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Aired October 06, 2004 - 13:36 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.
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: The right to privacy at issue now, in particular, the investigation into the drug use history of a prominent radio host. The state of Florida used a search warrant to look at Rush Limbaugh's medical records. Well, a Florida appeals court has now ruled on whether that was even proper.
CNN's John Zarrella now in Miami -- John.
JOHN ZARRELLA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Kyra, that's right, this was not the kind of news that Mr. Limbaugh and his attorneys had hoped to get today from the Fourth District Court of Appeals. The court ruled today, "we conclude -- and this is a quote -- "that the state's authority to seize such records by a validly issued search warrant is not affected by any right of privacy in such records."
Now, Mr. Limbaugh and his attorneys had gone to the appeals court, arguing that the state should have subpoenaed the record, rather than using the search warrant. By subpoenaing those records, they would have, in effect, given him time to then object and try to go to court to stop the records from being seized. That didn't happen. The state used a search warrant to get those records from three doctor's offices and a clinic.
And again, the court ruled today that the state was well within its rights to do that.
In his radio talk show today, Mr. Limbaugh acknowledged they may have lost this round, but they're going to continue to fight.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
RUSH LIMBAUGH: We lost this decision today. We are going to appeal it further. We are deciding now exactly where, but we will appeal it.
I have no expectations about this. So there's no, you know, disappointment, or glee or exhilaration. It's just the next phase of this whole process.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ZARRELLA: Now, Mr. Limbaugh and his attorneys have also said they were somewhat comforted by the fact that it wasn't a unanimous decision by the three-judge panel, it was a two-one decision. Judge Melanie May (ph) dissenting, said that she would have sent it back to the trial court, and asked the trial court to go through his records, take a look at those, before they decide what's actually relevant and what isn't relevant. But of course that didn't happen.
Now those records are still sealed, his medical records, and will remain sealed, at least for the foreseeable future, until its determined exactly what Mr. Limbaugh and his attorneys do to continue the appeals process here.
And again, it's important to emphasize that the investigation continues into Mr. Limbaugh and potential doctor shopping, going from doctor to doctor, looking for painkillers, which is what the state's been trying to prove. But at this point, he has not been charged, and never has been charged with any crime in connection to this -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: We'll continue to follow the investigation.
John Zarrella from Miami, thanks -- Miles.
O'BRIEN: Continuing now the day-after analysis of the vice presidential debate. Did the two candidates clarify any issues for you, or effect who you vote for on November 2nd? Before Cheney and Edwards went at each other last night, CNN's Bill Hemmer surrounded himself with undecideds, an equal number of men and women, and gave them electronic gadgets to record their reactions as they watched.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
HEMMER (on camera): We found the two highest marks for Dick Cheney and John Edwards. For Dick Cheney, it came on the issue of gay marriage.
Watch the meter on your screen now.
DICK CHENEY, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Freedom does mean freedom for everybody. People ought to be free to choose any arrangement they want. It's really no one else's business. That's a separate question from the issue of whether or not government should sanction, or approve or give some sort of authorization, if you will, to these relationships.
Traditionally, that's been an issue for the states. States have regulated marriage, if you will. That would be my preference.
HEMMER: Now for John Edwards. The issue of the economy -- when he mentioned the word outsourcing, we noticed meters got his highest point with that remark. Watch again.
EDWARDS: It's a fundamental difference with us. The administration says over and over that the outsourcing of millions of American jobs are good. We're against it. We want to get rid of tax cuts for companies sending jobs overseas. We want to balance this budget, get back to fiscal responsibility. And we want to invest in the creative, innovative jobs of the future.
GWEN IFILL, DEBATE MODERATOR: Mr. Vice President.
CHENEY: Gwen, we've got 111 million American taxpayers that have benefited from our income tax cuts. HEMMER: There was a bit of a lag there, just a slight time delay there. That's why the meter showed a different response toward the end there. But again, those were the two highest marks that we found for the two men in this debate tonight.
What about a show of hands in this audience tonight. Do you know who you will vote for on November 2nd? Show your hands, raise them. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven -- not quite 50 percent.
Do you need a second debate between the presidential men, John Kerry and George -- you all shake your head yes.
