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Kim Kardashian West Robbed at Gunpoint in Paris; Britain to Leave E.U. in 2019; U.S. Wins Golf's Ryder Cup; Another Violent Incident between India, Pakistan; Syrian Military Calls on Rebels to Leave Aleppo; "SNL" Parodies Presidential Election. Aired 2:30-3a ET
Aired October 03, 2016 - 02:30 ET
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[02:30:32] ROSEMARY CHURCH, CNN ANCHOR: A spokeswoman for Kim Kardashian West says the reality TV star was held up at gun point in Paris Sunday.
CNN senior international correspondent, Jim Bittermann, joins us from Paris with the latest.
Jim, we know Kim Kardashian is shaken but not hurt. What more are you learning about what happened here?
JIM BITTERMANN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Not a lot of information, but some things are trickling out. According to the interior ministry, about five gunmen came to where Kardashian is staying, an apartment residence known for housing a lot of stars when they come to town. It has a concierge. Apparently, they threatened the concierge and went to her room, tied her up, according to reports, and, in fact, stole jewelry worth up to perhaps $10 million. She said that, according to the police reports, any way, among other things that were stolen, was a ring that alone was worth about $4 million and some other jewelry in her jewelry box. No one was hurt in this. She was tied up during the episode. And according to her spokesman, she's shaken but not injured.
So it was a close call, I think, as far as everyone was concerned but, apparently, it's over now. And police are investigating, trying to find out exactly who was responsible. Clearly, it was someone who was very clued in on her whereabouts.
CHURCH: And, Jim, earlier, we had heard reports that this was a hotel. And now, as you say, it's an apartment residence that's used to having stars of this stature stay there. There was only a concierge there. Was that all there was in terms of security? That seems extraordinary.
BITTERMANN: As far as we know, except that we also heard, according to reports, that she had her own personal body guards with her. This is not unusual in Paris. They have this confusion between hotel, because French use the term "hotel particular," which means a kind of freestanding house or a mansion of some sort. It doesn't necessarily mean a hotel as such. So, in fact, it was not one of the named hotels in town. But it is a place that's pretty well-known to Hollywood stars who come and want to stay in Paris.
CHURCH: Some might rethink that.
Jim Bittermann, reporting there from Paris. Thanks to you.
Britain's exit from the European Union could happen in 2019. British Prime Minister Theresa May laid out a timeline for the process on Sunday for the first time since the Brexit vote in June.
Our London correspondent, Max Foster, has details.
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MAX FOSTER, CNN LONDON CORRESPONDENT: Brexit means Brexit. That's all we've really understand about Theresa May's plan for getting Britain out of the European Union. We weren't sure how committed she was to the process at all. Today, we had some clarity on that. So Britain will be leaving the European Union, and the process to start that so-called Article 50 will be invoked at the end of March, which means Britain will leave the European Union by the end of the decade.
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THERESA MAY, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: It was right to wait before triggering Article 50. But it is also right that we should not let things drag on too long. Having voted to leave, I know that the public will soon expect to see on the horizon the point at which Britain does formally leave the European Union. So let me be absolutely clear. There will be no unnecessary delays in invoking Article 50. We will invoke it when we are ready, and we will be ready soon. We will invoke Article 50 no later than the end of March next year.
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FOSTER: When it comes to it, untangling Britain's relationship with the E.U. will be horribly complicated. Not least, all of those E.U. laws that currently apply in the U.K. Theresa May shed some light on how she sees that happening. And effectively, E.U. law applied to the U.K. will be enshrined in U.K. law. After that, the British parliament will have to decide for itself which bits it wants to get rid of and which bits to keep. That's complicated in itself. Before that, she's got all the negotiation as well with the European Union. It's going to be very tough, indeed. Effectively, she said she can't tell us much more because she wants a negotiating position and saying too much now will give that away. So there will be no running commentary on how she's going to handle these negotiations, but she has at least shed some light on how she plans to go into them.
Max Foster, CNN, Birmingham.
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[02:35:23] CHURCH: The U.S. has won the golf Ryder Cup. It's the first win since 2008. Ryan Moore clinched the victory on Sunday coming from a losing position. The final score 17-11. It was a sweet victory for U.S. Captain Davis Love III. He was at the help when and Europe fought back to win the Ryder Cup in 2012.
Here is the celebration after the U.S. victory.
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CHURCH: CNN's "World Sport's" Patrick Snell, caught up with Team USA after the victory.
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PATRICK REED, U.S. GOLFER: It's amazing. It's a dream come true. First Ryder Cup I went out and felt like I was amazing. I got three- and-a-half points for the team. It felt so empty because I didn't win the team. You know, premier play for them to put me out first to go and, you know, go in and, you know, get the point and get the momentum for the team and watch the team play it hard like that and it means everything. Can't wait to go back support and, you know, celebrate.
PATRICK SNELL, CNN WORLD SPORT ANCHOR: How does the crowd energize you? How do you feed off of them?
REED: It's easy. Listen to them now. That's how it was all week. Whether they had a good shot or bad shop, they're trying to pick up your team. It's awesome.
