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Fugitive Continues Crane Standoff; Australian Gets 20 Years for Drug Smuggling in Bali; Saudi King Taken to Hospital
Aired May 27, 2005 - 15:00 ET
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MILES O'BRIEN, CO-HOST: Welcome back to CNN's "LIVE FROM..."
We've been following it all day, now -- about, well, 47 hours now. Florida murder suspect Carl Roland high atop a construction crane, 350 feet AGL, as they say, above ground level. Helicopters hovering overhead in Atlanta's Buckhead district. Standoff with police just goes on and on.
CNN's Sara Dorsey joining us with the latest on this odd story -- Sara.
SARA DORSEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Miles, more and more people are coming out to see exactly what Carl Roland is going to do. No change, though. For nearly 48 hours, he's defied police orders to come down off of that crane, 350 feet in the air over Atlanta.
He's still up there. In fact, there's a helicopter circling him right now. That is one of the negotiation tactics that police have been using to both try to keep him awake so he doesn't fall off of this crane and also to agitate him a little bit. And I can tell you it is working.
They had a siren that they were using that was in a bucket on a pulley system on that crane, and apparently, that got to Mr. Roland. He disabled that, made sure that it wasn't going to -- the police weren't going to be able to move it anymore.
What they were doing with every step he took, they followed him with the siren on that pulley system. That no longer works. He's thrown several piece of the crane over the side.
But he's not the only one agitated with negotiators. His family members spoke to CNN this morning, two of his siblings. And here's what they had to say.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
JOHN ROLAND, CARL ROLAND'S BROTHER: He ain't going to jump. Because if he had, he would have did. Now, I feel the time for family to try to help. And they won't let me on the scene.
TIWANA ROLAND, CARL ROLAND'S SISTER: I feel they won't let me talk to him because they think that, you know, they don't want to be the one that -- they don't want me to be the one to get him down. They want to be the one to apprehend him. But I feel that I can get him down if they just let me converse with him and talk to him. I know I could. Ain't no doubt about that.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
DORSEY: Now, police have told us that there is a certain procedure that these negotiators go through whenever they're in a situation like this, and that having family members speak directly to the person in the situation is not something they usually do. That is why the family has not an allowed to talk to him at this point.
Police tell us the whole goal here is basically to just wait out Mr. Roland. He has had no food or water for 48 hours, nearly 48 hours, since he went up there. They are hoping that eventually he'll get tired of all this and just come down and surrender to police -- Miles.
O'BRIEN: All right. Sara Dorsey in Buckhead, thank you -- Kyra.
KYRA PHILLIPS, CO-HOST: Other stories across America now.
The sides have rested, but Michael Jackson back in court today. Prosecutors got the go-ahead this week to run a police interview tape of Jackson's young accuser. The defense team may also call the boy and his mother back onto the stand. Chances of the jury getting the case next week as expected, not likely.
A TV show made a wise crack and Tom DeLay ain't laughing. The House majority leader is miffed after a character in an episode of "Law & Order" referred to a suspect as wearing a Tom DeLay T-shirt. DeLay called the line a slur. "Law & Order" producers say he should lighten up.
President Bush passed out the diplomas today at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis. Two hundred and seventy-six midshipmen and women threw their hats in the air and now embark on careers as commissioned officers.
O'BRIEN: Well, she could have received the death penalty. Instead, a young Australian woman faces the next two decades behind bars, a sentence many still see as way too harsh.
Tim Palmer of Australian broadcasting takes us inside the courtroom in Indonesia.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (speaking foreign language)
TIM PALMER, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTER (voice-over): As the full weight of Indonesian law fell on Schapelle Corby, she appeared not to understand quite what had happened. Then, after checking with her interpreter, it began to sink in.
She turned to glare at prosecutors, then uttered her only words, "Mom, it's OK." Looking a very long way from home, Schapelle Corby cried at the prospect of jail until she's 47 years old. At the back of the court, there was the same confusion at first, then bitter fury from Corby's sister and mother, directed squarely at the judges.
MERCEDES CORBY, SCHAPELLE'S SISTER: It's not all right! How dare you?
ROSE CORBY, SCHAPELLE'S MOTHER: We swore on the Bible to tell the truth, and your fellow lied!
PALMER: It was a hammer blow for a family that had held out hope against the seemingly inevitable even as they'd arrived at court.
R. CORBY: My daughter's coming home. She's coming home. OK?
PALMER: There was little over the first hour and a half of the judgment to indicate which way the decision might flow. And Schapelle Corby even looked relaxed at times.
But that all fell away as the judges began to spell out how they'd judged the witnesses in the case. The Indonesian customs officials who'd found the marijuana in Schapelle Corby's bag were accepted as truthful.
Every single defense witness -- those who'd tried to suggest someone else planted the drugs -- were ruled as irrelevant to the judgment. Friends, relatives, a baggage handler and prisoner John Ford, none of them could prove who else had planted the drugs, the judges said.
