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Priest Charged With Nun's Murder; Is Criticism of Rap Videos Justified?
Aired April 25, 2004 - 07:00 ET
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RENAY SAN MIGUEL, CNN ANCHOR: From the CNN Center in Atlanta, this is CNN SUNDAY MORNING. It's April 25. Good morning to you. I'm Renay San Miguel.
CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: Good morning, everyone. I'm Catherine Callaway. Thank you for being with us today. We have a lot coming up for you this hour.
More than 20 years after the murder of a nun, a priest is charged in her killing. Also ahead, rap music videos sexually explicit, vulgar, just plain nasty. The criticism endless. Justified or not? We'll have a debate on that.
And learning from the masters, sign up for a cooking school vacation to hear from top great chefs to their secrets.
But first the headlines.
SAN MIGUEL: A coalition soldier is dead his humvee was hit by a roadside bomb in northeastern Baghdad. Two other soldiers were wounded in the attack on the military convoy. Witnesses say some people, including children, celebrated around the burning vehicle.
And just hours ago, Australian Prime Minister John Howard arrived in Baghdad for a surprise visit. Howard is joining his troops for ceremonies honoring those who have died in Australia's previous wars. There are about 850 Australian troops now deployed in Iraq. No Australians have been killed there.
A two-year old boy remains missing after his mother's pick-up truck was swept away by flash floods in Arkansas. The boy's three- year old sister was killed in the flooding, but the mother survived. Later today, the governor of Arkansas is expected to declare a state of emergency in the area.
An Ohio priest will be arraigned tomorrow in connection with the stabbing death of a nun. Sister Margaret Ann Paul was killed more than 24 years ago. Police say new technology led to the arrest of 63- year old Father Gerald Robinson.
CALLAWAY: As we just reported, Australian Prime Minister John Howard is the latest coalition member leader to go to Baghdad for a surprise visit with troops. He also scheduled meetings with coalition and Iraqi leaders. And for the latest from Iraq, including another attack on coalition soldiers, let's head right to Baghdad and our Jim Clancy.
Jim, what can you tell us?
JIM CLANCY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Catherine and Renay, good afternoon from Baghdad. The U.S. death toll in Iraq continues relentlessly to climb upwards. Let me show you some of the scenes from the latest attack.
It was in the morning hours, here Sunday morning in Baghdad. A routine patrol was hit as it was going by what's called the martyr's monument in northeast Baghdad. It devastated the humvee, killing one of the troops inside, wounding two others. There are also reports that two Iraqi civilians, children, were wounded. Not clear whether that was from U.S. return fire or the initial explosion, but this vehicle burned ferociously.
There may have been some reports that people were celebrating around it. That not unusual in this environment today. So many Iraqis upset with the U.S., upset with the lack of security and what they say is a continuing occupation of their country.
Well meantime, as you noted, we had a VIP visitor, if you will, today, following in the footsteps of perhaps George Bush and Silvio Berlusconi. Australia's John Howard visited Baghdad.
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CLANCY (voice-over): Australia's Prime Minister laid a wreath during a short visit to Baghdad, a visit kept secret until he landed at the capital's international airport. John Howard's trip coincided with Anzac (ph) Day, when Australia remembers its war dead and those who serve in its armed forces.
JOHN HOWARD, AUSTRALIA PRIME MINISTER: And I want to say from the bottom of my heart to the men and women of the Australian Defense Force, who are serving in the name of their nation here in Iraq, thank you for the wonderful work that you are doing.
CLANCY: Howard's political opponents at home want the remaining 850 Australian troops back by Christmas, saying their work as air traffic controllers at the airport is not critical to the Iraq mission.
Apparent suicide bombers attempted to hit Iraq's main oil terminal overnight about 10 kilometers offshore in the Gulf. The al Aymiyah (ph) Terminal is Iraq's main oil export route for loading crude onto tankers. Two U.S. servicemen were killed and at least three others wounded when they attempted to board a dow (ph) that was entering an exclusion zone around the terminal. The dow (ph) exploded as they approached. Two other vessels that tried to enter the zone later also exploded as they came under fire.
The troubled town of Fallujah was relatively quiet west of Baghdad Sunday, as coalition troops said they would allow more than 60 families to return as part of the uneasy truce there. That truce has been extended, although coalition commanders threaten unless progress is made, U.S. Marines could storm the city. At the same time, the coalition has been straining to reinforce that truce and get gunmen off the streets and Iraqi police back in control.
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CLANCY: Coalition trying to use the talks to diffuse the situation. They're also dangling out the carrot of increased economic aid, saying that there's $10 million available right now. There could be $25 million more in the near future, available for Fallujah, and another town, Ramadi, in that same area that's also been very troubled.
The problem is there has to be some reciprocation. The gunmen have to lay down their arms -- Catherine?
CALLAWAY: All right, Jim, thank you very much. That's Jim Clancy for us in Baghdad.
