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[08:00:11] KRISTIE LU STOUT, HOST: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong, and welcome to News Stream.

Now on a winning streak, a Trump verse Clinton White House race now looks even more likely after both scoring commanding victories in the latest

votes.

Family and friends mourn two activists murdered in Bangladesh. We'll speak to the country's U.S. ambassador over these horrific killings.

And an unwanted milestone for Apple -- iPhone sales dropped for first time ever, as the tech giant's profits take a dive.

LU STOUT: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are celebrating after racking up more wins in the race for the White House. And that leaves the

Republican and Democratic front-runners closer than ever to claiming their party's respective

nominations.

Now, it was a clean sweep for Trump who won five out of five Republican primaries on Tuesday night, all of them in the northeast. And he wasted no

time in declaring himself the presumptive nominee.

Now for the Democrats, Hillary Clinton won in all but one state primary. Rival Bernie Sanders picked up his sole victory of the night in the U.S.

state of Rhode Island.

Now, a short time ago CNN's Chris Cuomo took Donald Trump to task over one of the accusations he levied at rival Hillary Clinton on the campaign stage

Tuesday night.

Trump was asked about his claim that Hillary Clinton only has the so-called women's card to play. Take a listen.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

DONALD TRUMP, 2016 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: It is certainly part.

she -- she is a woman. She is playing the woman card left and right. She didn't play it last time with Obama, but she's playing it much harder this

time. And she will be called on it. She'll absolutely...

JAKE TAPPER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: How do you call someone on being a woman?

TRUMP: You just tell them they're playing the women's card.

TAPPER: But what does that mean, exactly?

TRUMP: Frankly, if she didn't, she would do very poorly.

TAPPER: How do you know that?

TRUMP: I know it, because I think if she -- if she were a man and she was the way she is, she would get virtually no votes.

TAPPER: I know, I hear what you're saying. I'm just trying to figure your basis is for it. You know, most of a measurments of a perspective matchup,

not only is Clinton beating you with women, she's beating you with white women. Do you think that this is a good message for them to hear all these

got is a woman -- sounds dismissive of her gender?

TRUMP: When I came out I was competing against 17 very capable people. but you've this. I'm sure you heard it last night ad nauseam. I was

competing against 17 very, very capable people, and a woman. And what happened is one by one they disappeared, and everyone said, what's going

on? What's happening? A governor, a senator, a governor, a senator.

But one by one they disappeared. And they thought Trump was going to be there for a couple of week. He was going to have some fun, that he was

going to go to Monte Carlo and have a good time. OK? And it didn't work out that way.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

LU STOUT: And that was Donald Trump speaking to CNN a short time ago after what was surely a very long night.

Now, as we've said, Trump is now calling himself the presumptive nominee. But just how true is that claim. Now, CNN's chief U.S. correspondent John

King runs the numbers for us.

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JOHN KING, CNN CHIEF NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Let's look at this right now. I'm a little ahead of the CNN official delegate estimate because we've not

allocated them all. It looks like we're going to end the night ballpark Trump in the 964 range, right? That does not include the 54. There are 54

non-committed, non-pledged delegates on the ballot in Pennsylvania.

But CNN reporters have been in touch with many of those delegates in recent days. Again, there are 54 of those delegates. Based on what we know

tonight, at least half -- at least half, so let's just make it 27 -- 27 have said either they're committed to Donald Trump or that they're

committed to vote as their district went, and Donald Trump is winning across the state of Pennsylvania. So remember that number, 27. If you add

the 27 to the 964, at that point heading forward to the primaries, it gets Donald Trump down to about 50 percent. That's all he need is about 50

percent.

But I want to tell you something else as we go forward. New Jersey is at the very end of the California, Wolf, so I'm jumping ahead here in terms of

the math. New Jersey is at on June 7th. But Donald Trump is heavily favored. Look ago the geography in the area. It's winner take all.

