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Aired February 09, 2005 - 15:00   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.


KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: "Now in the News," dozens of police in Florida are on the hunt for a suspected cop killer, Jason Wheeler, after a deadly shooting in the quiet town of Paisley. Police responding to a domestic dispute say he opened fire, killing a deputy and wounding two others. There are reports that Wheeler has an arsenal of weapons and that his property could be booby-trapped.
Questionnaires filled out by potential jurors have been made public in the Michael Jackson case. And a short time from now, the judge is to consider lifting a gag order in the case. Details on both in a live report from the courthouse just minutes away.

President Bush promoting limits on class-action lawsuits appearing at an event at the Commerce Department just a couple hours ago. Congress is moving now toward a vote on that issue. Businesses say the class-action suits can push them into bankruptcy, while doing little to help victims.

A bigger job for a familiar face in the Bush administration. Karl Rove, he's been promoted to deputy chief of staff, working on policy as well as politics. Rove is credited as the architect of the Bush reelection campaign.

HP K.O.s CEO, permanent replacement TBA, it all spells unemployment for a one-time titan of the computer industry and more uncertainty for a high-tech pioneer that many fear has lost its sense of direction. Carly Fiorina, Hewlett-Packard's CEO since 1999, repeatedly named the most powerful woman in business, is out.

CNN's Allan Chernoff is here with the fallout for Fiorina and women in power in general -- Allan.

ALLAN CHERNOFF, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Kyra, Carly Fiorina certainly has been the rock star within the Fortune 500, frequently on the covers of business magazines. As a matter of fact, she was on the cover of "Fortune" magazine only two weeks ago.

And you can see it certainly was a very prescient headline over there, an article on why Hewlett-Packard was facing trouble. But, nonetheless, the headhunter who brought Carly Fiorina to Hewlett- Packard points out her ouster had nothing do with the fact she was woman.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

BRIAN SULLIVAN, CHRISTIAN & TIMBERS: This has nothing to do with Carly being a woman. This is being in a hot, hot, hot CEO seat, taking bold strokes and running out of time. Carly Fiorina is a world-class business executive. She happens to be a woman. She should be a role model. She should continue to be a role model.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

CHERNOFF: Well, there still are some role models at the top of corporate America. Here's a list of some of them, Meg Whitman over at eBay, Andrea Jung at Avon, Anne Mulcahy at Xerox, and Patricia Russo at Lucent, which happens to be the company that Fiorina had come from.

Now, there are seven women at the top of Fortune 500 companies now. That is 1.4 percent. Compared to 10 years ago, well, it's up from 1 percent. I guess you might call that slow progress. But certainly for Carly Fiorina, it appears that she herself was caught by surprise, considering what she told CNN two weeks ago.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

CARLY FIORINA, FORMER HP CEO: Well, right now I see my future at HP. I have said in answer to that question many times that I have never thought about the next thing in my career. I'm one of those people that needs to focus all my time and energy on what I'm doing, and this is a great company. It's a great challenge and I have a lot left to do here.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

CHERNOFF: Well, human resources experts say even though Carly Fiorina is being pushed aside right now, it does not mean women can't keep climbing that corporate ladder. To the contrary, they predict more gains for women in the workplace.

And, in fact, her headhunter from the last job says he would be surprised if she doesn't end up running some other company -- Kyra.

PHILLIPS: Wouldn't surprise us. You

Allan, Mentioned seven women at Fortune 500 companies heading them. What about companies with just a high representation of female executives; what's the track record?

CHERNOFF: Actually, the track record is superb.

Catalyst, the research organization, has found that companies with high percentages of women at the top, compared to companies with very low percentages, actually outperform them in terms of stock performance and also in terms of profitability. So it seems to be a good move for the bottom line to put plenty of women near the top, if not at the top.

PHILLIPS: There you go. Just want to make sure you said that. Allan Chernoff, thank you so much.

