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Senate About to Vote on Late-Term Abortion Ban; U.S. Officials: Mohammed Killed Pearl; Florida Lawmakers Weigh in on Schiavo Case

Aired October 21, 2003 - 17:00   ET

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WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Happening right now the Senate in Washington about to vote on a bill banning a certain form of late term abortions. If it passes, it would be the biggest change in abortion rights since the landmark Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1973.
Stand by for hard news on WOLF BLITZER REPORTS.

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BLITZER (voice-over): An American reporter murdered before the eyes of the world. Now U.S. officials think they know who did it.

Life, death and lawmakers in Florida giving a go ahead to order the feeding of a comatose woman.

Nuclear nerves will Iran come clean?

Prince Di's letters, new demands to look into her death, a new look into her troubled life.

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ANNOUNCER: CNN live this hour, WOLF BLITZER REPORTS, live from the nation's capital with correspondents from around the world. WOLF BLITZER REPORTS starts now.

BLITZER: It's Tuesday, October 21, 2003. Hello from Washington, I'm Wolf Blitzer reporting.

A key victory today for a Florida couple racing against the clock to try to save their daughter's life, Florida lawmakers have sent Governor Jeb Bush a bill giving him the power to order that a feeding tube that once kept Terri Schiavo alive be reinserted. For Schiavo's parents it's the latest battle in a long and difficult fight.

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BLITZER (voice-over): For 13 years, 39-year-old Terri Schiavo has been in a coma-like state after suffering cardiac failure and massive brain damage.

Schiavo breathes on her own and until last Wednesday she was nurtured through a feeding tube. When the device was removed under a court order doctors said Schiavo would probably die within two weeks. Her husband Michael, who's also her legal guardian, pushed for the removal of the feeding tube saying after years of failed treatment it's time for his wife to die with dignity.

MICHAEL SCHIAVO, HUSBAND: She wouldn't want to live like this. She wouldn't want to survive like this and that's all she's doing is just she's surviving. There's nothing there.

BLITZER: Michael Schiavo says his wife told him and others she'd never want to live on life support. Her parents, Bob and Mary Schindler are fighting vigorously to try to save their daughter's life.

BOB SCHINDLER, FATHER: It's inhumane. How in the world can you starve someone to death that is, you know, cognizant. I mean she's a person. It would be like starving you to death.

BLITZER: Terri Schiavo's parents are now hoping their bid to get Governor Jeb Bush to intervene to save their daughter's life will be successful. The Florida House passed a bill late yesterday allowing the governor to intervene and order doctors to reinsert the feeding tube.

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BLITZER: And with its passage today in the Florida Senate the bill now awaits Governor Jeb Bush's signature. He's vowed to sign the measure quickly but the battle goes on.

Just a short time ago attorneys for Terri Schiavo's husband Michael headed back to court to try to block any order from Governor Bush to have the feeding tube reinserted. The judge turned down their request for a temporary injunction and now they're refilling their suit in a civil court.

With me now from Tallahassee to debate this latest bid to keep Terri Schiavo alive are two guests, Florida State Senator Daniel Webster who sponsored the bill and State Senator Steven Geller who opposed it.

I'll begin with you first, Senator Webster. What do you make, the governor is presumably going to sign this into law immediately, try to keep her alive, but what do you think of the legal process that will go on within the courts?

DANIEL WEBSTER, FLORIDA STATE SENATE: Well, I'm in the legislative branch and we felt like that there needed to be something done and we erred on the side of life and we did our job.

The courts will have to do what the courts do. I would suspect we did everything we could to get the tubes reinserted in Terri's body and also maintain constitutionality and that's -- I think we've done a good job.

BLITZER: Senator Geller why do you believe they have not done a good job? STEVEN GELLER, FLORIDA STATE SENATE: Well, as Senator Webster, my good friend, was just talking about we're the legislature and not the courts and I think that that's probably the biggest reason. The legislature today took no testimony, has no scientific or medical expertise in front of us and we have now substituted our judgment for that of the next of kin and for that of the next of kin and that of the judge.

The legislature in this case was clearly not well equipped to be a fact finding body. We didn't take testimony. We didn't hear hearings. We didn't weigh the credibility of the witnesses, in this case the doctors. That's exactly what the court did.

The court heard the testimony from the doctors, heard the testimony from the husband, heard the testimony from other people that had heard Ms. Schiavo say that she did not want to be continued in a persistent vegetative state.

BLITZER: All right.

GELLER: But then we went ahead and acted without any of these issues.

BLITZER: Let me let Senator...

GELLER: The legislature should not be substituting its judgment. The legislature should not be substituting its judgment for that of the family or the next of kin. That's not a family friendly act.

BLITZER: Let me let Senator Webster respond to that, go ahead Senator Webster.

WEBSTER: Well, I think what you have to understand is there's a line between life and death and that's a line that the legislature established and the other thing that you have to understand is the courts aren't always right.

And in this particular case we believe that the courts had erred and that they were actually moving that line between life and death and I think by doing the action that we did, by passing the bill, we actually maintained the current line between life and death.

BLITZER: Senator Geller isn't there a possibility, as some suggest, certainly her parents suggest that one day she could emerge from a coma? Other people have.

GELLER: I'm sorry I'm having a little problem hearing you but all of the medical testimony that has been adduced leads the court to say that she cannot. The evidence that we have is that most of her brain is actually gone and has been replaced by a cerebral fluid.

The fact could the legislature be wrong, yes we could be wrong but the problem is we're acting -- if we are wrong we have made a wrong decision without valid information.

The courts have the valid information. If you're going to be wrong I prefer that the body that's equipped to do the fact finding do it. The body in this case that's the courts.

The body that has the information and the judgment do it and that's the courts not the legislature and if you're in doubt you ought to preserve the sanctity of marriage.

BLITZER: All right.

GELLER: I read the press release today from the speaker of the House indicating how proud he was of this 100 percent rating from the Christian Coalition for preserving the sanctity of marriage. Well, if you're trying to preserve the sanctity of marriage why are you disregarding the wishes of the husband in a case like this?

BLITZER: What about that Senator Webster? The husband says she had told him while she was alive she didn't want to be kept alive by these kinds of means. Do you not believe him?

WEBSTER: Well, I think there are times when we have to err on caution err on the side of caution and that's what we did. There were a lot of facts that were somewhat disputed and there were two parts of the family, one going one way, one going the other and so in this case because of that I think the legislature erred on the side of caution which was the side of life.

GELLER: But, Wolf, I have to say in deference to my friend, Senator Webster who I think is an excellent Senator, when you do have cases like this where there are two sides we're not equipped to make that judgment. That's the purpose of a court.

The court hears testimony. It heard the testimony. It heard the testimony from both sides. It heard the testimony from the doctors. It wasn't just the husband that said that that was her wish. There was testimony from a lot of people.

The court heard all of this. We didn't. Who is the legislature and the governor to substitute our uninformed decision making for that of the next of kin, in this case the spouse, and the courts that heard the evidence and testimony when we didn't.

BLITZER: All right, Senators.

GELLER: If you look at all of these, if you favor the sanctity of the family and the sanctity of marriage we made a wrong decision today.

BLITZER: We unfortunately are going to have to leave it right there. This is a painful, heart-wrenching decision I think for everyone concerned. Thanks to both of you for joining us, Senator Daniel Webster, Senator Steven Geller from Florida.

GELLER: Thank you, Wolf.

WEBSTER: Thank you.

BLITZER: And we're standing by for a U.S. Senate vote here in Washington on a late term abortion procedure. The House has already passed it. The president says he'll sign the controversial legislation into law. When the Senate acts we'll go live to our Congressional Correspondent Jonathan Karl. He's standing by on Capitol Hill for that landmark legislation potentially on the way to the president of the United States.

Moving on now, who killed Daniel Pearl? The "Wall Street Journal" reporter was kidnapped and murdered last year while tracking a terror story in Pakistan. Now, U.S. officials say a top aide to Osama bin Laden killed the young American with his own hands.

Let's turn now to our Justice Correspondent Kelli Arena. She's covering the story -- Kelli.

KELLI ARENA, CNN JUSTICE CORRESPONDENT: Wolf, U.S. officials say that they now believe that it was al Qaeda leader Khalid Shaikh Mohammed who personally murdered Daniel Pearl by slitting his throat with a knife and while Mohammed is best known for his strategic planning for al Qaeda it is a revelation that does not surprise some terror experts.

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MATT LEVITT, FORMER FBI ANALYST: Al Qaeda is the real deal and its senior leadership is as willing as its foot soldiers to carry out these types of attacks. The attack on Danny Pearl was well into the war on terror with al Qaeda members on the run. That probably angered people like Khalid Shaikh all the more so. He may have wanted to be personally involved in this attack as an expression of that frustration.

