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[08:01:00] KRISTIE LU STOUT, HOST: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong, and welcome to News Stream.
Now, the head of Russia's anti-doping agency says his country has a problem. Now the world watchdog has just suspended the country's lab amid
claims of state-sponsored doping, but will athletes also feel the fallout?
Plus, the lead continues to grow for Myanmar's opposition, yet uncertainty is also rising about what the nation's powerful military will
do the next.
And a shocking warning about climate change. Take a look at what scientists
say could happen if our planet continues to get warmer.
In Myanmar's historical election, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi tells the BBC she expects her National League for Democracy Party to win
about 75 percent of the vote.
Now, her supporters have already started celebrating even though votes are still being counted.
Now, after the parliamentary vote is being decided, lawmakers will choose a president, but Suu Kyi is barred from the office by the military
drafted constitution, because some of her family members have foreign passports.
Now, let's head straight to Myanmar now for the latest. Our senior international correspondent Ivan Watson joins us live from Yangon. And
Ivan, we are still waiting for the final results. But at this hour, how is the vote count taking shape?
IVAN WATSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: It's really a slow process. We only really have about a quarter of the results out of the
more than 490 seats that were up for grabs in Sunday's historic election, only about a quarter
of them, their final results have been announced. But that hasn't stopped the
leader of the opposition, Aung San Suu Kyi, from claiming a landslide victory in that interview with BBC saying that she believes her party may
have gotten as much as 75 percent of the vote.
But let me give you the official result as they've been published thus far. Out of maybe 490 seats, 121 final results announced. The NLD, the
party of Aung San Suu Kyi, the National League for Democracy, winning 107 votes. The USDP winning 7 votes out of those. And some of the other 90
plus parties that competed in the election winning 7 votes as well.
I had a minute to catch up with the number two man in the main opposition party to ask him how it felt to possibly be on the verge of a
major victory. Take a listen.
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JASON CARTER, INCOMING CHAIRMAN, CHARTER CENTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES: We do remain concerned about the particular issue with respect to how effect
with respect to the constituency advance both the issuance of reports during the course of this long observation here in Myanmar. They've been
repeatedly noted that we've had no access nor has another other international observer had access to the casting -- to observe the casting
of those outer constituency advance vote.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
WATSON: I have to apologize, Kristie, that is not the number two man in the
National League for Democracy, that in fact is Jason Carter who led the team of election observers here to Myanmar. He and the European Union,
which also had a large election observer mission here, have both called this election a major step forward towards civilian rule towards Democracy.
But they also had criticism as well, notably as we heard there, about the untransparent process of the advance voting. And we've heard that some
of the opposition parties have criticized that as well -- Kristie.
[08:04:59] LU STOUT: Yeah, it was good to hear from Jason Carter just then because there have been reports of voting irregularities during this
process as we still wait for the final vote count to come in.
Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, they have waited decades for this. They believe that they have secured a landslide victory. But what does it
mean the people of Myanmar? How is this vote going to change their lives?
WATSON: That is something that we're going to have to watch very closely.
But you've got to put this in context here. This is a country was ruled by a very strict military dictatorship for about half a century.
This is a country that saw violent military coupes, it saw deadly crackdowns on attempts to show public dissent. It has been illegal even to
gather in large groups in public here.
So, the prospect,that you could shave now, a peaceful transition of power, a peaceful democratic election, not perfect, but the closest thing
to an openly contested election in a quarter century that is a serious, serious change for this country.
And as all the observers have said, it could be a big step forward for this country.
There's still a lot of hard work to be done here, still the complete final
results have not been announced. There are still big questions about how a possible government led by the opposition will work with the military who
still maintain control over three key ministries, and will also appoint 25
percent of the seats in the upcoming parliament. That's going to be a big question.
Another big question, what would the next government do with at least 15 armed ethnic militias that are still technically at war with the central
government in this country and in territories where conflict has still been going on in recent days. How would a future government deal with this
which some diplomats have described to me as perhaps the biggest challenge to future stability in this country -- Kristie.
LU STOUT: Yeah, a number of big question marks about the establishment of the country going ahead, but still promising early signs
about the democratic transition there in Myanmar.
