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[08:00:14] KRISTIE LU STOUT, HOST: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong, and welcome to News Stream.

Now, the political showdown the world will be watching. It is Clinton versus trump in their first presidential debate and it could set a record.

Aleppo's humanitarian catastrophe, more destruction in the besieged city as another peace effort fails.

And cooking to heal: CNN's Freedom Project shows us an innovative way to give sex trafficking victims a fresh start.

It is the most anticipated moment in the 2016 race for the White House. Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton are just hours

away from their first presidential debate six weeks out from the election. The stage is set for this absolutely critical moment for both candidates,

quite possibly the most watched debate in history.

The two contenders are deadlocked in the latest polls. This one released just a few hours ago, and it shows that they are neck and neck in

the U.S. state of Colorado.

Now Trump is leading by 1 percentage point among likely voters there.

And in Pennsylavnia, another important state, Clinton is 45 percent to Trump's 44 percent. The divide is within each polls margin of error.

Now, CNN's Jonathan Mann tells us what's at stake on Monday.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

JONATHAN MANN, CNN POLITICAL MANN ANCHOR: It is probably going to be the most important 90 minutes of the campaign. About 100 million people are

expected to be watching. That's a bigger audience than either candidate has had so far. And because interest tends to wane just a little bit after the

first debate, this may be the biggest audience for those two candidates until Election Day. It is a lot that we're looking forward to. But that's

still ahead. Let's talk about what we saw on Sunday, because it's very, very telling. Sunday was a good day for Donald Trump. He received Israeli

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Trump Tower. That is the head of government of Israel going to see Donald Trump, not the other way around.

And what that meeting offered Trump was an opportunity to show himself meeting with a world leader as if one leader to another leader, he's ready

to do business.

Donald Trump demonstrated that he can, without mishap, take on the role of the Oval Office, of the commander-in-chief. Hillary Clinton ended

up meeting with Netanyahu as well, but once again, all that did was show that she's capable of doing what Trump is capable of doing. Vice versa

Trump can do what Clinton can do. He is a reasonable alternative. That's a very crucial message coming into the debate, which is now really not that

far away, because he wants to use the opportunity to show that he is a real alternative. He wants to reassure a lot of nervous Americans that he's not

just a buffoon billionaire who's going to bulldoze his way around the planet. And so, this is a really important opportunity for him to show

calm, to show competence, to show that he doesn't need a teleprompter to tone him down. In fact, one of his advisers, former New York Mayor Rudy

Giuliani, says he's not even preparing all that much, because he doesn't need to.

RUDY GIULIANI, FORMER NEW YORK CITY MAYOR: It depends on how much confidence you have in yourself. And that's what we want. We want a

president who has confidence in himself or herself. If you've got to over- prepare, you have to over-prepare. I mean - but if you have confidence in yourself, I mean, you go with what got you there.

MANN: Hillary Clinton's job is to make sure Americans are not confident in Trump. She has got to hope that he does something once again

to show that he's, as she would say, a "loose cannon." She has to do that to Trump and she has to do something for herself. Her biggest liability is

that she doesn't seem sincere, she doesn't seem honest. She has got to use 90 minutes, which is not a long time, to project authenticity,

transparency, likability. One night is not a lot of time to do it in. So, the impact to this debate will have -- we're not sure. But here's one thing

to keep in mind, we're talking about 90 crucial minutes that may boil down to just one moment, one gaffe, one encounter that is going to define the

experience for 100 million Americans and a lot of people watching from around the world. It's going to be something to see. Back to you.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Jonathan Mann there.

And for more on this eagerly anticipated debate, let's bring in CNN Politics executive editor

Mark Preston and senior media correspondent Brian Stelter, both are at Hofstra University, of course, the location of Monday night's debate. A

big welcome to you both.

But first let's start with you, Mark.

Mark, hoping you can hear me all right. What have you heard from both campaigns about

what to expect tonight?

[08:05:MARK PRESTON, CNN POLITICS EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Well, a couple things. I mean -- and Brian and I have been talking about this for the

last few days right now. Well, a couple of things. I mean, and Brian and I have been talking about this for the last few days right now about --

there's this expectations game being played right now in the media. Basically they are trying to lower expectations of each other, both trying

to do so.

