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Britain Expected To Vote For Airstrikes Targeting ISIS in Iraq; International Communities Lackluster Response To Ebola Outbreak; Interview with MakerBot Co-Founder Bre Pettis; Future Cities: Malmo, Sweden; Ryder Cup Preview

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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 as the U.S. and its coalition partners launch more airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, we look at the plight of refugees caught in

the middle of the fighting.

Iran's president speaks to CNN before his address to the UN General Assembly in an hour from now.

And we'll hear from one of the pioneers of consumer 3D printers while we print the CNN logo live right here in the studio.

A Syrian monitoring group says airstrikes by the U.S. and its Arab partners killed at least 14 militants and five civilians in Syria

overnight. Now according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an ISIS command building in the province of Deir ez-Zor was hit as well as a

training camp.

Now the raids also targeted mobile oil refineries. Now black market oil is a major source of funding for ISIS and its operations.

Now fighter jets from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates flew alongside the U.S. in those overnight strikes.

France has carried out new airstrikes in Iraq. And those bombings raids come one day after French President Francois Hollande condemned the

beheading of a French citizen by an ISIS linked terror group in Algeria.

Now CNN's senior international correspondent Ben Wedeman is in Iraq. He's following developments on the ground. He joins us now. And Ben, what

more can you tell us about these French airstrikes on ISIS in Iraq?

BEN WEDEMAN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, we understand that they struck an ISIS position 30 kilometers to the west of Kirkuk at a

place called Tel al-Warid (ph), that it was an ISIS concentration, we're told, near an ISIS position there.

And of course, those aren't the first French airstrikes on Iraq. There were several over the weekend on ISIS positions here as well.

So certainly the pressure continues on ISIS within Iraq itself.

Now just to explain to you, Kristie, where we are. We're in what was a refugee camp. Thousands of people fleeing Mosul, went to the west to

about 40 kilometers to the west of Mosul. They came to this refugee camp, but they fled in early August when ISIS started to move in the direction of

the capital of the Kurdish region in northern Iraq, Irbil. And so certainly what was a bustling refugee camp here is now basically empty.

Occasionally, we see people coming to scavenge whatever they can find in this vast sea of garbage.

But it certainly underscores how quickly people can move when the situation changes. Now just about four or five kilometers from here are

the -- what was the front line between ISIS and the Kurdish forces, the so- called Peshmerga. Now they're a bit further along the road. But what we've seen is the kind of challenges that would face any force trying to

push ISIS back.

We were watching form a distance as some large explosions were occurring in a village where apparently ISIS had left hundreds of explosive

devices, booby traps, IEDs, that the Kurdish forces are still trying to remove.

Also today, Kristie, we had an opportunity to speak to a Kurdish commander who was saying that they definitely appreciate the western, the

coalition, or the American airstrikes in this area, that have helped stop the forward movement of ISIS. But they say they still need more equipment,

more logistical support. He mentioned, a matter of fact, that some of the artillery pieces they were using were made back in 1937 -- Kristie.

LU STOUT: Now, Ben, thank you very much for contextualizing the scene behind you. It looks like a wasteland. You were just discussing the

Peshmerga, their need for new military equipment. I understand Germany has stepped up. What kind of military aid is Germany supplying to the

Peshmerga?

WEDEMAN: Well, we understand they're supplying, among other things, anti-tank missiles. But it's important to keep in mind that the military

assistance, for instance, that comes to the Peshmerga, does not come directly. It has to go through Baghdad. And certainly previously there

were some complications, because of the sensitivities in Baghdad to arming the Peshmerga. We're told that some of those complications have been

removed.

But certainly when you speak to Kurdish commanders they say as much as this assistance is appreciated, they need much more in the way of, for

instance, heavy armor, night vision goggles, more communications equipment and things along those lines, because as this commander told us, some of

the units of ISIS are better equipped than they are -- Kristie.

LU STOUT: All right, Ben Wedeman joining us live from Irbil in Northern Iraq at the site of an abandoned refugee camp. Ben Wedeman, thank

you for reporting.

Now Turkey is not part of the coalition launching airstrikes against ISIS, but the Turkish government is on the front lines when it comes to the

refugee crisis.

