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Passengers Get Used To No Liquids on Planes; Jamie Gold Wins World Series of Poker $12 million Grand Prize; Nasrallah Says When Israelis Stop Their Strikes, Hezbollah Will Stop Its Strikes

Aired August 12, 2006 - 10:30   ET

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TONY HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: And once again, we're getting word that Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah is set to give a speech moments from now. Experts on the Arab networks are openly speculating that he will give his position on U.N. Resolution 1701 that was adopted yesterday, last night, as the government meets -- the Lebanese government meets to vote in favor or against it.
Now, here's the thing. In the past, it has often taken as much as an hour between the announcement that a speech is coming and the actual airing of that message, so we will follow that situation. But, once again, we're getting word that Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah is set to give a speech, openly speculating now that he might give hie position on the U.N. Resolution 1701 that was adopted at the U.N. last night. We will continue to follow developments here and bring you portions of that speech when it happens.

BETTY NGUYEN, CNN ANCHOR: Well, in the meantime, there is still hope for peace. The Lebanese cabinet is due to begin meeting this hour on a U.N. resolution designed to end the month-long Israeli- Hezbollah war. The resolution calls for a full cessation of hostilities and it seeks to establish a buffer zone to prevent Hezbollah attacks against Israel.

HARRIS: Despite the vote the fighting rages on. Israel's military says its troops stepped up a ground offensive moving deeper into south Lebanon. Israel also says it carried out more than 80 air strikes overnight and killed more than 40 Hezbollah militants in the last 24 hours. Israel takes up the U.N. resolution tomorrow.

NGUYEN: And airports, they remain on high alert today. New details are emerging about the alleged plot to blow up U.S.-bound planes. A security memo reveals the suspects had been given the go ahead to carry out the plot. The message to the suspects quote, "Do your attacks now."

HARRIS: Now to CNN within the past 30 minutes, a Cuban communist newspaper claims Fidel Castro is walking, talking and being briefed on the going on in Cuba. Castro turns 80 tomorrow but hasn't been seen publicly since July 26. He temporarily turned over power to his younger brother on July 31 before undergoing surgery.

NGUYEN: Anti-war demonstrator Cindy Sheehan is in a Texas hospital this morning being treated for dehydration and exhaustion. She had been on a liquid diet as part of the nationwide troops home fast hunger strike. On doctor's orders Sheehan ate for the first time on 37 days.

HARRIS: Now to Reynolds Wolf for another quick check of the forecast. Reynolds, good morning.

REYNOLDS WOLF, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Good morning. We're getting a rude awakening in parts of the Southeast. Some strong storms popping up across Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia as well as the Carolinas. However, up in the Northeast we're looking for a beautiful day, plenty of sunshine from New York to Boston back into the Great Lakes. Possibly one of the best weekends so far this summer. We'll give you the full deal coming up in just a little bit. Let's send it back to you at the news desk.

NGUYEN: The full meal deal coming up.

WOLF: Absolutely.

NGUYEN: Thanks, Reynolds.

HARRIS: There you go. A happy meal.

We update the top stories every 15 minutes here on CNN SATURDAY MORNING. Your next update is coming up at 10:45 Eastern Time.

Before you lay down five bucks for a Frappuccino at the airport make sure you have plenty of time to drink it before your board your flight. Liquids are no longer allowed as a carry on item. CNN's Gary Nurenberg is finding how passengers are adjusting at Dulles International Airport just outside Washington. Gary, good morning.

GARY NURENBERG, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning to you. I want to start with a story that is charmingly funny or disturbingly disarming about a woman we met here with Dulles who absolutely cannot travel without other lip balm.

What she did was take the lip balm, which she cannot carry onto the plane, hid it in a candy wrapper and smuggled it onboard so she could have it for her flight disguised as candy. I don't know how many other people are doing things like that today. But the security restrictions are being carefully enforced even though she did get away with it.

Here at Dulles this morning lines are a little bit shorter for a normal Saturday we're told by people that work here every day. Word has gotten out you can't take the liquids and gels and creams onboard aircraft. And as a result it appears to be going more smoothly today than it was before.

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ROSALINA VENTURA, AIRLINE PASSENGER: Actually we were pleasantly surprised. The thing I did do differently as far as food for the children and yogurt we couldn't bring anything like that. But other than that, there really was not that much difference that we had to do. Because you can pack things in your suitcase can't bring them in the carry on. So far it's actually been pretty smooth. NURENBERG: You've got a lot of luggage.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It is. We have like about six or seven so it really hard to find -- to put everything that is supposed to go in there.

