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Day Six of Search for Holloway; New Allegations of Quran Abuse at Gitmo; Gov't Allocates $30 Million for Airport Security; What if there had been no Watergate scandal?; Jury Begins Deliberation in Jackson Trial; A Look at Journalists Covering First War in Iraq; Videotape of Massacre During Bosnian War is Released; Pamela peeke Discusses Her New Book; The Price of Prom

Aired June 04, 2005 - 18:00   ET

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CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: Investigating an island mystery, could three men hold the answers to an Alabama high school student's disappearance in Aruba?
Also, coming to grips with the nation's bloody past. A mother witnesses the pain and suffering of her son's final moments.

And it's not the fountain of youth but a nutritional scientist boasts a new plan to dramatically reshape your body. It is June 4 and you're watching CNN LIVE SATURDAY.

Good afternoon. From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Carol Lin. Our top story in just a moment but first stories making news right now.

Storms packing hail, high winds and lightning are making a miserable Saturday in the Plains and the Mississippi Valley. The bad weather has brought flooding to Kansas and several tornado watches across the region. CNN's Jacqui Jeras is going to join me in just a moment with the latest weather news you need to know.

In the meantime, sinking spirits for Saddam Hussein, as the gravity of his situation sinks in. An Iraqi judge tells a London- based Arab newspaper the jailed ex-leader has suffered a collapse in his morale because he understands the extent of the charges against him. No date has yet been set for the start of his trial on war crimes.

And one person is confirmed dead after fire erupts in a tunnel linking France and Italy. An Italian official says the blaze broke out in the Frejus Tunnel after two trucks collided. A third truck also caught fire and the heat has been described as extreme. Motorists are being held in safe cells, so-called safe cells, inside the eight-mile-long tunnel.

In the meantime, thousands of tourists flock to Aruba each year for a dream vacation but one such trip has turned into a nightmare for an Alabama family and for the Caribbean Island itself. It is now day six of a desperate search for an 18-year-old high school student who has vanished without a trace. CNN's Karl Penhaul is in Aruba and he joins me by videophone.

Karl, what are you hearing?

KARL PENHAUL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Carol, the last search switched in the course of the afternoon to a hotel, which is being refurbished a short distance from the Holiday Inn. That was the hotel where Natalee Holloway had been staying. Police searched the building, which is -- has been under refurbishment now for the last month for several hours but then emerged and saying that they had found nothing. But it does reflect that they are still continuously and intensely pursuing the search for Natalee Holloway, packed by agents for the FBI who have flown in especially for this. Dutch Marines have also scouring the search and focused on land and buildings as well as much of Aruba's coastline.

In the course of the morning also, Natalee's mother, Beth Holloway Twitty, gave a press conference and she made this pledge about her missing daughter.

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BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY, NATALEE HOLLOWAY'S MOTHER: Our primary goal is to bring Natalee 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 that there are three theories. One is, as you all know, these persons of interest might have done something wrong to Natalee. 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 theory is, of course, a kidnapping, but as law enforcement, you cannot exclude anything.

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PENHAUL: That person just talking is the deputy chief police commissioner of Aruba. And the persons of interest he was referring to were three young men, all aged between 18 and 25, all residents of Aruba. Those were the three men who were last seen in Natalee's company leaving the Mexican bar, Carlos & Charlie's, in the early hours of Monday morning. Those men have been questioned about Natalee's disappearance but they have not been detained. They haven't been rested and so far, there are no charges in the case -- Carol.

LIN: Karl, it would seem though that the police would want to go search their apartments or their houses, or gather evidence, that they would be prime suspects since they were the last persons perhaps to see her alive.

PENHAUL: Well, indeed. In fact, the deputy police commissioner was choosing his words very carefully, describing those men as persons of interest but other police investigators that we talked to were less careful with their words and did describe the three as suspects. However, they are playing their cards pretty close to their chest right now and aren't saying what kind of measures they will follow up against these men. But we understand that they are continuing to provide information and the police are still knocking on their door to try and cross-check their stories -- Carol. LIN: All right. Karl Penhaul reporting live by videophone on this missing teenager. We're going to be following the story through the night. In fact, at 10:00 Eastern, I'm going to be talking about with a veteran FBI investigator about what these officials are up against in searching for this young missing woman in Aruba.

It the meantime, it has been a month since the Muslim world exploded in anger over a later retracted "Newsweek" article. The report claimed U.S. troops mishandled the Quran to intimidate inmates at Guantanamo Bay and now a new probe is shedding new light on the allegations. CNN's Kathleen Koch is at the Pentagon with more details -- Kathleen.

KATHLEEN KOCH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Carol, this was an in-depth probe. Investigators spent nearly a month pouring through more than 30,000 documents on the treatment of the 540 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.

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KOCH (voice-over): The probe by Brigadier General Jay Hood turned up five cases of alleged mishandling of the Quran at the Guantanamo Bay prison, which he concluded had any merit. They discovered one incident when guards kicked a detainee's Quran, one case when a guard's urine inadvertently splashed onto a detainee and his Quran through the air vent. The Quran was replaced.

One incident of a water balloon fight between guards getting two Qurans wet. In another case, a contract interrogator stepped on a detainee's Quran and later apologized. And finally, a two-word obscenity in English was found written in a detainee's Quran, but because he spoke English, it could not be determined whether he or a guard wrote the words.

EDMUND GHAREEB, ADJ. PROF. OF MIDEAST STUDIES: We're only talking about a literal handful of problems that are associated with some sort of desecration or mishandling of the Quran. So I think for the most part, we're talking about extreme exceptions to the rule.

KOCH: The investigation also found 15 instances when detainees themselves, often in protest, mishandled their own Qurans. The report describes detainees tearing out pages, urinating and spitting on their Qurans, and even trying to flush them down the toilet.

Widespread riots broke out throughout the Muslim world when "Newsweek" magazine claimed U.S. soldiers had flushed the Quran down the toilet, the story it later retracted. But the Hood Probe found no evidence that ever happened. Still, some believe despite this investigation the damage has been done.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think the U.S. has already gotten a black eye. There's no doubt about that. The U.S. has -- the image has suffered. And I think to another extent, also, the war on terrorism has suffered because this has undermined the U.S.'s credibility.

KOCH: The White House insists these incidents are the exception, saying -- quote -- "our men and women in the military adhere to the highest standards, including when it comes to respecting and protecting religious freedom."

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KOCH: The Pentagon now considers the matter closed though the report says that the military is considering a number of recommendations to make minor changes in its Quran handling policy -- Carol.

LIN: All right. Kathleen Koch live at the Pentagon, thank you.

Now, June is getting off to a stormy start in parts of the nation. We are watching some strong weather systems out there right now. So we're going to turn to CNN's meteorologist Jacqui Jeras tracking a lot of these storms.

Jacqui, what have you seen so far?

JACQUI JERAS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: We've seen a lot of tornado touchdowns. Only one report of damage so far. We'll tell you that in a minute, but first we get to the goods because things are really picking up. And we did have a report of a tornado on the ground earlier and there's still a tornado warning associated with this cell. It's the one that's been pushing out of Northeastern Kansas, heading on up into parts of Missouri. You can see the counties in red here. This is Holt, Donophan and then also Brown Counties all under tornado warnings. It's at Holt and Donophan Counties here that have the history of producing the tornadoes.

We're just getting word from the National Weather Service now of some damage in the town of Baker but still not sure the extent of that damage, some power lines down and certainly some damaged buildings at this point.

We've also had quite a bit of severe weather going on across central parts of Wisconsin. A number of tornado warnings in effect right there. You can see them along the I-39 corridor, including Clark, Ashland and Marathon Counties all under tornado warnings. We've got a lot of scattered activity across the central parts of the state here and also a little bit of rotation. No reports of tornadoes on the ground at least at this time. In Wisconsin, they are all radar-indicated tornadoes but certainly a very dangerous situation nonetheless.

Lake County and Wilke County are under a severe thunderstorm warning. This is just south of Chicago. And we've had some really significant airport delays out of O'Hare and Midway because of the storms. This is round two for you in Chicago. Round three coming in later on for tonight.

Carol, you can see the tornado watches starting from here in Wisconsin going all the way down into Texas tonight. And we're especially concerned of what's evolving across parts of Oklahoma, into Kansas, Missouri, even extending into Eastern Nebraska and Southwestern Iowa tonight. These are what we call PDS Watches or a particularly dangerous situation. This is the first big, big severe weather outbreak of this season. May, we had hardly any tornadoes. In fact, we're getting close to record low numbers. And here we go, June, really hitting it hard coming out of the gate --Carol.

