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Severe Weather Alert; New Steroids Testing Policy; In His Own Words

Aired November 15, 2005 - 14:00   ET

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KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: An hour of LIVE FROM here at the CNN headquarters in Atlanta. We're talking tornadoes, actually weather radars that are flaring this hour in the Ohio and Tennessee valleys. And damaging thunderstorms, even tornadoes are a strong possibility. The National Weather Service calls it a particularly dangerous situation.
CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen and Chad Myers are all over the PDS.

Hi, guys.

CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Hi, Kyra.

I'll take it from here. For the past hour, I just want to show you how many lightning strikes have actually picked up and been picked up on the ground. These are actually cloud-to-ground strikes, 4,856 strikes in the past hour in this area here from about Houston now, even into Louisiana, right on up into St. Louis.

Every area that you see in red -- you're going to see them pop up -- those are all tornado warnings. Dave Hennen is going to get to those. Every other place you see here in the orange, those are all severe thunderstorm warnings.

We have 30 degrees in Denver, and it's 81 in Memphis. About to go down pretty quick, because the storm is right on your horizon. But that's the warm and the cold. That's the clash that's causing the severe weather today.

A PDS, a particularly dangerous situation, a high risk of severe weather, Dave Hennen has details on that -- Dave.

DAVE HENNEN, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Yes, that's right, Chad. We don't see that very often. We have this high-risk area that we're watching. It extends all the way from Indiana, all the way back down to the Gulf Coast.

The Storm Prediction Center, they're in charge of issuing the tornado watches. And they issued the high risk earlier this morning to give advance warning that we were going to have a very active afternoon. And we certainly are seeing that right now.

Let me run down some of the tornado warnings we're looking at, at the present time.

Here's the map behind me. And we're watching several clusters of severe thunderstorms.

About the most severe we've seen in north of the Carbondale area, right in this area. That's around Marion, Illinois. There was some rotation reported around a storm there.

Up around St. Louis, south of the city, there are several clusters of tornado warnings in effect there as well. And west of Paducah as well. These are moving very quickly off to the northeast.

Let me take you a little bit further to the south, and actually -- or back into St. Louis, first of all.

I want to show you live radar, too. I'm going to take you to a different computer system here and turn the radar on.

There's the line of thunderstorms that is continuing to move south. They are moving very quickly there, south of the city. So probably not into the city itself.

I'll zoom in here and show you. But as you move away from the city, more in the way of severe weather moving northeast very quickly, about 60 miles per hour.

The Little Rock area as well now under the gun for more severe weather. There are severe thunderstorm warnings in effect for Little Rock as well. And the storms extend well to the south.

Numerous tornado warnings in effect. We'll keep a close eye on it.

MYERS: Hey, Dave, we've got a -- we have a live tower cam from Memphis. I want to kind of keep people up to date on that.

That tower cam getting darker and darker. Boy, you can't really see too much there at all now.

KATV, this is Little Rock. We have the other one from Memphis. I'll get to that in a second.

Little Rock, storms on your horizon. In fact, we even had rotation about 40 miles to your southwest, and the storms are moving to the northeast at almost 60 miles per hour. So don't wait for this storm to come on top of you.

There's Little Rock. And there you see the severe thunderstorm warnings to the south of Little Rock and right around Benton, Arkansas. Severe weather going on there. And that weather is moving into Little Rock at this hour, or at least in the next half-hour, we'll call it.

And then a little bit farther on up into Memphis we do have that shot for you. Memphis, severe weather coming in to your forecast.

As you come back into this whole system, from Memphis right on up to Ripley, and right along the Mississippi River, that's where all of this weather is occurring. You can see that severe thunderstorm warning now for the city of Memphis, also into Marion, across the bridge there.

Do we have that -- do we have that live camera there from -- from Memphis? We did earlier. Let's see if we can find that again.

You can see the pyramid, you can see the dark, gray skies. I'm looking at it up here, but I don't think we can get it downstairs. We'll get back to you in just a second -- Kyra.

PHILLIPS: All right. We'll keep our eyes on Memphis.

