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[03:00:00] ROSEMARY CHURCH, CNN ANCHOR: A death sentence for Aleppo. The U.S. ripped Russia for blocking a seven-day pause of fighting in Syria.

The CEO's of some of South Korea's biggest companies are grilled in parliament about the corruption scandal engulfing President Park Geun- hye.

And Chinese newspapers blast Donald Trump for talking to Taiwan and his follow-up tweets.

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

There is little hope for a break in the fierce fighting over Aleppo, Syria. Activists say dozens of Syrians have been killed in the air strikes and crossfire between the regime and rebel forces.

There are growing warnings of a humanitarian crisis with about 200,000 civilians still trapped in eastern Aleppo.

On Monday, Russia and China rejected a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a pause to allow the delivery of urgently needed aid. Moscow is backing the Syrian regime in its assault on rebel-held areas.

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VITALY CHURKIN, RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N. (TRANSLATED): As we know, these kinds of pauses have been used by fighters to reinforce their ammunition and to strengthen their positions. This will only worsen the suffering of civilians.

MICHELE SISON, U.S. DEPUTY AMBASSADOR TO U.N.: They have vetoed the delivery of basic medicine to people who will die without it. They have vetoed the evacuation of sick and dying people who have no chance of surviving in the bombed-out hospitals and clinics of eastern Aleppo. They have vetoed the lives of innocent Syrians. This action is a death sentence for innocent men, women and children.

(END VIDEO CLIP) CHURCH: The Syrian regime says it controls about 60 percent of

eastern Aleppo now, with Russian backing, the government has reversed many of the rebel's gains.

And as Fred Pleitgen reports, now Moscow is not just backing up the Syrian forces. It's also providing aid in an effort to win over Aleppo's people.

FREDERIK PLEITGEN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: As an aid worker tries to comfort children with humor in a former Aleppo battleground district, only a few yards away, Russian soldiers in a serious move. Embedded with a Syrian army trying to push rebels out of the whole city.

Government soldiers not shy to praise Moscow's involvement.

"The Russians are our brothers," he says. Their superior technology and air strikes have made all the difference for us sweeping these areas.

The Syrian army seems on the verge of ousting rebels from all of Aleppo, but only a little over a year ago, it seemed Bashar al-Assad's military might collapse. Then, Russia entered the conflict in late 2015, quickly changing the tide and becoming a power broker in the Middle East, signaling diplomacy in Syria will only happen on its terms, not America's.

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SERGEY LAVROV, RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER (TRANSLATED): John Kerry, at our meeting in Rome, relayed the American proposals which were in line with approaches long defended by our experts involved in conversations with the Americans.

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PLEITGEN: The heavy handed approach and a mounting civilian death toll have led the U.S. and the U.N. to call for investigations into possible Russian war crimes in Syria, a claim the Kremlin denies.

The Russians starting their own efforts to win hearts and minds. The Russians are showing that they are taking much of the initiative in the battle for Aleppo, not just supporting the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but also by providing aid like this massive convoy that's about to head into the eastern districts of Aleppo.

The aid comes with a message. "Russia has always been doing this work of offering aid for those who need it," this commander says. "We help anyone who is in need."

And that message does resonate with some people here, like Mustafa Jumbo (Ph) who we found cleaning up what's left of his belongings after the rebels lost control of this district.

"We are very grateful to the Russians and to comrade Putin," he says. "The Russians will never let us down." But Russia's new foreign policy prowess comes at a price. On Monday,

several Russian military medics were killed and wounded when a mortar struck their mobile clinic. A reminder of the dangers of Moscow's- Syria engagement, even as the momentum on the battlefield is going their way.

Fred Pleitgen, CNN, Aleppo.

[03:05:03] CHURCH: Well, Russia says it will start talks with the U.S. this week on a rebel withdrawal from Aleppo.

CNN contributor and former Moscow bureau chief Jill Dougherty joins us now from Moscow with more on that. So, let's talk about what those discussions will entail because it is very confusing, isn't it?

On one side, Russia opposing this truce, allowing medicine and food in. Of course, the sick to be evacuated out, although we saw there Russia is doing that themselves. Of course, motivated to draw in support from the Syrian people. But these talks will take place between Russia and U.S., how are they likely to play out?

JILL DOUGHERTY, WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS FELLOW: You know, Rosemary, this is a confusing situation, and one of the reasons is, in a sense, the objective could be the same which would be to help people.

