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New York, San Francisco Compete for Olympics 2012
Aired November 02, 2002 - 18:23 ET
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ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: Two American cities are competing against each other in a bid to win approval from the U.S. Olympic Committee. New York and San Francisco hope to host the Summer Olympic Games 10 years from now. Officials in San Francisco say the city offers a mild climate and has 80 percent of its venues already in place.
That's a live picture right now from San Francisco City Hall where people are gathering to await a word. The Olympic Committee is meeting right now in Colorado and it's expected to announce its decision within an hour. The city chosen still will face tough international competition, of course.
New York's delegation was expected to focus on the city's cultural diversity and a traffic pattern that would allow athletes to avoid usual New York travel hassles, and what's the mood like in New York ahead of the announcement? Well, our Jason Bellini is at Times Square in Manhattan and joins us live -- Jason.
JASON BELLINI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Anderson, people are anxiously awaiting. Probably in an hour we'll know whether this city's bid for the Olympics will go on to the International Olympic Committee. The city is feeling good about its bid.
At the center of their proposal is putting the venues close to one another in very near proximity, all reachable by public transportation. They'll also be able to ferry, according to their plan, the athletes from their Olympic Village up and down the East River of New York on ferry boats. Going East and West they're going to extend one of the subway lines and turn it into a private train system for the athletes, to keep them safe, to get them to their locations quickly and efficiently.
New Yorkers will also tell you that they feel they have an advantage because of sentimental factors. This city has overcome tragedy and they've displayed a lot of the Olympic ideals. Competition is certainly a big one of them in this city, so they're waiting to hear what the answer is and it should come soon -- Anderson.
COOPER: All right, Jason Bellini, if you can win a gold medal in New York, you can win it anywhere, I'm told.
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Aired November 2, 2002 - 18:23 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: Two American cities are competing against each other in a bid to win approval from the U.S. Olympic Committee. New York and San Francisco hope to host the Summer Olympic Games 10 years from now. Officials in San Francisco say the city offers a mild climate and has 80 percent of its venues already in place.
That's a live picture right now from San Francisco City Hall where people are gathering to await a word. The Olympic Committee is meeting right now in Colorado and it's expected to announce its decision within an hour. The city chosen still will face tough international competition, of course.
New York's delegation was expected to focus on the city's cultural diversity and a traffic pattern that would allow athletes to avoid usual New York travel hassles, and what's the mood like in New York ahead of the announcement? Well, our Jason Bellini is at Times Square in Manhattan and joins us live -- Jason.
JASON BELLINI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Anderson, people are anxiously awaiting. Probably in an hour we'll know whether this city's bid for the Olympics will go on to the International Olympic Committee. The city is feeling good about its bid.
At the center of their proposal is putting the venues close to one another in very near proximity, all reachable by public transportation. They'll also be able to ferry, according to their plan, the athletes from their Olympic Village up and down the East River of New York on ferry boats. Going East and West they're going to extend one of the subway lines and turn it into a private train system for the athletes, to keep them safe, to get them to their locations quickly and efficiently.
New Yorkers will also tell you that they feel they have an advantage because of sentimental factors. This city has overcome tragedy and they've displayed a lot of the Olympic ideals. Competition is certainly a big one of them in this city, so they're waiting to hear what the answer is and it should come soon -- Anderson.
COOPER: All right, Jason Bellini, if you can win a gold medal in New York, you can win it anywhere, I'm told.
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