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HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: A reception fit for a queen. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II gets a warm welcome in Jamestown, Virginia. Her visit marks the 400th anniversary of the first permanent English settlement in America.
And who better to cover the royal visit than our own Richard Quest, joining us now live from Jamestown.
You all right there, Richard?
RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, I am indeed. I'm getting a bit hoarse over the emotion of the visit.
COLLINS: Oh.
QUEST: The truth is, this is going rather well. The queen is now touring the replica ships and the replica settlement here at Jamestown. Her Majesty and the Duke have been here nearly an hour.
They walked through the square where there have been various replica houses built, giving them a feeling for what that original settlement would have looked like 400 years ago. They've seen interpreters and demonstrations. Prince Philip, the queen's husband, has been on board the Constant, which is a replica of the original. The Constant was the largest of the three ships, Constant, Godspeed and Discovery, which made the 10-week trip across the Atlantic.
It's always been a little bit difficult. The queen's not a very tall woman. And it's always been a little bit difficult to actually see where Her Majesty is. But we've had a couple of interesting moments and meaningful moments.
For instance, when Sandra Day O'Connor talked about the special relationship that existed between the two countries, the U.K. and the USA, she said that -- she said that the settlers had came here -- come here looking for gold, looking for riches, looking for a route through to Asia. Instead, they never found that.
What they did bring was the rule of law. It was democracy. It was the notion of fair play. It was a theme that was then taken up by the vice president of the U.S., Dick Cheney.
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RICHARD CHENEY, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The beliefs and ways of life observed here were vital in shaping the character of the nation we know today. And these traditions, liberty and law, private property, the spirit of enterprise and commerce among peoples, all came from the island nation that that the colonists of Jamestown had called home.
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QUEST: Now, let's go to the pool pictures and have a look at these pictures, because we haven't had some very good shots of Her Majesty, the queen. But this is a really nice picture. There's the queen, the governor, and Vice President Dick Cheney, making their way back.
Where she's headed now, she's sort of preparing to leave in a short period. She's preparing to leave the Jamestown settlement after she's viewed the ships along with the Duke, the Duke having been on board.
There's the ships. They are replicas. The originals, of course, no longer exist.
And after here, she will go across to what's known as Historic Jamestown. Don't confuse the two. I promise you, Heidi, if you confuse the two, they get very cross here.
COLLINS: Yes, I know.
QUEST: Historic Jamestown -- I know, it's one of those things. Historic Jamestown is where the original ruins are. And that's what we'll be seeing later.
But what a lovely view. You can't beat that for a picture.
COLLINS: Absolutely lovely, indeed.
You know, we have some pictures, too, that we want to show the folks at home, Richard. The queen's first visit, now this was back in 1957 to Jamestown.
She looks a little bit different, but obviously still very much like a queen. Those are great, aren't they? Can you see those, Richard, or no?
QUEST: Well, I know the pictures that you're talking about. It's the pictures of her in the carriage, it's the pictures of her at the church. And that church, of course, part of that church which dates back to 1689, I believe, that, of course, is still here now. And she'll be looking at that when she goes down to Historic Jamestown, because that's the -- it's only the tower that's the original bit.
Interestingly -- now a bit of trivia for you -- the carriage that the queen rode in 50 years ago, the one that you're looking at the picture of, that is the carriage that Sandra Day O'Connor was riding in yesterday when there was the procession from the governors down in Richmond, when they went to the general assembly, to the Virginia assembly.
So, lots of -- somebody has done a lot of work.
COLLINS: Yes, the carriage is like 192 years old or something, right?
QUEST: That's right.
COLLINS: Four tons.
QUEST: It gets wheeled -- it gets wheeled out. Last time it was for the queen, this time it was for Sandra Day O'Connor.
Somebody has done a lot of work to take the detail and to make sure that there is a symmetry and a synchronicity between the 400 years ago, to the 50 years ago, to today. And that is something that the queen will very much appreciate.
I think I've just heard a musket being fired of some sort, which, of course, is one of the other demonstrations that they will be doing. Oh, no, it's a cannon. I beg your pardon.
COLLINS: Yes, off the replica of the ship. A replica cannon as well.
Richard Quest, we so appreciate it. Nice to talk with you today.
TONY HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: What a hoot.
COLLINS: Thanks for being there.
QUEST: Thank you.
HARRIS: Ten GOP candidates gathering in the shadow of a former president, making a case to be the next one.
