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Leaked Photos Of Celebrities Flood Internet; Northern Europe Underwater After Powerful Storms Affect Region; Pro-Democracy Activists In Hong Kong Threaten To Occupy Parliament; Americans Detained In North Korea Speak To CNN's Will Ripley; A Look at Chinese Propaganda Posters; Manchester United's Surprise Move For Colombian Striker Falcao

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KRISTIE LU STOUT, HOST: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong. And welcome to News Stream where news and technology meet.

Now CNN speaks exclusively to three Americans held in North Korea.

Struggling Manchester United make a shock move for Colombian striker Falcao.

And activists in Hong Kong make a stand after China confirms the city must choose its next leader from a list hand-picked by Beijing.

Now, we begin with a television exclusive from North Korea. Right now, three Americans are being detained in the reclusive nation. And they sat

down with CNN just a short time ago to talk about their treatment and send messages home.

Let's briefly tell you about these three men.

Now Kenneth Bae has been held the longest. He was arrested November 2012 accused of hostile acts to bring down the government in Pyongyang. Now Bae

is serving a 15 year prison sentence.

Matthew Miller Todd was taken into custody this April. And according to North Korean media, he entered the country seeking asylum and tore up his

tourist visa.

And Jeffrey Edward Fowle has been detained since May. He allegedly left a bible in a hotel room.

Now CNN was allowed to speak with each man for about five minutes. And CNN's Will Ripley joins us now live from Pyongyang.

And Will, what did they tell you?

WILL RIPLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, they told us that their situation is growing increasingly desperate. Kenneth Bae, as you know, has already been

convicted of crimes against the North Korean government here and he is serving a 15 year sentence at a labor camp where he works -- he works hard

labor eight hours a day, agricultural work, we're told. And he works six days a week. But recently he was in the hospital, because he says his

health conditions have been failing.

Here is what he told us when we spoke to him.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

KENNETH BAE, AMERICAN DETAINED IN NORTH KOREA: I'm serving 15 year sentence right now. And I've been going back and forth from hospital to

the labor camp last year-and-a-half. And right now I'm serving at the labor camp right now.

RIPLEY: Tell me about the conditions at the labor camp.

BAE: Condition at labor camp is I'm working eight hours a day six days a week and working agricultural work to other hard labor that is required to

do every day.

RIPLEY: Do you feel you're being treated humanely.

BAE: Yes.

RIPLEY: And, your message to your family.

BAE: Well, I'm sure they're very worried about my health at this time. And even though right now last month, month-and-a-half my heart is getting

-- it's been failing, so right now what I can say to my family and friends is to continue to pray for me and also ask them to continue on (inaudible)

getting me released here.

RIPLEY: Your message for the American government.

BAE: Well, American government right now I've been asking the American government to act upon getting me released here. And I do believe that

special envoy need to come in order to resolve the situation that I am in right now. So, I do ask U.S. government to send an envoy soon as possible

and other -- I think that's the only hope that I have right now, you know, for me to go home and be reunited with my family.

RIPLEY: What is the bottom line about your situation here and the message that you want to put out to the world.

BAE: So right now is that I'm here. I've been here for almost two years now. And then I do believe that I'm -- I've been treated humanely as

possible. They have been doing that for me. But at the same time I realize that at this point that is -- I've been here -- I am the American

that has been here the longest since the Korean War. And I do believe that sooner that this get resolved it would be better for not only myself, for

the rest of the other Americans may come in the future as well.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

RIPLEY: Bae was found guilty of what the North Korean government calls a Christian plot to overthrow the regime here.

The other two Americans are currently being detained, but they're not in prison yet. In fact, they're staying in hotel rooms here in Pyongyang.

Matthew Miller is the young man who tore up his tourist visa when he entered the airport here and sought asylum, and also Jeffrey Fowle, a

father from Dayton, Ohio left a bible behind while he was on a government rail tour that he was taking as a tourist.

Both men say they have signed confessions and have apologized to the North Korean government and its people for breaking the law here. But now all

three men are desperately asking for some kind of intervention from the U.S. government to get them back home, Kristie.

LU STOUT: There in North Korea, how did you secure these interviews? And under what kind of conditions did you conduct these interviews with Kenneth

Bae and the other American prisoners in North Korea?

RIPLEY: When we arrived here in Pyongyang five days ago, Kristie, one of the first things we did was put in a formal request to speak with the

detained Americans. And we were told that it was highly unlikely that that request would be granted.