Hillary Clinton, though, is trying to make the point that Donald Trump is going to be graded on a curve and what we mean by that is that he

doesn't have to reach the bar so high and that Hillary Clinton's expected to do much better because she's more well versed in specific policy

proposals and she's been a professional politician while he hasn't been.

At the same time, you have the Trump folks who are turning around and saying, listen, we don't think the moderators should be fact checking this

debate tonight. The moderators should just be the person who makes sure things go along very well and let us duke it out on stage ourselves and

we'll see how that pays out.

LU STOUT: Yeah, and let's get to Brian now to hear more about the moderator. Because, Brian, you spoke to the debate boss, you follow, you

know Lester Holt's work as a journalist. What should we expect tonight from the moderator?

BRIAN STELTER, CNN MEDIA CORRESPONDENT: Well, sources at NBC say he's deep in debate preparation and he's not going to be a potted plant on

stage.

What does that mean in practice? Well, probably means he will step in when necessary, at least a couple of times, when there are egregious

falsehoods stated by Clinton or Trump.

And we're talking about a uniquely fact challenged candidate in Donald Trump. The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Politico, and The Washington

Post all came up with stories over the weekend, saying, yes, Clinton shades the truth, but Trump makes misstatements and outright lies more often. So

it's a challenge for Lester Holt up on that stage.

Trump is a challenge and with Clinton there it's even more challenging. He's got to keep the conversation going, keep time relatively

equally proportioned but then try to ensure there are no blatant falsehoods that don't go unchallenged.

I think he's up to that task, by the way. You know, he is a very well respected journalist with decades of experience and it's ultimate test

tonight, 9:00 p.m. Eastern.

LU STOUT: Now, let's go back to Mark. And, Mark, just how much is going to be fact checked here? We know the big debate is going to be 90

minutes long, no commercials. Are we going to dig into some real specifics, details on policy proposals, top tier issues like terrorism, the

economy, and gun violence?

PRESTON: What I expect is probably going to happen tonight is that Lester is going to try to draw the conversation in that direction -- where

they are on the economy, how they will able to help turn it around here in the U.S.

Now, we already know the economy is doing much better than it was, say, four, six, eight years ago, but what are they going to do to take it

to the next level? How is that going to affect the global economy? What is going to happen in Syria? What is the expectation of the United States

and whoever wins right now, their role when dealing with ISIS and dealing with some of these other world crises, you know, that we're faced right

now. But I believe Lester Holt is going to try to do that.

Now, the candidates are going to have to do...

LU STOUT: And Mark -- yeah.

PRESTON: ...two minutes each to answer the questions.

Oh, sorry?

LU STOUT: Got you. And just wanted -- just interject for a moment, they are going to have

two minutes each to answer the questions, and we know that Clinton's strength here is getting into

the policy nitty-gritty. But there's also the question about her likability and form. How do you think she's going to address that?

Because the advice has been out there that she needs to be more like herself.

Will we see that on stage tonight from Clinton?

PRESTON: Yeah, I think so, but I think how she reacts and how she tries to present herself, which is her biggest Achilles Heel, is her

likability, her lack of warmness, or at least that's what some folks say and voters are looking at.

I think it all depends how Donald Trump reacts to her, because she is actually going to be taking a cue off Donald Trump. So, if Donald Trump

goes and attacks her, it's going to make her change her strategy and how to perform throughout the rest of the night.

If this just becomes a policy fight where they try to get into specifics, I think she'll have

more of an opportunity to have that likability factor and not always be on the attack against

Donald Trump.

LU STOUT: And another question for you, Mark, I mean, could things get really just personal at the debate? I mean, there's been some full on

trolling by both sides in recent days. We've seen it play out on Twitter over the weekend. Could tonight's debate, the first presidential debate,

turn into a mud fight?

PRESTON: Absolutely.

Look, my expectation is that it won't. However, I've been wrong so many times during the campaign that I probably will be wrong this time.

But the animosity between these two is so deep right now, this could get very, very ugly.

To your point about trolling, Mark Cuban, a very successful businessman, and one-time friend of Donald Trump is going to be a guest of

Hillary Clinton. He will sit in the front row and that is to unnerve Donald Trump, who will be on stage.