Here's CNN's Candy Crowley, part of the best political team on television.
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CANDY CROWLEY, CNN SR. POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice over): They talked Iraq, abortion, immigration, taxes, and the legacy of Ronald Reagan. And the greatest of these was the war.
MITT ROMNEY (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I want to get our troops home as soon as I possibly can, but at the same time, I recognize we don't want to bring them out in such a precipitous way that we cause a circumstance that would require us to come back.
TOMMY THOMPSON (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I believe the al- Maliki government should be required to vote as to whether or not they want America in their country.
CROWLEY: Of all the candidates' muscular talk, John McCain, struggling to fire up his campaign, was the fiercest. On Iraq...
JOHN MCCAIN (R-AZ), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: If we withdraw, there will be chaos, there will be genocide, and they will follow us home.
CROWLEY: On Osama bin Laden...
MCCAIN: We will do whatever is necessary. We will track him down, we will capture -- we will bring him to justice, and I'll follow him to the gates of hell.
CROWLEY: Of the 10 Republican presidential candidates debating at the Ronald Reagan Library, nine supported the war effort and warned against leaving too soon. And then there was one.
REP. RON PAUL (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Go to war, fight it, and win it, but don't get into it for political reasons or to enforce U.N. resolutions, or pretend the Iraqis were a national threat to us.
CROWLEY: In a party where opposition to abortion is an article of faith, the group was nearly unanimous that it would be a good day if Roe v. Wade was overturned. And then there was one. Rudy Giuliani struggled with the issue, saying it would be OK if Roe were repealed, but later conceded while he is personally opposed to abortion, he is pro-abortion rights.
RUDY GIULIANI (R) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Since it is an issue of conscience, I would respect a woman's right to make a different choice.
CROWLEY: Debating in the shadow of Ronald Reagan's legacy, yards from his final resting place, the 10 candidates all sought to pick up his mantel, a tough foreign policy, smaller government, and tax cuts.
MIKE HUCKABEE (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I would work for the FairTax, which meets the four criteria -- flatter, fairer, finite, family-friendly. We'd get rid of the IRS.
SEN. SAM BROWNBACK (R-KS), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I would put forward an alternative flat tax and allow people to choose between the current tax code and system, which doesn't work, which ought to be taken behind a barn and killed with a dull axe, and an alternate flat tax, and let them choose.
CROWLEY: In a party where conservatives can make or break a candidate in the primary season, Ronald Reagan remains the iconic figure. So much so, that none of the candidates could refuse a debate invitation from his widow.
Reagan's name was invoked 19 times. His legacy permeated the evening.
(on camera): This is the first time all 10 Republican presidential candidates met on a single stage. The interesting part is that the biggest influence on this debate were the two men who weren't there, the late president Ronald Reagan, and the current president, George W. Bush.
Candy Crowley, CNN, Simi Valley, California.
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COLLINS: Still no power for tens of thousands of people in north Texas this morning. Wednesday's thunderstorms knocked out power to more than 300,000 homes and businesses. Utility officials say some 60,000 customers are still in the dark.
The lights should be back on by Sunday, though, hopefully.
Officials say a lightning strike set off this house fire in Bellaire, near Houston. The severe weather is blamed for 10 deaths in Texas in less than two weeks. Most recently, two people struck by lightning and a third stuck in a submerged car.
HARRIS: I'm thinking mint juleps. I'm thinking Kentucky. I'm thinking the queen may actually put some pounds down on a pony.
COLLINS: Oh, well, there's a lot -- well, you know, what do I know? But I know that she's very, very interested in it.
HARRIS: Right.
COLLINS: We know that she's got all the hats, Chad.
CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Right.
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COLLINS: Naming names. Tonight is the night the alleged D.C. madam's phone records could be revealed -- here, blow that up -- quick, quick -- revealed on national TV.
Ahead in the NEWSROOM.
HARRIS: James Brown, the Godfather of Soul as you never knew him. His remarkable story. Don Lemon is here with us in the NEWSROOM.
COLLINS: Kid Rock delivers -- from James Brown to Kid Rock -- getting a high school's girl's golf team back in the game.
How's that? Find out in the NEWSROOM.
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HARRIS: Oh, this is good. We're going to have some fun.
From petty criminal to music icon, James Brown's extraordinary and controversial life is revealed this weekend in a Special Investigations Unit report.
Here's Don Lemon with a preview.
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DON LEMON, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): October 24, 1962, Harlem, the legendary Apollo Theater. James Brown and his band were about to make history with a live recording.
