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Bush Will Send Budget to Congress Monday; Tsunami Survivor Story

Aired February 05, 2005 - 12:30   ET

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

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CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNN ANCHOR: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is now in Ankara, Turkey where she is scheduled to meet with her Russian counterpart. Earlier today in a stop over at Warsaw, Poland, Rice said Russia must make more of a commitment to the basics of democracy if it wants deeper relations with the West.
Police say you could smell the death inside an apartment in Huntsville, Alabama. The bodies of three children age eight, nine, and 11 were found in separate bedrooms. Their mother, Natasha Yvonne Ward, has been charged with murder. Police say an autopsy will determine when and how those children died.

President Bush is wasting no time setting his second term agenda in motion. He is clearly determined to get the country and lawmakers talking about Social Security reform. And on Monday his $2.5 trillion budget goes to Congress. Elaine Quijano joins us now from the White House.

Elaine?

ELAINE QUIJANO, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Hello, to you Christine. That is right, the White House hasn't officially released any numbers on the president's budget, but after years of tax cuts and also this fiscal year, a federal deficit of some estimate at $427 billion, President Bush is under enormous pressure to keep a pledge he made to cut the deficit in half by the end of his second term. This morning during his weekly radio address, President Bush outlined in broad terms how he hopes to do just that.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: On Monday, my administration will submit a budget that holds the growth of discretionary spending below inflation, makes tax relief permanent and stays on track to cut the deficit in half by 2009. In the long run, the best way to reduce the deficit to grow the economy. We will take steps to make the American economy stronger, more innovative and more competitive.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

QUIJANO: Earlier this week, both during the State of the Union Address and while stomping for Social Security changes, while on a tour in five states, President Bush says he wants to eliminate or vastly cutback 150 federal programs. There, you see him in a larger push to try to convince Americans that Social Security is a problem that needs to be addressed soon. On Social Security, though, the president is facing strong Democratic opposition to his plan to create private accounts for younger workers and even some Republicans are expressing reservations about the transition costs of such a plan. But the president says he is open to almost all suggestions.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

BUSH: Anybody has got an idea, bring it forth. I don't care if it's a Democrat idea or Republican an idea or independent idea. I'm interested in working with the people who end up writing the law to come up with a good idea. So, all options are on the table.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

QUIJANO: One option that is a deal breaker for President Bush, the president has made clear he does not want to raise payroll taxes in order to move to some kind of reforms. The president has also tried to make clear, although some are disputing whether or not there would be any changes in benefits for those at or near retirement age, President Bush insistent there would not be any changes.

And, Christine, look for administration officials to fan out across the country in the coming days and weeks as well, part of the Bush administrations larger effort, larger campaign, if you will, to try to sell the president's ideas on Social Security.

ROMANS: Elaine, he will have to sell it to members of his own party who aren't quite on board with this. How will he deal that?

QUIJANO: Absolutely. That is going to be the delicate balance for this president. Because at the same time you have people, not only the opposition, not only the Democrats -- seniors as well, we should mention -- who are obviously concerned about those possible benefit cuts, but people from within his own party who are asserting their own political power, if you will.

President Bush at this point, saying he is willing to work with everybody and address all of their concerns and so at this point, a very delicate walk that he is going to have to make to try to reach out not only to the Democrats, reach across the aisle, but those from within who are a bit skeptical still. Christine?

ROMANS: All right. Elaine Quijano at the White House. Thank you, Elaine.

After their village was destroyed by the tsunami, nine people survived for more than a month in the jungle. Then searchers found them in their remote island off the Indian coast. From Campbell Bay, Indian. Suhasini Haidar has a survivor story you will only see on CNN.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) SUHASINI HAIDAR, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: It is the first time Justin Edwards has been in clean clothes for more than a month. He is one of nine survivors of the tsunami who were rescued 38 days after the waves swept through their homes on the western side of this island in the Indian Ocean.

"We saw the tsunami submerge our village," he says, "And ran for our lives. We lived on coconuts for days, then we met some jungle tribals who showed us how to make a fire and to hunt wild boar. Police officials who found the group say they stumbled upon them when they took a motorboat on a random search operation. They say the route is made especially difficult because of trees fallen into the water and a dense jungle environment.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's very difficult for a normal person, like an aide person. You can't move more than 400 or 500 meters in a whole day.

