The Early Show (CBS) - 2003-03-17 (partial)

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[0:00] Channel 5 at 4.

[0:05] >> Many nations have voiced a commitment to

[0:07] peace and security

[0:10] and now they must demonstrate that

[0:11] commitment to peace and security

[0:14] in the only effective way

[0:17] by supporting the immediate

[0:20] and unconditional disarmament

[0:23] of Saddam Hussein.

[0:24] >> The president says today is the moment

[0:26] of truth for the UN. his strongest

[0:29] indication yet that war may be just a

[0:32] few days away. You probably heard Bill

[0:34] Plant report outside the White House

[0:35] that the president may be addressing the

[0:38] nation as early as tonight. Welcome back

[0:41] to the second hour of the early show. I

[0:43] am Julie Chen in Doha, Qatar, where some

[0:47] of the military's top strategists are

[0:49] getting ready for war. Meanwhile, life

[0:52] goes on for the locals here. In just a

[0:54] bit, I'll show you what life is like for

[0:56] the local citizens of Qatar, suddenly in

[0:59] the global spotlight. My colleagues are

[1:03] back in our New York studio. Harry

[1:04] Smith, Hannah Storm, Renee Syler. Good

[1:08] morning.

[1:08] >> Morning, Julie.

[1:09] >> Hey, Julie. What's the atmosphere there

[1:11] given the events of the last 24 hours or

[1:13] so?

[1:16] >> You know, it's strange because we are

[1:17] somewhat isolated being in a hotel where

[1:20] we're surrounded by media. We are in the

[1:22] frame of mind that we are getting ready

[1:24] to cover this war and actually coming

[1:26] into contact with uh Qataris is rare

[1:29] because we are surrounded by people in

[1:31] the service industry who are from

[1:32] neighboring countries from uh Pakistan

[1:35] from you know India from um the

[1:38] Philippines. So if you look at the

[1:41] headlines I mean it basically tells you

[1:43] that um they are possibly getting ready

[1:46] for war as well and we will have more on

[1:48] that in just a bit but I'm going to send

[1:50] it back to you in New York. All right,

[1:51] Julie, we'll check in with you later.

[1:53] Also this hour, our Steve Hartman will

[1:55] have another edition of Everybody Has a

[1:57] Story. This time, he introduces us to a

[2:00] Florida woman whose job is a challenge,

[2:02] and she loves it.

[2:04] >> Plus, it's getting close to Oscar time.

[2:06] The Hours is in the running for several

[2:07] Academy Awards, including best picture

[2:09] and best actress. We're going to ask our

[2:12] box office plus team if it's Nicole

[2:15] Kidman's time to handicap all the big

[2:17] races. And we'll talk with best-selling

[2:20] author Jeffrey Dver about his new

[2:22] Lincoln rhyme mystery called The

[2:24] Vanished Man. First though, a check of

[2:26] the news, the latest sign that war is

[2:28] imminent. The US has advised the UN to

[2:31] pull its arms inspectors out of Iraq.

[2:34] The inspectors continued their work this

[2:36] morning. Spokesperson says the order to

[2:38] evacuate could come later today

[2:40] depending upon events at the UN.

[2:43] President Bush has given the UN until

[2:45] the end of today to agree to disarm

[2:47] Iraq. CBS News correspondent Bill Plant

[2:50] is at the White House. Good morning,

[2:51] Bill.

[2:52] >> Good morning to you, Renee. The US and

[2:54] Britain will keep talking in the UN

[2:55] Security Council today, but if it looks

[2:57] like that resolution won't pass, then

[3:00] they'll probably withdraw it. It'll

[3:01] never be voted on. Either way, as the

[3:04] president put it yesterday, this is it.

[3:07] Tomorrow is the day that we will

[3:10] determine whether or not diplomacy can

[3:13] work. We'll be working the phones and

[3:16] talking to our partners and talking to

[3:18] those who may not clearly understand the

[3:21] objective

[3:23] and uh we'll see how it goes tomorrow.

[3:25] >> During the brief summit meeting in the

[3:26] Azors, President Bush and the prime

[3:28] ministers of Britain and Spain agreed to

[3:30] bring the diplomatic process to an end

[3:33] if today's final appeal fails. So now we

[3:36] have reached the point of decision

[3:39] and we make a final appeal

[3:42] for there to be that strong unified

[3:44] message on behalf of the international

[3:46] community.

[3:49] But there is little hope now that war

[3:51] can be avoided. The allies made a point

[3:53] of pledging to help build a new Iraq if

[3:55] there is a war. And they said that any

[3:57] military presence would be temporary

[4:00] >> if there is no vote today in the

[4:01] security council despite Mr. Bush has

[4:03] promised to call for one. He blames

[4:05] France.

[4:06] >> Said they they said they're going to

[4:07] veto anything that held Saddam to

[4:09] account.

[4:11] >> So cards have been played

[4:13] >> and the president will play his cards

[4:15] once the final decision is made in the

[4:17] UN. That could come tonight, could come

[4:19] tomorrow, but as early as this evening,

[4:21] the president could tell the nation that

[4:23] he's giving Saddam Hussein a final

[4:25] ultimatum.

[4:26] >> Bill Plan at the White House. Thanks.

[4:29] The FBI is reportedly mobilizing

[4:31] thousands of agents to protect against

[4:33] terrorism in the event the US invades

[4:36] Iraq. The Washington Post reports

[4:38] suspected militants in this country

[4:40] would be monitored or arrested. Some

[4:42] 11,000 Iraqis living here would be

[4:44] interviewed and many of the agency's

[4:47] criminal surveillance operations would

[4:49] be suspended.

[4:51] In Kuwait on this one day anyway, a

[4:54] weapon of war might be a challe. With

[4:56] clumps of shamrocks in the berets,

[4:58] Britain's Irish Guard marched to the

[5:00] whale of bag pipes. The Irish guards are

[5:02] presented with a shamrock on every St.

[5:05] Patrick's Day, a tradition that dates

[5:07] back a century.

[5:10] In Utah, formal charges are expected

[5:12] today in the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping

[5:14] case. CBS News correspondent John

[5:16] Blackstone is in Salt Lake with more.

[5:18] Good morning, John.

[5:20] >> Good morning, Renee. Yes. But later

[5:21] today, we expect to see Brian Mitchell,

[5:23] the man accused of abducting Elizabeth

[5:25] Smart, in court to face kidnapping

[5:27] charges. Late yesterday, Mitchell made a

[5:29] startling statement through his

[5:31] attorney. He wanted me to tell the world

[5:34] that uh she is his wife. He still loves

[5:37] her and knows that she still loves him.

