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Donald Trump's First TV Interview After Election; Families Run For Their Lives From ISIS in Mosul; Critics Blasting Trump's Appointment of Steve Bannon; Chinese President Xi Jin Ping Congratulated Trump via Phone; Earthquakes Struck New Zealand; Humanitarian Crisis in Syria Could Worsen; Marine Le Pen Cheering Donald Trump's Victory; India's Prime Minister's Announcements on New Rupee Notes. Aired 3-4a ET

Aired November 14, 2016 - 03:00   ET

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[03:00:00] ROSEMARY CHURCH, CNN ANCHOR: Don't be afraid. Donald Trump tries to ease the concerns of a divided nation in his first TV interview since his shocked election.

Praise and despair. The U.S. president-elect picks too of his closest White House advisers drawing a mixed reaction.

And running scared. The entire families run for their lives amid gunfire and mortar shells as the battle for Mosul intensifies.

Hello and welcome to our viewers all across the world. I'm Rosemary Church, and this is CNN NEWSROOM.

U.S. President-elect, Donald Trump, has revealed the two men who will be closest to him when he takes office in January. Steve Bannon, who was CEO of Trump's campaign, will be his chief strategist and senior counselor, and Reince Priebus, head of the Republican National Committee was named White House chief of staff.

Priebus was a strategic choice. He has close ties to republican leaders on Capitol Hill, those relationships may prove critical in getting Trump's legislative agenda before Congress.

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CHURCH: The Trump's election is still causing protests, several hundred people marked through Saint Louis, Missouri on Sunday voicing their opposition to the Trump presidency. There have been similar scenes in New Work, Washington, and San Francisco, among other cities.

Trump has now publicly disavowed any hostility by his supporters toward Muslim, immigrants, minorities and others. And here is what he told CBS's 60 Minutes.

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DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT-ELECT: I'm very surprised to hear that.

LESLEY STAHL, CBS 60 MINUTES CORRESPONDENT: Telling must...

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TRUMP: I hate to hear that. And I hate to hear...

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STAHL: But you do hear it.

TRUMP: I don't hear it.

STAHL: You're not seeing it.

TRUMP: I saw -- I saw one or two instances.

STAHL: On social media.

TRUMP: But I think it's a very small amount. Again I think it's the biggest...

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STAHL: Do you want to say anything to those people.

TRUMP: I would say don't do it. That's terrible. Because I'm going to bring this country together.

STAHL: They're harassing Latinos, Muslims.

TRUMP: I am so saddened to hear that and I say stop it. If it -- if it helps, I will say this -- and I'll say it right to the cameras, stop it.

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CHURCH: Now, in that same interview, Trump also addressed the centerpiece of his campaign, deporting undocumented immigrants and building a wall along the Mexican border.

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TRUMP: There are certain areas I would, but certain areas the wall is more appropriate. I'm very good at this, it's called a construction. But the fence will be...

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STAHL: So, part wall, part fence?

TRUMP: Yes, it could be some fencing.

STAHL: What about the pledge to deport millions and millions of undocumented immigrants?

TRUMP: What we are going to do is get the people that are criminal and who have criminal records, gang members, drug dealers, we have a lot of these people, probably two million including it could be three million, we are getting them out of our country or we're going to incarcerate.

But we're getting them out of our country. They're here illegally. After the border is secured and after everything gets normalized. We're going to make a determination on the people that you're talking about who are terrific people.

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CHURCH: So how will this unusual dynamic between Reince Priebus and Steve Bannon play out in the white House. A Washington insider of this is the man who wanted to bring down the republican establishment.

CNN's Chris Frates has more.

CHRIS FRATES, CNN INVESTIGATIVE CORRESPONDENT: President-elect Donald Trump has named Reince Priebus as his chief of staff and Steve Bannon as his chief strategist and senior counsel.

How by naming Priebus as chief of staff, Trump put the head of the Republican National Committee one of the most powerful positions in Washington. But Priebus' insider cred is balanced out by Bannon's anti-establishment world view.

In a statement Trump said of the duo, quote, "Bannon and Priebus will continue the effective leadership team they formed during the campaign working as equal partners to transform the federal government making it more much efficient, effective and productive."

Now, Priebus is known inside the beltway. And he's got good working relationships with the republicans who are running Congress. These are people like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Speaker Paul Ryan who has been a long-time friend of Priebus both from the home state of Wisconsin.

