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Ruling Syriza Party Joins Coalition Government With Independent Greek Party; Art of Motion: Kinetic Sculptor Rolfanso; Fears of EuroZone Greek Exit As Syriza Talks Anti-Austerity; Amazon Big Player At Sundance Film Festival; Massive Snow Storm Bears Down On U.S. Northeast

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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 Greece has a new coalition government united by a desire to end austerity.

The U.S. president is wrapping up a landmark trip to India.

And why one of the biggest players at Sundance this year isn't a film studio: it's Amazon.

Now Greece has just formed a new coalition government bringing to power left and right-wing political factions. They are united on one

front: a commitment to ending austerity and the bailout.

Now a short time ago, the right-wing Independent Greeks Party said it will join the leftist Syriza Party. And its leader, Alexis Tsipras

millions of Greek photos they delivered a mandate to the Syriza Party on Sunday just two seats shy of majority.

Now let's take a closer look now at the left-wing party that swept the polls on Sunday against Syriza's fronted by Alexis Tsipras, he is now to be

the country's next prime minister. And one thing he's made very clear on the campaign trail is that he is strongly against Greece's bailout

agreement.

Now appealing to populist anger over austerity measures is primarily what brought his party to power.

Now Syriza has also promised to try to get some of the country's debt written off.

Now other key priorities here: raising the minimum wage and sparking growth in the country's lagging economy.

Now for more on what a changing of the guard in Athens means for both the country and the EU, let's bring in Elinda Labrapoulou. She's in the

capital. She joins us now.

And Elinda, Alexis Tsipras has formed a coalition. With his partner, can he lead an anti-austerity revolution, deliver what he promised on the

campaign trail?

ELINDA LABROPOULOU, JOURNALIST: Well, he can certainly try to. It's not clear that he'll be able to pull it through, because as you just said

this is going to be a very difficult campaign. He's promised a lot of things to Greece and to the Greek people that he's promised to bring an end

to austerity in the past five years. And here he's promised to rehire people that have been fired by the previous government as part of the

austerity cuts. He's promised to raise the minimum wage. He's promised to change a lot of the things the previous government did.

Whether he'll be able to deliver or not, it's too very, very early to say. But what we can say at this point is that he chose a coalition

partner who is also on the same track. In that sense, the Independent Greeks, that smaller coalition, that smaller party that he's forming a

coalition with, is also extremely anti-bailout and anti-austerity.

And this is actually the only thing that seems to be uniting these two parties, because on social issues they have a very different agenda. So

just that choice alone I think is an indication at this point that he will try to be confrontation. He'll be very full-on on his approach to his

Europeans peers.

Whether he'll be able to succeed or not, we don't know.

We've had some first reactions coming in from Europe, for the time being cautious reactions of both -- of the Europeans saying that they are

willing to work with Alexis Tsipras, or with a new government, and try to see what middle ground they can possibly find.

Let's take a listen at the comment from the European Commission.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

MARGARITIS SCHINAS, GREEK POLITICIAN: The commission fully respects the sovereign and democratic choice of the Greek people. We are ready to

engage with a new government once it is formed.

Greece has made remarkable process -- remarkable progress in recent years. And we stand ready to continue assisting Greece in addressing the

remaining reform challenges.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

LABROPOULOU: So the European Commission there recognizing that progress that Greece has made in the last years and being willing to talk,

which also had some first indication that the ECB is also willing to listen, the QE that Mr. Draghi announced just recently is also likely to be

helpful if Greece does take part in it in the end.

So, some indications there that there is a possible middle ground, but it's really too early to tell how Mr. Tsipras is going to handle things and

then how the Europeans will react.

LU STOUT: So, a lot of caution right now being expressed by EU leaders. And if Europe does not want to negotiate further, does Alexis

Tsipras and his coalition government have a plan b for Greece?

LABROPOULOU: So far they're not willing to even talk, they're not willing to discuss a plan b. I asked this question to several of their

senior members you know what if Greece does not -- what if Europe does not want to talk, what if Europe does not want to negotiate and change these

terms, what are you going to do then?

And so far, all I keep getting is there is no plan b. The negotiations are going to take place and they feel that they have such a

strong argument that they will be able to succeed.

But, very early days for that.

LU STOUT: Early days, yeah. Elinda Labropoulou, thank you for watching this story for us. Elinda joining us live from Athens.

Now Alexis Tsipras has promised to oppose and renegotiate the EU's bailout conditions. And for more on this angle, let's turn to our

correspondent Jim Boulden.

