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[08:00:24] ROBYN CURNOW, HOST: I'm Robyn Curnow at CNN Center. Welcome to News Stream.

A deadly attack in Canada: gunmen kill six people in a mosque. Quebec police now investigating an act of terrorism.

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CROWD: Refugees are welcome here.

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CURNOW: Such confusion and condemnation, that's the reaction to the seven- nation travel ban by U.S. President Donald Trump. We'll examine the fallout. And CNN Freedom Project's special report. A survivor shares her

story of being sold into marriage at the age of 12.

Well, Canadians are offering messages of solidarity after a massacre at a mosque in Quebec City. Six people were killed when gunmen stormed an

Islamic Center. Families and worshipers had gathered for evening prayers. That's when witnesses say the attackers began firing into the crowd. Two

people have been arrested.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described it as a terror attack on Muslims while Quebec's premier called for the community to come together in

the aftermath of the attack.

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PHILIPPE COUILLARD, QUEBEC PREMIER: It means that no one is completely safe and no community in this very small world today can be sure of its

safety. This is why it's so important for government to deploy all its energy and means to guarantee as much as

possible that safety. This being said, we should not withdraw and become a closed society because of such a terrible event. On the contrary, as I

indicated, we have to keep working together striving towards an open and closed peaceful society. That's the right response to this type of

terrible event.

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CURNOW: Well, Paula Newton is at the scene of that horrific attack. She joins us now on the phone. Paula, hi.

What more do we know about those who have been arrested?

PAULA NEWTON, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Unfortunately, not a lot right now. I can tell you that we will have a press conference in about an

hour. And we should learn more about what authorities overnight warned us about was not to jump to any conclusions, that this is

still a very preliminary investigation, and as well as two people arrest what they really want to know, Robyn, is whether or not there were

accomplices.

Again, as you pointed out, there were firearms involved, firearms that would likely be banned in Canada. And those are the kinds of things that

they really want to look to.

I can tell you here here, there's a very large police cordon and, unfortunately, the forensics team has come in right now. That is going to

be a very important part of this investigation in terms of going through of the ballistics and figuring out where the ammunition came from. It will

really help piece this together. I mean, as unnerving this has all been for everyone in terms of it being a tragedy, police are really shaken by

it.

And I'll tell you why, Robyn, it's the fact that this was a coordinated attack. And they want to understand exactly what they are dealing with,

how it came to pass, how the plan was executed and that is the beginning of the investigation that I can see right now.

CURNOW: We understand, I mean, there were a lot of people in that mosque having evening prayers. What do we know about the victims?

NEWTON: Well, the victims, it was -- a lot of it was families. We know the majority of the

victims were somewhere between the ages of 35 and 70. There were children in that mosque, Robyn, and everyone was thankful that we cannot confirm

whether or not there were children among injured, but not among the dead.

Having said that, an incredible, incredible tragedy for this community. They had gone out of their way really in terms of outreach and that went

both ways here. And they did have an instance in June during Ramadan that they had left the head of a bloody pig on the

doorstep, but that was investigated by police, and there was not any extra security at the mosque.

People at the mosque of the Islamic Society treated it as, unfortunately, as a hate crime but did not believe it would escalate to violence. Of

course, they don't know if the two incidents are related in any way.

CURNOW: OK. Thanks so much. On the scene there, Paula Newton, appreciate it.

Well, moving on, Donald Trump's travel ban caused confusion and chaos for travelers around the world. Citizens from seven Muslim majority countries

are now banned from entering the United States for 90 days. Refugees are suspended for 120 days.

Mr. Trump took to Twitter to define the problem saying only 109 people out of 325,000 were detained and held for questioning. And that the problems

at the airports were caused by Delta computer outage.

Well, protesters and the tears of Senator Schumer, Trump wrote, Secretary Kelly said that all is going well with very few problems. Make America

safe again.

Well, there is nothing nice about searching for terrorists before they can enter the country. This was a big part of my campaign. Study the world.

Crowds across the U.S. have been showing support for families that have turned away at airports, challenging an order they see as discriminatory.

Governments are scrambling to try to clarify what exactly the ban means for their citizens and companies are working to try to protect their employees.

And the White House says this is not a ban on Muslims. It says it's similar to a ban of refugees that was put in place by the Obama

administration five years ago. And Muslims from dozens of countries can still enter the U.S. Here's CNN's Athena Jones.