On the flip side is, one of Bill Clinton's former mistresses -- you know, there was a play that perhaps she was going to show up as a guest of

Donald Trump. That's not going to happen, but that just goes to show you where we are at this point in the campaign.

[08:10:11] LU STOUT: All right, Mark Preston joined by Brian Stelter joining us live from Hofstra, the site of tonight's big debate. Many

thanks to you both and our apologies for the microphone issues with Brian's microphone Let's get that sorted pretty soon.

Thanks, guy, enjoy the debate and take care.

Now, history has shown us just how critical this first debate can be. In the past, a candidate has

stumbled in the first debate and never recovered. Our chief political correspondent Dana Bash reports.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

JOHN F. KENNEDY, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I think it can be.

DANA BASH, CNN CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Kennedy versus Nixon...

RICHARD NIXON, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Senator Kennedy...

BASH: ...exactly 56 years ago...

NIXON: The things that Senator Kennedy...

BASH: ...the first televised presidential debate in American history, and an historic lesson in what to do...

KENNEDY: Which point of view and which party do we want to lead the United States?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Mr. Nixon, would you like to comment on that statement?

NIXON: I have no comment.

BASH: Richard Nixon was shifty eyed and sweaty, coming across as a nervous wreck next to calm, cool John Kennedy. It was a turning point for

JFK's campaign.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Mr. Ford, would you like to respond?

BASH: In 1976, President Gerald Ford agreed to the debate since the Nixon debacle and made his own epic mistake that helped cost him the

election to Jimmy Carter.

GERALD FORD, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe.

BASH: That was flat wrong and immediately diminished his stature.

Over the years, the candidates understood the impact of TV debate, but it still didn't go as planned.

Some first debates were the beginning to the end of the campaign, especially when a moment fed into pre-existing doubts. In 2000, Vice

President Al Gore repeated let out sighs as George W. Bush was speaking. Many watching thought Gore came across as rude and dismissive.

In 1988, Mike Dukakis made it through his first debate. But his second go at it was a disaster.

UNIDENTIFIED DEBATE MODERATOR: Governor, if Kitty Dukakis were raped and murdered, would you favor an irrevocable death penalty for the killer.

MICHAEL DUKAKIS, (D), FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: No, I don't, Bernard. And I think you know that I opposed the death penalty during all

of my life. I don't see any evidence that it's a deterrent and --

BASH: Dukakis' antiseptic policy response, instead of a human one, was a campaign and political-career ending.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We have a question right here.

BASH: And who can forget President H.W. Bush caught on camera looking at his watch in 1992, coming across as disengaged and out of touch,

precisely how Bill Clinton had been trying to paint him.

Not all debate debacles killed a campaign. Just last cycle, Barack Obama choked big time in his first face-off with Mitt Romney.

(CROSSTALK)

BASH: Obama was able to redeem himself in later debates.

RONALD REAGAN, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: There you go again.

BASH: Ronald Reagan's first debate performance in his bid was also a flop.

REAGAN: ...in balance. I hope that...

BASH: Reagan rebounded with debate number two with a prepared line delivered perfectly.

REAGAN: I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience.

(LAUGHTER)

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Classic line there.

Dana Bash reporting.

So the race for the White House heads towards its most important moment of the campaign, and CNN, of course, has around the clock coverage

as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump square off in the first presidential debate, which kicks off about 12 hours from now, right

here on CNN.

Now, one topic that is likely to come up in the debates: the crisis in Syria. Now, diplomats are using words like barbaric and chilling to

describe the scene in Aleppo this weekend. And I've got to warn you, the images we are about to screen are very disturbing and very,

very difficult to watch.

Now, activists say at least 85 people are dead and hundreds are injured after Syrian forces unleashed a wave of air strikes. And here you

can see on your screens hospitals just overwhelmed as they treat the victims.

Now, the United States has strong words for Russia during an emergency session at the UN

Security Council.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

SAMANTHA POWER, What Russia is sponsoring and doing is not counterterrorism, it is barbarism. Instead of pursuing peace, Russia and

Assad make war. Instead of helping get life saving aid to civilians, Russia and Assad are bombing the humanitarian convoys, hospitals, and first

responders, who are trying desperately to keep people alive.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

LU STOUT: Samantha power there.

