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Tight Security in Nation's Capital on Inauguration Eve
Aired January 19, 2005 - 13:00 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.
CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: All right, let's take a look at the stories making news now. A North Carolina couple accused of snatching their two children from foster care are in custody. Their children are safe. Authorities say James Cantor (ph) and Alisha Chambers (ph) were found and arrested a short time ago in Virginia. A live update on the story is straight ahead in 30 minutes.
And a warning to airline passengers: environmental officials say drinking water aboard U.S. airlines is not getting better, but worse. They say tests conducted in November and December found water on one of six airliners failed to meet federal safety standards.
The death toll from the devastating tsunamis reaches a grim milestone. Indonesia's health ministry today raised the number of dead there to 166,000, boosting the total death toll for the disaster to more than 212,000. Thousands more remain missing.
And some two million Muslims have converged on Saudi Arabia for the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage. Muslims today prayed atop Mt. Arafat, southwest of Mecca, where the prophet Muhammad is said to have given his last sermon. The Hajj is required of all Muslims who can afford it, at least once in their lifetime.
TONY HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Well, tight security is an understatement in the nation's capital on this inauguration eve. Streets are closing. Concrete barriers are going up, and hazmat teams and police are on patrol.
To give us a better idea of what's happening there right now is CNN law enforcement analyst Mike Brooks.
And, Mike, you worked six of these when you were with the D.C. Police.
MIKE BROOKS, CNN LAW ENFORCEMENT ANALYST: That's correct. And last year, I was with another competing news agency as their law enforcement analysis, sitting on the top of the Voice of America talking about security.
But Right now, Tony, it's almost go time for the 50-some agencies involved in this whole, big unbelievable undertaking.
HARRIS: Let's set this up, because you're going to use the telestrator here to show us where the operations are most intense right now.
BROOKS: And right now, about an hour and a half ago, they started to shut down streets between the capital and Lincoln Memorial. And you're going to have -- there's an area that we see outlined in red. Now they're going to start shutting streets down now gradually. But by midnight tonight, 100-square block area, what you see outlined in red, will be totally...
HARRIS: How many?
BROOKS: A hundred blocks. So think Metro. Think the subway if you have to go tomorrow morning.
Now the dotted area, that is an area that is going to allow where you can go and -- for business, deliveries, those kinds of things. But you better have the right, proper identification.
But after tomorrow morning, after midnight, that is going to be shutdown, and that's going to be within the red area, and that's going to be a sterile area for the most part.
HARRIS: You really can't drive much in the city right now. I mean, let's face it.
BROOKS: It's bad enough just during normal rush hour. But they start -- the government has off tomorrow, and that's going to make a lot of people stay at home, but there's going to be people that need to get downtown to go to the swearing-in, the parade and the inaugural ball.
HARRIS: OK, now we need to talk about the parade route, too, because that's a consideration as well.
BROOKS: That is a huge consideration, and the United States Secret Service has taken every precaution they can.
HARRIS: You've got police, you've got more dogs, you've got...
BROOKS: Right from the east, in front of the Capitol, down Pennsylvania Avenue, as we see. Actually, as we -- as we get down, they're going to stop right about here. And this is going to be an area -- the first time I've ever seen, Tony, between the Canadian embassy and U.S. district court. It's going to be an area that a group called ANSWER, which is Act Now to War and End Racism. That's the largest demonstration group. They have been given their own grandstand for the for first time ever.
HARRIS: They will have a grandstand on the parade route?
BROOKS: They will have a grandstand right here. And as the parade comes down, they're actually supposed to stand up and turn their back on the president. But I can guarantee you that along the route here, you're going to see a lot of metropolitan police and U.S. Capitol Police officers and U.S. park police that are going to be there. But as the parade moves down, there's concerns on top of rooftops, you're going to have snipers, counter-snipers, from the Metropolitan Police, from the United States Secret Service, from -- there are over 50 law-enforcement agencies, Tony. Then it will make it's way up to 15th Street, and then down to Pennsylvania Avenue, where the reviewing stand is set up. The president will get out. He'll go in -- he and the first lady will probably go in normally. They'll go in, freshen up inside the White House, and then they'll come back out and sit for the whole parade.