JAMES BROWN, ENTERTAINER (SINGING): You know I feel all right.
AUDIENCE: Yeah!
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, we was cooking. Cooking.
LEMON: Once again, James Brown's instinct was right on. The live recording was the second best-selling album of 1963. It was a performance, as much as the music, that was driving his fans wild.
One of his most electrifying performances was in 1964 on Dick Clark's T.A.M.I. show.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: At the end, James goes into his dance, and it is absolutely extraordinary.
REV. AL SHARPTON, CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST: He would lose five, six pounds a show. And I would tell him the audience lost one or two pounds just watching.
LEMON: But it wasn't until 1965 that he would break through to a white audience with a song that put him on top.
BROWN (SINGING): Papa's got a brand new bag
James Brown was telling people that he's going to do something different from now on. "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag." -- "Brand New Bag" was a brand new brand of music.
BROWN (SINGING): I feel good...
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He felt a new beat, he heard a new sound.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: James Brown made sure everybody hit the emphasis on the first beat.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He always told me, "Son, you've got to -- you've got to play it on the one." And I was, like, "On the one? What the heck is he talking about?"
BROWN (SINGING): I feel nice...
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He said, "On every one you've got to play a dominant note."
BROWN (SINGING): ... so nice, so nice, I've got you.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: James Brown is the master of the one.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Bam, two, three, four! Bam, two, three, four!
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Good god.
BROWN (SINGING): Good god. LEMON: It was the beginning of what became James Brown's enduring contribution to American music -- funk.
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HARRIS: Oh man. Didn't see that coming.
LEMON: It makes you want to dance. Come on, Tony. Come on! Get on the...
HARRIS: Would have liked a warning. Would have liked a warning. Didn't see that coming.
LEMON: Get on the good foot. Get on the good foot.
HARRIS: Good stuff, good stuff. All right.
Don Lemon, as you can see, on the good foot, popcorn, with us here.
Don, first of all, my first concert as a kid, my mom takes me to see James Brown.
LEMON: James Brown. On the beach, right?
HARRIS: Yes, on Carr's Beach, south of Baltimore, Annapolis, somewhere in there. And all I can remember is that it was hot, the music. And all these folks just losing their mind over James Brown.
I have to ask you, how much fun looking back at the life of James Brown and talking to all of these folks? Pump up the star power of the people you interviewed for this.
LEMON: You know what? We had so many people. I've got a little list for you.
HARRIS: Yes. OK. OK.
LEMON: Just so I can remember who we talked to. Of course we talked to Bootsy Collins.
HARRIS: We saw Usher there. Bootsy Collins, of course.
LEMON: We talked to Usher. We talked to, you know, his manager, his daughter, his son.
HARRIS: Yes. Chuck D.
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LEMON: Chuck D, Al Sharpton, Bobby Bird, Fred Wesley, anybody you can think of that was close to James Brown we talked to.
HARRIS: Yes. Now, as we're watching him move, everybody knows about the movement that is James Brown.
LEMON: Right.
HARRIS: But as you're watching him, can't you see there the linkage to the people who are performing today, how many people he influenced? Before we get to that list, what I really want to know is, who influenced James Brown?
LEMON: Well, there was -- James Brown, well, people will tell you he influenced himself.
HARRIS: Sure, sure.
LEMON: But there really was in his autobiography -- and if you read it, it will tell you, there was a bishop, a traveling bishop, Bishop Grace...
HARRIS: Yes.
LEMON: ... who used to travel around the South, very popular. Had big, curly hair. He had a cape.
HARRIS: Pressed hair.
LEMON: Pressed hair.
HARRIS: All right.
LEMON: Nails, shiny nails.
HARRIS: Right.
LEMON: And he would talk-sing, Tony, while he was, you know, in front of the congregation. And that influenced James Brown so much, he started his own group to do the same thing.
HARRIS: Great.
Now, that and other details like that you'll find in this special. But here's the thing -- when you look at James Brown, who did he influence? Talk about the linkage from James Brown.
I see Prince. I see Michael Jackson. I see Usher. Yes.
LEMON: And they will openly tell you, of course, he's the king. Look at him. He influenced everyone. Usher showed me how to get on the good foot.
HARRIS: Really?
LEMON: He -- I said, "Do you know how to get on the good foot?" He goes, "No, you do it, Don." I'm like, "Usher, come on, you're the man."
HARRIS: OK.
