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Toddlers, TV & ADHD; The Big Dance NCAA Championship; Freddie Adu Era; Crooks on Camera

Aired April 05, 2004 - 14:30 ET

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KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: First, the top stories we're following for you this hour.
Major developments in Iraq, an arrest warrant has been issued for a Shiite cleric who has challenged the U.S. operation there. Also, sources say the head of the U.S. Central Command is exploring sending more troops to Iraq. This comes after a violent weekend that left 13 U.S. soldiers dead.

There's word Saudi forces have killed a wanted militant in a shootout in Riyadh. It's unclear what the man was wanted for. Ministry officials say authorities wounded a second militant and have surrounded a third man.

Job training was the focus of a campaign speech by President Bush today in North Carolina. The president proposed major changes to federal job training programs. Changes, he says, will double the number of workers undergoing job training while saving millions of dollars.

It was 10 years ago today Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain died in an apparent suicide. Bands are planning to commemorate the anniversary with small events across the country. To this day, many fans still wonder if his death was the result of foul play.

You might think it's educational, but if your toddler is spending a lot of time in front of the TV, he or she could have trouble later on paying attention in school.

CNN medical correspondent Holly Firfer joins us now.

Is this our problem?

HOLLY FIRFER, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: I think if we're in TV, you have ADHD, some sort.

PHILLIPS: It's just a part of the genetics.

FIRFER: It is, that multi-tasking.

Well we know that children are like little sponges, they soak up everything and are learning very quickly. But this new study in the journal "Pediatrics" suggests that watching TV may influence kids' behaviors later in life.

Researchers looked specifically at Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in children ages 1 and ages -- age 3. They found 10 percent of TV watching children had Attention Deficit Disorders and that every hour of vegging in front of the tube boosted their chances by 10 percent to developing ADHD later in life. For instance, 1-year-old kids who watched more than 2.2 hours a day had a 28 percent of ADHD.

But researchers are not exactly sure why this correlation. It could have something to do with their young brains developing and the synapses or neuron connections being formed.

One doctor we spoke with earlier had another theory.

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DR. STEVE PAVLAKIS, MT. SINAI SCHOOL OF MED.: The study doesn't prove that there is a cause and effect. In other words, it may be that children and parents that are more ADHD have TV on more of the time than others that do not and the correlation is related to that predisposition. However, it is possible that watching TV somehow affects these circuits, whether it's the colors or whatever. Since we really don't know and actually results in an increased chance of having ADHD.

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FIRFER: Now obviously there needs to be more research. But one thing critics and study authors agreed on was parents need to be mindful of how much TV their children are watching and what kids shows they are looking at. If it's perhaps TV cartoons or perhaps an educational program, that's what they need to be paying attention to.

PHILLIPS: Do we know specifically what programs they were watching?

FIRFER: That's one thing we don't know, and that's why the study author said that it's not completely concrete. There were some, if you want to say, flaws or some outstanding questions. Parents reported on what they were watching and how much they were watching. We don't know if it was "Sesame Street," "Electric Company," if it was a cartoon, if it was a rerun of "Hill Street Blues," they just didn't know. And that could make a big difference, because a lot of people do believe educational programming is good in small amounts.

PHILLIPS: You forgot "Romper Room," "Zoom," remember all the ones we used...

FIRFER: You're aging us, Kyra. I don't remember those.

PHILLIPS: I'm just a bill.

ADHD, I mean is this just a factor contributing?

FIRFER: Yes.

PHILLIPS: I mean when we were kids, we were hyper. That's what we were called, hyper. FIRFER: Right. Yes.

PHILLIPS: There was no such thing as ADHD.

FIRFER: And they would say you had too much sugar today and that was part of the problem.

PHILLIPS: Exactly.

FIRFER: But we don't know. There's a lot of environmental, perhaps exposures, too. They know that smoking prenatal -- when mothers would smoke while they were pregnant, they don't know what other kind of environmental aspects they're exposed to. So it's not necessarily just television watching. They're not really sure about ADD, Attention Deficit Disorders. There's a lot of questions. But I think this might be just one piece of that puzzle.

PHILLIPS: Well, and also, parents a lot of times use the TV as a baby-sitter.

FIRFER: Yes.

PHILLIPS: Miles O'Brien, prime example, his wife doesn't allow a lot of TV and his kids are so creative. They come up with projects.

FIRFER: Yes.

PHILLIPS: They know how to make themselves busy all the time. So how should parents limit the amount of TV?

FIRFER: There are some good rules of thumb by the American Academy of Pediatrics. And basically they say kids under the age of 2 should not even watch TV. There's no reason for them to be sitting in front of the television. The risks do outweigh the benefits.

Set media time limits. That includes watching TV and videotapes, playing video games, surfing the Internet. Basically, here is an example for you to do, use an egg timer and they can -- or you know some kind of a timer and time is up, you have got to walk away from the TV and turn it off.

Keep TV sets, VCRs, video games, computers out of kids' bedrooms. They don't need to be there. They have to go to another room and that way you can monitor what they're doing.

And also, above everything, they need to interact with parents, they need to interact with you, with people outside. Take them out. Socialize them. They shouldn't be at home sitting in front of the television every day anyway.

And it does help, you know, for parents to say hey, it is easy, let's put them in front of the TV, I can get the laundry done. But they are saying, you know what, instead, how about have a playmate or do play group or, you know, arrange, you watch some kids and they watch your kids and you've got some time and then they have that social interaction. PHILLIPS: That's right. Keep them busy.

FIRFER: Absolutely, give them Play-Doh.

PHILLIPS: Yes. Sign them up for T-ball.

FIRFER: Exactly.

PHILLIPS: It's a sign of being gifted when you know you have that short attention span. All right.

FIRFER: As we non-parents say, it is easy.

PHILLIPS: Of course. Cake walk. Thank you very much -- Holly.

FIRFER: Sure.

PHILLIPS: All right.

Other news 'Around the World' now. It is not Pamplona, but well, I guess it's a new form of it. Don't underestimate the sheer force of 2,000 ewes streaming through the tight village streets of New Zealand, not Spain, New Zealand. The gore (ph) marred the first annual running of the sheep, just a lot of woolly-bully mutton confusion.

Despite recent threats to France's rail lines, Queen Elizabeth II takes the Eurostar from London to Paris. Three days of celebrations will mark a 100-year-old treaty that ended colonial rivalries between Britain and France.

And as sundown falls around the globe, Jews mark the start of Passover. This week, Jews remember how their ancestors fled Egypt during the time of Moses. The holiday is marked by story telling and special meals.

It's that time of year again when politicians show that they can throw? Baseball's big day next. Hey, we know that face.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And he is going to throw out the first pitch, and he does.

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PHILLIPS: There you go. The vice president of the United States playing a little ball.

LARRY SMITH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I'm Larry Smith in San Antonio, Texas. Remember the Alamodome. Tonight it's UConn versus Georgia Tech in the NCAA Men's Basketball Champion. And I'll have the one number that could determine the winner when LIVE FROM... continues.

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PHILLIPS: Play ball. Vice President Dick Cheney shows he's got a good arm on baseball's opening day in the U.S. He threw the ceremonial first pitch at the great American ballpark in Cincinnati. The Reds are opening the season against the Chicago Cubbies. President Bush will throw out the opening pitch in St. Louis where the Cardinals take on the Brewers. And if that Cubs game one pitch, one home run, lead off Cubby Core Patterson (ph) went deep to kick off the Cubs season in style.

Well the Big Dance is tonight for the two best teams in college basketball. Georgia Tech and UConn beat out 63 teams to make it to the NCAA Championship.

CNN's Larry Smith live from San Antonio, Texas, with a preview of tonight's game and a little history on the Alamo.

Hi -- Larry.

SMITH: Hi, Kyra. How are you?

Yes, you know defense does win championships and that's exactly how UConn and Georgia Tech reached tonight's final game. Both were holding their NCAA tournament opponents to under 40 percent shooting. But it's not the "D" so much as an "R" word that sets the tone for tonight.

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SMITH (voice-over): To avenge a loss is one thing. To get some revenge in a national championship game is something else. It has been more than four months since Georgia Tech embarrassed then undefeated and top ranked UConn in the preseason NIT and the Huskies haven't forgotten.