[5:39] >> As family members went to church

[5:41] yesterday, they said, "Elizabeth is

[5:43] trying very much to look toward the

[5:45] future.

[5:45] >> She's not looking back. You know, there

[5:47] will be a this is a hard road ahead, but

[5:50] she's on the road.

[5:51] >> She has started to play the harp again

[5:54] and is dreaming of going to music

[5:55] school.

[5:56] >> She's back at the harp. She says she's a

[5:58] little bit rusty, is trying to get back

[6:01] to her old self.

[6:02] >> Police have interviewed Elizabeth about

[6:04] her nine months with Brian Mitchell.

[6:06] Mitchell wrote that God had told him to

[6:09] take seven new wives. Elizabeth was

[6:11] apparently the first. We would like very

[6:14] much to see Brian

[6:16] um get the help that he needs, but also

[6:20] be put away forever.

[6:24] >> Family members say Elizabeth did what

[6:27] was necessary to survive during her

[6:29] captivity. The family is now trying to

[6:31] get out of the spotlight to give

[6:33] Elizabeth some semblance of normal life.

[6:35] Renee.

[6:36] >> All right, John Blackstone in Salt Lake.

[6:38] Thanks. Here now is Bob Schaefer with a

[6:40] preview of tonight's CBS Evening News.

[6:43] >> World opinion is split over war with

[6:45] Iraq, but tonight you'll meet one US

[6:47] Marine who's willing to die for this

[6:50] country, and he isn't even American.

[6:52] Tonight, CBS Evening News.

[6:54] >> Checking the nation's weather. Heavy

[6:55] snow and gusty winds will develop across

[6:57] the Rockies and neighboring mountain

[6:59] ranges. Blizzard conditions are expected

[7:02] tonight. Here now is an early look at

[7:04] what's going on.

[7:07] Well, weatherwise, got a few showers

[7:09] going on this morning down to our south.

[7:10] A lot of you will be dry through the

[7:12] morning hours with the exception of some

[7:13] of the southern counties. And then this

[7:15] afternoon, highs in the mid60s. Some of

[7:17] the southern counties only in the lower

[7:19] 60s. The northern counties maybe upper

[7:21] 60s. Thunderstorms are in for Tuesday,

[7:23] Wednesday, and Thursday. About 67 for

[7:26] tomorrow. 73 on Wednesday, 70 on

[7:29] Thursday. And then for now, we'll go

[7:31] partly cloudy on Saturday and Sunday. 61

[7:34] Saturday, 59 on Sunday.

[7:37] >> Now, here's Hannah with our Everybody

[7:39] Has a Story.

[7:45] >> Well, when his dart landed in Naples,

[7:47] Florida a few weeks ago, our Steve

[7:49] Hartman knew he would enjoy the weather,

[7:50] but thought he might have some trouble

[7:52] finding an interesting story. But in a

[7:54] city full of people taking it easy, he

[7:57] found an energetic young person working

[7:59] hard to make a difference.

[8:03] Florida.

[8:04] >> Your next stop is Naples, Florida.

[8:09] >> There's a reason MTV never comes to

[8:11] Naples. The same reason I was worried

[8:14] that fishing for stories here would be

[8:16] about as exciting as fishing for fish.

[8:20] How much you want to bet there's a

[8:21] retired couple from Jersey in our

[8:22] future?

[8:23] >> Fortunately, Nostradamus, I'm not. Okay.

[8:27] The last name is Wah.

[8:29] >> Well, I just moved here from Delaware.

[8:31] You just moved here from Delaware. Well,

[8:32] I was off by estate and a lifetime.

[8:36] Married just

[8:37] >> three months.

[8:37] >> 30-year-old Carrie Wah and her brand new

[8:40] husband Michael moved here more or less

[8:42] on a whim.

[8:43] >> When he said Florida, it was like,

[8:44] "Yeah, okay. No problem."

[8:45] >> We love the sunshine, you know, just

[8:47] start over again.

[8:51] >> Of course, visiting a resort area is

[8:53] nothing like living in one. Carrie says

[8:56] sometimes the only touristy thing she

[8:58] does all week is laundry. and her job is

[9:01] definitely not a day at the beach.

[9:05] Carrie works an hour outside Naples in

[9:08] the very poor, mostly migrant town of

[9:10] Amacholi. She works at a grade school

[9:13] with a reputation.

[9:15] Pinerest Elementary ranks academically

[9:18] as one of the worst in the state.

[9:20] Administrators say that combined with

[9:22] the national teacher shortage makes it

[9:24] darn near impossible to land qualified

[9:26] faculty. They say sometimes they'll have

[9:29] to bring in 10 candidates before finally

[9:31] finding one who sees this place not for

[9:34] all its potential headaches, just all

[9:36] its potential.

[9:37] >> Very nice job.

[9:38] >> Meet the new fifth grade teacher here to

[9:41] help bring back this school.

[9:42] >> I mean, how can anybody not want to do

[9:44] that?

[9:44] >> 1/4 is equal to how many%.

[9:47] >> It is a momentous undertaking.

[9:49] >> Not a dollar.

[9:50] >> Many students at Pinerest come and go

[9:52] with the harvest. So, five months out of

[9:54] the year is all we expect for some of

[9:56] our students to be here.

[9:57] >> Jerry Primus is Car's boss.

[9:59] >> You're going to have to be a very

[10:00] hardworking, dedicated teacher to meet

[10:02] their needs.

[10:03] >> Let's go.

[10:03] >> Patience helps, too.

[10:05] >> Michael Garza, not right now. Michael

[10:06] Garza is the biggest thorn in my side,

[10:09] but I love that kid.

[10:10] >> Okay.

[10:10] >> Michael Garza already has a bachelor's

[10:12] degree in mischief with a minor in

[10:15] covert snacking.

[10:17] >> Carrie says he's smart. He just likes to

[10:20] hide that, too. Now you're thinking,

[10:21] "God, this kid hasn't gotten anything

[10:23] from me."

[10:24] >> But she says just recently, Michael

[10:26] wrote a stunning full page English

[10:28] essay, an encyclopedia compared to prior

[10:31] efforts.

[10:32] >> You know, somebody builds a house, like

[10:33] I made that, you know, I did this, you

[10:35] know.