Well, now Condoleezza Rice and a warning to Iran. Nearing the end of her trip to Europe, Rice reminded Tehran today its suspected nuclear aims are clearly on the U.S. radar and the clock is ticking on Europe's attempt to handle things diplomatically. Rice says Iran is not living up to its nuclear treaty obligations. She suggested U.N. sanctions might be in order.

Some cautionary words about Iraq today from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. After touching down for a NATO session in France, he warned sailors on a U.S. warship that Iraq is a bumpy road with an unclear ending and more casualties likely.

Iraqis will have to wait a few more days to find out who will lead them next. Votes from about 300 ballot boxes are being recounted because of alleged irregularities. Now, across the country, insurgents are renewing their attacks, with government officials and children in the line of fire.

CNN international correspondent Nic Robertson on the front lines in Baghdad.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

NIC ROBERTSON, CNN SR. INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, that vehicle was being driven by members of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Party, the PUK Kurdish political party. Apparently, they took a wrong turn driving down Haifa Street close to the center of Baghdad.

This street is known to have a high level of insurgent activity. But some areas on that street, the street is lined by high apartment buildings where insurgents are able to dominate the territory, able to shoot down vehicles on the roads. U.S. who pass through that area often come under fire. Insurgents use that area to fire mortars at the Green Zone on occasion.

What happened when this group of Kurdish officials drove down the street, they came under insurgent gunfire. There was a gun battle. The gun battle lasted at least half-an-hour. Three of the Kurdish officials were killed. A plume of black smoke was seen coming up from the area apparently from when their vehicle was burned at the end of the attack.

Earlier in the day, an Interior Ministry official was kidnapped. At this time, the Interior Ministry say they do not know where he is. They say he was a very senior official. They don't know which insurgent group is holding him at this time. Their investigations are ongoing.

And in the south of the country, in the southern city of Basra, an Iraqi journalist working for a U.S.-funded Arab Arabic-language station, the Al-Hurra Channel, was killed. He was leaving his house in the morning, getting ready to go to work, getting ready to get into his car outside his house. As he did that, his two bodyguards went back into the house. Just when they left him, the gunmen drove up, sprayed him with bullets, killing not only him but his 3-year-old son who was with him at the time.

Nic Robertson, CNN, Baghdad. (END VIDEOTAPE)

PHILLIPS: Lots of injuries but no deaths in a terrorist attack in Spain. A car bomb blew up close to Madrid's Convention Center this morning, wounding more than 40 people. It happened just hours before Spain's royal couple and the Mexican president were to inaugurate an international art fair at the center. A caller claiming to be with the Basque separatist group ETA warned of the bombing minutes before it happened.

Did the popular antidepressant Zoloft cause a young boy to murder his grandparents? Well, the trial of Christopher Pittman continues in South Carolina today, with more defense witnesses being called to the stand.

CNN's Elizabeth Cohen is in Charleston with more on family members doing all they can do to help.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

ELIZABETH COHEN, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): His older sister called Christopher Pittman my best friend when they were growing up together in a single-parent home. She described Chris as a quiet, shy child.

DANIELLE PITTMAN FINCHUM, DEFENDANT'S SISTER: I used to call him Kissy Fur. I call him that because I know it made him mad.

COHEN: But when Danielle saw her 12-year-old brother the weekend before he killed their grandparents, she said Chris was different.

FINCHUM: You'd be talking with him, and he'd be sitting there fidgeting with his hands the whole time. He was constantly up and down in that house. He was just crazy.

COHEN: His aunt Mendy (ph) phoned that weekend and said Chris told her his medication made his skin crawl.

MELINDA RECTOR, DEFENDANT'S AUNT: He says, It's like I'm burning under my skin, and I can't put it out.

COHEN: That medication was the antidepressant Zoloft. The Food and Drug Administration says restlessness and agitation are possible side effects among teens.

This defense psychiatrist testified the night Chris shot his parents, he was suffering a mood disorder induced by the drug. Chris told her he heard voices.

LANETTE ATKINS, CHILD FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIST: He sat there and started having echoes from inside his head, saying, Kill, kill, do it, do it. He went upstairs and killed his grandparents.

