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Gay Marriage Amendment Vote Today Likely to Fail; Bobo Shot by Florida Wildlife Officials

Aired July 14, 2004 - 10:30   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.


DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Today likely marks the last stand in the session of Congress for a constitutional amendment banning same- sex marriage. Our Ed Henry is covering the action in the Senate. Ed, good morning.
ED HENRY, CNN CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Daryn.

As we move an edge closer to a vote this afternoon on this issue, the debate is getting a little hotter. In the last 24 hours we've seen some Democratic senators stand up and say that they believe this is basically gay bashing. Republicans have been insisting on the Senate floor that they believe they are trying to defend and preserve traditional marriage in the United States.

Here is how it will play out over the next hour or so. The debate is continuing, as I mentioned right now. They will be going back and forth between Democrats and Republicans. Then around 11:30, we'll switch to the final speeches, the final debate. It'll basically be the top two lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee, Democrat Patrick Leahy, Republican Orrin Hatch.

Then the Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle and the Republican leader Bill Frist will give their speeches. There'll be a noon vote, widely expected it will fail. Obviously, Republicans had high hopes that they were going to win this debate, but it's no longer even a straight up or down vote. It's really a procedural vote. That's added a lot of confusion to this debate.

That's basically because Republicans always knew that they were very unlikely to get the super majority 67 votes to pass a constitutional amendment. But in the last couple of days, it's become clear that Republicans were not even going to get a simple majority, 51 votes.

So they were left pretty red-faced over that. And the reason there is that there were a lot of moderate Republicans like Senator John McCain who were peeling off and were not going to support this amendment. Here's what McCain said last night.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

SEN JOHN MCCAIN (R), ARIZONA: Mr. President, I know passions run very high on this issue. Americans who support the federal marriage amendment do so very forcefully. They want this vote. But they should also know -- and we should make sure they do know -- that it will never be adopted until many more Americans feel as strongly as they do.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

HENRY: So Republicans tried to bring up a second version of the amendment. That's now been blocked by Democrats. It will likely fail at noon, as I mentioned.

Republicans had very high hopes at this beginning -- the beginning of this debate that they were going to get John Kerry and John Edwards on the record against a ban on gay marriage. But now Kerry and Edwards both say that they will not be here for this vote. It's just a procedural vote. So they think it's fizzled out.

Republicans vowing though that they will make it a political issue. And they will say that John Kerry and John Edwards are ducking this vote -- Daryn.

KAGAN: Ed, we're little bit tight on time, right now, so our "Ed Henry Question of the Day" will have to wait until next hour. But I'm sure reason enough for millions of viewers to stay tuned. More Ed coming up.

HENRY: (UNINTELLIGIBLE)

KAGAN: Ed (UNINTELLIGIBLE) America. Ed, thank you.

President Bush's twin daughters have pulled back the curtain a bit to allow a peek into the private lives that have been fiercely protected by their parents. Barbara and Jenna Bush gave their first joint interview to "Vogue" magazine and discussed their more public role in their father's reelection campaign.

Jenna Bush is quoted as saying, Quote, "It's not like he called me up and asked me. They never wanted to throw us into that world, and I think our decision probably shocked them. But I love my dad, and I think I'd regret it if I didn't do this."

Earlier on CNN's "AMERICAN MORNING," we spoke with "Vogue"'s senior writer, Julia Reed, who conducted the interview.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

JULIA REED, "VOGUE": She was incredibly gracious. I think really enthusiastic. I mean, you know, they finally are of age and they think -- I mean this is their father's last campaign. I think they're excited to go out and do this. And this is their last shot. It's his last shot.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

KAGAN: Barbara majored in humanities at Yale. Jenna has an English degree from the University of Texas. Meanwhile, the bill of Kerry and Edwards is splitting up, on the campaign trail, at least. Senator John Edwards is going it alone today in Iowa and Illinois. It's his first solo campaign trip since being selected as John Kerry's running mate. Kerry is home in Boston with no public events planned today.