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ARENA: Authorities had previously discounted reports of Mohammed's role but say that there is new evidence that he is the culprit. Now they're not saying what that evidence is but sources indicate it is not a confession from Mohammed himself.

Mohammed once fingered last year's Pearl's killer by several individuals in Pakistan who were accused of involvement in Pearl's murder but the U.S. acknowledgment of Mohammed's role was slow in coming and was first reported in today's "Wall Street Journal."

Now, Mohammed remains in U.S. custody at an undisclosed location. He is still being interrogated. We were able to reach Daniel Pearl's parents for a response to this new revelation and their statement just came into us, Wolf, and it says:

"It is shocking and painful to confront the face the evil responsible for our son's death. Fortunately, the face of kindness and respect embodied by Daniel Pearl gives us the confidence that in the end humanity will triumph and justice will prevail.

We are thankful to the authorities for pursuing the identification of Danny's murderers and we trust that all those involved in this heinous crime will soon be brought to justice. We owe a just role to our children and to generations to come." BLITZER: Heart-wrenching indeed. No statement yet from Marianne (ph) his wife?

ARENA: No, not at all. We tried to reach her today but there was a no comment from her camp.

BLITZER: Kelli Arena thanks very much.

ARENA: Thanks.

BLITZER: And the al Qaeda leader now tied to the murder of Daniel Pearl has been in U.S. custody for some time and by all accounts he is indeed a big fish. But just who is Khalid Shaikh Mohammed?

CNN's Henry Shuster has a profile.

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HENRY SHUSTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The photo taken after his arrest in Pakistan in march shows a confused man, someone caught unawares. It's an uncharacteristic glimpse of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed who now has been linked to major terrorist plots as far back as the first World Trade Center bombing in 1993. That's when he allegedly helped arranged a money transfer for his nephew, Ramzi Yousef, the plot's mastermind.

By the next year, according to interrogation reports the two men were testing airport security in the Philippines and Hong Kong as they began plotting to blow up U.S. airliners in the Far East but a fire in this Manila apartment in 1995 helped officials uncover what became known as the Bojinka plot and both men went on the run.

Mohammed has told his U.S. interrogators that the 9/11 plot evolved from that Bojinka plan and that he was working on it as far back as 1996 but it wasn't until months after 9/11 that U.S. investigators realized Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was not only a key planner of that attack, he had also been involved in just about every major al Qaeda operation for years.

ROHAN GUNARATNA, AUTHOR "INSIDE AL QAEDA": I understand Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was called Mokta (ph) the brain.

SHUSTER: After 9/11 Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was in Pakistan running al Qaeda operations trying to get new plots underway. Now that he's been captured, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed is talking and U.S. officials are learning even more, including his possible role in the murder of Daniel Pearl.

Henry Shuster, CNN, Atlanta.

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BLITZER: And here's your turn to weigh in on this story. Our web question of the day is this. "Should Khalid Shaikh Mohammed be tried for Daniel Pearl's murder"? You can vote right now. Go to cnn.com/wolf. We'll have the results later in this broadcast.

While you're there I'd love to hear directly from you. Send me your comments. I'll try to read some of them on the air each day at the end of this program. That's also, of course, where you can read my daily online column, cnn.com/wolf.

Representing himself, the sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad acting as his own lawyer cross-examining witnesses, a dramatic day indeed in court. We'll take you there live.

And royal revelations, renewed speculation about Princess Diana's death and now her relationship with her father-in-law Prince Philip.

And short attention span it's not just a kid's problem anymore. There's new help for adults, yes, adults who suffer from what's called attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, all that and much more. Stay with us.

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BLITZER: Wait until you hear what this guy did right before someone snapped this picture of him, a true survivor story. We'll tell you all about it. Stay with us.

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BLITZER: Welcome back.

Israeli forces tonight sealed off the center of the West Bank city of Ramallah clashing with Palestinians and there were clashes as well in Southern Gaza a day after deadly Israeli air strikes.

CNN's Fionnuala Sweeney is in Gaza. She's joining us now live with the latest -- Fionnuala.

FIONNUALA SWEENEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Indeed, Wolf. Israeli army jeeps and trucks going into Ramallah, imposing a curfew and then heading for a mosque in the center of the town where they arrested one person saying they were going after the Hamas infrastructure.

But we understand now all is quiet but there were ensuing clashes in which at least 16 Palestinians were injured, on critically but it's not only in Ramallah where tensions are high. Here in Gaza, too, following a succession of Israeli military air strikes Monday.

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SWEENEY (voice-over): Video from a military drone that the Israeli government says shows the moment a missile struck a car in the Gaza refugee camp of (unintelligible) Monday night. The raid one of five strikes on targets on Gaza during the day killing 12 Palestinians in all, among them two Hamas militants.

As the funerals got underway the following morning, Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat was describing the Israeli military action as an inhumane escalation of the violence. YASSER ARAFAT, PRES. PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY (through translator): I urge the international community, the United Nations, the Quartet and Muslim and Arab states and all the friends in the world to immediately intervene to stop this military madness in which they aim to destroy the holy land and its steadfast people.

SWEENEY: But Israeli equally is steadfast in its justification for the air raids.

DORE GOLD, ISRAELI GOVT. ADVISER: Last night Israel was dealing with a Palestinian vehicle which is Israel knew with 100 percent certainty was seeking to infiltrate Israel popular at Kibbutz (unintelligible) and conduct a massive terrorist attack. Israel is left with no choice but to thwart such attacks in order to protect its civilians and keep its population safe.

SWEENEY: Heightened security throughout Israel as Hamas and Islamic Jihad vowed revenge for this latest round of air strikes and, as the people of (unintelligible) camp in Gaza, bury their dead, fears of further raids.

In addition to the dead, the Palestinians say more than 100 people mainly bystanders were wounded in the air strikes. Israel says it regrets the civilian casualties but that it was aiming at weapons factories and cars carrying bombers.

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SWEENEY: Those air strikes prompted by a Palestinian ambush in the West Bank Sunday night in which three Israeli soldiers were killed, also the same night eight rockets fired from here in Gaza into Israel, the violence in this region taking another ominous turn for the worse.

Fionnuala Sweeney, CNN, Gaza.

BLITZER: Thanks very much, Fionnuala.

Iraqi security forces backed by coalition troops carried out raids in the Shiite holy city of Karbala. Four dozen people were detained. The coalition officials say most of the arrests came at a mosque which had been taken over by loyalists of a fire brand cleric. Others were rounded up at a home of a local sheikh. Authorities say weapons were found at both locations.

Emotional debate re-ignited. It could be the most significance restriction since the landmark decision legalizing abortion 30 years ago.

Also, Princess Diana's letters, more details, new details surfacing about her life and her relationships with members of the royal family.

And bullpen brawl, now the consequences, legal action against members of the New York Yankees. Stay with us.

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BLITZER: Welcome back.

President Bush has been going door-to-door in Asia selling American allies on the need for stepped up security. After taking his anti-terror message to a summit of Pacific Rim leaders in Thailand the president found a sympathetic ear in Singapore which will step up its defense ties with the United States.

There is heavy security at every stop including the next stop, a meeting with Indonesia's president on the island of Bali, scene of last year's largest terror attack since 9/11, the twin nightclub bombings which killed more than 200 people.

Here in Washington the U.S. Army general under fire for casting the war on terror in religious terms is said to be asking for a formal review of his actions but so are his critics, some of whom also want him fired.

Our Senior Pentagon Correspondent Jamie McIntyre is covering the story. He's joining us now live -- Jamie.

JAMIE MCINTYRE, CNN SR. PENTAGON CORRESPONDENT: Well, Wolf, General Boykin is now facing bipartisan scrutiny from the leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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MCINTYRE (voice-over): Both John Warner and his Democratic counterpart Carl Levin wrote Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Friday urging a formal investigation into whether Boykin possesses the "sound judgment expected of senior military officials.

"Statements of an inflammatory offensive nature that would denigrate another religion and which could be construed as bigotry" the Senators wrote, "may contribute to an erosion of support within the Arab world and perhaps increased risk for members of the U.S. Armed Forces serving in Muslim nations."

Rumsfeld is ordering the Pentagon inspector general to investigate Boykin's conduct after portraying the probe as something the general himself asked for but he's reserving judgment because a week after the story broke he says he still isn't clear what Boykin said.

DONALD RUMSFELD, DEFENSE SECRETARY: I have since seen one of the network tapes and it has a lot of very difficult to understand words with subtitles which I was not able to verify.

MCINTYRE: Critics say in remarks he made while in uniform to church groups Boykin seemed to cast the war against terrorism as a spiritual battle saying that "Satan wants to destroy this nation and he wants to destroy us as a Christian army."