Chad, Dave -- there you go. Chad, we got it.

MYERS: Yes. The storm's actually coming in. What I was noticing, and I want people to see, the white caps on the Mississippi River there in Memphis, the winds are just ripping in from the south.

PHILLIPS: Wow.

MYERS: That wind from the south bringing in moisture, bringing in heat, and then in about 20 minutes the winds are going to completely shift directions as the cold air comes in and slams into that city with severe weather for sure -- Kyra.

HENNEN: Hey, Chad...

PHILLIPS: Now, Chad...

MYERS: Yes?

PHILLIPS: Oh, OK. Dave's got something.

Go ahead, Dave.

HENNEN: Just one thing on what Chad was saying there, Kyra. I was just looking. There were reports of quarter-size hail with these Memphis storms. So watch out as they move through in the next 20 minutes or so.

PHILLIPS: Well, let me ask you guys, is this a city that's prepared for this type of weather?

MYERS: I think so. Absolutely.

PHILLIPS: Yes?

MYERS: This is -- this is tornado alley. The thing we don't get prepared for is November.

You know, Kyra, you get ready for this in April and May, but you don't think about this in the fall. This has been a very active fall season so far. And so, you know, people are probably out there, a lot of them at work, cars outside. You get quarter-size or, you know, even quarter-inch hail, it starts to put some dings in those cars, especially the quarter size, or big than that, half-dollar size.

I had plenty of cars when I lived in Oklahoma City that had dings all over them.

PHILLIPS: Yes, it's like Wisconsin, too. Same thing.

MYERS: Yes.

PHILLIPS: Have you ever been to Memphis?

MYERS: I have.

PHILLIPS: So do you know this area?

MYERS: This right here, this is the Riverside area. You can see the river on the left. Riverside there.

The pyramid right there in front of you, almost in the middle of the screen...

PHILLIPS: Right?

MYERS: ... and then the bridge that goes across the river there, that's actually -- if you -- if we could zoom to the left or pan to the left, you would see the bridge almost looks like an M. I think it stands for Memphis. It's just the big bridge there.

It's the Tom Lee, I think, the area there. And the weather that you see coming in from the left to the right that we're going to see, the city of Memphis is actually just off the screen, right.

PHILLIPS: Got it.

MYERS: We're going to keep it up, though.

PHILLIPS: Yes, I know. I wish we could pan and have movement there.

MYERS: That's OK.

PHILLIPS: But unfortunately, it's one of those stable shots, Chad, that we just fire up, as you know, in the control room.

MYERS: That's right.

PHILLIPS: All right. Chad Myers and Dave Hennen, thank you so much, guys.

MYERS: Thanks, Kyra.

PHILLIPS: Well, it seems as if there's been more weather disasters than usual the last several months. Chad actually just mentioned that. So we were wondering if tornadoes usually happen in November. Here's what we found out.

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DARYN KAGAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): There is no actual season for tornadoes. They can happen any time, anywhere, if the conditions are right.

That said, the peak season for tornadoes is between May and July for most of the U.S.

A couple more interesting facts you might not know. About a thousand tornadoes touch down in the U.S. each year. Most of them last less than 10 minutes.

And here's the biggest surprise we learned. Believe it or not, tornado forecasting used to be banned in the United States. Prior to 1950, the National Weather Bureau strongly discouraged, and at one point even forbade forecasters from using the word "tornado." The bureau felt that meteorologists didn't know enough about them, and that to report them might cause a panic.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

PHILLIPS: Talking about Major League Baseball and steroids now.

Our Tony Harris in the newsroom working on a new agreement, Tony?

TONY HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: And that's right, Kyra. It looks like -- you know, before we get to that, I just wanted to make mention that you were talking to Dave and to Chad about the severe weather that's out there. We're getting reports -- I'm very close to the national desk -- there are reports coming in right now of a tornado on the ground in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

So that's certainly something that they can check out, just sort of in the area. Heard it come down on the 911 box, and thought I'd relay that to you.