COHEN: The boy burned the house down that night, and when caught the next day, blamed a black stranger for the deaths. In cross- examination, the prosecutor argued those reactions reveal a crafty, sly boy trying to cover up his crime.

JOHN MEADOWS, PROSECUTOR: Escaping and leaving something is consistent with knowing you've done something wrong, isn't it? You do something wrong, and you leave. Doesn't that make sense? Isn't that logical?

ATKINS: That's one explanation.

COHEN: Chris, now 15, looked shy and scared in the courtroom. But when the psychiatrist saw him Sunday, out on bail, staying with family members, once again, there was a different person.

ATKINS: He was very bright, interacting in a playful way with his sister, you know, joking back and forth, talking with family members. Just a typical kid. No evidence of aggression.

COHEN (on camera): The jurors have heard two versions of the Christopher Pittman who killed his grandparents, one an angry, aggressive boy, and the second, a sweet child ruined by prescription drugs. Which version they believe will determine whether he goes free or possibly spends the rest of his life in prison.

Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, Charleston, South Carolina.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

PHILLIPS: It's a story that will make you shutter, a teenage girl literally scalped in a bizarre and gruesome attack. The suspect has surrendered to police. We'll hear from the victim about the assault that authorities are still trying to figure out.

Also, no apologies, no backing down and no resignation, a professor fighting for his job after writing a controversial essay following the 9/11 attacks. He meets with his supporters.

And later, the freak accident that caused an explosion at a fire -- an explosion and a fire at an apartment complex.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

(WEATHER UPDATE)

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

PHILLIPS: News across America now. It happened again, this time to an American Airlines pilot. A pilot says that a laser beam was flashed into his cockpit Sunday night as he approached Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport. The plane landed safely and an investigation is under way.

Quite an entrance for a professor whose comparison of World Trade Center victims to Nazis drew national outrage. University of Colorado Professor Ward Churchill addressed students at the university last night. Churchill drew cheers and a standing ovation when he refused to apologize for his comments.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

WARD CHURCHILL, PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO: I'm not backing off an inch. I owe no one an apology, clarification...

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

CHURCHILL: And what I said was, when you treat people this way, when you devalue, demean and degrade others to this point, naturally and inevitably, what you're putting out will blow back on you. And that's what happened.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

PHILLIPS: In Michigan, a search is under way in a burned-out apartment building for victims of a freak accident. A car slammed into this building rupturing a gas line. The driver was rescued. One resident was injured jumping from an upper floor.

In Idaho, a massive manhunt has ended for a woman wanted in a gruesome crime. Marianne Dahle turned herself into authorities after she was accused of scalping a teenage girl.

Adam Atchison of CNN affiliate KTVB has the story. And we warn you, some of these images are disturbing.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

SHEILA, VICTIM: I really think it hasn't hit me yet as much as it should have. I still can hardly talk about it.

ADAM ATCHISON, KTVB REPORTER (voice-over): Sheila now wears hats to cover evidence of a three-week-old nightmare. The teenager, who didn't want us to use her last name, says she went to Kirkham Hot Springs, near Lowman, with two friends on January 18 and left missing part of her hair and her scalp.

SHEILA: I just thought it hurt because she was pulling my hair so hard, then started using the knife to cut my hair.

ATCHISON: The top of Sheila's head is slowly getting better, but the original wound, she says, was much larger.

BILL BRADDOCK, BOISE COUNTY CHIEF DEPUTY: Apparently, they've had an ongoing friendship with her for quite some time. And that's why I say, you know, I believe that this is a case where I have a predator who's seeking out young vulnerable girls and trying to control them.

SHEILA: I just thought why, you know, how can they do something like that to me? I thought they were my friends.

ATCHISON: Braddock says Dahle drove Sheila to St. Luke's Hospital after the incident. It was a long and painful trip, Sheila says.

SHEILA: My face was covered in blood. My whole body was covered in blood. I thought I was going to die.