What about debate number three? Same way?
Thanks for your time tonight. You've been a great group and very insightful, helping us to gather a better idea of what you're thinking, at least in this focus group here in central Ohio.
We're on campus of Ohio State University. Back here again Friday night for yet another group here to tell us what they're thinking now in campaign 2004.
I'm Bill Hemmer in Columbus, Ohio.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
O'BRIEN: The two men also threw out a lot of figures and statistics, not all of them were right on the money. Our intrepid fact-checker Bill Schneider will be along in the next hour to point out a few exaggerations on both men's part. That's in the next hour of LIVE FROM.
Plenty more debating to do before Election Day. The two presidential nominees facing off again Friday night, St. Louis, the campus of Washington University. Our live coverage begins at 7:00 Eastern.
PHILLIPS: His homeland devastated: An NBA star pitches in to help out the poorest victims of the vicious hurricane season, coming up.
And the flip side of life in the Caribbean, as another world famous athlete ties the knot in superstar style.
LIVE FROM says "I do" right after this.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: One day robots may be sent out to face the dangers of the front lines instead of human soldiers. Dr. Tucker Balch is working towards this and other goals by studying insect colonies to learn more about how robots can work as a team.
DR. TUCKER BALCH, ASST. PROF., GEORGIA TECH: If you think about a social insect colony, like a hive of bees or colony of ants, each individual is very simple. But together, they can solve complicated problems.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Using new computer vision technologies, Dr. Balch tracks the intricate movements of the insects in his lab to create a model of their behavior that can then be applied to robots, such as these soccer-playing dogs.
Dr. Balch has also developed a series of tiny robots that, when scattered throughout an area, would communicate to larger mobile robots to help them move safely through that area, such as a combat zone.
But Dr. Balch says there are still many hurdles to clear.
BALCH: The robot seeing its environment and really correctly knowing what's out there is the biggest challenge we face.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
PHILLIPS: A longtime fixture at Atlanta Braves' games has a unique talent. Gary Tuchman stopped by Turner Field to meet a man who's got your number, whatever that number is.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I have heard such neat things about you.
GARY TUCHMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Walter Banks has been an usher at Atlanta Braves' games for 38 years, ever since the team moved here from Milwaukee.
WALTER BANKS, USHER: Yeah, five and six, OK.
TUCHMAN: But his fame transcends his longevity.
BANKS: ... book, and I just read or cut the TV off and just read.
TUCHMAN: Give Walter Banks any number from 1 to 100, and he becomes Walter "Memory" Banks.
Number 25?
BANKS: Only two players hit 70 home runs in one season, that was -- both of them were 25, Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds.
TUCHMAN: Number 41?
BANKS: In 1941, Ted Williams batted .406, the last person to bat .400.
TUCHMAN: But it's not just baseball -- or sports, for that matter.
Number 26?
BANKS: Two presidents, the second and third presidents, died in 1826. Both died on the same day, July the 4th, 1826. That was John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
TUCHMAN: After the fifth inning, a fan gets to give Walter a number. This woman picked 16.
BANKS: The oldest stadium in the National League is Wrigley Field. It opened in 1916. Whitey Ford, the winningest pitcher in World Series, he won 10 games, his number's 16.
TUCHMAN: Players can only be envious of Walter's fan support. Even a former leader of the free world considers him a buddy.
JIMMY CARTER, FMR. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I would say that of all the usher in the world, there's not a better one than Walter.
TUCHMAN (on camera): How many more years you want to do this?
BANKS: Well, you can't ever tell. As long as your health holds up and you're feeling all right and you're enjoying -- why quit something you like? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
TUCHMAN (voice-over): Gary Tuchman, CNN, Atlanta.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
O'BRIEN: The only kind of date in Tiger Woods' future is a golf date. The previously eligible bachelor, now part of a legal twosome after tying the knot in Barbados yesterday to the tune of one-and-a- half million bucks. Elin Nordegren became the new Mrs. Woods, as a star-studded gallery looked on and the press was kept well away.
But joining us on the phone from Barbados, Kent Jerson of the CBC, that's the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, who was in the bushes looking, trying to figure out what was going on.
What were you able to see?
