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Mourners Pay Respects To Slobodan Milosevic; Calabasas, California Bans Smoking In All Public Places; Getting In Shape For Spring

Aired March 18, 2006 - 09:00   ET

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TONY HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Well, the final farewell in Serbia to the man known as the "Butcher of the Balkans." We will take you there live from the CNN Center in Atlanta.
This is CNN SATURDAY MORNING. Big lights. Good morning, everyone, I'm Tony Harris.

SUSAN ROESGEN, CNN ANCHOR: And I'm Susan Roesgen, thanks for starting your day with us. We will have our top story in just a moment.

HARRIS: But let's take a look at some pretty cool videos, Susan. In just a couple of a minutes. But look at this. An implosion of a 30-story building that took place just a couple of minutes ago in Fort Worth, Texas. Our affiliate WFAA provided the pictures of the 380- foot landmark tower coming down.

ROESGEN: They sold raffle tickets to see who was going to be allowed to push the button. A $25 raffle ticket to bring it down.

HARRIS: There you have it.

ROESGEN: Here's what's happening now in the news. Terror drills for the Bush administration. Smallpox is the focus. Cabinet members are gathering near the White House to go over the roles they would play in the event of a smallpox outbreak. President Bush, who is at Camp David for the weekend, is not taking part.

In the Middle East, Hamas is announcing its list of cabinet picks for the new Palestinian government. The militant group controls a majority in the legislators and they are expected to name Hamas members to the cabinet. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has to approve the list before it can be brought to a vote of confidence.

And Egypt may have its first human case of bird flu. A world health origination spokesman says initial tests indicate that an Egyptian woman died on Thursday near Cairo. The doctors are doing more tests but the woman apparently kept poultry at her home.

HARRIS: In Iraq, Operation Swarmer surges into day three. U.S. and Iraqi forces have tried to root out insurgents operating around the Samara the troops have confiscated weapons and detained about 60 people. No reports of casualties or firefights.

The leader of Northern Ireland's Sinn Fein Party was reportedly detained at a Washington airport after leaving the White House. A New York congressman says Gerry Adams was stopped after his name appeared on a terror watch list.

To Serbia now where we're following a development as a former leader who some view as a victim and others view as a villain is being buried today. Tens of thousands of mourners are paying final respects to Slobodan Milosevic. He died a week ago while on trial for some of Europe's worst atrocities since World War II. Our Alessio Vinci joins us from Serbia this morning. And Alessio, good morning to you.

ALESSIO VINCI, CNN ROME BUREAU CHIEF: Good morning, Tony. I'm in Pozarevac, Milosevic's hometown where his supporters and friends have organized a whole day of ceremonies. This despite the facts that state officials here have denied the former Yugoslav leader a state funeral because of the crimes he's accused of.

He was accused of the U.N. war crimes tribunal. The body of Mr. Milosevic expected to arrive here within the next 20 minutes. There will be ceremonies in the main square of Pozarevac before the body will be put back here in his home where the local council has given special permission for him to be buried here underneath a tree, a special place in the life of Mr. Milosevic where he met his wife to be and where they kissed there for the first time.

Earlier today the body was on display in front of the federal parliament in Belgrade where tens of thousands gathered to pay their last respects.

Back to you, Tony.

HARRIS: Alessio, thank you.

ROESGEN: Now a few other stories making news across America. Searchers have recovered the body of a third victim from that dam break in Hawaii. Four people are still missing. It was a privately owned dam on the island of Kauai that gave way on Tuesday. A torrent of water swept away trees and houses.

In Arizona a hiker is plucked to safety after getting stranded in a remote cave. He's in the hospital in serious condition this morning. The area around Fort Huachuca is inaccessible to any vehicle and an air force helicopter had to fly rescuers into the site.

In Massachusetts, get this. That's a 500-pound moose that crashed through the windshield of a car and landed in the passenger seat. The police had to cut the roof off the car and get the moose out. The moose had to be euphemized because of its injuries. The driver of the car was not seriously hurt.

HARRIS: Well talk about clearing the air. Officials in California are not just blowing smoke. The city of Calabasas is the first in the nation to ban smoking in all public places that includes sidewalks, parks and restaurant patios. No ifs, ands or cigarette butts. CNN's Chris Lawrence has details.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) CHRIS LAWRENCE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Calabasas officials say there's no room for cigarette butts in a city that promotes its open spaces and ocean breeze.