HAIDAR (on camera): News of their discovery has reenergized search and rescue operations here, say officials. More than 5,000 men, women and children are missing in tsunami-hit regions of India.

(voice-over): Most of them here in a string of islands off the mainland, just about 100 miles from the earthquake's epicenter. Officials hope others are still living off the land waiting to be rescued.

"We were so happy when we saw the police," says Edward, "And so very tired."

Too tired and dazed to think about the future, says 12-year-old Clara. My parents probably died in the tsunami, she explains. I don't know what I'll do next. But these survivors say they will take care of her and each other. They're all that's left of their village now. The only family they have. Suhasini Haidar, Campbell Bay in the Indian Ocean.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

ROMANS: We are less than 30 hours away from the kick-off of the biggest sporting event of the year. We'll go live to Jacksonville for a preview of what's different this year.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

ROMANS: The wait will be over tomorrow. Super Bowl XXXIX with all the hype, security and the ads. There is even a football game, too, between Philadelphia and New England. Our sports correspondent Larry Smith is in Jacksonville for the big game.

Hi, Larry.

LARRY SMITH, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: Hi there. How are you?

The big news this hour, the announcements of the class of 2005 for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Two former "Super Bowl quarterbacks are going in, Dan Marino and Steve Young, who was the MVP of this game a decade ago. Both going into enshrinement in Canton, Ohio this summer. Also, Frits Prowler also going in as well as Benny Freeman.

As you mentioned, tomorrow night, "Super Bowl" 39, as the Eagles and Patriots inside Alcatel Stadium. Decent weather to day, hoping for even better weather tomorrow.

But no matter where you go, everyone wants to talk about Terrell Owens. The Eagles all-pro wide receiver vows to play in his first "Super Bowl" just seven weeks after breaking his right leg.

Owens, never one to shy away from the media spotlight, this time wishes that things could be a little different.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

TERRELL OWENS: I hate the fact a lot of guys have been asked a lot of question about me, but that's the nature of it. I am who I am. I got a lot of attention before I got here. So, some guys should have expected it.

DHANI JONES, EAGLES LINEBACKER: It doesn't really bother us. I mean, Terrell is the kind of guy that would draw that hype. He is the kind of guy that will draw people to him. I don't think it takes away or adds anything to the rest of us. It just means that there is a big concern about him. And if I were the media, I would be talking to him too.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

SMITH: Well, while Owens and quarterback Donovan McNabb look to get the Eagles their first-ever "Super Bowl title, it's the Patriots, and their destiny could be in the hands of Tom Brady, already twice a "Super Bowl" most valuable player at 27 years old. Brady has never lost a playoff game in the NFL or in college. He's 8-0 in the post season. Now trying to win his third championship ring in four years. Let's go back to you.

ROMANS: All that talk about Tom Brady what about the Patriots defense?

SMITH: That defense has been outstanding, already seven turnovers in the playoff games this year. Keep in mind, the two wins they have had in "Super Bowl" games both by only three points. It's the defense that keeps the other team in check. In the end, it's braiding the offense, getting the winning field goal to get a championship. They are outstanding to make other quarterbacks look bad in big game. The pressure is on McNabb and the Eagles.

ROMANS: Larry Smith in Jacksonville with a dream job this weekend. Thanks, Larry.

IT is the commercials you will see during Sunday's "Super Bowl are not going to shock you. Any ads that might have offended got shelved by FOX. Here is a look from CNN's Wolf Blitzer.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR (voice over): It was the half-time show, not the advertising, that caused most of the ruckus during last year's "Super Bowl". However, Janet Jackson's notorious wardrobe malfunction was not forgotten when it comes to this Sunday's commercials. One ad depicts a busty spokes model testifying before a congressional hearing.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What will you be advertising?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Godaddy.com. Oh, my gosh. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset the committee.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: May I suggest a turtleneck?

BLITZER: In the wake of last year's controversy, much of this year's advertising has been toned down. Anheuser-Busch dropped a Bud Lite that suggested a stage hand was unwittingly responsible for Jackson's unveiling. Instead, Bud Lite will be represented by this sky diving ad.

Also out, an ad that featured a flash of nudity, the bare backside of 84-year-old actor, Mickey Rooney. Ford withdrew a commercial showing a priest lusting for a Lincoln.