However, you have -- it's complicated by both military and political policy. Now, I mean, just look at this, what happened in the United Nations. Russia, China veto that draft resolution for the ceasefire, that truce for seven days. Why would they do that?

Well, what they claim, the Russians claim is that giving seven days to the rebels just allows them to re-arm, regroup, and fight again. The Russians say let's continue negotiations.

In fact, negotiations have been going on between John Kerry, the Secretary of State, and Mr. Lavrov, the foreign minister, and the Russians continue to insist we are on the edge of some type of deal which would get the rebels out of the area and then be able to bring in aid.

Now, the United States, however, is saying essentially those talks are not really going anywhere and Russia is just stringing along the Security Council and the United States. So, that's the delicate and very complex dynamic here. You know, the United States saying this is not going anywhere. We have to do something now and help.

CHURCH: So, Jill, is this the end of Aleppo as the world knows it, and the end of the road for U.S.-backed moderate rebels there? Is this what we're witnessing now?

DOUGHERTY: You know, it's very difficult to see what is, let's say how those rebels can continue to fight the way they have been fighting because, after all, the government of Syria is moving forward with Russian help. The rebels really do have an opportunity to leave if they want to, but some are not leaving because they fear that they will be killed.

And, so, it reinforces the Russian message that they are there because they want to be there and they want to continue the fight. It's really a desperate situation. And then, you know, on the ground, that Russian hospital, the mobile hospital that was hit, has infuriated Moscow.

Looking at their Russian news reports on that, the Russians are saying it was a cold-blooded attack, and they are accusing the United States, France, and the U.K. of giving the location to the rebels.

Now, the U.S. State Department denies that, but this is the level right now, even as, you know, ostensibly all the sides are looking for some type of solution. There is intense diplomatic fighting between Russia and the west.

CHURCH: All right, Jill Dougherty, offering us that analysis from her vantage point there in Moscow. Many thanks to you. I appreciate it.

Well, the leaders of some of South Korea's top corporations are facing tough questions of a possible ties to a corruption scandal. Together the men summoned by parliament control a substantial portion of the country's entire economy.

Lawmakers are investigating whether money they gave to foundations linked to the president bought them special treatment.

And CNN's Paula Hancocks joins us live from Seoul in South Korea to talk more on this. So, Asia's South Korea's powerful men being questioned by lawmakers. How significant indeed unusual is this? And what have we learned so far? What's been said?

PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Rosemary, we've never seen anything on this scale before. The business heads have been questioned back in the '80s during a corruption scandal, again, with a former president then. But never anything on this scale.

These are the most powerful men in the country and they are having to answer questions and effectively being grilled by lawmakers. So, it certainly is significant. It's being beamed across the country as well, live on every single news channel.

And what we've seen so far is all of these company heads, the likes of Hyundai, L.G., Samsung Electronics, they're all saying that, yes, they did have to give some money to these foundations that Park Geun-hye's confidant was in charge of, but they all deny wrongdoing.

[03:10:12] They all say that they didn't receive any kind of favors in return. Now, we know that the Samsung Electronics vice chairman, Jay Y Lee, he's being grilled in particular as he said, that it was only recently he even heard about Choi Soon-Sil, the confidant at the center of this corruption scandal.

He has apologized. He said that he regrets being involved in this and the fact that it's caused concern, not necessarily admitting to any blame or any guilt. That's a stock Korean phrase saying that he is sorry for any concern caused. So, this is ongoing. This has been going for many hours all through

the day. It's not clear at this point how much longer it will go, but certainly a very interesting development. Rosemary?

CHURCH: We know you're watching very closely. But also, Paula, South Korea's president faces an impeachment vote Friday. How likely is it that she will go eventually and how will that whole process pan out?

HANCOCKS: Well, we've just heard from the head of her party, the ruling Saenuri Party within the last hour. Many of those members have just met with President Park Geun-hye this afternoon. And he said that the president has said she will wait for the impeachment vote on Friday and see if that passes.

If two-thirds of parliament vote to impeach her, then it passes and then goes on to the constitutional court. So, President Park has said she'll wait for that vote and she'll then wait to hear what the constitutional court has to say.

Now, this isn't what hundreds of thousands of potentially millions of protesters that come onto the streets every Saturday want to hear. They're still calling for her immediate resignation. The opposition parties want her immediate resignation as well.

But up until now, what Park has said is she's willing to resign, but she's going to wait for parliament to decide the timeline or the legalities, logistics and now she's saying she'll wait for the impeachment vote and then the constitutional court.

