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Ann Coulter's Comment; Selma Showdown; Deadly Tornado in Alabama; 'Faces of Faith'; Iraqi Refugees; Surviving the Crash; What About bin Laden?
Aired March 04, 2007 - 07:00 ET
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BETTY NGUYEN, CNN ANCHOR: It is 7:00 a.m. here on the East Coast.
Good morning, everybody. I am Betty Nguyen at the CNN world headquarters in Atlanta.
T.J. HOLMES, CNN ANCHOR: And I'm T.J. Holmes. Thank you so much for starting this Sunday with us.
We've got a lot of hot news and a lot of hot topics to tell you about, so let's get started this morning.
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ANN COULTER, CONSERVATIVE COMMENTATOR: I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate, John Edwards, but...
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HOLMES: But what? That's Ann Coulter there, and she uses the "F" word. Not maybe the "F" word you're thinking about. The other "F" word that, you know, some people will find unbelievably offensive as she fires away at a presidential candidate. Outrage ignited on all sides this morning.
NGUYEN: And an early show and tell in Selma, Alabama. Hillary Clinton takes her biggest weapon on the road as she comes face to face with her toughest competition.
HOLMES: And going, going, gone.
Did you see this, Betty?
NGUYEN: I did not.
HOLMES: I missed it as well, but...
NGUYEN: We had to go to bed early. We do have to be here quite early in the morning.
HOLMES: Have things to do.
But just in case you missed it, like us, we've got the lunar eclipse queued up and ready to roll.
Stay here. We are just getting going this morning. Just getting fired up.
And as we get fired up, we are starting with just an unbelievably troubling story out of Texas. Take a look at this video and you'll know what I'm talking about.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He let everybody...
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Your turn.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Your turn.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Your turn.
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HOLMES: What you're seeing here is a pair of teenagers apparently encouraging two brothers, one age two, the other age five, to smoke a marijuana cigar, also known as a blunt. Both teens are now facing charges. The children have been turned over to child protective services.
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BRUCE URE, WATAUGA, TEXAS, POLICE: I've never seen anything like this quite so disturbing. Our children count on us to protect them. These individuals did everything but protect those children. They have scarred them. And it's just absolutely horrific.
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HOLMES: Well, one of the teens in the tape is the uncle of the little boys. The boy's mother says she was asleep in the home during this incident. She has yet to be charged.
And you heard there from the police chief in Watauga, Texas, heard him in that video there. And we expect to get more on this story when we talk to him live in our 9:00 a.m. Eastern hour.
An unbelievable story, so please stay tuned. You'll want to hear what he has to say about this one.
NGUYEN: And if that doesn't shock you, conservative starlet Ann Coulter may have pushed the envelope too far this time. She is now drawing heat from both sides over controversial comments aimed at Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards.
CNN's Rick Sanchez has the story.
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RICK SANCHEZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): Yes, we know, and you probably know, too. Ann Coulter gets a lot of attention and a lot of air time by being outrageous, being a name-caller, being Ann Coulter.
COULTER: Gore and Hollywood are now telling us that...
SANCHEZ: Coulter is known for comments about liberals, but Friday night, in front of a friendly crowd of fellow conservatives, Coulter, by many definitions, went too far.
COULTER: I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate, John Edwards, but it turns out that you have to go into rehab if you use the word "faggot".
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COULTER: So kind of at an impasse, can't really talk about Edwards. So I think I'll just conclude here.
SANCHEZ: Is it politics or provocation? And if it is provocation, is this a new low for a self-described pot-stirrer who has aimed low before, even against 9/11 widows when she wrote, "I've never seen someone enjoying their husbands' deaths so much."
That led to this on the "Today" show...
MATT LAUER, "TODAY": So why can't they make their point?
COULTER: Look, you're getting testy with me.
LAUER: No. I'm just -- I think -- I think it's a dramatic statement.
COULTER: He was literally the man at our embassies who made sure the plumbing was working.
She's not qualified for the position. This isn't like, you know, best employee of the month.
BILL MAHER, "REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER": But you didn't make that objection with every other of George Bush's appointments.
COULTER: It never occurred to us that he would nominate, as you say, the cleaning lady. We thought this was clear.
SANCHEZ: The target of her insult this time, candidate John Edwards, is running with it, making political hay and political money.
COULTER: You have to go into rehab if you use the word "faggot".
SANCHEZ: He's posted her comments on his Web site, uncensored, and using it to solicit campaign donations to "fight back against the politics of bigotry."
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NGUYEN: All right. So Ann Coulter told "The New York Times" she was just joking. And, by the way, she also criticized other Democratic candidates, not just as bluntly, though.
CNN has placed several calls to Coulter to get her response, but we haven't heard from her.
We have heard from others, though.
Democratic national chairman Howard Dean said, "While Democrats and Republicans may disagree on the issues, we should all be able to agree this kind of rhetoric is vile and out of bounds."
Now, Republican senator John McCain called the comments "wildly inappropriate."
And a spokesperson for Mitt Romney says the Republican presidential hopeful found it to be offensive and said, "All people should be treated with dignity and respect."
HOLMES: Mitt Romney was the big winner at the same conservative conference where Ann Coulter made those comments. Romney captured 21 percent of the vote among the predominantly 18 to 25-year-olds at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference there in Washington.
Rudy Giuliani was second in the group's Straw poll on who they'd support for the 2008 Republican nomination. Senator Sam Brownback was third, and Senator John McCain, who chose not to appear at that conference, finished fifth, with 12 percent of the vote.
There won't be any polling in Selma, Alabama, today, but still an important hot spot for the front-running Democrats. Both senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will be there to commemorate the landmark civil rights march there 42 years ago, but the real political player may be someone not even running.
We get more now from Mary Snow.
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MARY SNOW, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): Enter Bill Clinton into what is promising to be a political showdown between his wife, Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Hillary Clinton, and her rival, Senator Barack Obama.