If you add that in and you add in the state of West Virginia, again it is Indiana that's next. We're jumping ahead a bit here. But if you say Donald

Trump is going to take them all in West Virginia, if you add those in as well, plus tonight, plus least half of those Pennsylvania uncommitteds, at

this point here, Donald Trump would have to win only 41 percent of the remaining delegates.

So, is Donald Trump's math improving so dramatically tonight that he is in a position, assuming he keeps New Jersey and keeps West Virginia, Indiana

is next week, the big prize out in California. Without a doubt tonight, Donald Trump has so improved his delegate math, A, winning in these states,

B, the commitments of at least half of the unpledged delegates of Pennsylvania, and his prospective in New Jersey and West Virginia, when you

look at these other states going out, he's in the -- tonight, he's going to end in the ballpark of meeting half of the remaining delegates.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

[08:05:41] LU STOUT: CNN's John King there.

Now, be sure to tune in for what is being billed as a major foreign policy speech from Donald Trump. You can see it live starting at midnight here in

Hong Kong, that's 1:00 a.m. in Tokyo right here on CNN.

Now, following Tuesday's big night, both Clinton and Trump are eyeing the general election

more than ever. And CNN's Jeff Zeleny reports, Clinton is now reaching out to Bernie Sanders supporters.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

HILLARY CLINTON, 2016 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Thank you, Pennsylvania!

ZELENY (voice-over): Hillary Clinton winning four big states, pushing her even closer to becoming the Democratic nominee, extending her hand to

Bernie Sanders and his supporters who she'll need in the fight ahead.

HILLARY CLINTON (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: And I applaud Senator Sanders and his millions of supporters for challenging us to get unaccountable

money out of our politics and giving -- greater emphasis to closing the gap of inequality, and I know together we will get that done.

ZELENY: But Sanders pledging to stay in the race and run an issue- oriented campaign until the last vote is cast.

In a statement overnight, he says, "This campaign is going to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia with as many delegates as

possible to fight for a progressive party platform."

CLINTON: Whether you support Senator Sanders or you support me, there's much more that unites us than divides us.

ZELENY: But the Clinton campaign is already looking forward to the battle with Donald Trump, or whoever the GOP nominee may be.

CLINTON: We will unify our party to win this election, and build an America where we can all rise together. An America where we lift each other up

instead of tearing each other down.

ZELENY: Sanders addressing the crowd in West Virginia before the final results, taking on a different tone, steering clear of harsh attacks

against Clinton.

SEN. BERNIE SANDERS (I-VT), DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Almost every national poll and every state poll has us defeating Trump, and that margin

for us is significantly larger than that of Secretary Clinton.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: And that was Jeff Zeleny reporting there.

And joining me now live from Washington is assistant editor for The Washington Post David Swerdlick.

David, thank you for joining us. As you know, a big sweep last night for Donald Trump. Do you think the Cruz/Kasich alliance can stop Trump and his

march to the nomination?

DAVID SWERDLICK, ASSISTANT EDITOR, THE WASHINGTON POST: Well, Kristie, certainly the Cruz/Kasich alliance, which is already sort of unraveling is

not going to stop Donald Trump from dominating the delegate count, from going into the Republican convention this summer in

Cleveland with a huge delegate lead.

They may be able to slow him down just enough to prevent him from getting the 1,237 delegates he needs to wrap up the nomination before the

convention. So, I think at this point, their best bet is simply to get to a contested convention. But after last night's wins by Trump in Maryland,

Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, the northeastern states, where in some cases in a lot of cases,

Trump's percentage of the vote was more than Kasich and Cruz combined. It really is very hard for them to make the case that they're going to really

at this point contend with him vote for vote for this nomination.

LU STOUT: And this is also ending up to be a showdown between the front- runners, between Donald Trump and between him and Hillary Clinton. Do you think Trump, you know, before the Republican National Convention, can bring

the Republican Party together? And say, yes, I can beat Hillary Clinton in a national contest?

SWERDLICK: Well, if you kind of listen to what's being said out there by Republican activists, by Republican strategists, by rank and file voters,

there is this growing sense that folks in the Republican Party have resigned themselves to this idea that Trump really has a lot of momentum

going into the convention.