LIN: All right. Thanks very much, Jacqui. I know you're going to be watching these throughout the night and keeping us posted. Thank you.

In the meantime, the government has allocated about $30 million to improve airport security. But are there quick, easy and even cheap fixes that could be made right now? Well, you are going to hear from an expert.

Also, let's play the what if game. What if there had been no Watergate scandal? What would the country and the government be like today? Well, you're going to see a hypothetical look a little later in the program.

And OK, maybe you want to shape up a little bit but check this woman out. After the break, I'm going to be talking to a health expert about a new plan designed just for a woman. But trust me; you guys out there are going to want to know this, too.

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LIN: After sitting through months of dramatic and oftentimes graphic testimony, Michael Jackson now waits. The singer's child molestation case is in the hands of the jury. The jurors got the case yesterday after lawyers finished closing arguments. So what was the last day of court like? CNN's Rusty Dornin takes a look.

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RUSTY DORNIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): With his mother on his arm, his father close by, Michael Jackson gave one small wave to fans before going into what would be the last chance to sway the jury. Five of Jackson's brothers and sisters came to court, the largest showing of the Jackson family since the early days of the trial. In his final two-hour plea to the panel, defense attorney Thomas Mesereau repeatedly described the accuser and his family as con-artists, actors and liars. He asked the jury to question why the boy didn't claim molestation until after the family had seen two lawyers.

SUSAN FILAN, LEGAL ANALYST: He's not slurring the victim for the purpose of putting the victim on trial. He's slurring the victim because he thinks this victim is committing a fraud and a purgery on this court. And he even said to the jury, "Don't let them do it to you."

DORNIN: Mesereau urged the jury to consider reasonable doubt and to throw the case out the door. But prosecutor Ron Zonen got the last word and asked jurors how could they believe that Jackson's practice of sleeping with boys was not sexual.

CARIG SMITH, LEGAL ANALYST: If he sleeps with a boy, who is 12 years old and he's a middle-aged man, if he sleeps with a boy 365 nights a year, that's not a friendship. That's a relationship.

DORNIN: The defense argued that Jackson would have been stupid to molest the accuser after the documentary aired, but prosecutors countered that Jackson would do it because he could and because the accuser was in love with him. The prosecution made their final impression by showing tape of the police interview with the accuser, where the boy, in halting tones, claims Jackson molested him.

Jackson's gaunt appearance in recent weeks has drawn questions about his health, as did his visit to a hospital this week.

RAYMONE BAIN, JACKSON SPOKESWOMAN: It was not because he was sick, but because Mr. Greggor said "You look a little dehydrated and I feel that you need electrolytes."

DORNIN: Jackson has been to the hospital twice before during the trial, once complaining of back pain, another time with flu symptoms. And again on his mother's arm and with a weak wave, Jackson left the courthouse to return only when his fate has been decided.

(on camera): When his fate has been decided, the judge told Jackson he has one hour to get to the courthouse. The jury deliberated less than two hours before going home for the weekend. They'll be back on Monday morning at 8:30. We've also learned there will be a live audio feed in the courtroom when the verdict is reached.

Rusty Dornin, CNN, Santa Maria, California.

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LIN: And in other news across America, the blockbuster film, "Jaws" is being celebrated as a festival in Martha's Vineyard, dubbed Jaws Fest '05. The weekend party is drawing hundreds of fans and even some of the cast and crew. The location is not accidental. As you might recall, the film was shot on Martha's Vineyard more than 30 years ago.

And in Washington today nearly 50,000 runners and walkers took part in the 16th Annual Race for the Cure. It's a fundraiser for breast cancer screening and treatment. More than 100 cities hold their own Race for the Cure.

And in Washington State, a different kind of exercise, a group of high school students in a battle of epic proportions. They were trying to break the world record for the biggest water balloon fight ever, and with more than 1,000 participants and about 11,000 balloons thrown, well, they say they've done just that.

Speaking of air travel, or airline travel, a new Department of Homeland Security report says a few easy fixes could make security screening safer and faster. Earlier today, CNN security analyst Clark Kent Ervin, that's his name, said these improvements can and should be made.

(BEGIN AUDIO CLIP) CLARK KENT ERVIN, CNN SECURITY ANALYST: 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.

(END AUDIO CLIP)

LIN: So some of the recommendations for example, expand the use of explosives detection, increase the number of armed guards in secure areas, and lock doors that lead out of secure areas. And in addition, the department urges improving cooperation with local, I emphasize, local law enforcement.

All right, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has some bold words for China. Details on Rumsfeld's trip abroad coming up.

And as CNN celebrates its 25 years on the air, we look back at some of the world's most defining moments and how our reporters actually covered them. After the break, we're going to go back to the first Gulf War.

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LIN: Every week, we like to bring you the more personal stories from the front lines. So today, we're going to take a look back at the first war in Iraq. As we here at CNN celebrate our 25th anniversary, let's take a look at those courageous journalists who risked their lives to bring you word of the first battle in Baghdad.

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BERNARD SHAW, FORMER CNN ANCHOR: CNN's original plan was for me to interview President Saddam Hussein, and to depart the routine for interviewing Saddam Hussein is very scripted. You check into the Al Rasheed Hotel and you become a prisoner in your own hotel room because it is there that you wait for the phone call. The first day, no call. Into the night, no call. The second, third, fourth day, still no call. As we sat in Baghdad, we were aware of the forces being brought to bear into the theater.

TOM JOHNSON, FORMER CHAIRMAN, CNN NEWS GROUP: My own personal view was that we should pull them out. I was convinced that if we left our people in that they would be killed.

MARK BIELLO, CNN PHOTOGRAPHER: A lot of major networks were ordering their people out for their safety because no one could guarantee the safety of western journalists.

SHAW: You're on the threshold of the biggest story in the world. You're in the capital of the -- quote -- "enemy" -- unquote. What do you do?

JOHNSON: I was called by three of the highest-ranking officials in the government. The call that had really sealed it for me was President Bush. I don't remember the exact words but to the best of my memory, he said, "Tom, your staff in Baghdad is in grave jeopardy. You should pull them out."

SHAW: Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, said, "Those who want to stay can stay."

JOHNSON: I'll never forget what Ted had said to me, "That is the decision, and you will not overturn me, pal."

SHAW: My plan was to leave the next morning.

JOHNSON: As it happened, the bombs started falling that night.

GEORGE H.W. BUSH, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Tonight, the battle has been joined.

SHAW: Once the war broke out, I was trapped. Something is happening outside. The skies over Baghdad have been illuminated. We're seeing bright flashes going off all over the sky. My attitude always has been the hotter the story, the cooler I become. I saved my emotions for later.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Bush, the Satan, has perpetrated this crime, and the great battle has been initiated, the mother of all battles.

JOHNSON: When the bombs came down, the first equipment to go in Iraq was the communications equipment. We had a backup way to get out audio.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Let's describe to our viewers what we're seeing.

PETER ARNETT, CNN CORRESPONDENT: If you're still with us, you can hear the bombs now. They are hitting the center of this city.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Whoa! Holy cow!

BIELLO: We were routed to an underground telephone system because whoever decided they did not want to tie up two fiber optic lines 24 hours, seven days a week for us.

ARNETT: Now, the sirens are sounding for the first time. The Iraqis have informed us...

BOB FURNAD, FORMER CNN EXECUTIVE V.P.: And all of a sudden, there was silence. We lost all audio.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They just cut the line!

FURNAD: And of course, our biggest fright was that the bomb had hit the hotel where they were.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hello, Baghdad.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The line is dead.

FURNAD: There was a hush in the control room.

JOHN HOLIMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Atlanta. Atlanta, this is Holiman.

FURNAD: You could you feel the relief in that room. You could feel the physical strain coming out of people's bodies.

HOLIMAN: I don't know whether you're able to hear me or not but I'm going to continue to talk to you as long as I can.

FURNAD: I mean everybody loved those three guys that were over there risking their lives for this coverage.

HOLIMAN: If I put a microphone out the window, I think you'll be able to hear this sound.

SHAW: I didn't care about video. In effect, we were doing radio on television.

Clearly, I've never been there, but this feels like we're in the center of hell.

What we did in Iraq, and from that hotel constituted the first time a war had been covered live as it was happening.