KENT JERSON, CARIBBEAN BROADCASTING CORP.: Well, not much. As you said, we were in the bushes, literally.
O'BRIEN: Really?
JERSON: Yes we were.
O'BRIEN: It's a glamorous profession, isn't it, Kent?
JERSON: Yeah, in the bushes and on rooftops...
O'BRIEN: All right, so once you got the burrs out and started writing down, what were you able to say in your story about this wonderful event?
JERSON: Well, we could tell you that, in terms of celebrities who were there, Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley. We saw them, all right. So, you know that they were there. And we understand that the couple actually took their vows around 5:45. The bride was in a striking off-white dress. That's as much as we know of the wedding gown. Tiger was in a -- I think it was...
O'BRIEN: It was beige, wasn't it? I heard -- I read somewhere...
JERSON: Yeah, yeah. Gray suit (ph) with brown shoes.
O'BRIEN: Yeah, I believe that's Michael Jordan walking in there now. I'm pretty sure he's in that picture there.
Was Oprah there?
JERSON: No, there were many reports of her being in the island for the wedding, but there was no sight of her. Like I said, Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley, the only two celebrities who we actually saw.
It was -- it was quite a glitzy affair. There were quite a few guests who were driven in, but like I said, security was tight, and there wasn't much we could see. The island was really abuzz with all the excitement.
O'BRIEN: Oh, I suspect so. I suspect so. And this resort where they were took great pains to try to shoo you out.
And there we see some long telephoto shots of the boats transporting guests back and forth, but they did an awful lot to keep you away, didn't they?
JERSON: Oh, they did. There was tight security. Both hotel security and local police were employed to keep us as far away as possible. Actually, we had -- from our view in the bushes, we had a pretty good view of the entrance to where the ceremony was actually going to be held, but when that became obvious to the hotel management, they actually drove in some pretty huge trees, palm trees...
O'BRIEN: Just bring it -- cue in the palm trees. And some of the pictures we're seeing right now it shows a yacht. I understand the yacht that they stayed on, on their wedding night is the Good Ship Privacy.
JERSON: Yes, as we understand it, it was the wife's -- the bride's family who were mostly on that yacht while preparations were being made for the wedding. As you would probably note, most of them, most of the guests, Tiger Woods' and his bride's, were here since about Sunday. And they've actually booked the hotel straight through until Friday, tomorrow, so that they can have their privacy for their moment in time.
O'BRIEN: So, and just a final thought here, was this really quite the buzz of Barbados, or were people kind of nonplused by this whole event? JERSON: Well, it was talked about quite a lot, but there wasn't a massive crowd on hand to try to get a glimpse of the event. I mean, people who live near the area came out, got to the edge of the area and tried to see what they could. But people didn't come from all over, let's say, to try and get a glimpse of the couple. So there was a lot of talk about it. But not many people trying to actually see the action firsthand.
O'BRIEN: Kent Jerson, a man who spent some time in the bushes yesterday, covering this great event for the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, the other CBC.
Good to have you with us. Thank you.
JERSON: Thank you.
O'BRIEN: All right, we'll be back with more LIVE FROM in just a moment. Stay with us.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
PHILLIPS: Samuel Dalembert had big dreams. He grew up in Haiti, but had different plans when it came to thinking about his future. He loved basketball. Now his love for game and his success in the NBA are allowing him to give back to the country and people that made him who he is. He joins me now from Durham, North Carolina, where the 76ers are in preseason practice, but what we're talking about is a donation he's make to his country.
Great to have you with us, Samuel.
SAMUEL DALEMBERT, CENTER, PHILADELPHIA 76ERS: Thank you so much for having me.
PHILLIPS: Well, tell me, how much money are you giving to Haiti, and where do you hope it goes?
DALEMBERT: Oh, sheesh, basically it's total of 41,000. You know, goal is to get it to supply, food for the needy people over there.
PHILLIPS: And we saw the pictures, especially the food, Samuel. I mean, going back to when you were growing up in Haiti, I know we've got some pretty amazing pictures of you with your mom, when you were growing up, what was it like living there when you were a little boy?