We will see some less adventurous humor like this deodorant commercial that pokes fun at people who are not very active. This AmeriQuest ad portrays a hapless man falsely suspected of patronizing an adult video store.

We'll also see a lot of celebrities. They'll be playing it safe. Burt Reynolds will not dance bare. He'll dance with a bear. P. Diddy will hitch a ride to an awards show in a diet Pepsi truck.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I didn't know P. Diddy drove a diet Pepsi truck.

BLITZER: Inadvertently starting a trend.

MasterCard may have found the safest solution. Its ad will feature animated celebrities, all veteran commercial mascots without a scandal to their names. The Pillsbury Dough Boy, after all, has never had a wardrobe malfunction. Wolf Blitzer, CNN, Washington.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

ROMANS: Coming up, some dishonest shopping and morals of wireless networking. We'll tackle those topics next with our "Ethics Guy".

Plus, a country that loves its cigars tries to come to grips with some changing times. We'll explain.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

ROMANS: A witness to crime and cyber thieves are the focus of today's questions of ethics. A regular feature here on CNN LIVE SATURDAY. Syndicated Columnist Bruce Weinstein joins us in New York. He is the host of his own Web site, theethicsguy.com.

Thanks for joining us.

BRUCE WEINSTEIN, THE ETHICS GUY: Hi, Christine. How are you?

ROMANS: I'm just great. I want to start right away with Cynthia. Our first question today from Cynthia who says: "I went shopping at a local department store with a coworker. She found two lamps on sale and decided to buy them. Now, while in line to pay for the lamps I noticed the two were stuck together. When I pointed it out to her, she said be quiet and the clerk won't notice. The clerk did not notice and she paid for one lamp. I felt like I was part of the scam so I sent an anonymous money order with a note to the department store manager. I feel like I should have said something to the clerk and not have been so passive. What do you think, Bruce?

WEINSTEIN: It's never too late to right a wrong, Christine. Cynthia is to be commended for sending in the money later on.

I suppose the real question is, though, why didn't she speak up when she noticed a crime was about to be committed? Was she afraid of maybe damaging the friendship or alienating a friend? And if so, the question becomes. Is this really a friend worth keeping, someone who believes it's OK to steal something? So, the bottom line here, is Cynthia is commended for taking the high road, ultimately, but perhaps in the future she might question whether it makes sense to speak up at the time that a wrong is about to committed.

ROMANS: She is the one who sent the money order back to the department store. Maybe she should have confronted her friend and said I think you should send something to the store, because I think that was stealing.

WEINSTEIN: That's true. In fact, in another part of the letter we weren't able to get to today, it turns out that this friend threatened her with reprisal at work. It turns out the thief is nasty all around and Cynthia is wise to rethink that friendship, as it were.

ROMANS: Sometimes you have to pick your moral battles. It sounds like this is a person that says listen, everybody does it. Besides they mark up these goods 100 percent, so I deserve it if they make a mistake.

WEINSTEIN: Well, now, it is really hard to justify theft. This is taking something that doesn't belong to you. I can't see in any possibility how that would be justified.

ROMANS: All right. You heard it here first. If they give you the wrong price make sure you tell the clerk what the right price is and pay the price as marked.

Now, this question from David and Laura, in Minneapolis. They bought a PC that detects several wireless networks, each of them capable of giving them assess to the worldwide web. Now most require passwords.

They write, "Our dilemma is this. One of the signals does not require a pass ward to join the network. We can freely use it. Are we stealing? More importantly, is it wrong to use this signal, which has been left unlocked, and should we purchase our own service or seek the household that is broadcasting this one? This is a tough one. All of a sudden, you can get Internet access for free, because somebody else has paid for it.

WEINSTEIN: It turns out it's not that difficult, because the wireless signal is more like the walkie-talkie frequency that you get when you buy that enables anyone with a walkie-talkie to use it, as opposed to say turning on your cable and discovering you have HBO for free. That would be theft, getting something you didn't pay or ask for would not be right.

The problem here, actually for David and Laura, is not so much that they're using something that they are using something that they didn't sign up for, but what kind of signal is it? A lot of these free wireless services have spyware attached to them. They can create identity theft problems. Really what it comes down to is you get what you pay for. If you pay for the wireless service, you'll probably get a service that doesn't have spy ware attached to it and all of these other problems.