[10:36] >> And Carrie says it's those little

[10:38] milestones that make this less desirable

[10:40] school so desirable to her. She says

[10:44] when you get to see that light bulb go

[10:45] off in a struggling student, nothing can

[10:48] outshine it. And you thought the sunsets

[10:51] were spectacular.

[10:53] Whenever you're ready.

[10:54] >> All right, Francisco. Am I aiming right?

[10:57] >> No.

[10:58] >> You're doing good.

[11:00] >> OH, NEVADA. THAT WAS A GOOD THROW.

[11:03] >> And the next stop is Mineral County,

[11:05] Nevada.

[11:06] >> Until then, for the Early Show, I'm

[11:08] Steve Hartman in Naples, Florida.

[11:11] >> And coming up next on The Early Show,

[11:13] our Oscar preview. Will gangs of New

[11:16] York do well? How will Martin Scorsesei

[11:18] finally get that statue? We're going to

[11:20] ask our Box Office Plus team. They'll

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[13:05] Realtors help you buy and sell real

[13:07] estate, but helping build communities is

[13:09] what they do best. Like Oral Lee Brown

[13:12] from California, 15 years ago, she made

[13:15] a promise and kept it.

[13:16] >> I told them to just stay in school and I

[13:19] would pay their way to college.

[13:21] >> Across the country, realtors are making

[13:23] their communities a better place to

[13:24] live. That includes Charlie Oler, who

[13:27] volunteers as a basketball coach.

[13:29] Realtors adhere to a code of ethics.

[13:31] It's these values that help them live up

[13:33] to an even higher standard.

[13:34] >> The scandal. The truth is you can't stop

[13:37] wanting me.

[13:37] >> The crime.

[13:38] >> I don't care what he felt. He violated

[13:40] me.

[13:40] >> The accused. I'm being railroaded and

[13:42] this whole town is driving the train.

[13:44] And now the blackmail. This team shows

[13:46] that we were lovers. If you take this to

[13:48] trial, this will become exhibit A. As

[13:50] the world turns on CBS, the number one

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[13:54] >> Clara and David Harris had the picture

[13:56] perfect life. two successful dentists

[13:58] raising a family until his constant

[14:00] cheating pushed her too far.

[14:02] >> She ran over him three times.

[14:03] >> The jury said it was murder and gave her

[14:05] 20 years. But was it really a crime of

[14:07] passion?

[14:07] >> She has to have completely lost her mind

[14:09] to have done that.

[14:10] >> Hear the evidence and decide for

[14:11] yourself if the punishment fits the

[14:13] crime.

[14:13] >> There was not an intention to kill

[14:15] David.

[14:16] >> She could have taken everything he had,

[14:17] but she didn't have the right to take

[14:18] his life.

[14:19] >> On the next Montel, Monday at 9:00 a.m.

[14:21] on News Channel 5.

[14:32] The week is off to a great start for

[14:34] Oscar host Steve Martin and best

[14:35] supporting actress nominee Queen

[14:37] Latifah. According to Hollywood.com,

[14:39] their movie Bringing Down the House

[14:41] topped the box office for a second

[14:42] weekend, taking in more than $22

[14:44] million. These guys are shaking their

[14:47] heads. Agent Cody Banks debuted in

[14:49] second, earning $15 million, while The

[14:52] Hunted was third at $13.5 million,

[14:55] taking in this weekend. The Academy

[14:57] Awards are less than a week away. So,

[14:59] who's going to win? Our Lorie Hibbert

[15:01] and Jess Kaggel are here with their

[15:03] opinions. Good morning to you.

[15:05] >> Good morning.

[15:05] >> Neither of you a fan of this Steve

[15:07] Martin movie.

[15:08] >> No, I I actually liked it. But Lori Lori

[15:10] really hated it.

[15:11] >> Let me just say that I said to Jess,

[15:12] "Did you like Bring Down the House?" And

[15:13] he looked at me, he went and now he's on

[15:15] the air going, "Oh, no. I liked it.

[15:17] >> Well, let's get down to business here.

[15:18] And so, let's start at the top with best

[15:21] picture. What do you think should be

[15:23] best picture?

[15:23] >> Chicago. Chicago in a walk. I mean,

[15:25] everybody loves We both agree on this

[15:27] one, oddly enough. And um it's it's a

[15:30] picture everybody loves. The critics

[15:31] love it. The fans love it. People who

[15:33] don't even like musicals love this

[15:35] movie.

[15:35] >> And a and a fantastic accomplishment in

[15:37] that it has really revived the movie

[15:40] musical board Rouge did even.

[15:41] >> Mhm.

[15:42] >> Do you think people will actually start

[15:44] making movie musicals now? I mean, like

[15:46] this.

[15:46] >> They're going to try. I mean, we're

[15:48] we're I think we're in for a long haul

[15:50] with this one, but yeah, they're going

[15:52] to make some more.

[15:53] >> All right. Well, let's move on to let's

[15:54] move on to some other maybe more

[15:55] controversial uh uh uh categories. Let's

[15:58] go to best actor. Who do you like for

[16:00] best actor?

[16:00] >> Well, I think who will win is Daniel D

[16:02] Lewis. He's got the mo as we say right

[16:04] now. It's a very flashy role. And I

[16:05] guess you agree as well.

[16:07] >> Daniel D Lewis also because he won the

[16:08] SAG award a couple of weeks ago. And

[16:11] >> but who do you think deserves it?

[16:12] >> I think Adrien Brody. I mean, he really

[16:14] in the pianist, he really dug deep for

[16:16] that role more than any other name on

[16:18] that list. I think he really think

[16:19] deserves it.

[16:20] >> I think Jack Nicholson deserves it a

[16:22] lot. There's been a backlash against

[16:23] that performance, but I thought he was

[16:25] really good. It was one of the best of

[16:26] his career

[16:26] >> because he didn't clown around.

[16:28] >> Yeah, he he he played a real character.

[16:30] I thought it was very rich.

[16:31] >> All right, let's go to best actress.

[16:33] Maybe we'll get some controversy here.

[16:34] >> Lori's going to be

[16:35] >> I'm just I'm holding back because

[16:36] apparently I'm a little too vocal in

[16:38] these.

[16:38] >> No, no, no. You can't be vocal enough in

[16:40] these. Best actress, Lori. Nicole Kidman

[16:42] by a nose. Ha. Oh, for heaven's sake.