But to the baseball hearings -- and it looks like a deal -- you'll remember back in March, March 17, there were hearings, congressional hearings with Major League Baseball, the Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, Rafael Palmeiro, all the players who testified and more, well, it looks like those hearings have produced an agreement between Major League Baseball, the owners and the players on a new steroid testing policy.

And Mike, let's put up this full screen so we can look at some of the details of the deal.

Now, according to The Associated Press, the deal calls for a 50- game suspension, Kyra, for a first failed test and a lifetime ban for a third failed test. The deal would also add amphetamines to the list of banned substances.

Now, we're expecting an official announcement on the deal in about 20 minutes, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time, where we'll hear from representatives of Major League Baseball and also, I suspect, representatives of the Players' Union.

Now, if you want an idea of where we are now with the penalties for steroid abuse, baseball's current steroid policy and penalties are a 10-day suspension for a first offense, 30 days for a second offense, and 60 days for a third.

Now, the earliest at player could be banned for life under the current plan, Kyra, is a fifth offense. And right now, under the new deal that we'll hear more about at 2:30, a lifetime ban takes effect after a third failed test. In essence, three strikes now, Kyra, and you're out.

PHILLIPS: Are you a baseball fan?

HARRIS: I am.

PHILLIPS: You are. So you follow this?

HARRIS: I do a little bit.

PHILLIPS: So don't you wonder -- you wonder how many players use or have used steroids. And then you wonder, are they really that great a player?

HARRIS: Well, there are a couple of theories out there. First of all, that steroids are being used by players who are only marginal players to keep them in the league. And then there's the other theory that some of the more elite players are using steroids to give them that extra advantage.

So, there are two theories out there.

I think what's curious about this new deal is that everyone was under the opinion that the deal currently being enforced in baseball was just woefully inadequate, and that this new deal goes a long way to addressing some of those concerns, three strikes and you're out. And the idea was that baseball would take care of it themselves before Congress stepped in.

So we'll see at 2:30.

PHILLIPS: Right. They want to see stricter penalties. I mean, athletes shouldn't be taking drugs, period.

HARRIS: That's right.

PHILLIPS: We want the real deal.

All right. Tony, thank you.

Well, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito returned to Capitol Hill today. But it's his climb to confirmation that just got tougher thanks to a 20-year-old memo released along with other Alito documents.

In 1985, Alito was working for the Solicitor General's Office preparing cases to be argued on behalf of the government. Well, in an application for another job in that department, Alito voiced support for the Reagan administration and its position that the Constitution does not protect the right to an abortion. That comment and several others are now drawing criticism from liberal groups. Tough questions are likely going on behind closed doors on the Hill today.

Alito is meeting with senators who favor a woman's right to choose, including California's Dianne Feinstein and Massachusetts' Edward Kennedy. Both sit on the committee that will hold formal confirmation hearings.

Now, publicly, Kennedy termed Alito's comments deeply troubling.

CNN's Kimberly Osias has more as Alito apparently tries to distance himself from things he said 20 years ago.

Kimberly, what does Alito have to say about the memo now?

KIMBERLY OSIAS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Kyra, basically, what Judge Alito is saying is that he was applying for a job. It was a promotion in the Reagan administration Justice Department in 1985, 20 years ago. This is now.

And if you were applying for a job, Kyra what would you do? You'd tell your potential employer what they wanted to hear. Right?

Republicans are saying there's no litmus test here, and even if he's against abortion personally, it won't have any affect how he would rule as a justice. Alito is facing sharp criticism and questions from Democrats, as you can well imagine -- Kyra.

PHILLIPS: Kimberly, I don't know if I would necessarily tell them exactly what they wanted to hear. It depends what I really felt. Right?

OSIAS: Well, you know, some people might be more inclined to do that.

PHILLIPS: All right. Well, let's talk about the only woman on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dianne Feinstein. What is she saying?

OSIAS: Well, obviously this is an emotional issue. And senators will have very visceral reactions, especially women.

Dianne Feinstein met with Judge Alito earlier this morning -- you see her there -- for about an hour, all smiles, saying she enjoyed her meeting with him. Also said he used the word "stare decisis."