LEMON: He dances in the documentary. But he was influenced by James Brown, not only by his performance and dancing, but also his lyrics.
HARRIS: Absolutely.
LEMON: and inspirational music, rather than saying, you know, the n-word.
HARRIS: There you go.
LEMON: Yes. So he said -- you know, James Brown said, "Say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud." Not "Say it loud, I'm the n-word and I'm proud."
HARRIS: Yes.
Don, this looks like a lot of fun. Can't wait to see it. I wish I had more time.
LEMON: Do you want to get on the good foot, Tony?
HARRIS: I just want to see you do it. I can't -- hey, I can't...
LEMON: Get on the good foot.
HARRIS: Popcorn.
There is much more where that came from. Don't miss the special. CNN Special Investigations Unit, "James Brown: The Real Story"...
LEMON: Heidi's going, no more.
HARRIS: ... Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 p.m. Eastern right here on CNN.
Don, thanks.
LEMON: It's a trip.
Thank you. Thank you, sir.
COLLINS: Barbecue and breast cancer, is there a link? It could be interesting. A new study and new questions coming up in the NEWSROOM.
And here we go again. Gas topping an average of $3 a gallon and driving for a new record. One we probably don't want.
Fuming over prices, coming up in the NEWSROOM.
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COLLINS: It starts as a runaway story but ten gets far more disturbing. A 10-year-old and his younger brother took off from their Toledo, Ohio, home. Police say the older boy told him he was tired of being put in a dog cage. Police say the parents told them the 10-year-old was put there for punishment. But the boy also told police he was caged when his father was using or making drugs.
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CAPT. RAY CARROLL, TOLEDO, OHIO, POLICE: They're just small cages, only about a couple feet high. The little boy said he had to tuck his feet in sometimes to fit in there. And at times he went without food for a couple days.
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COLLINS: Authorities say the 10-year-old weighed just 61 pounds. Court documents say the 10-year-old was also forced to wear a remote- controlled shock collar used on dogs, and at least once was repeatedly shocked while inside the cage.
The parents face child endangerment charges.
Police found the family home filled with garbage and dirty clothes. One neighbor said the older boy was rarely seen outside. Another neighbor was surprised to learn there were any children in the home.
HARRIS: In our "Daily Dose" of health news, is there a link between breast cancer and barbecue? A new study finds post-menopausal women who ate the most grilled, barbecued or smoked red meat over their lifetime had a 47 percent increased risk of breast cancer. The risk was even higher for big meat eaters who skimped on fruits and vegetables.
But the study's author at the University of South Carolina offered this word of caution. She says while there may be a link, the study doesn't actually show that cooked meats cause breast cancer. Other factors could be at work.
And to get your "Daily Dose" of health news online, log on to our Web site. You will find the latest medical news, a health library, and information on diet and fitness. The address, CNN.com/health.
COLLINS: Naming names. Tonight is the night the alleged D.C. madam's phone records could be revealed on national TV -- ahead in the NEWSROOM.
And Syria suddenly more sensitive? The U.S. says fewer fighters are crossing the Syrian border into Iraq. We check out the possible reasons in the NEWSROOM.
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COLLINS: Good Friday morning once again to you everybody. I'm Heidi Collins.
HARRIS: And I'm Tony Harris. Boy, nervous in the nation's capital. More names on an alleged madam's client list may be revealed today. CNN's Brian Todd reports.
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BRIAN TODD, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): From K Street to Capitol Hill, nervousness abounds. Will this woman, her alleged clients or employees, or the news outlets covering her case expose a major scandal or at least embarrass Washington's power elite?
DEBROAH JEANE PALFREY, DEFENDANT: Mine is a very bizarre and rather unusual case.
TODD: Deborah Jeane Palfrey, accused by the government of running a high-end prostitution ring in Washington. She denies it but some of her alleged clients are trying hard to keep their names out of this case. ABC News, scheduled to run a special based on phone records given to the network by Palfrey, says it's gotten a letter from the lawyer for one of Palfrey's alleged clients saying he has reason to believe his client might be revealed in the story. ABC says the lawyer didn't name his client but demanded they not air the name. According to the network, the attorney claims his client is a government witness against Palfrey. And airing the name would violate a court order preventing Palfrey from intimidating witnesses. Legal analysts say it's a weak argument.
KEITH WATTERS, CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Remember, Deborah Palfrey and the attorney gave ABC the recorders prior to this order being issued. So they're not violating the order in any way. ABC is not part of this case.