ATCHISON: The 16-year-old spent nearly two weeks in the hospital. Doctors grafted skin from her thigh to her scalp, and she says she still has at least one more surgery to go.

MAUREEN, MOTHER: I can't comprehend it. I still can't comprehend it. It's -- I'm still in shock.

ATCHISON: Sheila's mom, Maureen, won't let her daughter go anywhere alone now.

MAUREEN: Anyone who will scalp somebody, it's a nightmare.

ATCHISON: And while Sheila travels the road to recovery, she's constantly re-living an unthinkable and traumatic episode. She says the wounds will only begin to heal when justice is served.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

PHILLIPS: Well, that was Adam Atchison of CNN affiliate KTVB reporting. The suspect will likely be arraigned tomorrow.

It's our first look at what will be in style later this year. We're going to check out the latest collections to hit the runway at the New York fall fashion show.

And they're not doing the funky chicken, but they're celebrating. Find out what all the cackling is about when LIVE FROM returns.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

PHILLIPS: Style on trial. It's Fashion Week in New York. Designers of opulent evening gowns like Carmen Marc Valvo are showcasing their creations today.

Kate Betts, editor in chief of "Time Style & Design," has been prowling the catwalks and the tents.

Tough gig, huh, Kate?

KATE BETTS, EDITOR IN CHIEF, "TIME STYLE & DESIGN": We're here backstage after the Carmen Marc Valvo show, and plenty of glamour, luxury, fur.

And I'm here with the designer himself to talk about what was a beautiful collection.

Tell me what the inspiration was. I heard it was belle epoque.

CARMEN MARC VALVO, DESIGNER: That's right.

I was trying to I guess gather up the mystery, the intrigue, the romance and the conservatism of that era, beautiful, painterly palette. Hair was done up, but tried to make it a little bit more modern. So, hence, we used a lot of very, very old fabrics, like moray, lots of lace. Chantilly lace is very fine, ribbon detailing on skirts, on bodices, and fur being very, very important as well.

BETTS: Now, we hear a lot about these sort of outrageous things we see on the runways here at Fashion Week. But you are one designer who actually sells a lot of dresses. And one of them is -- has sold $3 million worth at Neiman Marcus. Tell us about that dress.

VALVO: Oh, that's crazy. That's the $3 million dress. Actually, I think they said it's almost up to $4 million.

BETTS: Wow. That's incredible. It's called the shutterpley (ph) dress.

VALVO: The shutterpley (ph), correct. It's the shutterpley (ph).

And, basically, it's a concept that you take biased fabric that's a little bit more structured. And you treat it in like -- almost like ribbon. So you layer it one on top of the next on top of another. So what happens is, you have like almost like a girdle type of effect in the dress. So it kind of gives everybody a little bit like maybe three or four more inches and gives you a little bit smaller waistline and hip. And it's a miracle dress.

BETTS: Oh, well, sounds perfect.

(CROSSTALK)

BETTS: Holds you all in, in all the right places.

VALVO: Exactly.

BETTS: Exactly.

Thank you very much. It's great to see you.

VALVO: Thank you so much for coming. Thank you.

BETTS: Congratulations. Thank you.

So that about wraps it up for today, the third day of New York Fashion Week.

PHILLIPS: All right, Kate Betts, editor in chief of "Time Style & Design," thank you so much.

Well, they're welcoming the first day of the lunar new year across Asia. And, man, do they have something to crow about. It's the year of the rooster. Are these kids just -- we can't get enough of these kids. So how often does poultry get honored like this, OK?

Can you understand what they're saying? The Chinese believe that the animal ruling this year in which a person is born has an impact on his or her personality. The rooster is identified by courage and talent. These kids are certainly strutting their talent. The Chinese new year has the longest chronological record in history. It dates all the way back to 2600 B.C. (STOCK MARKET REPORT)

PHILLIPS: That wraps up this Wednesday edition of LIVE FROM.

Coming up after the break, Judy Woodruff and "INSIDE POLITICS."

