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Golden Globes Wrap-Up; The "New You Revolution" Begins
Aired January 17, 2005 - 09:30 ET
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BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Good morning, Carol.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: I am indeed. Good morning to you. Good morning all of you.
Now in the News," thousand of Iraqis living in the United States are expected to take part in the upcoming elections in Iraq. Beginning this morning, centers will be registering voters in Detroit, Los Angeles, Nashville, Chicago and Washington. Election officials say there's no way to tell how many will actually turn out when the voting begins and it will begin here on January 28th.
In the United States, the search continues this hour for a missing boy and girl apparently taken at gun point by their biological parents. 11-month-old Breanna and 2-year-old James Paul will taken from their foster family last Saturday. Police say Alishia Ann Chambers and James Canter are armed and dangerous. Authorities a $1,000 reward for any information in this search.
And the new Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is calling for a halt to violence against Israelis. During a cabinet meeting just hours ago, Abbas ordered Palestinian forces to stop militants from launching attacks on Israelis. He also called for an investigation to last week's killing of six Israelis on the Gaza border. Israel says it will hold off retaliation for the attack to see what happens next. Back to you.
HEMMER: A developing story. An interesting one, too. Back and forth as we watched over the weekend. Thank you, Carol.
HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: We're coming up on Thursday's presidential inauguration. And all this week, we're asking average Americans to comment on second-term issues that are important to them. Part one of our special series, "What's In It For Me?" deals with the U.S. military's continuing role in Iraq.
And Kelly Wallace is here now to tell us all about that.
KELLY WALLACE, CNN ANCHOR: Hi, Heidi. One of the top issues on the minds of military families, when will the U.S. troops come home for good? And so we pose that question to Dawn Jimenez of Levittown, Pennsylvania. She's the mother of three small children. We also asked her what's in it for her family and other military families around the country.
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JULIANNA (ph) JIMENEZ, FATHER SERVING IN IRAQ: I want daddy.
WALLACE (voice-over): The hometown cost of the war could not get any simpler for 3-year-old Juliana Jimenez. She misses her daddy.
DAWN JIMENEZ, HUSBAND SERVING IN IRAQ: And what did mommy tell you? What's daddy doing?
WALLACE: The only thing that seems to stop the tears, plans for daddy's homecoming in February.
D. JIMENEZ: You want to blow up balloons?
J. JIMENEZ: Yes.
D. JIMENEZ: How many do you want to blow up?
J. JIMENEZ: All of them.
WALLACE: Since last February, when William Jimenez, a specialist with the New Jersey Army National Guard, left for Iraq, his first deployment during his 20-year career, Dawn has been raising 6-year-old Savannah (ph), 4-year-old William, and little Julianna all alone here in Levittown, Pennsylvania. And Julianna seems to be having the toughest time.
(on camera): How hard that is for you?
D. JIMENEZ: It's hard, but you know, you got to give her moment. You know, if that's what she needs, let her take it.
WALLACE (voice-over): Dawn's a Republican. She says she voted for President Bush and remains very supportive of the war. Still, she has definite opinions about what the president's priorities in Iraq should be during his second term. Number one, she says, security for the troops.
D. JIMENEZ: You want to make sure that every soldier has what they need, you know, whether it be armor for their vehicles, body armor, whatever the case may be. You make sure they have it.
WALLACE: Number two, a plan to eventually bring the troops home.
D. JIMENEZ: I know, again, we're not going to be out of there overnight. I know it will probably be more than five years. But we definitely got to come to a grip with this and quickly. You know, we definitely need more allies.
WALLACE: And number three, she says, more financial help for needy military families.
D. JIMENEZ: I know there's families out there, you know, who are facing issues oh my god, I got a mortgage to pay, bills, groceries, et cetera.
SAVANNAH JIMENEZ, FATHER IN IRAQ: These are the medals that daddy sent home. WALLACE (on camera): Do you know where your dad is?
S. JIMENEZ: In Iraq.
WALLACE: And what's he doing there?
S. JIMENEZ: He's beating the bad guys and getting ready to come home in February, after my birthday.
WALLACE (voice-over): Since William left, Dawn started volunteering, trying to help other National Guard families with loved ones in Iraq. Her final wish for the next four years, the militaries staying in better touch with the families.
D. JIMENEZ: We're here, don't forget us.
And as her mom talks, it seems Julianna has forgotten, for at least a little while, how much she misses her daddy.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
WALLACE: And we want to thank the Jimenez family for letting us inside their home. We can tell you the family is getting very busy, making that welcome home banner, blowing up the balloons because William Jimenez could be coming home in the next few weeks.
COLLINS: Wow, that is the best news for them.
WALLACE: Best news for them.
COLLINS: And you say the next weeks. I mean, we've got these elections coming up January 30th. Does Dawn think that this is actually a good jumping-off point or is she worried about the increased violence that we've heard could happen?
WALLACE: You know, she -- best to describe her, she's remaining somewhat hopeful. She doesn't think that there will be a civil war inside Iraq, but she says she knows that the insurgency will continue, she thinks, for months if not years. We asked her, Heidi, if the U.S. ultimately determines that things are just not going to get better, should American troops come out, and she really paused and said she doesn't know her position. She hopes the troops will stay there until they get a sense if they can make things better.
COLLINS: Amazing how committed these families are.
WALLACE: They are.
COLLINS: All right, Kelly, thank you very much. And also, want to let you know that tomorrow the second part of our series, "What's In It For Me?" we'll explore the issue of moral values. So stay tuned for that -- Bill.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
HEMMER: Time now for our special edition of "90-Second Pop." Toure is here this morning, CNN pop culture correspondent.
