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[08:00:13] ISA SOARES, HOST: I'm Isa Soares in London, and very warm welcome to News Stream.

Mourning for young lives lost: children are among the dozens killed in a suicide blast in Turkey. And the bomber may have been as young as 12

years of age.

Closing with controversy after Rio bid farewell to the summer Olympics, find out why one medal winner now fears returning home.

And triple threat: Japan, hunkers down as three severe storms lash the country.

I'm going to start in Turkey this hour, because people in the country are struggling to come to terms with a deadly attack on a Kurdish wedding

party.

People were dancing in celebration when the suicide blast went off Saturday night killing more than 50 people, early half of them were

children.

Turkey's president says the bomber was also young, between 12 and 14 years old. And was likely directed by ISIS.

Let's go live to Gaziantep in Turkey. Our Ben Wedeman is there following the story. And, Ben, the news that this bombing could very well

have been carried out by this -- what really is a child has shocked the world. What more are you learning this hour about this?

BEN WEDEMAN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: At this point we know little more than what we already heard from the Turkish President Recep

Tayyip Erdogan -- and that that is the bomber, not clear boy or girl, was between the ages of 12 and

14. He also added it's not clear whether the explosive device the bomber was carrying, was detonated by the

bomber, or remotely by somebody else.

Turkish investigators have found scraps of the suicide vest on the scene. At this point the death toll, the latest we're hearing is 54, three

of those who were severely injured have died in hospital. Of the dead, 22, at least 22, were under the age of 14.

Now what we've also -- what we're also seeing is video shot today of the bride and the groom at this wedding party that was being held in the

street, they were only slightly injured in the attack. They came back to the home they were supposed to move into after the wedding, but the

experience was so traumatic for them, seeing the damage that was done and well aware of how many people died at the celebration of their wedding,

apparently both of them, the people tried to console them at the scene but it was determined that they needed to go back to the hospital for treatment, because of the shock and the trauma that they have suffered --

Isa.

SOARES: Yeah, and of those 50, nearly half of them were children. Just staggering, Ben.

Now, I know there's been no claim of responsibility thus far. But the Turkish president's already

pointing the finger at ISIS.

WEDEMAN: That's correct. And it really is referring to the modus operandi of this attack.

Now, you'll recall that Turkey has undergone a series of terrorist attacks this year, some launched by the PKK, the Kurdish Workers Party,

which normally targets the police and the military.

But ISIS goes for these high profile, high casualty attacks, like we saw in the 28th of June when they attacked Istanbul International Airport.

And in this instance, as well.

They normally don't claim responsibility for the attacks they carry out in Turkey. But Turkish officials, security officials, as well as the

president, do seem to have concluded that it was most likely ISIS.

And of course on another matter, the fact that the bomber in this case could have been so young

would indicate this may have the fingerprints of what are known as the Cubs of the Caliphate. This is a unit of ISIS made up of very young boys, some

under the age of 10, who have been brainwashed, indoctrinated, given military training, and training as suicide bombers.

Earlier this year one of those young boys set himself off at a football game outside of Baghdad, killing dozens of children, roughly his

age. And just yesterday place in Kirkuk in Iraq also arrested a young boy who had a suicide vest. Fortunately in that instance, he was not able to

detonate it -- Isa.

[08:05:13] SOARES: Ben Wedeman there for us in Gaziantep in Turkey. Thanks very much, Ben.

Now when it seemed the world had turned numb to the atrocities of the war in Syria, this image here focused tension once again on the suffering

there: a young boy, dazed and covered in blood after an air strike in Aleppo.

He survived: we know now his brother and many other children weren't as lucky. Jomana Karadsheh has more.

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JOMANA KARADSHEH, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: This image of 5-year-old Omran Daqneesh has given a new face to the Syrian War: that of a

child who shows no reaction to the blood he wipes from his face, who has seen nothing but war in his short life.

By many accounts, Omran is lucky -- he lived through the air strikes that decimated his neighborhood and his home in Aleppo last week. His

older brother, did not. 10-year-old Ali Daqneesh's photo did not go viral, but his face is also one of the Syrian War. Ali suffered critical injuries

in last Wednesday's air strike and after days in the intensive care unit of an Aleppo field hospital, he succumbed to his injuries.

