: The danger here is that we could go back into an era where we had revolving door directors. With Porter Goss' departure, we'll have something like three directors in four years and that's seldom a good thing.

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QUIJANO: Now today, the White House is trying to knock down reports that President Bush has lost confidence in Goss. This morning deputy press secretary, Dana Perino, said that those reports were, quote, "categorically untrue." Now Goss himself self is not saying anything about his reasons for wanting to leave the CIA. In fact, early this morning, outside his home, he told CNN producers, Fran Lewin and CNN photojournalist, Larry Langley, quote, "it's just one of those mysteries."

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QUESTION: Can you tell us why you're leaving?

GOSS: I think that got played pretty well yesterday, thank you.

QUESTION: No, nobody knows why.

GOSS: Well, it's just one of those mysteries.

QUESTION: (INAUDIBLE) mystery, huh?

GOSS: I've got some things to do.

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QUIJANO: Now, in a statement that Porter Goss released after the announcement yesterday, he said that he will stay on at the CIA over the next few weeks to help with the transition -- Fredricka.

WHITFIELD: And so, Elaine, why is Michael Hayden the successor of choice?

QUIJANO: Well senior administration officials tell CNN that, in fact, Senior Air Force General Michael Hayden is President Bush's choice. That's not a decision that he's settled on, his pick to succeed Porter Goss. Hayden, of course, is the deputy director of National Intelligence, a person they feel is a good fit for this job. These officials are saying an announcement is planned for Monday -- Fredricka.

WHITFIELD: All right, Elaine Quijano at the White House. Thanks so much.

Stay tuned to CNN day and night for the most reliable news about your security.

Elsewhere in Washington, Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy says he doesn't remember anything about driving his car into a barrier at the Capitol late Wednesday night. Kennedy blames the combination of a sleeping pill and an anti-nausea drug. Kennedy has checked himself into the Mayo Clinic for another round of rehab, he says.

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REP. PATRICK KENNEDY (D), RHODE ISLAND: The incident on Wednesday evening concerns me greatly. I simply do not remember getting out of bed, being pulled over by the police, or being cited for three driving infractions. That's not how I want to live my life and it's not how I want to represent the people of Rhode Island.

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WHITFIELD: And Kennedy tells reporters he has no intention of resigning. And CNN has learned that Capitol police are investigating how the accident was handled. The police union claims Kennedy got preferential treatment. Kennedy's relapse and Goss' resignation, both are creating a lot of buzz on Capitol Hill. We'll hear more about both of those stories later this hour from our senior political analyst, Bill Schneider. A British military helicopter crashed in the Iraqi city of Basra today, triggering a clash between Iraqis and British troops. There are conflicting reports on a number of the casualties and the cause. CNN's Ryan Chilcote is in Baghdad with the latest.

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RYAN CHILCOTE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: In the immediate aftermath of the crash, dozens of mostly Iraqi men could be seen celebrating in the streets and then entering into clashes with British troops brought in to clear the site. Some of the protestors in the streets throwing rocks, some throwing Molotov cocktails, some, according to the British military, opening fire on British troops. In the ensuing clashes, a source at a hospital in Basra tells us that at least four Iraqis were killed, dozens more wounded.

Now as for the crash itself, the British military is confirming that some of its servicemen were killed in that crash without saying exactly how many, at this point. And Iraqi police are telling us they believe that that helicopter was brought down by a missile. Basra, a Shiite city, is known for being relatively quiet in comparison, in particular, to places like Baghdad and the Sunni Triangle where the mostly insurgency continues. But it was anything but quiet Saturday.

Brian Chilcote, CNN, Baghdad.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, wow. Oh, man that's a big tornado. That is a big tornado.

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WHITFIELD: Some pretty frightening moments on a Texas highway, severe storms pounding the state yesterday. This was the scene as a funnel cloud swept through the Klondike area. and then check out this scene in Seminole. That area got hammered by a windshield smashing hail storm. Same story in Lubbock. Parts of Texas are under the gun again today as more severe storms sweep across the region. Our Reynolds Wolf is keeping an on eye out on all of that. Reynolds, in the Weather Center.

Hello to you.

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WHITFIELD: All right. Thanks so much, Reynolds.

