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Other Personal Affects Found with GIs' IDs; Triple Murder in Pennsylvania; Samarra Curfew Lifted; Kidnapped BBC journalist Could be Released; Palestinian President Outlawing Hamas Militias; World Refugee Day; Queen Elizabeth Gives Christiane Amanpour New Title; John Carter Cash; Cow in Pool; Barack Obama Song

Aired June 17, 2007 - 09:00   ET

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BETTY NGUYEN, CNN ANCHOR: Good morning, everybody. We do have some breaking news out of Iraq right now.
But we want to get you to this, this morning. A break in a murder case that has residents of an upscale community living in fear.

Plus this...

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Just ask people to pray for my daughter and my grandson, and his dad and his family and our family. It's devastating for everyone.

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NGUYEN: A pregnant woman is missing. Her 2-year-old son found home alone and family members, well, they're desperately pleading for help.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You are not telling the truth about what happened to Ashley.

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NGUYEN: A teenager left for dead, her former teacher now admitting to the crime. But shows no remorse. We'll have much more on that.

In the meantime, though, good morning, everybody, on this Father's Day. Happy Father's Day to all of you dads out there. My partner, T.J. Holmes, has the day off. It is Sunday, June 17th. We have a lot to tell you about this morning.

Again, starting with some breaking news out of Iraq for you. New information about those ID cards of the two missing U.S. soldiers and the discovery of some other items in a safe house near Samarra. CNN's Karl Penhaul joins us by video phone from Samarra.

What have you learned, Karl? KARL PENHAUL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Betty, over the last few moments, in fact, we have just come back from talking to some of the soldiers and the commanders who were directly involved and took part in that raid on a suspected al Qaeda safehouse about six miles south of Samarra on June the 9th.

What they have told us is that in that safehouse they found a treasure trove, in their words, of intelligence information. Among that information, at least six computers, both laptop and desktop computers, and this whole video production system.

And, of course, the thing that particularly concerns them is the discovery of the two ID cards, the ID cards of Specialist Alex Jimenez and Private Byron Fouty. Now not only do they find the ID cards, but the company commander that made the find explained to us how those ID cards were bundled in a manila envelope.

That manila envelope was tightly taped. And when they found that envelope amongst a whole wealth of other documents...

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PENHAUL: ... they cut it open to find these two soldiers' ID cards. They found U.S. driver's licenses. They found bank cards. And they also found some family photos, photos of some of their loved ones back at home.

Now that find immediately triggered a much, much wider search. And according to the battalion commander, an entire battalion scoured the entire area around this isolated farmhouse for about three days.

The commander says they scoured all of the dwellings in that area, reed beds, canals and the orchards of various orange groves that are in that area. But he says that there was no indication that these two soldiers have physically ever been in that area -- Betty.

NGUYEN: Well, let me ask you this, Karl. Because the attack happened in Yusufiya. This information, these ID cards and bank cards and pictures were found near Samarra. Does that mean that the search is now focused solely on Samarra or are they still looking at a wide area?

PENHAUL: We ask specifically that question to the battalion commander, Colonel Viet Luong (ph), and he said that because no physical evidence was found of these soldiers ever having been present in the Samarra area in, the area of that safehouse, the focus of the search is no more in this area than it is in any other area in Iraq.

I asked him also how he suspected that those ID cards had traveled what effectively is 120 miles from the "Triangle of Death," where the two soldiers were captured on May 12th, right up north to the area of Samarra.

And he said, well, if it's just the ID cards, this may be fairly easy because there are human couriers, we know that, traveling between insurgent cells. And because of the way that these ID cards together with the bank cards and the personal photos were bundled together, he suspects that those were probably hidden on a courier and transported in.

Also if you look on a map, there really is no need for the insurgents to have traveled through Baghdad. But on the map, you can see that insurgents could easily have traveled from the "Triangle of Death" through that formerly very insurgent town of Falluja, and then directly up towards Samarra.

Between Samarra and Falluja, the commander tells me is only a 50 (ph)-minute drive -- Betty.

NGUYEN: And I want to look a little bit closer into the items that you were able to discover that was found in that envelope along with the ID cards, including those bank cards and driver's license. How common is it for U.S. soldiers to carry that type of ID, including a bank card with them when they're deployed?