TODD: The news media also facing tough questions over whether they're really serving the public.
HOWARD KURTZ, CNN'S RELIABLE SOURCES: This whole story makes me queasy because ordinarily journalists don't publicize on a national basis the names of clients of an escort service. So then you get to the question of what is newsworthy about it, what if it had nothing to do with somebody's job and nothing to do with any federal money, had nothing to do with any official role.
TODD (on camera): An ABC spokesman tells us they're very mindful of that standard for newsworthiness and are proceeding very carefully. They point out that one of those exposed was a former State Department official whose job had been to promote policies against prostitution. Brian Todd, CNN, Washington.
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COLLINS: Hate mail, huge crowds and now new safety precautions. Democratic Senator Barack Obama is under the protection of the secret service. Officials say they're not aware of any specific credible threat to Obama. But we are told his campaign has received hate mail and other threatening material. Some of the material said to be racial in nature. The secret service provides protection to major candidates under certain guidelines. But this is the earliest a presidential candidate has ever been given a secret service detail. HARRIS: Republican presidential candidates face off over the war in Iraq and abortion rights. Ten GOP candidates took part in their first debate last night. It happened at the Ronald Reagan Library in California. The shadow of the former president loomed large. The candidates invoked his name 19 times on the war in Iraq. Arizona Senator John McCain reiterated his support for the latest troop buildup. He warned pulling out of Iraq will lead to chaos in the Middle East and attacks at home. On the abortion issue, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani says he is personally opposed to abortion but he respects a woman's right to choose.
COLLINS: One Republican candidate is apologizing for an answer during the presidential debate. Last night, former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson was asked if it would be acceptable for a private employer to fire someone just because the person is gay. Thompson basically said yes, but he corrected himself in a phone call to CNN's "AMERICAN MORNING."
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TOMMY THOMPSON, (R) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I made a mistake. I misinterpreted the question. I thought I answered it yes when I should have answered it no. I didn't hear the question properly and I apologize. It's not my position. There should be no discrimination in the workplace and I have never believed that. In fact, Wisconsin has one of the first laws which I supported.
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COLLINS: Thompson says he should have asked to have the question repeated.
HARRIS: The U.S. military today confirming the deaths of two more senior members of al Qaeda. They were killed during an operation near Taji. One identified as a religious adviser, the other called a foreign fighter facilitator. In Baghdad today more insurgent attacks. A roadside bombing leaving five Iraqi police dead.
COLLINS: The military says the Syrian Iraqi border has been a busy route for foreign fighters joining the insurgency. Has traffic now actually slowed? CNN's Barbara Starr reports.
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BARBARA STARR, CNN PENTAGON CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): After years of complaining that Syria is supporting foreign fighters inside Iraq, suddenly the U.S. military says Damascus is being more helpful.
MAJ. GEN. WILLIAM CALDWELL, SPOKESMAN, MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ: There has been in fact a reduction in the amount of foreign fighter flow making their way into Iraq here as we have observed over the last month.
STARR: It's been estimated Syria has let more than 80 fighters a month cross its border into Iraq. So is Syria now a voice for peace? There's still plenty of skepticism. MARK KIMMITT, DEP. ASST. SECY. OF DEFENSE: In terms of who's providing equipment and providing the foreign fighters, I think it's been fairly clear that we remain concerned about Syria's involvement.
STARR: If Syria's support for the insurgents is in fact declining, experts say it's not because President Basser al Asad is trying to be nice.
ANDREW EXUM, WASH. INST. FOR NEAR EAST POLICY: They see us as weak. They see us as needing their help. So I think from a Syrian perspective, they're not necessarily offering a fig leaf to us. I actually think they're very -- I think they're very confident right now.
STARR: Syria's motivation may be to build better relations with moderate Iraqi Sunnis. But many say the Bush administration's motivation for diplomacy is much deeper, that it's really to drive a wedge between Syria and Iran.
EXUM: Certainly one of the theories that's been bandied about is what if you could break Syria off from this Hezbollah/Syria/Iran access?
STARR (on camera): Experts say in the years ahead, Syria is going to need oil supplies from Iran more than it's going to need a relationship with the United States. So don't count on that friendship between Damascus and Tehran being broken any time soon. Barbara Starr, CNN, the Pentagon.
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COLLINS: British royalty and American history coming together in Jamestown, Virginia. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is visiting right now. The queen is observing the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America. Accompanying the queen, Vice President Dick Cheney.
