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Aired June 25, 2006 - 09:00   ET

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TONY HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: And we begin this hour with breaking news out of Philadelphia. Evacuations are underway right now at Philadelphia International Airport. There are reports of a suspicious package found behind a counter at one of the terminals. People are being evacuated from the airport's B and C terminals. We also understand two security checkpoints are also being evacuated at this time.
So once again, evacuation is underway right now in Philadelphia International Airport after a suspicious package was found behind a counter, a U.S. Airways ticket counter at one of the terminals. The evacuation of hundreds of people, can't tell you what an inconvenience this is going to be to be passengers up and down the East Coast because of this evacuation. The B and C terminals at the airport have been evacuated, along with two security checkpoints. We will continue to follow this story and bring you the latest developments as soon as we get them.

MELISSA LONG, CNN ANCHOR: And this just in from the "Associated Press," which is reporting five aide workers have been kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan. The "AP" says the Afghan workers were abducted Thursday. The Public Health Ministry says they're still alive and that police in Afghan troops are searching for them.

The U.S. military says 45 Taliban fighters have been killed in the latest battles in Afghanistan. Two coalition troops were also killed. No word yet on their nationalities.

The battle in Kandahar province is part of an ongoing offensive dubbed "Operation Mountain Thrust."

And a developing story from the Middle East this morning. Israel says one of its soldiers captured by Palestinian militants is alive and officials are working to gain his release. The soldier was kidnapped and two others killed in an attack on an Israeli army post. We have a live report coming up in about five minutes.

HARRIS: A report today says U.S. troop levels in Iraq could be down significantly by the end of next year. The "New York Times" says the U.S. commander in Iraq has outlined his plan for troop reduction. The paper says the first cuts could come this September. We're live from Baghdad in about two minutes.

And in Sydney Australia, actress Nicole Kidman is now Mrs. Keith Urban. The exclusive ceremony took place an hour ago. About 20 minutes we'll take you live to Sydney for an inside look at the nuptials.

LONG: Speaking of marriages, we've all been told communication is key to making it work, but a new book advises you to give up problem solving. We'll explain.

Also a million dollar plan? On becoming a millionaire, the secret may lie in how you think.

And New Jersey rock meets New Orleans. Bruce Springsteen tells us how the Zydeco Cha-cha made it onto his latest album.

HARRIS: And new developments this morning on the future of Iraq and U.S. troops there, also new charges against two U.S. soldiers. They're accused in the death of an Iraqi civilian. It happened in Ramadi in February, the "New York Times" today reports there could be a sharp reduction in U.S. troop levels in Iraq by the end of 2007. The paper says the first cuts could come in September.

And Iraq's prime minister reaches out to insurgents who renounce violence. He presented his reconciliation plan to parliament today. Iraq's prime minister did not set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. More on his plans now from CNN's Arwa Damon, she joins us live from Baghdad.

Arwa, good morning.

ARWA DAMON, CNN NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Tony. In fact, not a lot of detail from Iraq's prime minister as to exactly how he was going to implement this national reconciliation plan, a plan which Iraqis have been waiting for for quite some time now. He did emphasize something Iraqis have heard time and time again before, reemphasizing the need for national unity and promising get again that his government would clamp down on terrorists.

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NOURI AL-MALIKI, IRAQI PRIME MINISTER (through translator): We need to stand together and to drum up the support to face the criminals and the terrorist terrorists, to reactivate our economy by creating jobs and giving opportunities and providing services to the people so to show everyone that we are serious in our commitment to serve our mission.

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DAMON: Now, Tony, the Iraqis have heard their government, their prime minister, time and time again speak about how serious he is in his commitment to their nation, but they where have yet to see, really, what they are calling active steps towards establishing that security and stability that he promised them. In today's announcement he emphasized the need to equip and increase Iraqi security forces, but did not set a timeline for U.S. troop withdrawal. He discussed the necessity of disarming the militias, but only went so far to say that that had to happen along political and economical lines. He spoke about national reconciliation, but in terms of making that happen he only spoke about creating committees and subcommittees. He did, however, say that the government would be extending a hand to those where were not involved in violence, to insurgents who perhaps did not have blood on their hands, that they had carried weapons, did not carried out attacks, to those who have been rejecting Iraq's political process, that's why the government's saying this national reconciliation plan was meant to bring all of Iraq together, anyone who does not have blood on their hands is welcome to join this political process. But for Iraqis these words might ring a little hollow, they have heard this time it and time again from their government -- Tony.