PENHAUL: From what we've seen, very common. Because on some of the larger military bases here, they have a number of shops because of the U.S. presence having lasted so long here. There are coffee shops where soldiers have to pay their own way. In some cases there are fast food outlets where a soldier can swap his normal issued food, if you like, to go buy burgers and such like. So there they will pay.

And there are also the -- what they call the PXs, the stores that the soldiers have access to. And there they can pay with a variety of cash or credit card. So in that sense common that they would have a card, possibly...

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PENHAUL: ... even some cash with them. But those personal photos, that is probably the most common thing soldiers will be carrying. You talk to any of the soldiers out here and whenever they go out on any kind of dangerous mission, then they will tell you that they will carry photos of their mothers, their fathers, their grandmothers, wives and children. And they'll carry that possibly inside their flak jacket or in the vest very close to the heart -- Betty.

NGUYEN: Well, the search does continue. A massive search at that. Karl Penhaul, thank you for bringing us up to speed on what you've learned so far in the discovery of these ID cards at that safehouse near Samarra.

Meanwhile, Baghdad is no longer on lockdown. Cars and people returned to the streets of the Iraqi capital today. A four-day curfew has been lifted. It was imposed after a mosque bombing in Samarra. A curfew does remain in effect there.

And CNN's Wolf Blitzer takes a closer look at the fight for Iraq and the future of the Maliki government on "LATE EDITION." He is going to be talking with Iraq's foreign minister, that is coming up in less than two hours at 11:00 Eastern, 8:00 Pacific. Do want to get you to another story of interest, and that dealing with a triple murder in Pennsylvania. The victims stabbed to death in their home more than a month ago. The crime really had police baffled and the small community, well, it was on edge.

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NGUYEN (voice-over): Police say it wasn't a random act. Three family members brutally murdered in a Lancaster, Pennsylvania home. A fourth family member untouched. Police had few leads but many theories.

SGT. THOMAS RUDZINSKI, MANHEIM TOWNSHIP POLICE: There had been some theories that I've seen about somebody not liking him. All those theories have been investigated. And all those people have been talked to. All those avenues are still open.

NGUYEN: But now police have the break that they were looking for. A teenager in custody, turned in by his own father. Police say 16-year-old Alec Devon Kreider allegedly confessed to the May 12th murders. He's being held without bail, arraigned on three counts of murder. Police say Kreider's friend and classmate Kevin Haines was the intended target.

The police affidavit saying Kreider intended to smother his friend but instead he allegedly used a knife to kill the 16-year-old. Kevin's father and mother, Lisa and Thomas Haines, were also stabbed to death. Margaret Haines, who had just come home from college days earlier, wasn't attacked. Police say the attacker entered through an unlocked door and that fact had the neighborhood on edge.

DARREL MAST, VICTIM'S NEIGHBOR: We had deadbolts, we never used them. We deadbolt the doors. We keep all the lights on around the house. We go around turn on the lights, the front, the side, the back. I'm always looking outside at night. You know, kind of when I look I'm like, what's going on out there? Is anybody out there?

NGUYEN: Now the month-long mystery that gripped the small community may finally be solved. Police say they think they know who, they just don't know why.

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NGUYEN: And we'll continue to follow that story. But in the meantime, a frantic search is under way for a missing Ohio woman who is nine months pregnant. Police say there is a good chance foul play was involved in the disappearance of Jessie Marie Davis.

Davis' mother went to her home on Friday after she hadn't heard from her. She says her daughter's bedroom was in disarray and her 2- year-old son was home alone.

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PATTY PORTER, MISSING WOMAN'S MOTHER: She would have never left my grandson, ever, unless she was forced out of there with somebody threatening him.

CAPT. GARY SHANKLE, STARK CO., OHIO, SHERIFF'S DEPT.: We have canvassed the neighborhood. We have also had canines involved in canvassing the neighborhood. And we're just following up any leads we get.

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NGUYEN: Now police say bedroom furniture was knocked over, a comforter and sheets from the bed, well, they were missing. And there was bleach on the floor.

In other news, her neck was broken and she was left for dead but now a former teacher at the Young Woman's School pleads guilty in that brutal attack and faces 20 years in prison.

Reporter Michael O'Connell of St. Louis affiliate of KMOV reports.