HARRIS: We keep saying it's unprecedented. You've done this six times, is it?
BROOKS: This is. I was just up there recently visiting my mother for Christmas and talking to some of my friends. This security is unbelievable. Talking to someone today, they said, Mike, they have never seen it where after they shutdown that 100-block area, they're basically going to put up fences along the 100-block area. And if you're not carrying a badge and you don't have the proper credentials or a ticket to get on to Capitol Hill, you're not going to get on Capitol Hill.
HARRIS: I got to ask you something -- Metro, the subway system there, with so many of the roads and streets blocked off, you can't get access, you can't drive, folks are going to be using metro in huge numbers. Now if I'm a security guy, I'm a little worried about that. That's a lot of people on that system.
BROOKS: It is, and they've planned for that.
One of the things I would suggest is people to go to the Metro -- the subway -- if you go to the Metropolitan Police Department's Web site, they have links to all the Web sites, all the information you need to know, including ANSWER. They even have the Web site for the demonstrators. Go on there, find out exactly where you get off, for what particular ticket you have for the swearing in. If you have a certain color ticket, they tell you go to a certain station. Then after you get off and you're along the parade route, Tony, there's going to be different checkpoints. You have to pass through magnetometers, similar to what you do at the airport, to get to your stand to watch the parade. They want to make sure that nothing falls short.
HARRIS: And then there's the coast guard. They're patrolling the Potomac, and they're not only watching the waters, but they're watching the bridges as well?
BROOKS: Land, sea and air -- we've got the U.S. Coast Guard who's going to be patrolling the Potomac River, the Anacostia River, the Washington Channel, because there are some main arteries. You've got the Roosevelt Bridge, you've got the Key Bridge, you've got the 14th Street Bridge, and you've also got Metro that goes over the water. They want to make sure that everything is covered from the water. You know, Metropolitan Police have an excellent harbor division, but they're going to be supplemented by U.S. Coast Guard.
HARRIS: Well, and We haven't talked about the air. Planes, trains and automobiles -- we've got to talk about planes, and Reagan National is going to be closed down, and forget about it if you're going to try to fly into that airspace. BROOKS: Exactly. What's going to happen, the regular planes are going to be able to take off and land, but again, general aviation, private plane, they're going to be sent to other airports around the Washington-Metropolitan area, and they're going to triple the no-fly zone that they already have, the restricted airspace around Washington. And I can guarantee you, you're going to see some military aircraft and U.s. customs aircraft that are up there. If you happen to venture into there, God help you.
HARRIS: Well, Kentucky's governor did it during the Reagan funeral, and that caused a big stir. That will not...
BROOKS: A big stink. You saw -- in fact, Anderson Cooper was there, and it's just -- it looked like a Godzilla movie, with people running from the Capitol trying to get somewhere.
HARRIS: Mike, we're done. We're done. We're done. Good to see you, Mike.
BROOKS: Thank you, Tony. Good to see you.
(WEATHER REPORT)
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
LIN: She's the daughter of a small town grocery shop owner who became the first and only woman to lead a major Western democracy. As part of CNN's anniversary series "Then and Now," we take a look at Britain's former prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): With the style of a warrior queen, Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first woman prime minister in 1979. The "Iron Lady" restored Britain's clout in the world with her own brand of popular capitalism, termed Thatcherism, and some powerful friends.
Thatcher went to war with Argentina over the Falkland Islands and won. And she broke the power of Britain's trades unions. She won three elections, but was ousted by her party in 1990. But she didn't go quietly.
MARGARET THATCHER, FMR. BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: When the right honorable gentleman's windy rhetoric has blown away...
CORRESPONDENT: Thatcher retired from Parliament in 1992 and was given the title baroness. But politics remained her passion. She retired from public speaking in 2002 and her life took a sad turn. Her husband Dennis died in 2003 and her son, Mark, has faced court proceedings in South Africa over his alleged part in an attempted coup in equatorial Guinea. Thatcher turns 80 years old this year and still has the spirit of a battling politician whose style of negotiation made hand-bagging a verb.
