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Terror Leader Narrowly Escapes U.S. Attack; Bush Asks Europeans to Forgive Iraqi Debt; Law Firm Sets up Trust Fund for Afghan Boy

Aired June 26, 2004 - 07:00   ET

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BETTY NGUYEN, CNN ANCHOR: From the CNN Center in Atlanta, this is CNN SATURDAY MORNING. Good morning to you. It is June 26. I'm Betty Nguyen.
DREW GRIFFIN, CNN ANCHOR: And I'm Drew Griffin. We thank you for being with us on this morning.

And ahead this hour, the messy business of war. An update on a young boy mistaken as the enemy in the Afghan war. He barely survives being shot by U.S. troops.

Also, is your home killing you? You may want to open a window when you find out just how dangerous some common household products can be.

And later on, where, oh where on eBay does someone find a soul mate? We're going to find a couple who bid on love and today will seal the deal with a wedding.

But first the headlines.

NGUYEN: Anti-Bush demonstrators are in the streets of Dublin as President Bush meets with European Union leaders in an Irish castle. He is expected to win pledges to forgive parts of Iraq's massive foreign debt.

From Ireland, the president flies to Turkey for the NATO summit, which begins on Monday.

A Lebanese man who lives in Minnesota is charged with lying to counterterrorism investigators about his activities. Authorities say Mohamad Kamal Elzahabi was acquainted with terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. His lawyers say he will plead not guilty to the lying charge.

That lie allegedly involves a shipment of communications gear to the Taliban in Afghanistan in the mid- to late 1990s.

Well, the Olympic torch is now in London, the latest stop along the road to Athens for the summer games. The torch was taken to the British capital from France.

GRIFFIN: Four days now to the countdown in Iraq. Iraqi insurgents maintaining their drive to derail that transfer of power to Iraq's interim government. A few hours ago, witnesses say a car bomb explosion killed one person and wounded 20 in the Kurdish city of Erbil in northern Iraq. In Baqubah, attackers targeted a Shiite political party headquarters, killing two guard there. They also attacked a building used by interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's party. Nobody injured.

Meanwhile, the U.S. general in charge of training Iraqi forces says American forces will continue to help provide crucial security.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Realistically, come June 30, this next week, how much of a back seat is the U.S. forces going to be able to take?

LT. GEN. DAVID PETRAEUS, U.S. ARMY: Well, I think that you will see Iraqi security forces more prominently, if you will, on the front lines but coalition forces very much in the background, standing behind them, if you will.

That's important. In some cases with them, in some cases around the corner from them. Certainly there to provide backup.

One of the critical components of what must happen in the days and weeks ahead is that there must be a sense of Iraqi security forces that, if they get in trouble, coalition forces will come to the rescue, if need be.

Interestingly, oftentimes when they know that, when Iraqi security forces are aware of that, they don't call for it. But it does stiffen them and stiffen their resolve and give them psychological confidence, if you will, to stay the course.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

NGUYEN: The U.S. military is stepping up its campaign to hunt down terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq. For the third time in a week, American warplanes struck his suspected safe houses in Fallujah. And CNN has learned the Pentagon believes they almost got him this time.

David Ensor reports.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DAVID ENSOR, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): When the bombs fell, a senior defense official says, the air strike on this house in Fallujah came very close to killing a man the U.S. believes may have been Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the most wanted terrorist in Iraq.

The official said the U.S. had, quote, "eyes on the target."

Just as U.S. planes unleashed 500-pound precision guided bombs, a convoy of cars pulled up at the house and a man got out. When the bombs fell, he was knocked to the ground. His guard picked him up, alive, and put him in a car and sped away. A senior official says the U.S. believes the man was al-Zarqawi. No one else is believed to travel with so much security in the area.

The massive U.S. effort now to get Zarqawi comes after a slew of terror attacks which Iraqi and American official attribute to his network.

RICHARD ARMITAGE, DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE: We underestimated the degree to which this enemy had a central nervous system. And I think the attacks the other day showed it does have a central nervous system.

PAUL WOLFOWITZ, DEPUTY DEFENSE SECRETARY: I'd just say I think there may be more than one central nervous system. And there may be a loose coordination between them. And clearly, the old regime people have been coordinating with each other for years.

ENSOR: Officials declined to say, but the details described by the source suggest the U.S. may have witnesses on the ground or Predator surveillance drones over Fallujah, watching for Zarqawi in particular.

In Fallujah, armed and masked militants read a statement denying that Zarqawi is in their city. "The U.S. occupying forces claim that al-Zarqawi and a group of Arab fighters are in our city to deceive the world," said one, calling it a game by the American intelligence to hit Islam and Muslims in the city.

