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Occupy Hong Kong Protesters Could Be Evicted; U.S. President Pushes For Democratic Reforms in Myanmar; Designer Creates Selfie Toy For Infants; CNN Heroes: Patricia Kelly; Russia Calls Sanctions Violation Of International Law; India Authorities Raid Pharmaceutical Supplier In Connection With Sterilization Deaths

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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 U.S. President Barack Obama pushes for more democratic change in Myanmar, but he also discusses a burning and controversial issue back home.

We'll tell you what he said.

Plus, all eyes on eastern Ukraine: fighting there is escalating as G20 leaders brace for what could be tense conversations with Russia about the

conflict.

And French citizens reported seeing a tiger on the loose. And authorities told them to stay inside. But now, it seems it may be another

species of big cat.

We begin this hour with Barack Obama's tour in the Asia-Pacific. The U.S. president is en route to his last stop, Brisbane, Australia for the

G20 summit. But in Myanmar earlier today, he took a little time to push a domestic issue. That is key to his agenda back home.

Now in a news conference in Yangon, the U.S. president said that he would act on immigration reform by the end of the year with or without the

support of the U.S. congress.

Now the G20 summit in Brisbane was supposed to focus on the economy, but the crisis in Ukraine will no doubt be front and center. And today,

Russian President Vladimir Putin had some strong words for western leaders.

Now speaking to Russian state media, Mr. Putin criticized the U.S. and European sanctions on Moscow.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

VLADIMIR PUTIN, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT (through translator): Now let's talk about some G20 countries introducing sanctions against Russia. Of

course, it is against the very principles and activity of the G20. And not only is it against the activity and principles of G20 work, but it also

contradicts international law, because sanctions can be introduced only within the framework of the United Nations and security council.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

LU STOUT: So this from Vladimir Putin as Ukrainian government continues to accuse Moscow of delivering weapons to pro-Russian rebels.

And for the latest, CNN's Phil Black joins me now.

And Phil, Moscow is not only criticizing the sanctions, it's denying Russian troops have crossed the border.

PHIL BLACK, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yeah, Kristie, a very emphatic denial once again from Russia. It sounds familiar that certainly

is the view of the Ukrainian government, because it along with NATO, along with independent European security observers, all believe that there has

been an influx of troops, heavy weapons and very sophisticated weapons as well, including anti-aircraft batteries also.

So the Ukrainian government believes it has every reason to be worried about what's about to happen, because it fears the little green men

scenario that it believes it has suffered from so many times over the course over the last year, that situation where in big numbers, well-armed,

professional looking soldiers in unmarked uniforms show up in Ukraine and decisively change the course of events on the ground. They saw it in

Crimea. They've seen it numerous times in the ongoing battle in the region of eastern Ukraine not far from where I'm standing.

And so they believe they have good concern to suspect some sort of military strike or assault beyond the current lines of the battle zone.

The battle zone is defined pretty much as it was at the time that a cease-fire was declared back in September. And although there has been

ongoing fighting, no change of territory has taken place.

The Ukrainian government now fears that the separatists with very strong support from Russia are about to change that on the ground.

LU STOUT: Tensions indeed on the rise there. Phil Black reporting live from inside Ukraine. Thank you Phil.

Now earlier on Friday, Mr. Obama met with Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the Yangon home where she spent some 15 years under

house arrest. At a joint news conference after, he criticized the rules that would bar Suu Kyi from running for the office of president next year.

Now the U.S. president also took issue with the country's progress on human rights, strongly urging an end to sectarian and religious divisions.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITEDS STATES: Discrimination against a Rohingya or any other religious minority I think dose not express the

kind of country that Burma over the long-term wants to be.

And I know of now successful democracy in which sectarian or religious divisions are allowed to fester or people of different faiths are treated

as second class citizens. Ultimately, that is destabilizing to a democracy.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

LU STOUT: Now the Rohingya, they live in Myanmar's remote west. They were targeted by a frenzy of mob violence back in 2012. And more than

140,000 of them still live in camps known for their retched conditions.

The Rohingyas are not the only minority ethnic group in conflict with the government. Take, for example, the Karen in the south of the country.

Just last month, the Karen rebel group resumed ground fighting with government troops forcing more than 2,000 villagers from their homes. Now

clashes stem from the movement of government troops in the area.