SAN MIGUEL: Army Reserve Sergeant Elmer Krause would have been 41-years old today. Krause is the last victim to be identified from an attack on a fuel convoy two weeks ago. His remains were recovered on Friday.
Krause's family says he wasn't afraid to serve and was actually looking forward to helping younger soldiers.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
JIM KRAUSE, BROTHER OF SGT. ELMER: The fact that it presented the opportunity to serve, he really didn't have an opportunity to serve in his life, other than himself. And when he went into the service, he realized that he not only served himself, but the military served him, and that they -- that he had a place to belong. And that's -- I feel that's the reason that drove him to continue in the service.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
SAN MIGUEL: A fellow soldier, PFC. Matt Maupin was captured by insurgents after the attack. Contractor Thomas Hamill is also being held. Three others were killed in that attack.
CALLAWAY: The proposed deadline for handing over control of Iraq is fast approaching. And the interim government is scheduled to take over by June 30. But what form will that new government take?
CNN's Dana Bash has more.
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DANA BASH, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): As the U.S. military works to control the situation in Fallujah, U.S. and U.N. officials are finalizing details on plans to hand over governing power in little more than two months.
DAN SENOR: We continue to consult widely with Iraqis on the shape of the interim government.
BASH: The U.S. is relying on U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi to crack the temporary Iraqi government until elections are held they hope in January 2005.
U.S. officials say Brahimi's interim government plan now consists of a prime minister aided by a counsel of ministers and a president and two vice presidents aided by an advisory body.
The caretaker government will not have the power to pass new laws, officials say, because that will be saved for democratically elected leaders. The coalition appointed Iraqi Governing Council will be dissolved June 30. Brahimi says they have had difficulty gaining legitimacy among the people. And many will not be asked back.
All opinion polls, and a lot are taken in Iraq, say that people want something different. Brahimi said in an interview with ABC News "the fear is that, you know, as somebody put it, perhaps too unkindly, they will clone themselves. And why do you want to have that?"
One high profile governing council member, sources say, is most unlikely to be part of an interim government, one Bush officials relied on heavily in the past, Ahmed Chalabi.
His pre-war predictions about weapons of mass destruction and promises the U.S. would be greeted as liberators have not panned out. Several senior U.S. officials say a slew of what they consider inflammatory statements since have left Chalabi out of favor.
Even with a respected U.N. diplomat leading the way, U.S. officials concede convincing Iraqis to support an unelected interim government, one without authority over some 135,000 coalition troops in Iraq, will be a challenge. But they say, consider the alternatives.
MARC GROSSMAN, UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS: This is the way out of this corner that we're currently in. And that corner we're currently in is called it's all the United States.
BASH (on camera): A senior U.S. official says plans are in the works for a PR campaign to try to sell Iraqis on the temporary government and urge patience until national elections can be held. As Lakhdar Brahimi warned, the biggest enemy now is misunderstanding.
Dana Bash, CNN, the White House.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
SAN MIGUEL: And let's fast forward now to see what's coming up this week. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court begins hearing a case on whether Dick Cheney must release information from his energy task force's private meetings. The vice president claims executive privilege on that.
Thursday, it's homeward bound as an American and a Russian return to earth from the International Space Station. They were replaced last week by three crew members, three new ones.
And Friday, police in Santa Barbara County, California will be prepared for another mob scene as Michael Jackson appears in court. A grand jury indicted him last week.
CALLAWAY: Crossing the line, the debate over rap music. Who's to blame? The rapper or the consumer? We have a debate coming up.
SAN MIGUEL: Plus today in Washington, abortion rights supporters plan their largest rally ever. When CNN SUNDAY MORNING continues, we'll tell you more about that.
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CALLAWAY: Ivan Neville, just one of hundreds of performers at this year's legendary New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The event, which runs through May 2 this year, showcases about 100 musicians and dancers from South Africa.
SAN MIGUEL: Sounds like a good time there. And even it's raining, even if the weather is bad there. A lot of folks are going to be indoors anyway to hear the good music and eat all the good food down in the big easy. So...
CALLAWAY: We're dizzy from that camera shot.
SAN MIGUEL: I know. I know. My head is spinning.
ROB MARCIANO, METEOROLOGIST: They have things to drink down there, too. So maybe that goes...
SAN MIGUEL: Those hurricanes, the photographers must have had a couple of hurricanes and Pat O'Briens...
MARCIANO: One of the best festivals in the country.
SAN MIGUEL: Yes.
MARCIANO: And whether it's hot or raining, the gospel tent always a good place to hang out.
SAN MIGUEL: Sounds...
MARCIANO: One of my favorite (UNINTELLIGIBLE) playing 250 today. Wish I was there.
Hey, one of the traditions of the Jazz Fest is that at least one day it rains. Right now, it's not raining, but we could see thunderstorms later on this afternoon fire up there.
Dallas seeing some light rain at this time. And Houston is seeing a -- the last couple days really thunderstorms pop up. And still under the gun as far as the threat for seeing thunderstorms across southeast Texas today.
