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Interview with Russ Leatherman, "Mr. Moviefone"; Giambi Admits to Steroid Use

Aired December 03, 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.


RICK SANCHEZ, CNN ANCHOR: Kerik came to national attention as the New York City Police Chief during 9/11, and he helped train Iraqi police last year, as well and campaigned for President Bush before the election, as you may recall. The Senate, of course, must still confirm Mr. Kerik's nomination.
Suicide car bombers blew up a Baghdad mosque today, killing 14 people at prayer. The bombing was part of a wave of simultaneous attacks in the Iraqi capitol. 11 Iraqi police officers were killed when more than 20 insurgents stormed their station. The insurgents also freed more than 20 prisoners.

Three suspects were arrested in Germany early today on suspicion of planning an attack on visiting Iraqi prime minister Ayad Allawi. German prosecutors say all are members of the terrorist group Ansar al-Islam. Investigators had the three under surveillance and had noticed an increase in communication and movement just before making these arrests.

Also today's the 20th anniversary of the deadliest industrial accident in world history. At least 10,000 people died when 20 -- pardon me, 40 tons of poisonous gas burst from a union carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India and it swept over the sleeping city. A half million other people were affected. And today thousands of protesters demanded justice. They say victims have suffered medical problems for years without adequate compensation.

DARYL KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: To southern California now for a story that developed overnight. A settlement has been reached in a sexual abuse case involving Catholic priests, nuns and teachers and the dozens of child victims who are now adults. In this CNN exclusive, our Drew Griffin takes a look at this settlement. It's remarkable both in its historical payout, also in the reconciliation that goes beyond money.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DREW GRIFFIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It was a late- night settlement, an agreement to end a 2 1/2 year court battle. Several of the 87 sexual abuse victims who waited outside the courtroom were told late last night, the church that stole their innocence is sorry.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I intend to write a letter to each victim personally, seeking forgiveness and reconciliation. Let me also take this opportunity to once again extend on the behalf of the dioceses of Orange and myself was sincere apology, a request for forgiveness, a heartfelt hope for reconciliation and healing.

GRIFFIN: What followed that statement from Orange County Bishop Todd Brown was unexpected. The victims, people who ere molested by 43 Catholic priests, nuns, teachers, even a choir director, hugged and thanked the bishop for acknowledging their pain.

DAVID GUERRERO, PLAINTIFF: For once, them coming in tonight and settling these cases and apologizing, and for Bishop Brown saying he will hand write a letter of apology for each and every victim, I mean, I couldn't stop crying.

JOHN MANLY, VICTIMS' ATTORNEY: The survivors themselves, hugging the bishop, congratulating him for what, John? Why?

I think it reflects the point that all these people ever wanted was to be believed. And tonight, what you have is a concrete demonstration by him that it did happen, and he's sorry.

GRIFFIN: Sources say it will be at least seven days before the exact dollar amounts are released.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We can't answer questions.

GRIFFIN: But abuse survivor Joel Castaix says the money is only secondary. What she says will be most important in this settlement are the documents yet to come and the truth yet to be told.

JOELLE CASTAIX, PLAINTIFF: People tend to think that perhaps things aren't as bad as it's portrayed in the press. But the truth is, it's 100 times worse than anyone's ever imagined. And when those documents get out, it will be a great day for survivors and a very interesting day for the Catholic Church.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

GRIFFIN (on-camera): That interesting day could come within the week, when details of this settlement, along with the possible release of documents comes out. As for who pays, the Roman Catholic Church of Orange, along with its eight insurance carriers. Drew Griffin, CNN, Los Angeles.

KAGAN: Here are some other church abuse settlements in order to provide some context for you. The most recent came about a year ago, when the Archdiocese of Miami paid $9.3 million. Just before that, the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut agreed to pay $21 million. The largest settlement on record so far is an $85 million settlement with the Archdiocese of Boston.

SANCHEZ: Meanwhile, attorneys for convicted killer Scott Peterson are doing their best to try and save his life. Jurors have been hearing from a stream of friends and relatives and at one point yesterday, Peterson was again brought to tears. CNN's Rusty Dornin is covering the sentencing phase. She's in Redwood city, California, once again and she joins us live. RUSTY DORNIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Rick, it's pretty obvious from the family and friends that have been testifying that they just don't believe Scott Peterson committed this crime in the first place. They're trying to show the jury a different side of this man, talking about how caring, responsible, kind, gracious, altruistic -- of course, the list goes on and on. And family members are saying, look, if you sentence Scott Peterson to death, you are sentencing us to a similar psychological fate.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DORNIN (voice-over): Tears flowed as Janey Peterson talked about her brother-in-law, Scott. Several Peterson family members also cried while Janey described her fondest memories of Laci Peterson. "She took my breath away," she said, "She was so bubbly and so fun."