(on camera) But U.S. officials say they have fresh intelligence indicating that al-Zarqawi and his gang may be using Fallujah as a base for their operations.

David Ensor, CNN, the Pentagon.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

NGUYEN: Now to our morning e-mail question: "What should the U.S. role be in Iraq after the handover?" Invite you to e-mail us now at WAM@CNN.com. And of course, we will read the responses each hour of CNN SATURDAY MORNING.

GRIFFIN: Other stories in news this morning, the Homeland Security Department issuing a six-page bulletin last night, warning law enforcement to be especially alert for possible terrorist activity during the upcoming July 4 holiday weekend. No specific intelligence cited, but the bulletin calls it a period of increased risk.

The Agricultural Department says initial tests of an animal carcass are inconclusive for Mad Cow Disease. Tissue samples being sent now to a lab in Iowa. More tests will be done. The results of those tests should be available in the next four to seven days.

The U.S. has been sensitive to Mad Cow since last December when a cow brought to the U.S. from Canada was found to have that disease.

The Republican Party in Illinois scrambling now to find a replacement for Jack Ryan as its U.S. Senate candidate. Ryan dropped out of the race after his divorce records were unsealed. They include allegations Ryan had taken his wife to sex clubs in several cities.

Kobe Bryant now has a trial date, the sexual assault trial scheduled to start August 27 in Eagle, Colorado. That's 14 months after a hotel worker accused the NBA player of assault. Officials say the trial should last about four weeks. Bryant says he and the woman had consensual sex.

And you may not have had time to keep up on all the news this week. That's what we're here for, the "Rewind."

There were two separate bomb attacks in Turkey Thursday, one near the Istanbul hotel where President Bush is expected to stay when he arrives in Turkey for the NATO summit later today. Four people killed in the attacks, more than a dozen wounded.

Book publisher Knopf calls it a record breaker and has already ordered a second printing of former President Bill Clinton's book, "My Life." Readers snatched up more than 400,000 copies on its debut day. That was Tuesday.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

JUDY GARLAND (singing): Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high...

(END VIDEO CLIP)

GRIFFIN: And if this is one of your favorite songs, you're not alone. The American Film Institute this week picked "Over the Rainbow" as the best movie song ever. Just in case you're wondering, "As Time Goes By" from "Casablanca" came in second.

Tomorrow, we'll fast forward to the week ahead and tell you which stories people will be talking about -- Betty.

NGUYEN: Folks will be talking about this, that's for sure. He said it, and he says he doesn't regret it.

Vice President Dick Cheney acknowledges having words with Democrat Senator Patrick Leahy earlier this week, and though he won't confirm that he used the infamous "F" word, as has been widely reported, he does admit he cursed and felt better afterwards.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

DICK CHENEY, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I'm trying to figure out 99 impossible ways (ph). Let me tell you, 99 impossible ways (ph).

Delighted to be here this morning and have an opportunity to spend some time with all of you. I want to thank you, Tom, for the kind introduction. And thank Tom, along with Cathy Allen (ph) and Sharon Smaug (ph) for leading the tour of this outstanding facility this morning. I'd also like to thank all the workers of Biro Labs (ph) and Plastitec (ph) for your hospitality today. We really appreciate it.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

NGUYEN: That's obviously not the right sound. We'll try to get that to you a little bit later.

But Senator Leahy says he thinks the vice president was just having a bad day but adds he was kind of shocked to hear that language from Mr. Cheney -- Drew.

GRIFFIN: President Bush is on a brief stopover in Ireland for the U.S.-European Union summit. He's looking for support from the European community to help stabilize Iraq. White House correspondent Suzanne Malveaux, traveling with the president in Ennis, Ireland.

Good morning, Suzanne.

SUZANNE MALVEAUX, CNN CORRESPONDENT: (NO AUDIO) ... today, meeting with leaders of the European Union. Of course, first and foremost, the focus on Iraq, support for the Iraq mission to try to win a consensus from the international community.

President Bush earlier today meeting with Ireland's leadership, as well, the prime minister, Bertie Ahern, as well as President Mary McAleese, to talk about some of the mutual concerns and priorities among those two countries, including a GPS satellite system sharing deal, as well as moving forward on the peace process in Northern Ireland.

But of course, the conflict in Iraq, the transformation of power just days away, that is the main priority, the main focus for the Bush administration. President Bush looking for international support, leading to the NATO summit when he travels to Turkey. That is later today.

