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New Report on Mishandling of Quran at Gitmo; Natalie Holloway Still Missing After Almost One Week; Homeland Security Releases Report on Safety and Efficiency in Airports; Memorable Trials in CNN's 25- Year History; Sunglasses: Hip, Hot, Healthy; The Sacrifice of a Brother

Aired June 04, 2005 - 16:00   ET

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FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Missing just days after graduating high school, now police on a resort island are working several angles in the search for an American teenager.
His performance in the boxing ring took a nation by storm. Jim Braddock, the man profiled in the new movie "Cinderella Man," has quite a story. We'll share that with you.

All he wanted to do was help his brother. And because he did, this husband and father may never see his family again.

Hello and welcome to CNN LIVE SATURDAY. I'm Fredricka Whitfield.

All that and more after a check of the headlines.

A tunnel linking Italy and France, the scene of a deadly accident today. At least one person is dead after two trucks collided in the Frejus Tunnel. It left a tractor trailer carrying car tires in flames. A fire so intense it shut down the tunnel.

Grief and anger in Lebanon today. Funeral services were held for slain anti-Syrian Columnist Samir Kassir. Mourners lined the streets of Beirut, paying their represents. Lebanon's opposition leaders have blamed Syria for Kassir's death, something Syria strongly denies.

Keeping you informed, CNN, the most trusted name in news.

A thrashing at the women's final in the French Open. Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne easily beat France's Mary Pierce 6-1, 6-1. The victory marked a major comeback for Henin-Hardenne, who was bedridden for much of last year with a blood virus.

Now our top story.

June is getting off to a stormy start in parts of the nation. We're watching some strong weather systems out there. Right now here's CNN Meteorologist Jacqui Jeras with a look at who is under the gun.

Jacqui.

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WHITFIELD: All right. We'll stay tuned to that. Thanks so much, Jacqui.

Well, it's virtually standard issue at Guantanamo Bay, the Quran. The Muslim holy book so sacred that its destruction is punishable by death in some parts of the world. The U.S. military has issued hundreds of copies to detainees at the prison for suspected terrorists and last month it denied reports U.S. personnel mishandled the book to intimidate the inmates. Now a new probe is shedding new light on such allegations. CNN's Kathleen Koch joins us from the Pentagon with more.

Kathleen.

KATHLEEN KOCH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Fredricka, first it's important to point out that this probe found no evidence whatsoever that any U.S. service member ever tried to or succeeded in flushing the Quran down the toilet. But the investigation by Brigadier General Jay Hood did look into some 19 other alleged incidents and it found that only five had merit.

In one case, they discovered there was an incident of guards kicking a detainee's Quran. In other case, a guard's urine splashed on to a detainee and his Quran inadvertently through an air vent. In one incident, a water balloon fight between guards got two Qurans wet. And then in another incident, a contract interrogator stepped on a detainees Quran but later apologized. And finally, in the last incident, a two-world obscenity was found scrolled in English inside a detainee's Quran. But because that detainee spoke English, it couldn't be determined whether or not he had written the words or whether a guard was responsible.

The investigators did find, interestingly, some 15 cases in which detainees themselves, often in protest, mishandled their own Qurans, tearing out pages, spitting on their Qurans. And even, in a couple of cases, trying to flush them down the toilet.

The Pentagon believe this was a very thorough probe. Investigators looked at more than 30,000 documents. And the White House today released a statement praising the report, saying, "our men and women in the military adhere to the highest standards, including when it comes to respecting and protecting religious freedom. It is unfortunate that some have chose on it take out of context a few isolated incidents by a few individuals without making clear the policies and practices of the overwhelming vast majority, the 99.9 percent, of our military personnel."

And at this point, the Pentagon does believe that everyone at U.S. detention facilities worldwide, including Guantanamo Bay, is, right now, very much on notice, very well aware of proper handling of the Muslim holy book.

Fredricka.

WHITFIELD: And so, Kathleen, what comes after this report? Is there any sort of mandate that's coming down to crack down on those with such a cavalier behavior? Because if that's at the root of this behavior, that these are isolated incidents, then surely there might be some complaints that this is almost supported somewhere along the ranks.

KOCH: Well, at this point, in these cases where they do believe that some of this mishandling was deliberate, those people were punished. One interrogator was even fired from his position. But again, some of them were considered inadvertent. And though there is one final line of the report does mention that they are considering adjusting perhaps U.S. policies for the handling of the Quran to avoid misunderstandings in the future.

WHITFIELD: Kathleen Koch at the Pentagon.

Thanks so much.

Well now to Aruba, where the FBI has joined the search for a missing high school student from Alabama. It's been almost a week since Natalie Holloway vanished during her graduation trip. Police and volunteers scouring the area have found no trace of the 18-year- old. It's a mystery that's shaken both her family and the entire Caribbean island. CNN's Karl Penhaul is there and joins us now via video phone.

Karl.

KARL PENHAUL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Fredricka, for much of the afternoon, police and investigators were searching a hotel near the Holiday Inn where Natalie Holloway had been staying. That hotel has been under refurbishment for the last month. Police declined to say whether they had received a tipoffs where (ph) they carrying out a thorough search of the area and found nothing we are told. But it does reflect that the police are reacting very earnestly on a number of tipoffs that police say they are receiving by the hour.

Now earlier in the day, the family did stage a rather emotional press conference and Natalie's mother, Beth Holloway-Twitty, made this pledge that on her daughter about her missing daughter.

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BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY, NATALIE HOLLOWAY'S MOTHER: Our primary goal is to bring Natalie back home. We will do whatever it takes. As I've said from the beginning, I'm not leaving Aruba without her.

GERALD DOMPIG, ARUBA DEP. POLICE CHIEF: You could say three theories. One is, as you all know, these persons of interest might have done something wrong to Natalie. That's one area. The other area is that this person is just missing in terms of somewhere else, for whatever reason. And the last area is, of course, kidnapping. But as law enforcement, you cannot exclude anything.

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PENHAUL: Now that last person speaking was the deputy police chief commissioner for the island. The three persons of interest he was referring to were the three young men, aged between 18 and 25, who were last seen in the company of Natalie very early on Monday morning after leaving a Mexican bar in the main town here. A bar called Carlos and Charles. Those men have been questioned but they haven't been detained or they haven't been arrested, Fredricka.

WHITFIELD: All right, Karl Penhaul, thanks very much for that update from Aruba. Palm Beach, Aruba.

Well, there were about 100 students on the trip with Holloway and there were several chaperones as well. Holloway's aunt says the family believes they did all they could to watch over the group the chaperones. One of the theories police seem to be considering is that Holloway chose to disappear on her own. But during a news conference today, her aunt said that's unlikely.

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MARCIA TWITTY, Natalie HOLLOWAY'S AUNT: This is a happy, intelligent, honor student. She's going to the University of Alabama this fall on a full academic scholarship. She you know, she's a dancer. Extreme she does a lot of volunteer work in the community. A very conscientious teenager. Very prompt. You know, a very prompt teenager. Very on-time kind of responsible kid.

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WHITFIELD: The Holloway's home town is posting yellow ribbons in her honor. It's also holding daily prayer services for the missing teen.

Airport security. We've heard the complaints and dealt with the problems. Is it an easy fix? Well, the government just might think so.

And CNN 25 looks back on one of the most infamous cases in history and the trial leading up to it that may have set the precedent for coverage.

But first, this reminder. Tomorrow morning at 11:00 Eastern, it's a special edition of "Reliable Sources," a town hall meeting on the historic revelation of Deep Throat. Ben Bradley, former executive editor of "The Washington Post" will be a guest. That's tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. Eastern.

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WHITFIELD: CNN has learned about a new report from the Department of Homeland Security focusing on ways to speed up airport screening, while improving overall safety at the same time. Among the suggested changes, more armed guards in screening areas and expanding the use of devices to detect trace amounts of explosives. CNN Security Analyst Clark Kent Ervin joins us from Washington for more on the report and whether it is possible to be safer and speedier at the same time.

Good to see you.

ERVIN: Good to see you, Fredricka.

WHITFIELD: Well, let's begin with that. Can you have more convenience and at the same time have more security?