Jurors displayed little emotion during her testimony. But when Scott Peterson's half brother John told funny stories of their childhood, some jurors smiled and even the defendant chuckled. Each family member has emphasized how horrible it would be for them if Scott is sentenced to death. John Peterson said, "I would be devastated. I couldn't even imagine. He's my little brother. I love him."

In California, jurors have instructed not to consider the impact on family members when they deliberate a death penalty case. But legal analysts here say it may be hard for some jurors not to.

JIM HAMMER, LEGAL ANALYST: I think they're praying that one juror will feel so sorry for his parents that they will not pull the trigger, will not send Scott to death. They will not, in other words, make Jackie and Lee's suffering even worse than it's been already.

DORNIN: Earlier, a high school friend, Aaron Fritz (ph) told the jury that Scott Peterson was his role model, always gracious and welcoming. Fritz said Peterson could even have the same positive effect behind bars.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

DORNIN (on camera): We don't expect anything to wrap up today. The judge did tell the jury there's going to be three witnesses and the court will probably recess about noon. Witnesses will go into Monday, perhaps Tuesday, meaning deliberations won't begin until sometime mid-next week - Rick.

SANCHEZ: Well, Rusty, anything in their body language suggest that this jury has been in any way, shape or form softened by the testimony, the pro-Scott Peterson testimony?

DORNIN: Not really. They've been very grim-faced. Even when -- they did smile a little bit when his half brother was telling some of the childhood stories. But when Janey Peterson, his half-sister, was crying repeatedly on the stand, that sort of thing, also his mother and other sister were crying in the audience, they didn't seem to register any kind of emotion. Many of the legal analysts here feel that there's just no connection being made between this jury, in terms of evoking any sympathy.

SANCHEZ: They're certainly resolute. Rusty Dornin following that story for us out there in Redwood City. We thank you -- Daryn.

KAGAN: Now the story that a lot of people consider the water cooler story of the day. More about the steroid use by Major League athletes. Giants outfielder Barry Bonds reportedly told a grand jury last December he didn't know he was using steroids. According to a court transcript obtained by "The San Francisco Chronicle," Bonds testified he thought he was using flaxseed oil and a rubbing balm for arthritis. Bonds said he received the formulas from his personal trainer during the 2003 season. The trainer has been indicted in a steroid distribution ring.

Also from "The Chronicle," New York Yankee slugger Jason Giambi reportedly told the same grand jury that he used steroids and growth hormones for at least three seasons. Our national correspondent Frank Buckley has more.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

FRANK BUCKLEY, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Jason Giambi reportedly told a San Francisco grand jury that he took several different steroids and performance-enhancing drugs. "The San Francisco Chronicle," which reviewed Giambi's secret testimony, said Giambi was granted immunity, and he identified Greg Anderson as his alleged steroid source. Anderson is currently charged, along with three other men, with conspiracy, money laundering and illegally distributing steroids as part of the federal investigation into BALCO, a firm that provided nutritional help to top athletes.

Anderson was a weight trainer who worked with home run hitter Barry Bonds. And Giambi told the grand jury that's what attracted him to Anderson. "So I started to ask him, hey, what are the things you're doing with Barry?" Bonds has consistently denied using steroids and trainer Greg Anderson's attorney told CNN that his client never knowingly provided illegal substances to anyone. Giambi has also denied using steroids. Now, Giambi's apparent mission is sure to inspire critics of Major League Baseball's drug policy, which they say is easy is to thwart.

MARK FAIRNU-WADA, "SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE": One expert in the area called the testing program last year an IQ test, as opposed to a steroids test.

BUCKLEY: Baseball commissioner Bud Selig plans to speak with Giambi as he pushes for tougher steroid penalties.

BUD SELIG, BASEBALL COMMISSIONER: I'm going to leave no stone unturned until we have that policy in place by spring training of next year.

BUCKLEY: Representatives for Jason Giambi said the slugger had no comment. Frank Buckey, CNN, Los Angeles.

(END VIDEOTAPE) KAGAN: This is a story that gets people talking.

SANCHEZ: It certainly does. Fans don't like it.

KAGAN: Fans do not like cheating.

SANCHEZ: It's all about the integrity of the game.

Lots of Americans raced to get their flu shots. But did they get the real deal?