We have our Ivan Watson reporting live for us in Yangon. Thank you very much indeed for that, Ivan.
Now, new comments from Russia's anti-doping agency in response to a doping scandal that has rocked the sports world. Now a short time ago, the
agency acknowledged that doping has been a problem and said it was working to address the issue.
An independent council has accused Russia of quote, vast systematic state-sponsored doping program.
Now, our senior international correspondent Matthew Chance has the latest from Moscow. He joins us now.
And Matthew, how is Russia responded to these allegations of widespread systematic state sponsored doping as well as that decision to
suspend Russian labs?
MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, I think initially, the response from Russian officials, Kristie, was pretty angry.
You know, they rejected this wholeheartedly, you know, saying that it was - - that one of the quotes was it was an unprofessional report and it was ill-logical. The Russian sports minister said in his initial reactions
that he believed that the labs that test doping of athletes in Russia were the best in the world and that already measures have been taken to address
the problem of doping.
But in the past 12, 24 hours or so since this report has started to be digested a little bit, there's been a little bit more of a softer sort of
tack by the Russian authorities. I just walked out of a press conference by Nikita Komaev (ph) who is the director of RUSADA anti-doping agency.
And he said, look, you know we acknowledge there are some technical problems with the way that we test. And we are working with the
international bodies to make sure we bring that up to the right standard. But again, he rejected the idea
that it was a state-supported program of doping in the country.
And indeed, the Kremlin has also rejected that as well, calling it baseless.
And so on the one hand, you've got the Russians saying, look, we've acknowledged there are some shortcomings and some deficiencies, but they're
not acknowledging the general thrust of that report that there is this massive systemic problem with doping in the country.
LU STOUT: On the back of this damming report, action has already been taken. Action to suspend Russian labs.
Matthew, what about Russian athletes who are training for the next Olympic Games, what could happen to them?
CHANCE: Well, I mean, there's all sorts of uncertainty now hanging over whether they will be able to compete in any further competitions. As
I understand it, a decision has not been taken yet on whether to suspend Russia from forthcoming
competitions, particularly the Olympics, of course, in 2016.
But obviously when you are a professional athlete and you are training, you need to know what you're training for. And so there will be
a great deal of uncertainty for them.
But I think this problem goes much broader than the problem of athletics and the world of athletics in Russia. Of course, it's a massive
blow for athletes, but it's also a huge blow to the country. I mean, Russia has invested tens of millions of dollars over the years in prompting
itself as a major player in the world o sports. It hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. It will host the World Cup football championship next
year as well.
And you know, this is going to be a major blow politically to the Kremlin as well, the idea that throughout all of that time, there are
allegations now of Russian athletes cheating.
[08:10:40] LU STOUT: Yeah. Russia is, after all, a nation that has taken tremendous pride in its sporting achievements. Matthew Chance
reporting live for us from Moscow. Thank you very much for that.
Now, World Sport will have much more on the story. That program will be starting in about 40 minutes from now.
Now, Egypt says its security forces have killed the leader of an ISIS affiliate. They say Ashraf Ali al-Gharabali was killed in a shootout with
police in Cairo. Now, the group he led has claimed responsibility for downing a Russian passenger jet 10 days ago.
Egyptian officials, however, say it is too soon to say what brought town
Metrojet flight 9268. They have not accused al-Gharabali of sabotaging the plane, but they do say he was the mastermind of a number of organized
attacks in Egypt.
You're watching News Stream. And still to come, British Prime Minister David Cameron is making his demands as he paves the way for a
revamp in relations between the EU and the UK.
Plus, 3D imaging makes it possible to see the possible future of climate
change and just how it can affect your city.
And the Chinese online retailer, Alibaba is preparing for its big singles-day celebration. We'll explain that next.
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LU STOUT: Welcome back.
Now hundreds of thousands of Chinese shoppers and online retailers are counting down to midnight. They're about to kick off the world's biggest
online shopping spree for Singles Day.
Now November 11th is when Chinese online retailers hold a one-day digital retail extravaganza. Now, the day actually originated as a
celebration of single life in China, sort of an anti-Valentine's Day. That's because the numbers
in November 11 -- 11-11 -- look like four singles.