HARRIS: CNN's Arwa Damon in Baghdad for us. Arwa, we appreciate it. Thank you.

Iraq, Iran and North Korea top the agenda today. On "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer," Senators Chuck Hagel and Joseph Biden also discuss the latest on the terror theft targeting the U.S. "Late Edition" coming up at 11:00 a.m. Eastern.

LONG: Kidnappings and killings, this time not in Iraq, but in Israeli and Gaza. It all began when militants launched a major raid on Israeli army post by tunneling under the Gaza border. CNN's Paula Hancocks joining us now live from Jerusalem with more on this story.

Hello, Paula.

PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Hello Melissa. Well, there certainly has been an escalation in violence on the Gaza/Israeli bored this Sunday. At the present time we have Israeli military inside Gaza, itself. We have tanks, bulldozers, and also ground troops protected by the air, by helicopters. Now, this is the first significant incursion by Israeli military into Gaza we have seen since the pullout last summer.

Now, what they're doing is trying to find one missing Israeli soldier. Now, what happened earlier on Sunday that resulted in this incursion was Palestinian militants dug a tunnel underneath the border between Gaza and Israel, and about seven militants carried out an attack on an Israeli outpost. Now, two Israeli soldiers were killed, both 20 years old, and one Israeli sold was kidnapped. Now, the chief of staff, Dan Halutz, does believe that soldier is still alive. So this is why the incursion is taking place, to try and find that one soldier. Also in the gun battle, three Palestinian militants were killed. Now, Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister, has laid the blame for this attack very firmly at the Palestinian leadership's door.

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EHUD OLMERT, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER (through translator): We and Israel view the Palestinian authority headed by Chairman Abu Mazen and the Palestinian government responsible for this incident.

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HANCOCKS: The Palestinian security sources have told CNN that the president, Mahmoud Abbas, is currently negotiating with the militants, also with Egyptians mediating to try and secure the release of that one Israeli soldier -- Melissa.

LONG: Paula Hancocks, live from Jerusalem. Paula, thank you.

HARRIS: And breaking news out of Philadelphia. As we mentioned just a short while ago at the top of the hour, thousands of airline passengers are standing outside the Philadelphia International Airport at this moment. Our CNN affiliates in Philadelphia are reporting a suspicious package was found behind a counter at one of the terminals. Its reported airport security says the situation is now under control. Officers evacuated people from the airport's B and C terminals. We will continue to follow this situation. We will bring you the very latest on this breaking, developing story as we get more information.

LONG: Now, if you are thinking there has got to be a way to cash in on that great idea that seems to come to mind at 3:00 a.m., are you right. Coming up about five minutes from now, we are going to tell you ho to you turn that a-ha moment into a million bucks.

HARRIS: And later, if you think problem-solving is the key to a good relationship, well, think again. We'll tell you about some new style marriage counseling that throws the old rules out the window. But first, let's find out how much you know about wedded bliss. Reynolds is playing with us this morning. OK, Reynolds, are men better off married and are women better off single?

REYNOLDS WOLF, CNN METEOROLOGIST: I think true in both -- no, no, no, I take it back. I think men are better off married, definitely. I know I am and I think are women better off single? What was the question? Are they better off single?

HARRIS: Yeah. Are women better off single?

WOLF: I say no. I'm for love, man. I'm for the couples, you know. That's just me. That's all I'm talking about.

HARRIS: I'm going to call your wife. All right.

WOLF: That's right. Absolutely.

HARRIS: At home right now with the baby Aniston.

WOLF: There you go.

HARRIS: We'll check back with you.

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(COMMERCIAL BREAK) LONG: Joining us, we're following a breaking news story this morning, out of Philadelphia, thousands of airline passengers standing outside the international airport today. Our CNN affiliates are reporting a suspicious package was found behind a counter, that's a U.S. Airways counter. at a terminal this morning. It's reported that airport security says this situation is under control. Officers did have to evacuate people from the airport's B and C terminals, that includes a security checkpoints at those terminals. But again, according to security there, the situation is under control, likely just a hassle for those traveling in and out of Philadelphia this morning.

HARRIS: And what a hassle.

LONG: Yes. But we'll continue to keep you posted.