FURNAD: I looked up at the other monitors and on the ABC affiliate monitor was CNN. On the CBS affiliate monitor, it was CNN. On the NBC affiliate monitor, it was CNN. The fact was that everybody stole it and put it on the air.

JOHNSON: Some analyst said that he thought that night that CNN was reaching at least a billion viewers around the world. I still consider it something of a miracle that those who were in that hotel survived.

SHAW: It has been a long night for us. It has been a night none of us will ever forget. And that's the latest.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LIN: Don't forget to tune in tomorrow night for a special primetime look at our past 25 years. "Defining Moments: 25 Moments That Touched Our Lives," that's at 8:00 Eastern on Sunday night.

Now, we're working a trip in Singapore. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has some stinging words for China.

Plus, it's considered the worst massacre in Europe since World War II. After the break we are going to have insight on newly revealed video from the Bosnian War.

And is there such a thing as gender food? Well, can some nutrients actually help women lose weight more than a man? Well, you're going to get some answers to those questions just a little later in our program. So don't grab a snack, not just yet. We've got a great health expert coming up. You're watching CNN LIVE SATURDAY.

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LIN: Welcome back. I'm Carol Lin. And here's a quick look at what's happening right now in the news.

There is an outbreak of severe weather and flash flooding across the nation's mid section and there are reports of tornadoes touching down in Northwest Missouri, Northeast Kansas and Central Wisconsin. Tornado watches are in effect from Wisconsin to Texas.

A trusted aide of Pope John Paul II says he has not burned the late pontiff's papers, even though the pope's will instructs him to do so. Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz says the papers should be saved for future generations and could help efforts to have the late pope declared a saint.

The body of Emmett Till, the black teenager who was lynched in Mississippi 50 years ago was reburied this morning near Chicago. The FBI exhumed the remains Wednesday in an effort to find more clues about Till's murder. Autopsy results have been sent to Mississippi's prosecutors who may file new charges in the case.

And tough talk aimed at China today. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is criticizing the Chinese government for spending massive amounts of money to build up its military. He says Beijing is being secretive about how much. Rumsfeld is piling on the pressure, calling for more political and economic change in China.

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DONALD RUMSFELD, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE: With a system that encouraged enterprise and free expression, China would appear more a welcome partner and provide even greater economic opportunities for the Chinese people. China has important decisions to make about its goals and its future. Ultimately, China likely will need to embrace some form of a more open and representative government if it is to fully achieve the political and the economic benefits to which its people aspire.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

LIN: He was making those remarks at a regional security conference with Asian defense ministers in Singapore.

Now, to a shocking videotape that's triggering revulsion internationally. Made a decade ago, it provides graphic evidence of a Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian War. Authorities spent months authenticating it. The horrific video is forcing Serbs to come to grips with their country's bloody past. ITN's Lindsay Hilsam has that story.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) LINDSAY HILSAM, ITN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The Hague war crimes tribunal, more evidence against former President Milosevic of Yugoslavia, a video about the Serbian paramilitary group, the Scorpions.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You see a ceremony of the Scorpions.

HILSAM: And then, a much more horrific video, showing the massacre of Bosnian Muslims at Srebrenica in 1995. The video shows six young Muslim men in the back of a military truck. They're hauled out by members of the Scorpions, the paramilitary units. The Serbs shout insults, and it seems the Muslims are about to be shot. These horrific pictures were aired on Serbian television. The pictures were taken by a member of the Scorpions. Its existence has been rumored for years but never before has it been shown in public. A shot is fired over the heads of the Muslim victims. The faces of the perpetrators can be clearly seen. The paramilitaries wore a black uniform with a red beret, dark green and camouflaged were the uniforms of the Yugoslav army, the JNA, which was under President Milosevic's command.

The young men are led away to a clearing. They were amongst up to 7,000 who lost their lives at Srebrenica. We won't show the men being killed but they did show it on Serb TV.

A poll last month suggested that half the Serbian population still don't believe there ever was a massacre at Srebrenica 10 years ago. Maybe this evidence will change some minds.

Two men are made to carry the bodies of their dead comrades. Even Serb TV found it too horrific to show the video of their torture and murder.

President Milosevic conducts his own defense, denying responsibility, often denying the atrocities ever happened in Bosnia. Eight members of the Scorpions were arrested in Belgrade but the direct link to the former president still needs to be proved.

U.N. troops failed to prevent the massacre. The Bosnians who survived want justice for those who died and they want ordinary Serbs to acknowledge what happened at Srebrenica.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LIN: Our thanks to ITN's Lindsay Hilsam for that report.

Now, here in the United States, the politics of the past are still dominating headlines this week. We now know the identity of Deep Throat, the legendary source who helped bring down the Nixon administration, but what if Watergate had never happened? CNN's senior analyst Jeff Greenfield takes a look.

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JEFF GREENFIELD, CNN SENIOR ANALYST (voice-over): August 9, 1974, Watergate's final chapter. As the first president in American history to resign, hold it, hold it. Imagine this never happened. Imagine Nixon or John Mitchell or somebody had said a burglary at Democratic headquarters, are you nuts? Or suppose there'd been no Deep Throat or any other source to guide Woodward and Bernstein down the money trail or that we'd never learned about those tapes? Imagine, in other words, that Richard Nixon had served out his second term and done it without the cloud of scandal.

(on camera): The what ifs are fascinating. They suggest, in fact, that everything from our politics to our journalism to our national culture might have been very, very different.

(voice-over): Start with our politics.

SPIRO AGNEW, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I will not resign...

GREENFIELD: Vice President Agnew still would have been forced out of office in the Fall of 1973. His misdeeds had to do with bribes not Watergate. But without Watergate, Nixon would not have had to reach out to Congress by picking House Republican leader Gerald Ford. He might well have turned to one of his personal favorites, Democrat turned Republican John Connelly. And that in turn would have made Connelly a serious contender for the Republican nomination in 1976.

Also, without Watergate the appeal of a Washington outsider, like say California Governor Ronald Reagan might have been less compelling. And it's just possible that conservatism's most articulate spokesman might never have had a real shot at national office.

JIMMY CARTER, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: My name is Jimmy Carter and I'm running for president.

GREENFIELD: And speaking of outsiders, would a peanut farmer turned governor like Jimmy Carter who boasted of his lack of Washington experience really have been a likely Democratic presidential nominee or would a Washington face, Senator Scoop Jackson, Congressman Mo Udall, even former Vice President Hubert Humphrey, have been more likely? And a likely Democratic presidential nominee...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And opening the mail of American citizens for over...

GREENFIELD: What about public policy? After Nixon quit, Congress asserted its power over an imperial presidency and essentially refused to fund the Vietnam War any longer. In 1975, the Communist north conquered the south and the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia.

To this day, some conservatives argue that had Nixon not left, these events and the subsequent genocide in Cambodia might never have happened.

Another question, without the loss of Vietnam with would later enemies of the United States have come to believe that this nuclear superpower was a paper tiger, which could be successfully attacked? Other what ifs. Would American journalism have developed quite as big an appetite for the political scandal? Would every political controversy have been labeled as another gate? And would the press and the public have developed so strong a sense that government itself was a suspect institution? In 1964, (UNINTELLIGIBLE) survey showed more than three-fourths of Americans trusted the government to do what was right almost all or most of the time. A decade later, a little more than a third did.

(on camera): Which leads to this final what if, without Watergate, which led to big Democratic gains in the Congress and to a Democratic White House takeover in '76, would the distrust in government have grown so great that most Americans now accept the central conservative premise that government is often not the solution but the problem?

Jeff Greenfield, CNN, New York.

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LIN: Ah, what if.

Well, now that we've fed your mind how about your body? How about going from this to this? There you go. How you can get a healthy body and mind.

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LIN: All right, thinking about getting in shape? Well, toss the scale and stop obsessing about your size. In fact, don't starve yourself and pay attention to the three m's, mind, mouth and muscle. It's all part of a plan outlined in a new book, "Body For Life For Women." Author and doctor, Pamela Peeke, is with me from Washington right now.

Dr. Peeke, we have...

DR. PAMELA PEEKE, "BODY FOR LIFE FOR WOMEN": Hello there.

LIN: Hello there. We had a peek in the monitor and you're holding something. Let me see what this is. What is it?

PEEKE: Do you really want to see what this is? It's high tech.

LIN: OK.

PEEKE: Hold on now. Here we go.

LIN: All right.

PEEKE: OK. And what this is is a brand new thing called a body composition analyzer, and this is not a scale. This is 10 times better. What this thing does is it gives you an idea of what's going on under the hood. It's not about the quantity of your body anymore. It's the quality. So you want to know how much fat you have. Oh, horror, you know, shudders. LIN: Right.