And, he appeared to disparage Islam saying he defeated a Muslim Somali warlord because "my God was bigger than his. I knew that my God was a real God and his was an idol."

General Peter Pace, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs says Boykin told him how sad he was his comments caused a furor.

GEN. PETER PACE, JOINT CHIEF'S VICE CHAIRMAN: He does not see this battle as a battle between religions. He sees it as a battle between good and evil. He sees it as the evil being the acts of individuals not the acts of any kind or any religion or affiliation with religions.

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MCINTYRE: The question for Pentagon investigators is not whether Boykin has a right to voice his religious views but whether those views undercut the Bush administration's policy, namely that Islam is not the enemy -- Wolf.

BLITZER: Jamie McIntyre with that story at the Pentagon, Jamie thanks very much.

And this is just coming into CNN right now. We have been told the Governor of Florida Jeb Bush has indeed signed into law that legislation passed by the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate that will allow medical authorities to go ahead and reinsert the feeding tube into Terri Schiavo.

Terry Schiavo, she for 13 years she's been in a coma and now the governor has signed legislation in to law which will allow her to continue to live in that coma despite an earlier court decision, despite the wishes of her husband.

Her parents had fought for this and now a majority of the Florida Senate, the Florida House of Representatives including the Governor Jeb Bush have signed it into law, a one-time provision allowing the governor to do so, allowing this woman to get that feeding tube put back in and presumably she will be allowed to continue to live at least for the time being.

We are being told though that her husband and his attorneys are going back to court to try to reverse that legislative decision, that political decision. We'll continue to follow that story, get more for you as it becomes available.

Moving on now, on behalf of himself the sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad is acting as his own lawyer. Is he committing legal suicide?

Ordered to stand trial, the basketball superstar Kobe Bryant prepares for the fight of his life.

And, going over Niagara without a barrel, one man's amazing plunge over the famous falls, yes he lives to tell his story.

First though, a look at some other great vacation destinations this winter.

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BLITZER: More revelations from Princess Diana's butler. These name a high-ranking member of the royal family. The latest on the Princess Diana conspiracy theory.

All that, much more, just ahead on WOLF BLITZER REPORTS.

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BLITZER: Welcome back to CNN.

Ordered to stand trial. The basketball superstar Kobe Bryant prepares for a huge legal battle. We'll get to that.

First, though, a quick check of the latest headlines.

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BLITZER: A long and very bitter fight over what anti-abortion groups call "partial birth abortions" has reached a new height on Capitol Hill, with the Senate voting on whether to follow the House and ban the procedure.

The latest now from our Congressional correspondent, Jonathan Karl. He's following this breaking story -- Jon.

JONATHAN KARL, CNN CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, Wolf, the voting is going on right now. It has not concluded yet. But if you look on the Senate floor, you will see they are finishing up the vote. And Steve Turnum (ph), our Capitol Hill producer, has been counting votes, tells us that now there are more than 50 members of the Senate who have voted in favor of this ban on that so-called "partial birth abortion," what critics call "partial birth abortion," meaning there are enough votes to pass. Steve points out that the top two Democrats in the Senate, Tom Daschle and Harry Reid have also already voted and they have voted in favor of this ban.

Now, that is going on. Shortly before the vote, the Republican leader here reminded everybody why Republicans have been fighting for this ban since they took over the Congress back in 1995. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

SEN. BILL FRIST (R-TN), MAJORITY LEADER: This is a brutal procedure. It's a barbaric procedure. It offends the sensibilities of 90 percent or more of Americans. It is outside of mainstream medicine as practiced in the United States of America today.

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KARL: But abortion rights advocates in the Senate strenuously made their case that this should not pass. They said the problem with this bill is it does not have an exception that would allow the procedure in the case where the mother's life was in danger.

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SEN. BARBARA BOXER (D), CALIFORNIA: And I stand before you to tell you that this is a very sad day for the women of America, a very sad day for the families of America. Because what is about to happen here is that this Senate is about to pass a piece of legislation that, for the first time in history, bans a medical procedure without making any exception for the health of a woman.

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KARL: And what I meant to say was an exception for the health of the mother. It does have an exception if the mother's life is in danger.

Now, Wolf, the president has said he will sign this into law. And abortion opponents -- or, abortion advocates have said that they will challenge this ban in court -- Lou -- I mean, Wolf.

BLITZER: Thanks very much, Jonathan Karl.

This footnote. Twice before the Senate after the House passed similar legislation, twice before that then-President Bill Clinton used his veto to kill it. The president of the United States right now, George W. Bush, promises he will, indeed, sign this into law.

Day two of the trial for the accused sniper suspect, John Allen Muhammad, who's acting as his -- as his own lawyer. And he's dropping efforts to introduce evidence that could spare his life.

CNN's Patty Davis has more now from Virginia Beach -- Patty.

PATTY DAVIS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Wolf, Muhammad said he changed his mind, that he was withdrawing his request to ask a judge to go back and reconsider a decision that the judge made earlier to not allow mental health testimony into the sentencing phase if it gets to that point. The judge said he wasn't going to allow it a couple weeks ago, simply because Muhammad would not submit to the government's psychological exam.

Then it was on to prosecution witnesses.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Before I had a chance to even turn my head, the window broke.

DAVIS (voice-over): Margolina's (ph), restaurant owner Paul LaRuffa testified he had put his briefcase and laptop into his car outside his restaurant when he saw a flash of light. He was shot six times. Fighting back tears, he said he told himself, "I'm not dying in this parking lot."

Prosecutors claim John Muhammad and his alleged accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo, where the shooters, and that they stole LaRuffa's laptop and $3,500. The laptop was later found in Muhammad's car.

In cross-examination, Muhammad told LaRuffa, "I understand how you feel when your life is on the line." That drew a rebuke from the judge, who warned Muhammad to stick to questions.

It was day two of Muhammad acting as his own attorney. Malvo's lawyer said Malvo had this reaction:

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He was not surprised, actually, that Muhammad decided to become his own attorney. He said, "That's the control freak in him." So...

DAVIS: Malvo goes on trial next month. His lawyers contend Muhammad had control over the teenager.

Another witness, Prince William County police officer Steven Bailey, testified he saw Muhammad in the parking lot of a restaurant across the street from where Dean Myers was shot, just after the October 9 shooting.

Muhammad said he was returning home and police had directed him into the lot. Bailey let him go and only later found a map in the parking lot with Muhammad and Malvo's fingerprints on it.

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DAVIS: Court has now adjourned for the day. Prince William County prosecutor Mr. Ebert, as he was leaving for the day, was asked, How is the trial going? And he said, We're getting there -- Wolf.

BLITZER: Patty Davis with the latest on the trial in Virginia Beach. Thanks, Patty, very much.

And joining me to talk about this trial as well as the Kobe Bryant case, the former federal prosecutor, Adam Rosman.

Adam, thanks very much for joining us.

Does it ever, ever make sense for a defendant in a case like this, capital punishment, to represent himself?

ADAM ROSMAN, FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR: No. He is pushing away some of the top legal talent in the country. It is a matter of -- literally, of life and death. He doesn't understand court procedure. He doesn't understand criminal law or criminal procedure. It's too risky. He needs lawyers to do the job for him.

BLITZER: But this -- but if he believes that the government has overwhelming evidence to convict him and that they're going to go for the life sentence, capital punishment, in any case, and he has a political statement to make, what's wrong with at least going out with a little bit of a flare?

ROSMAN: Well, I mean, that's his choice to make. And the Constitution, the Supreme Court says that he can do that if he wants. I don't think it's a good strategy to either reach for an acquittal, which is a long shot, or try to convince the jury to spare his life.

BLITZER: Have you ever heard of a case in a case like this, a high-profile case, with the death penalty at stake where someone has represented himself or herself and actually won?

ROSMAN: No. I've never heard of one.

BLITZER: There's probably some case, someplace out there. But you've never heard of it.

ROSMAN: I've never heard of one. And I've talked to colleagues. I've asked colleagues the exact same question, and no one can think of one. It's too risky. That's why people won't do it.

BLITZER: And so he's just doing it, obviously, for whatever reason he wants to do it -- his own arrogance or whatever.

ROSMAN: He decided to do it and he's moving forward.

He does have some legal instincts. I mean, you can tell that in his opening statement and even in some of his objections that the judge sustained. But he has a huge, uphill battle.

BLITZER: All right. Let's briefly talk about the Kobe Bryant decision. The judge yesterday around this time decided, yes, there's probable cause. There will be a trial. That was no surprise at all.

But what was surprising was his decision, the explanation he offered. He didn't even need to give an explanation. But he said so far the prosecution has not necessarily made a great case.