Now Priebus' knowledge of Washington could be key in helping Trump pass his agenda through Congress. Bannon, who is Trump's campaign CEO also ran Breitbart News, which he's been accused of catering to racist, sexist and anti-Semantic audiences. And Bannon is also been very critical of the GOP establishment. Now both men will advise the next president.

[03:05:00] Chris Frates, CNN, Washington.

CHURCH: Reince Priebus is the chairman of the Republican National Committee. He became a close confidante of Donald Trump in the final months of the presidential campaign.

The 44-year-old Priebus is an experienced Washington politico. He previously served as the RNC general council and a chairman -- as chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin. Well, Priebus and Bannon will now hold two of the most powerful

positions in the White House. CNN's Dana Bash has more on the men chosen to be Trump's top advisers.

DANA BASH, CNN CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT: On election night the person Donald Trump praised more than anyone else was Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus.

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TRUMP: I tell you, Reince is really a star. And he is the hardest working guy.

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And in a certain way I did this, Reince, come up here. Where is Reince? get over here, Reince. Boy, oh, boy, oh, boy. It's about time you did this, Reince.

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BASH: Even surrendering his victory speech microphone to Priebus.

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TRUMP: Amazing guy. Our partnership with the RNC was so important to the success in what we've done.

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BASH: It is true that the RNC had more influence over Trump's campaign than any in recent history. Priebus started to build ground operation in voter files in key states three years ago, which Trump used and benefited from big time.

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REINCE PRIEBUS, INCOMING WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF: We spent the last four years building a nationwide ground game.

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BASH: In the last few months of Trump's campaign, Priebus personally played an outsized role from helping debate prep to traveling extensively to keep Trump focused and disciplined.

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PRIEBUS: We're honored to be working with Donald Trump.

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BASH: Those pushing for Priebus say he's the ideal chief of staff for several reasons. He can organize the White House and be a good gatekeeper, crucial traits for that job. And they point to the relationships he has with republicans who run Capitol Hill, especially House Speaker Paul Ryan, a longtime close friend from Wisconsin.

Priebus even brokered their first meeting this spring.

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BASH: Do you feel like a couple's therapist?

PRIEBUS: No. You know what, you wouldn't say that if you're in the room.

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BASH: Another contender for chief of staff, Steve Bannon was always a steadfast Trump loyalist. He came from Breitbart, a conservative publication that spends as much time attacking establishment republicans as democrats.

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STEVE BANNON, BREITBART NEWS: What we need to do is bitch-slap the Republican Party and get those guys, you know, heeding to, and if we have to, we'll take it over.

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BASH: Bannon became Trump's chief executive officer during the third campaign shakeup and sources say immediately had the candidate's ear. In fact, Bannon, too, began traveling with Trump extensively in the waning weeks of the campaign. Although he sometimes fed Trump's worst instinct.

Sources say he also had enough credibility with the candidate to convince him not to send damaging tweets or retaliate against critics in a way that will distract from his core message.

CHURCH: Many thanks to our Dana bash for that report. Well, critics are basting the appointment of Steve Bannon in Trump's White House. Spokesman for U.S. Senate Minority Leader, Harry Reid issued this statement, I'm quoting directly. "It is easy to see why the KKK views Trump as their champion when Trump's appoints one of the foremost peddlers of white supremacist themes and rhetoric as his top white aide."

And the anti-defamation league said this, "It is a sad day when a man who presided over the premier web site of the alt-right is slated to be a senior staff member in the people's house."

Well, Chinese president Xi Jin Ping congratulated Trump on his victory. In a phone call a few hours ago, Chinese media report that President Xi hopes to meet Trump in person soon. Trump railed against U.S. trade deals with China for much of his campaign, but both leaders say they hope to establish a close-working relationship going forward.

Well, at least two people are dead after series of earthquakes struck New Zealand south island. The first quake a magnitude 7.8 hit about 90 kilometers from Christ's Church, the country's third biggest city. Aftershocks were even felt in Wellington, New Zealand's capitol on the north island. Tsunami waves briefly hit the coast, but that is no longer a threat, thankfully.

And for more on the quake and the aftershock, we want to turn to our meteorologist Pedram Javaheri. And this, it is a worry for New Zealand because it has been bad in the past. This, thankfully, just two people killed, but talk to us about the aftershocks here and what is possibly ahead for New Zealand.

PEDRAM JAVAHERI, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Correct. Yes. You know, it's going to be a long couple of days ahead across this region, Rosemary.