KAGAN: Questions about some injections that may not have been approved.

SANCHEZ: And then later a look at how quick thinking helped to save the lives of these little -- can you see it, there they are, these little pups.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: When opportunity knocked on Ann Fudge's door she seized it. A retired Kraft Foods executive, she re-entered the workforce last year to restore direction at Young & Rubicam, one of the worlds largest advertising and media service firms. As chairman and CEO, Fudge's strategy focuses on clients rather than profits. She placed Y&R's six North American offices under one earnings report, allowing each officer's managing partner more time to devote to specific clients and staffing.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

SANCHEZ: Jobs report came out today as we had mentioned earlier and what's that going to do?

KAGAN: Well, things have started kind of perking on the markets, but not so much.

Lets look here with Rhonda Schaffler. Hi, Ronda.

RHONDA SHAFFLER, SENIOR BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Daryn and Rick. Wall Street obviously not too elated with that jobs report. It was weaker than expected, Just 112,000 new U.S. jobs created last month. The smallest campaign in five months, and about half what the economists were forecasting. The Labor Department also lowered us numbers for both September and October.

So, that weighing on Wall Street. Somewhat lower oil prices, though, are helping a little bit. And technology stocks are doing, OK. Still, the Dow struggles now, barely budging as can you see. The Nasdaq, a couple of points higher. Shares of Intel are up more than 6 percent, after the bell yesterday the chip giant dramatically raised its sales outlook, setting strong holiday demand for its processors, which is the brains of the majority of the world's personal computers. Intel says demand has been strong in most regions, and all segments. And it could be the end of an era for IBM. Big Blue was the first to bring personal computers to the masses back in 1981. But it could now be putting its PC business up for sale. "The New York Times" is reporting that a Chinese company named Linova is the leading contender. IBM says it will not comment on rumors. That's it from Wall Street for now. Let's go back now to Rick.

KAGAN: Actually, I'll take it. But thank you very much, Rhonda.

News out of the United Nations we've gotten word, of course, that the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Jan Danforth has given his resignation after only six months on the job. Just a little bit ago he had some comments about why he's doing that. Let's listen in.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

JOHN DANFORTH, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO U.N.: And what I really want to do is to go home. I mean, it's just as simple as that. And I wanted to make that clear. In fact, three days after the election I talked to the president's chief of staff, Andy Card, and told him that what I -- what we want to do, my wife and I want to do, is to go home. It's not -- it's not that we don't like it here. We do. But it's just home at this point in our lives, and being together at this point of the lives, and not being off on some other pursuit.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

KAGAN: The home most likely is Missouri. Danforth is, after all, a former U.S. senator from that state. He said he will still be available for short-term projects. Reports have said that Danforth's wife has had some health challenges. So after six months John Danforth going home.

SANCHEZ: He should get a job in radio.

KAGAN: Great voice.

SANCHEZ: Great pipes. Unbelievable.

Well, let's take a look at other stories that have been making news from coast to coast. And we start with an arrest. It's been made a videotaped purse snatching. Watch this with us. This is in Tucson, Arizona.

KAGAN: Hey, come back here.

SANCHEZ: Yes. The mugging happens right outside a parking lot in a store. Look at him go. The victim was a 76-year-old woman. And the video shown on a local TV and tipsters calls led to that man's arrest.

KAGAN: Good. Take that.

All right, police in Washington state are investigating a case of suspicious flu shots. The woman gave shots to 130 shoppers at some grocery stores. One shopper complained of a pain in his arm after getting a shot. Police were brought in and confirmed the woman is indeed a nurse, but they're not convinced of her motives. Police want to know how the woman got the vaccines in the midst of a shortage.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Come on, babies. Come on, babies. You know, that's what I kept saying to them trying to revive them. Then all of a sudden one of them kind of opened its mouth and made a gasping kind of sound.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

SANCHEZ: This is a Utah woman whose job it is to save people's lives. She performed the same service for puppies the other day. Carolyn Shaw did a c-section on her dog who died during a birthing and delivered three healthy puppies because of her. Shaw was assisted by her husband and EMT partner. The three of them kept rubbing the tiny babies until they finally showed signs and eventually actually came back to life.

KAGAN: Quick thinking. They used a kitchen knife, I hear, to do the c-section.

SANCHEZ: Got to know what you're doing. Don't try this at home as they say.

KAGAN: Yes. Look at the cute little, little puppies. I like the puppies.

All right, all about sex. It's all about sex and betrayal.

SANCHEZ: Got my attention.