Both candidates are scheduled to be within shouting distance of each other in Selma, Alabama this Sunday. They'll be on hand to mark the 42nd anniversary of the bloody civil rights march led the way to ending segregation. Former President Clinton, no stranger to Selma, will be inducted into the Voting Rights hall of Fame. The focus will likely be on presidential politics.
JAMAL SIMMONS, DEMOCRATIC STRATEGIST: There's no white politician in America who is more popular in the African-American community than Bill Clinton. So she has a very strong card to play.
SNOW: Some political observers suggest Senator Clinton may be needing to use that card. A recent polls showed that among black Democrats, Obama now leads. Clinton had been ahead in January. Some black Democrats say both are good picks.
REP. JOHN LEWIS (D), GEORGIA: It's a very difficult position to be in, but it's a good position to be in. We have choices.
SNOW: But it's not just a choice between Obama and Clinton, some say, it's also a choice between the Clintons.
SIMMONS: There's a great deal of loyalty among African-Americans for Bill Clinton. The question is whether or not that loyalty transfers to Hillary Clinton. That's a test she's going to have to meet.
SNOW: Part of that test, say some political observers, will be how she appears alongside her husband. Selma marks the couple's first major public appearance together since Senator Clinton announced in January she's seeking the Democratic nomination.
STUART ROTHENBERG, THE ROTHENBERG POLITICAL REPORT: There is, of course, something of a risk that when the Clintons appear next to one another, sometimes Bill can outshine her.
SNOW (on camera): On Bill Clinton's decision to visit Selma, a spokeswoman says the more people who commemorate this important event, the better it is for all Americans.
Mary Snow, CNN, New York.
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HOLMES: And Mary Snow there, who is, of course, part of the best political team on television, will join us live from Selma a little later this morning.
And also a reminder here for you. CNN is hosting the first debates of the political season. The candidates square off live from New Hampshire on April 4th and 5th.
NGUYEN: All right. Brace yourself, because a missing woman case in Michigan is now a murder investigation with a gruesome new development.
Investigators found what they believe to be the torso of Tara Grant, who disappeared last month. The remains were found inside the home she shared with her husband, Stephen Grant. He reported his wife missing five days after she disappeared. Now police say he is their prime suspect. A search of the park near the couple's home turned up more body parts.
And coming up in our 9:00 a.m. hour, police are expected to hold a news conference on the latest developments in this bizarre investigation. We're going to bring you that live when it happens.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They'll never be forgotten, and they'll always be loved and always be in our thoughts and in our -- in our minds.
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NGUYEN: A tragedy thrusts a high school student body president into the spotlight. We're going to hear from her next.
Also, in this morning's "Faces of Faith," the color of heaven through the eyes and paint brush of one amazing 12-year-old.
Plus this...
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I just got so scared. We came around that corner, and I saw him all beat up. And I knew that he was walking, so I was so happy.
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NGUYEN: Two brothers on the same deadly bus ride. Their emotional story coming your way in just 20 minutes.
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TERRY SPICER, ALABAMA STATE LEGISLATOR: I think our message is we need help, and we need it quick.
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NGUYEN: That help already being promised by President Bush during damage tours in Alabama and Georgia. The president designated two counties as disaster areas, meaning they are immediately eligible for federal money. But money alone won't help rebuild after all that damage.
CNN Gulf Coast Correspondent Susan Roesgen has more now from Enterprise, Alabama.
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MEGAN PARKS, STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT: Like, this right here is the ROTC building. And it's fairly -- fairly new, and it didn't -- I mean, it didn't get that -- as much damage as this over here.
SUSAN ROESGEN, CNN GULF COAST CORRESPONDENT (voice over): Student body president Megan Parks is looking at a school she can barely recognize. Thursday's tornado struck the high school dead on with 150 mile-an-hour winds, collapsing part of the roof and one of the walls. When President Bush walked through, he said the destruction was indescribable but he knew the students were suffering.
GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I met with the president of the student body, who is -- who recognizes that the end of her senior year is going to be difficult. But as a student leader, she will have the opportunity to help people rebuild, and that she will learn that out of the devastation and her classmate also learn out of devastation can come hope and a better tomorrow.
ROESGEN: The president made a big impression, especially on Megan, who is grieving for the classmates who were killed.
PARKS: You know, to think that they -- that they had their whole lives ahead of them, but, you know, they'll -- they'll never be forgotten and they'll will always be loved and always be in our thoughts and in our minds. And, you know, praying and hoping that they're, you k now, with god and happy right now.
ROESGEN: Some of the students gathered at local park to talk about what happened. Megan hopes that even though their school is destroyed, the seniors might still find a way to go back for graduation.
Susan Roesgen, CNN, Enterprise, Alabama.
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HOLMES: Of course they got hit with a tough spell of weather.
Reynolds Wolf here from the weather center.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The visions, to me, I felt it was like he is explaining himself to me and what he does to this world.
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HOLMES: The evidence of faith in her own words through her young eyes, and into the heart of her mother, who was an atheist. We'll introduce you to Akiane in our "Faces of Faith" segment.
NGUYEN: Also, the U.S.-led war in Iraq produced hundreds of thousands of refugees, but only a few thousand will be allowed into the U.S. next year. Coming up in 10 minutes, how one man is working to change that while others say the doors to America should remain closed.
HOLMES: Also coming up, a shipping mistake gives a Michigan couple a shocking lesson in anatomy.
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NGUYEN: We do have some breaking news that we want to tell you about.
Just a little bit earlier we informed you of a murder dismemberment investigation in Michigan. Well, it appears that Stephen Grant, the man believed to be involved in this -- in fact, the husband of the woman killed -- has been captured in Emmet County, Michigan. Authorities were searching an area of the Wilderness State Park, and he was captured earlier this morning.
Let me tell you a little bit more about the case just to refresh your memory.
The 37-year-old Grant is accused in the death of his wife, Tara Lynn Grant. Her torso was found in the family home -- in fact, in the garage, to be exact. Human body parts were also found nearby. And Grant was missing -- this being Tara Grant -- for three weeks. But after five days, her husband notified police.