Now the Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba saw an opportunity in Singles Day six years ago and turned it into the online shopping frenzy of today.
And other retailers were quick to jump in.
Now last year, Singles Day raked in more than $9 billion.
Alibaba is not holding back this year, they're holding a huge gala to kick off the shopping spree. From t-shirts to the latest gadgets, online
retailers they offer exclusive promotions and deals to lure more shoppers.
But what exactly is available on this big day? Well, Steven Jiang chats with one avid online shopper about her Singles Day collections.
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[08:15:07] STEVEN JIANG, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: So, Anna, you have a very cozy kitchen here. And I heard everything here you bought
online.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yeah, basically everything you can see from here -- rice cookers, soy milk maker. I really like to make smoothies and juice
by this every morning almost. And all the cups, jars and beans, and even the fruits -- kiwi, and also the bread. Oatmeal I bought online.
JIANG: But do you actually buy even more on Singles Day?
ANNA: Sure, sure. I want to show you all the flowers, prints, I bought it online. And I want to show you the thing I bought last year on
Singles Day. These two.
JIANG: OK.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The steamer and the air purifier, I bought these because I bought
it on a Single Day, because there's a big discount they give me a gift which is the air purifier for the car. So I give that for my father as a
gift.
JIANG: So, do a lost your friends do this as well?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yeah, yeah, yeah, almost all my friends, even my boss, I think.
JIANG: Do they actually stay up late to take advantage of the discounts?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yeah, because the discount will start like midnight. It's going to be like Black Friday and Thanksgiving, people shop
overnight, that's why.
JIANG: Are you single?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yeah, I'm single.
JIANG: Is that why you're doing all these shopping to treat yourself?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: That's one. That's one reason. I'm pushing myself to buy more.
JIANG: People will be shopping overnight. And it all begins in just a couple hours from now.
Now, e-commerce is a booming industry for China. According to the ministry of commerce, Chinese e-commerce made $422 billion last year. A
new report is calling for more oversight of this huge online market.
Now, the British prime minister is calling for a major overhaul of Britain's relationship with the European Union. And we'll take a look at
his demands after the break.
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LU STOUT: Coming to you live from Hong Kong, you're back watching News
Stream.
Now, The British prime minister has just sent a list of demands to Brussels. David Cameron wants a major overhaul of Britain's relationship
with the European Union before the vote on whether Britain remains in the bloc.
Now a referendum is slated for 2017.
In a speech, Mr. Cameron made it clear that Britain has to evaluate its membership.
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[08:20:11] DAVID CAMERON, PRIME MINISTER OF BRITAIN: The commitment in the treaty to an ever-close reunion is not a commitment that should
apply any longer to Britain. We don't believe in it. We do not subscribe to it. We have a different vision for Europe.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
LU STOUT: Now, Mr. Cameron detailed his reforms in a letter to the European Council President Donald Tusk. And among the changes, the prime
minister wants to boost EU competition and have tighter control over migration from the EU.
Now, Southeast Asia's largest economy is hoping for a turnaround, after Indonesia saw its economic growth sink to a six-year low. David
Molko has more.
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DAVID MOLKO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Protests on the streets of Jakarta. These workers are angered by the country's new minimum wage formula, a
policy that supporters say will help businesses reduce uncertainty and is key in an economy growing at its slowest rate in six years.
Dirk Djatmiko, country head for food manufacturer So Good Food puts on a brave
face, but it's clear he, too, feels the pinch.
DIRK DJATMIKO, COUNTRY HEAD, SO GOOD FOOD: The cost of producing the products and the cost of doing business is not getting any cheaper. And
the consumers are spending less.
MOLKO: The factory floor is buzzing. No layoffs here, we're told. But the company is work hard to control costs on these frozen chicken
nuggets. They're holding prices steady and upping the numbers in each bag so customers will keep
buying.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We produce six tons an hour.
MOLKO: Six tons an hour.
BAMBANG BRODJONEGARA, INDONESIAN FINANCE MINISTER: I continue to be optimistic about Indonesia's economic develop.