Senator Cruz has a legitimate case to make at this convention, that he is the more true conservative candidate. He's a movement conservative. He's

someone who came out of the Tea Party movement of the last several years. And his campaign should go all the way to the convention, and contest Trump

on the basis of issues.

But clearly, folks in the Republican primary electorate have coalesced around Trump. And so even if his message doesn't resonate or even if his

issues don't resonate with all Republican voters, it would be hard for Republicans at this point to say that someone else is the standard bearer.

Things could change in the Indiana and California primaries coming up, but it's hard to see right at this moment, at least, how that would happen.

[08:10:17] LU STOUT: And this new message that Donald Trump is using to attack Hillary

Clinton, accusing her of playing the women's card. Do you think that could hurt him?

I think it could slowly hurt him, especially with women voters in a general election, particularly unmarried, white women voters.

I mean, Democrats have a very solid and comfortable in-road with voters of color, with unmarried women, with women in general, and Donald Trump needs

women voters in a high turnout general election if he's going to have a chance of beating Hillary Clinton.

Conversely, Clinton needs her coalition -- women, people of color, to turn out as well.

Donald Trump by saying that Hillary Clinton is playing the women card I don't see how that helps him among those demographics. If anything,

Kristie, I think it's his way of trying to steer the message away from her qualifications at a former secretary of state, former senator, former first

lady of the United States and just sow some seeds of doubt about her as an individual.

I don't if it will work, but I also don't know that it's going to be an immediate, you know, flashpoint in this campaign past think about what must

pass in the next couple of days.

LU STOUT: Got you.

And let's talk about Hillary Clinton. I mean, she capturing in the end four out of five states last night. She is close to clinching the

nomination, but not yet. And there is this divide between her and her camp and base of support and Bernie Sanders, and his supporters. She's trying

to use a language to bring everyone together, but can she unify the Democratic Party?

SWERDLICK: I think she can. I don't think it will be easy for her. The question, it seems to me, is whether or not Sanders supporters, who had so

much enthusiasm for Senator Sanders's campaign will come around to this idea, again, going into the Democratic convention this summer in

Philadelphia, that Secretary Clinton, even if she doesn't excite them, even if she's not as progressive enough for them, is the better alternative to

whoever Republicans nominate as their standard bearer, who presumably will be Donald Trump.

It strikes me that the objective for the Clinton campaign is to not get Sanders supporters to

love her or to be as enthusiastic about her, but to feel that they have a stake in going out and voting to are her.

And on the side of Senator Sanders, look, he still has money in his campaign. He still has a very clear and consistent message about wealth

and income inequality, so he -- his campaign has said they're going to take this all the way to the convention and they

should, because his campaign, although it's starting to fade in terms of the delegate count, has really been, has over-performed in a way that I

don't think anyone expected a year ago.

LU STOUT: Yes, and they have a mission still to push that progressive party platform. We'll leave it at that, David. I thank you so much for

joining us. David Swerdlick of The Washington Post, thank you. Take care.

Now, final respects have been paid to two activists in Bangladesh who were brutally killed this

week. Now, friends and loved ones gathered at a memorial service for the victims who championed gay, lesbian, transgender rights. They were hacked

to death inside an apartment.

A division of al Qaeda has claimed responsibility.

Now, the U.S. has condemned the killings. And joining me now is Marsha Burnica, the U.S. ambassador to Bangladesh. And Ambassador Burnica, thank

you very much for joining us this evening here on CNN. And our condolences for the death of Xulhaz Mannan, the USAID employee. I understand he was a

friend of the U.S. embassy. He and Tanam Majumdar (ph), they were brutally killed on Monday. What is your reaction, your personal reaction to these

murders?

MARSHA BURNICA, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO BANGLADESH: Kristie, thank you so much for talking about and helping to memorialize these Xulhaz and Tanam (ph).

