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O + + +The O +president O +says O +there O +is O +no O +immediate O +threat O +but O +there O +is O +cause O +for O +concern O +/. O + + +In O +Washington B-GPE +tensions O +are O +high O +after O +an O +unsual O +Senate B-ORG +session O +/. O + + +Democrats B-NORP +used O +a O +little O +used O +rule O +to O +force O +a O +special O +closed O +session O +/. O + + +Democrats B-NORP +say O +it O +was O +to O +force O +Republican B-NORP +leaders O +to O +complete O +a O +long O +promised O +investigation O +into O +how O +Bush B-PERSON +administration O +officials O +handled O +pre-war O +intelligence O +on O +Iraq B-GPE +/. O + + +Republicans B-NORP +for O +their O +part O +are O +calling O +it O +a O +political O +stunt O +/. O + + +And O +Defense B-ORG +Secretary O +Donald B-PERSON +Rumsfeld I-PERSON +says O +more O +American B-NORP +troops O +could O +soon O +be O +heading O +to O +Iraq B-GPE +/. O + + +He O +says O +they O +will O +be O +needed O +temporarily O +to O +prevent O +an O +expected O +increase O +in O +insurgent O +attacks O +ahead O +of O +Iraq B-GPE +'s O +parliamentary O +election O +in O +December B-DATE +/. O + + +But O +we O +begin O +tonight B-TIME +with O +an O +ongoing O +mystery O +/. O + + +Who O +is O +that O +lone O +man O +discovered O +last B-DATE +month I-DATE +frozen O +in O +California B-GPE +'s O +Sierra B-LOC +Nevada I-LOC +mountains I-LOC +with O +just O +a O +few O +tantalizing O +clues O +to O +his O +identity O +/? O + + +This O +we O +do O +know O +at O +this B-TIME +hour I-TIME +/. O + + +The O +man O +died O +more B-DATE +than I-DATE +sixty I-DATE +years I-DATE +ago I-DATE +/. O + + +He O +was O +in O +the O +military O +apparently O +a O +World B-EVENT +War I-EVENT +Two I-EVENT +airman O +/. O + + +And O +while O +it O +looks O +like O +his O +plane O +crashed O +in O +the O +mountains O +so O +did O +twenty B-CARDINAL +- I-CARDINAL +five I-CARDINAL +other O +planes O +around O +the B-DATE +same I-DATE +time I-DATE +/. O + + +Thelma B-PERSON +Gutierrez I-PERSON +went O +inside O +the O +forensic O +laboratory O +where O +scientists O +are O +trying O +to O +solve O +this O +mystery O +/. O + + +An O +address O +book O +a O +plastic O +comb O +a O +vintage O +penny O +/. O + + +You O +'re O +looking O +at O +the O +last B-ORDINAL +things O +a O +young O +airman O +put O +into O +his O +pockets O +on O +the B-DATE +day I-DATE +he I-DATE +died I-DATE +clues O +to O +a O +World B-EVENT +War I-EVENT +Two I-EVENT +cold O +case O +that O +you O +'re O +about O +to O +see O +for O +the O +very O +first B-ORDINAL +time O +/. O + + +It O +is O +a O +mystery O +that O +begins O +high O +in O +the B-LOC +Sierra I-LOC +Nevada I-LOC +Mountains I-LOC +at O +the O +bottom O +of O +a O +glacier O +/. O + + +Two B-DATE +weeks I-DATE +ago I-DATE +climbers O +discovered O +a O +frozen O +man O +face O +down O +in O +the O +snow O +still O +in O +his O +army O +air O +force O +uniform O +and O +an O +unopened O +silk O +parachute O +/. O + + +After O +six B-DATE +decades I-DATE +the O +airman O +is O +exhumed O +from O +his O +icy O +tomb O +and O +thawed O +out O +/. O + + +but O +he O +'s O +wearing O +no O +military O +dog O +tags O +or O +ID O +/. O + + +Did O +this O +World B-EVENT +War I-EVENT +Two I-EVENT +pilot O +perish O +when O +his O +training O +flight O +crashed O +in O +the O +mountains O +like O +twenty B-CARDINAL +- I-CARDINAL +five I-CARDINAL +other O +ill O +fated O +flights O +more B-DATE +than I-DATE +sixty I-DATE +years I-DATE +ago I-DATE +/? O + + +The O +search O +for O +clues O +takes O +us O +to O +Honolulu B-GPE +Hawaii B-GPE +to O +the B-ORG +joint I-ORG +powmia I-ORG +accounting I-ORG +command I-ORG +or O +jpac B-ORG +/. O + + +The O +mystery O +of O +the O +frozen O +airman O +is O +just O +one B-CARDINAL +of O +more B-CARDINAL +than I-CARDINAL +a I-CARDINAL +thousand I-CARDINAL +different O +unsolved O +cases O +that O +scientists O +here O +at O +jpac B-ORG +are O +trying O +to O +solve O +/. O + + +In O +this O +laboratory O +alone O +I O +'m O +surrounded O +by O +the O +remains O +of O +at B-CARDINAL +least I-CARDINAL +twenty I-CARDINAL +different O +service O +members O +who O +are O +in O +the O +process O +of O +being O +identified O +so O +that O +they O +too O +can O +go O +home O +/. O + + +The O +investigation O +begins O +with O +a O +team O +of O +forensic O +specialists O +who O +probe O +and O +study O +the O +airman O +'s O +bones O +teeth O +and O +his O +belongings O +to O +piece O +together O +who O +he O +is O +/. O + + +And O +almost O +immediately O +clues O +begin O +to O +surface O +/. O + + +Dr. O +Robert B-PERSON +Mann I-PERSON +a O +forensic O +anthropologist O +has O +determined O +that O +the O +airman O +was O +Caucasian B-NORP +and O +had O +fair O +hair O +/. O + + +Next O +though O +I O +'m O +going O +to O +have O +to O +look O +at O +his O +clavicles O +/. O + + +The O +airman O +'s O +collar O +bones O +and O +pelvic O +bones O +prove O +that O +he O +was O +in O +his B-DATE +twenties I-DATE +and O +died O +in O +an O +airplane O +crash O +/. O + + +This O +is O +a O +person O +who O +likely O +died O +on O +impact O +versus O +perhaps O +freezing O +to O +death O +up O +in O +the O +mountains O +/. O + + +I O +think O +that O +uh O +the O +injuries O +were O +so O +substantial O +um O +and O +severe O +that O +he O +would O +n't O +have O +felt O +anything O +/. O + + +He O +would O +have O +died O +immediately O +/. O + + +One B-CARDINAL +two B-CARDINAL +/- O + + +Another O +important O +clue O +/. O + + +He O +has O +a O +significant O +number O +of O +uh O +fillings O +/. O + + +Like O +the O +bones O +xrays O +of O +his O +wisdom O +teeth O +also O +tell O +us O +something O +about O +his O +age O +/. O + + +Root O +tips O +are O +closed O +/. O + + +they O +'re O +sealed O +up O +which O +is O +more O +indicative O +of O +someone O +who O +would O +be O +at B-DATE +least I-DATE +twenty I-DATE +- I-DATE +one I-DATE +years I-DATE +old I-DATE +/. O + + +And O +Dr. O +Andy B-PERSON +Henry I-PERSON +notices O +something O +else O +/. O + + +The O +airmen O +have O +straight O +teeth O +/. O + + +so O +he O +had O +a O +nice O +smile O +good O +teeth O +/. O + + +Yes O +I O +would O +have O +to O +say O +that O +yes O +/. O + + +Then O +there O +are O +the O +material O +clues O +the O +things O +he O +had O +on O +him O +when O +he O +died O +that O +offer O +a O +snapshot O +into O +who O +he O +could O +have O +been O +/. O + + +If O +there O +'s O +a O +badge O +or O +anything O +else O +that O +/- O + + +We O +know O +he O +was O +wearing O +a O +World B-EVENT +War I-EVENT +Two I-EVENT +army O +air O +force O +uniform O +/. O + + +Remnants O +of O +his O +sweater O +undergarments O +and O +socks O +are O +still O +intact O +/. O + + +And O +more O +clues O +emerge O +from O +his O +tattered O +uniform O +a O +corroded O +nameplate O +this O +pin O +on O +his O +collar O +and O +this O +army O +aircorps O +insignia O +/. O + + +When O +I O +found O +these O +insignia O +I O +was O +happy O +to O +see O +them O +/. O + + +And O +our O +young O +white O +- O +haired O +airman O +also O +carried O +this O +black O +comb O +and O +some O +pocket O +change O +forty B-MONEY +- I-MONEY +five I-MONEY +cents I-MONEY +worth O +/. O + + +Some O +of O +these O +dimes O +are O +in O +ranging O +from O +nineteen B-DATE +thirty I-DATE +- I-DATE +six I-DATE +to O +nineteen B-DATE +forty I-DATE +- I-DATE +two I-DATE +/. O + + +In O +his O +uniform O +breast O +pocket O +Dr. O +Paul O +Emanovsky O +found O +this O +vintage O +Schafer B-ORG +pen O +and O +three B-CARDINAL +small O +leatherbound O +address O +books O +/. O + + +The O +pages O +have O +been O +decomposing O +/. O + + +but O +could O +they O +contain O +names O +of O +friends O +and O +loved O +ones O +/? O + + +And O +we O +'re O +going O +to O +put O +it O +in O +a O +spectral O +comparator O +/. O + + +At O +first B-ORDINAL +nothing O +/. O + + +then O +like O +magic O +clues O +begin O +to O +emerge O +/. O + + +Uh O +you O +can O +see O +all O +these O +letters O +from O +the O +calendar O +Sunday B-DATE +Monday B-DATE +Tuesday B-DATE +up O +at O +the O +top O +one B-CARDINAL +nine B-CARDINAL +four B-CARDINAL +and O +two B-CARDINAL +/. O + + +Nineteen B-DATE +forty I-DATE +- I-DATE +two I-DATE +/. I-DATE + + +Yeah O +/. O + + +After O +hours B-TIME +of O +meticulous O +examination O +of O +each O +address O +book O +they O +yield O +no O +personal O +information O +clues O +that O +could O +have O +faded O +with O +time O +/. O + + +And O +so O +while O +we O +still O +do O +not O +know O +who O +our O +twenty B-DATE +- I-DATE +something I-DATE +fair O +- O +haired O +airman O +is O +enormous O +progress O +has O +been O +made O +/. O + + +Out O +of O +the O +thousands B-CARDINAL +of O +unidentified O +World B-EVENT +War I-EVENT +Two I-EVENT +service O +members O +Dr. O +Mann B-PERSON +says O +they O +'ve O +narrowed O +it O +down O +to O +just O +ten B-CARDINAL +/. O + + +So O +what O +was O +it O +like O +to O +grow O +up O +there O +/? O + + +In O +Pleasant B-GPE +Grove I-GPE +we O +recently O +met O +these O +three B-CARDINAL +sisters O +all O +in O +their B-DATE +eighties I-DATE +who O +have O +high O +hopes O +that O +the O +frozen O +airman O +proves O +to O +be O +their O +big O +brother O +Glen B-PERSON +Munn I-PERSON +whose O +plane O +went O +missing O +in O +the B-LOC +Sierra I-LOC +back O +in O +nineteen B-DATE +forty I-DATE +- I-DATE +two I-DATE +/. O + + +Oh O +I O +just O +wanted O +you O +know O +to O +know O +that O +he O +was O +found O +and O +that O +we O +can O +have O +him O +brought O +home O +here O +for O +burial O +and O +/- O + + +We O +do O +n't O +know O +that O +though O +/. O + + +We O +do O +n't O +/. O + + +but O +that O +'s O +my O +wishes O +/. O + + +And O +until O +they O +learn O +otherwise O +they O +say O +they O +will O +keep O +that O +hope O +alive O +/. O + + +And O +in O +the O +weeks B-DATE +and O +months B-DATE +ahead O +scientists O +are O +convinced O +they O +will O +identify O +this O +airman O +and O +return O +him O +home O +to O +his O +family O +wherever O +they O +might O +be O +/. O + + +Thelma B-PERSON +Gutierrez I-PERSON +CNN B-ORG +Honolulu B-GPE +Hawaii B-GPE +/. O + + +And O +there O +are O +some O +new O +developments O +to O +talk O +about O +tonight B-TIME +/. O + + +Scientists O +may O +be O +even O +closer O +to O +solving O +the O +mystery O +/. O + + +For O +an O +update O +we O +'re O +joined O +by O +Dr. O +Robert B-PERSON +Mann I-PERSON +one B-CARDINAL +of O +the O +senior O +scientists O +you O +just O +saw O +working O +on O +this O +cold O +case O +/. O + + +Thanks O +for O +spending O +time O +with O +us O +tonight B-TIME +doctor O +/. O + + +We O +understand O +since O +Thelma B-PERSON +left O +your O +laboratories O +you O +'ve O +now O +wittled O +this O +down O +to O +perhaps O +four B-CARDINAL +airmen O +/. O + + +is O +that O +true O +/? O + + +Well O +hi O +Paula B-PERSON +/. O + + +yes O +we O +have O +/. O + + +Uh O +when O +the O +remains O +came O +in O +a B-DATE +little I-DATE +over I-DATE +a I-DATE +week I-DATE +ago I-DATE +our O +analysts O +and O +historians O +got O +to O +work O +on O +that O +/. O + + +and O +they O +were O +able O +to O +wittle O +it O +down O +the O +number O +of O +missing O +aircraft O +uh O +to O +a O +few O +/. O + + +and O +at O +this O +point O +they O +'ve O +wittled O +it O +down O +to O +one B-CARDINAL +aircraft O +and O +a O +missing O +crew O +of O +four B-CARDINAL +individuals O +/. O + + +So O +we O +'ve O +gone O +from O +several O +possible O +aircraft O +to O +one B-CARDINAL +aircraft O +and O +from O +several O +missing O +airmen O +to O +four B-CARDINAL +/. O + + +So O +how O +much O +easier O +will O +that O +make O +it O +for O +you O +to O +unlock O +this O +case O +, O +do O +you O +think O +/? O + + +Well O +I O +think O +it O +'ll O +help O +quite O +a O +bit O +/. O + + +Um O +any O +time O +you O +'ve O +got O +a O +body O +uh O +or O +remains O +like O +this O +that O +has O +come O +in O +and O +they O +'re O +in O +pretty O +good O +condition O +such O +as O +this O +one O +is O +, O +it O +'s O +mummified O +remains O +/. O + + +We O +have O +some O +soft O +tissue O +we O +can O +deal O +with O +/. O + + +so O +we O +can O +look O +at O +the O +color O +of O +the O +hair O +/. O + + +we O +can O +tell O +right O +away O +the O +race O +and O +the O +sex O +of O +the O +individual O +/. O + + +but O +then O +there O +are O +other O +things O +that O +are O +hidden O +beneath O +the O +soft O +tissue O +that O +are O +revealed O +only O +in O +the O +skeleton O +/. O + + +and O +that O +'s O +where O +we O +'re O +going O +to O +now O +/. O + + +So O +in O +the O +interest O +of O +full O +disclosure O +what O +I O +know O +about O +forensics O +is O +basically O +what O +I O +'ve O +learned O +on O +CSI B-WORK_OF_ART +/. O + + +and O +one O +would O +think O +that O +because O +you O +'ve O +got O +it O +now O +narrowed O +down O +to O +four B-CARDINAL +potential O +airmen O +that O +perhaps O +you O +could O +go O +to O +four B-CARDINAL +families O +get O +strands O +of O +hair O +and O +try O +to O +do O +a O +potential O +DNA O +match O +with O +what O +you O +'ve O +found O +in O +the O +ice O +/. O + + +Is O +it O +not O +that O +simple O +/? O + + +Well O +no O +no O +it O +'s O +not O +that O +simple O +/. O + + +Um O +one O +thing O +we O +always O +caution O +people O +about O +is O +the O +pool O +of O +aircraft O +and O +missing O +airmen O +could O +be O +larger O +than O +what O +we O +'re O +looking O +at O +/. O + + +And O +what O +we O +want O +to O +do O +is O +we O +do O +n't O +want O +to O +just O +look O +at O +the O +material O +evidence O +that O +we O +have O +and O +immediately O +um O +jump O +to O +a O +conclusion O +that O +this O +is O +a O +certain O +individual O +/. O + + +What O +we O +want O +to O +do O +is O +have O +the O +evidence O +speak O +for O +itself O +/. O + + +and O +when O +we O +look O +at O +this O +individual O +as O +we O +'ve O +done O +the O +biological O +profile O +looking O +at O +his O +remains O +his O +bones O +his O +teeth O +and O +the O +material O +evidence O +/. O + + +and O +what O +we O +'re O +able O +to O +tell O +from O +this O +individual O +is O +that O +he O +died O +in O +his B-DATE +twenties I-DATE +he O +stood O +somewhere O +between O +five B-QUANTITY +foot I-QUANTITY +nine I-QUANTITY +and O +six B-QUANTITY +foot I-QUANTITY +two I-QUANTITY +inches I-QUANTITY +tall O +um O +he O +sustained O +massive O +trauma O +to O +his O +body O +on O +impact O +/. O + + +And O +he O +'s O +Caucasoid B-NORP +male O +/. O + + +and O +so O +we O +know O +much O +more O +now O +just B-DATE +one I-DATE +week I-DATE +later I-DATE +than O +what O +we O +did O +when O +he O +came O +in O +about B-DATE +eight I-DATE +days I-DATE +ago I-DATE +/. O + + +So O +the O +most O +important O +question O +is O +when O +do O +you O +think O +you O +'re O +going O +to O +know O +exactly O +who O +he O +is O +/? O + + +Well O +that O +'s O +the O +most O +commonly O +asked O +question O +that O +we O +have O +/. O + + +and O +you O +know O +the O +reality O +is O +nobody O +can O +give O +you O +the O +answer O +/. O + + +Nobody O +knows O +for O +sure O +exactly O +when O +we O +'ll O +identify O +him O +/. O + + +What O +it O +depends O +on O +is O +that O +all O +the O +lines O +of O +evidence O +come O +together O +for O +successful O +identification O +/. O + + +If O +I O +were O +to O +give O +my O +best O +opinion O +in O +this O +it O +would O +be O +a B-DATE +few I-DATE +weeks I-DATE +to O +a B-DATE +few I-DATE +months I-DATE +/. O + + +Well O +we O +'ll O +be O +keeping O +our O +fingers O +crossed O +for O +you O +/. O + + +Know O +how O +hard O +you O +all O +are O +working O +in O +the O +lab O +there O +Dr. O +Mann B-PERSON +/. O + + +Thank O +you O +for O +spending O +some O +time O +with O +us O +tonight B-TIME +/. O + + +Our O +pleasure O +/. O + + +Thank O +you O +Paula B-PERSON +/. O + + +thank O +you O +/. O + + +We O +'re O +going O +to O +turn O +now O +to O +some O +of O +the O +other O +stories O +in O +our O +world O +tonight B-TIME +/. O + + +Here O +'s O +Erica B-PERSON +Hill I-PERSON +from O +Headline B-ORG +News I-ORG +/. O + + +Hi O +Erica B-PERSON +/. O + + +Hi O +Paula B-PERSON +/. O + + +we O +start O +off O +with O +a O +tragic O +dispute O +after O +a O +traffic O +/. O + + +a O +tragic O +death O +has O +now O +been O +settled O +in O +court O +/. O + + +Now O +the O +dispute O +came O +between O +divorced O +parents O +over O +where O +to O +bury O +their O +son O +who O +was O +killed O +in O +Iraq B-GPE +/. O + + +A O +California B-GPE +judge O +has O +now O +ruled O +army O +staff O +sergeant O +Jason B-PERSON +Hendrix I-PERSON +to O +remain O +buried O +next O +to O +his O +grandfather O +that O +is O +in O +Oklahoma B-GPE +where O +his O +father O +lives O +/. O + + +His O +mother O +claimed O +her O +son O +wanted O +to O +be O +buried O +in O +California B-GPE +where O +she O +lived O +/. O + + +but O +the O +judge O +says O +her O +testimony O +was O +quote O +forced O +and O +contrived O +/. O + + +Austin B-GPE +Texas B-GPE +Republican B-NORP +Congressman O +Tom B-PERSON +DeLay I-PERSON +gets O +his O +way O +/. O + + +The O +judge O +scheduled O +to O +preside O +over O +his O +trial O +was O +removed O +from O +the O +case O +today B-DATE +/. O + + +DeLay B-PERSON +'s O +attorneys O +heads O +off O +the O +recusal O +because O +they O +questioned O +the O +judge O +'s O +impartiality O +since O +he O +had O +contributed O +to O +Democratic B-NORP +causes O +/. O + + +DeLay B-PERSON +is O +charged O +with O +money O +laundering O +and O +conspiracy O +/. O + + +He O +has O +pleaded O +not O +guilty O +/. O + + +In O +Washington B-GPE +the O +federal O +reserve O +once O +again O +raising O +a O +key O +short O +term O +interest O +rate O +by O +a B-PERCENT +quarter I-PERCENT +percent I-PERCENT +/. O + + +It O +is O +the O +twelfth B-ORDINAL +such O +hike O +since O +June B-DATE +of I-DATE +last I-DATE +year I-DATE +/. O + + +More O +could O +be O +on O +the O +way O +/. O + + +In O +its O +statement O +the O +fed O +dismissed O +concerns O +that O +the O +economy O +has O +slowed O +down O +because O +of O +Hurricane B-EVENT +Katrina I-EVENT +/. O + + +And O +in O +case O +you O +missed O +it O +the O +Royals B-NORP +are O +here O +/. O + + +Today B-DATE +Britain B-GPE +'s O +Prince B-PERSON +Charles I-PERSON +and O +his O +wife O +Camilla B-PERSON +laid O +flowers O +at O +the O +World B-FAC +Trade I-FAC +Center I-FAC +site O +in O +New B-GPE +York I-GPE +and O +then O +dedicated O +a O +nearby O +memorial O +to O +British B-NORP +victims O +of O +the B-EVENT +nine I-EVENT +eleven I-EVENT +attack I-EVENT +/. O + + +It O +is O +the O +first B-ORDINAL +stop O +on O +their O +eight B-DATE +day I-DATE +trip O +across O +the B-GPE +United I-GPE +States I-GPE +Paula B-PERSON +/. O + + +and O +I O +'m O +sure O +I O +'ll O +be O +hearing O +a O +little O +bit O +more O +about O +it O +all B-DATE +week I-DATE +/. O + + +Yeah O +Erica B-PERSON +I O +actually O +um O +bumped O +into O +them O +along O +with O +three B-CARDINAL +hundred I-CARDINAL +of O +their O +closest O +friends O +earlier B-DATE +tonight I-DATE +on O +their O +last O +stop O +of O +the B-DATE +day I-DATE +here O +in O +New B-GPE +York I-GPE +/. O + + +and O +they O +were O +uh O +uh O +uh O +amazingly O +casual O +and O +accessible O +/. O + + +We O +were O +all O +quite O +surprised O +/. O + + +That O +'s O +good O +to O +hear O +/. O + + +Thanks O +Erica B-PERSON +/. O + + +see O +you O +a O +little O +bit O +later O +on O +/. O + + +And O +still O +to O +come O +on O +News B-WORK_OF_ART +Night I-WORK_OF_ART +tonight O +the O +saddest O +post-Katrina B-EVENT +stories O +were O +those O +of O +the O +eldery O +who O +died O +in O +hospitals O +and O +nursing O +homes O +/. O + + +Now O +there O +are O +thirteen B-CARDINAL +investigations O +into O +why O +and O +how O +such O +tragedies O +happened O +/. O + + +And O +supermodels O +are O +n't O +the O +only O +ones O +to O +whom O +weight O +matters O +/. O + + +Jockies O +also O +may O +go O +too O +far O +to O +stay O +thin O +much O +too O +far O +/. O + + +When O +at O +my O +worst O +I O +was O +heaving O +three B-CARDINAL +or O +five B-CARDINAL +to O +six B-CARDINAL +seven B-CARDINAL +times O +a O +day O +/. O + + +Starving O +to O +stay O +thin O +that O +and O +more O +still O +to O +come O +on O +News B-WORK_OF_ART +Night I-WORK_OF_ART +/. O + + +They O +happen O +to O +be O +the O +most O +vulnerable O +of O +hurricane O +victims O +the O +elderly O +many O +desperately O +ill O +living O +in O +nursing O +homes O +their O +fate O +in O +the O +hands O +of O +others O +/. O + + +Dozens B-CARDINAL +died O +/. O + + +There O +are O +at B-CARDINAL +least I-CARDINAL +thirteen I-CARDINAL +investigations O +now O +underway O +/. O + + +And O +at O +some O +nursing O +homes O +the O +failure O +to O +evacuate O +cost O +lives O +/. O + + +In O +other O +cases O +it O +was O +the O +evacuation O +itself O +that O +proved O +fatal O +/. O + + +Here O +'s O +Keith B-PERSON +Oppenheim I-PERSON +/. O + + +My O +mother O +was O +Thelma B-PERSON +Wahl I-PERSON +/. O + + +She O +was O +ninety B-DATE +years I-DATE +old I-DATE +/. O + + +She O +was O +a O +very O +good O +mother O +/. O + + +She O +was O +at O +Huntingdon B-ORG +because O +she O +needed O +care O +/. O + + +Priscilla B-PERSON +Scott I-PERSON +is O +mourning O +/. O + + +Her O +ninety B-DATE +year I-DATE +old I-DATE +mother O +Thelma B-PERSON +Wahl I-PERSON +was O +a O +resident O +of O +the B-ORG +Huntingdon I-ORG +Place I-ORG +Nursing I-ORG +Home I-ORG +in O +Chalmette B-GPE +outside O +New B-GPE +Orleans I-GPE +/. O + + +Priscilla B-PERSON +says O +Thelma B-PERSON +Wahl I-PERSON +had O +serious O +osteoperosis O +fractures O +in O +her O +vertebrae O +but O +says O +Thelma B-PERSON +was O +not O +on O +the O +verge O +of O +death O +/. O + + +On O +Sunday B-DATE +August I-DATE +twenty I-DATE +- I-DATE +eighth I-DATE +the O +day O +before O +Hurricane B-EVENT +Katrina I-EVENT +struck O +the O +nursing O +home O +decided O +to O +evacuate O +patients O +/. O + + +They O +waited O +too O +late O +to O +make O +the O +decision O +/. O + + +Priscilla B-PERSON +says O +her O +mother O +should O +have O +been O +transported O +by O +ambulance O +/. O + + +Instead O +she O +says O +her O +mother O +sat O +on O +a O +school O +bus O +for O +twelve B-TIME +hours I-TIME +to O +Lafayette B-PERSON +Louisiana I-PERSON +normally O +a O +three B-TIME +hour I-TIME +trip O +/. O + + +She O +says O +police O +told O +her O +there O +was O +no O +air O +conditioning O +/. O + + +Police O +declined O +comment O +/. O + + +The O +owner O +of O +the O +nursing O +home O +Thelma B-PERSON +Wahl I-PERSON +was O +being O +taken O +to O +tells O +us O +by O +the O +time O +the O +bus O +arrived O +Thelma B-PERSON +Wahl I-PERSON +was O +dead O +/. O + + +I O +feel O +that O +uh O +the O +bus O +is O +what O +did O +it O +to O +her O +/. O + + +She O +was O +alive O +when O +she O +left O +that O +nursing O +home O +/. O + + +but O +she O +was O +not O +alive O +when O +she O +got O +to O +the O +Lafayette B-GPE +area O +/. O + + +CNN B-ORG +made O +repeated O +attempts O +to O +contact O +administrators O +or O +representatives O +of O +Huntingdon B-ORG +Place I-ORG +/. O + + +but O +either O +we O +could O +not O +make O +contact O +or O +our O +calls O +were O +not O +returned O +/. O + + +But O +staff O +for O +the O +Louisiana B-GPE +Attorney O +General O +'s O +office O +did O +speak O +to O +us O +by O +phone O +and O +confirmed O +that O +the O +matter O +of O +just O +what O +happened O +to O +Thelma B-PERSON +Wahl I-PERSON +when O +she O +was O +transported O +from O +this O +facility O +is O +under O +investigation O +/. O + + +After O +dozens B-CARDINAL +of O +patients O +died O +in O +the O +wake O +of O +Hurricane B-EVENT +Katrina I-EVENT +nursing O +homes O +have O +been O +under O +scrutiny O +/. O + + +Thirty B-CARDINAL +- I-CARDINAL +four I-CARDINAL +patients O +were O +left O +behind O +at O +Saint B-ORG +Rita I-ORG +'s I-ORG +nursing O +home O +in O +New B-GPE +Orleans I-GPE +when O +Katrina B-EVENT +hit O +/. O + + +They O +all O +died O +in O +the O +flood O +/. O + + +The O +owners O +were O +charged O +with O +negligent O +homicide O +/. O + + +The O +county O +coroner O +says O +he O +urged O +Saint B-ORG +Rita I-ORG +'s I-ORG +to O +move O +its O +patients O +/. O + + +They O +insisted O +several O +patients O +were O +too O +fragile O +to O +move O +/. O + + +Before O +Hurricane B-EVENT +Rita I-EVENT +a O +busload O +of O +nursing O +home O +residents O +were O +being O +evacuated O +from O +Houston B-GPE +/. O + + +but O +during O +the O +ride O +a O +fire O +from O +a O +back O +wheel O +accelerated O +because O +of O +oxygen O +canisters O +patients O +on O +board O +were O +using O +/. O + + +Twenty B-CARDINAL +- I-CARDINAL +three I-CARDINAL +people O +died O +/. O + + +Federal O +officials O +are O +investigating O +/. O + + +No O +charges O +have O +been O +filed O +/. O + + +Joe B-PERSON +Dodges I-PERSON +executive O +director O +of O +the B-ORG +Louisiana I-ORG +Nursing I-ORG +Home I-ORG +Association I-ORG +says O +when O +it O +comes O +to O +evacuations O +elder O +care O +facilities O +are O +damned O +if O +they O +do O +and O +damned O +if O +they O +do O +n't O +/. O + + +Walk O +a B-QUANTITY +mile I-QUANTITY +in O +our O +shoes O +that O +'s O +all O +I O +have O +to O +say O +because O +anybody O +who O +works O +in O +a O +nursing O +home O +will O +very O +quickly O +learn O +that O +these O +are O +very O +fragile O +patients O +/. O + + +We O +did O +the O +very O +best O +we O +could O +in O +these O +situations O +/. O + + +We O +'ve O +got O +/- O + + +Dodges B-PERSON +says O +the O +reality O +is O +old O +sick O +patients O +are O +always O +in O +jeopardy O +when O +a O +hurricane O +strikes O +a O +dilemma O +made O +worse O +by O +massive O +traffic O +jams O +during O +pre-storm O +evacuations O +/. O + + +I O +mean O +if O +they O +'re O +on O +a O +bus O +for O +nine B-TIME +or O +twelve B-TIME +hours I-TIME +there O +'s O +a O +good O +chance O +someone O +'s O +going O +to O +die O +unfortunately O +/. O + + +Certainly O +it O +'s O +a O +very O +very O +difficult O +question O +to O +answer O +should O +I O +evacuate O +/? O + + +Jeff B-PERSON +Meitrod I-PERSON +and O +Steve B-PERSON +Riddyah I-PERSON +write O +for O +the B-WORK_OF_ART +Times I-WORK_OF_ART +Picayune I-WORK_OF_ART +New B-GPE +Orleans I-GPE +' I-GPE +daily O +newspaper O +/. O + + +They O +say O +nursing O +homes O +had O +to O +make O +tough O +calls O +/. O + + +But O +last B-DATE +spring I-DATE +in O +a O +series O +of O +stories O +called O +State B-WORK_OF_ART +of I-WORK_OF_ART +Neglect I-WORK_OF_ART +they O +reported O +that O +Louisiana B-GPE +'s O +nursing O +homes O +are O +often O +poorly O +run O +and O +poorly O +regulated O +/. O + + +Nursing O +homes O +that O +kill O +residents O +nursing O +homes O +that O +um O +seriously O +injure O +patients O +um O +because O +of O +bad O +care O +/. O + + +uh O +and O +the O +state O +does O +n't O +really O +do O +very O +much O +about O +it O +/. O + + +and O +so O +nursing O +home O +owners O +know O +that O +in O +a O +lot O +of O +cases O +it O +'s O +less O +expensive O +to O +break O +the O +rules O +and O +to O +hurt O +people O +than O +it O +is O +to O +provide O +the O +level O +of O +care O +that O +/- O + + +Huntington B-ORG +Place I-ORG +was O +criticized O +in O +the O +articles O +and O +has O +had O +several O +law O +suits O +brought O +against O +it O +/. O + + +but O +it O +had O +a O +good O +inspection O +record O +/. O + + +Priscilla B-PERSON +Scott I-PERSON +says O +she O +is O +trying O +to O +contact O +the O +nursing O +home O +owners O +but O +has O +n't O +been O +able O +to O +find O +them O +/. O + + +She O +feels O +even O +if O +they O +had O +to O +make O +a O +tough O +call O +they O +owe O +her O +a O +better O +explanation O +as O +to O +why O +her O +mother O +died O +/. O + + +Keith B-PERSON +Oppenheim I-PERSON +CNN B-WORK_OF_ART +New B-GPE +Orleans I-GPE +/. O + + +It O +still O +is O +n't O +clear O +why O +Huntington B-ORG +evacuated O +Thelma B-PERSON +Wahl I-PERSON +by O +bus O +rather O +than O +by O +ambulance O +/. O + + +but O +officials O +have O +said O +there O +were O +not O +enough O +ambulances O +to O +take O +care O +of O +everyone O +in O +the O +region O +/. O + + +Tomorrow B-TIME +night I-TIME +I O +will O +have O +a O +special O +report O +on O +a O +struggle O +that O +affects O +more B-CARDINAL +than I-CARDINAL +ten I-CARDINAL +million I-CARDINAL +Americans B-NORP +including O +one B-CARDINAL +million I-CARDINAL +men O +the O +struggle O +with O +eating O +disorders O +anorexia O +and O +bulimia O +/. O + + +As O +I O +just O +said O +it O +'s O +not O +just O +women O +and O +girls O +who O +are O +affected O +/. O + + +Men O +too O +struggle O +with O +these O +disorders O +/. O + + +and O +I O +interviewed O +one O +of O +the O +nation O +'s O +top O +jockies O +Shane B-PERSON +Sellers I-PERSON +about O +the O +battle O +he O +waged O +everyday O +to O +control O +his O +weight O +/. O + + +In O +the B-TIME +morning I-TIME +I O +'d O +get O +up O +and O +take O +a O +diet O +pill O +um O +drink O +a O +cup O +of O +coffee O +um O +and O +then O +head O +out O +to O +the O +race O +track O +and O +/- O + + +With O +no O +food O +in O +your O +stomach O +/. O + + +No O +food O +in O +my O +stomach O +no O +/. O + + +And O +um O +you O +know O +you O +go O +and O +see O +the O +trainers O +and O +work O +your O +horses O +in O +the B-TIME +morning I-TIME +that O +you O +have O +to O +work O +/. O + + +Um O +by O +ten B-TIME +o'clock I-TIME +you O +'re O +finished O +uh O +/- O + + +Were O +you O +hungry O +at O +this O +point O +/? O + + +Oh O +I O +'m O +starving O +you O +know O +/. O + + +I O +mean O +I O +went O +to O +bed O +with O +nothing O +in O +my O +stomach O +either O +/. O + + +Maybe O +you O +know O +just O +a O +piece O +of O +ham O +or O +s- O +/- O + + +You O +know O +just O +grab O +something O +to O +put O +in O +my O +stomach O +before O +I O +went O +to O +bed O +and O +head O +to O +the O +track O +and O +maybe O +lay O +down O +for O +an B-TIME +hour I-TIME +and O +then O +uh O +head O +to O +the O +hotbox O +for O +a O +couple O +hours O +four B-QUANTITY +or I-QUANTITY +five I-QUANTITY +pounds I-QUANTITY +of O +water O +/. O + + +The O +hotbox O +is O +a O +sauna O +a O +fixture O +in O +almost O +every O +jockey O +locker O +room O +/. O + + +The O +hotbox O +sweatbox O +/. O + + +Sellers O +would O +often O +spend O +two B-TIME +hours I-TIME +inside O +pooling O +or O +sweating O +off O +extra O +pounds O +/. O + + +And O +are O +you O +miserable O +the O +whole O +time O +you O +'re O +in O +there O +/? O + + +Oh O +it O +'s O +horrible O +/. O + + +You O +have O +to O +be O +very O +weak O +/. O + + +Weak O +/. O + + +Ca O +n't O +have O +nothing O +/. O + + +Yeah O +you O +'re O +already O +dehydrated O +you O +know O +/? O + + +So O +for O +more B-DATE +than I-DATE +twenty I-DATE +years I-DATE +you O +went O +through O +this O +process O +of O +basically O +not O +eating O +anything O +during O +the O +day O +sitting O +in O +the O +sauna O +a B-TIME +couple I-TIME +hours I-TIME +a O +day O +sweating O +two B-QUANTITY +or I-QUANTITY +three I-QUANTITY +pounds I-QUANTITY +off O +getting O +back O +on O +your O +horses O +training O +and O +maybe O +maybe O +having O +a O +piece O +of O +ham O +/. O + + +and O +that O +'s O +all O +you O +had O +to O +sustain O +you O +/. O + + +If O +I O +did O +eat O +anything O +sometime O +, O +when O +at O +my O +worst O +three B-CARDINAL +or O +five B-CARDINAL +to O +six B-CARDINAL +seven B-CARDINAL +times O +a O +day O +I O +was O +heaving O +/. O + + +Jockies O +call O +it O +heaving O +or O +flipping O +/. O + + +doctors O +would O +call O +it O +bulimia O +/. O + + +Overcome O +by O +hunger O +pains O +Sellers B-PERSON +would O +eat O +massive O +amounts O +of O +food O +and O +then O +throw O +it O +up O +to O +make O +weight O +/. O + + +He O +says O +a O +tour O +of O +a O +jockey O +locker O +room O +shows O +you O +just O +how O +easy O +and O +accepted O +it O +was O +/. O + + +These O +are O +regular O +toilets O +/. O + + +and O +this O +is O +what O +they O +call O +a O +heaving O +/. O + + +this O +is O +where O +they O +heave O +/. O + + +You O +know O +it O +'s O +a O +much O +different O +type O +of O +commode O +/. 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O + + +That O +'s O +the O +real O +slap O +in O +the O +face O +/. O + + +that O +'s O +the O +slap O +in O +the O +face O +/. O + + +And O +today B-DATE +the O +American B-NORP +people O +are O +going O +to O +see O +a O +little O +bit O +of O +light O +/. O + + +What O +'s O +really O +going O +on O +is O +Democrats B-NORP +feel O +emboldened O +by O +the O +indictment O +of O +Vice O +President O +Cheney B-PERSON +'s O +former O +chief O +of O +staff O +believing O +this O +is O +their O +chance O +to O +issue O +a O +broader O +indictment O +of O +the O +Bush B-PERSON +administration O +/. O + + +We O +have O +lost O +over B-CARDINAL +two I-CARDINAL +thousand I-CARDINAL +of O +our O +best O +and O +bravest O +/. O + + +over B-CARDINAL +fifteen I-CARDINAL +thousand I-CARDINAL +have O +been O +seriously O +wounded O +/. O + + +We O +are O +spending O +more B-MONEY +than I-MONEY +six I-MONEY +million I-MONEY +dollars I-MONEY +a O +month O +with O +no O +end O +in O +sight O +/. O + + +and O +this O +Republican B-NORP +led O +Senate B-ORG +intelligence O +committee O +refuses O +to O +even O +ask O +the O +hard O +questions O +about O +the O +misinformation O +/- O + + +Republicans B-NORP +insist O +they O +'re O +completing O +the O +investigation O +/. O + + +and O +this O +is O +just O +a O +distraction O +/. O + + +This O +is O +purely O +political O +/. O + + +This O +is O +settling O +an O +old O +political O +score O +/. O + + +Democrats B-NORP +say O +they O +also O +want O +to O +signal O +they O +'re O +ready O +to O +stand O +up O +to O +the O +Republican B-NORP +majority O +and O +may O +even O +filibuster O +the O +president O +'s O +latest O +Supreme B-ORG +Court I-ORG +pick O +Samuel B-PERSON +Alito I-PERSON +a O +move O +that O +would O +make O +these O +events O +seem O +like O +the O +opening O +fireworks O +in O +a O +much O +nastier O +battle O +/. O + + +Ed O +Henry O +CNN B-ORG +Capitol B-LOC +Hill I-LOC +/. O + + +So O +do O +you O +think O +we O +just O +saw O +the O +outlines O +to O +what O +the O +midterm O +election O +battlelines O +might O +look O +like O +/? O + + +A O +debate O +that O +'s O +likely O +to O +rage O +on O +for O +many B-DATE +many I-DATE +months I-DATE +to I-DATE +come I-DATE +/. O + + +Turning O +our O +attention O +now O +to O +something O +that O +has O +a O +lot O +of O +folks O +concerned O +/. O + + +You O +'ve O +been O +hearing O +an O +awful O +lot O +about O +avian O +or O +bird O +flu O +/. O + + +The O +most O +common O +and O +deadly O +form O +has O +already O +spread O +in O +birds O +from O +South B-LOC +Asia I-LOC +to O +Europe B-LOC +/. O + + +And O +now O +there O +is O +real O +concern O +that O +the O +virus O +could O +mutate O +and O +become O +devastating O +to O +humans O +/. O + + +In O +fact O +some O +health O +experts O +say O +it O +'s O +just O +a O +matter O +of O +time O +/. 