ROMANS: Another cliche is there's no such thing as a free lunch. Be careful.

WEINSTEIN: That's absolutely true here, Christine.

ROMANS: It's a common problem. I take my laptop a lot of places and suddenly I can just log in. Is it my responsibility to find out where that signal is coming from?

WEINSTEIN: Well, many places, for example, here in New York, at Bryant Park, the city provides these wireless signals for free. It does make sense, it behooves us as wireless users, if you will, to find out the source of this. Really, you get what you pay for. If something looks too good to be true, it probably is.

ROMANS: It probably is. And it is a slippery slope.

WEINSTEIN: Yes.

ROMANS: When you start breaking the rules, you never know where it's going to lead to.

WEINSTEIN: That's so true.

ROMANS: All right. Bruce Weinstein. Thanks so much for joining us, Bruce. We'll see you next week.

WEINSTEIN: See you then.

ROMANS: If you have a question for the Ethics Guy, you can e- mail your dilemma to ethics@cnn.com. In stories across America this morning, beginning in Crothersville, Indiana. Funeral services are set tomorrow for 10- year-old Katie Coleman. Police say the 20-year old man charged in her killing, says he abducted her to keep her from revealing his met amphetamine operation in her neighborhood. He says she drowned in a creek while trying to escape.

Former Abu Grab prison guard Javal Davis will spend six months in a military prison, as well as losing his rank as sergeant and receive dishonorable discharge. A military jury deliberated more than five hours to deliver that sentence last night at Fort Hood, Texas. Davis had admitted to stepping on prisoner's hands and feet and falling on them.

Rap super star Snoop Dogg appeared on CNN last night to deny rape allegations and dismiss the woman's $25 million lawsuit against him as, quote, straight extortion. An award-winning makeup artist claims Snoop Dogg and four other men sexually assaulted her in 2003. In exclusive interview with CNN's Larry King, Snoop Dogg says he will not settle that case.

It is like the U.S. without baseball, France without fine wine. Up next, Cuba's move to limit smoking and the disbelief it's causing.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

ROMANS: For nearly half the population of Cuba, smoking seems an essential part of daily life. But the other half has apparently had enough. The home of the Cuban cigar is now banning public smoking, as CNN's Lucia Newman reports, from Havana.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

LUCIA NEWMAN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice over): In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue and discovered this: Cuban tobacco.

But holy smokes, 513 years after Columbus first caught them smoking, Cubans are being told they can't continue indulging in something that, for many, is the essence of being Cuban.

New regulations that go into effect February 7, forbid Cubans from smoking in taxis buses, a blow to many drivers and passengers.

And says the government, no more smoking allowed either in trains, theaters, offices, hospitals and air conditioned or enclosed areas. Restaurants will now have smoke-free areas. All this shocking to this man, who claims he has been smoking since he left his mother's bosom.

"I know it's bad for me, but it's a vice so ingrained in me, I can't leave it. I once tried to stop smoking but I had to go back, because I felt like hanging myself," he says.

In this country famous for its tobacco, nearly 40 percent of adults smoke cigars and/or cigarettes. The Communist government ration card entitles people born before 1955 to three packs and two stogies a month, at a discount price.

But with the increased cost in lives and health care, the government is outlawing the sale of cigarettes to minors and is looking to make smoking in public part of Cuban history. Measures, many say, are long overdue.

"I have allergies. All that smoke bothers me," says this woman.

"I'll just have to puff at home," says this resigned, hardcore smoker.

No problem for at least one, well-known Cuban. Fidel Castro says he kicked the habit years ago. And likely not just for the sake of his lungs. At least one of the reported assassination attempts against the Communist leader reportedly involved a CIA plot to poison his cigar.

For other Cubans, now is the time to put out their cigarette. Except on state-owned Cubana Air one of the only airlines in the world that still allows smoking on international flights. Lucia Newman, CNN, Havana.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

ROMANS: There is much more ahead on CNN Saturday. "In the Money" begins in just a few minutes. Then at 2:00 pm Eastern, CNN LIVE SATURDAY profiles a young boy battles a disease and his mother's efforts to help. Then at 3:00, it is "Next @ CNN", but first Jack Cafferty with a preview "In The Money".