Good morning to you.
TOURE, CNN POP CULTURE CORRESPONDENT: How are you?
HEMMER: Are you awake?
TOURE: I am.
HEMMER: You hardly look it.
Jessica Shaw from "Entertainment Weekly" is with us, too.
Jessica, good morning. Good to see you.
JESSICA SHAW, "ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY": Good to see you.
HEMMER: And B.J. Sigesmund, staff editor for "US Weekly."
How are you doing?
B.J. SIGESMUND, STAFF EDITOR, "US WEEKLY": Good.
HEMMER: This show was a dog last night. Can we just give it a big thumbs-down? Do you know why? There was no host. There was no person to take you through every...
SHAW: It's true. It just started in, yes.
HEMMER: It was just bad. Let's talk about the big categories, by the way.
SIGESMUND: OK.
HEMMER: What did you like last night? And the big winners are what?
SIGESMUND: Well, what I liked was different from what won necessarily, but let's say that the biggest winners of the night were for best picture drama, "The Aviator." Right? The Martin Scorsese bio-pic of Howard Hughes. And for best picture musical comedy, it was all about "Sideways."
Now, what was interesting, though, about last night was it was a little bit schizophrenic. There wasn't one movie that really took the majority of categories. For "The Aviator," you saw best picture and Leonardo DiCaprio win. And then for "Sideways," it won not only best picture musical comedy, but also best screenplay. But surprisingly, Clint Eastwood won best director for "Million Dollar Baby."
HEMMER: Why was that a surprise?
SIGESMUND: That upset...
TOURE: Why was that a surprise? SIGESMUND: No, because I think a lot of people thought Martin Scorsese was going to win for best director. You know, "The Aviator" won...
SHAW: They split it up for sure, when someone gets director and someone else gets picture. But "Closer" got two awards last night, and Hilary Swank won. So, it was a weird night.
TOURE: I mean, usually, we walk out of the Golden Globes knowing this is where we're headed for the Oscars.
SIGESMUND: Right.
TOURE: This is the favorite. This is going to be a suspenseful Oscars for once, because "Million Dollar Baby" got love, "Aviator" got love last night, "Sideways" got a lot of love. So, I mean, there are three pictures that...
SIGESMUND: Right.
HEMMER: It kind of reflects how the movies have gone for the past year, right? There's no one dominant film out there...
(CROSSTALK)
SIGESMUND: But there is one category for sure that you can name right now for best...
HEMMER: Which is?
SIGESMUND: ... for the Oscars, which is Jamie Foxx...
TOURE: Right.
SIGESMUND: ... for best actor for "Ray." That was the emotional highlight of the night. And I think we're going to listen to it at some point.
SHAW: Get your tissues out, people.
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JAMIE FOXX, ACTOR: I'm having the ride of my life. I used to think it was corny when people would say that people are looking down on you. And I didn't really -- I didn't believe it. But I got a feeling. Thank you.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
HEMMER: He was talking about his grandmother last night. Really a tender moment, too.
SHAW: But don't you think that just won him the Oscar, though? I mean, that was like the best performance he has ever done in his career. I mean, that was amazing.
SIGESMUND: That was very good.
HEMMER: Let's talk about the TV awards.
TOURE: Oh!
HEMMER: You sat here on Friday last week and said forget about it. It's going to be Sarah Jessica Parker.
TOURE: My god, how quickly...
HEMMER: What happened?
TOURE: How quickly we forgot our old friends. "Sex and the City" got pushed to the side by "Desperate Housewives."
HEMMER: Teri Hatcher...
TOURE: Teri Hatcher in "Desperate Housewives" won best comedy. I mean, it's a great show. I love it. If you don't have TiVo, you missed a great episode of "Desperate Housewives" on the other channel. But, I mean, you know, how quickly we forget.
HEMMER: Stop a second here. You had a category with five people nominated, right?
TOURE: Yes.
HEMMER: And that show had 60 percent of the nominees.
SIGESMUND: Well, that's the amazing thing. People said for sure those "Desperate Housewives" are going to cancel each other out and SJP will walk up there, or she actually wasn't there, but Sarah Jessica Parker would win again. So, it's more of a triumph that Teri Hatcher won.
SHAW: And even more pathetic even for Debra Messing, who didn't have a shot...
TOURE: Right.
SHAW: ... even though...
HEMMER: Right.
SHAW: ... she was the likely winner. I mean, come on!
HEMMER: Hey, Jessica, tell us about the fashion last night. What did you think?
SHAW: Well, I...
HEMMER: Who won and who did not?
SHAW: I have to say, like, there was nothing all that remarkable. I was sort of hoping for, like, a really horrible situation or a really great one. I thought Nicole Kidman was truly stunning in her Gucci dress. B.J. and I tend to agree on Nicole's sartorial judgment.
SIGESMUND: We tend to disagree.
SHAW: Disagree, I'm sorry.
HEMMER: Hilary Swank in the middle?
SHAW: Hilary Swank in Calvin Klein, beautiful, the same color she wore the year that she won the Oscar. So, I think maybe that was a good luck color. And also, Felicity Huffman I thought was radiant. She was the sexiest "Desperate Housewife," not desperate for clothing taste.
HEMMER: That was the best-dressed?
SHAW: That was the best-dressed.
SIGESMUND: That was the best analogy.
HEMMER: Who makes your other list?