Now CNN's Fred Pleitgen was in Aleppo just over a week ago when the cease-fire was in place. He joins us now live from the Syrian capital.

And Fred, more death in Aleppo this weekend. Hospitals are absolutely overwhelmed. What's the latest you're hearing from this city again under

siege?

FREDERIK PLEITGEN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, it certainly seems to be a horrible situation there in Aleppo. What we're

hearing is that there were many air strikes over the weekend. The death toll, the most recent one that we have got is that about 90 people were

killed in those air strikes, and in some shelling as well, just yesterday alone.

And the first responders there saying they believe that death toll most likely is going to increase simply, because they don't have the

resources at this point in time to get to the many locations that have been hit over the weekend.

Also, of course, many people wounded. You already eluded to the fact that the hospitals, few that are still functioning there, very much

overwhelmed with the situation, not enough hospital beds.

On top of that, of course, not enough doctors either, apparently only about 30 doctors are actually left in the rebel-held district of Aleppo.

Now, Kristie, all of this is, of course, part of the Syrian government's offensive, which acknowledged was going on late last week,

calling it a comprehensive offensive, saying it involved both air and ground forces.

Now, what happened over the weekend is that the Syrian government forces attempted to enter the eastern district of Aleppo, the rebel-held

ones from the north and the south. There was one main battlefield called Handaraq Camp (ph) in the north of Aleppo, which was taken by government

forces on Saturday, but then later cleared out after a rebel counteroffensive and

has since then seen a lot of shelling.

So certainly that offensive is still going on.

It was interesting to see that UN security council session yesterday with the U.S. and Russia trading barbs, but also with syria's

representative, (inaudible), saying that the Syrian government plans to take back every inch of Syrian territory, and, of course, every inch of

Aleppo, as well.

So, certainly it looks as though at this point in time it doesn't appear as though a new cease-fire or even a lull in fighting seems to be in

the cards, Kristie.

LU STOUT: And as we look at the video of that UN Security Council meeting that was held at the weekend, a question about Russia for you,

Fred. I mean, Russia has redeployed jets to Syria. Last week we learned that it deployed an aircraft carrier to the region.

So what does Russia intend to do now in Syria?

PLEITGEN: Well, it certainly appears as though Russia is seeking, or seems to be seeking, a

military solution or seems to at least want to be ready to try and seek a military solution or at least very much up the ante and increase possibly

air strikes, as well.

You've mentioned the fact that they've said that they were deploying the Admiral Kuznetsov, which is a formidable aircraft carrier, not as big

as the U.S. super carriers, but will have about 24 to 26 strike aircraft on it. That can, obviously, really very much increase Russia's fire power

here. It also also redeployed some SU-25 jets here to this region, as well, which are close combat air support aircraft, also very deadly there

on the battlefield.

It seems as though Russia really is increasing its air strikes, one of the things that the U.S. was

also saying is that it really notices the increase of both the number of air strikes, but also the power

of a lot of the munitions used, as well, Kristie.

LU STOUT: Yeah, so-called military solution would only mean more death, more destruction there in Syria.

Fred Pleitgen reporting for us live from Damascus. Thank you.

Now, French President Francois Hollande is determined to dismantle the migrant camp in

Calais and to provide an alternative for the thousands of refugees and migrants living there.

When Mr. Hollande visited the port, he said France is going to protect those living in the so-called Calais jungle.

Now, the camp is notorious for its squalid conditions. Mr. Hollande says his objective is to make Calais secure and to provide dignified

conditions for the migrants living there.

You're watching News Stream. And still to come, tributes to a king: golfing legend Arnold Palmer dies at 87. And we remember the man who

changed the sport as we know it.

Also ahead, American and South Korean warships in a show of force off the Korean peninsula. What is behind this latest military drill when we

come back.

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[08:21:10] LU STOUT: Coming to you live from Hong Kong, you're back watching News

Stream.

Now, very few athletes rise to the top of their sport, but even fewer change it forever. And now the world is paying tribute to a man who did

just that: legendary golfer Arnold Palmer, who has died at 87.

