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'Morning Buzz'

Aired January 29, 2002 - 07:24   ET

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JACK CAFFERTY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: All right, let's check a couple of other stories that are around this morning, one of them about Osama bin Laden, which Mr. Schneider was just talking about, still paramount in the minds of the American public. We've got to get this guy.

There's a great story on CBS that you brought to our attention about a sighting of this guy.

PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Well, actually, CBS News reported last night in an exclusive report that Osama bin Laden was taken to Pakistan on the evening of September 10 for medical treatment. And CBS News interviewed a couple of hospital workers in silhouette who claim to have seen Osama bin Laden at the hospital. And then, of course, the report went on to talk about Musharraf later indicating...

CAFFERTY: In Pakistan.

ZAHN: In Pakistan later indicating that he believes that Osama bin Laden has died from kidney failure. No one else is confirming this report yet, other than CBS News, that Osama bin Laden was in Pakistan on the eve of the September 11 attacks.

ANDERSON COOPER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: As Barry Petersen pointed out in the report last night, it is all within the realm of possibility. I mean Ahmed Rashid, the writer who has written quite extensively on the Taliban who I'm sure we've all talked to, has pointed out in the past that the Pakistani military is known to have had contacts with bin Laden, is known to have aided him in the past, possibly even giving him kidney dialysis machines.

So, of course, the question is, you know, are there elements within the Pakistani military and intelligence who might have been willing to even help him escape if, in fact, he's still alive?

CAFFERTY: The other two items coming up shortly, the Olympic games and the World Economic Forum, which in their wisdom they have chosen to hold here in New York City, with all of the attendant protests and demonstrations. Mutants from around the world will congregate outside the Waldorf Astoria right here in the heart of Manhattan and do whatever it is they do.

And the security issues confronting them because of the location for this are immense. Four thousand cops are going to be put on duty for this. It starts, I think, in a couple of days over at the Waldorf.

And the concerns about the Olympic Game security.

COOPER: Right. Yes.

CAFFERTY: Ashcroft's not happy about security out there, either.

COOPER: Yes, apparently he's asked to bolster some of the elements of security.

ZAHN: Yes, I guess he went to some of the venues outside of Salt Lake City and was very concerned how vulnerable some of the open air markets were where people would go to eat.

But coming back to the economic conference here, I am told on average it will take guests an hour to get into the Waldorf hotel --

COOPER: Oh, you're kidding?

ZAHN: ... to attend these lectures that pretty much run throughout the weekend, from Friday throughout the weekend.

COOPER: We should also point out that the Super Bowl on Sunday is the first designated by the White House, the first sporting event to be a national security special event designated by the White House. So federal law enforcement are going to be involved in security for the upcoming Super Bowl.

ZAHN: I'm going to be happy to watch it on TV.

CAFFERTY: Me, too.

COOPER: I know.

CAFFERTY: And the World Economic Forum. And all of those other events. Don't go near that Waldorf. It's going to be awful.

Eminem looking for a new color, but unfortunately we don't have time to get into that.

COOPER: Oh, it's going to be purple.

ZAHN: Will you save it? Oh -- purple?

COOPER: It's my prediction. All bets are off. Who knows?

ZAHN: Purple ketchup and now purple Eminem. What's going on?

COOPER: Well, if you have something you'd like to contribute to the Morning Buzz or maybe a color for Eminem, we'd love to hear from you. You can e-mail us here. Our address is am@cnn.com. We'll be checking our e-mail throughout the morning.

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