SHAW: The other list, I have to go with Mariska Hargitay had a little bit of a problem with perhaps it was a little too cold around her table.
HEMMER: I see. I see.
SHAW: And I was...
SIGESMUND: In my apartment, you people were aghast at how Mariska Hargitay looked when she took to the stand.
HEMMER: Really?
SIGESMUND: Yes.
SHAW: It was a little nipple-gate 2005.
HEMMER: It's cable. Put that picture back up there. You have Halle Berry in the middle.
SHAW: Halle Barry?
HEMMER: How can she look bad, Toure?
TOURE: I don't know how she could ever look bad.
SHAW: I thought that dress was truly hideous. She is gorgeous, and that dress did nothing for her. It made her body look a little...
SIGESMUND: It's like the (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
SHAW: Yes.
TOURE: I don't know about hideous. SHAW: But nothing was as hideous as Lisa Marie Presley wearing some weird cape. I expected her to turn into a bat and, like, fly off into the distance.
HEMMER: She had the gothic look going, didn't she?
SHAW: Yes.
HEMMER: Nice to see you all, OK?
SIGESMUND: Thank you.
HEMMER: B.J., Jessica, see you later.
SHAW: See you.
HEMMER: The prince of urban populism.
Here's Heidi -- Heidi.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
(WEATHER REPORT)
HEMMER: Also tomorrow, Condoleeza Rice's nomination as secretary of state gets its first real test. We have live coverage from Capitol Hill starting tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time, that's 6:00 on the West Coast tomorrow here on AMERICAN MORNING.
COLLINS: So how do you end up with a four-inch nail in your skull and not even know it's there? You got to hear it to believe it. We'll tell you in a minute.
HEMMER: Also in a moment, the first participant in our "New You Revolution." He's a self-proclaimed running addict, used to be. Now he's a french fry addict. His story. Meet Harald after this.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
COLLINS: Each year, millions of Americans start the new year off wanting to make changes in their lives.
HEMMER: We received thousands of applications from viewers all across the country wanting to finally break the bad habits and get healthy this year. They wanted to join our second annual "New You Revolution," with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. The guy who did it again last year, back with us now.
Sanjay, good morning.
SANJAY GUPTA, CNN SR. MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Real success last year. So we decided to do it again. And today we want you to meet our five participants.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) GUPTA (voice-over): There's Leigh Ann Raynor. She's a minister from south Georgia with an existing heart problem. She wants to quit smoking but can't. She eats a lot of unhealthy food because she doesn't cook. And she doesn't exercise.
Then there's Jonathan Karp. He's our youngest participant, with a far too common bad habit, one that's often not discussed. Jonathan bites his nails, but wants to stop once and for all.
Thekla Fischer is an attorney and a newlywed and a work-a-holic and doesn't eat until late at night and doesn't exercise enough. She hopes to be healthy and in top condition to start a family.
Sandra Garth. She's a grandmother who's celebrating her 50th birthday today. Sandra knows a lot about health and fitness, but her love of sweets and stress eating has caught up with her since she stopped exercising when she got arthritis a few years ago.
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GUPTA: Then of course there's Harald Fricker. He says he's addicted to running, but his love for food leads him to eat too much and subsequently weigh too much as well. And even though he has a daily cardio routine, he sent us his plea to get him into the "New You Revolution." Here's why.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
GUPTA (voice-over): Meet Harald Fricker. Is this the man we're profiling for the "New You"? Why would this man want to be part of our revolution? A top endurance athlete of triathlons and ultra marathons. Because he now looks like this.
HARALD FRICKER, "NEW YOU REVOLUTION" PARTICIPANT: Deep inside, I'm still this fit person.
GUPTA: He begins each day with a morning run at 4:00 a.m. But with added baggage. His dog, the cat, and an extra 100 pounds. He's gained almost 13 pounds a year for 10 years. Harald blames being married, having kids, and long work hours for his weight gain.
FRICKER: I've felt all of these first ten years of having kids that I always thought that it would be selfish, too selfish, to take time for myself, but it's actually just the opposite.
GUPTA: He's an entrepreneur, a ski center manager and a running addict.
FRICKER: There's no denying that I'm addicted to running.
GUPTA: His hourly runs burn about 1200 calories. So how can he be obese? We asked his doctor during the "New You" check-up.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He eats too much.
FRICKER: Oh! GUPTA: He's also addicted to another high...
FRICKER: Because I'm a growing boy.
GUPTA: Harald's "New You" fitness and nutrition expert Joel Weinstein (ph) agrees.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And I don't know what you've been eating, but maybe a house?
FRICKER: And this was my drug.
GUPTA (on camera): What's your drug now?
FRICKER: Right here.
GUPTA: Is that what it is?
FRICKER: Why couldn't I just run more?
GUPTA (voice-over): And we'll deal with those addictions next.
FRICKER: You know, not yet, Joel. Come on, get out of my face.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
GUPTA: And we got the man with us. Harald Fricker. What did you think of the piece, there?
COLLINS: Guilty!
FRICKER: Yes. Guilty. You caught me.
COLLINS: We saw some of your family in the picture. How about your wife and your kids, how do they feel about you being part of the "New You Revolution"?
FRICKER: Well, I think they love it. Because they know that now's the time I'm not going to fail in front of millions of people. So, yes, got to kick it up a notch. I'm going to do it this time.
COLLINS: And they're supporting you.
FRICKER: Absolutely.
GUPTA: And we've enlisted your doctor and a personal trainer as well. Here's a prescription to break your bad habits.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
FRICKER: I want to be a shrinking boy.