PEEKE: The same thing with muscle and the same thing with bone.

LIN: OK.

PEEKE: It also even gives you an indicator of how much fat you have deep inside your belly.

LIN: All right. Before we go on, Dr. Peeke, because really I have to have a reality check. Let's show some photos that you sent us, OK?

PEEKE: You got it.

LIN: All right. Take a look at these women before and after. And I hope they're coming up soon. But I got to say, all right, here's before. She doesn't look so bad, looks healthy, right? After, folks, come on. Just run through the photos if you can. I got to say, when you see the after picture. Okay, come on!

PEEKE: No, you want to know something? It's interesting. If you have three months, which is 12 weeks -- and by the way, these are 12-week segments. You don't do everything in 12 weeks for everybody. These were lucky individuals who happened to have a little bit more athletic tendency and really only about 20 pounds to shove around. And it's amazing what happens when you fall asleep at the meal and when you -- you know you lose that body composition, you really know...

LIN: Right.

PEEKE: ...you have.

LIN: You actually say that women should eat differently than men that men can actually...

PEEKE: Absolutely.

LIN: ...eat more carbs. They can eat later at night if they want to. Give me the fundamental difference there.

PEEKE: OK, the bottom line is mind, mouth and muscle. You said the three m's. You know, in each category a woman is different. We are hard wired differently. A man is much more action-oriented. A woman is the (UNINTELLIGIBLE) ruminator. We are perfectionists. We ponder and basically we get stuck and paralyzed. We're also stress overeaters. Men tend to veer toward alcohol when it comes to stress. For us, it's a sleeve of cookies. You know the feeling.

LIN: You bet.

PEEKE: But the same goes with physical activity. Men tend to embrace intensity much easier.

LIN: OK. PEEKE: Women don't. They tend to kind of say wow, do I have to sweat? What about my hair?

LIN: All right. Let's go through some key points here. All right, you say -- and let's do this very quickly because I want to make sure that the audience gets the most they can out of this. You say be conscious of how you exercise. What do you mean by that?

PEEKE: That means, you know, don't be sitting there talking to the guy next to you the whole time. Be aware, be mindful and do it nice and slowly and make sure to get that form down. It's Vitamin I intensity.

LIN: That's right. That's coming up. And eat every three to four hours?

PEEKE: Oh my gosh, absolutely. All of the current research now shows that if do you that, you'll optimize your body comp. You'll minimize your body fat and maximize your muscle. We've done this with athletes forever.

LIN: And you do say get a dose of Vitamin I, which is intensity. Amp it up. Don't just stay with the same three pound weights and don't slip back into being a couch potato. All right, interesting book and I like...

PEEKE: Gosh, you know, put it all together.

LIN: Yes. And I like the fact of how you break it up in different stages of a woman's life too and what they should be doing at that point. Thank you very much, Dr. Peeke. I wish we had more time.

PEEKE: Thank you.

LIN: All right, "Body For Life For Women," stay tuned.

And how times have changed, how the proms of today have become full orchestrated shows even before they start. But first here's Al Hunt to tell us what's ahead on "THE CAPITAL GANG" -- Al.

AL HUNT, CO-HOST, "THE CAPITAL GANG": Former Nixon White House aide John Sears joins the gang to talk about Washington's biggest secret reveal. Deep Throat comes in from the cold.

Gitmo is compared to a gulag by Amnesty International and thumbs down on the new Europe. That and more next on CNN.

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LIN: Well, for decades American parents have been advised to put money away for college but CNN's Tom Foreman says that's not enough. You also have to be prepared to bankroll an event that's a lot more expensive than it used to be.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) TOM FOREMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Look out adult America. Danielle Aronow and Evan Ibrahim are preparing for the prom and it is nothing like proms of the past.

DANIELLE ARONOW, PROM GOER: Growing up, I always thought prom was the next best thing to your wedding. You are supposed to have the date. You are supposed to have -- everything has to be perfect.

FOREMAN: It is shaping up as perfect. Danielle has the perfect dress. They've hired the perfect limo, but they've also put together the perfect group, because modern proms are not about your data alone.

ARONOW: I think the expectations have changed. Like, you want to go to a nice dinner; you want to have the limo. You want to have the big group or even a small group of close friends.

EVAN IBRAHIM, PROM GOER: It's the last big event together and we're all just like there gathered and just to have fun.

FOREMAN: Getting ready to go with your group requires a lot more preparation than single date proms did.

ARONOW: Evan? Can you hold my stuff?

FOREMAN: Danielle is getting her nails polished to perfection. She's getting alterations to her dress and trying on shoes. She's having her makeup and hair professionally done.

ARONOW: Whoa! Oh my gosh!

FOREMAN: She's even taking time for a tan. This may all look a little over the top, but it is increasingly standard.

ARONOW: I just hope everything goes according to plan.

FOREMAN (on camera): You guys are spending a ton of money on this.

IBRAHIM: Yes.

(LAUGHTER)

FOREMAN: How much?

ARONOW: The dress was 730.

IBRAHIM: The tux was around like 200.

ARONOW: Shoes were 70.

IBRAHIM: Shirt, tie.

ARONOW: Nails...

IBRAHIM: Shoes...

ARONOW: Hair 75.

IBRAHIM: Dinner is going to be 50-60.

ARONOW: And then probably jewelry and like a little purse will probably be like 50 right there.

FOREMAN: All in, about $800 for him, $1,200 for her, and the parents pick up the tab.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What the heck. You know, she's a good kid, so I broke down and forked over the dough for it.

FOREMAN: At the moment, however, all that expense is in peril. The limo is late.

IBRAHIM: Hopefully, they'll be here any minute.

FOREMAN: In a simpler time, prom was a simpler thing. It started in the 1920s to help young, rural Americans learn manners and social skills.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, Frank, hold the cup yourself as you fill it, then present it.

FOREMAN: Prom experts, there really are such people, say kids back then were very different from today's teens.

AMY BEST, AUTHOR, "PROM": So for example, on a Saturday night, if you're not going on a date, you don't think oh, I have nothing to do. Whereas in the 1950s, if you were without a date on a Saturday night, that meant something.

FOREMAN: Even when I went to prom in the '70s, it was all about romance. That's me with Donna. Prom was our first date, and we kept dating, for six years, nonstop, and then we split up. So Danielle and Evan are best friends, nothing more, and that's common in modern prom practice.

ARONOW: No, it's not a romantic thing at all.

IBRAHIM: Boyfriend and girlfriends do go together but there's not a big emphasis on like, oh, my God, this is such a great night. I love you, blah, blah, blah, you know?

FOREMAN: The limo finally arrives, and the gang piles in for a first class trip to the Promised Land. And upon arrival, it is even more clear this is not your father's prom.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Everybody clap your hands!

FOREMAN: Everyone dances with everyone. Deejays rule. The music is rappy and lude. Ask about the stars of proms past...

(on camera): "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing?"

ARONOW: I don't know that. FOREMAN: "Brick House?"

ARONOW: I've heard...

FOREMAN: You know that.

ARONOW: We know that. I have one CD with different oldies on it.

IBRAHIM: We listen to oldies.

FOREMAN: What's an oldie, "Brick House," "Play That Funky Music White Boy"?

IBRAHIM: Yes.

ARONOW: No, it was -- oldies are more like the '80s. I'm dehydrated.

FOREMAN (voice-over): Some things never change. The shoes that were hot now hurt.

ARONOW: They're hurting. They're giving me blisters.

FOREMAN: The confining clothes are now frighteningly loose.

(on camera): I think we need to move a little further apart. We're good.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Are we OK?

FOREMAN: Thank you, much better.

(voice-over): Never mind. Prom is, after all, the one night each year when young people say good-bye to part of their youth. The rest of us remember a part of ours, and the whole dancing world seems wonderful.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I had a wonderful time.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I had a great time, too.

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LIN: A whole side of Tom Foreman that I had missed.

Anyway, that's all the time we have for this hour.

Coming up next at 7:00 Eastern "THE CAPITAL GANG," and then at 8:00 Eastern on "CNN PRESENTS," George H.W. Bush returns to the spot where he was shot down in 1944 in the Pacific Ocean.

And at 9:00, Larry King, the best of the past 20 years. And tomorrow night at 9:00, Larry has the exclusive live interview with Jermaine and Tito Jackson. And tonight, I'll be back at 10:00 Eastern. I'm going to be talking with Don Clark, a former FBI veteran agent, about Natalee Holloway, the young woman, the high schooler missing in Aruba.