[03:09:59] And this 7.8, you compare it to the most recent case, go back to 2011, the 6.3 that took with it over 180 lives. It is in fact, some 200 times stronger in the intensity of the shaking than the one we saw several years ago, but of course the number of fatality significantly higher.

You look at multiple quakes in recent decades, statistically on average you get once every 30 or so years a magnitude 7.8 or stronger across this region of New Zealand. So certainly not something you see every single day. And you look at the intensity of the shaking some 50,000 people feeling what was considered severe shaking across this region.

And all of this happening into the early morning hours. Of course, you know, the significance of this, because the structures are what typically take people's lives. So, you put this in a time where people are sound asleep. It could be very much life threatening, and then we have what is typically seen with these quakes, and that is about 1.68 magnitude aftershock is what you would expect.

We've seen at least four now that have been between 6.0 and 6.5. You would see around 10 in the magnitude 5 scale and then work your way down towards 4's and 3's, and you would see hundreds of thousands of such magnitude.

But it's going to lay down exactly what happens to these aftershocks. Because once you get these aftershocks they come in across this region, that kind of lay it down and shows you the magnitude that decreases over time.

So you go over next several says you would see now a high number of aftershock still continuing, but now notice they're coming down to the 4's, to the 3s and to the 2's, and that is precisely what we expect over the next several weeks across this region of New Zealnd.

Now when it comes to what is happening weather wise across this are we do have some wet weather expected in the next couple of days should be showery in nature, a little blustery at times. But when you look at exactly where the heaviest rain is expected to fall, one of the dry pockets actually ends up being the area hardest hit with the most intense shaking, and that is around the Amberley region, where you have dry forecast expected.

So that is excellent news here. The forecast does bring the temperatures back down significantly in the next couple of days. So when you see this, Rosemary, they're going from 18 to 12, and you know there are potentially a lot of people that need help right now and these temperatures not going to be helpful but it does looks like it will want to warm up rather quickly, again going in towards the latter area of this week, Rosemary.

CHURCH: All right. Thanks so much, Pedram, for keeping a very close eye on that, we appreciate it.

JAVAHERI: Thank you.

CHURCH: Well, to other news, Julian Assange will be interviewed in the coming hours over a rape accusation pending against him in Sweden. The WikiLeaks founder will be questioned in Ecuador's embassy in London where he's lived since 2012 to avoid extradition.

Sweden says two of its prosecutors will be at the interview, but an Ecuadorian prosecutor will ask the questions. Assange denies the rape allegation.

Aleppo is already struggling with a humanitarian crisis, and now an impending assault from the Syrian regime could make things even worse.

Also, ahead, France's far right Nationalist party is cheering Donald Trump's election victory; you will hear why Marine Le Pen thinks Trump's win could help her own presidential ambitions.

Back in a moment with that and more.

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CHURCH: Text messages went out to people in rebel held Aleppo Syria, early Sunday, warning them to flee the city. The message urged residents to leave within 24 hours before a strategically planned assault is launch. They also ordered rebels in the city to put down their weapons and renounce their leadership.

Well, joining us now, our Jomana Karadsheh in Amman, Jordan and Matthew Chance in Moscow. Thanks to both of you for being with us. Jomana, let's talk -- let's start with you, just talk to us about what people are going through at this time now that we know that pretty much had this order to get out.

JOMANA KARADSHEH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Rosemary, we've been speaking to people in the besieged part of the Aleppo in eastern Aleppo. And they say that they received these text messages, they say this is nothing new, they've received warnings in the past, they say, whether it was leaflet that were dropped or it was broadcast through state media, warning them in the past.

They believe its part of the psychological warfare to try and scare and intimidate. But at the same time, Rosemary, there is really the sense of apprehension when you talk to people there. They're really terrified of what they feel might be an imminent military assault that is going to be launched on eastern Aleppo, especially after we saw the rebels in eastern Aleppo have failed to break the siege. About a couple of weeks ago, at the end of last month, they launch an

offensive they say to try and break besiege. But over the past couple of days, whatever ground that they had gained during this offensive was retaken by the regime.

So there's this real fear of a military assault, and at the same time, Rosemary, the humanitarian situation by all accounts in eastern Aleppo is the worst that it has ever been.

We heard the United Nations warning just last week saying that there could be a mass starvation scenario in eastern Aleppo, the last time, they say any significant aid and supplies reached that part of the city was back in July.

