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[08:01:16] KRISTIE LU STOUT, HOST: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong and welcome to News Stream where news and technology meet.

Now Tourists massacred and the death toll rises in Tunisia as authorities search for more museum attackers.

Plus, Japan investigates death threats again a U.S. ambassador as high profile Americans visit Carolyn Kennedy.

And Game of Thrones is back. CNN takes you behind the scenes at the world premiere in London.

Now Tunisia is on alert as security forces hunt for three suspects in Wednesday's deadly museum massacre.

The country's health minister says the death toll has now risen to at least 23, almost all of them foreign tourists.

And news agencies report two Spanish tourists have been found alive after spending the night hiding.

A museum employee apparently hid them in an office. Now Tunisia's prime minister has named two suspects. He says one is known to security

forces as a possible terrorist.

Now let's bring in Arwa Damon now. She joins us live from the Tunisian capital. And Arwa, we have new developments on the identity of

the suspects and the victims. What can you tell us?

ARWA DAMON, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: We do, Kristie, the Tunisian prime minister saying that one of the gunmen who was killed

yesterday is someone who was known to the intelligence apparatus. Now he did not give any details as to how he was known, or why he was being

monitored by the intelligence agencies, but it is widely believed that he may have been an individual who had traveled to Syria or Iraq and then made

his way back to Tunisia via Libya, that is according to a former member of parliament that we spoke to earlier.

Now I am actually inside the museum where there is a press conference taking place at this moment. And as you walk towards the museum you still

see some blood stains outside from the devastation that took place, but appears to be damage.

Much of the museum blocked off. Heavy security inside at this stage. And the country is trying to cope with this attack, and also trying to

prepare itself (inaudible) forward.

Among those who were killed, many Europeans just confirmed a short while ago, a UK national as well.

(inaudible) very heavily reliant on (inaudible), very heavily reliant on tourism for its economy. Many people even speaking to (inaudible) to

try to bring this country to its knees.

Now Tunisia has been (inaudible) some time now. No where nearly on the same level as some of the other countries in the region, but back in

February, the government did arrest around 100 people that it accused of being part of a terrorist cell or planning to plot out -- carry out

terrorism activities.

Some analysts believe that this attack that took place is in direct retaliation for that. Tunisia has the highest number of foreign fighters

that have traveled to Syria and Iraq, the vast majority of them believed to have joined ISIS or other extremist organizations upwards of 3,000,

hundreds of them believed to have returned to this country. And the question -- and the issue that many analysts are bringing up is that it was

something of a foregone conclusion that an attack like this would eventually take place.

And now many Tunisians we're speaking to are saying that this has been a very brutal wakeup call.

LU STOUT: Yeah, definitely a wakeup call for a country called an Arab Spring success story and yet very vulnerable to violent extremism.

Now Arwa, we have seen the moving pictures of those candlelight vigils. We know that the people of Tunisia they are united against

terrorism, but what about the government? How determined is the government to firmly respond to this attack?

DAMON: They say they are very determined. They fully understand the repercussions, the implications of this for the country, for the country's

economy. Again, this press conference that's happening here is bringing together a level of cooperation between the political branches of the

government and the security branches of the government that is, according to some unprecedented in this country, history.

People are very aware of the fact that this could tarnish this nation's reputation, one that many have been telling us is really built on

tolerance and on peace and on stability.

Everyone who you talk to will point out how this country is home to religious sites, whether it's Judaism, or Islam or Christianity and that

everyone is welcome here.

The country does, however, have a small minority of individuals that are and do lean toward the very extremist violent form of Islam. And the

nation needs to cope with that moving forward.

Some do believe that the country has to do more when it comes to combating terrorism, has to take the threat posed by ISIS much more

seriously than it already is. And people are appalled by these attacks that took place, they're absolutely horrified by it. But they're just as

horrified and concerned about what is going to happen next not just in terms of security, but in terms of the country's economy as well, Kristie.

[08:05:55] LU STOUT: That's right.

And also, what can you tell us about these two survivors, these Spanish tourists who were found in the museum a day after the attacks?

DAMON: Very incredible story, not a lot of details at this stage, but, yes, that information was just put out by the government here.