Up next, a quick check of the weather and then "THE CAPITAL GANG."

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CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: Investigating an island mystery, could three men hold the answers to an Alabama high school student's disappearance in Aruba?
Also, coming to grips with the nation's bloody past. A mother witnesses the pain and suffering of her son's final moments.

And it's not the fountain of youth but a nutritional scientist boasts a new plan to dramatically reshape your body. It is June 4 and you're watching CNN LIVE SATURDAY.

Good afternoon. From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Carol Lin. Our top story in just a moment but first stories making news right now.

Storms packing hail, high winds and lightning are making a miserable Saturday in the Plains and the Mississippi Valley. The bad weather has brought flooding to Kansas and several tornado watches across the region. CNN's Jacqui Jeras is going to join me in just a moment with the latest weather news you need to know.

In the meantime, sinking spirits for Saddam Hussein, as the gravity of his situation sinks in. An Iraqi judge tells a London- based Arab newspaper the jailed ex-leader has suffered a collapse in his morale because he understands the extent of the charges against him. No date has yet been set for the start of his trial on war crimes.

And one person is confirmed dead after fire erupts in a tunnel linking France and Italy. An Italian official says the blaze broke out in the Frejus Tunnel after two trucks collided. A third truck also caught fire and the heat has been described as extreme. Motorists are being held in safe cells, so-called safe cells, inside the eight-mile-long tunnel.

In the meantime, thousands of tourists flock to Aruba each year for a dream vacation but one such trip has turned into a nightmare for an Alabama family and for the Caribbean Island itself. It is now day six of a desperate search for an 18-year-old high school student who has vanished without a trace. CNN's Karl Penhaul is in Aruba and he joins me by videophone.

Karl, what are you hearing?

KARL PENHAUL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Carol, the last search switched in the course of the afternoon to a hotel, which is being refurbished a short distance from the Holiday Inn. That was the hotel where Natalee Holloway had been staying. Police searched the building, which is -- has been under refurbishment now for the last month for several hours but then emerged and saying that they had found nothing. But it does reflect that they are still continuously and intensely pursuing the search for Natalee Holloway, packed by agents for the FBI who have flown in especially for this. Dutch Marines have also scouring the search and focused on land and buildings as well as much of Aruba's coastline.

In the course of the morning also, Natalee's mother, Beth Holloway Twitty, gave a press conference and she made this pledge about her missing daughter.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

BETH HOLLOWAY TWITTY, NATALEE HOLLOWAY'S MOTHER: Our primary goal is to bring Natalee 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 that there are three theories. One is, as you all know, these persons of interest might have done something wrong to Natalee. 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 theory is, of course, a kidnapping, but as law enforcement, you cannot exclude anything.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

PENHAUL: That person just talking is the deputy chief police commissioner of Aruba. And the persons of interest he was referring to were three young men, all aged between 18 and 25, all residents of Aruba. Those were the three men who were last seen in Natalee's company leaving the Mexican bar, Carlos & Charlie's, in the early hours of Monday morning. Those men have been questioned about Natalee's disappearance but they have not been detained. They haven't been rested and so far, there are no charges in the case -- Carol.

LIN: Karl, it would seem though that the police would want to go search their apartments or their houses, or gather evidence, that they would be prime suspects since they were the last persons perhaps to see her alive.

PENHAUL: Well, indeed. In fact, the deputy police commissioner was choosing his words very carefully, describing those men as persons of interest but other police investigators that we talked to were less careful with their words and did describe the three as suspects. However, they are playing their cards pretty close to their chest right now and aren't saying what kind of measures they will follow up against these men. But we understand that they are continuing to provide information and the police are still knocking on their door to try and cross-check their stories -- Carol. LIN: All right. Karl Penhaul reporting live by videophone on this missing teenager. We're going to be following the story through the night. In fact, at 10:00 Eastern, I'm going to be talking about with a veteran FBI investigator about what these officials are up against in searching for this young missing woman in Aruba.

It the meantime, it has been a month since the Muslim world exploded in anger over a later retracted "Newsweek" article. The report claimed U.S. troops mishandled the Quran to intimidate inmates at Guantanamo Bay and now a new probe is shedding new light on the allegations. CNN's Kathleen Koch is at the Pentagon with more details -- Kathleen.

KATHLEEN KOCH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Carol, this was an in-depth probe. Investigators spent nearly a month pouring through more than 30,000 documents on the treatment of the 540 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

KOCH (voice-over): The probe by Brigadier General Jay Hood turned up five cases of alleged mishandling of the Quran at the Guantanamo Bay prison, which he concluded had any merit. They discovered one incident when guards kicked a detainee's Quran, one case when a guard's urine inadvertently splashed onto a detainee and his Quran through the air vent. The Quran was replaced.

One incident of a water balloon fight between guards getting two Qurans wet. In another case, a contract interrogator stepped on a detainee's Quran and later apologized. And finally, a two-word obscenity in English was found written in a detainee's Quran, but because he spoke English, it could not be determined whether he or a guard wrote the words.

EDMUND GHAREEB, ADJ. PROF. OF MIDEAST STUDIES: We're only talking about a literal handful of problems that are associated with some sort of desecration or mishandling of the Quran. So I think for the most part, we're talking about extreme exceptions to the rule.

KOCH: The investigation also found 15 instances when detainees themselves, often in protest, mishandled their own Qurans. The report describes detainees tearing out pages, urinating and spitting on their Qurans, and even trying to flush them down the toilet.

Widespread riots broke out throughout the Muslim world when "Newsweek" magazine claimed U.S. soldiers had flushed the Quran down the toilet, the story it later retracted. But the Hood Probe found no evidence that ever happened. Still, some believe despite this investigation the damage has been done.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think the U.S. has already gotten a black eye. There's no doubt about that. The U.S. has -- the image has suffered. And I think to another extent, also, the war on terrorism has suffered because this has undermined the U.S.'s credibility.

KOCH: The White House insists these incidents are the exception, saying -- quote -- "our men and women in the military adhere to the highest standards, including when it comes to respecting and protecting religious freedom."

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KOCH: The Pentagon now considers the matter closed though the report says that the military is considering a number of recommendations to make minor changes in its Quran handling policy -- Carol.

LIN: All right. Kathleen Koch live at the Pentagon, thank you.

Now, June is getting off to a stormy start in parts of the nation. We are watching some strong weather systems out there right now. So we're going to turn to CNN's meteorologist Jacqui Jeras tracking a lot of these storms.

Jacqui, what have you seen so far?

JACQUI JERAS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: We've seen a lot of tornado touchdowns. Only one report of damage so far. We'll tell you that in a minute, but first we get to the goods because things are really picking up. And we did have a report of a tornado on the ground earlier and there's still a tornado warning associated with this cell. It's the one that's been pushing out of Northeastern Kansas, heading on up into parts of Missouri. You can see the counties in red here. This is Holt, Donophan and then also Brown Counties all under tornado warnings. It's at Holt and Donophan Counties here that have the history of producing the tornadoes.

We're just getting word from the National Weather Service now of some damage in the town of Baker but still not sure the extent of that damage, some power lines down and certainly some damaged buildings at this point.

We've also had quite a bit of severe weather going on across central parts of Wisconsin. A number of tornado warnings in effect right there. You can see them along the I-39 corridor, including Clark, Ashland and Marathon Counties all under tornado warnings. We've got a lot of scattered activity across the central parts of the state here and also a little bit of rotation. No reports of tornadoes on the ground at least at this time. In Wisconsin, they are all radar-indicated tornadoes but certainly a very dangerous situation nonetheless.

Lake County and Wilke County are under a severe thunderstorm warning. This is just south of Chicago. And we've had some really significant airport delays out of O'Hare and Midway because of the storms. This is round two for you in Chicago. Round three coming in later on for tonight.

Carol, you can see the tornado watches starting from here in Wisconsin going all the way down into Texas tonight. And we're especially concerned of what's evolving across parts of Oklahoma, into Kansas, Missouri, even extending into Eastern Nebraska and Southwestern Iowa tonight. These are what we call PDS Watches or a particularly dangerous situation. This is the first big, big severe weather outbreak of this season. May, we had hardly any tornadoes. In fact, we're getting close to record low numbers. And here we go, June, really hitting it hard coming out of the gate --Carol.

LIN: All right. Thanks very much, Jacqui. I know you're going to be watching these throughout the night and keeping us posted. Thank you.