Now as you know, Ireland was neutral in its position on the U.S. invasion in Iraq, but it has allowed for U.S. military jets to refuel at Shannon Airport. And that has really caused quite a bit of protests in this country.

Tens of thousands of protesters, as a matter of fact, gathered in Dublin last night. Also, of course, unprecedented security for this summit as well as today about 500 protesters gathering peacefully outside of the 16th Century castle where the leaders are meeting behind closed doors.

All of this, of course, during preparation for when the president moves on to the NATO summit in Turkey. Senior administration officials are hoping that they get an agreement, at least in principle, from some of those NATO members to help train Iraqi security forces. That is the top concern among Bush administration officials, as well as Iraqi officials, as that moves forward -- Drew.

GRIFFIN: Suzanne, are they going to get -- they actually want to get the -- the NATO troops involved in training the police in Iraq? There is some indication that they do have that agreement and will announce it in the next day or so.

Is that what you're getting from the administration officials you're dealing with?

MALVEAUX: Well, already there are NATO members that -- 16 NATO members, as a matter of fact, that have troops inside of Iraq. What the administration is hoping for is not additional -- any type of NATO troops, not necessarily; those members helping train Iraqi forces, and not necessarily in Iraq itself.

There are already some countries -- Germany, Italy -- that have expressed a willingness to train those Iraqi troops and military police forces, perhaps in their own countries because of the risks inside of Iraq itself.

So what they're hoping is at least an agreement in principle that nations will come forward and say, "Yes, we will go ahead and help the Iraqis develop their own security forces."

As you can imagine, Drew, the situation on the ground very, very dangerous there. And so it's a difficult sell for them to train and to bring their own troops inside of that country -- Drew.

GRIFFIN: Suzanne Malveaux, traveling with the president in Ireland. Thank you for joining us this morning.

NGUYEN: In Afghanistan's lawless frontier, it is easy for children to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. One minute a boy is tending cattle, and the next he is fighting for his life. We'll tell you what happened, next.

GRIFFIN: Plus, lots of people look on eBay to find the object of their desire. But one couple really took it to heart. We're going to talk with them about their bid for true love.

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GRIFFIN: There's a heartbreaking story of war coming out of Afghanistan. Three weeks ago, U.S. soldiers on patrol in the Patika Province saw someone running away. Warning shots fired. The figure in the distance refused to stop. Soldiers fired again, this time hitting their target.

That target turns out to be an unarmed 12-year-old boy, a shepherd, really. The soldiers who moments ago were chasing him did all they could to keep him alive. A military hospital rushed there to take the boy to a field hospital, where he is right now. He is expected to survive.

The soldier who pulled the trigger and then tried to save the boy declined to be interviewed.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

SGT. TRAVIS HIRMAN, U.S. ARMY: I know him pretty well, and this I -- it's messed him up pretty good.

STAFF SGT. JASON WISTOSKI, U.S. ARMY: He didn't know he was a boy. It's like we all got kicked in the gut. It's -- it's going to take a little bit to get over. All of us who saw it happen are going to see it happen every single day for the rest of our lives, you know? It's -- you've got to live with that.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Every day, my soldiers are put in life and death situations and forced to make life or death decisions. And it's not easy. And it would be foolish to think that every decision comes out the right way.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

GRIFFIN: The Army conducting an investigation of the incident. This 12-year-old boy, his name is Azizullah. He's expected to be in that field hospital for at least another month.

He was in Patika herding cattle with his father, cattle that ran away during the shooting, leaving the family with no means to provide for itself. Meanwhile, Azizullah told his father all he wants to do now is go home. Of course, he can't go home.

A trust fund being set up for him by an attorney for Hogan & Hartson, a law firm in Washington, D.C.

Kim Reed, the attorney involved, works for the firm's Moscow office. She saw the story. She wanted to act and is doing something about it.

And we thank you for joining us, Kim. What can be done and what is being done, not only for the financial survival of this family, but for the boy that's going to need some therapy to get over this?

KIM REED, HOGAN & HARTSON TRUST FUND FOR AZIZULLAH: That's right. It's a very difficult situation for the boy and for the family, who live quite far from Kabul.

We have been told (AUDIO GAP) at the Air Force base that the child will require physical therapy for quite some time to regain the proper use of his arm. And as those who saw the original story know, during the confusion after the shooting, the family's flock of cattle and goats ran away. So not only do they have a child in the hospital, but they also have lost their means of livelihood.

What we're trying to do by setting up a trust fund for Azizullah is make sure that concerned people that would like to help this family, both the boy and the rest of his extended family, have a place to send contributions.

