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[08:00:30] KRISTIE LU STOUT, HOST: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong and welcome to News Stream.

Now, the Olympic torch touches down in Brazil, but is the country ready for the games?

The underdog to top all sporting underdog stories: Leicester City, champions of the English Premier League.

And the polls are open in Indiana, where Ted Cruz is fighting to stay in the Republican race.

We begin in Brazil where the Olympic flame has now arrived just three months ahead of the Rio games. Now the plane carrying of the torch touched

down in the capital of Brazil just over an hour ago. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is expecting due to host a welcoming ceremony.

And after that, the torch will be carried by thousands of runners on a relay

across the country. Now, Shasta Darlington is standing by in Brasilia. She joins us now. our reporter joins us now.

And Shasta, the Olympic flame finally in Brazil. Tell us about its journey next.

SHASTA DARLINGTON, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: That's right, Kristie. You can see right behind me the presidential palace. We're

expecting the flame to arrive any minute, and certainly just the beginning. From here it kicks

off a 95-day tour of the country. The flame is going to visit more than 300 cities and towns, that means that a full 90 percent of the population

will have the opportunity to get close to the torch, and the torch relay, and this unprecedented event.

Of course, if they choose to, here in Brasilia, the torch will first be carried by some of the country's most beloved athletes, volleyball

players as well as surf champion Gabriel Medina, and even a 12-year-old Syrian refugee girl, one of 2,000 Syrian refugees taken in by Brazil.

The hope by organizers, of course, is that with the torch relay kicking off, this will really get Brazilians focused on the game, fired up

and buying tickets, instead of worried about the political and economic woes, Kristie.

LU STOUT: As the torch makes its way across the country, is there still concern, though, that demonstrators could target the relay?

DARLINGTON: I don't know so much about the relay, Kristie? But there's no doubt that we're going to see protests right here in Brasilia as

things heat up. If President Dilma Rousseff is going to be celebrating the arrival of the torch any minute, but it is not lost on our domestic

viewers, at least that she may not even be the president as early as next week. She could be forced to step down and face an impeachment trial. And

she may not be the person at -- in the top office when the torch finally ay rived in Rio de Janeiro on August 4.

So, there's no doubt that we're going to see dueling political protests in

Brasilia, in the major cities and there is the possibility that they'll target the

Olympics just because it gives them a platform while the whole world is watching to sort of air their grievances.

It's going to be an interesting time to be preparing for the Olympics as this real political drama unfolds on this global stage, Kristie.

LU STOUT: All right, CNN's Shasta Darlington reporting live from Brasilia. Thank you, Shasta.

Now, Leicester City are champions of the English Premier League. Now those words were unthinkable a year ago and even today it is hard to

process how little Leicester defied the odds and ending up on the top of the world's richest

soccer league. Now, here is the moment when the team realized that they were champions.

They clinched the title after rival Tottenham failed to beat Chelsea. And the team watched that match together and celebrated their unlikely

triumph.

It is Leicester's first league title in their 132-year history.

Now, Leicester's preferred starting lineup were paid less what Manchester City paid for just one player. But beyond the numbers this is a

collection of incredible stories.

Now, top scorer Jamie Vardy worked in a factory less than a decade ago. And he didn't turn professional until he was 24, unthinkable in

football's modern era where players are often scouted before they turn 10.

Now, captain Wes Morgan is at the tailend of a long career spend mostly England's lower leagues. Last season was the first time he'd ever

played in the Premier League. And there is the manager, Claudio Ranieri, known more for what he didn't win -- he's led four different clubs to

second-place finishes, now the popular Italian has done the seemingly impossible.

Now CNN's Christina Macfarlane is in Leicester. She joins us now. And Christina, are fans there still celebrating this historic victory?

[08:05:30] CHRISTINA MACFARLANE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, they are, Kristie.

They were out on the streets last night and they're still out on the streets this morning. They've been coming past behind us for the past few

hours chanting, "we're off to Europe." "We are the champions." The cars have been coming past us. They're honking.