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ATHENA JONES, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Amid massive and growing backlash, President Donald Trump defending his immigration executive order,

insisting, "This is not about religion. This is about terror and keeping our country safe." His administration pushing back at massive protests and

claims of disorganization.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This was an extreme vetting program that wasn't properly vetted.

REINCE PRIEBUS, WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF: Apologize for nothing here.

JONES: Asserting they're extremely proud of the order, which bans travel to the United States from seven Muslim-majority nations for three months and

suspends all refugee admissions for four. Syrian refugees barred indefinitely.

The White House claiming the ban resulted in extremely minimal disruption, despite chaotic scenes erupting at airports around the world.

The Department of Homeland Security issuing one clarification late Sunday night. Green card holders from these seven countries won't be denied entry

into the U.S. but will face a secondary screaming. The White House blaming mixed messages on the, quote, "hyperventilating media," insisting the order

was successful, citing only 109 travelers being detained in the first 24 hours out of the 325,000 who entered the U.S. in the same period and noting

392 green card holders were granted waivers to enter the country.

All as 16 Democratic attorneys general called the ban unconstitutional, un- American and unlawful.

SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY), MINORITY LEADER: This executive order was mean- spirited and un-American.

JONES: With a growing number of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle criticizing Mr. Trump's ban.

SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R), ARIZONA: I think the effect will probably, in some areas, give ISIS some more propaganda.

JONES: In a joint statement Arizona Senator John McCain and South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham calling the travel ban "a self- inflicted wound in

the fight against terrorism."

Trump lambasting the Republican senators, tweeting, "They are sadly weak on immigration. The two senators should focus their energies on ISIS, illegal

immigration, and border security, instead of always looking to start World War III."

The White House now facing mounting legal battles, federal judges in New York and Massachusetts already temporarily blocking parts of the ban from

taking effect.

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CURNOW: Let's take a closer look at the countries covered by President Trump's action. The order stops people from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan,

Libya, Somalia or Yemen from entering the United States for 90 days. The list does not include countries with direct links to the 9/11 attacks on

the U.S. The hijackers came from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and Lebanon.

Well, let's go straight to the region. Becky Anderson is in Abu Dhabi. And what's the reaction of the likely political fallout of all of this?

BECKY ANDERSON, HOST: Well, nothing official from the government here, but then no real surprise there, Robyn, as the UAE, as you rightly point out,

was not on the list of banned countries. Some speculation that a transactional President Trump sees more value in allies like the UAE, Saudi

and Egypt where he does personal business and would see bilateral benefits in trade deals going forward than he does in those countries that did

figure in the executive order.

But that's not to say that thousands of people here won't and aren't affected. The UAE, of course, home to people from 200 countries and the

outrage is palpable amongst many of those.

The UAE also home to two international hubs through which thousand of U.S.- banned passengers travel every day.

Chaos and confusion for many of those in transit over the weekend and banned from travel, and for those who may just be passing through the UAE.

Witness the following story.

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UNIDENITIFIED MALE: I have not tried, but there are confirmed reports of Iranians with green cards who have either been taken off from their plane

from the point of departure or they have been banned from entering the U.S. after they arrive.

[08:10:10] ANDERSON: Emotionally, how does this all make you feel?

UNIDENIFIED MALE: It makes me feel that I cannot consider U.S. home anymore. I mean, home for me is a country that I feel safe and comfortable

and secure and feel welcome. And I can also not go back to my home country Iran because of being political activist and human rights activist. The

situation that I am in now compared to thousands of other people whose lives are adversely and negatively affected by the current executive order

is actually nothing. There are families who are now torn. There are kids who are now taken away, I mean, already taken away from their parents.

ANDERSON: What is your message to President Trump?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What you are doing is not making America safe again. You're making America unsafer because you're feeding the sentiments of

racism and also you're making people like me feel that America is not welcoming them anymore.

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ANDERSON: Ali is a PhD student studying at Yale who was simply passing through Dubai to get a visa to conduct his studies in Afghanistan who is

now stuck here and has no idea whether he can go back to the U.S. And this is a story that's been mirrored over the past 48 hours throughout this region, not least in Istanbul in Turkey where

officials also confused as to what to do with many U.S.-bound passengers over the weekend.

Ian Lee is there.

Ian, sorry for the convenience is the rather weak apology at the chaos an confusion over the

weekend which affected so many people. What's the story in Istanbul today?