DR. ABU RASOUL, ALEPPO MEDICAL CENTER (through translator): His condition got

worse and worse from the first day because of the bleeding and to the traumas to his liver and kidney. His heart stopped three times and we

resuscitated him three times, but unfortunately he passed away.

KARADSHEH: Some 450 people have been killed by fighting in and around Aleppo this month alone, including at least 100 children, 100 children

whose photos, like Ali Daqneesh's, will not go viral in social media, children who will not see an end to war in their homeland.

Thousands more have been killed since the war began in 2012. Large sections of Aleppo, Syria's largest city, have been reduced to rubble. And

the International Red Cross has said the city is on the brink of humanitarian crisis.

Survival is often determined by sheer luck, if one can call it that.

RASOUL (through translator): Omran, whose photo went viral in the western media and affected many people, is still alive. And god willing,

and he will continue his life in better conditions than the ones he is living in now. Whereas his brother, whose photo was not taken, no one

mentioned him. He died and he is by god's side now.

KARADSHEH: For families like the Daqneeshes, it is every beat a humanitarian crisis.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

SOARES: Jomana joins us now from Amman, Jordan.

And Jomana, the news of Ali's death is absolutely horrifying. And it really reveals, of course, the horror, as well as the reality of the

conflict in Syria. What more are you learning about this family, and how little Omran is doing?

Because I know there were several other children in the ambulance.

KARADSHEH: Well, Isa, very little. The family, as we understand from activists in Aleppo, as you can imagine, they are -- they're mourning,

they're trying to recover, trying to get their life together. They've lost so much. You know the mother remains in critical condition. She's at a

field hospital at an intensive care unit receiving care. Omran and his siblings and his father

remain in Aleppo.

But this is a family, again, that has lost their home, lost a family member and they're hoping for their mother to recover from her injuries

that were also sustained. Very difficult situation for this family, Isa. But as we are reminded by so many Syrians, by activists

who say that this is just one of tens of thousands of families who are living in very difficult and dire condition in besieged areas in Aleppo.

This kind of horror that they live in where nowhere is safe, not their schools, not their homes, even, not markets or anywhere they go to where an

air strike could hit at any time ending so many lives, and taking away what they have.

But the hope here, Isa, was that this could -- this tragic story, which pretty much is a snapshot

of what life is like for so many people in Syria, and especially right now in Aleppo, where we're

seeing this escalating violence, that it could refocus the world's attention on this conflict, on the humanitarian situation, inside Aleppo

where we've heard so many calls for an urgently needed cease-fire that has yet not happened, and there was this hope, also Isa, that this would put

pressure on world powers to reach some sort of an agreement to have this really desperately needed cease-fire come together in Aleppo.

But of course, the concern here, the fear is that for a few days this will get the world's attention. We will see this outpouring of outrage and

sympathy for Omran's family, and for the people in Aleppo.

But, we've seen other shocking images coming out of the conflict in Syria over the past few years, and the concern here is that this will be

yet another image of a war that in a few days could be forgotten again.

[08:10:11] SOARES: Yeah, the fear is that this image, iconic image, its seen, retweetwed, tweeted and retweeted -- people talk about it and

then everyone forgets about the war.

Jomana Karadsheh there in Amman, Jordan. Thanks very much, Jomana, very good to see you.

A jihadist from Mali has pleaded guilty to destroying historic sites at Timbuktu. It's the first time the International Criminal Court has

treated cultural destruction as a war crime. Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi says he hopes to be forgiven after leading an attack on the UNESCO world

heritage sites back in 2012.

He's waiting to be sentenced.

Eeyes are shifting away from Rio, and towards Tokyo as the 2016 Olympic Games end. If Rio hadn't faced enough obstacles they had to

overcome another one for the closing ceremony, and that was heavy rain, even cause a power outage at the start.

And as you can see, athletes and spectators had to wear rain ponchos. But there were still smiles all round.