The Florida boot camp death. A second autopsy contradicts the first.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: My findings are backed up by science and I'm comfortable with my findings and I'm going to stand by them.

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WHITFIELD: The medical examiner doesn't buy the new results which reveal a 14-year-old boy was suffocated. What's next in this case?

And a rare look at a lonely spot. Iran, Iraq and their line in the desert. Old foes keep an eye on each other at the border.

And an American soldier in Iraq takes note of the wildlife while on duty there. I'll talk to him about the birds of Babylon when CNN LIVE SATURDAY returns.

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WHITFIELD: Checking our top stories right now, following Porter Goss' sudden resignation as CIA director, administration sources say President Bush is expected to name Air Force General Michael Hayden as his replacement. Intelligence sources say Goss lost a power struggle with National Intelligence director, John Negroponte.

Iraqi police say four British crew members were killed today when their military helicopter crashed in Basra. Military officials only say there were casualties. Four Iraqis were killed in clashes with British troops trying to secure the crash site.

More bad weather is expected in Texas today after severe storms battered Waco and other parts of the state. High winds some damage in Waco, hail stones caused havoc elsewhere.

The director of the CIA resigns; a defender of the administration's warrantless surveillance program is in line fore that job. A democratic congressman, Patrick Kennedy, enters rehab. In this election year, you can hear the political buzz already from here. CNN's senior political analyst, Bill Schneider, part of the best political team on television, joins us now from Washington.

Good to see you, Bill.

WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, CNN SR. POLITICAL ANALYST: Hi, how are you?

WHITFIELD: All right, a lot on our plate, here. Let's begin with Porter Goss. The resignation taking place without an immediate name of successor, now 24 hours later, we're hearing something. How bad, overall, is this for the White House? We're talking about three CIA directors in four years for this administration.

SCHNEIDER: Well it certainly wasn't good because this administration's record on intelligence has become a matter of considerable controversy, both of the failures that were criticized by the 9/11 Commission and the problems involving the intelligence and the possible misuse of that intelligence before the Iraq war. And now the administration simply can't seem to sort out how to handle the intelligence community. Congressman mandated a new structure with the director of Central Intelligence, that -- who reports directly to the president. And his relationship with the CIA is now an issue because they didn't seem to be able to sort it out with Porter Goss as the director. This is going to be a matter of considerable criticism coming from democrats and some republicans.

WHITFIELD: Among the criticisms that Porter Goss was facing, is that, some people in the CIA said that he never quite bonded with people. So now this Air Force general, Michael Hayden, possibly in a better position to bond with these CIA folks?

SCHNEIDER: Well, possibly. We know that Porter Goss did not get on very well with the culture of the CIA. Even though he had once been a CIA agent way back in the 1960s. A lot of members of the CIA thought of him as too partisan, as too political, there were -- there was a lot of turmoil under his tenure at the CIA -- top officials, resigning, retiring, requesting the assignment.

Hayden might do better, but there is that big issue that you mention a moment ago. His confirmation hearings are likely to center on the issue domestic surveillance. That is a program he has overseen as deputy -- intelligence director under Negroponte and he has been an ardent defender of that controversial program.

WHITFIELD: All right, and before we run out of time, I want it talk about Patrick Kennedy. You know, what is taking the headlines here? The fact that it took place, that he is admitting to depression and problems with the possibly mixing drugs or the fact that some are claiming he may have gotten preferential treatment from Capitol Hill police?

SCHNEIDER: Well, all of the above. This is another saga in the ongoing tragedies that have afflicted the Kennedy family, the Kennedy curse as it's called around the country. And also, the controversy over the police mishandling of it. I think Congressman Kennedy handled it pretty well.

He came out, he admitted the he's these problems, he said he's seeking treatment, he referred to his addictions and his depression as a disease and he acted very, very quickly to deal with it. On the other hand, the police investigation raises a lot of questions. Why didn't they give him a sobriety test? Why did he take him home? Was it properly handle? Was he given special treatment? All of that is being investigated and he's lucky...

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WHITFIELD: And will it be enough that there were some within Capitol police who've been disciplined?

SCHNEIDER: Well, look, the news media are going to find out exactly why this happen and how it happened.