He really wasn't considered a suspect until police did search the home and they found the body parts in this murder investigation. And today, a search was under way of a wilderness area -- in fact, a state park near the home. And Stephen Grant has been captured.
We hope to learn more. A news conference was scheduled for 9:00 a.m. this morning. This was before the capture. So now that there has been a capture in the case, hopefully that will continue as planned and we will learn more about this.
But again, another break in the case of a murder dismemberment investigation -- T.J.
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AKIANE KRAMARIK, PAINTING PRODIGY: This painting is called "Father Forgive Them." I completed this painting at the age of nine.
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HOLMES: In this morning's "Faces of Faith," a glimpse of heaven through the eyes of a child. It's a story that first aired on "HEADLINE NEWS'" "GLENN BECK" show.
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GLENN BECK, HOST, "GLENN BECK" (voice-over): A self-taught artist who says her inspiration comes from above. Paintings that are spiritual, emotional, and created by a 12-year-old prodigy.
KRAMARIK: This painting is called "Father Forgive Them." I completed this painting at the age of 9.
BECK: Her name is Akiane. She picked up the brush at just 6 years old, but the visions -- what she calls inspiration from God -- started when she was just 4.
FORELI KRAMARIK, AKIANE'S MOTHER: The first time when she came to me, I knew it was real to her what she was saying. Visions of God and things she had seen, places that she has visited.
BECK: She began to describe to her mother in great detail her visits to heaven.
A. KRAMARIK: All of the colors were out of this world. There were hundreds and millions of more colors that we don't know yet. And flowers were crystal clear.
BECK: Her mother, remarkably, was an atheist, the concept of God never discussed in their home.
A. KRAMARIK: I explained to her, you have to believe me. This is a different way that -- a way that's so mysterious that God wants me to go through.
BECK: To 4-year-old Akiane, God quickly became a part of her daily life and eventually became a part of her family's life, too.
F. KRAMARIK: I think that God knows what he puts our children in each family.
BECK: Akiane describes God as vividly as she paints him.
A. KRAMARIK: God looks to me like a bold light. He's pure. He's really masculine. He's really strong and big. And his eyes are just beautiful.
BECK: Her talent doesn't stop at her artwork. Only a few months ago she decided to learn the piano and is now already composing her own music. But it is her painting that truly captures the incredible spirituality of this young girl.
A. KRAMARIK: The visions to me I felt was like he's explaining himself to me and what he does to this world.
BECK: She is a self-taught painter. And as she grows older, her paintings grow more expressive. More colorful, more complex. A girl, who armed only with a brush and some paints, is determined to capture the essence of her faith. And hopefully, along the way, inspire others to feel the same way.
A. KRAMARIK: The most important thing in this world is faith, because without faith, you cannot communicate with God. It's just so beautiful up there.
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NGUYEN: Oh, and her paintings are just phenomenal. I mean, to think that she's only 12 years old, and the light and the shadows she uses, the color. I'm simply amazed by the talent that this little girl has.
HOLMES: There's some talent you just can't explain. Who knows where that came from. And she's learning the piano and taught herself. I mean, just some talent you can't explain. And she's certainly one of them.
NGUYEN: I bet you she would tell you that talent came from God, which is a lot of what she paints, at least the visions that she sees.
Very beautiful work.
Well, we do have a different kind of painting to tell you about. And this one has Steven Spielberg involved with the FBI.
Coming up in 30 minutes, a discovery in the director's art collection is reviving a 30-year-old burglary case.
Plus, a survivor's guilt. More players from Friday's deadly bus crash, they're speaking out.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I asked questions, "Why not me?" I mean, I was closer to the window. I was in a more vulnerable spot. Why did it not happen to me?
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HOLMES: Good morning to you all. And welcome back. I'm T.J. Holmes.
NGUYEN: Good morning, everybody. I'm Betty Nguyen.
It is 7:30 on the East Coast, 4:30 out in the West. Very early.
Straight ahead, a global positioning system for your shoes? Well, we're going to test one man's mission to protect the nation's elderly and the very young.
HOLMES: Also, got some crazy surveillance video to show you here. Usually thieves go after some jewelry, maybe some cash, but not these guys. Details on their surprising crime spree, that's coming your way in about 25 minutes.
NGUYEN: In Iraq, an al Qaeda-linked group posts a grisly online video. That video from a group, the Islamic State in Iraq, shows 18 Iraqi security guards blindfolded in a room. Now, the last part shows them kneeling in a field, being shot execution-style.
CNN has not been able to verify the authenticity of this video, but it is posted on Web sites that typically carry the group's messages and videos.
In central Baghdad, the U.S. military reports a roadside bomb exploded Saturday, killing three American soldiers. The soldiers' unit and names have not been released.
And we do want to give you this programming note. Tonight, on an all new "CNN SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT," a tragic milestone for U.S. troops in Iraq. More than 3,000 are dead.
We honor the fallen in a special hour. It's called "Ambush at the River of Secrets." That's tonight at 8:00 Eastern.
Well, the number of refugees fleeing the war in Iraq is growing. Millions crowd refugee camps in Jordan, Syria, Egypt, and elsewhere in the Middle East. Just the sheer size of the population is putting pressure on the U.S. to open its doors.
CNN's Sumi Das reports.
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SUMI DAS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): Last August, Mahmood Suleiman, an Iraqi-born American citizen, made a bittersweet journey to Jordan. In the wake of the Iraq war, his family members back in Iraq scattered, many of them fled to Amman. Suleiman says that as refugees, they are unable to attend public schools, work, or access medical care. And to survive, they've resorted to selling their cars and jewelry.
MAHMOOD SULEIMAN, IRAQI-AMERICAN: I kept thinking about the children more than anyone else, personally, because these are the ones that we should try to line up the future for them, and they have no hope. They have nothing.
DAS: Hoping to bring his wife's sister to America, Suleiman went to the American Embassy in Amman. He left with this letter...