In the meantime, the government has allocated about $30 million to improve airport security. But are there quick, easy and even cheap fixes that could be made right now? Well, you are going to hear from an expert.

Also, let's play the what if game. What if there had been no Watergate scandal? What would the country and the government be like today? Well, you're going to see a hypothetical look a little later in the program.

And OK, maybe you want to shape up a little bit but check this woman out. After the break, I'm going to be talking to a health expert about a new plan designed just for a woman. But trust me; you guys out there are going to want to know this, too.

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LIN: After sitting through months of dramatic and oftentimes graphic testimony, Michael Jackson now waits. The singer's child molestation case is in the hands of the jury. The jurors got the case yesterday after lawyers finished closing arguments. So what was the last day of court like? CNN's Rusty Dornin takes a look.

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RUSTY DORNIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): With his mother on his arm, his father close by, Michael Jackson gave one small wave to fans before going into what would be the last chance to sway the jury. Five of Jackson's brothers and sisters came to court, the largest showing of the Jackson family since the early days of the trial. In his final two-hour plea to the panel, defense attorney Thomas Mesereau repeatedly described the accuser and his family as con-artists, actors and liars. He asked the jury to question why the boy didn't claim molestation until after the family had seen two lawyers.

SUSAN FILAN, LEGAL ANALYST: He's not slurring the victim for the purpose of putting the victim on trial. He's slurring the victim because he thinks this victim is committing a fraud and a purgery on this court. And he even said to the jury, "Don't let them do it to you."

DORNIN: Mesereau urged the jury to consider reasonable doubt and to throw the case out the door. But prosecutor Ron Zonen got the last word and asked jurors how could they believe that Jackson's practice of sleeping with boys was not sexual.

CARIG SMITH, LEGAL ANALYST: If he sleeps with a boy, who is 12 years old and he's a middle-aged man, if he sleeps with a boy 365 nights a year, that's not a friendship. That's a relationship.

DORNIN: The defense argued that Jackson would have been stupid to molest the accuser after the documentary aired, but prosecutors countered that Jackson would do it because he could and because the accuser was in love with him. The prosecution made their final impression by showing tape of the police interview with the accuser, where the boy, in halting tones, claims Jackson molested him.

Jackson's gaunt appearance in recent weeks has drawn questions about his health, as did his visit to a hospital this week.

RAYMONE BAIN, JACKSON SPOKESWOMAN: It was not because he was sick, but because Mr. Greggor said "You look a little dehydrated and I feel that you need electrolytes."

DORNIN: Jackson has been to the hospital twice before during the trial, once complaining of back pain, another time with flu symptoms. And again on his mother's arm and with a weak wave, Jackson left the courthouse to return only when his fate has been decided.

(on camera): When his fate has been decided, the judge told Jackson he has one hour to get to the courthouse. The jury deliberated less than two hours before going home for the weekend. They'll be back on Monday morning at 8:30. We've also learned there will be a live audio feed in the courtroom when the verdict is reached.

Rusty Dornin, CNN, Santa Maria, California.

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LIN: And in other news across America, the blockbuster film, "Jaws" is being celebrated as a festival in Martha's Vineyard, dubbed Jaws Fest '05. The weekend party is drawing hundreds of fans and even some of the cast and crew. The location is not accidental. As you might recall, the film was shot on Martha's Vineyard more than 30 years ago.

And in Washington today nearly 50,000 runners and walkers took part in the 16th Annual Race for the Cure. It's a fundraiser for breast cancer screening and treatment. More than 100 cities hold their own Race for the Cure.

And in Washington State, a different kind of exercise, a group of high school students in a battle of epic proportions. They were trying to break the world record for the biggest water balloon fight ever, and with more than 1,000 participants and about 11,000 balloons thrown, well, they say they've done just that.

Speaking of air travel, or airline travel, a new Department of Homeland Security report says a few easy fixes could make security screening safer and faster. Earlier today, CNN security analyst Clark Kent Ervin, that's his name, said these improvements can and should be made.

(BEGIN AUDIO CLIP) CLARK KENT ERVIN, CNN SECURITY ANALYST: 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.

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LIN: So some of the recommendations for example, expand the use of explosives detection, increase the number of armed guards in secure areas, and lock doors that lead out of secure areas. And in addition, the department urges improving cooperation with local, I emphasize, local law enforcement.

All right, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has some bold words for China. Details on Rumsfeld's trip abroad coming up.

And as CNN celebrates its 25 years on the air, we look back at some of the world's most defining moments and how our reporters actually covered them. After the break, we're going to go back to the first Gulf War.

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LIN: Every week, we like to bring you the more personal stories from the front lines. So today, we're going to take a look back at the first war in Iraq. As we here at CNN celebrate our 25th anniversary, let's take a look at those courageous journalists who risked their lives to bring you word of the first battle in Baghdad.

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BERNARD SHAW, FORMER CNN ANCHOR: CNN's original plan was for me to interview President Saddam Hussein, and to depart the routine for interviewing Saddam Hussein is very scripted. You check into the Al Rasheed Hotel and you become a prisoner in your own hotel room because it is there that you wait for the phone call. The first day, no call. Into the night, no call. The second, third, fourth day, still no call. As we sat in Baghdad, we were aware of the forces being brought to bear into the theater.

TOM JOHNSON, FORMER CHAIRMAN, CNN NEWS GROUP: My own personal view was that we should pull them out. I was convinced that if we left our people in that they would be killed.

MARK BIELLO, CNN PHOTOGRAPHER: A lot of major networks were ordering their people out for their safety because no one could guarantee the safety of western journalists.

SHAW: You're on the threshold of the biggest story in the world. You're in the capital of the -- quote -- "enemy" -- unquote. What do you do?

JOHNSON: I was called by three of the highest-ranking officials in the government. The call that had really sealed it for me was President Bush. I don't remember the exact words but to the best of my memory, he said, "Tom, your staff in Baghdad is in grave jeopardy. You should pull them out."

SHAW: Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, said, "Those who want to stay can stay."

JOHNSON: I'll never forget what Ted had said to me, "That is the decision, and you will not overturn me, pal."

SHAW: My plan was to leave the next morning.

JOHNSON: As it happened, the bombs started falling that night.

GEORGE H.W. BUSH, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Tonight, the battle has been joined.

SHAW: Once the war broke out, I was trapped. Something is happening outside. The skies over Baghdad have been illuminated. We're seeing bright flashes going off all over the sky. My attitude always has been the hotter the story, the cooler I become. I saved my emotions for later.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Bush, the Satan, has perpetrated this crime, and the great battle has been initiated, the mother of all battles.

JOHNSON: When the bombs came down, the first equipment to go in Iraq was the communications equipment. We had a backup way to get out audio.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Let's describe to our viewers what we're seeing.

PETER ARNETT, CNN CORRESPONDENT: If you're still with us, you can hear the bombs now. They are hitting the center of this city.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Whoa! Holy cow!

BIELLO: We were routed to an underground telephone system because whoever decided they did not want to tie up two fiber optic lines 24 hours, seven days a week for us.

ARNETT: Now, the sirens are sounding for the first time. The Iraqis have informed us...

BOB FURNAD, FORMER CNN EXECUTIVE V.P.: And all of a sudden, there was silence. We lost all audio.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: They just cut the line!

FURNAD: And of course, our biggest fright was that the bomb had hit the hotel where they were.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hello, Baghdad.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The line is dead.

FURNAD: There was a hush in the control room.

JOHN HOLIMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Atlanta. Atlanta, this is Holiman.

FURNAD: You could you feel the relief in that room. You could feel the physical strain coming out of people's bodies.

HOLIMAN: I don't know whether you're able to hear me or not but I'm going to continue to talk to you as long as I can.

FURNAD: I mean everybody loved those three guys that were over there risking their lives for this coverage.

HOLIMAN: If I put a microphone out the window, I think you'll be able to hear this sound.

SHAW: I didn't care about video. In effect, we were doing radio on television.

Clearly, I've never been there, but this feels like we're in the center of hell.

What we did in Iraq, and from that hotel constituted the first time a war had been covered live as it was happening.

FURNAD: I looked up at the other monitors and on the ABC affiliate monitor was CNN. On the CBS affiliate monitor, it was CNN. On the NBC affiliate monitor, it was CNN. The fact was that everybody stole it and put it on the air.

JOHNSON: Some analyst said that he thought that night that CNN was reaching at least a billion viewers around the world. I still consider it something of a miracle that those who were in that hotel survived.