Now, he won more than 90 tournaments in his career, including seven majors. Known as The King, he was credited with taking golf out of the

country clubs and into the mainstream. He also had a reputation for being one of the sport's nicest guys.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

ARNOLD PALMER, LEGENDARY GOLFER: You know, when people say, well, treat other people as you'd like to be treated, they don't really think

that. That's a nice thing to say, but, you know, I had it beaten into me, that that was the thing to do. And I have practiced that through the

years.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

LU STOUT: Now, leading figures from both the world of golf and beyond are paying tribute to Palmer. U.S. President Barack Obama tweeted a photo

of himself demonstrating his putting skills to Palmer in the oval office.

Mr. Obama said this, quote, "here's to the king, who was as extraordinary on the links as he was generous to others. Thanks for the

memories, Arnold."

And Tiger Woods was among golfers paying tribute. He said saying this: "thanks, Arnold, for your friendship, counsel, and a lot of laughs.

Your philanthropy and humility are part of your legend."

Now, CNN's Alex Thomas is in London with more on the story. And Alex, Arnold Palmer, he was a titan of sport, but, first, let's talk about how he

transformed his sport, the game of golf. How did he change it?

ALEX THOMAS, CNN WORLD SPORT: He's a sporting icon, a sporting legend, long before

those phrases, Kristie, were ever used to describe someone everyday the way they are now.

And I would put him in the same bracket as Mohammed Ali for that reason, who also passed away in the last year, and although Ali was more

controversial and Palmer more of an establishment figure, Palmer had this amazing ability to get on both of those at the highest end of his sport --

and let's not forget golf does have a snobby side to it and certainly did when he was starting out as a young pro in the 1950s.

But he saw himself as a blue collar, as they say in the United States, working class hero. His dad was a professional at a club, but was also a

groundskeeper there, because it wasn't a rich country club by American standards and he could only get on the course in the evenings when the

members had gone away. And he certainly wasn't allowed to use any of their facilities.

But he treated everybody from all walks of life the same. And that's the tone of the tribute, it's been more about Arnold Palmer as a man, more

than him as a golfer. Although, as you say, he's one of the greats of all time. Only four golfers, all of them very, very famous -- Nicklaus, Hogan,

Snead, and Tiger Woods, have won PGA tour titles than his 62. And the seven majors

he's won has only been bettered by six other men in history.

LU STOUT: Yeah, Arnold Palmer, he was the guy next door, but he was deeply charismatic. He changed the sport. He also changed the business of

sport and the way top athletes make money. Tell us how.

THOMAS: He came along at the perfect time. Just have a look at some of the links that have been tweeted out on social media today of him and

his pomp with a massive Elvis Presley star at the same time as the other king, the king of pop music was making his name.

And also when TV became popular. There were sort of around 3 or 4 million TV sets in America in 1950 and that was almost 50 million a decade later

and people were tuning into this young athletic looking guy at a time when golf wasn't known as having athletic looking players -- broad shoulders,

Hollywood style good looks, and he teamed up with Mark McCormack (ph), famously, to found IMG, a huge sporting agency now today and together they

invented what is the modern commercial athlete.

You know, no one has called Arnold Palmer money grabbing at all, but yet he endorsed millions of products over the years and almost -- well,

certainly did make more money beyond his playing days than he did winning tournaments. His purple patch was actually quite short in golfing terms,

Kristie, when you think of Jack Nicklaus winning decade after decade, long into his 40s.

But Palmer last won a tournament back in 1973. But Forbes rates him as the third richest ex-athlete only last year with earnings of $40 million

behind David Beckham and the legendary Michael Jordan. So that shows his longevity.

[08:25:30] LU STOUT: Yeah, absolutely. Arnold Palmer, he was a sporting great, a golfing great in more ways than one. Alex Thomas

reporting, many thanks indeed for that.

And do stay with CNN. As the golf world pays tribute to Arnold Palmer, World Sport looks back on the legacy, the life and times of the man

simply known as The King. That starts in about 20 minutes from now.

Now, U.U. and South Korean military vessels were paraded off the Korean Peninsula on Monday in a show of force that's meant to send a strong

message to North Korea.

Now, the drills, they follow a string of nuclear and missile tests by Pyongyang. Paula Hancocks has more from Seoul.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, Kristie, this is the third show of force that we've seen since North Korea's fifth

nuclear test earlier this month. That in itself shows the level of anxiety and concern in both Washington and Seoul.