Xulhaz, when I first arrived here over a year ago, was our protocol assistant. And he, more more than many others at this embassy, helped

introduce me to Bangladesh and make sure that I got off to a good start. He did that for several other ambassadors, my

predecessors.

When he moved to us USAID last September, he realized a dream of his to work directly on development, particularly on human rights issues here. He

had so many admirers and we all saw him as a valued and a cherished employee. We lost a member of our family.

LU STOUT: Now, we learned yesterday that a unit of al Qaeda, the al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent has claimed responsibility for the killing of

these two men. What do you make of that claim? Does it appear to be authentic to you?

BUNIRCA: Well, I can tell you this -- in the last 14 months, we have tracked, modestly, 35 similar attacks. 23 of those attacks have been

claimed by a terrorist group.

[08:15:05] LU STOUT: A terrorist group -- al Qaeda and ISIS as well?

BURNICA: That's correct.

LU STOUT: Now, there have been a wave of hacking death there in Bangladesh targeting activists, targeting gay rights activists, secular bloggers,

writers. Ambassador, just how dangerous is it to be an atheist, or a writer or an openly gay person in Bangladesh today?

BURNICA: Well, I can tell you this -- the fact that these attackers are brutally going after anyone who doesn't believe in their -- in their

ideology, their violent ideology, has created fear here among people.

At the same time, this is a country, I can't emphasize this enough, that has a long tradition of tolerance, of free speech, and certainly a

diversity of religion and culture that has been cherished.

What's been happening here is not at all a characteristic of Bangladesh and I have yet to run into anyone, in fact, no one condones these brutal

killings as anything other than un-Bangladeshi.

LU STOUT: And, in fact, it's attracted international outrage, in regards to the latest murders this week. The U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry

said that those responsible must be bruoght to justice. So, what does the United States expect Bangladesh to do to respond to these extremist

killings, many of them have been carried out by extremists groups with links to al Qaeda and ISIS?

BURNICA: Yes.

First and foremost, we expect the government -- in fact, everyone here, to speak out forcefully to condemn these acts of violence, of violent

extremism. And to -- in their expressions to make sure that it's clear that no matter what you say, no matter what you write, no matter which god

you pray to, or choose not to pray to any god, or no matter whom you choose to love, that that is not a reason ever to justify being killed, being

brutally murdered.

Secondly I want to emphasize -- yes.

LU STOUT: Sorry to interrupt you, but I do want to ask one more question while we have you here on the program. There's been reporting about the

so-called hitlist out there, a hitlist of people who could be killed next, could be targeted next, you know, not just in Bangladesh, but even in

Europe and in North America and that raises the fear and the concern. Ambassador, is

this a threat that extends far beyond Bangladesh?

BURNICA: Thank you so much for raising that point, that is exactly correct.

There have been numerous hitlists published in Bangladesh over the last year. I wanted to add, though, that Bangladesh has been a very strong

partner in the fight against terrorism. This is a government that has a track record of successfully fighting terrorism in the past. It is led by

a prime minister, Sheikh Hasina who has said on numerous occasions that terrorism knows no religion and no boundary and she has a zero tolerance

for that.

And so we are working diligently with the government as well as civil society and the media to help strengthen this country in its fight against

terrorism and in efforts to prevent violent extremism.

LU STOUT: All right, Ambassador Burnica, thank you very much indeed for joining us here

on News Stream tonight. Take care.

BURNICA: Thank you.

LU STOUT: Now, The families finally are seeing justice one day after the Hillsborough inquiry verdict. And after the break right here on the

program, we're going to take you live to Liverpool where a tribute to the victims of the 1989 stadium tragedy is to get underway.

And the accused Paris attacker now on French soil once more. The terror suspect Salah

Abdeslam is extradited from Belgium. He is now in France. We've got the details, ahead.

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[08:22:55] LU STOUT: Coming to you live from Hong Kong, your back watching News Stream.

Now, the Paris terror suspects Salah Abdeslam has been extradited to France. Belgium handed the 26-year-old over to French authorities early on

Wednesday. He will face a Paris magistrate later in the day.