SHAW: It has been a long night for us. It has been a night none of us will ever forget. And that's the latest.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LIN: Don't forget to tune in tomorrow night for a special primetime look at our past 25 years. "Defining Moments: 25 Moments That Touched Our Lives," that's at 8:00 Eastern on Sunday night.

Now, we're working a trip in Singapore. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has some stinging words for China.

Plus, it's considered the worst massacre in Europe since World War II. After the break we are going to have insight on newly revealed video from the Bosnian War.

And is there such a thing as gender food? Well, can some nutrients actually help women lose weight more than a man? Well, you're going to get some answers to those questions just a little later in our program. So don't grab a snack, not just yet. We've got a great health expert coming up. You're watching CNN LIVE SATURDAY.

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LIN: Welcome back. I'm Carol Lin. And here's a quick look at what's happening right now in the news.

There is an outbreak of severe weather and flash flooding across the nation's mid section and there are reports of tornadoes touching down in Northwest Missouri, Northeast Kansas and Central Wisconsin. Tornado watches are in effect from Wisconsin to Texas.

A trusted aide of Pope John Paul II says he has not burned the late pontiff's papers, even though the pope's will instructs him to do so. Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz says the papers should be saved for future generations and could help efforts to have the late pope declared a saint.

The body of Emmett Till, the black teenager who was lynched in Mississippi 50 years ago was reburied this morning near Chicago. The FBI exhumed the remains Wednesday in an effort to find more clues about Till's murder. Autopsy results have been sent to Mississippi's prosecutors who may file new charges in the case.

And tough talk aimed at China today. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is criticizing the Chinese government for spending massive amounts of money to build up its military. He says Beijing is being secretive about how much. Rumsfeld is piling on the pressure, calling for more political and economic change in China.

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DONALD RUMSFELD, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE: With a system that encouraged enterprise and free expression, China would appear more a welcome partner and provide even greater economic opportunities for the Chinese people. China has important decisions to make about its goals and its future. Ultimately, China likely will need to embrace some form of a more open and representative government if it is to fully achieve the political and the economic benefits to which its people aspire.

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LIN: He was making those remarks at a regional security conference with Asian defense ministers in Singapore.

Now, to a shocking videotape that's triggering revulsion internationally. Made a decade ago, it provides graphic evidence of a Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian War. Authorities spent months authenticating it. The horrific video is forcing Serbs to come to grips with their country's bloody past. ITN's Lindsay Hilsam has that story.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) LINDSAY HILSAM, ITN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The Hague war crimes tribunal, more evidence against former President Milosevic of Yugoslavia, a video about the Serbian paramilitary group, the Scorpions.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You see a ceremony of the Scorpions.

HILSAM: And then, a much more horrific video, showing the massacre of Bosnian Muslims at Srebrenica in 1995. The video shows six young Muslim men in the back of a military truck. They're hauled out by members of the Scorpions, the paramilitary units. The Serbs shout insults, and it seems the Muslims are about to be shot. These horrific pictures were aired on Serbian television. The pictures were taken by a member of the Scorpions. Its existence has been rumored for years but never before has it been shown in public. A shot is fired over the heads of the Muslim victims. The faces of the perpetrators can be clearly seen. The paramilitaries wore a black uniform with a red beret, dark green and camouflaged were the uniforms of the Yugoslav army, the JNA, which was under President Milosevic's command.

The young men are led away to a clearing. They were amongst up to 7,000 who lost their lives at Srebrenica. We won't show the men being killed but they did show it on Serb TV.

A poll last month suggested that half the Serbian population still don't believe there ever was a massacre at Srebrenica 10 years ago. Maybe this evidence will change some minds.

Two men are made to carry the bodies of their dead comrades. Even Serb TV found it too horrific to show the video of their torture and murder.

President Milosevic conducts his own defense, denying responsibility, often denying the atrocities ever happened in Bosnia. Eight members of the Scorpions were arrested in Belgrade but the direct link to the former president still needs to be proved.

U.N. troops failed to prevent the massacre. The Bosnians who survived want justice for those who died and they want ordinary Serbs to acknowledge what happened at Srebrenica.

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LIN: Our thanks to ITN's Lindsay Hilsam for that report.

Now, here in the United States, the politics of the past are still dominating headlines this week. We now know the identity of Deep Throat, the legendary source who helped bring down the Nixon administration, but what if Watergate had never happened? CNN's senior analyst Jeff Greenfield takes a look.

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JEFF GREENFIELD, CNN SENIOR ANALYST (voice-over): August 9, 1974, Watergate's final chapter. As the first president in American history to resign, hold it, hold it. Imagine this never happened. Imagine Nixon or John Mitchell or somebody had said a burglary at Democratic headquarters, are you nuts? Or suppose there'd been no Deep Throat or any other source to guide Woodward and Bernstein down the money trail or that we'd never learned about those tapes? Imagine, in other words, that Richard Nixon had served out his second term and done it without the cloud of scandal.

(on camera): The what ifs are fascinating. They suggest, in fact, that everything from our politics to our journalism to our national culture might have been very, very different.

(voice-over): Start with our politics.

SPIRO AGNEW, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I will not resign...

GREENFIELD: Vice President Agnew still would have been forced out of office in the Fall of 1973. His misdeeds had to do with bribes not Watergate. But without Watergate, Nixon would not have had to reach out to Congress by picking House Republican leader Gerald Ford. He might well have turned to one of his personal favorites, Democrat turned Republican John Connelly. And that in turn would have made Connelly a serious contender for the Republican nomination in 1976.

Also, without Watergate the appeal of a Washington outsider, like say California Governor Ronald Reagan might have been less compelling. And it's just possible that conservatism's most articulate spokesman might never have had a real shot at national office.

JIMMY CARTER, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: My name is Jimmy Carter and I'm running for president.

GREENFIELD: And speaking of outsiders, would a peanut farmer turned governor like Jimmy Carter who boasted of his lack of Washington experience really have been a likely Democratic presidential nominee or would a Washington face, Senator Scoop Jackson, Congressman Mo Udall, even former Vice President Hubert Humphrey, have been more likely? And a likely Democratic presidential nominee...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And opening the mail of American citizens for over...

GREENFIELD: What about public policy? After Nixon quit, Congress asserted its power over an imperial presidency and essentially refused to fund the Vietnam War any longer. In 1975, the Communist north conquered the south and the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia.

To this day, some conservatives argue that had Nixon not left, these events and the subsequent genocide in Cambodia might never have happened.

Another question, without the loss of Vietnam with would later enemies of the United States have come to believe that this nuclear superpower was a paper tiger, which could be successfully attacked? Other what ifs. Would American journalism have developed quite as big an appetite for the political scandal? Would every political controversy have been labeled as another gate? And would the press and the public have developed so strong a sense that government itself was a suspect institution? In 1964, (UNINTELLIGIBLE) survey showed more than three-fourths of Americans trusted the government to do what was right almost all or most of the time. A decade later, a little more than a third did.

(on camera): Which leads to this final what if, without Watergate, which led to big Democratic gains in the Congress and to a Democratic White House takeover in '76, would the distrust in government have grown so great that most Americans now accept the central conservative premise that government is often not the solution but the problem?

Jeff Greenfield, CNN, New York.

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LIN: Ah, what if.

Well, now that we've fed your mind how about your body? How about going from this to this? There you go. How you can get a healthy body and mind.

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LIN: All right, thinking about getting in shape? Well, toss the scale and stop obsessing about your size. In fact, don't starve yourself and pay attention to the three m's, mind, mouth and muscle. It's all part of a plan outlined in a new book, "Body For Life For Women." Author and doctor, Pamela Peeke, is with me from Washington right now.

Dr. Peeke, we have...

DR. PAMELA PEEKE, "BODY FOR LIFE FOR WOMEN": Hello there.

LIN: Hello there. We had a peek in the monitor and you're holding something. Let me see what this is. What is it?

PEEKE: Do you really want to see what this is? It's high tech.

LIN: OK.

PEEKE: Hold on now. Here we go.

LIN: All right.

PEEKE: OK. And what this is is a brand new thing called a body composition analyzer, and this is not a scale. This is 10 times better. What this thing does is it gives you an idea of what's going on under the hood. It's not about the quantity of your body anymore. It's the quality. So you want to know how much fat you have. Oh, horror, you know, shudders. LIN: Right.

PEEKE: The same thing with muscle and the same thing with bone.

LIN: OK.