Now government cease-fires have also broken down with the Kachin group.

And in the north in and the Shan (ph) in the east.

Now, CNN's senior White House correspondent Jim Acosta has been traveling with the president on his trip through Myanmar. And even halfway

around the world, Mr. Obama fielded questions on U.S. domestic issues today.

And Jim has more on the president's latest moves on the highly charged issue of immigration.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

JIM ACOSTA, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): His escape from Washington almost over, President Obama's news conference with Myanmar opposition

leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, quickly turned to the battle brewing over immigration reform.

BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: It's way overdue. And we've been talking about it for ten years now.

ACOSTA: The president could be just days away from an executive order granting relief to millions of undocumented immigrants. He's already acted

to defer deportations for children brought to the U.S. illegally.

Now sources tell CNN the president is expected to extend the policy to the undocumented parents of the so-called DREAMer children. Plus the

undocumented parents of children who are born in the U.S. And focus on deporting criminal illegal immigrants. Insisting Republicans in Congress

have failed to act, the president said he will.

OBAMA: That's going to happen. That's going to happen before the end of the year.

ACOSTA: Leaders in the soon-to-be GOP-controlled Congress are warning Mr. Obama to back down.

REP. JOHN BOEHNER (R-OH), SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: We're going to fight the president tooth and nail if he continues down this path.

SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL (R-KY), INCOMING MAJORITY LEADER: We'd like for the president to recognize the reality that he has the government that he

has, not the one that he wishes he had.

ACOSTA: Other Republicans are backing up that threat with talk of impeachment.

REP. JOE BARTON (R), TEXAS: Impeachment would be a consideration.

ACOSTA: White House officials say the president will gladly rip up his executive order if Congress passes a bill.

OBAMA: The minute they pass a bill that I can sign that fixes our immigration system, then any executive actions I take are replaced.

ACOSTA: Other fights are looming over the Keystone oil pipeline and the president's climate deal with China. Standing next to the president,

Myanmar's Democratic icon, Aung San Suu Kyi, quipped Mr. Obama may want to stay on the road.

AUNG SAN SUU KYI, MYANMAR OPPOSITION LEADER: I'm sorry the president can't get away from all this.

OBAMA: I know.

ACOSTA: A senior White House official cautions the president has not reviewed his administration's final recommendations on immigration and that

they could change. That gives the president plenty to chew on on his long flight from this side of the world back to the reality of Washington.

Jim Acosta, CNN, Yangon, Myanmar

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: And let's get the latest from our White House correspondent Michelle Kosinski. She joins me now live from Washington. And Michelle,

exactly how do the Republicans plan to fight Mr. Obama's immigration plan?

ACOSTA: Yeah, well that's what we're all waiting to see.

And we all know that this could get very ugly. I mean, one thing that congress often uses is what they call the power of the purse. The

president can act, but in many ways congress has to approve the funding for it not only in the immediate sense, but down the road.

And that's what they could do here. I mean, there's talk about in this lame duck session that's now between January 1, the existing congress

needs to approve a bill that's going to fund the government trough the end of the year -- through next year. So it's kind of a temporary measure, but

it's important, because remember not just a year ago it caused the government shutdown, which was really you could say a global embarrassment

for the United States.

Well, now there are threats of this happening again, that congress could put in language that would prevent the funding of issuing green cards

and visas to -- so the president could tailor his immigration plan to try to sidestep that and avoid it, but it's hard to see how that would be,

because this would have to involved visas or the amnesty would be preventing deportations and allowing work permits.

So, you know, it's going to be this battle between congress and the president of -- are they going to try to stop each other? Or is congress

actually going to act on immigration reform, which seems unlikely?

But there are also these threats circulating out there of impeachment.

So we're bracing for this. And in the next couple of weeks we're going to have to see how it all turns out.

LU STOUT: That's right, a lot to brace for, the threat of impeachment, the possibility and the raised risk of another government

shutdown.

Now Mr. Obama says that he will act on immigration by he end of the year. But Michelle, is there any more precise time line on that?

KOSINSKI: Not really. I mean, there's been a lot of reporting out there, people trying to jump the gun on what exactly all is going to be in

this plan, although the White House said, well, the president hasn't even seen the full detail of the recommendations from the Department of Homeland

Security. So he hasn't even made fully his decision.