For more information on the presidential campaign to the Bush, gay marriage or more, just turn to our continually updated Web site on all things political. the address is cnn.com/politics.

In news that bridges both politics and medicine. The U.S. government seems caught in the crossfire in the global war against AIDS. Despite pledging more money than any other nation, activists say the strings attached really benefit drug companies as much as the people who need the medicine the most. Our Dr. Sanjay Gupta has that story.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN SENIOR MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It's the largest sum of money the United States has ever committed to fighting HIV/AIDS. $15 billion over five years.

GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We're fully engaged in this global fight against AIDS. I mean fully engaged.

GUPTA: But not everyone is convinced all that money will be delivered. Protesters outside the 15th International Aids Conference in Bangkok.

To be clear, funding totaled $2.3 million for 2004 and targets 12 African and two Caribbean countries as well as Vietnam, arguably the hardest-hit countries in the world.

BUSH: Let's bring America to where people suffer the most. We want to tackle the toughest problems in this country not the easiest ones.

GUPTA: It's still too early to tell what kind of impact the dollars will have but what has many concerned is the link made by the U.S. administration between money and morality.

BUSH: I think our country needs a practical effective moral message. In addition to other kinds of prevention, we need to tell our children that abstinence is the only certain way to avoid contracting HIV.

GUPTA: But experts warn against reliance on abstinence alone in the against AIDS.

DR. THOMAS COATES, UCSP: There's not one study that anybody can point to that shows that it has any benefit. Monogamy can be a good thing, but if people are going to engage in sexual relations, they also need to know how to take care of themselves.

GUPTA: To be clear, Wolf, about a third of all U.S. money going towards prevention is going towards abstinence only programs. (UNINTELLIGIBLE) a lot of money to be sure, $15 billion is what's committed over five years, but there is going to be a continued debate over this clash between science and ideology.

For the next week, Wolf, we hear to expect more stories about AIDS orphans. What is AIDS doing to an entire generation of people and how many orphans will be left in its wake?

We also expect to hear about the feminization of AIDS. More women than ever are getting AIDS and finally more and more about the protests and the activism. They're concerned about the generic drugs, they're concerned about abstinence versus condoms and most of all, Wolf, they're concerned about money. Back to you.

GUPTA (on camera): Still, for now, abstinence only programs will still continue to receive more than a third of all U.S. funds dedicated towards AIDS prevention. Overall, it's lots of money to be sure, but it's also sure to continue the debate linking ideology and science.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, Bangkok.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

KAGAN: The dangers of having an exotic pet. They become even more apparent when the animal escapes. Police explain why they killed Tarzan's tiger.

And a devastating mix-up at a fertility clinic in Connecticut. The complete story just ahead on LIVE TODAY.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

KAGAN: There are conflicting reports about the killing of an escaped 600-pound tiger in Loxahatchee, Florida. Wildlife officers said they planned to shoot the animal with a tranquilizer dart, but they changed their minds when the animal became aggressive. The owner of the tiger called Bobo say the animal never moved.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

STEVE SIPEK, BOBO'S OWNER: Bobo was sleeping under the brushes. Sleeping all day long because a hot day. A girl that owned the place found him, and went and told the officers that that's where Bobo is.

They came upon him immediately and shot him five times. Bobo never left the place where he was laying.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

KAGAN: It is...

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

JORGE PINO, FLA. WILDLIFE COMM.: ... the tiger to actually shoot the tiger with a tranquilizer. Unfortunately, there was some kind of either a lunging towards the officer that the officers felt threatened enough where he needed to use lethal force. And, as a result, the tiger is diseased.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

KAGAN: It is still not known how the tiger got out of the owner's compound in the first place on Monday.

On our docket today, in our legal briefs, first to Modesto, California, police detective from there is expected to return to the witness stand when the Scott Peterson trial resumes in Redwood City. The detective testified he collected suspected samples of blood from Peterson's truck and a single strand of hair. Peterson is accused of killing his wife and unborn child.