HARRIS: Yeah, and what a hassle that is. We're talking about the -- one of the major airport along the East Coast, and that affects traffic up and down that coast. So, I wonder what they mean when they say under control, though, that always makes me a little edgy. But, more details and we'll bring it you as we get them.

Couple of other stories, weather-wise we're talking about flood waters receding in Ohio. And residents are getting a look at the damages from this week's storms. It may be next week before people in New Jersey get around to that. Heavy rain, strong wind gusts and flash flooding forced evacuations in Ohio. Forecasters say New Jersey is in for another round of soaking rain, flash flood watches remain in effect for most of the Garden State, New Jersey, Philadelphia, everything's right together there. So with everybody, because of this evacuation is standing outside at the airport.

LONG: Outside. Hopefully they traveled with an umbrella.

HARRIS: Yeah, let's check in now with Reynolds Wolf at the CNN Weather Center -- Reynolds.

WOLF: That wouldn't be a bad idea to take the umbrella with you this morning. No question about it.

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HARRIS: Reynolds, we left folks at the last break with this quiz. Are men better off married, are women better off single. And the answer to both...

LONG: What do you think?

WOLF: I'm still thinking that, you know, men are better off married, no question about it. Women are better off single, I think that's false.

HARRIS: Keeping in mind, of course, that women marry men thinking they'll change.

WOLF: Oh, yeah. HARRIS: And men marry women thinking they won't. So here's the answer. Do we have the answer? False/false. Who knew?

LONG: I thought men were better off married.

WOLF: I never would have guessed.

LONG: I thought it was better for their health.

HARRIS: I've heard that.

WOLF: Goodness.

HARRIS: So there it is. That's the marriage quiz this morning. We have an expert coming up on this whole subject.

LONG: And you know what's most interesting is she says the key to a happy marriage is not about talking the issues through. We're going to talk about that.

HARRIS: I can't wait for this.

Another point here if you start using this more, is it possible to make a boatload of this? Coming up in about three minutes, we'll talk to a man who says he tried it and it is true.

LONG: And "The Boss" is back. And he spoke candidly with CNN's Soledad O'Brien will the events that brought him back into the studio. You will hear about it, too, in 30 minutes.

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HARRIS: Is it possible, is it possible the only thing separating you from your first million is your thinking, your mindset? What about your children, are you raising another time card puncher or the next Donald Trump or Oprah Winfrey? Get a load of these numbers featured in a recent CNN.com "Money Report." An annual wealth reported found that there were 8.7 millionaires worldwide this year. Check this out, in 2000 -- hey, that's me! In 2005 alone, half a million people reached millionaire status. Not me. The financial forecasters are predicting by 2010 -- what a handsome man -- the financial wealth of millionaires worldwide will reach $44.6 trillion. And don't you think it's time we get ours? T. Harv Eker is the author of "The Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Wealth Game."

T, good to see you.

T. HARV EKER, AUTHOR: Hey, thank you for having me.

HARRIS: I'm so conflicted by this segment. I want to believe everything you say and I don't believe anything you say. But let's try this out for size. There really is a secret, a secret to being financially successful?

EKER: Absolutely. And it's the root cause of financial success; it's the root cause of anything else, of course, and it's the way you think. You know, in the book I say, give me five minutes and I can predict your financial future for the rest of your life. How? By identifying what's called your money blueprint. Each of us has a personal money blueprint already ingrained in our subconscious mind, and Tony, it is this blueprint more than anything else that will determine your financial life. So, you can be the best at your job, the best at your business, you can know everything about stocks, and bonds, and real estate, but if your subconscious blueprint isn't preset for a high level of success, you will never amass a large amount of money. And if by chance you do, you'll somehow manage to lose it. Can I give you an example?

HARRIS: Yeah, yeah. Give me an example.

EKER: All right, we've heard of the fellow with the big hair, great guy, Donald Trump. Now, here's this multibillionaire. He loses everything and more, and two years later he's it back again and more. Why? His money blueprint is set for high. On the other side of the coin we've all heard the stories of lottery winners, right? They win five, 10, 50, $100 million, five years later, virtually half of them are right back to where they started. Why? Because their money blueprint is set for low.

HARRIS: Well T, are you essentially saying that our minds tend to get in the way of our -- that we stand in the way of our own success?