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MIKE O'CONNELL, KMOV REPORTER (voice-over): Twenty-seven- year- old Sam Shelton expressed no remorse in court, offered no apology. Instead., in a calculated move he calmly admitted he was guilty of the attempted murder of 18-year-old Ashley Reeves in April of 2006.

CLYDE L. KUEHN, SHELTON'S ATTORNEY: It seemed impossible to us to imagine 12 jurors unanimously allowing Sam to go free given the conduct that he readily had to admit to.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You're not telling the truth about what happened to Ashley.

O'CONNELL: In a trial, Shelton would have been done in by six hours of investigators videotape. Shelton first denies, then admits to snapping Ashley's neck and repeatedly trying to strangle her, and then leaving her for dead in a Belleville park. Thirty hours later Shelton led investigators to the high school student he had had an affair with and to everyone's surprise she was still just barely alive.

ROBERT HAIDA, ST. CLAIR COUNTY STATES ATTORNEY: Ashley Reeves is a miracle.

O'CONNELL: State's attorney Bob Haida agreed to a plea deal in which Shelton received a 20-year sentence, far less than the 60-year maximum for which he was eligible. The deal was approved by Ashley, who avoided having to testify in court.

ASHLEY REEVES, VICTIM: I'm glad it was over. I'm ready to just continue on in my life and not worry about it. I'm just glad it's over with

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You think it's a fair sentence what he will get in jail?

REEVES: Yes.

O'CONNELL: Shelton's mother claims her son has been demonized and insists he never tried to kill Ashley.

SUSAN SHELTON, SAMSON SHELTON'S MOTHER: I realize that he hurt her, he thought she was dead. And he tried to cover that up. That's an aggravated battery and obstruction of justice. That's what I believe he's guilty of.

O'CONNELL (on camera): Do you think 20 years, or 17 years is sufficient period of time...

SHELTON: Oh, I think that's more than enough for making a mistake.

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NGUYEN: And that was Michael O'Connell reporting from St. Louis affiliate KMOV.

Well, we are continuing to follow breaking news out of Iraq for you this morning. Driver's licenses, bank cards, family photos found along with those military IDs of two missing soldiers in Iraq. We're going to bring you the latest on that story throughout the day.

And later...

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't fully understand who they were and I really don't think that I ever fully will understand who they were. I accept that mystery. And I appreciate it. And that's part of what makes them so much larger than life.

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NGUYEN: Yes, they were anchored in love but surrounded in mystery. Who were June Carter and Johnny Cash? Well, we're going to talk with the couple's son, John Carter Cash.

And the 6-year-old singing sensation does it again. You are going to love this little girl. Stay tuned. CNN SUNDAY MORNING continues in just a moment.

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NGUYEN: Father's Day is a special day at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, where there was a remembrance ceremony last hour. Volunteers and children of the fallen placed 1,500 roses at the wall. The red flowers, they represent those killed in action. Yellow ones are for those who remain missing. This is an annual tradition.

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NGUYEN: Well, giving people a chance this morning, we bring you a story of hope in a country where hope rarely resides. This makeup artist grew up in Afghanistan. And it's what he's doing now for his country's women that makes him a "CNN Hero."

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MATIN MAULAWIZADA, "COMMUNITY CRUSADER": Afghanistan offered me a lot. And I wanted to bring a little something back. It's a tiny project but I wanted to really make sure to bring something.

The Afghan women survived years of war and years of suppression. Still, they do and they prevail. So to me, the strength of Afghan women are just remarkable. And I wanted to work with them.

Widows in particular rely on the mercy of their families. So they kind of become servants to them. And I wanted to kind of change that one person at a time, if I could.

My entire point was to make sure that widows and women be able to proudly work and be proud of their work and work outside their house, and provide wealth for their families.

It's just amazing. It sells itself, really.

They read and write equivalent to fourth graders now. Mentally they're prepared to go to work. They know how to take measurements. They know how to do -- to write measurements. Once they learn enough, they will basically be businesswomen.

And look at the embroidery on this thing.

I'm hoping that I would send them to courses that they could actually manage a business, grow a business. My whole dream is for them to basically have the confidence to see beautiful objects that they're making and know that people are enjoying and appreciating them.

They're doing the work. And all I'm offering is basically an opportunity for them to show what they have.