Then the judges turned to Corby herself, saying she was convincingly proved to have trafficked the drugs. "The actions of the accused were a danger to the community," the judges read. "This was a transnational crime that could damage the minds of young people." The die had been cast.
Before she was led away, Schapelle Corby fought past police to embrace her mother. Her last words before leaving court, sounding as if she was seeking spiritual solace.
R. CORBY: You will get what you want in time.
PALMER: Then, as she left for prison, a last exchange.
R. CORBY: Schapelle, you will come home! Our government will bring you home.
PALMER: Left behind were her lawyers, castigated by the judges and deeply worried about their client.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I don't think she can survive.
PALMER: But outside it was a far angrier mood.
M. CORBY: To all our family and friends, we love you all. Schapelle is innocent. This verdict is unjust! The case now is in a new phase, and we'll stand by Schapelle every step of the way. The lawyers have done their best, and with the support of all the Australians, thank you, Schapelle will be coming home soon. (UNINTELLIGIBLE)
PALMER: And then it was all over. A last few scrambled seconds, and Schapelle Corby was spirited off to Kerobokan prison (ph), a media spectacle to the end.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Schapelle, would (UNINTELLIGIBLE)
(END VIDEOTAPE)
O'BRIEN: That is Tim Palmer of Australian broadcasting. Tough story to watch. And the 20-year sentence for Schapelle Corby, just to put it in some perspective for you. In comparison, a Muslim cleric recently received 30 months for his role, remember that nightclub bombing in Bali, three years ago? Two hundred people killed? Nearly half of them Australian, we should point out.
Now a word of warning for users of Viagra and other drugs that treat erectile dysfunction.
PHILLIPS: Some men who take them have gone blind. And we're going to talk to a doctor about the possible side effect straight ahead on LIVE FROM .
O'BRIEN: And she's the fastest woman on the track. Will speedster Danica Patrick leave them in the dust at the Indy 500? We'll hear from her -- she is a friend of the show -- in just a moment.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
PHILLIPS: Following a rapid stream of bulletins at this hour, some of them conflicting, out of Saudi Arabia, concerning the fragile health of King Fahd.
As you may know, the longtime Saudi ruler has ruled in name only since a serious stroke that apparently affected his faculties back in 1995. Now officials in Saudi media say that King Fahd has been taken to a Riyadh hospital, possibly with pneumonia.
And some sources had said that there was a state of alert that had been declared throughout the kingdom. We have checked our sources. We cannot confirm any such state of alert.
But we are going to continue to follow the condition of the king as we are finding out that, indeed, he has been taken to a Riyadh hospital.
Our Christiane -- our Caroline Faraj, rather, who is in Dubai, is working this story for us. As soon as we get more information, we'll bring it to you live.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
ALI VELSHI, HOST, "THE TURNAROUND": This week's "TURNAROUND" found us in Los Angeles, where Emma Tate, the owner of a small catering company, realized that her generosity with clients had turned into a business liability.
EMMA TATE, OWNER, CULINARY DELIGHT: I think I need to choose projects based on making a profit, not because a person can't afford the service but they need it.
VELSHI: Emma's mentor is caterer to the stars, Along Came Mary founder Mary Micucci. Mary says networking will help Emma build up a new clientele, and it will make her more profitable.
MARY MICUCCI, OWNER, ALONG CAME MARY: I don't think that I would have been as nearly successful if I hadn't had networking strategies in place when I first started.
VELSHI: Here are some networking tips you can use. Join professional organizations to get new business. Talk to other entrepreneurs to ask them for advice and guidance, and consider offering a commission to someone who can help you drum up new business.
Emma took her mentor's advice, and she got the word out about her business by networking. Now she's on her way to a turnaround.
I'm Ali Velshi. See you next time.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Stand by.
O'BRIEN: It's picture of the day time, Kyra. I know you've been studying up.
PHILLIPS: This is Dave Johnson.
O'BRIEN: And the theme today is milestones. Milestones, Lola, the California sea lion pictured here, with a birthday cake.
PHILLIPS: First birthday cake, right?
O'BRIEN: What kind of cake does a sea lion have?
PHILLIPS: I bet it's made of fish and eggs.
O'BRIEN: It's a fish cake, of course!
PHILLIPS: Blair Drummond (ph) Safari and Adventure Park. You've got to love that. Near...
O'BRIEN: In Scotland.
PHILLIPS: Scotland.
O'BRIEN: Yes.
PHILLIPS: Lola was the star of the BBC series "Animal Park," I guess.
O'BRIEN: Who knew? Who knew?
PHILLIPS: Imagine that. All right. Here's another star.
O'BRIEN: This is Kiley Ashley (ph), 5 years old, and this, of course, is kindergarten graduation, which is, you know -- when my kid...