The first thing we plan to do is to replace the family's flock so that they can have back the livelihood that apparently they had had for many generations. After that, we hope to provide for physical therapy for the boy, as well as an education and other necessities that the family needs. They live in very harsh and primitive conditions.

GRIFFIN: The -- the father had to walk some two days just to get to his son, to get to the hospital. How do you take that physical therapy or physical therapist and bring him to -- to this boy, who' obviously going to need therapy for a good while?

REED: Yes, that's an excellent question. We have conference calls planned with the doctors at Bagram Air Force Base, where the child is right now to discuss what therapy is going to be needed.

Obviously, the child is going to be in the hospital for another month, so we need to wait and see what kind of progress he makes and assess at that point what he's going to need.

But without doubt, it will be a necessity for the boy and his father to come into Kabul at least a few times a year. And we will try to provide for some transportation for them during those trips so that they don't have to make this two-day walk again.

GRIFFIN: Kim, so many heartbreaking stories out of Afghanistan, throughout not only this skirmish but the Taliban regime. There's all kinds of heartbreak and poverty there.

This touched you in some way that made you act. What was it?

REED: I've asked myself that same question. I was sitting at work in the middle of the day here in Moscow and checked in to CNN.com, as I do a couple of times a day. And for some reason, this story caught my eye.

I have children, and I suppose part of the reason that it touched me was that I could identify with the father's pain. Part of it was the camera shot of the boy laying on the ground and -- and looking so frightened and so fragile.

And it's also a means of feeling less helpless than I and many Americans have felt during the war in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq. It's a means of trying to help in some small way, and feeling that we do have some control, at least in this -- for this one child.

GRIFFIN: Kim, I'm not sure this family will ever quite understand all that you're doing, but we certainly thank you for doing it. And thank you for joining us this morning.

REED: And thank you to all of those who are making contributions.

GRIFFIN: Betty.

NGUYEN: That is a heartbreaking story.

The LAPD is back in the spotlight over some local television videotape after a police chase. We get an update on how the department is handling this latest blow to its reputation.

Stay with us.

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NGUYEN: Welcome back to CNN SATURDAY MORNING. I'm Betty Nguyen.

Well, are you in the mood for a movie this weekend? Here's a glimpse at what's new in theaters.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

MICHAEL MOORE, FILMMAKER (voice-over): With everything going wrong, he did what any of us would do: he went on vacation.

(MUSIC)

(END VIDEO CLIP)

NGUYEN: Michael Moore's controversial documentary on the Bush administration's policies before and after September 11 is in theaters nationwide. Moore uses video clips, popular music, as you see here, and his own interviews to tie it all together.

"The New York Times" says while the film -- the film, that is, has been likened to an op ed column, it might more accurately be said to resemble an editorial cartoon.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Get down, Noah, you're going to kill yourself!

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Noah, cut it out.

RYAN GOSLING, ACTOR: Will you go out with me?

RACHEL MCADAMS, ACTRESS: What? No!

GOSLING: No?

MCADAMS: No.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

NGUYEN: OK, love story, tragedy or both? Based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks, "The Notebook" follows the lines of two teens from very different background who first meet one summer on the North Carolina coast.

The two are separated, but of course, as in all movies they later meet again at the end, this time, of World War II.

Critics suggest bringing along a box of Kleenex for this one.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Follow my lead.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

NGUYEN: That is just wrong. The Wayans brothers play two FBI agents under cover as -- you guessed it -- white chicks. The plan is to foil a kidnapping plot against a pair of hotel heiresses.

But the two find themselves learning how to be girls in the Hamptons on Long Island.

"USA Today" says "White Chicks" is, quote, "funnier than expected in ways you wouldn't even expect." But what should you expect from those two guys?

GRIFFIN: We look at our top stories now.

In Iraq, the Pentagon believes terror mastermind Abu Musab al- Zarqawi narrowly escaped an air strike on a suspected safe house that was in Fallujah. It was the third U.S. strike on targets in that city.

A Lebanese Muslim who once lived in this Minnesota house has been charged with lying to counterterrorism investigators about his activities. He's accused of shipping equipment to Pakistan and Afghanistan to help Taliban fighters.

The Green Party nominating convention underway now in Milwaukee. Members vote today for candidates for the party's presidential nom. Ralph Nader, who's running as an independent, is not among them. He headed the ticket four years ago.

NGUYEN: Want to talk about weather now. Of course, Rob Marciano is here.

And you bring your umbrella today?

GRIFFIN: I -- apparently, that's part of the routine.

NGUYEN: This is happening every day. I think I'll start building an ark. I mean, the rain just keeps coming.