MOLKO: The finance minister's optimism isn't supported by the numbers. The rupiah down some 9 percent year to date. Unemployment
creeping up, consumer confidence edging down. And third quarter GDP at 4.7 percent, the world bank's forecast for growth of all of next year, better
but not great,economists say, just 5.3 percent.
SHANTI SHAMDASANI, PRESIDENT, ASEAN INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY: This company could experience 9 percent GDP growth, to be quite frank. If they
can really pull the right lever. And there's a right focus.
MOLKO: Leaders here say they're doing just that, with six policy packages aimed squarely at cutting red tape and boosting investment.
Analysts say it's too early to tell if it's working. And most say for real change, Indonesia's leaders must do more to dismantle a long legacy of
protectionist policies.
And with China's demand for Indonesia's raw exports slowing, experts say
Indonesia must also diversify into manufacturing and tourism.
DJATMIKO: These sectors that have huge potential that are untapped.
MOLKO: Back on the streets, workers worry about the impact these policies will have on their wages and wallets.
David Moko, CNN, Jakart, Indonesia.
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LU STOUT: Indonesia is a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and economic cooperation will be a main focus when the
organization meets next week in Malaysia.
Our Asia-Pacific editor Andrew Stevens explains ASEAN's goals and challenges.
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ANDREW STEVENS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Welcome to ASEAN, that is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. It has ten members in
all from Myanmar in the north down to Indonesia in the south.
Now, the basic idea is that these countries are stronger together than they would be individually.
Take, for example, the economy. ASEAN countries had a combined GDP in 2014 of $2.6 trillion. That would be the world's seventh biggest economy
and it's growing. ASEAN is projected to rank fourth by 2050.
Now, it's trying to create an economic community to boost trade between partner nations and also allow for the free movement of skilled
workers.
ASEAN has the third biggest labor force in the world. They're young and many are educated, not to mention tech savvy.
Of the 625 million people in the region, around 160 million are online. And
about three out of four of them are on Facebook. In fact, ASEAN members are said to be the world's second biggest Facebook community.
But as a community ASEAN states face hurdles on the path to deeper integration. Singapore and Malaysia want Indonesia to do a better job
battle haze and preventing pollution from blowing across borders.
Myanmar continues to come under criticism for its human rights record. Thailand and Cambodia have long-running border disputes.
And ASEAN members have failed to agree on how to deal with China over hotly contested territory in the South China Sea.
Despite those differences, though, ASEAN nations have embraced peace for decades. And their goal is achieving greater prosperity by working
together for years to come.
Andrew Stevens, CNN, Hong Kong.
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[08:25:17] LU STOUT: And join Andrew on the "Road to ASEAN," our special series starts next week in Malaysia, the host next week's ASEAN
summit. Meet some of the entrepreneurs making their mark on the ASEAN landscape, and check out the opportunities ahead.
Now, Australian authorities say they have regained control of a migrant detention center on Christmas Island. Now the facility was rocked
by rioting on Monday following the unexplained death of an asylum seeker who had escaped from the center.
At least five people were injured in the rioting. Authorities acknowledged that they used force on a small number of detainees who built
barricades and threatened to use weapons.
You're watching News Stream. And still ahead, world powers prepare for a major meeting on climate change.
And according to a new report by Climate Central, things are not looking good. What the group says about the danger posed by a rising sea
level.
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LU STOUT: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong. You're watching News Stream
and these are world headlines.
Now the votes are still being tallied in Myanmar's historical election but opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi tells the BBC she expects her
National League for Democracy Party to win about 75 percent of the vote. Many of her supporters have already started celebrating.
Now the head of Russia's anti-doping agency has acknowledged the country has a problem, and it's working to address the issue. Now it comes
after an independent panel accused Russia of engaging in a quote, vast, systematic state-sponsored doping program.
The British prime minister is pushing for a major overall of Britain's relationship with the European Union. David Cameron laid out a list of
demands he is sending to Brussels. He wants to boost EU competition, have tighter control over migration from the EU and exempt Britain from Europe's
changes to its welfare system.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address a political think tank in Washington in a few hours from now. Now one day
after he sat down with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House. It was their first meeting
since the Iran nuclear deal opened up that huge chasm between their governments.