These two Spanish tourists apparently sheltered by a museum employee during the hours long ordeal that took place and then spending the night in

the museum. One can't even begin to imagine what the experience must have been like for them and for everyone who was involved in all of this.

But both they and the museum employee taken to a hospital for medical checks. And we do believe that the two Spanish tourists will be on their

way home very shortly, Kristie.

LU STOUT: All right. CNN's Arwa Damon on the line reporting live from inside Tunisia. Many thanks indeed for that update, Arwa.

Now Tunisian parliament member Sabrine Ghoubantini was in the building during the attack. And she spoke to CNN a short time ago along with former

member of parliament professor Emna Ben Mustafa Ben Arab.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP

SABRINE GHOUBANTINI, TUNISIAN PARLIAMENT MEMBER: When the attack happened I was inside the parliament. And we were working in inside

committees, inside different committees and we have different -- (inaudible) sessions organized by ministers.

When we heard the attack we heard that it was in front of the main entrance of the parliament in what we call -- in front of what we call the

door of lines (ph). And after this, the whole building was evacuated. And we heard that the terrorists started to kill tourists who were in the

museum.

Also, we strongly condemn this kind of cowardly attacks. And I am really very sorry for our next touristic season and also for those people

who have tried to attack a symbol of serenity in Tunisia. It's really sad. And I hope that it won't really affect our economy, especially because our

new government who was elected during next February after the elections of last October had started fighting terrorism and has discovered lots and

lots of places hiding terrorists and weapons and arms and all sorts of bombs.

So, I think this is the kind of repulsed from those people they are trying to (inaudible), but the whole Tunisian people is unified, all the

parties, all the civil society organizations, all the countries are also unified and are solidarity (ph) with Tunisia. And I hope that -- I'm sure

that we will fight terrorism and that we will really eradicate it from our country.

MICHAELA PEREIRA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes. Well, our -- the whole world gathers with you and joins with you in the support of your nation in the

aftermath of this attack.

Emna, we understand that there have been threats from ISIS to your country. We understand that 3,000 fighters from your country have gone to night

alongside ISIS in Syria and Iraq.

Emna, what can you tell us about that? And why are so many young people going?

EMNA BEN MUSTAPHA BEN ARAB, PROFESSOR: Well, Tunisia is in a real war against terrorism. And -- and for that situation, we need a preemptive and

proactive strategy. So far we've been reactive, and the dismantling of the intelligence network after the uprising is affecting badly our efforts in

this war.

Well, you're absolutely right. A big number of Tunisians, more than 3,000, are foreign fighters. And some of them are coming back to Tunisia.

Many of them went to Syria and to Libya with a mission; and some of them are coming back with a mission.

And the two terrorists, the two young people who carried out the terrorist attacks in the museum, came from Libya three months ago; and

these are foreign fighters who came back with a mission.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

[08:09:50] LU STOUT: And that was professor Emna Ben Mustafa Ben Arab, a Tunisian parliament member Sabrine Ghoubantini speaking earlier

from Tunis.

Now Tunisia's proximity to the Mediterranean makes it a popular tourist destination for sun seekers. In fact, tourists flock to the

country's beach resorts and historic sites. And the industry took a hit during the Arab Spring, but had been steadily growing again. And there had

been high hopes that the new Star Wars movie would attract even more visitors. In fact, Luke Skywalker's house, known as Lars Homestead, is

actually located in southern Tunisia.

Now for more on Tunisia's tourism industry and the impact this attack may be having, go to our website CNN.com/travel.

Now in Yemen, at least six people were killed and dozens wounded during heavy fighting in and around the airport in Aden.

Now special forces allied with rebels in Sanaa clashed with supporters of the president.

Now last month President Abdul Rahman Mansour Hadi fled to Aden after Houthi rebels seized the presidential palace in the capital Sanaa and put

him under house arrest.

Now you're watching News Stream right here on CNN. And coming up next, Japanese authorities are investigating reports of death threats

against the U.S. ambassador Carolyn Kennedy. We'll have more later in the program.

And we have seen these stunning pictures of the northern lights this week, but that's not the only celestial sight coming. We'll tell you about

an incredible cosmic coincidence later.