SULEIMAN: It reads clearly that it's darn near impossible to issue a non-immigrant visa to Iraqis. They have to prove that they have no intention of remaining in the country.
ROBERT CAREY, INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE: I recently returned from Jordan. And it's estimated that one million to 1.2 million refugees have fled from Iraq to Jordan. And a similar number to Syria. And then large populations as well in Egypt and Lebanon and Turkey, as well. So the numbers are upwards of two million.
DAS: Robert Carey works for the International Rescue Committee which assists refugees. He applauds the new U.S. plan to admit 7,000 Iraqi refugees in the next year but says it's not enough. Suleiman agrees.
SULEIMAN: I think it's a shameful thing to think about 7,000 when the invasion of Iraq was the cause of the problem, the cause of creating this massive refugee problem.
DAS: Not everyone is putting out the welcome mat. An article in "The Arizona Republic" reporting that an influx of Iraqis was likely in Arizona drew decidedly, "Not in my back yard" responses online. One reader wrote, "I don't want them here. They will always hate America no matter what."
Another, "What horrors have these people seen and experienced? Do you want them to be walking time bombs that might explode on you, your wife or your child?"
Carey says refugees entering the U.S. are thoroughly screened.
CAREY: They go through numerous security checks, background checks, detailed family histories are compiled. So I think there are certainly mechanisms in place. DAS: With so many Iraqi refugees suffering, Suleiman says, from a humanitarian perspective, everyone has an obligation to do all they can.
Sumi Das, CNN, Menlo Park, California.
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HOLMES: We're beginning now to hear more from some of the survivors of that horrible bus accident in Atlanta. Mike Engler was thrown from that bus before it plunged to the highway below.
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MIKE ENGLER, BUS CRASH SURVIVOR: I was the one that was ejected out of the bus and was on top of the overpass. And I remember just rolling around in a ball for a while. And then I got up. And just, "What happened?" We were looking for the guys on the bus, and we looked over the overpass, and we saw all the guys down there. And thanking God for that.
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HOLMES: Well, and then there's A.J. and Mike Ramthun. Both survived the crash, but the impact of what could have happened and the loss of their teammates will be with them long after the cuts and the bruises heal.
CNN.com's Nicole Lapin has their story.
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A.J. RAMTHUN, BUS CRASH SURVIVOR: I ask questions, "Why not me?" I mean, I was closer to the window, I was in a more vulnerable spot. Why did it not happen to me? And yet, I'm thankful that it didn't.
NICOLE LAPIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): A.J. Ramthun was sitting right next to Cody Holp on the bus, one of his best friends, one of the four players who died.
RAMTHUN: I'm very confused. I lost one of my best friends. I lost four of my best friends, four of my teammates. But yet, my brother and I survived.
The rest of my teammates are, as far as I know, alive. We are all walking. But it's horrible. I don't know how to feel.
LAPIN: His brother Mike still in the hospital. The bus literally landed on his leg. But not only that, he didn't even know if A.J. made it out.
MIKE RAMTHUN, BUS CRASH SURVIVOR: I was so scared. He came around that corner, and I saw him all beat up. And he was walking, so I was so happy. And I just gave him a big hug. And I just said, "We're going to be all right." LAPIN: One family, the Ramthuns, two kids on the same team. One in the hospital, one walked away with cuts and bruises. Both going to be OK. And yet, it's a bittersweet celebration for the kids and for their parents.
GREG RAMTHUN, MIKE AND A.J.'S FATHER: And I drove home thinking, oh, man, how bad is this? And then, you know, your mind wanders, and, you know, are my kids OK, are they dead? And, I mean, I was scared to death. I cried all the way home.
M. RAMTHUN: I was laying there. It was dark. I couldn't see a whole lot. And the first thing I saw was, you know, where is A.J., and I need to get a hold of my family right away and tell them that, you know, we were in a wreck. Because I figured it would be on TV, that bad of a wreck. And just tell them I was OK.
LAPIN (on camera): Well, that family is going to be OK. But there were other family that weren't so lucky. And after all, these are boys, these are athletes. They are taught not to cry. And as you just saw, it finally hit them.
Nicole Lapin, CNN, Atlanta.
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NGUYEN: Well, another story that is every parent's nightmare, losing sight of a child at the mall or a teen not returning home after school. But now you may want to try something new. Some new technology might be able to help.
CNN's Alina Cho explains.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE, "ENEMY OF THE STATE": We lost audio. It's gone. But we have his tracer. We can still follow him.
ALINA CHO, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): In "Enemy of the State," the bad guys tracked Will Smith's character through a device in his shoe.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE, "ENEMY OF THE STATE": It's a beacon transmitter.
CHO: In real life, engineer and shoe designer Isaac Daniel came up with the idea to put a global positioning system, or GPS, in shoes. He thought of it after his then 8-year-old son went missing. His son was found. And an idea was born.
ISAAC DANIEL, GPS SHOE INVENTOR: You don't forget your wallet. You don't forget your purse (ph). You would never leave home without wearing shoes.
CHO: Daniel later realized others besides children could benefit -- Alzheimer's patients, law enforcement, even the military. Company executives say outdoorsmen like the hikers who went missing on Mt. Hood two months ago could have been saved by wearing these shoes.
DAVID SANDERSON, PRESIDENT, FELE FOOTWEAR: Peace of mind? What is that worth. It's hard to quantify that.
CHO: A panic button activates the GPS, sending a signal to a satellite which then beams the wearer's location to a monitoring center.
DANIEL: So this person is right here on 5th Street.
CHO: The company then contacts loved ones, or 911 if there's an emergency.
We tested them out. First stop, the American Airlines arena. Quickly, we ran into problems.
(on camera): Well, let me double check, but I think the shoe's on.
He's looking for a satellite? The shoe is on. It's on. It's definitely on.
I mean, I hate to say this, but shouldn't this be working?