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NURENBERG: People have gotten the word. And you can see them as they approach the security gates drinking those last drops of fluid. Throwing out the liquids and gels that they forgot to throw out or pack before. And we even ran into one family that had its baby making certain it was able to get that last drop of formula before it got on board the plane.

British Airways has canceled 10 long form trips from London to the United States this morning. Three were scheduled to arrive at Dulles today. Two of those have been canceled. Thirty-one trips for British Air throughout its system. Twenty one of those Britain. Perhaps some of those canceled flights are the explanation for the slower than normal traffic here.

But, Tony, although you were surprised when I told you before it does seem true it does seem to be going more smoothly as people get the word.

HARRIS: This person who told you the story about sneaking the lip balm on to the plane wrapped in some kind of candy paper. Was she telling you the story out of a sense of pride or was she trying to demonstrate still maybe some gaps in this program?

NURENBERG: I think Tony she was really telling me with a sense of annoyance. I have chapped lips. I can't travel for 18 hours without it. This was the only option available to me. It's either funny or it's disturbing in the fact.

HARRIS: CNN's Gary Nurenberg for us at Dulles International Airport just outside of Washington. Gary, thank you.

NGUYEN: Well, it's a matter of national security and unfortunately the convenience of carry on luggage is now extremely inconvenient. No more liquids, gels or toothpaste, perfumes, cologne, you name it. You would think everyone had heart about it by now. But for some reason security lines tell, well, a much different story.

So how do we comply when we fly without running the risk of everything in our suitcase just getting ruined when all of the shampoo and cologne tends to break. Kevin Doyle is a news editor with "Conde Nast Traveler", we asked him to help us out with minimizing stress at the airport. Thanks for being with us today.

KEVIN DOYLE, "CONDE NAST TRAVELER": Thanks for having me.

NGUYEN: First of all, let's just make sure everybody understand the new regulations. Let's go through the list. What is not allowed in carry-ons now? DOYLE: Any kind of liquid or gel or cream or anything that could be construed as being a liquid or gel or cream. So everything from deodorant to liquid mascara to shampoo to perfume. If you think that your rouge is a powder but the TSA thinks it's a cream they are not going to allow you to carry it on. So the basic rule of thumb is when in doubt, just leave it out. Put it in your checked luggage.

NGUYEN: So is this for all flights. Say I want to go from Atlanta to Dallas. It's not that long of a flight. Do I still have to comply with this?

DOYLE: Absolutely. The requirements are across the board. We have to have blanket security there are no exceptions.

NGUYEN: But there are some exceptions when it comes to liquids. What liquids are still allowed on board?

DOYLE: Baby formula as long as you're traveling with a baby.

NGUYEN: Right.

DOYLE: Prescription medications in your name as long as you're carrying I.D. that matches the name on the prescription and insulin. Those are the only exceptions.

NGUYEN: Very few exceptions. Bottom line pretty much anything that is liquid, gel or similar to that must pack it in the checked baggage if you want to take it. But herein lies the problems, I don't want my shampoo to get all over my jacket. I don't want my perfume to spill all over the place and ruin things and leave spots on my clothes. So how do you do that?

DOYLE: Well, it's pretty much a question of common sense. It is true that sometimes there is leaking because of the difference in pressurization pop the things in a Ziploc bag. Seal them up. Put them in your suitcase.

NGUYEN: That's it? That simple? Just a bag, that's all you need?

DOYLE: Pretty simple. That's all you need.

NGUYEN: That is common sense. But let me ask you this, too. It's understood that the terrorists that were trying to carry out this plot were using or at least thinking about using a triggering device kind of like an iPod or a cell phone. Do you think with these security measures that those will eventually be included in the barred items?

DOYLE: You know the TSA obviously has given this a great deal of thought. Apparently they are focusing on the possibility of liquid explosives being carried on board. Not any kind of device that would ignite them. So we can still carry our personal electronics on, our nanos, our computers. I don't have any indication that's going to change. NGUYEN: All right. And many folks I'm sure would agree with me, I will not carry a checked bag if at all possible. I will do a carryon. I will pack five weeks of clothes if I have to in a tiny little carry on to make sure I don't have to check anything. I just don't want to wait for it. Now in order to get all these essentials, these hygienic supplies with you on the trip you have to check it. So that means longer lines.

So what else can people do to try to make sure that they are not waiting forever in the lines? How do you speed it up?

DOYLE: Well, it's a good idea to get to the airport early, first of all, the lines will be longer for checked bags. Secondly, when you're packing the carryon keep things orderly and keep them to a minimum so that the security personnel if they need to take a look can take a quick look, see there are no questionable substances in and let you go on the way.