JACK CAFFERTY, ANCHOR, IN THE MONEY: Thanks.

Coming up on "In the Money", a new take on Iraq, find out if the positive post-election buzz means a boost for the American agenda overseas.

Plus, fiddling with the safety net. We'll take a look at whether the Bush's plan for Social Security is what the program needs. And it is not just a ballgame you know, see who is in line to win the big bucks at the "Super Bowl" when all the cash is counted up after the game. All that and more right after this quick check of the headlines.

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Aired February 5, 2005 - 12:30   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNN ANCHOR: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is now in Ankara, Turkey where she is scheduled to meet with her Russian counterpart. Earlier today in a stop over at Warsaw, Poland, Rice said Russia must make more of a commitment to the basics of democracy if it wants deeper relations with the West.
Police say you could smell the death inside an apartment in Huntsville, Alabama. The bodies of three children age eight, nine, and 11 were found in separate bedrooms. Their mother, Natasha Yvonne Ward, has been charged with murder. Police say an autopsy will determine when and how those children died.

President Bush is wasting no time setting his second term agenda in motion. He is clearly determined to get the country and lawmakers talking about Social Security reform. And on Monday his $2.5 trillion budget goes to Congress. Elaine Quijano joins us now from the White House.

Elaine?

ELAINE QUIJANO, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Hello, to you Christine. That is right, the White House hasn't officially released any numbers on the president's budget, but after years of tax cuts and also this fiscal year, a federal deficit of some estimate at $427 billion, President Bush is under enormous pressure to keep a pledge he made to cut the deficit in half by the end of his second term. This morning during his weekly radio address, President Bush outlined in broad terms how he hopes to do just that.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: On Monday, my administration will submit a budget that holds the growth of discretionary spending below inflation, makes tax relief permanent and stays on track to cut the deficit in half by 2009. In the long run, the best way to reduce the deficit to grow the economy. We will take steps to make the American economy stronger, more innovative and more competitive.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

QUIJANO: Earlier this week, both during the State of the Union Address and while stomping for Social Security changes, while on a tour in five states, President Bush says he wants to eliminate or vastly cutback 150 federal programs. There, you see him in a larger push to try to convince Americans that Social Security is a problem that needs to be addressed soon. On Social Security, though, the president is facing strong Democratic opposition to his plan to create private accounts for younger workers and even some Republicans are expressing reservations about the transition costs of such a plan. But the president says he is open to almost all suggestions.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

BUSH: Anybody has got an idea, bring it forth. I don't care if it's a Democrat idea or Republican an idea or independent idea. I'm interested in working with the people who end up writing the law to come up with a good idea. So, all options are on the table.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

QUIJANO: One option that is a deal breaker for President Bush, the president has made clear he does not want to raise payroll taxes in order to move to some kind of reforms. The president has also tried to make clear, although some are disputing whether or not there would be any changes in benefits for those at or near retirement age, President Bush insistent there would not be any changes.

And, Christine, look for administration officials to fan out across the country in the coming days and weeks as well, part of the Bush administrations larger effort, larger campaign, if you will, to try to sell the president's ideas on Social Security.

ROMANS: Elaine, he will have to sell it to members of his own party who aren't quite on board with this. How will he deal that?

QUIJANO: Absolutely. That is going to be the delicate balance for this president. Because at the same time you have people, not only the opposition, not only the Democrats -- seniors as well, we should mention -- who are obviously concerned about those possible benefit cuts, but people from within his own party who are asserting their own political power, if you will.

President Bush at this point, saying he is willing to work with everybody and address all of their concerns and so at this point, a very delicate walk that he is going to have to make to try to reach out not only to the Democrats, reach across the aisle, but those from within who are a bit skeptical still. Christine?

ROMANS: All right. Elaine Quijano at the White House. Thank you, Elaine.

After their village was destroyed by the tsunami, nine people survived for more than a month in the jungle. Then searchers found them in their remote island off the Indian coast. From Campbell Bay, Indian. Suhasini Haidar has a survivor story you will only see on CNN.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) SUHASINI HAIDAR, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: It is the first time Justin Edwards has been in clean clothes for more than a month. He is one of nine survivors of the tsunami who were rescued 38 days after the waves swept through their homes on the western side of this island in the Indian Ocean.