UNIDENTIFIED U.S. GOLFER: It's very satisfying. Captain took advice and listened and asked all the questions to us and sort of good leader to us. Asked smart questions, gets all the information, and puts a plan together just like -- just like you're supposed to.
SNELL: It's been a fabulous year for you personally. What are you most proud of for this Ryder Cup win for the American team?
UNIDENTIFIED U.S. GOLFER: We had a lot of pressure on us and we came through when we need to. Hats off to the other guys, they put on a great show and we put on a good show. It was a great week.
RYAN MOORE, U.S. GOLFER: It's incredible. I have no words to describe it. I have not been able to digest what's happened in the last week. It's been incredible to go where it feels like a month at this point and it's only been seven days. I can't be more proud to play with these guys, to play for these guys. They're amazing.
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CHURCH: We'll take a short break. But still to come, Syrian rebels in Aleppo are fighting for the bombed out city of is intensifying. The message the army is now sending to the rebels. We're back with that.
(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [02:41:31] CHURCH: Welcome back everyone. There's been another violent incident in the disputed region of Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
Let's turn to New Delhi bureau chief, Ravi Agrawal, who has just joined us live.
Ravi, let's talk about the situation there. It has been quiet for a while. What was the trigger here?
RAVI AGRAWAL, CNN NEW DELHI BUREAU CHIEF: Hi, Rosemary. The trigger was, Sunday night into Monday morning, India time, a number of militants attacked an army base in Indian-administered Kashmir. It was a town called Baramula (ph). This is a town that's been relatively peaceful over the last few years according to India's border security force. The militants approached the camp, they shot they were firing. It does not know if the militants were killed or if they escaped. And on the Indian side, one soldier was killed and another seriously wounded. Now, India has not pointed a finger yet. It has also not pointed the finger yet at Pakistan.
And this all comes amidst a backdrop of heightened tensions just on Thursday when India launched what has called surgical strikes across the line of control, the border between Indian-administered and Pakistani-administered Kashmir. And India says that these surgical strikes targeted what it called terrorists bases on the other side of the border and that they killed a number of militants that day. Pakistan has completely denied this version of events saying, instead, there were no terrorist bases on its side, and two of its soldiers were killed.
So, Rosemary, a lot of "he said, she said" right now between India and Pakistan that has ratcheted up tensions. Remember, these are two countries that have been to war twice before over this land, over Kashmir. And once more, in 1999, they came close to war, and this was after they were both nuclear armed. So tensions very high right now.
CHURCH: They certainly are. We have learned that India has relocated 10,000 or so people until this settles down. How long might that take?
AGRAWAL: We don't know right now. This isn't the first time there have been tensions between the two countries in this part of Kashmir. And this isn't the first time India has launched surgical strikes. What is different this time, in the last 10 years, is that India is openly declaring that it has launched strikes on Pakistan and, hence, a clear ratcheting up of tensions. And also an assumption on both sides that the hostilities, whether between India and Pakistan or proxies for them both, that these hostilities may continue for a while.
We're likely to see more such skirmishes over the coming days. Perhaps that's the reason why India is trying to move as many people out of those portions as possible -- Rosemary?
CHURCH: All right. Ravi Agrawal joining us there live from New Delhi. 14 minutes passed noon there. Thanks to you for bringing us up to date on the situation.
Syrian government forces are gaining ground in their effort to retake Aleppo from rebel groups. More air strikes pounded the city, hitting a civilian hospital Sunday. As of now, there's only one fully functioning hospital in Aleppo. The health system is on the verge of total collapse. The Syrian army is urging the rebels to leave promising safe passage.
Our Nic Robertson joins us now with the latest.
Nic, what more are you learning about this and how will the rebels likely respond to the Syrian government's offer of passage if they lay down their arms and leave?
[02:45:24] NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC EDITOR: Well, certainly it's not clear at the moment what mechanism is being made available to them for them to leave. That hasn't been articulated publicly by the Syria government so it's hard to see how any armed group that has been fighting the Syrian government for five years, and completely mistrusts them, would begin a retreat. If that's going to happen, I don't think it's anywhere near this time, certainly, absolutely no indication of anyone taking up that offer.
What we're hearing from the U.N., as you were saying, 275,000 people living in that rebel controlled eastern part of Aleppo. The U.N. deeply alarmed. Not just the medical facilities are being targeted, but the water is cut off there, the water pumping station has been hit. Fuel is in short supply. Food is in short supply. So real concerns from the U.N. about the situation there.
The Syrian government has been making gains in the northern part of that area of rebel-controlled Aleppo. They're taking control of the hospital. And that has put the rebel forces at a more strategic weakness, if you will. They've used up arms and ammunition in fighting off the government forces. And the ground that the government forces has taken gives better control over the area that would have been used as one of the routes, previously one of the routes to resupply in and out of eastern Aleppo. So the situation there, according to the U.N., there is no clear indication at all how the Syrian government would administer this -- allow for a rebel withdrawal, and absolutely no indication this is going to be taken up any time in the future.