Now at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey is struggling to accommodate a growing flood of

refugees from Syria. Now numbers jumped dramatically in recent days as ISIS advance on Kurdish villages.

And CNN's Phil Black visited one refugee camp. And he reports the situation there is dire.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

PHIL BLACK, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: People who have lost almost everything are lashed by the wind and dust. It is a brutal end to a

journey that has taken them from their homes possibly forever.

The people have suffered so much. This land is unforgiving. When the dust and the wind blows, it is impossible to breathe. Take your glasses

off, it is very difficult to see.

And this is what these people have been experiencing for more than a week in some cases, but these are the lucky ones who now have safety and

security from ISIS.

When the dust storm lifts, it reveals the exhausted, scared faces of some of the latest Syrians trying to escape violence by fleeing to Turkey.

When they're allowed to cross the border, they're searched, fed, given water, children are immunized.

This tent is filled with the noise of children's fear and pain, but they're here because of their parents fear of ISIS.

10-year-old Ibrahim explains simply: "ISIS is now in our village. They attacked us. And we came here," he says.

"Tanks, heavy machine guns and mortars," this woman says. "They destroyed everything. We have only our children now."

As ISIS fighters advanced through ethnic Kurdish communities in northern Syria, they're reputation for brutality triggered an exodus.

People fled carrying what they could, tramping through the baking landscape to wait their turn at the border.

In just a few days, about 140,000 desperate, hungry refugees entered Turkey. This, in a country that is already sheltering around 1.5 million

Syrians from their country's civil war.

The UN High Commission for Refugees says the burden is not being shared.

SALIN UNAL, UNHCR: We are doing as much as we can, but obviously it's not enough. We are not getting enough support from the international

community.

BLACK: These people say international efforts to destroy ISIS with airstrikes have not halted the militants' advance so far.

These are now people without hope.

55-year-old Habash (ph) scoffs at the suggestion it could be otherwise.

He says, "you only have to look to see they have no future."

Phil Black, CNN, on the Turkey-Syria border.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Such a desperate and apocalyptic scenes there at the border.

Now Britian says that it will join efforts to take out ISIS in Iraq. Now David Cameron told the UN general assembly that he is recalling

lawmakers this week to get their approval on airstrikes. Now the vote is expected to pass. Again, British airstrikes would be limited to Iraq,

which has formally requested outside help.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: It is time for a new compact amongst civilized people's of this world to eradicate war at its

most fundamental source and that is the corruption of young minds by violent ideology. It means contesting the space that terrorists occupy,

including the internet and social media.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

LU STOUT: Now U.S. President Barack Obama continues to grow the global coalition against ISIS, but he's not only trying to fight the

militants on battlegrounds in Iraq and Syria. In his speech to the UN general assembly, Mr. Obama acknowledged another front.

Now ISIS militants have not stopped, meanwhile, uploading propaganda online. This video, it's from YouTube, this was published yesterday. And

it's said to show ISIS fighters in Syria after the start of airstrikes.

Now CNN cannot confirm the authenticity of this video, but the people in it, they're singing about giving their lives and building an Islamic

state on the bones of martyrs.

Now ISIS also relies on Twitter to spread its message, but both sites, they act to take down terrorist content after it is already posted. And

that has some people asking if they'll be pushed to make some preemptive moves to stem the spread of jihadist ideology.

You're watching News Stream. And still to come, the president of Iran is getting ready to speak at the United Nations. He is speaking to CNN.

But one person he's not speaking to is U.S. President Barack Obama. We'll explain.

Also ahead, the Ebola virus is spreading at an alarming rate. Our cameras bring you a close-up view of the toll the outbreak is having.

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LU STOUT: Coming to you live from Hong Kong, a spectacular light display out there. You're back watching News Stream.

Now, throughout the show today, we're going to be checking on this, a 3D printer. A lot of people, they have trouble picturing exactly how they

work. And a little bit later here on the program, we're going to show you how the printer takes a digital design to turn this roll of plastic into

this CNN logo.

Now we'll come to all this a little bit later in the program, but now let's move on to the United Nations. Now the Iranian president Hassan

Rouhani is addressing the General Assembly soon. And it comes on the heels of his historic meeting with the British Prime Minister David Cameron.