The attorney for Las Vegas Laker Kobe Bryant's accuser is asking the judge to stop posting court filings online. The filings were approved so that court clerks wouldn't have to make copies for reporters, but the attorneys say mistakes have caused information on the alleged name -- the alleged victim's name and a closed door hearing to be sent to some media groups, putting the victim's safety at risk, according to her lawyer.

It has been a nightmare for Laura Howard. Wait until you hear the story. She is a woman from Connecticut. She has been trying to get pregnant for years, but she says she was inseminated with the wrong sperm, and now Howard doesn't know whose baby she's carrying.

Leon Collins from Hartford affiliate WFSB has the story.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

LEON COLLINS, WFSB REPORTER (voice-over): Laura Howard says something went terribly wrong when she received artificial insemination from Dr. Anthony Santomauro on May 14th. Howard says she, along with two other couples, were in the doctor's Bridgeport office on Main Street that morning.

Somehow, Howard says, Dr. Santomauro impregnated her with the wrong sperm. She says she remembers that the vile the centrifuge technician provided the doctor had no label.

LAURA HOWARD, CLAIMS MISTAKEN INSEMINATION: Carelessness. The tech retrieved the sample from the centrifuge machine, that spins the sperm to weed out the bad sperm from the good sperm. She grabbed it off of a counter. I saw her. I was standing there at the entryway of the lab. She didn't look, he didn't look, to see if it was the correct sperm. He didn't look and match it against a file.

COLLINS: Howard says in this document, the doctor gave her, he wrote wrong sperm specimen in his comments. For the second day in a row, neither Dr. Santomauro nor his attorney have had any comment about the mixup. An eyewitness news investigation at the Department of Public Health revealed that, to date, Dr. Santomauro has a clean record, and the department has never taken any action against his license. (on camera): A spokesperson for the Department of Public Health says that the department has no specific regulations concerning artificial insemination, but the department does investigate what they call "standard of care issues," but that, by law, the department cannot comment on any investigation that might be underway.

(voice-over): Laura Howard just wants the doctor to provide the medical history information for the baby's biological father. So far, Santomauro has refused. She suspects that one of the men from one of those two other couples in the doctor's office on May 14th is the father. She just wants to know what testing should be done to insure the good health of the unborn baby.

HOWARD: I'm lost! I'm lost! And to be denied this information from Dr. Santomauro and his affiliates at Bridgeport Yale-New Haven Hospital, I'm appalled that I can't even get the health information.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

KAGAN: That report comes from WFSB's Leon Collins. Howard says there is still a chance her fiance is the father, but she says she won't know for sure until later in the pregnancy when the baby can be tested.

A unique look at the war on terrorism, where the personal lives of the villains are just as important as the heroes.

Stay tuned. Series star Dylan McDermott is my guest to explain it all.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS: What have you got?

UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS: With all respect to my CIA colleagues, I strongly disagree that there is no immediate threat to our citizens in interests. The attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction indicates a new level of desperation.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

KAGAN: Desperate times calling for desperate measures, art imitating life in a new series called "The Grid," that tries to see look into the minds and methods of terrorists and those fighting against them. The show begins on our sister station TNT on Monday. It's a two-hour series premiere, evildoers launching a deadly sarin attack in London, and actor Dylan McDermott is playing an FBI agent in pursuit of those responsible. Dylan McDermott is my guest this morning from New York.

Good morning. Great to have you here with us.

Dylan, can you hear me?

DYLAN MCDERMOTT, ACTOR: Thank you. Nice to be here.

KAGAN: Yes, great to have you here with us.

But you play an FBI...

MCDERMOTT: Yes. Can you hear me?

KAGAN: Yes.

I think we still might have that delay problem. I think we do have a delay problem. We're going to put you on hold and get back to you in just a moment so we can fix that.

First, let's go ahead and check out this entertainment-related story.

He's back. Dylan. Take two. Now you can hear us okay?

MCDERMOTT: OK.

KAGAN: All right, we're having a little glitch here. Let's go to a break, let's figure out what's going on between Atlanta and New York, and we'll be back after this.