And this has been happening all morning when I've been doing my live shots. And you can just see how explosive -- and what a fantastic

achievement this has been for the team. I hope you can still hear me in the melee.

Fans have been coming up and telling me today just what this has meant to them, how proud they are of the team -- of they're players, of Claudio

Ranieri who has (inaudible) to Leicester City, (inaudible) with the cup this morning down at the training grounds.

(CHANTING)

MACFARLANE: Thanks very much, guys.

Apologies for that, Kristie. But you just can't contain the emotion and the excitement here. As I say, they've been coming past us all day and

for many hours to come. We're expecting a carnival atmosphere.

LU STOUT; And we saw a bit of it just then. That was fantastic.

And we know the tributes have been pouring in for Leicester's title- winning manager. How is he being honored?

MACFARLANE: Absolutely right, Kristie. I think there's been more of on outpouring of love and emotion for Claudio Ranieri than anything

actually concrete today, although we have heard the city may be changing some of their street names to represent Claudio Ranieri in one way, but

I'll tell you, Ranieri has certainly lost his -- his nickname as the Tinker Man as a result of this epic achievement. Previously, he was criticized

for the way he used to tinker with teams, not make any firm decisions. Well, that now is all out of the window with the incredible way he's

managed this side.

He's let them be themselves. He's let the team spirit come through, and that is really what's carried this team all the way to the title.

We're going to wait to see how the city here are going to be honoring him. We expect

there to be a victory parade in a couple weeks' time after that Chelsea game and we expect perhaps there to be a crowd here, Ranieri statue erected

somewhere in the city, possibly outside the King Power Stadium behind me.

LU STOUT: Yeah, in the meantime, all cars are honking to celebrate the win. Leicester's first English Premier League title win. It's been

called one of the greatest sporting stories of all-time. I mean, just how stunning was this achievement?

MACFARLANE: Well, let's not forget, this team was on at 5,000 to 1 to win the Premier League at the start of this season. The odds of that were

similar to Elvis being found alive.

This time last year they were at the very bottom of the Premier League. In fact, they spent 140 days at the bottom of the Premier League

last season. This season, they spent 136 at the top.

And it's quite interesting, Kristie, we've been speaking to some of the fans here who placed bets at the beginning of the season. And even

they didn't believe at the time that the club could do it. They've been telling us that they've been taking winnings in excess of 20,000 pounds

today for a 5-pound bet from nine months ago.

It's not bad going.

But I think one player who epitomizes this Leicester City story is Jamie Vardy, the player you saw there where all the players were around to

this house last night. He's been the star player of this team. This is a guy who three seasons ago was playing in the third tier of English

football. He only got signed to Leicester City in 2012 for around 1.5 million pounds. Now he is the second highest goal scorer in the Premier

League.

He won the PSA Writer's Award just yesterday and he is one of the most sought-after players in Europe along with some of the other players in this

side.

It really is, I think, epitomizes and sums up just what an incredible journey they've been on.

LU STOUT: Absolutely. Against all odds they won. An incredible story. Christina Macfarlane reporting for us live from Leicester, thank

you.

Now fans around the world from England to Thailand showed support for the team, but some think credit for the Fox's fairy tale could go to

spiritual blessings from a Thai monk. The club's owner had him visit the team the past

three years. And CNN spoke with the monk in Bangkok. A little bit later, we'll

tell what you he had to say about the team's win.

Now, it has been two hours since polls opened in the U.S. State of Indiana. And today's primary is a critical test for the candidates vying

for the Oval Office. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is hoping to pull out a win there as he tries to make a dent in Hillary

Clinton's formidable lead in delegates.

As for Clinton, she seems to be largely pivoting towards the general election.

Now, as for the Republicans, Ted Cruz is fighting for survival. He has lost the last six contests to Donald Trump. And polls show him

trailing in the Midwestern state.

Sara Murray reports.

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[08:10:18] DONALD TRUMP, (R) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: If we win in Indiana, it's over with, folks. It's over with.