It was a true festival, the carnival of colors, we should say, lights, and of course, you couldn't miss it, samba.

The organizing committee president said he is the happiest man alive.

We're very happy to hear that.

Well, as Rio passed the Olympic flag to Tokyo 2020, one of the most memorable moments was when the world's most famous -- I should say, world's

most famous plumber stole the show.

CNN's Will Ripley has more on Mario Brothers.

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WILL RIPLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dressed as Super Mario may have set the tone for Tokyo 2020. But few

Japanese actually saw it live.

Half a world away, and 12 hours ahead of Rio, the Olympic closing ceremony was right in

the middle of Tokyo's Monday morning commute, and, an approaching typhoon.

Outdoor Olympic viewing parties were canceled, but a few gathered inside.

"We hope to see all of Japan's technology showcased in the next Olympics," says Uichi Suzuki (ph), watching the closing ceremony on a huge

HKTV.

You can see every tiny detail in HK.

HK just a sample of the high tech cool Tokyo 2020 organizers are promising -- super high speed maglev trains, far faster than today's bullet

trains, robots doing everything from giving directions to driving taxis -- ambitious tech projects Japan hopes will impress crowds, and boost the

economy.

HIDETOSHI FUJISAWA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TOKYO 2020: We are going to make this games, as I said, most innovative.

RIPLEY: Hidetoshi Fujisawa is one of Tokyo 2020's executive directors. He says new technology and five new Olympic sports will draw

new fans.

Winning the Olympic bid three years ago was supposed to be Japan's badly needed comeback

after years in the economic doldrums, and the disasters in March of 2011 that killed thousands and shook Japan to the core.

But problems have plagued Tokyo 2020 ever since -- a scrapped Olympic stadium design, logo plagiarism allegations, construction delays, even a

bribery investigation.

Has Tokyo bounced back from that?

FUJISAWA: I think so, yes. People are excited about it, and people are very much looking forward to Tokyo 2020.

RIPLEY: Problems do persist. Many are worried about the growing multi-billion dollar

price tag when Japan already has a huge national debt. The responsibility of cutting costs while largely on Tokyo's new governor, Yuriko Koike, the

first woman to hold the job.

"We don't know if our new governor can do the job yet," says Tomohiro Shimowama (ph). But we need more transparency when it comes to the

Olympics.

YUIKO KOIKE, TOKYO GOVERNOR: We know the problem, and we are looking for the solution.

RIPLEY: Now she carries an Olympic-sized burden. And with Tokyo tower decked out in full

Olympic colors, the countdown is officially on.

Will Ripley, CNN, Tokyo.

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SOARES: If you're wondering, well here's how the medal table looks at the end of the games in Rio de Janeiro.

The U.S. finished the top, bringing in 46 golds. Great Britain set a new record for total medals and held off China to take second. Russia

fought all the back to number four despite losing nearly a third of its team for state sponsored doping.

And Germany rounded out the top five.

And everyone here in the UK is indeed celebrating those 67 medals.

You are watching News Stream. Still ahead, Japan is getting hammered by back-to-back typhoons. We're tracking the latest storms.

Plus, the Philippine president's war on drugs is under the microscope right now as Senate hearings on the countdown are underway. We'll have

both of those stories for you after a very short break.

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[08:17:00] SOARES: We want to take you back to the Rio games in a moment that drew much attention ahead of the closing ceremony. The

Ethiopian government says silver medalist Feyisa Lelisa has no reason to be afraid to come home because they say he is a hero.

Lilesa crossed the finish line in the men's marathon Sunday with his arms raised over his

head you can see in the shape of an X. He says he wanted to draw attention to the ongoing persecution of Ethiopia's Oromo people, that's the country's

largest ethnic group.

But he said he now fears for his life if he were to return home.

For more on this, I'm joined by CNN's David McKenzie.

And, David, why would this athlete take such a risk on such a global stage?

DAVID MCKENZIE, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, he certainly is taking a risk, you're right, Isa, because not only is he taking a risk

to retain his silver medal in one of the more prestigious events, the men's marathon, at the Rio Olympics, but also taking a risk, he says, because of

his family, and because of his own life were he to return to Ethiopia. He is exploring his options now.

