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[08:00:21] ANDREW STEVENS, HOST: I'm Andrew Stevens in Hong Kong. Welcome to News Stream.

As the U.S. and South Korea hold military drills, North Korea responds by firing short-range projectiles off its coast.

President Obama kicks off an historic trip to Cuba.

And once an upwardly mobile star, Xiaomi's growth is slowing, but the smartphone marker tells me why it's not worried.

South Korea says the north fired five short-range projectiles off the east coast earlier Monday. It's just the latest in a series of recent

provocative maneuvers by Pyongyang.

Well, Paula Hancocks joins us now live from Seoul with more on this story. And I guess we shouldn't be too surprised, Paula, given there are

drills going on with South Korea and the U.S. at the moment.

PALA HANCOCKS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: That's right, Andrew. This is actually quite predictable behavior from North Korea. Every year

they are worried by these massive joint military drills between the U.S. and South Korea. They look at them and they believe that the allies are

working towards an invasion of North Korea.

Now, Washington and Seoul say that's not the case. They say that they are defensive in nature, that's their line every year. But certainly

tensions are high each time these drills are carried out.

Of course, tensions are much higher this year than we have seen in the past. And we will expect more of these projectiles to be fired up until at

least April 30th, which is when these drills finish between the U.S. and South Korea.

But we have been seeing an uptick almost daily really in what North Korea has been doing. Either its rhetoric or it's military or nuclear

strength, shows of this strength. And so certainly no one is expecting the tensions to ease before those U.S./South Korea military drills calm down.

STEVENS: Not expecting the tensions to ease, but could they ratchet up, I mean, go beyond what we are seeing at the moment, the short-range

projectiles into something bigger and potentially more dangerous, more provocative?

HANCOCKS: Well, it is certainly possible. If you take a look at what we have had this year alone. In January there was a nuclear test. In

February, that satellite launch which was widely seen as a long-range missile test. And then with UN sanctions, of course, against North Korea

punishing North Korea for those two previous events. And then as I say, that daily uptick in rhetoric or in shows of strength.

Now, we heard from South Korean officials saying they believe another nuclear test could be imminent. They at least say North Korea is ready

for number five. They say that really all they need is the political green light and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has

made it abundantly clear that he wants more nuclear tests.

So, I don't think officials certainly here in South Korea would be surprised if Pyongyang carried out another nuclear test so close to the

previous one -- Andrew.

STEVENS: So, Paula, what is the mood if you would like? How does South Koreans react to

news when they see this sort of action once again from the north? Do they just get on with their lives

or is there an underlying sort of tension, fear if you like, in South Korea?

HANCOCKS: Not that you would see. It certainly is business as normal in South Korea. And when it is these short-range projectiles, there's less

concern among officials as well as on the street. Certainly it's the long- range ballistic missiles that everybody is concerned about.

Obviously, the short range projectiles, that they are a threat to Japan or South Korea, if used against those countries. But this threat has

been around for decades. And so it is nothing new for those countries that are neighboring North Korea.

Of course, when it comes to an international ballistic missile test or something like that, that is when the international community really sits

up and takes notice. But for the majority of South Koreans, they would barely even notice this short-range projectile, as it

just happens so often and has done for decades -- Andrew.

STEVENS: OK. Paula, thanks very much for that. Paula Hancocks joining us live from Seoul.

Now, as those joint U.S.-South Korean military drills continue, our Ivan Watson got exclusive

access to an American nuclear powered ship that's taking part in those drills.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

[08:05:13] IVAN WATSON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice- over): Somewhere in the sea east of Korea, F-18 fighter jets catapult into the sky, launching off a deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier the John C.

Stennis.

(on camera): This carrier strike group is here as part of annual joint military exercises with South Korea. This takes place every year and it

makes the North Korean government furious. They argue that this could be a precursor to a military invasion of the North.

(voice-over): Nonsense, says the admiral in charge here. But he says the presence of the largest war machine in the U.S. military arsenal is

designed to send a message to North Korea.

REAR ADMIRAL RONALD BOXALL, U.S. NAVY: The provocations and things that you see from North Korea, we hope that our actions here as routine

operations help to deter any escalatory actions.