SARA MURRAY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: For Donald Trump, today's primary is pivotal for knocking rival Ted Cruz out of the race.

TRUMP: If we win, it's over. And then I can focus -- then I don't have to worry about lyin' Ted Cruz.

MURRAY: And redirecting his attacks on his potential general election opponent, Hillary Clinton.

TRUMP: Emails, bad judgment. Iraq, voted yes. Bad judgment. Libya, bad judgment.

MURRAY: On the trail Monday, Trump even sat down to lunch with the author of several highly critical and loosely sourced books about the

Clintons.

SEN. TED CRUZ, (R) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: The entire count is depending on the state of Indiana.

MURRAY: But Cruz is still racing to overtake the frontrunner, knowing if Trump wins here, he is on track to clinch the nomination. Cruz touting

his newly appointed running mate, Carly Fiorina.

CRUZ: Carly Fiorina is someone who stands up to bullies whether they are Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton.

MURRAY: And putting her directly in Trump's line of fire, the billionaire seizing on Fiorina's fall at a campaign event on Sunday.

TRUMP: They showed it to me. And I said, wow, that's really cruel. She went right down, and he kept talking. He didn't even look like -- that was

a weird deal.

MURRAY: Cruz spent the day before this crucial contest zigzagging through how the Hoosier state, and even confronting Trump supporters face-

to-face.

CRUZ: Most candidates would have just let the protesters do their thing. I made a different decision. I walked across street to engage with

them.

Sir, America is a better country.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Without you.

MURRAY: The senator sparring with a fired up crowd for over five minutes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Trump, he's the only one that is going to put us where we need to be. What are you going to do about the Second Amendment?

CRUZ: This man is lying to you and he's taking advantage of you.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Now, let's see how today's primary is going to shape up for the Democrats. Chris Frates joins us now from the state's capital,

Indianapolis. And Chris, how will the Indiana primary play out?

CHRIS FRATES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: You know, that's a big question here, Kristie. You had Hillary Clinton going into this race. She was

leading in the polls, but I'm talking to some Clinton campaign aides telling me they wouldn't be surprised if Bernie Sanders can pull an upset.

And there's a couple reasons why. If you look at the advertising spending. Bernie Sanders spent about $2 million here in Indiana, Hillary

Clinton spent virtually nothing.

Also, look at the demographics. It's a predominantly white state. Bernie Sanders tends to do

better with white voters than Hillary Clinton does. And thirdly, this is an open primary. That means independents can come in and vote in a

Democratic primary. They tend to support Bernie Sanders.

So, the Hillary Clinton people already starting to manage expectations. But they say even if Bernie Sanders upsets here here in

Indiana, they're not too concerned, because he would need to win by a huge marge in order to really cut into her delegate lead. They don't see

that happening.

Now, the Bernie Sanders folks say they're feeling good. They're not predicting any victory tonight. So, we'll see how this goes.

It's going to be a close race either way, Kristie.

LU STOUT: And the question about Bernie Sanders and issue of super delegates. He says that they're unfair and it's hard for insurgent

candidates like him to win them. Can you fact check that for us? I mean, how much truth is there to that statement?

FRATES: Well, look, I mean, Barack Obama was an insurgent candidate in 2008 and he won a

number of super delegates. The fact of the matter was that Hillary Clinton was able to lock up a lot of those super delegates very early on. And

that's been frustrating for Senator Sanders.

I mean, he makes the point that a lot of that support came to Hillary Clinton before he even got into the race. But that's why you get in the

race early. They are a key part to this process. And he's been arguing, look, if I won your state and you're a super delegate, you should support

me.

Now, even if the super delegates did flipped their allegiance to Bernie Sanders from Hillary Clinton, the math still wouldn't work out for

him. He would need more than the super delegates from the states he won to overtake Hillary Clinton's lead.

So right now, even Bernie Sanders is acknowledging this is a really uphill climb, Kristie.