Mr. Rouhani will not do the same with U.S. President Barack Obama.

Now the Iranian president has been critical of the U.S. strategy to fight ISIS, but he sees a chance for better relations with Washington if a

nuclear agreement is reached.

Mr. Rouhani sat down with CNN's Fareed Zakaria. And here is part of their conversation.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

FAREED ZAKARIA, HOST, GPS: In his speech today, President Obama had a direct message to Iran. He said don't let this moment pass. We can

reach a solution. Is he right? Is the United States negotiating in good faith?

HASSAN ROUHANI, PRESIDENT OF IRAN (through translator): Well you see today, we have -- we are faced with a very good opportunity vis-a-

vis the nuclear talks and negotiations. This good opportunity was created in reality only last year in result of the expression of the

political will of the majority of the people of Iran and their vast participation in those elections and the mandates received out of those

elections. A new atmosphere was created as a result of all of that. We must all make good use of it -- our side as well as the five plus one.

Everyone together must make good use of this historic opportunity.

ZAKARIA: Mr. President, on the basis of my reporting, my understanding is that Iran has offered to go down to 9,400 centrifuges,

the United States wants you to go to 1,500 centrifuges. Why don't we split the difference? 5,500? Are you willing? Shall we announce to the

world that that is the midpoint?

ROUHANI (through translator): Well we have a saying in Farsi, we say, "In the middle of the conflict, do not start setting rates."

(END VIDEO LCIP)

LU STOUT: Hassan Rouhani there speaking to Fareed Zakaria. And you can watch Zakaria's entire interview with the Iranian president. It takes

place this Sunday. It airs at noon in London.

Now also at the United Nations today, high level talks on handling the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Now that meeting is set to happen in just a

few hours. And for more, CNN's Isha Sesay joins us now live from outside the UN. And Isha, at the UN General Assembly today how will world leaders

address the Ebola outbreak, the worst on record?

ISHA SESAY, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yeah, hi there Kristie. Well, the UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has convened a high level

meeting which will start at 11:00 a.m. eastern. And really the focus of that meeting is to bring together world leaders, including President Obama

and other stakeholders involved in this fight to contain and ultimately stop this outbreak that is ravaging parts of West Africa.

We expect representatives from the WHO, the European commission, Medecins sans Frontieres, the International Federation of the Red Cross,

all of those individuals gathered together in an attempt to really forge a way forward, a way forward to scale up the international response to this

crisis.

There is no doubt about it. When you speak to analysts. When you talk to those observers of the response to this outbreak, it has been

woefully inadequate, let's just put it out there, that's what it's been.

One journalist summed it up as the world having basically a collective shrug in response to what is taking place in parts of Africa. Let's not

forget, that almost 3,000 people have died, according to the World Health Organization. They also put out numbers on Wednesday in which they said

probable, suspected and confirmed cases now stood at over 6,200. This crisis is getting worse. They need this meeting today to find a way to

scale up the response, to get more trained medical personnel on the ground, to get more equipment on the ground. They need to get a handle of this.

Because Kristie we heard from the CDC they put out a projection that worst-case scenario, what we're looking at by January could be 1.4 million

cases. And a lot of people pointing the finger at the response to this so far, including the president of Ghana. Take a listen.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA, PRESIDENT OF GHANA: Their initial responses were knee-jerk. And so there were border closures, there was suspension of

airline flights. I think that now we have a better understanding of the disease. Our response should be more measured.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

SESAY: A better response to the disease is needed. A greater response to the disease is needed. We're hearing for the first time in an

international crisis, they are struggling to get trained medical personnel to go into these areas. We're hearing that six people are being turned away

from hospitals, people not suffering from Ebola. But these health care systems are so over taxed, that people are dying from other things, not

just Ebola -- Kristie.

LU STOUT: More aid is desperately needed to fight the spread of this deadly disease. Isha Sesay joining us live from New York, thank you very

much indeed for that.

Now system updates on smartphones usually intended to fix bugs or to improve user experience. But Apple's first update for its newest operating

system on its newest phone, it had exactly the opposite effect. Many users who installed the latest version of iOS 8 on their iPhone 6, they found

themselves unable to get any mobile reception, effectively making it a phone that can't make phone calls.