CLARK KENT ERVIN, CNN SECURITY ANALYST: Yes, there's no question about that and the report recommends a number of ways in which that can be done. As you say, more armed guards at checkpoints so that if, in fact, there's a deadly weapon, someone trained to deal with a deadly weapon is there, having locks or gates around secure areas, secure exits, so that passenger areas don't have to be evacuated if someone attempts and succeeds in getting through those exits, having additional checkpoints as has been done in Atlanta, in Denver and Washington. Of course, it decreases passenger processing time and can increases security as well because of the increased number of people checking bags and passengers.

WHITFIELD: And let's talk a little bit more about those checkpoints. Already there are tables, people put their belongings on the tables, they move on to the screening baggage area. Well, one of the suggestions is to have more tables or at least longer tables so that more people can get organized before getting up to the screening area. How is that going to make a difference?

ERVIN: Well, often people are backed up. They can't put their bags on to the x-ray machine because the table is so small that there just isn't enough room for more than a few passengers' items. So just a low tech solution like increasing the length of the table can dramatically speed up the processing time and there's no sacrifice in security. But the most important thing it seems to me is this recommendation that there be expanded use of explosive trace detection systems.

WHITFIELD: How significant do you think that is and what other gaps do you see in the current system?

ERVIN: Well, these machines are not used very widely and yet, obviously, it's very important to use this kind of technology lest there be explosives that would otherwise go undetected. So the recommendation is that these be deployed, used more widely. One of the suggestions is that just adding one additional screener at a checkpoint would allow the use of these machines very widely so that every boarding pass, passenger's hands and their shoes could always be checked for explosives as a matter of course rather than episodically.

WHITFIELD: A couple of other recommendations coming out of this report. That there should be gates or lockable doors so that people don't go through enter the exit areas where, in some cases, there aren't any doors at all. And another change would be, the TSA already has an agreement with local law enforcement, that perhaps that needs to evolve a little bit more for quicker, better response time. If these are such easy solutions, why, a, has it taken so long and this these sort of solutions don't seem like an argument of money can be made.

ERVIN: That's right. Many of the solutions recommended are very low-tech or no tech recommendations at all. They don't cost a lot of money, so it is hard to believe that they haven't already been implemented. I think there really hasn't been the sense of urgency on the part of TSA in the last couple of years, but we certainly need that sense of urgency because we remain under threat of attack.

The good news is that all of this can be done. And if it were done, it would dramatically increase security and, at the same time, not unduly inconvenience passengers and slow down passenger travel.

WHITFIELD: All right, Clark Kent Ervin, thanks so much.

ERVIN: Thank you.

WHITFIELD: Well, there have been many riveting court cases over the past 25 years. From Ted Bundy to Scott Peterson, and CNN has been there to provide a window into the courtroom each time. It's a daunting responsibility, but especially so when the defendant is a celebrity. Here's a look back at two of the most memorable trials that are part of CNN's 25-year history.

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WILLIAM KENNEDY SMITH: The version of the events in that report are an outrageous lie.

BERNARD SHAW, CNN ANCHOR: William Kennedy Smith was formally charged today in the alleged rape of a woman at the Kennedy family estate in Palm Beach, Florida.

BOB FURNAD, FMR. CNN EXECUTIVE V.P.: The William Kennedy Smith trial was a natural for us because of the name recognition. The name Kennedy. Huge name. So we knew it was going to be of high interest. It presented its unique set of challenges for us. For one thing, the judge said that the face of the alleged victim could never be seen on the air. Court TV, which was then just a little bitty network, they had put a hard edged, gray dot over the alleged victim's face.

UNKNOWN FEMALE: He raped me.

FURNAD: She moved in and out of frame and they were my fear is that they were behind her. That we'd get a glimpse of the side and a glimpse of and it bothered me. While we were on the air, I told the TD to make a bigger dot and make it blue and cover their dot with our own that covered more. I was not going to take chances that she was going to be seen on camera and that we were going to violate the court's orders.

UNKNOWN FEMALE: As to count one, we find the defendant not guilty.

FURNAD: I think what it did is it proved the popularity of people watching an event happening in a courtroom unrolling itself. It clearly set the stage for the O.J. Simpson trial some years later.

UNKNOWN MALE: You do have a man with a gun in that car.

UNKNOWN MALE: It's very peculiar to see all these people along the highway. You can see them down there now.

LARRY KING, CNN ANCHOR: Yes, I'm going to have to interrupt this call. I understand we we're going to go to a live picture in Los Angeles. This is Interstate 5. Police believe that O.J. Simpson is in that car.

UNKNOWN MALE: Simpson's car, after an almost two-hour chase, pulled into his estate, providing even more drama. In several minutes, the car sat motionless. Simpson emerged holding a photo of his family, instead of a gun. He was taken into custody.

UNKNOWN MALE: Are you ready to enter a plea at this time?

O.J. SIMPSON: Yes, your honor.

UNKNOWN MALE: How do you plead to counts one and two?

O.J. SIMPSON: Absolutely, 100 percent, not guilty.

DENISE BROWN, NICOLE SIMPSON'S SISTER: I believe he murdered my sister and I will always think that.

He picked her up, threw her against a wall.

There's one phrase that I heard over and over again, and they say, "it gets easier." Honestly, it doesn't get easier. The only thing that happens is that you don't cry as often.

UNKNOWN FEMALE: Were you lovers?

BRIAN "KATO" KAELIN: No.

It was an experience that I would not wish upon anybody. It was --that's about it.

UNKNOWN FEMALE: Can you describe for us the noise you heard, Mr. Kaelin?

KAELIN: I wanted people to understand, I had never been in a courtroom for anything. I didn't even have a parking ticket. I think it really is sort of the trial of the century. You had ways of reaching people 24-7.

TRACI TAMURA, CNN FIELD PRODUCER: As a film producer, you know, we set up the whole camp O.J. and it was a very elaborate deal. You have your mobile homes sitting there. You had the trailers and all the satellite city of all the trucks lined up. And you had these big scaffolding which each of us had a position.

He says, we've lost jurors at a rate of two months (ph).

I would be the producer out on the curbside when the attorneys and the participants would arrive and it was almost like the Oscars.

Are you optimistic you'll be able to get through the trial?

UNKNOWN MALE: We're going to move along as quickly as possible.

TAMURA: Every morning for the next year and a half or so, O.J. Simpson's trial took over my life.

JOHNNIE COCHRAN: It's no disguise. It's know disguise. It makes no sense. It doesn't fit. If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.

KAELIN: I think Johnnie Cochran knew how to talk to the jury. And with his little rhymes and that, it obviously worked.

UNKNOWN FEMALE: We, the jury, in the above entitled action, find the defendant, Orenthal James Simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder.

BROWN: I was numb. All's I heard was Kim Goldman scream. I couldn't cry. I just couldn't do anything. Because I thought it was going to be a hung jury. I did not think that they were going to convict him, but I did not think that they were going to let him off.

UNKNOWN FEMALE: Not guilty. Not guilty of murder.

UNKNOWN MALE: Would you please poll the jurors.

TAMURA: There'll never be another trial like this.

KAELIN: People have come up to me and said, hey, Kato, you're the first reality star. I kind of go, what? Because they saw me as a character.

BROWN: I am working to eradicate domestic violence.

KAELIN: I have a show called "Live (ph) for an Eye." It's coming out all over the nation in September. It's sort of like "Judge Judy" meets "Fear Factor."

BROWN: Four women die every day from the hands of someone they love and someone they're supposed to be able to count on and trust. And that's awful. I think that's what drives me. And I know Nicole's with me.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

WHITFIELD: And don't forget to tune in tomorrow night for a special prime time look at our past 25 years. "CNN 25: Defining Moments," 25 moments that touched our lives. That's at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on Sunday.

Coming up, Ali, Frazier, Leonard and Braddock? The first three names might be familiar but Jim Braddock? Learn more about this Cinderella man ahead on CNN LIVE SATURDAY.

Also, good grief! Vandals target statues of a famous cartoon character.

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WHITFIELD: Now news across America.

In San Francisco, a boy has been mauled to death by a family pitbull. The attack happened inside the boy's home. Police killed one of the two dogs found in the house and captured the second. Police say they're conducting a homicide investigation but so far no charges have been filed.

In Santa Rosa, California, vandals have targeted states of cartoon character Charlie Brown. Fifty-five of the statues decorate the town as part of a fund-raiser for aspiring cartoonists. Eight of the statues were damaged.