Our storm system the past couple days that brought all the severe weather to the Plains is beginning to weaken just a little bit, but really more lift up into the Great Lakes. And we're seeing now rainfall across Cincinnati and slicing south across Louisville, through Kentucky and into eventually Nashville, but it looks like most of the moisture is north of Nashville and in through parts of Michigan.
This -- as it moves off to the east. And it will do so slowly. I think it won't probably get to New York City until later on tonight and tomorrow. 66 degrees the expected high temperature in St. Louis. So pretty good pool of cool air driving down from Canada. It'll be 58 degrees in Denver. Temperatures in Denver were in the lower 60s yesterday after the snows a day before.
82 degrees expected in San Francisco. Yesterday's highs also in the lower 80s. 78 degrees in Los Angeles today. It'll be 82 degrees in New Orleans. Not too shabby. And 55, real cool weather across the Northeast. Real cold, actually, across northern New England this morning.
Tomorrow's forecast, Monday back to work for many folks. Southern Florida OK, but along the eastern seaboard, including the Mid-Atlantic states and including some of the big cities across the i- 95 corridor, wet, cool across the mid section and warm again tomorrow across the West coast.
That's the latest from the weather department, guys. Back to you in the studio.
SAN MIGUEL: All right.
CALLAWAY: We have a lot of information on the Jazz Festival there.
MARCIANO: Wish I was there.
CALLAWAY: I can tell.
SAN MIGUEL: He's a jazz veteran.
MARCIANO: There's one more week and next weekend. And you know...
CALLAWAY: You may be missing next weekend.
MARCIANO: ...you think the execs will send us?
SAN MIGUEL: Yes, I think that we can just go live from there. We'll put the request in.
MARCIANO: Yes, good luck.
SAN MIGUEL: Thanks a lot.
CALLAWAY: See you later, Rob.
SAN MIGUEL: Well, the queen of talk celebrates womanhood. Oprah Winfrey's latest crusade when CNN SUNDAY MORNING continues.
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SAN MIGUEL: A 63-year old Roman Catholic priest is set to appear in court tomorrow on charges he killed a nun more than 24 years ago. We get that story from CNN's Colin Spencer.
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COLIN SPENCER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Twenty four years after the stabbing death of Sister Margaret Ann Paul, police in Toledo, Ohio say they finally found their man, arresting 63-year old Roman Catholic priest Gerald Robinson five months after reopening the murder case.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Utilizing new technology and expert witnesses, the detectives were able to establish probable cause, resulting in the arrest of Father Gerald Robinson.
SPENCER: The crime led to outrage in the community. On the morning of April 5, 1980, Holy Saturday, her body was found by another nun in the chapel of Toledo's Mercy Hospital. Chief Navarre described the Lucas Country prosecutor's autopsy reported.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He stated she had been strangled and stabbed between 27 and 32 times. Most of those stab wounds we believe were post mortem.
SPENCER: Navarre says Father Robinson was the primary suspect back in 1980. He had been the chaplain at the same hospital where the sister was working. And he was the priest who presided over the funeral. But at the time, Navarre says there wasn't enough evidence to charge him. The chief says he won't go into detail about what new information they found in fear of jeopardizing the case.
Catherine Flegal says she was shocked when she was told of the arrest in her sister's case.
CATHERINE FLEGAL, VICTIM'S SISTER: After all these years, I could hardly believe it, that you finally found someone. I had just given up hope of ever knowing who it was.
SPENCER: Father Gerald Robinson is being held in the Lucas County Jail. At 9:00 a.m. Eastern time on Monday, he'll appear for his arraignment. That's when the judge will set bond.
Colin Spencer, CNN, Atlanta.
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CALLAWAY: And here are some stories making headlines across America today. The National Security Agency says it's looking to hire about 1500 people by September. The hiring pushes an effort to address changing needs in the intelligence community. The agency plans to hire 1500 people annually for the next five years. And in Minnesota, community comes together to say farewell to slain college student Dru Sjodin. Her body was found last Saturday five months after she disappeared from the mall parking lot. She was remembered as a bright spirit, who touched many people's hearts in a life that ended too soon.
At an Earth Day concert in Boston, nine people were injured when a gust of wind knocked a speaker tower into the crowd. All of the injured were taken to hospitals. Two people had injuries that were considered serious, but not life threatening.
And in New York a doctor at Harlem Hospital has been charged with molesting two female patients who were recovering from surgery. Police say the women brought complaints against the 39-year old doctor stemming from eight incidents last month. He's been suspended from the hospital.
SAN MIGUEL: Checking our top stories now out of Iraq, the U.S. Navy suffered casualties when a Basra oil terminal came under attack from small boats filled with explosives. One boat blew up next to a Navy patrol craft, killing two sailors and wounded four. Two other boats also exploded, but caused no damage to the terminal.
Australia's prime minister showed up in Baghdad today to spend time with Australian troops. John Howard's surprise visit was to commemorate Anzac (ph) Day, which honors the thousands of Australian troops who died in Galipoli in World War I.