RASHAD ANDERSON, UCONN GUARD FORWARD: You always want to play a team that beat you. I mean it is always fun to get another opportunity in playing them. And you know and that was the first time to ever beat us at the start of the season. And we got a shot to get revenge.

JIM CALHOUN, UCONN HEAD COACH: I would hope that our kids find every single bit of motivation that they can possibly find. But I'll be honest with you, this is not one of those things where so and so has to play that much different. Neither team has to play different. One team has to play better than the other.

PAUL HEWITT, GEORGE TECH HEAD COACH: You know there's sometimes you have days like that where you have a good defensive day and the other team may not be as quite as sharp as they normally are offensively. I thought we played well. Only Jim can answer how well his team played, but I've seen his team play better.

SMITH: When you think of UConn, you think of consensus all- American center Emeka Okafor. But to a man the Tech players insist they're on the brink of their first national title because of the team concept.

EMEKA OKAFOR, UCONN FORWARD CENTER: There's not a situation, you know, that I haven't been in before, so I mean, and throughout the season, we've been in or I've been in, you know, similar situations. So been there, done that, trying to go out there, play, have fun.

MAVIN LEWIS, GEORGIA TECH GUARD: You have Emeka Okafor, you have those individual players who are great. But on our team we don't necessarily have those one or two key guys that you just say those are the people you have to focus on. You have got to focus on all of us.

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SMITH: Yes, both teams very loose during Sunday's media session. You know parody is alive and well in college basketball. The last five championship games have featured 10 different teams.

One other note, Kyra, UConn coach Jim Calhoun did not gain enshrinement to the Basketball Hall of Fame. That announcement for the 2004 class was named this morning. But I think he would accept a second national title as a nice little consolation prize tonight.

PHILLIPS: All right, Larry, now come on, I still think this should have been the lead, thank you very much, the women's basketball team.

SMITH: How about that, huh, UConn and Tennessee tomorrow night. It's the first time ever that a school has had both its men's and women's teams in the NCAA Basketball Championship. I mean that's -- they're playing some great basketball up there. Maybe you could say it is cold in Connecticut that's why they spend a lot of time indoors, maybe? I don't want to say that and make our northeast audience mad, but what a great story up in UConn and the campus up in stores (ph).

PHILLIPS: All right, well said. Larry Smith, thanks so much. Have fun.

SMITH: OK.

PHILLIPS: All right.

Well, Freddie Adu is being called the best American soccer player ever. That's a lofty title for a 14-year-old. And one he doesn't take lightly. Adu says he can already picture himself playing in the World Cup finals for team USA.

Our Alphonso van Marsh says get ready for Freddy.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This Freddy Adu era officially begins.

ALPHONSO VAN MARSH, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The era after months of hype about 14-year-old Freddy Adu. The Ghanaian immigrant finally played his first pro soccer game in front of some 20,000 people. He didn't start, he didn't score, but in stadium section 312, the Ghanaian-American fans say that didn't matter.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Very proud (UNINTELLIGIBLE) see one of our own be able to make it this far.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This being his first game, it's pretty much going to take a little while before he actually gets the hang of it. As you can see, he's the tiniest on the field right now.

VAN MARSH: Freddy is one of the tiniest players, but he earns one of U.S. soccer's biggest paychecks, a cool half a million dollars a year. That was enough for a hug from his mom when he turned pro. He still lives with her now. On Saturday, Freddy subbed 61 minutes into his team's season opener. D.C. United won two to one.

ADU: When I got out there, I just felt like I was a step slower than them. I wouldn't change anything about today. You know I'm glad I had this experience, and I only hope to build on this.

ERIC WYNALDA, SOCCER COMMENTATOR: In the mainstream, people don't realize how important it was that the first thing he did he did well.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And he can go right.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You know it's still (INAUDIBLE), he's nervous, but for the first time he lived through one.

VAN MARSH: Advertisers, like Nike and Pepsi, say Freddy's star power is hot. The soft drink company is already comparing Freddy to Brazilian's soccer legend Pele.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Let's go.

VAN MARSH (on camera): Now that he's got one pro game behind him, Freddy says he doesn't expect the pressure on him to ease up anytime soon. There's a lot riding on Freddy to help make soccer as popular in the United States as it is around the rest of the world.

Alphonso van Marsh, CNN, Washington.

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PHILLIPS: Well love them or hate them, certain Internet pop-ups will soon be a thing of the past for your own good.

And call it entrapment or call it maybe a very smart plan to catch the bad guys. LIVE FROM... takes the bait right after this.

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PHILLIPS: Heavy rains, hail and strong winds pummeled portions of west and south Texas today forcing dozens of people to evacuate.

CNN Meteorologist Jacqui Jeras tracking the storm in the Weather Center.

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PHILLIPS: Well no more gambling on Google. Fred Katayama live at the New York Stock Exchange with the details.

What's the deal -- Fred?

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PHILLIPS: Well this you're going to love, police in Mesa, Arizona, figure out a way to outsmart some of the bad guys. And by the looks of these crooks, well that didn't take very much.

Vielka Atherton has the story from CNN affiliate KTVK.

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VIELKA ATHERTON, KTVK-TV REPORTER (voice-over): It only takes seconds to steal a car.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The keys were in it?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Uh-huh.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You're kidding me?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Nope.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: That's just too easy.

ATHERTON: So easy it happened 4,500 times in the city of Mesa last year. This year, auto theft is down 15 percent. And Mesa police credit the brand new Bait Car Program that's designed to lure suspects to one of the things they find most tempting, easy targets.

(on camera): The bait car is set up to look like any other car on the roadway. Only with these vehicles, police don't even have to be in the vicinity to catch the suspects in action.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Even five years ago, if you wanted to catch people that were breaking into cars or stealing cars, it would take four or five or six officers to sit back and hide and watch the car. Nowadays it doesn't take any officers. We basically park the car and leave it.

ATHERTON (voice-over): And almost always someone takes the bait. This is actually footage of two men who stole a bait car. They're all laughs as one of them pulls a stolen car stereo out of his pants. But watch as police catch up with the suspects minutes later. Their smiles turn to sheer panic.

(on camera): We decided to take you behind the wheel of one of these bait cars to show you exactly how it works.

(voice-over): A hidden camera monitors our every move and our conversation as the silent alarm notifies police dispatchers that a car has been stolen. Sergeant Dave Mouzer (ph) walks us through what happens next. Using GPS technology, a computer tracks the suspect's progress.

SERGEANT DAVE MOUZER, MESA POLICE: From that point what they'll do is they'll call patrol officers and let them know what area the car is at and if the car is moving or not.

ATHERTON (on camera): Within minutes police can have the suspects inside and the vehicle stopped.

MOUZER: It's a touch of a little mouse. That's it.

ATHERTON (voice-over): Take a look at the surprised reaction of these two suspects when police catch up with them and dispatchers eventually shut down the car's engine.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: My God, there's a cop behind us.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Get out of here.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: My God, dude. There is.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Shut up.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: My God.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Really?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No. Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Really?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Really? Jesus.

ATHERTON: It took this guy nearly two-and-a-half hours to decide he wanted to steal this bait car, but that decision would nearly bring him to tears when police stop him.

So far this year, 19 suspected car thieves have been arrested through the city of Mesa's Bait Car Program.

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PHILLIPS: Thanks again for that report from Vielka Atherton of KTVK in Mesa, Arizona.

Well more ahead on LIVE FROM...

Lots of news out of Iraq. More violence, the call for a new plan and a murder warrant issued. We'll bring you the latest.

Think eternal sunshine of the spotless mind is a big fairy tale? Our Dr. Sanjay Gupta has a little surprise for you.

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PETER FRAMPTON, SINGER: Ooh baby, I love your way, every day.

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PHILLIPS: And baby, we loved his way. Peter Frampton, the LIVE FROM... interview is straight ahead.

We're back after a quick break.

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FRAMPTON: I want to be with you night and day, ooh, yes.

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PHILLIPS: LIVE FROM... continues. I'm Kyra PHILLIPS.

Here's what's happening 'At This Hour.'