MAYOR BARRY GROVEMAN (D), CALABASAS, CALIFORNIA: We balance the interest of people that want to smoke, but in all fairness nobody has a right to do something that puts someone else at risk or in harm's way.

LAWRENCE: Starting now smokers can be charged with a misdemeanor and fined up to $500 if they smoke almost any place people gather. That means streets, sidewalks, playgrounds, parks and patios. You can still smoke inside your car and home but not in some backyards if it is next to a public area. There are some designated outdoor areas where smoking will still be legal. The Calabasas small sites medical research indicating lung cancer kills 3,000 nonsmokers each year from second-hand smoke.

JESSLYN BOTHWELL, SMOKING BAN SUPPORTER: I used to be a smoker. I say that think smoke does offend me. I either have to move or I will make a comment I wish they would put that out.

JAN BOYCE, SMOKING BAN OPPONENT: I don't believe in the law. I've always been a nonsmoker but if I don't want to be around people that smoke, I leave. I don't think it's my right to ask them to leave.

LAWRENCE: Jan Boyce says if you think it won't affect your town, think again.

BOYCE: We're the more liberal state. Everything will start here in California.

LAWRENCE: The state law that outlawed smoking at work took effect more than 10 years ago. It expanded everywhere from bars to most beaches and ten states across the country have since passed similar laws.

So who enforces a law like this? Get caught smoking in a park, it would be a city employee. Outside a coffee shops the store's manager. Put it out when someone asks, no problem. But challenge it; you could get a $500 fine and a misdemeanor charge.

Chris Lawrence, CNN, Calabasas, California.

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ROESGEN: Well spring is just around the corner. How about a spring in your step? If you are still trying to get rid of some winter pounds, we have a few tips for you.

Plus keeping you honest in your car, all right.

VERONICA DE LA CRUZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: All right everybody pay attention. Let me ask you a question. When is the last time you were stuck in traffic and you eyed that HOV lane. But you were driving alone with out that additional passenger you need and you thought hmm. We're going to have a lesson on driving for dummies that is coming up on the Dot.com desk.

ROESGEN: Let's check out the weather for driving and the weather all around the country today with Reynolds Wolf. Reynolds.

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HARRIS: Here's the thing, Susan. I love this picture of Boston this morning. Look at this. This is crystal clear, right along the shoreline there. Reynolds this is a wonderful start to the day and I guess it extends not only in Boston but along the east coast, as well?

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ROESGEN: All right. Sounds good. Thanks, Reynolds.

Now here's a look at our top stories. In Serbia, tens of thousands of people expected to turn up to say goodbye to former leader Slobodan Milosevic. Even though authorities there refused to approve an official ceremony, today's memorial looks very much like a state funeral. Milosevic died last week while he was on trial for war crimes.

Hamas says it has formed its cabinet, putting loyal members of the Islamist group in charge of key post. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas must approve the cabinet before it goes to parliament.

More than a dozen people were hurt by roadside bombs in Iraq. One bomb wounded a group of pilgrims walking from Baghdad to Karbala. Five Iraqi soldiers were hurt in a separate attack.

HARRIS: Well the first day of spring is only two days away and soon to follow the season of bathing suits and tank tops. Are you beginning ready? Jerry Anderson is here to spring your winter body into shape. Jerry, good to see you my friend.

JERRY ANDERSON, FITNESS EXPERT: Good to see you Tony. How are you doing this morning?

HARRIS: I'm great. Let me see those biceps, let me see the guns.

ANDERSON: Slow motion for me.

HARRIS: Good to see you, man.

ANDERSON: Good to see you. I'm back and I'm ready.

HARRIS: All right. Well let's get to work here. We're talking about putting together your spring body. Your summer bang in body, is that the program we're talking about today?

ANDERSON: Yes. Great fitness tips. Tony the thing is a lot of times, you know how it goes the time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. Every summer people say how can I get that summer body? They ask me five days when summer is over with. You have to start early. Here's the time to do it. Simple tips. Get out a pen and paper and get ready for a big change.

HARRIS: Give us what's the first tip? What do we need to start with here?

ANDERSON: The key to start with, we have to get the shoulder and arms in shape. What do you is you press and curl, girls. Real easy to do Tony. Get a couple pound weights ...

