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Suicide Bombing in Tel Aviv Market Kills Four, Wounds 32; Kerry and Bush Campaigning in Ohio; Arafat Still in Paris, Treated For Blood Disorder; New Hampshire Voters

Aired November 1, 2004 - 05:30   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: And good morning to you. Welcome to the second half hour of DAYBREAK. From the CNN Global Headquarters in Atlanta, I'm Carol Costello.
Now in the news -- an explosion ripped through an open-air market this morning in Tel Aviv, Israel. Four people dead, at least 32 wounded. The Israelis are blaming a suicide bomber.

A Taliban splinter group holding three U.N. workers in Afghanistan says the hostages have been separated and are now being held in different locations in the mountains. A rebel commander is quoted as saying, if Afghan security forces find one of the hostages the other two will be killed.

Prosecutors will lead off today when closing arguments begin in the Scott Peterson double murder trial in California. Peterson is charged with murdering his wife Laci and their unborn son.

The World Health Organization has called a summit meeting next week on influenza vaccine makers. WHO is concerned about the growing threat of a flu pandemic that could kill millions of people.

To the forecast center, good morning, Chad.

CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Good morning, Carol.

(WEATHER FORECAST)

COSTELLO: Want to bring you more on that breaking news this morning -- a suicide bombing has killed four people, wounded 32 others. It happened at this market you're seeing right now in Tel Aviv; these are pictures from Israeli television. Let's go live to Tel Aviv now and Matthew Chance.

Still on the phone, but you're in Tel Aviv now, right Matthew?

MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: I'm actually at the scene of the bombing, Carol. And you can see those images on the television. It is still very chaotic scenes here on the ground with rescue workers, picking through the rubble, firemen, police, as well as a ambulance workers still gathering the remains of the people that were killed and injured.

Outside, what was apparently was a cheese and olive shop in this very busy, very crowded open-air market in the south of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.

There is a great deal of activity happening here on the ground. The latest casualty figures we have, according to police and hospital officials in the Tel Aviv area, at least four people killed, possibly five people. It is a bit sketchy at the moment; 32 people injured. We understand from hospital officials that five of those injured are said to be in serious in condition, another two are said to be in what is described as critical condition.

I can tell you, very narrow alleyways around this very crowded old market of working class area of southern Tel Aviv. The explosion detonated apparently by a single suicide bomber, described by police as a male, who walked up to that damage in the middle of a whole load of vegetables, fruit and vegetables stands in this market and detonated that explosive.

Again, killing at least four people, injuring at least 32. That is the latest information we have on the ground Carol.

COSTELLO: Matthew I was reading something interesting on the AP wire. It said medics and police said they believed a Palestinian suicide bomber was responsible but that involvement of criminals was not ruled out completely.

CHANCE: Well, this is one of the more unreported aspects, I think, of the situation in Israel. I mean, more often than not, it is Palestinian suicide bombers who are responsible for that. And Israeli authorities, to give them their fair due, are very good at defining and sort of identifying the culprits of these kinds of bomb attacks.

But it is also a fact of life in Israel that there are criminal gangs that operate in Israeli society and on occasion they've been known to detonate explosives. But that is not the word we're getting at the moment, even though that is something that does happen occasionally.

At the moment, we're hearing it was a Palestinian suicide bomber who went to the corner of this cheese and olive shop, in the middle of all these vegetable stands, and detonated his explosives.

The criminal gangs tend to plant bombs, more than carry out these types of suicide attacks. That is the main difference.

COSTELLO: Matthew Chance, reporting live from Tel Aviv. We'll let you gather information, when you get more, of course, we'll pass it along to all of you.

And again, Yasser Arafat, out of the country. He is being treated for a blood disorder in Paris. Don't know if it is connected. We'll bring you much more on the situation in Tel Aviv, later on DAYBREAK.

To politics now, our election countdown has reached its final day. A little over 24 hours until the polls open in the East. A federal judge is expected to rule today on how Republicans may challenge voters qualifications at polling places in the battleground state of Ohio.

Republicans are suspicious because they sent out mailings to thousands of people listed on voter registration lists, but some of the mail could not be delivered.

On Friday, a common pleas judge ruled each political party may have only one challenger at Ohio polling place on election day. But a federal ruling would likely supersede that order.

No Republican and only two Democrats, Franklin Roosevelt and John Kennedy, have won the presidency without winning Ohio. John Kerry and George Bush were both in Ohio over the weekend, and they'll both be there today -- Bush in Wilmington and Kerry in Cleveland.

The race in the Buckeye State is super tight, as CNN's Joe Johns reports.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

JOE JOHNS, CNN POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The final push for battleground Ohio. The war for votes is door to door -- and face to face.