Now granted, that's what the White House is saying publicly. It could be much different behind closed doors, but they're saying that the final

decision, basically hasn't been made. And the president repeatedly will say it's going to happen before the end of the year. Well, does that mean

next week? Does that mean next month.

The White House doesn't want to talk about that.

And from our perspective, though, and from what we've been hearing behind the scenes, it doesn't seem likely that it's going to be this coming

week. Just because they say those recommendations haven't been laid out, that there are other things in the works that are just going to take a

little bit more time than that.

But it could happen within the next few weeks. Again, that's one of those big question marks hanging over all of this.

LU STOUT: All right, Michelle Kosinski, we thank you for your reporting live from Washington. Thank you.

Now in a sign that tensions may be cooling somewhat in Jerusalem, Israeli authorities have eased aid restrictions at a holy site that is

sacred to both Jews and Muslims.

Now police say they are no longer barring young Muslims from prayers at the place they call the Noble Sanctuary and Jews call the Temple Mount.

Now security forces remain on high alert. Despite this, our correspondent says the city remains relatively peaceful at present.

Now you're watching News Stream. And coming up next, CNN joins a police raid at an Indian drug factory. Sumnima Udas tells us how it might

be linked to the deaths of a dozen women who underwent sterilization surgery.

And Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters fear a police crackdown could be coming. We'll have the details.

Plus, a tiger was said to be on the loose in a Paris suburb, but now authorities say it is another species of big cat.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

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

Now we've already told you about the U.S. president's plan to push immigration reform and the fight that awaits him back in Washington.

And later, we'll check in on the pro-democracy protests here in Hong Kong as legal action looks likely to remove the demonstrators from the

streets.

But now, let's turn to India. Now police in India have arrested the head of Mahawar Pharmaceuticals and his son. They say that the company

supplied the drugs that dozens of women took after sterilization surgery last weekend. Now the arrests came after a raid on the company's offices.

And police are still waiting on lab results to determine the exact cause of death for 13 women who had the procedure.

Sumnima Udas reports.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

SUMNIMA UDAS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Five days after the tragedy, police swing into action, raiding a pharmaceutical supplier in

Chapiskur (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is laboratory of this factory.

UDAS: Why are you raiding this factory?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Because this person supplied the medicine to the government, which was used in the -- after operation, but we are trying to

(inaudible) and this for the doctor.

UDAS: The supplier wouldn't comment and says he will cooperate. Six types of drugs used before and after the surgeries have now been banned.

The police say this company, this medicine supplier was one of the main ones behind many of the antibiotics and pain killers that were

distributed to these women after the surgery and this company was doing so without a license.

The area then sealed.

Investigators say they're exploring two main angles: the medicine's distributed at a sterilization camp, which they say could be tainted, and

the doctor who operated on the 83 women in just six hours.

SOOMANI BAHRA, COMMISSIONER BILASPUR DISTRICT: I must say, this is medical negligence in a sense that 83 numbers of operations in a short

duration. So I think the whole norms and procedure and the standards of doing all this operations. I think that's -- those were violated.

UDAS: Hygiene levels in the camp and the quality of the equipment used is also being questioned. Police have confiscated equipment and

sealed the area.

They say the cause of the deaths cannot be determined until the autopsy reports are complete. But they're already taking action.

The main doctor behind these botched sterilization surgeries has been arrested on charges of death by negligence and attempted culpable homicide,

which is a non-bailable offense. He is currently in judicial custody.

Before his arrest, the doctor said he's innocent and that he followed all safety procedures. The medicines are to blame, he told us.

In absolute numbers, India is the world's top sterilizer of women. The government says it's an effective way to curb the country's fast

growing population. While official sterilization targets were banned by the central government in 1994, the practice continues unofficially at the

local level.

BAHRA: Of course, I mean, there are certain targets. But if you follow the standard procedure of this thing, I think this unfortunate

incident would have been averted.

UDAS: Authorities have temporarily banned all sterilization surgeries in the state as support for the victims and anger for what's happening here

swells.

Sumnima Udas, CNN, Chatiskur (ph), India.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: As Sumnima said, sterilization is the number one method of contraception for married women in India. It is far more prevalent than

other countries around the world as you can see from this sampling of data from the United Nations.

But you've got to look at this, only 1 percent of men in India have the procedure done, even though vasectomies are known to have a faster

recovery time and fewer complications.