IAN LEE, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, it's still a bit trying to figure out what exactly all this means, especially for who is going to be

let in and who is not. Turks still haven't clarified what they are going to do. And as you mentioned, the UAE is a big hub, so is Istanbul.

Turkish Airways flies throughout the United States, roughly eight different destinations. So you do have a lot of these direct flights going into the

United States, a lot of people, a lot of confusion about what is going to happen next.

The Turkish officials, though, really haven't been definitive about what's going to happen because I think right now they are still trying to figure

out what that means.

ANDERSON: Meantime, an offer from one government official to those who might be banned from traveling to the states or ever getting a visa to the

states, who may be a skilled worker, an offer that there is, it seems, an open door policy in Turkey, correct?

LEE: That's right. And let me read you what the deputy prime minister Mehmet Simsek said.

Refugees welcome in Turkey, the world's largest refugee hosting country. We'd happily welcome global talent not allowed back into the USA.

So definitely a warm welcome to people, especially those with special kills to come here, although we haven't heard any official stance from the

Turkish government, not from the prime minister or from the president. Probably unlikely, Becky, that we will get

a strong statement either way as President Erdogan wants to have warmer relations with President Trump. In the past, he was at odds with President

Obama and so he's opening the new administration, that the Turkish government, the U.S. government, will see more eye to eye, especially when

it comes to the situation in Syria.

So don't expect much to make any waves, at least for now from the Turkish government.

ANDERSON: Ian Lee is in Istanbul for you.

And Robyn, the Trump administration preparing to welcome its first Arab leader in Washington. Jordan's King Abdullah is to meet with Vice

President Mike Pence right now. So we will watch, of course, for news out of that meeting. Jordan, a key U.S. ally in the Middle East and is not one

of the countries, as you'll be well aware, affected by the temporary travel

ban.

Back to you.

CURNOW: Thanks so much, Becky Anderson. Appreciate it.

Meanwhile, other countries are trying to determine how the ban will affect them. The Australian foreign minister says if the White House grants any

nation preferential access to the U.S. she wants the Australians to be included. That comes after the Australian

prime minister said she spoke to Mr. Trump over the weekend about border security.

Meanwhile, the British foreign office is clarifying how the ban applies to those from the UK. We'll have a report from London's Heathrow Airport a

little later on this hour.

Meantime, an online petition calling for Donald Trump's state visit to the UK be canceled has now received more than 1 million signatures. It's a

symbolic gesture, but it has surpassed the minimum requirement to force a debate in parliament. Mr. Trump was invited to Britain during a meeting

with with Prime Minister Theresa May in Washington last week. She says the invite still stands, but she doesn't agree with the president's immigration

policy.

And a Kremlin spokesman says President Putin and U.S. President Trump could meet before the G-20 summit in July. The Kremlin says the two leaders

expressed respect for each other's countries in a weekend phone call and he added there is a readiness between the two sides to resolve issues through

dialogue. He added that sanctions, or any concrete details, were not discussed.

And coming up on News Stream, we take to you some U.S. airports where there was confusion, protests and scenes of heartbreak after that White House

signing of that controversial travel ban. We'll have an update on that.

And it's not just rights groups that are blasting the travel ban, tech companies also pushing back as their workforce takes a huge hit.

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CURNOW: I want to tell you about an Iranian mother whose 5-year-old son was caught up in the confusion surrounding Donald Trump's travel ban. She

waited for him at a Washington airport only to learn he was one of the travelers detained. Hours went by, but no answers. Then finally she got

to hold her son again. You can sense the relief when they were finally reunited.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (singing): Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you.

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CURNOW: In Britain, leaders are condemning the U.S. travel ban. Britain's foreign secretary has called it divisive and wrong, and London's Mayor

Sadiq Khan, himself a Muslim, said the move was shameful and cruel.

Well, Fred Pleitken is at UK's busiest airport, Heathrow. Hi, Fred.

Just tell us what the impact of all of this is on the ground.

FREDERIK PLEITGEN, CNN INTERNATIONA CORRESPONDENT: Well, this certainly is a big impact on a lot of people here in Heathrow and other airports as

well.

You know, one of the things that we always have to keep in mind when you look at this executive order is that of the seven countries that were

listed in that executive order -- Iran, Iraq, of course, Somalia, Yemen, and a couple of others, very few of them actually have direct flights to

the United states. so most of the travelers from those countries who have citizenship from those countries will be going through airports, will have

tried to go through airports, like right here in Heathrow, like other international hubs, for instance, Istanbul and Dubai and Abu Dhabi as well.