HARRIS: Did you say press and curl, girl?

ANDERSON: Press and curl, girl. Press over your head, you bring it down and you curl. You press. You curl. This will get your shoulders and arms in shape and make you look real good. This lady was telling me the other day, what can I do for these flabby arms I said you can press and curl, girl.

You press and curl and get your arms in shape. Guys, you can do it, too. This will get your arms in shape quick. Tony I had guys on this in three workouts they saw a change in their arms ready for the tank tops. Looking real nice.

HARRIS: What are we focusing on? Is it fitness, is it weight loss? What are we focusing on?

ANDERSON: See the key is if you lose weight and you don't have any muscle, you are going to be skinny fat. So we need to build some muscle up when you press and curl it is going to shape and tone your shoulders, work your arms and the arms are looking good instead of using hand signals on your car your arms are going to be looking so good you are going to be using hand signals.

HARRIS: I got that press and curl, girl. I need to get this -- look at me here. I need to get that washboard. I tried the seven to seven. Which was great, that is a great start. What else can I do here?

ANDERSON: Well you can crunch and punch. This is great thing. You know crunch and punch. That's the second tip. If you crunch and punch instead of watching a commercial. While you are watching TV, you can find some fitness, you favorite show.

Instead of munching during commercials, all do you is you toss your feet up right on the couch. Put your back flat on the couch, put your hands behind your head and you crunch and you punch. You crunch and you punch. This gets your stomach in tight so you are lean and mean and ready for the sunscreen.

HARRIS: You know what man? You are too cool for summer school. What's tip three?

ANDERSON: Tip three is unbelievable. It is play 52 pick up. You remember the old game you would play with your grandmother with 52 cards? Same game with a little twist. You toss them on the floor and what you do is you go by and you squat and pick each one up.

One, two, three, tones your lower body. It is a great exercise. It will shape and tone your entire lower body and give you more curves than the Long Beach grand prix. Tony the amazing part is this will take your butt from Jell-O to J. Lo.

HARRIS: One more time for everyone who is just waking up this morning from Jell-O ...

ANDERSON: To J. Lo.

HARRIS: Got you. What is tip four, where are we at here? Tip four.

ANDERSON: Watch the olive oil -- this is a biggie, Tony -- because you know what everyone is using olive oil. They found out it is healthy. They use lot of it. Here is the problem, for one tablespoon of olive oil is 180 calories. That's like six cups of vegetables. Too much.

Did you know olive oil is not lower in fat than other fats? They have the same amount. People are using too much. Olive oil is a healthy fat for you but when taken in abundance it is stored to fat. When I see these guys on these cooking shows going bam, bam, bam with olive oil. I see calorie, calorie, calorie. Take a healthy meal and turn it into an unhealthy meal.

HARRIS: So Jerry before we run out of time what's tip five?

ANDERSON: Shoot for 500. This is a biggie Tony, this is how you carve it out once you press and curl, punch and crunch and you play 52 card pick up, we'll carve it out so you can see all that I want to you shoot for 500. Reduce 500 calories a day. I means that you are -- yes 500 calories a day, I'm going to tell you how to do it. That means every seven days you lose one pound of fat in five weeks, five weeks, five pounds. Look at this.

This is what five pounds of fat looks like. People don't think five pounds is a lot. In five weeks you will have one of these. In ten weeks two of these, in fifteen weeks three of these, it is very easy to do. It's that easy. Here's the thing to do. Here's the way you can shoot for 500. You cut 250 calories a day from your nutrition plan and then you burn an additional 250 calories. There is your 500, every seven days you lose one pound of fat.

Tony, unbelievable this lady was telling me yesterday, she said, Jerry, I just came from a gym. I burned 800 calories but the problem is I go home and eat 1,200. So every seven days she gains a pound. You have to shoot for 500. This is the way to do it. Press and curl, crunch and punch, yes and you play 52 pick up. You lean and mean and ready for the sunscreen.

HARRIS: That's what I need. Jerry, good to see you as always. Let me see the guns one more time.

ANDERSON: That's what's really going on. HARRIS: That's ridiculous. All right, Jerry, see you next time.

ANDERSON: All right. Have a great day.

HARRIS: You too, man.

ANDERSON: Cool.