So today we set out on another day of a government guided bus tour. We were supposed to be touring a temple two hours north of the capital city

here. When we were in the middle of lunch abruptly pulled out of lunch and told we needed to get in a van right now and head back towards the city to

speak with a high ranking government official.

As we were in the van, our government minders were making phone calls with top level officials. But we still thought that we were going to talk to

someone in the government as we pulled in here to Pyongyang to a hotel in the center of the city. And only when we got out of the van and prepared

to walk in the building were we told that plans had changed and we would speak with the detained Americans.

But they were very specific conditions. We have five minutes with each of them. And we could only talk about certain topics, which were the charges

they were facing, the conditions that they're being held in, and any message they have for their families and the government.

If we exceeded the time or strayed beyond those topics we were told there would be consequences for that.

We abided by the conditions that we agreed to. We interviewed the men under five minutes for each of them. And tonight we're not awaiting to see

what the U.S. government response will be to their plea for help.

LU STOUT: All three men making that plea, an appeal for their release. But what will it take to get North Korea on board to release these three

Americans in its custody?

RIPLEY: You know, the sense I get from speaking with government officials here -- and we have been able to have some pretty candid conversations --

is that now is the time when the North Korean government appears to be ready to open up a direct line of communication. And it's very important

to them to have a line of communication with the United States.

There's a lot of tension right now in this region. Certainly North Korea for years has been the focus of sanctions from -- you know, unilateral and

multi-lateral sanctions. The United States a driving force there. It's obviously had quite an effect on the economy of this country. At the same

time, one of their huge benefactors here in North Korea is China. There have been some tensions along the border with China that have developed in

recent months.

And so it seems that the North Koreans appear to be open and willing and eager, in fact, to have some line of discussion with the United States.

And I would imagine they are hopeful that a big name from the United States, someone like a Bill Clinton who came here to secure the release of

journalists who crossed over illegally, or one of the detainees mentioned George W. Bush. Some big name from the United States coming here to

Pyongyang to sit down with government officials and perhaps work out a deal possibly to secure the release of these American citizens.

LU STOUT: So what they want is some sort of high level intervention. Will Ripley, we'll leave it at that. Will Ripley reporting live for us with

that exclusive from inside North Korea.

You're watching News Stream. Still to come, Britain promises to take on the fight against radical Islam starting at home. We'll take a look at

what Muslims in the country's capital are saying about the UK's new crackdown on terror.

We'll also bring you live to northern Iraq where we've seen an ISIS defeat. Details ahead.

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LU STOUT: Welcome back. You're watching News Stream. And you're looking at a visual version of all the stories we've got in the show today.

Now we started with that CNN exclusive, American Kenneth Bae speaks to us from prison in North Korea. A little bit later, we'll hear from another

person behind held there, Jeffrey Fowle.

But now to the UK.

Now we are just over one hour away from a possible big announcement from the British prime minister. David Cameron is expected to unveil a new plan

to tackle the threat of Islamic extremism.

Now reports say the measures could include a temporary travel ban on British born jihadists in Iraq and Syria to prevent them from returning

home.

Now some Muslims in Britain say that they are concerned about being targeted.

Karl Penhaul looks at how the tensions are affecting one community in London's East End.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DAVID CAMERON, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: We are in the middle of a generational struggle against a poisonous and extremist ideology.

KARL PENHAUL, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: The prime minister's battle cry to fight radical Islam.

A few miles way, one of London's most deprived neighborhoods, a melting pot of color and creed, including many Muslims. Hard scrabble Catholic nun

Christine Frost has been waging her own generational struggle for 45 years, a plodding campaign livened up with fun days like this, to help everyone

get along.

CHRISTINE FORD, CATHOLIC NUN: An old bit of wisdom, that if I've had a cup of tea with you or we -- I've got to know you a little bit -- then it's

going to be harder for me to be cruel to you.

PENHAUL: The biggest threat, she says, is not extreme Islam, but the extreme gap between rich and poor.

Here in the East End, decrepit social housing sits in the shadow of one of the world's premiere financial districts.

FORD: We were sure that there would be trickle down, well it's now 20, 30 years and the trickle is awfully slow.

PENHAUL: Critics suggest politicians have failed to root out Muslim extremism for fear of appearing racist.

But at a bingo game organized by Sister Christine, born and bred East Enders speak frankly, unbowed by political correctness.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They come over here. They get their (inaudible) mosque built for them.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think that's all wrong when they talk in their own language, yeah. It makes you feel as if you're an outcast.