And they're off in Washington, D.C. today. Nearly 50,000 runners and walkers took part in the 16th Annual Race for the Cure. It's a fund-raiser for breast cancer screening and treatment. More than 100 cities hold their own Race for the Cure.

Coming up, a hardline stance on China. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld drops some hints.

And one man's unselfish love for his brother could cost him life as he knew it. He's now trapped in Cuba, thousands of miles away from his family.

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WHITFIELD: Here are our top stories "Now in the News."

The White House is reacting to a new report about the Quran being mishandled at the Guantanamo Bay military prison.

A military investigation found at least four cases in which the Quran was mishandled by U.S. guards since 2002. The White House calls the cases isolated and insists guards are held to the highest standard of conduct.

Police in Aruba say they have three working theories regarding missing Alabama teenager Natalie Holloway. Holloway disappeared from the island six days ago.

Police say she either ran away, was kidnapped or was harmed by the three men with whom she was last seen. Police say none of those theories has been dismissed.

A trusted aid of Pope John Paul II says he hasn't burned the late pontiff's papers even though the pope's will instructs him to do so.

Stanislaw Dziwisz says the papers should be saved for future generations and he suggests they could help efforts to make the late pope a saint.

In Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's circle of henchmen keeps getting smaller. A man the Iraqi military describes as one of his deputies was captured during a series of raids in Mosul.

Mullah Mahdi is suspected of overseeing deadly attacks in Iraq.

A spokesman for the country's Defense Ministry says his capture is a significant achievement but the violence continues. Two police officers were wounded in an explosion in Baghdad today. They were checking a car reported to have a body inside when the vehicle blew up.

Their injuries were minor.

And the unrest was the subject of a huge meeting today in the city of Tal Afar. Tribal leaders, Iraqi generals, police chiefs and U.S. military officials gathered to find ways to end the violence. Tal Afar, about 100 mile northwest of Baghdad, has seen a huge uptick in attacks in recent months.

The U.S. death toll is growing in Afghanistan. Two U.S. troops were killed when a bomb exploded next to a U.S. military convoy. It happened yesterday in Paktika province, in the eastern part of the country.

A U.S. soldier and Afghan interpreter were wounded in the attack.

One hundred and forty-seven U.S. troops have been killed in and around Afghanistan since 2001.

Well now to Singapore, where U.S. Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld hints that the Bush administration may take a harder line with China over its arms buildup.

At a conference organized by the International Institute of Strategic Studies, Rumsfeld said a Pentagon analysis shows China is spending more on its military capabilities than its leaders officially acknowledged.

He questioned the growing investment saying no nation is threatening China.

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DONALD RUMSFELD, U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY: It is estimated that China is now the third-largest military budget in the world and it's clearly the largest in Asia.

China appears to be expanding its missile forces allowing them to reach targets in many areas of the world, not just the pacific region, while also rapidly expanding its missile capabilities here in the region.

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WHITFIELD: Rumsfeld also questioned what he called "the significant rollout of ballistic missiles opposite Taiwan" and criticized the Chinese government saying "political freedom has not kept pace with increased economic freedom."

In other news around the world, in Ramallah, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas puts on the political brakes. He's postponed the legislative elections that had been set for July 17th.

No new date was announced and no explanation for the delay was given.

But the powerful opposition party Hamas is accusing Abass and his Fatah movement of delaying a vote to so they can bolster support.

In Belfast, Northern Ireland, Robert McCartney's sisters enter court to see the arraignment of man accused of McCartney's brutal murder last January. Terence Davison, a reputed member of the Irish Republican Army offered no plea to the charges.

His sisters have campaigned in the U.K., the U.S., and the European parliament for the killers to be brought to justice.

And in Beijing, security was tight in Tiananmen Square on the 16th anniversary of the bloody government crackdown that ended a month-long pro-democracy occupation.

Thousands gathered as China's flag was raised at the square.

Civilian and military police watched for protests marking the anniversary -- any such displays are cause for arrest.

Coming up, the real story of a man whose life was saved by the bell. We'll have more on the life of boxer Jim Braddock, also known as Cinderella Man.

And they're hip, they're hot and they're even healthy. A closer look at sunglasses.

DR. BILL LLOYD, SURGEON: Fredricka, you get what you pay for when it comes to sunglasses.

I'll explain why when CNN LIVE SATURDAY continues.

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WHITFIELD: Well, sunglasses can be a fashion statement, or perhaps even hide a pair of tired eyes. Well, they come in all shapes and sizes, colors and tints, but the best-looking shades may not offer the best protection for your peepers. How can you tell? Dr. Bill Lloyd with the University of California Davis Medical Center is joining us from Sacramento. Good to see you.

Fredricka, congratulations to you and everyone at CNN on your 25th anniversary.

WHITFIELD: Oh, thanks so much.

LLOYD: Twenty-five years ago this week I had just gotten out of medical school and was on my way to start practicing and here we are, now, a quarter of a century later and we're talking about sunglasses.

WHITFIELD: We are. We've -- we all have great memories, but now we'd all love to be suited up with a great pair of sunglasses. Besides it being a fashion statement, why is it important that we all have and wear our sunshades? LLOYD: Adults and children should be wearing sunglasses regularly. We know they can protect your eyes from some degenerative problems, like cataracts and macular degeneration. There are some medications that, if you're taking, you need to wear sunglasses because the effects of the drugs plus sunshine could harm your eyes. This would include drugs like the sulfur (ph) drugs; tetracycline -- common antibiotics -- phenothiazines; skin drugs, like they're called, psoralens; and allopurinol. If you have kidney stones and are taking allopurinol, you need to make sure you've got a good pair of sunshades.

WHITFIELD: Wow, so we're talking about all year round, then, not just for the summer?

LLOYD: Well, you're absolutely right. The UV that comes from the sun is on us year-round. But, we know that during the summertime, wherever you live in the United States, the sunlight is more concentrated. There's more UV hitting you during the warmer months. So, it's a good habit to start during the warm weather for both parents and children to wear some good sunglasses.

WHITFIELD: All right, so break it down for us. How do you pick out a good pair?

LLOYD: Well, you get what you pay for and if you pay $8 over at the gas station for your sunglasses, it -- they may not do you much good. Look for the label and find out what the glasses are made of. If they're made from polycarbonate, then you're on your way to an excellent pair of sunglasses. They're virtually indestructible and they will already provide with you 100 percent of the UV protection, so don't pay extra for it.

WHITFIELD: So, a lot of times these glasses don't have all these labels on it. I remember hearing something like, if you try on a pair of glasses and you can see your eyes through the lens, then those are not going to be effective for filtering out of all of the UV rays. True, or false?

LLOYD: I'd say false. The dangerous light is actually invisible, and you couldn't tell the difference anyway. So, look to make sure that they're made of a product like polycarbonate tag, and then even without a tag, you're going to know the UV protection is there. If you're buying it from a reputable optical shop, they should be able to tell you exactly how the lens was made. And, do the parking lot test.

WHITFIELD: Yes, what's that?

LLOYD: Take the glasses -- yes, go on outside. Now, you may have to leave your credit card or something. Go on outside in the parking lot, go ahead and put them on and look around. And, if they give you what you want, you see the way you like to see, you don't have problems with glare when you're wearing your new sunglasses, go ahead and buy them. If not, take them right back, because they'll never be any better than they are in that parking lot right outside the store. WHITFIELD: Wow. So, bottom line, everyone should have a pair of good shades, even your kids as young as -- what?

LLOYD: As young as preschool age.

WHITFIELD: Really?

LLOYD: You want that protection from the UV throughout life. Oh, Fredricka, we get as much sunlight -- we get as much sunlight in the first 20 years of life than we get from 20 years till death. So, children especially can benefit from the protection.

WHITFIELD: All right, Dr. Bill Lloyd, thanks so much. Appreciate it.

LLOYD: Talk to you again soon and happy anniversary!

WHITFIELD: Thanks so much.

All right, well, Carol Lin is here and no doubt looking ahead to our next program. But, I'm sure Chloe has a pair of nice sportin' glasses?

CAROL LIN, CORRESPONDENT: Just one more accessory we can get at the mall. Anyway, good to know that. Yes, she's 2 years old and she loves her sunglasses.