Now some are also unable to use the fingerprint sensor.

Now the update was up for over an hour before Apple withdrew it.

Now Apple is promising a fix in the coming days.

Now, so what happens if you already have the update? Well, there is a fix, but you'll need a computer and a special file that you can only find,

well, online. And you can find it directly here on my Twitter feed. Just download the files. You can connect your phone to the computer and then

you can go to iTunes and look for the button that we've highlighted in red called Check for Updates. You can hold down the option key while you click

on it, find the file you downloaded and that should fix your phone.

Now you're watching News Stream. And coming up next, some gains in the uphill fight against Ebola, but the death toll still on the rise. We

have more on the latest situation on the ground in West Africa next.

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LU STOUT: IT is printing plastic layer by layer by layer by layer, that is what a consumer 3D printer looks like. It's still printing the CNN

logo. And we'll be checking on the 3D printer and talk more about that technology there a little bit later in the program.

Welcome back. You're watching News Stream.

Now CNN's Cold War series, it focuses on the struggle between Communism and Capitalism that gripped the second half of the 20th Century.

And to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, we're sharing this special series with you again.

Now here's a preview of the next episode on Chile.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

KENNETH BRANAGH, ACTOR: Santiago, Chile's capital. June 1973. With the government's popularity actually increasing, some frustrated right-wing

military officers took to the streets in an attempted coup.

As the world's press recorded the failed takeover, Swedish cameraman Leonardo Hendricksen, his camera still running, was gunned down and killed.

Allende responded by placing greater reliance on the military. Gen. Augusto Pinochet was appointed as his loyal chief of the army.

Once again the truck owners paralyzed the world's longest and thinnest country. Shops closed for lack of goods. Hunger stalked the streets. Middle

class housewives came out to bang their pots and pans in protest. The violent right laid their plots.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Now remarkable scenes of history there. To catch the full episode, tune in this Saturday for CNN's Landmark Series Cold War. That's

at 18:00 in Hong Kong.

You're watching News Stream. And still to come, golf fans are descending on Scotland as the world's top American and European players

prepare to face off. We'll get a preview of the Ryder Cup.

And bringing 3D printing to mass entertainment. We'll talk to an entrepreneur who is creating movie characters out of his printer.

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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 Iraq State TV reports the coalition has struck an ISIS position about 30 kilometers west of Kirkuk in Iraq. Now meanwhile, a French

government spokesman says France has conducted new airstrikes in Iraq. It is not immediately clear if these two announcements are related.

Now the British Prime Minister David Cameron has recalled parliament to get approval for airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq. Now the vote is

expected to pass when parliament convenes on Friday.

Now British airstrikes would be limited to Iraq, which has formally requested outside help.

Now British press reports say the radical preacher Anjem Choudary is among nine men arrested in London. Now the police say that the men were

detained on suspicion of terror offenses, but they add the arrests are not in response to any immediate public safety risk.

The World Health Organization says the Ebola virus has killed almost 3,000 people in West Africa. Now the situation is still grave in Sierra

Leone and Liberia where the disease continues to spread.

But the situation in Guinea appears to have stabilized and the number of new cases has fallen in all three countries in the last three weeks.

The WHO says more help is still needed in Liberia where 99 people have died from Ebola in just the last seven days.

Nima Elbagir has just returned from that country. And in this report, she describes a sense of isolation and despair that has taken over.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

NIMA ELBAGIR, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yes, it's scary. God, yes, it's terrifying. Of course it's terrifying. But what are you going

to do?

Women, men, children are dying, families are being devastated. And in any other conflict situation people take that risk and they go in.

Somalia during the famine, you couldn't move for the international community and you get to Monrovia and you just feel this sense of

loneliness and isolation and the fact that people just aren't on the ground.

It was very different from what I normally do where you know that there is a threat and you know that you're either going towards a threat or

away from a threat and that threat is very apparent.

The smell of bleach as you come into the arrival terminal, because all over are these buckets of diluted bleach for people to wash their hands in.

And very quickly, you kind of start to get used to that reality, that you're not shaking anyone's hands, you're keeping a distance. Even in the

queue people were keeping a distance from each other so that you didn't accidentally touch and that those bleach buckets were going to be your best

friends.