(voice over): Daniel told us the shoes weren't fully charged. So we tested a second pair. This time we head to the News Cafe on Ocean Drive and 8th Street.
(on camera): I see the sign behind me. You are correct.
(voice over): Not perfect technology, but getting there.
SANDERSON: It's sort of bringing 2050 to today's reality.
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NGUYEN: That's really a great idea, you know, as long as it works correctly and it's charged up. But, I mean, it could solve so many problems out there. As she mentioned, you know, the folks on a mountain that get lost, children that turn up missing all the time, unfortunately.
HOLMES: I just need them to be a little more stylish. That's all I need.
NGUYEN: Do you? Well, you know, the thing about it, I was just thinking, this technology could be sold into any brand of shoe eventually. I bet we'll see that in the future.
HOLMES: Well, an early evening lunar eclipse, did you see that? Well, we had a treat on the Eastern U.S. We'll show you what it looked like from around the world. That's coming up in about 15 minutes.
NGUYEN: But first, a military attack on a U.S. coalition convoy in Afghanistan has unexpected consequences. We're going to have that story in four minutes.
Plus...
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Does anybody hear anybody talking about Osama bin Laden, or perhaps better described, Osama been forgotten these days?
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HOLMES: No, haven't quite forgotten him. Yes, people are still talking about him. Next on CNN, find out why there's a brand new claim that Osama bin Laden is still a big terrorist threat.
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NGUYEN: A suicide attack on a coalition convoy outside Jalalabad, Afghanistan, today. Military sources say 16 Afghans were killed, 25 people wounded. The wounded include an American soldier.
Now, the military calls it a complex ambush, with the convoy coming under small arms fire. Afghan government officials say some of the victims died in the blast but others may have been killed when American soldiers started shooting. This incident is being investigated.
Angry protests, though, broke out with some demonstrators shouting, "Death to America! Death to Karzai!" NATO, meantime, reports two of its soldiers were killed yesterday in fighting in the south.
And now a startling claim that the world's most wanted terrorist is not only still alive, but he is still training people to attack Americans. Osama bin Laden hasn't been seen since late 2004, and apparently he's been very busy.
So, does it seem to you like he's been forgotten? Well, CNN's Paula Zahn reports.
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PAULA ZAHN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Intelligence agencies are reporting disturbing signs of an al Qaeda and Taliban resurgence.
There was the Taliban claim of an assassination attempt against Vice President Dick Cheney at a U.S. base in Afghanistan. Cheney wasn't hurt. But at least 15 people were killed in that car bombing. The Taliban and al Qaeda are now distributing videos apparently showing preparations for suicide bombings and even attacks being carried out.
We all remember the president's tough talk about Osama bin Laden right after 9/11.
BUSH: There's an old poster out West, as I recall, that said, "Wanted, dead or alive."
ZAHN: A lot of time has gone by since the president said that, so much that one Democratic senator recently asked whether the hunt had been abandoned altogether.
SEN. BYRON DORGAN (D), NORTH DAKOTA: Does anybody hear anybody talking about Osama bin Laden, or, perhaps better described, Osama- been-forgotten these days?
ZAHN: But, in an exclusive interview obtained by Britain's Channel 4 News, a senior Taliban commander says al Qaeda is still fighting in Afghanistan, and he says Osama bin Laden is still alive.
MULLAH DADULLAH, TALIBAN COMMANDER (through translator): We exchange messages with each other to share plans. We also go to the battlefield together. We actually meet very rarely, just for important consultations. It's hard for anyone to meet bin Laden himself now. But we know he's still alive. His comrades stand shoulder to shoulder with us. They keep us informed.
ZAHN: The U.S. director of national intelligence told Congress this week that bin Laden is most likely in the rugged lawless provinces of Pakistan, setting up terrorist training camps.
JOHN "MIKE" MCCONNELL, DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE: To the best of our knowledge, that the senior leadership, number one and number two, are there, and they are attempting to reestablish and rebuild and to establish training camps.
ZAHN: Vice President Cheney is demanding that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf go after al Qaeda and the Taliban more aggressively, before bin Laden and his followers are strong enough to attack again.
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HOLMES: Well, just how serious is the threat from a resurgence of al Qaeda?
Joining us now by phone from Singapore this morning is Rohan Gunaratna. He's the author of the national bestseller "Inside al Qaeda: Global Network of Terror."
Thank you for being with us this morning. And tell us, is al Qaeda of 9/11 of 2001 even resemble remotely anymore the al Qaeda of 2007?
ROHAN GUNARATNA, AUTHOR, "INSIDE AL QAEDA": Al Qaeda has very significantly changed. The current leadership of al Qaeda is currently located on the Afghan-Pakistan border, particularly in an area called FATA, the federally administered tribal area.
HOLMES: OK. Is bin Laden -- is everybody sure that he is there, or is everybody still guessing? Do we have any idea where this guy is? GUNARATNA: Bin Laden is located in that area. There has been constant reporting of a presence of bin Laden and his deep-rooted doctor, Ayman al-Zawahiri. And we have seen the expansion of the influence of Afghan Taliban and al Qaeda on that particular border.
HOLMES: So, is it just a matter of time before we get him? It seems like we always have the reports. We know where he is, he's in this region. Is it a matter of time, or is bin Laden just that good at hiding?
GUNARATNA: Bin Laden has been hiding now for five years. It is likely that he will continue to hide in that area. Unless there's a greater presence of Pakistani ground troops and greater investment of human intelligence operations in that region, it is unlikely that he will ever be found out.
HOLMES: Now -- he will ever be found. Tell me, what kind of conditions can he possibly be living in, and how can he possibly be controlling a worldwide network of terrorists and planning -- and planning attacks if he's just in this remote region?
GUNARATNA: We have seen that since al Qaeda and Taliban moved from Afghanistan to the Afghan-Pakistan border, there has been a significant change in that region. A number of clerics have taken control of that region. In fact, many tribal leaders have been killed. And there has been the Talibanization of the FATA area, and it is a region where Islamists and groups like al Qaeda can survive in that area.