PENHAUL: They're unsettled by unfamiliar customs.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: -- not to be covered by that. And I don't agree with that, but what can you do?

PENHAUL: Close by, time to pray. Worshippers seem concerned all Muslims may be unfairly targeted in the hunt for British jihadis.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: People are scared of what they don't know most of the time. So if they don't -- it's like in movies when alien invasion, the

first thing people think about is attacking them. That's exactly the same with us.

PENHAUL: Some citizens suggest radicalism has been fueled by Britain's support for the American war on terror.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There's an elephant in the room. If somebody is going abroad, whether it's the British army or extremism and killing somebody

they've got blood on their hands.

PENHAUL: But even as warnings of homegrown terror plot and a government crackdown on radical Islam, now risks setting neighbors against each other,

some hold out hope that differences of color and religion are no obstacle to sharing common ground.

FROST: It's not about rules and regulations and all that nonsense, it's about living together, caring about each other.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Kindness and patience and acceptance that that's what's going to keep a community together.

PENHAUL: Karl Penhaul, CNN, London.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Stay with CNN for live coverage of Mr. Cameron's remarks to the House of Commons, that's at 3:30 in the afternoon London time, 10:30 p.m.

here in Hong Kong.

Iraqi ground forces are celebrating a major victory over ISIS after finally breaking the militant's siege on the town of Amerli.

Now the northern town had been surrounded by Sunni extremists since June and the breakthrough came as western nations, including the U.S., UK,

France and Australia air dropped humanitarian aid to Amerli's residents.

Now let's got to Iraq now. Anna Coren joins us live from the northern Iraqi city of Irbil.

And Anna, just how did Iraqi forces and volunteer forces manage to break the ISIS siege in Amerli?

ANNA COREN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, Kristie, I think it comes down to those U.S. airstrikes. They've been critical from the get-

go, certainly here in Irbil and Mosul dam, now down in Amerli.

We are seeing the United States really expand its air campaign. It really has been restricted to up here in northern Iraq to see it happen in Amerli,

certainly the people of that township were relieved that finally they received that international assistance they have been pleading for for

weeks.

That township under siege for two months. ISIS militants surrounding it, cutting off the power, the water from the residents on the ground.

Kristie, we're hearing of dire conditions -- you know, a shortage of food and medical supplies, also dozens of children dying because of those dire

conditions.

But obviously those U.S. airstrikes providing the much needed air cover, not just for those humanitarian aid drops, but for the Iraqi military to

move in with the help of the Shiite militia.

Now, we should note these are the militia backed by Iran who were the ones that fought the American soldiers during the long occupation here in Iraq.

So you've got sworn enemies coming together for this coordinated effort to push ISIS out of this small farming community.

I think we need to take into consideration, Kristie, it's one thing to push ISIS out of this particular area, a remote area where airstrikes are

effective, it is another completely different ballgame to go after ISIS in their strongholds, in those cities of Mosul, Tikrit and Fallujah.

LU STOUT: That's right, what happened in Amerli was a much needed victory in the overall battle against ISIS. What is the situation like in these

communities like Mosul, communities that are still being held and living under the occupation of ISIS?

COREN: Well, it's interesting, Kristie, we are hearing reports of residents becoming very disgruntled, very dissatisfied with conditions

inside these cities. You have to remember that the cities that ISIS had been able to walk into take over are mainly populated with Sunni Arabs. So

they have welcomed them. These are the people that felt disenfranchised, persecuted, alienated by the Maliki-led Shiite government.

So what we are hearing now is that these Sunni Arabs who run businesses, who send their children to school, whose women have been allowed to

function normally in a pretty liberal society are suddenly having to wear the niqab. We're hearing them, you know, dealing with power shortages,

food shortages. Certainly people sick and tired of the brutality shown by ISIS.

So people, you know, growing disgruntled. But there is real fear, Kristie. It's one thing to be disgruntled and sick of the way that ISIS is treating

the population, it's another for the local population to rise up and kick ISIS out, which at the end of the day is what needs to happen if they are

going to defeat ISIS.

LU STOUT: That's right. I mean, there is this real fear because they've been terrorized for an extended period of time by this militant group.

Anna, the United Nations is considering an emergency mission to Iraq to investigate war crimes committed by ISIS. You've been inside Iraq

reporting extensively for several weeks now. What have you already learned about the scope and scale of human abuses committed by ISIS?