PHILLIPS: A far cry from the hat toss at the naval academy.
O'BRIEN: It is, but I've got to tell you. When my kids graduated from kindergarten, I just wept like a baby because they sing this little thing about a tree, growing up to be a tree, and the roots grow and all this stuff.
PHILLIPS: He sees his future right there.
O'BRIEN: God, and then in a heart beat, you're -- you know, you're in high school.
All right, what are we doing now?
PHILLIPS: We are going to move over to a much more serious subject, from our pictures of the day to one of our stories of the day. And that is the condition of King Fahd that we've been reporting, apparently taken to a Riyadh hospital, possibly suffering from pneumonia.
The 82-year-old leader, of course, has been in bad health since his stroke in 1995. And there was a bit of confusion whether there was a state of alert going on or not there in Saudi Arabia.
We now have our Caroline Faraj back on the phone, reporting for us from Dubai. Caroline, what have we been able to find out about what's taking place in Saudi Arabia and the condition of the king?
CAROLINE FARAJ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Because indeed, the condition of the king, Kyra, for the time being, we haven't actually got any more information more than he was sent to the hospital. And he is, as you note, he is sick and he's been sent several times to the hospital. So his -- his condition has been deteriorating for the last six months or more.
On the -- on the security alert in Saudi Arabia, the -- the interior ministry confirmed to CNN that they did not issue any security alert or they did not announce any state of alert in Saudi Arabia.
However, other sources that clarify this information by saying that it's not the state of alert that's all over Saudi Arabia. It's only those who are security forces, the security forces protecting the royal family surrounding the palaces, which basically, we can call them the royal entourage. So these people were asked to be on alert and to be on standby.
Another official source confirmed to CNN that this is the usual procedure, that this is what they usually do whenever the king is sent to the hospital. They have to be on standby, and they have to be on alert as long as he's in the hospital -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: Now, the king's half brother, Crown Prince Abdullah, of course, has been de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia since the king has become ill. Have we heard from the crown prince? Is it possible that he could give a statement? Of course, if anything did happen to the king, he's expected to take over as ruler.
FARAJ: Of course, he would be taking over, because he's already appointed as the conference (ph) to Saudi Arabia, and he would become the king after King Fahd, his brother.
However, the usual protocol and the lore in the Arab world, Kyra, that they don't usually issue or talk or appear on the screen talking to the public about the health condition of the king, especially in Saudi Arabia. They don't usually do it, and we are not really expecting anything to happen from the palace.
The usual way of communicating with the public or the world is basically by issuing official statements, issued on the official news agency, and mainly coming after the interior ministry or the royal palace. This is so far the way of communicating and also issuing statements telling people about the condition of the king or any developments on the Saudi arena.
PHILLIPS: All right. CNN's Caroline Faraj there, reporting for us from Dubai. We'll continue to follow the condition of the Saudi King Fahd as he's been taken to the hospital.
We'll take a quick break, more LIVE FROM right after this.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
PHILLIPS: Well, you don't have to tell Indy car fans that Memorial Day weekend is also race weekend. The 89th Indianapolis 500 runs Sunday. And move over boys, one of your fellow drivers wears lipstick. You know that. And she's faster than you.
Starting in the second row, Danica Patrick. She's young, she's hot, and behind the wheel of the 16 car, she's the real deal. I spoke with her earlier this week.
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PHILLIPS: Is this more of a personal satisfaction for you or a professional satisfaction when you look at it?
DANICA PATRICK, RACECAR DRIVER: Right now it's professional. But in the grand scheme of things I guess it can be personal, because it's been a dream for so very long. And -- and I'm just fortunate to have such a great opportunity. Maybe the best of females had with driving for Rahal Letterman and such a great team and to have such strong teammates that it can work together and always make the cars go fast.
PHILLIPS: Danica, how do all the other men react to you, honestly?
PATRICK: That's a good question for them. I know how they -- I know how they act from the outside, and I'm pretty sure it's the way they are on the inside. And they're really nice. They're very supportive. And they appreciate all of the things that I do for the series. And -- and they see me as a fair competitor out there and nothing else.
PHILLIPS: Are you OK with being called "the female driver"? I bet you'd rather be called the champion driver?
PATRICK: I'd love to be the champion driver slash -- you know, I mean, but the bottom line is to be called -- I can't be mad to be called a female driver because I am.
PHILLIPS: And you're making history here. I mean, it's good to point out that -- what was it two, three decades ago, women weren't even allowed in the pits?
PATRICK: Thirty-one years ago. Right, correct.
PHILLIPS: So you are making in ways. Do you think that we're going to see more women driving, whether it's NASCAR or Indy or Formula One? I mean, do you think you're paving the way for other young women?
PATRICK: I'm not sure. I don't know how many more are out there. I think it seems like more than ever. But then again I'm in the middle of it all.