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NGUYEN: What a great project. Well, if you'd like to learn more about this organization or find out how to make a contribution, just head to cnn.com/heroes.

I want you to take a look at this little one. There she is. An overnight singing sensation named Conny gets ready for another round of, shall we say, Simon says? We'll explain next from the cnn.com desk.

And check this out. Even cows need to cool off? Was that a cow in -- oh, it was, in a swimming pool, taking a plunge. That's ahead right here on CNN SUNDAY MORNING. "Moove" over.

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NGUYEN: All right. So she has stolen -- I mean, seriously, stolen the hearts of people all over the world. Video of her quickly becoming one of the most watched on YouTube, what, some 5 million hits. I mean, millions of hits. But little Conny might be up against some stiff competition when she sings to night in "Britain's Got Talent." It's a great show.

VERONICA DE LA CRUZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes. "Britain's Got Talent," a show that some of you out there might not be that familiar with. It is similar to "American Idol." It is called, "Britain's Got Talent."

Now as the competition unfolds, the video has become some of the most watched on YouTube, which is why we're following the story here at CNN.

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DE LA CRUZ: Now like I was just saying, we're watching the competition on YouTube like millions of other people around the world. And this is Paul Potts.

NGUYEN: Fantastic.

DE LA CRUZ: Amazing. His performance has received millions of hits over the past couple of days, Betty. It has actually received more hits than this little girl...

NGUYEN: Really?

DE LA CRUZ: ... we've been talking about, 6-year-old Conny Talbot as well. Yes, Paul Potts is receiving more hits than little Conny is. And yesterday we showed you her performance from earlier in the week. It won over the crowd. She sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." And there was hardly a dry eye in the house. You really wanted to reach for that box of tissues.

Her appearance also had logged millions of hits on YouTube in just a few days. Conny was back on stage last night for a chance to get into tonight's finals. Take a listen.

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DE LA CRUZ: You really want to file that under "too cute for words," I know. And as you can see, the crowd goes wild. And, you know, what's not to love about this adorable little girl, two missing front teeth. Singing her heart out. But as always, her hopes and dreams largely dependent on what Simon Cowell says.

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SIMON COWELL, JUDGE: Conny? I didn't like it. I loved it.

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DE LA CRUZ: Did you see her face? Did you see her face at first? The reaction when he said, I didn't like it. NGUYEN: Yes, her smile, she just lost it.

DE LA CRUZ: Well, yes. But then she lights up a room when she smiles again. So tonight it is Conny versus Paul Potts. We're getting clips off YouTube. You too can follow along. And as we said, "Britain's Got Talent" finals, they are today, 5:00 p.m. Eastern, we're going to know the winner.

Who has your vote?

NGUYEN: I would -- you know, Conny is cute but the opera singer, he was phenomenal.

DE LA CRUZ: Yes. And Conny already has a record deal.

NGUYEN: Yes. She's 6 years old. She has plenty of time.

DE LA CRUZ: Give it to Paul Potts. Yes. And who would think that somebody who sings opera would win. But I was floored.

NGUYEN: It is beautiful.

DE LA CRUZ: Yes.

NGUYEN: And I'm not really an opera fan. But I am now.

DE LA CRUZ: There you go.

NGUYEN: We'll see who wins later on today. Thank you, Veronica.

And we are continuing to follow breaking news out of Iraq. Driver's licenses, bank cards, family photos found along with those military IDs of two missing soldiers in Iraq. We're going to bring you the latest on this story.

Plus this...

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NGUYEN: June Carter and Johnny Cash, a love story but with a dark side. Later this hour we're going to talk to John Carter Cash about his parents, their struggles with addiction, and June Carter's insecurities about their marriage. Don't want to miss it. CNN SUNDAY MORNING continues in just a moment.

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NGUYEN: Let's get you up to speed on our breaking news at this hour. There is new information about the search for those two missing U.S. soldiers in Iraq. Military officials now say they found bank cards and driver's licenses belonging to those soldiers along with their ID cards. They say they also found family photos carried by Specialist Alex Jimenez and Private Byron Fouty. Now, all of this was discovered during a raid on an insurgent safehouse near Samarra. But officials say there is no evidence Jimenez and Fouty were ever in that house.