So why is this? Well, the Wall Street Journal quoted doctors in New Delhi who say some Indian women fear that it will cause their husbands to

lose strength and virility so the wives volunteer instead.

You're watching News Stream. Still to come on the program, people in Paris reported seeing a tiger, but authorities now say it could be

something else.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

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

Now in South Africa, it was a rare scene out of Johannesburg, a brawl broke out during a session of parliament on Thursday. In a speech from the

floor, an MP called President Zuma a thief and a criminal. And this was the scene right after he made those comments.

Not a pretty sight.

Now the MP was later taken out of the chamber by police. And the discussion centered on security upgrades being made to Mr. Zuma's house.

Now Paris and surrounding suburbs are on alert for what officials now say is a large species of cat originally thought to be a tiger. Now a paw

print found about eight kilometers from Disneyland Paris is the latest clue in the hunt for the feline.

Now French authorities are urging people in the area to stay indoors.

Now the search started after the animal was spotted earlier this week near a supermarket. Let's get the latest on the story. CNN senior

international correspondent Jim Bittermann joins us now live from Paris.

And Jim an extraordinary story, but what exactly are they searching for?

JIM BITTERMANN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Good question, Kristie, because just in the last hour the top police official in the area

where they are searching in fact said this is not a tiger, but that it's a big cat. Now that could be a leopard or it could be a lynx or it could be

any number of other big cats that they are looking for.

They do have footprints -- or should I say paw prints -- of this animal. And they have the sightings. They've had two sightings, one

yesterday, which is what set this whole thing off. And then another one this morning near a gas station along an expressway about five miles from

the sighting yesterday.

So the animal has traveled five miles. They've gotten 200 police and firemen and animal control experts out there trying to find this animal,

whatever it is. And they haven't lessened the precautions on the ground with this reclassification of what they're hunting for. They still say

people should stay inside. They have police around schools so that children are not attempted into confronting some animal that they may not

be able to recognize or control.

In any case, it's still being treated as a vicious animal and a dangerous animal -- Kristie.

LU STOUT: And, Jim, how are people there reacting to the news. Are they concerned. Are they bemused? What's the general feeling there?

BITTERMANN: Well, a good question. I think a lot of people took this as sort of a joke when this first happened, but then when they looked at

how the officials were reacting to it very seriously when we went out on the streets this morning and talked with Parisians as they were having

their croissants and cafe au lait. It was kind of a blase attitude, I think.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I think it's more afraid than the dangerous.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: For me, I think it's a joke, really.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If I (inaudible) in the tree, I would run away

(END VIDEO CLIP)

BITTERMANN: Kind of a joke I think, Kristie, for most people on the streets of Paris, but certainly not for the police. They don't want to

have anyone running into a confrontation with this animal -- Kristie.

LU STOUT: That's why they're still urging people to stay indoors.

And what will happen to the animal in the event that authorities track it down and find it?

BITTERMANN: Well, the police have got -- and some of the firemen as well -- have these rifles that have darts that can put the animal to sleep.

And that's what I think that they're hoping to do.

Now, we're being told that that would be the first choice of any of the people out there searching for the animal. However, if it did appear

like someone was in danger, they would also be able to shoot if they needed to, to put the animal down -- Kristie.

LU STOUT: All right, Jim Bittermann reporting live on this very peculiar story for us. Many thanks indeed for that, Jim, take care.

Now you're watching News Stream. Still to come, after seven weeks, pro-democracy protesters are still camped out in many areas here in Hong

Kong. But something has changed starting with a marked shift in public sentiment and soon perhaps the law.

And later, this toy that lets babies post selfies online -- check it out, is that cute, creepy, or a clever critique? We'll let you decide.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

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

Now, U.S. President Barack Obama says he is ready to act on immigration reform by the end of the year. Now speaking during a news

conference earlier today in Myanmar, Mr. Obama encouraged congress to act on the issue. He says if a legislative compromise is not reached, he will

take executive action to grant relief to millions of undocumented immigrants.

Now Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Brisbane, Australia for the G20 summit. And ahead of the talks, Mr. Putin is

criticizing the U.S. and European sanctions on Moscow saying they run counter to international law and trade principles.

The crisis in eastern Ukraine is expected to be a strong focus at the summit.