So I just hope that, you know, if I do anything, it's that I prove to teams, that -- teams' owners, mechanics, everybody, that females are no different than guys. We just need great equipment, and we need some confidence from everyone. And a car doesn't -- doesn't know whether or not it's Tony Kinnon (ph) or Danica Patrick driving the car.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
PHILLIPS: She is definitely being modest, of course. But that image and those winning ways have definitely given Indy car racing a very much needed shot in the arm.
You can see it here, play more from Danica Patrick tonight on "NEWSNIGHT WITH AARON BROWN." Tune in, 10 Eastern.
All right. It's set to be a banner weekend for gas stations. But how much should drivers expect to pay when they stop to fill up their tanks?
O'BRIEN: Plenty. Kathleen Hays with that and more.
Hello, Kathleen. (STOCK REPORT)
KATHLEEN HAYS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: That's the latest from Wall Street. Kyra and Miles, have a lovely, great weekend. I'll see you next week.
O'BRIEN: Yes. I've got some plans.
PHILLIPS: Any big plans?
HAYS: Me?
PHILLIPS: Yes!
HAYS: Well, I'll be "ON THE STORY" on Sunday, and that's part of it. I'm going to the basketball game with my husband tonight. He's a die hard Pistons fan. So it's a big night in our household.
O'BRIEN: You know, we don't plug "ON THE STORY" enough for you. What do you have tomorrow?
HAYS: Well, we're going to have a very interesting story. You know, Barbara Starr is on the Pentagon beat, what's going on with Zarqawi. Is the U.S. military ready to catch him? We're going to have a reporter from Miami to talk about the Indy 500 and this fabulous young woman. I'm going to talk about the housing bubble, a story about a young military officer looking for a job in corporate America.
O'BRIEN: Yes. And you guys, your ratings, I hear, are just killer.
HAYS: You better believe it. I know you two are helping.
O'BRIEN: Everything we can.
PHILLIPS: You know what we'll do? Every Friday, we'll plug "ON THE STORY."
O'BRIEN: We should do this more often.
HAYS: You should watch.
PHILLIPS: There you go.
O'BRIEN: I don't know why we haven't thought of that until this moment. But Kathleen "ON THE STORY," which airs what time?
HAYS: Ten o'clock Eastern.
O'BRIEN: Ten o'clock Eastern. I thought that's when the Dolans were on.
HAYS: That's Saturday, Miles.
O'BRIEN: Oh, this is Sunday. HAYS: Saturday, Dolans. Sunday, "ON THE STORY."
PHILLIPS: We're talking Sunday
O'BRIEN: Sunday? I knew that. It's that TiVo and I just never know when that really airs in the first place.
PHILLIPS: He's got kids, you know. It's hard to watch.
O'BRIEN: I'm watching cartoons. Right?
HAYS: We appreciate the plug, Miles. You keep it up.
O'BRIEN: All right, 10 a.m. Sunday, "ON THE STORY."
PHILLIPS: "ON THE STORY."
O'BRIEN: News from the female point of view. News with a little lipstick on it, if you know what I mean. Is that right?
PHILLIPS: Lip gloss. All right.
O'BRIEN: I'm treading on thin ice here again.
PHILLIPS: A very strong and smart woman, Judy Woodruff, of course.
O'BRIEN: Absolutely.
PHILLIPS: She's always on the story.
O'BRIEN: Always on the story for us.
PHILLIPS: Yes, "INSIDE POLITICS."
O'BRIEN: Always set to bail us out of trouble.
PHILLIPS: Always looking good with the lipstick.
O'BRIEN: Where are we headed now?
Hello, Judy.
JUDY WOODRUFF, HOST, "INSIDE POLITICS": Have a good weekend, Kyra and Miles.
PHILLIPS: You, too.
WOODRUFF: Thank you very much.
So what a week it has been for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. Our Ed Henry looks at what the week's setbacks may mean for his presidential ambitions.
Plus, troubles continue for Tom DeLay. Our Joe Johns looks at the new developments in Texas and what's next for the embattled House majority leader.
"INSIDE POLITICS" begins in just a moment.
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O'BRIEN: Checking some stories now in the news.
The waiting game and frustration continue in Atlanta, where a Florida murder suspect remains perched atop a construction crane for a third day. Police have tried everything, from sirens to helicopters to his family, to coax him down.
A word of caution to Viagra users: the FDA investigating dozens of cases of the impotence drug possibly causing blindness. Pfizer says there's no proof that Viagra causes the condition, however. More details ahead on "WOLF BLITZER REPORTS." That's at 5 Eastern.
An Indonesian court sentences an Australian woman to 20 years in prison for smuggling marijuana into Bali. Schapelle Corby says the drugs were planted. Her family and fellow Australians reacted, as you can see there, with outrage.