EKER: Well, you know, there's a formula for the results of your life and it's very simple. Your thoughts lead to your feelings, which lead to your actions, which lead to your results. So your results are originated in the way you think. And most people, while most of us, we were all taught how to do money, and most of us were taught by people who either didn't have a lot of money or they had a lot of emotional issues around it. Their ways of thinking and being and habits became our ways and we just take them for granted as the way we do things now and we just normally think in ways that for must people are a little bit unsupportive to success.

HARRIS: All right, let me break this down. Is it your belief that all of us, all of us watching you this morning, can change our thinking and become wealthy?

EKER: It's the only way. What else are you going to do? You know, people work hard all the time, people change their job, people, you know, take different classes, and they're all good things...

HARRIS: Everyone is not going to be wealthy, T, and you know it! You can think it, you can believe it, if I believe it, I can achieve, it but not everyone in this society can change their mindset, do the work that you're going to suggest here, and become wealthy. There's randomness to this. There is -- well, what do you think?

EKER: Well, you know, I think, I agree not everyone is going to become wealthy because they don't think in terms of wealth. You know, they think in terms of old condition beliefs, non-supportive ways of thinking. Let me give you an example, if that's OK. Most people, believe it or not, what they actually do is they actually resent rich people. What do we hear? Filthy rich, rich people are greedy and it's very simple, Tony. If you think that rich people are bad in any way, shape, or form, and you can never be good person, then you can never be rich. How could you be something that you resent? Another belief that people have is that, you know, most people they play the money game on defense versus offense. Their big intention is to have enough to pay the bills or just get by or just earn a decent living or just be comfortable. You know, literally, you have to have an intention like anything else, you have had the intention to have your job, you've got it, you worked hard, you got it. If you don't have an intention, I want everyone to have the intention of become a multimillionaire. Why? Because if you...

HARRIS: But this society -- this society, in capitalism in general, depends on a permanent underclass to do the bidding of the rich industrialists.

EKER: True. That may be true, but you don't are to be one of them. You can be on the opposite side of the fence. And let me just say this, why get rich? Well one of the reasons, of course, is for yourself, but the other reason is that, you know, you can't give what you don't got. There's a saying that says that. And literally I believe this, that if you have the wherewithal to get rich, it is your duty to do so, so you can help other people who just do not have that wherewithal.

HARRIS: The other saying is money is the root of all evil.

EKER: Well, if you believe that, you're certainly not going to have any, are you? You know, I believe that money only makes you more of what you already are. It's a tool, it's -- you know, people say, you know, well it's not as important as love...

HARRIS: What do you mean by that, money makes you more of what you already are? That's good.

EKER: Well, it just enhances who you are. So in other words, if you're a greedy jerk person, it's going to allow you to be more greedy and a bigger jerk. On the other hand if you're a very kind and generous person and a compassion at person, it's going to allow you to be even more kind and more generous in the financial arena and help the people that you want to help.

HARRIS: That's good, T, that's good. Let's see the book again. Do we have it? T. Harv Eker is the author of "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Wealth Game." T, good to see you. Thanks for your time this morning.

EKER: Thank you so much for having me.

HARRIS: That was fun. All right -- Melissa.

LONG: Thank you, Tony. Another step forward for New Orleans. Reviving the convention business. A report on CNN SUNDAY MORNING is in five minutes. Plus: Cajun music and its influence on "The Boss." What impact did Katrina have on Bruce Springsteen and his lightest album? CNN's interview with the rock icon in about 25 minutes from now. Hope you stay with us.

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LONG: Good morning to you on this Sunday. The "Just In" now to CNN, the all clear has been given at Philadelphia International Airport. It was within the last hour that a suspicious package was found at a U.S. Airways ticket counter. The package turned out to be a piece of luggage put through the x-ray machine and the passengers were evacuated as a precaution from the area. Again, just got word in from the public information officer at Philly International who says the all clear has been given. People are filing back into the airport and flights will resume soon. Hopefully there wasn't too much of a delay. Now to some other stories making news this morning.

HARRIS: Two U.S. soldiers could face court-martials in the shooting death of a unarmed Iraqi civilian that happened last February in Ramadi. According to the military, the soldiers are charged with the killing of the man and then planting an AK-47 by his body. Both soldiers are with the Pennsylvania National Guard.