(END VIDEOTAPE) HARRIS: Check out the calendar. January 19th. And that means that most of your new year's resolutions have been discarded, right? Come on, hang in there. We hope you'll gain some inspiration from our "New You" series, whether you need it or not.
LIN: That's right, everybody's got to think about how to be a better you. Great time of year to do that. So it's a week-long look at people determined to live healthier and happier and longer. Here's Dr. Sanjay Gupta with today's "New You" revolutionary.
DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN SR. MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Today, we want to introduce you to Sandra Garth. Now, she admits she eats when she's stressed. A lot of people do that. But she has constant stress because her son and daughter-in-law are both stationed in a war zone.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
GUPTA (voice over): Meet Sandra Garth.
SANDRA GARTH, "NEW YOU PARTICIPANT": Janet, where are your ears? Can you show grandma your ears?
GUPTA: Sandra Garth loves being a grandmother and caring for her family and cooking some good food.
GARTH: There is nothing special about this bacon. It is extremely unhealthy, but it is so good!
GUPTA: It's not like Sandra doesn't know a thing or two about being healthy and fit. She used to teach high-impact aerobics. But a few years ago, arthritis put an end to her exercising, but not to her cravings.
GARTH: I'm a junk food junky. I'm a chocoholic. I like everything that's not good for me. I like greasy food, fatty food, sweet food, salty food. And I have just gotten lazy.
GUPTA: So, this is just one of the reasons why she's joined our "New You Revolution." She has many more. She's reached a milestone.
GARTH: I want to be fabulous and 50. And I want to be fit and 50.
GUPTA: Plus, after raising five children, Sandra and her husband are parents once again to their grandson, Shannon.
GARTH: Our second oldest son, Casey, and his wife, Teresa, are both stationed in Iraq. They're in Tikrit, and their youngest child, Shannon, he's 2, is with us. They have an older son, Casey Jr., he's 5 and he's in Detroit with Teresa's family.
GUPTA: She admits having loved ones in a war zone makes it hard to stick to a diet.
GARTH: I am a stressful eater. I'm an emotional eater. And that doesn't take away the fact, you know, I can eat all the potato chips and chocolate chip cookies in the world but it's not going to bring them back home right now.
GUPTA: So, Sandra wants to get fit for herself and set a good example for her family.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
GUPTA: Sandra is determined to succeed. We've spent some time with her and we've learned that. Also to help her, we've assembled a team of health experts from the University of Michigan. Here's Sandra Garth's "New You Revolution" prescription.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
GARTH: I just fell off, and it's time to get back on the wagon.
GUPTA (voice over): Well, Sandra, here's our "New You Revolution" plan for you. Lose your bad snacking habits, be active again and watch the excess pounds start coming off.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: What I really want you to focus on is consistency and enjoying it.
GUPTA: With the help of an exercise physiologist, a behavior specialist and a nutritionist from the University of Michigan, we're going to learn how to control portion sizes, exercise safely, and also be doing a lot of walking and resistance training. All in all, try to move about 10,000 steps a day and record your activities. That will help you form your new good habits.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, for the "New You Revolution."
(END VIDEOTAPE)
SUSAN LISOVICZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I'm Susan Lisovicz at the New York Stock Exchange. I'll tell you about a new product that will leave your laundry out in the cold and could help you save on energy bills in the process. That's coming up on LIVE FROM so don't go away.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
HARRIS: All right, Carol, ready? Time for a LIVE FROM bonus story. Antarctica dateline, and a big hulking chunk of ice down there has got scientists all aflutter. It's an iceberg the size of Delaware approaching the continent's mainland. It looks like the 100-mile-long iceberg will crash any day now. NASA is watching from space. A bunch of penguins are watching from nearby, wondering if it's party time soon.
LIN: That's one iceberg?
HARRIS: Yes, one. And no one is really sure what might happen next. It might be a significant geological event. It might be nothing. We'll keep you informed. So chill out. Ice, ice, baby. LIVE FROM continues in a moment.
LIN: It's beautiful. (COMMERCIAL BREAK)
(STOCK MARKET REPORT)
LIN: A little bit of showbiz news now, insider tips, especially fans of late night comedian David Letterman.