And they say the last of the rations, whatever supply is being distributed right now. This is something we're also hearing from residence in eastern Aleppo.

One family that I spoke to yesterday, Rosemary, was describing what they have left in their household and they feel that they are luckier than others who may have run out. People are really running out on all sorts of supplies.

You're talking about food. And when we say food they're talking about basics, like, bits of rice and pasta. And, you know, these kinds of dried food that they have stored and also talking about fuel and other supplies like medicine that is running low, so there's this real fear that all that they have been through so far, this dire humanitarian situation, they feel that the worst is yet to come, Rosemary.

CHURCH: And Matthew Chance, I want to go to you now in Moscow, because it appears that Russia is stepping out its assault on Aleppo, as well, what more are you learning about Russia's role in this?

[03:20:02] MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, I mean, Russia is at least suspended its effective air strikes on Aleppo since the middle of October and it's done that it says to allow humanitarian access to give, you know, rebels, and civilians a chance to vacate the city.

You get a sense that that period is coming to an end, although, of course the Russians haven't officially announced that the period is coming to an end. That the text message that we just been hearing about, circulating among residents at least in Aleppo indicate that, certainly.

And in addition, of course, this Russian flotilla of eight ships centered around the flag ship of the Russian Navy, the Admiral Kuznetsov, which is an aircraft carrier, has now right off the coast of Syria in eastern Mediterranean.

It arrived the weekend. Russian state television is declaring that in its headline, you know, Russia is back, commanders of those ships, the captains, or the Russian versions of the captains have said, look, we've been flying reconnaissance missions from the aircraft carrier in preparation for, you know, checking out what possible military targets they can hit.

And so you get a sense that that high hiatus in the air strikes on Aleppo since the middle of October are coming to an end now, with the arrival of that massive flotilla, eight ships and dozens of fighter and bomber aircraft that they bring to bear in that theater, that will really bolster Russia's already formidable forces inside Syria.

And so we'll have to wait and see what happens, but you know, you get a very ominous sense of the arrival of that flotilla.

CHURCH: Yes, we certainly do and CNN, of course, watching these developments very closely. Many thanks to Matthew Chance in Moscow and Jomana Karadsheh there in Amman, Jordan.

We turn to Iraq now, and a suicide bomber has killed six people and injured six others in a town southwest of Karbala. Iraqi security forces killed five other suicide bombers who were also trying to carry out attacks in that town.

Meanwhile, in Northern Iraq, government troops have recaptured an ancient village and its nearby ruins from ISIS. Nimrud is just south of Mosul which Iraqi forces are trying to take back from the terror group. ISIS militants destroyed much of Nimrud's historic ruins last year.

Well, witnesses tell CNN ISIS is fortifying its positions in eastern Mosul, digging new trenches and building barriers on major roads. Residents say clashes between ISIS militants and Iraqi forces lasted for several hours on Sunday, much needed food supplies arrive in parts of Mosul the same day.

And CNN's Phil Black who joins me now, live from Erbil in Iraq to talk more about the situation on the ground and, particularly the civilians who are trying to flee the city. What have you been able to see and witness.

PHIL BLACK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Rosemary, the advance by Iraqi forces in Mosul itself these eastern neighborhoods of Mosul is so slow, really, because it is such a difficult fight. And that's because ISIS is resisting them so strongly.

They knew this was coming so they've had time to dig tunnels, build car bombs, and other booby traps and explosive devices. They've got snipers in well-concealed positions, they are using mortar fire. They know these narrow streets incredibly well. So they're putting up an incredibly tough fight.

And then among all of this violence is the civilian population, people living in their homes as the war rages around them. Now, we're hearing that many people are trying to hunker down and just simply endure the war as it passes by them, but every day more and more people are deciding to leave the city because it is simply too much. It is just too dangerous.

We've been speaking to people as they exit through Mosul's eastern gate and they all have extraordinary stories to tell. Take a look. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

BLACK: Munesh Saabdaleh (Ph) and his family are being searched for weapons on Mosul's eastern outskirt, just a short distance from where Iraqi forces are battling ISIS. They've decided to flee the city.

Munesh says they left because mortars have started falling close to them. They are among the people now following this road every day, away from the violence and terror of an urban war zone. But they don't know where it's taking them.

Hasnah Muhammed (Ph) said she hid in a home with her family and during nearby explosions for eight days until one of them destroyed half of the building, so, she run.