On the political front, the new Iraqi government is pressing ahead with its national reconciliation plan. Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki presented his proposal to the Iraqi parliament. Just ahead, we'll get to the White House and get some reaction to this development in a live report.

LONG: A developing story from the Middle East. Israeli troops and tanks enter Gaza. Israel says one of its soldiers captured by Palestinian militants is alive. The soldier was kidnapped and two others were killed on an attack on an Israeli army post. The Israeli military says the militants tunneled under the Gaza border.

HARRIS: In Afghanistan, police say five international aide workers have been kidnapped in an eastern province. Among them, two doctors. The group was returning from the inauguration of a health clinic in a remote village when they were abducted.

LONG: Reaching out to those who renounce violence, but putting terrorists on notice, Iraq's prime minister today presented his national reconciliation plan. He called for amnesty for some detainees, but he did not give the details. What does the Bush administration think about all this? White House correspondent Ed Henry joining us from Washington with more.

Good morning, Ed.

ED HENRY, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Melissa. That's right, overall the White House is welcoming this reconciliation plan as yet another positive steps, in their eyes, in the formation of a new Iraqi government. But of course, the devil will be in the details because the president here is facing heavy political pressure from democrats on that question of amnesty. As you noted, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki is insisting that he will only grant pardons to about 2,500 detainees as long as they're not war criminals, but "Newsweek" magazine reporting this morning that, in fact, the plan will grant amnesty, pardons to those who have attacked U.S. or Iraqi soldiers. That is already sparking a storm of protest from democrats like Senate Leader Harry Reid put out a statement saying:

"Despite having received two credible reports that the Iraqi government is actively considering giving amnesty to those who kill American soldiers, President Bush and the republican Congress have refused to join with senate democrats to denounce this terrible policy, proposing instead that we respect Iraqi sovereignty. We call upon President Bush and republican leaders to join with us immediately to send a clear and unmistakable signal to the Iraqi government that we strongly oppose any effort to provide a get on you of jail free card to those who kill or injury our brave troops."

But I can tell you, senior officials here insist, this is really going to be limited amnesty. Their understanding of the plan is that it will not, in fact, grant pardons to war criminals -- Melissa.

LONG: Ed, a lot of people are thinking about a timetable. Of course, it was the source of major debate on the Senate floor this week. Did al-Maliki talk at all about the withdrawal of the multinational forces from the area?

HENRY: Just in general terms. You know, as of late last night we were, in fact, expecting some sort of a time table from Prime Minister Maliki about multinational forces being withdrawn from Iraq, but he did not give a timetable today, in fact, and also as you know, over and over President Bush has refused to give a timetable for with drawing U.S. troops. But we're starting to see some details of at least a limited scaling back of U.S. troops dribbling out. Today's "New York Times" reporting that General Casey had a classified briefing this week where he let it be known that we will be rotating out two U.S. Brigades out of Iraq later this year.

That squares with what CNN reported back on Thursday that somewhere between six and 10,000 U.S. troops will start being rotated out later this year, much more troops being rotated out, according to this plan, in 2007. Again, Pentagon not officially confirming it. So far the White House not wanting to comment on any potential timetable. But the significance, one of many pieces of significance here, is that the troops would start being rotated thought this September, two months before the mid term elections -- Melissa.

LONG: Ed Henry live in Washington. Ed, thank you.

HARRIS: Of all the things symbolizing what went wrong during Katrina, few stand out as prominently as the New Orleans convention center. The city of New Orleans is trying to change that this weekend, one convention year at a time. CNN's Sean Callebs reports from New Orleans.

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SEAN CALLEBS, CNN NEWS CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It will be hard to replace the images of the suffering at the convention center following Hurricane Katrina. But this weekend, New Orleans is trying to put a new face on one of its most recognizable symbols. The city is hosting its first convention since the storm, and so far so good.

AMY ROSENBAUM, CONVENTIONEER: As I walk up and down the street, are you with the American Library Association? Welcome. Thank you for coming. We've never been welcomed like we've been welcomed here.

CALLEBS: Amy Rosenbaum is one of 1,800 librarians who've come to the Crescent City for the American Library Association convention. And you can't overstate how important their arrival is to the city.

STEPHEN PERRY, CONVENTION VISITORS BUREAU: It this is a very magical week for New Orleans because it's a launching of multibillion dollar part of our economy.