And he used that statement, that symbol of crossed hands above his head, that has been used widely by protesters in Oromo, and by those

people who say that the Oromo, the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia is being punished by the group that holds most of the political power in that

country.

There have been a series of protests over the last few weeks and issues over many years, in fact, between the Oromo and Tigray ethnic group,

which runs effectively the country.

Now, the marathon runner said that he's afraid to go home, that his family, his wife and two

children, are in jeopardy but he felt it was necessary to make that political statement.

We spoke to the minister of communication in Addis Ababa. They say to us that, quote, apparently he was making a statement, and he's entitled to

make that statement. That is his right. It's not about holding one political view or another. So far as we are concerned, he's an Ethiopian

hero.

So, certainly the government distancing themselves from his statement saying he is at risk, and saying he's welcome home any time, but according

to Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and others, thousands have been detained, in Ethiopia, because of those protests, and scores killed --

Isa.

SOARES: David McKenzie there for us. Thanks very much, David..

Now Japan is getting hit by its third storm in just two days. Typhoon Mindulle made landfall

there about eight hours ago. It's passing over some of the most populous cities including Tokyo.

CNN meteorologist Chad Myers is tracking the storm. And Chad, it's not just one storm, it's three storms really spinning towards the country,

isn't it?

CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: One still moving away, but two still right there on

top, absolutely. Exactly correct. We have the low over Tokyo right now, moving on up toward the

Sendai area, that would be remember the Fukushima Prefecture there, they're going to see probably 200 millimeters of rainfall as that storm moves in

that direction.

Still with winds at about 85 kilometers per hour. Now, think about what that would do to a downtown city like Tokyo. And these winds were

very close to that downtown area. So, awnings are probably broken. Trees are probably down. Maybe some power lines are there. Right now, we don't

have any significant reports of flooding, or major damage, and you wouldn't expect it from 85 kilometers per hour.

But certainly, any higher than that, especially in the mountains, because remember these storms get more intense. The winds get more intense

the higher you go.

What surrounds Tokyo: a bunch of mountains. So we'll keep watching that.

Now there's a new storm down to the south here, that we'll keep watching called Lionrock, we'll

see what that does. That could be a significantly bigger storm, but likely not as close to land.

So the storm continues to move up towards Sapporo (ph), that's where the rain goes, that's where the rain will continue to pile up I think at

least another couple hundred millimeters on top of the mountains here, right there along the spine, and that water will rush back down toward the

Pacific Ocean.

This is Lionrock. Still watching it. Right now not a very impressive storm. But it's not forecast to move, either. It's forecast to sit there

and strengthen. Does it go left or right? Well, because it's not moving at all, the models, the computer models simply don't know.

But we'll keep watching it, keep you updated -- Isa.

[08:21:24] SOARES: Very quickly, Chad. Is the government issuing any sort of evacuation for the time being?

MYERS: So far, really, this is just a storm that Japan can take. You know, there's very few other countries that are so typhoon ready, or

tropical storm ready, as Japan. I think they were ready for it. They knew it was coming.

SOARES: Chad Myers there keeping an eye on those storms. Thanks very much, Chad.

Now the United States and South Korea kicked off their annual military drills. And as

usual, North Korea is not happy about it. Pyongyang has threatened to carry out a nuclear strike if

the U.S. and South Korea, quote, show the slightest sign of aggression during the two-week drill.

South Korea's president says if North Korea does act, South Korea will have to take the necessary response. U.S. forces said the drill is not

provocative, and is designed to maintain stability on the Korean peninsula.

The Philippines Senate held the first of two days of hearings on President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. The country's top police officer

says more than 700 suspects have been killed in the crackdown. The United Nations has accused police of executing suspects without trial. But police

say that's not the case. There's also been a spike in the number of inmates in the country's jails.

Our Ivan Watson takes us inside one of the most overcrowded facilities. Take a look.

