How Will Rudys Illness Impact N.Y. Senate Race Against Hillary Clinton?
Aired April 27, 2000 – 8:07 p.m. ET THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Turning now to politics, New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is facing an even tougher battle than the one for the New York Senate seat. He announced today he has prostate cancer. CNN’s Maria Hinojosa reports the timing of the diagnosis caught Giuliani and everyone else off guard. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) MARIA HINOJOSA, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is known for being tough. At a news conference today, though, a different side. MAYOR RUDOLPH GIULIANI (R), NEW YORK CITY: … contemplation of it for the last two weeks makes you think about what’s important in life and what are the most important things and — but you know, you should be thinking about that anyway. HINOJOSA: The mayor who also keeps his private life mostly out of the public eye now forced to reveal his prostate cancer perhaps earlier than he wanted to. GIULIA