KAGAN: Yes, OK. It's getting Oscar's attention, as well. Still to come, new mom Julia Roberts and Jude Law get twisted in love and lies.

SANCHEZ: We're going to take a look, a closer look at Mr. Moviefone next. Well, not at him, but at the movie.

KAGAN: No, we're looking at him, too.

SANCHEZ: OK.

And this is what we've got coming up your way in the next hour.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

KAGAN: Time now to check in at the box office for a glimpse of what is hot and what is coming out today. A legendary director returning with the story of love and loss. And Mr. Moviefone, Russ Leatherman, is here to tell us more about that. It's called "Closer," Russ.

RUSS LEATHERMAN, MR. MOVIEFONE: And there's a lot more loss than love in this movie. KAGAN: Really?

LEATHERMAN: It's an amazing movie. It's one of those movies that you have to be prepared for when you go to see it. Because it's dark. It's graphic. There's dialogue that might hurt some of the people in the red states I think. I'm not sure. But the director Mike Nichols, who's done fantastic work, a great cast here, Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman and Clive Owen. And it's really about these people who find themselves in a crazy romantic tangle where Jude Law is with Natalie Portman, but has an affair with Julia Roberts who's with Clive Owen who cheats with Natalie Portman.

Did you follow all of that, Daryn?

KAGAN: It sounds like "all my children."

LEATHERMAN: It's a little bit of a mess here. And I find that in these sorts of situations there's usually somebody who gets hurt. And in this movie a lot of people get hurt. Now, with that said I thought the acting in the movie was brilliant. Clive Owen, I think was spectacular. Natalie Portman I love. I think she's terrific. I thought the direction was good. And I thought for what it is, this is a really good movie. But it ain't the feel-good movie of the year. So...

KAGAN: No. But that's not what he was going for.

LEATHERMAN: It isn't what he was going for. But what I'm saying is as a moviegoer prepare yourself for some really graphic, hard-core stuff that you may not be used to facing in a movie. Just know what you're getting in to when you go see this thing. And if you do, I think you're going to like it.

KAGAN: Note to self, not a first date movie.

LEATHERMAN: That is exactly right.

KAGAN: All right, OK. Hey you're up to not just doing movie reviews and using your booming voice, but you're also doing something new on your Web site. Tell us about that.

LEATHERMAN: We are. We're doing something very cool. We started a new feature on moviefone.com called 10 minutes of. And the beauty of this, is right now, if you go to moviefone.com or AOL keyword, movies, you can watch 10 minutes of the new movie "Spanglish" with Adam Sandler. Now the thing that I think is so great about this, is it's not a preview. It's not a trailer. It's not cut up to sort of show the audience what the studio wants to show them. This is a chunk taken right out of the movie.

And I found, that for me going and watching this thing really gave me a great idea of whether I want to see this movie or not. And in fact, I went, I watched the 10 minutes and I really do want to see the movie. I think it looks terrific. So, it's a new feature on moviefone.com. Please go check that out, because I think your going to find that it's one of the more useful things that we've ever done. KAGAN: Is it free?

LEATHERMAN: So there's that. It's free! It's totally free. So Daryn, you go watch the movie "Closer" and then come back and tell me about how that worked for you, because I'm dying to know.

KAGAN: And then I'll tell you which 10 minutes you should put on your Web site.

LEATHERMAN: Thank you very much.

KAGAN: I'm here to serve.

LEATHERMAN: Have a great weekend, Daryn.

KAGAN: Russ Leatherman, Mr. Moviefone. You can keep an eye on entertainment 24/7 by pointing your Internet browser to cnn.com/entertainment. Among the highlights you will find there take a look.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

SANCHEZ: I'm getting beat up over here.

KAGAN: It's Friday.

SANCHEZ: Wouldn't be the first time.

KAGAN: Orelon Sidney, is here to come to your rescue and tell us about the weather. Hi Orelon.

(WEATHER REPORT)

KAGAN: Thank you.

SANCHEZ: Thanks Orelon.

Well, finally it's settled for some church abuse victims. We're going to take a closer look next hour at this agreement that you may have heard us mention out in California. That's the Bishop of the California. He's actually meeting and as you can see hugging some of the victims there. We will break it down.

KAGAN: Plus we're talking to two youth activist, igniting home and more around the world with their good deeds. As the second hour of CNN LIVE TODAY begins right now.

And we start by taking a look at what is happening now in the news.

Former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik has been nominated to take over the Department of Homeland Security. The president's announcement was carried live here on CNN just a little over an hour ago. A live report on that just ahead.