More with Dylan McDermott in just a moment.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

KAGAN: All right, take two. We have Dylan McDermott of "The Grid" with us. Sounding a little bit better. I think we fixed that delay. Is everything sounding good now?

MCDERMOTT: Sounds good over here.

KAGAN: OK, good. You know, it was my own selfish motivation. I just wanted two doses of Dylan, so.

MCDERMOTT: Thanks.

KAGAN: There you go. My wish has been fulfilled here.

Let's talk about your character, Max Canary. You play an FBI agent in a very modern tale of fighting terrorism.

MCDERMOTT: Yes, you know, I mean, this is -- if you asked me a year ago if people are ready to see this, I'd say no, but I think now, people have digested this and really want to talk about terrorism in a real way, so I'm hoping that people will gather around the television and discuss this.

KAGAN: You bring up an interesting point here because people, there is kind of a terrorism fatigue, I think, out there, that people don't want to hear it on the news sometimes, so do you think people will turn to this for entertainment purposes?

MCDERMOTT: Well, I mean, I hesitate to call it entertainment because, I mean, it is about terrorism, so certainly I think this is something that's necessary. You know, I think that we need to sort of look at a show like "The Grid" and talk about it, you know, because terrorism is the most important topic on the planet, and whether you're exhausted or not, you know what, it's the most real and it's the most pertinent thing that we can absolutely talk about.

KAGAN: I think one thing that's really going to get people talking, you just don't look at the Americans or the Westerners that are fighting terrorism, you show the personalities behind the characters that make up the terrorists, and I think -- well, I know there will be criticism of saying you're humanizing people who are looking to murder Americans.

MCDERMOTT: Well, I mean, they are human beings, and there -- you know, we can't get around that, so I think that there is gray in this miniseries, so gray is the most important issue, and if we can talk about it, why it exists, then maybe we can all sit down and hopefully table what this is all about. I mean, any time you can talk about something, I think, it makes it better.

KAGAN: So you're hoping that perhaps talking about it will be a weapon in fighting terrorism?

MCDERMOTT: Yes, because, you know, people look at -- they'll look at it and say, all Muslims are bad, which is not true. All American are bad, which is not true. So when you look at something like "The Grid," and you're able to really look at it and say, OK, let's look at this for a second, let's talk about this. I mean, that's the most important thing you could possibly do.

KAGAN: On a personal note, does it feel good to kind of shed the skin of somebody who was good to you, the character of Bobby Donald on "The Practice," but it's time to move on to the next thing?

MCDERMOTT: Yes, you know, I had seven grate years on a terrific show, and this is certainly the beginning, and now I just finished a movie called "Edison" with Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey, so I feel like it's a new beginning.

KAGAN: And this is a limited series, so it's going to run from Monday, the 19th, through about the beginning of August?

MCDERMOTT: Yes, it's about four weeks altogether.

KAGAN: All right, we'll be looking for it. It's called "The Grid." It's on TNT. Dylan McDermott, one of the stars, thanks for stopping by twice, even though you only signed up for once.

MCDERMOTT: Thank you.

KAGAN: We appreciate your time. Thanks so much.

And you could read more about this and all of the buzz from the entertainment world by pointing your Internet browser to CNN.com/entertainment.

We are back in a moment.

Actually, before that, from Dylan McDermott to Rhonda Schaffler.

(STOCK MARKET UPDATE)

KAGAN: From the world of sports, Roger Clemens may deserve the American League's Most Valuable Player Award, even though he was pitching for the national league. Oops. Clemens served up six runs in the first inning, including two homers. As I said, just the first inning of last night's All-Star Game. The game, in Houston, was considered a showcase event for the return of Clemens, a hometown hero no doubt. He left retirement to pitch for the Astros, who also aren't having a greatest year, but that's a different story. The outcome gives the American League home field advantage in the World Series.

Also a controversial move there, that the All-Star Game should have that significance. They changed that a couple of years ago.