GUPTA (voice-over): Get ready, Harald. We've got the formula for a new you.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He weighs 276 now and his goal weight would be 185 to 195 pounds.
GUPTA: Here's the doctor's prescription. Reduce his BMI, lower his cholesterol, lose one to two pounds of fat a week. And the trainer based his prescription on the doc's write-up.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Quite a body you had, Harald.
FRICKER: Where did it go?
GUPTA: Get on an eating routine. No more skipping meals. Cardio three to five days a week, weight training three day a week and get more Zs because lack of sleep can lead to weight gain, too.
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GUPTA: Harald Fricker. Best of luck to you. I think you're up to the challenge for the "New You Revolution." And a lot of people out there want to see your plan in action.
COLLINS: Harald, really quickly, what's the one thing you just feel like you can't live without?
FRICKER: The running, actually.
COLLINS: Really.
(CROSSTALK)
FRICKER: Without the food, I've already made that transition. So no problem there.
HEMMER: Make your children proud.
GUPTA: Eight weeks.
HEMMER: Great to meet you, Harald.
FRICKER: Thank you very much.
HEMMER: Tomorrow we're going to meet another participant. Reverend Leigh Ann Raynor (ph) is here.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm not picky about my fast food.
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HEMMER: And that's a problem. She needs to start eating healthier food and stop smoking and start exercising. She turns 50 in April. Tune in tomorrow at 7 a.m. Eastern. We'll unveil how Leigh Ann's "New You Revolution" plan is fitting into her new program.
Good luck, Harald.
FRICKER: Thank you. HEMMER: You're living in Colorado. It's the ski season.
COLLINS: It's a healthy state.
GUPTA: We're going to get him out today as well. It's 20 degrees in New York City.
HEMMER: Excellent. Great to meet you. Break here. In a moment, it is the most painful trip ever to the dentist, especially for those who had to see the X-rays. Back in a moment here on AMERICAN MORNING.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
COLLINS: Time to check in now with Jack Cafferty once again.
JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: Bill is in a quandary. He is concerned about the fact that our previous guest is not going to be able to lose all 78 ones in the eight weeks that the series is on.
COLLINS: Safely.
HEMMER: Is that what he wants to do?
CAFFERTY: No. I bet he's going to lose...
HEMMER: That's why we keep Gupta in the wing over here.
CAFFERTY: He's going to lose some of it.
HEMMER: Thank you, Sanjay.
CAFFERTY: Draw this up on a blackboard for him, will you, Doc, when you get a minute?
HEMMER: Flow charts.
CAFFERTY: The question we're asking is based on an article in The New Yorker by Sy Hersh. He claims that U.S. has commandos inside Iran doing reconnaissance on military targets with planned attacks coming as soon as this summer. That's the question. Should the U.S. attack military targets inside Iran?
John in Toronto, Ontario: "It would be pure suicide to allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons. I'd rather solve the problem now than trust my fate to the honesty and goodwill of some religious fanatics."
Rich in Kansas City, Missouri: "Attack Iran. Don't we have more important things to do like ban gay marriage?"
And Dean in Marlton (ph), New Jersey: "Yes, the U.S. should attack military targets in Iran. We're in the area, why not? While we're at it, we ought to attack Syria as well."
Thank you for your input. You say if you lost 76 pounds in eight weeks, he'd be dead, Bill. Just so you can't, that'd be (UNINTELLIGIBLE)...
HEMMER: Is that how it works?
COLLINS: Yes. We're not going to go there.
CAFFERTY: You can't do it that fast, then the whole series would be a failure because one of the guys would have died right off the top.
HEMMER: Bottom line, he's going to be a lean, mean fighting machine, right?
COLLINS: And alive.
HEMMER: Which would get Gupta in a lot of trouble, wouldn't it?
CAFFERTY: He was already going, hey wait, he can't do that...
COLLINS: Anyway, we have some incredible picture to show you that also involve Sanjay, kind of, as a neurosurgeon. And in fact, if we didn't have these pictures, you probably wouldn't believe what happened: 23-year-old Patrick Lawler complained about a toothache for about a week. Then he went to the dentist and got the shock of his life.
An X-ray showed a four-inch nail driven an inch and a half into his brain. The spike apparently shot to his mouth when the nail gun backfired.
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PATRICK LAWLER, INJURED BY NAIL GUN: Yes, I consider myself lucky, you know? You don't shoot yourself in the face every day with a nail and have it not do anything. And it definitely makes one think about a profession change, you know?
(END VIDEO CLIP)
COLLINS: What did he say, lucky? It took surgeons more than four hours to remove the nail. And incidentally, if he keeps his job, Lawler says he will likely give up the nail gun and go back to using a hammer. And, Lawler is going to come and talk to us here on AMERICAN MORNING, that will be tomorrow coming your way. You certainly don't want to miss it.
CAFFERTY: One of the dopes that writes to us periodically said, the hardest part of his recovery was getting the claw hammer inside his mouth.
(LAUGHTER)
HEMMER: Next hour here, it's a wrap of the Golden Globes. Last night "Sideways" a big winner, "Aviator" a big winner, will another film though steal the spotlight come Oscar night? Daryn has that next hour with Tony Harris. We're back in a moment here on AMERICAN MORNING. (COMMERCIAL BREAK)
HEMMER: We are out of time. See you again tomorrow. Can't wait, can you?
(CROSSTALK)
HEMMER: Here's Daryn and Tony Harris at the CNN Center.