Now, Abdeslam was captured in a shootout with police in Brussels last month.

Now, the Belgian-born French citizen was Europe's most wanted man before his capture. And CNN's Erin McLaughlin has been following developments.

She joins us now live from Brussels,

And Erin, Salah Abdeslam is now in France. Exactly where has he been taken to? And walk us what will happen to him next.

ERIN MCLAUGHLIN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Kristie, he arrived in France at around 9:00 a.m. local time. He was transported via helicopter with an

elite police unit. Authorities seemingly not wanting to risk the security of transporting him via the ground.

It's about a three-hour drive between Brussels and Paris.

It's also interesting to note the timing of all of this. We had expected him to be extradited, but the timing of it, a surprise even to his lawyers.

It seems that authorities are taking no chances, of course, when it comes to the security of Salah Abdeslam alleged to be an elite ISIS operative, or

a high-level ISIS operative, rather.

Now, we expect him to appear in court before the magistrates later today. French media is reporting that he's already arrived at a courthouse in

Paris. The justice minister for France saying that he will be held in a maximum security prison and will be kept in solitary confinement. It's

unclear at this point when he will face trial -- Kristie.

LU STOUT: All right. Erin McLaughlin reporting for us live from Brussels. Thank you.

They fought for decades to have the truth behind the tragedy revealed. And now

political leaders have paid tribute to the courage of the families of the victims of Britain's worst sporting disaster.

An inquest has found that the 96 football fans who died in the Hillsborough stadium crush were

unlawfully killed.

British Prime Minister David Cameron addressed parliament a short time ago.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

[08:25:03] DAVID CAMERON, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: Yesterday, marked a momentous day for the family and friends of the 96 victims of the

Hillsborough disaster. Over the last 27 years their search for justice has been met with obfuscation and hostility instead of sympathy and answers.

As I said to the house in 2012 about the HIllsborough independent panel's report, it's wrong that the families had to wait so long and to fight so

hard just to get to the truth.

I know, the whole house who want to join me in praising their courage, their patience and their resolve. They've never faulted in the pursuit of

the truth, and we all owe them a great debt of gratitude.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

LU STOUT: David Cameron there. A commemoration for the victims killed 27 years ago is said to be held in the coming hours.

And CNN's Phil Black is in Liverpool. He joins us now live. And Phil, landmarks across the city center there have been honoring the victims. Can

you tell us more about the tributes and the reaction to the inquest?

PHIL BLACK, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Kristie, what we saw overnight were key buildings, key civil buildings like the one behind me

bathed in a very striking red light, the color of the Liverpool Football Club, just one of the ways the

people in this city are paying tribute to the long process, the long battle that culminated yesterday with that inquest's findings.

A long battle led by the families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster. They will be honored again here today in his square where I'm

standing now where in a few hours a memorial service will be held. It's expected that this place will be really crammed with tens of thousands of

people.

There will be speeches. We will hear the names of the victims read out. And you can expect some rousing song as well, certainly a powerful

rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone," the anthem of the Liverpool Football Club.

It is worth noting I think that this will be seen as an act of solidarity for the entire community here in Liverpool, but from what you heard there

spoken in the British parliament by David Cameron showing it has become something of a national cause, that the injustice is

recognized across the United Kingdom.

You heard that again in parliament today when the British Home Secretary Teresa May spoke at

length detailing, really, the long legal process that the people here have been through to try and reach the point where their version of the truth,

that they've always flown to be true for such a long time, has now been recognized in such a clear, distinct way.

Take a listen to Teresa May now.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

TERESA MAY, BRITISH HOME SECRETARY: I can, however, say, that the offenses under investigation include gross negligence, manslaughter, misconduct in

public office, perverting the course of justice and perjury as well as offenses under the safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975, and the Health and

Safety at Work Act 1974.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

BLACK: What Teresa May is listing there is what could be the next step in the criminal justice

process here, the issue of accountability.