So, potentially she's still playing for time, still waiting to see what else can be done at this, but certainly not a clear resignation from the president. Rosemary?

CHURCH: Certainly troubling times in South Korea. Our Paula Hancocks joining us live from Seoul with that report, 5.10 -- 5.12, I should say, in the early evening. Thank you so much.

Well, South Korea says it believes North Korea is behind a hack of its military intra-net. South Korea's Ministry of Defense says investigators found malicious code that spread to computers in the system. Some confidential information was among the military data that was leaked.

Well, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is entering the presidential race. He will step down as premiere on Tuesday as he starts an uphill climb to keep his left wing socialist party in power. He says he can lead France in a changing geopolitical landscape.

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MANUEL VALLS, FRENCH PRIME MINISTER (TRANSLATED): I want an independent France, independent, inflexible on its values when facing the China of Xi Jinping, the Russia of Vladimir Putin, the America of Donald Trump, and the Turkey of Reccep Erdogan.

(END VIDEO CLIP) CHURCH: And Valls begins his campaign as a heavy underdog. We want to

turn to Melissa Bell now who joins us live from Paris. So, Melissa, just how tough will it likely be for Manuel Valls given Europe is already witnessing the shift to the right. Is he the best hope for the socialist party?

MELISSA BELL, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: That is certainly, Rosemary, what he believes. And you heard him explain very clearly to that audience last night as he announced the candidate that really hadn't left anyone in doubt. It was a question of when he would make it public.

That it was precisely because we live in a world of Donald Trump of the United States and a strong Vladimir Putin in Russia that France needs to remain a socialist country.

Of course, the socialist party has never been terribly far from power. France has a very strong socialist tradition. The trouble for Manuel Valls as he enters this primary with a hope of leading the party into next year's election is that he's possibly not the best candidate to gather the socialists around him.

That's at any rate with Martine Aubry, the woman who led the Socialist Party for so long had to say about his candidature last night. And he has two problems really Rosemary. First of all, he is so closely associated with Francois Hollande for whom he was first interior minister, and then prime minister, a man who of course is one of the most unpopular presidents every to have led France.

Second of all, he's considered as to the right of the Socialist Party. He enters this primary against seven other candidates who declared so far. There are still a few days for others to enter the fray.

[03:15:00] And he represents very much the right wing. Is that what the socialists want at this stage? That's what the primary will tell us. But, of course, it will be an uphill struggle. I think even Manuel Valls knows that's the case.

CHURCH: And, Melissa, opinion polls, if they are to be believed, appear to indicate this will more likely be a fight between conservative candidate Francois Fillon and far right National Front leader Marine Le Pen. But could the outcome in Austria perhaps indicate the left still might have a chance in France?

BELL: The difference in Austria was that the far right candidate was facing off against one green candidate. Here Manuel Valls has another problem. He won't simply be facing off Marine Le Pen, the far right candidate as he heads into this election if he is selected as the left's candidate as the socialist candidate.

He'll also be facing Francois Fillon, the man who has been selected by the Republican Party and the man who is expected to be able to capture a good proportion of that populist surge here in France. He represents a very significant rapture with the pause calling for a very big economic shake up. And probably a more radical offer, Rosemary, than has ever been put before the French people and also he taps into the social right wing, that is he is against anti-abortion, he is anti-gay marriage and he is for the closing of France's borders.

And so, he is the man possibly best poised to capture that populist surge without being a populist himself. That is probably the biggest challenge, the biggest threat facing Manuel Valls as he hopes to get into this race for the Elysee Palace.

CHURCH: Interesting times ahead there in France. Melissa Bell, bringing us that live report, 9.15 in the morning there in Paris. Many thanks.

And still to come here on CNN NEWSROOM, Donald Trump's complaints about China, are raising deep concerns in both Washington and Beijing. We will have the latest.

Plus, a jury deadlocks in the case of an unarmed black man shot and killed by an officer in South Carolina. Why a mistrial declaration has shocked the victim's family.

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CHURCH: Washington and Beijing are trying to contain the fallout from Donald Trump's latest broadside against the Chinese government. The president-elect touched off a diplomatic upset on Friday by speaking on the phone with Taiwan's leader.

Now, after he was criticized, Trump followed up with a couple of tweets slamming China. On Monday, the White House defended the current policy.