HARRIS: This is crazy here.
LIN: It turns out that Dave is getting a little help from one of his old friends, a senior CBS executive told people who are going to the industry gathering this week that talk show legend Johnny Carson provides the occasional joke for David.
HARRIS: That's something. I miss Johnny Carson. I guess it's no surprise that the two have remained close. Letterman cut his comic teeth over several years on "The Tonight Show" as the fill-in host. We're told Carson is up on the news. He reads the newspapers every morning, and he likes to write, and gets a big kick out hearing one of his jokes in Letterman's monologue.
LIN: That's cool, 79 years old and still in the game.
HARRIS: It is.
LIN: All right, big news on the toy front today. Hasbro's novel way to get parents to peel off a few more bills for the small fry -- get the hint? Mr. Potato Head is morphing into the classic Star Wars villain Darth Vader to become "Darth Tater."
HARRIS: Really.
LIN: I'm never going to get my daughter to eat potatoes ever again.
HARRIS: Sort of like, Luke, I am your French fry.
LIN: Something like that. Pretty good, Tony.
HARRIS: The marketing attack of the killer potato heralds the May release of "Star Wars: Episode 3" in which those Jedi start to grate on Darth Tater's nerves. Sorry. It all makes sense, potatoes are best stored in the dark side of the pantry, you understand, Carol. And anyway, we eagerly await the spin-off toy "Luke Frywalker."
LIN: Oh, my God, they're cross promoting on our dinner plate.
HARRIS: That's right.
LIN: Coming up in the second hour of LIVE FROM, "Desperate Housewives" fashion goes on the auction block for a good cause. We've got your entertainment headlines.
HARRIS: And more on the inauguration with a look at where all the money for the big event is coming from. Plus, some snowy, snowy picture from the nation's capital. What did Rob say, we're going to get a little bit warmer?
LIN: Yes, a toasty 37 degrees.
HARRIS: 37 degrees. No snow, or snow?
LIN: Less snow.
HARRIS: Less snow. LIVE FROM's hour of power begins right after this.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
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Aired January 19, 2005 - 13:00 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: All right, let's take a look at the stories making news now. A North Carolina couple accused of snatching their two children from foster care are in custody. Their children are safe. Authorities say James Cantor (ph) and Alisha Chambers (ph) were found and arrested a short time ago in Virginia. A live update on the story is straight ahead in 30 minutes.
And a warning to airline passengers: environmental officials say drinking water aboard U.S. airlines is not getting better, but worse. They say tests conducted in November and December found water on one of six airliners failed to meet federal safety standards.
The death toll from the devastating tsunamis reaches a grim milestone. Indonesia's health ministry today raised the number of dead there to 166,000, boosting the total death toll for the disaster to more than 212,000. Thousands more remain missing.
And some two million Muslims have converged on Saudi Arabia for the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage. Muslims today prayed atop Mt. Arafat, southwest of Mecca, where the prophet Muhammad is said to have given his last sermon. The Hajj is required of all Muslims who can afford it, at least once in their lifetime.
TONY HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Well, tight security is an understatement in the nation's capital on this inauguration eve. Streets are closing. Concrete barriers are going up, and hazmat teams and police are on patrol.
To give us a better idea of what's happening there right now is CNN law enforcement analyst Mike Brooks.
And, Mike, you worked six of these when you were with the D.C. Police.
MIKE BROOKS, CNN LAW ENFORCEMENT ANALYST: That's correct. And last year, I was with another competing news agency as their law enforcement analysis, sitting on the top of the Voice of America talking about security.
But Right now, Tony, it's almost go time for the 50-some agencies involved in this whole, big unbelievable undertaking.
HARRIS: Let's set this up, because you're going to use the telestrator here to show us where the operations are most intense right now.
BROOKS: And right now, about an hour and a half ago, they started to shut down streets between the capital and Lincoln Memorial. And you're going to have -- there's an area that we see outlined in red. Now they're going to start shutting streets down now gradually. But by midnight tonight, 100-square block area, what you see outlined in red, will be totally...
HARRIS: How many?