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NGUYEN: Well, high profile summitry is on the presidential agenda this weekend. We'll report what President Bush hopes to accomplish in Ireland and Turkey.

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Aired June 26, 2004 - 07:00   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
BETTY NGUYEN, CNN ANCHOR: From the CNN Center in Atlanta, this is CNN SATURDAY MORNING. Good morning to you. It is June 26. I'm Betty Nguyen.
DREW GRIFFIN, CNN ANCHOR: And I'm Drew Griffin. We thank you for being with us on this morning.

And ahead this hour, the messy business of war. An update on a young boy mistaken as the enemy in the Afghan war. He barely survives being shot by U.S. troops.

Also, is your home killing you? You may want to open a window when you find out just how dangerous some common household products can be.

And later on, where, oh where on eBay does someone find a soul mate? We're going to find a couple who bid on love and today will seal the deal with a wedding.

But first the headlines.

NGUYEN: Anti-Bush demonstrators are in the streets of Dublin as President Bush meets with European Union leaders in an Irish castle. He is expected to win pledges to forgive parts of Iraq's massive foreign debt.

From Ireland, the president flies to Turkey for the NATO summit, which begins on Monday.

A Lebanese man who lives in Minnesota is charged with lying to counterterrorism investigators about his activities. Authorities say Mohamad Kamal Elzahabi was acquainted with terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. His lawyers say he will plead not guilty to the lying charge.

That lie allegedly involves a shipment of communications gear to the Taliban in Afghanistan in the mid- to late 1990s.

Well, the Olympic torch is now in London, the latest stop along the road to Athens for the summer games. The torch was taken to the British capital from France.

GRIFFIN: Four days now to the countdown in Iraq. Iraqi insurgents maintaining their drive to derail that transfer of power to Iraq's interim government. A few hours ago, witnesses say a car bomb explosion killed one person and wounded 20 in the Kurdish city of Erbil in northern Iraq. In Baqubah, attackers targeted a Shiite political party headquarters, killing two guard there. They also attacked a building used by interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's party. Nobody injured.

Meanwhile, the U.S. general in charge of training Iraqi forces says American forces will continue to help provide crucial security.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Realistically, come June 30, this next week, how much of a back seat is the U.S. forces going to be able to take?

LT. GEN. DAVID PETRAEUS, U.S. ARMY: Well, I think that you will see Iraqi security forces more prominently, if you will, on the front lines but coalition forces very much in the background, standing behind them, if you will.

That's important. In some cases with them, in some cases around the corner from them. Certainly there to provide backup.

One of the critical components of what must happen in the days and weeks ahead is that there must be a sense of Iraqi security forces that, if they get in trouble, coalition forces will come to the rescue, if need be.

Interestingly, oftentimes when they know that, when Iraqi security forces are aware of that, they don't call for it. But it does stiffen them and stiffen their resolve and give them psychological confidence, if you will, to stay the course.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

NGUYEN: The U.S. military is stepping up its campaign to hunt down terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq. For the third time in a week, American warplanes struck his suspected safe houses in Fallujah. And CNN has learned the Pentagon believes they almost got him this time.

David Ensor reports.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DAVID ENSOR, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): When the bombs fell, a senior defense official says, the air strike on this house in Fallujah came very close to killing a man the U.S. believes may have been Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the most wanted terrorist in Iraq.

The official said the U.S. had, quote, "eyes on the target."

Just as U.S. planes unleashed 500-pound precision guided bombs, a convoy of cars pulled up at the house and a man got out. When the bombs fell, he was knocked to the ground. His guard picked him up, alive, and put him in a car and sped away. A senior official says the U.S. believes the man was al-Zarqawi. No one else is believed to travel with so much security in the area.

The massive U.S. effort now to get Zarqawi comes after a slew of terror attacks which Iraqi and American official attribute to his network.

RICHARD ARMITAGE, DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE: We underestimated the degree to which this enemy had a central nervous system. And I think the attacks the other day showed it does have a central nervous system.

PAUL WOLFOWITZ, DEPUTY DEFENSE SECRETARY: I'd just say I think there may be more than one central nervous system. And there may be a loose coordination between them. And clearly, the old regime people have been coordinating with each other for years.

ENSOR: Officials declined to say, but the details described by the source suggest the U.S. may have witnesses on the ground or Predator surveillance drones over Fallujah, watching for Zarqawi in particular.

In Fallujah, armed and masked militants read a statement denying that Zarqawi is in their city. "The U.S. occupying forces claim that al-Zarqawi and a group of Arab fighters are in our city to deceive the world," said one, calling it a game by the American intelligence to hit Islam and Muslims in the city.

