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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees

Bombers Strike Israel; Bush Administration Defends Iraq Policy to Congress

Aired September 09, 2003 - 19:00   ET

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

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


(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
ANDERSON COOPER, HOST: Thousands of U.S. troops ordered to spend more time in Iraq.

The Boston Catholic Church is out $85 million for its sins.

A new approach to separating twins conjoined at the head.

The brothers who killed their dad with a baseball bat. Where are they now?

Has a D.C. serial arsonist struck again?

Super stars and farewell tours: saying good-bye again and again and again.

ANNOUNCER: Live from the CNN broadcast center in New York, this is ANDERSON COOPER 360.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COOPER: And a good evening to you. Thanks for joining us. I'm Anderson Cooper.

Also ahead tonight: two suicide bomb attacks in Israel, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Many dead and wounded. We'll have more on that in just a moment.

Also tonight, one of the better-known candidates in the California recall campaign says he is getting out of the race.

And the family that's suing AAA saying the road service did not act fast enough to help their daughter, who wound up dead after getting stranded on the side of the road. All that ahead.

Our top story: bomb blast and bloodshed in Israel. Two suicide bombings a few hours apart. First, a crowded bus stop near Tel Aviv, then a cafe in western Jerusalem.

CNN's Jerrold Kessel joins us from Jerusalem with the latest -- Jerrold.


Aired September 9, 2003 - 19:00   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
ANDERSON COOPER, HOST: Thousands of U.S. troops ordered to spend more time in Iraq.

The Boston Catholic Church is out $85 million for its sins.

A new approach to separating twins conjoined at the head.

The brothers who killed their dad with a baseball bat. Where are they now?

Has a D.C. serial arsonist struck again?

Super stars and farewell tours: saying good-bye again and again and again.

ANNOUNCER: Live from the CNN broadcast center in New York, this is ANDERSON COOPER 360.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COOPER: And a good evening to you. Thanks for joining us. I'm Anderson Cooper.

Also ahead tonight: two suicide bomb attacks in Israel, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Many dead and wounded. We'll have more on that in just a moment.

Also tonight, one of the better-known candidates in the California recall campaign says he is getting out of the race.

And the family that's suing AAA saying the road service did not act fast enough to help their daughter, who wound up dead after getting stranded on the side of the road. All that ahead.

Our top story: bomb blast and bloodshed in Israel. Two suicide bombings a few hours apart. First, a crowded bus stop near Tel Aviv, then a cafe in western Jerusalem.

CNN's Jerrold Kessel joins us from Jerusalem with the latest -- Jerrold.