DALEMBERT: Nothing of any difference, because I didn't have anything to compare it with. So growing up there it was just, you know, I feel that, you know, there was nothing wrong it. It was just having fun and just going about as regular kids.
PHILLIPS: How did you learn how to play basketball? Did it happen there in Haiti?
DALEMBERT: No, but it started there, started first time when I saw Dr. J dunk the ball, and was excited to see that. And I said to my friend, I can do it, and they kind of laughed at me. And then I started over there and I dunked the first basketball in Haiti. So you know, when I went to Canada, you know, started over there after a year and a half.
PHILLIPS: Well, that's pretty amazing. I know your mom was very supportive, too, of your dreams.
DALEMBERT: Yes, yes.
PHILLIPS: Well, when you saw these pictures of Haiti now, how did it hit your heart?
DALEMBERT: It hit me deeply, because I didn't know it was -- I didn't know so much was going on over there until I heard it on the news. I heard the hurricane hit them, and you know, and that really touched me.
PHILLIPS: Well, I know your grandmother is still there. Are you talking to her? And what is she telling you? And is she OK?
DALEMBERT: I haven't been talking to her since now. You know, I only talk to my friends, and she tells me she's all right, you know, and she's fine, there's nothing wrong.
PHILLIPS: Does she want you to come get her?
DALEMBERT: I mean, right now, I want to get her, and I applied for it over the summer, so they told me, it's going to be three months until she gets the first visit for the visa, in December. It's kind of tough right now.
PHILLIPS: Samuel, are you going to keep in touch with the Red Cross and find out where your money is going and how it's helping your people in Haiti?
DALEMBERT: Growing up, I always knew about the Red Cross. They've been doing great things over there, and UNICEF, also. So I know the money going to go to supply food for them and helping them out a little bit.
PHILLIPS: Well, Samuel Dalembert, I know you're the only Haitian that plays in the NBA. You play with the 76ers. We're going to be watching you. We're big fan, and we admire what you're doing for your people.
DALEMBERT: Thank you. Thank you. I appreciate it.
PHILLIPS: An absolute pleasure.
DALEMBERT: Thank you so much.
PHILLIPS: We're going to take a quick break. More LIVE FROM right after this.
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KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: The right to privacy at issue now, in particular, the investigation into the drug use history of a prominent radio host. The state of Florida used a search warrant to look at Rush Limbaugh's medical records. Well, a Florida appeals court has now ruled on whether that was even proper.
CNN's John Zarrella now in Miami -- John.
JOHN ZARRELLA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Kyra, that's right, this was not the kind of news that Mr. Limbaugh and his attorneys had hoped to get today from the Fourth District Court of Appeals. The court ruled today, "we conclude -- and this is a quote -- "that the state's authority to seize such records by a validly issued search warrant is not affected by any right of privacy in such records."
Now, Mr. Limbaugh and his attorneys had gone to the appeals court, arguing that the state should have subpoenaed the record, rather than using the search warrant. By subpoenaing those records, they would have, in effect, given him time to then object and try to go to court to stop the records from being seized. That didn't happen. The state used a search warrant to get those records from three doctor's offices and a clinic.
And again, the court ruled today that the state was well within its rights to do that.
In his radio talk show today, Mr. Limbaugh acknowledged they may have lost this round, but they're going to continue to fight.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
RUSH LIMBAUGH: We lost this decision today. We are going to appeal it further. We are deciding now exactly where, but we will appeal it.
I have no expectations about this. So there's no, you know, disappointment, or glee or exhilaration. It's just the next phase of this whole process.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ZARRELLA: Now, Mr. Limbaugh and his attorneys have also said they were somewhat comforted by the fact that it wasn't a unanimous decision by the three-judge panel, it was a two-one decision. Judge Melanie May (ph) dissenting, said that she would have sent it back to the trial court, and asked the trial court to go through his records, take a look at those, before they decide what's actually relevant and what isn't relevant. But of course that didn't happen.
Now those records are still sealed, his medical records, and will remain sealed, at least for the foreseeable future, until its determined exactly what Mr. Limbaugh and his attorneys do to continue the appeals process here.