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Aired February 9, 2005 - 15:00   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: "Now in the News," dozens of police in Florida are on the hunt for a suspected cop killer, Jason Wheeler, after a deadly shooting in the quiet town of Paisley. Police responding to a domestic dispute say he opened fire, killing a deputy and wounding two others. There are reports that Wheeler has an arsenal of weapons and that his property could be booby-trapped.
Questionnaires filled out by potential jurors have been made public in the Michael Jackson case. And a short time from now, the judge is to consider lifting a gag order in the case. Details on both in a live report from the courthouse just minutes away.

President Bush promoting limits on class-action lawsuits appearing at an event at the Commerce Department just a couple hours ago. Congress is moving now toward a vote on that issue. Businesses say the class-action suits can push them into bankruptcy, while doing little to help victims.

A bigger job for a familiar face in the Bush administration. Karl Rove, he's been promoted to deputy chief of staff, working on policy as well as politics. Rove is credited as the architect of the Bush reelection campaign.

HP K.O.s CEO, permanent replacement TBA, it all spells unemployment for a one-time titan of the computer industry and more uncertainty for a high-tech pioneer that many fear has lost its sense of direction. Carly Fiorina, Hewlett-Packard's CEO since 1999, repeatedly named the most powerful woman in business, is out.

CNN's Allan Chernoff is here with the fallout for Fiorina and women in power in general -- Allan.

ALLAN CHERNOFF, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Kyra, Carly Fiorina certainly has been the rock star within the Fortune 500, frequently on the covers of business magazines. As a matter of fact, she was on the cover of "Fortune" magazine only two weeks ago.

And you can see it certainly was a very prescient headline over there, an article on why Hewlett-Packard was facing trouble. But, nonetheless, the headhunter who brought Carly Fiorina to Hewlett- Packard points out her ouster had nothing do with the fact she was woman.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

BRIAN SULLIVAN, CHRISTIAN & TIMBERS: This has nothing to do with Carly being a woman. This is being in a hot, hot, hot CEO seat, taking bold strokes and running out of time. Carly Fiorina is a world-class business executive. She happens to be a woman. She should be a role model. She should continue to be a role model.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

CHERNOFF: Well, there still are some role models at the top of corporate America. Here's a list of some of them, Meg Whitman over at eBay, Andrea Jung at Avon, Anne Mulcahy at Xerox, and Patricia Russo at Lucent, which happens to be the company that Fiorina had come from.

Now, there are seven women at the top of Fortune 500 companies now. That is 1.4 percent. Compared to 10 years ago, well, it's up from 1 percent. I guess you might call that slow progress. But certainly for Carly Fiorina, it appears that she herself was caught by surprise, considering what she told CNN two weeks ago.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

CARLY FIORINA, FORMER HP CEO: Well, right now I see my future at HP. I have said in answer to that question many times that I have never thought about the next thing in my career. I'm one of those people that needs to focus all my time and energy on what I'm doing, and this is a great company. It's a great challenge and I have a lot left to do here.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

CHERNOFF: Well, human resources experts say even though Carly Fiorina is being pushed aside right now, it does not mean women can't keep climbing that corporate ladder. To the contrary, they predict more gains for women in the workplace.

And, in fact, her headhunter from the last job says he would be surprised if she doesn't end up running some other company -- Kyra.

PHILLIPS: Wouldn't surprise us. You

Allan, Mentioned seven women at Fortune 500 companies heading them. What about companies with just a high representation of female executives; what's the track record?

CHERNOFF: Actually, the track record is superb.

Catalyst, the research organization, has found that companies with high percentages of women at the top, compared to companies with very low percentages, actually outperform them in terms of stock performance and also in terms of profitability. So it seems to be a good move for the bottom line to put plenty of women near the top, if not at the top.

PHILLIPS: There you go. Just want to make sure you said that. Allan Chernoff, thank you so much.