COREN: Well, look, these atrocities are happening every day. And when you hear the human -- United Nations Human Rights Council say that they need to

debate it, it's a bit of a no-brainer, you know, you sort of think it would be a given that they would already be in here on the ground interviewing

witnesses to these atrocities that are quite frankly happening every single day.

I mean, we've been reporting on soldiers, Peshmerga, Kurdish soldiers who have been captured, the way that they've treated. I mean, these are

fundamentally prisoners of war, and yet ISIS released this video last week of one of those soldiers being beheaded outside a mosque in Mosul.

This is what is happening.

And it's all good and well for UN workers to gather the evidence and the testimony, but ISIS is advertising this. They are gloating about what they

consider their achievements, their barbaric achievements on the battlefield.

So, I think it's a no-brainer, Kristie. It needs to happen, obviously. They need to put it in writing and present at document to the UN security

council. But at the end of the day these atrocities are happening and the world knows it and ISIS is advertising it.

LU STOUT: Anna Coren reporting live from Irbil northern Iraq. Anna, we thank you for your reporting.

And you're watching News Stream, still to come one of the biggest days in the football season may have sprung its first surprise as Manchester United

make a move for Falcao on deadline day.

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LU STOUT: Coming to you live from Hong Kong, you're back watching News Stream.

Now, it's on the biggest days on the football calendar, transfer deadline day is the last day that teams can sign new players for months. So,

there's usually a lot of frantic deal making as teams go right down to the wire to try to improve their squads.

It looks like there's already one surprise: Colombian striker Falcao could be on his way to Manchester United.

Now let's go straight to our Christina MacFarlane for all the latest. She joins us live from CNN London.

And Christina, let's talk more about Falcao. Why are Manchester United signing another attacking player?

CHRISTINA MACFARLANE, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yeah, it's just been an incredible summer window for Man United. And the spending just

keeps continuing and continuing right down to the deadline.

And we just saw, as you mentioned, Kristie, a few hours ago Radamel Falcao's move on loan from Monaco to Man United confirmed subject to a

medical, of course. No fee has yet been confirmed.

The 28-year-old was linked to a move away from Monaco all summer. He joined them last year for $80 million. But in many ways, this is a strange

move for Man United who you mentioned have been splashing the cash this summer window. But really what they need is a central defender or

midfielder.

So Man United fans and many other football fans scratching their heads at this one.

But also a slightly strange move for Falcao himself, when you consider that he's moving form a Champion's League club this season to one who is not

only in the running, but has had one of the worst starts to this season. But it just gives you an indication, Kristie, as to the pulling power that

Man United still have even on this deadline day here today, they've splashed the cash.

They've been accused of panic buying this summer with their new manager Louis van Gaal. They've spent in total $259 million. And well, we expect

to see them offloading a couple of players today as they look to rectify their balance sheet.

LU STOUT: Yeah, you talked about splashing the cash, Kristie, you know there is so much money in football these days, how much money has been

spent in this transfer window so far?

MACFARLANE: Well, it really has been an incredible window, because we've broken a lot of records in this particular transfer window. According to

FIFA's transfer monitoring system, the big five European countries have spent just over $2 billion, that's more than they spent in the entire

transfer window last year.

And the English Premier League have set a new record as well by spending $1.2 billion. That's up by $1 million on last year. And of course we saw

a recordbreaking player signing as well in the England Premier League. Man United against signing Angel Di Maria from Real Madrid to Man United for

$99 million.

I'm becoming accustomed to speaking in millions and billions when it comes to football, because it really is a crazy state of affairs, Kristie.

But we still expect to see more money changing hands in the few hours we've got left in this deadline window.

LU STOUT: Christina MacFarlane joining us live from London. Thank you very much indeed for that.

You're watching News Stream. Coming up next, developments right here in our own backyard. Protesters are vowing to occupy Hong Kong's central

business district after China's government ignored their demands for open elections.

And we'll return to our exclusive interviews with three Americans detained in North Korea. In just a moment, we'll hear from them speaking with our

Will Ripley.

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LU STOUT: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong. You're watching News Stream. And these are your world headlines.

Now three Americans held in North Korea have spoken exclusively to CNN: Now Kenneth Bae, who you see here, Matthew Miller and Jeffrey Fowle were

allowed to answer questions about their treatment and send messages to their families. Now Bae has been held the longest since late 2012.