(WEATHER REPORT)

KAGAN: Perhaps you're needing a little power nap about now? We are going to show you the perfect place to do that, find out whether it might be coming to an office building near you. And could coaching legend Mike Ditka be running for a seat in the U.S. Senate? Is he going for it, or is he going to punt?

Stay with us. The second hour of CNN LIVE TODAY begins right now.

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Aired July 14, 2004 - 10:30   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Today likely marks the last stand in the session of Congress for a constitutional amendment banning same- sex marriage. Our Ed Henry is covering the action in the Senate. Ed, good morning.
ED HENRY, CNN CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Daryn.

As we move an edge closer to a vote this afternoon on this issue, the debate is getting a little hotter. In the last 24 hours we've seen some Democratic senators stand up and say that they believe this is basically gay bashing. Republicans have been insisting on the Senate floor that they believe they are trying to defend and preserve traditional marriage in the United States.

Here is how it will play out over the next hour or so. The debate is continuing, as I mentioned right now. They will be going back and forth between Democrats and Republicans. Then around 11:30, we'll switch to the final speeches, the final debate. It'll basically be the top two lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee, Democrat Patrick Leahy, Republican Orrin Hatch.

Then the Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle and the Republican leader Bill Frist will give their speeches. There'll be a noon vote, widely expected it will fail. Obviously, Republicans had high hopes that they were going to win this debate, but it's no longer even a straight up or down vote. It's really a procedural vote. That's added a lot of confusion to this debate.

That's basically because Republicans always knew that they were very unlikely to get the super majority 67 votes to pass a constitutional amendment. But in the last couple of days, it's become clear that Republicans were not even going to get a simple majority, 51 votes.

So they were left pretty red-faced over that. And the reason there is that there were a lot of moderate Republicans like Senator John McCain who were peeling off and were not going to support this amendment. Here's what McCain said last night.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

SEN JOHN MCCAIN (R), ARIZONA: Mr. President, I know passions run very high on this issue. Americans who support the federal marriage amendment do so very forcefully. They want this vote. But they should also know -- and we should make sure they do know -- that it will never be adopted until many more Americans feel as strongly as they do.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

HENRY: So Republicans tried to bring up a second version of the amendment. That's now been blocked by Democrats. It will likely fail at noon, as I mentioned.

Republicans had very high hopes at this beginning -- the beginning of this debate that they were going to get John Kerry and John Edwards on the record against a ban on gay marriage. But now Kerry and Edwards both say that they will not be here for this vote. It's just a procedural vote. So they think it's fizzled out.

Republicans vowing though that they will make it a political issue. And they will say that John Kerry and John Edwards are ducking this vote -- Daryn.

KAGAN: Ed, we're little bit tight on time, right now, so our "Ed Henry Question of the Day" will have to wait until next hour. But I'm sure reason enough for millions of viewers to stay tuned. More Ed coming up.

HENRY: (UNINTELLIGIBLE)

KAGAN: Ed (UNINTELLIGIBLE) America. Ed, thank you.

President Bush's twin daughters have pulled back the curtain a bit to allow a peek into the private lives that have been fiercely protected by their parents. Barbara and Jenna Bush gave their first joint interview to "Vogue" magazine and discussed their more public role in their father's reelection campaign.

Jenna Bush is quoted as saying, Quote, "It's not like he called me up and asked me. They never wanted to throw us into that world, and I think our decision probably shocked them. But I love my dad, and I think I'd regret it if I didn't do this."

Earlier on CNN's "AMERICAN MORNING," we spoke with "Vogue"'s senior writer, Julia Reed, who conducted the interview.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

JULIA REED, "VOGUE": She was incredibly gracious. I think really enthusiastic. I mean, you know, they finally are of age and they think -- I mean this is their father's last campaign. I think they're excited to go out and do this. And this is their last shot. It's his last shot.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

KAGAN: Barbara majored in humanities at Yale. Jenna has an English degree from the University of Texas. Meanwhile, the bill of Kerry and Edwards is splitting up, on the campaign trail, at least. Senator John Edwards is going it alone today in Iowa and Illinois. It's his first solo campaign trip since being selected as John Kerry's running mate. Kerry is home in Boston with no public events planned today.