WHITFIELD: All right. Bill Schneider, thank you so much.

SCHNEIDER: Sure.

WHITFIELD: We'll now take a look at these pictures from overnight. All over Texas this morning, residents are dealing with severe hail damage. You're looking at this video coming out of Waco, Texas, Reynolds Wolf will join us with what else might be in store for the Lone Star state.

Plus in the midst of war, looking for, of all things birds? A soldier starts a journal in Iraq and ends up with a pretty impressive book. He'll join us live.

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WHITFIELD: "Across America" this weekend, fire forced residents to flee their homes today in several east central Florida neighborhoods. Dense smoke also shut down I-95 near the Kennedy Space Center. Central Florida is seeing early summer-like temperatures in the 90s and chance of rain in the coming days is next to nothing, sparking a lot of these fires.

Flash floods are possible again today in Texas. Heavy rain trapped motorists in high water overnight in the San Antonio area. Even a tour bus was stranded under an interstate overpass. No one was hurt. Heavy storms stretched from Houston to Shreveport this morning.

And what is this? A leisurely spring stroll by the backyard pool, perhaps? Well, check this out. A southern California bear came down from the hills to contemplate, oh, a little dip in the pool when the animal noticed he was drawing some human attention, well, he decide amble his way elsewhere to the garden a little bit.

Well, in Tennessee, a bible college student admits he set fire to an adult bookstore, but he claims he was acting on orders from god. Reporter Amelia Graham has a look at this case and she's with the Knoxville affiliate WATE.

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AMELIA GRAHAM, WATE REPORTER: Well according to the suspect's statement, it was god's will that he come here to this adult bookstore on Clinton Highway, dressed as a ninja, and torch the place.

(voice-over): For weeks after the fire, investigators had no leads. Not until Benjamin Warren, a 20-year-old student, let it slip.

CLARENCE SEXTON, PRESIDENT, CROWN COLLEGE: When I heard the rumor that this young man may have been involved in this or may have done this, I immediately called the police.

GRAHAM: Dr. Clarence sexton is the president and founder of Crown College. He says he was the one who encouraged Warren to turn himself in.

SEXTON: The truth is he was involved in an automobile accident and this sort of shook him up, and wanted to get his conscious clear, he felt like god was speaking to him, and so he wanted to come clean of this thing.

GRAHAM: As for why Warren would set fire to the Town and Country Bookstore.

SEXTON: Well, this is not the way Christians behave and he's been taught that. This is something impulsively he did on his own, now he deeply regrets doing it.

GRAHAM: The shop's supervisor says the fire damage totaled nearly $1 million and because of the religious motivation, he wants to see Warren charged with a hate crime in addition to arson.

SEXTON: This, in my opinion, is not a hate crime. He may hate that industry, but it's not directed at any particular individual.

(on camera): Since Warren waved his right to a preliminary hearing, the Knox County grand jury gets the case and they'll be ones to decide exactly what charges he will face.

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WHITFIELD: The books shop manager says Warren checked to be sure no one was in the building then told them to leave before setting that fire.

Death and chaos in the Iraqi city of Basra, today. A British military helicopter crashed in a resident area triggering a clash between Iraqis and British troops. At least four Iraqis were killed. There were conflicting reports on what caused the crash and number of British casualties. Iraqi police say the chopper was shots down and the four crew members killed. British officials refused to comment on the cause of the crash or give details of the casualties.

Securing Iraq's border with Iran. It's one of the toughest and most dangerous challenges facing U.S. and Iraqi forces. CNN's Arwa Damon joined a patrol for a firsthand look.

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ARWA DAMON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: This is one of Iraq's border posts, right along the Iranian border, less than one kilometer, three- quarters of a mile away is the Iranian border post and both are constantly watching each other.

The U.S. military has have been nicknamed these structures, castles. Trenches run along the road to this one and the valley just below is heavenly mined. That left over from the Iraq/Iran war of the 1980s. There are many trace of that war along this border. There are weapons stockpiled, they were left behind in old fighting positions, some containing hundreds of old artillery rounds. The aim, of course, for Iraq and Iran security forces is to find these stockpiles before the insurgents do.