WHITFIELD: Oh, that's cool.

LIN: Now I know it's healthy for her.

WHITFIELD: Yes. What's straight ahead?

LIN: Coming up at 6:00, we have a terrific Jeff Greenfield story, one of our CNN political analysts. He does a what-if scenario. What if there was no Deep Throat, no Water gate? What would have happened -- what sorts of changes would we have seen? Who would've not been elected or, how, you know, laws passed and all of that. So, that's pretty interesting, a great what-if scenario.

WHITFIELD: OK.

LIN: Then at 10:00 we're following the story about the missing high school girl and we've got Don Clark, terrific former FBI investigator, to talk about what the FBI and the police are up against, and what are the chances of finding this young woman alive.

WHITFIELD: Yes, it's a massive search now -- six days, possibly going into a seventh.

LIN: Yes. Hearts go out to her parents. We're just going to keep our fingers cross. A lot of times -- it can happen, these girls can still be alive.

WHITFIELD: All right, very good. Carol Lin, thanks so much.

LIN: Thanks, Fred.

WHITFIELD: Well, he was Rocky before Sylvester Stallone was even born and in 1934, while Americans were struggling through the Great Depression, his rags-to-riches tale took the country by storm, earning him the nickname Cinderella Man. Boxer Jim Braddock is the subject of the new Russell Crowe movie, and the book on which it is based -- author Michael Delisa joins us now from New York with more on the compelling story of Cinderella Man.

Well, Michael, good to see you.

MICHAEL DELISA, AUTHOR "CINDERELLA MAN": Nice to be here (ph).

WHITFIELD: Well, why did you decide that this was a great story to tell, because a lot of folks don't remember Jim Braddock, you know, up there in the ranks of an Ali, Frazier, et cetera, or Joe Lewis. What's his story all about?

DELISA: Yes, well, I actually got involved when Ron Howard was planning the film and I thought I knew everything there was to know about Jim Braddock and I came in as a consultant, and then as we started to -- I was asked to research a little bit further. It became clear that the true underlying facts that had been buried for 70 years were actually more interesting than anything you can make up.

WHITFIELD: Hmmm, so great fighter or a great hero for other reasons?

DELISA: Well, in the sense of technical ability, Jim Braddock, I would say, would be in the middle of the pack, but in terms of willpower and desire, he was one of the top fighters of all-time.

WHITFIELD: So, he really was a symbol of hope as well, though, you mentioned, you know, during the Depression, and you know, some of his actions exemplified that, in what way?

DELISA: Well, certainly, the dignity with which he carried himself through some of the most grimmest (SIC) times in American history, I think, resonated with the American public. The way that he went about his life, and the way that he went about trying to dig himself out of the abyss that he had been relegated to, along with many other people, was something that inspired other people. If he could succeed, if he could overcome his circumstances, perhaps they could as well.

WHITFIELD: Well, we know you liked the book. What do you think about the movie portrayal?

DELISA: I think the movie is probably one of the best depictions of life during the Depression that we have. I mean, along -- "Grapes of Wrath" may be the agricultural counterpoint, but certainly "Cinderella Man" is the urban experience during the Depression.

WHITFIELD: Do you feel like, if it were not for the Depression, then Jim Braddock would have gotten anyone's attention? Would he have been a different man, a different fighter? DELISA: Yes, he certainly wouldn't have had the same compelling need to martial all of his ability into being a fighter. I mean, he was the guy who was happy being home playing with his children, and spending time with his wife. So I don't -- I think he probably would have retired and not continued the career that he had if it wasn't for the fact that he needed to do the one thing that he knew could bring him enough money to support his family, and that was to box.

WHITFIELD: Who does this movie appeal to?

DELISA: Oh, I think movie is going to appeal to everybody, because the core of the story is essentially a family that is placed in a situation which all -- the entire family unit is fighting together. The lead person in that family is the father, and he's trying to provide for his wife and children, but everybody plays their role.

WHITFIELD: Do you think there's a lesson that viewers will get a chance to walk away from and not just, you know, be an eyewitness to a story about this man?

DELISA: Well, besides protect yourself at all times?

WHITFIELD: Um-hum.

DELISA: Which is always a good rule to have. Yes, I think the lesson is is that, no matter what situation you're placed in, you've got to strive to overcome it, and you've got to be able to be willing to let other people help you. In this case, he was supported psychologically by his wife, and financially by his manager. These are the things that make up a community.

WHITFIELD: Michael Delisa, the book is "Cinderella Man," as is the movie, with -- starring Russell Crowe and Renee Zellweger. Thanks so much, Michael, for joining us.

DELISA: Thank you.

WHITFIELD: How far would you go to rescue a sibling? Straight ahead, he gave up his family, his freedom and the chance to see his baby daughter grow up, all for the love of his brother.

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WHITFIELD: Coming to us from Cuba today, the story of a desperate bid for freedom, a brother's sacrifice, and the consequences that followed.

Our Havana bureau chief, Lucia Newman, brings us the tale of two brothers.

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Yes, she's starting to walk; learning to walk.

LUCIA NEWMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): This video as close as Bernardo Heredia can he get to his daughter; all because he made a sacrifice for his brother, a sacrifice that turned out to be bigger than he ever imagined.

Like thousands of Cubans, Bernardo Heredia left Cuba 11 years ago on a raft barely making it to Florida alive.

He settled in Las Vegas, fell in love with a Cuban-American, and began raising a family, while working as a taxi driver.

In March, he returned to Cuba for a two-week vacation.

BERNARDO HEREDIA, GAVE BROTHER HIS PASSPORT: I come to visit my family and talking to my brother -- he was desperate to leave this country.

NEWMAN: So, Bernardo Heredia agreed to help him. His brother Fidel, who looks almost exactly like him, used Bernardo's passport to leave the country; flew to Mexico; DHLed the passport back to Bernardo in Cuba and then crossed border to the United States to get asylum.

But when Bernardo came back here to the Havana Airport to fly home to Las Vegas he was arrested. Immigration officials knew someone else had already left Cuba three days before on the same passport.

A month later after confessing to the plan, he was released, but only from jail.

HEREDIA: They didn't charge me with anything.

They just said you're going to stay in this country -- that's going to be your punishment.

You're never going to leave this country by plane again, period.

NEWMAN: Bernardo says authorities confiscated his passport and green card and told him he would replace his brother.

Now, he chokes back tears as he watches the home video he brought with him to Cuba to show off his daughter.

Back in Las Vegas, it's his brother who is now holding 2-year-old Angela Marie on his lap. Fidel Heredia is now living in Bernardo's house, happy to be in the U.S. but upset about his brother.

Would Fidel be willing to return to Cuba so Bernardo can go home?

FIDEL HEREDIA, BERNARDO HEREDIA'S BROTHER (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): I'd be willing to go back only if they first promise that nothing will happen to me. But it's been a long time since I've believed their promises.

NEWMAN: At first, Bernardo's common-law wife of 10 years was angry at both brothers.

MARIA FERNANDEZ, BERNARDO HEREDIA'S WIFE: I was mad, you know, because what about me? What about the baby?

You know.

NEWMAN: But after three months, anger has been replaced by despair.

FERNANDEZ: We've never been separate since we've been together -- like this long, never.

And I don't know if I'm going to see him again, and I wonder, you know, how is she going to grow up to be?

She needs her daddy, she needs her father figure.

NEWMAN: Hundreds of miles away Bernardo is equally desperate to get home.

B. HEREDIA: It's all I want to do -- but my life is over there.

This country is still telling me that they don't want revenge -- this is their revenge.

I mean, what is the purpose they're holding me here?

I mean, what can they win?

NEWMAN (on camera): Here at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Havana, officials told him there was nothing they could do to help because although he lives in Nevada legally, he's not a U.S. citizen.

(voice-over): Bernardo says a month ago he tried leaving on a raft like he did 11 years ago but had to swim back after the raft capsized far offshore.

He says he's not sorry he helped his brother but it's hard to live with the price he's paying.

What's the hardest part about all of this for you?

B. HEREDIA: This.

NEWMAN: Lucia Newman, CNN, Havana.

WHITFIELD: And that's going to do it for this hour of CNN LIVE SATURDAY.

Straight ahead, "People In The News" looks at the invasion of Normandy -- D-day, a call to courage.