BROOKS: A hundred blocks. So think Metro. Think the subway if you have to go tomorrow morning.
Now the dotted area, that is an area that is going to allow where you can go and -- for business, deliveries, those kinds of things. But you better have the right, proper identification.
But after tomorrow morning, after midnight, that is going to be shutdown, and that's going to be within the red area, and that's going to be a sterile area for the most part.
HARRIS: You really can't drive much in the city right now. I mean, let's face it.
BROOKS: It's bad enough just during normal rush hour. But they start -- the government has off tomorrow, and that's going to make a lot of people stay at home, but there's going to be people that need to get downtown to go to the swearing-in, the parade and the inaugural ball.
HARRIS: OK, now we need to talk about the parade route, too, because that's a consideration as well.
BROOKS: That is a huge consideration, and the United States Secret Service has taken every precaution they can.
HARRIS: You've got police, you've got more dogs, you've got...
BROOKS: Right from the east, in front of the Capitol, down Pennsylvania Avenue, as we see. Actually, as we -- as we get down, they're going to stop right about here. And this is going to be an area -- the first time I've ever seen, Tony, between the Canadian embassy and U.S. district court. It's going to be an area that a group called ANSWER, which is Act Now to War and End Racism. That's the largest demonstration group. They have been given their own grandstand for the for first time ever.
HARRIS: They will have a grandstand on the parade route?
BROOKS: They will have a grandstand right here. And as the parade comes down, they're actually supposed to stand up and turn their back on the president. But I can guarantee you that along the route here, you're going to see a lot of metropolitan police and U.S. Capitol Police officers and U.S. park police that are going to be there. But as the parade moves down, there's concerns on top of rooftops, you're going to have snipers, counter-snipers, from the Metropolitan Police, from the United States Secret Service, from -- there are over 50 law-enforcement agencies, Tony. Then it will make it's way up to 15th Street, and then down to Pennsylvania Avenue, where the reviewing stand is set up. The president will get out. He'll go in -- he and the first lady will probably go in normally. They'll go in, freshen up inside the White House, and then they'll come back out and sit for the whole parade.
HARRIS: We keep saying it's unprecedented. You've done this six times, is it?
BROOKS: This is. I was just up there recently visiting my mother for Christmas and talking to some of my friends. This security is unbelievable. Talking to someone today, they said, Mike, they have never seen it where after they shutdown that 100-block area, they're basically going to put up fences along the 100-block area. And if you're not carrying a badge and you don't have the proper credentials or a ticket to get on to Capitol Hill, you're not going to get on Capitol Hill.
HARRIS: I got to ask you something -- Metro, the subway system there, with so many of the roads and streets blocked off, you can't get access, you can't drive, folks are going to be using metro in huge numbers. Now if I'm a security guy, I'm a little worried about that. That's a lot of people on that system.
BROOKS: It is, and they've planned for that.
One of the things I would suggest is people to go to the Metro -- the subway -- if you go to the Metropolitan Police Department's Web site, they have links to all the Web sites, all the information you need to know, including ANSWER. They even have the Web site for the demonstrators. Go on there, find out exactly where you get off, for what particular ticket you have for the swearing in. If you have a certain color ticket, they tell you go to a certain station. Then after you get off and you're along the parade route, Tony, there's going to be different checkpoints. You have to pass through magnetometers, similar to what you do at the airport, to get to your stand to watch the parade. They want to make sure that nothing falls short.
HARRIS: And then there's the coast guard. They're patrolling the Potomac, and they're not only watching the waters, but they're watching the bridges as well?
BROOKS: Land, sea and air -- we've got the U.S. Coast Guard who's going to be patrolling the Potomac River, the Anacostia River, the Washington Channel, because there are some main arteries. You've got the Roosevelt Bridge, you've got the Key Bridge, you've got the 14th Street Bridge, and you've also got Metro that goes over the water. They want to make sure that everything is covered from the water. You know, Metropolitan Police have an excellent harbor division, but they're going to be supplemented by U.S. Coast Guard.