Jim, we just heard from Elinda saying that she is picking up signals of caution from EU leaders. Your thoughts on this. How does the EU feel

about negotiating further with Greece?

JIM BOULDEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, I think what they'll do is they'll say some conciliatory words towards Mr. Tsipras today and then

remind him, as they're already doing, that Greece has made commitments.

And I give you a quote from the spokesperson for German chancellor Angela Merkel. He said it is in our view that it is important that the new

government to take action to foster Greece's continued economic recovery, but this also means sticking to its previous commitments. These aren't

commitments, of course, that Mr. Tsipras or Syriza have made, but that previous Greek governments have.

Now right now there's a meeting going on in Brussels, these are the European finance ministers. And on the way in, we did hear from several of

them, including Yuran Distlebloom (ph). Now he's the head of the Eurogroup.

And he said you membership of the EuroZone means you comply with all that you've agreed to with each other. But with this basis, we do stand

ready to work with them. So again, cautious conciliatory.

A lot of analysts are saying there's no way Greece is going to be allowed to just stop paying its bills or to change a lot of what's already

been agreed to. But they will want to have some kind of talks, some kind of negotiations once the government is put into place. And I would imagine

that will happen very quickly, Kristie.

LU STOUT: So, cautious, conciliatory tone from EU leaders, but what we saw on the markets, a lot of volatility.

I mean, in the wake of Syriza sweeping into victory, what is the thinking out there in the markets of the possibility of a Grexit, a Greece

potentially exiting the EuroZone altogether now?

BOULDEN: I think that's off the table unless something major happens. I mean, even Mr. Tsipras said he does not want to leave the euro. You talk

to Greek people, they don't want to leave the euro either.

So, it would have to take a massive breakdown in -- to get to that level.

I don't think markets have been volatile at all, to be honest with you, Kristie. I think we've known for weeks that he was likely to lead the

next government, the question was would he lead alone or be in a coalition. Now we know that Syriza has to be in a coalition with a more moderate

party, which may actually be seen as positive in Europe.

Yes, the euro itself is falling. That's a much to do with the dollar strength and has a lot to do with oil prices and the fact that there's no

growth in Europe.

But right now I think markets will say that Greece is an isolated situation. Europe is doing much better when it comes to the framework to

be able to handle if there is yet another crisis. The biggest issue here really is growth and that's what Mr. Tsipras is saying. He said let's use

Greece as an example to cut austerity and to start growing again. That's the kind of conversation we're going to be fascinated to watch over the

next couple of weeks and months.

LU STOUT: So Greece an isolated case here, way, way too early to talk about anything close to a Grexit. Jim Boulden, we'll leave it at that.

Many thanks indeed for your analysis. And take care.

Now you're watching News Stream. Still to come in the program, yet another setback in the Java Sea. And then bad weather prevents recovery

teams from taking to the water. We'll take a look at what's next in the operation after the break.

Also ahead, the U.S. president is in India. The world's most populous democracies hammer out some new deals. We're got the details next.

And later in the hour, there's a new player at the Sundance festival. We'll tell you more about the digital buyer that's vying for the season's

hottest new Indy films.

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LU STOUT: Welcome back.

Now bad weather is delaying a third attempt to recover the fuselage of AirAsia flight 8501. Now Indonesian officials say divers have suspended

today's operation to raise the wreckage from the bottom of the Java Sea.

Now this follows two failed attempts to lift the fuselage over the weekend. It is believed the remains of those still missing may be inside

the fuselage.

Now the final moments of AirAsia flight 8501 remain a mystery. And what we do know is that investigators say the crew struggled with heavy

thunderstorms as the airliner went down last month.

Now CNN's Kyung Lah went into a flight simulator to give us a glimpse into what those moments may have been like.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DAN DUKE, RETIRED UNITED PILOT: Right now, we're flying the Airbus A320.

KYUNG LAH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: And you have flown this before.

DUKE: Yes, that's right.

LAH (voice-over): So times over his 35 years with United Airlines, retired pilot Dan Duke has lost count. We're joining him in a A320

simulator, the same as the doomed AirAsia Flight 8501.

(on camera): Would you say that most Americans have been on this plane if they fly?

DUKE: If they fly, they might actually have been on it. It's easier plane to fly, it's easier to train.

LAH (voice-over): A state-of-the-art computerized plane, so smart it can correct a pilot's mistakes, but not all of them.

DUKE: Guys, hold on to your hats.

