Recapping President Bush's Inaugural Speech; Latest Round of Attacks by Insurgents Across Iraq
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Straight ahead on DAYBREAK, a car bomb mars a holy day outside of an Iraqi mosque. Also, efforts to stop illegal immigration shift north. We'll have an update on "Defending America." Plus, so many tsunami survivors are trying to cope in South Asia. What's the best way to help the youngest victims? We have a report from India straight ahead. It is Friday, January 21. This is DAYBREAK. And good morning to you. From the Time Warner Center in New York, I'm Carol Costello, along with Chad Myers. Now in the news, 14 Iraqis killed, 42 wounded three hours ago by a car bomb explosion. The blast was outside of a Shiite mosque four miles south of Baghdad. Many of the casualties were worshipers. One American soldier was killed and another wounded this morning, as well. They were raiding a bomb making facility in Adularia, 60 miles north of Baghdad. One suspected insurgent was killed, 12 were detained during the raid on eight separate locations. Police in Tyler, Texas looking for a 19-year-old woman believed to be abducted from the parking lot of a Wal-Mart store where she worked. Megan Holden and her suspected kidnapper are seen on this surveillance tape. This was recorded on Wednesday night. We're going to have a live report for you later this hour to get more details on this story. And the FBI wants to question 10 more people about a possible terror plot against Boston. That's in addition to four Chinese nationals already being sought. Authorities still won't give details about the threat. To the forecast center and Chad -- good morning.</s>CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Good morning, Carol.</s>MYERS: This snow comes into New York City. Carol, I know you have company coming to New York City.</s>COSTELLO: I do.</s>MYERS: Eight to 10 inches of snow for them to play in.</s>COSTELLO: My company may be here a lot longer than expected then.</s>MYERS: Philadelphia gets snow, too; Atlantic City; the Amboys, very heavy snow this weekend.</s>COSTELLO: Darn. Well, at least it's on the weekend.</s>MYERS: Yes, I guess.</s>COSTELLO: We'll look at the glass half full this morning.</s>MYERS: I'd rather have it on Monday so that they would cancel work.</s>COSTELLO: Yes, exactly. Thank you, Chad.</s>MYERS: All right.</s>COSTELLO: A night of celebration followed inauguration day's pomp and circumstance. President and Mrs. Bush made the rounds to as many as 10 balls in his honor. Inaugural week ends with this morning's national prayer service, but what comes next?</s>GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I'm looking forward to working as hard as I possibly can for the next four years. I'm going to put my heart and soul into seeing to it that America can be the most hopeful place for every single citizen. And I'm going to work as hard as I can to spread freedom around the world so our children and our grandchildren can grow up in peace. We've got a fabulous country. It's a fantastic land full of great people and it is such an honor to be the president of the United States of America.</s>COSTELLO: The president began his second term in office looking forward, as you heard. In his inaugural address, there was no specific mention of Iraq, Afghanistan or September 11. Instead, he used his speech to lay out a lofty vision of democracy spreading worldwide. Here's a wrap-up from CNN's senior White House correspondent John King.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The constitution of the United States.</s>BUSH: The constitution of the United States.</s>JOHN KING, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Left hand on the family bible...</s>BUSH: So help me god.</s>KING: ... the second inaugural address shaped by the defining day of the first term, September 11, a day of fire, the president called it.</s>BUSH: The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands.</s>KING: The self-described war president said his second term mission will be using American power and influence to end tyranny and promote democracy.</s>BUSH: It is the honorable achievement of our fathers. Now it is the urgent requirement of our nation's security and the calling of our time.</s>KING: No specific mention of Iraq, where critics suggest Mr. Bush's zeal for promoting democracy is failing its first big test. But without singling out any one government, Mr. Bush promised an aggressive second term approach that could, if he follows through, strain relations with governments with whom critics say Mr. Bush has been far too cozy -- Russia, China and Saudi Arabia among them.</s>BUSH: The leaders of governments with long habits of control need to know, to serve your people, you must learn to trust them.</s>KING: Here at home, Mr. Bush said a freedom agenda would give individuals more power and government less, and promised as he pushed controversial ideas like revamping Social Security to reach across party lines.</s>BUSH: We have known divisions which must be healed to move forward in great purposes and I will strive in good faith to heal them.