So these airports, of course, have to deal with all of the issues surrounding all of that. And this is something that has caused a lot of

concern, not just here, but of course first and foremost, among the travelers and among airlines.

And there still is a big lack of clarity, at least that's what the European commission says. They said they're still trying to get input from the new

administration as to who is and who isn't allowed to travel.

And of course, we've gotten some clarity on green card holders in the United States, that they can go back, but the big question now here in

Europe is what about dual nationals? So people who have Syrian-German citizenship, or Iranian-British citizenships, what about those people? Are

they going to be able to go back? And at this point in time, a lot of airlines are opting to not let people get on flights. They're offering

refunds and telling them to check in again about three months down the line.

But of course, that's something that has disrupted a lot of travel plans here of people who wanted to go visit their loved ones, some of them

wanting to go to school or to college in the United States. So many people who are affected by this -- and there was

one statistic from the U.S., authorities saying that it's less than 1 percent of the people who usually travel to the United States who are actually affected by all of this. But,

of course, that is still quite a large number of folks who now have their travel plans disrupted and possibly the plans for the next three

months at least disrupted as well, Robyn?

[08:21:24] CURNOW: So much confusion, so much chaos, and as you rightly say, so many

families also broken up.

You've just got back from Iran. Iran is one of the countries that have been affected by this. I mean, I know Iraq has just said that they will

retaliate. What does that mean, and what do you think the Iranian reaction will be?

LEE: Well, the Iranians have already said that they want to retaliate as well. Javad Zarif, the foreign minister of Iran, has come out and said

that they wanted to ban U.S. nationals from going to Iran as well.

And, you know, one of the things that we've seen is that the Iranians are probably the most hard hit by this executive order. They are by far the

largest contingent from any of these seven nations to go to the United States. Of course, we know there's a lot of families who have relatives

both in the United States and in Iran. A lot of Iranian-Americans, especially in and around California and a lot of those

people have a lot of problems visiting their loved ones now, and a lot have issues where they have had trips that have been on for months, or have been

planned for months where now they realize that they can't even go to the airport and try to get on any of these flights because the airlines simply

won't take them along, fearing that they might have to put them on flights back to Iran via a hub like, for instance, this one, like Heathrow, if in

fact they are barred from entering the United States.

So, it's a big issue for people of dual citizenship, especially Iranian- Americans. Many people with part of their family in Iran, part of their family in the United States, who are going to have to cope with this now.

And then, of course, also, people, for instance, from Iran who want to study in the United States, also a big issue for them as well, and the

Iranian government clearly not happy at all about winding up on that list.

One of the things that I hear time and again from Iranian officials when I go visit that country and have done so seven times in the past years, they

always say that they feel they are being unfairly treated by U.S. authorities, unfairly singled out, and certainly this will be one of those

instances where the Iranians will not be happy at all about being on this list and have already said that they want

to retaliate and also bar U.S. citizens from entering Iran as well -- Robyn.

CURNOW: OK. There in Heathrow, Fred Pleitken, thanks so much.

Well, Trump's immigration ban has the potential to hit tech companies especially hard. Our Samuel Burke is monitoring this from London. He

joins us now. Hi, there, Sam. I mean, why are tech companies speaking out more than other industries?

SAMUEL BURKE, CNN MONEY: Robyn, I have to say it's incredibly rare to see all these tech companies speaking out so publicly and all seemingly on the

same page. I just want to put up a graphic that shows you all of the companies that have come out in the tech world against this new Trump

policy.

Now, a cynic might say, listen, these are all companies for the most part that are in California, left-leaning. They didn't support Donald Trump.

They supported Hillary Clinton. They lost.

But when I've been speaking to the CEOs of many of these companies over the weekend, Robyn, they give me a much more nuanced picture saying, look, we

are companies by the very nature of how we do business, we're borderless. When a company like Facebook, or Google expands into other countries, they

don't necessarily have to put an office there. So they say they see the world in

a different light.

The other way that things are very different for these tech companies, and as someone who

spent a lot of time in Silicon Valley, you see this just walking around, is how much they depend on foreign-born talent, not just from Muslim majority

countries, but from all over the world. So, they say they know these people very well so it affects them personally. But what I heard time and

time again from these companies over the weekend it's bad for business. This creates uncertainty for their employees and, therefore, for them so

they don't like what it could do to the business in the long-term.