LAH: We're asking Duke to fly through the sort of storm cell Air Asia encountered.

DUKE: That which is exactly what they did. They turn to the left to avoid the thunderstorm.

LAH (on camera): How fierce are those thunderstorms?

DUKE: Picture yourself on the worst roller coaster you've been on and multiply it by ten.

LAH: So, this is what they were experiencing?

DUKE: That's right. Much more like this. You see the 6,000 feet a minute.

LAH (voice-over): Climbing at 6,000 feet a minute out of control and beyond the plane's normal capacity. Something forced the plane up.

(on camera): What's happening in the cockpit?

DUKE: In the cockpit, there's tremendous confusion.

LAH: And you can feel the plane slowing down.

DUKE: You feel it slowing down.

(STALL WARNING)

LAH (voice-over): Just before the fall.

DUKE: Feel that bump?

LAH (on camera): They're not flying anymore. They're just falling.

DUKE: We're dropping. We're doing 12,000 feet a minute.

LAH: We're just dropping. Oh, yes.

Was that a crash?

DUKE: Yes. Pulled too much.

LAH (voice-over): It happened before I even knew it.

DUKE: We were doing 15,000 feet a minute down. That's about what they were doing when they disappeared off the radar.

LAH: In most of the scenarios he runs, the auto pilot corrects and sudden climbs or dives.

DUKE: Here's the stall. We were saying, oh, we need to slow. We need more power.

LAH: Surviving a stall something an A-320 pilot trains for. Duke says whatever happens to AirAsia, he can only guess it was so violent, the

pilots and passengers couldn't get out of it.

DUKE: Probably very uncomfortable, they're probably very scared, and there was nothing they could do about it. They were very helpless.

LAH: What he can't capture, the sheer terror of the human beings aboard AirAsia Flight 8501 and the grief and the sudden loss of all of

those lives.

Kyung Lah, CNN, Las Vegas.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: And this just into us here at CNN. After several months under siege, it appears the embattled Syrian border town of Kobani is

almost completely liberated.

Now, according to the Syrian observatory for human rights, there is only one small region where ISIS militants are still fighting back against

the city's Kurdish defenders.

Now residents tell us that they could announce as early as today that the city is clear of the radical Sunni militants. We'll continue to bring

you the developments as they come in.

Now you're watching News Stream. And still to come on the program, Sundance goes digital. Streaming services are scouting for flicks at the

independent film festival. What does that mean for the future of movies? We've got that discussion up next.

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

Now Barack Obama is on a landmark visit to India. He was just guest of honor at the country's annual Republic Day Parade, a first for a U.S.

president.

Now the holiday celebrates the adoption of India's constitution. Mr. Obama and India's prime minister Narendra Modi have also been discussing

trade and defense ties.

Now for more on Mr. Obama's visit White House correspondent Michelle Kosinski joins us now live from New Delhi. And Michelle, a first for U.S.

President Mr. Obama attended the Republic Day parade. Just how significant was that invitation?

MICHELLE KOSINSKI, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: It's hard to overestimate how much this means to both sides. I mean the White House has

been talking this up for months, even before Prime Minister Modi visited the United States. And the momentum has been building from there. I mean,

the way the U.S. officials described it today was this kind of momentum between two nations in all of these areas, including trade, defense,

climate, cyber security, counter terrorism, pretty much you name it, they said it's very rare to see that.

I think what's interesting today during this parade, two hours long in the rain -- of course they were protected -- but there's President Obama

sitting alongside the top Indian officials, watching all of this military equipment parade by and much of it is Russian-made. There were some

American pieces in there, some new additions to the Indian fleet. But the U.S. wants to expand that relationship significantly.

So, I think it was symbolic seeing some of that older material knowing that that came from Russia looking at that relationship that India has had

for a long time, but knowing that the U.S. relationship was going to grow even in that area.

In fact, that was one of the major takeaways here: renewing their 10 year defense agreement and expanding it into areas of technology and

cooperation and developing new military technology and cooperation and developing new military technology.

So, the U.S. expressed hopes that India would continue to be a bigger and bigger buyer of U.S. military equipment, Kristie.

LU STOUT: And I've got to ask you about that warm handshake, the hug between Narendra Modi and Barack Obama. A lot has been made about their

apparent chemistry. But does that warmth, does that really reflect truly the U.S.-India relationship as it stands today?

KOSINSKI: Yeah, we asked that question, too. I mean, first it was asked of the White House today how much does a personal relationship really

translate into getting things done. I mean, obviously it's going to have to do with what else is going on in the relationship and outside events.