[16:45] >> I think so. It was It's the kind of a

[16:46] performance the Academy loves. It's very

[16:48] prestigious, very showy, great movie. I

[16:51] think that uh

[16:52] >> I thought I thought I thought Nicole

[16:54] would win. And and by the way, none of

[16:55] these nominees I would begrudge an

[16:56] Oscar, too. It's been a great year for

[16:58] movies, but I think that since Renee

[17:00] Zelwagger did get the actress vote a

[17:02] couple of weeks ago, that she's she's

[17:04] actually going to get it for Chicago.

[17:05] >> You know, just maybe you should just

[17:06] like jump out of the box and maybe not

[17:08] go with what the actors are saying.

[17:09] >> This is just my prediction. What is your

[17:11] favorite? What is your favorite

[17:12] performance?

[17:13] >> The one who really really deserves best

[17:15] actress is Diane Lane. I That was

[17:17] >> That was a great performance.

[17:18] >> That was a great performance. It was

[17:20] really out there,

[17:21] >> but uh it came out too long ago. The

[17:24] movie wasn't all that popular. So,

[17:26] >> I thought Nicole Tinman was especially

[17:27] impressive.

[17:28] >> Yeah, I did, too.

[17:29] >> Yeah. All right, let's go to um what is

[17:31] it?

[17:32] >> Best supporting

[17:33] >> actress.

[17:35] Laura,

[17:36] >> Katherine Zeta Jones. I If you're going

[17:37] to go for the flashier role, do it in

[17:39] the supporting category. She did the

[17:41] splits in that opening number and she g

[17:44] had given birth to a baby six months

[17:46] earlier. I mean on that alone you have

[17:48] to give it to her.

[17:49] >> Mhm.

[17:50] >> No, couldn't you have gotten together to

[17:52] fight about the at least your pick on

[17:55] this?

[17:55] >> I think I think I think she deserves it

[17:57] as well. There's two. There's who you

[17:58] think's going to win and who you think

[17:59] deserves to win and you don't think she

[18:01] deserves.

[18:01] >> No. Merryill Streep. I'm glad I'm glad

[18:03] that Katherine Zer Jones is actually

[18:05] going to get the award and I I think she

[18:06] will. But Meryill Streep in adaptation,

[18:08] a movie that was not that popular with

[18:09] the Academy, but an amazing performance

[18:12] that really terrific. All right. Best

[18:14] supporting actor. I have I have real

[18:17] >> strong opinions about this. Who do you

[18:19] think?

[18:19] >> I think Ed Harris. Uh not not just for

[18:21] the performance he had in the hours, but

[18:23] for body of work and for the fact he's

[18:24] been nominated three other times and has

[18:26] never won. I think the Academy feels

[18:28] like he's due. And it was a fantastic

[18:29] performance.

[18:30] >> Christopher Walkan,

[18:31] >> he's really

[18:32] >> he's going to win because he has

[18:33] sentiment on his side. He's very very

[18:36] wellliked. Sometime along the way, this

[18:38] this guy who has played weirdos his

[18:40] entire career became this institution

[18:43] within Hollywood. So I think that he's

[18:45] going to win. But Chris Cooper from

[18:46] Adaptation, he's the one who should get

[18:48] it.

[18:49] >> All right, 30 seconds left. Best

[18:50] director, Lori.

[18:51] >> Rob Marshall, got to give it to him. I

[18:53] mean, he went out on a limb. He cast

[18:54] these people that nobody would have

[18:55] thought would be in a uh a musical and

[18:57] he put it together and he made it work.

[18:59] Mhm.

[18:59] >> I think Rob Marshall as well, but you

[19:00] know what? Martin Scorsesi is I I think

[19:03] that there's still a chance that

[19:04] Scorsesi could get it because he hasn't

[19:06] ever won.

[19:06] >> What do you Who do you think should get

[19:08] it?

[19:08] >> Rob Marshall. Okay.

[19:09] >> Definitely.

[19:10] >> Yeah.

[19:10] >> But you know what? We were talking

[19:11] before. We're never right. Both of us.

[19:13] We never win the the office pool.

[19:14] >> Lori's never right.

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[25:11] This is News Channel 5 this morning.

[25:15] >> Good morning everybody. The time right

[25:16] now is 8:25. Your news is coming up in

[25:18] just a moment, but first let's get a

[25:19] check of the forecast with meteorologist

[25:21] Leland Stadium.

[25:23] >> Thank you Kristen. On the weather front

[25:24] right now, we do have some of the rain

[25:26] showers in parts of the area. Take a

[25:27] look at storm target 5. That activity

[25:30] has been slowly working northward over

[25:31] some of the southern counties this

[25:33] morning. Satellite and radar together

[25:34] over the past several hours. See that

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[25:38] moving northward will weaken a little

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[25:46] Some of the northern counties, since

[25:47] your chances for rain are a bit less,

[25:49] you may be near 70 this afternoon. 53

[25:52] for tonight. Tomorrow, thunderstorms are

[25:54] in and we've got a thunderstorm chance

[25:56] in for Wednesday and for Thursday also.

[25:58] 73 on Wednesday, 70 on Thursday. Some

[26:01] heavier rain possible in the middle of

[26:02] the week. For now, we'll go 70 uh 61 and

[26:06] 59 for Saturday and Sunday and say

[26:08] partly cloudy for the weekend ahead. But

[26:09] right now, as you saw last week, we're

[26:11] in an unstable pattern. So, what looks

[26:14] good right now for the weekend could

[26:15] change by the time we get toward the

[26:17] middle of the week. Right now, let's get

[26:19] an update on traffic from Brian. Well,

[26:22] thank you so much, sir. As we take a

[26:23] look here, T dot on the scene of an

[26:25] accident 24 eastbound at I40 right there

[26:27] at the south end of the Silman Evans

[26:29] Bridge. And you see this threec car

[26:30] pileup is causing some problems uh for

[26:33] computers in the downtown stretch. 65

[26:36] southbound before Long Hollow Pike, a

[26:37] fourc car pileup there on the north side

[26:39] of town. 24 eastbound after Whitesides

[26:42] Creek Pike, a collision, 40 westbound at

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[27:39] this morning, authorities are

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[27:44] business on Highway 41 just after 4:00

[27:47] this morning. Now, police believe

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[27:54] those burglars. Two people are now in

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[28:01] burglary. And Rutherford County

[28:03] authorities are also looking for answers

[28:04] this morning after a man was hit by a

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[28:11] the victim was airlifted to Vanderbilt