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JOSH EARNEST, White House PRESS SECRETARY: Taiwan, after all, is the 9th largest trading partner of the United States and they certainly benefit from peace and stability in the street.

[03:20:05] And pursuit to -- pursuit of and commitment to that peace and stability advances U.S. interests. If the president-elect's team has a different aim, I'll leave it to them to describe.

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CHURCH: And the White House says it has spoken at least twice with Beijing to reassure the Chinese government that the U.S. is committed to the one-China policy.

CNN's Alexandra Field joins us now from Beijing. So, Alexandra, how likely is it that the White House has succeed in reassuring China of the United States commitment to the one-China policy given it's Donald Trump not the current administration that's triggered this incident and in January, of course, he will be in charge?

ALEXANDRA FIELD, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, it isn't surprising the White House would come out now and try and temper this situation, try and moderate it, try and, you know, give Beijing the reassurances that it is looking for.

Beijing for its part is also, of course, dealing with the incoming Trump administration. They've got growing reasons for concern here. They believe given this phone call and that series of tweets publicly officials have taken a pretty tempered response from Beijing, just reaffirming the need to uphold and protect this bilateral relationship between China and the U.S.

But Beijing is now delivering a much stronger line through its state news. Particularly the official newspaper of the communist party here, the People's Daily. I want to read to you part of an op-ed that ran there. It says, "Trump and his transition team should realize making trouble for China-U.S. ties is making trouble for themselves, making China an enemy will actually block America's path to future greatness."

And then from the global news, there is this. "Trump's reckless remarks against a major power show his lack of experience in diplomacy. He may have overestimated the power of the U.S. No matter what Trump thinks, China must be determined to upset his unreasonable request at his early time in office and fight back if his move harms China's interest."

The state newspapers have been very clear using words like a "tantrum" concerning the tweets that were sent out. They say the phone call itself was despicable and that the fact that the president-elect followed up that phone call with those tweets shows that he failed to understand the consequence of the phone call with Taiwan's leader.

They say that together this series of incidents has set off alarm bells about the development of future relations between the U.S. and China. They conclude in saying that these petty moves, that's what they call them, in and of themselves do not alter the big picture relationship between China and the U.S., but they warn that more so- called petty moves could, and they say that China will be on guard.

Very strong words in response from the state newspapers, Rosemary.

CHURCH: Yes, clearly a lot of concern. They're in a lot of worry, too, of the possibility of a trade war between the two nations. We will be watching very closely to see what happens there.

Alexandra Field joining us there from Beijing at 4.22 in the afternoon. Many thanks.

Well, vigils are being held in Oakland, California, to remember the victims of Friday night's disastrous warehouse fire. Thirty six people are now confirmed dead, dozens are still missing.

The building housed artist studios, but authorities say there were no permits for people to live there.

CNN's Dan Simon spoke to a resident who says she knew conditions were unsafe, but still stayed there. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

DAN SIMON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: You lived there. Did you think it was safe?

SWAN VEGA, WAREHOUSE RESIDENT: No, no. I -- no, we need help.

SIMON: Why did you stay, then?

VEGA: Because this is my community.

SIMON: Swan Vega has lived in the warehouse, or what artists have called the go ships since the very beginning. It was conceived as a place for artists to do their work. Even though she had reservations about its safety, she's defending its purpose and the celebration that turned tragic on Friday night.

VEGA: There was no rave. It's very disrespectful to those who died because this was our gathering place. And it was not a night club. It was not for profit. It was just our community house.

SIMON: The enclave still holds an unknown number of victims after the deadly fire engulfed the nearly 10,000 square foot venue.

MELINDA DRAYTON, OAKLAND FIRE BATTALION CHIEF: We have some areas where the steel is actually twisted and wrapped in the back of the building. We can see fire spread.

SIMON: Party goers came to what had been advertised as a dance party with live music. Dozens have already been confirmed dead.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I expected it to be shut down a long time ago. I called the police three times myself.

SIMON: Former residents and friends are now saying it was only a matter of time before disaster.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There were fires that were started from electrical cords, transformers. There was intermittent heat and electricity.

SIMON: Now investigators are looking closely at previous code violations and complaints ranging from illegal occupancy to trash and debris.

[03:25:05] NOEL GALLO, OAKLAND CITY COUNCILMAN: The neighbors have reported it for several years. The activity, the merchants have been involved in, the reporting the activity at night is really inexcusable in terms of our response.

SIMON: What do you want to say to those who are mourning who lost friends and loved ones?