SANDY DUNLAP (ph): Hi, I'm Sandy Dunlap (ph) and I'm out walking for President George W. Bush.

JOHNS: Both campaigns have deployed thousands of volunteers to get their voters to the polls; the targets, persuadable and undecided voters, and especially the party faithful.

JEN PALMIERI, KERRY CAMPAIGN, OHIO: You have such a limited time, as your time gets more and more limited, you have to think about where your time is best spent. Well, it is best spent in our base precincts.

JOHNS: The Kerry camp is working from an old fire station.

A few miles away, the Bush camp is working the phones from a downtown office building.

DAVE BECKWITH, RNC SPOKESMAN: Everything is ramped up by a factor of three or more. We have more volunteers, more signs, more contacts, more phone calls, everything is faster and bigger.

JOHNS (on camera): Polls show the race extremely close and with almost 800,000 new registrations and requests for absentee ballots up dramatically, it could come down to which side does the best job in the ground game.

(voice-over): Republicans say their worried about fraud because mailings they sent to new registrants came back undeliverable. They say they'll have thousands who could challenge questionable voters at the polls.

MARK WEAVER, OHIO GOP ATTORNEY: Piles and piles and piles of fictitious, fraudulent and erroneous voter registration cards. Someone out there is trying to steal this Ohio election.

The Ohio Republican Party feels strongly that we should not stand by and let that happen.

JOHNS: Democrats are training thousands to respond to challenges. Democrats allowed cameras briefly into this training session. There are fears that disagreements over registration could lead to long lines on Tuesday.

Many of the voters, like Gina Rizzo and Karen Fitzsimmons, know who they will vote for and hope it will all go smoothly.

KAREN FITZSIMMONS, OHIO VOTER: I'm worried that it is not going to all happen and come together by November 3. I think that there is going to be lawsuits and a lot of attorneys. And that is pretty upsetting. It is sort like can we ever have a fair election anymore?

JOHNS: With only hours to go, neither side is taking anything for granted -- Joe Johns, CNN, Columbus, Ohio.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COSTELLO: The final CNN/"USA Today"/Gallup Poll of likely voters shows a statistical deadlock nationwide. What else is new? George W. Bush, 49 percent; John Kerry, 47 percent; Ralph Nader and other candidates, 1 percent; Undecided, 3 percent.

One more number for you, the margin of error, plus or minus three percentage points.

The undecided vote is the topic tonight with Paula Zahn holds a town hall meeting in Florida. That is at 8:00 p.m. Eastern, 5:00 Pacific, right here on CNN.

And join CNN for complete coverage on election night, we'll bring you real-time results live from Times Square, at the big board from the Nasdaq. Our election team kicks off a full-court press of coverage beginning at 7:00 p.m. Eastern tomorrow night.

Let's switch our focus overseas now. Yasser Arafat spent part of the weekend telephoning colleagues and reading get well messages from around the world. The Palestinian leader is hospitalized near Paris, where Fionnuala Sweeney is covering the story.

Good morning.

FIONNUALA SWEENEY, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol.

Indeed, it is day four here of Yasser Arafat's hospitalization at this military hospital here behind me, in a suburb west of Paris. We understand that he has been feeling somewhat better. He's been able to eat some food and keep down some food.

And as you say, has been telephoning colleagues, political colleagues back in the West Bank, namely his finance minister Salam Fayyad and Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei, saying that he feels much better. Also, reports that he's been able to read the Quran for the first time in 10 days.

But as yet there is still no definitive diagnosis as to what ails the Palestinian Authority president. Doctors are continuing to carry out medical checks, but they are unwilling to comment until that final diagnosis is made and the results of those tests have come back in, expected perhaps as late as Wednesday -- Carol.

COSTELLO: I don't know if you've heard what has happened in Israel today, there was a suicide bombing there. It does make you wonder if Yasser Arafat is communicating -- and you say he is communicating with the people back in the Palestinian territories?

SWEENEY: Well, certainly we know on Sunday he had communications with his finance minister, and indeed, as they say his Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei. He has left power in the hands of Ahmed Qorei, the prime minister, and indeed, a former prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, who is also deputy chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization.

But as to how much authority he has at the moment from his hospital bed, it is very difficult to say. The Palestinian Authority, obviously, now aware of that bombing which has taken place within the last hour or so, in Tel Aviv.

But I must say it is very difficult to get in contact with Palestinian sources here in Paris, because they have been in continuous meetings throughout the morning. And indeed, they are determined to show a united front. So, in the absence of Yasser Arafat from his compound, in Ramallah, that it is still business as usual, that things are running smoothly.