WATSON: North Korea routinely shows up its own military muscle. Some experts argue you have to show strength when dealing with this regime.

DANIEL PINKSTON, KOREA EXPERT, TROY UNIVERSITY: If you show weakness in the domestic political system in the North Korean authoritarian like

North Korea, you`re eliminated. And that`s how it works in the international system. If you are weak, they will bully you and take

advantage of you.

They only respect power.

WATSON: The problem is, this annual show of force, which includes simulated amphibious assaults carried out by U.S. and South Korean marines

hasn't stopped North Korea from testing nuclear bombs. In fact, Pyongyang recently fired salvos of ballistic missiles twice in just eight days, in

violation of multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions.

Just days ago, Kim Jong-un gave orders for scientists to develop the technology to launch a nuclear warhead on the tip of a ballistic missile.

Even those who preached power concede Pyongyang is committed to expanding its nuclear arsenal.

PINKSTON: They put so much effort and they`re very dedicated to having those capabilities. So, if they`re not reliable, they`re going to keep

working so they`ll be reliable and that they can use them if they needed to use them tomorrow, or next month or next year.

WATSON: And so, the saber-rattling continues. In addition to this strategy of containment and deterrence, experts say the U.S. and its allies

are very likely training for other possible scenarios, such as how to take out North Korea`s growing arsenal of nuclear weapons. If it looks like

Pyongyang is about to use them.

Ivan Watson, CNN, aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier John C. Stennis.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

STEVENS: And those drills are likely to continue for another six weeks or so.

Let's turn now to Cuba. It has reached a crucial moment in its relations with the United States. The President Barack Obama is now the

first sitting American president to visit the island nation in 88 years. Cubans and U.S. officials both hope the visit will help push the Cuban

government to further open up its economy.

But change, both social and economic, have been slow in that country.

Let's bring in CNN's Patrick Oppmann now. He joins us live from Havana.

Hugely symbolic that not only the president but the president's family, including his two daughters, going to Cuba. What sort of reaction

has there been to the visit so far, Patrick?

PATRICK OPPMANN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: And that's really no mistake, Andrew. You know, it would have a different tone if it was

just the president. And really I think priority number one is not just engaging with the Cuban government, but engaging with the

Cuban people. And that's why we have seen President Obama do things like do that skit with a Cuban comedian before arriving here.

And they are looking for these moments where they can really break the decades-old image of the United States that's been propagated by the Cuban

government of this evil empire that wants to take over our country, the imperialists. You know, you still have lots of propaganda posters around

Havana talking about how the United States has committed genocide with the economic sanctions against Cuba.

And to see President Obama much younger than Cuba's leader, who of course has, like many, many Cubans African ancestry with his family, with

his daughters, reaching out to the Cuban people in these events. You know, even walking around Old Havana yesterday where it was pouring rain. You

could just see this is so important. They brought umbrellas. And they wanted to have these moments where they can see the Cuban people.

Of course President Obama will go to a baseball game tomorrow. And there is no more beloved sport in Cuba. And so there will be more of these

opportunities for him to circumvent the Cuban government and have direct contact with the Cuban people.

[08:10:04] STEVENS: Of course there still is the trade embargo by the U.S. on Cuba. The president has been able to loosen that in some ways

through his own executive power. But can he offer anything concrete to the Cuban leaders, to Raul Castro, in return for some sort of easing on human

rights or on trade? What can he actually do in a concrete manner, Patrick?

OPPMANN: Well, let's take human rights first? And that's something the United States would very much like to see in just hours before the

president arrived, there was a demonstration where protesters were arrested en masse.

The Cuban government has said again and again really since December 17 that they will not change any domestic policies. And they're talking about

human rights there, and so it is very sensitive, because the Cuban government of course feels that the United States is still trying to do

regime change in Cuba where the United States says they just want freedom of speech and the right to assembly.

In terms of trade, you know, it is advancing slowly. But it advancing. We're hearing hotel chains will once again manage -- American

hotel chains will once again manage hotels in Cuba. That hasn't happened since the revolution. There is a huge contingent of not only business

people. But Cuban-American business people who have decided that despite the past, now is the time to return and rebuild their country. So,

President Obama will certainly be pushing the business issues, which they feel is also an important avenue to bringing change to Cuba right now,

Andrew.