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Aired December 3, 2004 - 10:30   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
RICK SANCHEZ, CNN ANCHOR: Kerik came to national attention as the New York City Police Chief during 9/11, and he helped train Iraqi police last year, as well and campaigned for President Bush before the election, as you may recall. The Senate, of course, must still confirm Mr. Kerik's nomination.
Suicide car bombers blew up a Baghdad mosque today, killing 14 people at prayer. The bombing was part of a wave of simultaneous attacks in the Iraqi capitol. 11 Iraqi police officers were killed when more than 20 insurgents stormed their station. The insurgents also freed more than 20 prisoners.

Three suspects were arrested in Germany early today on suspicion of planning an attack on visiting Iraqi prime minister Ayad Allawi. German prosecutors say all are members of the terrorist group Ansar al-Islam. Investigators had the three under surveillance and had noticed an increase in communication and movement just before making these arrests.

Also today's the 20th anniversary of the deadliest industrial accident in world history. At least 10,000 people died when 20 -- pardon me, 40 tons of poisonous gas burst from a union carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India and it swept over the sleeping city. A half million other people were affected. And today thousands of protesters demanded justice. They say victims have suffered medical problems for years without adequate compensation.

DARYL KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: To southern California now for a story that developed overnight. A settlement has been reached in a sexual abuse case involving Catholic priests, nuns and teachers and the dozens of child victims who are now adults. In this CNN exclusive, our Drew Griffin takes a look at this settlement. It's remarkable both in its historical payout, also in the reconciliation that goes beyond money.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DREW GRIFFIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It was a late- night settlement, an agreement to end a 2 1/2 year court battle. Several of the 87 sexual abuse victims who waited outside the courtroom were told late last night, the church that stole their innocence is sorry.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I intend to write a letter to each victim personally, seeking forgiveness and reconciliation. Let me also take this opportunity to once again extend on the behalf of the dioceses of Orange and myself was sincere apology, a request for forgiveness, a heartfelt hope for reconciliation and healing.

GRIFFIN: What followed that statement from Orange County Bishop Todd Brown was unexpected. The victims, people who ere molested by 43 Catholic priests, nuns, teachers, even a choir director, hugged and thanked the bishop for acknowledging their pain.

DAVID GUERRERO, PLAINTIFF: For once, them coming in tonight and settling these cases and apologizing, and for Bishop Brown saying he will hand write a letter of apology for each and every victim, I mean, I couldn't stop crying.

JOHN MANLY, VICTIMS' ATTORNEY: The survivors themselves, hugging the bishop, congratulating him for what, John? Why?

I think it reflects the point that all these people ever wanted was to be believed. And tonight, what you have is a concrete demonstration by him that it did happen, and he's sorry.

GRIFFIN: Sources say it will be at least seven days before the exact dollar amounts are released.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We can't answer questions.

GRIFFIN: But abuse survivor Joel Castaix says the money is only secondary. What she says will be most important in this settlement are the documents yet to come and the truth yet to be told.

JOELLE CASTAIX, PLAINTIFF: People tend to think that perhaps things aren't as bad as it's portrayed in the press. But the truth is, it's 100 times worse than anyone's ever imagined. And when those documents get out, it will be a great day for survivors and a very interesting day for the Catholic Church.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

GRIFFIN (on-camera): That interesting day could come within the week, when details of this settlement, along with the possible release of documents comes out. As for who pays, the Roman Catholic Church of Orange, along with its eight insurance carriers. Drew Griffin, CNN, Los Angeles.

KAGAN: Here are some other church abuse settlements in order to provide some context for you. The most recent came about a year ago, when the Archdiocese of Miami paid $9.3 million. Just before that, the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut agreed to pay $21 million. The largest settlement on record so far is an $85 million settlement with the Archdiocese of Boston.

SANCHEZ: Meanwhile, attorneys for convicted killer Scott Peterson are doing their best to try and save his life. Jurors have been hearing from a stream of friends and relatives and at one point yesterday, Peterson was again brought to tears. CNN's Rusty Dornin is covering the sentencing phase. She's in Redwood city, California, once again and she joins us live. RUSTY DORNIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Rick, it's pretty obvious from the family and friends that have been testifying that they just don't believe Scott Peterson committed this crime in the first place. They're trying to show the jury a different side of this man, talking about how caring, responsible, kind, gracious, altruistic -- of course, the list goes on and on. And family members are saying, look, if you sentence Scott Peterson to death, you are sentencing us to a similar psychological fate.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DORNIN (voice-over): Tears flowed as Janey Peterson talked about her brother-in-law, Scott. Several Peterson family members also cried while Janey described her fondest memories of Laci Peterson. "She took my breath away," she said, "She was so bubbly and so fun."