LUS TOUT: And Hillary Clinton, she seems to be looking beyond the convention. How is she positioning herself for a general election against

Donald Trump?

FRATES: Yeah, you're absolutely right. I mean, she is starting to pivot towards the general. And that's part of the reason why she didn't

spend money here in Indiana. If you you see she didn't money. Bernie Sanders spent $2 million.

That's because she's saving her resources for that general election. And because, you know, whether she wins or loses here, it will be very

close. And she will continue to lad in the delegate hunt.

She has kind of stopped investing in this primary in a big way. And is focusing on Donald Trump really calling them out saying that he's

inciting violence at his rallies. And he's firing back against her as well, calling her Crooked Hillary and saying that he's going to steal some

of Bernie Sanders's attack lines if they both should head to the November elections as their party's nominee.

So this is getting very interesting as both Trump and Clinton look like the presumptive nominees, Kristie.

[08:15:15] LU STOUT: Now, we are turning closer to a general election. Chris Frates reporting live from Indiana. Thank you.

Now, we have just received word that there has been fresh rocket fire in the Syrian city of Aleppo claiming more civilian lives. This as two

world leaders meet in Moscow to try to get a cease-fire to take hold.

And in China, disturbing new video shows an eviction gone terribly wrong.

Coming up on the program, we get a look at the questions it's raising about police brutality.

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

Now, just into CNN moments ago, the Russian foreign minister said a cease-fire in the Syrian city of Aleppo could come within hours.

This, after yet another hospital in Aleppo was hit, this time by rocket fire. At least 20 people were killed in a series of rocket attack

there. And word of a new peace deal came just after the UN special envoy for Syria met with the Russian foreign minister in Moscow and after another

round of peace talks in Geneva.

The biggest challenge has been extending the truce to include Aleppo.

Now, lets get more now on those talks in Moscow. Our senior international correspondent Matthew Chance is there. He joins me now. And

Matthew, it seems that Russia is indeed stepping up efforts to repair the broken down truce and to extend it to Aaleppo. What's the latest?

[08:20:12] MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORREPSONDENT: Yeah, well, there certainly seems to be some positive signs coming out of these

meetings that have been taking place over the past couple of hours in the Russian capital between the UN special envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura

and Sergey Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister. They're doing a joint press conference over the course of the past hour in which Mr Lavrov said

that he hoped that what he called the regime of calm in Aleppo could be announced over the next few hours obviously leading to hopes that some kind

of cessation of hostilities on the -- at least on the part of the Syrian government side will take effect in that city, which has been gripped by

violence for the best part of the last ten days.

But of course it comes as news has started to emerge out of Aleppo within the past few hours of yet more violence, of an attack of yet another

hospital, this one apparently in a government-controlled area of a city, not in a rebel-controlled area, in which there are unconfirmed reports at

this early stage of significant casualties.

Hopefully we'll be able to bring you more information on that as more details emerge.

The other bit of news, I suppose, that came out of this joint press conference between Mr. Mistura -- de Mistura and Sergey Lavrov here in

Moscow was that the United States and Russia are going to launch a joint center in Geneva to monitor the Syrian conflict and to monitor the cease-

fire there, and to record any violations, too.

So another example of how the Russians and the Americans are going to be working together to ensure the cessation of hostilities in Syria really

stays in effect.

LU STOUT: Yeah, a hopeful sign. But you still have that complicating factor of the relationship between Moscow and Damascus. I mean, can Russia

help extend the truce to Aleppo as it continues to support the Syrian government?

CHANCE: Well, I suppose it very much depends on what pressure the Russians are willing and able to bring to bear on Damascus, on the regime

of Bashar al Assad. And arguably they're the biggest backer of the Syrian government, they provide much of the military muscle behind the Syrian

army's military advances in recent months. The air strikes, of course, thousands of them they're been carrying

out against rebel positions over the past year or so.

And so, yes. They do have a great degree of influence over what Bashar al-Assad does.