And as for the woman who took her lip balm on the plane. I think that's very bad advice.

NGUYEN: No doubt.

DOYLE: I think it's inconsiderate. Very important everyone follow the rules because if not - you are going to create even larger hassles for yourself, and all the people in line behind you.

NGUYEN: Well, if one person thinks he or she can get away with it so does somebody else and then on and on and on. So very good advice. Kevin Doyle with "Conde Nast Traveler", thank you.

DOYLE: Thank you.

HARRIS: Still ahead it is a Hollywood ending. This poker player.

NGUYEN: A good one, too.

HARRIS: There he is.

He bluffed his way. Can you do this really in life? He bluffed his way to millions, apparently so. Now he's taking that gold and turning it into good. That's right after the break.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It was a four. Ladies and gentlemen ...

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HARRIS: Look at that pot. That's a pot.

NGUYEN: That's a pot. HARRIS: Talk about a different kind of gold rush this morning. Jamie Gold beat out nearly 9,000 other card sharks to win this week's World Series of Poker main event and the $12 million grand prize. Jamie is up early with us and he joins us from Las Vegas this morning.

Jamie, good morning to you.

JAMIE GOLD, POKER CHAMPION: Hi. How are you?

HARRIS: When did this happen? When did you win this? What day, when?

GOLD: About 24 hours ago.

HARRIS: Twenty-four hours ago. So this is still brand new for you, isn't it?

GOLD: Yes. It's great.

HARRIS: Have you come down at all? Folks win these major tennis championships, golf championships and it will take me a day or so, maybe a week for it all to settle in. Is this starting to settle in for you?

GOLD: It's settling in but I'm still on an unbelievable high. I can't believe it happened. It's amazing.

HARRIS: How did you do it? Take us back to this final hand. Both sort of standing up. I don't know if you're walking the table or what is going on here. How did you do it?

GOLD: Well, throughout the tournament I used a lot of table talk to talk my opponents into either throwing away their hand when I had absolutely nothing or paying me off giving me all their chips when I had the best hand and I knew when I hit this hand, all I had was a queen I knew it was the best hand. I knew he had some type of hand because he had raised before the cards came out.

HARRIS: Look at you. Table talk. What is table talk? Give us an example of it.

GOLD: Well, I went over to his side of the table and started telling him I knew I had the best hand and I just wanted to get this over with.

HARRIS: No.

GOLD: And if he can please, please just get his chips in there and I asked him -- I used an expression and asked him if he had the balls to actually call me.

NGUYEN: Is that allowed there? Can you do that?

HARRIS: Betty, I don't think it is. I don't think it is. But he did it.

GOLD: No, it is. It's absolutely allowed. The only thing you're not allowed to say is the "f" word. That's it.

HARRIS: So you can talk trash to the opponent.

NGUYEN: Trash talking is what it is.

GOLD: Yes. And that was my whole strategy. And that's what worked throughout the whole tournament.

HARRIS: Did you get a good draw, a favorable draw. I don't know how these things break out but if you're playing number one seed in a tournament, good luck. How was your draw in all of this?

GOLD: I don't think there is such thing as a favorable draw. Because you have to switch tables every single day. So you always get paired with some type of great player. I was actually sitting two to the right of Danny Nagrono who is probably the best player in the world at the moment. And that was a very tough day but I got through it.

HARRIS: Jamie, let me have you stand by for just a second. We have got a bit of breaking news if we have time on the other side of this we'll come back to you. OK?

NGUYEN: In the meantime congratulations.

Here's what we want to tell you about. We do have some tape coming in now of Hassan Nasrallah. The Hezbollah leader. Let's take a listen to what he has to say.

HASSAN NASRALLAH, HEZBOLLAH LEADER (through translator): ... and to announce how would we deal with these events and the near days and what is our political commentary on this decision, and how do we take -- in the beginning, I would like to assure that if it wasn't for the steadfastness of the honorable heroic resisters and the steadfastness of our people, the steadfast, the loyal and the steadfastness of the political forces and the state of Lebanon, with all of its institutions, the civil and military one, meaning in one word, if it wasn't for the steadfastness of Lebanon, we would have been today facing political ramifications, would have been difficult and the enemy would have been able to impose its political conditions and would have taken Lebanon to a totally and new reality and worse than the agreements of May 17.

If we have taken into consideration the announced goals of the Israeli aggression on Lebanon and now the undeclared goals or the declared goals announced by the American administration of this war against Lebanon.