For more information on the presidential campaign to the Bush, gay marriage or more, just turn to our continually updated Web site on all things political. the address is cnn.com/politics.

In news that bridges both politics and medicine. The U.S. government seems caught in the crossfire in the global war against AIDS. Despite pledging more money than any other nation, activists say the strings attached really benefit drug companies as much as the people who need the medicine the most. Our Dr. Sanjay Gupta has that story.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN SENIOR MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It's the largest sum of money the United States has ever committed to fighting HIV/AIDS. $15 billion over five years.

GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We're fully engaged in this global fight against AIDS. I mean fully engaged.

GUPTA: But not everyone is convinced all that money will be delivered. Protesters outside the 15th International Aids Conference in Bangkok.

To be clear, funding totaled $2.3 million for 2004 and targets 12 African and two Caribbean countries as well as Vietnam, arguably the hardest-hit countries in the world.

BUSH: Let's bring America to where people suffer the most. We want to tackle the toughest problems in this country not the easiest ones.

GUPTA: It's still too early to tell what kind of impact the dollars will have but what has many concerned is the link made by the U.S. administration between money and morality.

BUSH: I think our country needs a practical effective moral message. In addition to other kinds of prevention, we need to tell our children that abstinence is the only certain way to avoid contracting HIV.

GUPTA: But experts warn against reliance on abstinence alone in the against AIDS.

DR. THOMAS COATES, UCSP: There's not one study that anybody can point to that shows that it has any benefit. Monogamy can be a good thing, but if people are going to engage in sexual relations, they also need to know how to take care of themselves.

GUPTA: To be clear, Wolf, about a third of all U.S. money going towards prevention is going towards abstinence only programs. (UNINTELLIGIBLE) a lot of money to be sure, $15 billion is what's committed over five years, but there is going to be a continued debate over this clash between science and ideology.

For the next week, Wolf, we hear to expect more stories about AIDS orphans. What is AIDS doing to an entire generation of people and how many orphans will be left in its wake?

We also expect to hear about the feminization of AIDS. More women than ever are getting AIDS and finally more and more about the protests and the activism. They're concerned about the generic drugs, they're concerned about abstinence versus condoms and most of all, Wolf, they're concerned about money. Back to you.

GUPTA (on camera): Still, for now, abstinence only programs will still continue to receive more than a third of all U.S. funds dedicated towards AIDS prevention. Overall, it's lots of money to be sure, but it's also sure to continue the debate linking ideology and science.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, Bangkok.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

KAGAN: The dangers of having an exotic pet. They become even more apparent when the animal escapes. Police explain why they killed Tarzan's tiger.

And a devastating mix-up at a fertility clinic in Connecticut. The complete story just ahead on LIVE TODAY.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

KAGAN: There are conflicting reports about the killing of an escaped 600-pound tiger in Loxahatchee, Florida. Wildlife officers said they planned to shoot the animal with a tranquilizer dart, but they changed their minds when the animal became aggressive. The owner of the tiger called Bobo say the animal never moved.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

STEVE SIPEK, BOBO'S OWNER: Bobo was sleeping under the brushes. Sleeping all day long because a hot day. A girl that owned the place found him, and went and told the officers that that's where Bobo is.

They came upon him immediately and shot him five times. Bobo never left the place where he was laying.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

KAGAN: It is...

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

JORGE PINO, FLA. WILDLIFE COMM.: ... the tiger to actually shoot the tiger with a tranquilizer. Unfortunately, there was some kind of either a lunging towards the officer that the officers felt threatened enough where he needed to use lethal force. And, as a result, the tiger is diseased.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

KAGAN: It is still not known how the tiger got out of the owner's compound in the first place on Monday.

On our docket today, in our legal briefs, first to Modesto, California, police detective from there is expected to return to the witness stand when the Scott Peterson trial resumes in Redwood City. The detective testified he collected suspected samples of blood from Peterson's truck and a single strand of hair. Peterson is accused of killing his wife and unborn child.