The health workers definitely had a huge impact on us, just the fact that they had lost so many colleagues and friends and kept going out there

and were learning on the job. I mean, it's not a job you want to learn on.

So bravery and just the real -- the sheer just determination that it takes to get up, get out of bed, and know that your job every day is to

suit up and risk your life in the hope that that you're going to beat this.

We went to a burial. And we were in the biohazard suits and the body disposal teams were wearing biohazard suits. And it was just -- it was

just incredibly eerie and really heartbreaking to have people crying and the traditional kind of funeral songs and people trying to take back some

semblance of familiarity in how they would normally be burying this person and not being able to do that, but even -- even just the singing, trying to

do that, but obviously it's still something so incredibly alien to have people in space suits.

This is the last time you're going to see this person, the last time you're going to see this loved one is being taken out. And you can't even

go to the grave, you can't watch them be put into the ground.

The heartbreaking thing is that this is a region that was started to pull itself back up after years and years of really devastating conflict.

What has been most disheartening is waiting for that response from the international community. And as a journalist, you hope that your job is to

show the world and then the world responds.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Powerful reporting by our Nima Elbagir there.

Now time for a look at the global forecast. And a close look at the Arctic sea ice coverage this year. And in this era of deep climate concern

what that means for all of us.

Let's check in with Mari Ramos at the World Weather Center for more -- Mari.

MARI RAMOS, CNN WEATHER CORRESPONDENT: Hey, Kristie.

You know, when we look at Artic sea ice, there's a couple of different things that scientists like to monitor very, very carefully, climatologists

in particular, and that is how thick the ice is and what the extent of the sea ice is. And of course as we head into the summer months, the situation

is a little bit different.

This is a picture from -- starting on March 26. And it's a time lapse of what is -- what the sea ice is doing. Of course as we head from the

spring and into the summer months, there's more sunlight across those areas, the temperature rises, and its normal to see the sea ice shrinking

and that's what we're seeing in these images. There you see the date here at the top of the screen.

So by the time we get to July, we start to see open passages across the northern portions of North America, through Greenland. This year, the

Arctic Sea Ice has -- they're saying -- scientists are saying it probably has reached its minimum for the entire year. Of course we're already

transitioning into autumn in the northern hemisphere. So that is what you would expect.

This red line that you see right there is the 30 year average. That's normally where the sea ice is. You can see that it is much less than that.

And that is pretty significant. It's not the lowest its ever been, and that's also important, but it is probably the fifth or sixth lowest

level of Arctic sea ice that has been recorded.

This is all part of that downward trend in Arctic sea ice coverage that we continue to see.

There's 2014. It's the blue line. And that line, you can see it continuing to come down, it's not as bad, though, as it was back in 2012

that was the all-time record low since records have been kept across these areas.

There are some people say some benefits to having less ice across the northern poles in the Arctic in particular this time of year and that's the

opening up of passages for shipping, for example, that's huge. For example, the northwest passage, they're able to get ships through that

area. That would probably mean, what, 40 percent less time than it does to take -- to move through the Panama Canal, for example, to have to go all

the way around the world.

But there are other things that could have much, much of a harsher impact.

Why is the Arctic sea ice important when we're talking about weather and global temperatures and climtate change? Well, the first thing is that

cap, that ice cap in the north pole helps moderate the global temperature somewhat. And remember that we've always been saying that if you have

these changes in weather patterns, these changes in temperature, for example, they're going to be more drastic as we head to areas to the pole.

And these very small changes in temperature have a large effect in the pole. They're magnified here at the poles.

And part of the reason is if you have all of that melting like what I showed you in that graphic just a moment ago, all of that melting you get

rid of the white. What color is the ocean, do you remember that, it looks dark. And that darker color absorbs more heat and it's almost like a

domino effect, you start to see more ice melting.

And then remember that it's not only the extent of the ice that's important, it's also the thickness of the ice.So, yeah, of course in the

winter we're going to see that ice cap grow once again, but it's not going to be that multi-year ice that's so, so important for these areas. In

other words, it's going to be again very thin ice that's going to melt very easily once we get to next summer. And that is why this is important.