CALLEBS: This convention alone is expected to bring in $25 million. Very little when compared to the $3 billion the city lost in convention business when Katrina hit. But it's a first step. Tourism officials say two more conventions will be held this week alone, and the books are filling up with plans for the fall.

LESLIE BURGER, AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION: I would say any convention group that's thinking about coming back to New Orleans, now is the time to come and to be part of this great rebuilding effort.

CALLEBS: A lot of hard work and cold cash went into getting the convention center ready for this weekend. Nearly $70 million in restoring and renovating, so far. And the work is only about 75 percent complete. At the same time, tourist areas of the city were spruced up as part of a campaign called "Company's Coming." And then there's the question of security. The city was worried about its national image on the heels of five teenagers being shot and killed. And the mayor calling in the National Guard to help curb the violence.

PERRY: The timing could have been a little better but the reality is, fighting crime is good business. It's good for tourism, and it's good for the social fabric of the city.

BURGER: If anything, I think it may have reassured our members that things were under control. Did we have some questions? Absolutely. But we were very quick to talk to the city and talk to the Convention and Visitors Bureau about why that had happened and to get a message out to our members immediately.

CALLEBS: And that's the message the city hopes to get out at as it launches its first major conference, that New Orleans is not on the brink of falling apart, but a city slowly but surely putting itself back together.

Sean Callebs, CNN, New Orleans.

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HARRIS: CNN's Anderson Cooper is heading back to New Orleans tomorrow. He's keeping them honest. Tune in weeknights at 10:00 Eastern, 7:00 Pacific, right here on CNN. CNN SUNDAY MORNING continues in a moment.

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LONG: A radiant bride, an intimate ceremony, that was the scene today as Oscar winning actress, Nicole Kidman married country music star, Keith Urban in Australia. The ceremony took place in a cliff top chapel in Sydney. Doesn't she look stunning? And there's her family that also participated, of course. Church bells rang out about 90 minutes later, signaling the two were married. In a statement, the couple thanked people in Australia and all around the world for their warm wishes. What a beautiful bride.

Of course the honeymoon is just getting started for Kidman and Urban. But what about when the honeymoon is over? You've heard the usual advice, communicate, work on your problems. Our guest this morning takes a different approach, her book "Why Talking is not Enough: Eight Loving Actions that will Transform your Marriage." It is author and relationship expert Susan Page that is here to share some interesting advice.

Thanks so much for joining us this morning. We appreciate it.

SUSAN PAGE, AUTHOR: It's a pleasure.

LONG: Everybody always says talk through it, sit down and clock exactly how much time you want to focus on a problem. You're saying, just don't focus on talking.

PAGE: You know, one of the first pieces of advice we give couples is stop trying to solve your problems. Couples have the idea, if only we could solve this problem we could be happy. What, in fact, is the case is, if you could be happy together and find ways to create a harmonious atmosphere in your relationship, the problems diminish. It's really -- communication is not a great way to solve problems because the first problem is you have to get both people to sit down and do it.

LONG: OK, well there are small problems like somebody leaves his or her socks on the floor or whatever, and then are major problems, which will be prevalent throughout the relationship, something like, a problem with an in-law. You have to at some point talk about that, though.

PAGE: Yeah, it's useful to talk about it a little bit at first. But if you find that you're talking about the same problem over and over and over and over, then the thing to do is to stop talking about it and recognize that -- see, problems take up all the space in the relationship. So problems are like goldfish. The more you feed them, the bigger they get, examine they take up all the space whereas if you focus on the things that make you happy together, the strong parts of your relationship, what you find is that the problems diminish. It's an illusion to think that if you talk -- if we just talk some more about this, we can solve it. Most problems in relationships are not solvable. They're not really problems. They are facts of life.

LONG: Just a little, bitty goldfish, not the monstrosity. PAGE: That's right.

LONG: OK, so let's talk about the loving actions you say are key to a happy marriage -- and I should say happy relationship because so many couples today are cohabitating and they don't tie the knot.

PAGE: Oh, that's right.

LONG: OK, so one of your tips is give up problem-solving. Just totally, just let it be known there is a problem and move on?