"We saw the tsunami submerge our village," he says, "And ran for our lives. We lived on coconuts for days, then we met some jungle tribals who showed us how to make a fire and to hunt wild boar. Police officials who found the group say they stumbled upon them when they took a motorboat on a random search operation. They say the route is made especially difficult because of trees fallen into the water and a dense jungle environment.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's very difficult for a normal person, like an aide person. You can't move more than 400 or 500 meters in a whole day.

HAIDAR (on camera): News of their discovery has reenergized search and rescue operations here, say officials. More than 5,000 men, women and children are missing in tsunami-hit regions of India.

(voice-over): Most of them here in a string of islands off the mainland, just about 100 miles from the earthquake's epicenter. Officials hope others are still living off the land waiting to be rescued.

"We were so happy when we saw the police," says Edward, "And so very tired."

Too tired and dazed to think about the future, says 12-year-old Clara. My parents probably died in the tsunami, she explains. I don't know what I'll do next. But these survivors say they will take care of her and each other. They're all that's left of their village now. The only family they have. Suhasini Haidar, Campbell Bay in the Indian Ocean.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

ROMANS: We are less than 30 hours away from the kick-off of the biggest sporting event of the year. We'll go live to Jacksonville for a preview of what's different this year.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

ROMANS: The wait will be over tomorrow. Super Bowl XXXIX with all the hype, security and the ads. There is even a football game, too, between Philadelphia and New England. Our sports correspondent Larry Smith is in Jacksonville for the big game.

Hi, Larry.

LARRY SMITH, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: Hi there. How are you?

The big news this hour, the announcements of the class of 2005 for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Two former "Super Bowl quarterbacks are going in, Dan Marino and Steve Young, who was the MVP of this game a decade ago. Both going into enshrinement in Canton, Ohio this summer. Also, Frits Prowler also going in as well as Benny Freeman.

As you mentioned, tomorrow night, "Super Bowl" 39, as the Eagles and Patriots inside Alcatel Stadium. Decent weather to day, hoping for even better weather tomorrow.

But no matter where you go, everyone wants to talk about Terrell Owens. The Eagles all-pro wide receiver vows to play in his first "Super Bowl" just seven weeks after breaking his right leg.

Owens, never one to shy away from the media spotlight, this time wishes that things could be a little different.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

TERRELL OWENS: I hate the fact a lot of guys have been asked a lot of question about me, but that's the nature of it. I am who I am. I got a lot of attention before I got here. So, some guys should have expected it.

DHANI JONES, EAGLES LINEBACKER: It doesn't really bother us. I mean, Terrell is the kind of guy that would draw that hype. He is the kind of guy that will draw people to him. I don't think it takes away or adds anything to the rest of us. It just means that there is a big concern about him. And if I were the media, I would be talking to him too.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

SMITH: Well, while Owens and quarterback Donovan McNabb look to get the Eagles their first-ever "Super Bowl title, it's the Patriots, and their destiny could be in the hands of Tom Brady, already twice a "Super Bowl" most valuable player at 27 years old. Brady has never lost a playoff game in the NFL or in college. He's 8-0 in the post season. Now trying to win his third championship ring in four years. Let's go back to you.

ROMANS: All that talk about Tom Brady what about the Patriots defense?

SMITH: That defense has been outstanding, already seven turnovers in the playoff games this year. Keep in mind, the two wins they have had in "Super Bowl" games both by only three points. It's the defense that keeps the other team in check. In the end, it's braiding the offense, getting the winning field goal to get a championship. They are outstanding to make other quarterbacks look bad in big game. The pressure is on McNabb and the Eagles.

ROMANS: Larry Smith in Jacksonville with a dream job this weekend. Thanks, Larry.

IT is the commercials you will see during Sunday's "Super Bowl are not going to shock you. Any ads that might have offended got shelved by FOX. Here is a look from CNN's Wolf Blitzer.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR (voice over): It was the half-time show, not the advertising, that caused most of the ruckus during last year's "Super Bowl". However, Janet Jackson's notorious wardrobe malfunction was not forgotten when it comes to this Sunday's commercials. One ad depicts a busty spokes model testifying before a congressional hearing.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What will you be advertising?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Godaddy.com. Oh, my gosh. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset the committee.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: May I suggest a turtleneck?

