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Hamas Calls Off Truce After Israeli Attack; Remains Of Al- Zarqawi's Safe House; Summer Fitness Tips

Aired June 10, 2006 - 09:00   ET

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BETTY NGUYEN, CNN ANCHOR: That is the sound of tension in the Middle East as it is on the rise. Israeli forces shell targets in Gaza and Palestinians fire rockets at Israel.
From the CNN Center right here in Atlanta, good morning, everybody. I'm Betty Nguyen, this is CNN SATURDAY MORNING.

TONY HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Good morning everyone, I'm Tony Harris. Thank you for starting your day with us. Our top story in just a moment but first headlines now in the news.

NGUYEN: The military wing of Hamas says it's fired rockets after rockets were fired on the Palestinian area from Israel's after a truce was called off yesterday. Now no reports of casualties, Israeli officials say most of the rockets landed in Gaza. Hamas, though, says it called off the truce with Israel blaming several Israeli attacks including one yesterday that killed seven Palestinians. Here's some video. We're about a minute away from a complete report.

Hear that? In Germany, a rally in a world cup host city turns violent. The extreme right national Democratic Party staged this demonstration. Anti-globalization activists and others threw rocks and bottles at the demonstrators. That triggered clashes with police.

Elsewhere, British fans gear up for action on the field. England's match with Paraguay is getting underway, close country Germany kicked off competition with a win over Costa Rica a goal, as they say. We'll have a complete wrap of the World Cup next hour.

Well have you seen these children? The Georgia Bureau of Investigations is looking for them. Investigators believe the children may have been abducted by their father. This man here, Baker Clark. Police say he left with the two boys after a dispute with their mother and her boyfriend. That boyfriend was shot. He may have fled in a green sport utility vehicle with the Georgia tag AQE4116.

HARRIS: A 16-year-old Michigan girl is back home today after secretly jetting off to the Middle East Monday without her parents' knowledge. Katherine Lester apparently was on her way to meet a man in Tel Aviv whom she had communicated with on MySpace.com. Officials intercepted here in Jordan and persuaded her to return home.

Beer and dirty water usually don't go together, but in the case of Budweiser and a hit song from the '60s, they add up to a legal fight. The song is a tribute to Boston and is played at Red Sox game. When Budweiser used the song in a commercial, well the Rockers filed suit. They're seeking more than a million dollars in compensation.

NGUYEN: Just in to CNN, we are getting new information about this tropical depression that is disturbing.

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NGUYEN: Stay on top of that, Reynolds thank you.

A young girl's cries on a Gaza beach -- they sent shockwaves through whatever remnants of peace Israelis and Palestinians have to work with. The U.S. is calling for something that seems to be in short supply and that is restraint. CNN's Fionnuala Sweeney filed this report from our Jerusalem bureau.

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FIONNUALA SWEENEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Uncontrollable grief from a Gaza beach. This young girl had been picnicking with family when artillery shells hit the sand. Her father, among seven people killed, the dead included three children.

The Israeli military has been handing the border areas between northern gas and southern Israel for weeks in a bid to stop the rockets being fired by Palestinian militants. Friday's shelling came only hours after dozens flooded the streets of Gaza for the funeral, slated to be the security chief in the Hamas-led government, blamed by Israel for the ongoing rocket attacks and the series of deadly suicide bombings.

He was one of seven militants killed by an Israeli air strike on Thursday. Israel immediately announced a suspension of attacks on Gaza and began an investigation following the beach incident. Hamas called off its unofficial truce with Israel.

SAMI ABU ZUHRI, HAMAS SPOKESMAN (through translator): Amid these terrifying pictures of the kids and women and the girl who is screaming for help, we cannot remain silent amid these images and these demonstrations emphasize the necessity of the renewal of the struggle.