At the same time, they've also invested a lot in the success of the -- of Bashar al-Assad's regime. They do not want to see him fall, and so to a

certain extent, the Syrian government has an amount of leverage over the Russians as well, because they can kind of do what they want and the

Russians sort of have to play along.

And so it's a difficult, delicate balancing act in terms of influence that the Russians and the Syrians are playing with each other.

LU STOUT: Now, CNN's Matthew Chance reporting for uslive from Moscow. Many thanks indeed for that, Matthew.

Now, the Australian government is defending its refugee detention center after a young Somalia woman set herself on fire. Hodan Yasin (ph),

only 21 years old, she was deported to the Pacific Island of Nauru to Australia and in critical condition at a hospital in Australia.

Activists are slamming the way the government handles refugees, but officials say the policy won't change. Now, our senior international

correspondent Ivan Watson is following the story from Hong Kong. He joins us now.

And Ivan, this is the second grim act of protest in just a week at this detention center in

Nauru. Why is this happening?

MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: In the case of this 21-year-old Somali refugee, it came just days after she had been deported

from Aaustralia to the detention center in Nauru. So presumably, something in that process triggered this desperate act which is effectively an act of

suicide as we saw with the 23year old Iranian who also set himself on fire last week. That, aid organizations say, after he was held at that

detention center some three years and then set himself alight and died several days later in hospital.

Now, the United Nations high commissioner for refugee, it had officials at the camp in Nauru

when the Iranian set fire to himself. And since then, the UNHCR has came out with a strongly worded

statement calling on Australia to immediately remove some 2,000 refugees and migrants from the

detention center in Nauru and another detention center on the island in Papua New Guinea known as Manny (ph), to move them -- Manus (ph) -- to move

them immediately to more humane conditions.

The UNHCR went on to write, quote, "there is no doubt that the current policy of offshore processing and prolonged detention is immensely harmful

despite efforts by the governments of Papua New Ginea and Nauru, arrangements in both countries have proved completely untenable."

And it's important to note, Kristie, that the highest court in Papua New Guinea has also ruled just last week that the detention center in Manus

(ph) is unconstitutional -- Kristie.

LU STOUT: And the situation is forcing the Australian government to once again address conditions at the detention center in Nauru as well as

its controversial hardline policy on migrants. And yet it maintains its controversial policy. Why is that?

CHANCE: Yeah. The Australian government is standing by its policy and the immigration minister, in fact, seems to be doubling down on it and

went so far as to suggest that the activists and the advocates who have been criticizing the offshore detention program that

they may have helped push these desperate people to have set fire to themselves.

Take a listen to an excerpt from his speech earlier.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

PETER DUTTON, AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRATION MINISTER: It is of grave concern that this person would resort to such an extreme act of self-harm.

My anger at advocates and others who are in contact with those in original processing centers and who are encouraging some of these people to

behave in a certain way, believing that that pressure exerted on the Australian government will see a change in our policy in

relation to our border protection measures.

(END VIDEO CLP)

CHANCE: Kristie, the Australian government argues that its offshore detention policy acts as a deterrent and has put a stop to the refugees and

migrants who used to try to board these very dangerous vessels, these boats, these leaky ships and try to make the sometimes

deadly voyage to reach Australian shores. Critics argue that that argument no longer works now that some of the residents at these detention centers

are effectively killing themselves in the detention centers -- Kristie.

LU STOUT: A terrible situation. Ivan, you've also been reporting on the conditions endured by

children at the detention center in Nauru. Has that situation changed at all?

CHANCE: There are still dozens of children being housed there, and I've been hearing for months from them, from some of these teenagers, them

describing how their friends or they themselves have done really disturbing acts like tried to swallow entire bottles of shampoo in protest to the

conditions there, where they are living in tents, they do not have air conditioning. The camp school shut down and they do not seem to be

integrating at the island school or with the local population.

Really, an unhappy situation where you've had children held in detention in some cases for

more than a year, and some real acts of desperation coming as a result of that with very little hope of any resolution or way out in the near future

-- Kristie.