PAGE: For example, one of the first things we suggest to couples is for a period of a day or a week, whatever you're willing to experiment with, refrain from making any negative, critical, or demanding comment. Just as a deliberate experiment. Now, it's a very interesting experiment because the first thing couples discover is how often they make negative, demanding or critical comments and have the atmosphere in the relationship will change. You see, for example, let's say the problem is that your partner is very controlling about money. And you're trying to -- you've spent years trying to persuade him, this is wrong. I get to have control over my money. You're wrong, I'm right, it isn't fair, et cetera, et cetera. But the conversations are getting you nowhere, the communication, I'm trying to express my feelings. But if you find ways around -- find ways to manage that problem on your own that don't have to do with trying to get your partner to change, which is going to be a futural effort, and you focus making a happier atmosphere in the relationship, it makes a huge difference right away.

LONG: Well, something you just said is basically, don't say anything negative, stop cutting down your partner, which is essentially practicing restraint, which is something else you advise.

PAGE: That's right. It's about focusing on the positive qualities in your relationship instead of the negative quality. Now, we do some of these things as an experiment for a while to see what kind of changes they make and see what you can learn about yourself in the relations relationship. Because nagging and harping and communicating doesn't really help the situation.

LONG: Well, what if you're just about to lose it, you're angry, do you walk out of the room, do you say, let me take ten and take a deep breath? What's your suggestion?

PAGE: Yes, it's usually not useful to fight especially if it's the same thing you've been fighting about for years. It's just not productive.

LONG: And then you're nagging. Got it. OK, one of the other tips you have is balance giving and taking which isn't always easy because in the relationship it ebbs and flows and somebody may give more at different points.

PAGE: You see, in my relationships, we give up on the idea that it has to be fair and equal, that was an important concept, but we're moving beyond it now. What we all encourage couples to ask is, if I were going to behave in accord with my highest self right now, what would I do? So you take a kind of a -- you the higher road for the benefit of the relationship. And when we talk about balancing, giving, taking, it may -- instead of asking are you giving 100 percent, am I giving 100 percent? You ask am I giving 100 percent and am I taking 100 percent for myself? Am I watching over my own needs in this relationship? Because it turns out when you ask that question, there are many ways that you can take care of yourself in a relationship without depending on your partner to change.

LONG: Some great tips. Susan Page, relationship expert and author. Thanks so much for stopping by. We appreciate it.

PAGE: It was my pleasure. You're welcome.

LONG: Tony.

HARRIS: We are going to take a break. When we come back, we will talk to Morgan Durrant, he is a spokesperson for U.S. Airways and we will get the latest information on the evacuation of two terminals at Philadelphia International Airport this morning. We understand that within the last few minutes the all clear has been given, but we'll get the latest from Morgan Durrant. You're watching CNN SUNDAY MORNING.

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HARRIS: And just in to CNN, the all-clear is given at Philadelphia International Airport. In the last hour a suspicious package was found at the U.S. Airways ticket counter. It was put through the x-ray machine and passengers were evacuated from the area. We just got word from the public information officer at the airport who says it's all clear. People are filing back into the airport and flights will resume soon. Morgan Durrant is on the line with us right now, he is a spokesperson for U.S. Airways.

Morgan, thank you for your time. Appreciate it.

MORGAN DURRANT, U.S. AIRWAYS SPOKESPERSON: Thank you, Tony. Thanks

HARRIS: Give us a sense of what happened here. I'm a little confused even in that story. What triggered the evacuation? I read just a moment ago that the package was placed through an x-ray machine. I'm a little unclear on all of this. Help me out with this.

DURRANT: Tony, from what we understand, a piece of baggage, approximately 6:15 this morning, Philadelphia Time, passed through the x-ray machine and a suspicious item was found in that checked piece of baggage. TSA flagged the bag. At approximately 7:00 a.m. Philadelphia police, due to the -- a suspicious item found in that bag decided to evacuate U.S. Airways ticket counter.

HARRIS: OK, and -- I'm sorry, go ahead. I'm sorry, Morgan.

DURRANT: Oh, that's all right. And we understand the evacuation lasted until about 9:00 a.m. Philadelphia Time. Our 7:30 Banco flights, which means flights in the bottom half of the 7:00 hour into the top of the 8:00 hour, did depart on time. Right now we are holding flights in Philadelphia for our passengers and want to accommodate them the best that we can, and are serving water and food to passengers at ticket counters who are waiting for their flights to depart this morning.

HARRIS: A couple of quick questions. Was this a checked bag or was this a carry-on bag?

DURRANT: I believe it was a checked bag.