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O + + +I O +know O +you O +'ve O +had O +a O +chance O +to O +study O +the O +plan O +the O +president O +put O +forth O +today B-DATE +/. O + + +Does O +it O +go O +far O +enough O +in O +your O +estimation O +/? O + + +You O +know O +what O +'s O +sort O +of O +interesting O +Paula B-PERSON +/. O + + +on O +one O +hand O +it O +is O +remarkable O +that O +the O +president O +is O +devoting O +as O +much O +time O +and O +as O +much O +money O +uh O +all O +towards O +a O +disease O +that O +does O +n't O +exist O +yet O +/. O + + +Pandemic O +flu O +does O +n't O +exist O +yet O +/. O + + +But O +a O +lot O +of O +people O +are O +talking O +about O +it O +/. O + + +and O +I O +think O +that O +'s O +remarkable O +to O +a O +lot O +of O +people O +eh O +who O +are O +citizens O +and O +a O +lot O +of O +people O +in O +the O +public O +health O +community O +as O +well O +/. 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O + + +Still O +to O +come O +on O +News B-WORK_OF_ART +Night I-WORK_OF_ART +the O +prince O +and O +his O +brand O +new O +wife O +making O +their O +first B-ORDINAL +trip O +to O +the O +US B-GPE +since O +their O +marriage O +/. O + + +This O +time O +it O +'s O +not O +exactly O +a O +fairy O +tale O +/. O + + +This B-DATE +week I-DATE +Americans B-NORP +are O +getting O +a O +rare O +chance O +to O +treat O +royalty O +well O +like O +royalty O +/. O + + +Prince B-PERSON +Charles I-PERSON +and O +his O +new O +wife O +Camilla B-PERSON +have O +jumped O +across O +the O +pond O +and O +are O +touring O +the B-GPE +United I-GPE +States I-GPE +making O +their O +first B-ORDINAL +stop O +today B-DATE +in O +New B-GPE +York I-GPE +/. O + + +It O +'s O +Charles B-PERSON +' O +first B-ORDINAL +opportunity O +to O +showcase O +his O +new O +wife O +/. O + + +but O +few O +Americans B-NORP +seem O +to O +care O +/. O + + +Here O +'s O +Jeanie B-PERSON +Mowth I-PERSON +/. O + + +What O +a O +difference O +two B-DATE +decades I-DATE +make O +/. O + + +Charles B-PERSON +and O +Diana B-PERSON +visited O +a B-FAC +JC I-FAC +Penney I-FAC +'s I-FAC +on O +the O +prince O +'s O +last B-ORDINAL +official O +US B-GPE +tour O +/. O + + +Twenty B-DATE +years I-DATE +later I-DATE +here O +'s O +the O +prince O +with O +his O +new O +wife O +attending O +a O +party O +at O +the B-ORG +Museum I-ORG +of I-ORG +Modern I-ORG +Art I-ORG +along O +with O +Yoko B-PERSON +Ono I-PERSON +Diane B-PERSON +Sawyer I-PERSON +Henry B-PERSON +Kissinger I-PERSON +Donald B-PERSON +Trump I-PERSON +Joan B-PERSON +Collins I-PERSON +and O +even O +Sting B-PERSON +/. O + + +But O +it O +still O +stings O +some O +Diana B-PERSON +fans O +to O +see O +those O +old O +shots O +of O +glamorous O +Princess B-PERSON +Di I-PERSON +dancing O +with O +John B-PERSON +Travolta I-PERSON +at O +the B-FAC +White I-FAC +House I-FAC +/. O + + +But O +when O +it O +comes O +to O +Camilla B-PERSON +gossip O +columnists O +can O +get O +pretty O +catty O +/. O + + +We O +'re O +all O +welcoming O +the O +prince O +and O +the O +duchess O +or O +mistress O +of O +whatever O +she O +is O +this B-DATE +week I-DATE +/. O + + +A O +lone O +protestor O +parked O +herself O +outside O +the B-FAC +UN I-FAC +where O +Charles B-PERSON +would O +later O +visit O +/. O + + +Camilla B-PERSON +you O +are O +no O +princess O +said O +her O +sign O +with O +a O +horse O +on O +it O +/. O + + +The O +horse O +is O +basically O +Camilla B-PERSON +/. O + + +We O +all O +know O +that O +she O +'s O +a O +horse O +/. O + + +She O +does O +n't O +belong O +here O +/. O + + +and O +she O +'ll O +never O +be O +able O +to O +take O +Diana B-PERSON +'s O +place O +ever O +/. O + + +But O +at O +least O +the O +horse O +is O +pretty O +/. O + + +The O +royals O +flew O +in O +amid O +headlines O +declaring O +their O +visit O +a O +royal O +bore O +/. O + + +Only B-PERCENT +ninteen I-PERCENT +per I-PERCENT +cent I-PERCENT +of O +Americans B-NORP +polled O +said O +they O +were O +interested O +in O +the O +visit O +/. O + + +eighty B-PERCENT +- I-PERCENT +one I-PERCENT +per I-PERCENT +cent I-PERCENT +said O +they O +were O +not O +/. O + + +Prince B-PERSON +Charles I-PERSON +and O +Camilla B-PERSON +are O +in O +town O +/. O + + +Do O +you O +care O +/? O + + +Not O +a O +wit O +/. O + + +Royal O +watching O +is O +not O +for O +you O +/? O + + +I O +have O +n't O +watched O +it O +yet O +/. O + + +I O +loved O +Princess B-PERSON +Diana I-PERSON +/. O + + +I O +do O +n't O +care O +for O +this O +new O +chick O +in O +town O +/. O + + +Sorry O +/. O + + +The O +new O +chick O +and O +her O +prince O +started O +the B-DATE +day I-DATE +with O +a O +visit O +to O +Ground B-LOC +Zero I-LOC +/. O + + +They O +then O +unveiled O +a O +memorial O +to O +British B-NORP +victims O +of O +Nine B-EVENT +Eleven I-EVENT +/. O + + +Everywhere O +they O +went O +there O +were O +curtsies O +and O +/- O + + +Hi O +everyone O +/. O + + +first B-ORDINAL +up O +on O +the O +docket O +tonight B-TIME +we O +got O +an O +interview O +with O +the O +witness O +who O +led O +investigators O +to O +a O +landfill O +in O +the O +search O +for O +Natalee B-PERSON +Holloway I-PERSON +/. O + + +He O +'s O +telling O +NBC B-ORG +news O +what O +and O +who O +he O +saw O +just B-DATE +days I-DATE +after O +Natalee B-PERSON +'s O +May B-DATE +thirtieth I-DATE +disappearance O +/. O + + +Also O +Natalee B-PERSON +'s O +mother O +met O +with O +the O +lead O +prosecutor O +in O +the O +investigation O +today B-DATE +/. O + + +And O +while O +the O +landfill O +continues O +to O +be O +searched O +and O +lead O +suspect O +Joran B-PERSON +Van I-PERSON +Der I-PERSON +Sloot I-PERSON +is O +interrogated O +for O +the B-DATE +fourth I-DATE +straight I-DATE +day I-DATE +by O +a O +team O +of O +behavioral O +specialists O +NBC B-ORG +'s O +Michelle B-PERSON +Kosinski I-PERSON +remains O +in O +Aruba B-GPE +/. O + + +So O +Michelle B-PERSON +the O +authorities O +really O +believe O +that O +uh O +this O +witness O +with O +regard O +to O +the O +landfill O +'s O +credible O +, O +do O +n't O +they O +/? O + + +Well O +the O +authorities O +including O +the O +FBI B-ORG +we O +found O +out O +had O +checked O +this O +witness O +out O +early O +on O +just B-DATE +days I-DATE +after O +Natalee B-PERSON +disappeared O +/. O + + +And O +we O +just O +found O +out O +about O +this O +witness O +a B-DATE +couple I-DATE +weeks I-DATE +ago I-DATE +/. O + + +That O +'s O +when O +his O +existence O +became O +widely O +known O +through O +private O +investigators O +and O +other O +sources O +/. O + + +And O +it O +has O +been O +reported O +that O +he O +was O +afraid O +to O +come O +forward O +/. O + + +Well O +it O +turns O +out O +he O +was O +just O +afraid O +for O +his O +identity O +to O +be O +known O +/. O + + +but O +we O +learned O +that O +he O +came O +forward O +very O +quickly O +after O +he O +says O +he O +saw O +what O +happened O +in O +the O +landfill O +that B-DATE +day I-DATE +just B-DATE +days I-DATE +after O +it O +happened O +/. O + + +He O +talked O +to O +police O +/. O + + +He O +talked O +to O +the O +FBI B-ORG +/. O + + +The O +FBI B-ORG +actually O +went O +out O +to O +that O +landfill O +with O +dogs O +looked O +around O +that O +area O +even O +before O +it O +became O +piled O +up O +with O +garbage O +/. O + + +and O +they O +did O +n't O +find O +anything O +/. O + + +It O +'s O +the O +EquuSearch B-ORG +volunteers O +who O +really O +said O +hey O +we O +believe O +this O +guy O +/. O + + +His O +story O +does O +n't O +change O +/. O + + +He O +seems O +to O +pan O +out O +/. O + + +He O +seems O +to O +be O +a O +lucid O +guy O +/. O + + +He O +seems O +to O +also O +be O +insistent O +that O +he O +saw O +something O +/. O + + +So O +he O +says O +he O +saw O +some O +men O +drive O +up O +in O +a O +white O +pickup O +truck O +men O +that O +he O +says O +he O +later O +recognized O +to O +be O +the O +three B-CARDINAL +suspects O +in O +this O +case O +/. O + + +He O +says O +they O +took O +what O +looked O +like O +a O +body O +out O +of O +the O +back O +of O +the O +pickup O +truck O +/. O + + +It O +was O +wrapped O +up O +in O +a O +bag O +/. O + + +But O +when O +the O +wind O +blew O +he O +says O +he O +saw O +the O +upper O +part O +of O +a O +woman O +'s O +body O +blonde O +hair O +/. O + + +and O +then O +he O +says O +they O +buried O +this O +body O +there O +in O +the O +landfill O +/. O + + +Well O +over O +a B-DATE +period I-DATE +of I-DATE +weeks I-DATE +some B-QUANTITY +ten I-QUANTITY +feet I-QUANTITY +of O +garbage O +has O +piled O +up O +/. O + + +EquuSearch B-ORG +will O +tell O +you O +too O +that O +when O +they O +bring O +out O +dogs O +it O +'s O +very O +difficult O +for O +a O +dog O +to O +catch O +a O +scent O +in O +that O +landfill O +when O +they O +'re O +coming O +across O +things O +like O +medical O +waste O +/. O + + +but O +they O +'re O +determined O +to O +keep O +going O +/. O + + +He O +saw O +uh O +the O +woman O +'s O +body O +and O +inside O +a O +bag O +/. O + + +Her O +hair O +was O +blowing O +out O +with O +the O +wind O +/. O + + +And O +uh O +he O +did O +n't O +say O +this O +now O +/. O + + +but O +he O +told O +that O +the O +back O +kind O +of O +came O +off O +and O +he O +saw O +half O +of O +the O +woman O +'s O +body O +/. O + + +One O +of O +the O +most O +compelling O +reasons O +searchers O +say O +they O +believe O +this O +guy O +very O +much O +is O +that O +they O +say O +he O +gave O +them O +some O +clues O +as O +to O +things O +they O +would O +find O +buried O +deep O +within O +that O +garbage O +around O +that O +same O +area O +where O +he O +claims O +he O +saw O +a O +body O +things O +like O +a O +plastic O +pool O +/. O + + +He O +said O +that O +there O +was O +a O +dirt O +road O +buried O +under O +all O +that O +garbage O +/. O + + +Well O +they O +found O +those O +things O +and O +a O +couple O +of O +other O +items O +that O +he O +said O +would O +be O +there O +/. O + + +The O +problem O +is O +they O +just O +have O +n't O +found O +any O +sign O +at O +all O +of O +Natalee B-PERSON +Holloway I-PERSON +/. O + + +but O +they O +want O +to O +clear O +that O +place O +out O +and O +just O +feel O +satisfied O +that O +they O +looked O +as O +best O +they O +could O +because O +it O +'s O +disturbing O +/. O + + +I O +mean O +his O +story O +has O +panned O +out O +in O +some O +ways O +/. O + + +so O +they O +do O +n't O +want O +to O +give O +this O +up O +/. O + + +Well O +that O +'s O +the O +question O +I O +have O +for O +you O +Michelle B-PERSON +/. O + + +So O +are O +you O +saying O +that O +the O +authorities O +uh O +looked O +into O +this O +guy O +'s O +story O +early O +on O +and O +they O +kind O +of O +pooh O +- O +poohed O +it O +and O +then O +EquuSearch B-ORG +came O +in O +a B-DATE +couple I-DATE +weeks I-DATE +later I-DATE +and O +said O +wait O +a O +sec O +, O +wait O +a O +sec O +, O +let O +'s O +give O +this O +guy O +a O +shot O +here O +and O +they O +followed O +up O +on O +it O +/? O + + +Yeah O +pretty O +much O +/. O + + +Uh O +the O +witness O +told O +us O +directly O +that O +in O +the O +beginning O +he O +felt O +like O +nobody O +was O +believing O +his O +story O +/. O + + +But O +we O +talked O +to O +a O +high O +level O +source O +in O +law O +enforcement O +/. O + + +and O +it O +turns O +out O +they O +did O +check O +it O +out O +/. O + + +Hm O +/. O + + +They O +sent O +the O +FBI B-ORG +out O +there O +with O +a O +dog O +/. O + + +But O +EquuSearch B-ORG +says O +hey O +maybe O +we O +can O +do O +something O +more O +thoroughly O +here O +/. O + + +We O +can O +bring O +out O +teams O +of O +dogs O +/. O + + +But O +here O +'s O +the O +thing O +/. O + + +They O +still O +have O +n't O +found O +one B-CARDINAL +sign O +of O +her O +/. O + + +but O +uh O +they O +are O +determined O +to O +keep O +it O +up O +through O +the B-DATE +weekend I-DATE +at O +least O +/. O + + +Alright O +Michelle B-PERSON +Kosinski I-PERSON +as O +always O +thanks O +a O +lot O +/. O + + +And O +as O +Michelle B-PERSON +reported O +Natalee B-PERSON +'s O +mother O +Beth B-PERSON +Holloway I-PERSON +Twitty I-PERSON +met O +with O +the O +lead O +prosecutor O +in O +the O +investigation O +this B-TIME +afternoon I-TIME +Karin B-PERSON +Janssen I-PERSON +where O +she O +told O +Janssen B-PERSON +about O +a O +girl O +came O +forward O +said O +she O +had O +an O +encounter O +with O +Joran B-PERSON +Van I-PERSON +Der I-PERSON +Sloot I-PERSON +the O +chief O +suspect O +/. O + + +And O +on O +our O +program O +last B-TIME +night I-TIME +Beth B-PERSON +told O +me O +the O +story O +/. O + + +A O +beautiful O +eighteen B-DATE +year I-DATE +old I-DATE +blonde O +- O +headed O +girl O +from O +New B-GPE +Jersey I-GPE +um O +you O +know O +was O +able O +to O +recount O +an O +encounter O +that O +she O +had O +with O +Joran B-PERSON +Van I-PERSON +Der I-PERSON +Sloot I-PERSON +Deepak B-PERSON +Kalpoe I-PERSON +and O +Satish B-PERSON +Kalpoe I-PERSON +during O +the B-DATE +month I-DATE +of I-DATE +April I-DATE +oh I-DATE +five I-DATE +/. O + + +And O +what O +did O +she O +say O +happened O +/? O + + +you O +know O +it O +'s O +a O +pretty O +long O +scenario O +/. O + + +We O +have O +a O +lot O +of O +details O +/. O + + +Um O +you O +know O +the O +main O +thing O +to O +to O +sum O +it O +up O +as O +you O +know O +Joran B-PERSON +how O +he O +entered O +this O +establishment O +/. O + + +I O +believe O +that O +you O +know O +if O +you O +enter O +on O +the O +right O +side O +you O +have O +to O +have O +a O +valid O +ID O +/. O + + +You O +enter O +Carlos B-ORG +N' I-ORG +Charlie I-ORG +'s I-ORG +on O +the O +left O +side O +you O +must O +have O +some O +type O +of O +I O +do O +n't O +know O +if O +it O +'s O +a O +VIP O +pass O +or O +what O +to O +enter O +/. O + + +but O +Joran B-PERSON +enters O +the O +establishment O +on O +the O +left O +side O ++approaches O +these O +group O +of O +tourist O +/. O + + +Um O +you O +know O +it O +'s O +interesting O +how O +he O +is O +able O +to O +um O +try O +to O +work O +his O +way O +in O +and O +connect O +establish O +himself O +in O +uh O +Carlos B-ORG +N' I-ORG +Charlie I-ORG +'s I-ORG +/. O + + +Was O +walking O +her O +around O +and O +these O +other O +tourists O +and O +was O +able O +to O +point O +out O +Satish B-PERSON +and O +Deepak B-PERSON +Kalpoe I-PERSON +/. O + + +They O +'re O +sitting O +ironically O +in O +the O +same O +corner O +the O +same O +stools O +that O +they O +were O +seated O +at O +in O +the O +picture O +that O +'s O +been O +all O +over O +international O +media O +/. O + + +So O +that O +must O +be O +their O +spot O +where O +they O +wait O +while O +Joran B-PERSON +is O +working O +/. O + + +And O +um O +you O +know O +it O +was O +so O +interesting O +how O +everyone O +in O +the O +casino O +knew O +Joran B-PERSON +/. O + + +you O +know O +he O +knew O +everyone O +was O +greeting O +all O +the O +guys O +with O +this O +grip O +handshake O +/. O + + +All O +the O +girls O +approach O +him O +with O +a O +kiss O +on O +the O +cheek O +/. O + + +It O +was O +interesting O +how O +um O +you O +know O +he O +was O +able O +to O +order O +these O +group O +of O +girls O +by O +just O +merely O +leaning O +over O +the O +bar O +and O +ordering O +three B-CARDINAL +shots O +of O +one B-PRODUCT +fifty I-PRODUCT +- I-PRODUCT +one I-PRODUCT +one B-CARDINAL +for O +himself O +and O +three B-CARDINAL +for O +the O +tourists O +with O +no O +money O +/. O + + +So O +he O +'s O +got O +an O +open O +uh O +tab O +at O +Carlos B-ORG +N' I-ORG +Charlie I-ORG +'s I-ORG +/. O + + +able O +to O +run O +a O +tab O +/. O + + +And O +you O +know O +then O +you O +notice O +that O +in O +a O +evening B-TIME +'s O +proceeding O +he O +'s O +even O +approaching O +these O +girls