Well, now Condoleezza Rice and a warning to Iran. Nearing the end of her trip to Europe, Rice reminded Tehran today its suspected nuclear aims are clearly on the U.S. radar and the clock is ticking on Europe's attempt to handle things diplomatically. Rice says Iran is not living up to its nuclear treaty obligations. She suggested U.N. sanctions might be in order.

Some cautionary words about Iraq today from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. After touching down for a NATO session in France, he warned sailors on a U.S. warship that Iraq is a bumpy road with an unclear ending and more casualties likely.

Iraqis will have to wait a few more days to find out who will lead them next. Votes from about 300 ballot boxes are being recounted because of alleged irregularities. Now, across the country, insurgents are renewing their attacks, with government officials and children in the line of fire.

CNN international correspondent Nic Robertson on the front lines in Baghdad.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

NIC ROBERTSON, CNN SR. INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, that vehicle was being driven by members of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Party, the PUK Kurdish political party. Apparently, they took a wrong turn driving down Haifa Street close to the center of Baghdad.

This street is known to have a high level of insurgent activity. But some areas on that street, the street is lined by high apartment buildings where insurgents are able to dominate the territory, able to shoot down vehicles on the roads. U.S. who pass through that area often come under fire. Insurgents use that area to fire mortars at the Green Zone on occasion.

What happened when this group of Kurdish officials drove down the street, they came under insurgent gunfire. There was a gun battle. The gun battle lasted at least half-an-hour. Three of the Kurdish officials were killed. A plume of black smoke was seen coming up from the area apparently from when their vehicle was burned at the end of the attack.

Earlier in the day, an Interior Ministry official was kidnapped. At this time, the Interior Ministry say they do not know where he is. They say he was a very senior official. They don't know which insurgent group is holding him at this time. Their investigations are ongoing.

And in the south of the country, in the southern city of Basra, an Iraqi journalist working for a U.S.-funded Arab Arabic-language station, the Al-Hurra Channel, was killed. He was leaving his house in the morning, getting ready to go to work, getting ready to get into his car outside his house. As he did that, his two bodyguards went back into the house. Just when they left him, the gunmen drove up, sprayed him with bullets, killing not only him but his 3-year-old son who was with him at the time.

Nic Robertson, CNN, Baghdad. (END VIDEOTAPE)

PHILLIPS: Lots of injuries but no deaths in a terrorist attack in Spain. A car bomb blew up close to Madrid's Convention Center this morning, wounding more than 40 people. It happened just hours before Spain's royal couple and the Mexican president were to inaugurate an international art fair at the center. A caller claiming to be with the Basque separatist group ETA warned of the bombing minutes before it happened.

Did the popular antidepressant Zoloft cause a young boy to murder his grandparents? Well, the trial of Christopher Pittman continues in South Carolina today, with more defense witnesses being called to the stand.

CNN's Elizabeth Cohen is in Charleston with more on family members doing all they can do to help.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

ELIZABETH COHEN, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): His older sister called Christopher Pittman my best friend when they were growing up together in a single-parent home. She described Chris as a quiet, shy child.

DANIELLE PITTMAN FINCHUM, DEFENDANT'S SISTER: I used to call him Kissy Fur. I call him that because I know it made him mad.

COHEN: But when Danielle saw her 12-year-old brother the weekend before he killed their grandparents, she said Chris was different.

FINCHUM: You'd be talking with him, and he'd be sitting there fidgeting with his hands the whole time. He was constantly up and down in that house. He was just crazy.

COHEN: His aunt Mendy (ph) phoned that weekend and said Chris told her his medication made his skin crawl.

MELINDA RECTOR, DEFENDANT'S AUNT: He says, It's like I'm burning under my skin, and I can't put it out.

COHEN: That medication was the antidepressant Zoloft. The Food and Drug Administration says restlessness and agitation are possible side effects among teens.

This defense psychiatrist testified the night Chris shot his parents, he was suffering a mood disorder induced by the drug. Chris told her he heard voices.

LANETTE ATKINS, CHILD FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIST: He sat there and started having echoes from inside his head, saying, Kill, kill, do it, do it. He went upstairs and killed his grandparents.