British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to announce a new plan to deal with the threat of Islamic extremism. He is due to speak in parliament

today about British nationals who left the UK to fight with ISIS militants in Iraq and Syria.

Now last week, the government raised its terror alert level from substantial to severe.

NATO's secretary general says the alliance is planning a response to what he calls Russia's aggressive behavior in Ukraine. Pro-Russian insurgents

have been making lightning fast gains in eastern Ukraine allegedly with the help of Russian troops and weapons. Anders (ph) says several thousand

troops will be ready to respond. Details will be planned at a summit this Thursday.

Protesters demanding the resignation of the Pakistani prime minister engaged in running battles with police in Islamabad. Now tear gas was

fired to break up the demonstrations. The protesters say Mr. Sharif's election last year was rigged.

Now here in Hong Kong, hopes for a fully free election by 2017 have been dashed. Pro-Democracy activists are taking to streets in protest. And

they promised to shut down the central business district. Now they are upset by Beijing's strict guidelines limiting who can run in the next vote

for chief executive of the special administrative region.

Now it comes amid increasing fears in Hong Kong that freedoms are being eroded.

Now CNN's Ivan Watson joins us outside government headquarters in downtown Hong Kong. And Ivan, protesters, they're angry. They have taken to the

streets on the back of Sunday's announcement. How are they responding today?

IVAN WATSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, today has been somewhat quieter. If anything, the police here outside the headquarters of the Hong Kong city

government have been taking down barricades that were up throughout the day.

But earlier in the day when a delegation of top officials came from Beijing to brief people, there were some demonstrators who briefly and peacefully

disrupted that press briefing before they were escorted out of the room.

Now some of the main opposition groups, in particular a group that calls itself Occupy Central, have vowed to organize a campaign of civil

disobedience, some student groups calling for boycotts of classes, but the main people power so to speak that we saw basically came from supporters of

the central government in Beijing, supporters of this new set of rules for the 2017 elections of the central government, of the chief executive here

who are waving flags of China and holding signs in support of what they describe as universal suffrage even though critics of this new ruling argue

that it basically will allow the central government to stack two or three candidates handpicked by the central government and leave Hong Kong

residents without very much of a democratic option of their own.

Take a listen, Kristie, to what one of the critics of this new ruling had to say about this.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: : People are worried that we shall become just another big city in Mainland China. So we would like not only to fight for a

democratic political system, we have to fight to maintain our lifestyles, our core values and our very dignity so as to ensure that we have that Hong

Kong spirit.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

WATSON: And, Kristie, when top Chinese government officials were asked this evening would the Chinese government, would the People's Liberation

Army of China step in if there was a campaign of civil disobedience, if it was destabilizing life in Hong Kong, the top officials did not rule that

option out. They said that they believe the police in Hong Kong were enough to maintain stability and deal with any challenges, though they also

said that the central government would assist if there was a need. It did not specify what measures those could be -- Kristie.

LU STOUT: As are in recent days, some people have been on edge looking for sightings of the People's Liberation Army.

You interviewed a pro-democracy legislature at that camp. They are disappointed by Sunday's decision by Beijing. We know that the main

protest group Occupy Central is more than disappointed, they're angry. I mean, how far do they plan to push with their plans for civil disobedience?

How disruptive could it get in Hong Kong?

WATSON: Well, there have been major protests in the past. Early July, presumably hundreds of thousands of people out in the streets. But the big

question here is part of what the choices, or options that Beijing has basically laid out. It said basically either accept this set of

regulations for 2017, which will allow more -- presumably more than 5 million Hong Kong residents to cast their ballots for the very first time

for the position of chief executive which does break precedent for this port city, but they've also made it clear that if this option isn't

accepted by the legislative council here in Hong Kong, then there will be no election to speak of, it would be the old system for appointing a chief

executive.

So basically setting it up that if critics of this movement, of this proposal, vote against it and it doesn't get two-thirds majority in the

legislative council then this proposed democratic measures, they put it, would be denied and some 5 million voters would be disenfranchised.

So, it's a bit of a trap that the Chinese government has set critics up for if they come out against this. So it'll be very interesting to see how

this plays out in the days and weeks and months ahead. And of course if you disrupt life downtown, then senior Chinese government officials ruling

that this would destabilize life in Hong Kong and they would be authorized to basically prosecute people who would follow through on threats to carry

out this campaign of civil disobedience.