O +getting O +close O +to O +closing O +time O +/. O + + +Did O +/. O + + +So O +that O +'s O +another O +unique O +pattern O +that O +he O +has O +/. O + + +did O +she O +say O +uh O +anything O +about O +uh O +violence O +/? O + + +No O +she O +did O +n't O +say O +anything O +about O +violence O +/. O + + +but O +what O +I O +was O +looking O +for O +was O +a O +history O +is O +a O +predatory O +type O +behavior O +which O +I O +think O +Joran B-PERSON +and O +Deepak B-PERSON +and O +Satish B-PERSON +have O +and O +how O +tightly O +connected O +the O +three B-CARDINAL +are O +/. O + + +Now O +i- O +/. O + + +Joining O +me O +now O +is O +the O +private O +investigator O +who O +has O +been O +uh O +working O +with O +Natalee B-PERSON +'s O +family O +TJ B-PERSON +Ward I-PERSON +and O +his O +associate O +Harold B-PERSON +Phipps I-PERSON +/. O + + +Gentlemen O +thanks O +very O +much O +uh O +for O +coming O +on O +the O +program O +/. O + + ++Appreciate O +it O +/. O + + +Thank O +you O +/. O + + +TJ O +let O +me O +start O +with O +you O +on O +this O +issue O +of O +this O +woman O +uh O +who O +came O +up O +uh O +to O +Beth B-PERSON +/. O + + +Have O +you O +been O +able O +to O +follow O +up O +on O +that O +/. O + + +and O +how O +relevant O +do O +you O +think O +it O +is O +/? O + + +Uh O +we O +have O +n't O +followed O +up O +with O +it O +/. O + + +Um O +Beth B-PERSON +and O +I O +have O +talked O +about O +it O +/. O + + +and O +we O +will O +be O +following O +up O +on O +it O +uh O +here O +shortly O +/. O + + +is O +it O +relevant O +/? O + + +I O +mean O +a O +lot O +of O +my O +viewers O +wrote O +in O +saying O +alright O +so O +what O +/. O + + +this O +guy O +'s O +a O +pickup O +artist O +/. O + + +how O +does O +that O +really O +impact O +the O +case O +/? O + + +Well O +it O +just O +shows O +it O +'s O +a O +pattern O +of O +um O +what O +his O +activity O +is O +when O +he O +hangs O +out O +at O +Carlos B-ORG +N' I-ORG +Charlie I-ORG +'s I-ORG +/. O + + +I O +mean O +and O +trying O +to O +pick O +women O +up O +and O +take O +them O +from O +the O +bar O +and O +whatever O +he O +'s O +doing O +with O +them O +after O +that O +/. O + + +But O +if O +there O +'s O +no O +violence O +associated O +with O +that O +does O +that O +help O +you O +in O +the O +investigation O +/? O + + +Well O +again O +we O +do O +n't O +think O +there O +was O +a O +violent O +issue O +with O +him O +with O +Natalee B-PERSON +/. O + + +We O +think O +probably O ++something O +has O +happened O +to O +Natalee B-PERSON +/. O + + +and O +they O +panicked O +and O +then O +went O +forth O +and O +did O +what O +they O +were O +supposed O +to O +do O +/. O + + +I O +mean O +there O +'s O +issues O +that O +'s O +come O +up O +/. O + + +Um O +um O +well O +we O +feel O +something O +happened O +when O +Natalee B-PERSON +was O +with O +them O +/. O + + +What O +do O +you O +mean O +by O +that O +/? O + + +Either O +she O +either O +passed O +out O +regurgitated O +/. O + + +um O +something O +had O +happened O +/. O + + +And O +on O +top O +of O +that O +now O +there O +'s O +a O +statement O +that O +'s O +come O +up O +from O +Joran B-PERSON +Van I-PERSON +Der I-PERSON +Sloot I-PERSON +that O +he O +'s O +given O +to O +the O +police O +uh O +one B-CARDINAL +of O +twenty B-CARDINAL +- I-CARDINAL +two I-CARDINAL +statements O +he O +'s O +given O +by O +the O +way O +that O +um O +Deepak B-PERSON +had O +uh O +raped O +her O +and O +killed O +her O +on O +the O +beach O +/. O + + +So O +at O +this O +point O +what O +the O +police O +have O +you O +know O +again O +we O +'re O +unaware O +because O +we O +'re O +not O +getting O +any O +information O +from O +law O +enforcement O +/. O + + +so O +we O +have O +to O +go O +on O +the O +course O +of O +information O +that O +we O +'re O +gathering O +on O +behalf O +of O +the O +family O +/. O + + +Well O +let O +me O +ask O +Harold B-PERSON +how O +do O +you O +all O +know O +that O +/? O + + +I O +mean O +that O +information O +for O +example O +about O +that O +particular O +statement O +that O +TJ B-PERSON +was O +just O +mentioning O +/. O + + +How O +do O +we O +know O +that O +/? O + + +Yeah O +how O +do O +you O +know O +that O +that O +statement O +was O +actually O +made O +by O +Joran B-PERSON +Van I-PERSON +Der I-PERSON +Sloot I-PERSON +/? O + + +Oh O +we O +do O +n't O +/. O + + +This O +is O +the O +statements O +that O +were O +being O +attributed O +to O +us O +on O +those O +/. O + + +Uh O +since O +we O +have O +n't O +interviewed O +Joran B-PERSON +we O +do O +n't O +know O +exactly O +what O +he O +has O +said O +/. O + + +but O +some O +of O +that O +statement O +has O +been O +let O +out O +/. O + + +and O +uh O +through O +a O +chain O +of O +different O +individuals O +uh O +uh O +they O +have O +told O +us O +uh O +what O +the O +statement O +was O +/. O + + +TJ B-PERSON +just O +so O +I O +'m O +clear O +where O +are O +you O +getting O +that O +from O +that O +that O +statement O +was O +made O +by O +Joran B-PERSON +about O +Deepak B-PERSON +/? O + + +I O +have O +seen O +a O +copy O +of O +the O +statement O +from O +one B-CARDINAL +of O +the O +local O +newspapers O +here O +um O +Diario B-ORG +/. O + + +Um O +Jossy B-PERSON +Mansur I-PERSON +produced O +and O +showed O +me O +a O +copy O +of O +that O +statement O +that O +uh O +Joran B-PERSON +Van I-PERSON +Der I-PERSON +Sloot I-PERSON +made O +um O +the O +last O +time O +that O +I O +was O +here O +in O +Aruba B-GPE +/. O + + +and O +uh O +he O +conveyed O +it O +from O +Dutch B-LANGUAGE +into O +English B-LANGUAGE +and O +uh O +showed O +me O +the O +statement O +/. O + + +Uh O +TJ B-PERSON +are O +you O +in O +any O +trouble O +there O +/? O + + +I O +mean O +there O +'s O +been O +a O +lot O +of O +discussions O +about O +the O +authorities O +getting O +uh O +annoyed O +about O +you O +knocking O +on O +doors O +and O +things O +like O +that O +/. O + + +Well O +it O +'s O +not O +that O +/. O + + +Um O +there O +was O +some O +/. O + + +the O +Aruban B-NORP +authorities O +/- O + + +and O +we O +'ve O +had O +conversations O +about O +this O +/. O + + +This O +is O +squared O +away O +/. O + + +It O +'s O +been O +straightened O +out O +/. O + + +Um O +there O +was O +uh O +some O +evidence O +that O +leaked O +out O +to O +the O +fact O +that O +had O +an O +arrest O +warrant O +for O +my O +arrest O +on O +Wednesday B-DATE +and O +that O +I O +was O +working O +without O +a O +work O +permit O +and O +I O +was O +going O +to O +be O +deported O +by O +law O +enforcement O +and O +Wednesday B-TIME +night I-TIME +the O +law O +enforcement O +was O +looking O +for O +me O +to O +arrest O +me O +/. O + + +Uh O +all O +that O +is O +untrue O +/. O + + +and O +I O +want O +to O +make O +that O +perfectly O +clear O +/. O + + +Uh O +this O +was O +brought O +up O +by O +another O +media O +station O +here O +on O +the O +island O +that O +uh O +made O +claim O +to O +that O +/. O + + +but O +I O +can O +to O +assure O +/. O + + +Alright O +/. O + + +It O +'s O +not O +true O +/. O + + +We O +'ll O +move O +on O +/. O + + +Alright O +/. O + + +Yes O +/. O + + +Alright O +/. O + + +Um O +uh O +Harold B-PERSON +finally O +this O +landfill O +/. O + + +Uh O +are O +you O +hopeful O +uh O +that O +EquuSearch B-ORG +is O +going O +to O +find O +something O +/? O + + +How O +credible O +do O +you O +think O +that O +witness O +is O +who O +says O +that O +he O +saw O +three B-CARDINAL +men O +dumping O +what O +looked O +like O +a O +blonde O +body O +/? O + + +Well O +uh O +as O +a O +retired O +FBI B-ORG +agent O +I O +'m O +always O +hopeful O +for O +an O +outcome O +/. O + + +Uh O +we O +interviewed O +the O +individual O +at O +length O +/. O + + +and O +having O +experienced O +hundreds B-CARDINAL +if O +not O +thousands B-CARDINAL +of O +interviews O +during O +my O +thirty B-DATE +- I-DATE +one I-DATE +years I-DATE +uh O +this O +guy O +was O +very O +uh O +online O +/. O + + +He O +did O +n't O +go O +mm O +ah O +/. O + + +I O +mean O +he O +was O +like O +telling O +a O +story O +/. O + + +and O +it O +did O +n't O +appear O +to O +me O +at O +all O +like O +he O +was O +coached O +or O +practiced O +/. O + + +Mhm O +/. O + + +He O +just O +told O +a O +story O +uh O +from O +the O +beginning O +to O +the O +end O +/. O + + +and O +I O +believe O +him O +/. O + + +I O +think O +there O +was O +something O +there O +/. O + + +if O +there O +is O +the O +body O +, O +whether O +it O +'s O +still O +there O +is O +another O +story O +/. O + + +Mhm O +/. O + + +There O +has O +been O +uh O +a O +period O +of O +time O +since O +then O +/. O + + +and O +it O +could O +have O +been O +removed O +again O +/. O + + +But O +uh O +his O +story O +I O +think O +is O +credible O +/. O + + +We O +also O +had O +a O +/- O + + +TJ B-PERSON +/. O + + +Sorry O +go O +ahead O +/. O + + +finish O +up O +Harold B-PERSON +/. O + + +No O +go O +ahead O +/. O + + +I O +was O +just O +going O +to O +a- O +/- O + + +I O +'m O +out O +of O +time O +/. O + + +I O +was O +going O +to O +ask O +TJ B-PERSON +bottom O +line O +do O +you O +think O +that O +you O +'re O +going O +to O +be O +able O +to O +crack O +the O +case O +in O +the B-DATE +next I-DATE +uh I-DATE +couple I-DATE +weeks I-DATE +/? O + + +Well O +it O +depends O +/. O + + +I O +believe O +that O +law O +enforcement O +uh O +since O +the O +FBI B-ORG +'s O +been O +here O +has O +been O +working O +very O +credibly O +/. O + + +Mhm O +/. O + + +And O +uh O +I O +believe O +that O +they O +have O +something O +um O +that O +'s O +probably O +solid O +enough O +and O +hopeful O +uh O +come O +September B-DATE +fourth I-DATE +that O +Joran B-PERSON +Van I-PERSON +Sloot I-PERSON +will O +stay O +where O +he O +'s O +positioned O +right O +now O +/. O + + +Mhm O +/. O + + +and O +that O +there O +'ll O +be O +additional O +arrests O +in O +this O +matter O +from O +uh O +parties O +and O +individuals O +that O +waited O +we O +already O +know O +that O +are O +possibly O +involved O +in O +this O +disappearance O +/. O + + +Alright O +/. O + + +TJ B-PERSON +Ward I-PERSON +and O +Harold B-PERSON +Phipps I-PERSON +thanks O +a O +lot O +guys O +for O +taking O +the O +time O +/. O + + +Really O +appreciate O +it O +/. O + + +Coming O +up O +two B-CARDINAL +former O +jurors O +in O +the O +Michael B-PERSON +Jackson I-PERSON +case O +writing O +tell O +- O +all O +books O +about O +the O +case O +/. O + + +They O +now O +apparently O +say O +Jackson B-PERSON +is O +guilty O +/. O + + +and O +they O +'re O +apparently O +saying O +that O +they O +broke O +all O +kinds O +of O +rules O +in O +the O +jury O +room O +sneaking O +in O +tapes O +of O +news O +reports O +/. O + + +An O +insider O +on O +the O +new O +books O +joins O +me O +next O +/. O + + +And O +it O +'s O +been O +a B-DATE +month I-DATE +since O +this O +man O +went O +missing O +on O +a O +honeymoon O +on O +a O +Mediterranean B-LOC +cruise O +/. O + + +Police O +now O +looking O +into O +three B-CARDINAL +men O +who O +might O +'ve O +had O +something O +to O +do O +with O +his O +disappearance O +/. O + + +maybe O +foul O +play O +/. O + + +And O +our O +weeklong B-DATE +series O +Manhunt B-WORK_OF_ART +Sex I-WORK_OF_ART +Offenders I-WORK_OF_ART +on I-WORK_OF_ART +the I-WORK_OF_ART +Loose I-WORK_OF_ART +wraps O +up O +tonight B-TIME +/. O + + +We O +'re O +trying O +to O +get O +these O +guys O +before O +they O +strike O +again O +/. O + + +We O +'ll O +check O +in O +with O +Erin B-PERSON +Runnion I-PERSON +five B-DATE +year I-DATE +old I-DATE +daughter O +Samantha B-PERSON +raped O +and O +killed O +by O +a O +sex O +offender O +/. O + + +Your O +email O +abrams O +report O +at O +MSNBC O +dot O +com O +/. O + + +Please O +include O +your O +name O +where O +you O +'re O +writing O +from O +/. O + + +I O +respond O +at O +the O +end O +of O +the O +show O +/. O + + +New B-ORG +York I-ORG +Daily I-ORG +News I-ORG +today B-DATE +reports O +that O +jurors O +are O +saying O +there O +were O +all O +sorts O +of O +shannanigans O +going O +on O +in O +the O +jury O +room O +at O +the O +Michael B-PERSON +Jackson I-PERSON +case O +, O +that O +a O +juror O +wanted O +to O +convict O +Jackson B-PERSON +smuggled O +in O +a O +medical O +dictionary O +to O +prove O +Jackson B-PERSON +fits O +the O +definition O +of O +a O +pedophile O +/. O + + +She O +was O +later O +she O +says O +intimidated O +into O +changing O +her O +vote O +to O +not O +guilty O +/. O + + +Same O +juror O +we O +told O +you O +about O +yesterday B-DATE +Eleanor B-PERSON +Cook I-PERSON +who O +'s O +reportedly O +writing O +a O +tell O +- O +all O +book O +titled O +Guilty B-WORK_OF_ART +as I-WORK_OF_ART +Sin I-WORK_OF_ART +Free I-WORK_OF_ART +as I-WORK_OF_ART +a I-WORK_OF_ART +Bird I-WORK_OF_ART +/. O + + +News O +also O +reports O +another O +allegation O +that O +quote O +another O +juror O +sneaked O +a O +forbidden O +video O +of O +Court B-ORG +TV I-ORG +broadcast O +featuring O +the O +prosecution O +friendly O +Dianne B-PERSON +Dimond I-PERSON +and O +Nancy B-PERSON +Grace I-PERSON +to O +the O +jury O +room O +but O +a O +faulty O +VCR O +prevented O +a O +sneak O +peak O +/. O + + +And O +then O +a O +quote O +gang O +of O +three B-CARDINAL +female O +jurors O +were O +such O +rabid O +Jackson B-PERSON +fans O +that O +they O +cooed O +not O +my O +Michael B-PERSON +when O +the O +panel O +discussed O +the O +felony O +charges O +against O +the O +pop O +idol O +/. O + + +Yikes O +/. O + + +Stacy B-PERSON +Brown I-PERSON +MSNBC B-ORG +analyst O +author O +of O +Michael B-WORK_OF_ART +Jackson I-WORK_OF_ART +the I-WORK_OF_ART +Man I-WORK_OF_ART +Behind I-WORK_OF_ART +the I-WORK_OF_ART +Mask I-WORK_OF_ART +and O +a O +name O +who O +keeps O +popping O +up O +with O +all O +these O +books O +/. O + + +Stacy B-PERSON +are O +you O +writing O +any O +of O +these O +books O +first B-ORDINAL +of O +all O +/? O + + +No O +I O +'m O +not O +/. O + + +Alright O +/. O + + +But O +you O +actually O +talked O +to O +these O +jurors O +about O +writing O +a O +book O +/. O + + +That O +'s O +correct O +/. O + + +Alright O +/. O + + +and O +you O +were O +approached O +alright O +/. O + + +I O +was O +approached O +/. O + + +And O +so O +they O +are O +saying O +the O +things O +that O +the B-ORG +Daily I-ORG +News I-ORG +reports O +, O +are O +they O +not O +/? O + + +Well O +they O +are O +saying O +a O +lot O +more O +than O +just O +that O +/. O + + +What O +else O +they O +saying O +/? O + + +Um O +well O +eh O +let O +'s O +just O +clear O +up O +with O +the O +medical O +book O +/. O + + +She O +did O +n't O +actually O +bring O +it O +into O +the O +deliberation O +room O +/. O + + +the O +jurors O +were O +meeting O +/. O + + +They O +rendezvoused O +at O +a O +juvenile O +hall O +in O +Santa B-GPE +Maria I-GPE +/. O + + +and O +she O +bought O +it O +there O +/. O + + +and O +as O +they O +were O +getting O +into O +the O +van O +they O +ordered O +it O +to O +put O +it O +back O +in O +her O +car O +/. O + + +but O +she O +wanted O +them O +to O +understand O +Ellie B-PERSON +Cook I-PERSON +this O +is O +that O +this O +fits O +Michael B-PERSON +to O +a O +tee O +/. O + + +So O +she O +wanted O +them O +to O +know O +Michael B-PERSON +Jackson I-PERSON +'s O +guilty O +, O +he O +'s O +a O +pedophile O +/. O + + +and O +then O +what O +/? O + + +Then O +she O +just O +caved O +/? O + + +She O +says O +she O +was O +pressured O +/. O + + +Think O +she O +was O +threated O +/. O + + +and O +they O +were O +threatening O +to O +throw O +her O +off O +the O +jury O +/. O + + +Come O +on O +/. O + + +this O +is O +the O +one O +who O +'s O +been O +wanting O +to O +write O +a O +book O +since O +the O +beginning O +, O +right O +/? O + + +Yeah O +absolutely O +/. O + + +Her O +granddaughter O +had O +put O +out O +feelers O +since O +she O +was O +picked O +for O +the O +jury O +/. O + + +What O +other O +kind O +of O +shannigans O +were O +going O +on O +back O +there O +, O +do O +they O +say O +/? O + + +Well O +um O +they O +mentioned O +um O +as O +you O +had O +mentioned O +in O +your O +open O +about O +the O +Court B-ORG +TV I-ORG +video O +/. O + + +Someone O +had O +apparently O +taped O +some O +Court B-ORG +TV I-ORG +um O +stuff O +/. O + + +and O +they O +tried O +to O +play O +it O +/. O + + +Uh O +apparently O +it O +was O +a O +malfunction O +in O +the O +video O +tape O +/. O + + +Mhm O +/. O + + +Well O +let O +me O +give O +the O +juror O +'s O +explanation O +for O +this O +/. O + + +And O +/. O + + +This O +is O +Paula B-PERSON +Coccoz I-PERSON +/. O + + +we O +talked O +to O +her O +today B-DATE +juror O +number B-CARDINAL +ten I-CARDINAL +/. O + + +It O +'s O +number B-CARDINAL +four I-CARDINAL +/. O + + +Uh O +the O +bailiff O +brought O +in O +a O +TV O +with O +a O +VCR O +so O +we O +could O +review O +the O +sheriff O +'s O +interview O +/. O + + +and O +we O +went O +to O +put O +in O +the O +tape O +/. O + + +The O +tape O +was O +marked O +Court B-ORG +TV I-ORG +/. O + + +The O +people O +at O +the O +courthouse O +had O +left O +this O +tape O +in O +the O +VCR O +/. O + + +We O +told O +the O +bailiff O +about O +this O +/. O + + +and O +he O +seemed O +concerned O +about O +whether O +or O +not O +we O +reviewed O +the O +tape O +/. O + + +We O +told O +them O +we O +did O +n't O +watch O +it O +/. O + + +We O +did O +n't O +find O +out O +until O +later O +what O +was O +on O +the O +tape O +/. O + + +Yeah O +/. O + + +according O +to O +Ellie B-PERSON +though O +someone O +taped O +that O +show O +/. O + + +It O +was O +n't O +left O +there O +/. O + + +Um O +and O +there O +was O +a O +problem O +/. O + + +Now O +I O +know O +that O +someone O +else O +mentioned O +that O +there O +was O +a O +problem O +as O +well O +with O +a O +VCR O +/. O + + +but O +if O +you O +remember O +well O +the O +interview O +with O +the O +sheriff O +and O +the O +young O +boy O +was O +on O +a O +disk O +and O +not O +a O +VCR O +/. O + + +And O +this O +is O +number B-CARDINAL +five I-CARDINAL +/. O + + +Uh O +this O +is O +again O +the B-ORG +Daily I-ORG +News I-ORG +/. O + + +That O +Cook B-PERSON +uh O +admits O +that O +she O +frequently O +winked O +at O +Jackson B-PERSON +'s O +mother O +um O +Katherine B-PERSON +in O +court O +and O +exchanged O +wardrobe O +tips O +with O +the O +entertainer O +'s O +mom O +which O +resulted O +in O +them O +wearing O +the O +same O +colors O +on O +certain O +days O +/. O + + +Ellie B-PERSON +Cook I-PERSON +talked O +about O +that O +yeah O +/. O + + +She O +mentioned O +that O +they O +would O +wink O +and O +nod O +at O +each O +other O +/. O + + +I O +do O +n't O +understand O +/. O + + +So O +on O +the O +one B-CARDINAL +hand O +this O +juror O +'s O +saying O +I O +was O +convinced O +he O +was O +guilty O +you O +know O +/. O + + +and O +they O +'re O +saying O +oh O +she O +was O +trying O +to O +bring O +in O +a O +medical O +text O +/. O + + +and O +on O +the O +other O +hand O +she O +'s O +sitting O +there O +winking O +at O +Katherine B-PERSON +Jackson I-PERSON +talking O +to O +her O +about O +what O +clothes O +they O +'re O +going O +to O +wear O +/. O + + +Saying O +everything O +was O +going O +to O +be O +okay O +/. O + + +She O +/- O + + +And O +that O +'s O +why O +you O +did O +n't O +believe O +this O +story O +/. O + + +That O +'s O +why O +I O +do O +n't O +yeah O +ah O +/. O + + +That O +'s O +why O +you O +would O +n't O +write O +the O +book O +/. O + + +I O +'m O +not O +writing O +it O +because O +I O +just O +think O +that O +there O +'s O +a O +lot O +of O +issues O +with O +this O +/. 