And again, it's important to emphasize that the investigation continues into Mr. Limbaugh and potential doctor shopping, going from doctor to doctor, looking for painkillers, which is what the state's been trying to prove. But at this point, he has not been charged, and never has been charged with any crime in connection to this -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: We'll continue to follow the investigation.
John Zarrella from Miami, thanks -- Miles.
O'BRIEN: Continuing now the day-after analysis of the vice presidential debate. Did the two candidates clarify any issues for you, or effect who you vote for on November 2nd? Before Cheney and Edwards went at each other last night, CNN's Bill Hemmer surrounded himself with undecideds, an equal number of men and women, and gave them electronic gadgets to record their reactions as they watched.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
HEMMER (on camera): We found the two highest marks for Dick Cheney and John Edwards. For Dick Cheney, it came on the issue of gay marriage.
Watch the meter on your screen now.
DICK CHENEY, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Freedom does mean freedom for everybody. People ought to be free to choose any arrangement they want. It's really no one else's business. That's a separate question from the issue of whether or not government should sanction, or approve or give some sort of authorization, if you will, to these relationships.
Traditionally, that's been an issue for the states. States have regulated marriage, if you will. That would be my preference.
HEMMER: Now for John Edwards. The issue of the economy -- when he mentioned the word outsourcing, we noticed meters got his highest point with that remark. Watch again.
EDWARDS: It's a fundamental difference with us. The administration says over and over that the outsourcing of millions of American jobs are good. We're against it. We want to get rid of tax cuts for companies sending jobs overseas. We want to balance this budget, get back to fiscal responsibility. And we want to invest in the creative, innovative jobs of the future.
GWEN IFILL, DEBATE MODERATOR: Mr. Vice President.
CHENEY: Gwen, we've got 111 million American taxpayers that have benefited from our income tax cuts. HEMMER: There was a bit of a lag there, just a slight time delay there. That's why the meter showed a different response toward the end there. But again, those were the two highest marks that we found for the two men in this debate tonight.
What about a show of hands in this audience tonight. Do you know who you will vote for on November 2nd? Show your hands, raise them. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven -- not quite 50 percent.
Do you need a second debate between the presidential men, John Kerry and George -- you all shake your head yes.
What about debate number three? Same way?
Thanks for your time tonight. You've been a great group and very insightful, helping us to gather a better idea of what you're thinking, at least in this focus group here in central Ohio.
We're on campus of Ohio State University. Back here again Friday night for yet another group here to tell us what they're thinking now in campaign 2004.
I'm Bill Hemmer in Columbus, Ohio.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
O'BRIEN: The two men also threw out a lot of figures and statistics, not all of them were right on the money. Our intrepid fact-checker Bill Schneider will be along in the next hour to point out a few exaggerations on both men's part. That's in the next hour of LIVE FROM.
Plenty more debating to do before Election Day. The two presidential nominees facing off again Friday night, St. Louis, the campus of Washington University. Our live coverage begins at 7:00 Eastern.
PHILLIPS: His homeland devastated: An NBA star pitches in to help out the poorest victims of the vicious hurricane season, coming up.
And the flip side of life in the Caribbean, as another world famous athlete ties the knot in superstar style.
LIVE FROM says "I do" right after this.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: One day robots may be sent out to face the dangers of the front lines instead of human soldiers. Dr. Tucker Balch is working towards this and other goals by studying insect colonies to learn more about how robots can work as a team.
DR. TUCKER BALCH, ASST. PROF., GEORGIA TECH: If you think about a social insect colony, like a hive of bees or colony of ants, each individual is very simple. But together, they can solve complicated problems.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Using new computer vision technologies, Dr. Balch tracks the intricate movements of the insects in his lab to create a model of their behavior that can then be applied to robots, such as these soccer-playing dogs.
Dr. Balch has also developed a series of tiny robots that, when scattered throughout an area, would communicate to larger mobile robots to help them move safely through that area, such as a combat zone.
But Dr. Balch says there are still many hurdles to clear.
BALCH: The robot seeing its environment and really correctly knowing what's out there is the biggest challenge we face.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
PHILLIPS: A longtime fixture at Atlanta Braves' games has a unique talent. Gary Tuchman stopped by Turner Field to meet a man who's got your number, whatever that number is.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I have heard such neat things about you.