The border is secured by Iraqi border police and by American BIT teams, Border Transition Teams, that work alongside them. The area is relatively calm, though some of the border police did tell us that they occasionally exchange and receive pot shots from the Iranians.

They say that in 2005 they used to detain hundreds of Iranians per month trying to cross illegally, though they say that number has significantly decreased. The challenge is not only to secure the border and clean the area of weapons stockpiles and mines, but also one of the main challenges, according to the U.S. military is simply getting equipment and supplies out to the Iraqi border police that are operating in these incredibly remote locations.

Arwa Damon, CNN on the Iraqi border with Iran.

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WHITFIELD: Beyond the violence and political instability in Iraq, there are stories to be told. When our next guest spent a year with as a national guardsmen there, he managed to keep active in his peacetime hobby which is bird watching. Jonathan Trouern-Trend kept track of the birds he sighted in Iraq and elsewhere and then he wrote a book called "Birding Babylon." He joins us now, this morning, from Hartford, Connecticut.

Good to see you, Jonathan.

JONATHAN TROUERN-TREND, AUTHOR, "BIRDING BABYLON": Good morning.

WHITFIELD: So you've had this life-long passion since age 12, watching birds. So what if you end up being deployed to Iraq? This is almost a like a reflex to you to be that naturalist that you are?

TROUERN-TREND: I guess so. Really wherever I go, if it's on a business trip or family vacation in the back of my mind, I'm thinking, what sort of things can I see? I'll pull out the field guide and kind of do a mental checklist of what I'm going to be looking for.

WHITFIELD: And here you are, deployed to Iraq, but even before entering Iraq, you're in Kuwait and already you start taking notice of things right away. Tell me about that.

TROUERN-TREND: Well, I had actually told my kids about a large lizard that lives down there. The Bedouins call then the Dub or the Dub-Dub, it's about two feet long. When we're doing our close quarters combat training I noticed one was sitting right under our target, so I went and I caught this ferocious looking thing, even though they're pretty harmless and so within like, I'd say a week of getting there, I had already fulfilled that promise, I guess, I made to my kids that I was going to catch one of these little guys.

WHITFIELD: And so what are your comrades saying? Here they are focused on, you know, this drill, this practice or training camp and you're marveling at all the nature that surrounds you?

TROUERN-TREND: Well, we did shoot a couple volleys over the thing. Until I gut a chance to grab. I felt like, you know, I was going to hit by a ricochet, but it was a good photo op for everyone, so I think they appreciated that. WHITFIELD: And then fast forward, you end up in Camp Anaconda just north of Baghdad, again you're taking note of brilliant birds and other types of wild life. And you start talking about it on-line, journaling if you will, and you end up with a pretty significant fan base at home and making these great comparisons between the nature that you remember seeing -- nature from home, in New England and the comparisons that you're making there in Iraq.

TROUERN-TREND: Yes, that's right. There's actually quite a few birds that are found both in North America and throughout Eurasia, so common things like barn swallows, mallards, shovelers, a sort of duck, all of those I could see...

WHITFIELD: What are some of your favorite passages or real memories of Iraq? Do you mind reading a little bit from your book?

TROUERN-TREND: Sure...

WHITFIELD: "Birding Babylon."

TROUERN-TREND: Yes, I was pre-warned of this. So, I'm just going read like the first day I was in Iraq and the last.

WHITFIELD: OK.

TROUERN-TREND: And then everything else is, you know, you can either read on-line or read in my book. Around 3:00 a.m., we crossed the border into Iraq. By the time it was light, we were far the country. In the south the landscape was like Kuwait, flat desert with a cast of green from the winter rains.

There were a few camels and traditional black Bedouin tents here and there with large flocks of sheep and goats nearby. We drove through the southern marshes which had been absolutely decimated by Saddam's drainage program to destroy the traditional home of the marsh Arabs. Along the road were ditches and dug up ground. For miles and miles, it looked like a giant, disorganized construction zone.

As we moved north, the desert became scrub. We got off the highway onto a dirt road to avoid the populated areas. I was surprised to see pools of water all along the road. The birding was fantastic. I haven't seen so many live birds in one day since being in Indonesia in 1990. There were birds everywhere and shore birds in the pools, land birds flying or sitting on fences and I think I saw about 16 new species that day.