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[28:15] dead. The man was hit on tracks right

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[28:19] hoping someone will be able to tell them

[28:20] what the man was doing on the tracks in

[28:22] the first place and help them identify

[28:24] that victim. Well, authorities believe

[28:26] they found the body of 10-year-old EMTT

[28:28] Ferguson. He's the boy who was swept

[28:31] away by flood waters last month in Giles

[28:33] County. You may remember Ferguson and

[28:35] his seven-year-old sister Eliza drowned

[28:36] when their aunt attempted to drive

[28:38] across a flooded road. Authorities say

[28:40] two men fishing near a dock on the Elk

[28:42] River in Athens, Alabama, found a body

[28:44] last night. Well, that's our time for

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[30:34] nonetheless. And welcome back to our

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[30:45] >> And we're going to take the stress out

[30:46] of planning playdates for kids with

[30:48] ideas that can make the gettogethers fun

[30:51] and organized. Plus, popular writer

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[31:22] >> Well, weatherwise, got a few showers

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[31:25] A lot of you will be dry through the

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[31:28] of the southern counties. And then this

[31:30] afternoon, highs in the mid60s. Some of

[31:32] the southern counties only in the lower

[31:34] 60s. The northern counties may be upper

[31:36] 60s. Thunderstorms are in for Tuesday,

[31:38] Wednesday, and Thursday. About 67 for

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[31:44] Thursday. And then for now, we'll go

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[31:49] Saturday, 59 on Sunday.

[31:52] >> This could be a group segment, but

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[31:55] >> child's your child's playdates. And uh

[31:57] we're going to try and help you make

[31:58] them as good as they should be.

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[32:15] Don't try that on a play date.

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[33:34] When you set up a playd date for your

[33:35] child, you want it to be fun and not

[33:38] stressful. So, to help you make sure

[33:40] your expectations are met, Child

[33:42] Magazine's editor-inchief, Miriam

[33:44] Aarend, is here with some advice. Good

[33:47] morning and welcome back.

[33:49] >> Thank you.

[33:49] >> Now, let's go right to the top. You have

[33:51] three main tips for handling playdates.

[33:55] >> First, you say keep your child's needs

[33:57] in mind. Now, what does that mean?

[33:59] >> Keep in mind their age and their

[34:00] personality. If your child is two or

[34:02] three years old and going to daycare or

[34:05] preschool and then in the in the morning

[34:07] and in the afternoon you're planning a

[34:08] play pre playd date every day,

[34:10] >> it's going to be too much for them.

[34:12] They're going to be overwhelmed. So

[34:13] don't expect that you every minute has

[34:15] to be structured for your child. Also,

[34:18] children are different. Some children

[34:19] are very social, very active, and some

[34:21] really need to just have some quiet

[34:23] time, and that's perfectly okay. So

[34:25] don't overchedu them.

[34:26] >> All right. Second, don't project your

[34:29] needs. What does that mean? Well, one of

[34:30] the things that we're seeing happening

[34:32] is that parents are becoming more

[34:34] concerned with their children's social

[34:35] lives than their own. They're absolutely

[34:37] they want their child to, you know, to

[34:39] prove that they're popular almost. So,

[34:40] they really feel, "Oh, my child has so

[34:42] many plays, has such a busy schedule,

[34:43] and it's really a a point of boasting

[34:45] for them. Don't do that. Don't make your

[34:48] child prove anything to you." And also,

[34:50] some people look to play dates as a way

[34:52] for themselves to socialize. So, maybe a

[34:54] mother's at home and she's kind of

[34:55] bored, so she makes lots of play dates

[34:57] so that she'll have other mothers to

[34:58] talk to. And you know that may work or

[35:00] it may not work.

[35:01] >> Right now the third most important piece

[35:03] of advice is you say keep it fun. And

[35:05] shouldn't that actually really be the

[35:07] overriding concern here?

[35:08] >> That is the goal. That is absolutely the

[35:10] goal.

[35:10] >> They are play dates.

[35:12] >> That's right. And so there are

[35:14] definitely things that you can do to

[35:15] keep in mind to make sure that it is

[35:17] fun. You know, you want some structure,

[35:19] but you also want to let your kids have

[35:21] a good time. There are things that you

[35:22] can keep at home to make sure that

[35:24] playdates are fun. There's play-doh,

[35:26] there's baking. um having some frozen

[35:28] cookie dough and letting children just

[35:29] shape them. Think of non-competitive

[35:31] activities that kids can do. Don't right

[35:33] away put them in a board game where

[35:34] they're going to fight. Um and there are

[35:36] ways, you know, if your child happens to

[35:38] love certain games or toys and or won't

[35:40] want to share, put them on top of the

[35:41] closet before the other child comes. So

[35:44] think ahead so that it will be a fun

[35:46] time.

[35:46] >> The big question comes, should I stay or

[35:49] should I go?

[35:50] >> Right? Well, it depends a lot again on

[35:52] your child and the age of your child. If

[35:54] your child is young and new to play

[35:55] dates, you absolutely should stay. And

[35:57] if you're a working parent, then plan

[35:58] them for the weekends. Um, and then once

[36:01] your child gets a little older, start

[36:02] talking to your child. You know, so and

[36:03] so called and invited you for a play

[36:05] date. Would you like me to stay with

[36:06] you? Which is fine. Or do you feel like

[36:08] you're ready to stay by yourself?

[36:09] >> And you have to take the other parent or

[36:12] caregiver, right? You have to give them

[36:14] some consideration as well. Right.

[36:16] >> Well, that's right. And so, you know,

[36:17] find out in advance. Is is is the

[36:19] babysitter or is the other parent

[36:20] planning to stay? And if so, you know,

[36:24] you know where your stands. Also, always

[36:25] be sure that you talk about when your

[36:26] child's going to be picked up, you know.

[36:28] Big time. Yes. Because one of the big

[36:30] mistakes,

[36:30] >> the first thing Hannah says is, "Don't

[36:32] overstay. You're welcome."

[36:33] >> Well, that that's right. You know, find

[36:35] out. And also to make them fun, start,

[36:38] don't give your child 5 hours at

[36:39] somebody else's house or invite a child

[36:41] for four hours stay. Make them short at

[36:43] the beginning.

[36:43] >> Must be shorter than that. Five hours.

[36:45] You

[36:45] >> Yeah. No, make an hour.

[36:47] >> You fry the kid and send them home.