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NGUYEN: And that was Fionnuala Sweeney reporting. If you are now just tuning in this morning there have been new developments in the killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. We do expect DNA results by Monday on tissue samples taken from Iraq's al Qaeda leader that testing is being done at the FBI lab in Quantico, Virginia. Intelligence gathered immediately after the air strike on Al-Zarqawi has led to dozens of raids all across Iraq. Numerous suspected insurgents have been taken into custody or killed.

Al-Zarqawi's death leaves a leadership void in the insurgency. Abu Ayyub al-Masri an Egyptian with ties to Osama Bin Laden's number two has been mentioned as a possible successor. Al-Zarqawi's safe house was located 43 miles north of Baghdad near Baqubah. It is a rural area tucked into a grove of trees. CNN's John Vause reports from the bombsite. This is new to CNN.

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JOHN VAUSE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): This is all that's left of Zarqawi's safe house, a house made of concrete and steel. All of this destruction caused by two 500-pound bombs. The impact from the blast was so powerful, we are told by the U.S. military, that initially this hole in the ground, about 35, maybe 40 feet deep.

Now, the day after the air strike the rubble around the area was mostly cleared and bulldozed into that crater. It's still more than 10 feet deep as well. It was an incredibly powerful blast. Rubble is strewn around this area, 600 feet and maybe even a thousand feet away and signs of the people who once lived in this house, over here is a towel left behind, thrown clear as part of the debris.

Just over here as well, we can see a pillow and just next to it a blanket as well. They say this was a safe house in an isolated area and, indeed, it was very isolated. Take a look at the trees, the palm trees and date tree, which is, surround this area. At the time of the air strike a top-level al Qaeda meeting was underway.

Zarqawi and five others including his spiritual adviser, the man who was traced to this house and ultimately led to Zarqawi's downfall and after this powerful blast, we're told, somehow Zarqawi managed to survive if only for a few moments.

John Vause, CNN, near the city of Baqubah.

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NGUYEN: You'll want to be sure to tune in to CNN tonight at 7:00 Eastern as Wolf Blitzer hosts "Iraq: A Week at War." CNN's team of correspondents around the world bring you an in-depth look at major events in the war on terror including the air strike on Zarqawi, the new Al Zawahiri tape and the foiled terror plot in Canada. Again that is tonight 7:00 Eastern, only here on CNN.

VERONICA DE LA CRUZ, CNN.COM: We've been asking you this morning on CNN.com, will Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi's death make a difference? I've got online reaction coming up next from the .com desk, Tony.

HARRIS: Plus does the thought of bathing suit season make you sweat?

NGUYEN: It makes me cringe.

HARRIS: That's more like it. There's still a time to drop those extra pounds, believe it or not. Gerri Anderson has the skinny on your summer slim down.

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HARRIS: Well, we started talking about Reynolds, you know this as well. We started talking about this yesterday on "CNN LIVE TODAY." We were sitting in for Daryn.

NGUYEN: We were talking about the possibility and we were cautioned because it was just a possibility and Reynolds has taken off his jacket and getting down to business. Obviously something's happening and something's brewing.

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HARRIS: All right, Reynolds.

Man!

How will the death of one man make a difference in Iraq? Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq was killed in a U.S. air strike on his safe house this week.

NGUYEN: Veronica De la Cruz joins us now with your reaction online because people have been writing in.

DE LA CRUZ: Yes they have, we've been getting plenty of e-mails and I wanted to share them with you.

This one coming from Christopher in Minnesota who says, "Although I am temporarily uplifted by the death of this terrorist, I'm afraid there are a thousand more waiting in the wings to achieve martyrdom. I don't believe this is a war on terror, but a war on ideology. This might seem like a victory, but I await the news of the name of Al- Zarqawi's successor."

This one from Stanley in Pompano Beach, Florida who says, "I hope this sends a message to Bin Laden, no matter where you're hiding or who is giving you shelter, the long arm of the USA will catch up to you."