Paul Bremer calls him an outlaw. Coalition officials announce that an arrest warrant has been issued for Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. He is wanted in connection with a killing of a rival cleric last year. Sadr has been an outspoken critic of the U.S. presence. It is not clear when or how authorities might try to apprehend him.

Pentagon sources tell CNN the head of U.S. Central Command, General John Abizaid, is looking for the possibility of sending more troops to Iraq. The troops could be American or coalition forces from other countries. The sources say that Abizaid has given his senior staff 48 hours to present him with several possible options.

Sending a message to Haiti, Secretary of State Colin Powell in Port-au-Prince meeting with the new Prime Minister Gerard Latortue. U.S. officials say that Powell wants assurances, rather, that human rights violators will not play a role in the new government. Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was forced from power in February.

Several major stories brewing today in Iraq, chief among them, the mounting test of wills between the U.S. military and a maverick Shiite cleric.

With the latest now from Baghdad, CNN's Jane Arraf standing by live -- Jane.

JANE ARRAF, CNN BAGHDAD BUREAU CHIEF: Kyra, there's been a challenge laid down and a lot of apprehension as to what comes next. Now, this challenge from U.S. coalition officials who say they have an arrest warrant. This is an arrest warrant that's been around for some time, but they are now making it public. And it accuses a leading Shia cleric, a young radical Shia cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, of being involved in assassinating a rival cleric last year.

Now, this has been around, but they haven't issued or tried to act on this warrant. But the trigger appears to be yesterday's violence. Now, that violence on Sunday in Sadr City, formerly known as Saddam City, involved the worst clashes in Baghdad since the end of the war.

This was after, according to U.S. coalition officials, Sadr called for his armed militia to try to take over police stations and government offices. In the end, eight U.S. soldiers dead, 40 wounded, and dozens of Iraqi wounded, as well. The U.S. military spokesman, Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, says that they are trying to send a strong message.

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BRIG. GEN. MARK KIMMITT, U.S. ARMY: Not only are militias banned inside of Iraq, and when those militias turn to violent acts will we take actions against them, but we'll also go for their leadership, their leadership organs, the people at the top, the people in the middle, the people that are inciting, the people that are planning, the people that are executing the violence.

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ARRAF: Now, Sadr's followers say that he will not surrender, and that U.S. forces will have to come and arrest him. A pretty tall order, as he's believed to be hiding out in one of the holiest cities in one of the holiest cities in Iraq -- Kyra.

PHILLIPS: Jane Arraf, live from Baghdad. Thank you.

Despite new suggestions that Iraq isn't ready, President Bush says that he is committed to the June 30 deadline for restoring Iraqi sovereignty. Mr. Bush spoke to reporters after a speech today in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The deadline remains the same. I believe we can transfer authority by June 30. We're working toward that date. We're obviously constantly in touch with Jerry Bremer on the transfer of sovereignty.

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PHILLIPS: Republican Senator Richard Lugar is suggesting that Iraq isn't ready to govern itself. He's raising the possibility that the June 30 deadline should be extended.

In Spain, the hunt goes on for those behind the 3/11 Madrid train bombings. Spanish police took two more suspects into custody. And as Al Goodman reports from Madrid, the investigation is far from over.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) AL GOODMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The manhunt continues for other suspects in the Madrid commuter train bombings. Now, last week, there were six photographs widely published of men who were wanted on international arrest warrants.

Authorities say three of them died in that large explosion on Saturday at the suburban Madrid apartment as police closed in. But three others are still at large. Those are Moroccan men who are widely wanted.

Authorities telling CNN that because some of the other suspects died in the suburban Madrid apartment, although authorities had thought they might already be out of Spain, which is why they issued international arrest warrants, now they think that the other three who they think are still alive could still be in Spain. That according to authorities talking to CNN.

In addition, Spain's largest circulation newspaper, El Pais, on Monday published the photographs of three other men who also are wanted in connection with the Madrid train bombings, according to the newspaper, citing police sources. Over all, the nation trying to come to grips with this huge threat of Islamic terrorism against Spain.

Now, Spain has been accustomed grimly to more than 30 years of militant Basque violence, but they've never experienced anything like the Madrid train bombings last month that killed all those people. Like the failed attack against the Madrid to Seville bullet train on Friday, that bomb was defused.

And then on Saturday night, this tremendous explosion in a southern working class neighborhood that, in addition to killing the five suspected terrorists and one police officer, basically destroyed a building. Many families are out of their homes. All of this coming as Spain was loping to enjoy a simple Easter week holiday.

Al Goodman, CNN, Madrid.

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PHILLIPS: In news across America, there's been a delay in the Jayson Williams manslaughter trial in New Jersey. The defense requested a week's delay to review new evidence it received from the prosecution. The defense indicates it may ask for a mistrial.

The Supreme Court is to rule on whether police can use drug- sniffing dogs during routine traffic stops. At issue, whether police need to have some reason to suspect a driver has drugs before allowing dogs to sniff around a car. Lower courts have been divided over the issue.

And a notable passing. Joseph Zimmerman, the man who invented the telephone answering machine, has passed away. Zimmerman says he came up with the idea after he couldn't afford a secretary. Smart man. Zimmerman was 92 years old.

The fear of flying, long lines, late arrivals, tight security, bad food, you may think airline service couldn't get any worse. Well, a new report is out and results may or may not surprise you.

Bob Franken reports.

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BOB FRANKEN, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The winner and new champion in the 14th annual Airline Quality Rating is JetBlue. In fact, three of the top four best performers are low-fare operators: JetBlue, Southwest and America West.

All together, the study rated 14. Many of the big ones were somewhere at the bottom. United, American, Delta among those in the lower tier. All of the information came from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

What about performance industry-wide? This will surprise the weary traveler. It was up. Although, that weary traveler might not be surprised to find it was up only slightly. And that, because the number of official consumer complaints was way down.

Even so, on-time arrivals were down, while passenger bumping was up. Lost luggage, up. This is a joint project of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Wichita State University.

As for the performance of the low-cost carriers, the analysts made it clear they believe it's not just those low fares, but higher customer service which has resulted in a big jump in their market share, from just 4 percent when the studies began to a full 25 percent now.

The old joke used to be, flying is the best way to fly. The study might suggest that flying cheaply is the best way to fly.

Bob Franken, CNN, Washington.

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PHILLIPS: Jim Carrey does it in his current movie, but are real people able to erase bad memories? Wouldn't that be nice? Our Dr. Sanjay Gupta is on the story of a pill that could help you forget.

Oh, yeah. We'll never forget classic rocker Peter Frampton. Wait till you hear what he said when I asked him about that 1970s hair maintenance.

And later, what do Mickey from "Seinfeld," TV's Suzanne Pleshette and actress Dyan Cannon have in common? How about a close call? That goes with the answer later on LIVE FROM.

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PHILLIPS: In Jim Carrey's latest film, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," his character attempts to erase memories of his ex- girlfriend. But is that medically possible? Believe it or not, scientists in Boston are trying to figure that out.

More now from Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

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DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): All of us have memories we would rather forget: a life- threatening accident, a terrorist attack, a lost love. But let's say you could erase traumatic memories. Would you? Should you?

Jim Carrey's character in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" tries to erase his memories using a fancy machine. But experts say that it's not forgetting that's important, but reducing the severity of traumatic memories that might lead to post-traumatic stress disorder.

DR. ROGER PITMAN, PSYCHIATRIST, HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL: Too much adrenalin in the aftermath of a traumatic event creates a memory that is overly strong, overly emotional and too deeply engraved. And our goal, through medication, is to try to make the memory more of a normal memory.

GUPTA: So to try and reduce that adrenalin surge, researchers at Harvard gave a blood pressure drug called propranolol to patients for 19 days after they experienced a traumatic event. Their theory seemed to work. Those who took the medication reported less severe PTSD symptoms than those who received placebo. And three months later, less anxiety.

PITMAN: They showed significantly lower heart rate, sweat gland activity and muscle responses.

GUPTA: Kathleen was such an example. We omitted her last name for privacy.

KATHLEEN, PTSD PATIENT: I had a gun to my head, was made to drive to an abandoned place where I was beat up and other things. It was something that I lived with for a long time and relived nightly in dreams during the day.