VEGA: There's nothing I can say. There's just nothing anyone can say. There's nothing. It's just tragedy, horror and tragedy. It's not a time to fight each other. There's just -- can we please embrace each other? It's just beyond... (END VIDEO CLIP)

SIMON: And that resident telling me that she viewed the collective almost like a church, a way for people to come together and draw inspiration from one another for their art projects.

So many questions, of course, for the district attorney, who has launched a criminal investigation. But, of course, the main focus right now is on the victims and the possible recovery of additional bodies.

Dan Simon, CNN, Oakland.

CHURCH: We will take a short break here. Still to come, Matteo Renzi is on his way out as the Italian Prime Minister. But who will likely replace him? The question all of Italy is asking. That's next.

And Amazon thinks it can make your trip to the grocery store easier by removing one major hassle. That still to come. Just stay with us.

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CHURCH: And a warm welcome back do our viewers all across the globe. I'm Rosemary Church. I want to update you now on the main stories we've been following this hour.

And while the fighting rages in Syria, Russia and China blocked a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a humanitarian truce in eastern Aleppo. The U.s said the vetoes are a death warrant for trapped civilians there.

Russia argued ceasefires give fighters a chance to rearm and strengthen their positions.

China's foreign minister says his government is in contact with Donald Trump's transition team after the president-elect criticized Beijing on Twitter. Trump was also scolded in an editorial in the People's Daily. It warned Trump against upsetting the delicate balance in U.S.- China relations.

One of India's most popular and powerful politicians Jayaraman Jayalalithaa has died after suffering a heart attack. The former film star known to many simply as 'ama' or mother, was the first female chief minister elected in southern India's Tamil Nadu state and inspired intense devotion among her supporters. She was 68 years old.

Well, Italy is in a state of political limbo with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi set to resign. He promised he would step down if he lost this weekend's constitutional referendum. And some 60 percent of voters sent him packing. He will leave office as soon as a new budget is passed, which could happen as soon as Friday.

Now, that leaves the question, of course, of who will replace him. And some say it could be this man, Beppe Grillo, the comedian turned politician, often compares himself to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, and he may be looking to pull off a similar victory. So, joining me now, Nina dos Santos in Milan, and Nic Robertson in London. Thanks to both of you for joining us. Nina, I want to start with you if I may. And even though there is, of course, this talk of who will replace Renzi, he's actually been asked to delay his resignation, hasn't he? Talk to us about why that's happened given what's gone before this.

NINA DOS SANTOS, CNN CORRESPPONDENT: Yes, he did try to tender his resignation yesterday afternoon, Rosemary. But the president said it would be best if he stood on to make sure that they get to a budget and then the likely scenario here is a caretaker government for Italy.

I just want to show you some of the front newspapers that the Milanese and Romans across this country as well as other Italians are reading. This is the most read newspaper here in this country. Corriere della Sera says "Renzi has had his resignation frozen."

And this is the newspaper of even the Vatican, as you can see, the crisis that's unfolding politically in Italy is dominating the front page of that. It says, "It was a hotly contested vote, and people felt things very clearly here, the no vote prevailed and gave a significant signal, but for the moment, the crisis has been frozen."

He also spoke to Melissa Bell earlier on in the hour from France. And despite the fact that Manuel Valls said that he will be running. And in France's next presidential race, it was Renzi that Le Monde decided to put on its front page saying that "Italy is facing uncertain times after Renzi has resigned."

So, where does Italy go from here at this juncture? Well, some of the likely scenarios are least likely is a snap election. One of the most likely ones is a caretaker government being formed by members of Renzi's current party who are palatable to other people in the parliament.

That could be the finance minister, it could also be the leader, the majority leader of the senate here in Italy. We could likely see from here the center left party led up until now by Matteo Renzi and the center right party coming together to form some kind of coalition, to push back this rise in populist sentiment that this country is facing spearheaded.

Whereas you quite rightfully mentioned, the comedian turned politician Beppe Grillo as well as the anti-immigration and anti-E.U. party of the northern league, which is based here in Milan.

But this is the country that aside from the economic and political turmoil it's facing also has a big banking crisis that it's likely to have to get a grip on before now and Christmas for Renzi will likely have to finally resign after that budget vote is passed.

So, if you look at the markets here in Milan they're breathing a sigh of relief. They're up by about a quarter of 1 percent. But lots of nervousness here about where Italy goes from this juncture.