And the rape of an elderly nun in India shocks the nation. We'll bring you details of the investigation when we come back.

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

We've already told you about the aftermath of the attack targeting tourists in Tunisia. And later, we'll go live to Switzerland where

diplomats are still trying to strike a deal on Iran's nuclear program.

But now, let's turn to India.

Now there is still shock, anger and demands for religious tolerance after that horrific attack on a Christian school in which police say an

elderly nun was raped.

Now surveillance video appears to show the attackers inside the school near Kolkata. The investigation continues, but so far no one has been

charged.

Sumnima Udas has more.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

SUMNIMA UDAS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Calls for prayer and justice. Even this sanctuary of worship 15 miles from Kolkata, home of

Mother Theresa, not untouched by the horror that's befallen this small town in eastern India.

Five days ago, a 71-year-old nun was allegedly raped. The convent and chapel where she worked ransacked.

Students and alumni of the school have been holding small, candlelight vigils, leaving very strong messages behind. This one says, "get well

soon, sister."

This one over here, "we are small children. We don't feel safe coming to school anymore."

And this one over here, "shame on you."

It's something no one here is able to fathom.

SISTER AWUNDAS, OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE: We are virgins, and for us that's very important. We have given up marriage, and so when a

consecrated person is attacked it is very, very painful.

UDAS: Authorities say no assumptions should be made and no theory ruled out.

Still, some of India's top Christian leaders are hinting towards a larger and perhaps more sinister motivation hurting the religious

sentiments of Indian Christians.

FATHER SAROJ BISWAS, OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE: The chapel, that is being desecrated, because where we have got the holy communion and all that they

have spilled all over the floor and they have taken the (inaudible). From there, I see that I don't have that only come for robbery. This is

something different than that.

[08:15:13] UDAS: This recent incident comes amid a series of attacks on church's across India. Many Christians in this community now too scared

to talk.

We're just going to talk to people across the see if they know anything.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No, thank you.

UDAS: She's hesitant, but wants to tell us about what she witnessed that morning.

"I heard the guard yelling for help. He said we're tied up and one sister has been raped. I think grabbed others from the community. And we

broke open the lock. I saw the nun who had been raped. She was crying heavily," she says.

Kind, loving, humble: that's how those who know the 71-year-old nun describe her. She reportedly wants to forgive her attackers. But the

anger outside is only growing, frustrated by how long the investigation is taking, shocked at just how daring, horrendous and commonplace rape has

become.

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

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Another horrific and appalling attack there.

Now the wait continues for two Australians in Indonesia who are trying to get their death sentences overturned. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran

are two of the so-called Bali Nine drug smuggling ring members. And heir lawyers are challenging a decision by the Indonesian president to deny them

clemency.

In Jakarta today, the court adjourned the case until Wednesday and said a ruling on the last ditch appeal will likely come after April 1.

A suspect in a series of shootings in Mesa, Arizona and is now in custody. Now, authorities say the tattoos on his face and neck are

consistent with white supremacist groups, but it's unknown if that was a factor in the shootings. Now police say charges could be filed today.

Now one person was killed and five were wounded before a SWAT team found the suspect in a vacant apartment.

And turning now to a disturbing story in the nearby state of Colorado, authorities say a pregnant woman was stabbed and the baby cut from her womb

after she answered a Craig's List ad. And in a very strange twist, the suspect showed up at the same hospital as the victim holding the dead baby.

Now CNN affiliate KCNC has this report.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Late Tuesday afternoon, Longmont police responded to an apartment on Green Place for reports of a stabbing.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: When they arrived on screen, they heard a female screaming.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: That women, police say, was a 26-year-old mother-to-be who came to this home alone after responding to an online ad.

JEFF SATUR, LONGMONT POLICE: She was shopping on Craig's List, and she came to this house to pick up some baby clothes.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Instead, the young mother was brutally attacked.

SATUR: When she got here, she got assaulted. She was assaulted and stabbed and her baby was removed.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: First responders quickly rushed the woman to Longmont United Hospital while investigators searched for her attackers.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I can see the house from my location and witness them fingerprinting the door.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yet when the victim arrived to the hospital, so did her unborn child.