HOLMES: All right. Well, Rohan Gunaratna, appreciate your expertise this morning.
Again, author of "Inside al Qaeda," a national bestseller there.
Appreciate your insights. And certainly a headline there, you think it's a possibility he may never be found in that region, even though you say people have a pretty good idea where he is there.
Sir, thank you for your time this morning.
GUNARATNA: Thank you.
BLITZER: Well, up next, a stolen painting puts Steven Spielberg between, shall we say, a Rockwell and a hard place? We're going to explain.
HOLMES: And later, a routine delivery that could give anyone nightmares. The weird saga of the wayward body parts.
That's ahead.
NGUYEN: It is just awful, yes. We have much more on this.
Stay with us.
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HOLMES: Well, hello there.
From the CNN Center, this is CNN SUNDAY MORNING. This is March 4th now. It's 8:00 a.m. here at CNN headquarters in Atlanta.
Good morning. I'm T.J. Holmes.
NGUYEN: And I'm Betty Nguyen. We want to thank you for being with us today.
Political stars descend on Selma, Alabama commemorating the 42nd anniversary of the 1965 Civil Rights march. We are going to show you why today's event is drawing two major presidential hopefuls.
HOLMES: And no she didn't, of course she did. Outspoken political pundit Ann Coulter's comments about a democratic presidential contender, reactions from both sides of the political isle this morning.
NGUYEN: Police and protesters clash for the third night in Denmark. What is sparking these demonstrations? We are going to tell you about that ahead.
HOLMES: But first new information coming from Michigan concerning the hunt for a man suspected of cutting up his wife's body. A Michigan TV station reports the husband who is the prime suspect has now been found. Glenn Zimmerman of CNN affiliate WXYZ reports.
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GLENN ZIMMERMAN, WXYZ: We have heard directly form Emmett County Sheriff Pete Whalen that with in the past hour Steven Grant was taken into custody by Emmett county's emergency response team. We also understand that Grant was flown from this area, airlifted with a helicopter sponsored by the Coast Guard, he was taken to a nearby hospital that is where he was then rude and I understand that he is going to be checked out and then he is going to be processed.
I do not know the condition of which he is in at this point, we do know though he was conscientious and alive when he was picked up. I'm still trying to find more information from the sheriff to see exactly where he was when he was picked up. I want to give you a little since of where we are right now.
We're just out side of an area called Wilderness State Park it is an area called Bliss Township just to my left is going to be Lake Michigan to give you a since of where we are. We are just a little bit west of the Mackinaw Bridge. This is in this general area is where the yellow Dodge Dakota that Stephen Grant was driving and was found sometime early yesterday evening. Since then, a very extensive search has gone on throughout Bliss Township and throughout Wilderness State Park. At this point, this is what we know, that about 6:30 this morning that is when the sheriff here in Emmett County reported that Stephen Grant was apprehended, was taken into custody. We'll have much more on this as more information becomes available. For now, we're live here in Emmett County.
I'm Glenn Zimmerman, Channel 7.
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HOLMES: A news conference on this case is set to start around 9:00 Eastern. We'll be taking that live when that happens.
NGUYEN: Right now, conservative starlet Ann Coulter may have pushed the envelope a little to far. She's drawing heat from both sides over controversy comments aimed at Democratic Presidential Candidate John Edwards. CNN's Rick Sanchez has the story.
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RICK SANCHEZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): Yeah. We know and you probably know, too. Ann Coulter gets a lot of attention and a lot of airtime by being outrageous, being a name-caller, being Ann Coulter.
ANN COULTER, CONSERVATIVE COMMENTATOR: Gore and Hollywood are now telling us that --
SANCHEZ: Coulter is known for comments about liberals. But Friday night, in front of a friendly crowd of fellow conservatives, Coulter by many definitions went too far.
COULTER: I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic Presidential Candidate John Edwards, but it turns out that you have to go into rehab if you use the word "faggot." So I'm kind of at an impasse. Can't really talk about Edwards so I think I'll just conclude here.
SANCHEZ: Is it politics or provocation? Is it provocation, is this a new low for a self-described potster who has aimed low before, even against 9/11 widows when she wrote, I've never seen someone enjoying their husbands' deaths so much. That led to this on the "Today Show."
COULTER: You're getting testy with me.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No. I think it's a dramatic statement.
COULTER: He was literally the man at our embassies who made sure the plumbing was working.
She's not qualified for the position. This isn't like best employee of the month.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But you didn't make that objection with every other of George Bush's appointments. COULTER: It never occurred to us that he would nominate, as you say, the cleaning lady. We thought this was clear.
SANCHEZ: The target of her insult this time candidate John Edwards, is run with it, making political hay and political money.
COULTER: You have to go into rehab if you use the word "faggot."
SANCHEZ: He has posted her comments on his Web site uncensored and using it to solicit campaign donations to "fight back against the politics of bigotry."
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NGUYEN: And Coulter told the "New York Times" she was just joking and, by the way, she also criticized other Democratic candidates just not as bluntly. CNN has placed several calls to Coulter to get her response. We have not heard from her.
But we have heard from others. In fact, Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean said, "While Democrats and Republicans may disagree on the issues, we should all be able to agree that this kind of vile rhetoric is out of bounds."
Republican Senator John McCain called the comments wildly inappropriate. And a spokesperson for Mitt Romney said, "It was an offensive remark. Governor Romney believes all people should be treated with dignity and respect."
HOLMES: now we'll turn to this just mind-blowing video out of Texas. Take a look at it, and you will see what I'm talking about here.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Your turn, babe. Your turn.
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HOLMES: What it shows here is a pair of teenagers who are apparently encouraging two brothers to smoke a marijuana cigar. The brothers' ages, age 2 and age 5 years old.
BRUCE URE, WATAUGA, TEXAS POLICE: I've never seen anything like this. It's quite disturbing. Our children count on us to protect them. These individuals did everything but protect those children. They have scarred them and it's just absolutely horrific.