Back on September 9, North Korea claimed that it had successfully tested a nuclear warhead. So, this Monday U.S. and South Korean navy

staged an exercise off the east coast of the peninsula, including destroyers, submarines, and helicopters. One U.S. navy official tells CNN

it's the first time this has happened in waters so close to the east coast of North Korea.

North Korea has called the recent shows of force, quote, "nothing but a bluff." B1B bombers have staged two flyovers in recent weeks, flying

closer to the DMZ, demilitarized zone between North and South Korea than ever before from these bombers, according to one U.S. military source.

Pyongyang is blaming the U.S. for bringing the peninsula to the brink of war, even threatening to wipe Guam off the map, that is where these U.S.

bombers are based.

Now, experts are divided as to exactly what kind of a difference these joint shows of force can make, but few expect North Korea to slow down this

year's relentless series of testing, both nuclear and missile -- Kristie.

LU STOUT: Paula Hhancocks there.

Now, there is also tension in the East China Sea, this time over military drills conducted by

China. Now, Japan scrambled fighter jets after Chinese aircraft flew between Okinawa and the Miyako Islands. The Japanese military says that

China was within its rights to traverse international waters between the Japanese islands, but they also say they are entitled to track and to

monitor these movements.

China says its fleet was carrying out a routine drill.

You're watching News Stream. Still ahead, after escaping a life of sex trafficking, victims have another challenge: rebuilding their lives.

We'll tell you how one organization is giving them a fresh start in the kitchen.

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[08:32:10] LU STOUT: Now the CNN Freedom Project, as you know, is dedicated to shining a light on human trafficking and putting an end to

modern day slavery. Now, an eatery in Amsterdam is proving that education can be a powerful weapon in this fight.

Now, the goal is to give trafficking victims the skills they need to integrate back into society.

Isa Soares reports.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

ISA SOARES, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Thousands come to see the infamous sex workers of Amsterdam's red light district. It's on these

streets a social worker began her fight against human trafficking.

TOOS HEEMSKERIK-SCHEP, DIRECTOR, NOT FOR SALE, THE NETHERLANDS: When I started in '95, prostitution wasn't legalized. At that time, it was just

incredible what was going on, because just to point out to you that area there was full with Nigerian girls, girls who came from the Arab states who

started with a debt of $40,000, which they had to pay back to their traffickers.

And it was also just after the opening of the Iron Curtain, and so we got all of a sudden this whole group of Eastern European girls into The

Netherlands and it was really just by being on my feet in this area and talking and having conversations with the girls that I started to learn

about their situations.

As a social worker, I was approaching the girls and the street behind me was actually a known street where only Hungarian girls were working, and

so now and then the girls approached me or they were sharing that they were trafficked or exploited. And when they had to be taken out by the police

and being brought to a safe house, then I learned that, OK, now they are in the safe house, and now what, how are they going to build up their future

again? How do they make a new life again? How do they get a profession?

SOARES: Frustrated, wanting to do more, Toos quit her job to collaborate with the Not for Sale Foundation. The team identified brunch

restaurants as a new trend in Amsterdam, then an idea formed to build a profitable eatery where traffic survivors would be trained, gain

qualifications, and work alongside professionals. After four years of planning, Ignita opened in 2015.

The NGO supplements donations with income generated from each dish sold. Their motto is simple, "do good, eat well."

HEEMSKERIK-SCHEP: What we see, especially with those who have been exploited in what kind of form, they're been used like products. So only

focusing on job training is not enough. So we think it's incredibly important also that they become part of our community here.

SOARES: To date, 162 trainees have joined the program. Graduates leave with more than

just a certificate.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: But today we're going to make mayonnaise.

[08:35:07] SOARES: For one woman trafficked from North Africa, the training offered camaraderie and sparked a talent. The pain inflicted by

her exploitation is still raw, but she is focused, inspired to become a chef.

Dignita, she says, saved her life.

HANAN, TRAINEE (through translator): When I moved to the government shelter, it was difficult. I always wanted to kill myself. There was no

energy in my body. Whilst there, I was asked about whether or wanted to go for training. I didn't know what Not for Sale meant, but afterwards I

gave it some thought and I said, you know what, I will just have a look for a day to see what it is.