SATUR: At the same time, another female showed up at the hospital, aged 34, with a deceased baby.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Police say the 34-year-old suspect claimed the baby as her own saying she had a miscarriage. But investigators put two

and two together eventually arresting the woman for the disturbing attack.

SATUR: It's a difficult day for a lot of people.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Now the suspect is facing charges of attempted murder, assault and child abuse. Now many Craig's List transactions involve

meeting complete strangers with the potential for dangerous situations. And some police stations are now setting up transaction safe zone for

online buyers and sellers.

Now you're watching News Stream. And we'll be right back.

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[8:22:50] LU STOUT: Coming to you live from Hong Kong, you're back watching News Stream.

Now Japanese authorities are investigating death threats made against U.S. ambassador Carolyn Kennedy. As we know, she's part of the American

political dynasty, the only surviving child of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

Now reports of threats come as First Lady Michelle Obama arrived in Japan on Wednesday on a five day visit.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

MICHELLE OBAMA, FIRST LADY: Konichiwa. I am so pleased to be here today as the United States and Japan announce a new partnership to educate

girls across the globe.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

LU STOUT: Now also there this week, the former U.S. President Bill Clinton. He appeared with Ambassador Kennedy and the Japanese Prime

Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday.

Now Britain's Prince of Wales and his wife the Duchess of Cornwall are heading to the White House later today. And Charles and Camilla will meet

U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden as part of their whirlwind tour of the country.

Now he'll wrap up their trip later this week in Louisville, Kentucky.

Now Game of Thrones, the fantasy show famous for its bloodthirsty action and warring nobles held the war premiere for its new season at the

Tower of London. And Isa Soares met the cast and asked them the question that's on most viewer's minds who is the next to die?

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

ISA SOARES, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: The iconic Tower of London, steeped in royal history, both tangled and bloody. On this day

however, home to the fictional land of Westeros for the world premiere of Game of Thrones.

Amid medieval fires and dragons, loyal fans awaited the stars.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Joffrey Baratheon.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Sansa Stark.

UNIDENTIFEID MALE: Jaime Lannister.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Cersei Lannister.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Tywin Lannister.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Ygritte.

SOARES: Everyone wants in on this HBO series, even the yeomen warders, guarding the Tower of London were keen to play a part.

It is after all one of the most popular TV shows in the world, and has been illegally downloaded more than any other over the last three years.

For the stars, it's also about survival. The show has become notorious for killing off lead characters.

You wake up in the morning, you're like do you think I'll live or I'll die today?

[08:25:05] UNIDENTIFIED MALE; You do not know.

DEAN-CHARLES CHAPMAN, ACTOR: When I go the scripts I just literally flap through so much like so fast just to see if I die. But nobody knows

anything. And it really does keep you on edge.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: On the show, anyone can die. It's one of those -- I think another great thing about it.

SOARES: It's that which keep cast and fans on their toes.

KIT HARINGTON, ACTOR: It doesn't take the audience for idiots. It doesn't give them what they're expecting. It doesn't say you know what,

that guy you really like, he's going to win at the end. It doesn't do that. It might be the guy that you hate and I think that's what engaging about it

and that's why people love it. SOARES: That, together with the lust, intrigue and the constant craving for power, themes which can be understood by all generations.

HANNAH MURRAY, ACTRESS: It's not just people who love the fantasy genre that love this show. It's people who never thought they would watch

anything like this.people my age and my 70-year-old uncle used to watch it.

SOARES: So expect scores to be settled, battles to be fought, plenty of plot twists, where no one it seems is safe and question really is, which

one of these houses will rule the Game of Thrones.

Isa Soares, CNN, at the Tower of London.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Now we should mention that HBO is of course owned by Time Warner, the parent company of CNN.

Now, this has been the ultimate week for stargazers with stunning images like this of the northern lights, but it's going to get even better.

Friday promises to deliver a trio of space events coming together in what's being called a cosmic coincidence. It's a solar eclipse with a super moon

alongside the spring equinox all in the same day.

Pedram Javaheri explains.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

PEDRAM JAVAHERI, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Well, we've got a trio of space, weather events to tell you about. It's essentially a cosmic coincidence, I

guess you can call it.