"I was running among bullets," she says, "walking and crying, running and crying." They are escaping war and ISIS as well. After living under the group's ideas of morality for more than two years. Eleven- year-old Daoud (Ph) witnessed justice according to ISIS.

[03:25:05] He says, "They slaughtered three men and called us to come and watch. One of them, the tall guy, wasn't beheaded properly, so another man came with a knife and finished the job."

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BLACK: This is the start of the screening process the women and the children, they've been taken away first under a truck that just arrive. Their husbands, brothers, fathers, they have to wait. They will be taken somewhere else. Their names checked against the database just to ensure they are not one of the ISIS members that may be trying to flee the city with all the other refugees.

The moments that follow are chaotic and heartbreaking, especially for the children. There's little dignity in this, but they'll be saddened. There rest are ordered to sit quietly in rows. Somehow, Daoud (Ph) has been left behind with the men. His hands can't hide his anxiety.

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He tells us he's thinking about the camp, living in a tent under rain in the mud. This is a life changing day. They're first, without ISIS for a long time. There're relief, some nervous smiles but war uncertainty and last ensure there is no feeling for celebration.

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BLACK: A short distance from Mosul, a short drive. You see sprawling camps that have been built to deal with and house the people that are being displaced by the fighting. The latest figures they are around 50,000 people are being driven from their homes.

But this is on very early in the battle to retake Mosul. The toughest fighting is still to come and it's estimated by said groups that through the course of this operation, the total number of people driven from the city could come to somewhere in the order of a million people. Rosemary.

CHURCH: Extraordinary numbers there. Our Phil Black joining us live from Erbil in Iraq. It is nearly 11.30 in the morning. Many thanks to you, Phil, for that report.

Well, the leader of France's far-party is praising Donald Trump, how Marine Le Pen says his success affects her own. We'll explain when we come back.

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CHURCH: And a very warm welcome back to our news all around the world. I'm Rosemary Church. Time to update you now on the main stories we've been following this hour.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says Reince Priebus will be his White House chief of staff. Priebus heads the Republican National Committee and stood by Trump even when many other prominent republicans publicly disavowed the candidate.

Steve Bannon who was CEO of Trump's campaign was appointed chief strategist and senior counselor.

New Zealand's Prime Minister says rebuilding from a series of powerful earthquakes could cost billions of dollars. A 7.8 magnitude quake struck the south island just after midnight Monday followed by powerful aftershocks. At least two people were killed. The initial quake hit about 90 kilometers from Christ's Church, New Zealand's third largest city.

In Iraq, a suicide bomber has killed six people and injured six others in a town southwest of Karbala. Officials say he managed to enter a house and detonate his explosives filled vest before he could be stopped.

Iraqi Security Forces killed five other attackers.

All right. Let's go back now to the next U.S. president, Chinese President Xi Jin Ping has congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory. The two spoke on the phone just a few hours ago.

And out Matt Rivers joins us now from Beijing, with more. So, Matt, what all do you know about what Mr. Xi and Mr. Trump talked about in that call?

MATT RIVERS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Rosemary, this was very much an introductory phone call in the same way that we've heard that the president-elect has had with lots of other world leaders around the globe.

And in this call, really both leaders just saying that they're willing to work with one another moving forward. And that will be very important, because Rosemary, as you know, this is a relationship that is fraught with the challenges.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) RIVERS: On the streets of Beijing, grappling with the idea of President Trump.

"We're surprised at the results," says Cherry Wong (Ph).

"I think the election is so bizarre," says Lee Xinhua. "Western democracy, is too. It's chaotic."

"He is afraid if China's economic growth. Trump will be tough," says Lewis Kwan (Ph).

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RIVERS: Individual opinions may vary, but most agree that China will be and should be a top focus of the Trump administration's foreign policy. Consider all that is at stake over $650 billion annually if you're talking about trade. These economies are remarkably dependent on one another, though candidate Trump argued one side was clearly winning.

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TRUMP: Because we can't continue to allow China to rape our country and that's what they're doing. It's the greatest theft in the history of the world.

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RIVERS: To counter, Trump has said he'd be in favor of installing a significant tariff on Chinese imports. Some of those imports sail through the South China Sea, a vast area where the U.S. and Chinese military stand at odds. Chinese aggressive island building and land seizures have led to fierce oppositions from China's neighbors and the U.S.

Trump though has largely shied away from giving his opinion on the issue. He has been more clear about his preference for China's role in curving North Korea's nuclear program.