CHURCH: Yes, most definitely because the markets didn't fall as much as many people thought. Nina dos Santos, joining us there from Milan.

Let's go to Nic Robertson now who joins us live from London. And we're seeing this rise in popular sentiment, aren't we, the shift across Europe to the right. We saw that in Italy. We're seeing it -- we saw it in the United States as well.

[03:34:57] But Austria bucks that trend, didn't it? Talk to us, though, why we saw that happen in Austria. Buy why overall there is this move to the right? What is happening here? And of course, Brexit triggered all of this at the start of it and we watched that and we watched the opinion polls show that they got it wrong.

NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC EDITOR: Absolutely. And the opinion polls appear to get it wrong in Austria as well. They were calling it a very, very close race. What actually happened, the Green Party candidate running as an independent won by 7 percent.

And all the elections in May earlier in the year he was only 31,000 votes ahead. So what had happened in the intervening period? Well, there had been the Brexit vote, there had been the election of Donald Trump in the United States. And there is a sense in Austria, at least, that people looked at those out comes and said, essentially, not here.

They're worried about their own future so they went for what they thought was a more dependable candidate, worried perhaps that hope for the nationalist with some anti-E.U. tendencies might have de stabilized the future of the country. So they were able to judge and look in that intervening period of what had happened elsewhere in Europe.

But nevertheless, we shouldn't underestimate the fact that this, the new president Alexander Van der Bellen in Austria, is not from one of the mainstream parties. He's not a mainstream politician. So, what we've witnessed over the weekend here is still an Austria and an Italy, still this roller coaster effect.

Italy's prime minister resigns. Europe's roller coaster relationship with the E.U. takes a dive. Trump-type populism is shaping up Europe's politics.

Hours earlier, Austria elected a new president. Europe's leaders rejoiced. Austrian's rejected the nationalist candidate with Nazi connections. France's president declaring the Austrian people have chosen Europe.

What the Austrians chose, though, was no mainstream politician, Alexander Van der Bellen is Western Europe's first ever Green Party president. He is pro-E.U., but this is the first time neither of Austria's two principal political parties have not held the presidency.

In Italy, Renzi who tried to reform the country's bloated bureaucracy and boost the economy is victim of leftist and nationalists who want out of the European Union.

France's hard right nationalist Marine Le Pen who is running for president next year was quick to grab gains for her own campaign from Renzi's losses. She tweeted, "The Italians have moved away from Renzi and the E.U. We must listen to this thirst for freedom and protection of nations."

At E.U. H.Q. in Brussels, finance ministers dismissed worries of a hit on the euro, but Italy's struggling banks may yet need Brussels' help bailing them out. And for Italy's populist, that's a contentious issue.

Meanwhile, here in London, more discord. The Supreme Court is deciding whether or not British lawmakers could potentially block Brexit. It allows the growing uncertainty about the future of the European Union. Passions here for and against Brexit are high, and every indication now similar sentiments are spreading.

I think the takeaway here is that, you know, populism and how it affects politics isn't over. It affects its different ways in different countries, and I think you just -- everyone is looking to elections now in a different way. They just don't feel as comfortable believing the polls.

So, it is, you know, an unsettling time. And for the mainstream politicians perhaps unsettling most of all because it really does show that their connection with the electorate, their ability to communicate where they've been successful, for example, is just not the way it used to be. And it's not politics as normal.

CHURCH: Yes. It certainly isn't. And as you point out, those polls are not particularly reliable. We've seen that right across the globe. Nic Robertson joining us there, live from London. It is nearly 8.40 in the morning there.

Well, a South Carolina judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a former police officer charged with killing an unarmed man. We will hear from the victim's family. That's next.

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CHURCH: Welcome back, everyone. Well, after several days of deliberation, a jury in South Carolina failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a former police officer charged with killing an unarmed African-American man.

Officer Michael Slager shot and killed Walter Scott in April of last year after a traffic stop. The shooting was caught on cell phone video. You see it there. Scott's mother says she's not sad about the mistrial because she says injustice will not prevail.

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JUDY SCOTT, WALTER SCOTT'S MOTHER: He will get his just reward, and we have the federal trial and another trial to go. I'm just waiting on the lord. I'm just going to rest in the lord.

ANTHONY SCOTT, WALTER SCOTT'S BROTHER: I do feel for his family, but you know, he gets to spend Christmas with his family. He gets to go home at night with his family. Me and my family, we will never see Walter, never again. We have to live with the fact that Walter got gunned down, shot in the back eight times. We have to live with his video being played over and over again.