And then the main thing is the scientists believe that these changes in the -- in the Arctic could help accelerate the climate changes that

we're starting to see across many, many parts of the world already. So that's very, very important things.

Just one quick thing, in the Antarctic, it's a different story, the Antarctic sea ice is actually, Kristie, increasing. Back to you.

LU STOUT: And thank you for pointing out that even a small, small change can have a huge, massive effect. Mari Ramos there. Thank you.

Now once every two years, the best European and American male golfers team up and square off against each other. And this year's Ryder Cup, it

starts on Friday. And we're keeping our eye on the opening ceremony.

Now this 40th edition of the tournament is being held at Glenn Eagles in Scotland. And CNN's Alex Thomas joins me now live on site. And Alex,

give us a preview.

ALEX THOMAS, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: Yeah, that opening ceremony is less than two-and-a-half hours away, Kristie.

Welcome to Glenn Eagles, the stage for that ceremony over my right shoulder. We're at the end of the first hole on one of the two other

courses from which the Ryder Cup will be played here at this Scottish resort back in the home of golf, the Ryder Cup for the first time in more

than four decades.

And to my left, you can see some of the tented paraphernalia, the huge structures that are temporarily put up for what's become one of the most

compelling events in the sporting world and the first tee in the 18th green that way as well, and they will be a center of a cauldron of noise for an

event that really excites passions on both sides of the Atlantic. Remember, it pits the 12 best golfers from the United States against the 12

best from Europe.

Let's bring in the host of our monthly Living Golf show Shane O'Donoghue for a bit of analysis. And one of the buildups before the

action, Shane, is always about mind games. We've heard Americans star Phil Mickelson playing his record 10th Ryder Cup talking about his players,

their players, not involved in litigation against each other and then Europe playing that down as just banter.

SHANE O'DONOGHUE, HOST, LIVING GOLF: Yeah, it was teed up perfectly by a well known American journalist called Art Bander (ph) who has known

Phil for years.

And you know he was talking about the reputation of the Europeans for having that wonderful team spirit and Phil took the opportunity to, you

know, strike one for the Americans. And you know it certainly was a teasing remark.

THOMAS: About Rory McIlroy and Graham McDowell.

O'DONOGHUE: Yeah, the fact that they're involved in a litigation at the moment in the Irish courts. You know, that's being dealt with. But I

think Phil was certainly was trying to dampen that whole element of the European team bonding being such a strong, potent force. And, you know, I

think he enjoyed putting that one out there. And he certainly got all the paper coverage that he was expecting to get.

THOMAS: Europe didn't pick up on that. They don't need to get themselves up for this. They've won seven of the last nine Ryder Cups.

They are the favorites, which hasn't always been the case in the past.

But let's put this in context for our viewers -- no Tiger Woods, because of injury, no Billy Horschel, the FedEx Cup winner, because his

purple patch came too late for selection. So are Europe firm favorites again?

O'DONOGHUE: Yeah, and Dustin Johnson obviously isn't playing either at the moment, you know, and he's been very much a part of the last couple

of teams. And you know you've got the likes of Jason Dufner, who won the PGA Championship last year out through injury as well. So they're

depleted.

But, I think there's a galvanization taking place with regard to the Americans at the moment. It's being led on the course by Phil Mickelson,

he desperately wants a victory here because he's tasted too much defeat. You know, when you look at all those European victories, Phil, you know, is

quite open about it. It's a very hurtful thing, you know, and I think that the defeats last longer than the joys of victory. And I'm afraid they've

been a bit sparse from the Americans.

THOMAS: Why do some sports fans watch the Ryder Cup when they don't watch any other golf?

O'DONOGHUE: It's tribalism, it's, you know, it's a spectacle, it really is. You know, us versus them. And people can really buy into it.

And, you know, it's a wonderful celebration of golf. And at the end of the day this is sport.

But, you know, it's going to be a bit of a battle. And it remains to be seen, you know, who is going to deliver for their respective captains.

Tom Watson has not been seen at a Ryder Cup for many, many years, but he was a victorious one in 1993. He's a lot older. He could be the

grandfather of a couple of these guys on his side. And will he be able to lead, will he be able to inspire?