So it would be very much a challenge for the critics to see whether they can in fact follow through on their threats and very dicey to see how they

will behave if they do, in fact, hold protests, how they'll behave in the streets and how the authorities will deal with them.

LU STOUT: Indeed. Ivan Watson reporting live from government headquarters in Hong Kong, thank you for that.

Now Hong Kong and China have long had complicated ties. I mean, this poster was printed in Mainland China back in 1967. It encourages Hong Kong

people to stand against British rule.

Now earlier, I spoke to Christopher Bailey. He's the director of the Picture This gallery about the more nuanced messages in Chinese propaganda

posters and the lessons some hold for today.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

CHRISTOPHER BAILEY, DIRECTOR, PICTURE THIS GALLERY: This poster dates back to the early 1950s. And the message that's been delivered here is don't

waste food. And it's really a very universal message. We could imagine this poster being used all over the world. And if you look at it

stylistically, the artwork is very similar to the famous Normal Rockwell posters in the early 1940s in the U.S.

LU STOUT: So this was just a public service announcement at the time?

BAILEY: Correct. Yes. I mean, it's propaganda, but it's propaganda that is not political, it's more social, it's for the benefit of the country and

the people in the country.

LU STOUT: This poster was printed before the culture revolution. This next poster after that tumultuous time. And you can see it's more red,

more patriotic, isn't it?

BAILEY: Correct, that's right. And more symbolism as well.

We see the red book at the top there. And we see the happy farmer on what would have been the latest model tractor at the time. It's delivering a

very positive message again, but you're right the red comes through very strongly.

LU STOUT: Now, from these set of images, let's go on over to the next set of images that really showcase the cult of Mao.

BAILEY: That's right, OK

OK, well what's interesting here is this poster dates to the late 1960s. And before that, most of the propaganda posters had been produced centrally

by the government either in Beijing or in different provinces. But by this time of disarray within the country, actually university students, red

guards, all sorts of people took on what they felt was their responsibility to produce posters.

And this is much simpler. There's a much simpler color palette. We just have red and black.

LU STOUT: Because they could be mass produced that way.

BAILEY: Exactly. And they could be produced on much simpler printing presses as well.

LU STOUT: Now this next image we see Mao Zedong, the chairman, as the sun. He is literally a deity. How was this image received at the time?

BAILEY: I think that these would have been accepted and received very well at the time.

This is early cultural revolution period. This is still when things were perceived within the country as heading in the right direction. It was not

towards the end in the disarray period.

But you will see these images with Mao up in the clouds, or Mao looming down over his people as a sort of happy uncle went right through from the

late 60s into the mid-70s.

LU STOUT: And the next image over here, what was the intended audience for this Chinese propaganda poster?

BAILEY: OK. Well, this one is completely different, because this poster I sourced in the U.S. And this one was produced for an overseas market.

As we can see at the bottom, aside from just Chinese script, it's in English and French and German. And these posters would have been purchased

or sent to bookstores in the U.S. and in Europe for on sale to people who were interested and supportive of the cultural revolution outside of the

country.

LU STOUT: So this is designed for the U.S. market during the cultural revolution.

BAILEY: Correct. Or -- and into the mid-70s as well.

LU STOUT: Right now, Hong Kong is going through a period of major political discord, so this is a very, very interesting image. What's

happening here?

BAILEY: OK. Well, in the background we can see the gates at Government House and the railings at Government House and protesters standing outside

and they're pinning up all sorts of slogans. And these character slogans were used in China as well as in Hong Kong.

And here, down in the bottom left-hand corner, we see what's probably the governor and Hong Kong policemen being kicked out and beaten upon by the

crowds.

Now we know from the photographs of the era that there were crowds outside Government House. And here is a poster that was produced in China probably

smuggled into Hong Kong and used to try and rally the support among the patriotic Chinese who were living in Hong Kong.

LU STOUT: This is incredible. So this is a poster of the 1967 riots in Hong Kong that was printed and published in Mainland China to basically

foment anger in Hong Kong.

BAILEY: Correct. Yes.

I have another one -- not this, but another poster from this era. And actually I have a photograph of that poster hanging up in a Chinese-backed

department store in Hong Kong. So we know that these were used in Hong Kong. We've seen that.

LU STOUT: Do they succeed in bringing in tension and bringing out the fervor?