STEVENS: Yeah, certainly a massive entourage accompanying the president.

And one suspects, Patrick, that change in Cuba is now going to be very, very rapid.

Patrick Oppmann in Havan, thanks so much for that.

Now, Belgian authorities have a new person on their radar. They say he is connected to the

Paris attack suspect that they finally captured on Friday. The latest on that investigation when we come back. Stay with us.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

STEVENS: New developments out of Belgium this hour. Following Friday's raid that captured Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam.

Now Belgian authorities say that they are looking for any new suspect who traveled with

Abdeslam a couple months before the mass killings in Paris.

Now, this is new footage of Friday's police operation in Brussels that lead to Abdeslam's capture as well as other arrests.

The Paris prosecutor is pressing for Abdeslam's quick extradition to France.

So, let's go to Nima Elbagir now. She is in Brussels. She joins us now with more details.

First of all, Nima, what can you tell us about this new suspect?

NIMA ELBAGIR, CNN INTERNATIONAL COCRRESPONDENT: Well, this man known previously only as Soufiane Kayal was believed by authorities to be a key

conspirator. He was intercepted in phone calls. Belgian counterterror officials tell CNN directing Abaaoud, the ringleader of the Paris attacks.

So, he is really believed to have played a pretty central role.

Up until this point, they only knew his alias, now they are releasing into the public domain his real name, Najim Laachroui. He is on the run.

The police are asking the public to be vigilant, but to dial in to them with anything that they learn.

This really is part of that broader sense we're getting here, Andrew, that this is not yet over. And a lot of that comes back to the

entrenchment of this radical ideology here in Belgium, stemming from the ability of recruitment networks to operate here and the ease with which the

recruitment networks have been bolstered by the extremist literature for sale here in Belgium. And it is that that we have really been looking into

and focusing on during our time here. Take a look at this, Andrew.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

ELBAGIR (voice-over): A sunny day in the center of Brussels. For years, authorities have been combating an epidemic of extremist literature.

We set out to find out how easy it is to access these texts.

Using an undercover camera, we visited a number of book shops, asking for books we knew espoused violent jihadi ideology.

This man stammers nervously before telling me he doesn't have them but knows where to find them.

"Sergos," he says, a small district in the North of Brussels. We head to Sergos.

We head to Sergos. Another book shop. Another stammered answer. We're directed to the center of town, back to the first shop. It's starting to

feel like we're being given the run-around.

This woman knows these bookshops are known all too well. 10 years ago, the researcher visited many of them undercover to expose the extremist

literature openly for sale. After she published her findings, she found herself at the center of a whirlwind of recrimination, criticism, and

threats.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The mayor, the police, the Secret Services, they all said it was too sensational, that I exaggerated. My conclusions were

based on, well, just street talks. They didn't take me serious. And they didn't take the young people on the streets serious.

ELBAGIR: The buying and swapping of the books is itself part of the radicalization, seen as evidence of commitment that the ideology is taking

heart. Armed with the titles and the publishing houses, we don't have to search much further. Through online bookshops, in Belgium extremist

literature is delivered right to your front door.

(on camera): We're not disclosing the names of these books but these are amongst the extremist texts being found in the homes and hideouts of

suspected militants. They're essentially jihadi 101. The language in here is horrifying. Justifying the targeting of Jews, the conscription of

children, and matter of fact statements that it's every Muslim's responsibility to bear arms. These are key ISIS tenets.

(voice-over): In many European countries, these books are banned. In Belgium, at best, buying these books may attract unwanted attention from

the authorities. But the books and their sale is completely legal.

(CROSSTALK)

ELBAGIR: Videos like this have grown infamous here. Belgian jihadis exhorting those at home to join them in Iraq and Syria. Estimates vary, but

Belgian security forces calculate the average number of Belgians who have successfully left to join is since the Paris attacks at almost two dozen.

The dramatic capture of the so-called eighth Paris attacker, Salah Abdeslam, just a street away from his childhood home in Brussels after

months on the run, a stark reminder of how hard it's been for Belgian authorities to stay one step ahead of the extremist networks.