In other news from Iraq, cars and people returned to the streets of Baghdad today. A four-day curfew imposed after a mosque bombing in Samarra has been lifted. Samarra still remains on lockdown.

Well, there's plenty of movement today in the Middle East, but this time it's being done without guns. A Hamas official says kidnapped BBC journalist Allen Johnston could be released as early as today. Hamas reportedly talking to Johnston's kidnappers. Johnston has been missing since March.

Meanwhile, in the West Bank, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree outlawing all Hamas militias. He's also swore in a new Palestinian emergency government. Hamas says the new government is illegal. We'll be following that story.

Fleeing war, persecution or threats to their lives, millions of refugees worldwide, right now, need the help of strangers as they're forced from homes and in some cases their countries. This morning we are counting down to World Refugee Day which is a celebration of survival which is set for Wednesday.

Tim Irwin is with United Nations Refugee Agency and he joins us now from Washington.

Tim, we have a lot to talk about. First up, talk to us about the areas which are of most concern to you when it comes to refugees?

TIM IRWIN, U.N. REFUGEE AGENCY: Well, in terms of overall numbers, the situation in Iraq is the single largest operation for us at the moment. We're looking at just about 4.2 million people who have been displaced, many of them within Iraq. They've gone to other parts of the country where they feel more secure. But about two million have fled to neighboring countries, the majority of them are in Syria and Jordan.

Elsewhere in the world, we still have about three million Iraqi refugees. Although a huge number, about 4.5 million, have returned home since the fall of the Taliban. And then, of course, we have many situations in Africa, primarily if we look at the situation in Darfur where, again, about two million people are displaced within the country, several hundred thousand refugees in neighboring countries.

NGUYEN: These are such large numbers. So, let's break them apart. I know you started with Iraq. Who are the main refugees in Iraq?

IRWIN: It goes across all elements of society. We see pretty much equal numbers of Sunni and shias who have fled to Jordan and Syria, as well as minority Christian groups. And within Iraq, the displacement, again, is pretty much across the broad spectrum of that society. Initially what we saw with the Iraqi exodus was it was people of means, people who were educated, people who could support themselves outside of the country, that's no longer the case. We're seeing people arriving in Jordan and Syria with really nothing.

NGUYEN: You know, the president just spoke with the pope and one of the issues that they were talking about was the plight of Iraqi Christians. How much of a concern is that to you?

IRWIN: Well, Iraqi Christians are a concerned, but they are as much of as concern as other groups are. They have been persecuted, but other groups such as Sunnis and Shias have been persecuted. One of the worst treated groups with Iraq are the Palestinians. There are 15,000 Palestinian refugees living in Baghdad and they really have been singled out for persecution and violence. And the only area where we have typical kind of refugee camp situations are along the border we are Iraq and Jordan, and those are made up of Palestinian refugees.

NGUYEN: You know, when we talk about refugees, a lot of people think people who fled that country to other neighboring countries or somewhere where they can find a safe haven. But there are a lot of times, when we talk about refugees, we need to think about the internally displaced people and these are people that are refugees inside their own country.

IRWIN: That's right. And globally the number of internally displaced people is increasing while the number of refugees, those people who fled to neighboring country, is decreasing. As I said, we have about two million internally displaced within Iraq. And alarmingly we're starting to see the creation of shante towns because people previously were able to find shelters with friends and relatives in other parts of the country. Their movements are restricted, so we're seeing sort of slum dwellings emerge within Iraq. And the situation in Darfur is one primarily made up of the internally displaced.

NGUYEN: Well, how do you get to the refugees? How are you able to provide help? And how difficult is that?

IRWIN: Well, we're able to access the refugees, those people who fled to neighboring countries, let's say Syria and Jordan. We have 300 staff on the ground and we're able to provide assistance. And one of the most pressing needs amongst the refugee population, in Syria and Jordan, is for education. We have 150,000 schoolchildren who are not attending classes and the risk now is that we have a whole generation of young people who will miss out on their education. Reaching and assisting the internally displaced, particularly in a country like Iraq where the situation -- the security situation is so volatile is much more difficult.

NGUYEN: You know, whether it's Iraq or Africa, you just mentioned we're talking about generations here, we are talking about millions of people. And when viewers watch this oftentimes they feel helpless. What can people do? IRWIN: Well, there are a number of things which people can do. One of them, and it's probably the most important, is to become informed on refugee issues. They can go to our website www.unhcr.org and we have huge amounts of information on refugee information around the world.

