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War Recap

Aired April 08, 2003 - 14:50   ET

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

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


WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Here's CNN's Renay San Miguel to bring you up to date on the latest developments in the war.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

RENAY SAN MIGUEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): 3:58 a.m., explosions reported around the Palestine Hotel, where many international journalists are staying. Central Command later confirms a U.S. tank shelled the hotel in response to sniper fire. The blast kills two cameramen, one from Spanish TV, another from Reuters. Three Reuters journalists were injured.

5:33 a.m., CNN's Martin Savidge, embedded with the 1st Batallion, 7th Marines, says the Marines have found chemical protection suits and antidotes for chemical weapons in a field beside an industrial complex in southeast Baghdad. Nearby they found abandoned weapons of and artillery pieces which they demolished.

7:00 a.m., U.S. Central Command says the coalition may never know if Iraqi President Saddam Hussein survived the U.S. air strike yesterday. A B-1 bomber dropped four 2,000-pound bombs on a building in a residential area of Baghdad after getting intelligence reports senior officials were meeting there, possibly including Saddam Hussein and his sons. Brigadier General Vince Brooks also confirmed that a U.S. A-10 Warthog aircraft was shot down by an Iraqi missile today. The pilot ejected and was rescued.

9:12 a.m., CNN's Walter Rodgers, traveling with the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry, says a senior officer tells him pockets of resistance remain in Baghdad but there is -- quote -- "no longer any organized military resistance in the city."

12:31 p.m., CNN's Ryan Chilcote reports a firefight near Hillah, 50 miles south of Baghdad. The 101st Airborne's 3rd Brigade battled with Fedayeen Saddam fighters. Three U.S. soldiers were injured when an Iraqi paramilitary threw a grenade at them.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

BLITZER: CNN's Renay San Miguel with the latest developments.

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Aired April 8, 2003 - 14:50   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Here's CNN's Renay San Miguel to bring you up to date on the latest developments in the war.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

RENAY SAN MIGUEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): 3:58 a.m., explosions reported around the Palestine Hotel, where many international journalists are staying. Central Command later confirms a U.S. tank shelled the hotel in response to sniper fire. The blast kills two cameramen, one from Spanish TV, another from Reuters. Three Reuters journalists were injured.

5:33 a.m., CNN's Martin Savidge, embedded with the 1st Batallion, 7th Marines, says the Marines have found chemical protection suits and antidotes for chemical weapons in a field beside an industrial complex in southeast Baghdad. Nearby they found abandoned weapons of and artillery pieces which they demolished.

7:00 a.m., U.S. Central Command says the coalition may never know if Iraqi President Saddam Hussein survived the U.S. air strike yesterday. A B-1 bomber dropped four 2,000-pound bombs on a building in a residential area of Baghdad after getting intelligence reports senior officials were meeting there, possibly including Saddam Hussein and his sons. Brigadier General Vince Brooks also confirmed that a U.S. A-10 Warthog aircraft was shot down by an Iraqi missile today. The pilot ejected and was rescued.

9:12 a.m., CNN's Walter Rodgers, traveling with the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry, says a senior officer tells him pockets of resistance remain in Baghdad but there is -- quote -- "no longer any organized military resistance in the city."

12:31 p.m., CNN's Ryan Chilcote reports a firefight near Hillah, 50 miles south of Baghdad. The 101st Airborne's 3rd Brigade battled with Fedayeen Saddam fighters. Three U.S. soldiers were injured when an Iraqi paramilitary threw a grenade at them.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

BLITZER: CNN's Renay San Miguel with the latest developments.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com