HARRIS: A checked bag. And how many people do you believe have been inconvenienced by this?

DURRANT: You know, we're not certain about that. Currently we estimate that we're processing 1,000 of our passengers this morning that are making connections in Philadelphia or getting on flights due to -- you know, and on the express compute.

HARRIS: Morgan, a checked bag so there means there's some kind of identification, some kind of a sticker or label on it so you have an idea of who the bag belongs to, is that fair to say?

DURRANT: That's correct. That's correct. We don't want to go into that right now.

HARRIS: Sure.

DURRANT: I understand, you know, TSA and the Philadelphia police are investigating the incident, and you might be able to follow with them and get some more information.

HARRIS: Yeah. I think we can dig that out a little bit. And are you at liberty to tell us what was found in the bag?

DURRANT: I'm not. Suffice it to say, it was a suspicious item.

HARRIS: OK, great, that's fine. Morgan Durrant, spokesperson for U.S. Airways. Morgan, thanks for your time, appreciate it.

DURRANT: Thank you, Tony, very much.

LONG: Thank you Tony. Did you hear that "The Boss" is back with a new album?

And a new cause. Straight ahead, Bruce Springsteen takes on New Orleans. We will tell what impact Katrina had on his latest album.

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LONG: Rocker Bruce Springsteen is reflecting back to simpler times on his latest album and tour. He plays tribute to American folk music pioneer Pete Seeger and he recently talked about it with CNN's Soledad O'Brien.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN NEWS CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): You cover songs that Pete Seeger covered, really, so in a way you're picking songs not necessarily that you wrote, but songs that he thought were important to highlight.

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, SINGER: You know, we've -- In concert we played several things that he's written, you know, and "Turn, Turn, Turn," and "Bring'em Home," and -- but on the record I just went to the music that moved me, and I -- you know, I wasn't thinking about it that much.

O'BRIEN: Did Hurricane Katrina play a role in this album? I mean, did you say, you know, now is the time?

SPRINGSTEEN: No, because we cut it in '97. What was unusual was there a little serendipity in that the guys that came down to play played in New Orleans in like Zydeco a Cajun band and so when they came, I said, well, I'm going to play this sort of roots music. Well, they started to slip in a New Orleans feeling, the drummer, particularly. You can hear it happening on "Pay me my Money Down."

O'BRIEN: Right, right, you sure can, the show stopper.

SPRINGSTEEN: And so all of a sudden that just sort of happened, you know. And the very -- the Dixieland horns, it just happened. And then my pals came by and that's what felt right to them to play over the top of the music we were playing. It was an unusual and somewhat frightening thing. We're going to New Orleans and you have all of this roots music that has so much New Orleans in it.

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LONG: And do look for more of Soledad's interviews every weekday morning on "American Morning" starting at 6:00 in the morning, Eastern, on CNN and you can read about Soledad's new honor for helping others.

HARRIS: Hey!

LONG: Yeah, what an honor, huh?

HARRIS: She's on the cover.

LONG: This week's edition of "Newsweek." look who she's next to?

HARRIS: Who is that? That actor guy?

LONG: Yeah, yeah. I think it's the actor guy, yeah.

HARRIS: Well, he should be in the background and she should be in the foreground is the way I view it.

LONG: What an honor.

HARRIS: Anyway, time now to check in with Howard Kurtz in New York to see what's ahead on CNN's "Reliable Sources."

Howard, good morning.

HOWARD KURTZ: Good morning, Tony. No Springsteen, but an exclusive sit-down with CBS Evening News anchor Bob Schieffer about Dan Rather's departure from the network. Why did that relationship end with such a messy divorce?

And "New York Times" columnist Frank Rich and "National Review's" David Frum debate whether the media are to blame for much of the negative news coming out of Iraq. And we'll talk about whether the press, including the "Times" should have held back on that news story about the distraction's monitoring of America's banking records. Plus, crossword puzzle czar Will Shortz will be right here. And Connie Chung's rather off-key farewell, ahead on "Reliable Sources."

HARRIS: OK, Howard, appreciate it.

KURTZ: Thanks.

HARRIS: "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer" is up at 11:00 a.m. and followed by "Iraq, a Week at War," so don't go anywhere.

LONG: And Fredricka Whitfield will be with you all day with live news updates.

HARRIS: So long.

LONG: Have a great day.

HARRIS: See you next week.

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