GARY TUCHMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Walter Banks has been an usher at Atlanta Braves' games for 38 years, ever since the team moved here from Milwaukee.
WALTER BANKS, USHER: Yeah, five and six, OK.
TUCHMAN: But his fame transcends his longevity.
BANKS: ... book, and I just read or cut the TV off and just read.
TUCHMAN: Give Walter Banks any number from 1 to 100, and he becomes Walter "Memory" Banks.
Number 25?
BANKS: Only two players hit 70 home runs in one season, that was -- both of them were 25, Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds.
TUCHMAN: Number 41?
BANKS: In 1941, Ted Williams batted .406, the last person to bat .400.
TUCHMAN: But it's not just baseball -- or sports, for that matter.
Number 26?
BANKS: Two presidents, the second and third presidents, died in 1826. Both died on the same day, July the 4th, 1826. That was John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
TUCHMAN: After the fifth inning, a fan gets to give Walter a number. This woman picked 16.
BANKS: The oldest stadium in the National League is Wrigley Field. It opened in 1916. Whitey Ford, the winningest pitcher in World Series, he won 10 games, his number's 16.
TUCHMAN: Players can only be envious of Walter's fan support. Even a former leader of the free world considers him a buddy.
JIMMY CARTER, FMR. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I would say that of all the usher in the world, there's not a better one than Walter.
TUCHMAN (on camera): How many more years you want to do this?
BANKS: Well, you can't ever tell. As long as your health holds up and you're feeling all right and you're enjoying -- why quit something you like? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
TUCHMAN (voice-over): Gary Tuchman, CNN, Atlanta.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
O'BRIEN: The only kind of date in Tiger Woods' future is a golf date. The previously eligible bachelor, now part of a legal twosome after tying the knot in Barbados yesterday to the tune of one-and-a- half million bucks. Elin Nordegren became the new Mrs. Woods, as a star-studded gallery looked on and the press was kept well away.
But joining us on the phone from Barbados, Kent Jerson of the CBC, that's the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, who was in the bushes looking, trying to figure out what was going on.
What were you able to see?
KENT JERSON, CARIBBEAN BROADCASTING CORP.: Well, not much. As you said, we were in the bushes, literally.
O'BRIEN: Really?
JERSON: Yes we were.
O'BRIEN: It's a glamorous profession, isn't it, Kent?
JERSON: Yeah, in the bushes and on rooftops...
O'BRIEN: All right, so once you got the burrs out and started writing down, what were you able to say in your story about this wonderful event?
JERSON: Well, we could tell you that, in terms of celebrities who were there, Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley. We saw them, all right. So, you know that they were there. And we understand that the couple actually took their vows around 5:45. The bride was in a striking off-white dress. That's as much as we know of the wedding gown. Tiger was in a -- I think it was...
O'BRIEN: It was beige, wasn't it? I heard -- I read somewhere...
JERSON: Yeah, yeah. Gray suit (ph) with brown shoes.
O'BRIEN: Yeah, I believe that's Michael Jordan walking in there now. I'm pretty sure he's in that picture there.
Was Oprah there?
JERSON: No, there were many reports of her being in the island for the wedding, but there was no sight of her. Like I said, Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley, the only two celebrities who we actually saw.
It was -- it was quite a glitzy affair. There were quite a few guests who were driven in, but like I said, security was tight, and there wasn't much we could see. The island was really abuzz with all the excitement.
O'BRIEN: Oh, I suspect so. I suspect so. And this resort where they were took great pains to try to shoo you out.
And there we see some long telephoto shots of the boats transporting guests back and forth, but they did an awful lot to keep you away, didn't they?
JERSON: Oh, they did. There was tight security. Both hotel security and local police were employed to keep us as far away as possible. Actually, we had -- from our view in the bushes, we had a pretty good view of the entrance to where the ceremony was actually going to be held, but when that became obvious to the hotel management, they actually drove in some pretty huge trees, palm trees...
O'BRIEN: Just bring it -- cue in the palm trees. And some of the pictures we're seeing right now it shows a yacht. I understand the yacht that they stayed on, on their wedding night is the Good Ship Privacy.