HARRIS: Well, and We haven't talked about the air. Planes, trains and automobiles -- we've got to talk about planes, and Reagan National is going to be closed down, and forget about it if you're going to try to fly into that airspace. BROOKS: Exactly. What's going to happen, the regular planes are going to be able to take off and land, but again, general aviation, private plane, they're going to be sent to other airports around the Washington-Metropolitan area, and they're going to triple the no-fly zone that they already have, the restricted airspace around Washington. And I can guarantee you, you're going to see some military aircraft and U.s. customs aircraft that are up there. If you happen to venture into there, God help you.
HARRIS: Well, Kentucky's governor did it during the Reagan funeral, and that caused a big stir. That will not...
BROOKS: A big stink. You saw -- in fact, Anderson Cooper was there, and it's just -- it looked like a Godzilla movie, with people running from the Capitol trying to get somewhere.
HARRIS: Mike, we're done. We're done. We're done. Good to see you, Mike.
BROOKS: Thank you, Tony. Good to see you.
(WEATHER REPORT)
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
LIN: She's the daughter of a small town grocery shop owner who became the first and only woman to lead a major Western democracy. As part of CNN's anniversary series "Then and Now," we take a look at Britain's former prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): With the style of a warrior queen, Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first woman prime minister in 1979. The "Iron Lady" restored Britain's clout in the world with her own brand of popular capitalism, termed Thatcherism, and some powerful friends.
Thatcher went to war with Argentina over the Falkland Islands and won. And she broke the power of Britain's trades unions. She won three elections, but was ousted by her party in 1990. But she didn't go quietly.
MARGARET THATCHER, FMR. BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: When the right honorable gentleman's windy rhetoric has blown away...
CORRESPONDENT: Thatcher retired from Parliament in 1992 and was given the title baroness. But politics remained her passion. She retired from public speaking in 2002 and her life took a sad turn. Her husband Dennis died in 2003 and her son, Mark, has faced court proceedings in South Africa over his alleged part in an attempted coup in equatorial Guinea. Thatcher turns 80 years old this year and still has the spirit of a battling politician whose style of negotiation made hand-bagging a verb.
(END VIDEOTAPE) HARRIS: Check out the calendar. January 19th. And that means that most of your new year's resolutions have been discarded, right? Come on, hang in there. We hope you'll gain some inspiration from our "New You" series, whether you need it or not.
LIN: That's right, everybody's got to think about how to be a better you. Great time of year to do that. So it's a week-long look at people determined to live healthier and happier and longer. Here's Dr. Sanjay Gupta with today's "New You" revolutionary.
DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN SR. MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Today, we want to introduce you to Sandra Garth. Now, she admits she eats when she's stressed. A lot of people do that. But she has constant stress because her son and daughter-in-law are both stationed in a war zone.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
GUPTA (voice over): Meet Sandra Garth.
SANDRA GARTH, "NEW YOU PARTICIPANT": Janet, where are your ears? Can you show grandma your ears?
GUPTA: Sandra Garth loves being a grandmother and caring for her family and cooking some good food.
GARTH: There is nothing special about this bacon. It is extremely unhealthy, but it is so good!
GUPTA: It's not like Sandra doesn't know a thing or two about being healthy and fit. She used to teach high-impact aerobics. But a few years ago, arthritis put an end to her exercising, but not to her cravings.
GARTH: I'm a junk food junky. I'm a chocoholic. I like everything that's not good for me. I like greasy food, fatty food, sweet food, salty food. And I have just gotten lazy.
GUPTA: So, this is just one of the reasons why she's joined our "New You Revolution." She has many more. She's reached a milestone.
GARTH: I want to be fabulous and 50. And I want to be fit and 50.
GUPTA: Plus, after raising five children, Sandra and her husband are parents once again to their grandson, Shannon.
GARTH: Our second oldest son, Casey, and his wife, Teresa, are both stationed in Iraq. They're in Tikrit, and their youngest child, Shannon, he's 2, is with us. They have an older son, Casey Jr., he's 5 and he's in Detroit with Teresa's family.
GUPTA: She admits having loved ones in a war zone makes it hard to stick to a diet.