GUPTA: And then years later, she was hit by a bike messenger on a busy street. After being bandaged up for cuts and bruises, she was also approached to join the study to treat her mind. And her memories. This time, a little pill helped.

KATHLEEN: Because of the pill, I think I had more sleep, and less nightmares, and less anxiety and was able to function.

GUPTA: Looking back, Kathleen wishes she could have taken the pill after that traumatic carjacking.

KATHLEEN: If a pill could have erased those feelings, that would have been magical.

GUPTA: Still, many will ask, should we be manipulating memories at all? By doing so, do we miss out on the totality of our lives? Good and bad. For Kathleen, the answer is obvious.

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PHILLIPS: A cut from Peter Frampton's new CD screams "I'm Back." And while a lot of you remember him from back when his hair was as big as he was, this is now the title of Frampton's new CD. Peter joined me earlier today.

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PHILLIPS: We were wondering now. You know, I mean, you were known for the sexy hair and unbuttoning the -- you know, you're bringing us all back here. Did you have like a special posse that took care of the do?

PETER FRAMPTON, SINGER: No, it was just I woke up and that's the way it looked. I was blessed, I guess. No, I had one perm, and then realized that I didn't ever have another one, and it was always -- we were always straightening my hair, you know, in the early days.

PHILLIPS: You had the perm.

FRAMPTON: Yes, I did have the perm and very early highlights.

PHILLIPS: You are on the cutting edge, absolutely.

All right, we got to talk about grandma here. And you're hunting through the attic, and you come across the banjalalee (ph). I hope I'm saying that, right?

FRAMPTON: You are, yes.

PHILLIPS: OK, this is where it all began?

FRAMPTON: Yes, I went up to the attic. Dad and I were getting down the suitcases to go on some holiday, and there was this little instrument box, and I said, what's that? And I was 7 at the time and dad said that's your grandmother's banjalalee (ph). It's like a banjo-shaped ukelele. So we got it down, and got it out, and he played something, you know, you know just something very, very -- two cords, you know, and that was it. Once I picked that up, there was -- I wanted to learn "Michael Rowed the Boat" next I think.

PHILLIPS: And "Mary Had a Little Lamb." That's when the deep lyrics starting coming out, right?

FRAMPTON: Yes, Exactly, yes.

PHILLIPS: Wow, and then so dad got involved. Now we started sifting through some old pictures. Yes, I came across this one, you and some of the young chaps here.

FRAMPTON: That's right.

PHILLIPS: Take me back. Tell me about this picture.

FRAMPTON: This is the Trubies (ph). That's my brother in the first row there, that's my brother Clyde, and then that's Dave Rothy (ph) and Terry Nicholson behind me. That's me in the front there, playing my very first electric, the Hoffner Club 60, which...

PHILLIPS: Wow. You still have it?

FRAMPTON: I can't find it. It's one of those things that I've lost somewhere, but the banjalalee (ph) lives.

PHILLIPS: Very good. I told you, it's got to go in the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame.

What's the biggest difference you would say between Peter Frampton then and Peter Frampton now?

FRAMPTON: Well, I mean, if you're talking about the '70s, or are you talking about when I first started to play?

PHILLIPS: Let's go to the '70s, because that's when we really started to hear a lot about you.

FRAMPTON: Basically, having had that huge album it definitely gave me a bigger success than I ever could have dreamed of, and it's given me a place from which I can tour, make records, and hopefully for the rest of my life, you know, do exactly what I want to do. And it's been a wonderful change. Obviously, it's the success, new big, when you first hit it and you're on the front cover of all the magazines and everything, it's a very heavy experience.

PHILLIPS: And everybody's in charge of you. Now you're in charge of the whole gig. You got the whole studio in your basement.

FRAMPTON: It's sort of gone right back. The image thing took over, and it really of got me into a lot of trouble with the pop star image, and I'm a guitar player, so it really is nice now to, you know, put out an album, and I know people aren't buying it for the hair. They're buying it for the playing.

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PHILLIPS: Well, other entertainment headlines coming at you next: it's the LIVE FROM Quiz Question of the Day. What does TV's favorite wife, the lovely Suzanne Pleshette, have in common with Mickey from "Seinfeld?" Remember him, Kramer's friend? LIVE FROM has the dangerous details right after this.

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PHILLIPS: Condoleezza Rice testifying before the 9/11 commission Thursday morning publicly and under oath, 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific. You can count on CNN to bring it to you live.

And here's something you may not know. The 9/11 Commission might have never existed were it not for a group of September 11 widows. Many of them are being called the Jersey Girls now.

Alina Cho has their story.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) ALINA CHO, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Spend a few minutes with the Jersey girls and you may think these women are lifelong friends. They are not.

MINDY KLEINBERG, 9/11 WIDOW: You know what? You have homework.

CHO: The four mothers never knew each other before September 11, but when all of them lost their husbands that day...

KLEINBERG: We wanted to know how could this have happened? How could we live here and have been taken over by 19 terrorists from another country?

PATTY CASAZZA, 9/11 WIDOW: For us, there will be no peace until we have the answers to all of our questions.

CHO: So Patty Casazza and Mindy Kleinberg joined with Kristen Breitweiser and Lori Van Auken to form a group of 9/11 families hoping for answers.

LORI VAN AUKEN, 9/11 WIDOW: Nine/11, for us, was a colossal failure. A failure of defense, security.

CHO: And change.

KLEINBERG: We don't want to have another attack. We don't want anybody to walk in our shoes.

CHO: So these women did something about it. And pushed hard for the creation of a 9/11 Commission.

THOMAS KEAN, CHMN., 911 COMMISSION: They're influential in everything. Really, they're there, they work when we need something, they're on the spot.

CHO: That means staging a walkout when Richard Armitage testified instead of National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice during the hearings. Rice will now go before the commission this week. (on camera): But the women's activism in an election year have made them a target of Republican attacks. Republicans who say they are being used by the Democrats to go after President Bush.

(voice-over): The women took issue with the president's use of 9/11 images in his ads.

KRISTEN BREITWEISER, 9/11 WIDOW: I know certain people have called Ground Zero quote/unquote, "the perfect backdrop." It's hell on earth for me.

CHO: And then there are lighter moments.

VAN AUKEN: We knew the Congress was split between the Senate and the House. But I didn't know which one had more, you know, members. And now I know.

CHO: They've learned a lot. BREITWEISER: We certainly succeeded.

CHO: But say they'll never stop searching for answers.

Alina Cho, CNN, East Brunswick, New Jersey.

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PHILLIPS: From business to entertainment, a super diva's mother intervenes. The mother is gospel great Cissy Houston; the daughter is Whitney. Cissy Houston holds a prayer vigil tonight in New York for children affected by drug abuse. Whitney Houston recently left a drug rehab program after only being there five days.

Getting rid of the bling-bling. Actress Kim Basinger plans to auction some of the jewelry she received from ex-hubby actor Alex Baldwin. One of the baubles is a 3.7-carat Tiffany engagement ring. Despite a bitter divorce, Basinger's people say that the jewelry auction is to benefit an animal charity.

And she's a hot actress, but things got too hot for Dyan Cannon. Fire broke out in her West Hollywood condo, forcing residents to evacuate the building.

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DANNY WOODBURN, ACTOR: It was on our floor, so we could definitely smell the smoke. And then I just went around banging on people's doors to make sure everybody heard that it wasn't another false alarm. And then we just made our way down the steps.

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PHILLIPS: Hey. That was Mickey from "Seinfeld." And for LIVE FROM quiz fans, another celebrity resident of the building is TV wife extraordinaire, actress Suzanne Pleshette. And as for Dyan Cannon, well, she's in good condition after being treated for smoke inhalation.

That's LIVE FROM for this Monday. Hopefully we got you off to a good start of the week. Now to Washington and "JUDY WOODRUFF'S INSIDE POLITICS."

Hi, Judy.

JUDY WOODRUFF, "INSIDE POLITICS": Hi there, Kyra. Thank you very much. Happy Monday.

Today, harsh words for the president from the senator from Massachusetts. And no, we are not talking about John Kerry. We'll take a look at the latest criticism of the president's Iraq policy.

Plus, the Cuban-American vote in Florida, normally it's a block that supports Republicans. But Democrats say this year don't be so sure. We'll have the latest on the community that many feel is still up for grabs.