I'm Miles O'Brien at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Now, "JUDY WOODRUFF'S INSIDE POLITICS."
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Aired May 27, 2005 - 15:00 ET
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MILES O'BRIEN, CO-HOST: Welcome back to CNN's "LIVE FROM..."
We've been following it all day, now -- about, well, 47 hours now. Florida murder suspect Carl Roland high atop a construction crane, 350 feet AGL, as they say, above ground level. Helicopters hovering overhead in Atlanta's Buckhead district. Standoff with police just goes on and on.
CNN's Sara Dorsey joining us with the latest on this odd story -- Sara.
SARA DORSEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Miles, more and more people are coming out to see exactly what Carl Roland is going to do. No change, though. For nearly 48 hours, he's defied police orders to come down off of that crane, 350 feet in the air over Atlanta.
He's still up there. In fact, there's a helicopter circling him right now. That is one of the negotiation tactics that police have been using to both try to keep him awake so he doesn't fall off of this crane and also to agitate him a little bit. And I can tell you it is working.
They had a siren that they were using that was in a bucket on a pulley system on that crane, and apparently, that got to Mr. Roland. He disabled that, made sure that it wasn't going to -- the police weren't going to be able to move it anymore.
What they were doing with every step he took, they followed him with the siren on that pulley system. That no longer works. He's thrown several piece of the crane over the side.
But he's not the only one agitated with negotiators. His family members spoke to CNN this morning, two of his siblings. And here's what they had to say.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
JOHN ROLAND, CARL ROLAND'S BROTHER: He ain't going to jump. Because if he had, he would have did. Now, I feel the time for family to try to help. And they won't let me on the scene.
TIWANA ROLAND, CARL ROLAND'S SISTER: I feel they won't let me talk to him because they think that, you know, they don't want to be the one that -- they don't want me to be the one to get him down. They want to be the one to apprehend him. But I feel that I can get him down if they just let me converse with him and talk to him. I know I could. Ain't no doubt about that.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
DORSEY: Now, police have told us that there is a certain procedure that these negotiators go through whenever they're in a situation like this, and that having family members speak directly to the person in the situation is not something they usually do. That is why the family has not an allowed to talk to him at this point.
Police tell us the whole goal here is basically to just wait out Mr. Roland. He has had no food or water for 48 hours, nearly 48 hours, since he went up there. They are hoping that eventually he'll get tired of all this and just come down and surrender to police -- Miles.
O'BRIEN: All right. Sara Dorsey in Buckhead, thank you -- Kyra.
KYRA PHILLIPS, CO-HOST: Other stories across America now.
The sides have rested, but Michael Jackson back in court today. Prosecutors got the go-ahead this week to run a police interview tape of Jackson's young accuser. The defense team may also call the boy and his mother back onto the stand. Chances of the jury getting the case next week as expected, not likely.
A TV show made a wise crack and Tom DeLay ain't laughing. The House majority leader is miffed after a character in an episode of "Law & Order" referred to a suspect as wearing a Tom DeLay T-shirt. DeLay called the line a slur. "Law & Order" producers say he should lighten up.
President Bush passed out the diplomas today at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis. Two hundred and seventy-six midshipmen and women threw their hats in the air and now embark on careers as commissioned officers.
O'BRIEN: Well, she could have received the death penalty. Instead, a young Australian woman faces the next two decades behind bars, a sentence many still see as way too harsh.
Tim Palmer of Australian broadcasting takes us inside the courtroom in Indonesia.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (speaking foreign language)
TIM PALMER, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTER (voice-over): As the full weight of Indonesian law fell on Schapelle Corby, she appeared not to understand quite what had happened. Then, after checking with her interpreter, it began to sink in.
She turned to glare at prosecutors, then uttered her only words, "Mom, it's OK." Looking a very long way from home, Schapelle Corby cried at the prospect of jail until she's 47 years old. At the back of the court, there was the same confusion at first, then bitter fury from Corby's sister and mother, directed squarely at the judges.
MERCEDES CORBY, SCHAPELLE'S SISTER: It's not all right! How dare you?
ROSE CORBY, SCHAPELLE'S MOTHER: We swore on the Bible to tell the truth, and your fellow lied!
PALMER: It was a hammer blow for a family that had held out hope against the seemingly inevitable even as they'd arrived at court.
R. CORBY: My daughter's coming home. She's coming home. OK?
PALMER: There was little over the first hour and a half of the judgment to indicate which way the decision might flow. And Schapelle Corby even looked relaxed at times.
But that all fell away as the judges began to spell out how they'd judged the witnesses in the case. The Indonesian customs officials who'd found the marijuana in Schapelle Corby's bag were accepted as truthful.
Every single defense witness -- those who'd tried to suggest someone else planted the drugs -- were ruled as irrelevant to the judgment. Friends, relatives, a baggage handler and prisoner John Ford, none of them could prove who else had planted the drugs, the judges said.