(on camera) But U.S. officials say they have fresh intelligence indicating that al-Zarqawi and his gang may be using Fallujah as a base for their operations.

David Ensor, CNN, the Pentagon.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

NGUYEN: Now to our morning e-mail question: "What should the U.S. role be in Iraq after the handover?" Invite you to e-mail us now at WAM@CNN.com. And of course, we will read the responses each hour of CNN SATURDAY MORNING.

GRIFFIN: Other stories in news this morning, the Homeland Security Department issuing a six-page bulletin last night, warning law enforcement to be especially alert for possible terrorist activity during the upcoming July 4 holiday weekend. No specific intelligence cited, but the bulletin calls it a period of increased risk.

The Agricultural Department says initial tests of an animal carcass are inconclusive for Mad Cow Disease. Tissue samples being sent now to a lab in Iowa. More tests will be done. The results of those tests should be available in the next four to seven days.

The U.S. has been sensitive to Mad Cow since last December when a cow brought to the U.S. from Canada was found to have that disease.

The Republican Party in Illinois scrambling now to find a replacement for Jack Ryan as its U.S. Senate candidate. Ryan dropped out of the race after his divorce records were unsealed. They include allegations Ryan had taken his wife to sex clubs in several cities.

Kobe Bryant now has a trial date, the sexual assault trial scheduled to start August 27 in Eagle, Colorado. That's 14 months after a hotel worker accused the NBA player of assault. Officials say the trial should last about four weeks. Bryant says he and the woman had consensual sex.

And you may not have had time to keep up on all the news this week. That's what we're here for, the "Rewind."

There were two separate bomb attacks in Turkey Thursday, one near the Istanbul hotel where President Bush is expected to stay when he arrives in Turkey for the NATO summit later today. Four people killed in the attacks, more than a dozen wounded.

Book publisher Knopf calls it a record breaker and has already ordered a second printing of former President Bill Clinton's book, "My Life." Readers snatched up more than 400,000 copies on its debut day. That was Tuesday.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

JUDY GARLAND (singing): Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high...

(END VIDEO CLIP)

GRIFFIN: And if this is one of your favorite songs, you're not alone. The American Film Institute this week picked "Over the Rainbow" as the best movie song ever. Just in case you're wondering, "As Time Goes By" from "Casablanca" came in second.

Tomorrow, we'll fast forward to the week ahead and tell you which stories people will be talking about -- Betty.

NGUYEN: Folks will be talking about this, that's for sure. He said it, and he says he doesn't regret it.

Vice President Dick Cheney acknowledges having words with Democrat Senator Patrick Leahy earlier this week, and though he won't confirm that he used the infamous "F" word, as has been widely reported, he does admit he cursed and felt better afterwards.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

DICK CHENEY, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I'm trying to figure out 99 impossible ways (ph). Let me tell you, 99 impossible ways (ph).

Delighted to be here this morning and have an opportunity to spend some time with all of you. I want to thank you, Tom, for the kind introduction. And thank Tom, along with Cathy Allen (ph) and Sharon Smaug (ph) for leading the tour of this outstanding facility this morning. I'd also like to thank all the workers of Biro Labs (ph) and Plastitec (ph) for your hospitality today. We really appreciate it.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

NGUYEN: That's obviously not the right sound. We'll try to get that to you a little bit later.

But Senator Leahy says he thinks the vice president was just having a bad day but adds he was kind of shocked to hear that language from Mr. Cheney -- Drew.

GRIFFIN: President Bush is on a brief stopover in Ireland for the U.S.-European Union summit. He's looking for support from the European community to help stabilize Iraq. White House correspondent Suzanne Malveaux, traveling with the president in Ennis, Ireland.

Good morning, Suzanne.

SUZANNE MALVEAUX, CNN CORRESPONDENT: (NO AUDIO) ... today, meeting with leaders of the European Union. Of course, first and foremost, the focus on Iraq, support for the Iraq mission to try to win a consensus from the international community.

President Bush earlier today meeting with Ireland's leadership, as well, the prime minister, Bertie Ahern, as well as President Mary McAleese, to talk about some of the mutual concerns and priorities among those two countries, including a GPS satellite system sharing deal, as well as moving forward on the peace process in Northern Ireland.

But of course, the conflict in Iraq, the transformation of power just days away, that is the main priority, the main focus for the Bush administration. President Bush looking for international support, leading to the NATO summit when he travels to Turkey. That is later today.

Now as you know, Ireland was neutral in its position on the U.S. invasion in Iraq, but it has allowed for U.S. military jets to refuel at Shannon Airport. And that has really caused quite a bit of protests in this country.