"INSIDE POLITICS" starts in two minutes.

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KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: First, the top stories we're following for you this hour.
Major developments in Iraq, an arrest warrant has been issued for a Shiite cleric who has challenged the U.S. operation there. Also, sources say the head of the U.S. Central Command is exploring sending more troops to Iraq. This comes after a violent weekend that left 13 U.S. soldiers dead.

There's word Saudi forces have killed a wanted militant in a shootout in Riyadh. It's unclear what the man was wanted for. Ministry officials say authorities wounded a second militant and have surrounded a third man.

Job training was the focus of a campaign speech by President Bush today in North Carolina. The president proposed major changes to federal job training programs. Changes, he says, will double the number of workers undergoing job training while saving millions of dollars.

It was 10 years ago today Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain died in an apparent suicide. Bands are planning to commemorate the anniversary with small events across the country. To this day, many fans still wonder if his death was the result of foul play.

You might think it's educational, but if your toddler is spending a lot of time in front of the TV, he or she could have trouble later on paying attention in school.

CNN medical correspondent Holly Firfer joins us now.

Is this our problem?

HOLLY FIRFER, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: I think if we're in TV, you have ADHD, some sort.

PHILLIPS: It's just a part of the genetics.

FIRFER: It is, that multi-tasking.

Well we know that children are like little sponges, they soak up everything and are learning very quickly. But this new study in the journal "Pediatrics" suggests that watching TV may influence kids' behaviors later in life.

Researchers looked specifically at Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in children ages 1 and ages -- age 3. They found 10 percent of TV watching children had Attention Deficit Disorders and that every hour of vegging in front of the tube boosted their chances by 10 percent to developing ADHD later in life. For instance, 1-year-old kids who watched more than 2.2 hours a day had a 28 percent of ADHD.

But researchers are not exactly sure why this correlation. It could have something to do with their young brains developing and the synapses or neuron connections being formed.

One doctor we spoke with earlier had another theory.

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DR. STEVE PAVLAKIS, MT. SINAI SCHOOL OF MED.: The study doesn't prove that there is a cause and effect. In other words, it may be that children and parents that are more ADHD have TV on more of the time than others that do not and the correlation is related to that predisposition. However, it is possible that watching TV somehow affects these circuits, whether it's the colors or whatever. Since we really don't know and actually results in an increased chance of having ADHD.

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FIRFER: Now obviously there needs to be more research. But one thing critics and study authors agreed on was parents need to be mindful of how much TV their children are watching and what kids shows they are looking at. If it's perhaps TV cartoons or perhaps an educational program, that's what they need to be paying attention to.

PHILLIPS: Do we know specifically what programs they were watching?

FIRFER: That's one thing we don't know, and that's why the study author said that it's not completely concrete. There were some, if you want to say, flaws or some outstanding questions. Parents reported on what they were watching and how much they were watching. We don't know if it was "Sesame Street," "Electric Company," if it was a cartoon, if it was a rerun of "Hill Street Blues," they just didn't know. And that could make a big difference, because a lot of people do believe educational programming is good in small amounts.

PHILLIPS: You forgot "Romper Room," "Zoom," remember all the ones we used...

FIRFER: You're aging us, Kyra. I don't remember those.

PHILLIPS: I'm just a bill.

ADHD, I mean is this just a factor contributing?

FIRFER: Yes.

PHILLIPS: I mean when we were kids, we were hyper. That's what we were called, hyper. FIRFER: Right. Yes.

PHILLIPS: There was no such thing as ADHD.

FIRFER: And they would say you had too much sugar today and that was part of the problem.

PHILLIPS: Exactly.

FIRFER: But we don't know. There's a lot of environmental, perhaps exposures, too. They know that smoking prenatal -- when mothers would smoke while they were pregnant, they don't know what other kind of environmental aspects they're exposed to. So it's not necessarily just television watching. They're not really sure about ADD, Attention Deficit Disorders. There's a lot of questions. But I think this might be just one piece of that puzzle.

PHILLIPS: Well, and also, parents a lot of times use the TV as a baby-sitter.

FIRFER: Yes.

PHILLIPS: Miles O'Brien, prime example, his wife doesn't allow a lot of TV and his kids are so creative. They come up with projects.

FIRFER: Yes.

PHILLIPS: They know how to make themselves busy all the time. So how should parents limit the amount of TV?

FIRFER: There are some good rules of thumb by the American Academy of Pediatrics. And basically they say kids under the age of 2 should not even watch TV. There's no reason for them to be sitting in front of the television. The risks do outweigh the benefits.

Set media time limits. That includes watching TV and videotapes, playing video games, surfing the Internet. Basically, here is an example for you to do, use an egg timer and they can -- or you know some kind of a timer and time is up, you have got to walk away from the TV and turn it off.

Keep TV sets, VCRs, video games, computers out of kids' bedrooms. They don't need to be there. They have to go to another room and that way you can monitor what they're doing.

And also, above everything, they need to interact with parents, they need to interact with you, with people outside. Take them out. Socialize them. They shouldn't be at home sitting in front of the television every day anyway.

And it does help, you know, for parents to say hey, it is easy, let's put them in front of the TV, I can get the laundry done. But they are saying, you know what, instead, how about have a playmate or do play group or, you know, arrange, you watch some kids and they watch your kids and you've got some time and then they have that social interaction. PHILLIPS: That's right. Keep them busy.

FIRFER: Absolutely, give them Play-Doh.

PHILLIPS: Yes. Sign them up for T-ball.

FIRFER: Exactly.

PHILLIPS: It's a sign of being gifted when you know you have that short attention span. All right.

FIRFER: As we non-parents say, it is easy.

PHILLIPS: Of course. Cake walk. Thank you very much -- Holly.

FIRFER: Sure.

PHILLIPS: All right.

Other news 'Around the World' now. It is not Pamplona, but well, I guess it's a new form of it. Don't underestimate the sheer force of 2,000 ewes streaming through the tight village streets of New Zealand, not Spain, New Zealand. The gore (ph) marred the first annual running of the sheep, just a lot of woolly-bully mutton confusion.

Despite recent threats to France's rail lines, Queen Elizabeth II takes the Eurostar from London to Paris. Three days of celebrations will mark a 100-year-old treaty that ended colonial rivalries between Britain and France.

And as sundown falls around the globe, Jews mark the start of Passover. This week, Jews remember how their ancestors fled Egypt during the time of Moses. The holiday is marked by story telling and special meals.

It's that time of year again when politicians show that they can throw? Baseball's big day next. Hey, we know that face.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And he is going to throw out the first pitch, and he does.

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PHILLIPS: There you go. The vice president of the United States playing a little ball.

LARRY SMITH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I'm Larry Smith in San Antonio, Texas. Remember the Alamodome. Tonight it's UConn versus Georgia Tech in the NCAA Men's Basketball Champion. And I'll have the one number that could determine the winner when LIVE FROM... continues.

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PHILLIPS: Play ball. Vice President Dick Cheney shows he's got a good arm on baseball's opening day in the U.S. He threw the ceremonial first pitch at the great American ballpark in Cincinnati. The Reds are opening the season against the Chicago Cubbies. President Bush will throw out the opening pitch in St. Louis where the Cardinals take on the Brewers. And if that Cubs game one pitch, one home run, lead off Cubby Core Patterson (ph) went deep to kick off the Cubs season in style.

Well the Big Dance is tonight for the two best teams in college basketball. Georgia Tech and UConn beat out 63 teams to make it to the NCAA Championship.

CNN's Larry Smith live from San Antonio, Texas, with a preview of tonight's game and a little history on the Alamo.

Hi -- Larry.

SMITH: Hi, Kyra. How are you?

Yes, you know defense does win championships and that's exactly how UConn and Georgia Tech reached tonight's final game. Both were holding their NCAA tournament opponents to under 40 percent shooting. But it's not the "D" so much as an "R" word that sets the tone for tonight.

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SMITH (voice-over): To avenge a loss is one thing. To get some revenge in a national championship game is something else. It has been more than four months since Georgia Tech embarrassed then undefeated and top ranked UConn in the preseason NIT and the Huskies haven't forgotten.