Then at 6:00 Eastern, Carol Lin is here for CNN LIVE SATURDAY and 7:00 P.M. it's "THE CAPITAL GANG."

I'm Fredricka Whitfield.

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FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Missing just days after graduating high school, now police on a resort island are working several angles in the search for an American teenager.
His performance in the boxing ring took a nation by storm. Jim Braddock, the man profiled in the new movie "Cinderella Man," has quite a story. We'll share that with you.

All he wanted to do was help his brother. And because he did, this husband and father may never see his family again.

Hello and welcome to CNN LIVE SATURDAY. I'm Fredricka Whitfield.

All that and more after a check of the headlines.

A tunnel linking Italy and France, the scene of a deadly accident today. At least one person is dead after two trucks collided in the Frejus Tunnel. It left a tractor trailer carrying car tires in flames. A fire so intense it shut down the tunnel.

Grief and anger in Lebanon today. Funeral services were held for slain anti-Syrian Columnist Samir Kassir. Mourners lined the streets of Beirut, paying their represents. Lebanon's opposition leaders have blamed Syria for Kassir's death, something Syria strongly denies.

Keeping you informed, CNN, the most trusted name in news.

A thrashing at the women's final in the French Open. Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne easily beat France's Mary Pierce 6-1, 6-1. The victory marked a major comeback for Henin-Hardenne, who was bedridden for much of last year with a blood virus.

Now our top story.

June is getting off to a stormy start in parts of the nation. We're watching some strong weather systems out there. Right now here's CNN Meteorologist Jacqui Jeras with a look at who is under the gun.

Jacqui.

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WHITFIELD: All right. We'll stay tuned to that. Thanks so much, Jacqui.

Well, it's virtually standard issue at Guantanamo Bay, the Quran. The Muslim holy book so sacred that its destruction is punishable by death in some parts of the world. The U.S. military has issued hundreds of copies to detainees at the prison for suspected terrorists and last month it denied reports U.S. personnel mishandled the book to intimidate the inmates. Now a new probe is shedding new light on such allegations. CNN's Kathleen Koch joins us from the Pentagon with more.

Kathleen.

KATHLEEN KOCH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Fredricka, first it's important to point out that this probe found no evidence whatsoever that any U.S. service member ever tried to or succeeded in flushing the Quran down the toilet. But the investigation by Brigadier General Jay Hood did look into some 19 other alleged incidents and it found that only five had merit.

In one case, they discovered there was an incident of guards kicking a detainee's Quran. In other case, a guard's urine splashed on to a detainee and his Quran inadvertently through an air vent. In one incident, a water balloon fight between guards got two Qurans wet. And then in another incident, a contract interrogator stepped on a detainees Quran but later apologized. And finally, in the last incident, a two-world obscenity was found scrolled in English inside a detainee's Quran. But because that detainee spoke English, it couldn't be determined whether or not he had written the words or whether a guard was responsible.

The investigators did find, interestingly, some 15 cases in which detainees themselves, often in protest, mishandled their own Qurans, tearing out pages, spitting on their Qurans. And even, in a couple of cases, trying to flush them down the toilet.

The Pentagon believe this was a very thorough probe. Investigators looked at more than 30,000 documents. And the White House today released a statement praising the report, saying, "our men and women in the military adhere to the highest standards, including when it comes to respecting and protecting religious freedom. It is unfortunate that some have chose on it take out of context a few isolated incidents by a few individuals without making clear the policies and practices of the overwhelming vast majority, the 99.9 percent, of our military personnel."

And at this point, the Pentagon does believe that everyone at U.S. detention facilities worldwide, including Guantanamo Bay, is, right now, very much on notice, very well aware of proper handling of the Muslim holy book.

Fredricka.

WHITFIELD: And so, Kathleen, what comes after this report? Is there any sort of mandate that's coming down to crack down on those with such a cavalier behavior? Because if that's at the root of this behavior, that these are isolated incidents, then surely there might be some complaints that this is almost supported somewhere along the ranks.

KOCH: Well, at this point, in these cases where they do believe that some of this mishandling was deliberate, those people were punished. One interrogator was even fired from his position. But again, some of them were considered inadvertent. And though there is one final line of the report does mention that they are considering adjusting perhaps U.S. policies for the handling of the Quran to avoid misunderstandings in the future.

WHITFIELD: Kathleen Koch at the Pentagon.

Thanks so much.

Well now to Aruba, where the FBI has joined the search for a missing high school student from Alabama. It's been almost a week since Natalie Holloway vanished during her graduation trip. Police and volunteers scouring the area have found no trace of the 18-year- old. It's a mystery that's shaken both her family and the entire Caribbean island. CNN's Karl Penhaul is there and joins us now via video phone.

Karl.

KARL PENHAUL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Fredricka, for much of the afternoon, police and investigators were searching a hotel near the Holiday Inn where Natalie Holloway had been staying. That hotel has been under refurbishment for the last month. Police declined to say whether they had received a tipoffs where (ph) they carrying out a thorough search of the area and found nothing we are told. But it does reflect that the police are reacting very earnestly on a number of tipoffs that police say they are receiving by the hour.

Now earlier in the day, the family did stage a rather emotional press conference and Natalie's mother, Beth Holloway-Twitty, made this pledge that on her daughter about her missing daughter.

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BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY, NATALIE HOLLOWAY'S MOTHER: Our primary goal is to bring Natalie back home. We will do whatever it takes. As I've said from the beginning, I'm not leaving Aruba without her.

GERALD DOMPIG, ARUBA DEP. POLICE CHIEF: You could say three theories. One is, as you all know, these persons of interest might have done something wrong to Natalie. That's one area. The other area is that this person is just missing in terms of somewhere else, for whatever reason. And the last area is, of course, kidnapping. But as law enforcement, you cannot exclude anything.

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PENHAUL: Now that last person speaking was the deputy police chief commissioner for the island. The three persons of interest he was referring to were the three young men, aged between 18 and 25, who were last seen in the company of Natalie very early on Monday morning after leaving a Mexican bar in the main town here. A bar called Carlos and Charles. Those men have been questioned but they haven't been detained or they haven't been arrested, Fredricka.

WHITFIELD: All right, Karl Penhaul, thanks very much for that update from Aruba. Palm Beach, Aruba.

Well, there were about 100 students on the trip with Holloway and there were several chaperones as well. Holloway's aunt says the family believes they did all they could to watch over the group the chaperones. One of the theories police seem to be considering is that Holloway chose to disappear on her own. But during a news conference today, her aunt said that's unlikely.

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MARCIA TWITTY, Natalie HOLLOWAY'S AUNT: This is a happy, intelligent, honor student. She's going to the University of Alabama this fall on a full academic scholarship. She you know, she's a dancer. Extreme she does a lot of volunteer work in the community. A very conscientious teenager. Very prompt. You know, a very prompt teenager. Very on-time kind of responsible kid.

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WHITFIELD: The Holloway's home town is posting yellow ribbons in her honor. It's also holding daily prayer services for the missing teen.

Airport security. We've heard the complaints and dealt with the problems. Is it an easy fix? Well, the government just might think so.

And CNN 25 looks back on one of the most infamous cases in history and the trial leading up to it that may have set the precedent for coverage.

But first, this reminder. Tomorrow morning at 11:00 Eastern, it's a special edition of "Reliable Sources," a town hall meeting on the historic revelation of Deep Throat. Ben Bradley, former executive editor of "The Washington Post" will be a guest. That's tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. Eastern.

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WHITFIELD: CNN has learned about a new report from the Department of Homeland Security focusing on ways to speed up airport screening, while improving overall safety at the same time. Among the suggested changes, more armed guards in screening areas and expanding the use of devices to detect trace amounts of explosives. CNN Security Analyst Clark Kent Ervin joins us from Washington for more on the report and whether it is possible to be safer and speedier at the same time.

Good to see you.

ERVIN: Good to see you, Fredricka.

WHITFIELD: Well, let's begin with that. Can you have more convenience and at the same time have more security?

CLARK KENT ERVIN, CNN SECURITY ANALYST: Yes, there's no question about that and the report recommends a number of ways in which that can be done. As you say, more armed guards at checkpoints so that if, in fact, there's a deadly weapon, someone trained to deal with a deadly weapon is there, having locks or gates around secure areas, secure exits, so that passenger areas don't have to be evacuated if someone attempts and succeeds in getting through those exits, having additional checkpoints as has been done in Atlanta, in Denver and Washington. Of course, it decreases passenger processing time and can increases security as well because of the increased number of people checking bags and passengers.