The real concern is that the medical facilities are being targeted. We've heard about another medical facility targeted over night, this one in region. It was an under ground medical facility built in a cave that had been proof or had been safe from heavy bombardment in the past. They perform, they say, about 40 to 50 surgeries there a week. And now they say that they believe the bunker bombs are being used to target that medical facility. And this really adds up with that picture that we hear from the U.N. as we've seen over the years that it is the medical facilities that coming in for some of the hardest and hardest attacks, of course, breaking international laws and norms on warfare -- Rosemary?
CHURCH: Yeah, exactly. Nic Robertson joining us there from Istanbul in Turkey. It is 9:47 in
the morning. Many thanks to you, Nic.
Coming up, "Saturday Night Live" returns for a new season, with fresh jabs at the U.S. presidential race, starring Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump. Do stay with us. We'll have more on this.
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CHURCH: Pink Floyd star Roger Waters is slamming U.S. presidential candidate, Donald Trump. It happened at a free concert in Mexico City on Sunday. Waters took on Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto as well, saying his policies have failed his people. 200,000 people were reportedly there seeing him play many of his iconic band's old hits, including several from the 1979 album "The Wall."
The satirical sketch comedy show, "Saturday Night Live," lifted the curtain on its 42nd season as the U.S. presidential race gets into its home stretch.
Jessica Schneider shows us its take on the most-watched presidential debate in history.
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ALEC BALDWIN, ACTOR & COMEDIAN: My microphone's broke.
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JESSICA SCHNEIDER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Alec Baldwin posing with a pout and planting on a toupee to channel Trump.
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BALDWIN: I'm picking up somebody sniffing here.
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Picking up sniffs. She's been sniffing all night. Testing. Testing.
SCHNEIDER: The 16-time record-holding "SNL" host taking over Trump for the new season. Baldwin bringing up Trump's Twitter triad.
BALDWIN: I'm going to set my alarm for 3:20 a.m.
(LAUGHTER) And go sit on my golden toilet bowl and tweet about it until completion.
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SCHNEIDER: Off-color remarks from last week's debate.
BALDWIN: We should be talking about the important issues like Rosie O'Donnell --
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-- and how she's a fat loser.
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SCHNEIDER: The election cycle long providing "SNL" with plenty of fodder for its comedy, from Tina Fey's Sarah Palin --
TINA FEY, COMEDIAN: And I can see Russia from my house.
SCHNEIDER: -- to Will Farrell as George W. Bush.
WILL FARRELL, COMEDIAN: Strategery.
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KATE MCKINNON, COMEDIAN: Hey, Bartender, keep them coming.
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SCHNEIDER: This season, Kate McKinnon will return to her role as Hillary Clinton to battle Baldwin's Trump.
MCKINNON: He hasn't released his tax returns, which means he's not that rich --
BALDWIN: Wrong.
MCKINNON: -- not that charitable --
BALDWIN: Wrong.
MCKINNON: -- or he's never paid taxes in his life.
BALDWIN: Wronger.
UNIDENTIFIED COMEDIAN: Secretary Clinton, what do you think about that?
MCKINNON: I think I'm going to be president.
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SCHNEIDER: But it wasn't just Baldwin bearing the brunt of the ridiculed. McKinnon mocked relentless debate prep and ruthless presidential ambitions.
MCKINNON: Listen, America, I get it. You hate me.
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You hate my voice and you hate my face.
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Well, here is a tip. If you never want to see my face again elect me president, and I swear to god, I will lock myself in the Oval Office and not come out for four years.
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But if you don't elect me, I will continue to run for president until the day I die.
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And I will never die.
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SCHNEIDER: And McKinnon showcased Clinton's now signature shimmy.
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[02:55:10] MCKINNON: Not a response, more of a request, can America vote right now?
SCHNEIDER: It wasn't just the candidates lampooned.
UNIDENTIFIED COMEDIAN: We're getting acquainted.
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SCHNEIDER: Just about everyone in the political realm this season took a hit, including Trump's three oldest children.
UNIDENTIFIED COMEDIAN: What interesting and wonderful question, Steve. May I ask my brothers for help?
UNIDENTIFIED COMEDIAN: They're not here.
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UNIDENTIFIED COMEDIAN: Yes, we are.
UNIDENTIFIED COMEDIAN: Yes, we are.
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UNIDENTIFIED COMEDIAN: Who is this?
UNIDENTIFIED COMEDIAN: I'm Donald, Jr, the brains. I'm Ivanka, the beauty.
UNIDENTIFIED COMEDIAN: And I'm Eric.
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UNIDENTIFIED COMEDIAN: An unprecedented election cycle --
BALDWIN: It is over. Good night.
UNIDENTIFIED COMEDIAN: -- sure to continue providing plenty of comedy on Saturday night.
Jessica Schneider, CNN, New York.
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CHURCH: Very clever there. Worth watching if you haven't seen it yet.
I'm Rosemary Church. I'll be back after this short break with more of the world's biggest stories, including the surprise rejection of Colombia's peace deal with FARC rebels.
Back in a moment.
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[03:00:13] CHURCH: Rejected. Colombia voters --