Then my last day -- I spent a year and we were flying out of Camp Anaconda. Everybody was pretty psyched about that. But, you know, I also kind of thought that I was going to miss a lot of, you know, some of the familiar wildlife.

WHITFIELD: Things from home.

TROUERN-TREND: Yes. So this is January 27, 2005. Yesterday was my last day in Iraq for this deployment. The last few days I've walked around base quite a bit, seen my familiar favorite birds that I'll always remember when I think of Iraq, residents like the playful white-cheeked Bulbuls, the crested larks with no fear, and the hooded crows plus the winter visitors.

WHITFIELD: And, Jonathan ...

TROUERN-TREND: Yes.

WHITFIELD: ... we're going to have to leave it right there.

TROUERN-TREND: No problem.

WHITFIELD: But it certainly inspires people to want to pick up your book and read more of it. "Birding Babylon" -- it really is some pretty fascinating reading, because, you know, it's an incredible contrast between war time in Iraq and just natural beauty that you're seeing all around you and appreciating it. Jonathan Trouern-Trend, thank you so much for joining us from Hartford, Connecticut today.

TROUERN-TREND: You are welcome. I just -- one thing I just, you know, I hope it shows people that Iraq is not one dimensional, just security. There's a lot of good things that go on and a lot of -- there's even environmental groups starting in Iraq. So there's good news, too.

WHITFIELD: And "Birding Babylon" is certainly opening our eyes to that. Thank you so much, Jonathan.

TROUERN-TREND: No problem. Thank you.

WHITFIELD: Hail, high winds, and possible tornadoes hitting the Lone Star state. We'll show you the latest video of the damage and find out where severe storms are heading next.

And our bizarre story of the day. A man in a ninja suit torching a store selling pornography?

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WHITFIELD: A look now at our top stories. A day after CIA Director Porter Goss's sudden resignation, President Bush has decided on his replacement. Administration sources say it's Air Force General Michael Hayden. Hayden was director of the National Security Agency in 2001 when Mr. Bush ordered his controversial domestic spying program. But you're looking at pictures of Porter Goss leaving his house this morning.

Iraqi police say four British crew members were killed today when their military helicopter crashed in Basra. British officials confirm only that there were casualties, but offer no specifics. At least four Iraqis were killed in clashes with British troops trying to secure the crash site.

Congressman Patrick Kennedy is now getting treatment at the Mayo Clinic. He slammed his car into a security barricade on Capitol Hill two says ago. At first he blamed the crash on a reaction to prescription drugs, and he revealed yesterday that he is also battling depression.

A new poll on soaring gas prices. Sixty-six percent of the respondents say they have cut back on their driving and their use of air conditioning or heat. More than a third say they're considering buying a more fuel-efficient vehicle, and nearly half have said that they changed their vacation plans as a result.

Well, let's check in with Reynolds Wolf. Some pretty severe weather, particularly in Texas, overnight and today.

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WHITFIELD: All right. Thanks so much, Reynolds.

Boot camp death.

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GINA JONES, ANDERSON'S MOTHER: So the truth is out now. My baby was murdered in the boot camp and he tried to cover it up.

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WHITFIELD: A teen dies a day after guards beat him and now the results of a second autopsy are in. What does this report say caused his death? We'll have that when CNN LIVE SATURDAY returns.

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WHITFIELD: A second autopsy, a very different result regarding the death of a teenager at a Florida boot camp. The boy's parent say they're a step closer to achieving justice. CNN's national correspondent Susan Candiotti reports.

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SUSAN CANDIOTTI, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): This time Martin Anderson's death is being blamed on guards at the boot camp forcing smelling salts up his nose. In a written statement, a second medical examiner appointed by the governor to investigate, calls Anderson's death "suffocation due to the actions of the guards." The teenager's family claimed vindication and accused the original medical examiner of wrongdoing.

JONES: So the truth is out now. My baby was murdered in the boot camp and he tried to cover it up.

CANDIOTTI: The teen collapsed in January during an exercise drill on his first day at the Panama City boot camp. Anderson's family immediately raised questions. So did Florida lawmakers, calling the guards' actions abuse.