I think Mickelson will do a lot of that for the Americans.

THOMAS: OK. Well, it all tees off on Friday morning, Kristie.

And you might have heard of the Dream Team when it comes to American basketball players in the Olympics where they're referring to this American

team as the Redeem Team as their dreadful loss two years ago in Medina.

LU STOUT: You know, it sounds like Europe is confident. But as an American I have to say it could be close. Alex and Shane, thank you very

much indeed. Take care.

Now you are watching News Stream. Still to come, let's take another look at our 3D printer right on set. It has been busy making the CNN logo

happening live during today's show. And after the break, we'll take a closer look at how this technology works.

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LU STOUT: Welcome back.

Now, let's go back to our 3D printer here on set. This is the newest replicator from MakerBot, the company that pioneered 3D printers for

consumers. So how does it work?

Well, it's actually similar in principle to a regular printer. Now those use nozzlesto spray ink onto a piece of paper. But instead of ink,

these printers use rolls of plastic.

Now the printer melts down the plastic and then lays it out in whatever shape you want. And it could build tall objects by layering

plastic over itself.

Now, we'll show you the finished product from this printer a little bit later in the program.

Now Bre Pettis, he is one of the co-founders of MakerBot, the company behind this printer. And he's now moved on to MakerBot's parent company

Stratasys where he's working in this innovation workshop, it's called Bold Machines. And yesterday, I spoke to Pettis in New York to ask him about

what Bold Machines did. And he was joined by a couple of 3D printed friends.

BRE PETTIS, CO-FOUNDER, MAKERBOT: 3D printing technology is amazing. It's been around for awhile, but we've only just begun to see the

possibilities of what you can do with it.

At Bold Machines, the innovation workshop at Stratasys we're exploring the frontier of what's possible. We're going to be breaking into new

industries. We're going to be pushing the edges. We're going to be working with partners to really see what we can do to bring more innovation

into the world.

LU STOUT: Take us inside this space at Bold Machines. What does it look like?

PETTIS: So, imagine Iron Man's workshop, right. We've got all the 3D printers in the stratasys lineup from MakerBots, which makes stuff like

this to wax printers that make wax 3D models that you can then take to a foundry and make into beautiful customized jewelry. That's the solidscape

stuff.

Then there's the polyjet line of 3D printing, which is -- it's like an epoxy-like material and you can do multiple colors, multiple materials at

the same time. And then there's also just super largescale stuff. I can't wait to do furniture and break into that industry.

LU STOUT: incredible. It sounds like a 3D printing playground.

Now we've got to talk about Mongo, it's this feature length movie it's featuring Bold Machine characters. You've got two next to you, I believe.

How is that project coming along?

PETTIS: So what we wanted to do with Margo (ph) is we wanted to showcase how 3D printing can break into really any industry and change the

workflow and change the way you do things.

So in the tradition of like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and My Little Pony and you know movies that start from merchandise, we decided to start

with 3D models. So, the way you can get access to these characters if you have to download them and 3D print them on your 3D printer.

And we're going to -- this is -- we're using this to jumpstart the process of creating a movie about Margo who is a detective -- a young

detective who is like a cross between like Batman and Nancy Drew and she's -- we've got a villain, Mr. Walter Snap (ph) in there in Brooklyn. She's

got a laboratory filled with all the tools that she could possibly need to solve any crime.

LU STOUT: I love this female character. This is awesome.

Now I love what you're doing at Bold Machines. But I'm also thinking about what I could potentially do. I mean, 3D printers, they're finally

getting somewhat affordable. IT's getting a little bit more mainstream. When do you think this technology will be used by people like me?

PETTIS: You know, I think that's our next milestone, actually. When we started, people didn't even know what 3D printing is. So, our first

goal was to educate people about what 3D printing is. Now, we've accomplished that. And our next challenge is to make it really applicable

for people like you so that you can -- when you -- if you have practical applications around the house or at work, you can just take care of it.

It'll be fast -- it's faster than going to the store to make a lot of things that you can use in your life.

LU STOUT: And can you give me some more concrete examples of how we will be able to use them? And can we use them for more than just printing

out little plastic parts?

PETTIS: You know, what's funny is that before people get a 3D printer, the think OK, what can I practically do with it? And then once

they get it, they just start making wonderful things.