Tens of thousands of protesters, as a matter of fact, gathered in Dublin last night. Also, of course, unprecedented security for this summit as well as today about 500 protesters gathering peacefully outside of the 16th Century castle where the leaders are meeting behind closed doors.

All of this, of course, during preparation for when the president moves on to the NATO summit in Turkey. Senior administration officials are hoping that they get an agreement, at least in principle, from some of those NATO members to help train Iraqi security forces. That is the top concern among Bush administration officials, as well as Iraqi officials, as that moves forward -- Drew.

GRIFFIN: Suzanne, are they going to get -- they actually want to get the -- the NATO troops involved in training the police in Iraq? There is some indication that they do have that agreement and will announce it in the next day or so.

Is that what you're getting from the administration officials you're dealing with?

MALVEAUX: Well, already there are NATO members that -- 16 NATO members, as a matter of fact, that have troops inside of Iraq. What the administration is hoping for is not additional -- any type of NATO troops, not necessarily; those members helping train Iraqi forces, and not necessarily in Iraq itself.

There are already some countries -- Germany, Italy -- that have expressed a willingness to train those Iraqi troops and military police forces, perhaps in their own countries because of the risks inside of Iraq itself.

So what they're hoping is at least an agreement in principle that nations will come forward and say, "Yes, we will go ahead and help the Iraqis develop their own security forces."

As you can imagine, Drew, the situation on the ground very, very dangerous there. And so it's a difficult sell for them to train and to bring their own troops inside of that country -- Drew.

GRIFFIN: Suzanne Malveaux, traveling with the president in Ireland. Thank you for joining us this morning.

NGUYEN: In Afghanistan's lawless frontier, it is easy for children to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. One minute a boy is tending cattle, and the next he is fighting for his life. We'll tell you what happened, next.

GRIFFIN: Plus, lots of people look on eBay to find the object of their desire. But one couple really took it to heart. We're going to talk with them about their bid for true love.

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GRIFFIN: There's a heartbreaking story of war coming out of Afghanistan. Three weeks ago, U.S. soldiers on patrol in the Patika Province saw someone running away. Warning shots fired. The figure in the distance refused to stop. Soldiers fired again, this time hitting their target.

That target turns out to be an unarmed 12-year-old boy, a shepherd, really. The soldiers who moments ago were chasing him did all they could to keep him alive. A military hospital rushed there to take the boy to a field hospital, where he is right now. He is expected to survive.

The soldier who pulled the trigger and then tried to save the boy declined to be interviewed.

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SGT. TRAVIS HIRMAN, U.S. ARMY: I know him pretty well, and this I -- it's messed him up pretty good.

STAFF SGT. JASON WISTOSKI, U.S. ARMY: He didn't know he was a boy. It's like we all got kicked in the gut. It's -- it's going to take a little bit to get over. All of us who saw it happen are going to see it happen every single day for the rest of our lives, you know? It's -- you've got to live with that.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Every day, my soldiers are put in life and death situations and forced to make life or death decisions. And it's not easy. And it would be foolish to think that every decision comes out the right way.

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GRIFFIN: The Army conducting an investigation of the incident. This 12-year-old boy, his name is Azizullah. He's expected to be in that field hospital for at least another month.

He was in Patika herding cattle with his father, cattle that ran away during the shooting, leaving the family with no means to provide for itself. Meanwhile, Azizullah told his father all he wants to do now is go home. Of course, he can't go home.

A trust fund being set up for him by an attorney for Hogan & Hartson, a law firm in Washington, D.C.

Kim Reed, the attorney involved, works for the firm's Moscow office. She saw the story. She wanted to act and is doing something about it.

And we thank you for joining us, Kim. What can be done and what is being done, not only for the financial survival of this family, but for the boy that's going to need some therapy to get over this?

KIM REED, HOGAN & HARTSON TRUST FUND FOR AZIZULLAH: That's right. It's a very difficult situation for the boy and for the family, who live quite far from Kabul.

We have been told (AUDIO GAP) at the Air Force base that the child will require physical therapy for quite some time to regain the proper use of his arm. And as those who saw the original story know, during the confusion after the shooting, the family's flock of cattle and goats ran away. So not only do they have a child in the hospital, but they also have lost their means of livelihood.

What we're trying to do by setting up a trust fund for Azizullah is make sure that concerned people that would like to help this family, both the boy and the rest of his extended family, have a place to send contributions.

The first thing we plan to do is to replace the family's flock so that they can have back the livelihood that apparently they had had for many generations. After that, we hope to provide for physical therapy for the boy, as well as an education and other necessities that the family needs. They live in very harsh and primitive conditions.

