[Carol Costello, Cnn Anchor:] And good morning to you, welcome to the second half hour of DAYBREAK. From the CNN Global Headquarters in Atlanta, I'm Carol Costello. Let me bring you up to date now. Iraq now has legal custody of Saddam Hussein. We just got word on that a short time ago. Officials say the deposed leader will physically remain in U.S. military hands and then tomorrow the deposed leader will get his first day in court. Today, Secretary of State Colin Powell will get a first-hand look at what's being called the world's worst humanitarian crisis. He'll visit displaced people in Sudan's Darfur Province. Arab militias there are accused of war and genocide against black Africans. In money news, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has reportedly pumped up his staff's salaries. The Associated Press says the "Governator" is spending more on salaries than his predecessor did. A spokeswoman says Schwarzenegger is proud of his staff and credits them with helping turn the state around. In culture, will the Presbyterian Church lift its ban on gay and lesbian ministers? That's the recommendation of the church's legislative committee. It will be voted on by the group's general assembly in Virginia this week. In sports, two-time defending champ Serena Williams takes on Jennifer Capriati about one-and-a-half hours from now at Wimbledon. Williams advanced to the quarterfinals after serving 12 aces, including one that clocked 126 miles an hour, a women's Wimbledon record. Wow!
[Chad Myers, Cnn Meteorologist:] Holy cow! That's really fast. See how the court is getting worn out now, the grass is getting worn down back there.
[Costello:] Thank you, Chad. Let's get back to the subject of Iraq now and the big handover of Saddam Hussein. He is no longer a prisoner of war. Our chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour joins us live from Baghdad with more. Hello, Christiane.
[Christiane Amanpour, Cnn Chief International Correspondent:] Carol, indeed the Iraqis handed over the paperwork to the Americans last night saying that now they request to have the legal custody of Saddam Hussein and that became effective this morning when the executive director of the Iraqi special tribunal went to the detention place, which is guarded by the United States, went there and met Saddam Hussein, informed him personally that he was no longer a prisoner of war, that he was now a suspected criminal under the Iraqi legal system. He told us that Saddam Hussein looked visibly shaken. He came into the room, he sat down, he looked a little bit stunned. He asked whether he could ask any questions at this point, and he was told no, that would have to wait until a court appearance, which is scheduled for tomorrow. Along with him at that court appearance will be 11 others who have also had these arrest warrants issued against them and who, with Saddam Hussein, are now in Iraqi legal custody. He was informed, as were the others, that they could have legal counsel, defense counsel. And this is one more step on the road to finally bringing Saddam Hussein and his former colleagues, his former members of the ruling commands here into the Iraqi legal system and eventually on to trial Carol.
[Costello:] Any reaction from the general population in Iraq as of yet, Christiane?
[Amanpour:] Not yet, but we're busy seeking it. This has really only just come out formally. But of course, the Iraqi population have long wanted him to be brought to justice. They have wanted him to be dealt with very severely given what has happened to them over the last 35 years, but mindful that this is and now a new Iraq, a new legal system, although capital punishment has been reinstated. The special tribunal and the Iraqi authorities are eager to point out that this will be a fair trial. He will have fair representation. And it also will be open to the public. We don't know exactly what that means, because, obviously, this is still a long way into the future. Formal charges have not yet been brought against Saddam Hussein for a possible array of war crimes and crimes against humanity, genocide even, but that is due to happen, we're told, within months. And then only several months after that would any trials take place. And we're told that Saddam Hussein would not be the first to be brought to trial Carol.
[Costello:] Christiane Amanpour live from Baghdad this morning. Thank you. Now to other developments in Iraq in our "Situation Report." Eleven U.S. soldiers were wounded in a mortar attack this morning. You are looking at new pictures we just got into CNN a short time ago. Officials say insurgents fired at least 10 mortar rounds at the U.S. Army base near the Baghdad International Airport. Military officials are now classifying Marine Corporal Wassef Hassoun as captured and no longer a deserter. He was shown on TV blindfolded with armed insurgents. The military says the circumstances regarding his absence remain under investigation. And three Turkish workers taken hostage in Iraq are home now. They attribute their release to their Islamic faith, and they are vowing never to return to Iraq. Want to bring in our senior international editor now because there is more going on in other parts of the world this morning.