And once they're informed, they can then advocate, they can write to their politicians and ask for change on certain issues. And then, of course, they can give financially. UNHCR is on organization which is funded almost entirely by voluntary donations and they could give to us at www.unhcr.org/give.

NGUYEN: A lot of websites there, we'll try to get that up on cnn.com. And obviously, there's a lot of information on the Internet for those looking to help. Tim Irwin, with the office for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A lot of very good information, today. We thank you for your time and we thank you for what you're doing.

IRWIN: Thank you.

NGUYEN: Still ahead, it is open season at the Premier Golf Championship in the U.S. and Tiger, you know it, he is on the prowl.

Also...

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JOHN CARTER CASH, SON OF JOHNNY CASH: We had a wonderful time together. We went on great adventures together. We had good times and then we had struggles. We had bad times and we had painful times.

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NGUYEN: He is the only child of June Carter and Johnny Cash and he shares his memories of the legendary couple both on and off stage. We're going to speak with him live. John Carter Cash, coming up.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'd like to say happy Father's Day to my father, Bob Hile (ph), in Clayton, New Jersey. Dad, I can't wait to see you, to get home. I have a little bit more work to do, but I'll be home soon. I love you. Happy Father's Day. I see them blue

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Watch out, the chick's right there in the pot. You got to stay away from that.

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NGUYEN: Oh, that can do some damage there to a balding head, shall we say. A dive bombing bird terrorizing pedestrians in Peoria. Sounds like a good horror movie, but it's not quite that bad. The bird is protecting its chick. The baby red wing blackbird just making its way out of its nest for the first time and that has the proud parents, well, acting a little overprotective.

Golfing sensation and father-to-be, Tiger Woods, is on the prowl for his 13th major title. But someone else is leading the pack in the final round of the U.S. Open. Our Ray D'Alessio is following all the developments in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. What an assignment for Father's Day. Not too bad.

RAY D'ALESSIO, CNN NEWS CORRESPONDENT: How you are, Betty? And food for thought, the last time the U.S. Open was played here at Oakmont Country Club, 1994, it finished in a play-off. Will that be the case today or will Tiger Woods make that amazing run like we've seen him do so many times before?

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(voice-over): Of the five players who sit within three shots of the lead, Tiger Woods, is the only one to have won a major. Therefore, on Sunday, while Tiger can focus solely on the course dubbed the "Oak Monster," the rest of the leader board must also contend with the world's No. 1.

TIGER WOODS, GOLFER: They're going to deal with emotion that's they probably never dealt with before. And things that, you know, that -- it helps to have experience. I've been there before and I know what it takes.

PAUL CASEY, GOLFER: I've played against Tiger in the Ryder Cup. Doesn't get much bigger than that. I've won large golf events, I haven't won a major. But winning a golf event whether it's a major or your local club championship, it's still winning a golf event.

JIM FURYK, GOLFER: There's always a little benefit to knowing you can -- knowing you've done it before rather than thinking you can, but, you know, he's got the most experience of all. He's been in the hunt more than anyone. He's won more time than anyone, so, you know, there's -- he obviously doesn't lack any confidence down the stretch.

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D'ALESSIO: Tiger Woods, only two shots off the lead and Tiger saying: what a difference a year makes. Remember at last year's U.S. Open, he wasn't even around for weekend play. He missed the cut, his first tournament since the passing of his father. Now he's back. Different mindset and looking at a possible 13th major championship victory. Unbelievable, Betty. We'll send it back to you.

NGUYEN: Well, I don't know if it's just a year. I mean, maybe what a difference a baby will make. I mean he is a father-to-be. Maybe that is inspiration that is driving this. Thank you, Ray.

A love story lived on the public stage.

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CASH: There was the stage persona of Johnny and June Cash and then there were the husband and wife that had a more quiet existence at home and that just enjoyed spending time together.

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NGUYEN: A closer look at the lives of June Carter and Johnny Cash.

And a little bit later -- look at this, we're bringing it up. How now a wet cow? What is going on here? CNN SUNDAY MORNING continues in just a moment.