HOLMES: Both teens are facing charges and the children have been turned over to child protective services. So far no discipline for the boys' mother or the 14-year-old who was supposedly holding that video camera. You heard what the police chief there had to say about that video and we'll get more on this story when we talk live to him in our 9:00 am Eastern hour. Stick around for that.
NGUYEN: Well there is a showdown in Selma, Alabama. The two top Democrats, Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both appearing there this morning. They are taking part in the annual commemoration of the 1965 Civil Rights March. But the biggest footprint may be left by someone who hasn't yet been publicly involved in the Democratic power struggle. Joining us live from Selma this morning is CNN's Mary Snow, part of course that best political team on television. Let me take a quick guess. You're talking about, oh, Bill Clinton, right?
MARY SNOW, CNN CORRESPONDENT: That's correct, Betty. Good morning to you. Many people here in Alabama say they are so excited about this day because of so many people taking part, including, as you said, Former President Bill Clinton, a late addition. This marks the first time he's been in public with Senator Clinton since she announced in January she is seeking the Democratic nomination. Already people are turning out. Later this morning, both Senator Clinton and Senator Obama will be speaking almost simultaneously at two separate churches just down the street from one another, a few hundred yards away. And this really is being seen as a test to win the support over of African-American voters, win their loyalties.
One congressman I spoke with, Congressman Arthur Davis a Democrat from Alabama, described the mood as being electric, saying that it is very fitting that the candidates are here to mark a Civil Rights march that led to the way -- that helped end segregation. He said it is very fitting that both candidates will be at this event.
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REP. ARTHUR DAVIS, (D) ALABAMA: It says a lot about Alabama's significance in the process, and I'd have to imagine that the people who march across that bridge 42 years ago could not have imagined that this soon after their work we would see the two leading candidates for the presidency in one party represent two historically excluded minorities.
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SNOW: Now, later this afternoon, there will be a march to commemorate 42 years ago the initial march that led to the voting rights act. This is an event that is so steeped in symbolism. Former President Clinton, while he is a late addition, he is coming here today to accept an award. But so many people making -- reading into this because he has such loyalty among African-American voters. The real question is will that loyalty translate over to Senator Clinton?
Now, many people here also saying they think it's very good that both candidates are here, saying that they're glad they have two good choices. And asked by Maureen Dowd, the "New York Times" columnist about the fact that he's being double-teamed by the Clintons, Senator Obama responded jokingly, my wife's pretty touch. A lot of anticipation about what will happen here today as both of these church services start later this morning.
Betty.
NGUYEN: Lots of anticipation. As you call it, the feeling around there is just electric. Mary Snow, thank you for that report. We appreciate it.
HOLMES: From the electricity on the Democratic side, we turn to Republicans now, some early support for Mitt Romney. Voters at the Annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington were asked who the next Republican nominee should be, and Romney came out on top with 21 percent, Rudolph Giuliani and Senator Sam Brownback were second and third. Meanwhile, Senator John McCain finished fifth, the only candidate who did not address the conference.
Remember, CNN, the place to be to see the first presidential debates of the campaign season, mark that calendar for April 4th and 5th, that is when CNN will co-toast Republican and Democratic debates live from New Hampshire.
NGUYEN: Police and protestors clash for the third night in Denmark. So the question is, what sparked the demonstrations? We'll show you ahead on this Sunday morning.
HOLMES: Also a survivor's guilt. More players from Fridays deadly bus crash speak out.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Naturally we think (INAUDIBLE) look and feel so different from standard concept. I look at things.
NGUYEN: Ahead on "House Call" some consider her trapped in her own body, but this woman said people with autism have their own language. Dr. Sanjay Gupta sits down with her to uncover her fascinating life. It's truly a remarkable story and it is coming up at 8:30 Eastern.
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NGUYEN: I want to update you on that fatal bus crash in Atlanta. Federal investigators suggest the design of the highway exit was an accident just waiting to happen. In fact, the NTSB says the rare left- hand exit ramp off of I-75 has been the site of numerous accidents over the years. Officials suspect the bus driver didn't realize he had left the interstate because there was no indication that he tried to brake before the bus plowed throw the intersection and off the over pass. Four college students, the driver, and his wife were killed.
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KITTY HIGGINS, NTSB BOARD MEMBER: Unfortunately, the bus was not equipped with an event data recorder so we will not have as much data as we had hoped. We will continue to examine the bus for any other electronic data devices that might give us additional information. We'll be looking for electronic data that might be provided by the engine and also the transmission.
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NGUYEN: Eight baseball players from Bluffton University remain hospitalized as of Saturday night; two are still in critical condition. HOLMES: Well it's been three days since the deadly tornado swept through the parts of the south. President Bush flew into Americus, Georgia on Saturday; it was one of the hardest hit areas. CNN's Allan Chernoff was there.
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ALLAN CHERNOFF, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): From above, President Bush saw a 28-mile stretch of tornado damage in southern Georgia. On the streets of Americus, he met some of those most devastated, people whose homes are beyond repair.
SHERIFF PETE SMITH, SUMTER COUNTY: He was really touched by it. I mean, you could see it emotionally in him, see him hug these people and tell him, we're going to get you back. We're going to get you going. I mean, he was sincere about all of that.
CHERNOFF: Sumter County Sheriff Pete Smith says he spent two hours escorting Mr. Bush and put in his own request for federal aid.
SMITH: Everything we can, we just need a little help.
CHERNOFF: The president pledged any request would be reviewed promptly and said equally important would be volunteers, essential to rebuilding Americus, mentioning a leading home building group perhaps unaware that it calls Americus home.
GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I'd also like for groups like Habitat for Humanity to come down here. They'll support these people that need help.
SMITH: They're based right here.
BUSH: They can come right around the corner and start building because I can promise you there's a need. Some citizens that we can't let fall through the cracks.
SMITH: No, sir.