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O + + +and O +I O +think O +if O +any O +of O +these O +allegations O +are O +true O +these O +jurors O +need O +to O +be O +prosecuted O +/. O + + +I O +mean O +this O +is O +jury O +tampering O +from O +within O +the O +jury O +if O +these O +allegations O +are O +true O +/. O + + +And O +if O +there O +is O +ever O +to O +be O +a O +fair O +celebrity O +trial O +again O +especially O +in O +California B-GPE +somebody O +needs O +to O +say O +look O +we O +are O +drawing O +the O +line O +/. O + + +You O +'re O +not O +going O +to O +get O +books O +at O +the O +end O +of O +the O +rainbow O +and O +do O +things O +inappropriate O +/. O + + +If O +it O +pans O +out O +it O +'s O +true O +I O +think O +Tom B-PERSON +Sneddon I-PERSON +himself O +should O +prosecute O +without O +respect O +to O +whether O +it O +would O +have O +been O +pro O +or O +anti O +Michael B-PERSON +Jackson I-PERSON +/. 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O + + +The O +California B-GPE +teen O +is O +apparently O +the O +key O +to O +the O +case O +at O +this O +point O +/. O + + +That O +'s O +law O +enforcement O +'s O +focus O +/. O + + +If O +this O +young O +man O +will O +talk O +this O +could O +break O +open O +what O +happened O +to O +George B-PERSON +/. O + + +The O +key O +question O +is O +is O +this O +a O +tragic O +accident O +or O +is O +this O +foul O +play O +/? O + + +Right O +now O +law O +enforcement O +seems O +to O +think O +it O +'s O +foul O +play O +/. O + + +US B-GPE +attorney O +Kevin B-PERSON +O'Connor I-PERSON +said O +we O +have O +reason O +to O +believe O +there O +could O +have O +been O +foul O +play O +here O +/. O + + +Um O +alright O +uh O +Mister O +Zalisko B-PERSON +do O +you O +know O +anything O +from O +your O +personal O +experience O +of O +having O +been O +on O +the O +cruise O +as O +to O +what O +happened O +/? O + + +Uh O +good O +evening O +sir O +/. O + + +Uh O +first B-ORDINAL +I O +'d O +just O +like O +to O +clarify O +I O +'m O +a O +police O +chief O +in O +Oak B-GPE +Hill I-GPE +Florida B-GPE +not O +Orlando B-GPE +/. O + + +Uh O +now O +as O +far O +as O +the O +cruise O +uh O +I O +was O +on O +the O +cruise O +that B-DATE +uh I-DATE +uh I-DATE +day I-DATE +/. O + + +and O +the O +way O +I O +became O +aware O +of O +what O +occured O +was O +that O +uh O +the B-TIME +morning I-TIME +of O +the B-DATE +fifth I-DATE +a O +relative O +of O +mine O +had O +mentioned O +that O +there O +was O +blood O +stain O +on O +the O +canopy O +beneath O +her O +uh O +balcony O +/. O + + +at O +that O +point O +we O +kind O +of O +dismissed O +it O +/. O + + +We O +did O +n't O +know O +what O +was O +uh O +going O +on O +/. O + + +Uh O +we O +then O +went O +on O +our O +daily O +excursion O +/. O + + +However O +later O +on O +into O +the O +cruise O +that B-DATE +day I-DATE +uh O +the O +ship O +'s O +captain O +went O +onto O +the O +PA O +system O +and O +made O +an O +announcement O +that O +uh O +authorities O +were O +on O +the O +ship O +and O +they O +were O +investigating O +the O +possibility O +that O +an O +individual O +had O +gone O +overboard O +during O +the O +night B-TIME +or O +early B-TIME +morning I-TIME +hours I-TIME +/. O + + +When O +I O +asked O +my O +cousin O +the O +uh O +size O +of O +the O +blood O +splatter O +she O +had O +indicated O +it O +was O +relatively O +the O +size O +of O +a O +small O +uh O +dog O +of O +a O +beagle O +type O +/. O + + +However O +viewing O +those O +photographs O +on O +TV O +that O +blood O +splatter O +is O +much O +larger O +than O +uh O +a O +small O +dog O +/. O + + +Mhm O +/. O + + +In O +fact O +it O +'s O +maybe B-QUANTITY +three I-QUANTITY +to I-QUANTITY +four I-QUANTITY +feet I-QUANTITY +in O +length O +/. O + + +And O +then O +we O +'ve O +been O +hearing O +many O +stories O +that O +uh O +there O +were O +a O +lot O +of O +people O +going O +into O +and O +out O +of O +the O +state O +rooms O +uh O +which O +would O +indicate O +that O +the O +crime O +scene O +was O +not O +properly O +secured O +in O +the O +early O +stages O +of O +the O +investigation O +/. O + + +Well O +/. O + + +Alright O +let O +me O +play O +this O +piece O +of O +sound O +from O +one B-CARDINAL +of O +the O +passengers O +who O +was O +uh O +staying O +right O +nearby O +uh O +this O +particular O +uh O +room O +/. O + + +We O +were O +awakened O +uh O +about B-TIME +four I-TIME +in I-TIME +the I-TIME +morning I-TIME +uh O +by O +loud O +yelling O +coming O +from O +the O +cabin O +/. O + + +Um O +it O +sounded O +like O +people O +uh O +cheering O +uh O +like O +a O +drinking O +contest O +type O +thing O +/. O + + +And O +he O +says O +uh O +later O +um O +chief O +that O +he O +heard O +a O +horrific O +thud O +/. O + + +Well O +yeah O +that O +would O +indicate O +that O +something O +did O +go O +on O +there O +/. O + + +and O +we O +know O +uh O +that O +the O +three B-CARDINAL +individuals O +were O +in O +a O +room O +uh O +with O +Mister O +Smith B-PERSON +/. O + + +And O +the O +question O +that O +has O +to O +be O +uh O +presented O +to O +everybody O +is O +why O +is O +it O +taking O +so O +long O +for O +authorities O +to O +interview O +the O +individual O +that O +was O +in O +a O +cabin O +next O +door O +/? O + + +Mhm O +/. O + + +Any O +seasoned O +investigator O +would O +know O +that O +you O +would O +want O +to O +conduct O +your O +interviews O +uh O +of O +possible O +witnesses O +immediately O +after O +the O +crime O +/. O + + +Yeah O +/. O + + +Yeah O +/. O + + +And O +you O +would O +not O +just O +interview O +that O +individual O +next O +door O +/. O + + +You O +would O +have O +to O +take O +a O +step O +to O +interview O +people O +above O +below O +and O +to O +both O +sides O +/. O + + +Susan B-PERSON +what O +'s O +the O +answer O +to O +that O +/? O + + +But O +Dan B-PERSON +/. O + + +there O +are O +jurisdictional O +problems O +here O +/. O + + +You O +know O +it O +'s O +not O +a O +clear O +cut O +case O +as O +to O +who O +gets O +to O +prosecute O +this O +case O +/. O + + +Turkey B-GPE +ca O +n't O +do O +anything O +without O +a O +body O +/. O + + +United B-GPE +States I-GPE +can O +/. O + + +Fair O +play O +of O +the B-GPE +United I-GPE +States I-GPE +for O +stepping O +in O +/. O + + +fair O +play O +to O +law O +enforcement O +for O +getting O +involved O +/. O + + +Jurisdiction O +is O +n't O +clear O +/. O + + +but O +they O +'re O +working O +very O +hard O +to O +solve O +the O +crime O +/. O + + +I O +do O +n't O +think O +the O +criticism O +is O +well O +placed O +against O +law O +enforcement O +in O +this O +case O +/. O + + +Also O +the O +crime O +scene O +oh O +if O +you O +want O +to O +call O +it O +that O +was O +cleaned O +up O +by O +the O +cruise O +ship O +who O +got O +their O +investigators O +and O +their O +lawyers O +in O +from O +what O +I O +understand O +right O +away O +to O +make O +this O +go O +away O +/. O + + +so O +I O +think O +law O +enforcement O +was O +put O +in O +a O +bad O +position O +trying O +to O +play O +catchup O +/. O + + +and O +I O +think O +they O +'re O +doing O ++an O +amazing O +job O +/. O + + +Larry B-PERSON +so O +uh O +any O +chance O +now O +based O +on O +the O +fact O +that O +things O +have O +been O +cleaned O +up O +et O +cetera O +to O +get O +any O +usable O +evidence O +/? O + + +Well O +it O +'s O +very O +difficult O +Dan B-PERSON +/. O + + +Uh O +obviously O +as O +we O +keep O +saying O +we O +do O +not O +have O +a O +body O +/. O + + +therefore O +we O +do O +not O +have O +a O +cause O +or O +a O +manner O +of O +the O +death O +/. O + + +But O +we O +do O +have O +some O +physical O +evidence O +/. O + + +Unfortunately O +examination O +of O +the O +photograph O +uh O +tells O +me O +it O +was O +not O +done O +the O +proper O +way O +/. O + + +It O +was O +n't O +a O +forensic O +photograph O +/. O + + +So O +I O +really O +do O +not O +know O +how O +large O +the O +stain O +was O +in O +its O +dimensions O +/. O + + +but O +it O +is O +pretty O +clear O +that O +there O +'s O +a O +lot O +of O +blood O +there O +great O +deal O +of O +blood O +/. O + + +It O +makes O +you O +think O +that O +something O +criminal O +occured O +/. O + + +But O +again O +getting O +back O +to O +how O +you O +solve O +the O +crime O +you O +got O +to O +go O +to O +the O +crime O +scene O +/. O + + +and O +I O +think O +there O +are O +multiple O +scenes O +here O +/. O + + +Every O +place O +there O +'s O +blood O +it O +'s O +a O +crime O +scene O +/. O + + +But O +the O +most O +important O +place O +is O +the O +cabin O +because O +that O +'s O +presumably O +where O +the O +injury O +took O +place O +/. O + + +Now O +there O +was O +some O +rumor O +about O +some O +arguments O +going O +casino O +the B-TIME +night I-TIME +before I-TIME +/. O + + +Uh O +and O +it O +could O +very O +well O +be O +that O +he O +was O +arguing O +with O +these O +individuals O +/. O + + +so O +uh O +that O +could O +be O +the O +tie O +the O +connection O +/. O + + +and O +I O +think O +good O +policework O +would O +connect O +the O +individuals O +in O +question O +with O +the O +casino O +with O +Mister O +Smith B-PERSON +/. O + + +and O +that O +might O +help O +us O +understand O +what O +happened O +/. O + + +this O +is O +um O +a O +little O +bit O +more O +sound O +/. O + + +This O +is O +again O +from O +Cletus B-PERSON +Hyman I-PERSON +uh O +who O +was O +literally O +um O +in O +a O +joining O +or O +nearby O +cabin O +um O +as O +to O +what O +he O +heard O +around O +he O +said O +four B-TIME +in I-TIME +the I-TIME +morning I-TIME +the B-DATE +day I-DATE +before O +uh O +Mister O +Smith B-PERSON +went O +missing O +/. O + + +At O +times O +it O +sounded O +like O +furniture O +was O +being O +actually O +picked O +up O +and O +dropped O +/. O + + +and O +then O +that O +horrific O +uh O +thud O +/. O + + +Yeah O +I O +mean O +that O +sure O +sounds O +to O +me O +chief O +like O +we O +'re O +not O +talking O +about O +someone O +who O +/- O + + +I O +mean O +I O +guess O +it O +'s O +possible O +if O +you O +'re O +talking O +about O +loud O +yelling O +coming O +/- O + + +Well O +look O +if O +this O +guy O +'s O +right O +that O +loud O +yelling O +is O +coming O +from O +the O +cabin O +right O +and O +the O +wife O +is O +not O +a O +real O +suspect O +here O +means O +that O +there O +was O +probably O +someone O +else O +in O +there O +/. O + + +Well O +there O +absolutely O +was O +someone O +else O +in O +that O +room O +/. O + + +And O +what O +'s O +interesting O +is O +there O +was O +a O +witness O +who O +uh O +had O +informed O +ship O +'s O +authorities O +that O +she O +had O +heard O +a O +scream O +uh O +early B-TIME +that I-TIME +morning I-TIME +/. O + + +And O +what O +'s O +really O +interesting O +is O +uh O +we O +do O +n't O +know O +if O +she O +'s O +been O +interviewed O +at O +this O +point O +/. O + + +But O +it O +was O +five B-DATE +days I-DATE +later I-DATE +that O +the O +ship O +'s O +attorneys O +had O +begun O +to O +question O +her O +not O +law O +enforcement O +but O +ship O +'s O +attorneys O +/. O + + +We O +will O +uh O +continue O +to O +follow O +this O +/. O + + +Chief O +Zalisko B-PERSON +of O +the B-ORG +Oakhill I-ORG +Police I-ORG +Department I-ORG +sorry O +about O +that O +Susan B-PERSON +Filan I-PERSON +Larry B-PERSON +Kobilinsky I-PERSON +thanks O +a O +lot O +/. O + + +Coming O +up O +two B-CARDINAL +mothers O +both O +their O +daughters O +kidnapped O +raped O +killed O +/. O + + +Join O +us O +for O +the O +final O +installment O +of O +our O +series O +Manhunt B-WORK_OF_ART +Sex I-WORK_OF_ART +Offenders I-WORK_OF_ART +on I-WORK_OF_ART +the I-WORK_OF_ART +Loose I-WORK_OF_ART +/. O + + +And O +you O +know O +I O +sort O +of O +pooh O +- O +poohed O +the O +idea O +that O +two B-CARDINAL +jurors O +from O +the O +Michael B-PERSON +Jackson I-PERSON +trial O +are O +now O +writing O +tell O +- O +all O +books O +saying O +that O +they O +think O +Michael B-PERSON +Jackson I-PERSON +'s O +guilty O +/. O + + +You O +respond O +to O +me O +, O +coming O +up O +/. O + + +Abrams O +Report O +at O +MSNBC O +dot O +com O +is O +where O +you O +send O +your O +emails O +/. O + + +Please O +include O +your O +name O +where O +you O +'re O +writing O +from O +/. O + + +I O +respond O +at O +the O +end O +of O +the O +show O +/. O + + +Coming O +up O +, O +our O +series O +Manhunt B-WORK_OF_ART +Sex I-WORK_OF_ART +Offenders I-WORK_OF_ART +on I-WORK_OF_ART +the I-WORK_OF_ART +Loose I-WORK_OF_ART +continues O +with O +two B-CARDINAL +mothers O +who O +lost O +very O +loved O +ones O +to O +really O +these O +monsters O +, O +coming O +up O +/. O + + +All O +week O +we O +'ve O +been O +continuing O +with O +our O +series O +Manhunt B-WORK_OF_ART +Sex I-WORK_OF_ART +Offenders I-WORK_OF_ART +on I-WORK_OF_ART +the I-WORK_OF_ART +Loose I-WORK_OF_ART +/. O + + +In O +a B-TIME +moment I-TIME +I O +'m O +going O +to O +talk O +with O +two B-CARDINAL +very O +courageous O +mothers O +who O +both O +lost O +daughters O +to O +sex O +offenders O +/. O + + +But O +first B-ORDINAL +I O +want O +to O +highlight O +some O +of O +the O +wanted O +sex O +offenders O +running O +free O +before O +they O +strike O +/. O + + +This O +time O +in O +New B-GPE +York I-GPE +state O +/. O + + +Tomas B-PERSON +Meddaugh I-PERSON +is O +a O +oh O +he O +'s O +not O +thirty B-DATE +that O +guy O +'s O +what O +fifty B-DATE +alright O +fifty B-DATE +year I-DATE +old I-DATE +white O +male O +five B-QUANTITY +foot I-QUANTITY +seven I-QUANTITY +a B-QUANTITY +hundred I-QUANTITY +and I-QUANTITY +sixty I-QUANTITY +- I-QUANTITY +eight I-QUANTITY +pounds I-QUANTITY +with O +scars O +near O +his O +left O +eyebrow O +and O +shoulder O +his O +neck O +and O +abdomen O +/. O + + +He O +'s O +got O +a O +prior O +conviction O +for O +rape O +/. O + + +and O +his O +current O +offense O +involved O +deviant O +sexual O +intercourse O +with O +a O +thirteen B-DATE +year I-DATE +old I-DATE +girl O +/. O + + +He O +'s O +considered O +armed O +and O +dangerous O +/. 