So, it's a real mix of stuff and it really depends on what your passion is, what you're obsessed with, what you're into. If you're into

old cars, you're going to replace all the knobs on your old classic car with your 3D printer. If you're into fixing up your house, you're going to

replace fixtures and do all sorts of amazing things around your house with a machine that you're in control.

In many ways, this is about taking a factory and instead of having to go shopping to buy stuff that came from a factory, the factory is on your

desktop and you get to make stuff right in your own home.

LU STOUT: And will a 3D printer work better than my 2D printer? Because right now that's a piece of technology I just can't stand.

PETTIS: You know, it's interesting. As a leader at MakerBot, my obsession is with making it easy to use and super great experience. So, I

really spend a lot of time and energy. And actually we've spent a lot of money developing this technology and not only making it very powerful, to

compression the innovation cycle, but we've made it very easy to use and friendly.

LU STOUT: Bre Pettis there.

Now earlier this week, the International Space Station received its first 3D printer and we spoke to NASA's project manage for 3D printing in

zero G, all about it. She calls the technology a gamechanger for space exploration. You can hear the rest on our blog. Just go to

CNN.com/NewsStream.

Ahead right here on the program, exploring one of the world's future cities. We head to Malmo, Sweden next.

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LU STOUT: Welcome back.

Now all this week, CNN's Future Cities takes a look at some of the ways urban centers around the world are working toward a more sustainable

future.

Now Sweden's third largest city Malmo prides itself on being ecologically sustainable. It is also home to Sweden's first climate

neutral city district.

Now Nick Glass takes a closer look at Malmo's urban renewal project.

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NICK GLASS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Malmo in Sweden and everywhere you look the same eco story -- bike tracks, buses run on biogas,

solar panels, wind mills. Malmo has a singular ambition, to become carbon neutral by 2030, to run by then on renewable energy and renewable energy

alone.

It all started in 2001 in an urban project known as Bo-01 (ph). The catalyst was a contaminated old shipyard and an industrial downturn that

nearly bankrupted the city.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It was the challenge for the future, of course, and it was based on the fact that so many areas have been built that were

eco villages for the very committed people, but really wanted to change the world and make big sacrifices. Whereas Bo-01 (ph) was the answer to a

question how could we solve the global environmental problems in a sustainable city development without having to make those sacrifices.

GLASS: Wedged between the city and the sea, Bo-01 (ph) was built as a fully renewable energy system based on sun, wind and water and on the

principle that any future city should be both eco-friendly and pleasant to live in.

Power comes from solar panels, solar cells and a local windmill. Food waste is dumped and used for biogas. Green rooftops, courtyard ponds, and

beneath it all, well out of sight, an underground water reservoir to supply heat in winter and cool air in summer.

In the end, experts concluded Bo-01 (ph) wasn't as energy efficient or as sustainable as hoped. But the lessons learned have been fed into a next

generation of projects across Malmo. And Bo-01 (ph) itself is now part of a larger development known as Western Harbour, known to some of the most

energy efficient houses in Sweden.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We learned a lot from Bo-01. There is strong right (ph), high ambitions in architecture, the symbol of the turning

torso, the energy solution as a lot of things to see and we are still also returning to Bo-01 (ph) and reflecting on why was it as good as it was.

GLASS: So are others. The Bo-01 (ph) experiment has been studied and is now being applied in places like Pangshen (ph) in China where an eco

city 30 kilometers square is now under construction.

A small, ambitious experiment launched in Malmo harbor is getting bigger all the time elsewhere.

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LU STOUT: And that was Nick Glass reporting for Future Cities.

Now during the show, we've been checking in on our 3D printer as it makes something special for us. As you can see, it is now done. Right

there, that is the final product.

Now all you need is a digital file of whatever you want to create, in our case, the classic CNN Logo. And then the printer melted a roll of

plastic just like this, melted this down, and laid it all out in the shape of the logo, just building it up, layer by layer by layer until it got to

that size.

Now how long did that take? About two hours in all.

And that is News Stream. But the news continues at CNN. And do stay with us for CNN's special coverage of the UN General Assembly. It all

begins at the top of the hour.

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