I was happy there and afterwards I went again. I'm always happy when I cook. I felt like a flower without water, but when I started the

training, I got my energy back.

SOARES: One of the first dishes trainees learn to cook is soup. Twice a week it's (inaudible) to the Dignita store and info center, a

former brothel located in the red light area.

From here, volunteers deliver takeout orders to the women behind the windows.

HEEMSKERIK-SCHEP: The soup outreach and whatever we are doing here is just an opportunity to be in contact with them.

The fact is that at the moment we have three girls coming from the windows who have been exploited, who have been forced to work as a

prostitute, and although we have a legalized system, it doesn't want to say that the crime is totally out of this business. There are still girls who

have been exploited, and so for those we want to be there and for those we want to be the voice.

SOARES: Toos's call to provide opportunity after rescue, she hopes will be heard. There are missions, meanwhile, to scale Dignita's self-

sustainable business model beyond Amsterdam.

Isa Soares, CNN.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT; And on Tuesday we will introduce you to a trafficking victim who after years of being enslaved found her way to the national

stage in the U.S. as a leading voice against human trafficking.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I was kept in a house as a slave for three years, and so my first day coming here is like...

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Take a moment.

UNIDENTIIFED FEMALE: The first day that I'm actually free.

SOARES: In the year since her rescue, Ima (ph) has helped establish a national survivors network for cast. Less than a year ago she was named to

the president's taskforce against trafficking.

And just recently, she received another invitation: Hillary Clinton's staff wanted her to speak at the Democratic National Convention.

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LU STOUT: And hear more of that emotional account of that incredible story on Tuesday. It's part of the CNN Freedom project.

You're watching News Stream. We'll be back in just a moment.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Take a ride on the fastest elevator in the world and you'll

see that China's future is moving at a speed of 20 meters per second. The record breaking trip will

95th floor of Guangzhou's newest and tallest building, the CTF finance center, in just 43 seconds.

[08:40:20] FORTH BAGLEY, ARCHITECT: I think the city of the future will be less about the building blocks, the brick and mortar, and about how

physical space interacts with technology.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: With its nondescript grids of box-like buildings, this city could look like any other in China, but one architect Forth

Bagley, is hoping his tower will help change the conversation of architecture in China.

BAGLEY: I think the CTF Tour is set apart from its surrounding towers by virtue of its height, obviously, but also by its simplicity. I think

that as a kind of new emphasis on quality, on functionality in China, that's emerged in the last ten years, but at the time when we were

designing it it seemed almost too simple, because everyone was doing these towers that were bending and moving and arcing. And this is just simply an

extrusion.

So it's interesting to see how China's evolved in the thinking and the client's expectations.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: With a conscious departure from the weird and sometimes wacky, Bagley looking for new ways for CTF to stand out. The

530-meter tower is built with a chiseled top, giving it a different look from every angle. Bagley also tapped into local materials, utilizing

terra-cotta, (inaudible) metal, and glass.

BAGLEY: And people look towards architecture to help define culture and if all buildings look the same, then all culture is the same, and so

architecture has a unique responsibility to help cultures define themselves almost as a mirror back to society.

So the use of terra-cotta on the CTF tower was very much a conscious decision to inject

into the architecture an indigenous craft that was specific to Guangzhou as a city. They were interested in making sure that while the building looked

modern and contemporary, it was also a distinctly Chinese building.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Making its definitive mark on the Guangzhou skyline, the CTF finance center represents more than just another tall

Chinese skyscraper.

BAGLEY: Well, I think what you've seen in China over the last 20 years is unprecedented human history with the development of cities and the

scale hat we just simply have never seen before. I think now you're seeing as China is progressing, as things are becoming a little slower in China,

you're starting to see a much more deliberate, thoughtful approach to urban design, which as architects we support and, obviously, champion.

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LU STOUT: Now, this is one race with the most breathtaking view. Several teams soared to the skies from Germany to Greece in gas balloons.

At the long distance balloon championship, it took the teams 58 hours to cover 1,800 kilometers, with Switzerland eventually clinching first place.

Congratulations.

And that is News Stream. I'm Kristie Lu Stout. And World Sport with Christina Macfarlane is next.

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