How are you guys, good morning.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: You guys have a great day in New York City.
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BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Good morning, Carol.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: I am indeed. Good morning to you. Good morning all of you.
Now in the News," thousand of Iraqis living in the United States are expected to take part in the upcoming elections in Iraq. Beginning this morning, centers will be registering voters in Detroit, Los Angeles, Nashville, Chicago and Washington. Election officials say there's no way to tell how many will actually turn out when the voting begins and it will begin here on January 28th.
In the United States, the search continues this hour for a missing boy and girl apparently taken at gun point by their biological parents. 11-month-old Breanna and 2-year-old James Paul will taken from their foster family last Saturday. Police say Alishia Ann Chambers and James Canter are armed and dangerous. Authorities a $1,000 reward for any information in this search.
And the new Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is calling for a halt to violence against Israelis. During a cabinet meeting just hours ago, Abbas ordered Palestinian forces to stop militants from launching attacks on Israelis. He also called for an investigation to last week's killing of six Israelis on the Gaza border. Israel says it will hold off retaliation for the attack to see what happens next. Back to you.
HEMMER: A developing story. An interesting one, too. Back and forth as we watched over the weekend. Thank you, Carol.
HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: We're coming up on Thursday's presidential inauguration. And all this week, we're asking average Americans to comment on second-term issues that are important to them. Part one of our special series, "What's In It For Me?" deals with the U.S. military's continuing role in Iraq.
And Kelly Wallace is here now to tell us all about that.
KELLY WALLACE, CNN ANCHOR: Hi, Heidi. One of the top issues on the minds of military families, when will the U.S. troops come home for good? And so we pose that question to Dawn Jimenez of Levittown, Pennsylvania. She's the mother of three small children. We also asked her what's in it for her family and other military families around the country.
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JULIANNA (ph) JIMENEZ, FATHER SERVING IN IRAQ: I want daddy.
WALLACE (voice-over): The hometown cost of the war could not get any simpler for 3-year-old Juliana Jimenez. She misses her daddy.
DAWN JIMENEZ, HUSBAND SERVING IN IRAQ: And what did mommy tell you? What's daddy doing?
WALLACE: The only thing that seems to stop the tears, plans for daddy's homecoming in February.
D. JIMENEZ: You want to blow up balloons?
J. JIMENEZ: Yes.
D. JIMENEZ: How many do you want to blow up?
J. JIMENEZ: All of them.
WALLACE: Since last February, when William Jimenez, a specialist with the New Jersey Army National Guard, left for Iraq, his first deployment during his 20-year career, Dawn has been raising 6-year-old Savannah (ph), 4-year-old William, and little Julianna all alone here in Levittown, Pennsylvania. And Julianna seems to be having the toughest time.
(on camera): How hard that is for you?
D. JIMENEZ: It's hard, but you know, you got to give her moment. You know, if that's what she needs, let her take it.
WALLACE (voice-over): Dawn's a Republican. She says she voted for President Bush and remains very supportive of the war. Still, she has definite opinions about what the president's priorities in Iraq should be during his second term. Number one, she says, security for the troops.
D. JIMENEZ: You want to make sure that every soldier has what they need, you know, whether it be armor for their vehicles, body armor, whatever the case may be. You make sure they have it.
WALLACE: Number two, a plan to eventually bring the troops home.
D. JIMENEZ: I know, again, we're not going to be out of there overnight. I know it will probably be more than five years. But we definitely got to come to a grip with this and quickly. You know, we definitely need more allies.
WALLACE: And number three, she says, more financial help for needy military families.
D. JIMENEZ: I know there's families out there, you know, who are facing issues oh my god, I got a mortgage to pay, bills, groceries, et cetera.
SAVANNAH JIMENEZ, FATHER IN IRAQ: These are the medals that daddy sent home. WALLACE (on camera): Do you know where your dad is?
S. JIMENEZ: In Iraq.
WALLACE: And what's he doing there?
S. JIMENEZ: He's beating the bad guys and getting ready to come home in February, after my birthday.
WALLACE (voice-over): Since William left, Dawn started volunteering, trying to help other National Guard families with loved ones in Iraq. Her final wish for the next four years, the militaries staying in better touch with the families.
D. JIMENEZ: We're here, don't forget us.
And as her mom talks, it seems Julianna has forgotten, for at least a little while, how much she misses her daddy.
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WALLACE: And we want to thank the Jimenez family for letting us inside their home. We can tell you the family is getting very busy, making that welcome home banner, blowing up the balloons because William Jimenez could be coming home in the next few weeks.
COLLINS: Wow, that is the best news for them.
WALLACE: Best news for them.
COLLINS: And you say the next weeks. I mean, we've got these elections coming up January 30th. Does Dawn think that this is actually a good jumping-off point or is she worried about the increased violence that we've heard could happen?
WALLACE: You know, she -- best to describe her, she's remaining somewhat hopeful. She doesn't think that there will be a civil war inside Iraq, but she says she knows that the insurgency will continue, she thinks, for months if not years. We asked her, Heidi, if the U.S. ultimately determines that things are just not going to get better, should American troops come out, and she really paused and said she doesn't know her position. She hopes the troops will stay there until they get a sense if they can make things better.
COLLINS: Amazing how committed these families are.
WALLACE: They are.
COLLINS: All right, Kelly, thank you very much. And also, want to let you know that tomorrow the second part of our series, "What's In It For Me?" we'll explore the issue of moral values. So stay tuned for that -- Bill.