ROSMAN: Right. That's not surprising, though. I mean, most preliminary hearings -- in most preliminary hearings the government uses hearsay evidence, uses one or two witnesses and only puts on enough evidence to make probable cause. You want to hold off using most of your evidence for trial.

BLITZER: So when you were a prosecutor, would you not give all the evidence you had upfront in a probable cause hearing? You would wait until the real trial.

ROSMAN: Absolutely. In fact, you want to give -- you want to put forward as little evidence as possible to establish probable cause. because you want to hold most of your evidence for trial.

BLITZER: So we have to assume that this prosecutor, young as he might be, Mark Hurlbert in Eagle, Colorado -- he may have a lot more evidence to go against Kobe that he's holding back?

ROSMAN: Absolutely, and we know, for example, that the victim will testify. And that's going to be much more powerful testimony than a detective reciting what her testimony was.

BLITZER: Although the pros -- the defense attorneys in this particular case, Pamela Mackey, threw, like, a real challenge to that alleged victim...

ROSMAN: Yes.

BLITZER: ...knowing what she's going to go through under cross- examination.

ROSMAN: Absolutely.

I mean, two things that came out that are significant. One, that she, the alleged victim, apparently waivered on when and -- when and whether she said no to Mr. Bryant. And two, it now appears that the defense has a good argument to get into the victim's past sexual conduct, to explain why this bruise, or apparent bruise is on her face.

BLITZER: All right. We'll talk a little bit more about it. Adam Rosman, thanks very much.

ROSMAN: Good to be here.

BLITZER: The prince and the alleged plot as well as the princess. New revelations are coming to light about the demise of Diana.

And could you survive a dive into these waters? One man apparently tried to do it. Hear what happened when he reached the bottom.

And it's not just a childhood problem now. Help for grown-ups, adults with a distracting disorder. You'll want to see this.

First, though, a quick look at some other news making headlines "Around the World."

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BLITZER (voice-over): Pope John Paul II installed 30 new cardinals from 22 countries at the Vatican. Their appointment to the college of cardinals means all but five of the members eligible to vote for the next pope were appointed by the current pontiff.

Nelson Mandela is teaming up with an international roster of music stars to fight AIDS. The campaign is called "46664: Give One Minute of Your Life to AIDS," incorporating Mandela's number from his two decades as a political prisoner. Among the musicians taking part, Bono, ex-Eurythmics star Dave Stewart, Queen, 50 Cent, and Beyonce.

It may be hard to get to, but Iraq's first Burger King is turning out to be one of the chain's best-selling franchises in the world. Located inside the Baghdad airport, nerve center for U.S. operations in Iraq, it churns out 8,000 meals a day to homesick U.S. troops.

And a pair of pants unlike anything you've ever seen. They have a secret, patented built-in seat that lets the wearer sit and completely relax anywhere.

And that's our look "Around the World."

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BLITZER: A British government spokesman is ruling out a public inquiry into the crash that killed Princess Diana six years ago. Surprising excerpts from a new book by her former butler are fueling renewed speculation about her death and now her relationship with her father-in-law.

CNN's senior international correspondent Walter Rodgers has details.

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WALTER RODGERS, CNN SR. INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Prince Phillip, Queen Elizabeth's husband, may have the most quixotic role in the latest royal revelations in Britains, one minute chastising the late Princess Diana, the next apparently siding with her against his own son, Prince Charles.

In a letter to Diana, published in a London tabloid, Prince Phillip said -- quote -- "He (Charles) would be mad to leave you for Camilla."

At the time, Camilla Parker Bowles was Charles' mistress. They still have a relationship. And they may have been done the most damage by Diana's latest from the grave, contained in a new book by Diana's former butler Paul Burrell.

ROBERT JOBSON, CNN ROYALS COMMENTATOR: This is no doubt damaging to Prince Charles, certainly in his attempt to try to get acceptance for his relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles. And I just think it makes Camilla Parker Bowles' attempt to become the next princess of Wales almost impossible

RODGERS: But according to some published accounts, Diana believed it was Prince Phillip himself who was allegedly working against her.

JOBSON: Diana was a massive threat to the monarchy in the sense that she almost replaced the monarchy in public affection.

RODGERS: The tabloid press feeding frenzy over the new Diana book has relaunced at least three conspiracy theories about Diana's death.

One -- that she could have been killed by British intelligence agencies because she was a threat to the monarchy itself.

Two -- that her death might have been faked so she could escape to freedom.

Three -- that her lover, Dodi Fayed, also killed in the crash, might have been the real target of any alleged plot.

Mohammed Al Fayed, Dodi's father, also believed there was a conspiracy and issued a statement saying, "On several occasions Diana told me of threats she had received and of her fears for her own life."

The latest Diana conspiracy theories have caught the attention of the public.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think it left everyone feeling troubled because it was such -- there were so many unusual things that happened that evening.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: As regard to questions I want to ask, I'm almost afraid to, because I think -- I think that things that will come out will be frightening.

RODGERS: Upon discovery of a new letter from Diana fearing a plot to kill her in a car accident, there are indications the French may be considering the reopening of their investigation.

Walter Rodgers, CNN, London.

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BLITZER: And that letter also contained in Burrell's book prompted Mohammed Al-Fayed to demand a British public inquiry into the crash that killed Diana and his son, Dodi. And in a statement sent to CNN earlier today, Al-Fayed says this, and I'm quoting now: "I am disappointed that it has taken Burrell six years to reveal this extraordinary correspondence, and it raises questions as to what other important secrets he may be harboring. I believe that he may have withheld this vital evidence because of threats he himself received from the royal household, in particular the head of the royal household, Prince Philip."

For more royal insight, be sure to watch LARRY KING LIVE tonight. His special guest, Sarah Ferguson, the duchess of York. That's LARRY KING LIVE, 9:00 p.m. Eastern, 6:00 p.m. on the West Coast, only, of course, here on CNN.

It is a chilly time of the year to go for a swim in Canada. Even in the United States, it's a chilly time to do that. In one man's case, it is illegal as well. Hear about the stunt he pulled.

And how hard is it for you to concentrate on what I'm saying right now? We'll tell you about a new development in the treatment of adults with ADHD. You'll want to hear this. Stay with us.

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BLITZER: Was it a suicide attempt, an illegal stunt or a hoax? Police say Kirk Jones survived the trip over Niagara Falls yesterday wearing only the clothes on his back, apparently the first person ever to successfully do that. Tourists saw him take the plunge and emerge at the bottom unscathed.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Just like he was tubing or something, just as relaxed as can be, and off he goes.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: All of a sudden, we see this man. He was laying on his back, looked like his eyes were wide open and right over the falls he went.

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BLITZER: Jones was immediately taken into custody. He's charged with performing an illegal stunt, which police say was videotaped by an accomplice. Jones could be fined up to $10,000. He's lucky to be alive.

On the medical front, the Food and Drug Administration may soon approve another medication for adults who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The details now from CNN medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen. She's joining us in Atlanta -- Elizabeth.

ELIZABETH COHEN, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Wolf, there has been a growing recognition that kids don't always grow out of ADHD. Sometimes they keep the disease with them into adulthood. And so there is one drug on the market that is specifically for adults, and soon, maybe as soon as the beginning of next year, there may be another a drug on the market. It's called Adderall XR (ph). It's a form of the drug Adderall. The results have already been taken, except by the 1st of the year it might have the FDA's actual stamp of approval to be taken by adults.

Now, there are some concerns among some health professionals that these kinds of drugs will possibly be abused by adults who just want to pay attention better and stay focused better, but who don't actually have ADHD. And so that's one of the concerns that people have going into this -- Wolf.

BLITZER: Elizabeth, thanks very much. A fascinating subject. We'll continue to pursue it.

Our hot Web question of the day. That's coming up next. Stay with us.

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BLITZER: Let's take a look at the results of our Web question of the day. You see it there. Ninety-two percent say yes; 8 percent no. Should Khalid Shaikh Mohammed be tried for Daniel Pearl's murder.

Let's read some of our e-mails right now. David writes this -- "Since when is it the government's place to intervene so specifically in an individual's life? This legislation is repugnant and a waste of taxpayer dollars. How self-righteous do you have to be as a legislator to stick a law in the middle of a family struggle and an already sad situation?"

Sally has a different point of view. "Thanks heavens Terri's feeding tube will be reinserted. She doesn't appear to be in a vegetative state to me. She responds to stimuli. Her parents are willing to care for her and to give her the necessary therapy she needs to improve."

That's all the time we have right now. Tomorrow, on this program, Angelina Jolie. Thanks very much for joining us. "LOU DOBBS TONIGHT" from Washington starts right now.

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WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Happening right now the Senate in Washington about to vote on a bill banning a certain form of late term abortions. If it passes, it would be the biggest change in abortion rights since the landmark Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1973.
Stand by for hard news on WOLF BLITZER REPORTS.