[David Clinch, Cnn Senior International Editor:] Yes, Carol, there is. Obviously our attention primarily on Iraq and Saddam's handover, we'll be following that all day. But while we're covering that, keeping our eye on another character that the world or the U.S. certainly would like to see in front of a tribunal and a court one day and that's Radovan Karadzic, a man that Christiane knows a lot about from her coverage of the Bosnian war. The reason we're keeping an eye on that today, the woman who heads the war crimes tribunal, Carla del Ponte, was at the U.N. yesterday and mentioned rather specifically that we should expect, we, the media, the world, should expect to see Karadzic captured as soon as today, Wednesday. Well, we've been obviously on our toes ever since then and asking in the region and beyond why she is saying this, what expectation there is for a capture. And so far, and I emphasize so far, people in the region telling us that while there is massive pressure on the Bosnian Serbs and Serbia to put pressure on those who are maybe looking after him, sheltering him, that, as of right now, there is no expectation that he will be captured today.
[Costello:] So will he be tried sort of like Slobodan Milosevic in the...
[Clinch:] Right.
[Costello:] ... in the endless trial that's still ongoing?
[Clinch:] Well, that's an excellent point. You know, we have had this issue with the Milosevic trial, which has been going on for many, many months; that he, Milosevic, has the ability under U.N. rules, under the tribunal rules to at least try and call anybody he wants as a witness, including Western leaders. He hasn't succeeded in that, but he's certainly spent a lot of time, the court's time calling for that. If Karadzic were captured, he would undoubtedly head straight to that tribunal in The Hague and would, we are told, try to do the same thing.
[Costello:] Interesting. Let's move on to Israel and this ruling...
[Clinch:] Yes.
[Costello:] ... that came down about the barrier.
[Clinch:] Right. The high court in Israel being asked by a group of Palestinians to assess this barrier that's being built on the West Bank by the Israelis, what they call their security barrier, what the Palestinians view as a fence that's splitting their communities. This group of Palestinians asking the Israeli high court to rule that it was an unneeded hardship on them, separating their Palestinian villages from farmlands, schools and other facilities. In this specific case, the high court in Israel has ruled that yes, the route the planned route, at least it hasn't been built in this area yet of that barrier will have to be changed to minimize hardship on the Palestinians. Now, you know, there have been many cases over the past few months with American pressure, European pressure and even internal Israeli political pressure, which have already forced changes in this barrier.
[Costello:] But the bottom line is, is the barrier still going to go up?
[Clinch:] The barrier will still go up. The Israelis say they are determined to build it, but these things delay it and of course, in their view, delay their ability to have maximum security. But from a Palestinian point of view, at least a temporary victory at least from a humanitarian point of view. The long term, of course, the barrier from the Israeli point of view will still be built and the Palestinians will still be unhappy about it.
[Costello:] David Clinch, many thanks to you.
[Clinch:] All right.
[Costello:] Here are some stories making news "Across America" this Wednesday. First, an update on a story we told you about yesterday. Investigators now say three people died from toxic fumes released after two freight trains collided near San Antonio. Two of the victims lived about a mile away from the crash site. Two other people are in critical condition this morning after inhaling the chlorine gas and ammonium nitrate fumes. Watch this: TV cameras catch this Washington bank robbery in progress. You see the robbers coming out of the bank there. Police are still looking for these heavily armed group of bank robbers. They are also suspected in five similar robberies in the Washington area. No one injured in this incident. The TV news photographer just happened to be there. And you see them speeding away, the bank robbers. And later that van was set on fire and they must have gotten into another vehicle and sped away. Twelve people now have now been indicted in a massive federal investigation of Philadelphia city business. A former city treasurer, lawyers and bankers are among the people facing corruption charges. Prosecutors say leaders were handing out city business in exchange for cash and gifts. The mayor hasn't been charged, but more indictments are possible. The two-man crew of the International Space Station will again try a risky spacewalk. Last week's attempt ended after a slow leak was detected in one of the space suits. The crew needs to replace a crucial circuit board which controls the steering of the station. The planned six-hour spacewalk has been complicated by the use of older Russian equipment and the language barrier between the Russian and American mission controls. Colin Powell cracks down. He's working to end what the U.N. describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis. We'll get the latest for you in a live report. This is DAYBREAK for Wednesday.