The boy's body was exhumed. The governor got involved and so did the Justice Department, investigating whether excessive force was used. Governor Bush said, "I am disturbed by the findings and consider the actions of the Bay County Boot Camp guards deplorable." The second medical examiner asked NASA to enhance the video for his review. This is a less clear copy released after CNN and the "Miami Herald" sued the state of Florida to obtain it. Here Anderson's head appears to be pulled back, his mouth covered while guards put a ammonia capsules up the teenager's nostrils.

The second medical examiner says that cut off the 14-year-old's oxygen. A boot camp incident report obtained by CNN says the capsules were used five times. The same report calls the repeated blows control techniques to make recruits comply with orders. The latest autopsy agrees with the first that the pounding was not fatal. "The blows left several bruises, but he was not beaten to death."

Both autopsies also agree that Anderson had sickle cell trait, but the original medical examiner continues to insist Anderson did not suffocate. Dr. Charles Siebert says there was no increase in carbon dioxide levels, a key basis for suffocation.

DR. CHARLES SIEBERT, BAY COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER: My findings are backed up by science and I'm comfortable with my findings and I'm going to stand by them.

CANDIOTTI: Dr. Siebert found the teenager died of natural causes when physical stress prompted his cells to change form and hemorrhage. Siebert denies any cover up. One of the guard's lawyers called the investigation a witch-hunt.

WAYLON GRAHAM, ATTY. FOR LT. CHARLES HELMS: It's pretty apparent to me that the governor is bending over backwards to please the local crowd that's fussing and I'm very concerned about the governor putting pressure on all of these individuals to reach the result that would please the victim's family.

CANDIOTTI: The same lawyer claims a nurse told the guards the boy was just faking his stress and told them to use smelling salts.

(on camera): A criminal investigation is still going on. Some guards predict they will be charged. If so, a trial could be a battle of the coroners.

Susan Candiotti, CNN, Miami.

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WHITFIELD: And here's a question for you. Do you know what your kids chat about online? If their Internet messages look something like this, kind of a cryptic and it's kind of code-like, it could be a sign that they don't want you to know what they're talking about. Straight ahead on CNN LIVE SATURDAY, the online lingo known as "leetspeak" decoded.

A rock 'n' roll superstar's plans to bring music back to New Orleans. We'll hear from U2's The Edge, and it's an interview you'll only see on CNN.

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WHITFIELD: Checking our top story, CIA director Porter Goss' replacement is expected to be named on Monday. And senior administration officials tell CNN it will be Air Force General Michael Hayden. Goss abruptly resigned yesterday after losing what intelligence sources describe as a power struggle with national intelligence director John Negroponte.

In southern Iraq, Britain confirms some casualties in a helicopter crash in Basra, but right now, the number is not known. At least four Iraqis, however, were killed during clashes between British troops who respond to the crash.

In the U.S., hailstones and high winds hammered Texas. This was the scene yesterday in Seminole. More nasty weather is in the forecast for parts of that state today.

And do you "leetspeak?" Leetspeak is the new slang of the Internet, designed to keep parents out of the loop. It's an alphabet soup of acronyms, a kiddy shorthand for all kinds of expressions.

Earlier today on CNN, Internet chat expert Del Harvey warned parents to watch out for signs your chat-savvy kids are trying to shut you out. She helps run a Web site that polices chat rooms for sexual predators.

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DEL HARVEY, PERVERTEDJUSTICE.COM: First of all, you can always check and see what's actually up on the windows that are on their computer, obviously. Secondly, things to watch for -- say that you walk into a room and all of a sudden they minimize the window they're looking at.

Obviously, you might want to look and see what was on that window they just minimized. Learn how to check browser histories and see if they're going to the chat sites and the dating sites and the meeting sites.

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WHITFIELD: And here's a little secret we're sharing with parents today. Learn more about leetspeak and how to translate it at LearnLeetspeak.com.

One of the biggest music stars of the world bringing music back to New Orleans. U2's The Edge talks about his project called Music Rising, coming up next.

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WHITFIELD: Happy Jazz Fest in New Orleans. This is the last weekend of the festival, and many of the city's displaced musicians returned home for the first time since Katrina for the two weekend jam session. And thousands of people turned out for it today. They're hearing from natives Irma Thomas, Fats Domino Ivan Neville, as well as non-natives like Paul Simon and Lionel Richie.