BLITZER: In the wake of last year's controversy, much of this year's advertising has been toned down. Anheuser-Busch dropped a Bud Lite that suggested a stage hand was unwittingly responsible for Jackson's unveiling. Instead, Bud Lite will be represented by this sky diving ad.

Also out, an ad that featured a flash of nudity, the bare backside of 84-year-old actor, Mickey Rooney. Ford withdrew a commercial showing a priest lusting for a Lincoln.

We will see some less adventurous humor like this deodorant commercial that pokes fun at people who are not very active. This AmeriQuest ad portrays a hapless man falsely suspected of patronizing an adult video store.

We'll also see a lot of celebrities. They'll be playing it safe. Burt Reynolds will not dance bare. He'll dance with a bear. P. Diddy will hitch a ride to an awards show in a diet Pepsi truck.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I didn't know P. Diddy drove a diet Pepsi truck.

BLITZER: Inadvertently starting a trend.

MasterCard may have found the safest solution. Its ad will feature animated celebrities, all veteran commercial mascots without a scandal to their names. The Pillsbury Dough Boy, after all, has never had a wardrobe malfunction. Wolf Blitzer, CNN, Washington.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

ROMANS: Coming up, some dishonest shopping and morals of wireless networking. We'll tackle those topics next with our "Ethics Guy".

Plus, a country that loves its cigars tries to come to grips with some changing times. We'll explain.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

ROMANS: A witness to crime and cyber thieves are the focus of today's questions of ethics. A regular feature here on CNN LIVE SATURDAY. Syndicated Columnist Bruce Weinstein joins us in New York. He is the host of his own Web site, theethicsguy.com.

Thanks for joining us.

BRUCE WEINSTEIN, THE ETHICS GUY: Hi, Christine. How are you?

ROMANS: I'm just great. I want to start right away with Cynthia. Our first question today from Cynthia who says: "I went shopping at a local department store with a coworker. She found two lamps on sale and decided to buy them. Now, while in line to pay for the lamps I noticed the two were stuck together. When I pointed it out to her, she said be quiet and the clerk won't notice. The clerk did not notice and she paid for one lamp. I felt like I was part of the scam so I sent an anonymous money order with a note to the department store manager. I feel like I should have said something to the clerk and not have been so passive. What do you think, Bruce?

WEINSTEIN: It's never too late to right a wrong, Christine. Cynthia is to be commended for sending in the money later on.

I suppose the real question is, though, why didn't she speak up when she noticed a crime was about to be committed? Was she afraid of maybe damaging the friendship or alienating a friend? And if so, the question becomes. Is this really a friend worth keeping, someone who believes it's OK to steal something? So, the bottom line here, is Cynthia is commended for taking the high road, ultimately, but perhaps in the future she might question whether it makes sense to speak up at the time that a wrong is about to committed.

ROMANS: She is the one who sent the money order back to the department store. Maybe she should have confronted her friend and said I think you should send something to the store, because I think that was stealing.

WEINSTEIN: That's true. In fact, in another part of the letter we weren't able to get to today, it turns out that this friend threatened her with reprisal at work. It turns out the thief is nasty all around and Cynthia is wise to rethink that friendship, as it were.

ROMANS: Sometimes you have to pick your moral battles. It sounds like this is a person that says listen, everybody does it. Besides they mark up these goods 100 percent, so I deserve it if they make a mistake.

WEINSTEIN: Well, now, it is really hard to justify theft. This is taking something that doesn't belong to you. I can't see in any possibility how that would be justified.

ROMANS: All right. You heard it here first. If they give you the wrong price make sure you tell the clerk what the right price is and pay the price as marked.

Now, this question from David and Laura, in Minneapolis. They bought a PC that detects several wireless networks, each of them capable of giving them assess to the worldwide web. Now most require passwords.

They write, "Our dilemma is this. One of the signals does not require a pass ward to join the network. We can freely use it. Are we stealing? More importantly, is it wrong to use this signal, which has been left unlocked, and should we purchase our own service or seek the household that is broadcasting this one? This is a tough one. All of a sudden, you can get Internet access for free, because somebody else has paid for it.

WEINSTEIN: It turns out it's not that difficult, because the wireless signal is more like the walkie-talkie frequency that you get when you buy that enables anyone with a walkie-talkie to use it, as opposed to say turning on your cable and discovering you have HBO for free. That would be theft, getting something you didn't pay or ask for would not be right.