LU STOUT: And deplorable conditions there at that detention center in Nauru.

Ivan Watson reporting for us. Thank you, Ivan.

Now, in the Chinese province of Hainan, a top district official has apparently stepping down after shocking cell phone video emerged. It shows

what appears to be law enforcement officers using sticks to beat up villagers.

Now a warning, some of what you're about to see is truly disturbing.

Now, men in uniforms there seen hitting several women and a child with batons. Local media report the government workers were trying to destroy

illegal structures.

Now, according to state-run media, some of the villagers were violently trying to prevent the

demolition. Local media report that the official in charge of that project has now been fired, and several others on the back of this video, they were

disciplined.

You're watching News Stream. We'll be back after this short break.

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[08:32:12] LU SOTUT: The Leicester City Football Club and their fans are beyond ecstatic as you can clearly see at this video from a party held

at player Jamie Vardy's house.

Now, the team secured their first English Premier League title when second-place Tottenham drew here against Chelsea.

Now, the odds of winning were 5,000 to 1 at the start of the campaign. Now for some, Leicester City's English Premier League victory was a result

of hard work, others believe it had to do with the spiritual blessings of a Thai monk. Now, the club's owner had him visit the team for the past three

years.

And CNN's Saima MOhsin found him in his temple in Bangkok.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

SAIMA MOHSIN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Almost 6,000 miles from the King Power Stadium in Leicester to a Golden Buddha Temple here in

Bangkok. Could divine intervention be behind the unbelievable fairy tale of the Foxes?

The senior monk here has a humble response.

PHRA PROMMANGKALACHAN, MONK, GOLDEN BUDDHA TEMPLE (through translator): Well, there are three factors. The team's management is

intelligent. Then they have good coaches and players of high spirits. The most important thing is we have great support from the fans in England,

Thailand and around the world. That moral support has turned into a great force for Leicester City. The power of the mind is the biggest force.

MOHSIN: Vardy, Mahrez, Morgan and others, Phra Prommangkalachan. They've all beaten the 5,000 to 1 odds against them. Leicester City has

won the Premiership title for the first time ever, and the power of prayer has certainly played its part.

PROMMANGKALACHAN (through translator): I was praying and meditating during the matches on Sunday and Monday night. I wanted to send good karma

and moral support to Leicester City FC and pray for victory as the owner, Mr. Vichai (ph) asked me to.

MOHSIN: Leicester City's Thai owner is a follower of Phra Prommangkalachan, and in turn he has been committed to praying for the

Foxes. These silk clothes with the LCFC logo and Buddhist prayers has been blessed for victory and they did their job.

Phra Prommangkalachan is heading to Leicester for their match again Everton at home at the weekend. He'll be giving the players these amulets

for luck. And I got some, too.

Saima Mohsin, CNN, Bangkok.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: And we will have reaction from Leicester manager Claudia Ranieri in World Sport, that's coming up in about ten minutes from now.

Now, several U.S. service members are being hailed as heroes after saving a family from a burning building in South Korea.

Now, this dramatic footage of the mother dropping her children out of a four-story window, and on to a makeshift trampoline has gone viral, and

it happened outside Osan (ph) air base in South Korea.

Now, Paula Hancocks has more now from Seoul.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

[08:35:07] PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORREPSONENT: A mother drops her baby from a fourth story window -- the only way out as a fire

ripped through a South Korean apartment bloc last Saturday. Three childrens, aged 1, 3 and 4, are caught in blankets held by U.S. soldiers

down below who were passing by and stopped to help.

Then, the 30-year-old mother jumps herself. Miraculously they all survive without even a scratch.

MASTER SGT. MICHAEL HENRY, U.S. MILITARY: She was the one holding her baby out the windows and then everybody started getting blankets from this

shop here.

SGT. MELANIE SCOTT, U.S. MILITARY The lady just started dropping her babies down. First you could tell she was scared, she didn't want to.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, sir.