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O + + +Anyone O +with O +information O +about O +their O +whereabouts O +should O +call O +New B-GPE +York I-GPE +'s I-GPE +a O +hundred B-CARDINAL +most O +wanted O +tipline O +one O +eight O +hundred O +two O +six O +two O +four O +three O +two O +one O +and O +keep O +in O +mind O +that O +these O +guys O +really O +may O +be O +dangerous O +/. O + + +so O +/- O + + +Now O +the O +women O +you O +'re O +about O +to O +meet O +lost O +their O +children O +to O +vicious O +predators O +/. O + + +Samantha B-PERSON +Runnion I-PERSON +was O +uh O +just O +eleven B-DATE +days I-DATE +away O +from O +her O +sixth B-ORDINAL +birthday O +when O +she O +was O +kidnapped O +sexually O +assaulted O +and O +murdered O +by O +a O +man O +named O +Alejandro B-PERSON +Avila I-PERSON +/. O + + +He O +'s O +been O +sentenced O +to O +death O +for O +those O +crimes O +/. O + + +In O +choosing O +to O +destroy O +Samantha B-PERSON +'s O +life O +you O +chose O +this O +/. O + + +You O +chose O +to O +waste O +your O +life O +to O +satisfy O +a O +selfish O +and O +sick O +desire O +/. O + + +You O +knew O +it O +was O +wrong O +/. O + + +and O +you O +chose O +not O +to O +think O +about O +it O +/. O + + +Well O +now O +you O +have O +a O +lot O +of O +time O +to O +think O +about O +it O +/. O + + +Do O +n't O +waste O +it O +/. O + + +Write O +it O +down O +so O +that O +the O +rest O +of O +us O +can O +figure O +out O +how O +to O +stop O +you O +people O +/. O + + +You O +'re O +a O +disgrace O +to O +the O +human O +race O +/. O + + +And O +Dru B-PERSON +Sjodin I-PERSON +was O +a O +twenty B-DATE +- I-DATE +two I-DATE +year I-DATE +old I-DATE +college O +student O +/. O + + +She O +was O +abducted O +and O +killed O +/. O + + +Alfonso B-PERSON +Rodriguez I-PERSON +a O +man O +with O +prior O +convictions O +for O +assaulting O +women O +is O +facing O +trial O +accused O +of O +kidnapping O +and O +murder O +/. 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O + + +The O +warnings O +, O +issued O +to O +at B-CARDINAL +least I-CARDINAL +100 I-CARDINAL +criminal O +defense O +attorneys O +in O +several O +major O +cities O +in O +the B-DATE +last I-DATE +week I-DATE +, O +have O +led O +to O +an O +outcry O +by O +members O +of O +the O +organized O +bar O +, O +who O +claim O +the O +information O +is O +protected O +by O +attorney O +- O +client O +privilege O +. O + + +The O +IRS B-ORG +warnings O +stem O +from O +a O +1984 B-DATE +law O +that O +requires O +anyone O +who O +receives O +more B-MONEY +than I-MONEY +$ I-MONEY +10,000 I-MONEY +in O +cash O +from O +a O +client O +or O +customer O +in O +one O +or O +more O +related O +transactions O +`` O +in O +the O +course O +of O +trade O +or O +business O +'' O +to O +report O +the O +payment O +on O +a O +document O +known O +as O +Form O +8300 O +. O + + +The O +form O +asks O +for O +such O +details O +as O +the O +client O +'s O +name O +, O +Social B-ORG +Security I-ORG +number O +, O +passport O +number O +and O +details O +about O +the O +services O +provided O +for O +the O +payment O +. O + + +Failure O +to O +complete O +the O +form O +had O +been O +punishable O +as O +a O +misdemeanor O +until O +last B-DATE +November I-DATE +, O +when O +Congress B-ORG +determined O +that O +the O +crime O +was O +a O +felony O +punishable O +by O +up B-DATE +to I-DATE +10 I-DATE +years I-DATE +in O +prison O +. O + + +Attorneys O +have O +argued O +since O +1985 B-DATE +, O +when O +the O +law O +took O +effect O +, O +that O +they O +can O +not O +provide O +information O +about O +clients O +who O +do O +n't O +wish O +their O +identities O +to O +be O +known O +. O + + +Many O +attorneys O +have O +returned O +incomplete O +forms O +to O +the O +IRS B-ORG +in O +recent B-DATE +years I-DATE +, O +citing O +attorney O +- O +client O +privilege O +. O + + +Until O +last B-DATE +week I-DATE +, O +the O +IRS B-ORG +rarely O +acted O +on O +the O +incomplete O +forms O +. O + + +`` O +This O +form O +forces O +a O +lawyer O +to O +become O +, O +in O +effect O +, O +a O +witness O +against O +his O +client O +, O +'' O +said O +Neal B-PERSON +R. I-PERSON +Sonnett I-PERSON +, O +president O +of O +the B-ORG +National I-ORG +Association I-ORG +of I-ORG +Criminal I-ORG +Defense I-ORG +Lawyers I-ORG +. O + + +`` O +The O +IRS B-ORG +is O +asking O +lawyers O +to O +red O +- O +flag O +a O +criminal O +problem O +to O +the O +government O +, O +'' O +added O +Mr. O +Sonnett B-PERSON +, O +a O +Miami B-GPE +lawyer O +who O +has O +heard O +from O +dozens B-CARDINAL +of O +attorneys O +who O +received O +letters O +in O +recent B-DATE +days I-DATE +and O +has O +himself O +received O +the O +computer O +- O +generated O +IRS B-ORG +forms O +sent O +by O +certified O +mail O +. O + + +Mr. O +Sonnett B-PERSON +said O +that O +clients O +who O +pay O +cash O +may O +include O +alleged O +drug O +dealers O +who O +do O +n't O +have O +domestic O +bank O +accounts O +. O + + +These O +individuals O +may O +not O +necessarily O +be O +under O +investigation O +when O +they O +hire O +lawyers O +. O + + +Mr. O +Sonnett B-PERSON +said O +there O +also O +may O +be O +other O +circumstances O +under O +which O +individuals O +would O +n't O +want O +the O +government O +to O +know O +they O +had O +retained O +criminal O +defense O +lawyers O +. O + + +Filling O +out O +detailed O +forms O +about O +these O +individuals O +would O +tip O +the O +IRS B-ORG +off O +and O +spark O +action O +against O +the O +clients O +, O +he O +said O +. O + + +The O +defense O +lawyers O +' O +group O +formed O +a O +task O +force O +this B-DATE +week I-DATE +, O +chaired O +by O +New B-GPE +York I-GPE +attorney O +Gerald B-PERSON +Lefcourt I-PERSON +, O +to O +deal O +with O +the O +matter O +. O + + +The B-ORG +American I-ORG +Bar I-ORG +Association I-ORG +'s I-ORG +House B-ORG +of I-ORG +Delegates I-ORG +passed O +a O +resolution O +in O +1985 B-DATE +condemning O +the O +IRS B-ORG +reporting O +requirement O +. O + + +Michael B-PERSON +Ross I-PERSON +, O +a O +New B-GPE +York I-GPE +lawyer O +who O +heads O +the O +ABA B-ORG +'s O +grand O +jury O +committee O +, O +said O +that O +lawyers O +are O +prohibited O +by O +the O +ABA B-ORG +'s O +code O +of O +ethics O +from O +disclosing O +information O +about O +a O +client O +except O +where O +a O +court O +orders O +it O +or O +to O +prevent O +the O +client O +from O +committing O +a O +criminal O +act O +that O +could O +result O +in O +death O +. O + + +Mr. O +Ross B-PERSON +said O +he O +met O +with O +officials O +of O +the O +IRS B-ORG +and O +the B-ORG +Justice I-ORG +Department I-ORG +, O +which O +would O +bring O +any O +enforcement O +actions O +against O +taxpayers O +, O +to O +discuss O +the O +issue O +last B-DATE +May I-DATE +. O + + +At O +that O +meeting O +, O +he O +said O +, O +the B-ORG +Justice I-ORG +Department I-ORG +assured O +him O +that O +enforcement O +procedures O +would O +n't O +be O +threatened O +against O +attorneys O +without O +further O +review O +and O +advance O +notice O +. O + + +Mr. O +Ross B-PERSON +said O +IRS B-ORG +officials O +opposed O +the B-ORG +Justice I-ORG +Department I-ORG +'s I-ORG +moderate O +stance O +on O +the O +matter O +. O + + +But O +in O +the O +letters O +sent O +in O +recent B-DATE +days I-DATE +, O +Christopher B-PERSON +J. I-PERSON +Lezovich I-PERSON +of O +the O +IRS B-ORG +computing O +center O +in O +Detroit B-GPE +, O +told O +attorneys O +that O +`` O +failing O +to O +voluntarily O +submit O +the O +requested O +information O +could O +result O +in O +summons O +enforcement O +action O +being O +initiated O +. O +'' O + + +In O +some O +cases O +, O +the O +IRS B-ORG +asked O +for O +information O +dating O +back O +to O +forms O +it O +received O +in O +1985 B-DATE +. O + + +A O +spokesman O +for O +the O +IRS B-ORG +confirmed O +that O +`` O +there O +has O +been O +correspondence O +mailed O +about O +incomplete O +8300s O +, O +'' O +but O +he O +declined O +to O +say O +why O +the O +letters O +were O +sent O +to O +lawyers O +now O +. O + + +Individuals O +familiar O +with O +the B-ORG +Justice I-ORG +Department I-ORG +'s I-ORG +policy O +said O +that O +Justice B-ORG +officials O +had O +n't O +any O +knowledge O +of O +the O +IRS B-ORG +'s O +actions O +in O +the B-DATE +last I-DATE +week I-DATE +. O + + +Lawyers O +worry O +that O +if O +they O +provide O +information O +about O +clients O +, O +that O +data O +could O +quickly O +end O +up O +in O +the O +hands O +of O +prosecutors O +. O + + +Prosecutors O +need O +court O +permission O +to O +obtain O +the O +tax O +returns O +of O +an O +individual O +or O +a O +business O +. O + + +But O +they O +have O +obtained O +8300 O +forms O +without O +court O +permission O +and O +used O +the O +information O +to O +help O +develop O +criminal O +cases O +. O + + +Some O +criminal O +lawyers O +speculated O +that O +the O +IRS B-ORG +was O +sending O +the O +letters O +to O +test O +the O +issue O +. O + + +In O +a O +number O +of O +recent O +cases O +, O +federal O +courts O +have O +refused O +to O +recognize O +attorneys O +' O +assertions O +that O +information O +relating O +to O +fees O +from O +clients O +should O +be O +confidential O +. O + + +THE O +WAR O +OVER O +FEDERAL O +JUDICIAL O +SALARIES O +takes O +a O +victim O +. O + + +Often O +, O +judges O +ease O +into O +more O +lucrative O +private O +practice O +with O +little O +fanfare O +, O +but O +not O +federal O +Judge O +Raul B-PERSON +A. I-PERSON +Ramirez I-PERSON +in O +Sacramento B-GPE +, O +Calif B-GPE +. O + + +On O +Tuesday B-DATE +, O +the O +judge O +called O +a O +news O +conference O +to O +say O +he O +was O +quitting O +effective O +Dec. B-DATE +31 I-DATE +to O +join O +a O +San B-GPE +Francisco I-GPE +law O +firm O +. O + + +The O +reason O +: O +the O +refusal O +of O +Congress B-ORG +to O +give O +federal O +judges O +a O +raise O +. O + + +`` O +A O +couple O +of O +my O +law O +clerks O +were O +going O +to O +pass O +me O +in O +three B-DATE +or I-DATE +four I-DATE +years I-DATE +, O +and O +I O +was O +afraid O +I O +was O +going O +to O +have O +to O +ask O +them O +for O +a O +loan O +, O +'' O +the O +judge O +quipped O +in O +an O +interview O +. O + + +Federal O +judges O +make O +$ O +89,500 B-MONEY +annually B-DATE +; O +in O +February B-DATE +, O +Congress B-ORG +rejected O +a O +bill O +that O +would O +have O +increased O +their O +pay O +by O +50 B-PERCENT +% I-PERCENT +. O + + +Judge O +Ramirez B-PERSON +, O +44 B-DATE +, O +said O +it O +is O +unjust O +for O +judges O +to O +make O +what O +they O +do O +. O + + +`` O +Judges O +are O +not O +getting O +what O +they O +deserve O +. O + + +You O +look O +around O +at O +professional O +ballplayers O +or O +accountants O +... O +and O +nobody O +blinks O +an O +eye O +. O + + +When O +you O +become O +a O +federal O +judge O +, O +all O +of O +a O +sudden O +you O +are O +relegated O +to O +a O +paltry O +sum O +. O +'' O + + +At O +his O +new O +job O +, O +as O +partner O +in O +charge O +of O +federal O +litigation O +in O +the O +Sacramento B-GPE +office O +of O +Orrick B-ORG +, I-ORG +Herrington I-ORG +& I-ORG +Sutcliffe I-ORG +, O +he O +will O +make O +out O +much O +better O +. O + + +The O +judge O +declined O +to O +discuss O +his O +salary O +in O +detail O +, O +but O +said O +: O +`` O +I O +'m O +going O +to O +be O +a O +high O +- O +priced O +lawyer O +. O +'' O + + +DOONESBURY B-WORK_OF_ART +CREATOR'S O +UNION O +TROUBLES O +are O +no O +laughing O +matter O +. O + + +Cartoonist O +Garry B-PERSON +Trudeau I-PERSON +is O +suing O +the B-ORG +Writers I-ORG +Guild I-ORG +of I-ORG +America I-ORG +East I-ORG +for O +$ B-MONEY +11 I-MONEY +million I-MONEY +, O +alleging O +it O +mounted O +a O +`` O +campaign O +to O +harass O +and O +punish O +'' O +him O +for O +crossing O +a O +screenwriters O +' O +picket O +line O +. O + + +The O +dispute O +involves O +Darkhorse B-ORG +Productions I-ORG +Inc. I-ORG +, O +a O +TV O +production O +company O +in O +which O +Mr. O +Trudeau B-PERSON +is O +a O +co-owner O +. O + + +Mr. O +Trudeau B-PERSON +, O +a O +Writers B-ORG +Guild I-ORG +member O +, O +also O +was O +employed O +as O +a O +writer O +for O +Darkhorse B-ORG +, O +which O +was O +covered O +by O +a O +guild O +collective O +- O +bargaining O +agreement O +. O + + +The O +guild O +began O +a O +strike O +against O +the O +TV O +and O +movie O +industry O +in O +March B-DATE +1988 I-DATE +. O + + +In O +his O +lawsuit O +, O +Mr. O +Trudeau B-PERSON +says O +the O +strike O +illegally O +included O +Darkhorse B-ORG +, O +and O +the O +cartoonist O +refused O +to O +honor O +the O +strike O +against O +the O +company O +. O + + +A O +spokesman O +for O +the O +guild O +said O +the O +union O +'s O +lawyers O +are O +reviewing O +the O +suit O +. O + + +He O +said O +disciplinary O +proceedings O +are O +confidential O +and O +declined O +to O +comment O +on O +whether O +any O +are O +being O +held O +against O +Mr. O +Trudeau B-PERSON +. O + + +Mr. O +Trudeau B-PERSON +'s O +attorney O +, O +Norman B-PERSON +K. I-PERSON +Samnick I-PERSON +, O +said O +the O +harassment O +consists O +mainly O +of O +the O +guild O +'s O +year B-DATE +- I-DATE +long I-DATE +threats O +of O +disciplinary O +action O +. O + + +Mr. O +Samnick B-PERSON +said O +a O +guild O +disciplinary O +hearing O +is O +scheduled O +next B-DATE +Monday I-DATE +in O +New B-GPE +York I-GPE +. O + + +Mr. O +Samnick B-PERSON +, O +who O +will O +go O +before O +the O +disciplinary O +panel O +, O +said O +the O +proceedings O +are O +unfair O +and O +that O +any O +punishment O +from O +the O +guild O +would O +be O +unjustified O +. O + + +In O +addition O +to O +the O +damages O +, O +the O +suit O +seeks O +a O +court O +order O +preventing O +the O +guild O +from O +punishing O +or O +retaliating O +against O +Mr. O +Trudeau B-PERSON +. O + + +ABORTION O +RULING O +UPHELD O +: O + + +A O +federal O +appeals O +court O +upheld O +a O +lower O +court O +ruling O +that O +the O +U.S. B-GPE +can O +bar O +the O +use O +of O +federal O +funds O +for O +family O +- O +planning O +programs O +that O +include O +abortion O +- O +related O +services O +. O + + +A O +Department B-ORG +of I-ORG +Health I-ORG +and I-ORG +Human I-ORG +Services I-ORG +rule O +adopted O +in O +1988 B-DATE +prohibits O +the O +use O +of O +so O +- O +called O +Title B-LAW +X I-LAW +funds O +for O +programs O +that O +assist O +a O +woman O +in O +obtaining O +an O +abortion O +, O +such O +as O +abortion O +counseling O +and O +referrals O +. O + + +The O +rule O +also O +prohibits O +funding O +for O +activities O +that O +`` O +encourage O +, O +promote O +or O +advocate O +abortion O +. O +'' O + + +Title B-LAW +X I-LAW +funds O +are O +the O +single O +largest O +source O +of O +federal O +funding O +for O +family O +- O +planning O +services O +, O +according O +to O +the O +opinion O +by O +the B-ORG +Second I-ORG +U.S. I-ORG +Circuit I-ORG +Court I-ORG +of I-ORG +Appeals I-ORG +in O +New B-GPE +York I-GPE +. O + + +The O +panel O +ruled O +that O +the O +restrictions O +do O +n't O +violate O +the O +freedom O +of O +speech O +of O +health O +care O +providers O +and O +that O +the O +limits O +on O +counseling O +services O +do O +n't O +violate O +the O +rights O +of O +pregnant O +women O +. O + + +INQUIRY O +CLEARS O +TEXAS B-GPE +JUDGE O +of O +bias O +in O +comments O +on O +homosexual O +murder O +victims O +. O + + +Dallas B-GPE +District O +Judge O +Jack B-PERSON +Hampton I-PERSON +had O +sparked O +calls O +for O +a O +judicial O +inquiry O +with O +his O +remarks O +to O +the O +press O +last O +December B-DATE +, O +two B-DATE +weeks I-DATE +after O +sentencing O +an O +18 B-DATE +- I-DATE +year I-DATE +- I-DATE +old I-DATE +defendant O +to O +30 B-DATE +years I-DATE +in O +state O +prison O +for O +killing O +two B-CARDINAL +homosexual O +men O +in O +a O +city O +park O +. O + + +The O +judge O +was O +quoted O +as O +referring O +to O +the O +victims O +as O +`` O +queers O +'' O +and O +saying O +they O +would O +n't O +have O +been O +killed O +`` O +if O +they O +had O +n't O +been O +cruising O +the O +streets O +picking O +up O +teenage O +boys O +. O +'' O + + +But O +Robert B-PERSON +R. I-PERSON +Murray I-PERSON +, O +a O +special O +master O +appointed O +by O +the B-ORG +Texas I-ORG +Supreme I-ORG +Court I-ORG +, O +said O +Judge O +Hampton B-PERSON +did O +n't O +breach O +any O +judicial O +standards O +of O +fairness O +, O +although O +he O +did O +violate O +the O +state O +'s O +judicial O +code O +by O +commenting O +publicly O +on O +a O +pending O +case O +. O + + +Observing O +that O +the O +judge O +`` O +has O +never O +exhibited O +any O +bias O +or O +prejudice O +, O +'' O +Mr. O +Murray B-PERSON +concluded O +that O +he O +`` O +would O +be O +impartial O +in O +any O +case O +involving O +a O +homosexual O +or O +prostitute O +'' O +as O +a O +victim O +. O + + +Mr. O +Murray B-PERSON +also O +said O +Judge O +Hampton B-PERSON +'s O +comments O +did O +n't O +discredit O +the O +judiciary O +or O +the O +administration O +of O +justice O +. O + + +The O +report O +is O +subject O +to O +review O +by O +the B-ORG +State I-ORG +Commission I-ORG +on I-ORG +Judicial I-ORG +Conduct I-ORG +, O +which O +is O +empowered O +to O +impose O +sanctions O +. O + + +GAF B-ORG +TRIAL O +goes O +to O +round O +three B-CARDINAL +. O + + +Attorneys O +in O +the O +third B-ORDINAL +stock O +- O +manipulation O +trial O +of O +GAF B-ORG +Corp. I-ORG +began O +opening O +arguments O +yesterday B-DATE +in O +the O +Manhattan B-GPE +courtroom O +of O +U.S. B-GPE +District O +Judge O +Mary B-PERSON +Johnson I-PERSON +Lowe I-PERSON +. O + + +In O +an O +eight B-CARDINAL +- O +count O +indictment O +, O +the O +government O +has O +charged O +GAF B-ORG +, O +a O +Wayne B-GPE +, O +N.J. B-GPE +, O +specialty O +chemical O +maker O +, O +and O +its O +Vice O +Chairman O +James B-PERSON +T. I-PERSON +Sherwin I-PERSON +with O +attempting O +to O +manipulate O +the O +common O +stock O +of O +Union B-ORG +Carbide I-ORG +Corp. I-ORG +in O +advance O +of O +GAF B-ORG +'s O +planned O +sale O +of O +a O +large O +block O +of O +the O +stock O +in O +November B-DATE +1986 I-DATE +. O + + +The O +first B-ORDINAL +two B-CARDINAL +GAF B-ORG +trials O +ended O +in O +mistrials O +earlier B-DATE +this I-DATE +year I-DATE +. O + + +This O +trial O +is O +expected O +to O +last O +five B-DATE +weeks I-DATE +. 