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(SHOUTING)

(MUSIC)

IVAN WATSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: This is a performance being staged for us at the Quezon City Jail in the Philippines capitol,

Manila. We've been invited here to take a look at some of the exercises that this very overcrowded detention performs every day with its inmates.

It's built to house around 800 people. There are more than 4,000 incarcerated here, awaiting trial. Take a look.

(SHOUTING)

(SINGING)

WATSON: Now we're going to take a look at the conditions that the inmates here are living in.

(on camera): So sir, this is one of the cells?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yeah.

WATSON: Come on in here.

(CROSSTALK)

WATSON: Excuse me, sorry.

There is barely room to walk here.

Take a look at these incredibly crowded conditions. 85 adult males living in, sleeping in this small room. Tuberculosis is in this jail

facility. There is a separate tuberculosis ward where there are more than 70 patients currently living in isolation.

This jail is so crowded that the guards tell me every single step is used as a place to sleep.

(SINGING)

WATSON: Hard to believe this jail is now accepting as many as 30 new prisoners a day. That's because the Philippines' new president, Rodrigo

Duterte, launched a deadly new war on drugs. Since it started a month ago, police have arrested nearly 9200 suspects. Almost all of the hundreds of

additional detainees brought here in the last seven weeks are facing drug charges.

As we're leaving, I want to finish with one astounding statistic. At any one time, there are only 20 guards between the outside gates and the

interior that are on duty for a population of more than 4,000 detainees.

(SINGING)

(END VIDEOTAPE)

[08:25:16] SOARES: If you have been following the U.S. presidential campaign, you have known that one of Donald Trump's core campaign themes

has been immigration.

U.S. Republican presidential candidate has called for mass deportations, but now he may be pulling back somewhat.

Our Sunlen Serfaty has the story.

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SUNLEN SERFATY, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Donald Trump's campaign signaling a possible softening of his controversial position on the forced

deportation of 11 million undocumented immigrants.

DONALD TRUMP, (R) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: They will go out. They will come back. Some will come back, the best, through a process. They have to

come back legally.

SERFATY: Trump's hardline stance a signature issue of his campaign since the beginning. Now, his new campaign manager indicating that policy

is not set in stone.

DANA BASH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Let me play something from what Mr. Trump has said previously. Listen to what he said back in November.

TRUMP: We're going to have a deportation force and you're going to do it humanely.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Are they going to get ripped out of their homes, how?

TRUMP: They're going back from where they came. If they came from a certain country, they're going to be brought back to their country. That's

the way it's supposed to be.

BASH: Will the plan include a deportation force, the kind that he just, you just heard in that sound bite and talked about during the

Republican primaries?

KELLYANNE CONWAY, TRUMP CAMPAIGN MANAGER: To be determined.

SERFATY: Key Trump surrogate Senator Jeff Sessions confirming that Trump is wrestling with the issue after a meeting with Hispanic advisors on

Saturday ahead of a big policy speech later this week.

SEN. JEFF SESSIONS, (R) ALABAMA: He listened to a lot of people. I don't think he made any commitments. He is thinking that through. I think

that's the right thing.

SERFATY: This potential shift coming as Trump attempts to broaden his appeal among African-American voters.

TRUMP: I've asked the African-American community to honor me with their vote.

You are living in poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs, 58 percent of your youth is unemployed. What the hell do you have to lose?

SERFATY: Polls show his is way behind with his key voting bloc following a string of controversial comments about minorities.

TRUMP: They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they are rapists.

Look at my African-American over here.

This is judge is of Mexican heritage. I'm building a wall, OK, I'm building a wall.

SERFATY: Trump's now more muted, scripted style reserved for policy, not for his opponent Hillary Clinton.

TRUMP: She will never be able to fix the ISIS problem that her policies created. For one thing, she doesn't have the strength or the

stamina.

SERFATY: All this, as Trump and his surrogates continue to race unsubstantiated questions about Hillary Clinton's health.

RUDY GIULIANI, (R) FORMER NEW YORK CITY MAYOR: Go online and put down "Hillary Clinton illness" and take a look at the videos for yourself.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

SOARES: And that was our Sunlen Serfaty reporting there.