GRIFFIN: The -- the father had to walk some two days just to get to his son, to get to the hospital. How do you take that physical therapy or physical therapist and bring him to -- to this boy, who' obviously going to need therapy for a good while?

REED: Yes, that's an excellent question. We have conference calls planned with the doctors at Bagram Air Force Base, where the child is right now to discuss what therapy is going to be needed.

Obviously, the child is going to be in the hospital for another month, so we need to wait and see what kind of progress he makes and assess at that point what he's going to need.

But without doubt, it will be a necessity for the boy and his father to come into Kabul at least a few times a year. And we will try to provide for some transportation for them during those trips so that they don't have to make this two-day walk again.

GRIFFIN: Kim, so many heartbreaking stories out of Afghanistan, throughout not only this skirmish but the Taliban regime. There's all kinds of heartbreak and poverty there.

This touched you in some way that made you act. What was it?

REED: I've asked myself that same question. I was sitting at work in the middle of the day here in Moscow and checked in to CNN.com, as I do a couple of times a day. And for some reason, this story caught my eye.

I have children, and I suppose part of the reason that it touched me was that I could identify with the father's pain. Part of it was the camera shot of the boy laying on the ground and -- and looking so frightened and so fragile.

And it's also a means of feeling less helpless than I and many Americans have felt during the war in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq. It's a means of trying to help in some small way, and feeling that we do have some control, at least in this -- for this one child.

GRIFFIN: Kim, I'm not sure this family will ever quite understand all that you're doing, but we certainly thank you for doing it. And thank you for joining us this morning.

REED: And thank you to all of those who are making contributions.

GRIFFIN: Betty.

NGUYEN: That is a heartbreaking story.

The LAPD is back in the spotlight over some local television videotape after a police chase. We get an update on how the department is handling this latest blow to its reputation.

Stay with us.

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NGUYEN: Welcome back to CNN SATURDAY MORNING. I'm Betty Nguyen.

Well, are you in the mood for a movie this weekend? Here's a glimpse at what's new in theaters.

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MICHAEL MOORE, FILMMAKER (voice-over): With everything going wrong, he did what any of us would do: he went on vacation.

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NGUYEN: Michael Moore's controversial documentary on the Bush administration's policies before and after September 11 is in theaters nationwide. Moore uses video clips, popular music, as you see here, and his own interviews to tie it all together.

"The New York Times" says while the film -- the film, that is, has been likened to an op ed column, it might more accurately be said to resemble an editorial cartoon.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Get down, Noah, you're going to kill yourself!

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Noah, cut it out.

RYAN GOSLING, ACTOR: Will you go out with me?

RACHEL MCADAMS, ACTRESS: What? No!

GOSLING: No?

MCADAMS: No.

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NGUYEN: OK, love story, tragedy or both? Based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks, "The Notebook" follows the lines of two teens from very different background who first meet one summer on the North Carolina coast.

The two are separated, but of course, as in all movies they later meet again at the end, this time, of World War II.

Critics suggest bringing along a box of Kleenex for this one.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Follow my lead.

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NGUYEN: That is just wrong. The Wayans brothers play two FBI agents under cover as -- you guessed it -- white chicks. The plan is to foil a kidnapping plot against a pair of hotel heiresses.

But the two find themselves learning how to be girls in the Hamptons on Long Island.

"USA Today" says "White Chicks" is, quote, "funnier than expected in ways you wouldn't even expect." But what should you expect from those two guys?

GRIFFIN: We look at our top stories now.

In Iraq, the Pentagon believes terror mastermind Abu Musab al- Zarqawi narrowly escaped an air strike on a suspected safe house that was in Fallujah. It was the third U.S. strike on targets in that city.

A Lebanese Muslim who once lived in this Minnesota house has been charged with lying to counterterrorism investigators about his activities. He's accused of shipping equipment to Pakistan and Afghanistan to help Taliban fighters.

The Green Party nominating convention underway now in Milwaukee. Members vote today for candidates for the party's presidential nom. Ralph Nader, who's running as an independent, is not among them. He headed the ticket four years ago.

NGUYEN: Want to talk about weather now. Of course, Rob Marciano is here.

And you bring your umbrella today?

GRIFFIN: I -- apparently, that's part of the routine.

NGUYEN: This is happening every day. I think I'll start building an ark. I mean, the rain just keeps coming.

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NGUYEN: Well, high profile summitry is on the presidential agenda this weekend. We'll report what President Bush hopes to accomplish in Ireland and Turkey.

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