Now Monday's meeting focused on the shared interest of Israeli security.
Within a month, the world's biggest polluters in other nations will converge on France for the 2015 Paris climate conference. And ahead of
that summit, environment and energy ministers have a meeting in Paris over the past three days to prepare for the event. The French Foreign Minister
Laurent Fabius, is speaking this hour about their progress.
Now meanwhile, finance ministers from the European Union have a meeting in Brussels to talk over their position on how to fund some of
these climate reforms.
Now, scientists are showing us the important of COP21. Now, you're happening at a projection of what would happen here in Hong Kong if global
temperatures rise to four degrees. It's just one of several shocking scenarios released by climate
central.
Let's take a look at some other imagery that's been released by the group, and Chad Myers joins us now with that and more -- Chad.
CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Kristie, it's important to know that this 4 degrees Celsius number is above what it should have been -- the
temperatures across the globe should have been this year or any other year compared to pre-industrial world, pre-burning of fossil fuel, pre-burning
of coal and oil and all those other things that are polluting with CO2 in the atmosphere.
So, if you're already taking a look at what the UK is saying this year, we're at plus 1 degrees C compared to compared to 1850 to 1900,
that's the average the UK office uses. Preindustrial, they say, 1850 to 1900, that's our baseline.
Now, the United States says the baseline is just the 20th Century, because we don't have data to go back far enough to do that.
But let me show you if we're already at 1 degree C and now we're talking at just 2 degrees C, just doubling where we have come from here, we
have water in downtown Shanghai. We have significant water at 4 degrees where Shanghai -
- the infrastructure is completely ruined. The power lines, the water lines, the
sewer lines, everything has completely has to be moved away from the ocean.
And this is the case in a lot of these ocean front cities. Here's Sydney, Australia, right now, doing very nice. The seawall there. Look at
what we do when we raise this to 2 degrees C. The seawall's still holding, the people back here lower than sea level just like New Orleans, Louisiana,
they have to pump the water out because New Orleans is in fact below sea level, that would have to happen here if this happens to 4 degrees C, Sydney would have to pump
all the water back over that seawall, or of course make a much higher seawell.
So, here's what it looks like in New York City, another town, another city, right on the water. This is Wall Street. There is the bull. Wall
Street. This is the big area everyone walks up and down. At 2 degrees C we you lose part of
the lower here, this is kind of the lower part of Manhattan.
But at 4 degree C, we even lose the bull. I know that's not important, but you think about the bull itself, what's under the bull, all
those power lines, subway system. How do we pump all of that water out?
Here's what it looks like for 2015. Almost everywhere that you see red here is a record high temperature for the year and only one spot in the
entire world is a record low. You add all of this up together, because of el Nino, because of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and anything else
you want to add in there, this is probably shaping up to be and already is, but will it finish, and shaping up to be the hottest year ever on record,
Kristie.
You know, it's incredible the difference 4 degrees, even just 2 degrees makes. We see entire coastal communities submerged under water
potentially. Chad Myers there, thank you very much indeed for walking us through those riveting
visualizations. Take care, Chad.
Now, polluted air is spreading to more parts of China. And authorities are warning that it could hang around for days.
Now heavy smog has shrouded northeastern China since the weekend. In Lianing Province, pollution levels surged to 56 times the recommended
levels set by the World Health Organization.
Now officials say the haze is caused by people burning coal to keep warm as the temperatures drop.
Now, authorities in Beijing have issued an alert asking schools to stop all outdoor activities and advising citizens to wear masks when they
go out. And on the Chinese social media site Sino Weibo, one user in the city of Shenyang says
that stores have run out of masks. Quote, "all white masks have sold out. I'm returning to the store tomorrow," she says.
Now another user says that he's been wearing a mask, but still feels uncomfortable breathing. He writes this, quote, "working toward a blue sky
should be a daily goal, not just a mere slogan."
Now that feeling is echoed by another user. He says this about the haze,
quote, "no matter how the economy is, my hope is that our environment should come first."