But they emphasize that that is a good starting point, obviously, that it definitely helps. And I think you have to look beyond the symbolism and

the greetings and look at what is getting accomplished. And even though there aren't a lot of items that are really signed on the dotted line and

finished right now, you do see a lot of tangible progress in these areas: climate -- we mentioned defense -- and also the civil nuclear issue. I

mean, that kind of cooperation has been attempted for more than a decade. It hit a major impasse about six years ago. But only now we're seeing them

get past those differences, they say, and now they're ready to work towards implementation so that U.S. companies can participate in providing nuclear

power where it's badly needed here in India.

So, Modi obviously he sees himself as a reformer, someone who in many areas wants to push forward India and modernize it, push forward with

greater and stronger trade relationships. And he's found a very willing partner in President Obama who has been working on this for years --

Kristie.

LU STOUT: All right. CNN's Michelle Kosinski reporting live from New Delhi for us. Thank you very much indeed for that, Michelle.

Now, one of the largest independent film festivals in the U.S. is happening right now in Park City, Utah. Sundance is a showcase for

independent filmmakers and it draws thousands of hopefuls each year, but it's tough to make the cut. Only one out of every 33 feature length films

submitted this year was accepted.

Now the lucky ones have to catch the eyes of distributors.

One of those distributors is Amazon. The retail giant is scouting for titles for its video streaming service. And CNN's senior media

correspondent Brian Stelter spoke to the head of Amazon Studios and asked if he thinks online streaming will one day replace theaters.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

ROY PRICE, AMAZON STUDIOS: There's a role for theatrical, but the people who are making the argument that it should come into digital sooner

are totally right. Of course it should certainly come into digital sooner.

So, this -- I think this is our attempt to kind of find the middle ground.

BRIAN STELTER, HOST, RELIABLE SOURCES: So, is it going to start at six weeks and then go to four weeks and then two weeks? I mean, are you

eventually trying to squeeze out the theaters?

PRICE: I don't think so. No. See, we're definitely not trying to squeeze out the theaters. I think there's a very happy symbiotic

relationship. You know, and they have their role and we have ours.

The movies will appear on Amazon roughly every month, like -- probably -- maybe not in 2016, but we'll scale up to about 12 a year. And...

STELTER: When will the first one be, by the way? Will it be in 2015?

PRICE: We'll see.

STELTER: It's possible.

PRICE: I mean, that would be great would be my answer to that.

STELTER: You might find something amazing here.

PRICE: And that would be fantastic, yeah.

STELTER: You could be up for a Golden Globe next year for TV and for movies.

PRICE: That would be -- that would be like a fantasy.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

LU STOUT: The head of Amazon studios there.

Now Amazon is not the only digital distributor there at Sundance. You've got sites like Hulu, Vimeo, YouTube, they're all there as well.

Now for more, Brian Stelter joins me now from our New York studio. Brian, thank you so much for joining us.

Amazon is firmly in the movie business. It's shopping for titles there at Sundance. Tell us what exactly is it looking for?

STELTER: Yeah, this was Roy Price's first time coming to Sunday, because they just announced this movie plan last week. And yet I think

they're now already shopping for movies. They want to start to premiere movies on the service later this year. And then a lot more like he said in

2016.

They say they're looking for mid-budget movies, 5 million to 25 million dollars, that they feel are neglected in the marketplace. And

they'd like to premiere one per month starting next year. So they'll really be a force in movies as well as television.

They just won the Golden Globe award for their TV show Transparent. So they've established themselves in television. But now they want movies

as well.

LU STOUT: Now, Amazon is up against Netflix, which is also financing movies and streaming them online. So, you watch both companies very

carefully. Amazon versus Netflix. How do they compare?

STELTER: Right now Netflix is far ahead of Amazon. Amazon I think would acknowledge that even if you asked them. Netflix has -- they have

plans for 320 original hours of TV shows this year, not just the ones of course they license from elsewhere, but those are the ones they're making

themselves. So they're pretty far ahead of Amazon.

But they are swimming in some of the same waters and sometimes bidding for the same shows and the same movies.

Ted Sarando (ph) is the chief content officer at Netflix was also at Sundance. So I asked him over the weekend about this idea of a rivalry and

how he feels about it. Take a look.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

STELTER: So this week Amazon said they're going to make movies. How did you react to that?