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TRUMP: China should solve that problem for us. China should go into North Korea. China is totally powerful as it relates to North Korea.

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RIVERS: How would Trump would get China to further use its economic influence, he hasn't said. China's government never gives official opinions on U.S. elections or their outcomes. But Communist Party controlled newspapers do.

On the economy, the Beijing News wrote, quote, "Now that Trump is president, it's worth noting what kind of effect the panic will bring." On the South China Sea, a thinly veiled suggestion from the Global

Times. "You might think it's not worth sending U.S. warships to the South China Sea to help other countries."

In the general theme of all these state newspapers is that the election of Donald Trump and the craziness of the campaign season is just proof that western democracy is volatile and dangerous.

[03:35:06] Put another way, Chinese communism is the better way to govern.

A new president and new era of Chinese-U.S. relations right now marked with tense uncertainty about what that might look like.

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RIVERS: And despite all of President-elect Trump's negative rhetoric on China, some analysts that we've spoken to have suggested that Chinese leaders might actually be seeing an opportunity in a Trump presidency.

These analysts say that, perhaps it would be easier if President Trump focuses the U.S. attention more on domestic issues instead of international issues. Perhaps it would then be easier for China to continue its expansionist goals in the South China Sea because there would be less U.S. Interference.

But, Rosemary, as you know this is an incredibly complex relationship and it will be fascinating to see how a trump administration begins dealing with the second largest economy in the world.

CHURCH: Yes. It will certainly be interesting to see if that relationship changes in any way. Our Matt Rivers joining us live from Beijing where it is about 4.36 in the afternoon. Many thanks.

Well, one of the leading Brexit campaigners in the U.K. has met face to face with the U.S. President-elect. Nigel Farage sat down with Donald trump on Saturday in New York. He says they had a very productive meeting. Farage if the head of the U.K. Independent Party and he's a long-time Trump supporter. And here is what he told our Richard Quest on Thursday.

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NIGEL FARAGE, BRITISH PARLIAMENT MEMBER: The big battle of 2016 that has come to a head. And the debate has been there for years. What's happened in 2016 is we've seen two events. We've seen the Brexit event and now this huge event of Trump winning the presidential campaign.

And really, what it's all about is do you believe in nation state democracy or are you happy with bigger, super national forms of government where decisions get taken elsewhere.

And I believe in nation's state democracy, I believe in controlling borders, I believe we've got to confront the threat of Islamic terrorism. And President-elect Trump believes in very much the same thing.

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CHURCH: Well, the leader of the French National Front is also praising Donald Trump's victory in an interview on BBC's the Andrew Marsh Show. Marine Le Pen said Trump's win may even boost her own presidential hopes.

And for more on how France is reacting to the U.S. president elect, CNN's Melissa Bell joins us now from Paris. So, Melissa, why does Marine Le Pen thinks Trump's win is going to help her?

MELISSA BELL, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: The idea -- and this is what she's been explaining over the course of the weekend, Rosemary, that after Brexit, after Donald Trump's victory, anything is possible, and possibly that includes her victory in next year's presidential election here in France.

Until now the National Front has really struggled electorally to capitalize on what is its considerable support within the French electorate. It is very much the third party here in France. She only has one member of the national assembly where real legislative power is wielded, 11 towns in France are controlled by the National Front.

But for Italians that existed since 1972 on the electoral map it really doesn't weigh as heavily as Marine Le Pen would like. What she believes now is that with this new populace surge that we've seen both in the United Kingdom and in the United States, perhaps, those with whom she had some support might be encouraged to vote for her.

And what she now firmly believes is that perhaps that elite, that is so far always she believes kept her out of power, might not, might now just be pushed aside, pushed aside beyond what the pollsters are predicting.

CHURCH: And Melissa, France...

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MARINE LE PEN, NATIONAL FRONT PARTY PRESIDENT (TRANSLATED): Trump's victory is an additional stone in the building of new world destined to replace the old one. Obviously we have to compare this victory with the rejection of the European Constitution by the French people.

Of course, with the Brexit vote, but also with the emergence of movements devoted to the nation. Patriotic movement in Europe.

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BELL: Now over the course of the last few years, ever since marine Le Pen has taken over the presidency of her party from her father. She's really been on this charm offensive, Rosemary, trying to convince people that she is no longer the leader of party that is anti-Semitic or xenophobic.

Simply one that reflects the sort of rhetoric that you were hearing there from Nigel Farage, just a moments ago, one that wants to protect France's national interest, defend its borders, take power back from Brussels, things that reflect what Donald Trump has been talking about in the United States.