COHEN: The boy burned the house down that night, and when caught the next day, blamed a black stranger for the deaths. In cross- examination, the prosecutor argued those reactions reveal a crafty, sly boy trying to cover up his crime.

JOHN MEADOWS, PROSECUTOR: Escaping and leaving something is consistent with knowing you've done something wrong, isn't it? You do something wrong, and you leave. Doesn't that make sense? Isn't that logical?

ATKINS: That's one explanation.

COHEN: Chris, now 15, looked shy and scared in the courtroom. But when the psychiatrist saw him Sunday, out on bail, staying with family members, once again, there was a different person.

ATKINS: He was very bright, interacting in a playful way with his sister, you know, joking back and forth, talking with family members. Just a typical kid. No evidence of aggression.

COHEN (on camera): The jurors have heard two versions of the Christopher Pittman who killed his grandparents, one an angry, aggressive boy, and the second, a sweet child ruined by prescription drugs. Which version they believe will determine whether he goes free or possibly spends the rest of his life in prison.

Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, Charleston, South Carolina.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

PHILLIPS: It's a story that will make you shutter, a teenage girl literally scalped in a bizarre and gruesome attack. The suspect has surrendered to police. We'll hear from the victim about the assault that authorities are still trying to figure out.

Also, no apologies, no backing down and no resignation, a professor fighting for his job after writing a controversial essay following the 9/11 attacks. He meets with his supporters.

And later, the freak accident that caused an explosion at a fire -- an explosion and a fire at an apartment complex.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

(WEATHER UPDATE)

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

PHILLIPS: News across America now. It happened again, this time to an American Airlines pilot. A pilot says that a laser beam was flashed into his cockpit Sunday night as he approached Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport. The plane landed safely and an investigation is under way.

Quite an entrance for a professor whose comparison of World Trade Center victims to Nazis drew national outrage. University of Colorado Professor Ward Churchill addressed students at the university last night. Churchill drew cheers and a standing ovation when he refused to apologize for his comments.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

WARD CHURCHILL, PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO: I'm not backing off an inch. I owe no one an apology, clarification...

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

CHURCHILL: And what I said was, when you treat people this way, when you devalue, demean and degrade others to this point, naturally and inevitably, what you're putting out will blow back on you. And that's what happened.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

PHILLIPS: In Michigan, a search is under way in a burned-out apartment building for victims of a freak accident. A car slammed into this building rupturing a gas line. The driver was rescued. One resident was injured jumping from an upper floor.

In Idaho, a massive manhunt has ended for a woman wanted in a gruesome crime. Marianne Dahle turned herself into authorities after she was accused of scalping a teenage girl.

Adam Atchison of CNN affiliate KTVB has the story. And we warn you, some of these images are disturbing.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

SHEILA, VICTIM: I really think it hasn't hit me yet as much as it should have. I still can hardly talk about it.

ADAM ATCHISON, KTVB REPORTER (voice-over): Sheila now wears hats to cover evidence of a three-week-old nightmare. The teenager, who didn't want us to use her last name, says she went to Kirkham Hot Springs, near Lowman, with two friends on January 18 and left missing part of her hair and her scalp.

SHEILA: I just thought it hurt because she was pulling my hair so hard, then started using the knife to cut my hair.

ATCHISON: The top of Sheila's head is slowly getting better, but the original wound, she says, was much larger.

BILL BRADDOCK, BOISE COUNTY CHIEF DEPUTY: Apparently, they've had an ongoing friendship with her for quite some time. And that's why I say, you know, I believe that this is a case where I have a predator who's seeking out young vulnerable girls and trying to control them.

SHEILA: I just thought why, you know, how can they do something like that to me? I thought they were my friends.

ATCHISON: Braddock says Dahle drove Sheila to St. Luke's Hospital after the incident. It was a long and painful trip, Sheila says.

SHEILA: My face was covered in blood. My whole body was covered in blood. I thought I was going to die.