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O + + +Kysor B-ORG +Industrial I-ORG +Corp. I-ORG +said O +it O +expects O +its O +third B-DATE +- I-DATE +quarter I-DATE +net O +earnings O +to O +be O +between B-MONEY +two I-MONEY +cents I-MONEY +and I-MONEY +four I-MONEY +cents I-MONEY +a O +share O +, O +compared O +with O +61 B-MONEY +cents I-MONEY +a O +share O +a B-DATE +year I-DATE +ago I-DATE +. O + + +Analysts O +had O +been O +projecting O +that O +the O +company O +'s O +earnings O +would O +be O +between B-MONEY +25 I-MONEY +cents I-MONEY +and I-MONEY +30 I-MONEY +cents I-MONEY +a O +share O +. O + + +The O +year B-DATE +- I-DATE +earlier I-DATE +third I-DATE +- I-DATE +quarter I-DATE +earnings O +amounted O +to O +$ B-MONEY +4.1 I-MONEY +million I-MONEY +. O + + +The O +company O +said O +a O +drop O +in O +activity O +in O +the O +powerboat O +industry O +reduced O +sales O +volume O +at O +its O +two B-CARDINAL +marine O +- O +related O +operations O +. O + + +Also O +, O +the O +company O +said O +its O +commercial O +products O +operation O +failed O +to O +meet O +forecasts O +. O + + +Kysor B-ORG +, O +a O +maker O +of O +heavy O +- O +duty O +truck O +and O +commercial O +refrigeration O +equipment O +, O +said O +it O +expects O +its O +fourth B-DATE +- I-DATE +quarter I-DATE +earnings O +to O +be O +more O +closely O +in O +line O +with O +usual O +levels O +, O +which O +are O +between B-MONEY +30 I-MONEY +cents I-MONEY +and I-MONEY +50 I-MONEY +cents I-MONEY +a O +share O +. O + + +Common B-ORG +Cause I-ORG +asked O +both O +the B-ORG +Senate I-ORG +Ethics I-ORG +Committee I-ORG +and O +the B-ORG +Justice I-ORG +Department I-ORG +to O +investigate O +$ B-MONEY +1 I-MONEY +million I-MONEY +in O +political O +gifts O +by O +Arizona B-GPE +businessman O +Charles B-PERSON +Keating I-PERSON +to O +five B-CARDINAL +U.S. B-GPE +senators O +who O +interceded O +with O +thrift O +- O +industry O +regulators O +for O +him O +. O + + +Mr. O +Keating B-PERSON +is O +currently O +the O +subject O +of O +a O +$ B-MONEY +1.1 I-MONEY +billion I-MONEY +federal O +anti-racketeering O +lawsuit O +accusing O +him O +of O +bleeding O +off O +assets O +of O +a O +California B-GPE +thrift O +he O +controlled O +, O +Lincoln B-ORG +Savings I-ORG +& I-ORG +Loan I-ORG +Association I-ORG +, O +and O +driving O +it O +into O +insolvency O +. O + + +Fred B-PERSON +Wertheimer I-PERSON +-- O +president O +of O +Common B-ORG +Cause I-ORG +, O +the O +self O +- O +styled O +citizens O +lobby O +-- O +said O +Mr. O +Keating B-PERSON +already O +has O +conceded O +attempting O +to O +buy O +influence O +with O +the O +lawmakers O +-- O +Democratic B-NORP +Sens. O +Dennis B-PERSON +DeConcini I-PERSON +of O +Arizona B-GPE +, O +Alan B-PERSON +Cranston I-PERSON +of O +California B-GPE +, O +John B-PERSON +Glenn I-PERSON +of O +Ohio B-GPE +and O +Donald B-PERSON +Riegle I-PERSON +of O +Michigan B-GPE +; O +and O +GOP B-ORG +Sen. O +John B-PERSON +McCain I-PERSON +of O +Arizona B-GPE +. O + + +Mr. O +Wertheimer B-PERSON +based O +this O +on O +a O +statement O +by O +Mr. O +Keating B-PERSON +that O +was O +quoted O +in O +a O +Wall B-ORG +Street I-ORG +Journal I-ORG +story O +in O +April B-DATE +: O +`` O +One B-CARDINAL +question O +... O +had O +to O +do O +with O +whether O +my O +financial O +support O +in O +any O +way O +influenced O +several O +political O +figures O +to O +take O +up O +my O +cause O +. O + + +I O +want O +to O +say O +in O +the O +most O +forceful O +way O +I O +can O +: O +I O +certainly O +hope O +so O +. O +'' O + + +In O +a O +highly O +unusual O +meeting O +in O +Sen. O +DeConcini B-PERSON +'s O +office O +in O +April B-DATE +1987 I-DATE +, O +the O +five B-CARDINAL +senators O +asked O +federal O +regulators O +to O +ease O +up O +on O +Lincoln B-ORG +. O + + +According O +to O +notes O +taken O +by O +one O +of O +the O +participants O +at O +the O +meeting O +, O +the O +regulators O +said O +Lincoln B-ORG +was O +gambling O +dangerously O +with O +depositors O +' O +federally O +insured O +money O +and O +was O +`` O +a O +ticking O +time O +bomb O +. O +'' O + + +Mr. O +Keating B-PERSON +had O +complained O +that O +the O +regulators O +were O +being O +too O +zealous O +. O + + +The O +notes O +show O +that O +Sen. O +DeConcini B-PERSON +called O +the B-ORG +Federal I-ORG +Home I-ORG +Loan I-ORG +Bank I-ORG +Board I-ORG +'s I-ORG +regulations O +`` O +grossly O +unfair O +, O +'' O +and O +that O +Sen. O +Glenn B-PERSON +insisted O +that O +Mr. O +Keating B-PERSON +'s O +thrift O +was O +`` O +viable O +and O +profitable O +. O +'' O + + +For O +the B-DATE +next I-DATE +two I-DATE +years I-DATE +, O +the B-ORG +Bank I-ORG +Board I-ORG +, O +which O +at O +the O +time O +was O +the O +agency O +responsible O +for O +regulating O +thrifts O +, O +failed O +to O +act O +-- O +even O +after O +federal O +auditors O +warned O +in O +May B-DATE +1987 I-DATE +that O +Mr. O +Keating B-PERSON +had O +caused O +Lincoln B-ORG +to O +become O +insolvent O +. O + + +Lincoln B-ORG +'s O +parent O +company O +, O +American B-ORG +Continental I-ORG +Corp. I-ORG +, O +entered O +bankruptcy O +- O +law O +proceedings O +this B-DATE +April I-DATE +13 I-DATE +, O +and O +regulators O +seized O +the O +thrift O +the B-DATE +next I-DATE +day I-DATE +. O + + +The O +newly O +formed O +Resolution B-ORG +Trust I-ORG +Corp. I-ORG +, O +successor O +to O +the B-ORG +Bank I-ORG +Board I-ORG +, O +filed O +suit O +against O +Mr. O +Keating B-PERSON +and O +several O +others O +on O +Sept. B-DATE +15 I-DATE +. O + + +Mr. O +Keating B-PERSON +has O +filed O +his O +own O +suit O +, O +alleging O +that O +his O +property O +was O +taken O +illegally O +. O + + +The O +cost O +to O +taxpayers O +of O +Lincoln B-ORG +'s O +collapse O +has O +been O +estimated O +at O +as B-MONEY +much I-MONEY +as I-MONEY +$ I-MONEY +2.5 I-MONEY +billion I-MONEY +. O + + +Details O +of O +the O +affair O +have O +become O +public O +gradually O +over O +the B-DATE +past I-DATE +two I-DATE +years I-DATE +, O +mostly O +as O +a O +result O +of O +reporting O +by O +several O +newspapers O +. O + + +In O +the O +midst O +of O +his O +1988 B-DATE +re-election O +campaign O +, O +Sen. O +Riegle B-PERSON +, O +chairman O +of O +the B-ORG +Senate I-ORG +Banking I-ORG +Committee I-ORG +, O +returned O +$ O +76,000 B-MONEY +in O +contributions O +after O +a O +Detroit B-GPE +newspaper O +said O +that O +Mr. O +Keating B-PERSON +had O +gathered O +the O +money O +for O +him O +about B-DATE +two I-DATE +weeks I-DATE +before O +the O +meeting O +with O +regulators O +. O + + +Sen. O +DeConcini B-PERSON +, O +after O +months B-DATE +of O +fending O +off O +intense O +press O +criticism O +, O +returned O +$ O +48,000 B-MONEY +only B-DATE +last I-DATE +month I-DATE +, O +shortly O +after O +the O +government O +formally O +accused O +Mr. O +Keating B-PERSON +of O +defrauding O +Lincoln B-ORG +. O + + +In O +addition O +, O +Sen. O +McCain B-PERSON +last B-DATE +week I-DATE +disclosed O +that O +he O +belatedly O +had O +paid O +$ O +13,433 B-MONEY +to O +American B-ORG +Continental I-ORG +as O +reimbursement O +for O +trips O +he O +and O +his O +family O +took O +aboard O +the O +corporate O +jet O +to O +Mr. O +Keating B-PERSON +'s O +vacation O +home O +at O +Cat B-GPE +Cay I-GPE +, O +the O +Bahamas B-GPE +, O +from B-DATE +1984 I-DATE +through I-DATE +1986 I-DATE +. O + + +Sen. O +McCain B-PERSON +said O +he O +had O +meant O +to O +pay O +for O +the O +trips O +at O +the O +time O +but O +that O +the O +matter O +`` O +fell O +between O +the O +cracks O +. O +'' O + + +Mr. O +Keating B-PERSON +, O +his O +family O +members O +and O +associates O +also O +donated O +$ O +112,000 B-MONEY +to O +Sen. O +McCain B-PERSON +'s O +congressional O +campaigns O +over O +the B-DATE +years I-DATE +, O +according O +to O +press O +accounts O +. O + + +But O +Sen. O +McCain B-PERSON +says O +Mr. O +Keating B-PERSON +broke O +off O +their O +friendship O +abruptly O +in O +1987 B-DATE +, O +because O +the O +senator O +refused O +to O +press O +the O +thrift O +executive O +'s O +case O +as O +vigorously O +as O +Mr. O +Keating B-PERSON +wanted O +. O + + +`` O +He O +became O +very O +angry O +at O +that O +, O +left O +my O +office O +and O +told O +a O +number O +of O +people O +that O +I O +was O +a O +wimp O +, O +'' O +Sen. O +McCain B-PERSON +recalls O +. O + + +In O +July B-DATE +, O +California B-GPE +newspapers O +disclosed O +that O +Mr. O +Keating B-PERSON +gave O +$ O +850,000 B-MONEY +in O +corporate O +funds O +to O +three B-CARDINAL +tax O +- O +exempt O +voter O +registration O +organizations O +in O +1987 B-DATE +and O +1988 B-DATE +at O +the O +behest O +of O +Sen. O +Cranston B-PERSON +, O +who O +conceded O +that O +soliciting O +the O +money O +was O +`` O +a O +pretty O +stupid O +thing O +to O +do O +politically O +. O +'' O + + +In O +addition O +, O +Sen. O +Cranston B-PERSON +received O +$ O +47,000 B-MONEY +in O +campaign O +donations O +through O +Mr. O +Keating B-PERSON +, O +and O +the O +California B-GPE +Democratic B-NORP +party O +received O +$ O +85,000 B-MONEY +in O +corporate O +donations O +for O +a O +1986 B-DATE +get O +- O +out O +- O +the O +- O +vote O +drive O +that O +benefited O +the O +senator O +'s O +re-election O +campaign O +that B-DATE +year I-DATE +. O + + +Also O +in O +July B-DATE +, O +Ohio B-GPE +newspapers O +disclosed O +$ O +200,000 B-MONEY +in O +corporate O +donations O +by O +Mr. O +Keating B-PERSON +to O +the B-ORG +National I-ORG +Council I-ORG +on I-ORG +Public I-ORG +Policy I-ORG +, O +a O +political O +committee O +controlled O +by O +Sen. O +Glenn B-PERSON +. O + + +That O +was O +in O +addition O +to O +$ O +34,000 B-MONEY +in O +direct O +campaign O +donations O +arranged O +by O +Mr. O +Keating B-PERSON +to O +the O +Ohio B-GPE +senator O +. O + + +Mr. O +Wertheimer B-PERSON +said O +the B-ORG +Senate I-ORG +Ethics I-ORG +Committee I-ORG +should O +hire O +a O +special O +outside O +counsel O +to O +conduct O +an O +investigation O +, O +as O +was O +done O +in O +the O +case O +of O +former O +House B-ORG +Speaker O +James B-PERSON +Wright I-PERSON +. O + + +Wilson B-PERSON +Abney I-PERSON +, O +staff O +director O +of O +the O +ethics O +panel O +, O +would O +n't O +comment O +. O + + +Sen. O +Riegle B-PERSON +said O +he O +would O +cooperate O +with O +any O +inquiry O +, O +but O +that O +his O +conduct O +had O +been O +`` O +entirely O +proper O +. O +'' O + + +Sen. O +McCain B-PERSON +said O +he O +had O +been O +`` O +deeply O +concerned O +'' O +at O +the O +time O +of O +the O +meeting O +that O +it O +might O +seem O +to O +be O +improper O +, O +but O +decided O +it O +was O +`` O +entirely O +appropriate O +'' O +for O +him O +to O +seek O +fair O +treatment O +for O +a O +constituent O +. O + + +Sen. O +Glenn B-PERSON +said O +he O +had O +already O +made O +a O +complete O +disclosure O +of O +his O +role O +in O +the O +affair O +and O +`` O +I O +am O +completely O +satisfied O +to O +let O +this O +matter O +rest O +in O +the O +hands O +of O +the B-ORG +Senate I-ORG +Ethics I-ORG +Committee I-ORG +. O +'' O + + +Sen. O +DeConcini B-PERSON +said O +, O +`` O +When O +all O +is O +said O +and O +done O +, O +I O +expect O +to O +be O +fully O +exonerated O +. O +'' O + + +Sen. O +Cranston B-PERSON +, O +who O +had O +already O +volunteered O +his O +help O +to O +the B-ORG +Federal I-ORG +Bureau I-ORG +of I-ORG +Investigation I-ORG +in O +any O +investigation O +of O +Mr. O +Keating B-PERSON +, O +portrayed O +his O +role O +in O +1987 B-DATE +as O +prodding O +regulators O +to O +act O +. O + + +`` O +Why O +did O +n't O +the B-ORG +Bank I-ORG +Board I-ORG +act O +sooner O +? O +'' O +he O +said O +. O + + +`` O +That O +is O +what O +Common B-ORG +Cause I-ORG +should O +ask O +be O +investigated O +. O + + +Trinity B-ORG +Industries I-ORG +Inc. I-ORG +said O +it O +reached O +a O +preliminary O +agreement O +to O +manufacture O +1,000 B-CARDINAL +coal O +rail O +cars O +for O +Norfolk B-ORG +Southern I-ORG +Corp I-ORG +. O + + +Trinity B-ORG +estimated O +the O +value O +of O +the O +pact O +at O +more B-MONEY +than I-MONEY +$ I-MONEY +40 I-MONEY +million I-MONEY +. O + + +Trinity B-ORG +said O +it O +plans O +to O +begin O +delivery O +of O +the O +rail O +cars O +in O +the B-DATE +first I-DATE +quarter I-DATE +of I-DATE +1990 I-DATE +. O + + +It O +said O +the O +1,000 B-CARDINAL +rail O +cars O +are O +in O +addition O +to O +the O +1,450 B-CARDINAL +coal O +rail O +cars O +presently O +being O +produced O +for O +Norfolk B-ORG +Southern I-ORG +, O +a O +Norfolk B-GPE +, O +Va. B-GPE +- O +based O +railroad O +concern O +. O + + +When O +China B-GPE +opened O +its O +doors O +to O +foreign O +investors O +in O +1979 B-DATE +, O +toy O +makers O +from O +Hong B-GPE +Kong I-GPE +were O +among O +the O +first B-ORDINAL +to O +march O +in O +. O + + +Today B-DATE +, O +with O +about B-PERCENT +75 I-PERCENT +% I-PERCENT +of O +the O +companies O +' O +products O +being O +made O +in O +China B-GPE +, O +the O +chairman O +of O +the O +Hong B-GPE +Kong I-GPE +Toys B-ORG +Council I-ORG +, O +Dennis B-PERSON +Ting I-PERSON +, O +has O +suggested O +a O +new O +sourcing O +label O +: O +`` O +Made O +in O +China B-GPE +by O +Hong B-GPE +Kong I-GPE +Companies O +. O +'' O + + +The O +toy O +makers O +were O +pushed O +across O +the O +border O +by O +rising O +labor O +and O +land O +costs O +in O +the O +British B-NORP +colony O +. O + + +But O +in O +the O +wake O +of O +the O +shootings O +in O +Beijing B-GPE +on O +June B-DATE +4 I-DATE +, O +the O +Hong B-GPE +Kong I-GPE +toy O +industry O +is O +worrying O +about O +its O +strong O +dependence O +on O +China B-GPE +. O + + +Although O +the O +manufacturers O +stress O +that O +production O +has O +n't O +been O +affected O +by O +China B-GPE +'s O +political O +turmoil O +, O +they O +are O +looking O +for O +additional O +sites O +. O + + +The O +toy O +makers O +, O +and O +their O +foreign O +buyers O +, O +cite O +uncertainty O +about O +China B-GPE +'s O +economic O +and O +political O +policies O +. O + + +`` O +Nobody O +wants O +to O +have O +all O +his O +eggs O +in O +one B-CARDINAL +basket O +, O +'' O +says O +David B-PERSON +Yeh I-PERSON +, O +chairman O +and O +chief O +executive O +officer O +of O +International B-ORG +Matchbox I-ORG +Group I-ORG +Ltd I-ORG +. 