[03:39:58] She now believes that after those surprise victories, both for the Brexit and Trump in United States her victory should be just around the corner.

Of course, she won't just have to win the presidency in May of next year, she'll also to see her party make substantial gains in the leagues of elections that will follow since in France she simply wouldn't be able to create a government, a form of government if she didn't have a substantial number of M.P's sitting in France's Parliament. And that's a fairly tall order from where we're sitting now, Rosemary.

CHURCH: All right. Melissa Bell joining us there from Paris, where of course, France is also marking the one year anniversary of the Paris attacks. Many thanks to you for joining us. I appreciate it.

Well NATO Secretary General is defending the alliance after Donald Trump's election victory. He didn't mention Trump by name, but writing in the Observer newspaper, he said,. "This is no time to question the value of the partnership between Europe and the United States. In these uncertainty times we need strong American leadership and we need Europeans to shoulder their fair share of the burden."

During his campaign, Trump often questioned the value of the NATO alliance and criticized other NATO members for not living up to their obligations.

Well, for more on how Trump's win could affect U.S. foreign policy, I'm joined now by Scott Lucas. He is a professor of international politics at the University of Birmingham in England. Thank you, sir, for being with us. We do appreciate it.

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SCOTT LUCAS, UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM SHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS PROFESSOR: Thank you for having me.

CHURCH: So, let's start -- let's start with NATO and what the secretary general had to say warning Donald Trump that going it alone is not an option for Europe or the United States, particularly at a time when the west is facing its greatest security challenge in a generation.

So, Trump has described NATO as obsolete. But we have seen him back away from some of his campaign promises, already, could he do that with NATO. Should he do that with what he said with NATO?

LUCAS: Well, let's be honest, we don't know. We don't know because Trump doesn't have the fine policy -- it's more about political jazz where he talks off the top of his head. So, at times he would, OK, Europeans needs to pay more on NATO while European countries generally accept that. But then he would say, as you would just quoted. Look, why should we

have NATO anyway? Why should we, you know, this alliance that we've had for 70 years. He's not only said why should we have the alliance between U.S. and Europe at a times when Russia is being quite aggressive towards the eastern Europe, towards the Baltic states.

He's also said, why should we have an alliance with Japan? Why should we pursue those Asian links? In other words, Trump's rather vague, you know, bump in the air nods to isolationism have everybody worried and quite rightfully so.

CHURCH: Yes. And Trump is still sticking to his claim that he knows more than American generals about fighting ISIS. He criticized the job they've done so far and he insist he's going to get rid of ISIS, and no details, though, on that. How might his approach change when Trump takes power in January, and will he have to walk back some of these remarks?

LUCAS: Well, again, Rosemary, if I can take you about the basics, first of all, Trump's starting point is I know better than anybody else, everybody else is wrong, which is in his policy.

The second starting point is that Trump, as what's shown in the debate doesn't actually know the difference between Syria and Iraq, which are two of the main countries where ISIS is operating.

What he has said he will do, is this general notion of well just bomb them. We'll bomb their fighters, we'll bomb members of their family, which by the way is a war crime. And we'll just bomb them.

Well, just bombing an enemy is not a strategy when this group is entrenched in countries across the Middle East and North Africa. Which raises the wider question, Trump actually doesn't have a Middle Eastern policy. He has really no idea about what's happening with the Syria crisis other than just say, we have to make sure we keep their refugees out of America.

He has really no idea about the complexity of Iraq badly damaged by the 2003 war and by driven by sectarian divisions. So, a French newspaper said this week, we are leaping into the unknown. And whether you're talking about the Middle East or NATO, with Donald Trump, we are leaping into the unknown and it could be a very high Trump.

CHURCH: And we will be watching to see whether we see a different more tamed Donald Trump in the New Year. Scott Lucas, thank you so much for joining us. We do appreciate it.

Well, India made billions of dollars instantly worthless last week. We'll go live to New Delhi where many people are reeling from the surprise move to scrap the two largest rupee notes. Back in a moment.

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CHURCH: Imagine that in an instant some of your money became worthless. That's what happened in India. The government suddenly scrapped two of the country's largest currency notes and issued new ones. The move forced people to wait in long lines to trade in their old bills.

CNN's Ravi Agrawal is in New Delhi where people are still scrambling to get the new rupee notes. He joins us now. So, how in earth did India get to this point? What is happening now and what is likely to happen going forward?