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BLITZER (voice-over): An American reporter murdered before the eyes of the world. Now U.S. officials think they know who did it.

Life, death and lawmakers in Florida giving a go ahead to order the feeding of a comatose woman.

Nuclear nerves will Iran come clean?

Prince Di's letters, new demands to look into her death, a new look into her troubled life.

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ANNOUNCER: CNN live this hour, WOLF BLITZER REPORTS, live from the nation's capital with correspondents from around the world. WOLF BLITZER REPORTS starts now.

BLITZER: It's Tuesday, October 21, 2003. Hello from Washington, I'm Wolf Blitzer reporting.

A key victory today for a Florida couple racing against the clock to try to save their daughter's life, Florida lawmakers have sent Governor Jeb Bush a bill giving him the power to order that a feeding tube that once kept Terri Schiavo alive be reinserted. For Schiavo's parents it's the latest battle in a long and difficult fight.

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BLITZER (voice-over): For 13 years, 39-year-old Terri Schiavo has been in a coma-like state after suffering cardiac failure and massive brain damage.

Schiavo breathes on her own and until last Wednesday she was nurtured through a feeding tube. When the device was removed under a court order doctors said Schiavo would probably die within two weeks. Her husband Michael, who's also her legal guardian, pushed for the removal of the feeding tube saying after years of failed treatment it's time for his wife to die with dignity.

MICHAEL SCHIAVO, HUSBAND: She wouldn't want to live like this. She wouldn't want to survive like this and that's all she's doing is just she's surviving. There's nothing there.

BLITZER: Michael Schiavo says his wife told him and others she'd never want to live on life support. Her parents, Bob and Mary Schindler are fighting vigorously to try to save their daughter's life.

BOB SCHINDLER, FATHER: It's inhumane. How in the world can you starve someone to death that is, you know, cognizant. I mean she's a person. It would be like starving you to death.

BLITZER: Terri Schiavo's parents are now hoping their bid to get Governor Jeb Bush to intervene to save their daughter's life will be successful. The Florida House passed a bill late yesterday allowing the governor to intervene and order doctors to reinsert the feeding tube.

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BLITZER: And with its passage today in the Florida Senate the bill now awaits Governor Jeb Bush's signature. He's vowed to sign the measure quickly but the battle goes on.

Just a short time ago attorneys for Terri Schiavo's husband Michael headed back to court to try to block any order from Governor Bush to have the feeding tube reinserted. The judge turned down their request for a temporary injunction and now they're refilling their suit in a civil court.

With me now from Tallahassee to debate this latest bid to keep Terri Schiavo alive are two guests, Florida State Senator Daniel Webster who sponsored the bill and State Senator Steven Geller who opposed it.

I'll begin with you first, Senator Webster. What do you make, the governor is presumably going to sign this into law immediately, try to keep her alive, but what do you think of the legal process that will go on within the courts?

DANIEL WEBSTER, FLORIDA STATE SENATE: Well, I'm in the legislative branch and we felt like that there needed to be something done and we erred on the side of life and we did our job.

The courts will have to do what the courts do. I would suspect we did everything we could to get the tubes reinserted in Terri's body and also maintain constitutionality and that's -- I think we've done a good job.

BLITZER: Senator Geller why do you believe they have not done a good job? STEVEN GELLER, FLORIDA STATE SENATE: Well, as Senator Webster, my good friend, was just talking about we're the legislature and not the courts and I think that that's probably the biggest reason. The legislature today took no testimony, has no scientific or medical expertise in front of us and we have now substituted our judgment for that of the next of kin and for that of the next of kin and that of the judge.

The legislature in this case was clearly not well equipped to be a fact finding body. We didn't take testimony. We didn't hear hearings. We didn't weigh the credibility of the witnesses, in this case the doctors. That's exactly what the court did.

The court heard the testimony from the doctors, heard the testimony from the husband, heard the testimony from other people that had heard Ms. Schiavo say that she did not want to be continued in a persistent vegetative state.

BLITZER: All right.

GELLER: But then we went ahead and acted without any of these issues.

BLITZER: Let me let Senator...

GELLER: The legislature should not be substituting its judgment. The legislature should not be substituting its judgment for that of the family or the next of kin. That's not a family friendly act.

BLITZER: Let me let Senator Webster respond to that, go ahead Senator Webster.

WEBSTER: Well, I think what you have to understand is there's a line between life and death and that's a line that the legislature established and the other thing that you have to understand is the courts aren't always right.

And in this particular case we believe that the courts had erred and that they were actually moving that line between life and death and I think by doing the action that we did, by passing the bill, we actually maintained the current line between life and death.

BLITZER: Senator Geller isn't there a possibility, as some suggest, certainly her parents suggest that one day she could emerge from a coma? Other people have.

GELLER: I'm sorry I'm having a little problem hearing you but all of the medical testimony that has been adduced leads the court to say that she cannot. The evidence that we have is that most of her brain is actually gone and has been replaced by a cerebral fluid.

The fact could the legislature be wrong, yes we could be wrong but the problem is we're acting -- if we are wrong we have made a wrong decision without valid information.

The courts have the valid information. If you're going to be wrong I prefer that the body that's equipped to do the fact finding do it. The body in this case that's the courts.

The body that has the information and the judgment do it and that's the courts not the legislature and if you're in doubt you ought to preserve the sanctity of marriage.

BLITZER: All right.

GELLER: I read the press release today from the speaker of the House indicating how proud he was of this 100 percent rating from the Christian Coalition for preserving the sanctity of marriage. Well, if you're trying to preserve the sanctity of marriage why are you disregarding the wishes of the husband in a case like this?

BLITZER: What about that Senator Webster? The husband says she had told him while she was alive she didn't want to be kept alive by these kinds of means. Do you not believe him?

WEBSTER: Well, I think there are times when we have to err on caution err on the side of caution and that's what we did. There were a lot of facts that were somewhat disputed and there were two parts of the family, one going one way, one going the other and so in this case because of that I think the legislature erred on the side of caution which was the side of life.

GELLER: But, Wolf, I have to say in deference to my friend, Senator Webster who I think is an excellent Senator, when you do have cases like this where there are two sides we're not equipped to make that judgment. That's the purpose of a court.

The court hears testimony. It heard the testimony. It heard the testimony from both sides. It heard the testimony from the doctors. It wasn't just the husband that said that that was her wish. There was testimony from a lot of people.

The court heard all of this. We didn't. Who is the legislature and the governor to substitute our uninformed decision making for that of the next of kin, in this case the spouse, and the courts that heard the evidence and testimony when we didn't.

BLITZER: All right, Senators.

GELLER: If you look at all of these, if you favor the sanctity of the family and the sanctity of marriage we made a wrong decision today.

BLITZER: We unfortunately are going to have to leave it right there. This is a painful, heart-wrenching decision I think for everyone concerned. Thanks to both of you for joining us, Senator Daniel Webster, Senator Steven Geller from Florida.

GELLER: Thank you, Wolf.

WEBSTER: Thank you.

BLITZER: And we're standing by for a U.S. Senate vote here in Washington on a late term abortion procedure. The House has already passed it. The president says he'll sign the controversial legislation into law. When the Senate acts we'll go live to our Congressional Correspondent Jonathan Karl. He's standing by on Capitol Hill for that landmark legislation potentially on the way to the president of the United States.

Moving on now, who killed Daniel Pearl? The "Wall Street Journal" reporter was kidnapped and murdered last year while tracking a terror story in Pakistan. Now, U.S. officials say a top aide to Osama bin Laden killed the young American with his own hands.

Let's turn now to our Justice Correspondent Kelli Arena. She's covering the story -- Kelli.

KELLI ARENA, CNN JUSTICE CORRESPONDENT: Wolf, U.S. officials say that they now believe that it was al Qaeda leader Khalid Shaikh Mohammed who personally murdered Daniel Pearl by slitting his throat with a knife and while Mohammed is best known for his strategic planning for al Qaeda it is a revelation that does not surprise some terror experts.

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MATT LEVITT, FORMER FBI ANALYST: Al Qaeda is the real deal and its senior leadership is as willing as its foot soldiers to carry out these types of attacks. The attack on Danny Pearl was well into the war on terror with al Qaeda members on the run. That probably angered people like Khalid Shaikh all the more so. He may have wanted to be personally involved in this attack as an expression of that frustration.

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ARENA: Authorities had previously discounted reports of Mohammed's role but say that there is new evidence that he is the culprit. Now they're not saying what that evidence is but sources indicate it is not a confession from Mohammed himself.

Mohammed once fingered last year's Pearl's killer by several individuals in Pakistan who were accused of involvement in Pearl's murder but the U.S. acknowledgment of Mohammed's role was slow in coming and was first reported in today's "Wall Street Journal."