</s>KING: Chief Justice William Rehnquist administered the oath. But his frail condition amid a battle with cancer was a reminder a Supreme Court nomination could soon test any hope of bipartisanship. And even as they joined the ceremonies, Democrats fired a symbolic early warning shot, blocking confirmation of Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state until next week. Protests along the parade route were another reminder that Mr. Bush begins his second term as he did the first -- a polarizing figure. The security was unprecedented and only at the very end did the president and first lady leave the limousine to enjoy a bit of the parade route on foot, before joining family members, the vice president and others in the VIP reviewing stand to savor the moment. (on camera): Though there was no direct mention of Iraq, the president was clearly mindful of wavering support for the war here at home. Speaking of accepting obligations that are "difficult to fulfill and would be dishonorable to abandon." John King, CNN, the White House.</s>COSTELLO: And more on those protesters John mentioned. There were an estimated 5,000 to 10,000 of them. Their jeering anti-war slogans competed with the pomp of the inaugural parade. Some yelled to impeach President Bush. Other demonstrators carried coffin-like cardboard boxes to symbolize the deaths of U.S. troops in Iraq. Police say at least 10 people were arrested during the inaugural ceremonies. In one area of D.C., protesters threw snowballs. You see that there? That's Dick Cheney's limousine. And as you can see, one of the snowballs hit his limo. It was aimed at police, actually, who were trying to disperse a crowd. President Bush has painted a picture of what he wants his second term to be about. But what do you think? A CNN/"USA Today"/Gallup poll taken after his inaugural address indicates 43 percent of Americans are more hopeful, a quarter are less hopeful, 28 percent say there is no difference. And that brings us to our DAYBREAK E-Mail Question of the Morning. What do you think should be the top priority of the Bush administration? We want to hear from you this morning, so e-mail us at daybreak@cnn.com. That's daybreak@cnn.com. Vice President Cheney says the number one trouble spot around the world is Iran. He cites that country's nuclear program, but he says bringing the troops home from Iraq is also a high priority. Cheney made his comments in an interview with radio host Don Imus, just hours before being sworn in. (</s>BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "IMUS IN THE MORNING") DICK CHENEY, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: At some point, if the Iranians don't live up to their commitments, the next step would be to take it to the U.N. Security Council and seek the imposition of international sanctions to force them to live up to the commitments and obligations they've signed up to under the Non- Proliferation Treaty. And it's, but it is, you know, when you look around the world at potential trouble spots, Iran's right at the top of the list. Our goal now is to get the Iraqis in the business of self- governance. And we'll do that with an election here in about 10 days. And then also get them in the business where they can defend themselves. When we've done that, our mission is complete and we're going to bring our boys home.</s>COSTELLO: Back to Iran. Government officials there have repeatedly said its nuclear program is aimed at producing energy and not weapons. Near Baghdad, the holiday marking the end of the holy pilgrimage of Hajj has been marred by a car bombing. Iraqi police say at least a dozen people have been killed. It happened right outside of a Shiite mosque. CNN's Jeff Koinange live in Baghdad with the latest violence.</s>JEFF KOINANGE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol. And that's right, the carnage continues across the country. The latest, a car bomb attack just as worshipers were leaving special Friday prayers on this holiday, the holiday of Eid. We understand the car bomb went off, killing up to 14 people, and we understand 42 people have been wounded in that incident. And then in the town of Hit, that's about 70 kilometers west of Ramadi in the Sunni Triangle, 15 gunmen stormed a police station with rocket propelled grenades and machine guns. They chased everybody out of the police station then proceeded to ransack the station, stealing everything from flak jackets to machine guns to countless rounds of ammunition. Then before leaving they just set the police station -- they exploded the police station. So, again, Carol, barely a day after the second inauguration of George W. Bush and barely nine days to go before the crucial January 30th elections, carnage. And the violence continues across this troubled land -- Carol.</s>COSTELLO: Jeff Koinange live in Baghdad this morning. Thank you. Caught on tape -- a young woman's frightening abduction in Texas. Take a look at this video. Still no word on this woman's whereabouts. You see her running across the parking lot and someone following her. It's been two days since this happened. We'll have a live report for you just ahead. And a lasting image of the tsunami disaster are the faces of children made orphans. We'll explore their precarious future. And many inauguration eyes were on Twinkle and Turquoise. Anderson Cooper has the dish on the Bush twins in 35 minutes. But first, here's a look at what else is making news this Friday morning.