Now for more on climate change, go to CNN.com/Twodegrees. We've already told you just how important that number is to the future of our
planet. And each week, we answer your questions. So, please be a part of this critical conversation. Tell us what you want to know about climate
change.
You can find it here all on our website.
Now, just ahead in the program -- we are on the road in Indonesia. Our farmers in Bali put more than just hard work into their fields. We'll
explore the spiritual side of the island's rice terraces next.
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[08:37:30] LU STOUT: Welcome back.
All this week, we are on the road in Indonesia. And CNN's Paula Newton continues her journey across parts of Bali that most visitors never
see. Now, far from the beaches are the island's unique rice terraces and this unique system of farming that combines the physical with the
spiritual.
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PAULA NEWTON, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Take it all in, an agricultural marvel built on centuries of prayer, patience and an abiding
reverence for water. We are in the rice terraces of Jutuway (ph), Bali, for the bird's eye view of the power of Suba, one of the oldest and most
sophisticated irrigation systems in the world, each canal tunnels efficiently right to the next, each guided by consensus.
Farmers convene believing if you nurture consensus, you grow more rice. And it's worked for more than a millennium, making Subak (ph)
farmers and their fields the most productive in Indonesia.
GEDE SEDANA, AGRICULTURAL SPECIALIST: Because if you talk about the spiritual thing, the Subak (ph) here in Bali, always think about the god.
NEWTON: Professor Gede Sedana, a community agricultural specialist, takes us through the rice paddies that here are as sacred as temples.
And is this the secret to the success of Subak (ph)?
SEDANA: Yeah, it is. Subak (ph) believe in the god.
NEWTON: With 2,000 years of lineage, Bali is one of the last fortifications of the Hindu court. Their lasting imprint is the philosophy
of Tri Hiritha Karana (ph), it convenes the spirit, humanity and nature in perfect harmony.
We look on as this Hindu priest and his wife, still farming in their 70s, pray at a temple in the heart of the rice paddy.
SEDANA: The (inaudible) anything is their flower and incense.
NEWTON: They are praying that god will conserve and purify their water.
PHYLLIS KAPLAN: Paula, welcome to the island of gods.
NEWTON: Dig deeper, we meet an unlikely Subak (ph) advocate, American Phyllis Kaplan.
KAPLAN: We are in the second most sacred temple in Bali. We are living here in rice culture. They ask not you have eaten today, but have
you eaten your nasi (ph), have you eaten your rice today.
NEWTON: Phyllis helps Sawa Bali (ph), a foundation that helps preserve Subak (ph), even with UNESCO World Heritage designation, Phyllis
is worried that Bali is at a tipping point with land conversion.
And there is much to lose.
[08:40:15] KAPLAN: Historically, it has been the most productive, fertile, and yield has been -- has been achieved succinctly through Subak
(ph), which has never been able to be replicated anywhere in this world, including the island of Java.
NEWTON: We started by seeking the secrets of Subak (ph). From fields to temples, the spiritualism plainly reveals itself providing a guiding
principle for Balinese life.
Paula Newton, CNN, Bali.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
LU STOUT: Stunning video there.
And finally, a major announcement from Seaworld amusement parks. Now the famous killer whale show at the San Diego location are to be phased out
by the end of next year. The shows have been at the center of allegations of animal cruelty for years with some recent scrutiny coming after the
documentary "Blackfish" was shown on CNN.
After the announcement, we spoke with one of the producers of the documentary.
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TIM ZIMMERMANN, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER AND CO-WRITER, BLACKFISH: To me, it's a seismic shift. It's the first that Seaworld has acknowledged that
public opinion, especially in California, is turning away from circus style entertainment shows with Killer Whales. And that their business model has
to evolve and try to head in a different direction. It remains to be seen, though, how far it will evolve and what they will mean for killer whales in
captivity in the U.S.
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LU STOUT: So a big change, yes, but the orca shows will continue at Seaworld's other U.S. parks.
And that is News Stream. I'm Kristie Lu Stout. But don't go anywhere, World Sports with Christina Macfarlane is up next with more on
the doping scandal in Russia.
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