The attorney for Las Vegas Laker Kobe Bryant's accuser is asking the judge to stop posting court filings online. The filings were approved so that court clerks wouldn't have to make copies for reporters, but the attorneys say mistakes have caused information on the alleged name -- the alleged victim's name and a closed door hearing to be sent to some media groups, putting the victim's safety at risk, according to her lawyer.

It has been a nightmare for Laura Howard. Wait until you hear the story. She is a woman from Connecticut. She has been trying to get pregnant for years, but she says she was inseminated with the wrong sperm, and now Howard doesn't know whose baby she's carrying.

Leon Collins from Hartford affiliate WFSB has the story.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

LEON COLLINS, WFSB REPORTER (voice-over): Laura Howard says something went terribly wrong when she received artificial insemination from Dr. Anthony Santomauro on May 14th. Howard says she, along with two other couples, were in the doctor's Bridgeport office on Main Street that morning.

Somehow, Howard says, Dr. Santomauro impregnated her with the wrong sperm. She says she remembers that the vile the centrifuge technician provided the doctor had no label.

LAURA HOWARD, CLAIMS MISTAKEN INSEMINATION: Carelessness. The tech retrieved the sample from the centrifuge machine, that spins the sperm to weed out the bad sperm from the good sperm. She grabbed it off of a counter. I saw her. I was standing there at the entryway of the lab. She didn't look, he didn't look, to see if it was the correct sperm. He didn't look and match it against a file.

COLLINS: Howard says in this document, the doctor gave her, he wrote wrong sperm specimen in his comments. For the second day in a row, neither Dr. Santomauro nor his attorney have had any comment about the mixup. An eyewitness news investigation at the Department of Public Health revealed that, to date, Dr. Santomauro has a clean record, and the department has never taken any action against his license. (on camera): A spokesperson for the Department of Public Health says that the department has no specific regulations concerning artificial insemination, but the department does investigate what they call "standard of care issues," but that, by law, the department cannot comment on any investigation that might be underway.

(voice-over): Laura Howard just wants the doctor to provide the medical history information for the baby's biological father. So far, Santomauro has refused. She suspects that one of the men from one of those two other couples in the doctor's office on May 14th is the father. She just wants to know what testing should be done to insure the good health of the unborn baby.

HOWARD: I'm lost! I'm lost! And to be denied this information from Dr. Santomauro and his affiliates at Bridgeport Yale-New Haven Hospital, I'm appalled that I can't even get the health information.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

KAGAN: That report comes from WFSB's Leon Collins. Howard says there is still a chance her fiance is the father, but she says she won't know for sure until later in the pregnancy when the baby can be tested.

A unique look at the war on terrorism, where the personal lives of the villains are just as important as the heroes.

Stay tuned. Series star Dylan McDermott is my guest to explain it all.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS: What have you got?

UNIDENTIFIED ACTRESS: With all respect to my CIA colleagues, I strongly disagree that there is no immediate threat to our citizens in interests. The attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction indicates a new level of desperation.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

KAGAN: Desperate times calling for desperate measures, art imitating life in a new series called "The Grid," that tries to see look into the minds and methods of terrorists and those fighting against them. The show begins on our sister station TNT on Monday. It's a two-hour series premiere, evildoers launching a deadly sarin attack in London, and actor Dylan McDermott is playing an FBI agent in pursuit of those responsible. Dylan McDermott is my guest this morning from New York.

Good morning. Great to have you here with us.

Dylan, can you hear me?

DYLAN MCDERMOTT, ACTOR: Thank you. Nice to be here.

KAGAN: Yes, great to have you here with us.

But you play an FBI...

MCDERMOTT: Yes. Can you hear me?

KAGAN: Yes.

I think we still might have that delay problem. I think we do have a delay problem. We're going to put you on hold and get back to you in just a moment so we can fix that.

First, let's go ahead and check out this entertainment-related story.

He's back. Dylan. Take two. Now you can hear us okay?

MCDERMOTT: OK.