And now a story you'll see only on CNN, bring music back to the Big Easy. New Orleans, along with other Gulf Coast cities, is rebuilding, but it takes more than mortar, brick, lumber, muscles and sweat. New Orleans is special. It requires a little bit of soul. Now one of rock 'n' roll's biggest names is helping out.

Our Sean Callebs caught up with The Edge from U2 and filed this report for "AMERICAN MORNING."

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THE EDGE, U2 GUITARIST: No. I thought I was watching shots from Sierra Leone or Rwanda. It was just...

SEAN CALLEBS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Like millions of others, U2's guitarist, The Edge, watched the drama unfold after Katrina. He was in Toronto, getting ready for the second leg of the group's tour.

THE EDGE: It was just unbelievable to think that this was continental American United States. So that was the first real shock for me. Quickly, my thoughts turned to my world, the music world.

CALLEBS: Celebrity has its rewards, and The Edge has thrown his considerable clout behind a charitable effort called Music Rising, to help musicians in the Gulf area.

THE EDGE: I really feel strongly that anyone who earns their living from rock 'n' roll ultimately has a stake in this city and this region, and has a debt to this city and this region, because this is where it all started.

CALLEBS: Jazz, blues, and the roots of rock 'n' roll can be traced to here, New Orleans. The Edge says that music has not only been missing since the storm, but is endangered. This is what happened to many instruments. Guitars, basses, violins, harps -- all but ruined.

SAL GIARDINA, STRINGED INSTRUMENT RESTORATION: These are beautiful old instruments, you know? And, you know, they're going to be playable again. They're going to show -- they'll just -- you know, they'll show some of the damage, but they'll still be playable again.

CALLEBS: So far, Music Rising has helped 1,400 musicians with equipment, money for rent, food and medicine.

THE EDGE: We're now taking in a wider vision, which is to include the churches, the community centers, anywhere that music was being protected and ...

CALLEBS: Soft-spoken in his trademark knit cap, The Edge says he doesn't want to roar into the city, bark like a rock star and start pointing fingers. He's made several visits to New Orleans, always under the radar and away from the media. He says the private sector has to step up, because he believes government at all levels has failed citizens here.

(on camera): What does it do to you when you hear people say -- and a lot of people in the U.S. are saying -- maybe we shouldn't even rebuild this city?

THE EDGE: I think they're wrong. I really think they're wrong.

CALLEBS (voice-over): He spent time on stage during New Orleans' Jazz Fest with friend Dave Matthews, but much more time away from the cameras in the devastated Lower Ninth Ward.

THE EDGE: I'd seen the TV reports like everybody, but it's a whole other experience when you start to grasp the magnitude of the devastation, when it's not one of two homes. As far as your eye can see, there are homes totally destroyed.

CALLEBS: Among the reasons the city needs to be rebuilt, he says music permeates every corner of the culture here. The Edge reminds me that Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino and Pete Fountain were all from here, and others could follow.

THE EDGE: There's this young horn player, Trombone Shorty, Troy Andrews. He's 19, maybe early 20s. is one of the most talented musicians I've ever seen.

CALLEBS: Andrews is a skinny kid with a load of talent. He says music is vital to New Orleans' recovery.

TROY ANDREWS, TROMBONE PLAYER: The music of New Orleans is one of the heartbeats of the city that makes it what it is, and I think it's very important that the musicians come back and try to keep it alive.

CALLEBS (on camera): One thing people talk about here is Katrina fatigue, that people outside the area are sick of hearing about it. How important is it to keep this story on the radar, and let people know this city needs help?

THE EDGE: It is important to keep going on about it, because the news has turned into -- I have to say it -- almost a form of entertainment for people these days. This is not a problem that's going to be resolved in a year or two years. This is going to take a decade.

CALLEBS (voice-over): Bob Ezrin is a music producer whose resume includes bands like Kiss and Pink Floyd. He's collaborating with The Edge on Music Rising.

BOB EZRIN, MUSIC PRODUCER: He has a tremendous profile and, with that, an ability to move mountains.

CALLEBS: But in this case, the Edge just wants to help rebuild a city.

Sean Callebs, CNN, New Orleans

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