Sound like Greek? Well, actually, it is Latin for settled law, meaning that 1973's Roe versus Wade is the law of the land.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN (D), CALIFORNIA: He said, "First of all, it was different then." He said, "I was an advocate seeking a job. It was a political job." And that was 1985.

"I'm now a judge. You know, I've been on the circuit court for 15 years. And it's very different."

"I'm not an advocate. I don't give heed to my personal views. What I do is interpret the law."

(END VIDEO CLIP)

OSIAS: Evidently, Kyra, when he did leave that meeting, we asked Judge Alito about that stare decisis comment and about his views now. He wouldn't comment to us.

PHILLIPS: All right. Well, if Alito is confirmed, what affect will he really have on abortion issues do you think?

OSIAS: Well, that's actually a really good question. Currently, there are six votes on the high court, votes to uphold Roe versus Wade.

Now, there is one case coming up. Of course you see Sandra Day O'Connor there. She, of course, is a moderate.

Now, if he votes differently than Sandra Day O'Connor, there would still be five votes in favor of Roe. The issue that will come before the high court in November will be one about parental notification out of New Hampshire, requiring minors to notify their parents in abortions.

PHILLIPS: Kimberly Osias. Thank you so much.

Well, keeping an eye on the sky, severe weather on tap today. More with Dave and Chad coming up. Live pictures from Memphis, as you see.

And marriage is very much in the news today, from a royal ruckus to some suburban shenanigans. All the details straight ahead on LIVE FROM.

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PHILLIPS: Little Rock, Arkansas, via our affiliate KATV. A live shot there.

Also, live pictures from Memphis Tennessee. We are monitoring severe weather all across the country for you. Of course, Chad Myers, Dave Hennen working everything across the country.

You asked for it, you got it.

Chad, what's happening?

MYERS: Kyra, we now have confirmed a tornado touchdown in parts of Missouri. Actually, Mississippi County, Missouri.

Here on the National Weather Service site, we have tornadoes touched down in the town of Wyatt, and also in the town of East Prairie. That storm itself now has just moved across the Mississippi River, and it's moving into Illinois. The Paducah radar is showing the storm coming across the river, just to the north. Possibly still on the ground around Whitcliffe (ph), and then into Lecentre (ph).

The whole area there is under the gun right here along I-55 and I-57 in the eastern sections, the southeastern section of Missouri. And now the storm moving in and across the river, eventually into northern Kentucky, northwestern Kentucky, and into southern Illinois.

Dave Hennen has all the warnings.

Dave, there must be 20 counties under tornado warnings at this point.

HENNEN: Good guess there, Chad. I just counted them. There's 19.

MYERS: Wow.

HENNEN: Nineteen counties presently under tornado warnings. And we're kind of focusing in here. You can see the map.

Let's show you the different clusters that we're watching.

This is the main one that has produced some tornadoes. Moving along I-64, this is in central Illinois in the town of Marion. We saw some rotation with one of the storms. The storm is moving off to the northeast.

There is another cluster of very intense activity just south of the St. Louis area. Watch out as this moves northward into central Illinois during the next couple of hours.

And we're also watching just north of the Memphis area. We have seen strong storms move through Memphis, but the tornado activity seems to be a little bit further to the north.

And one other little area here, this cluster of storms that is forming into northeastern sections of Arkansas. That is well northeast of the Little Rock area.

All of these storms moving very quickly to the northeast. We just saw reports you had 75 miles per hour. I don't think I've ever seen a report of a storm moving 75 miles per hour. It just shows you how the atmosphere is just perfect today for all of this activity.

You have a very intense jet stream that is that upper level winds that are up above the ground that is the energy for these storms. Actually, it helps to make the spin for the storms. And when storms are moving 75 miles per hour, that shows that we have a very strong jet stream, and this activity just really getting kicked off now.

I think we're going to be into this well into the evening. Don't you think, Chad?

MYERS: Dave, those storms were moving northeast at 75 miles per hour in Memphis. And we have a tower cam from Memphis. And we're -- I want to show it to you, because there are actually some low-hanging clouds around this entire area.