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CHENEY: Your majesty and your royal highness, all of us feel very privileged and will certainly remember this day that we shared your company. So on behalf of President Bush and the people of this land, I'm proud to say thank you for joining us and welcome to the United States of America.
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COLLINS: After Jamestown, the queen visits the College of William & Mary and from there it's on to Kentucky for the derby tomorrow.
HARRIS: Here's a question for you, what's the etiquette for meeting the queen. CNN's "AMERICAN MORNING" put that question to Louis Waterman, the queen's official host at the Kentucky Derby.
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LOUIS WATERMAN, CHURCHILL DOWNS OFFICIAL HOST TO QUEEN, : We're not obligated because we're not her subjects to bow. Although a bow of the neck is an appropriate response and a small curtsy by women would of course be appropriate and respectful. One would address her as your majesty or madam. And then you want to look her in the eye and let her carry the conversation. She's very good at that, having been a public figure for many years and she's very good at carrying the conversation and talking about things. Some of the things you don't want to do, you don't want to leave your hat on while you're talking to the queen. When she comes in the room, you certainly want to stand up to show her the respect she deserves. And you don't want to mimic her accent. Use your own accent.
JOHN ROBERTS, CNN ANCHOR: Of course, it's not good to imitate the queen. What about touching, in terms of handshaking or that terrible faux pas as we saw back in1991 when she visited Washington, D.C., and it was only a small one but she was visiting this woman's house, the woman hugged her.
WATERMAN: No, that's a no-no. You don't ever touch the personage of the queen. If she extends her hand, you certainly may shake it. It will generally at all times be a gloved hand, but you may shake her hand. After that, you do not touch the queen under any circumstances.
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HARRIS: Or what happens? Sorry, sorry.
COLLINS: Exactly. I was thinking the same thing. She hugged the woman back. What are you going to do?
HARRIS: Oh come on. All right. A footnote here, while in the United States, the queen will also visit with President Bush, state dinner planned next week while the queen is in Washington before leaving on Tuesday.
COLLINS: We'll see if they hug.
HARRIS: Come on.
COLLINS: Yeah, probably not.
I also want to tell you about this. Dozens of wildfires, dry conditions and concerns now about what will come next. State of emergency in Florida coming up in the NEWSROOM.
HARRIS: Far from the language of love.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I am very angry. No, I'm not going to calm down.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Don't point your finger at me.
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COLLINS: Whoa!
HARRIS: You know, a man, you can't tell a woman to calm down. That is such -- the fiery language of French politics. Jeanne Moos makes the most of it, straight ahead in the NEWSROOM.
COLLINS: And a dateless teen petitioning to go to her own prom. Bureaucracy flocks the big dance in the NEWSROOM.
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COLLINS: Want to get straight to some information just into us at CNN. Some pretty disturbing information too. T.J. Holmes is on it. More about Josh Hancock, that St. Louis Cardinal's pitcher who died. We know a little bit about the cause of death now.
T.J. HOLMES, CNN ANCHOR: Yeah, this was something that has kind of been talked about and now we have confirmation from police that in fact John Hancock he was drunk at the time of the fatal crash, the accident in which he was driving and ran into the back of a flat bed truck that was parked in the fast lane of a highway. He was going about 68 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour zone. But autopsy was done, found out that he was nearly twice Missouri's legal limit when he had that accident in the St. Louis area. He also had over 8.5 grams of marijuana in the vehicle and also a glass pipe for smoking marijuana was also found in the vehicle, according to the police. He was not wearing a seat belt. Also, he was on the phone or cell phone at the time. But in that vehicle as you see there, he was in that vehicle by himself, not wearing his seat belt, going 13 miles over the speed limit and police say, yes, in fact he was drunk at the time, 0.157 was his limit, his blood alcohol level. And that is twice the legal limit in Missouri. Even though he was not wearing a seat belt, the medical examiner says even if had he been wearing one, because of the impact of this crash, can't see how he could have survived this even if he was wearing a seat belt. But again, it was a flat bed tow truck that was parked in the fast lane. It was marked. He just did not see it, did not slow down in time. And now it appears according to the medical examiner that in fact he was drunk at the time of the accident. That accident again happened on Sunday. All week we've been seeing of course the memorials. His funeral was just on Thursday and across ballparks this week they were honoring him and his team had his jersey up in their dugout and on the fence when they played. But in fact, yeah, he was drunk at the time of that accident. Heidi?