Jurors displayed little emotion during her testimony. But when Scott Peterson's half brother John told funny stories of their childhood, some jurors smiled and even the defendant chuckled. Each family member has emphasized how horrible it would be for them if Scott is sentenced to death. John Peterson said, "I would be devastated. I couldn't even imagine. He's my little brother. I love him."

In California, jurors have instructed not to consider the impact on family members when they deliberate a death penalty case. But legal analysts here say it may be hard for some jurors not to.

JIM HAMMER, LEGAL ANALYST: I think they're praying that one juror will feel so sorry for his parents that they will not pull the trigger, will not send Scott to death. They will not, in other words, make Jackie and Lee's suffering even worse than it's been already.

DORNIN: Earlier, a high school friend, Aaron Fritz (ph) told the jury that Scott Peterson was his role model, always gracious and welcoming. Fritz said Peterson could even have the same positive effect behind bars.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

DORNIN (on camera): We don't expect anything to wrap up today. The judge did tell the jury there's going to be three witnesses and the court will probably recess about noon. Witnesses will go into Monday, perhaps Tuesday, meaning deliberations won't begin until sometime mid-next week - Rick.

SANCHEZ: Well, Rusty, anything in their body language suggest that this jury has been in any way, shape or form softened by the testimony, the pro-Scott Peterson testimony?

DORNIN: Not really. They've been very grim-faced. Even when -- they did smile a little bit when his half brother was telling some of the childhood stories. But when Janey Peterson, his half-sister, was crying repeatedly on the stand, that sort of thing, also his mother and other sister were crying in the audience, they didn't seem to register any kind of emotion. Many of the legal analysts here feel that there's just no connection being made between this jury, in terms of evoking any sympathy.

SANCHEZ: They're certainly resolute. Rusty Dornin following that story for us out there in Redwood City. We thank you -- Daryn.

KAGAN: Now the story that a lot of people consider the water cooler story of the day. More about the steroid use by Major League athletes. Giants outfielder Barry Bonds reportedly told a grand jury last December he didn't know he was using steroids. According to a court transcript obtained by "The San Francisco Chronicle," Bonds testified he thought he was using flaxseed oil and a rubbing balm for arthritis. Bonds said he received the formulas from his personal trainer during the 2003 season. The trainer has been indicted in a steroid distribution ring.

Also from "The Chronicle," New York Yankee slugger Jason Giambi reportedly told the same grand jury that he used steroids and growth hormones for at least three seasons. Our national correspondent Frank Buckley has more.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

FRANK BUCKLEY, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Jason Giambi reportedly told a San Francisco grand jury that he took several different steroids and performance-enhancing drugs. "The San Francisco Chronicle," which reviewed Giambi's secret testimony, said Giambi was granted immunity, and he identified Greg Anderson as his alleged steroid source. Anderson is currently charged, along with three other men, with conspiracy, money laundering and illegally distributing steroids as part of the federal investigation into BALCO, a firm that provided nutritional help to top athletes.

Anderson was a weight trainer who worked with home run hitter Barry Bonds. And Giambi told the grand jury that's what attracted him to Anderson. "So I started to ask him, hey, what are the things you're doing with Barry?" Bonds has consistently denied using steroids and trainer Greg Anderson's attorney told CNN that his client never knowingly provided illegal substances to anyone. Giambi has also denied using steroids. Now, Giambi's apparent mission is sure to inspire critics of Major League Baseball's drug policy, which they say is easy is to thwart.

MARK FAIRNU-WADA, "SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE": One expert in the area called the testing program last year an IQ test, as opposed to a steroids test.

BUCKLEY: Baseball commissioner Bud Selig plans to speak with Giambi as he pushes for tougher steroid penalties.

BUD SELIG, BASEBALL COMMISSIONER: I'm going to leave no stone unturned until we have that policy in place by spring training of next year.

BUCKLEY: Representatives for Jason Giambi said the slugger had no comment. Frank Buckey, CNN, Los Angeles.

(END VIDEOTAPE) KAGAN: This is a story that gets people talking.

SANCHEZ: It certainly does. Fans don't like it.

KAGAN: Fans do not like cheating.

SANCHEZ: It's all about the integrity of the game.

Lots of Americans raced to get their flu shots. But did they get the real deal?