Today, therefore, we are facing the natural results of the rational ones to be able to steadfast expressed by the Lebanese people through different -- different positions. With regard the international decision that has been taken and how do we deal with it and its ramifications, aside from the political situation that I will speak of in a few or our remarks or our evaluations I would like to confirm and assure that the resistance way of dealing with this issue in the future. First, if there was a timing of what has been called the cessation of hostility or cessation of aggression, let them call it whatever they want, if there is an agreement of timing with the efforts of the secretary-general of the United Nations and with the coordination of the Lebanese government and the enemy, therefore whenever there's a timing for the cessation of hostilities the resistance will be obliged by it.

Whenever there's a declaration before and after I assure you the resistance was a reaction, therefore, when the Israeli aggression stops then the reactions by the resistance will stop.

Second, everything that might enable the return of the displaced to their homes and to their houses and whatever might enable the aid convoys to go to its recipients we will cooperate through the transition period.

Third, we as in the past through our ...

NGUYEN: You have been listening to Hassan Nasrallah. He is the leader of Hezbollah. It appears in what he is saying that he is agreeing to so far from what we learned within this short amount of time that we've been listening to it to the U.N. resolution when it comes to the cessation of violence, he says, as soon as the Israelis stop their strikes Hezbollah will stop its strikes.

So we will continue to monitor his remarks and bring you that which is news worthy. In the meantime you're watching CNN SATURDAY MORNING. We'll be right back after this.

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HARRIS: Let's get you back to Las Vegas, now. Jamie gold the winner of $12 million. Man, the World Series of Poker champ. Jamie, thanks for staying with us. Blueberries. What is it with blueberries and this brain of yours. Will you please make the connection for us?

GOLD: Blueberries are my favorite food. I feel like they are brain food. They keep me going. I needed a lot of energy. We played 14 hour as day for eight days straight. And I needed something that wasn't going to upset my stomach and would consistently give me energy and it's brain food.

HARRIS: Brain food. OK. What does it mean to have a really great mind for poker? What does that mean?

GOLD: You have to stay sharp. You're not allowed to make any mistakes. I think you have to understand your opponent psychology at all times and understand what they are doing as opposed to just playing your cards. You have to play the players.

HARRIS: Yes. I got to -- want to roll the tape one more time of that winning moment and then I want you to describe the moment for us. Roll that tape, please.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And it was a four. Ladies and gentlemen ...

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HARRIS: Jamie, what is that? What is that moment like?

GOLD: It was amazing. I mean I had my mom there. I had all my friends and family there. My dad couldn't be there but it was an unbelievable moment and a great ending to what seemed like a pretty amazing run. I had been the chip leader for six days straight which they tell me has never happened before.

So I felt like I was destined to win this and it finally happened. I was just relieved. It was about 4:00 in the morning.

HARRIS: Jamie, the back story to this is the health of your dad. How is your dad doing?

GOLD: He's doing OK but he has a lot of problems breathing and problems swallowing.

HARRIS: ALS, is that what it is?

GOLD: He has ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease. And I just wish that he could have been there with me but I know he was with me in spirit and I love him so much and I'm so happy that I can actually now give something back to him financially at least that I can help him now.

NGUYEN: I think you can. Besides that, though, got a whole lot of money to spend. What are you going to do with the rest of it? HARRIS: Betty wants to know.

NGUYEN: Inquiring minds want to know, Jamie.

GOLD: Besides helping my dad I'll invest it and make sure that I never have to work again. I'll work because I want to work. I'm in a new company called Buzz Nation. We produce television shows. And I have these great partners ...

NGUYEN: Look at him giving a pitch. Still trying to work it after making 12 million bucks.

HARRIS: That's how you work it. That's how you work it.

NGUYEN: Now he needs a Hollywood agent.

All right. Well, hey, best of luck to you, not that you need it now, right?

HARRIS: Congratulations, man.

GOLD: Thank you so much.

NGUYEN: What you need is some sleep. I'm sure you haven't slept since you won.

GOLD: I would love to go back to sleep.

HARRIS: I'm glad you didn't mention that Texas hold 'em. Because Betty would done 10 minutes on Texas.

Jamie, thank you.

NGUYEN: Congratulations, Jamie.

GOLD: Thank you very much.

NGUYEN: Well vacations, that last trip before school, business, whatever your reason is for traveling there are things you need to know.

HARRIS: Next hour on CNN, we have a live report from London's Heathrow Airport. We also bring in an expert on liquid bombs and the threat they pose to the traveling public. That and more ahead on CNN, the most trusted name in news.

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