HANCOCKS: The children's father thanked the military Monday.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't know how I will express my thanks, because I was so surprised. I see people gathering here to rescue my family,

especially the military.

HANCOCKS: The family from Nigeria met the soldiers who saved their lives. The children looking remarkably unaffected by what had happened, a

terrifying ordeal that thankfully has a happy ending.

Paula Hancocks, CNN, Seoul.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Wow, an incredible story of rescue there.

Now, now millions of Brazilians are blocked from using WhatsApp again, this time for 72 hours. A judge ordered all telecom companies in Brazil to

suspend WhatsApp for failing to turn over data as part of a drug trafficking investigation, only WhatsApp says it can't turn over the data,

because it doesn't have it.

It uses end-to-end encryption for messaging, so any message can only be read by the sender and the recipient. And it doesn't keep user's chat

it in their servers.

Its CEO, Jam Koum, says now even WhatsApp can access an unencrypted version of the data.

Of course, a clash with WhatsApp in this in drug case before. A Facebook executive was detained briefly last month over WhatsApp's refusal

to turn over data during the investigation.

You're watching News Stream. And coming up next, futuristic fashion at the Met gala from the shining to the glowing to the recycled, we'll tell

you what the stars wore to wow the crowds.

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LU STOUT: Welcome back.

Now, the aviation sector in Vietnam is getting a lift. A budget airline is helping some fly for the first time and giving state carrier

Vietnam Air Lines some competition.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Tran and Lee (ph) are farmers in the northern Vietnamese city of Hanoi. Today, they're off to visit their daughter in southern

Vietnam. The trip used to take them two days by bus, now it takes around two hours by plane.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): My daughter doesn't want me to go by bus. Now she buys an airline ticket fore me. I like that.

LU STOUT: They're flying for the second time ever on the budget airline Vietjet.

LUU DUC KHAHN, VIETJET: We come up with he product with the right prices, that's why we catch up with the very strong demand.

LU STOUT: For Vietjet, business is soaring, even rivaling state carrier Vietnam Airlines.

KHANH: Today, we have more than 40 percent marketshare. And you see many, many people in Vietnam can fly now, or they can afford to fly.

[08:40:07] LU STOUT: Managing Director Luu Duc Khanh says Vietjet owes its success to the growing and changing marketplace. Instead of

luring its customers from other airlines, Vietjet says it is capturing its marketshare from other modes of transport like the bus and train.

KHANH: With increasing living standard in Vietnam, and more and more people can afford to do travel, our not only in within the country but out

of the country. So the demand will keep increasing.

LU STOUT: Vietnam hopes to become one of the leading aviation industries regionally in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or

ASEAN.

Critics say a lack of infrastructure is holding the country back. It's the government is stepping up efforts to lift its aviation industry.

Expansion programs are underway at airports around Vietnam, including this new terminal in Hanoi. They're also building a new airport near Ho Chi

Minh City.

For Vietjet, Vietnam's integration into the ASEAN economic community means good news, even if it means more competition in the skies.

KHAHN: So we see more opportunities. We can fly most of the countries freely, and we can have more talent, more people coming to work

together in Vietjet.

LU STOUT: The airline is launching new routes across Southeast Asia, all part of a master plan to expand its operating regional operating

network.

As Vietjet finds ways to pitch itself to a younger customer base, it says its survival hinges on managing four key elements -- affordability,

safety, punctuality, and happiness so that everyone can take to the skies.

Kristie Lu Sout...

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LU STOUT: A new era for Vietnam.

Now, celebrities glittered at the Met museum's annual ball in New York. The theme at the black tie extravaganza this year was fashion in the

age of technology. And in that futuristic spirit, the stars combined clean lines with slick hair-styles and metallic accents.

Actress Emma Watson added an eco-friendly component with her black and why Calvin Klein

ensemble that was made out of recycled plastic bottles, and the actress Claire Danes, she wore this, an elegant light blue ball gown with a hidden

surprise, it came to life in the dark showing fashion meeting fiber optic technology with a pretty stunning result.

And that is News Stream.

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