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HEMMER: Time now for our special edition of "90-Second Pop." Toure is here this morning, CNN pop culture correspondent.
Good morning to you.
TOURE, CNN POP CULTURE CORRESPONDENT: How are you?
HEMMER: Are you awake?
TOURE: I am.
HEMMER: You hardly look it.
Jessica Shaw from "Entertainment Weekly" is with us, too.
Jessica, good morning. Good to see you.
JESSICA SHAW, "ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY": Good to see you.
HEMMER: And B.J. Sigesmund, staff editor for "US Weekly."
How are you doing?
B.J. SIGESMUND, STAFF EDITOR, "US WEEKLY": Good.
HEMMER: This show was a dog last night. Can we just give it a big thumbs-down? Do you know why? There was no host. There was no person to take you through every...
SHAW: It's true. It just started in, yes.
HEMMER: It was just bad. Let's talk about the big categories, by the way.
SIGESMUND: OK.
HEMMER: What did you like last night? And the big winners are what?
SIGESMUND: Well, what I liked was different from what won necessarily, but let's say that the biggest winners of the night were for best picture drama, "The Aviator." Right? The Martin Scorsese bio-pic of Howard Hughes. And for best picture musical comedy, it was all about "Sideways."
Now, what was interesting, though, about last night was it was a little bit schizophrenic. There wasn't one movie that really took the majority of categories. For "The Aviator," you saw best picture and Leonardo DiCaprio win. And then for "Sideways," it won not only best picture musical comedy, but also best screenplay. But surprisingly, Clint Eastwood won best director for "Million Dollar Baby."
HEMMER: Why was that a surprise?
SIGESMUND: That upset...
TOURE: Why was that a surprise? SIGESMUND: No, because I think a lot of people thought Martin Scorsese was going to win for best director. You know, "The Aviator" won...
SHAW: They split it up for sure, when someone gets director and someone else gets picture. But "Closer" got two awards last night, and Hilary Swank won. So, it was a weird night.
TOURE: I mean, usually, we walk out of the Golden Globes knowing this is where we're headed for the Oscars.
SIGESMUND: Right.
TOURE: This is the favorite. This is going to be a suspenseful Oscars for once, because "Million Dollar Baby" got love, "Aviator" got love last night, "Sideways" got a lot of love. So, I mean, there are three pictures that...
SIGESMUND: Right.
HEMMER: It kind of reflects how the movies have gone for the past year, right? There's no one dominant film out there...
(CROSSTALK)
SIGESMUND: But there is one category for sure that you can name right now for best...
HEMMER: Which is?
SIGESMUND: ... for the Oscars, which is Jamie Foxx...
TOURE: Right.
SIGESMUND: ... for best actor for "Ray." That was the emotional highlight of the night. And I think we're going to listen to it at some point.
SHAW: Get your tissues out, people.
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JAMIE FOXX, ACTOR: I'm having the ride of my life. I used to think it was corny when people would say that people are looking down on you. And I didn't really -- I didn't believe it. But I got a feeling. Thank you.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
HEMMER: He was talking about his grandmother last night. Really a tender moment, too.
SHAW: But don't you think that just won him the Oscar, though? I mean, that was like the best performance he has ever done in his career. I mean, that was amazing.
SIGESMUND: That was very good.
HEMMER: Let's talk about the TV awards.
TOURE: Oh!
HEMMER: You sat here on Friday last week and said forget about it. It's going to be Sarah Jessica Parker.
TOURE: My god, how quickly...
HEMMER: What happened?
TOURE: How quickly we forgot our old friends. "Sex and the City" got pushed to the side by "Desperate Housewives."
HEMMER: Teri Hatcher...
TOURE: Teri Hatcher in "Desperate Housewives" won best comedy. I mean, it's a great show. I love it. If you don't have TiVo, you missed a great episode of "Desperate Housewives" on the other channel. But, I mean, you know, how quickly we forget.
HEMMER: Stop a second here. You had a category with five people nominated, right?
TOURE: Yes.
HEMMER: And that show had 60 percent of the nominees.
SIGESMUND: Well, that's the amazing thing. People said for sure those "Desperate Housewives" are going to cancel each other out and SJP will walk up there, or she actually wasn't there, but Sarah Jessica Parker would win again. So, it's more of a triumph that Teri Hatcher won.
SHAW: And even more pathetic even for Debra Messing, who didn't have a shot...
TOURE: Right.
SHAW: ... even though...
HEMMER: Right.
SHAW: ... she was the likely winner. I mean, come on!
HEMMER: Hey, Jessica, tell us about the fashion last night. What did you think?
SHAW: Well, I...
HEMMER: Who won and who did not?
SHAW: I have to say, like, there was nothing all that remarkable. I was sort of hoping for, like, a really horrible situation or a really great one. I thought Nicole Kidman was truly stunning in her Gucci dress. B.J. and I tend to agree on Nicole's sartorial judgment.
SIGESMUND: We tend to disagree.
SHAW: Disagree, I'm sorry.
HEMMER: Hilary Swank in the middle?
SHAW: Hilary Swank in Calvin Klein, beautiful, the same color she wore the year that she won the Oscar. So, I think maybe that was a good luck color. And also, Felicity Huffman I thought was radiant. She was the sexiest "Desperate Housewife," not desperate for clothing taste.
HEMMER: That was the best-dressed?
SHAW: That was the best-dressed.
SIGESMUND: That was the best analogy.
HEMMER: Who makes your other list?
SHAW: The other list, I have to go with Mariska Hargitay had a little bit of a problem with perhaps it was a little too cold around her table.