The low clouds, as the storm has moved up the Mississippi River, basically, from almost Marion, across the bridge, and then there you go. Here's the cloud cover there. Here's the rain coming in.

You can see the rain band. For a while, there even seemed to be a lowering in the cloud cover.

This is from our affiliate WHBQ in Memphis. Most of the weather in Memphis now is just to the north of the city. But the bridge and the river you see, the Mississippi River, and the bridge that will lead you over to the right to where Memphis is, and the low-hanging cloud on the back side of the storm, severe thunderstorm warnings on this cell for Memphis, but not tornado warnings.

There are plenty of tornado warnings in other places. And Kyra, we will keep you up to date as they come in. Literally, the printer is going as fast as we can pull them off.

PHILLIPS: Well, guys, let me ask you, storms moving 35 miles per hour, Dave saying he doesn't even think he's seen that before.

MYERS: Seventy-five.

PHILLIPS: Seventy-five miles per hour. What did I say?

MYERS: Thirty-five. It's OK.

PHILLIPS: Oh, sorry. I meant 75.

MYERS: OK.

PHILLIPS: These strong jet streams.

MYERS: Yes.

PHILLIPS: I mean, are you able -- is it fair to say you can say, OK, if you live in this area, get out of town?

MYERS: Well, don't get out of town, because it's too late for that. I don't want you in the car either, because once a tornado gets done with a car there's no room for you inside.

But you need to know, you need to know what county you live in. You need to listen to your weather radio or keep a radio on so that you know if your county's under the weather, under the wire. We'll try to keep you up to date here as best we can.

But we're trying to cover 20 tornado warnings at the same time. And so you need to have a plan. You need to have a plan an hour before, or a day before, or a month before this even hits.

So you need to know where you're going to go. Make sure the kids are inside. Make sure they get in the basement if they can. If you hear warning sirens, or if you get a warning for your -- stay away from the windows. One of the biggest myths, back years ago, when I lived in Nebraska, open up the windows and your House won't explode.

Absolutely don't go near a window! If something hits that windows it's going to shatter and it's going to hit you.

PHILLIPS: Yes, shattered glass, sure. Did you have a weather radio?

MYERS: I do have a weather radio.

PHILLIPS: Really?

MYERS: Yes.

PHILLIPS: Did you have one in Nebraska?

MYERS: Absolutely.

PHILLIPS: Yes, they're life savers.

MYERS: Actually, the ones now are much better. And this is really a good tune-up for spring weather.

The weather radios that we have now don't go off for every county in the state anymore. Before, those old weather radios -- Dave's bringing me one here -- the old weather radios would go off for every single county in the state. And you would -- you would shut it off before the storm would get to you because it would drive you nuts.

These are now called same, S-A-M-E. That stands for -- an acronym to give you the Same Digital Hazard Alert Mode. That means it's only going to go off for the counties you've set it for.

PHILLIPS: Where you live -- oh, you set it for. OK.

MYERS: You set it for the county. And if you live near a river, you set it for a flood warning.

PHILLIPS: Wow.

MYERS: You'd want to have a tornado warning on, too. But you can have all of that in your hands, about $50 or $60. You can get them at RadioShack, you can buy them on eBay. But don't buy the old ones. The old ones go off continuous, literally, and you will throw it out the window before it gets to you -- before the storm gets to you.

PHILLIPS: Does it come with a manual so you -- so it has certain, you know, the certain numbers for certain areas?

MYERS: Yes.

PHILLIPS: And you plug it in, that's how it works? MYERS: And if you're over 40, like I am, you need to get an 8- year-old to work on it, because they're the only ones that can figure it out.

PHILLIPS: I still call my dad. He's the one that always had to read the instructions. I never have the patience.

MYERS: Yes.

PHILLIPS: All right, Chad. Thanks so much.

MYERS: We'll keep you up to date.

PHILLIPS: Dave Hennen, thank you -- absolutely.

You're seeing live pictures there from Memphis, Little Rock. But of course Chad and Dave are monitoring the severe weather all across the country. A lot of tornadoes to report. So we'll stay on top of that.