First of all, I'm going to tell you about the changing seasons on March 20 at 22:45 GMT, the equinox is upon it. So in the northern

hemisphere officially spring begins, across the southern hemisphere the autumnal equinox, or autumn begins. But what's interesting to note, the

night and the daylight will be exactly 12 hours across the globe at that very moment. So, there you have it. That's part one.

Part two, we have a solar eclipse to tell you about. This occurs on Friday as the moon comes in between the sun and casts a shadow on the

Earth. So if you're across portions of Europe, also northern Africa on into southwest Asia.

Totality, generally less than 60 percent if you're across north Africa and southwest Asia, 60-80 percent in southern and central Europe. Get up

into the northern tier of Europe and into Scandinavia 80-99 percent of totality. In fact, outside at around 9:31 GMT on Friday, about 87 percent

of totality when it comes to the solar eclipse in London. So that's the place to be.

But you see the perspective, the time zones that it stretches on from the UK and portions of, say, northern Germany eventually across the

Baltics. That is the theme there for Friday morning across that part of the world.

And also a super moon to tell you about the occurs from Thursday on into Friday. And what's unique about this particular super moon, of course

we see it several times a year, but this particular one a super moon in the new phase. So you won't get to see it, but it will have an impact on the

solar eclipse itself as far at the duration, the longevity. So if you can get outside and take a look safely, we highly recommend you do so.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Pedram, thank you.

Now coming up next, could the outcome of the Israeli election derail nuclear talks with Iran. After the break, a report from the sidelines from

negotiations currently underway in Switzerland.

Also ahead, it's not dead yet. Microsoft's iconic Internet Explorer lives on despite the rumors. We'll explain right here on News Stream.

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[08:31:08] LU STOUT: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong. You're watching News Stream and these are your world headlines.

Now a British and a Belgian national are among those confirmed killed in Tunisia's deadly museum attack on Wednesday. Now the country's health

minister says the death toll has now risen to at least 23 almost all of them tourists. And two Spanish tourists were found alive after spending

the night hiding in the museum. Tunisia's prime minister has named two people as suspects. He says one is known to security forces as a possible

terrorist.

In Yemen's southern port city of Aden, fierce battles rock the international airport. Now armed supporters and opponents of President

Abdul Mansur Hadi traded fire. At least six people are dead, dozens are wounded.

Japanese authorities are investigating death threats against Carolyn Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Japan. Now she is the only surviving child

of the late president John F. Kennedy. Now local media reports say that the threats were made in phone calls last month to the U.S. embassy in

Tokyo.

The clock is ticking down as Iran turns to the negotiating table to try to hammer out an agreement on its nuclear program. Now the U.S. State

Department spokeswoman Marie Harf spoke to CNN about the remaining hurdles.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

MARIE HARF, DEPUTY SPOKESWOMAN, U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT: We need to make sure that we get a good agreement. We will not take anything less.

And that requires a lot of very technical details that we need to get right.

I would agree with Foreign Minister Zarif, though, that we do need to see political will. And we need to see that on the Iranian side.

This is the time for them to back up what they've said publicly with verifiable steps. They need to show that they can get to an agreement here

and that's what we're working to see if we can get done.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

LU STOUT: Marie Harf there.

Now another factor to consider, the victory of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in this country's election. Now Mr. Netanyahu has been

one of the vocal opponents, most vocal opponents of a deal between Iran and the U.S.

Now for more, our senior international correspondent Nic Robertson joins us now live from Lausanne. And Nic, in addition to the other

remaining hurdles, how does Netanyahu's victory complicate the talks there?

NIC ROBERTSON, CN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, that's certainly not being discussed publicly here. And of course very few of the details

of what goes on behind the closed doors are, but what we do know is Monday at the beginning of this week Secretary Kerry and Foreign Minister Zarif

raised this issue of the letter by 47 U.S. Republican senators to the Iranians and it was raised at a lower level meeting on Sunday.

So, that sort of outside influence on the talks, and knowing that, you know, Republicans and invited Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the

United States just a few weeks earlier.

So, you know, it's not something that's going to be ignored and, you know, beyond the horizon for the Iranian team here, but it's not something

that's been commented on publicly. I spoke early this morning with the Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif as he went for an early morning walk

to ask him, you know, what progress is he making. This is what he said.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

ROBERTSON: Have you made progress, sir?