Now, Mohammed remains in U.S. custody at an undisclosed location. He is still being interrogated. We were able to reach Daniel Pearl's parents for a response to this new revelation and their statement just came into us, Wolf, and it says:

"It is shocking and painful to confront the face the evil responsible for our son's death. Fortunately, the face of kindness and respect embodied by Daniel Pearl gives us the confidence that in the end humanity will triumph and justice will prevail.

We are thankful to the authorities for pursuing the identification of Danny's murderers and we trust that all those involved in this heinous crime will soon be brought to justice. We owe a just role to our children and to generations to come." BLITZER: Heart-wrenching indeed. No statement yet from Marianne (ph) his wife?

ARENA: No, not at all. We tried to reach her today but there was a no comment from her camp.

BLITZER: Kelli Arena thanks very much.

ARENA: Thanks.

BLITZER: And the al Qaeda leader now tied to the murder of Daniel Pearl has been in U.S. custody for some time and by all accounts he is indeed a big fish. But just who is Khalid Shaikh Mohammed?

CNN's Henry Shuster has a profile.

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HENRY SHUSTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The photo taken after his arrest in Pakistan in march shows a confused man, someone caught unawares. It's an uncharacteristic glimpse of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed who now has been linked to major terrorist plots as far back as the first World Trade Center bombing in 1993. That's when he allegedly helped arranged a money transfer for his nephew, Ramzi Yousef, the plot's mastermind.

By the next year, according to interrogation reports the two men were testing airport security in the Philippines and Hong Kong as they began plotting to blow up U.S. airliners in the Far East but a fire in this Manila apartment in 1995 helped officials uncover what became known as the Bojinka plot and both men went on the run.

Mohammed has told his U.S. interrogators that the 9/11 plot evolved from that Bojinka plan and that he was working on it as far back as 1996 but it wasn't until months after 9/11 that U.S. investigators realized Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was not only a key planner of that attack, he had also been involved in just about every major al Qaeda operation for years.

ROHAN GUNARATNA, AUTHOR "INSIDE AL QAEDA": I understand Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was called Mokta (ph) the brain.

SHUSTER: After 9/11 Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was in Pakistan running al Qaeda operations trying to get new plots underway. Now that he's been captured, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed is talking and U.S. officials are learning even more, including his possible role in the murder of Daniel Pearl.

Henry Shuster, CNN, Atlanta.

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BLITZER: And here's your turn to weigh in on this story. Our web question of the day is this. "Should Khalid Shaikh Mohammed be tried for Daniel Pearl's murder"? You can vote right now. Go to cnn.com/wolf. We'll have the results later in this broadcast.

While you're there I'd love to hear directly from you. Send me your comments. I'll try to read some of them on the air each day at the end of this program. That's also, of course, where you can read my daily online column, cnn.com/wolf.

Representing himself, the sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad acting as his own lawyer cross-examining witnesses, a dramatic day indeed in court. We'll take you there live.

And royal revelations, renewed speculation about Princess Diana's death and now her relationship with her father-in-law Prince Philip.

And short attention span it's not just a kid's problem anymore. There's new help for adults, yes, adults who suffer from what's called attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, all that and much more. Stay with us.

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BLITZER: Wait until you hear what this guy did right before someone snapped this picture of him, a true survivor story. We'll tell you all about it. Stay with us.

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BLITZER: Welcome back.

Israeli forces tonight sealed off the center of the West Bank city of Ramallah clashing with Palestinians and there were clashes as well in Southern Gaza a day after deadly Israeli air strikes.

CNN's Fionnuala Sweeney is in Gaza. She's joining us now live with the latest -- Fionnuala.

FIONNUALA SWEENEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Indeed, Wolf. Israeli army jeeps and trucks going into Ramallah, imposing a curfew and then heading for a mosque in the center of the town where they arrested one person saying they were going after the Hamas infrastructure.

But we understand now all is quiet but there were ensuing clashes in which at least 16 Palestinians were injured, on critically but it's not only in Ramallah where tensions are high. Here in Gaza, too, following a succession of Israeli military air strikes Monday.

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SWEENEY (voice-over): Video from a military drone that the Israeli government says shows the moment a missile struck a car in the Gaza refugee camp of (unintelligible) Monday night. The raid one of five strikes on targets on Gaza during the day killing 12 Palestinians in all, among them two Hamas militants.

As the funerals got underway the following morning, Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat was describing the Israeli military action as an inhumane escalation of the violence. YASSER ARAFAT, PRES. PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY (through translator): I urge the international community, the United Nations, the Quartet and Muslim and Arab states and all the friends in the world to immediately intervene to stop this military madness in which they aim to destroy the holy land and its steadfast people.

SWEENEY: But Israeli equally is steadfast in its justification for the air raids.

DORE GOLD, ISRAELI GOVT. ADVISER: Last night Israel was dealing with a Palestinian vehicle which is Israel knew with 100 percent certainty was seeking to infiltrate Israel popular at Kibbutz (unintelligible) and conduct a massive terrorist attack. Israel is left with no choice but to thwart such attacks in order to protect its civilians and keep its population safe.

SWEENEY: Heightened security throughout Israel as Hamas and Islamic Jihad vowed revenge for this latest round of air strikes and, as the people of (unintelligible) camp in Gaza, bury their dead, fears of further raids.

In addition to the dead, the Palestinians say more than 100 people mainly bystanders were wounded in the air strikes. Israel says it regrets the civilian casualties but that it was aiming at weapons factories and cars carrying bombers.

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SWEENEY: Those air strikes prompted by a Palestinian ambush in the West Bank Sunday night in which three Israeli soldiers were killed, also the same night eight rockets fired from here in Gaza into Israel, the violence in this region taking another ominous turn for the worse.

Fionnuala Sweeney, CNN, Gaza.

BLITZER: Thanks very much, Fionnuala.

Iraqi security forces backed by coalition troops carried out raids in the Shiite holy city of Karbala. Four dozen people were detained. The coalition officials say most of the arrests came at a mosque which had been taken over by loyalists of a fire brand cleric. Others were rounded up at a home of a local sheikh. Authorities say weapons were found at both locations.

Emotional debate re-ignited. It could be the most significance restriction since the landmark decision legalizing abortion 30 years ago.

Also, Princess Diana's letters, more details, new details surfacing about her life and her relationships with members of the royal family.

And bullpen brawl, now the consequences, legal action against members of the New York Yankees. Stay with us.

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BLITZER: Welcome back.

President Bush has been going door-to-door in Asia selling American allies on the need for stepped up security. After taking his anti-terror message to a summit of Pacific Rim leaders in Thailand the president found a sympathetic ear in Singapore which will step up its defense ties with the United States.

There is heavy security at every stop including the next stop, a meeting with Indonesia's president on the island of Bali, scene of last year's largest terror attack since 9/11, the twin nightclub bombings which killed more than 200 people.

Here in Washington the U.S. Army general under fire for casting the war on terror in religious terms is said to be asking for a formal review of his actions but so are his critics, some of whom also want him fired.

Our Senior Pentagon Correspondent Jamie McIntyre is covering the story. He's joining us now live -- Jamie.

JAMIE MCINTYRE, CNN SR. PENTAGON CORRESPONDENT: Well, Wolf, General Boykin is now facing bipartisan scrutiny from the leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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MCINTYRE (voice-over): Both John Warner and his Democratic counterpart Carl Levin wrote Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Friday urging a formal investigation into whether Boykin possesses the "sound judgment expected of senior military officials.

"Statements of an inflammatory offensive nature that would denigrate another religion and which could be construed as bigotry" the Senators wrote, "may contribute to an erosion of support within the Arab world and perhaps increased risk for members of the U.S. Armed Forces serving in Muslim nations."

Rumsfeld is ordering the Pentagon inspector general to investigate Boykin's conduct after portraying the probe as something the general himself asked for but he's reserving judgment because a week after the story broke he says he still isn't clear what Boykin said.

DONALD RUMSFELD, DEFENSE SECRETARY: I have since seen one of the network tapes and it has a lot of very difficult to understand words with subtitles which I was not able to verify.

MCINTYRE: Critics say in remarks he made while in uniform to church groups Boykin seemed to cast the war against terrorism as a spiritual battle saying that "Satan wants to destroy this nation and he wants to destroy us as a Christian army."

And, he appeared to disparage Islam saying he defeated a Muslim Somali warlord because "my God was bigger than his. I knew that my God was a real God and his was an idol."

General Peter Pace, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs says Boykin told him how sad he was his comments caused a furor.

GEN. PETER PACE, JOINT CHIEF'S VICE CHAIRMAN: He does not see this battle as a battle between religions. He sees it as a battle between good and evil. He sees it as the evil being the acts of individuals not the acts of any kind or any religion or affiliation with religions.