[36:48] >> An hour play date is plenty. And then if

[36:51] they get older, an hour and a half. So

[36:52] keep it, you know.

[36:54] >> Now, what do you do if you get there and

[36:56] the mom's not there and the sitter is

[36:58] there and you feel like,

[36:59] >> well, what's the deal? I'm here with a

[37:00] sitter and the kids are little and

[37:03] >> you feel that someone some people feel

[37:04] very uncomfortable with that.

[37:06] >> Well, assuming you're saying, is that

[37:07] what you mean? Well, you basically want

[37:10] to monitor what is going on. On the

[37:12] other hand, you want to give your

[37:13] children a little bit of freedom. So,

[37:15] let your, you know, watch what the kids

[37:16] are doing. You want to spend, you may

[37:18] bring something to read, but you want to

[37:19] be there to monitor.

[37:20] >> Here's the question. The mom leaves, the

[37:22] kid stays, he's misbehaving. What do you

[37:24] do?

[37:25] >> Okay, discipline is something that you

[37:27] don't want to sit there and actually,

[37:28] you know, berate a child. But if you

[37:31] feel a child is really misbehaving, take

[37:32] them into another room. Don't embarrass

[37:34] him in front of, you know, your child or

[37:36] anybody else and just say, you know, in

[37:37] our house, we don't really behave that

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[37:52] >> Miam, thanks so much for being with us.

[37:53] Now, here's Renee.

[37:55] >> Best-selling mystery writer Jeffrey Dver

[37:57] has a new Who Done It for his fans. The

[38:00] page turner called The Vanished Man is

[38:03] about a psychotic illusionist who uses

[38:05] his magic skills to get close to his

[38:07] victims. The novel is Dver's 18th book

[38:10] and the fifth in his popular Lincoln

[38:12] Rhyme series. Jeffrey Dver, good morning

[38:14] to you.

[38:15] >> Hello. How are you? Good. Good. It's

[38:16] interesting because you open this whole

[38:18] new world up. It's a world of magic and

[38:21] illusion to your fans. Tell us about the

[38:23] book.

[38:24] >> Well, um I write roller coasters. For

[38:26] your viewers who aren't too familiar

[38:27] with the books, um they take place over

[38:29] maybe 48 hours. Lots of twists and turns

[38:32] and surprises. And my goal is to grab a

[38:34] reader by the lapels in the opening

[38:36] scene and drag them kicking and

[38:37] screaming through the book until the

[38:39] very end. And I look for ideas that will

[38:41] let me do that. And a few years ago, I

[38:42] went to a performance of the um

[38:44] wonderful show, The Big Apple Circus,

[38:46] that you might be familiar with. And I

[38:48] saw a quick change act. A couple would

[38:52] within 3 seconds become two entirely

[38:55] different people. And I thought, now

[38:56] there's an idea for you. A killer who

[38:58] can use slight of hand, illusion, magic

[39:02] to become u a serial killer, a ruthless

[39:05] robber, who knows what he could do. And

[39:07] over the course of about um two years, I

[39:10] I turned that idea into the vanished

[39:12] man.

[39:12] >> Yeah, exactly. But um Lincoln Ryme is a

[39:16] quadripollegic, but he's very good at

[39:18] solving these crimes. How does he do it?

[39:20] Are his other senses heightened because

[39:22] he can't move?

[39:23] >> When I um when I came up with the idea

[39:25] for the bone collector about six years

[39:27] or so ago, I wanted to create a unique

[39:30] hero. You know, we've all seen the um

[39:33] the the the wisecracking private eye and

[39:36] we've seen the uh the the the feisty

[39:38] young amateur detective and then the

[39:40] down on his heels uh cop who's having a

[39:43] rough time with his home life. Well,

[39:44] we've seen plenty of that and I've

[39:45] written those characters myself. I'm not

[39:47] putting them down, of course, but I I

[39:49] wanted to do something unique. I wanted

[39:50] to create a new Sherlock Holmes,

[39:53] somebody who was essentially his um his

[39:55] mind before he was his body. somebody

[39:57] who could combat a um a killer like the

[40:02] the mad illusionist in this book and

[40:04] match wits with him. And I thought

[40:05] readers would respond to that better.

[40:07] You see see violence is not suspense.

[40:11] Suspense is in our minds. It's

[40:13] psychological. Uh there are relatively

[40:15] few people killed in my books. Uh but

[40:18] there's the illusion, so to speak, that

[40:20] they're going to be killed. And that's

[40:21] what Lincoln Ry does. He matches wits

[40:23] with his villains.

[40:25] >> You're very prolific, though. I mean,

[40:26] this is your 18th your 18th novel and

[40:28] your fifth in this series. But you've

[40:30] also got Amanda Saxs helps Lincoln

[40:32] Rhymes out in this. That's his assistant

[40:34] and his girlfriend.

[40:36] >> Yes. Um, it's very important because, as

[40:38] I say, Lincoln is cerebral. He is all

[40:40] mind. Well, Saxs is all action. She

[40:43] drives a 69 Camaro SS. She's a

[40:46] championship shooter. She does pistol

[40:48] competition. Um, and frankly, these are

[40:51] books about crime and violence. So, we

[40:53] need somebody in the trench trenches.

[40:55] So, so she shoots and he thinks. It's a

[40:57] good combination.

[40:58] >> What's the future of their relationship?

[41:00] >> Oh, I get that question all the time.

[41:01] Well, you you know, it it's funny. I um

[41:04] I include what I call with with a great

[41:06] deal of endearment uh the soap opera

[41:09] aspect of the book because, you know,

[41:11] violence adds a certain level of tension

[41:13] to the book. But frankly, what are we

[41:15] more moved by? We're moved by the

[41:17] relationship questions uh either among

[41:19] lovers, spouses, family, brothers,

[41:22] sisters, and so forth. So, I work very

[41:23] hard to include subplots that that

[41:26] threaten my characters with regard to

[41:28] their relationships and so forth. So,

[41:30] um, and I'm always reluctant to give too

[41:32] much away, but I will say the

[41:34] relationship will continue

[41:35] realistically, but I'm also not a dummy.

[41:37] I know people like both, uh, Sachs and

[41:40] Ryme, and so, um, we're going to see

[41:42] both of them for the future.

[41:43] >> All right. You're the one who brought up

[41:44] soap opers. I understand you're a big

[41:46] fan.

[41:46] >> As the world turns, it is Craig and

[41:49] Carly and Barbara Ryan. I can't believe

[41:51] it. And now I'm worried about Rose and

[41:53] Lily. I'm very concerned about Rose.