And coming up right here on News Stream, a community in Canada is trying to fight sex trafficking but turning their attention to the victims.

We'll have that story for you just ahead.

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[08:32:06] SOARES: All this week, the CNN Freedom Project explores the problem of sex trafficking in Canada's indigenous communities.

Canadian native women frequently become victims and the local government is using a new strategy to try to help them. Our Paula Newton has this

report.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

PAULA NEWTON, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: So here's this guy talking to her.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: About 3:00, 4:00 in the morning you'll see them out here.

KIRT CHAPKO, WINNIPEG POLICE SERVICE: A lot of the people here, they struggle with many different things.

UNIDENITIFIED FEMALE: You will see older men just sitting in cars idling.

CHAPKO: Nobody wants to be out here doing what they have to do.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: How you doing?

NEWTON: Words of comfort and support. They echo most nights through the streets of Winnipeg.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Did you sleep yesterday?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yeah.

NEWTON: Debbie Tambi (ph) is a community outreach worker.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Be safe. We'll see you later.

CHAPKO: You want a ride home or anything? No? You okay? You need anything else?

NEWTON: Kirt Chapko is a police detective, part of an elite unit trying to counter sexual exploitation and human trafficking.

CHAPKO: This is our regular route. We drive in this area, and the other areas that have high levels of exploitation.

NEWTON: They are both leading a transformation, a new way to fight human trafficking, the approach, firmly focused on victims. And most of

the ones they meet here come from Canada's minority indigenous community.

CHAPKO: OK, two females on the south side of Notre Dame. They're walking westbound. They're going to be at the crosswalk shortly.

NEWTON: We ride along with Detective Chapko and observe as undercover officers meet with two women they believe could be trafficking victims.

CHAPKO: Passenger door is closed, and they are going to be heading westbound.

NEWTON: What's different here than in past years? The intent. They are not out to prosecute, but to protect, trying to understand how and why

these women are being sexually exploited.

CHAPKO: It's the misconception that a lot of people have is that, you know, they -- they want to be out there. But they truly don't want to be

out there. It's -- it's...

NEWTON: They don't have a choice?

CHAPKO: They don't have a choice.

NEWTON: Law enforcement officials acknowledge a history of bias and racism that prevented police on the streets from truly understanding how

and why indigenous women are vulnerable, and at risk.

DEPUTY CHIEF DANNY SMYTH, WINNIPEG POLICE SERVICE: There is bias in the police service. We recognize that there's implicit bias. We certainly

have taken steps to try to address that in a myriad of ways.

We have a team that's dedicated just to outreach, just to being out there, and trying to get to know who's out on the street, trying to

establish a relationship with them.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Lots of kits for tonight, hopefully it will be a busy night.

NEWTON: To do that, they've teamed with community workers like Debbie (ph). Once a trafficking victim herself, she explains outreach is neither

quick, nor simple.

[08:35:04] DEBBIE DUMBY, OUTREACH TEAM: We're controlled by, you know, our traffickers. A lot of people call them their boyfriends, or drug

dealers. And you know, you owe money, and you have a choice. You get beaten, or killed, or you go out and work.

We'll get started. I think we have about 68 kids that are missing this morning.

NEWTON: The new approach on the streets of Winnipeg is supported by the government. Jennifer Richardson runs Tracia's Trust (ph) Manitoba's

strategy to combat sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of children. Crucially the provincial government has committed

more than 10 million Canadian dollars each year to fund it, a huge sum for a population of only about 1 million people.

This groundbreaking endeavor focuses on prevention, intervention, and legislation while trying to tackle the issue of why indigenous people, a

small minority of the population, represent more than three quarters of all human trafficking victims in Manitoba, both independent and government

studies have detailed poverty, addiction, family violence, and sexual abuse as key factors.

JENNIFER RICHARDSON, TRACIA'S TRUST: When you look at the context of their environment, and what is going on in the sex trade, the level of

violence, the level of drugs, it's almost like mental terrorism, because they're just acting out what they're engaged in.