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CHURCH: And Michael Slager had argued self-defense on the stand.

CNN's Nick Valencia reports on the jury's deadlock.

NICK VALENCIA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: There was some indication that there could be a mistrial on Friday. We heard news of a lone juror, somebody who said that he morally could not convict the officer. His conscience would just not allow him to do that.

Today, Monday, I should say, we learned that there was actually majority of the jurors who were still undecided. This was shocking to the Scott family supporters. To them the only evidence that was important in this case was the cell phone video shot by Feidin Santana. That video that showed Walter Scott running away from Michael Slager, being gunned down, shot multiple times in the back.

It seems, however, that the defense was able to cast enough reasonable doubt in the case of the state and that's why we reached this deadlock with the jurors.

CHURCH: So, let's get more on this. And we are joined by CNN legal analyst and criminal defense attorney Joey Jackson. Great to talk with you.

JOEY JACKSON, CNN LEGAL ANALYST: Thank you.

[03:44:58] CHURCH: So, Slager testified that he feared for his life, but we all saw the video showing Scott running away from him. So what happened to the prosecutor's case and why was that one juror holding out?

JACKSON: You know, good to be with you. It's a difficult question to answer. But let's just unpack it. Remember, here the jury had two things to consider. One was murder, that is that he acted with malice, that he intended to do it and he acted with ill will.

The other consideration for the jury was manslaughter which was more of a he acted under provocation, with the heat of passion. And so, those seemed to be the two matters that the jury was deliberating over.

Of course, they had been deliberating and at it for three days when a note comes back on Friday saying from the juror, you know, I'm not convinced, I'm not changing my mind. At that time, of course, what ends up happening?

They still, that is the jury, goes home for the weekend and thinks about it. And we should also keep in mind that the judge instructed the jury and said, listen, there's no other jury anywhere on the planet who is better than you. Go back, deliberate, air your differences of opinion, come up with something.

It's called an Allen charge where the jury is instructed that just keep at it, we understand.

And so, ultimately for whatever reason, this juror was not convinced. Now, reasonable minds can differ. Now I think the world sees the video. What the world sees is they see a person who is now dead, Walter Scott, running away, a person who doesn't appear to represent any apparent danger. A person who was shot in the back. A person who was fired upon eight different times and hit five of those times.

And so, everyone wonders what happened here? It may very well be one of two things. Either, a, this juror had a predetermined notion, wasn't going to convict on the outset. Or it could certainly be that this juror simply just did not want to convict, didn't trust the fact that the officer who testified, remember, OK, and in his testimony he said that "I shot until the threat was terminated."

I really believe, even though he was 17 feet way, that he could turn around at any time. So it could very well be the juror simply wasn't convinced. And in the final analysis, remember, it's often very difficult to convict cops. People believe that they're out there doing their job, and intending no harm.

And so, that's the process of justice. If 12 jurors are not on the same page, guess what, you don't get a conviction. But all is not lost. There is a mistrial, that is a hung jury, and they, that is the state the prosecutor will get to try the case again. And I think we're going to see that shortly.

CHURCH: Right, exactly. So, we'll see this case retried. Is there anything that they can learn from this first trial to get a conviction the next time, or do you see a conviction as inevitable going forward?

JACKSON: You know, I really do, Rosemary. I believe that a conviction is inevitable. Remember what we're talking about. We're talking about 11 who are apparently were there, and 11 were voting to convict. And we don't know what. Whether it would be the highest charge of murder saying that he acted with malice, with ill will, or was it the lesser charge which says he acted under provocation in heat of passion manslaughter.

So, we don't know what they, that is the 11, were voting to do. What we do know that there was one lone juror. And so, the state remains committed to moving forward. And I believe they'll impanel a new jury and they will get, you know, unanimous vote at some point in the future.

And remember this also, it's not only the state case that is being tried here, but even after the state case -- and I do believe that there will be a conviction -- is the federal charges. And then he'll be tried, of course, by the federal government on civil rights violations.

And, so, yes, you learn things from a trial, but it could very well be that the state presented its case very powerfully, but there was simply one juror, no matter how they presented, that wasn't convinced, was not going to convict, was law and order, and just simply did not want to see a police officer convicted for a crime.

CHURCH: Joey Jackson, a pleasure to talk with you. Many thanks.

JACKSON: Pleasure is mine. Thank you.