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O + + +He O +and O +all O +the O +others O +who O +lived O +in O +his O +house O +were O +worshipers O +of O +the O +true O +God O +. O + + +He O +gave O +much O +of O +his O +money O +to O +help O +the O +poor O +people O +and O +always O +prayed O +to O +God O +. O + + +One O +afternoon O +about O +three O +o'clock O +, O +Cornelius O +had O +a O +vision O +. O + + +He O +clearly O +saw O +an O +angel O +from O +God O +coming O +to O +him O +and O +saying O +, O +`` O +Cornelius O +! O +'' O + + +Staring O +at O +the O +angel O +and O +feeling O +afraid O +, O +Cornelius O +said O +, O +`` O +What O +do O +you O +want O +, O +sir O +? O +'' O + + +The O +angel O +said O +to O +him O +, O +`` O +God O +has O +heard O +your O +prayers O +and O +has O +seen O +your O +gifts O +to O +the O +poor O +. O + + +He O +remembers O +you O +and O +all O +you O +have O +done O +. O + + +Send O +some O +men O +now O +to O +the O +city O +of O +Joppa O +to O +get O +a O +man O +named O +Simon O +, O +who O +is O +also O +called O +Peter O +. O + + +He O +is O +staying O +with O +someone O +also O +named O +Simon O +, O +a O +leatherworker O +who O +has O +a O +house O +beside O +the O +sea O +. O +'' O + + +The O +angel O +who O +spoke O +to O +Cornelius O +left O +. O + + +Then O +Cornelius O +called O +two O +of O +his O +servants O +and O +a O +soldier O +. O + + +The O +soldier O +was O +a O +religious O +man O +, O +one O +of O +his O +close O +helpers O +. O + + +Cornelius O +explained O +everything O +to O +these O +three O +men O +and O +sent O +them O +to O +Joppa O +. O + + +The O +next O +day O +they O +were O +coming O +near O +Joppa O +about O +noon O +, O +when O +Peter O +was O +going O +up O +to O +the O +roof O +to O +pray O +. O + + +He O +was O +hungry O +and O +wanted O +to O +eat O +. O + + +But O +while O +they O +were O +preparing O +the O +food O +for O +Peter O +to O +eat O +, O +he O +had O +a O +vision O +. O + + +He O +saw O +something O +coming O +down O +through O +the O +open O +sky O +. O + + +It O +looked O +like O +a O +big O +sheet O +being O +lowered O +to O +the O +ground O +by O +its O +four O +corners O +. O + + +In O +it O +were O +all O +kinds O +of O +animals O +, O +reptiles O +, O +and O +birds O +. O + + +Then O +a O +voice O +said O +to O +him O +, O +`` O +Get O +up O +, O +Peter O +; O +kill O +anything O +here O +and O +eat O +it O +. O +'' O + + +But O +Peter O +said O +, O +`` O +I O +ca O +n't O +do O +that O +, O +Lord O +! O + + +I O +have O +never O +eaten O +anything O +that O +is O +not O +pure O +or O +fit O +to O +be O +used O +for O +food O +. O +'' O + + +But O +the O +voice O +said O +to O +him O +again O +, O +`` O +God O +has O +made O +these O +things O +pure O +. O + + +Do O +n't O +say O +they O +are O +unfit O +to O +eat O +. O +'' O + + +This O +happened O +three O +times O +. O + + +Then O +the O +whole O +thing O +was O +taken O +back O +up O +into O +heaven O +. O + + +Peter O +wondered O +what O +this O +vision O +meant O +. O + + +The O +men O +Cornelius O +sent O +had O +found O +Simon O +'s O +house O +. O + + +They O +were O +standing O +at O +the O +door O +. O + + +They O +asked O +, O +`` O +Is O +Simon O +Peter O +staying O +here O +? O +'' O + + +While O +Peter O +was O +still O +thinking O +about O +the O +vision O +, O +the O +Spirit O +said O +to O +him O +, O +`` O +Listen O +, O +three O +men O +are O +looking O +for O +you O +. O + + +Get O +up O +and O +go O +downstairs O +. O + + +Go O +with O +these O +men O +without O +wondering O +if O +it O +'s O +all O +right O +, O +because O +I O +sent O +them O +. O +'' O + + +So O +Peter O +went O +downstairs O +and O +said O +to O +them O +, O +`` O +I O +think O +I O +'m O +the O +man O +you O +are O +looking O +for O +. O + + +Why O +did O +you O +come O +here O +? O +'' O + + +The O +men O +said O +, O +`` O +A O +holy O +angel O +told O +Cornelius O +to O +invite O +you O +to O +his O +house O +. O + + +He O +is O +an O +army O +officer O +. O + + +He O +is O +a O +good O +man O +, O +one O +who O +worships O +God O +, O +and O +all O +the O +Jewish O +people O +respect O +him O +. O + + +The O +angel O +told O +him O +to O +invite O +you O +to O +his O +house O +so O +that O +he O +can O +listen O +to O +what O +you O +have O +to O +say O +. O +'' O + + +Peter O +asked O +the O +men O +to O +come O +in O +and O +stay O +for O +the O +night O +. O + + +The O +next O +day O +Peter O +got O +ready O +and O +went O +away O +with O +the O +three O +men O +. O + + +Some O +of O +the O +believers O +from O +Joppa O +went O +with O +him O +. O + + +The O +next O +day O +they O +came O +to O +the O +city O +of O +Caesarea O +. O + + +Cornelius O +was O +waiting O +for O +them O +and O +had O +already O +gathered O +his O +relatives O +and O +close O +friends O +at O +his O +house O +. O + + +When O +Peter O +entered O +the O +house O +, O +Cornelius O +met O +him O +. O + + +He O +fell O +down O +at O +Peter O +'s O +feet O +and O +worshiped O +him O +. O + + +But O +Peter O +told O +him O +to O +get O +up O +. O + + +Peter O +said O +, O +`` O +Stand O +up O +! O + + +I O +am O +only O +a O +man O +like O +you O +. O +'' O + + +Peter O +continued O +talking O +with O +Cornelius O +. O + + +Then O +Peter O +went O +inside O +and O +saw O +a O +large O +group O +of O +people O +gathered O +there O +. O + + +Peter O +said O +to O +the O +people O +, O +`` O +You O +understand O +that O +it O +is O +against O +our O +law O +for O +a O +Jew O +to O +associate O +with O +or O +visit O +anyone O +who O +is O +not O +a O +Jew O +. O + + +But O +God O +has O +shown O +me O +that O +I O +should O +not O +consider O +anyone O +unfit O +or O +say O +they O +are O +not O +pure O +. O + + +That O +'s O +why O +I O +did O +n't O +argue O +when O +your O +men O +asked O +me O +to O +come O +here O +. O + + +Now O +, O +please O +tell O +me O +why O +you O +sent O +for O +me O +. O +'' O + + +Cornelius O +said O +, O +`` O +Four O +days O +ago O +, O +I O +was O +praying O +in O +my O +house O +. O + + +It O +was O +at O +this O +same O +time O +-- O +three O +o'clock O +in O +the O +afternoon O +. O + + +Suddenly O +there O +was O +someone O +standing O +before O +me O +wearing O +bright O +, O +shiny O +clothes O +. O + + +He O +said O +, O +' O +Cornelius O +, O +God O +has O +heard O +your O +prayer O +and O +has O +seen O +your O +gifts O +to O +the O +poor O +. O + + +He O +remembers O +you O +and O +all O +you O +have O +done O +. O + + +So O +send O +some O +men O +to O +the O +city O +of O +Joppa O +and O +tell O +Simon O +Peter O +to O +come O +. O + + +He O +is O +staying O +with O +another O +man O +named O +Simon O +, O +a O +leatherworker O +who O +has O +a O +house O +beside O +the O +sea O +. O +' O + + +So O +I O +sent O +for O +you O +immediately O +. O + + +It O +was O +very O +good O +of O +you O +to O +come O +here O +. O + + +Now O +we O +are O +all O +here O +before O +God O +to O +hear O +everything O +the O +Lord O +has O +commanded O +you O +to O +tell O +us O +. O +'' O + + +Peter O +began O +to O +speak O +: O +`` O +I O +really O +understand O +now O +that O +God O +does O +not O +consider O +some O +people O +to O +be O +better O +than O +others O +. O + + +He O +accepts O +anyone O +who O +worships O +him O +and O +does O +what O +is O +right O +. O + + +It O +is O +not O +important O +what O +nation O +they O +come O +from O +. O + + +God O +has O +spoken O +to O +the O +people O +of O +Israel O +. O + + +He O +sent O +them O +the O +Good O +News O +that O +peace O +has O +come O +through O +Jesus O +Christ O +, O +the O +Lord O +of O +all O +people O +. O + + +`` O +You O +know O +what O +has O +happened O +all O +over O +Judea O +. O + + +It O +began O +in O +Galilee O +after O +John O +told O +the O +people O +they O +needed O +to O +be O +baptized O +. O + + +You O +know O +about O +Jesus O +from O +Nazareth O +. O + + +God O +made O +him O +the O +Christ O +by O +giving O +him O +the O +Holy O +Spirit O +and O +power O +. O + + +Jesus O +went O +everywhere O +doing O +good O +for O +people O +. O + + +He O +healed O +those O +who O +were O +ruled O +by O +the O +devil O +, O +showing O +that O +God O +was O +with O +him O +. O + + +`` O +We O +saw O +all O +that O +Jesus O +did O +in O +Judea O +and O +in O +Jerusalem O +. O + + +But O +he O +was O +killed O +. O + + +They O +put O +him O +on O +a O +cross O +made O +of O +wood O +. O + + +But O +on O +the O +third O +day O +after O +his O +death O +, O +God O +raised O +him O +to O +life O +and O +let O +him O +be O +seen O +openly O +. O + + +He O +was O +not O +seen O +by O +everyone O +, O +but O +only O +by O +us O +, O +the O +ones O +God O +had O +already O +chosen O +to O +be O +witnesses O +. O + + +We O +ate O +and O +drank O +with O +him O +after O +he O +was O +raised O +from O +death O +. O + + +`` O +Jesus O +told O +us O +to O +go O +and O +speak O +to O +the O +people O +. O + + +He O +told O +us O +to O +tell O +them O +that O +he O +is O +the O +one O +God O +chose O +to O +be O +the O +Judge O +of O +all O +who O +are O +living O +and O +all O +who O +have O +died O +. O + + +Everyone O +who O +believes O +in O +Jesus O +will O +have O +their O +sins O +forgiven O +through O +his O +name O +. O + + +All O +the O +prophets O +agree O +that O +this O +is O +true O +. O +'' O + + +While O +Peter O +was O +still O +speaking O +these O +words O +, O +the O +Holy O +Spirit O +came O +down O +on O +all O +those O +who O +were O +listening O +to O +his O +speech O +. O + + +The O +Jewish O +believers O +who O +came O +with O +Peter O +were O +amazed O +that O +the O +Holy O +Spirit O +had O +been O +poured O +out O +as O +a O +gift O +also O +to O +people O +who O +were O +not O +Jews O +. O + + +They O +heard O +them O +speaking O +different O +languages O +and O +praising O +God O +. O + + +Then O +Peter O +said O +, O +`` O +How O +can O +anyone O +object O +to O +these O +people O +being O +baptized O +in O +water O +? O + + +They O +have O +received O +the O +Holy O +Spirit O +the O +same O +as O +we O +did O +! O +'' O + + +So O +Peter O +told O +them O +to O +baptize O +Cornelius O +and O +his O +relatives O +and O +friends O +in O +the O +name O +of O +Jesus O +Christ O +. O + + +Then O +they O +asked O +Peter O +to O +stay O +with O +them O +for O +a O +few O +days O +. O + + +When O +the O +trouble O +stopped O +, O +Paul O +invited O +the O +Lord O +'s O +followers O +to O +come O +visit O +him O +. O + + +After O +encouraging O +them O +, O +he O +told O +them O +goodbye O +and O +left O +for O +Macedonia O +. O + + +On O +his O +way O +through O +Macedonia O +he O +had O +many O +words O +of O +encouragement O +for O +the O +followers O +in O +various O +places O +. O + + +Then O +he O +went O +to O +Greece O +and O +stayed O +there O +three O +months O +. O + + +Paul O +was O +ready O +to O +sail O +for O +Syria O +, O +but O +some O +Jews O +were O +planning O +something O +against O +him O +. O + + +So O +he O +decided O +to O +go O +back O +through O +Macedonia O +to O +Syria O +. O + + +These O +men O +were O +traveling O +with O +him O +: O +Sopater O +, O +the O +son O +of O +Pyrrhus O +, O +from O +the O +city O +of O +Berea O +; O +Aristarchus O +and O +Secundus O +, O +from O +the O +city O +of O +Thessalonica O +; O +Gaius O +, O +from O +the O +city O +of O +Derbe O +; O +Timothy O +; O +and O +two O +men O +from O +Asia O +, O +Tychicus O +and O +Trophimus O +. O + + +These O +men O +went O +first O +, O +ahead O +of O +Paul O +. O + + +They O +waited O +for O +us O +in O +the O +city O +of O +Troas O +. O + + +We O +sailed O +from O +the O +city O +of O +Philippi O +after O +the O +Festival O +of O +Unleavened O +Bread O +. O + + +We O +met O +these O +men O +in O +Troas O +five O +days O +later O +and O +stayed O +there O +seven O +days O +. O + + +On O +Sunday O +we O +all O +met O +together O +to O +eat O +the O +Lord O +'s O +Supper O +. O + + +Paul O +talked O +to O +the O +group O +. O + + +Because O +he O +was O +planning O +to O +leave O +the O +next O +day O +, O +he O +continued O +talking O +until O +midnight O +. O + + +We O +were O +all O +together O +in O +a O +room O +upstairs O +, O +and O +there O +were O +many O +lights O +in O +the O +room O +. O + + +There O +was O +a O +young O +man O +named O +Eutychus O +sitting O +in O +the O +window O +. O + + +Paul O +continued O +talking O +, O +and O +Eutychus O +became O +very O +, O +very O +sleepy O +. O + + +Finally O +, O +he O +went O +to O +sleep O +and O +fell O +out O +of O +the O +window O +. O + + +He O +fell O +to O +the O +ground O +from O +the O +third O +floor O +. O + + +When O +the O +people O +went O +down O +and O +lifted O +him O +up O +, O +he O +was O +dead O +. O + + +Paul O +went O +down O +to O +where O +Eutychus O +was O +, O +knelt O +down O +beside O +him O +, O +and O +put O +his O +arms O +around O +him O +. O + + +He O +said O +to O +the O +other O +believers O +, O +`` O +Do O +n't O +worry O +. O + + +He O +is O +alive O +now O +. O +'' O + + +Then O +Paul O +went O +upstairs O +again O +, O +broke O +off O +some O +pieces O +of O +bread O +and O +ate O +. O + + +He O +spoke O +to O +them O +a O +long O +time O +. O + + +It O +was O +early O +morning O +when O +he O +finished O +, O +and O +then O +he O +left O +. O + + +The O +Lord O +'s O +followers O +took O +Eutychus O +home O +alive O +, O +and O +they O +were O +all O +greatly O +comforted O +. O + + +We O +went O +on O +ahead O +of O +Paul O +and O +sailed O +for O +the O +city O +of O +Assos O +, O +planning O +to O +meet O +him O +there O +. O + + +This O +is O +what O +he O +told O +us O +to O +do O +because O +he O +wanted O +to O +go O +by O +land O +. O + + +When O +he O +caught O +up O +with O +us O +at O +Assos O +, O +we O +took O +him O +on O +board O +, O +and O +we O +all O +sailed O +to O +Mitylene O +. O + + +The O +next O +day O +, O +we O +sailed O +away O +from O +there O +and O +came O +to O +a O +place O +near O +the O +island O +of O +Chios O +. O + + +Then O +the O +next O +day O +, O +we O +sailed O +to O +the O +island O +of O +Samos O +. O + + +A O +day O +later O +, O +we O +came O +to O +the O +city O +of O +Miletus O +. O + + +Paul O +had O +already O +decided O +not O +to O +stop O +at O +Ephesus O +. O + + +He O +did O +not O +want O +to O +stay O +too O +long O +in O +Asia O +. O + + +He O +was O +hurrying O +because O +he O +wanted O +to O +be O +in O +Jerusalem O +on O +the O +day O +of O +Pentecost O +if O +possible O +. 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O + + +You O +had O +a O +hard O +struggle O +with O +much O +suffering O +, O +but O +you O +continued O +strong O +. O + + +Sometimes O +people O +said O +hateful O +things O +to O +you O +and O +mistreated O +you O +in O +public O +. O + + +And O +sometimes O +you O +helped O +others O +who O +were O +being O +treated O +that O +same O +way O +. O + + +Yes O +, O +you O +helped O +them O +in O +prison O +and O +shared O +in O +their O +suffering O +. O + + +And O +you O +were O +still O +happy O +when O +everything O +you O +owned O +was O +taken O +away O +from O +you O +. O + + +You O +continued O +to O +be O +happy O +, O +because O +you O +knew O +that O +you O +had O +something O +much O +better O +-- O +something O +that O +would O +continue O +forever O +. O + + +So O +do O +n't O +lose O +the O +courage O +that O +you O +had O +in O +the O +past O +. O + + +Your O +courage O +will O +be O +rewarded O +richly O +. O + + +You O +must O +be O +patient O +. O + + +After O +you O +have O +done O +what O +God O +wants O +, O +you O +will O +get O +what O +he O +promised O +you O +. O + + +He O +says O +, O +`` O +Very O +soon O +now O +, O +the O +one O +who O +is O +coming O +will O +come O +and O +will O +not O +be O +late O +. O + + +The O +person O +who O +is O +right O +with O +me O +will O +live O +by O +trusting O +in O +me O +. O + + +But O +I O +will O +not O +be O +pleased O +with O +the O +one O +who O +turns O +back O +in O +fear O +. O +'' O + + +But O +we O +are O +not O +those O +who O +turn O +back O +and O +are O +lost O +. O + + +No O +, O +we O +are O +the O +people O +who O +have O +faith O +and O +are O +saved O +. O + + +Then O +I O +saw O +another O +powerful O +angel O +coming O +down O +from O +heaven O +. O + + +The O +angel O +was O +dressed O +in O +a O +cloud O +. O + + +He O +had O +a O +rainbow O +around O +his O +head O +. O + + +The O +angel O +'s O +face O +was O +like O +the O +sun O +, O +and O +his O +legs O +were O +like O +poles O +of O +fire O +. O + + +The O +angel O +was O +holding O +a O +small O +scroll O +. O + + +The O +scroll O +was O +open O +in O +his O +hand O +. O + + +He O +put O +his O +right O +foot O +on O +the O +sea O +and O +his O +left O +foot O +on O +the O +land O +. O + + +He O +shouted O +loudly O +like O +the O +roaring O +of O +a O +lion O +. O + + +After O +he O +shouted O +, O +the O +voices O +of O +seven O +thunders O +spoke O +. O + + +The O +seven O +thunders O +spoke O +, O +and O +I O +started O +to O +write O +. O + + +But O +then O +I O +heard O +a O +voice O +from O +heaven O +that O +said O +, O +`` O +Do O +n't O +write O +what O +the O +seven O +thunders O +said O +. O + + +Keep O +those O +things O +secret O +. O +'' O + + +Then O +the O +angel O +I O +saw O +standing O +on O +the O +sea O +and O +on O +the O +land O +raised O +his O +right O +hand O +to O +heaven O +. O + + +The O +angel O +made O +a O +promise O +by O +the O +power O +of O +the O +one O +who O +lives O +forever O +and O +ever O +. O + + +He O +is O +the O +one O +who O +made O +the O +skies O +and O +all O +that O +is O +in O +them O +. O + + +He O +made O +the O +earth O +and O +all O +that O +is O +in O +it O +, O +and O +he O +made O +the O +sea O +and O +all O +that O +is O +in O +it O +. O + + +The O +angel O +said O +, O +`` O +There O +will O +be O +no O +more O +waiting O +! O + + +In O +the O +days O +when O +the O +seventh O +angel O +is O +ready O +to O +blow O +his O +trumpet O +, O +God O +'s O +secret O +plan O +will O +be O +completed O +-- O +the O +Good O +News O +that O +God O +told O +to O +his O +servants O +, O +the O +prophets O +. O +'' O + + +Then O +I O +heard O +the O +same O +voice O +from O +heaven O +again O +. O + + +It O +said O +to O +me O +, O +`` O +Go O +and O +take O +the O +open O +scroll O +that O +is O +in O +the O +angel O +'s O +hand O +. O + + +This O +is O +the O +angel O +who O +is O +standing O +on O +the O +sea O +and O +on O +the O +land O +. O +'' O + + +So O +I O +went O +to O +the O +angel O +and O +asked O +him O +to O +give O +me O +the O +little O +scroll O +. O + + +He O +said O +to O +me O +, O +`` O +Take O +the O +scroll O +and O +eat O +it O +. O + + +It O +will O +be O +sour O +in O +your O +stomach O +, O +but O +in O +your O +mouth O +it O +will O +be O +sweet O +like O +honey O +. O +'' O + + +So O +I O +took O +the O +little O +scroll O +from O +the O +angel O +'s O +hand O +and O +ate O +it O +. O + + +In O +my O +mouth O +it O +tasted O +sweet O +like O +honey O +, O +but O +after O +I O +ate O +it O +, O +it O +was O +sour O +in O +my O +stomach O +. 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