[41:56] >> I am. I'm No, I'm serious.

[41:58] >> Why do you Why do you like them so much?

[42:00] >> You know, soap operas, I think, are some

[42:02] of the finest writing we have nowadays.

[42:04] Uh largely because they realistically

[42:07] represent relationships. Um, of course,

[42:10] they have some crime elements, uh, to,

[42:12] frankly, I think Craig should have

[42:13] served a little more time than he did

[42:15] for a certain death a few years ago, but

[42:17] I'm not going to go into that at this

[42:18] moment. Uh seriously though, I I do feel

[42:21] that um uh writers who look at what's in

[42:24] the human heart and uh love uh a love of

[42:28] our romantic interest, but love of

[42:30] family as well are always going to touch

[42:32] people. That's what Shakespeare did

[42:34] best.

[42:35] >> All right, Jeffrey Dver, thanks for

[42:36] coming by this morning. Good luck to

[42:38] you,

[42:38] >> Renee. Thank you.

[42:39] >> To read an excerpt of the vanished man,

[42:41] log on to our website at cbsnews.com.

[42:45] Now, here's Hannah.

[42:46] >> Thanks, Renee. Well, the cast is all set

[42:48] for the Star Search finals Wednesday on

[42:51] CBS. Cannot wait. Friday night

[42:53] semi-finals. There was a 12-year-old

[42:55] named Molly Buchard who made the young

[42:58] singer finals, belting out this Barbara

[43:00] Stryand number.

[43:23] And there she is up bright and early

[43:25] this morning in LA. Good morning, Molly.

[43:28] >> Good morning.

[43:29] >> Congratulations.

[43:31] >> Thank you.

[43:32] >> Well, what was it like for you? You

[43:33] didn't seem at all nervous on Friday

[43:35] night.

[43:36] >> No, I normally never get nervous for

[43:40] some reason. I don't know why, but I

[43:42] just don't. And that's really helpful.

[43:46] >> Yes, I imagine it is. Now, the last two

[43:48] times that you competed, you were

[43:50] actually tied with one of the

[43:51] competition. And then when the vote went

[43:53] to the American public, they are the

[43:55] ones who put you on top. Why do you

[43:57] think that the viewers like you so much?

[44:01] >> I really don't know. I asked my mom that

[44:03] question and she just said, "You're my

[44:06] daughter. I really love you."

[44:08] >> Oh, that is so sweet. Hey, is it nervous

[44:10] waiting there in the commercial? You

[44:12] know, you know, before Arseno says, "Hit

[44:14] me with the digits."

[44:16] >> No, not exactly because I just talked to

[44:19] the contestant

[44:21] who's who I'm running up against. So, I

[44:24] don't exactly think about getting

[44:25] nervous.

[44:27] >> Well, you've been singing a long time, I

[44:28] know, since you were about 2 years old.

[44:30] And tell us about this prestigious

[44:32] competition that you were in in your

[44:34] hometown of Caribou, Maine. You were

[44:36] named Little Miss Potato Blossom. Is

[44:38] that right? Yes. Yeah. I was Little Miss

[44:41] Potato Blossom 2000 2000 and it's a

[44:46] week-long festival and all of the towns

[44:49] come together and they have a big

[44:52] pageant and it's just a big celebration

[44:56] we have to celebrate our biggest crop

[44:59] potatoes.

[45:00] >> Hey, you know what? I'm sure Star Search

[45:01] is nothing after that. I know you're

[45:03] also a good you're also a good baseball

[45:05] player, right? Don't you play on an all

[45:07] boys baseball team?

[45:09] >> Yeah.

[45:10] >> How did that come about? What's the

[45:11] What's the reaction of your teammate?

[45:14] >> Well,

[45:15] my brother kind of dared me into this

[45:18] and then I kind of wanted to play and

[45:22] what was your other question?

[45:24] >> Oh, well, what do your teammates and

[45:25] your schoolmates think of you being on

[45:27] Star Search?

[45:28] >> They think it's pretty cool. Some of

[45:30] them are jealous, but I don't want to

[45:32] admit that to any of them. And um

[45:35] they're really excited. All of the um

[45:38] all of the seventh graders came in,

[45:40] well, as far as I know, came in on

[45:43] Wednesday night and they voted and they

[45:46] they all said that they'd give I know

[45:48] this is really bad, but they gave the

[45:50] other person one star and me five stars.

[45:53] >> Oh, and now we're to the bottom of it,

[45:56] Molly. Now we know why you won.

[45:59] >> Okay, Molly. Thanks, sweetie. You were

[46:01] great.

[46:02] >> Thank you. Good luck in the finals. We

[46:04] want to remind you guys that Star Search

[46:06] finals are coming up Wednesday night

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[48:43] Hi, Julie.

[48:45] >> Hello again, Renee. The Pentagon chose

[48:48] Qatar as a local headquarters for

[48:50] several reasons, including its solid

[48:52] support for US golds in the region. But

[48:55] what most Americans do not know about

[48:57] this tiny nation, which is has a very

[49:00] progressive government and is extremely

[49:03] extremely wealthy, is that it is the

[49:05] envy of many of its neighbors.

[49:08] When you come to Qatar, you think

[49:10] Aladdin's Kingdom, a jewel, a tiny,

[49:13] glittering part of desert Arabia, almost

[49:16] completely surrounded by the sea. No

[49:19] bigger than Connecticut, as flat as

[49:21] Nebraska, and dripping with money. Qatar

[49:24] is a rich mixture of tradition and

[49:27] cutting edge, timelessness, and the

[49:30] latest.

[49:32] Many women wear veils, but it is not

[49:34] mandatory. they can vote and their

[49:36] opportunities for education have

[49:38] increased dramatically in the past few

[49:41] years. There is not the stigma there

[49:43] once was about women working with men

[49:45] and women's rights are high on the

[49:48] agenda.

[49:49] Dr. Shahha Almas Nod is vice president

[49:52] of Qatar University. Although women have

[49:55] advanced so much in this country in the

[49:57] last five, six years,

[50:00] is it taking away from the notion of

[50:03] having a traditional family and playing

[50:05] a traditional role?

[50:07] >> I think the main emphasis now is giving

[50:10] the woman the right to choose.

[50:12] >> 18.

[50:13] >> There are certainly more opportunities

[50:15] for these young women in the very first

[50:17] year of premed at Cornell University's

[50:20] Qatar branch. What is life like for an

[50:23] 18-year-old girl in this country?