Then the judges turned to Corby herself, saying she was convincingly proved to have trafficked the drugs. "The actions of the accused were a danger to the community," the judges read. "This was a transnational crime that could damage the minds of young people." The die had been cast.
Before she was led away, Schapelle Corby fought past police to embrace her mother. Her last words before leaving court, sounding as if she was seeking spiritual solace.
R. CORBY: You will get what you want in time.
PALMER: Then, as she left for prison, a last exchange.
R. CORBY: Schapelle, you will come home! Our government will bring you home.
PALMER: Left behind were her lawyers, castigated by the judges and deeply worried about their client.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I don't think she can survive.
PALMER: But outside it was a far angrier mood.
M. CORBY: To all our family and friends, we love you all. Schapelle is innocent. This verdict is unjust! The case now is in a new phase, and we'll stand by Schapelle every step of the way. The lawyers have done their best, and with the support of all the Australians, thank you, Schapelle will be coming home soon. (UNINTELLIGIBLE)
PALMER: And then it was all over. A last few scrambled seconds, and Schapelle Corby was spirited off to Kerobokan prison (ph), a media spectacle to the end.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Schapelle, would (UNINTELLIGIBLE)
(END VIDEOTAPE)
O'BRIEN: That is Tim Palmer of Australian broadcasting. Tough story to watch. And the 20-year sentence for Schapelle Corby, just to put it in some perspective for you. In comparison, a Muslim cleric recently received 30 months for his role, remember that nightclub bombing in Bali, three years ago? Two hundred people killed? Nearly half of them Australian, we should point out.
Now a word of warning for users of Viagra and other drugs that treat erectile dysfunction.
PHILLIPS: Some men who take them have gone blind. And we're going to talk to a doctor about the possible side effect straight ahead on LIVE FROM .
O'BRIEN: And she's the fastest woman on the track. Will speedster Danica Patrick leave them in the dust at the Indy 500? We'll hear from her -- she is a friend of the show -- in just a moment.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
PHILLIPS: Following a rapid stream of bulletins at this hour, some of them conflicting, out of Saudi Arabia, concerning the fragile health of King Fahd.
As you may know, the longtime Saudi ruler has ruled in name only since a serious stroke that apparently affected his faculties back in 1995. Now officials in Saudi media say that King Fahd has been taken to a Riyadh hospital, possibly with pneumonia.
And some sources had said that there was a state of alert that had been declared throughout the kingdom. We have checked our sources. We cannot confirm any such state of alert.
But we are going to continue to follow the condition of the king as we are finding out that, indeed, he has been taken to a Riyadh hospital.
Our Christiane -- our Caroline Faraj, rather, who is in Dubai, is working this story for us. As soon as we get more information, we'll bring it to you live.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
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ALI VELSHI, HOST, "THE TURNAROUND": This week's "TURNAROUND" found us in Los Angeles, where Emma Tate, the owner of a small catering company, realized that her generosity with clients had turned into a business liability.
EMMA TATE, OWNER, CULINARY DELIGHT: I think I need to choose projects based on making a profit, not because a person can't afford the service but they need it.
VELSHI: Emma's mentor is caterer to the stars, Along Came Mary founder Mary Micucci. Mary says networking will help Emma build up a new clientele, and it will make her more profitable.
MARY MICUCCI, OWNER, ALONG CAME MARY: I don't think that I would have been as nearly successful if I hadn't had networking strategies in place when I first started.
VELSHI: Here are some networking tips you can use. Join professional organizations to get new business. Talk to other entrepreneurs to ask them for advice and guidance, and consider offering a commission to someone who can help you drum up new business.
Emma took her mentor's advice, and she got the word out about her business by networking. Now she's on her way to a turnaround.
I'm Ali Velshi. See you next time.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Stand by.
O'BRIEN: It's picture of the day time, Kyra. I know you've been studying up.
PHILLIPS: This is Dave Johnson.
O'BRIEN: And the theme today is milestones. Milestones, Lola, the California sea lion pictured here, with a birthday cake.
PHILLIPS: First birthday cake, right?
O'BRIEN: What kind of cake does a sea lion have?
PHILLIPS: I bet it's made of fish and eggs.
O'BRIEN: It's a fish cake, of course!
PHILLIPS: Blair Drummond (ph) Safari and Adventure Park. You've got to love that. Near...
O'BRIEN: In Scotland.
PHILLIPS: Scotland.
O'BRIEN: Yes.
PHILLIPS: Lola was the star of the BBC series "Animal Park," I guess.
O'BRIEN: Who knew? Who knew?
PHILLIPS: Imagine that. All right. Here's another star.
O'BRIEN: This is Kiley Ashley (ph), 5 years old, and this, of course, is kindergarten graduation, which is, you know -- when my kid...
PHILLIPS: A far cry from the hat toss at the naval academy.