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JOHNNY CASH, MUSICIAN: I've been married to her for 25 years, now. She's not only a songwriter, or a comedian, dancer, singer, entertainer. Please make welcome my wife, June Carter Cash.

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NGUYEN: Oh, the love shared between those two. June Carter and Johnny Cash. It is a love story as we all saw it play out on television, but there was a lot more to their lives and the relationship than the public's perceptions.

John Carter Cash is their son and the author of a new book about his mother "Anchored in Love: The Life and Legacy of June Carter Cash." He joins us from New York on this Father's Day. Thanks for spending time with us today, we appreciate it.

CASH: Thank you for having me. It's wonderful to be here.

NGUYEN: Well, let me ask you this. The book really primarily talks about your mother, but you do talk about the relationship between your father and your mother and it's one that really provided a lot of insight. What made you want to write this book and put it all out there?

CASH: Well, I was approached to write the book and, you know, it was -- it was a matter of spirit that I decided to do it. I wanted to, you know, relate my mother's life to my children and, you know, to her ancestors to come. She was a blessed individual. And, you know, I believe even though she lived sort of in the, you know, in the shadow of my dad in many ways that she set her own pace and her own and I felt it was a story to be well told.

NGUYEN: Did their passing prompt any of this? Did it really make you want to think back and put it down on paper, like you said, for your children?

CASH: Yes. Yes, it did, you know, I mean it, of course, I mean there was painful things to write about. But in truth, it really was a cathartic experience. It was, you know, it was healing. And it was blessed to go through it. You know, I'm glad I did it. I was slow to respond yes, because I knew it would possibly be painful because I had to, you know, to write about the ends of their lives. But, you know, it most of all was healing. I was blessed to be able to go through it.

And my mother's love really was anchored in love and, you know, as was her life. But there was a lot to write about, you know, before I was born, and, of course, after I came along. It's more of a personal memoir about their lives together and, you know, issues that I considered were, you know, my Father's Dealings with drug addiction in the 1980s. But, if I went there, it was basically -- hey, there I am in the guitar case -- if I went there, it was to show the purpose of the light and really that's what the book is about. It's the light and love of my mother and her life.

NGUYEN: Well, let's take them separately, shall we? Because when you look back, I know that you learned a lot about your parents and their marriage and their love and that taught you a lot, so let's look at your mom for a minute. She taught you a great deal. And when you look back at her life, what are some of the things that maybe the public didn't know? Because, she faced a lot of life's biggest struggles.

CASH: You know, I think my mother's greatest quality was persistence, was that in the face of pain and the face of adversary that she did not stop. She also, you know, wrote some great music. She wrote "Ring of Fire" which my father recorded and had a big hit on. You know, but I mean there were ups and downs. There really were. And there were struggles through the years, but the point was, that after it all, there was peace.

She touched many people with her music, I also produced a music CD titled "Anchored in Love" also that's a tribute to her. It's Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, EmmyLou Harris, and a lot of people on it. And it's out there right now, also. So, you know, it's -- it's a celebration of her music and she really touched so many people in so many ways. Her love to me in life was through her music and her, you know, her peace, but mostly she was just a gentle person.

NGUYEN: And we cannot forget your father, because everyone knows the great Johnny Cash. Give us a little tidbit, what is it about Johnny Cash that maybe we just haven't heard before that perhaps this book sheds a little light on?

CASH: Well, you know, there's quite a few things in the book that haven't been really talked about before just because they're my own personal experiences with them. And, you know, I'll spend a week on a fishing trip to cover a whole chapter, you know, and then skip five or six years. And I mean there are things in the book, you know, about my father's struggles, there are things about his, you know, triumphs. And there really is, there's a lot in "Anchor to Love" that hasn't been talked about.

Of course, you know, it's very intimate towards the end of their life and the time he spent working in the studio I was with him most of the time. And he was really a gentle man. He truly was and I believe that shows. But, you know, the book is very honest and it's very open. And, you know, I don't hold back.

NGUYEN: Well, we do wish you the best on this Father's Day as you think back and reflect upon your father's memory and celebrate Father's Day with your own children.

CASH: Thank you. Yeah, Anna, Jack, and Joe. Got to say hi.

NGUYEN: Jack and Joe.

CASH: Yeah. Anna and Jack and Joe.