The EuroZone economy grew by .2 percent in the third quarter. Now figures from Germany showed it narrowly avoided a new recession, growing by

just .1 percent. And growth figures in France were a little better than expected at .3 percent.

Now the UN says ISIS militants have committed crimes against humanity in Syria. This comes from a UN report just out on human rights abuses by

ISIS and its affiliate groups. They also say that ISIS commanders are libel for war crimes on a, quote, massive scale in Syria.

Now here in Hong Kong, a group of protesters about to block key areas of the city are still standing their ground. Now from the beginning, they

have said they would not leave until mainland authorities allowed Hong Kongers to choose the territory's next chief executive without

restrictions.

Now earlier, I visited key protest sites starting at what has been the movement's headquarters.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Seven weeks and counting: for almost two months pro- democracy protesters have been camped out here in the heart of Hong Kong.

Now traffic has been painfully slow in some parts. And there has been a marked shift in public sentiment from a mixture of support and

indifference to outright frustration. But all this could soon change. The bailiffs could be on their way soon.

Now there are two groups representing transportation workers. They are seeking injunctions for the bailiffs and police to come and to clear

out protesters from some Occupy sites.

Here in Admiralty, civic towers the focus of another injunction. Now as you can see on this side of the border there are a lot of protesters

here. They say that they're not going to be affected by any potential clearance ruling. And on this side, you see most of the pro-democracy

demonstrators have been cleared already. Now they don't want to give authorities any reason to send them on their way.

Meanwhile the next target could be the British consulate. A group of protesters say they plan to take over the road outside the building next

week. They say that Britain -- of course the former colonial ruler of Hong Kong -- has not done enough to support their push for democracy.

Others, including the three leaders behind the umbrella movement, are reportedly considering turning themselves in, turning civil disobedience

into civil obedience.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Now Hong Kong student protesters, however, may yet have another card to play. According to media reports, three of them including

student leader Alex Chow, are planning to travel to Beijing this Saturday.

Now they say they're hoping to meet with the Chinese premier Li Keqiang. And Beijing has not commented on the possibility.

Now let's talk about Facebook. The social media giant has created a new user's guide about the information it collects. It's supposed to be

easy to read and to help you learn how you can control that data.

Now Facebook is accepting comments on its proposed updates until November 20. And users have frequently complained that it's too hard to

control their privacy settings.

Now, that issue inspired a Dutch designer to create this, it's a baby toy that can take selfies and automatically upload them to Facebook. I

recently spoke to Laura Cornet about her project.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

LAURA CORNET, DESIGNER: What I've done is I've made a selfie toy. It's for inside of the crib. And the baby can actually take selfies. You

can connect it to the crib with a plyer. And this is the camera inside of it -- I'll show you a little bit. And this is a ball that can rotate to

take pictures. And the toy will upload them automatically to Facebook.

Then I made a mobile and when the baby reaches towards it, it starts filming and it records one minute and it also uploads that to Facebook.

I've made a pair of shoes that collect activity information and I've made a pacifier clip, which can send a GPS signal to the Internet.

LU STOUT: So this is a series of baby items and toys that effectively let babies transmit data and also send selfies, whether it's photos or

videos to social media.

It's kind of creepy. So why did you create this?

CORNET: Well, yeah, sadly it is kind of creepy.

I created it because of the fact that I see a lot of information that I share from babies on my Facebook timeline. And when I started looking

with an anonymous profile, I found so much stuff that moms put up on the Internet. So I wanted to make something that kind of showed them what

their actual behavior is.

LU STOUT: To clarify, this is your statement, it's your critique about online privacy and parent's oversharing images and videos about their

infants who can't decide for themselves.

But have parents actually contacted you to buy these toys?

CORNET: Well, actually I did have a lot of people who wanted to buy it. I've got actually three types of reactions, basically. One is -- the

first one was of people who were really freaked out about it. And the there was the group that said, oh, we really like this as a social

statement and they kind of understood the message immediately. And then there's the group in between that say, like, yeah we do really like the

fact that the baby can take selfies, because in itself it's really cute. So well they actually want to buy the products.

LU STOUT: Laura, you are a designer fresh out of art school. You're not a mom. If and when you become a mom, do you think that you might be

tempted to buy this as a toy for your infant?