WHITFIELD: And let's talk a little bit more about those checkpoints. Already there are tables, people put their belongings on the tables, they move on to the screening baggage area. Well, one of the suggestions is to have more tables or at least longer tables so that more people can get organized before getting up to the screening area. How is that going to make a difference?

ERVIN: Well, often people are backed up. They can't put their bags on to the x-ray machine because the table is so small that there just isn't enough room for more than a few passengers' items. So just a low tech solution like increasing the length of the table can dramatically speed up the processing time and there's no sacrifice in security. But the most important thing it seems to me is this recommendation that there be expanded use of explosive trace detection systems.

WHITFIELD: How significant do you think that is and what other gaps do you see in the current system?

ERVIN: Well, these machines are not used very widely and yet, obviously, it's very important to use this kind of technology lest there be explosives that would otherwise go undetected. So the recommendation is that these be deployed, used more widely. One of the suggestions is that just adding one additional screener at a checkpoint would allow the use of these machines very widely so that every boarding pass, passenger's hands and their shoes could always be checked for explosives as a matter of course rather than episodically.

WHITFIELD: A couple of other recommendations coming out of this report. That there should be gates or lockable doors so that people don't go through enter the exit areas where, in some cases, there aren't any doors at all. And another change would be, the TSA already has an agreement with local law enforcement, that perhaps that needs to evolve a little bit more for quicker, better response time. If these are such easy solutions, why, a, has it taken so long and this these sort of solutions don't seem like an argument of money can be made.

ERVIN: That's right. Many of the solutions recommended are very low-tech or no tech recommendations at all. They don't cost a lot of money, so it is hard to believe that they haven't already been implemented. I think there really hasn't been the sense of urgency on the part of TSA in the last couple of years, but we certainly need that sense of urgency because we remain under threat of attack.

The good news is that all of this can be done. And if it were done, it would dramatically increase security and, at the same time, not unduly inconvenience passengers and slow down passenger travel.

WHITFIELD: All right, Clark Kent Ervin, thanks so much.

ERVIN: Thank you.

WHITFIELD: Well, there have been many riveting court cases over the past 25 years. From Ted Bundy to Scott Peterson, and CNN has been there to provide a window into the courtroom each time. It's a daunting responsibility, but especially so when the defendant is a celebrity. Here's a look back at two of the most memorable trials that are part of CNN's 25-year history.

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WILLIAM KENNEDY SMITH: The version of the events in that report are an outrageous lie.

BERNARD SHAW, CNN ANCHOR: William Kennedy Smith was formally charged today in the alleged rape of a woman at the Kennedy family estate in Palm Beach, Florida.

BOB FURNAD, FMR. CNN EXECUTIVE V.P.: The William Kennedy Smith trial was a natural for us because of the name recognition. The name Kennedy. Huge name. So we knew it was going to be of high interest. It presented its unique set of challenges for us. For one thing, the judge said that the face of the alleged victim could never be seen on the air. Court TV, which was then just a little bitty network, they had put a hard edged, gray dot over the alleged victim's face.

UNKNOWN FEMALE: He raped me.

FURNAD: She moved in and out of frame and they were my fear is that they were behind her. That we'd get a glimpse of the side and a glimpse of and it bothered me. While we were on the air, I told the TD to make a bigger dot and make it blue and cover their dot with our own that covered more. I was not going to take chances that she was going to be seen on camera and that we were going to violate the court's orders.

UNKNOWN FEMALE: As to count one, we find the defendant not guilty.

FURNAD: I think what it did is it proved the popularity of people watching an event happening in a courtroom unrolling itself. It clearly set the stage for the O.J. Simpson trial some years later.

UNKNOWN MALE: You do have a man with a gun in that car.

UNKNOWN MALE: It's very peculiar to see all these people along the highway. You can see them down there now.

LARRY KING, CNN ANCHOR: Yes, I'm going to have to interrupt this call. I understand we we're going to go to a live picture in Los Angeles. This is Interstate 5. Police believe that O.J. Simpson is in that car.

UNKNOWN MALE: Simpson's car, after an almost two-hour chase, pulled into his estate, providing even more drama. In several minutes, the car sat motionless. Simpson emerged holding a photo of his family, instead of a gun. He was taken into custody.

UNKNOWN MALE: Are you ready to enter a plea at this time?

O.J. SIMPSON: Yes, your honor.

UNKNOWN MALE: How do you plead to counts one and two?

O.J. SIMPSON: Absolutely, 100 percent, not guilty.

DENISE BROWN, NICOLE SIMPSON'S SISTER: I believe he murdered my sister and I will always think that.

He picked her up, threw her against a wall.

There's one phrase that I heard over and over again, and they say, "it gets easier." Honestly, it doesn't get easier. The only thing that happens is that you don't cry as often.

UNKNOWN FEMALE: Were you lovers?

BRIAN "KATO" KAELIN: No.

It was an experience that I would not wish upon anybody. It was --that's about it.

UNKNOWN FEMALE: Can you describe for us the noise you heard, Mr. Kaelin?

KAELIN: I wanted people to understand, I had never been in a courtroom for anything. I didn't even have a parking ticket. I think it really is sort of the trial of the century. You had ways of reaching people 24-7.

TRACI TAMURA, CNN FIELD PRODUCER: As a film producer, you know, we set up the whole camp O.J. and it was a very elaborate deal. You have your mobile homes sitting there. You had the trailers and all the satellite city of all the trucks lined up. And you had these big scaffolding which each of us had a position.

He says, we've lost jurors at a rate of two months (ph).

I would be the producer out on the curbside when the attorneys and the participants would arrive and it was almost like the Oscars.

Are you optimistic you'll be able to get through the trial?

UNKNOWN MALE: We're going to move along as quickly as possible.

TAMURA: Every morning for the next year and a half or so, O.J. Simpson's trial took over my life.

JOHNNIE COCHRAN: It's no disguise. It's know disguise. It makes no sense. It doesn't fit. If it doesn't fit, you must acquit.

KAELIN: I think Johnnie Cochran knew how to talk to the jury. And with his little rhymes and that, it obviously worked.

UNKNOWN FEMALE: We, the jury, in the above entitled action, find the defendant, Orenthal James Simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder.

BROWN: I was numb. All's I heard was Kim Goldman scream. I couldn't cry. I just couldn't do anything. Because I thought it was going to be a hung jury. I did not think that they were going to convict him, but I did not think that they were going to let him off.

UNKNOWN FEMALE: Not guilty. Not guilty of murder.

UNKNOWN MALE: Would you please poll the jurors.

TAMURA: There'll never be another trial like this.

KAELIN: People have come up to me and said, hey, Kato, you're the first reality star. I kind of go, what? Because they saw me as a character.

BROWN: I am working to eradicate domestic violence.

KAELIN: I have a show called "Live (ph) for an Eye." It's coming out all over the nation in September. It's sort of like "Judge Judy" meets "Fear Factor."

BROWN: Four women die every day from the hands of someone they love and someone they're supposed to be able to count on and trust. And that's awful. I think that's what drives me. And I know Nicole's with me.

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WHITFIELD: And don't forget to tune in tomorrow night for a special prime time look at our past 25 years. "CNN 25: Defining Moments," 25 moments that touched our lives. That's at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on Sunday.

Coming up, Ali, Frazier, Leonard and Braddock? The first three names might be familiar but Jim Braddock? Learn more about this Cinderella man ahead on CNN LIVE SATURDAY.

Also, good grief! Vandals target statues of a famous cartoon character.

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WHITFIELD: Now news across America.

In San Francisco, a boy has been mauled to death by a family pitbull. The attack happened inside the boy's home. Police killed one of the two dogs found in the house and captured the second. Police say they're conducting a homicide investigation but so far no charges have been filed.

In Santa Rosa, California, vandals have targeted states of cartoon character Charlie Brown. Fifty-five of the statues decorate the town as part of a fund-raiser for aspiring cartoonists. Eight of the statues were damaged.

And they're off in Washington, D.C. today. Nearly 50,000 runners and walkers took part in the 16th Annual Race for the Cure. It's a fund-raiser for breast cancer screening and treatment. More than 100 cities hold their own Race for the Cure.