So now that the inquest laid out the facts as they are, now totally accepted here, the next step is determining who was at fault should someone

be held criminally liable for them. So there are two ongoing criminal investigations here, one of which focuses on the leadup to the disaster

itself, that fatal crush, and what happened during those moments, another one focuses on the aftermath, specifically, police conduct in the

aftermath, the allegation that police in some way tried to cover-up and hide their failings on that day.

You heard from the British home secretary that it is entirely possible that people involved in

all of those stages could face some serious charges. We won't know that for some time, because the investigations are expected to continue until

around the end of the year, and then it is at that point that the prosecutor will determine if there is enough evidence. If there is, if

it reins in the public interest to bring people before the courts.

But there is no doubt, that next step, that issue of accountability has a great deal of support here in Liverpool -- Kristie.

LU STOUT: And the fans have been exonerated, but who is ultimately accountable, that is the next chapter. Phil Black reporting for us live

from Liverpool, thank you.

Now, the Hillsborough tagedy changed the of football. And CNN's Don Riddell takes us on a deeply emotional journey with the families of the

victims following their decades' long fight for justice.

A CNN World Sport presents, "Hillsborough: They'll Never Walk Alone." There's Thursday 7:00 p.m. in Hong Kong, 8:00 p.m. in Tokyo right here on

CNN.

Now, coming up here on the program, the North Korean Workers Party is set to meet for the first time in decades. And we will have a report from

Seoul on what that might have to do with this recent missile test.

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(HEADLINES)

[08:33:28] LU STOUT: Now, North Korean media report the ruling Workers' Party has scheduling a rare meeting.

Now, last time it met, it was to announce Kim Jong-il, the father of the current leader,

would be next to take power. Now, CNN's Paula Hancocks has more on the significance of this

year's congress.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONENT: Well, Kristie, it is a very

important date for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, May 6th, first Workers Party congress in well over 35 years.

Now, experts are expecting him to use this opportunity to tout his achievements and try and solidify his grip on power. They also said that

it's probably one the main reasons he has been in such a rush to test and develop this year. He has done a nuclear test, a satellite launch. He claims he has militarized nuclear warheads and

there's also been a number of missile tests. South Korean officials say there could well be a fifth nuclear test before next Friday.

Now, Washington has said that if that's the case, if they go ahead with number five, then

Washington may have to reconsider other options when dealing with Pyongyang.

But in a CBS interview, the U.S. President, Barack Obama, spelled out exactly why the military option is so unpalatable.

BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We could obviously destroy north Korea with our arsenals, but aside from the humanitarian costs of that, they are right next door to our vital ally Republic of Korea.

HANCOCKS: Meanwhile, North Korea is preparing its own military drills, the South Korean joint chiefs of staff released these satellite images to us,

which they say shows plastic covering a replica of the South Korean presidential office, which was going to be used as target practice.

They say that this is just in one of the suburbs of Pyongyang. Up until now, we've had no word on this from North Korea -- Kristie.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

[11:35:23] LU STOUT: All right, Paula Hancocks there.

A same-sex couple from the U.S. has won parental rights over a baby born through a surrogate mother in Thailand.

Now Gordon Lake (ph) and Manuel Santos (ph), have been in Bangkok since the legal

battle began last year. Now, the mother said she was unsure about the couple's ability to care for the baby.

Now, Lake and Santos (ph) say that they are ready to go back to their normal lives.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

MANUEL SANTOS, FATHER OF SURROGATE BABY: We've been here 15 months (inaudible) in Thailand and we miss our family and I think it's time to go

home, and be with our son Alvaro (ph) and be with our family, and Carmen (ph) will know her family, her room , her everything. So we're really

happy.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

LU STOUT: Now, the baby was born before a commercial service. He was banned in Thailand last year.

Now, the 2016 Olympic Games are now just 100 days away. And the big question is, will Brazil be ready to host it?