ATCHISON: The 16-year-old spent nearly two weeks in the hospital. Doctors grafted skin from her thigh to her scalp, and she says she still has at least one more surgery to go.

MAUREEN, MOTHER: I can't comprehend it. I still can't comprehend it. It's -- I'm still in shock.

ATCHISON: Sheila's mom, Maureen, won't let her daughter go anywhere alone now.

MAUREEN: Anyone who will scalp somebody, it's a nightmare.

ATCHISON: And while Sheila travels the road to recovery, she's constantly re-living an unthinkable and traumatic episode. She says the wounds will only begin to heal when justice is served.

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PHILLIPS: Well, that was Adam Atchison of CNN affiliate KTVB reporting. The suspect will likely be arraigned tomorrow.

It's our first look at what will be in style later this year. We're going to check out the latest collections to hit the runway at the New York fall fashion show.

And they're not doing the funky chicken, but they're celebrating. Find out what all the cackling is about when LIVE FROM returns.

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PHILLIPS: Style on trial. It's Fashion Week in New York. Designers of opulent evening gowns like Carmen Marc Valvo are showcasing their creations today.

Kate Betts, editor in chief of "Time Style & Design," has been prowling the catwalks and the tents.

Tough gig, huh, Kate?

KATE BETTS, EDITOR IN CHIEF, "TIME STYLE & DESIGN": We're here backstage after the Carmen Marc Valvo show, and plenty of glamour, luxury, fur.

And I'm here with the designer himself to talk about what was a beautiful collection.

Tell me what the inspiration was. I heard it was belle epoque.

CARMEN MARC VALVO, DESIGNER: That's right.

I was trying to I guess gather up the mystery, the intrigue, the romance and the conservatism of that era, beautiful, painterly palette. Hair was done up, but tried to make it a little bit more modern. So, hence, we used a lot of very, very old fabrics, like moray, lots of lace. Chantilly lace is very fine, ribbon detailing on skirts, on bodices, and fur being very, very important as well.

BETTS: Now, we hear a lot about these sort of outrageous things we see on the runways here at Fashion Week. But you are one designer who actually sells a lot of dresses. And one of them is -- has sold $3 million worth at Neiman Marcus. Tell us about that dress.

VALVO: Oh, that's crazy. That's the $3 million dress. Actually, I think they said it's almost up to $4 million.

BETTS: Wow. That's incredible. It's called the shutterpley (ph) dress.

VALVO: The shutterpley (ph), correct. It's the shutterpley (ph).

And, basically, it's a concept that you take biased fabric that's a little bit more structured. And you treat it in like -- almost like ribbon. So you layer it one on top of the next on top of another. So what happens is, you have like almost like a girdle type of effect in the dress. So it kind of gives everybody a little bit like maybe three or four more inches and gives you a little bit smaller waistline and hip. And it's a miracle dress.

BETTS: Oh, well, sounds perfect.

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BETTS: Holds you all in, in all the right places.

VALVO: Exactly.

BETTS: Exactly.

Thank you very much. It's great to see you.

VALVO: Thank you so much for coming. Thank you.

BETTS: Congratulations. Thank you.

So that about wraps it up for today, the third day of New York Fashion Week.

PHILLIPS: All right, Kate Betts, editor in chief of "Time Style & Design," thank you so much.

Well, they're welcoming the first day of the lunar new year across Asia. And, man, do they have something to crow about. It's the year of the rooster. Are these kids just -- we can't get enough of these kids. So how often does poultry get honored like this, OK?

Can you understand what they're saying? The Chinese believe that the animal ruling this year in which a person is born has an impact on his or her personality. The rooster is identified by courage and talent. These kids are certainly strutting their talent. The Chinese new year has the longest chronological record in history. It dates all the way back to 2600 B.C. (STOCK MARKET REPORT)

PHILLIPS: That wraps up this Wednesday edition of LIVE FROM.

Coming up after the break, Judy Woodruff and "INSIDE POLITICS."

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