NGUYEN: John Carter Cash, thanks so much for spending time with us today.

CASH: Great talking you to, Betty.

NGUYEN: You, too.

CASH: Bye-bye.

NGUYEN: Now time to check in with Howard Kurtz in Washington to see what's ahead on RELIABLE SOURCES. Hi Howard.

HOWARD KURTZ, RELIABLE SOURCES: Hi Betty. Coming up, tarting it up? Dan Rather takes a whack at Katie Couric and fuels the debate over her struggles at the CBS evening news. Is the criticism unfair?

Bill O'Reilly says FOX News shouldn't be covering every bombing in the Iraq war unlike CNN and MSNBC. Really?

Democratic strategist Robert Shrum on how he's spun reporters all these years, and not always with the truth.

That plus Paris Hilton aiming for a more serious image. Ahead on RELIABLE SOURCES.

NGUYEN: Well, Howard, as you cover the press, you can't forget this next story because our very own chief international correspondent, Christiane Amanpour, has a new title.

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CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Here General Goa Hirsh (ph) is the northern front battle commander; the commander of the northern operations up here says that they are right now in the first phase of this operation. But there are contingency...

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NGUYEN: Britain's Queen Elizabeth is naming her a commander of the order of the British Empire. Woo, that is some title and that is CBE, for short. The honor recognizes distinguished service to the arts and sciences. Now, other famous names on the honors list marking the Queen's birthday include author Salmon Rushdie, who is being awarded a knighthood. So congratulations, Christiane.

Well, we want to tell you about this because caught in the act.

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I'm taking your cow home.

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Is this your cow?

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NGUYEN: What is that cow doing there? Yeah, sure people getting a laugh, but this skinny dipping cow doesn't look too amoosed (sic). That story just minutes away.

And love it or hate it, it's a good beat and hook you can't forget. Also a t-shirt that's awfully tiny. CNN SUNDAY MORNING continues in just a moment.

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NGUYEN: All right. Well, we are ending the show with some really remarkable video. Some may even call it unbelievable. Out of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Hey, cow! Yep, no lifeguard on duty. Moove over. The wayward bovine wandered away from a nearby farm and, yeah, it was on the lamb for a few days. The pool must have seemed like a good idea at the time, but getting out, not so easy.

OK, here's what they had to do ladies. Well, you know, they had to take a ramp. You are seeing it there, and manpower to get the cow out of the shallow end. And the homeowners may want to drain the pool before using it again.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Don't you hate it when that happens? The cow had to stay cool somehow, it's 90 degrees there.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I know.

NGUYEN: Well, but come on. In the pool? Goodness. I wonder, isn't there an insurance problem with that? Anyway, we're going to move on to this next story.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Leave Bessie alone. Leave Bessie alone.

NGUYEN: It is one that's been very popular on cnn.com. Take a listen.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hey B, it's me, if you're, there pick up I was just watching you on CSPAN.

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NGUYEN: Who called Barack Obama "Hey B?" Apparently she does because she has a crush on him and you can see more on the video and meet the men and women behind it at cnn.com. You can check out Jeanne Moose's the take on this really tight shirt and neatly cut videos.

(CROSSTALK) NGUYEN: Wow!

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Did you see the Justin Timberlake one?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yeah.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think these were the folks that were also responsible for that music video.

NGUYEN: Well, the funny thing about this too, is -- I've been making fun of this shirt all morning, but this shirt is a huge hit for obvious reasons.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: $20.99 and they're selling it.

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NGUYEN: Absolutely. These guys who helped make this video -- and she's a model, she's just lip-syncing all of this, although whoever sang I did a pretty good job, I must say. But selling those shirts on-line and making a killing off of it.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: $20.99, and like you said, they are available on-line.

NGUYEN: Just in case you're an extra, extra small...

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Bonnie, one size only.

That's the only size it comes in. All right, coming up next, RELIABLE SOURCES. Katie Couric inexpired a lot of debate, but not like this. The man who once occupied the anchor chair at CBS News trades jabs with the CBS chief executive over Couric's newscast.

And then on LATE EDITION, Gaza under fire. The Palestinian government dissolves, is civil war next? We're going to talk with top officials from the region plus top senators weigh in. You'll want to tune in, 11:00 a.m. Eastern. But first, a check of the morning's top developments.

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