And the tide of extremist literature bolstering the networks is proving even tougher to quell. If anything, it appears to be even easier to

obtain.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

ELBAGIR: The threat level here remains at 3, the second highest level, but it is being constantly replaced as we understand from

authorities, Andrew.

STEVENS: Nima, thank you very much for that. Nima Elbagir joining us live from Brussels. And we'll be checking in with Nima throughout the week

as she continues her coverage of the terror network in Belgium.

Now, still to come here on News Stream, fisticuffs on the campaign trail. Violence increasingly being seen at the rallies of Donald Trump.

Stay with us.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

[08:23:25] STEVENS: That's the skyline in Hong Kong looking down across Victoria Harbor to the center of the city there. A pretty dramatic

shot it is, too.

Welcome back. You're watching News Stream live from Hong Kong.

Now, when soldiers return from the front lines, a familiar face is a welcomed sight. For the 10th anniversary of CNN Heroes, we take a look

back at a 2014 CNN Hero who brings comfort to soldiers with a little help from man's best friend by reuniting soldiers

with the stray animals they adopted while serving.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I've deployed to Afghanistan three times. We head out and spend hours on guard. We've come back and the dogs will be so

excited to see us. You forget that you're half way across the world in a desert with hostile things going on.

PEN FARTHING, CNN HERO: On every single street corner in Kabul, you'll find stray dogs. Animals can be therapeutic and looking after a dog or cat

does relieve stress. And so it holds true for a soldier as well.

When I was serving in Afghanistan I actually thought I was unique in looking after this dog, but I was wrong.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Once we came close to leaving, I knew that I didn't want to leave them behind.

FARTHING: To date now, the organization has actually rescued over 650 dogs or cats for serving soldiers from around the world.

Also, we help the stray animals out in the streets. There is a big problem with rabies. We are not just helping the animals, we're also

helping the Afghan people.

When we get a call from the soldier, we have to get the dog from wherever the soldier is in Afghanistan to our shelter in Kabul. We will

neuter or spay the dog, and we vaccinate it against a variety of diseases.

Then the animal starts his journey from Kabul to the soldier's home country.

UNIDENITIFIED MALE: When I pulled cadence out of the crate, I was just so excited I was even more excited that she remembered me. I can't

believe it that they're she's been such a help. She is a huge part of the transition being easier.

FARTHING: If I had never had met Nowzad in the first place, none of this would have happened. You know, my connection with Afghanistan's daily

life because of Nowzad. So, to me, every time I look at him, it makes me smile.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

STEVENS: What a great story.

OK, we're going to take a short break. When we come back, we'll have more news for you. Stay with us.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

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[08:30:01] STEVENS: Now, Donald Trump's campaign is shrouded in yet more chaos and controversy with violence once again being scene at the

Israelis. Two scuffles in Arizona saw a protester punched by a Trump supporter, and another apparently man-handled by a campaign manager.

CNN's Sunlen Serfaty reports.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DONALD TRUMP, (R) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Again, I say it for everybody, especially for the media, we don't condone violence.

SUNLEN SERFATY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Donald Trump once again on the defensive.

TRUMP: How come we're the bad people all the time?

SERFATY: As raucous clashes continue to overshadow the front-runner's campaign events.

TRUMP: The one who's dragging the flag and has no respect for the flag whatsoever. And his partner whoever that maybe has a Ku Klux Klan hat on.

And you have an African-American man got in sensed and he started hitting the people.

SERFATY: At dinner Sunday the Republican front-runner trying to explain chaos at his rally on Saturday night.

TRUMP: Get him out of here.

SERFATY: While being escorted out, this protester caught on camera getting sucker-punched and repeatedly punched and kicked by a Trump

supporter who was arrested in charged with assault.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What just happened to me inside this pace is a direct result of Trump's methods, his lies and the angry rhetoric and

violent rhetoric that he's displaying on his campaign.

SERFATY: A woman behind him also being escorted out wearing a KKK hoodie. But unlike in Trumps version of events the two don't know each

other. At Trumps campaign manager Corey Lewandowski in a verbal confrontation with another protester seeing in this CNN video yanking the

men's shirt collar as member of Trump security detail grabs him from behind.