[50:25] >> It's great. Seriously, I mean, I don't

[50:28] feel I mean, there's that whole concept

[50:30] that women here are so trapped and

[50:32] isolated. We don't really have that

[50:33] freedom. That's not true. We have the

[50:35] right to do anything we want to do.

[50:38] >> Life is good not only for these young

[50:40] women. If you're even younger, Qatar is

[50:42] a playground. As these kids at a local

[50:45] mall have discovered,

[50:48] family life here is highly valued and

[50:50] families spend most of their downtime

[50:52] together.

[50:55] And because Qatar is part of the Arabian

[50:58] desert, camel racing is a must. One of

[51:01] the lighter tasks for these ships of the

[51:03] desert

[51:05] and more serious pleasures for adults.

[51:08] Qatar has a population of about

[51:10] threearters of a million, more than half

[51:13] of whom are immigrant workers. The

[51:15] immigrants build the city and man the

[51:18] huge oil and gas plants which power the

[51:20] economy. No one knows quite how much

[51:23] natural gas lies off the shores of

[51:25] Qatar, but it is estimated that there is

[51:28] enough to heat every home in America for

[51:31] at least a hundred years. And the great

[51:34] good fortune of Qar means a wealth of

[51:36] diversions. boating, worldclass golf,

[51:40] and of course in the land of shikdoms,

[51:42] beautiful Arabian horses.

[51:46] With all the glitter and the glitz,

[51:48] Qatar is still a religious country.

[51:51] There is an unusual amount of religious

[51:53] freedom in Qatar, but the traditional

[51:56] calls to prayer still ring out daily.

[51:59] And in this blessed kingdom by the sea,

[52:01] fishermen ply their ancient trade in the

[52:04] waters that have brought Qatar

[52:05] unimagined wealth and prosperity.

[52:10] As the threat of war with Iraq looms,

[52:12] this tranquil nation of Qatar seems a

[52:15] bit vulnerable because of its friendship

[52:17] with the United States. They are hoping

[52:20] for a safe outcome.

[52:21] >> Yeah,

[52:22] >> Renee.

[52:22] >> All right, Julie. Thanks and see you

[52:24] soon.

[52:25] >> Bye, Julie. Okay, we have a big

[52:27] correction to make. egg on face. Uh St.

[52:29] Patrick wasn't born in Portugal. You

[52:31] know, there's been a a heated debate

[52:34] >> over the centuries about where he was

[52:35] born, but it wasn't Portugal. Somewhere

[52:38] in Great Britain.

[52:39] >> Yeah. All right. And more debate to

[52:41] come. I'm sure

[52:43] >> I thought he was from Queens.

[52:45] >> I know. And I'm Irish. Oh gosh.

[52:47] >> We'll see you tomorrow.

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[55:13] >> Good morning everybody. The time right

[55:15] now is 8:55. We'll get to your news in

[55:17] just a moment, but first let's get a

[55:18] check of the forecast with Leland.

[55:20] >> Thank you Kristen. On the weather front

[55:22] right now, we do have some of the rain

[55:23] showers in parts of the area. Take a

[55:25] look at Storm T 5. That activity has

[55:27] been slowly working northward over some

[55:29] of the southern counties this morning.

[55:31] Satellite and radar together over the

[55:33] past several hours. See that swirl?

[55:35] That's an area of low pressure moving

[55:36] northward will weaken a little bit, but

[55:38] enough to give us that rain chance for

[55:40] today. 65 degrees. Some of the southern

[55:42] counties a little cooler. Some of the

[55:44] northern counties since your chances for

[55:46] rain are a bit less. You may be near 70

[55:48] this afternoon. 53 for tonight. Tomorrow

[55:51] thunderstorms are in. And we've got a

[55:52] thunderstorm chance in for Wednesday and

[55:54] for Thursday also. 73 on Wednesday, 70

[55:57] on Thursday. Some heavier rain possible

[56:00] in the middle of the week. For now,

[56:01] we'll go 70 uh 61 and 59 for Saturday

[56:04] and Sunday and say partly cloudy for the

[56:06] weekend ahead. But right now, as you saw

[56:08] last week, we're in an unstable pattern.

[56:10] So, what looks good right now for the

[56:12] weekend could change by the time we get

[56:14] toward the middle of the week. Right

[56:16] now, let's get an update on traffic from

[56:18] Brian. Thank you, sir. And as we take a

[56:21] look downtown on Broadway over I40,

[56:23] things have thinned down nicely through

[56:24] here trying to wind up this crash. 24

[56:26] eastbound at I40 downtown near the

[56:28] Silman Evans Bridge. 65 southbound

[56:30] before Long Hollow Pike. It is still

[56:32] slow through that stretch due to an

[56:34] early morning fender bender. Finishing

[56:36] up a crash 24 eastbound after Whites

[56:38] Creek Pike. Injuries in an accident out

[56:40] by the airport 40 eastbound before

[56:42] Donaldson Pike, Harding, Nolanville, and

[56:43] Harding I65 crashes on the south side.

[56:46] I'm Brian Foronberry. News Channel 5

[56:49] traffic. Kristen will be back with more

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[57:51] road. Now, authorities say two men

[57:53] fishing near a dock on the Elk River in

[57:54] Athens, Alabama, found the body.

[57:57] Meanwhile, a man hunt is underway in

[57:59] Robertson County for a suspected

[58:00] murderer. 23-year-old Bobby White was

[58:03] gunned down yesterday in a trailer park

[58:05] on Children Street in Springfield.

[58:07] Police are now looking for 19-year-old

[58:09] Nevin McMerson.

[58:11] A Nashville cab driver survives a murder

[58:13] attempt and carjacking. Police say the

[58:15] cab Ali Hussein picked up a fair on

[58:18] Southgate Avenue in Woodbine yesterday.

[58:20] The man allegedly pulled a gun, shot the

[58:22] driver in the chest, and drove off in

[58:24] his cab. The cab was found a short time

[58:26] later. Now, the suspect, Titus Bradley,

[58:28] was picked up running down Nolanville

[58:30] Road. And be sure to join us today at

[58:32] 11:00 for midday. Charlie Nice will be

[58:33] here with the full forecast, and we'll

[58:35] have the latest on the Iraq crisis.

[58:37] Plus, the war with Iraq grows closer and

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[58:46] We'll tell you what the airlines are

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