Stay with us.

Also, it could be the most talked about wedding of the year. Get this: this 37-year-old Georgia woman has married her 15-year-old lover. Apparently it's her best friend's son. Now she's facing charges of child molestation.

CNN Soledad O'Brien has the story.

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JUDY HAYLES, BOY'S GRANDMOTHER: I have never heard such sickness in my life.

SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR (voice over): Judy Hayles is outraged that her 15-year-old grandson was having an affair with a 37- year-old woman, Lisa Lynette Clark, and that her grandson and Clark were legally allowed to marry last week in Gainesville, Georgia. Georgia law allows a minor to marry if the couple has a child or if the woman can prove she's pregnant.

A day after the couple's wedding, Clark was arrested and charged with child molestation.

HAYLES: A piece of garbage. Pure garbage. She is a pedophile, plain and simple.

O'BRIEN: Ms. Hayles, who's also the boy's legal guardian, says the relationship between Clark and her grandson had been going on for nearly two years. She didn't find out about it until this summer.

HAYLES: I found all these love letters. And the more -- I thought they were from a little school kid. But the more I read, I found it was her.

And I confronted him with it. And he said, yes, he'd been having an affair with her, sex with her.

O'BRIEN: As for the justice of the peace who married them last week in a ceremony in his driveway, he says he's not sure he'd do anything differently.

JOHNNY TALENT, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE: I don't know. I mean, they had their license. So, I mean, they were legal as far as I was concerned.

O'BRIEN: Soledad O'Brien, CNN, reporting.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

PHILLIPS: Now, this story had some of us wanting to take a closer look at marriage laws in Georgia, and here's what we found.

Georgia law specifies a few requirements for anyone who applies for a marriage license. First, that neither party be already married to someone else. Secondly, that the couple is not related by blood. Third, the rule about age.

To be married, a person must be at least 16. And if they are under 18, they need parental consent.

Within the rule, though, there's a note that the age limitations do not apply if the woman is pregnant. That was the key in this case.

And a fourth rule is also in the law that both people must be of sound mind. What sound mind means exactly, well, that may be subject to debate, as well as whether it could apply in this case.

Well, Japan's Princess Sayako is princess no more. The only daughter of Japan's emperor wed a commoner today. And by doing so, she gave up her life of royalty.

CNN's Atika Shubert has more on this modern day love story and the impact that it could have on Japan's royal family.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

ATIKA SHUBERT, CNN CORRESPONDENT, TOKYO (voice-over): It is, perhaps, a fairy tale in reverse. Japan's Princess Sayako is marrying out of the imperial family to become a commoner. She's marrying Yoshiki Kuroda, an urban planner for Tokyo's metropolitan government. He is not royalty and imperial law is clear: any woman who marries outside of royalty leaves the royal family. It's a low- key affair in a hotel ballroom stripped of the grandeur that usually marks an imperial wedding.

For the first time, Sayako will have now a surname. She will pay for her own purchases and she will have the right to vote.

It is the complete opposite of Japan's other famed royal, Princess Masako. She married into the imperial family by wedding Crown Prince Naruhito next in line for the Chrysanthemum Throne. By comparison, Masako's wedding was a grand display of imperial tradition. Her new role, to bear a male heir to the throne. That, however, has not happened. Since her wedding, Princess Masako has faded from public view, suffering from what doctors say is a failure to adjust to the demands of imperial life.

The tale of these two princesses has sparked controversy over a third: 3-year-old Crown Princess Aiko. The only child of Princess Masako and Crown Prince Naruhito. Imperial law states that no woman shall inherit the throne, but without any siblings forthcoming, Aiko is the only heir.

(on camera): So, how to resolve the succession crisis? A government panel recommends that imperial law be changed to allow a woman to inherit the throne. That, of course, would mean an entirely new role for women in the imperial family, one that would reflect the broader changes in Japanese society.

(voice-over): Japan's imperial family may soon bend to public will, but Princess Sayako won't have to worry. She may live happily ever after, outside the palace walls.

Atika Shubert, CNN, Tokyo.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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