KAGAN: All right, we're having a little glitch here. Let's go to a break, let's figure out what's going on between Atlanta and New York, and we'll be back after this.

More with Dylan McDermott in just a moment.

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KAGAN: All right, take two. We have Dylan McDermott of "The Grid" with us. Sounding a little bit better. I think we fixed that delay. Is everything sounding good now?

MCDERMOTT: Sounds good over here.

KAGAN: OK, good. You know, it was my own selfish motivation. I just wanted two doses of Dylan, so.

MCDERMOTT: Thanks.

KAGAN: There you go. My wish has been fulfilled here.

Let's talk about your character, Max Canary. You play an FBI agent in a very modern tale of fighting terrorism.

MCDERMOTT: Yes, you know, I mean, this is -- if you asked me a year ago if people are ready to see this, I'd say no, but I think now, people have digested this and really want to talk about terrorism in a real way, so I'm hoping that people will gather around the television and discuss this.

KAGAN: You bring up an interesting point here because people, there is kind of a terrorism fatigue, I think, out there, that people don't want to hear it on the news sometimes, so do you think people will turn to this for entertainment purposes?

MCDERMOTT: Well, I mean, I hesitate to call it entertainment because, I mean, it is about terrorism, so certainly I think this is something that's necessary. You know, I think that we need to sort of look at a show like "The Grid" and talk about it, you know, because terrorism is the most important topic on the planet, and whether you're exhausted or not, you know what, it's the most real and it's the most pertinent thing that we can absolutely talk about.

KAGAN: I think one thing that's really going to get people talking, you just don't look at the Americans or the Westerners that are fighting terrorism, you show the personalities behind the characters that make up the terrorists, and I think -- well, I know there will be criticism of saying you're humanizing people who are looking to murder Americans.

MCDERMOTT: Well, I mean, they are human beings, and there -- you know, we can't get around that, so I think that there is gray in this miniseries, so gray is the most important issue, and if we can talk about it, why it exists, then maybe we can all sit down and hopefully table what this is all about. I mean, any time you can talk about something, I think, it makes it better.

KAGAN: So you're hoping that perhaps talking about it will be a weapon in fighting terrorism?

MCDERMOTT: Yes, because, you know, people look at -- they'll look at it and say, all Muslims are bad, which is not true. All American are bad, which is not true. So when you look at something like "The Grid," and you're able to really look at it and say, OK, let's look at this for a second, let's talk about this. I mean, that's the most important thing you could possibly do.

KAGAN: On a personal note, does it feel good to kind of shed the skin of somebody who was good to you, the character of Bobby Donald on "The Practice," but it's time to move on to the next thing?

MCDERMOTT: Yes, you know, I had seven grate years on a terrific show, and this is certainly the beginning, and now I just finished a movie called "Edison" with Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey, so I feel like it's a new beginning.

KAGAN: And this is a limited series, so it's going to run from Monday, the 19th, through about the beginning of August?

MCDERMOTT: Yes, it's about four weeks altogether.

KAGAN: All right, we'll be looking for it. It's called "The Grid." It's on TNT. Dylan McDermott, one of the stars, thanks for stopping by twice, even though you only signed up for once.

MCDERMOTT: Thank you.

KAGAN: We appreciate your time. Thanks so much.

And you could read more about this and all of the buzz from the entertainment world by pointing your Internet browser to CNN.com/entertainment.

We are back in a moment.

Actually, before that, from Dylan McDermott to Rhonda Schaffler.

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KAGAN: From the world of sports, Roger Clemens may deserve the American League's Most Valuable Player Award, even though he was pitching for the national league. Oops. Clemens served up six runs in the first inning, including two homers. As I said, just the first inning of last night's All-Star Game. The game, in Houston, was considered a showcase event for the return of Clemens, a hometown hero no doubt. He left retirement to pitch for the Astros, who also aren't having a greatest year, but that's a different story. The outcome gives the American League home field advantage in the World Series.

Also a controversial move there, that the All-Star Game should have that significance. They changed that a couple of years ago.

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