CALLAWAY: This Army medic was trained to save her fellow soldiers' lives. Hear how she earned one of the Army's highest honors ahead.
SAN MIGUEL: Plus, calling all cooks. The recipe for the perfect culinary vacation. That's when CNN SUNDAY MORNING continues. Stay with us.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If you spend your nights tossing and turning, instead of sleeping, you are not alone. At least 40 percent of women over 40 suffer from the chronic sleep disorder insomnia. If you're one of the millions that don't get enough rest, a few simple changes could help you.
According to the National Sleep Foundation, there are several reasons why we can't get a good night's sleep. They include stress and family demands, hormonal changes such as pregnancy and menopause, and clinical depression. By making a few lifestyle changes, you could be sleeping like a baby again in no time.
First, don't try too hard to fall asleep. You aren't tired, get out of bed and stay up until you are. Learn to relax. Don't dwell on problems before bedtime. And avoid caffeine and alcohol.
Sleep disorders should not be ignored. They can affect mental and physical performance, and in some cases, lead to premature death. If you still can't sleep, see your doctor.
Tori Itali (ph), CNN, Atlanta.
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SAN MIGUEL: Abortion rights activists plan a march on Washington. Thousands are expected there. They're supposed to be one of the biggest abortion rights rallies ever.
Welcome back to CNN SUNDAY MORNING. I'm Renay San Miguel.
CALLAWAY: Good morning, everyone. I'm Catherine Callaway. We will have that for you in just a moment, but we're going to begin this half hour with the headlines.
A roadside bomb killed a coalition soldier today. It happened this morning near the Martyr's Monument in northeast Baghdad. A coalition spokesman says two other soldiers were wounded. Also, the body of a U.S. soldier missing since an ambush near the Baghdad Airport on April 9 has now been found and identified.
And in Fallujah, U.S. civilian administrator Paul Bremer has gone to that city to try and diffuse the tense situation there. It is not know who he spoke with. U.S. Marines say they're prepared to control of Fallujah from armed insurgents, but that a military offensive is not imminent.
Turning to North Korea now, the Red Cross puts the death toll at 161 for last week's devastating train blast near the Chinese border. Nearly half of the victims were children at a nearby school. North Korea blames the disaster on human error, caused by power lines setting off volatile materials that were on the train.
SAN MIGUEL: The abortion issue will take over the nation's capital today. A huge march and demonstration are planned to protest what organizers say is a government assault on women's rights.
CNN's Elaine Quijano has the story.
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ELAINE QUIJANO, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The complex debate over abortion rights takes center stage Sunday in the nation's capitol, where hundreds of thousands are expected to converge for the so-called March for Women's Lives.
HARRIET LU, ABORTION RIGHTS SUPPORTER: I want to make sure that my daughter and grand-daughters and all women always have a choice without government's interference.
QUIJANO: At the same time anti-abortion activists are planning counter demonstrations to send their own message.
RANDALL TERRY, OPERATION WITNESS: We'll have people positioned on eight blocks of sidewalk down Pennsylvania Avenue, holding up banners, pictures, posters, pickets, telling the abortion crowd the truth, that abortion is the murder of innocent children.
QUIJANO: Behind the impassioned debate, activists on both sides are trying to bolster their ranks by appealing to younger generations. Those who support abortion rights...
ELIZABETH LIND, ABORTION RIGHTS SUPPORTER: I don't think abortion is a pretty thing, but I don't believe that the government can tell me what I can or cannot do with my body. And that's why I'm involved today.
QUIJANO: And those against the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe versus Wade decision to legalize abortion.
GINA GIACOPUZZI, ANTI-ABORTION ACTIVIST: I'm from southern California. We flew out here for the March for Women's Lives to just protest there. And I think it's awful that they can come out here and march and celebrate such a horrific event in our history.
QUIJANO: This election year, each group hopes to spark renewed interest, enough to have an impact at the ballot box. But political analysts say more than three decades after Roe v. Wade, most voters have already made up their minds.
STU ROTHENBERG, ROTHENBERG POLITICAL REPORT: It's been around so long, the lines have hardened on this. There aren't a lot of swing voters who are now going to be voting on abortion, who wouldn't have voted on it two years ago or four years ago or eight years ago.
QUIJANO (on camera): About 1400 groups, including Planned Parenthood which sponsored a benefit here at the Warner Theater in Washington, are set to take part in Sunday's march. It begins with a rally and speeches on the National Mall. Then demonstrators plan to make their way to the streets around the White House.
Elaine Quijano, CNN, Washington.
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SAN MIGUEL: A featured speaker at today's women's march will be former Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean. CNN's Wolf Blitzer will interview Dean later on "LATE EDITION." That's coming up at noon Eastern today.
A smaller than expected group of protesters met the start of financial talks by the World Bank in Washington. Police estimate 800 protesters took part in the demonstrations. Two arrests were made. The World Bank and International Monetary Fund members are holding their semi-annual meetings. And demonstrators are calling on the world financial leaders to forgive the debts of smaller nations.