The problem here, actually for David and Laura, is not so much that they're using something that they are using something that they didn't sign up for, but what kind of signal is it? A lot of these free wireless services have spyware attached to them. They can create identity theft problems. Really what it comes down to is you get what you pay for. If you pay for the wireless service, you'll probably get a service that doesn't have spy ware attached to it and all of these other problems.

ROMANS: Another cliche is there's no such thing as a free lunch. Be careful.

WEINSTEIN: That's absolutely true here, Christine.

ROMANS: It's a common problem. I take my laptop a lot of places and suddenly I can just log in. Is it my responsibility to find out where that signal is coming from?

WEINSTEIN: Well, many places, for example, here in New York, at Bryant Park, the city provides these wireless signals for free. It does make sense, it behooves us as wireless users, if you will, to find out the source of this. Really, you get what you pay for. If something looks too good to be true, it probably is.

ROMANS: It probably is. And it is a slippery slope.

WEINSTEIN: Yes.

ROMANS: When you start breaking the rules, you never know where it's going to lead to.

WEINSTEIN: That's so true.

ROMANS: All right. Bruce Weinstein. Thanks so much for joining us, Bruce. We'll see you next week.

WEINSTEIN: See you then.

ROMANS: If you have a question for the Ethics Guy, you can e- mail your dilemma to ethics@cnn.com. In stories across America this morning, beginning in Crothersville, Indiana. Funeral services are set tomorrow for 10- year-old Katie Coleman. Police say the 20-year old man charged in her killing, says he abducted her to keep her from revealing his met amphetamine operation in her neighborhood. He says she drowned in a creek while trying to escape.

Former Abu Grab prison guard Javal Davis will spend six months in a military prison, as well as losing his rank as sergeant and receive dishonorable discharge. A military jury deliberated more than five hours to deliver that sentence last night at Fort Hood, Texas. Davis had admitted to stepping on prisoner's hands and feet and falling on them.

Rap super star Snoop Dogg appeared on CNN last night to deny rape allegations and dismiss the woman's $25 million lawsuit against him as, quote, straight extortion. An award-winning makeup artist claims Snoop Dogg and four other men sexually assaulted her in 2003. In exclusive interview with CNN's Larry King, Snoop Dogg says he will not settle that case.

It is like the U.S. without baseball, France without fine wine. Up next, Cuba's move to limit smoking and the disbelief it's causing.

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ROMANS: For nearly half the population of Cuba, smoking seems an essential part of daily life. But the other half has apparently had enough. The home of the Cuban cigar is now banning public smoking, as CNN's Lucia Newman reports, from Havana.

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LUCIA NEWMAN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice over): In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue and discovered this: Cuban tobacco.

But holy smokes, 513 years after Columbus first caught them smoking, Cubans are being told they can't continue indulging in something that, for many, is the essence of being Cuban.

New regulations that go into effect February 7, forbid Cubans from smoking in taxis buses, a blow to many drivers and passengers.

And says the government, no more smoking allowed either in trains, theaters, offices, hospitals and air conditioned or enclosed areas. Restaurants will now have smoke-free areas. All this shocking to this man, who claims he has been smoking since he left his mother's bosom.

"I know it's bad for me, but it's a vice so ingrained in me, I can't leave it. I once tried to stop smoking but I had to go back, because I felt like hanging myself," he says.

In this country famous for its tobacco, nearly 40 percent of adults smoke cigars and/or cigarettes. The Communist government ration card entitles people born before 1955 to three packs and two stogies a month, at a discount price.

But with the increased cost in lives and health care, the government is outlawing the sale of cigarettes to minors and is looking to make smoking in public part of Cuban history. Measures, many say, are long overdue.

"I have allergies. All that smoke bothers me," says this woman.

"I'll just have to puff at home," says this resigned, hardcore smoker.

No problem for at least one, well-known Cuban. Fidel Castro says he kicked the habit years ago. And likely not just for the sake of his lungs. At least one of the reported assassination attempts against the Communist leader reportedly involved a CIA plot to poison his cigar.

For other Cubans, now is the time to put out their cigarette. Except on state-owned Cubana Air one of the only airlines in the world that still allows smoking on international flights. Lucia Newman, CNN, Havana.

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