KAGAN: Questions about some injections that may not have been approved.

SANCHEZ: And then later a look at how quick thinking helped to save the lives of these little -- can you see it, there they are, these little pups.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: When opportunity knocked on Ann Fudge's door she seized it. A retired Kraft Foods executive, she re-entered the workforce last year to restore direction at Young & Rubicam, one of the worlds largest advertising and media service firms. As chairman and CEO, Fudge's strategy focuses on clients rather than profits. She placed Y&R's six North American offices under one earnings report, allowing each officer's managing partner more time to devote to specific clients and staffing.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

SANCHEZ: Jobs report came out today as we had mentioned earlier and what's that going to do?

KAGAN: Well, things have started kind of perking on the markets, but not so much.

Lets look here with Rhonda Schaffler. Hi, Ronda.

RHONDA SHAFFLER, SENIOR BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Daryn and Rick. Wall Street obviously not too elated with that jobs report. It was weaker than expected, Just 112,000 new U.S. jobs created last month. The smallest campaign in five months, and about half what the economists were forecasting. The Labor Department also lowered us numbers for both September and October.

So, that weighing on Wall Street. Somewhat lower oil prices, though, are helping a little bit. And technology stocks are doing, OK. Still, the Dow struggles now, barely budging as can you see. The Nasdaq, a couple of points higher. Shares of Intel are up more than 6 percent, after the bell yesterday the chip giant dramatically raised its sales outlook, setting strong holiday demand for its processors, which is the brains of the majority of the world's personal computers. Intel says demand has been strong in most regions, and all segments. And it could be the end of an era for IBM. Big Blue was the first to bring personal computers to the masses back in 1981. But it could now be putting its PC business up for sale. "The New York Times" is reporting that a Chinese company named Linova is the leading contender. IBM says it will not comment on rumors. That's it from Wall Street for now. Let's go back now to Rick.

KAGAN: Actually, I'll take it. But thank you very much, Rhonda.

News out of the United Nations we've gotten word, of course, that the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Jan Danforth has given his resignation after only six months on the job. Just a little bit ago he had some comments about why he's doing that. Let's listen in.

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JOHN DANFORTH, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO U.N.: And what I really want to do is to go home. I mean, it's just as simple as that. And I wanted to make that clear. In fact, three days after the election I talked to the president's chief of staff, Andy Card, and told him that what I -- what we want to do, my wife and I want to do, is to go home. It's not -- it's not that we don't like it here. We do. But it's just home at this point in our lives, and being together at this point of the lives, and not being off on some other pursuit.

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KAGAN: The home most likely is Missouri. Danforth is, after all, a former U.S. senator from that state. He said he will still be available for short-term projects. Reports have said that Danforth's wife has had some health challenges. So after six months John Danforth going home.

SANCHEZ: He should get a job in radio.

KAGAN: Great voice.

SANCHEZ: Great pipes. Unbelievable.

Well, let's take a look at other stories that have been making news from coast to coast. And we start with an arrest. It's been made a videotaped purse snatching. Watch this with us. This is in Tucson, Arizona.

KAGAN: Hey, come back here.

SANCHEZ: Yes. The mugging happens right outside a parking lot in a store. Look at him go. The victim was a 76-year-old woman. And the video shown on a local TV and tipsters calls led to that man's arrest.

KAGAN: Good. Take that.

All right, police in Washington state are investigating a case of suspicious flu shots. The woman gave shots to 130 shoppers at some grocery stores. One shopper complained of a pain in his arm after getting a shot. Police were brought in and confirmed the woman is indeed a nurse, but they're not convinced of her motives. Police want to know how the woman got the vaccines in the midst of a shortage.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Come on, babies. Come on, babies. You know, that's what I kept saying to them trying to revive them. Then all of a sudden one of them kind of opened its mouth and made a gasping kind of sound.

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SANCHEZ: This is a Utah woman whose job it is to save people's lives. She performed the same service for puppies the other day. Carolyn Shaw did a c-section on her dog who died during a birthing and delivered three healthy puppies because of her. Shaw was assisted by her husband and EMT partner. The three of them kept rubbing the tiny babies until they finally showed signs and eventually actually came back to life.

KAGAN: Quick thinking. They used a kitchen knife, I hear, to do the c-section.

SANCHEZ: Got to know what you're doing. Don't try this at home as they say.

KAGAN: Yes. Look at the cute little, little puppies. I like the puppies.

All right, all about sex. It's all about sex and betrayal.

SANCHEZ: Got my attention.