GARTH: I am a stressful eater. I'm an emotional eater. And that doesn't take away the fact, you know, I can eat all the potato chips and chocolate chip cookies in the world but it's not going to bring them back home right now.
GUPTA: So, Sandra wants to get fit for herself and set a good example for her family.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
GUPTA: Sandra is determined to succeed. We've spent some time with her and we've learned that. Also to help her, we've assembled a team of health experts from the University of Michigan. Here's Sandra Garth's "New You Revolution" prescription.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
GARTH: I just fell off, and it's time to get back on the wagon.
GUPTA (voice over): Well, Sandra, here's our "New You Revolution" plan for you. Lose your bad snacking habits, be active again and watch the excess pounds start coming off.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: What I really want you to focus on is consistency and enjoying it.
GUPTA: With the help of an exercise physiologist, a behavior specialist and a nutritionist from the University of Michigan, we're going to learn how to control portion sizes, exercise safely, and also be doing a lot of walking and resistance training. All in all, try to move about 10,000 steps a day and record your activities. That will help you form your new good habits.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, for the "New You Revolution."
(END VIDEOTAPE)
SUSAN LISOVICZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I'm Susan Lisovicz at the New York Stock Exchange. I'll tell you about a new product that will leave your laundry out in the cold and could help you save on energy bills in the process. That's coming up on LIVE FROM so don't go away.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
HARRIS: All right, Carol, ready? Time for a LIVE FROM bonus story. Antarctica dateline, and a big hulking chunk of ice down there has got scientists all aflutter. It's an iceberg the size of Delaware approaching the continent's mainland. It looks like the 100-mile-long iceberg will crash any day now. NASA is watching from space. A bunch of penguins are watching from nearby, wondering if it's party time soon.
LIN: That's one iceberg?
HARRIS: Yes, one. And no one is really sure what might happen next. It might be a significant geological event. It might be nothing. We'll keep you informed. So chill out. Ice, ice, baby. LIVE FROM continues in a moment.
LIN: It's beautiful. (COMMERCIAL BREAK)
(STOCK MARKET REPORT)
LIN: A little bit of showbiz news now, insider tips, especially fans of late night comedian David Letterman.
HARRIS: This is crazy here.
LIN: It turns out that Dave is getting a little help from one of his old friends, a senior CBS executive told people who are going to the industry gathering this week that talk show legend Johnny Carson provides the occasional joke for David.
HARRIS: That's something. I miss Johnny Carson. I guess it's no surprise that the two have remained close. Letterman cut his comic teeth over several years on "The Tonight Show" as the fill-in host. We're told Carson is up on the news. He reads the newspapers every morning, and he likes to write, and gets a big kick out hearing one of his jokes in Letterman's monologue.
LIN: That's cool, 79 years old and still in the game.
HARRIS: It is.
LIN: All right, big news on the toy front today. Hasbro's novel way to get parents to peel off a few more bills for the small fry -- get the hint? Mr. Potato Head is morphing into the classic Star Wars villain Darth Vader to become "Darth Tater."
HARRIS: Really.
LIN: I'm never going to get my daughter to eat potatoes ever again.
HARRIS: Sort of like, Luke, I am your French fry.
LIN: Something like that. Pretty good, Tony.
HARRIS: The marketing attack of the killer potato heralds the May release of "Star Wars: Episode 3" in which those Jedi start to grate on Darth Tater's nerves. Sorry. It all makes sense, potatoes are best stored in the dark side of the pantry, you understand, Carol. And anyway, we eagerly await the spin-off toy "Luke Frywalker."
LIN: Oh, my God, they're cross promoting on our dinner plate.
HARRIS: That's right.
LIN: Coming up in the second hour of LIVE FROM, "Desperate Housewives" fashion goes on the auction block for a good cause. We've got your entertainment headlines.
HARRIS: And more on the inauguration with a look at where all the money for the big event is coming from. Plus, some snowy, snowy picture from the nation's capital. What did Rob say, we're going to get a little bit warmer?
LIN: Yes, a toasty 37 degrees.
HARRIS: 37 degrees. No snow, or snow?
LIN: Less snow.
HARRIS: Less snow. LIVE FROM's hour of power begins right after this.
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