HEMMER: I see. I see.
SHAW: And I was...
SIGESMUND: In my apartment, you people were aghast at how Mariska Hargitay looked when she took to the stand.
HEMMER: Really?
SIGESMUND: Yes.
SHAW: It was a little nipple-gate 2005.
HEMMER: It's cable. Put that picture back up there. You have Halle Berry in the middle.
SHAW: Halle Barry?
HEMMER: How can she look bad, Toure?
TOURE: I don't know how she could ever look bad.
SHAW: I thought that dress was truly hideous. She is gorgeous, and that dress did nothing for her. It made her body look a little...
SIGESMUND: It's like the (UNINTELLIGIBLE).
SHAW: Yes.
TOURE: I don't know about hideous. SHAW: But nothing was as hideous as Lisa Marie Presley wearing some weird cape. I expected her to turn into a bat and, like, fly off into the distance.
HEMMER: She had the gothic look going, didn't she?
SHAW: Yes.
HEMMER: Nice to see you all, OK?
SIGESMUND: Thank you.
HEMMER: B.J., Jessica, see you later.
SHAW: See you.
HEMMER: The prince of urban populism.
Here's Heidi -- Heidi.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
(WEATHER REPORT)
HEMMER: Also tomorrow, Condoleeza Rice's nomination as secretary of state gets its first real test. We have live coverage from Capitol Hill starting tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time, that's 6:00 on the West Coast tomorrow here on AMERICAN MORNING.
COLLINS: So how do you end up with a four-inch nail in your skull and not even know it's there? You got to hear it to believe it. We'll tell you in a minute.
HEMMER: Also in a moment, the first participant in our "New You Revolution." He's a self-proclaimed running addict, used to be. Now he's a french fry addict. His story. Meet Harald after this.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK)
COLLINS: Each year, millions of Americans start the new year off wanting to make changes in their lives.
HEMMER: We received thousands of applications from viewers all across the country wanting to finally break the bad habits and get healthy this year. They wanted to join our second annual "New You Revolution," with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. The guy who did it again last year, back with us now.
Sanjay, good morning.
SANJAY GUPTA, CNN SR. MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Real success last year. So we decided to do it again. And today we want you to meet our five participants.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) GUPTA (voice-over): There's Leigh Ann Raynor. She's a minister from south Georgia with an existing heart problem. She wants to quit smoking but can't. She eats a lot of unhealthy food because she doesn't cook. And she doesn't exercise.
Then there's Jonathan Karp. He's our youngest participant, with a far too common bad habit, one that's often not discussed. Jonathan bites his nails, but wants to stop once and for all.
Thekla Fischer is an attorney and a newlywed and a work-a-holic and doesn't eat until late at night and doesn't exercise enough. She hopes to be healthy and in top condition to start a family.
Sandra Garth. She's a grandmother who's celebrating her 50th birthday today. Sandra knows a lot about health and fitness, but her love of sweets and stress eating has caught up with her since she stopped exercising when she got arthritis a few years ago.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
GUPTA: Then of course there's Harald Fricker. He says he's addicted to running, but his love for food leads him to eat too much and subsequently weigh too much as well. And even though he has a daily cardio routine, he sent us his plea to get him into the "New You Revolution." Here's why.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
GUPTA (voice-over): Meet Harald Fricker. Is this the man we're profiling for the "New You"? Why would this man want to be part of our revolution? A top endurance athlete of triathlons and ultra marathons. Because he now looks like this.
HARALD FRICKER, "NEW YOU REVOLUTION" PARTICIPANT: Deep inside, I'm still this fit person.
GUPTA: He begins each day with a morning run at 4:00 a.m. But with added baggage. His dog, the cat, and an extra 100 pounds. He's gained almost 13 pounds a year for 10 years. Harald blames being married, having kids, and long work hours for his weight gain.
FRICKER: I've felt all of these first ten years of having kids that I always thought that it would be selfish, too selfish, to take time for myself, but it's actually just the opposite.
GUPTA: He's an entrepreneur, a ski center manager and a running addict.
FRICKER: There's no denying that I'm addicted to running.
GUPTA: His hourly runs burn about 1200 calories. So how can he be obese? We asked his doctor during the "New You" check-up.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He eats too much.
FRICKER: Oh! GUPTA: He's also addicted to another high...
FRICKER: Because I'm a growing boy.
GUPTA: Harald's "New You" fitness and nutrition expert Joel Weinstein (ph) agrees.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And I don't know what you've been eating, but maybe a house?
FRICKER: And this was my drug.
GUPTA (on camera): What's your drug now?
FRICKER: Right here.
GUPTA: Is that what it is?
FRICKER: Why couldn't I just run more?
GUPTA (voice-over): And we'll deal with those addictions next.
FRICKER: You know, not yet, Joel. Come on, get out of my face.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
GUPTA: And we got the man with us. Harald Fricker. What did you think of the piece, there?
COLLINS: Guilty!
FRICKER: Yes. Guilty. You caught me.
COLLINS: We saw some of your family in the picture. How about your wife and your kids, how do they feel about you being part of the "New You Revolution"?
FRICKER: Well, I think they love it. Because they know that now's the time I'm not going to fail in front of millions of people. So, yes, got to kick it up a notch. I'm going to do it this time.
COLLINS: And they're supporting you.
FRICKER: Absolutely.
GUPTA: And we've enlisted your doctor and a personal trainer as well. Here's a prescription to break your bad habits.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
FRICKER: I want to be a shrinking boy.