RASHAD ANDERSON, UCONN GUARD FORWARD: You always want to play a team that beat you. I mean it is always fun to get another opportunity in playing them. And you know and that was the first time to ever beat us at the start of the season. And we got a shot to get revenge.

JIM CALHOUN, UCONN HEAD COACH: I would hope that our kids find every single bit of motivation that they can possibly find. But I'll be honest with you, this is not one of those things where so and so has to play that much different. Neither team has to play different. One team has to play better than the other.

PAUL HEWITT, GEORGE TECH HEAD COACH: You know there's sometimes you have days like that where you have a good defensive day and the other team may not be as quite as sharp as they normally are offensively. I thought we played well. Only Jim can answer how well his team played, but I've seen his team play better.

SMITH: When you think of UConn, you think of consensus all- American center Emeka Okafor. But to a man the Tech players insist they're on the brink of their first national title because of the team concept.

EMEKA OKAFOR, UCONN FORWARD CENTER: There's not a situation, you know, that I haven't been in before, so I mean, and throughout the season, we've been in or I've been in, you know, similar situations. So been there, done that, trying to go out there, play, have fun.

MAVIN LEWIS, GEORGIA TECH GUARD: You have Emeka Okafor, you have those individual players who are great. But on our team we don't necessarily have those one or two key guys that you just say those are the people you have to focus on. You have got to focus on all of us.

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SMITH: Yes, both teams very loose during Sunday's media session. You know parody is alive and well in college basketball. The last five championship games have featured 10 different teams.

One other note, Kyra, UConn coach Jim Calhoun did not gain enshrinement to the Basketball Hall of Fame. That announcement for the 2004 class was named this morning. But I think he would accept a second national title as a nice little consolation prize tonight.

PHILLIPS: All right, Larry, now come on, I still think this should have been the lead, thank you very much, the women's basketball team.

SMITH: How about that, huh, UConn and Tennessee tomorrow night. It's the first time ever that a school has had both its men's and women's teams in the NCAA Basketball Championship. I mean that's -- they're playing some great basketball up there. Maybe you could say it is cold in Connecticut that's why they spend a lot of time indoors, maybe? I don't want to say that and make our northeast audience mad, but what a great story up in UConn and the campus up in stores (ph).

PHILLIPS: All right, well said. Larry Smith, thanks so much. Have fun.

SMITH: OK.

PHILLIPS: All right.

Well, Freddie Adu is being called the best American soccer player ever. That's a lofty title for a 14-year-old. And one he doesn't take lightly. Adu says he can already picture himself playing in the World Cup finals for team USA.

Our Alphonso van Marsh says get ready for Freddy.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This Freddy Adu era officially begins.

ALPHONSO VAN MARSH, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The era after months of hype about 14-year-old Freddy Adu. The Ghanaian immigrant finally played his first pro soccer game in front of some 20,000 people. He didn't start, he didn't score, but in stadium section 312, the Ghanaian-American fans say that didn't matter.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Very proud (UNINTELLIGIBLE) see one of our own be able to make it this far.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This being his first game, it's pretty much going to take a little while before he actually gets the hang of it. As you can see, he's the tiniest on the field right now.

VAN MARSH: Freddy is one of the tiniest players, but he earns one of U.S. soccer's biggest paychecks, a cool half a million dollars a year. That was enough for a hug from his mom when he turned pro. He still lives with her now. On Saturday, Freddy subbed 61 minutes into his team's season opener. D.C. United won two to one.

ADU: When I got out there, I just felt like I was a step slower than them. I wouldn't change anything about today. You know I'm glad I had this experience, and I only hope to build on this.

ERIC WYNALDA, SOCCER COMMENTATOR: In the mainstream, people don't realize how important it was that the first thing he did he did well.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And he can go right.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You know it's still (INAUDIBLE), he's nervous, but for the first time he lived through one.

VAN MARSH: Advertisers, like Nike and Pepsi, say Freddy's star power is hot. The soft drink company is already comparing Freddy to Brazilian's soccer legend Pele.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Let's go.

VAN MARSH (on camera): Now that he's got one pro game behind him, Freddy says he doesn't expect the pressure on him to ease up anytime soon. There's a lot riding on Freddy to help make soccer as popular in the United States as it is around the rest of the world.

Alphonso van Marsh, CNN, Washington.

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PHILLIPS: Well love them or hate them, certain Internet pop-ups will soon be a thing of the past for your own good.

And call it entrapment or call it maybe a very smart plan to catch the bad guys. LIVE FROM... takes the bait right after this.

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PHILLIPS: Heavy rains, hail and strong winds pummeled portions of west and south Texas today forcing dozens of people to evacuate.

CNN Meteorologist Jacqui Jeras tracking the storm in the Weather Center.

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PHILLIPS: Well no more gambling on Google. Fred Katayama live at the New York Stock Exchange with the details.

What's the deal -- Fred?

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PHILLIPS: Well this you're going to love, police in Mesa, Arizona, figure out a way to outsmart some of the bad guys. And by the looks of these crooks, well that didn't take very much.

Vielka Atherton has the story from CNN affiliate KTVK.

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VIELKA ATHERTON, KTVK-TV REPORTER (voice-over): It only takes seconds to steal a car.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The keys were in it?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Uh-huh.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You're kidding me?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Nope.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: That's just too easy.

ATHERTON: So easy it happened 4,500 times in the city of Mesa last year. This year, auto theft is down 15 percent. And Mesa police credit the brand new Bait Car Program that's designed to lure suspects to one of the things they find most tempting, easy targets.

(on camera): The bait car is set up to look like any other car on the roadway. Only with these vehicles, police don't even have to be in the vicinity to catch the suspects in action.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Even five years ago, if you wanted to catch people that were breaking into cars or stealing cars, it would take four or five or six officers to sit back and hide and watch the car. Nowadays it doesn't take any officers. We basically park the car and leave it.

ATHERTON (voice-over): And almost always someone takes the bait. This is actually footage of two men who stole a bait car. They're all laughs as one of them pulls a stolen car stereo out of his pants. But watch as police catch up with the suspects minutes later. Their smiles turn to sheer panic.

(on camera): We decided to take you behind the wheel of one of these bait cars to show you exactly how it works.

(voice-over): A hidden camera monitors our every move and our conversation as the silent alarm notifies police dispatchers that a car has been stolen. Sergeant Dave Mouzer (ph) walks us through what happens next. Using GPS technology, a computer tracks the suspect's progress.

SERGEANT DAVE MOUZER, MESA POLICE: From that point what they'll do is they'll call patrol officers and let them know what area the car is at and if the car is moving or not.

ATHERTON (on camera): Within minutes police can have the suspects inside and the vehicle stopped.

MOUZER: It's a touch of a little mouse. That's it.

ATHERTON (voice-over): Take a look at the surprised reaction of these two suspects when police catch up with them and dispatchers eventually shut down the car's engine.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: My God, there's a cop behind us.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Get out of here.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: My God, dude. There is.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Shut up.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: My God.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Really?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No. Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Really?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Really? Jesus.

ATHERTON: It took this guy nearly two-and-a-half hours to decide he wanted to steal this bait car, but that decision would nearly bring him to tears when police stop him.

So far this year, 19 suspected car thieves have been arrested through the city of Mesa's Bait Car Program.

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PHILLIPS: Thanks again for that report from Vielka Atherton of KTVK in Mesa, Arizona.

Well more ahead on LIVE FROM...

Lots of news out of Iraq. More violence, the call for a new plan and a murder warrant issued. We'll bring you the latest.

Think eternal sunshine of the spotless mind is a big fairy tale? Our Dr. Sanjay Gupta has a little surprise for you.

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PETER FRAMPTON, SINGER: Ooh baby, I love your way, every day.

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PHILLIPS: And baby, we loved his way. Peter Frampton, the LIVE FROM... interview is straight ahead.

We're back after a quick break.

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FRAMPTON: I want to be with you night and day, ooh, yes.

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PHILLIPS: LIVE FROM... continues. I'm Kyra PHILLIPS.

Here's what's happening 'At This Hour.'

Paul Bremer calls him an outlaw. Coalition officials announce that an arrest warrant has been issued for Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. He is wanted in connection with a killing of a rival cleric last year. Sadr has been an outspoken critic of the U.S. presence. It is not clear when or how authorities might try to apprehend him.