O'BRIEN: It is, but I've got to tell you. When my kids graduated from kindergarten, I just wept like a baby because they sing this little thing about a tree, growing up to be a tree, and the roots grow and all this stuff.
PHILLIPS: He sees his future right there.
O'BRIEN: God, and then in a heart beat, you're -- you know, you're in high school.
All right, what are we doing now?
PHILLIPS: We are going to move over to a much more serious subject, from our pictures of the day to one of our stories of the day. And that is the condition of King Fahd that we've been reporting, apparently taken to a Riyadh hospital, possibly suffering from pneumonia.
The 82-year-old leader, of course, has been in bad health since his stroke in 1995. And there was a bit of confusion whether there was a state of alert going on or not there in Saudi Arabia.
We now have our Caroline Faraj back on the phone, reporting for us from Dubai. Caroline, what have we been able to find out about what's taking place in Saudi Arabia and the condition of the king?
CAROLINE FARAJ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Because indeed, the condition of the king, Kyra, for the time being, we haven't actually got any more information more than he was sent to the hospital. And he is, as you note, he is sick and he's been sent several times to the hospital. So his -- his condition has been deteriorating for the last six months or more.
On the -- on the security alert in Saudi Arabia, the -- the interior ministry confirmed to CNN that they did not issue any security alert or they did not announce any state of alert in Saudi Arabia.
However, other sources that clarify this information by saying that it's not the state of alert that's all over Saudi Arabia. It's only those who are security forces, the security forces protecting the royal family surrounding the palaces, which basically, we can call them the royal entourage. So these people were asked to be on alert and to be on standby.
Another official source confirmed to CNN that this is the usual procedure, that this is what they usually do whenever the king is sent to the hospital. They have to be on standby, and they have to be on alert as long as he's in the hospital -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: Now, the king's half brother, Crown Prince Abdullah, of course, has been de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia since the king has become ill. Have we heard from the crown prince? Is it possible that he could give a statement? Of course, if anything did happen to the king, he's expected to take over as ruler.
FARAJ: Of course, he would be taking over, because he's already appointed as the conference (ph) to Saudi Arabia, and he would become the king after King Fahd, his brother.
However, the usual protocol and the lore in the Arab world, Kyra, that they don't usually issue or talk or appear on the screen talking to the public about the health condition of the king, especially in Saudi Arabia. They don't usually do it, and we are not really expecting anything to happen from the palace.
The usual way of communicating with the public or the world is basically by issuing official statements, issued on the official news agency, and mainly coming after the interior ministry or the royal palace. This is so far the way of communicating and also issuing statements telling people about the condition of the king or any developments on the Saudi arena.
PHILLIPS: All right. CNN's Caroline Faraj there, reporting for us from Dubai. We'll continue to follow the condition of the Saudi King Fahd as he's been taken to the hospital.
We'll take a quick break, more LIVE FROM right after this.
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PHILLIPS: Well, you don't have to tell Indy car fans that Memorial Day weekend is also race weekend. The 89th Indianapolis 500 runs Sunday. And move over boys, one of your fellow drivers wears lipstick. You know that. And she's faster than you.
Starting in the second row, Danica Patrick. She's young, she's hot, and behind the wheel of the 16 car, she's the real deal. I spoke with her earlier this week.
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PHILLIPS: Is this more of a personal satisfaction for you or a professional satisfaction when you look at it?
DANICA PATRICK, RACECAR DRIVER: Right now it's professional. But in the grand scheme of things I guess it can be personal, because it's been a dream for so very long. And -- and I'm just fortunate to have such a great opportunity. Maybe the best of females had with driving for Rahal Letterman and such a great team and to have such strong teammates that it can work together and always make the cars go fast.
PHILLIPS: Danica, how do all the other men react to you, honestly?
PATRICK: That's a good question for them. I know how they -- I know how they act from the outside, and I'm pretty sure it's the way they are on the inside. And they're really nice. They're very supportive. And they appreciate all of the things that I do for the series. And -- and they see me as a fair competitor out there and nothing else.
PHILLIPS: Are you OK with being called "the female driver"? I bet you'd rather be called the champion driver?
PATRICK: I'd love to be the champion driver slash -- you know, I mean, but the bottom line is to be called -- I can't be mad to be called a female driver because I am.
PHILLIPS: And you're making history here. I mean, it's good to point out that -- what was it two, three decades ago, women weren't even allowed in the pits?
PATRICK: Thirty-one years ago. Right, correct.
PHILLIPS: So you are making in ways. Do you think that we're going to see more women driving, whether it's NASCAR or Indy or Formula One? I mean, do you think you're paving the way for other young women?
PATRICK: I'm not sure. I don't know how many more are out there. I think it seems like more than ever. But then again I'm in the middle of it all.