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MCINTYRE: The question for Pentagon investigators is not whether Boykin has a right to voice his religious views but whether those views undercut the Bush administration's policy, namely that Islam is not the enemy -- Wolf.

BLITZER: Jamie McIntyre with that story at the Pentagon, Jamie thanks very much.

And this is just coming into CNN right now. We have been told the Governor of Florida Jeb Bush has indeed signed into law that legislation passed by the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate that will allow medical authorities to go ahead and reinsert the feeding tube into Terri Schiavo.

Terry Schiavo, she for 13 years she's been in a coma and now the governor has signed legislation in to law which will allow her to continue to live in that coma despite an earlier court decision, despite the wishes of her husband.

Her parents had fought for this and now a majority of the Florida Senate, the Florida House of Representatives including the Governor Jeb Bush have signed it into law, a one-time provision allowing the governor to do so, allowing this woman to get that feeding tube put back in and presumably she will be allowed to continue to live at least for the time being.

We are being told though that her husband and his attorneys are going back to court to try to reverse that legislative decision, that political decision. We'll continue to follow that story, get more for you as it becomes available.

Moving on now, on behalf of himself the sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad is acting as his own lawyer. Is he committing legal suicide?

Ordered to stand trial, the basketball superstar Kobe Bryant prepares for the fight of his life.

And, going over Niagara without a barrel, one man's amazing plunge over the famous falls, yes he lives to tell his story.

First though, a look at some other great vacation destinations this winter.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) MARION ASNES, "MONEY MAGAZINE" SENIOR EDITOR: When "Money Magazine" looks at places where we want to recommend a vacation we're looking for two things. One is a great experience and two is a great value and we believe that Park City offers both to people who love to ski.

There are three main resorts in Park City. There's the Canyons, Park City Mountain, and Deer Valley. You can get one pass that lets you ski at all three resorts. You can also take a shuttle from one to the other. Park City is a resort that has great snow, great mountains, dry powdery, Rocky Mountain air with lower prices than other well known Rocky Mountain resorts.

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BLITZER: More revelations from Princess Diana's butler. These name a high-ranking member of the royal family. The latest on the Princess Diana conspiracy theory.

All that, much more, just ahead on WOLF BLITZER REPORTS.

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BLITZER: Welcome back to CNN.

Ordered to stand trial. The basketball superstar Kobe Bryant prepares for a huge legal battle. We'll get to that.

First, though, a quick check of the latest headlines.

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BLITZER: A long and very bitter fight over what anti-abortion groups call "partial birth abortions" has reached a new height on Capitol Hill, with the Senate voting on whether to follow the House and ban the procedure.

The latest now from our Congressional correspondent, Jonathan Karl. He's following this breaking story -- Jon.

JONATHAN KARL, CNN CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, Wolf, the voting is going on right now. It has not concluded yet. But if you look on the Senate floor, you will see they are finishing up the vote. And Steve Turnum (ph), our Capitol Hill producer, has been counting votes, tells us that now there are more than 50 members of the Senate who have voted in favor of this ban on that so-called "partial birth abortion," what critics call "partial birth abortion," meaning there are enough votes to pass. Steve points out that the top two Democrats in the Senate, Tom Daschle and Harry Reid have also already voted and they have voted in favor of this ban.

Now, that is going on. Shortly before the vote, the Republican leader here reminded everybody why Republicans have been fighting for this ban since they took over the Congress back in 1995. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

SEN. BILL FRIST (R-TN), MAJORITY LEADER: This is a brutal procedure. It's a barbaric procedure. It offends the sensibilities of 90 percent or more of Americans. It is outside of mainstream medicine as practiced in the United States of America today.

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KARL: But abortion rights advocates in the Senate strenuously made their case that this should not pass. They said the problem with this bill is it does not have an exception that would allow the procedure in the case where the mother's life was in danger.

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SEN. BARBARA BOXER (D), CALIFORNIA: And I stand before you to tell you that this is a very sad day for the women of America, a very sad day for the families of America. Because what is about to happen here is that this Senate is about to pass a piece of legislation that, for the first time in history, bans a medical procedure without making any exception for the health of a woman.

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KARL: And what I meant to say was an exception for the health of the mother. It does have an exception if the mother's life is in danger.

Now, Wolf, the president has said he will sign this into law. And abortion opponents -- or, abortion advocates have said that they will challenge this ban in court -- Lou -- I mean, Wolf.

BLITZER: Thanks very much, Jonathan Karl.

This footnote. Twice before the Senate after the House passed similar legislation, twice before that then-President Bill Clinton used his veto to kill it. The president of the United States right now, George W. Bush, promises he will, indeed, sign this into law.

Day two of the trial for the accused sniper suspect, John Allen Muhammad, who's acting as his -- as his own lawyer. And he's dropping efforts to introduce evidence that could spare his life.

CNN's Patty Davis has more now from Virginia Beach -- Patty.

PATTY DAVIS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Wolf, Muhammad said he changed his mind, that he was withdrawing his request to ask a judge to go back and reconsider a decision that the judge made earlier to not allow mental health testimony into the sentencing phase if it gets to that point. The judge said he wasn't going to allow it a couple weeks ago, simply because Muhammad would not submit to the government's psychological exam.

Then it was on to prosecution witnesses.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Before I had a chance to even turn my head, the window broke.

DAVIS (voice-over): Margolina's (ph), restaurant owner Paul LaRuffa testified he had put his briefcase and laptop into his car outside his restaurant when he saw a flash of light. He was shot six times. Fighting back tears, he said he told himself, "I'm not dying in this parking lot."

Prosecutors claim John Muhammad and his alleged accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo, where the shooters, and that they stole LaRuffa's laptop and $3,500. The laptop was later found in Muhammad's car.

In cross-examination, Muhammad told LaRuffa, "I understand how you feel when your life is on the line." That drew a rebuke from the judge, who warned Muhammad to stick to questions.

It was day two of Muhammad acting as his own attorney. Malvo's lawyer said Malvo had this reaction:

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He was not surprised, actually, that Muhammad decided to become his own attorney. He said, "That's the control freak in him." So...

DAVIS: Malvo goes on trial next month. His lawyers contend Muhammad had control over the teenager.

Another witness, Prince William County police officer Steven Bailey, testified he saw Muhammad in the parking lot of a restaurant across the street from where Dean Myers was shot, just after the October 9 shooting.

Muhammad said he was returning home and police had directed him into the lot. Bailey let him go and only later found a map in the parking lot with Muhammad and Malvo's fingerprints on it.

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DAVIS: Court has now adjourned for the day. Prince William County prosecutor Mr. Ebert, as he was leaving for the day, was asked, How is the trial going? And he said, We're getting there -- Wolf.

BLITZER: Patty Davis with the latest on the trial in Virginia Beach. Thanks, Patty, very much.

And joining me to talk about this trial as well as the Kobe Bryant case, the former federal prosecutor, Adam Rosman.

Adam, thanks very much for joining us.

Does it ever, ever make sense for a defendant in a case like this, capital punishment, to represent himself?

ADAM ROSMAN, FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR: No. He is pushing away some of the top legal talent in the country. It is a matter of -- literally, of life and death. He doesn't understand court procedure. He doesn't understand criminal law or criminal procedure. It's too risky. He needs lawyers to do the job for him.

BLITZER: But this -- but if he believes that the government has overwhelming evidence to convict him and that they're going to go for the life sentence, capital punishment, in any case, and he has a political statement to make, what's wrong with at least going out with a little bit of a flare?

ROSMAN: Well, I mean, that's his choice to make. And the Constitution, the Supreme Court says that he can do that if he wants. I don't think it's a good strategy to either reach for an acquittal, which is a long shot, or try to convince the jury to spare his life.

BLITZER: Have you ever heard of a case in a case like this, a high-profile case, with the death penalty at stake where someone has represented himself or herself and actually won?

ROSMAN: No. I've never heard of one.

BLITZER: There's probably some case, someplace out there. But you've never heard of it.

ROSMAN: I've never heard of one. And I've talked to colleagues. I've asked colleagues the exact same question, and no one can think of one. It's too risky. That's why people won't do it.

BLITZER: And so he's just doing it, obviously, for whatever reason he wants to do it -- his own arrogance or whatever.

ROSMAN: He decided to do it and he's moving forward.

He does have some legal instincts. I mean, you can tell that in his opening statement and even in some of his objections that the judge sustained. But he has a huge, uphill battle.

BLITZER: All right. Let's briefly talk about the Kobe Bryant decision. The judge yesterday around this time decided, yes, there's probable cause. There will be a trial. That was no surprise at all.