TED SARANDOS, CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER, NETFLIX: There's a -- as you know, a lot of movies getting made all over the world and finding homes for

them is difficult and there's a lot of disruption to come in the movie distribution business and it will come from inside and outside at the

studios and the theaters.

STELTER: So, people like me make it out to be Amazon versus Netflix. Do you feel it's that?

SARANDOS: No. I mean, this year on the scripted series business there's over 300 new scripted series coming to television this year between

the over the top services, cable, broadcast. So they're another one. So we don't look at -- we don't look at that like it's a zero sum game.

We hope they make great content. We hope it helps advance the over- the-top initiative and Internet television in a way that rises all boats.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

STELTER: Now Sarandos was right about that, there are a lot of other players. But Netflix and Amazon are the two biggest here, Kristie. They

are the two that I'm watching the most closely. they're the two that I pay for, you know, my monthly subscriptions. And we are going to see them

battling for some of the same projects, even though they're both going to benefit from this rise of Internet TV.

LU STOUT: Yeah, and stepping away from streaming services and movies at Sundance, also there at the film festival something that caught our

attention, the debut of an eight minute work of what's called virtual reality journalism. What is it? And is it the future of news?

STELTER: That was a big topic of conversation at Sundance. It continues to be this week this idea of virtual reality for film making.

And Vice in particular was trying to show it off for news. They were showing what it would look like to cover something like a protest in three

dimensions.

So you can imagine being able to turn your head and see the crowd all around you, or look up and down and things like that. It's hard to even

demonstrate it, but you can imagine what that three dimensional experience would be.

Whether that's through Oculus Rift, which is now owned by Facebook, whether it's through Microsoft technology or Google's or other company's

this idea of virtual reality storytelling both for news and entertainment is something that we're just on the very edges of. But I have a feeling

we'll see more of it next year and the year after that and the year after that. And maybe some day the CNN's of the world will have their own

virtual reality channels. We'll have to see.

LU STOUT: Yeah, indeed, it's an incredible idea. I mean, taking our viewers to the scene of the story and making them feel that they're

actually there. Brian Stelter...

STELTER: Yeah, for certain stories it's probably the best way to see it. You know, the snow storm coming to the northeast of the U.S. probably

the best way to see it would be virtual reality. You know, maybe we'll have to try it out?

LU STOUT: And you see it in VR and feel it as well?

And speaking of the big snow storm, do take care. Brian Stelter there live from New York for us. Thank you, Brian.

Now you're watching News Stream. Still to come on the program, thousands of flights canceled and roads expected to close because of what

we just talked about. We'll have more on the dangerous blizzard hitting the United States after the break.

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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 in a short time from now, Greek left-wing leader Alexis Tsipras is to be sworn in as prime minister of Greece at the presidential palace.

This, just hours after the country formed a coalition government. Now the right-wing Independent Greeks Party said today it will support the left-

wing winners. Now Greeks voted Syriza into power two seats short of a majority. Both parties are anti-austerity.

Japan says it is working with Jordan to try to free one of its citizens from ISIS. Now the militant group apparently wants a convicted

terrorist in Jordan released from prison in exchange for Kenji Goto's life. Now the female prisoner played a role in several hotel bombings in 2005.

It is believed a second Japanese hostage Haruna Yukawa has been killed. Now video posted online on Saturday appears to show his beheaded body.

Nigerian troops have been battling Boko Haram to defend Maidurugi, the capital of Borno state. Now the Islamic militants have been pushed out of

the city and are holding positions just outside. On Sunday, they captured the nearby town of Monguno and took control of its military barracks.

Barack Obama has received an unprecedented honor for a U.S. president in India, he was the chief guest of the country's annual Republic Day

parade. Now Mr. Obama met with prime minister Narendra Modi and the two leaders say that they made progress on a nuclear power deal and defense

ties.

In the United States, people in the northeast are bracing for a blizzard of, quote, historic proportions. Now that's according to the

nationals weather service.

Now the state's of New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and surrounding areas are expected to get the worst of it. Now the snow storm is expected

to arrive later today, bringing freezing rain, heavy snow and winds that could reach hurricane strength.

Now New York City mayor Bill de Blasio was urging people to prepare for up to a meter of snow. Now more than 3,000 flights have already been

canceled.

Now let's head straight to Boston, Massachusetts now where meteorologist Jennifer Gray is braving the freezing temperatures. She

joins us now live.

And Jennifer, Boston is in the storm's path. How much snow is expected? How prepared are the residents?

JENNIFER GRAY, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Well, we could see a meter of snow here in Boston as well. The mayor is very confident. He says we've been

through these blizzards before. We know what to do.