TRUMP: I give him credit for having spirit. He wanted them to take down those horrible profanity-laced signs.

SERFARY: Trumps competition seizing on the continued violence and his statement last week that his supporters might riot if he is denied the

nomination in a contested convention.

SEN. TED CRUZ, (R) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Donald Trump continues that path of spreading hatred, division, and it's fundamentally wrong.

GOV. KASICH, (R) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I don't think that kind of language is appropriate to talk about violence and rioting. And if you go

to a convention and you lose. Be a big enough person to say I gave it my best and I didn't win.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

STEVENS: Well, right now U.S. presidential hopefuls are getting ready to address one of America's most powerful lobby groups. Hillary Clinton is

the first of four candidates to appear before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

They are trying to shore up support among Jewish voters and all have declared strong support for Israel.

Well, Oren Liebermann has been following reaction in Israel and he joins us now from Jerusalem.

Let's start with the obvious question here, Oren, is what is the reaction to Donald Trump where you are?

OREN LIEBERMANN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, Donald Trump here among Israelis is viewed with -- to an extent curiosity. They wonder

what he's about, how he's done so well. Part of it is also where exactly does he stand on Israel. He's had a few statements back and forth. So,

that will be part of what perhaps he tries to clear up as he speaks before AIPAC, that's a crowd that very much knows what it wants to hear. They

won't stand for, I suspect waffling or unsure decisions.

So, AIPAC, the American Jewish vote there as well as Israelis here will very much be paying attention to what Donald Trump says and where his

policies stand exactly on Israel.

STEVENS: Hillary Clinton seems to have a sort of an advantage, a natural advantage if I can use that phrase at this stage. Why is that?

LIEBERMANN: Well, she certainly does among American Jewish voters who are overwhelmingly Democratic and have been for years in federal and state

elections.

She is also very popular among Israelies. And analysts here say that is because Israelis overwhelmingly love Bill Clinton. We saw him speak

here a few months ago. And the crowd went absolutely wild for him.

There's a difference there. Hillary Clinton has been criticized for some of her positions on Israel and yet that fondness for the Clinton name

still carries over for her. There were a few polls in recent weeks about what do Israelis think of all the presidential candidates.

The only two that they are really familiar with are Clinton and Trump and they favor Clinton as of right now.

STEVENS: And what -- you're in Israel. But if the people you talk to can sort of give you an idea what people in the U.S., the Jewish in the

U.S. want to hear the candidates say, what is the top of their agenda? What do we they want to be reassured about?

LIEBERMANN: Well, the question for American Jews who vote on Israel is of course Israeli security. And here's where I suspect we will see

Clinton as well, but primarily the Republicans talking about the effects of the Iran deal and how America can and will ensure Israel's security in the

wake of that deal.

But it's interesting, because for the most part, American Jewish voters don't vote on Israel as their main issue. Polls recently and in

previous years have repeatedly shown that the big issues for American Jewish voters are the same as for many on other voters: the economy, health

care, national security. Only a very small percent vote with Israel as their number one issue.

So it will be all of the candidates, Republican and Democratic, trying to hit those issues, except Bernie Sanders who has decided not to speak at

AIPAC, trying to shore up that American Jewish vote on big issues but of course on Israel as well.

STEVENS: Well, it's interesting. Bernie Sanders, you bring him up, he is Jewish, but he is not

attending the AIPAC. Does he pose a threat to the Jewish vote for Hillary?

LIEBERMANN: That's an excellent question perhaps best posed to an American political analyst. He has been very quiet, perhaps the quietest

of all of the candidates with his stance on Israel. And he has seen, rightly or not , as the candidate most ready to be critical of Israel's

policies regarding the Palestinians and other policies. And yet he has said that he would be pro-Israel, but sees it differently.

So he's missed an opportunity here to clear up his positions to win that American Jewish vote

that I suspect, based on previous polls that we have seen is still in favor of Clinton.

[08:36:07] STEVENS: All right. Oren, thanks very much for that. Oren Liebermann joining us live from Jerusalem. Once again, the

candidates, four of the candidates will be speaking at AIPAC over the coming hours.

Now, once a rising star, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is seeing its growth slow. But one of Apple's biggest rivals in China tells me it is not

worried about that. They'll tell us why as well just ahead.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

STEVENS: Welcome back.