BAILEY: In the poster I think so. The poster image is very, very strong. I mean, you can see this man in the center here standing here with a stool

that he's trying to beat down. We've got bottles. We've got sticks. We've got huge muscular men there. It's I think graphically it's a

fascinating poster.

LU STOUT: And finally an image over here, a little bit more contemporary, of the Hong Kong handover. Walk me through all the symbols here.

BAILEY: OK, well this is very patriotic. And of course Deng Xiaoping, the architect of the 1984 agreement. And here's a poster that was issued

primarily for use in China at what they consider to be a very happy and historically important time at the time of the handover.

In the bottom, we can see Hong Kong. At the top we have the Great Wall of China. We have balloons, which for many years has been a symbol of

festivity and celebration. We have Tiananmen Square and we have Deng Xiaoping.

LU STOUT: And this was an image at the time widely seen inside Mainland China. In Hong Kong?

BAILEY: I don't remember ever seeing this in Hong Kong.

LU STOUT: Yeah, I don't think they would --

BAILEY: I don't think so. And I found this poster in China.

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LU STOUT: Christopher Bailey there.

Now he says that this one was found pinned up here in Hong Kong. He says the 1967 posters have generated the most interest in his gallery and will

find a new home in a museum.

You're watching News Stream.

And still to come, a rare meeting with American detainees in North Korea. Now CNN speaks exclusively to Jeffrey Fowle about his detention, his

treatment and what happens next.

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LU STOUT: Welcome back. You're watching News Stream. And let's return to our visual rundown now.

In a few minutes, we'll tell you about a hack that could be responsible for nude photos of dozens of celebrities circulating online. But now, let's

got back to our exclusive interview with three Americans, all prisoners in North Korea.

Now earlier we heard from Kenneth Bae. Of the three, he's been held the longest. Now, we're going to bring you some of CNN's conversation with

Jeffrey Fowle who has been detained since May.

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JEFFREY FOWLE, AMERICAN HELD IN NORTH KOREA: I'd like to thank you guys for being here. I appreciate you guys taking your time to come and see me --??

RIPLEY: Yes.??

FOWLE: And get my message out to the world. ??

RIPLEY: Good to see you. First of all, can you tell us about the charges that you're facing as you've been told? ??

FOWLE: The charges are violation of DPRK laws, which stems from me trying to leave a Bible up at the Siemens (ph) Club in Changjin (ph) or on a rails

trip of the DPRK. I have -- as a covert (ph) act, it violates the tourist's purpose as well. And I admit my guilt to the government, and signed a

statement to that effect and I also put in a request for forgiveness to the people and the government of the DPRK. And the legal process is, I'm going

right now, and it's in the final stages of a preliminary investigation. The prosecutor's office and they say that the trial will be forthcoming soon.

And so time is getting urgent. Within a month I should be facing trial and sentencing will be right after that.

So I'm (inaudible) you guys to convey my desperate situation, which I'm 56, I'm from the Dayton, Ohio, area. ??

RIPLEY: And we know your background, sir. ??

FOWLE: OK.??

RIPLEY: We know your family background. I will ask you, how are you being treated here? ??

FOWLE: Very -- reasonably well. I haven't any complaints. The food's been good. They have daily walk with the guides. Even medical care has been

furnished a couple of times. And quarters good. We've got a hotel suite type of room. So I don't have any complaint about the treatment. It's been

very good so far. I hope and pray that it continues whether I'm here two more days or two more decades, whatever the case is. ??

RIPLEY: So the bottom line, your message about your conditions here and your situation? ??

FOWLE: I'm good for the time being. But I need to let people know that I'm getting desperate. I'm getting desperate for help. This is -- I understand

that there are three Americans in detention now here in the DPRK, which I think is the most since the pueblo incident. ??

RIPLEY: And you've had no communication with the others? ??

FOWLE: No. No. And I don't know the name of the third guy. I know Ken Bae's been here the longest. Kenneth Bae. I'm sure he's desperate to get back.

And this is an opportunity for maybe Bill Clinton to come back and he -- he's released a couple of journalists a few years back. Maybe George Bush,

it's his turn as an elder statesman, to try his hand at that. I appreciate any help that they could lend to help resolve our cases and bring us home.

??

RIPLEY: Mr. Fowle, thank you very much. ??

FOWLE: Thank you very much. ??

RIPLEY: Thank you.??

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LU STOUT: As you just heard, Fowle faces a trial shortly, so does Matthew Miller. All three men say that they are being treated humanely, but CNN

was unable to determine the conditions in which they are being held.