ROESGEN: Hey if you don't want to do anything more vigorous than curl your fingertips on the Internet, we have a way that is going to be easier to track your favorite celebrities.

DE LA CRUZ: We sure do and look like them. Listen up. Say you have a crush on George Clooney. You want to bump into him at Starbucks. Well a new Web site tells you how. And as you can imagine, some people are not so happy about it. We have details coming up on the dot.com desk.

ROESGEN: Good credit, bad credit, no credit what harm could a new credit scoring system do to your finances? Find out later on CNN SATURDAY MORNING.

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HARRIS: Susan are we the most popular yet? Is it time to do that yet? Veronica. Hi. Good morning.

DE LA CRUZ: Good morning guys. Do you remember that one story about the man who was using the HOV lane illegally with that dummy.

HARRIS: Yes, with the dummy in the car.

DE LA CRUZ: Do you remember that? He's finally paying the price. He drove around with this dummy. For an entire year before he got caught. The officer who stopped him said he noticed the passenger was too narrow to be a real person. The man was forced to pay a fine of $150. Now he's serving the rest of his sentence get this guys, he has to stand next to the freeway holding a sign. That says the HOV lane is not for dummies.

HARRIS: Perfect.

DE LA CRUZ: There it is. HOV is not for dummies.

Here's a question for you. Do you guys think this is harmless fun or is it a real danger to celebrities? A new Web site called Gauker.com tracks stars who are out and about and here is how it works. Say you see George Clooney at Starbucks. You email the Web site and the Web site will post the celebrity's location along with the time, the address and even a map. Now needless to say the stars are crying foul. What do you think about that?

ROESGEN: I thought we saw a shot of Anderson Cooper there in your celebs.

DE LA CRUZ: You know it could, and we always know where Anderson Coopers. So you guys can play around. He's in the Starbucks downstairs.

HARRIS: Thank you. "Open House" is straight ahead. CNN's Gerri Willis is talking mortgages.

Then at the top of the hour, are you in the market for a new car or house these days? A new scoring system could make your shopping experience miserable. Join CNN SATURDAY MORNING as we break down the new credit score and try to alleviate some of the credit confusion.

ROESGEN: But first, how does this sound for your next vacation. Feeding a motherless child or teaching a young mind to read? Here's how you can see the world and leave with the invaluable experience of helping others.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE, (voice-over): When it comes to personal satisfaction, volunteer vacations may be something to consider. According to independenttraveler.com it could be one of your most rewarding trips ever.

GENEVIEVE BROWN, EDITOR, INDEPENDENTTRAVELER.COM: You gain inside knowledge to a culture that you may not have had otherwise. It's very comparable to a regular vacation except all of the ebbs pens that you incur, as a volunteer vacationing may be tax deductible.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: There are so many types of organizations that need volunteers. Finding one that best matches your area of interest is key to getting the best experience possible.

BROWN: If you are interested in building houses, there's Habitat for Humanity. A great resource for finding out about the general scope of all of the organizations available is a Web site called Transitionsabroad.com. They have links to hundreds of Web sites that will help you get started.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: When volunteering your time during vacation, remember to have realistic expectations. There's only so much you can do in a short period of time. Keep in mind, what do you accomplish is worth more than you will ever know.

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HARRIS: Now in the news. Three separate bombings in Baghdad today wounded 16 people. An attack on this road wounded nine Shiite Pilgrims walking to the holy city of Karbala by the Iraqi soldiers were heard by another roadside bombing. And a car bombing wounded two civilians.

Anti-war activists are staging rallies around the world today to protest to mark the third anniversary of the U.S. led invasion of Iraq. In London thousands of people gathered in the square near Parliament. They plan to march through the capital. About 500 people protesting the Iraq war marched through Sidney, Australia earlier today. Protests are also being held in several European countries, Pakistan and Japan.

A tabletop exercise is going on next to the White House this morning with some very serious implications. Bush administration officials are looking at a scenario where terrorists would use smallpox as a weapon. A similar drill in December looked at the possibility of an avian flu pandemic.

Young Spaniards holding street drinking parties fought with police in two cities earlier today. Authorities say more than 80 people were injured, and dozens more arrested.

"OPEN HOUSE" is next with Gerri Willis. She has some information for you, information you need to know about mortgages.

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