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Schwarzenegger to be Sworn in Monday
Aired November 16, 2003 - 10:35 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
HEIDI COLLINS, ANCHOR: Next, American politics. And for California's incoming governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, here comes the easy part. He'll be sworn in tomorrow.
Then comes the hard part, governing a troubled state.
CNN's Miguel Marquez reports from Los Angeles.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A certificate of election to go to Mr. Schwarzenegger.
MIGUEL MARQUEZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): With that, it's done. The California recall vote is officially certified, and Arnold Schwarzenegger's celebrity life gives way to public office.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Ideally, he'll take the enthusiasm that has helped him to get elected and hopefully he'll be able to exert some kind of leadership.
MARQUEZ: Schwarzenegger will take the oath of office to become the 38th governor of California on the west steps of the capital in Sacramento. A first step for an administration sure to come under scrutiny.
BILL PARENT, UCLA PUBLIC POLICY SCHOOL: The governor goes through his first budget cycle, it is going to be like a year of graduate school for him. And that's going to be a weakness, because he's going to have to be the broker between a lot of strong interests.
MARQUEZ: During the transition, Schwarzenegger, a Republican, appointed conservatives and liberals to serve in his cabinet.
PARENT: It's a very talented group of people that he brought in. Very talented and experienced. They've just never worked together. And that's going to be the challenge.
MARQUEZ: Even some of Schwarzenegger's celebrity friends from the other side of the political fence are hoping the new governor will make a difference.
ROBERT REDFORD, ACTOR: I think we should give him a chance, but I also think we need to watch carefully because we've seen in the past differences between promises and delivery.
MARQUEZ: And one promise many Californians want to see fulfilled?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'd very much like to see him improve the job market.
MARQUEZ (on camera): Hollywood star power meets political history in Sacramento, about 11 a.m. Pacific time Monday morning. About 8,000 invitees and some 500 reporters will be there as the Schwarzenegger political era begins.
Miguel Marquez, CNN, Los Angeles.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COLLINS: CNN will have special live coverage of the inauguration of Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Golden State governor. Coverage begins Monday at 2 p.m. Eastern, hosted by Judy Woodruff.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Aired November 16, 2003 - 10:35 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
HEIDI COLLINS, ANCHOR: Next, American politics. And for California's incoming governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, here comes the easy part. He'll be sworn in tomorrow.
Then comes the hard part, governing a troubled state.
CNN's Miguel Marquez reports from Los Angeles.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A certificate of election to go to Mr. Schwarzenegger.
MIGUEL MARQUEZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): With that, it's done. The California recall vote is officially certified, and Arnold Schwarzenegger's celebrity life gives way to public office.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Ideally, he'll take the enthusiasm that has helped him to get elected and hopefully he'll be able to exert some kind of leadership.
MARQUEZ: Schwarzenegger will take the oath of office to become the 38th governor of California on the west steps of the capital in Sacramento. A first step for an administration sure to come under scrutiny.
BILL PARENT, UCLA PUBLIC POLICY SCHOOL: The governor goes through his first budget cycle, it is going to be like a year of graduate school for him. And that's going to be a weakness, because he's going to have to be the broker between a lot of strong interests.
MARQUEZ: During the transition, Schwarzenegger, a Republican, appointed conservatives and liberals to serve in his cabinet.
PARENT: It's a very talented group of people that he brought in. Very talented and experienced. They've just never worked together. And that's going to be the challenge.
MARQUEZ: Even some of Schwarzenegger's celebrity friends from the other side of the political fence are hoping the new governor will make a difference.
ROBERT REDFORD, ACTOR: I think we should give him a chance, but I also think we need to watch carefully because we've seen in the past differences between promises and delivery.
MARQUEZ: And one promise many Californians want to see fulfilled?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'd very much like to see him improve the job market.
MARQUEZ (on camera): Hollywood star power meets political history in Sacramento, about 11 a.m. Pacific time Monday morning. About 8,000 invitees and some 500 reporters will be there as the Schwarzenegger political era begins.
Miguel Marquez, CNN, Los Angeles.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COLLINS: CNN will have special live coverage of the inauguration of Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Golden State governor. Coverage begins Monday at 2 p.m. Eastern, hosted by Judy Woodruff.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