CHERNOFF: Habitat for Humanity tells CNN it is assessing the needs of its hometown and intends to answer the president's call by helping to rebuild. Before home building can begin, essential services are being restored or in some cases provided on loan. The Army National Guard is already providing assistance because the hospital here is out of commission and will be for months. This Medivac unit is going to be based right here in Americus, 110 miles away from its normal base of operations.
VINCENZO BATTAGLIA, GEORGIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: We're mobilizing down hear in two hours with two full crews. We have two aircrafts completely, you have everything in this aircraft that an advanced ambulance would have on the ground.
CHERNOFF: Federal disaster dollars won't be flying down to Georgia quite as quickly county officials recognize in spite of the president's visit. Do you think that will come quickly? SMITH: I don't know how quickly it will come, but I believe it will. I don't think he just came in on a routine visit. He came on a mission.
CHERNOFF: Allen Chernoff, CNN, Americus, Georgia.
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NGUYEN: Just look at them scatter, a third night of violence in a Danish capital of Copenhagen. Young people from Denmark and some form neighboring countries protesting the eviction of squatters from the so-called youth house. CNN's Paula Hancocks report now from Copenhagen.
PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: An unfamiliar sight on the streets of Copenhagen sadly becoming more familiar over the past three nights. Protestors clashed once again with hundreds of riot police, some threw bombs and stones at vehicles. Police responded with tear gas and around 700 arrests since the troubles began. Miraculously, the injuries so far have been few and minor. The last few nights of violence have basically been about one piece of real estate; a four- story building behind me was being used as a youth center and had been for some time. Then the government wanted to repossess it.
They say that there has been trouble in the area caused by that particular youth center. The police are cordoning off the area, but on Thursday morning a helicopter hovered over the roof. Police officers then descended by rope ladders, landing on the roof and swept down through the building, evicting all the inhabitants and arresting many of them. The mayor of Copenhagen had originally allowed the building to be used as a youth center back in 1982. It was used by activists, musicians, even concerts were held here.
MUHAMMED REDA SENHAJI, PROTESTER: I am born and raised on this street so this has always been the place for young people and people a little outside from the society who has no place to go and no place to live. This has always been like a stronghold where people can come, they can sleep.
HANCOCKS: The violence in the early hours of Sunday was certainly tamer than previous nights. Demonstrators had set fire to cars, ransacked local shops and even a school. Police say some activists had come from neighboring Sweden, Norway, and Germany, but they believe they do have the main ringleaders behind bars. The violence is certainly easing, but the cause behind it remains unsolved.
Paula Hancocks, CNN, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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HOLMES: All right. President Bush he has skills. Trust us on this one. Check it out.
Hey, that's not his fault. That's not his fault. He gives a whole new meaning to the way. NGUYEN: There was air in that ball, right?
HOLMES: We know the president has skills. That's not his fault. That gives a new meaning to the political term, political bounce. That story is straight ahead.
This Sunday morning and also we have a preview for you; see the president one more time. We have a preview of "House Call" for you.
DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Thanks, T.J. We have a remarkable story for you this morning. It's really Amanda's story, we found her on Youtube. What's extraordinary about what you're watching is that it was produced by a woman with autism who can't speak but can type about 115 words a minute, one finger at a time. We go inside her silent world, all that coming up on "House Call" 8:30 Eastern on CNN.
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): Olympian and world-class runner Jeff Galloway has been called the marathon man. He has been running for nearly 50 years and says he's helped coach more than 200,000 people.
JEFF GALLOWAY: I've now run over 128 marathons.
COSTELLO: What's Jeff's best running secret for people who want to go the distance? He says run, walk, run, which will erase fatigue and reduce injuries.
GALLOWAY: When people put walk breaks in early and often they actually have faster times in races like the half marathon and the marathon.
COSTELLO: Another important tip for success is to commit to training.
GALLOWAY: Three days a week you need to get out and spend the time. Minimum, 30 minutes. Then have a little bit longer one on the weekend.
COSTELLO: He also suggests you train with a running group, which will keep you motivated and keep a running log. Jeff says the biggest mistake runner's make is they start out too quickly on their run. It's always better to start slow on your run and warm up your legs.
GALLOWAY: People every week tell me that they've done a lot of things in life, but they haven't found anything that has given them the satisfaction and sense of accomplishment as finishing a marathon. It's only one tenth of 1 percent of the population that finishes one each year.
Carol Costello, CNN, New York.
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HOLMES: Well when you are the leader of the free world, what happens when the ball just does not bounce your way? CNN's Jeanne Moos explains.
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JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): The good thing about being president is you get to do fun things like invite the NBA champs to the White House and gawk at Shaquille O'Neal. But the bad thing about being president is that every little thing you do is recorded for posterity. So President Bush's bad bounce will bounce badly over and over again. The embarrassment of, say, tripping, something we at least experience privately but not the president. Every awkward move he makes is magnified.
GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: There you go. Try --
MOOS: But equally awkward journalists like me. Though you never get to see our bad moves. Who hasn't done this?
BUSH: I was trying to escape. It didn't work.
MOOS: When he falls off a segue, something goes down the wrong pipe --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Gagged on a pretzel he was eating.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We hear he choked on a pretzel.
MOOS: It's practically breaking news. Me and the press scrutinize his face for the bruise he got falling on the White House floor.
BUSH: Always chew your pretzels before you swallow.
MOOS: When he does something graceful like handling a power saw, that's not the thing you'll see on the news. The exception was when the president threw a perfect strike at the World Series shortly after 9/11. But what's a strike when we have slightly mortifying foul footage of the president swiveling, dragged on stage by Ricky Martin, clapping out of sync. But when you're president, that's just the way the ball bounces.
Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.
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NGUYEN: Hey, I'm still not sure there was air in that ball.
HOLMES: Someone did him wrong that that one.
NGUYEN: Someone set him up.
HOLMES: That was his fault on the dancing, though. That was all him.
NGUYEN: All right. Were you able to see it? Sky gazers enjoyed a total lunar eclipse. We have great pictures just in case you missed them.
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