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Aired April 25, 2004 - 07:00 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
RENAY SAN MIGUEL, CNN ANCHOR: From the CNN Center in Atlanta, this is CNN SUNDAY MORNING. It's April 25. Good morning to you. I'm Renay San Miguel.
CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: Good morning, everyone. I'm Catherine Callaway. Thank you for being with us today. We have a lot coming up for you this hour.
More than 20 years after the murder of a nun, a priest is charged in her killing. Also ahead, rap music videos sexually explicit, vulgar, just plain nasty. The criticism endless. Justified or not? We'll have a debate on that.
And learning from the masters, sign up for a cooking school vacation to hear from top great chefs to their secrets.
But first the headlines.
SAN MIGUEL: A coalition soldier is dead his humvee was hit by a roadside bomb in northeastern Baghdad. Two other soldiers were wounded in the attack on the military convoy. Witnesses say some people, including children, celebrated around the burning vehicle.
And just hours ago, Australian Prime Minister John Howard arrived in Baghdad for a surprise visit. Howard is joining his troops for ceremonies honoring those who have died in Australia's previous wars. There are about 850 Australian troops now deployed in Iraq. No Australians have been killed there.
A two-year old boy remains missing after his mother's pick-up truck was swept away by flash floods in Arkansas. The boy's three- year old sister was killed in the flooding, but the mother survived. Later today, the governor of Arkansas is expected to declare a state of emergency in the area.
An Ohio priest will be arraigned tomorrow in connection with the stabbing death of a nun. Sister Margaret Ann Paul was killed more than 24 years ago. Police say new technology led to the arrest of 63- year old Father Gerald Robinson.
CALLAWAY: As we just reported, Australian Prime Minister John Howard is the latest coalition member leader to go to Baghdad for a surprise visit with troops. He also scheduled meetings with coalition and Iraqi leaders. And for the latest from Iraq, including another attack on coalition soldiers, let's head right to Baghdad and our Jim Clancy.
Jim, what can you tell us?
JIM CLANCY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Catherine and Renay, good afternoon from Baghdad. The U.S. death toll in Iraq continues relentlessly to climb upwards. Let me show you some of the scenes from the latest attack.
It was in the morning hours, here Sunday morning in Baghdad. A routine patrol was hit as it was going by what's called the martyr's monument in northeast Baghdad. It devastated the humvee, killing one of the troops inside, wounding two others. There are also reports that two Iraqi civilians, children, were wounded. Not clear whether that was from U.S. return fire or the initial explosion, but this vehicle burned ferociously.
There may have been some reports that people were celebrating around it. That not unusual in this environment today. So many Iraqis upset with the U.S., upset with the lack of security and what they say is a continuing occupation of their country.
Well meantime, as you noted, we had a VIP visitor, if you will, today, following in the footsteps of perhaps George Bush and Silvio Berlusconi. Australia's John Howard visited Baghdad.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
CLANCY (voice-over): Australia's Prime Minister laid a wreath during a short visit to Baghdad, a visit kept secret until he landed at the capital's international airport. John Howard's trip coincided with Anzac (ph) Day, when Australia remembers its war dead and those who serve in its armed forces.
JOHN HOWARD, AUSTRALIA PRIME MINISTER: And I want to say from the bottom of my heart to the men and women of the Australian Defense Force, who are serving in the name of their nation here in Iraq, thank you for the wonderful work that you are doing.
CLANCY: Howard's political opponents at home want the remaining 850 Australian troops back by Christmas, saying their work as air traffic controllers at the airport is not critical to the Iraq mission.
Apparent suicide bombers attempted to hit Iraq's main oil terminal overnight about 10 kilometers offshore in the Gulf. The al Aymiyah (ph) Terminal is Iraq's main oil export route for loading crude onto tankers. Two U.S. servicemen were killed and at least three others wounded when they attempted to board a dow (ph) that was entering an exclusion zone around the terminal. The dow (ph) exploded as they approached. Two other vessels that tried to enter the zone later also exploded as they came under fire.
The troubled town of Fallujah was relatively quiet west of Baghdad Sunday, as coalition troops said they would allow more than 60 families to return as part of the uneasy truce there. That truce has been extended, although coalition commanders threaten unless progress is made, U.S. Marines could storm the city. At the same time, the coalition has been straining to reinforce that truce and get gunmen off the streets and Iraqi police back in control.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
CLANCY: Coalition trying to use the talks to diffuse the situation. They're also dangling out the carrot of increased economic aid, saying that there's $10 million available right now. There could be $25 million more in the near future, available for Fallujah, and another town, Ramadi, in that same area that's also been very troubled.
The problem is there has to be some reciprocation. The gunmen have to lay down their arms -- Catherine?
CALLAWAY: All right, Jim, thank you very much. That's Jim Clancy for us in Baghdad.
SAN MIGUEL: Army Reserve Sergeant Elmer Krause would have been 41-years old today. Krause is the last victim to be identified from an attack on a fuel convoy two weeks ago. His remains were recovered on Friday.