Now, the country has been plagued with problems from political turmoil to a health crisis. Shasta Darlington takes a look at whether Rio can fill the

stadiums despite all the negative publicity.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

SHASTA DARLINGTON, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): First warnings of water venues so clogged with debris and raw sewage that

athletes risked getting sick.

Then came Zika, a devastating virus that's spreading like wildfire and causing birth defects.

Now this -- a political crisis that could see President Dilma Rousseff step down as early as May to face an impeachment trial, no doubt accompanied by

massive demonstrations like these.

Political and social turmoil with the world watching.

So what will happen to the Summer Olympics?

According to the president herself, they'll be the best the world has ever seen.

"I hope to win not only on the courts and in the stadiums and in all of the sporting venues," she said, "but also to win outside of them, because we

carried out a series of constructions that transformed Rio de Janeiro."

(MUSIC PLAYING)

DARLINGTON (voice-over): The glossy promo videos do show preparations are actually looking pretty good; 98 percent of the venues complete and this

without going over budget.

And organizers still expect half a million international tourists to descend on Rio.

DARLINGTON: The hotel association says there haven't been any cancellations, despite this spate of bad publicity; in fact, just the

opposite. They say with the cheaper currency, the hotels are almost 100 percent booked already.

(voice-over): A big challenge still to be overcome: with just over half the tickets sold, can they fill these stands?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Brazilians are late buyers. And at this point they have more things to worry about.

DARLINGTON (voice-over): But now that torch has been lit and is on its way to Brazil, organizers are confident Brazilians will catch Olympic fever and

tickets will sell out.

Of course, we still don't know who will be in charge of the country when the torch stops at Maracana Stadium for the launch of the summer games.

Shasta Darlington, CNN, Rio de Janeiro.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: And hear what President Dilma Rousseff has to say about all of this when she sits down with CNN's chief international correspondent

Christiane Amanpour. It's her first one-on-one interview since the Lower House of Congress voted to impeach her. And, yes, it's a CNN exclusive.

You can see it 5:00 p.m. Friday in Hong Kong, that's six p.m. Tokyo only on CNN.

Now, it has been a tough time for Apple as the company slides into its worst quarter in more than a decade. Now, we take a look at how the tech

giant has evolved through the years.

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[11:40:46] LU STOUT: Welcome back.

Now Apple's 13-year growth streak has come to an end. Revenue in the second quarter dropped nearly 13 percent compared to a year ago, and iPhone

sales, which makes up more than two-thirds of revenue, fell for the first time ever. But there is one bright spot -- services. Now that includes

iTunes App Store, Apple Music and iCloud.

Now, sales road 20 percent in the last quarter compared to the same time last year.

It is now the company's second largest business, a lot changed since Apple's revenue slump back in March of 2003.

The iTunes Music Store had yet to be launched and the iPod was only a small part of Apple's business. And those Apple stores that are all around the

world today, well, Apple wouldn't launch its first overseas outlet in Tokyo until months later.

Apple's main products were back then still computers like the iMa. And that quarter, Apple's total revenue, $1.5 billion.

And fast foward, 13 years today, it's over $50 billion, a more than 30-fold jump.

Now, Prince's sister has filed court documents saying that she doesn't believe the late singer

had a will, and has requested an administrator deal with his assets.

Now, without a will, his $300 million estate would go to his sister and half siblings. Now, Prince was notorious for keeping his private life,

well, private. But we are learning more about who he was offstage from those who knew him.

Now, his hair-stylist says Prince was a generous man.

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KIM BERRY, PRINCE'S HAIRSTYLIST: He was always was giving back. You know, I had a friend whose son passed away, and she didn't have the money to bury

him and Prince paid for the funeral. I mean, because he was like, no one's mother should have to be worried about that.

I mean that was stuff that people knew nothing about, and that was the Prince that I loved, the behind the scenes Prince, you know.

So I looked at the one onstage. He was a different a person than the person who sat in my chair.

So, it was many phases to this man and I loved him. And there will never be nobody else like him.

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LU STOUT: Well, I love the stories of Prince that keep coming up.

And that is News Stream.

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