Now, Apple is set to unveil a smaller iPhone and a new iPad in a few hours from now.

The new iPhone is expected to be a little less expense with a design similar to the iPhone 5, but with updated circuitry to match the iPhone 6S.

Apple is also expected to unveil a smaller version of the iPad Pro and new bands for the Apple Watch.

But the company is not expected to show off the next generation of Apple Watch just yet.

Now, one of Apple's main rivals in China is Xiaomi. But the young smartphone company has seen its once rapid growth start to slow. Xiaomi

fell short of its target to sell more than 80 million smartphones last year in China, selling just over 70 million handsets in 2015.

Well, earlier I spoke to Xiaomi's international vice president Hugo Barra, a former Google executive who says the company is doing just fine.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

HUGO BARRA, VICE PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL, XIAOMI: 2015 was the second year in a row where Xiaomi finished the year as the number one

smartphone brand in China. And perhaps more importantly is the stuff that no one is talking about, which is how is our mobile internet services

business doing? Xiaomi is an internet company first and foremost. We use phones as a distribution vehicle for the software and for the internet

services that we layer on top of our software platform.

STEVENS: To get that growth in internet services, you still need to be selling handsets. Are you at all concerned, though about the number of

handsets that you are selling at the moment?

BARRA: As an internet company, of course, we need users, right, to whom we can deliver these services. There's room for growth in China. And

we're also investing pretty heavily in other markets. India, in particular.

India has just passed the U.S. and is now the second largest smartphone population in the world, only behind China.

[08:40:01] STEVENS: There is a global slowing trend of smartphone sales growth. Some people say that's because there is a lack of

innovation. What do you say to that?

BARRA: So I have a contrary view on that. I think innovation in the smartphone industry is still accelerating. If you look, for example, at

the size of batteries, batteries are shrinking still at a pretty fast pace.

STEVENS: Is that what's going to be driving new consumers to buy smartphones, though? Is what is going to drive me to want to upgrade my

smartphone?

BARRA: So, I think you're going to continue to see improvements in display technology and battery technology. A lot of growth, though, is

going to come from developing markets.

STEVENS: Is the day, or the era of the explosive growth in smartphone sales now over?

BARRA: Smartphone market in China, 400 million a year. That's potentially close enough

to saturation that you could call that market a replacement cycle now. Southeast Asia, another close to a billion people. And it's still a market

at its beginning to make stages of growth. India still super early on. We are still at about 100 million smartphones a year sold. It would probably

peak at 300 to 400 million. So also early stages of growth.

And in Africa, another billion people, it hasn't even started.

STEVENS: It is more going to be going forward a much more developing world story than just a China story.

BARRA: Yeah, we have got to get the rest of the world connected.

(END VIDOETAPE)

STEVENS: Hugo Barra there doing his best to connect the rest of the world. Hugo with Xiaomi.

We spoke just a couple of hours ago.

Now, despite their high profile, Xiaomi still doesn't sell phones in the developed market. I'm talking about the U.S. or Europe. And Barra

says that is on the cards for the future, but he is not yet giving any specifics dates.

It's the announcement which has animal activists cheering. SeaWorld's decision to end the

breeding of orcas in captivity and now a former whale hunter is throwing his support behind that

move.

Jeff Foster shared these pictures with CNN's Ivan Watson two years ago. They show orcas squealing in panic hours after they were captured.

Well, foster says he managed to change his ways. And he's glad the park is changing their ways too.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

JEFF FOSTER, FRM. WHALE HUNTER: I started a long time ago. And things have changed dramatically in the last 40 years. And I spent a lot

of time in the field with these animals. I was just out in the field last week doing some tagging work and some research on the southern (inaudible)

killer whales on the Washington coast. And we're learning more and more about these animals every year

and what their needs are.

And I think SeaWorld is -- you know, they have done an amazing job in the past. And they just need to change with the times. And it is now time

for change.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

STEVENS: Time for changed indeed.

And on that note, we shall say farewell for now. Thanks for joining me here on News Stream. I'm Andrew Stevens. Don't go anywhere. World

Sport with Amanda Davies is up next.

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