Krause's family says he wasn't afraid to serve and was actually looking forward to helping younger soldiers.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
JIM KRAUSE, BROTHER OF SGT. ELMER: The fact that it presented the opportunity to serve, he really didn't have an opportunity to serve in his life, other than himself. And when he went into the service, he realized that he not only served himself, but the military served him, and that they -- that he had a place to belong. And that's -- I feel that's the reason that drove him to continue in the service.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
SAN MIGUEL: A fellow soldier, PFC. Matt Maupin was captured by insurgents after the attack. Contractor Thomas Hamill is also being held. Three others were killed in that attack.
CALLAWAY: The proposed deadline for handing over control of Iraq is fast approaching. And the interim government is scheduled to take over by June 30. But what form will that new government take?
CNN's Dana Bash has more.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
DANA BASH, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): As the U.S. military works to control the situation in Fallujah, U.S. and U.N. officials are finalizing details on plans to hand over governing power in little more than two months.
DAN SENOR: We continue to consult widely with Iraqis on the shape of the interim government.
BASH: The U.S. is relying on U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi to crack the temporary Iraqi government until elections are held they hope in January 2005.
U.S. officials say Brahimi's interim government plan now consists of a prime minister aided by a counsel of ministers and a president and two vice presidents aided by an advisory body.
The caretaker government will not have the power to pass new laws, officials say, because that will be saved for democratically elected leaders. The coalition appointed Iraqi Governing Council will be dissolved June 30. Brahimi says they have had difficulty gaining legitimacy among the people. And many will not be asked back.
All opinion polls, and a lot are taken in Iraq, say that people want something different. Brahimi said in an interview with ABC News "the fear is that, you know, as somebody put it, perhaps too unkindly, they will clone themselves. And why do you want to have that?"
One high profile governing council member, sources say, is most unlikely to be part of an interim government, one Bush officials relied on heavily in the past, Ahmed Chalabi.
His pre-war predictions about weapons of mass destruction and promises the U.S. would be greeted as liberators have not panned out. Several senior U.S. officials say a slew of what they consider inflammatory statements since have left Chalabi out of favor.
Even with a respected U.N. diplomat leading the way, U.S. officials concede convincing Iraqis to support an unelected interim government, one without authority over some 135,000 coalition troops in Iraq, will be a challenge. But they say, consider the alternatives.
MARC GROSSMAN, UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS: This is the way out of this corner that we're currently in. And that corner we're currently in is called it's all the United States.
BASH (on camera): A senior U.S. official says plans are in the works for a PR campaign to try to sell Iraqis on the temporary government and urge patience until national elections can be held. As Lakhdar Brahimi warned, the biggest enemy now is misunderstanding.
Dana Bash, CNN, the White House.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
SAN MIGUEL: And let's fast forward now to see what's coming up this week. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court begins hearing a case on whether Dick Cheney must release information from his energy task force's private meetings. The vice president claims executive privilege on that.
Thursday, it's homeward bound as an American and a Russian return to earth from the International Space Station. They were replaced last week by three crew members, three new ones.
And Friday, police in Santa Barbara County, California will be prepared for another mob scene as Michael Jackson appears in court. A grand jury indicted him last week.
CALLAWAY: Crossing the line, the debate over rap music. Who's to blame? The rapper or the consumer? We have a debate coming up.
SAN MIGUEL: Plus today in Washington, abortion rights supporters plan their largest rally ever. When CNN SUNDAY MORNING continues, we'll tell you more about that.
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CALLAWAY: Ivan Neville, just one of hundreds of performers at this year's legendary New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The event, which runs through May 2 this year, showcases about 100 musicians and dancers from South Africa.
SAN MIGUEL: Sounds like a good time there. And even it's raining, even if the weather is bad there. A lot of folks are going to be indoors anyway to hear the good music and eat all the good food down in the big easy. So...
CALLAWAY: We're dizzy from that camera shot.
SAN MIGUEL: I know. I know. My head is spinning.
ROB MARCIANO, METEOROLOGIST: They have things to drink down there, too. So maybe that goes...
SAN MIGUEL: Those hurricanes, the photographers must have had a couple of hurricanes and Pat O'Briens...
MARCIANO: One of the best festivals in the country.
SAN MIGUEL: Yes.
MARCIANO: And whether it's hot or raining, the gospel tent always a good place to hang out.
SAN MIGUEL: Sounds...
MARCIANO: One of my favorite (UNINTELLIGIBLE) playing 250 today. Wish I was there.
Hey, one of the traditions of the Jazz Fest is that at least one day it rains. Right now, it's not raining, but we could see thunderstorms later on this afternoon fire up there.
Dallas seeing some light rain at this time. And Houston is seeing a -- the last couple days really thunderstorms pop up. And still under the gun as far as the threat for seeing thunderstorms across southeast Texas today.