RAVI AGRAWAL, CNN INTERNATIONAL'S NEW DELHI BUREAU CHIEF: That's right. Rosemary. So, I'm here in New Delhi in the heart of the city and this is about the fourth or fifth day now that people are being cueing up at ATM's. Today in Monday exactly is bank holiday. So, the banks are closed, ATM's are open.

This one here I've met people in the line behind me who have been here for three or four hours already. And there are probably me here for a few hours before they gets -- the pan a little bit to the other side so you can see how far this line goes on all the way that way and then into the ATM machine area and that's where people are getting out about 2,500 rupees, that's the maximum about $40.

Now, how did we get here and why are all of these people cueing up? Well, it all began on Tuesday when India's Prime Minister, Narenda Modi suddenly announce he was going to get rid of the 500 and 1,000 rupee bills. Take a listen to this.

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AGRAWAL: Kamal Gupta (Ph) has run this business for 43 years. It's a typical Indian mom and pop stores selling everything from milk to shampoo. Today, he says, sales are down by more than half.

Can I pay this for, with this 500 rupee note?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No.

AGRAWAL: What about this.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No 500, all closed by the government.

AGRAWAL: It all began Tuesday when Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi made a surprise primetime announcement to the nation. Five hundred and 1,000 rupee notes, the two biggest available would be discontinued and replaced with new 500 and 2,000 notes.

[03:50:05] The reason, a crackdown on counterfeiters and tax evaders.

At mom and pop stores like this one here, that sell a whole range of products. There are no credit card machines. Every single transaction is in cash, and that's not unusual across the country. In fact, experts say that 90 percent of all transactions in India are in pure cash.

So, even if it's expensive jewelry, people pay in cash, and that's what the government wants to change. One reason is taxation, only 3 percent of Indians actually pay income tax, that's in part because the tax barrier is high. But also because it's difficult to keep track of so many off the books cash payment. The government's main target is rich tax evaders people literally

stock piling hidden cash. But this week, the middle class is feeling the pain as well.

We walked around a few banks in New Delhi, long queues of men and women lined up to replace old money with new. For now they can only exchange the equivalent of 4,000 rupees just $60.

We stopped to chat.

This man says his son is getting married tomorrow. He needs to get out more cash but the surprise rules are ruining all of his plans.

This woman here says the move is an inconvenience. But she's happy that tax avoiders will now face a crackdown.

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AGRAWAL: So, Rosemary, there as you heard from a few people, the middle class, new Delhi citizens and these are many more of them right here who are really bearing the brunt of a move that in design was meant to get rid of what is known here as black money. Money that is illegal money that hasn't had tax paid on.

So, the off chute of that, the fall out of that, is that a lot of regular folk are really struggling as well to make ends meet, to get the money out to pay for their fruit and vegetables, the small daily stuff.

So, frustration is beginning to build, but even so, it's quite peaceful in the number of people I spoke to here, say that these are tough measures but necessary measures, and hopefully some good will come of it in the few months, Rosemary.

CHURCH: Yes. The frustration is totally understandable when you look at those cues. Ravi Agrawal joining us there from New Delhi where it is 2.22 in the afternoon. Many thanks.

Well Saturday Night Live wraps a tumultuous week in America with a dramatic departure from the show's usual formula, that's next.

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KATE MCKINNON, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SHOW CAST MEMBER: I'm not giving up, and neither should you.

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CHURCH: Saturday Night Live opening its first show after the U.S. presidential election on a somber note with cast member Kate McKinnon in character as Hillary Clinton. It paid tribute to musician Leonard Cohen who died this week while also lamenting the results of the presidential election.

But soon got back to basics with a couple of barbs aimed at Trump.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How did this happen, either Donald Trump is actually a genius or Hillary Clinton is head of voodoo priest with her car. How did they get ever been two more unlikable candidates, not one time this election have I heard anyone say, you know what, I like them both.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Donald Trump is now the oldest person ever elected president and has never held a job in government. If you're 70 and you have no experience, you couldn't get hired at Target. A 70-year-old -- a 70-year-old holding a new career is not how president is supposed to work. It's the plat of the intern.

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CHURCH: That is just a taste of it. You should check out the whole show. I'm Rosemary Church. Remember to connect with me any time on Twitter @rosemarycnn. And there's more news after the break with Hannah Vaughan Jones in London. Have yourselves a great day.

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