COLLINS: All right, T.J. Holmes, thanks for bringing us up to speed.
HARRIS: Florida flare-ups. New wildfires prompt a state of emergency. The governor says 15 wildfires ignited just yesterday in all. More than 90 fires are now blazing across the parched state. The fires have burned more than 11,000 acres so far. No reports of injuries, though. A bit of good news here. Some 90 percent of the state is in a drought.
COLLINS: All right, coming up in just about 15 minutes or so, "YOUR WORLD TODAY" and Colleen McEdwards is there for us. Hi there, Colleen.
COLLEEN MCEDWARDS: Hey Heidi, Hi Tony, how are you guys doing?
HARRIS: Well, thank you.
COLLINS: It's Friday.
MCEDWARDS: Yeah, happy Friday to everybody. You know this is a pretty big Friday for us because we're covering this big climate report that's due out today. And one of the big issues in that report is the melting of the arctic ice cap. Our Becky Anderson is in the arctic, if you can believe it. You should hear her talk about just how beautiful it is there. So we'll hear from her.
Hala Gorani who's often standing right here is actually in Paris for the last round of voting in the French election. Lucky woman.
And also coming up, we're going to have a look at a short film about the Middle East. There's the French election stuff right there that Hala's going to be doing.
Then we're going to look at this short film about the Middle East. It's a musical. There you see it there. And it's funny. This thing won an Oscar in a pretty obscure category, I think it was live action short, but an Oscar nonetheless. West Bank Story, it's a student film that will have you rolling in the aisles about a really serious subject. Its great stuff and well show it to you.
COLLINS: Yeah, I remember that one willing the award Colleen. It looked very intriguing.
MCEDWARDS: Yeah, we're going to take a look at it. It's great stuff. So have a good weekend guys.
HARRIS: Yeah, you too.
COLLINS: You bring up that French election too, in fact we have more on that right now. Cannot wait to see this package. If last night's GOP presidential debate seemed a little mild to you, you might like your politics with a bit of French dressing. CNN's Jeanne Moos takes a look.
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JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Ooh-la-la, look who's running for president of France, Segolene Royal versus Nicolas Sarkozy. Not that we're obsessed with their looks or anything.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Sarkozy and Royal are ridiculously good looking, aren't they?
MOOS: America is having its first Decision 08 debates. While France just had Le Debat 2007. The set was meant to resemble a boxing ring. And at one point socialist Segolene Royal came out swinging against her right wing opponent.
SEGOLENE ROYAL, FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: And I am very angry. No, I'm not going to calm down.
NICOLAS SARKOZY, FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: She said do not point your finger at me.
MOOS: The fingerpointing was over schooling for the handicap.
SARKOZY: What is quite clear is that you lose your temper extremely easily, madam.
ROYAL: I'm not losing my cool.
SARKOZY: I would never have dared speak of you in this way.
MOOS: America's female presidential candidate hasn't had a chance to get mad during a debate.
SEN. HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, (D) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: What Barack said is right.
MOOS (on camera) Right. But in the past Senator Clinton has had the occasional tense debate moment. Take the time her senate opponent physically tried to get her to sign a campaign financing pledge. Ooh, I'm sorry.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Right here. Here it is. Let's sign it.
CLINTON: I admire that. That was a wonderful performance and I --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I want you to sign it.
CLINTON: And you did it very well.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm not asking you to admire it, I'm asking you to sign it, right here, sign it right now.
CLINTON: We'll shake on this Rick.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I want your signature.
MOOS (voice-over): He didn't get it, Senator Clinton famously favors pant suits, her French counterpart favors dresses. Both have been caught by paparazzi in their swimsuits. With the French election this coming Sunday, Royal is trailing Sarkozy but not by much.
ROYAL: I won't calm down. Not when this injustice. Some forms of anger are perfectly healthy because they reflect people suffering.
MOOS: Pity the suffering interpreters when a 2.5 hour marathon debate was over, you could hear congratulatory kisses as the commercials rolled and the interpreters giggled.
And during a weed killer commercial, who better to weed out the winner than those who played their parts?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think yours are better than mine.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm not sure, I thought yours did better. I thought he was very technical.
MOOS: Whatever you do, don't call the female candidate hot.
ROYAL: I'm not losing my cool. I haven't lost my cool. I'm not losing my cool. I'm disgusted and I'm revolted.
MOOS: Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.
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COLLINS: I like the moderators in that.
HARRIS: Was it running commentary? All right.