Coming up, a hardline stance on China. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld drops some hints.

And one man's unselfish love for his brother could cost him life as he knew it. He's now trapped in Cuba, thousands of miles away from his family.

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WHITFIELD: Here are our top stories "Now in the News."

The White House is reacting to a new report about the Quran being mishandled at the Guantanamo Bay military prison.

A military investigation found at least four cases in which the Quran was mishandled by U.S. guards since 2002. The White House calls the cases isolated and insists guards are held to the highest standard of conduct.

Police in Aruba say they have three working theories regarding missing Alabama teenager Natalie Holloway. Holloway disappeared from the island six days ago.

Police say she either ran away, was kidnapped or was harmed by the three men with whom she was last seen. Police say none of those theories has been dismissed.

A trusted aid of Pope John Paul II says he hasn't burned the late pontiff's papers even though the pope's will instructs him to do so.

Stanislaw Dziwisz says the papers should be saved for future generations and he suggests they could help efforts to make the late pope a saint.

In Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's circle of henchmen keeps getting smaller. A man the Iraqi military describes as one of his deputies was captured during a series of raids in Mosul.

Mullah Mahdi is suspected of overseeing deadly attacks in Iraq.

A spokesman for the country's Defense Ministry says his capture is a significant achievement but the violence continues. Two police officers were wounded in an explosion in Baghdad today. They were checking a car reported to have a body inside when the vehicle blew up.

Their injuries were minor.

And the unrest was the subject of a huge meeting today in the city of Tal Afar. Tribal leaders, Iraqi generals, police chiefs and U.S. military officials gathered to find ways to end the violence. Tal Afar, about 100 mile northwest of Baghdad, has seen a huge uptick in attacks in recent months.

The U.S. death toll is growing in Afghanistan. Two U.S. troops were killed when a bomb exploded next to a U.S. military convoy. It happened yesterday in Paktika province, in the eastern part of the country.

A U.S. soldier and Afghan interpreter were wounded in the attack.

One hundred and forty-seven U.S. troops have been killed in and around Afghanistan since 2001.

Well now to Singapore, where U.S. Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld hints that the Bush administration may take a harder line with China over its arms buildup.

At a conference organized by the International Institute of Strategic Studies, Rumsfeld said a Pentagon analysis shows China is spending more on its military capabilities than its leaders officially acknowledged.

He questioned the growing investment saying no nation is threatening China.

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DONALD RUMSFELD, U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY: It is estimated that China is now the third-largest military budget in the world and it's clearly the largest in Asia.

China appears to be expanding its missile forces allowing them to reach targets in many areas of the world, not just the pacific region, while also rapidly expanding its missile capabilities here in the region.

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WHITFIELD: Rumsfeld also questioned what he called "the significant rollout of ballistic missiles opposite Taiwan" and criticized the Chinese government saying "political freedom has not kept pace with increased economic freedom."

In other news around the world, in Ramallah, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas puts on the political brakes. He's postponed the legislative elections that had been set for July 17th.

No new date was announced and no explanation for the delay was given.

But the powerful opposition party Hamas is accusing Abass and his Fatah movement of delaying a vote to so they can bolster support.

In Belfast, Northern Ireland, Robert McCartney's sisters enter court to see the arraignment of man accused of McCartney's brutal murder last January. Terence Davison, a reputed member of the Irish Republican Army offered no plea to the charges.

His sisters have campaigned in the U.K., the U.S., and the European parliament for the killers to be brought to justice.

And in Beijing, security was tight in Tiananmen Square on the 16th anniversary of the bloody government crackdown that ended a month-long pro-democracy occupation.

Thousands gathered as China's flag was raised at the square.

Civilian and military police watched for protests marking the anniversary -- any such displays are cause for arrest.

Coming up, the real story of a man whose life was saved by the bell. We'll have more on the life of boxer Jim Braddock, also known as Cinderella Man.

And they're hip, they're hot and they're even healthy. A closer look at sunglasses.

DR. BILL LLOYD, SURGEON: Fredricka, you get what you pay for when it comes to sunglasses.

I'll explain why when CNN LIVE SATURDAY continues.

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WHITFIELD: Well, sunglasses can be a fashion statement, or perhaps even hide a pair of tired eyes. Well, they come in all shapes and sizes, colors and tints, but the best-looking shades may not offer the best protection for your peepers. How can you tell? Dr. Bill Lloyd with the University of California Davis Medical Center is joining us from Sacramento. Good to see you.

Fredricka, congratulations to you and everyone at CNN on your 25th anniversary.

WHITFIELD: Oh, thanks so much.

LLOYD: Twenty-five years ago this week I had just gotten out of medical school and was on my way to start practicing and here we are, now, a quarter of a century later and we're talking about sunglasses.

WHITFIELD: We are. We've -- we all have great memories, but now we'd all love to be suited up with a great pair of sunglasses. Besides it being a fashion statement, why is it important that we all have and wear our sunshades? LLOYD: Adults and children should be wearing sunglasses regularly. We know they can protect your eyes from some degenerative problems, like cataracts and macular degeneration. There are some medications that, if you're taking, you need to wear sunglasses because the effects of the drugs plus sunshine could harm your eyes. This would include drugs like the sulfur (ph) drugs; tetracycline -- common antibiotics -- phenothiazines; skin drugs, like they're called, psoralens; and allopurinol. If you have kidney stones and are taking allopurinol, you need to make sure you've got a good pair of sunshades.

WHITFIELD: Wow, so we're talking about all year round, then, not just for the summer?

LLOYD: Well, you're absolutely right. The UV that comes from the sun is on us year-round. But, we know that during the summertime, wherever you live in the United States, the sunlight is more concentrated. There's more UV hitting you during the warmer months. So, it's a good habit to start during the warm weather for both parents and children to wear some good sunglasses.

WHITFIELD: All right, so break it down for us. How do you pick out a good pair?

LLOYD: Well, you get what you pay for and if you pay $8 over at the gas station for your sunglasses, it -- they may not do you much good. Look for the label and find out what the glasses are made of. If they're made from polycarbonate, then you're on your way to an excellent pair of sunglasses. They're virtually indestructible and they will already provide with you 100 percent of the UV protection, so don't pay extra for it.

WHITFIELD: So, a lot of times these glasses don't have all these labels on it. I remember hearing something like, if you try on a pair of glasses and you can see your eyes through the lens, then those are not going to be effective for filtering out of all of the UV rays. True, or false?

LLOYD: I'd say false. The dangerous light is actually invisible, and you couldn't tell the difference anyway. So, look to make sure that they're made of a product like polycarbonate tag, and then even without a tag, you're going to know the UV protection is there. If you're buying it from a reputable optical shop, they should be able to tell you exactly how the lens was made. And, do the parking lot test.

WHITFIELD: Yes, what's that?

LLOYD: Take the glasses -- yes, go on outside. Now, you may have to leave your credit card or something. Go on outside in the parking lot, go ahead and put them on and look around. And, if they give you what you want, you see the way you like to see, you don't have problems with glare when you're wearing your new sunglasses, go ahead and buy them. If not, take them right back, because they'll never be any better than they are in that parking lot right outside the store. WHITFIELD: Wow. So, bottom line, everyone should have a pair of good shades, even your kids as young as -- what?

LLOYD: As young as preschool age.

WHITFIELD: Really?

LLOYD: You want that protection from the UV throughout life. Oh, Fredricka, we get as much sunlight -- we get as much sunlight in the first 20 years of life than we get from 20 years till death. So, children especially can benefit from the protection.

WHITFIELD: All right, Dr. Bill Lloyd, thanks so much. Appreciate it.

LLOYD: Talk to you again soon and happy anniversary!

WHITFIELD: Thanks so much.

All right, well, Carol Lin is here and no doubt looking ahead to our next program. But, I'm sure Chloe has a pair of nice sportin' glasses?

CAROL LIN, CORRESPONDENT: Just one more accessory we can get at the mall. Anyway, good to know that. Yes, she's 2 years old and she loves her sunglasses.

WHITFIELD: Oh, that's cool.

LIN: Now I know it's healthy for her.

WHITFIELD: Yes. What's straight ahead?