So I just hope that, you know, if I do anything, it's that I prove to teams, that -- teams' owners, mechanics, everybody, that females are no different than guys. We just need great equipment, and we need some confidence from everyone. And a car doesn't -- doesn't know whether or not it's Tony Kinnon (ph) or Danica Patrick driving the car.
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PHILLIPS: She is definitely being modest, of course. But that image and those winning ways have definitely given Indy car racing a very much needed shot in the arm.
You can see it here, play more from Danica Patrick tonight on "NEWSNIGHT WITH AARON BROWN." Tune in, 10 Eastern.
All right. It's set to be a banner weekend for gas stations. But how much should drivers expect to pay when they stop to fill up their tanks?
O'BRIEN: Plenty. Kathleen Hays with that and more.
Hello, Kathleen. (STOCK REPORT)
KATHLEEN HAYS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: That's the latest from Wall Street. Kyra and Miles, have a lovely, great weekend. I'll see you next week.
O'BRIEN: Yes. I've got some plans.
PHILLIPS: Any big plans?
HAYS: Me?
PHILLIPS: Yes!
HAYS: Well, I'll be "ON THE STORY" on Sunday, and that's part of it. I'm going to the basketball game with my husband tonight. He's a die hard Pistons fan. So it's a big night in our household.
O'BRIEN: You know, we don't plug "ON THE STORY" enough for you. What do you have tomorrow?
HAYS: Well, we're going to have a very interesting story. You know, Barbara Starr is on the Pentagon beat, what's going on with Zarqawi. Is the U.S. military ready to catch him? We're going to have a reporter from Miami to talk about the Indy 500 and this fabulous young woman. I'm going to talk about the housing bubble, a story about a young military officer looking for a job in corporate America.
O'BRIEN: Yes. And you guys, your ratings, I hear, are just killer.
HAYS: You better believe it. I know you two are helping.
O'BRIEN: Everything we can.
PHILLIPS: You know what we'll do? Every Friday, we'll plug "ON THE STORY."
O'BRIEN: We should do this more often.
HAYS: You should watch.
PHILLIPS: There you go.
O'BRIEN: I don't know why we haven't thought of that until this moment. But Kathleen "ON THE STORY," which airs what time?
HAYS: Ten o'clock Eastern.
O'BRIEN: Ten o'clock Eastern. I thought that's when the Dolans were on.
HAYS: That's Saturday, Miles.
O'BRIEN: Oh, this is Sunday. HAYS: Saturday, Dolans. Sunday, "ON THE STORY."
PHILLIPS: We're talking Sunday
O'BRIEN: Sunday? I knew that. It's that TiVo and I just never know when that really airs in the first place.
PHILLIPS: He's got kids, you know. It's hard to watch.
O'BRIEN: I'm watching cartoons. Right?
HAYS: We appreciate the plug, Miles. You keep it up.
O'BRIEN: All right, 10 a.m. Sunday, "ON THE STORY."
PHILLIPS: "ON THE STORY."
O'BRIEN: News from the female point of view. News with a little lipstick on it, if you know what I mean. Is that right?
PHILLIPS: Lip gloss. All right.
O'BRIEN: I'm treading on thin ice here again.
PHILLIPS: A very strong and smart woman, Judy Woodruff, of course.
O'BRIEN: Absolutely.
PHILLIPS: She's always on the story.
O'BRIEN: Always on the story for us.
PHILLIPS: Yes, "INSIDE POLITICS."
O'BRIEN: Always set to bail us out of trouble.
PHILLIPS: Always looking good with the lipstick.
O'BRIEN: Where are we headed now?
Hello, Judy.
JUDY WOODRUFF, HOST, "INSIDE POLITICS": Have a good weekend, Kyra and Miles.
PHILLIPS: You, too.
WOODRUFF: Thank you very much.
So what a week it has been for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. Our Ed Henry looks at what the week's setbacks may mean for his presidential ambitions.
Plus, troubles continue for Tom DeLay. Our Joe Johns looks at the new developments in Texas and what's next for the embattled House majority leader.
"INSIDE POLITICS" begins in just a moment.
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O'BRIEN: Checking some stories now in the news.
The waiting game and frustration continue in Atlanta, where a Florida murder suspect remains perched atop a construction crane for a third day. Police have tried everything, from sirens to helicopters to his family, to coax him down.
A word of caution to Viagra users: the FDA investigating dozens of cases of the impotence drug possibly causing blindness. Pfizer says there's no proof that Viagra causes the condition, however. More details ahead on "WOLF BLITZER REPORTS." That's at 5 Eastern.
An Indonesian court sentences an Australian woman to 20 years in prison for smuggling marijuana into Bali. Schapelle Corby says the drugs were planted. Her family and fellow Australians reacted, as you can see there, with outrage.
I'm Miles O'Brien at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Now, "JUDY WOODRUFF'S INSIDE POLITICS."
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