Still to come in the NEWSROOM, Kid Rock delivers, getting a high school girl's golf team back into the swing. Huh? That starry coming up for you in the NEWSROOM.
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HARRIS: So, the summer driving season as you know is just around the corner and the cost of gas is draining even more money out of your wallet. AAA now saying the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded, $3.01. That cost nearing a record. Just a month ago, that average gallon was 31 cents less.
COLLINS: The Dow Industrials are coming off another record high. Felicia Taylor is at the New York Stock Exchange with a check of Wall Street this hour. Hi Felicia, this has been a really fun job over the past couple days.
FELICIA TAYLOR: You're not kidding. I mean it's constant, almost every single day. Today is almost no different. The word today is about billion-dollar deals. An unidentified bidder has come in for Reuters, possibly taking over that company. Also word that Microsoft is taking another look at Yahoo! to the tune of $50 billion. Rumors of that deal are what's propping up the tech-heavy NASDAQ, which right now is better by 8 points. And also the Dow Industrials they just keep marching into record territory. We saw that again yesterday, the blue chip average better by another 28.5 points to now stand at 13,269. The Dow by the way has set records in six of the last seven sessions. Also helping, that monthly jobs report. It showed weaker than expected job growth and that indicates that inflation is in check. That's all the good news. Tony and Heidi, back to you.
COLLINS: 15,000 by Christmas.
HARRIS: What?
TAYLOR: Why not? Hey!
COLLINS: Maybe if I say it, I mean maybe people will start to believe it, I don't know.
TAYLOR: Listen, in this market.
HARRIS: There is money out there looking for a home.
COLLINS: Felicia Taylor, thanks so much.
TAYLOR: Thank you.
HARRIS: Kid Rock comes through for the team. The country/rap rock star chipping in to replace six sets of golf clubs stolen from a girl's high school team in Michigan. Kid Rock says the pro golfer John Daly suggested getting equipment company Taylormade involved, so he did and got word to the coach.
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CLAIRE NEFF, GOLF COAH: He told me they were going to donate the clubs, Taylormade was going to donate the clubs. And I'm like stunned. And then I said, all right, now who I am talking to again so I can write -- because I have a pad, I'm taking all these names on. And he's like, Kid Rock. And I'm like, no way!
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HARRIS: No way! Well the coach says Kid Rock told her to give Daly and Taylormade all the credit, he doesn't want any of it. Pretty good ah.
COLLINS: That's cool.
No date, no prom. It's policy at a New Hampshire high school. So what's a girl to do when her boyfriend cancels at the last minute? Kevin Flynn at affiliate WMUR reports.
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KEVIN FLYNN, WMUR (voice-over): Anna Lique says she's been planning for her senior prom since junior high.
ANNA LIQUE, BERLIN HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR: I have planned to get my hair done, I bought my dress, I have shoes, I have the accessories, all the needs.
FLYNN: But her boyfriend may have to work the night of the prom, so she asked administrators if she could go stag.
LIQUE: I went into the office and I talked to one of the (INAUDIBLE) and she's like, it's a very firm policy, we don't let singles go and I was really surprised because I never heard of it.
FLYNN: Administrators say the students made up the rules to keep the formal affair formal. You can go with a friend, but third wheels are not allowed.
TIM FORESTALL, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL: It's something that the student government has decided that they want as their junior senior prom. FLYNN: Lique is asking kids to sign a petition to let students go by themselves. She says many of her classmates agree with her.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They're paying 60 bucks. There's no big deal in it.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hey, if my boyfriend wanted to go dance with another girl, he can go ahead as long as there's no touching.
FLYNN: Lique says other people have offered to fill her dance card but for now, she'd really prefer to go solo.
LIQUE: I could find a date. It's just an issue of, I don't think it's fair, it's not right. There are girls who are alienated, there are boys that are alienated.
FLYNN (on camera): Administrators expect that the student council will take up the issues of couples only at the prom very soon. Anna says on prom night she will be all dressed up, the question is, will she have any place to go? In Berlin, Kevin Flynn, WMUR, News 9.
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COLLINS: I hope that boy's parents are watching.
HARRIS: Yeah.
COLLINS: Just crushed her. All right, CNN NEWSROOM continues just one hour from now.
HARRIS: Have a good weekend. "YOUR WORLD TODAY" is next. The news happening across the globe and here at home. I'm Tony Harris.
COLLINS: And I'm Heidi Collins. See you all on Monday.
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