And that is partly to dispel any disquiet that there might be on the Palestinian streets as to the state of Yasser Arafat's health -- Carol.

COSTELLO: Fionnuala Sweeney, live from Paris, France, this morning. Thank you for details on the Yasser Arafat story, head to our Web site, the address cnn.com/world.

Counting down, the final hours of the presidential campaign. We'll take you live to Mark and Danielle in New Hampshire, in six minutes. They are taking the political pulse in that battleground state.

And hey, take a look at this, in 13 minutes. When it comes to taking a few years off, the old mug, is seems the eyes have it. Ooh.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

COSTELLO: In news, money, weather and sports, it is 5:45 Eastern. Here's what is all new this morning.

Chaos on the streets of Tel Aviv, Israeli police say a suicide bomber set off an explosion at an outdoor market. At least four are dead, 32 others wounded. Venice is used to water, but this is a bit too much. Officials say most of the canal-filled Italian city is flooded. Heavy rains have been soaking the region for several days now.

In money news, the stock market rides into election week on an upswing. The Dow and S&P 500 and the Nasdaq all post strong showings over the last week.

In culture, the Rosemary Clooney Museum maybe opening soon in Augusta, Kentucky. Former Miss America, Heather French Henry, plans to buy Clooney's old house and open it up to the public.

In sports, the Chicago Bears got just their second win of the season by beating the San Francisco '49ers. The Bears scored the final 10 points in the fourth quarter to beat the Niners, 23-13.

And my Lions went down, too, Chad.

(WEATHER FORECAST)

COSTELLO: Those are the latest headlines for you this morning.

New Hampshire -- it is one of the battleground states to keep an eye on in tomorrow's election. The Granite State has four electoral votes. In 2000, George Bush took New Hampshire with a winning margin of 1.3 percent. That's it.

Republicans, in general, have done pretty well in that state, though. Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Bill Clinton are the only Democrats to win New Hampshire since 1948. So, what is on the mind of New Hampshire voters? I know John Kerry was there over the weekend.

Our "Morning Waking Crew" has some answers for us, Mark Ericson and Danielle Carrier are joining us from WOKQ covering Portsmouth and Manchester.

Good morning.

MARK ERICSON, REPORTER, WOKQ: Morning, Carol.

DANIELLE CARRIER, REPORTER, WOKQ: Good morning, Carol.

COSTELLO: So, one more day to go. Finally, we get to vote.

ERICSON: And then, actually at midnight, tonight, all eyes will be on Hart's Location, in northern New Hampshire.

CARRIER: Ah, yes. Of all 30 people who will be voting just after midnight tonight.

COSTELLO: That is always exciting, though, isn't it?

CARRIER: I think it is exciting to them, to be the first voters, essentially, in the nation.

ERICSON: And actually they have a brand new town hall, they'll be doing this in, this year. Which is very cool for the folks of Hart's Location.

Busy weekend. On Friday, President Bush was in Manchester ...

CARRIER: Yes, he was.

ERICSON: ...campaigning

And over the weekend, about 13,000 people showed up at a rally in Manchester with John Kerry.

CARRIER: I have to wonder. Were they here for John Kerry? Or were they here more for Bruce Hornsby.

ERICSON: Hey, a free concert is a free concert.

CARRIER: I'm just wondering, just wondering.

COSTELLO: So, he had Bruce Hornsby with him this time, like today in Cleveland he's going to have Bruce Springsteen with him.

CARRIER: Yes, he is.

ERICSON: Yes, he is.

Meanwhile, from the celebrity camp, automated telephone calls are being made in and around New Hampshire, Curt Schilling of the Boston Red Sox, is -- if you'll pardon the pun -- shilling for President Bush.

(LAUGHTER)

COSTELLO: But some members of the team are shilling for John Kerry. But Curt Schilling is actually doing those really irritating phone messages.

(LAUGHTER)

CARRIER: I'll still like him after, but man, I'm hanging up on him.

COSTELLO: Didn't you wonder if that would like constitute the no-call thing? The no-call all, you know where telemarketers...

CARRIER: The Do-Not-Call list, yes.

COSTELLO: The Do-No-Call list, thank you.

But apparently, they're exempt for political campaigns.

CARRIER: Political campaigns and PSA, public service messages, are all exempt from the Do-Not-Call list.

ERICSON: Yes, when they voted that law in, they made sure that they were covered.

CARRIER: Of course, they did. (LAUGHTER)

COSTELLO: So, Curt Schilling is calling. Who else is calling in your neck of the woods?