Our storm system the past couple days that brought all the severe weather to the Plains is beginning to weaken just a little bit, but really more lift up into the Great Lakes. And we're seeing now rainfall across Cincinnati and slicing south across Louisville, through Kentucky and into eventually Nashville, but it looks like most of the moisture is north of Nashville and in through parts of Michigan.
This -- as it moves off to the east. And it will do so slowly. I think it won't probably get to New York City until later on tonight and tomorrow. 66 degrees the expected high temperature in St. Louis. So pretty good pool of cool air driving down from Canada. It'll be 58 degrees in Denver. Temperatures in Denver were in the lower 60s yesterday after the snows a day before.
82 degrees expected in San Francisco. Yesterday's highs also in the lower 80s. 78 degrees in Los Angeles today. It'll be 82 degrees in New Orleans. Not too shabby. And 55, real cool weather across the Northeast. Real cold, actually, across northern New England this morning.
Tomorrow's forecast, Monday back to work for many folks. Southern Florida OK, but along the eastern seaboard, including the Mid-Atlantic states and including some of the big cities across the i- 95 corridor, wet, cool across the mid section and warm again tomorrow across the West coast.
That's the latest from the weather department, guys. Back to you in the studio.
SAN MIGUEL: All right.
CALLAWAY: We have a lot of information on the Jazz Festival there.
MARCIANO: Wish I was there.
CALLAWAY: I can tell.
SAN MIGUEL: He's a jazz veteran.
MARCIANO: There's one more week and next weekend. And you know...
CALLAWAY: You may be missing next weekend.
MARCIANO: ...you think the execs will send us?
SAN MIGUEL: Yes, I think that we can just go live from there. We'll put the request in.
MARCIANO: Yes, good luck.
SAN MIGUEL: Thanks a lot.
CALLAWAY: See you later, Rob.
SAN MIGUEL: Well, the queen of talk celebrates womanhood. Oprah Winfrey's latest crusade when CNN SUNDAY MORNING continues.
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SAN MIGUEL: A 63-year old Roman Catholic priest is set to appear in court tomorrow on charges he killed a nun more than 24 years ago. We get that story from CNN's Colin Spencer.
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COLIN SPENCER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Twenty four years after the stabbing death of Sister Margaret Ann Paul, police in Toledo, Ohio say they finally found their man, arresting 63-year old Roman Catholic priest Gerald Robinson five months after reopening the murder case.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Utilizing new technology and expert witnesses, the detectives were able to establish probable cause, resulting in the arrest of Father Gerald Robinson.
SPENCER: The crime led to outrage in the community. On the morning of April 5, 1980, Holy Saturday, her body was found by another nun in the chapel of Toledo's Mercy Hospital. Chief Navarre described the Lucas Country prosecutor's autopsy reported.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He stated she had been strangled and stabbed between 27 and 32 times. Most of those stab wounds we believe were post mortem.
SPENCER: Navarre says Father Robinson was the primary suspect back in 1980. He had been the chaplain at the same hospital where the sister was working. And he was the priest who presided over the funeral. But at the time, Navarre says there wasn't enough evidence to charge him. The chief says he won't go into detail about what new information they found in fear of jeopardizing the case.
Catherine Flegal says she was shocked when she was told of the arrest in her sister's case.
CATHERINE FLEGAL, VICTIM'S SISTER: After all these years, I could hardly believe it, that you finally found someone. I had just given up hope of ever knowing who it was.
SPENCER: Father Gerald Robinson is being held in the Lucas County Jail. At 9:00 a.m. Eastern time on Monday, he'll appear for his arraignment. That's when the judge will set bond.
Colin Spencer, CNN, Atlanta.
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CALLAWAY: And here are some stories making headlines across America today. The National Security Agency says it's looking to hire about 1500 people by September. The hiring pushes an effort to address changing needs in the intelligence community. The agency plans to hire 1500 people annually for the next five years. And in Minnesota, community comes together to say farewell to slain college student Dru Sjodin. Her body was found last Saturday five months after she disappeared from the mall parking lot. She was remembered as a bright spirit, who touched many people's hearts in a life that ended too soon.
At an Earth Day concert in Boston, nine people were injured when a gust of wind knocked a speaker tower into the crowd. All of the injured were taken to hospitals. Two people had injuries that were considered serious, but not life threatening.
And in New York a doctor at Harlem Hospital has been charged with molesting two female patients who were recovering from surgery. Police say the women brought complaints against the 39-year old doctor stemming from eight incidents last month. He's been suspended from the hospital.
SAN MIGUEL: Checking our top stories now out of Iraq, the U.S. Navy suffered casualties when a Basra oil terminal came under attack from small boats filled with explosives. One boat blew up next to a Navy patrol craft, killing two sailors and wounded four. Two other boats also exploded, but caused no damage to the terminal.
Australia's prime minister showed up in Baghdad today to spend time with Australian troops. John Howard's surprise visit was to commemorate Anzac (ph) Day, which honors the thousands of Australian troops who died in Galipoli in World War I.