And this e-mail from Edward in South Carolina who thinks, "Al- Zarqawi's death is good news for the morale of America, but one man's death is just that. How much better did things get after Saddam Hussein's capture? If it is such a major achievement, I guess we can start bringing our troops home now."

And that's a sentiment I saw a lot of. Bring the troops home now. You can write in as well by logging on to CNN.com/Iraq. Like I was mentioning in the last hour, right?

HARRIS: What was that?

DE LA CRUZ: We want to make everybody out there a pipeline VIP. We'll be giving away a yearlong subscription to Pipeline. I figured this out. Since Tony gave me no love in the 7:00 hour. You will not be a pipeline VIP.

HARRIS: I just -- you know I just want to be clear about.

DE LA CRUZ: Reward the viewers.

NGUYEN: Exactly. Pipeline is a great service. Did someone win or are we still waiting?

DE LA CRUZ: We are going to give away five subscriptions and here's the clue, you have to pay close attention to the .com countdown.

NGUYEN: That's a nice clue.

DE LA CRUZ: So pay very close attention. It's in the 10:00 a.m. Eastern hour the .com countdown. At the very end of it we'll ask you a question and you can write in with the answer.

Tony can't play.

HARRIS: That feels like Wink Martindale. It feels like Wink.

Next hour if.

NGUYEN: Next hour. Thank you.

HARRIS: Almost summer and there is pressure to get in shape.

NGUYEN: Tell me about it.

HARRIS: Last-minute help is on the way. Fitness guru Jerry Anderson joins us from California to help you go from Jell-O to J. Lo. It's about three minutes from now.

And we want to hear from you. A new cancer vaccine has been approved. What are your thoughts on giving the cervical cancer shot to preteen girls. E-mail us, weekends@CNN.com. We'll be right back.

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NGUYEN: So the season to wear less is upon us. Temperatures, they are climbing and that means arms and legs and bellies are coming out of hiding. But what if that new halter top shows arms and that jiggle? Not to worry. Not to worry because we have some last-minute help. Fitness guru Jerry Anderson from sunny California. No jiggle there in on his arms.

JERRY ANDERSON, FITNESS GURU: How are you doing this morning?

NGUYEN: I'm doing great but I have to tell you, we caught you showing off your muscles on "ANDERSON COOPER 360." Roll that beautiful video, please.

Here's the footage right there. You're lifting a thousand pounds?

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ANDERSON: Oh, man. Wow! I'm impressed.

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NGUYEN: Well, hey, you better not leave us to strut your stuff on prime time. Let's give folks the back story.

Pat Robertson claimed that he leg pressed 2,000 pounds and that was 1,000 pounds.

ANDERSON: That was 1,000 pounds and that was really, really heavy. It took me two weeks to recover from that workout.

NGUYEN: What do you think? Do you think Pat Robertson really did it?

ANDERSON: It was pretty tough for him. If he did, he's better than me.

NGUYEN: A better man than you.

ANDERSON: My hips were sore and my quads were sore.

NGUYEN: I'm sore just thinking about it.

ANDERSON: Next time I'll have you come in and work with me.

NGUYEN: I'll be your spotter.

ANDERSON: All right. Yes.

NGUYEN: Let's get down to the skinny of it. You know, it is summer, time for people to hit the beach. I'm headed on a trip to sunny, California, and I like the rest of us, need to get in shape.

ANDERSON: Yes.

NGUYEN: So let's get right down to it no gimmicks. Tell me, what do I need to do?

ANDERSON: The first thing you have to do is take the jiggle test.

NGUYEN: I don't like the sound of that. Oh! I'm scared.

ANDERSON: And I know it's scary, but this is what you do. Tomorrow morning when you get up in the morning before you even take a shower, get in front of your mirror. Disrobe and look at your body from top to bottom, yes, take a look and turn to the side. If there's no problem, you won't correct it. Turn to the side. Hello. Hello. That's your motivation. Turn to the side and look at the top to bottom. Turn to the side, turn to the front and I want you to jump up and down for five seconds.