NEWTON: And they've been terrorized.

RICHARDSON: Right.

NEWTON: Back with detective Chapko, we learn the two young women they've approached are indigenous. Police will now follow up with social

agencies.

CHAPKO: OK, copy that.

NEWTON: And that's what's different and revolutionary about the approach here in Manitoba. A first in Canada, it uses targeted funds, but

also words, deeds, and training, to help fight human trafficking, in a whole new way that prioritizes the needs of victims.

Paula Newton, CNN, Winnipeg.

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SOARES: Well tomorrow you will hear the story Tanae Little (ph), a survivor who was pulled into the sex trade at just 11 years of age. Take a

listen.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENITIFIED FEMALE: I always get anxiety coming back.

NEWTON: An older girl, someone who pretended to be her friend, was actually preying on Tanae (ph), luring her with drugs and trafficking her

for sex.

What would happen if you refused to have sex with anybody?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: If you're not beat up then you would get raped by a few of them at once.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

SOARES: And you can hear Tanae's (ph) full story of survival, as well as healing, at this time tomorrow on our series, "Canada's Stolen

Daughters" only here on CNN.

You are watching CNN News Stream. More in just a moment. Do stay with us.

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SOARES: Welcome back to News Stream. Now, many of us get cravings for unhealthy snacks every now and then, but one man in India has a

ravenous appetite for something far more dangerous than fries or burgers. Our Joel Lavi (ph) has the details of this rather bizarre case.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

JOEL LAVI (ph), CNN CORRESPONDENT: Talk about biting off more than you could chew: this man in India quite literally did. For two months,

the father of two swallowed knives. This insatiable craving for metal saw him consume dozens, and his family had no idea. It's a case that has

baffled the most experienced of surgeons who had to figure out how to carefully remove them. The operation taking five hours, and by the time it

was over, 40 knives were taken out, some as long as seven inches. Many were folded, others open. Some have even started rusting or were broken

altogether.

The 42 year old patient doesn't quite know where he developed this taste for blades. For now, though, doctors are putting his addiction down

to a rare mental disorder and won't discharge him until he's cleared by psychiatrists.

The patient is expected to make a full recovery and swears he'll never sneak another blade again.

But if he does get a craving for a metallic midnight snack, doctors are suggesting something a little more digestible, joking with him to try

spinach if he wants more iron in his diet.

Joel Lavi (ph), CNN, Hong Kong.

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SOARES: Good to see that he's doing well now.

Casino Operator Wynn Resorts is betting big on Macau. Its latest property, the $4 billion Wynn Palace is now open. Macau is the only place

in China where gambling is legal, and for years it's been a major drawer for mainland tourists but times have changed as China grapples with a

slowing economy and a crackdown on corruption.

And Mallika Kapur asked CEO Steve Wynn why he's still investing. Take a listen.

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STEVE WYNN, CEO, WYNN RESORTS: The changes that have hit this community in 120 months have no precedent anywhere else. To expect that

such change would not have political ramifications, and political consequence would be naive and unsophisticated.

So, my attitude towards the political changes that you described that affect us, generally speaking, the people that I've encountered in the last

15 years, are intelligent. Generally speaking, the people that I have encountered in the last 15 years are intelligent. The government of China

is a meritocracy. It tends to promote the smartest people within it upward. So

in the long run I think they get it. They do the right thing.

My job is to keep my organization flexible.

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SOARES: And that was CNN's Mallika Kapur speaking with Steve Wynn ahead of the grand opening of his new Macau casino.

And before we go, we want to leave you with a bit of a cliffhanger. The world's highest and longest glass bottom bridge has finally opened to

visitors in China's Hunan province. It stretches between two cliffs in a National Park there as you can see. It's 430 meters long and six meters

wide hanging over heart stopping 300 meter vertical drop. Ouch.

But it is popular. You need to make an appointment, and it can only handle 8,000 visitors a day.

Wow that is very impressive.

And that does it for us here on News Stream. I'm Isa Soares, don't go anywhere. World Sport with Amanda Davies coming right here. She's live in

Rio next.

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