Pentagon sources tell CNN the head of U.S. Central Command, General John Abizaid, is looking for the possibility of sending more troops to Iraq. The troops could be American or coalition forces from other countries. The sources say that Abizaid has given his senior staff 48 hours to present him with several possible options.

Sending a message to Haiti, Secretary of State Colin Powell in Port-au-Prince meeting with the new Prime Minister Gerard Latortue. U.S. officials say that Powell wants assurances, rather, that human rights violators will not play a role in the new government. Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was forced from power in February.

Several major stories brewing today in Iraq, chief among them, the mounting test of wills between the U.S. military and a maverick Shiite cleric.

With the latest now from Baghdad, CNN's Jane Arraf standing by live -- Jane.

JANE ARRAF, CNN BAGHDAD BUREAU CHIEF: Kyra, there's been a challenge laid down and a lot of apprehension as to what comes next. Now, this challenge from U.S. coalition officials who say they have an arrest warrant. This is an arrest warrant that's been around for some time, but they are now making it public. And it accuses a leading Shia cleric, a young radical Shia cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, of being involved in assassinating a rival cleric last year.

Now, this has been around, but they haven't issued or tried to act on this warrant. But the trigger appears to be yesterday's violence. Now, that violence on Sunday in Sadr City, formerly known as Saddam City, involved the worst clashes in Baghdad since the end of the war.

This was after, according to U.S. coalition officials, Sadr called for his armed militia to try to take over police stations and government offices. In the end, eight U.S. soldiers dead, 40 wounded, and dozens of Iraqi wounded, as well. The U.S. military spokesman, Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, says that they are trying to send a strong message.

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BRIG. GEN. MARK KIMMITT, U.S. ARMY: Not only are militias banned inside of Iraq, and when those militias turn to violent acts will we take actions against them, but we'll also go for their leadership, their leadership organs, the people at the top, the people in the middle, the people that are inciting, the people that are planning, the people that are executing the violence.

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ARRAF: Now, Sadr's followers say that he will not surrender, and that U.S. forces will have to come and arrest him. A pretty tall order, as he's believed to be hiding out in one of the holiest cities in one of the holiest cities in Iraq -- Kyra.

PHILLIPS: Jane Arraf, live from Baghdad. Thank you.

Despite new suggestions that Iraq isn't ready, President Bush says that he is committed to the June 30 deadline for restoring Iraqi sovereignty. Mr. Bush spoke to reporters after a speech today in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The deadline remains the same. I believe we can transfer authority by June 30. We're working toward that date. We're obviously constantly in touch with Jerry Bremer on the transfer of sovereignty.

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PHILLIPS: Republican Senator Richard Lugar is suggesting that Iraq isn't ready to govern itself. He's raising the possibility that the June 30 deadline should be extended.

In Spain, the hunt goes on for those behind the 3/11 Madrid train bombings. Spanish police took two more suspects into custody. And as Al Goodman reports from Madrid, the investigation is far from over.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) AL GOODMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The manhunt continues for other suspects in the Madrid commuter train bombings. Now, last week, there were six photographs widely published of men who were wanted on international arrest warrants.

Authorities say three of them died in that large explosion on Saturday at the suburban Madrid apartment as police closed in. But three others are still at large. Those are Moroccan men who are widely wanted.

Authorities telling CNN that because some of the other suspects died in the suburban Madrid apartment, although authorities had thought they might already be out of Spain, which is why they issued international arrest warrants, now they think that the other three who they think are still alive could still be in Spain. That according to authorities talking to CNN.

In addition, Spain's largest circulation newspaper, El Pais, on Monday published the photographs of three other men who also are wanted in connection with the Madrid train bombings, according to the newspaper, citing police sources. Over all, the nation trying to come to grips with this huge threat of Islamic terrorism against Spain.

Now, Spain has been accustomed grimly to more than 30 years of militant Basque violence, but they've never experienced anything like the Madrid train bombings last month that killed all those people. Like the failed attack against the Madrid to Seville bullet train on Friday, that bomb was defused.

And then on Saturday night, this tremendous explosion in a southern working class neighborhood that, in addition to killing the five suspected terrorists and one police officer, basically destroyed a building. Many families are out of their homes. All of this coming as Spain was loping to enjoy a simple Easter week holiday.

Al Goodman, CNN, Madrid.

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PHILLIPS: In news across America, there's been a delay in the Jayson Williams manslaughter trial in New Jersey. The defense requested a week's delay to review new evidence it received from the prosecution. The defense indicates it may ask for a mistrial.

The Supreme Court is to rule on whether police can use drug- sniffing dogs during routine traffic stops. At issue, whether police need to have some reason to suspect a driver has drugs before allowing dogs to sniff around a car. Lower courts have been divided over the issue.

And a notable passing. Joseph Zimmerman, the man who invented the telephone answering machine, has passed away. Zimmerman says he came up with the idea after he couldn't afford a secretary. Smart man. Zimmerman was 92 years old.

The fear of flying, long lines, late arrivals, tight security, bad food, you may think airline service couldn't get any worse. Well, a new report is out and results may or may not surprise you.

Bob Franken reports.

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BOB FRANKEN, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The winner and new champion in the 14th annual Airline Quality Rating is JetBlue. In fact, three of the top four best performers are low-fare operators: JetBlue, Southwest and America West.

All together, the study rated 14. Many of the big ones were somewhere at the bottom. United, American, Delta among those in the lower tier. All of the information came from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

What about performance industry-wide? This will surprise the weary traveler. It was up. Although, that weary traveler might not be surprised to find it was up only slightly. And that, because the number of official consumer complaints was way down.

Even so, on-time arrivals were down, while passenger bumping was up. Lost luggage, up. This is a joint project of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Wichita State University.

As for the performance of the low-cost carriers, the analysts made it clear they believe it's not just those low fares, but higher customer service which has resulted in a big jump in their market share, from just 4 percent when the studies began to a full 25 percent now.

The old joke used to be, flying is the best way to fly. The study might suggest that flying cheaply is the best way to fly.

Bob Franken, CNN, Washington.

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PHILLIPS: Jim Carrey does it in his current movie, but are real people able to erase bad memories? Wouldn't that be nice? Our Dr. Sanjay Gupta is on the story of a pill that could help you forget.

Oh, yeah. We'll never forget classic rocker Peter Frampton. Wait till you hear what he said when I asked him about that 1970s hair maintenance.

And later, what do Mickey from "Seinfeld," TV's Suzanne Pleshette and actress Dyan Cannon have in common? How about a close call? That goes with the answer later on LIVE FROM.

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PHILLIPS: In Jim Carrey's latest film, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," his character attempts to erase memories of his ex- girlfriend. But is that medically possible? Believe it or not, scientists in Boston are trying to figure that out.

More now from Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

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DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): All of us have memories we would rather forget: a life- threatening accident, a terrorist attack, a lost love. But let's say you could erase traumatic memories. Would you? Should you?

Jim Carrey's character in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" tries to erase his memories using a fancy machine. But experts say that it's not forgetting that's important, but reducing the severity of traumatic memories that might lead to post-traumatic stress disorder.

DR. ROGER PITMAN, PSYCHIATRIST, HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL: Too much adrenalin in the aftermath of a traumatic event creates a memory that is overly strong, overly emotional and too deeply engraved. And our goal, through medication, is to try to make the memory more of a normal memory.

GUPTA: So to try and reduce that adrenalin surge, researchers at Harvard gave a blood pressure drug called propranolol to patients for 19 days after they experienced a traumatic event. Their theory seemed to work. Those who took the medication reported less severe PTSD symptoms than those who received placebo. And three months later, less anxiety.

PITMAN: They showed significantly lower heart rate, sweat gland activity and muscle responses.

GUPTA: Kathleen was such an example. We omitted her last name for privacy.

KATHLEEN, PTSD PATIENT: I had a gun to my head, was made to drive to an abandoned place where I was beat up and other things. It was something that I lived with for a long time and relived nightly in dreams during the day.

GUPTA: And then years later, she was hit by a bike messenger on a busy street. After being bandaged up for cuts and bruises, she was also approached to join the study to treat her mind. And her memories. This time, a little pill helped.