So they have about 700 trucks ready to go with salt. And they are going to be on the roads in full force. In fact we've already seen a

couple of front loaders already pass by. You know that they're just staging and getting ready.

We could see just a couple of centimeters of snow early this afternoon and then late tonight into tomorrow. That's what we expect to be hit the

hardest.

You can see, though, snow already on the ground. They had a snow storm just a couple of days ago. Temperatures have stayed well below

freezing. So none of it has melted. And we're expected to see, like you said, up to a meter, could be up to my waist. We could see snowdrifts

above my head when you add in those winds at hurricane speed, 120 kilometers per hour possible and so it is going to be whiteout conditions

across all of eastern Massachusetts including the Cape and so driving is going to be almost impossible.

People are urged to stay home. They have been urged to hit the supermarket and get the essentials and also gas up their cars as well as

generators.

Power outages will be a huge concern and temperatures will be well below freezing for days to come after the storm passes not to mention,

Kristie, the travel nightmare that the east coast, the rest of the country and then that ripple effect across places in the rest of the world because

of this snowstorm.

LU STOUT: Tell us more about anticipated damage that could be caused -- you're anticipating power cuts because of this historic storm. What

about damage to property? What is expected here?

GRAY: Yeah, we're talking about power outages. This is expected to be a lot of snow in a fast amount of time. So we could see snowfall rates

several centimeters within an hour at a time and so we're going to see the possibility of power outages. On top of that when you have winds gusting

at 120 kilometers per hour we are expected to see a little bit of structural damage as well.

In fact, some people around Massachusetts are boarding up their windows just as they would a hurricane. So, we are seeing people make

preparations. They are taking this very seriously. And I think the message has been sent that this is not just your everyday storm, this is

something that you really need to take seriously.

LU STOUT: Yeah, this is a blockbuster storm in the making.

Jennifer Gray reporting live from Boston, thank you, take care, Jen.

Now you're watching News Stream. Still to come, designing masterpieces is a breeze for one Swiss artist. We'll explore his kinetic

creations next.

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LU STOUT: Welcome back.

Now many artists have a muse. And or the Swiss kinetic sculpture Rolphanso, his muse is mother nature.

And this week's art of movement, we head to Orlando, Florida to check out one of his wind inspired designs.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

RALFONSO, ARTIST: I'm really inspired originally by nature. As things move in nature, whether it's a tree or tall grass, I'm fascinated by

the best of all the designers: Mother Nature. And that gives me great inspirations.

LU STOUT: Swiss artist and designer Ralfonso channels that natural inspiration to give his creations the power to move. His large kinetic

wind sculptures can be found in cultures all over the world from Europe to the Middle East to Asia. One of his latest works, this installation in

Orlando, Florida.

RALFONSO: This sculpture here in Orlando is called Union. It's a group of six vertical elements have altogether 36 moving intersecting

wings. They move counterclockwise and clockwise as they are wind driven at about 25 feet in the air.

The inspiration came from the brief interactions, the randomness of interaction when people meet.

LU STOUT: The unpredictability of the wind adds a desired element to Ralfonso's sculptures.

RALFONSO: I just think nowadays it is so much more interesting to have art that changes over time. You know, you're kind of exploring the

fourth dimension, the three dimensions of the sculpture, a traditional sculpture plus the fourth dimension which is time and change over time.

LU STOUT: When day turns to night, the wind sculpture creates a new experience for the viewer by adding the element of light: 3,000 LED bulbs

are programmed to create beautiful lighting patterns and hues that are reflected off the spinning stainless steel wings.

The movements may be random, but there is nothing random about the design.

RALFONSO: In a traditional sculpture you deal with the design and then the fabrication as a bronze or whatever material you use.

In a Kinetic sculpture you have the design element the same way except it goes beyond pure design of a three dimensional shape. It goes into

mechanics bidden to engineering. Often the shape is just critical to the design, meaning you might have a beautiful design, but if it's not the

right shape or the right balance within the sculpture then it will never move as you thought it should or would.

LU STOUT: Ralfonso plans to install more of his wind sculptures around the world and wants to make them much larger as long as nature

continues to provide wind to make his art move.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: And that is News Stream. I'm Kristie Lu Stout. And we're waiting for Alexis Tsipras to be sworn in as Greece's new leader. I'll

bring that to you live as soon as it happens. But until then, World Sport with Alex Thomas is next with exclusive comments from FIFA President Sepp

Blatter.