PEEKE: It also even gives you an indicator of how much fat you have deep inside your belly.

LIN: All right. Before we go on, Dr. Peeke, because really I have to have a reality check. Let's show some photos that you sent us, OK?

PEEKE: You got it.

LIN: All right. Take a look at these women before and after. And I hope they're coming up soon. But I got to say, all right, here's before. She doesn't look so bad, looks healthy, right? After, folks, come on. Just run through the photos if you can. I got to say, when you see the after picture. Okay, come on!

PEEKE: No, you want to know something? It's interesting. If you have three months, which is 12 weeks -- and by the way, these are 12-week segments. You don't do everything in 12 weeks for everybody. These were lucky individuals who happened to have a little bit more athletic tendency and really only about 20 pounds to shove around. And it's amazing what happens when you fall asleep at the meal and when you -- you know you lose that body composition, you really know...

LIN: Right.

PEEKE: ...you have.

LIN: You actually say that women should eat differently than men that men can actually...

PEEKE: Absolutely.

LIN: ...eat more carbs. They can eat later at night if they want to. Give me the fundamental difference there.

PEEKE: OK, the bottom line is mind, mouth and muscle. You said the three m's. You know, in each category a woman is different. We are hard wired differently. A man is much more action-oriented. A woman is the (UNINTELLIGIBLE) ruminator. We are perfectionists. We ponder and basically we get stuck and paralyzed. We're also stress overeaters. Men tend to veer toward alcohol when it comes to stress. For us, it's a sleeve of cookies. You know the feeling.

LIN: You bet.

PEEKE: But the same goes with physical activity. Men tend to embrace intensity much easier.

LIN: OK. PEEKE: Women don't. They tend to kind of say wow, do I have to sweat? What about my hair?

LIN: All right. Let's go through some key points here. All right, you say -- and let's do this very quickly because I want to make sure that the audience gets the most they can out of this. You say be conscious of how you exercise. What do you mean by that?

PEEKE: That means, you know, don't be sitting there talking to the guy next to you the whole time. Be aware, be mindful and do it nice and slowly and make sure to get that form down. It's Vitamin I intensity.

LIN: That's right. That's coming up. And eat every three to four hours?

PEEKE: Oh my gosh, absolutely. All of the current research now shows that if do you that, you'll optimize your body comp. You'll minimize your body fat and maximize your muscle. We've done this with athletes forever.

LIN: And you do say get a dose of Vitamin I, which is intensity. Amp it up. Don't just stay with the same three pound weights and don't slip back into being a couch potato. All right, interesting book and I like...

PEEKE: Gosh, you know, put it all together.

LIN: Yes. And I like the fact of how you break it up in different stages of a woman's life too and what they should be doing at that point. Thank you very much, Dr. Peeke. I wish we had more time.

PEEKE: Thank you.

LIN: All right, "Body For Life For Women," stay tuned.

And how times have changed, how the proms of today have become full orchestrated shows even before they start. But first here's Al Hunt to tell us what's ahead on "THE CAPITAL GANG" -- Al.

AL HUNT, CO-HOST, "THE CAPITAL GANG": Former Nixon White House aide John Sears joins the gang to talk about Washington's biggest secret reveal. Deep Throat comes in from the cold.

Gitmo is compared to a gulag by Amnesty International and thumbs down on the new Europe. That and more next on CNN.

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LIN: Well, for decades American parents have been advised to put money away for college but CNN's Tom Foreman says that's not enough. You also have to be prepared to bankroll an event that's a lot more expensive than it used to be.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) TOM FOREMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Look out adult America. Danielle Aronow and Evan Ibrahim are preparing for the prom and it is nothing like proms of the past.

DANIELLE ARONOW, PROM GOER: Growing up, I always thought prom was the next best thing to your wedding. You are supposed to have the date. You are supposed to have -- everything has to be perfect.

FOREMAN: It is shaping up as perfect. Danielle has the perfect dress. They've hired the perfect limo, but they've also put together the perfect group, because modern proms are not about your data alone.

ARONOW: I think the expectations have changed. Like, you want to go to a nice dinner; you want to have the limo. You want to have the big group or even a small group of close friends.

EVAN IBRAHIM, PROM GOER: It's the last big event together and we're all just like there gathered and just to have fun.

FOREMAN: Getting ready to go with your group requires a lot more preparation than single date proms did.

ARONOW: Evan? Can you hold my stuff?

FOREMAN: Danielle is getting her nails polished to perfection. She's getting alterations to her dress and trying on shoes. She's having her makeup and hair professionally done.

ARONOW: Whoa! Oh my gosh!

FOREMAN: She's even taking time for a tan. This may all look a little over the top, but it is increasingly standard.

ARONOW: I just hope everything goes according to plan.

FOREMAN (on camera): You guys are spending a ton of money on this.

IBRAHIM: Yes.

(LAUGHTER)

FOREMAN: How much?

ARONOW: The dress was 730.

IBRAHIM: The tux was around like 200.

ARONOW: Shoes were 70.

IBRAHIM: Shirt, tie.

ARONOW: Nails...

IBRAHIM: Shoes...

ARONOW: Hair 75.

IBRAHIM: Dinner is going to be 50-60.

ARONOW: And then probably jewelry and like a little purse will probably be like 50 right there.

FOREMAN: All in, about $800 for him, $1,200 for her, and the parents pick up the tab.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What the heck. You know, she's a good kid, so I broke down and forked over the dough for it.

FOREMAN: At the moment, however, all that expense is in peril. The limo is late.

IBRAHIM: Hopefully, they'll be here any minute.

FOREMAN: In a simpler time, prom was a simpler thing. It started in the 1920s to help young, rural Americans learn manners and social skills.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, Frank, hold the cup yourself as you fill it, then present it.

FOREMAN: Prom experts, there really are such people, say kids back then were very different from today's teens.

AMY BEST, AUTHOR, "PROM": So for example, on a Saturday night, if you're not going on a date, you don't think oh, I have nothing to do. Whereas in the 1950s, if you were without a date on a Saturday night, that meant something.

FOREMAN: Even when I went to prom in the '70s, it was all about romance. That's me with Donna. Prom was our first date, and we kept dating, for six years, nonstop, and then we split up. So Danielle and Evan are best friends, nothing more, and that's common in modern prom practice.

ARONOW: No, it's not a romantic thing at all.

IBRAHIM: Boyfriend and girlfriends do go together but there's not a big emphasis on like, oh, my God, this is such a great night. I love you, blah, blah, blah, you know?

FOREMAN: The limo finally arrives, and the gang piles in for a first class trip to the Promised Land. And upon arrival, it is even more clear this is not your father's prom.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Everybody clap your hands!

FOREMAN: Everyone dances with everyone. Deejays rule. The music is rappy and lude. Ask about the stars of proms past...

(on camera): "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing?"

ARONOW: I don't know that. FOREMAN: "Brick House?"

ARONOW: I've heard...

FOREMAN: You know that.

ARONOW: We know that. I have one CD with different oldies on it.

IBRAHIM: We listen to oldies.

FOREMAN: What's an oldie, "Brick House," "Play That Funky Music White Boy"?

IBRAHIM: Yes.

ARONOW: No, it was -- oldies are more like the '80s. I'm dehydrated.

FOREMAN (voice-over): Some things never change. The shoes that were hot now hurt.

ARONOW: They're hurting. They're giving me blisters.

FOREMAN: The confining clothes are now frighteningly loose.

(on camera): I think we need to move a little further apart. We're good.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Are we OK?

FOREMAN: Thank you, much better.

(voice-over): Never mind. Prom is, after all, the one night each year when young people say good-bye to part of their youth. The rest of us remember a part of ours, and the whole dancing world seems wonderful.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I had a wonderful time.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I had a great time, too.

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LIN: A whole side of Tom Foreman that I had missed.

Anyway, that's all the time we have for this hour.

Coming up next at 7:00 Eastern "THE CAPITAL GANG," and then at 8:00 Eastern on "CNN PRESENTS," George H.W. Bush returns to the spot where he was shot down in 1944 in the Pacific Ocean.

And at 9:00, Larry King, the best of the past 20 years. And tomorrow night at 9:00, Larry has the exclusive live interview with Jermaine and Tito Jackson. And tonight, I'll be back at 10:00 Eastern. I'm going to be talking with Don Clark, a former FBI veteran agent, about Natalee Holloway, the young woman, the high schooler missing in Aruba.

Up next, a quick check of the weather and then "THE CAPITAL GANG."

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