KATHLEEN: Because of the pill, I think I had more sleep, and less nightmares, and less anxiety and was able to function.

GUPTA: Looking back, Kathleen wishes she could have taken the pill after that traumatic carjacking.

KATHLEEN: If a pill could have erased those feelings, that would have been magical.

GUPTA: Still, many will ask, should we be manipulating memories at all? By doing so, do we miss out on the totality of our lives? Good and bad. For Kathleen, the answer is obvious.

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PHILLIPS: A cut from Peter Frampton's new CD screams "I'm Back." And while a lot of you remember him from back when his hair was as big as he was, this is now the title of Frampton's new CD. Peter joined me earlier today.

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PHILLIPS: We were wondering now. You know, I mean, you were known for the sexy hair and unbuttoning the -- you know, you're bringing us all back here. Did you have like a special posse that took care of the do?

PETER FRAMPTON, SINGER: No, it was just I woke up and that's the way it looked. I was blessed, I guess. No, I had one perm, and then realized that I didn't ever have another one, and it was always -- we were always straightening my hair, you know, in the early days.

PHILLIPS: You had the perm.

FRAMPTON: Yes, I did have the perm and very early highlights.

PHILLIPS: You are on the cutting edge, absolutely.

All right, we got to talk about grandma here. And you're hunting through the attic, and you come across the banjalalee (ph). I hope I'm saying that, right?

FRAMPTON: You are, yes.

PHILLIPS: OK, this is where it all began?

FRAMPTON: Yes, I went up to the attic. Dad and I were getting down the suitcases to go on some holiday, and there was this little instrument box, and I said, what's that? And I was 7 at the time and dad said that's your grandmother's banjalalee (ph). It's like a banjo-shaped ukelele. So we got it down, and got it out, and he played something, you know, you know just something very, very -- two cords, you know, and that was it. Once I picked that up, there was -- I wanted to learn "Michael Rowed the Boat" next I think.

PHILLIPS: And "Mary Had a Little Lamb." That's when the deep lyrics starting coming out, right?

FRAMPTON: Yes, Exactly, yes.

PHILLIPS: Wow, and then so dad got involved. Now we started sifting through some old pictures. Yes, I came across this one, you and some of the young chaps here.

FRAMPTON: That's right.

PHILLIPS: Take me back. Tell me about this picture.

FRAMPTON: This is the Trubies (ph). That's my brother in the first row there, that's my brother Clyde, and then that's Dave Rothy (ph) and Terry Nicholson behind me. That's me in the front there, playing my very first electric, the Hoffner Club 60, which...

PHILLIPS: Wow. You still have it?

FRAMPTON: I can't find it. It's one of those things that I've lost somewhere, but the banjalalee (ph) lives.

PHILLIPS: Very good. I told you, it's got to go in the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame.

What's the biggest difference you would say between Peter Frampton then and Peter Frampton now?

FRAMPTON: Well, I mean, if you're talking about the '70s, or are you talking about when I first started to play?

PHILLIPS: Let's go to the '70s, because that's when we really started to hear a lot about you.

FRAMPTON: Basically, having had that huge album it definitely gave me a bigger success than I ever could have dreamed of, and it's given me a place from which I can tour, make records, and hopefully for the rest of my life, you know, do exactly what I want to do. And it's been a wonderful change. Obviously, it's the success, new big, when you first hit it and you're on the front cover of all the magazines and everything, it's a very heavy experience.

PHILLIPS: And everybody's in charge of you. Now you're in charge of the whole gig. You got the whole studio in your basement.

FRAMPTON: It's sort of gone right back. The image thing took over, and it really of got me into a lot of trouble with the pop star image, and I'm a guitar player, so it really is nice now to, you know, put out an album, and I know people aren't buying it for the hair. They're buying it for the playing.

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PHILLIPS: Well, other entertainment headlines coming at you next: it's the LIVE FROM Quiz Question of the Day. What does TV's favorite wife, the lovely Suzanne Pleshette, have in common with Mickey from "Seinfeld?" Remember him, Kramer's friend? LIVE FROM has the dangerous details right after this.

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PHILLIPS: Condoleezza Rice testifying before the 9/11 commission Thursday morning publicly and under oath, 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific. You can count on CNN to bring it to you live.

And here's something you may not know. The 9/11 Commission might have never existed were it not for a group of September 11 widows. Many of them are being called the Jersey Girls now.

Alina Cho has their story.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) ALINA CHO, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Spend a few minutes with the Jersey girls and you may think these women are lifelong friends. They are not.

MINDY KLEINBERG, 9/11 WIDOW: You know what? You have homework.

CHO: The four mothers never knew each other before September 11, but when all of them lost their husbands that day...

KLEINBERG: We wanted to know how could this have happened? How could we live here and have been taken over by 19 terrorists from another country?

PATTY CASAZZA, 9/11 WIDOW: For us, there will be no peace until we have the answers to all of our questions.

CHO: So Patty Casazza and Mindy Kleinberg joined with Kristen Breitweiser and Lori Van Auken to form a group of 9/11 families hoping for answers.

LORI VAN AUKEN, 9/11 WIDOW: Nine/11, for us, was a colossal failure. A failure of defense, security.

CHO: And change.

KLEINBERG: We don't want to have another attack. We don't want anybody to walk in our shoes.

CHO: So these women did something about it. And pushed hard for the creation of a 9/11 Commission.

THOMAS KEAN, CHMN., 911 COMMISSION: They're influential in everything. Really, they're there, they work when we need something, they're on the spot.

CHO: That means staging a walkout when Richard Armitage testified instead of National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice during the hearings. Rice will now go before the commission this week. (on camera): But the women's activism in an election year have made them a target of Republican attacks. Republicans who say they are being used by the Democrats to go after President Bush.

(voice-over): The women took issue with the president's use of 9/11 images in his ads.

KRISTEN BREITWEISER, 9/11 WIDOW: I know certain people have called Ground Zero quote/unquote, "the perfect backdrop." It's hell on earth for me.

CHO: And then there are lighter moments.

VAN AUKEN: We knew the Congress was split between the Senate and the House. But I didn't know which one had more, you know, members. And now I know.

CHO: They've learned a lot. BREITWEISER: We certainly succeeded.

CHO: But say they'll never stop searching for answers.

Alina Cho, CNN, East Brunswick, New Jersey.

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PHILLIPS: From business to entertainment, a super diva's mother intervenes. The mother is gospel great Cissy Houston; the daughter is Whitney. Cissy Houston holds a prayer vigil tonight in New York for children affected by drug abuse. Whitney Houston recently left a drug rehab program after only being there five days.

Getting rid of the bling-bling. Actress Kim Basinger plans to auction some of the jewelry she received from ex-hubby actor Alex Baldwin. One of the baubles is a 3.7-carat Tiffany engagement ring. Despite a bitter divorce, Basinger's people say that the jewelry auction is to benefit an animal charity.

And she's a hot actress, but things got too hot for Dyan Cannon. Fire broke out in her West Hollywood condo, forcing residents to evacuate the building.

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DANNY WOODBURN, ACTOR: It was on our floor, so we could definitely smell the smoke. And then I just went around banging on people's doors to make sure everybody heard that it wasn't another false alarm. And then we just made our way down the steps.

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PHILLIPS: Hey. That was Mickey from "Seinfeld." And for LIVE FROM quiz fans, another celebrity resident of the building is TV wife extraordinaire, actress Suzanne Pleshette. And as for Dyan Cannon, well, she's in good condition after being treated for smoke inhalation.

That's LIVE FROM for this Monday. Hopefully we got you off to a good start of the week. Now to Washington and "JUDY WOODRUFF'S INSIDE POLITICS."

Hi, Judy.

JUDY WOODRUFF, "INSIDE POLITICS": Hi there, Kyra. Thank you very much. Happy Monday.

Today, harsh words for the president from the senator from Massachusetts. And no, we are not talking about John Kerry. We'll take a look at the latest criticism of the president's Iraq policy.

Plus, the Cuban-American vote in Florida, normally it's a block that supports Republicans. But Democrats say this year don't be so sure. We'll have the latest on the community that many feel is still up for grabs.

"INSIDE POLITICS" starts in two minutes.

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