CALLAWAY: This Army medic was trained to save her fellow soldiers' lives. Hear how she earned one of the Army's highest honors ahead.
SAN MIGUEL: Plus, calling all cooks. The recipe for the perfect culinary vacation. That's when CNN SUNDAY MORNING continues. Stay with us.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If you spend your nights tossing and turning, instead of sleeping, you are not alone. At least 40 percent of women over 40 suffer from the chronic sleep disorder insomnia. If you're one of the millions that don't get enough rest, a few simple changes could help you.
According to the National Sleep Foundation, there are several reasons why we can't get a good night's sleep. They include stress and family demands, hormonal changes such as pregnancy and menopause, and clinical depression. By making a few lifestyle changes, you could be sleeping like a baby again in no time.
First, don't try too hard to fall asleep. You aren't tired, get out of bed and stay up until you are. Learn to relax. Don't dwell on problems before bedtime. And avoid caffeine and alcohol.
Sleep disorders should not be ignored. They can affect mental and physical performance, and in some cases, lead to premature death. If you still can't sleep, see your doctor.
Tori Itali (ph), CNN, Atlanta.
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SAN MIGUEL: Abortion rights activists plan a march on Washington. Thousands are expected there. They're supposed to be one of the biggest abortion rights rallies ever.
Welcome back to CNN SUNDAY MORNING. I'm Renay San Miguel.
CALLAWAY: Good morning, everyone. I'm Catherine Callaway. We will have that for you in just a moment, but we're going to begin this half hour with the headlines.
A roadside bomb killed a coalition soldier today. It happened this morning near the Martyr's Monument in northeast Baghdad. A coalition spokesman says two other soldiers were wounded. Also, the body of a U.S. soldier missing since an ambush near the Baghdad Airport on April 9 has now been found and identified.
And in Fallujah, U.S. civilian administrator Paul Bremer has gone to that city to try and diffuse the tense situation there. It is not know who he spoke with. U.S. Marines say they're prepared to control of Fallujah from armed insurgents, but that a military offensive is not imminent.
Turning to North Korea now, the Red Cross puts the death toll at 161 for last week's devastating train blast near the Chinese border. Nearly half of the victims were children at a nearby school. North Korea blames the disaster on human error, caused by power lines setting off volatile materials that were on the train.
SAN MIGUEL: The abortion issue will take over the nation's capital today. A huge march and demonstration are planned to protest what organizers say is a government assault on women's rights.
CNN's Elaine Quijano has the story.
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ELAINE QUIJANO, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The complex debate over abortion rights takes center stage Sunday in the nation's capitol, where hundreds of thousands are expected to converge for the so-called March for Women's Lives.
HARRIET LU, ABORTION RIGHTS SUPPORTER: I want to make sure that my daughter and grand-daughters and all women always have a choice without government's interference.
QUIJANO: At the same time anti-abortion activists are planning counter demonstrations to send their own message.
RANDALL TERRY, OPERATION WITNESS: We'll have people positioned on eight blocks of sidewalk down Pennsylvania Avenue, holding up banners, pictures, posters, pickets, telling the abortion crowd the truth, that abortion is the murder of innocent children.
QUIJANO: Behind the impassioned debate, activists on both sides are trying to bolster their ranks by appealing to younger generations. Those who support abortion rights...
ELIZABETH LIND, ABORTION RIGHTS SUPPORTER: I don't think abortion is a pretty thing, but I don't believe that the government can tell me what I can or cannot do with my body. And that's why I'm involved today.
QUIJANO: And those against the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe versus Wade decision to legalize abortion.
GINA GIACOPUZZI, ANTI-ABORTION ACTIVIST: I'm from southern California. We flew out here for the March for Women's Lives to just protest there. And I think it's awful that they can come out here and march and celebrate such a horrific event in our history.
QUIJANO: This election year, each group hopes to spark renewed interest, enough to have an impact at the ballot box. But political analysts say more than three decades after Roe v. Wade, most voters have already made up their minds.
STU ROTHENBERG, ROTHENBERG POLITICAL REPORT: It's been around so long, the lines have hardened on this. There aren't a lot of swing voters who are now going to be voting on abortion, who wouldn't have voted on it two years ago or four years ago or eight years ago.
QUIJANO (on camera): About 1400 groups, including Planned Parenthood which sponsored a benefit here at the Warner Theater in Washington, are set to take part in Sunday's march. It begins with a rally and speeches on the National Mall. Then demonstrators plan to make their way to the streets around the White House.
Elaine Quijano, CNN, Washington.
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SAN MIGUEL: A featured speaker at today's women's march will be former Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean. CNN's Wolf Blitzer will interview Dean later on "LATE EDITION." That's coming up at noon Eastern today.
A smaller than expected group of protesters met the start of financial talks by the World Bank in Washington. Police estimate 800 protesters took part in the demonstrations. Two arrests were made. The World Bank and International Monetary Fund members are holding their semi-annual meetings. And demonstrators are calling on the world financial leaders to forgive the debts of smaller nations.
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