You're watching News Stream. Still ahead, leaked nude photos of the Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence go viral. And after the break,

we'll bring you the latest on the threats of legal action against not just the hackers, but anyone who reposts those pictures.

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LU STOUT: Welcome back.

And time now for your global weather forecasts with reports of flooding in northern Europe. Details now with Samantha Moore. She joins us from the

World Weather Center -- Sam.

SAMANTHA MOORE, CNN WEATHER CORRESPONDENT: Oh, Kristie, we've had this area of low pressure moving through parts of Eastern Europe and into the

north here, bringing us some very heavy rainfall. And you may notice this curly cue, this is what's left of Cristobal, that hurricane that moved

across the Atlantic bringing some very gusty winds and heavy rain into Iceland.

But our focus here is in Denmark and into Sweden where that area of low pressure over the weekend brought in some very heavy rainfall, in fact,

about twice the monthly average here in Malmo, Sweden with 101 millimeters over the course of 24 hours. And at times it was coming down at about 20

millimeters per hour.

So we had scenes like this in underpasses, buses completely submerged and they had to bring in rescued diving teams to get people out of these

vehicles.

This is in Denmark where also traffic was slowed in many underpasses with the rising flood waters there.

And this has been a very wet pattern. And it's going to continue the next few days. You know, Treviso, Italy north of Venice has had some 214

millimeters so far during the month of August or during the month of August -- all this is now over -- so that equals about 8.5 inches, though,

incredibly wet pattern here and that's going to continue across Italy into the Balkans as we head into the next 24 to 48 hours.

How about in the northeast where we were hit with some severe weather over the weekend let's take you into Massachusetts where in Worcester we had a

strong storm move through. They're saying it could have been a tornado, could have ben straight line winds too, so the National Weather Service is

going to send a survey team out later on today to see if there was any rotation associated with this very strong storm that rolled through

yesterday.

And this was not the only severe weather game. We'll take a look back at the U.S. here. We're going to go from the northeast over into the plain

states where we currently have more severe weather going on. And we had over 100 reports of wind damage reported by the storm prediction center on

Sunday.

And it looks like we're under the gun again here. We have that threat for large hail, severe winds and isolated tornadoes from Kansas stretching on

up toward Chicago.

And in Chicago, we could end up seeing some sizable air delays today. So this is going to affect some 32 million people or so today across the upper

Midwest and more severe storms expected as we head through the rest of today. So expect those airport delays -- St. Louis if you're flying in or

out of St. Louis or Chicago, you can expect to see some issues here as well as in Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis there are going to be some delays

for sure, Kristie.

And of course it's a three-day holiday weekend. Folks are going to try to get back to work. So there could be some problems there.

LU STOUT: Good reminder. Samantha Moore with the travel advisory and more. Thank you.

Now a hacker has leaked a series of photos allegedly showing female celebrities in the nude. And among them, the Academy Award-winning actress

Jennifer Lawrence. Nischelle Turner has more.

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NISCHELLE TURNER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Hacked celebrities are firing back this morning after a slew of nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence

and other celebrities appeared online Sunday night. The photos were linked on a website 4chan and were allegedly obtained through a massive.??A

publicist for Lawrence confirm that photos authenticity and released the statement saying, the hacked was "a flagrant violation of privacy" and

added the Oscar-winning actress plans to seek legal action.??

Other celebrities also spoke including horror movie actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who last shout out on Twitter saying, "To those of you looking at

the photos I took with my husband years ago in the privacy of our home, hope you feel great about yourselves knowing those photos were deleted long

ago. I can only imagine the creepy effort that went into this feeling for everyone who got hacked."??

Hackers also posted photos allegedly showing Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney, singer Ariana Grande and former Nickelodeon actors Victoria

Justice, although, McKayla, Grande, and Justice have all denied the photos were real.??This isn't the first time celebrities have face the hacking

scandal of this kind. In 2012, a man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for hacking into the account of Scarlet Johansson and Mila Kunis and

posting their private pictures online.??

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LU STOUT: Now the images of Lawrence appeared on websites, including Reddit, Twitter, and Tumblr. Her publicist is now cracking down on any

further leaks. She says that the authorities have been contacted and, quote, "will prosecute" anyone who posts the stolen photos.

Now as to how the images got out, there is no definite word yet on how anyone was able to access all of these private photos.

And that is News Stream, but the news continues at CNN. World Business Today is next.

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