KAGAN: Yes, OK. It's getting Oscar's attention, as well. Still to come, new mom Julia Roberts and Jude Law get twisted in love and lies.

SANCHEZ: We're going to take a look, a closer look at Mr. Moviefone next. Well, not at him, but at the movie.

KAGAN: No, we're looking at him, too.

SANCHEZ: OK.

And this is what we've got coming up your way in the next hour.

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KAGAN: Time now to check in at the box office for a glimpse of what is hot and what is coming out today. A legendary director returning with the story of love and loss. And Mr. Moviefone, Russ Leatherman, is here to tell us more about that. It's called "Closer," Russ.

RUSS LEATHERMAN, MR. MOVIEFONE: And there's a lot more loss than love in this movie. KAGAN: Really?

LEATHERMAN: It's an amazing movie. It's one of those movies that you have to be prepared for when you go to see it. Because it's dark. It's graphic. There's dialogue that might hurt some of the people in the red states I think. I'm not sure. But the director Mike Nichols, who's done fantastic work, a great cast here, Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman and Clive Owen. And it's really about these people who find themselves in a crazy romantic tangle where Jude Law is with Natalie Portman, but has an affair with Julia Roberts who's with Clive Owen who cheats with Natalie Portman.

Did you follow all of that, Daryn?

KAGAN: It sounds like "all my children."

LEATHERMAN: It's a little bit of a mess here. And I find that in these sorts of situations there's usually somebody who gets hurt. And in this movie a lot of people get hurt. Now, with that said I thought the acting in the movie was brilliant. Clive Owen, I think was spectacular. Natalie Portman I love. I think she's terrific. I thought the direction was good. And I thought for what it is, this is a really good movie. But it ain't the feel-good movie of the year. So...

KAGAN: No. But that's not what he was going for.

LEATHERMAN: It isn't what he was going for. But what I'm saying is as a moviegoer prepare yourself for some really graphic, hard-core stuff that you may not be used to facing in a movie. Just know what you're getting in to when you go see this thing. And if you do, I think you're going to like it.

KAGAN: Note to self, not a first date movie.

LEATHERMAN: That is exactly right.

KAGAN: All right, OK. Hey you're up to not just doing movie reviews and using your booming voice, but you're also doing something new on your Web site. Tell us about that.

LEATHERMAN: We are. We're doing something very cool. We started a new feature on moviefone.com called 10 minutes of. And the beauty of this, is right now, if you go to moviefone.com or AOL keyword, movies, you can watch 10 minutes of the new movie "Spanglish" with Adam Sandler. Now the thing that I think is so great about this, is it's not a preview. It's not a trailer. It's not cut up to sort of show the audience what the studio wants to show them. This is a chunk taken right out of the movie.

And I found, that for me going and watching this thing really gave me a great idea of whether I want to see this movie or not. And in fact, I went, I watched the 10 minutes and I really do want to see the movie. I think it looks terrific. So, it's a new feature on moviefone.com. Please go check that out, because I think your going to find that it's one of the more useful things that we've ever done. KAGAN: Is it free?

LEATHERMAN: So there's that. It's free! It's totally free. So Daryn, you go watch the movie "Closer" and then come back and tell me about how that worked for you, because I'm dying to know.

KAGAN: And then I'll tell you which 10 minutes you should put on your Web site.

LEATHERMAN: Thank you very much.

KAGAN: I'm here to serve.

LEATHERMAN: Have a great weekend, Daryn.

KAGAN: Russ Leatherman, Mr. Moviefone. You can keep an eye on entertainment 24/7 by pointing your Internet browser to cnn.com/entertainment. Among the highlights you will find there take a look.

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SANCHEZ: I'm getting beat up over here.

KAGAN: It's Friday.

SANCHEZ: Wouldn't be the first time.

KAGAN: Orelon Sidney, is here to come to your rescue and tell us about the weather. Hi Orelon.

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KAGAN: Thank you.

SANCHEZ: Thanks Orelon.

Well, finally it's settled for some church abuse victims. We're going to take a closer look next hour at this agreement that you may have heard us mention out in California. That's the Bishop of the California. He's actually meeting and as you can see hugging some of the victims there. We will break it down.

KAGAN: Plus we're talking to two youth activist, igniting home and more around the world with their good deeds. As the second hour of CNN LIVE TODAY begins right now.

And we start by taking a look at what is happening now in the news.

Former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik has been nominated to take over the Department of Homeland Security. The president's announcement was carried live here on CNN just a little over an hour ago. A live report on that just ahead.

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