CHURCH: And we'll take a very short break here. But still to come, the Grammy nominations will be announced in just a few hours from now. And two of the biggest contenders, Adele and Beyonce, are expected to go head to head in the top categories. We've got a Grammy preview for you. Stay with us.

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PEDRAM JAVAHERI, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Mother Nature is propping the door open across the Gulf of Mexico.

I'm meteorologist Pedram Javaheri.

And look at this. The moisture just streaming in across the southern portion of the United States, an area that has been moisture starved. It continues one storm after another. The next bout coming into the early morning hours of Tuesday and then moving on in towards late Tuesday afternoon out towards areas of the northeast.

But still plenty of rainfall to go around, the heavy of which could come around places like southwestern Georgia, and eventually off towards the eastern corner of Georgia and the Carolinas.

But we'll go with temperatures into the teens around Atlanta, 7 degrees outs of New York City. Chicago warms up to around three degrees and some snow showers come in for the high temperature around the freezing mark our of Denver, Colorado.

And speaking of the freezing mark, plenty of cold air coming in. You can pick out the speculate feature of these clouds. Another good sign that cold there is going to settle across the area. So most of what falls away from the coast line really ends up being the white stuff.

So, we'll take plenty of snow accumulations. It looks like the major metro cities of the northwestern U.S. are going to be now removing themselves out of the heaviest area of snow showers but still something worth noting over the next couple of days.

Caribbean looks quiet. Belize City maybe a few thunderstorms. And you notice the conditions around the area at about 32 degrees. Kingston, Jamaica, a stunning day at 31, should be dry, it should get some sun breaks. The water temperature still comfortable, beautiful perspective there.

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CHURCH: All right. Now to a stunning punch that may have saved a dog's life. But it's not a match up you'd ever expect. At the very start of this viral video, a kangaroo has a dog trapped, tied in a head lock. Look at that. But the dog's owner runs over, punches that kangaroo. And that face off seems to be enough to stop the bewildered kangaroo.

He finally runs away pretty stunned. This bizarre fight took place in Australia of course earlier this year. It's racked up millions of views. People just can't believe they just saw a man actually punching a kangaroo. But what a man will do for his dog, right? Incredible footage there. Never seen anything like it.

Well, in just a few hours, we will know who the nominees are for the 2017 Grammy Awards. A major match up, many are anticipating Adele versus Beyonce. Now we won't know the winners until February, but we do have a preview of the top contenders.

It's the music in your ears. On your radio. And stuck in your head. The soundtrack of 2016 will be highlighted with the Grammy nominations, expect Adele and Beyonce to compete for top categories, album of the year and record of the year. Adele's song "Hello" is an emotional ballad.

It was also everywhere on pop culture, parodied by people like former U.S. republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. And by these comedians who are struggling to diet.

Beyonce, on the other hand, stoked controversy with her song "Formation" with references to police shootings and the flooding during Katrina. But still, Beyonce's album "Lemonade" was a smash with critics and fans.

[03:54:59] We could also see the late David Bowie get a nod at the Grammy's. His song "Lazarus" was seen by many foreshadowing his own death.

And don't forget about the Justin's as in Timberlake and Bieber. J.T.'s "Can't Stop the Feeling" might appear in a major category. And the Biebes could appear in the song writing category for "Love Yourself."

Best new artist could see an international upset with Lukas Graham's "7 Years." But the Grammy's is also known for its odd moments like when Paul McCartney was denied entry to an after-party earlier this year. Or when Lady Gaga arrived inside an alien egg on the red carpet in 2011.

And in 1990, Milli Vanilli won best new artist but was later stripped of the award because well, they didn't actually sing any of their songs. But what the Grammys doesn't want to be remembered for are the tragic moments.

In 2009, Chris Brown physically assaulted his then girlfriend Rhianna, and they both missed the show. And in 2012, Whitney Houston was found dead in her bathtub after attending a pre-Grammy's party. A powerful voice taken before one of music's biggest nights.

And finally, Amazon wants to change the way you buy groceries with a new store. What makes it unique; there are no check outlines or registers. Customers check in with an app, grab what they need and walk out. The company claims it can track the items automatically.

For now this Seattle-based store is only open to Amazon employees. It will open to the public early next year.

And thanks so much for your company. I'm Rosemary Church. Remember to connect with me any time on Twitter @rosemarycnn. I love to hear from you. There's more news, of course, after the break with Max Foster in London. Have yourselves a great day.

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