But what was surprising was his decision, the explanation he offered. He didn't even need to give an explanation. But he said so far the prosecution has not necessarily made a great case.

ROSMAN: Right. That's not surprising, though. I mean, most preliminary hearings -- in most preliminary hearings the government uses hearsay evidence, uses one or two witnesses and only puts on enough evidence to make probable cause. You want to hold off using most of your evidence for trial.

BLITZER: So when you were a prosecutor, would you not give all the evidence you had upfront in a probable cause hearing? You would wait until the real trial.

ROSMAN: Absolutely. In fact, you want to give -- you want to put forward as little evidence as possible to establish probable cause. because you want to hold most of your evidence for trial.

BLITZER: So we have to assume that this prosecutor, young as he might be, Mark Hurlbert in Eagle, Colorado -- he may have a lot more evidence to go against Kobe that he's holding back?

ROSMAN: Absolutely, and we know, for example, that the victim will testify. And that's going to be much more powerful testimony than a detective reciting what her testimony was.

BLITZER: Although the pros -- the defense attorneys in this particular case, Pamela Mackey, threw, like, a real challenge to that alleged victim...

ROSMAN: Yes.

BLITZER: ...knowing what she's going to go through under cross- examination.

ROSMAN: Absolutely.

I mean, two things that came out that are significant. One, that she, the alleged victim, apparently waivered on when and -- when and whether she said no to Mr. Bryant. And two, it now appears that the defense has a good argument to get into the victim's past sexual conduct, to explain why this bruise, or apparent bruise is on her face.

BLITZER: All right. We'll talk a little bit more about it. Adam Rosman, thanks very much.

ROSMAN: Good to be here.

BLITZER: The prince and the alleged plot as well as the princess. New revelations are coming to light about the demise of Diana.

And could you survive a dive into these waters? One man apparently tried to do it. Hear what happened when he reached the bottom.

And it's not just a childhood problem now. Help for grown-ups, adults with a distracting disorder. You'll want to see this.

First, though, a quick look at some other news making headlines "Around the World."

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BLITZER (voice-over): Pope John Paul II installed 30 new cardinals from 22 countries at the Vatican. Their appointment to the college of cardinals means all but five of the members eligible to vote for the next pope were appointed by the current pontiff.

Nelson Mandela is teaming up with an international roster of music stars to fight AIDS. The campaign is called "46664: Give One Minute of Your Life to AIDS," incorporating Mandela's number from his two decades as a political prisoner. Among the musicians taking part, Bono, ex-Eurythmics star Dave Stewart, Queen, 50 Cent, and Beyonce.

It may be hard to get to, but Iraq's first Burger King is turning out to be one of the chain's best-selling franchises in the world. Located inside the Baghdad airport, nerve center for U.S. operations in Iraq, it churns out 8,000 meals a day to homesick U.S. troops.

And a pair of pants unlike anything you've ever seen. They have a secret, patented built-in seat that lets the wearer sit and completely relax anywhere.

And that's our look "Around the World."

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BLITZER: A British government spokesman is ruling out a public inquiry into the crash that killed Princess Diana six years ago. Surprising excerpts from a new book by her former butler are fueling renewed speculation about her death and now her relationship with her father-in-law.

CNN's senior international correspondent Walter Rodgers has details.

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WALTER RODGERS, CNN SR. INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Prince Phillip, Queen Elizabeth's husband, may have the most quixotic role in the latest royal revelations in Britains, one minute chastising the late Princess Diana, the next apparently siding with her against his own son, Prince Charles.

In a letter to Diana, published in a London tabloid, Prince Phillip said -- quote -- "He (Charles) would be mad to leave you for Camilla."

At the time, Camilla Parker Bowles was Charles' mistress. They still have a relationship. And they may have been done the most damage by Diana's latest from the grave, contained in a new book by Diana's former butler Paul Burrell.

ROBERT JOBSON, CNN ROYALS COMMENTATOR: This is no doubt damaging to Prince Charles, certainly in his attempt to try to get acceptance for his relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles. And I just think it makes Camilla Parker Bowles' attempt to become the next princess of Wales almost impossible

RODGERS: But according to some published accounts, Diana believed it was Prince Phillip himself who was allegedly working against her.

JOBSON: Diana was a massive threat to the monarchy in the sense that she almost replaced the monarchy in public affection.

RODGERS: The tabloid press feeding frenzy over the new Diana book has relaunced at least three conspiracy theories about Diana's death.

One -- that she could have been killed by British intelligence agencies because she was a threat to the monarchy itself.

Two -- that her death might have been faked so she could escape to freedom.

Three -- that her lover, Dodi Fayed, also killed in the crash, might have been the real target of any alleged plot.

Mohammed Al Fayed, Dodi's father, also believed there was a conspiracy and issued a statement saying, "On several occasions Diana told me of threats she had received and of her fears for her own life."

The latest Diana conspiracy theories have caught the attention of the public.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think it left everyone feeling troubled because it was such -- there were so many unusual things that happened that evening.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: As regard to questions I want to ask, I'm almost afraid to, because I think -- I think that things that will come out will be frightening.

RODGERS: Upon discovery of a new letter from Diana fearing a plot to kill her in a car accident, there are indications the French may be considering the reopening of their investigation.

Walter Rodgers, CNN, London.

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BLITZER: And that letter also contained in Burrell's book prompted Mohammed Al-Fayed to demand a British public inquiry into the crash that killed Diana and his son, Dodi. And in a statement sent to CNN earlier today, Al-Fayed says this, and I'm quoting now: "I am disappointed that it has taken Burrell six years to reveal this extraordinary correspondence, and it raises questions as to what other important secrets he may be harboring. I believe that he may have withheld this vital evidence because of threats he himself received from the royal household, in particular the head of the royal household, Prince Philip."

For more royal insight, be sure to watch LARRY KING LIVE tonight. His special guest, Sarah Ferguson, the duchess of York. That's LARRY KING LIVE, 9:00 p.m. Eastern, 6:00 p.m. on the West Coast, only, of course, here on CNN.

It is a chilly time of the year to go for a swim in Canada. Even in the United States, it's a chilly time to do that. In one man's case, it is illegal as well. Hear about the stunt he pulled.

And how hard is it for you to concentrate on what I'm saying right now? We'll tell you about a new development in the treatment of adults with ADHD. You'll want to hear this. Stay with us.

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BLITZER: Was it a suicide attempt, an illegal stunt or a hoax? Police say Kirk Jones survived the trip over Niagara Falls yesterday wearing only the clothes on his back, apparently the first person ever to successfully do that. Tourists saw him take the plunge and emerge at the bottom unscathed.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Just like he was tubing or something, just as relaxed as can be, and off he goes.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: All of a sudden, we see this man. He was laying on his back, looked like his eyes were wide open and right over the falls he went.

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BLITZER: Jones was immediately taken into custody. He's charged with performing an illegal stunt, which police say was videotaped by an accomplice. Jones could be fined up to $10,000. He's lucky to be alive.

On the medical front, the Food and Drug Administration may soon approve another medication for adults who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The details now from CNN medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen. She's joining us in Atlanta -- Elizabeth.

ELIZABETH COHEN, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Wolf, there has been a growing recognition that kids don't always grow out of ADHD. Sometimes they keep the disease with them into adulthood. And so there is one drug on the market that is specifically for adults, and soon, maybe as soon as the beginning of next year, there may be another a drug on the market. It's called Adderall XR (ph). It's a form of the drug Adderall. The results have already been taken, except by the 1st of the year it might have the FDA's actual stamp of approval to be taken by adults.

Now, there are some concerns among some health professionals that these kinds of drugs will possibly be abused by adults who just want to pay attention better and stay focused better, but who don't actually have ADHD. And so that's one of the concerns that people have going into this -- Wolf.

BLITZER: Elizabeth, thanks very much. A fascinating subject. We'll continue to pursue it.

Our hot Web question of the day. That's coming up next. Stay with us.

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BLITZER: Let's take a look at the results of our Web question of the day. You see it there. Ninety-two percent say yes; 8 percent no. Should Khalid Shaikh Mohammed be tried for Daniel Pearl's murder.

Let's read some of our e-mails right now. David writes this -- "Since when is it the government's place to intervene so specifically in an individual's life? This legislation is repugnant and a waste of taxpayer dollars. How self-righteous do you have to be as a legislator to stick a law in the middle of a family struggle and an already sad situation?"

Sally has a different point of view. "Thanks heavens Terri's feeding tube will be reinserted. She doesn't appear to be in a vegetative state to me. She responds to stimuli. Her parents are willing to care for her and to give her the necessary therapy she needs to improve."

That's all the time we have right now. Tomorrow, on this program, Angelina Jolie. Thanks very much for joining us. "LOU DOBBS TONIGHT" from Washington starts right now.

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