ERICSON: Actually, there is not an awful lot -- because I think the Do-Not-Call list has made it so public that a lot of automated call things are not happening this year for actual campaigns. Some automated survey type things are going on, but Curt Schilling is about the only big thing that is happening as far as automated telephone calls going.

You said it yourself, Curt Schilling's bosses, the Red Sox owners, are actually out on the political stump for John Kerry. So, that has to be a little weird at the home office at Fenway.

CARRIER: Could that be referred to as a mixed marriage kind of thing?

COSTELLO: It's a swing team.

(LAUGHTER)

ERICSON: Yes, it is.

And meanwhile, there is a new poll out, Carol, that says basically what we all know nationwide, everything is too close to call.

CARRIER: There is a three percent difference, so there is three percent of the population is not sure who they're going to vote for yet.

COSTELLO: So, do you think that -- you know, so many people have registered to vote this year, do you think there will be a huge turn out in New Hampshire?

ERICSON: Actually, the town clerks around the state are bracing themselves. Once you get beyond Hart's Location it gets a little bit trickier, after those 30 people vote, and town clerks around New Hampshire are bracing themselves for what they say is going to be a record turn out.

COSTELLO: It should be fascinating. I'm looking forward to tomorrow -- as I am sure you are, too. Mark and Danielle, thank you for joining DAYBREAK this morning.

Something to draw you into our number two on DAYBREAK, editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich will be here, sitting right here beside me with his talented take on the election follies of this past year.

And the eyes, have it. A little nip, a little tuck, and it is a whole new look on life. That is coming up on DAYBREAK.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) COSTELLO: In health headlines for you this morning, the World Health Organization has called an unprecedented meeting to deal with the growing threat of a global flu outbreak. Vaccine makers and health officials from various countries are to meet next week in Geneva. The shortage of flu shots has some experts fearing a world wide pandemic that could kill tens of millions of people.

A new study, that you sensitivity to taste might be linked to your weight. Researchers at Rutgers found that people who taste buds are less sensitive tend to like fatter, sweeter, and more bitter foods. And those same people tend to be overweight. But so-called super tasters, people especially sensitive to bitter compounds in broccoli and other foods tend to be thinner.

Got a grumpy boss? It might mean he or she needs some sleep. A new British study finds that half of sleep deprived managers admit to shouting at colleagues. And 19 percent say they are likely to make mistakes.

And boy are we used to that, on this shift. That goes for all of us, not just the bosses.

Are the eyes the window of the soul? If that is the case, some people want a better view. Our Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen takes a closer look at eyelifts.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

ELIZABETH COHEN, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Forty- five year old Laura Coco wasn't quite ready for a facelift, but she was ready for an eyelift.

LAURA COCO, PATIENT: I hoped it was time. I was getting to the point where I would look in the mirror, and I'm like, I look tired, even though I wasn't.

DR. Z. PAUL LORENC, PLASTIC SURGEON: OK, look at my nose.

COHEN: Tightening up sagging skin above and below the eyes is now one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries. Eye-lifts are being marketed as a pick-me up for body and soul that is less invasive than doing the whole face.

LORENC: I think the eyes are the window of the soul. And it's true, when you meet someone, when you shake their hand, you look at their eyes.

COHEN: In addition to the eyelift, Laura's plastic surgeon, Doctor Paul Lorenc did laser resurfacing under her eyes to help get rid of wrinkles. The procedures took and hour and a half in Doctor Lorenc's office. And then Laura spent another hour in the office recovering and then she went home.

She visited the doctor four days later.

LORENC: You are still a little swollen. COCO: Right.

LORENC: Which is normal on day four.

COHEN: The pink under her eyes is from the laser. Doctor Lorenc removed the stitches and predicted a full recovery in six weeks. While Laura has had a smooth recovery, there are risks.

LORENC: The risk of infection, even though it is very unusual, but it can happen. Risk of what we call a hematoma, which is bleeding underneath the skin. Again, it is very, very rare, but possible.

COHEN: And some wonder, why are people in their forties, or even younger, having plastic surgery?

LYNN LUCIANO, SOCIAL HISTORIAN: And if we're targeting people to start worrying in their 20s about their faces and their frown lines. Where is this going go in 10 or 20 years? Where does it stop?

COHEN: Laura doesn't know when her plastic surgery will stop and says she's considering other procedures for the future.

COCO: I'm not looking to change myself, just take a few years off.

COHEN: And she hopes that a bit of scalpel work around her eyes was a step in that direction Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, Atlanta.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COSTELLO: Oh, that was painful to watch, wasn't it?

In the next hour of DAYBREAK all of the candidates are hitting the toss up states, as the race for the White House goes down to the wire. We have live reports from the battleground states, when DAYBREAK returns.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

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