LIN: Coming up at 6:00, we have a terrific Jeff Greenfield story, one of our CNN political analysts. He does a what-if scenario. What if there was no Deep Throat, no Water gate? What would have happened -- what sorts of changes would we have seen? Who would've not been elected or, how, you know, laws passed and all of that. So, that's pretty interesting, a great what-if scenario.

WHITFIELD: OK.

LIN: Then at 10:00 we're following the story about the missing high school girl and we've got Don Clark, terrific former FBI investigator, to talk about what the FBI and the police are up against, and what are the chances of finding this young woman alive.

WHITFIELD: Yes, it's a massive search now -- six days, possibly going into a seventh.

LIN: Yes. Hearts go out to her parents. We're just going to keep our fingers cross. A lot of times -- it can happen, these girls can still be alive.

WHITFIELD: All right, very good. Carol Lin, thanks so much.

LIN: Thanks, Fred.

WHITFIELD: Well, he was Rocky before Sylvester Stallone was even born and in 1934, while Americans were struggling through the Great Depression, his rags-to-riches tale took the country by storm, earning him the nickname Cinderella Man. Boxer Jim Braddock is the subject of the new Russell Crowe movie, and the book on which it is based -- author Michael Delisa joins us now from New York with more on the compelling story of Cinderella Man.

Well, Michael, good to see you.

MICHAEL DELISA, AUTHOR "CINDERELLA MAN": Nice to be here (ph).

WHITFIELD: Well, why did you decide that this was a great story to tell, because a lot of folks don't remember Jim Braddock, you know, up there in the ranks of an Ali, Frazier, et cetera, or Joe Lewis. What's his story all about?

DELISA: Yes, well, I actually got involved when Ron Howard was planning the film and I thought I knew everything there was to know about Jim Braddock and I came in as a consultant, and then as we started to -- I was asked to research a little bit further. It became clear that the true underlying facts that had been buried for 70 years were actually more interesting than anything you can make up.

WHITFIELD: Hmmm, so great fighter or a great hero for other reasons?

DELISA: Well, in the sense of technical ability, Jim Braddock, I would say, would be in the middle of the pack, but in terms of willpower and desire, he was one of the top fighters of all-time.

WHITFIELD: So, he really was a symbol of hope as well, though, you mentioned, you know, during the Depression, and you know, some of his actions exemplified that, in what way?

DELISA: Well, certainly, the dignity with which he carried himself through some of the most grimmest (SIC) times in American history, I think, resonated with the American public. The way that he went about his life, and the way that he went about trying to dig himself out of the abyss that he had been relegated to, along with many other people, was something that inspired other people. If he could succeed, if he could overcome his circumstances, perhaps they could as well.

WHITFIELD: Well, we know you liked the book. What do you think about the movie portrayal?

DELISA: I think the movie is probably one of the best depictions of life during the Depression that we have. I mean, along -- "Grapes of Wrath" may be the agricultural counterpoint, but certainly "Cinderella Man" is the urban experience during the Depression.

WHITFIELD: Do you feel like, if it were not for the Depression, then Jim Braddock would have gotten anyone's attention? Would he have been a different man, a different fighter? DELISA: Yes, he certainly wouldn't have had the same compelling need to martial all of his ability into being a fighter. I mean, he was the guy who was happy being home playing with his children, and spending time with his wife. So I don't -- I think he probably would have retired and not continued the career that he had if it wasn't for the fact that he needed to do the one thing that he knew could bring him enough money to support his family, and that was to box.

WHITFIELD: Who does this movie appeal to?

DELISA: Oh, I think movie is going to appeal to everybody, because the core of the story is essentially a family that is placed in a situation which all -- the entire family unit is fighting together. The lead person in that family is the father, and he's trying to provide for his wife and children, but everybody plays their role.

WHITFIELD: Do you think there's a lesson that viewers will get a chance to walk away from and not just, you know, be an eyewitness to a story about this man?

DELISA: Well, besides protect yourself at all times?

WHITFIELD: Um-hum.

DELISA: Which is always a good rule to have. Yes, I think the lesson is is that, no matter what situation you're placed in, you've got to strive to overcome it, and you've got to be able to be willing to let other people help you. In this case, he was supported psychologically by his wife, and financially by his manager. These are the things that make up a community.

WHITFIELD: Michael Delisa, the book is "Cinderella Man," as is the movie, with -- starring Russell Crowe and Renee Zellweger. Thanks so much, Michael, for joining us.

DELISA: Thank you.

WHITFIELD: How far would you go to rescue a sibling? Straight ahead, he gave up his family, his freedom and the chance to see his baby daughter grow up, all for the love of his brother.

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WHITFIELD: Coming to us from Cuba today, the story of a desperate bid for freedom, a brother's sacrifice, and the consequences that followed.

Our Havana bureau chief, Lucia Newman, brings us the tale of two brothers.

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Yes, she's starting to walk; learning to walk.

LUCIA NEWMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): This video as close as Bernardo Heredia can he get to his daughter; all because he made a sacrifice for his brother, a sacrifice that turned out to be bigger than he ever imagined.

Like thousands of Cubans, Bernardo Heredia left Cuba 11 years ago on a raft barely making it to Florida alive.

He settled in Las Vegas, fell in love with a Cuban-American, and began raising a family, while working as a taxi driver.

In March, he returned to Cuba for a two-week vacation.

BERNARDO HEREDIA, GAVE BROTHER HIS PASSPORT: I come to visit my family and talking to my brother -- he was desperate to leave this country.

NEWMAN: So, Bernardo Heredia agreed to help him. His brother Fidel, who looks almost exactly like him, used Bernardo's passport to leave the country; flew to Mexico; DHLed the passport back to Bernardo in Cuba and then crossed border to the United States to get asylum.

But when Bernardo came back here to the Havana Airport to fly home to Las Vegas he was arrested. Immigration officials knew someone else had already left Cuba three days before on the same passport.

A month later after confessing to the plan, he was released, but only from jail.

HEREDIA: They didn't charge me with anything.

They just said you're going to stay in this country -- that's going to be your punishment.

You're never going to leave this country by plane again, period.

NEWMAN: Bernardo says authorities confiscated his passport and green card and told him he would replace his brother.

Now, he chokes back tears as he watches the home video he brought with him to Cuba to show off his daughter.

Back in Las Vegas, it's his brother who is now holding 2-year-old Angela Marie on his lap. Fidel Heredia is now living in Bernardo's house, happy to be in the U.S. but upset about his brother.

Would Fidel be willing to return to Cuba so Bernardo can go home?

FIDEL HEREDIA, BERNARDO HEREDIA'S BROTHER (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): I'd be willing to go back only if they first promise that nothing will happen to me. But it's been a long time since I've believed their promises.

NEWMAN: At first, Bernardo's common-law wife of 10 years was angry at both brothers.

MARIA FERNANDEZ, BERNARDO HEREDIA'S WIFE: I was mad, you know, because what about me? What about the baby?

You know.

NEWMAN: But after three months, anger has been replaced by despair.

FERNANDEZ: We've never been separate since we've been together -- like this long, never.

And I don't know if I'm going to see him again, and I wonder, you know, how is she going to grow up to be?

She needs her daddy, she needs her father figure.

NEWMAN: Hundreds of miles away Bernardo is equally desperate to get home.

B. HEREDIA: It's all I want to do -- but my life is over there.

This country is still telling me that they don't want revenge -- this is their revenge.

I mean, what is the purpose they're holding me here?

I mean, what can they win?

NEWMAN (on camera): Here at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Havana, officials told him there was nothing they could do to help because although he lives in Nevada legally, he's not a U.S. citizen.

(voice-over): Bernardo says a month ago he tried leaving on a raft like he did 11 years ago but had to swim back after the raft capsized far offshore.

He says he's not sorry he helped his brother but it's hard to live with the price he's paying.

What's the hardest part about all of this for you?

B. HEREDIA: This.

NEWMAN: Lucia Newman, CNN, Havana.

WHITFIELD: And that's going to do it for this hour of CNN LIVE SATURDAY.

Straight ahead, "People In The News" looks at the invasion of Normandy -- D-day, a call to courage.

Then at 6:00 Eastern, Carol Lin is here for CNN LIVE SATURDAY and 7:00 P.M. it's "THE CAPITAL GANG."

I'm Fredricka Whitfield.

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