GUPTA (voice-over): Get ready, Harald. We've got the formula for a new you.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He weighs 276 now and his goal weight would be 185 to 195 pounds.
GUPTA: Here's the doctor's prescription. Reduce his BMI, lower his cholesterol, lose one to two pounds of fat a week. And the trainer based his prescription on the doc's write-up.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Quite a body you had, Harald.
FRICKER: Where did it go?
GUPTA: Get on an eating routine. No more skipping meals. Cardio three to five days a week, weight training three day a week and get more Zs because lack of sleep can lead to weight gain, too.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
GUPTA: Harald Fricker. Best of luck to you. I think you're up to the challenge for the "New You Revolution." And a lot of people out there want to see your plan in action.
COLLINS: Harald, really quickly, what's the one thing you just feel like you can't live without?
FRICKER: The running, actually.
COLLINS: Really.
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FRICKER: Without the food, I've already made that transition. So no problem there.
HEMMER: Make your children proud.
GUPTA: Eight weeks.
HEMMER: Great to meet you, Harald.
FRICKER: Thank you very much.
HEMMER: Tomorrow we're going to meet another participant. Reverend Leigh Ann Raynor (ph) is here.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm not picky about my fast food.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
HEMMER: And that's a problem. She needs to start eating healthier food and stop smoking and start exercising. She turns 50 in April. Tune in tomorrow at 7 a.m. Eastern. We'll unveil how Leigh Ann's "New You Revolution" plan is fitting into her new program.
Good luck, Harald.
FRICKER: Thank you. HEMMER: You're living in Colorado. It's the ski season.
COLLINS: It's a healthy state.
GUPTA: We're going to get him out today as well. It's 20 degrees in New York City.
HEMMER: Excellent. Great to meet you. Break here. In a moment, it is the most painful trip ever to the dentist, especially for those who had to see the X-rays. Back in a moment here on AMERICAN MORNING.
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COLLINS: Time to check in now with Jack Cafferty once again.
JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: Bill is in a quandary. He is concerned about the fact that our previous guest is not going to be able to lose all 78 ones in the eight weeks that the series is on.
COLLINS: Safely.
HEMMER: Is that what he wants to do?
CAFFERTY: No. I bet he's going to lose...
HEMMER: That's why we keep Gupta in the wing over here.
CAFFERTY: He's going to lose some of it.
HEMMER: Thank you, Sanjay.
CAFFERTY: Draw this up on a blackboard for him, will you, Doc, when you get a minute?
HEMMER: Flow charts.
CAFFERTY: The question we're asking is based on an article in The New Yorker by Sy Hersh. He claims that U.S. has commandos inside Iran doing reconnaissance on military targets with planned attacks coming as soon as this summer. That's the question. Should the U.S. attack military targets inside Iran?
John in Toronto, Ontario: "It would be pure suicide to allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons. I'd rather solve the problem now than trust my fate to the honesty and goodwill of some religious fanatics."
Rich in Kansas City, Missouri: "Attack Iran. Don't we have more important things to do like ban gay marriage?"
And Dean in Marlton (ph), New Jersey: "Yes, the U.S. should attack military targets in Iran. We're in the area, why not? While we're at it, we ought to attack Syria as well."
Thank you for your input. You say if you lost 76 pounds in eight weeks, he'd be dead, Bill. Just so you can't, that'd be (UNINTELLIGIBLE)...
HEMMER: Is that how it works?
COLLINS: Yes. We're not going to go there.
CAFFERTY: You can't do it that fast, then the whole series would be a failure because one of the guys would have died right off the top.
HEMMER: Bottom line, he's going to be a lean, mean fighting machine, right?
COLLINS: And alive.
HEMMER: Which would get Gupta in a lot of trouble, wouldn't it?
CAFFERTY: He was already going, hey wait, he can't do that...
COLLINS: Anyway, we have some incredible picture to show you that also involve Sanjay, kind of, as a neurosurgeon. And in fact, if we didn't have these pictures, you probably wouldn't believe what happened: 23-year-old Patrick Lawler complained about a toothache for about a week. Then he went to the dentist and got the shock of his life.
An X-ray showed a four-inch nail driven an inch and a half into his brain. The spike apparently shot to his mouth when the nail gun backfired.
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PATRICK LAWLER, INJURED BY NAIL GUN: Yes, I consider myself lucky, you know? You don't shoot yourself in the face every day with a nail and have it not do anything. And it definitely makes one think about a profession change, you know?
(END VIDEO CLIP)
COLLINS: What did he say, lucky? It took surgeons more than four hours to remove the nail. And incidentally, if he keeps his job, Lawler says he will likely give up the nail gun and go back to using a hammer. And, Lawler is going to come and talk to us here on AMERICAN MORNING, that will be tomorrow coming your way. You certainly don't want to miss it.
CAFFERTY: One of the dopes that writes to us periodically said, the hardest part of his recovery was getting the claw hammer inside his mouth.
(LAUGHTER)
HEMMER: Next hour here, it's a wrap of the Golden Globes. Last night "Sideways" a big winner, "Aviator" a big winner, will another film though steal the spotlight come Oscar night? Daryn has that next hour with Tony Harris. We're back in a moment here on AMERICAN MORNING. (COMMERCIAL BREAK)
HEMMER: We are out of time. See you again tomorrow. Can't wait, can you?
(CROSSTALK)
HEMMER: Here's Daryn and Tony Harris at the CNN Center.
How are you guys, good morning.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: You guys have a great day in New York City.
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