JERSON: Yes, as we understand it, it was the wife's -- the bride's family who were mostly on that yacht while preparations were being made for the wedding. As you would probably note, most of them, most of the guests, Tiger Woods' and his bride's, were here since about Sunday. And they've actually booked the hotel straight through until Friday, tomorrow, so that they can have their privacy for their moment in time.
O'BRIEN: So, and just a final thought here, was this really quite the buzz of Barbados, or were people kind of nonplused by this whole event? JERSON: Well, it was talked about quite a lot, but there wasn't a massive crowd on hand to try to get a glimpse of the event. I mean, people who live near the area came out, got to the edge of the area and tried to see what they could. But people didn't come from all over, let's say, to try and get a glimpse of the couple. So there was a lot of talk about it. But not many people trying to actually see the action firsthand.
O'BRIEN: Kent Jerson, a man who spent some time in the bushes yesterday, covering this great event for the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, the other CBC.
Good to have you with us. Thank you.
JERSON: Thank you.
O'BRIEN: All right, we'll be back with more LIVE FROM in just a moment. Stay with us.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
PHILLIPS: Samuel Dalembert had big dreams. He grew up in Haiti, but had different plans when it came to thinking about his future. He loved basketball. Now his love for game and his success in the NBA are allowing him to give back to the country and people that made him who he is. He joins me now from Durham, North Carolina, where the 76ers are in preseason practice, but what we're talking about is a donation he's make to his country.
Great to have you with us, Samuel.
SAMUEL DALEMBERT, CENTER, PHILADELPHIA 76ERS: Thank you so much for having me.
PHILLIPS: Well, tell me, how much money are you giving to Haiti, and where do you hope it goes?
DALEMBERT: Oh, sheesh, basically it's total of 41,000. You know, goal is to get it to supply, food for the needy people over there.
PHILLIPS: And we saw the pictures, especially the food, Samuel. I mean, going back to when you were growing up in Haiti, I know we've got some pretty amazing pictures of you with your mom, when you were growing up, what was it like living there when you were a little boy?
DALEMBERT: Nothing of any difference, because I didn't have anything to compare it with. So growing up there it was just, you know, I feel that, you know, there was nothing wrong it. It was just having fun and just going about as regular kids.
PHILLIPS: How did you learn how to play basketball? Did it happen there in Haiti?
DALEMBERT: No, but it started there, started first time when I saw Dr. J dunk the ball, and was excited to see that. And I said to my friend, I can do it, and they kind of laughed at me. And then I started over there and I dunked the first basketball in Haiti. So you know, when I went to Canada, you know, started over there after a year and a half.
PHILLIPS: Well, that's pretty amazing. I know your mom was very supportive, too, of your dreams.
DALEMBERT: Yes, yes.
PHILLIPS: Well, when you saw these pictures of Haiti now, how did it hit your heart?
DALEMBERT: It hit me deeply, because I didn't know it was -- I didn't know so much was going on over there until I heard it on the news. I heard the hurricane hit them, and you know, and that really touched me.
PHILLIPS: Well, I know your grandmother is still there. Are you talking to her? And what is she telling you? And is she OK?
DALEMBERT: I haven't been talking to her since now. You know, I only talk to my friends, and she tells me she's all right, you know, and she's fine, there's nothing wrong.
PHILLIPS: Does she want you to come get her?
DALEMBERT: I mean, right now, I want to get her, and I applied for it over the summer, so they told me, it's going to be three months until she gets the first visit for the visa, in December. It's kind of tough right now.
PHILLIPS: Samuel, are you going to keep in touch with the Red Cross and find out where your money is going and how it's helping your people in Haiti?
DALEMBERT: Growing up, I always knew about the Red Cross. They've been doing great things over there, and UNICEF, also. So I know the money going to go to supply food for them and helping them out a little bit.
PHILLIPS: Well, Samuel Dalembert, I know you're the only Haitian that plays in the NBA. You play with the 76ers. We're going to be watching you. We're big fan, and we admire what you're doing for your people.
DALEMBERT: Thank you. Thank you. I appreciate it.
PHILLIPS: An absolute pleasure.
DALEMBERT: Thank you so much.
PHILLIPS: We're going to take a quick break. More LIVE FROM right after this.
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