NGUYEN: Jump up like that? In the buff?

ANDERSON: Yes. Hello.

NGUYEN: OK. That's frightening. That is down right frightening.

ANDERSON: It's temporary. Jump up and down for five seconds and stop and whatever keeps shaking after you stop is what you need to burn off. That's the jiggle test.

NGUYEN: That could take 30 minutes for that to stop shaking.

ANDERSON: Amazing is a lady was saying if I do that there will be 9.0 on the Richter scale, you know what? It will go 9.0, 6.0, your jiggle will turn into sizzle. Turn it once a month.

NGUYEN: Jiggle to sizzle. I love it.

ANDERSON: Hello.

NGUYEN: That's a great test to see where you need some help, but when it comes to getting that help. When it comes to some areas. If folks want to tone the rear and their thighs because they'll be wearing shorts and you don't want to see what some people call damage. So how do you fix that?

ANDERSON: Well the first thing I want you dump the junk. Everyone has food in the house all over the place and they just eat it and you add weight, but here's the thing to do. Go to the cabinets and put everything on the table, you might have a mountain of food and you have to dump the junk because it's probably adding a lot of calories.

NGUYEN: To your trunk.

ANDERSON: Otherwise you'll have too much junk in your trunk. So dump the junk. Here's the key. I saw a lady on television and this is what she had to do. She used to blame all her food on her dog. The dog ate my food and she would hide the food later and 12 years later she's 1200 pounds. They're not being honest. You have to dump the junk for real. Don't fool yourself.

NGUYEN: Let's go through tight abs and that little pooch in the lower ab area. What can we do about that.

ANDERSON: You know what? The pooch in the lower ab area, all it is stored body fat. You have to release the grease. Melt down the butter and the key is you have to spin until you trim. Take a spin class, and you'll burn 500 to 1200 calories in one hour. If you do that four times a week that's two pounds of fat off and boom, you have the slim down coming in really, really nice. That's what you have to do.

NGUYEN: The crunches alone are not going do it.

ANDERSON: No way because you can crunch for an hour and you maybe burn 60 calories and you can burn 500 to a thousand with a spinning class, which is great. I see too many people crunching all day.

NGUYEN: Not getting anywhere.

ANDERSON: All you're having is you have strong moils top of fat. So you have to reduce the fat to see the six-pack.

NGUYEN: Blow a circuit? What's that?

ANDERSON: Blow a circuit. Overload your system with the resistance training. Chest, shoulder, triceps and do some pressing and some curls, calf races and drop it like it's hot with a two-inch squat.

NGUYEN: If I do all these you promise that before long I can leg press 2,000 pounds like Pat Robertson?

ANDERSON: We'll make it slowly. We might have to put a couple of lightweights on you.

NGUYEN: We'll fudge a little bit.

ANDERSON: One of the main things is this is the biggest one, increase your fast food intake?

NGUYEN: What? No, no, no. McDonald's, Burger king, all of those things?

ANDERSON: No, I'm not talking about Mickey Ds, KFCs and Arby's, the original fast food, banana.

NGUYEN: Jerry we can talk all morning long, but I'm getting a workout just listening to you. You're coming back shortly.

Thanks for spending time with us.

ANDERSON: My pleasure. Have a great day.

NGUYEN: You, too.

HARRIS: The man has taken off the jacket and rolled up his sleeves. Reynolds Wolf in the CNN Weather Center and Reynolds give us the latest.

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HARRIS: OK Reynolds. Here we go. For complete coverage of breaking news and today's top stories, stay with CNN, the most trusted name in news.

"OPEN HOUSE" is straight ahead. Gerri Willis has tips for keeping your home out of foreclosure.

NGUYEN: And next hour after years of study a major medical breakthrough. Approval of a cervical cancer vaccine. At 10:15 Eastern we'll talk with one of the leading doctors in the research, plus we'll take some of your questions straight to the doctor. Stay with us.

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