MOHAMMAD JAVAD ZARIF, IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER: We are making progress, but there are issues that need to be resolved.

ROBERTSON: Which issues, sir?

ZARIF: Even more progress is needed, huh?

ROBERTSON: Which issues need progress, sir?

ZARIF: All of them. No, some of them.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

ROBERTSON: You know, the indication there, you know, that he feels that perhaps you know on reflection they are making -- you know, getting

closer on some points.

But I mean, let's look at what happened today. At 9:30 this morning the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, 9:30 local time, was expecting to

meet with his counterpart, the Iranian foreign minister. That meeting didn't happen. There was a technical meeting in its place, of course,

fundamental to those technical talks that are going on here. And it wasn't for about two hours later before Secretary Kerry got that meeting with the

Iranian foreign minister. That meeting lasted for about an hour and 10 minutes and a little change.

So, you know, from Secretary Kerry's point of view his day and what he can achieve, as we heard from Marie Harf there, the substantial issues of

political dialogue and commitment from the Iranians -- you know, Secretary Kerry was forced to wait a number of hours before he could even get to that

part of the talks.

So you get a sense here, you know, progress being made. Not easy. And perhaps not as fast as all players would like here -- Kristie.

[08:35:28] LU STOUT: Not easy. But as you report progress being made.

Nic Robertson reporting live from Lausanne. Many thanks indeed for that.

Now earlier this week, the Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told CNN more about the company's new operating system Windows 10. It's a version to

unite all products. Not just computers and smartphones, but anything that could hook up to the internet. And it comes out this summer in 190

countries available in 111 languages with regional customization, including a Mandarin speaking Cortana, that's Microsoft's intelligent personal

assistant.

Now, it will be given as a free update for some existing Windows users. That is a big deal for Microsoft. It usually makes a lot of money

selling new versions of Windows.

It is also the first major upgrade since Windows 8 came out in 2012.

And this will effect quite a lot of people. I mean Windows runs on more than 91 percent of the world's computers, that's according to the web

analytics company Net Marketshare.

Now you may have heard that Microsoft plans to kill its web browser Internet Explorer, that is not new and it is not true. What is true is

this, Microsoft is putting a new browser in Windows 10. It's been codenamed Project Spartan. Now the stripped down Browser is more like

Google Chrome. It's integrated with Cortana, again Microsoft's version of Syria, but that doesn't mean Internet Explorer is going away. Microsoft

will still ship IE with Windows so that corporate apps continue to work properly.

You're watching News Stream Stream. Still to come on the program, a crime motivated by the power of the dark side. Darth Vader strikes a bank.

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LU STOUT: Welcome back.

Now the force was with him. And now the police force is after him. Darth Vader pulled a bank heist earlier this week in North Carolina. And

the surveillance photos inspired Jeanne Moos to search for the best robbery disguises ever.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Talk about a teller with a story to tell, Darth Vader demanding money at a credit union in Pineville, North

Carolina. No there were no reports of heavy breathing. And instead of his usual light saber, this Darth Vader was wielding what police called a long

gun.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He had a gun and everything?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, you see he's holding right there --

MOOS: The suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of cash, escaping not in a Star Fighter, but a Chevy Suburban.

This isn't the first bank robbed by Darth Vader. It's not even the second.

There had been at least three. One robbed a Toledo, Ohio, bank. Another robbed a bank on Long Island almost five years ago. Police are

still looking for him. At the time a look-alike distanced himself from the robber.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: On a more personal note, a blue cape? Seriously, does this cape look blue to you?

MOOS: Robbers have disguised themselves as everything from a construction worker to Santa to nuns. Nuns right out of a heist movie "The

Town".

Some disguises are so tacky they shouldn't have just called the police. They should have called the fashion police -- suspects wearing

underwear on his heads, clad boxers, a thong.

Now, that's the dark side.

Stick to being a piggy bank rather than robbing a real one, Darth Vader.

Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.

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[08:40:56] LU STOUT: And that is News Stream. I'm Kristie Lu Stout. But don't go anywhere, World Sport with Amanda Davies is up next.

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