CORNET: Well, it kind of depends, because I know that once you become a mom, things start to be really different. If I would, I would never put

it on Facebook, because that's just -- well, I just wouldn't want that.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: It's a creepy toy that sparks a very necessary discussion. And that was the Dutch designer Laura Cornet speaking to me earlier.

Now here on News Stream, we're shining a spotlight on the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2014. And ahead on the program, meet an honoree whose dream of

becoming a cowgirl is now spurring on the next generation of her community.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

LU STOUT: Welcome back.

Now on Thursday, we brought you new pictures from the first probe to land on a comet as this European space agency unveiled them.

And this is the first panoramic image from the Rosetta spacecraft lander called Philae. Now scientists say the probe navigated this

difficult terrain, bouncing as many as two times before it finally got a grip next to a cliff.

And we've just learned that it will start drilling despite not being attacked to the comet as planned.

Now scientists are already learning a lot from the images that were sent back from the comet. And CNN's Fred Pleitgen is at the European Space

operation center Darmstadt, Germany. He has more on the mission and the challenges scientists are facing.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

FREDERIK PLEITGEN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: It's some amazing images that the Philae lander from the European Space Agency has beamed

back to Earth from the comet 67-p. Even the scientists here in Darmstadt in Germany say they were surprised by what they've seen so far.

They thought the surface of the comet would be mostly dusty and that the lander when it lands on it might even sink in to a point where maybe it

would be able to transmit signals back to Earth. That did not happen by any stretch of the imagination. Instead, the photos that we're seeing from

there appear to show a very rocky surface, a very rough surface, even though at this point in time it's unclear whether it's really rocks that

we're looking at or whether or not it's some sort of other material, potentially ice with some sort of maybe metallic dust in it.

Now, this landing did not go smoothly by any strength of the imagination. What happened was that that lander came down very slowly and

as it touched for the first time it bounced because the harpoon system didn't fire. It then bounced up. That alone took about two hours, because

we are in space. There's very little gravity.

It then hit the ground again, bounced back up again for another seven minutes and then came to a standstill. And they believe at this point in

time that it's standing sort of like this with two feet on the ground and one foot in the air.

Now, that means there are certain limitations as to what they can do, but they say by all accounts all systems are go at this point.

There is one other problem, however, and that is that the location where it's standing right now, there's very little sunlight that gets to

its area. And right now what's going on is that the lander is on battery power. However, that battery is going to run out very soon and it needs

sun to recharge its batteries, otherwise this mission could be over very quickly, or at least could be very limited.

Fred Pleitgen, CNN, Darmstadt, Germany.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Each week, we're shining a spotlight on the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2014. As you vote for the one who inspires you the most at CNN

Heroes.com.

Now this week's honoree is battling the despair on the streets of Hartford, Connecticut. To help save her community's kids, she's relying on

some unlikely friends.

Meet Patricia Kelly.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's tough. It's tough growing up here. It's just so easy to take the wrong path. I was walking around with a lot on my

shoulders at a young age. I didn't really care about life anymore. When I met Miss Kelly, everything changed.

PATRICIA KELLY, CNN HERO: Fred was hurting. He needed a place to just be himself. Our program provides a year-round urban oasis. Seven days a

week, 12 months a year for children five to 19 years old. We use horses to create pride, esteem, and healing. The children take care of animals, take

care of the farm. When they get to a certain riding level, young men become mounted park rangers. When they put their cowboy hats on and they go out on

patrol, the myth of the urban male is changed instantly. When kids see other kids ride, they want to know how it's done. That's the hook.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I can't tell you where I would be without this program. It changed my life. It helped me set goals for myself. I'm a part

of something.

KELLY: When you teach a child how to ride a horse, they learn that they are the center of their environment. Once they make that connection,

they can change what happens in school, at home, and the community. It's through their minds and through their hearts. They have ability. They just

have to unlock it.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Another amazing CNN Hero.

Now this is the last weekend to help your hero become the CNN Hero of the year. Just go to CNN Heroes.com to vote once a day, every day for the

hero who inspires you the most.

Now all 10 will be honored at CNN Heroes, an all-star tribute hosted by Anderson Cooper on Sunday December 7, but only one will be named CNN

Hero of the year.

And that is News Stream. I'm Kristie Lu Stout. But don't go anywhere. World Sport is up next with Patrick Snell. And we'll have the

latest on who has won the race to host the 2015 African Cup of Nations.

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