CURNOW: OK. So which companies actually are taking action here?

[08:25:00] BURKE: We have lots of companies making statements, but actually some companies like Google, putting their money where their mouth

is. They donated $4 million to the American Civil Liberties Union over the weekend. That's one of the groups that has been fighting these -- this

policy and helping people at airports who might be affected by this situation. We also have other companies like Lyft donating $1 million to

another similar crisis fund.

But then you have companies like AirBnB, the CEO of that company and co- founder and immigrant himself, though, not from a majority Muslim country over the weekend, he was tweeting that this policy would be very bad for

his company, but even went a step further tweeting out the following, "AirBnB is providing free housing to refugees and anyone not

allowed in the U.S. Stay tuned for more. Contact me if urgent need for housing.

And he literally put his email address on social media. Since then, AirBnB has launched a

page. So, if somebody is stuck at an airport somewhere, and thought they would be coming to the United States soon, AirBnB is trying to connect them

with people who might be willing to host them and not charge any of the fees associated with that.

CURNOW: Yeha, that's important to note. Where you are there in London, the tech community says they are willing to step up. How are they willing

to do that?

BURKE: This was very surprising for me, because I've been here throughout the Brexit referendum vote. And there's been such a worry about the UK

losing talent, but over the weekend what I heard from European tech companies, not just here in the UK, that they are willing to really go

forward and maybe help talent come and move to Europe if it comes to that, if the 90 day policy goes

farther than that, and they need places to go. But I also heard from a lot of American companies that have offices here who say they will do

everything that they can for their employees, and if they want to relocate here so they can continue visiting their families back in Iran, let's say,

they will do that.

I want to read you what Transferwise says, it's one of the few unicorn companies, company startups worth more than $1 billion here in the UK, and

they said to compete globally we need to attract and retain the best talent in the world, wherever they may be from. We have nine offices across

Europe, the U.S. and Asia-Pacific and we would hope that any of our team would be welcome in any of our offices.

So really a scenario where they are hearing from employees I may need to move in the next few months. Can that happen? And these companies saying

they will do whatever they can for their employees.

CURNOW: OK. Thanks so much for that. Samuel Burke there in London.

But some tech executives are in an awkward position over this ban. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and Tesla CEO Elon Musk are advisers to Mr. Trump.

Musk tweeted the policy isn't the best way to deal with challenges, adding he will present amendments to the president. Kalanick did push back

against the ban, but only after Uber came under fire for not joining in the boycott of JFK airport where Iraqis were detained.

Kalanick says he will pressure Mr. Trump to stand up for what is right.

Well, we have complete coverage of this story online. You can find live updates on airport chaos as well as a detailed breakdown of statistics on

terrorism. It's all at CNN.com.

And normal service is resuming at Delta Airlines after a computer outage. At least 150 flights were canceled and passengers faced major delays. It's

the second time in less than six months that Delta had a serious IT issue.

Well, you're watching News Stream. Still ahead, CNN uncovers an international sex trafficking

network. A survivor's story of being sold into marriage at the age of 12.

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[08:32:25] CURNOW: Well, all this week CNN Freedom Project uncovers an international sex trafficking network in our special series Bribes for

Sale. In southern India, impoverished families are so desperate they're willing to sell their own daughters. Now one of those victims is speaking

out. Muhammad Lila reports.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (subtitles): That night he took me. He forced himself on me. I was crying. I didn't like it. He said I've bought you. I can

do whatever I want. I've given your parents money, and I've bought you. I can use you for as long as I like. Keep your mouth shut.

MUHAMMAD LILA, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): This girl says she was just 12 years old when her parents sold her into a forced marriage

to a man from Oman. She calls the so-called wedding night torture.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (subtitles): I wasn't educated and I couldn't understand anything that was going on. I had a childishness in me.

LILA (subtitles): How old was the Sheikh?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: 70.

LILA: 70?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: 70.

LILA: And you were 12?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (subtitles): Yes, 12 years.

LILA (voice-over): For two months, she says the 70-year-old man kept her locked in a room using her only for sex.

(on camera): Did he keep doing this to you over and over again?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (subtitles): I couldn't even look outside. He used to lock me from the outside in case I ran away. If I had to go anywhere he

would lock me from the inside come back again later and then the torture would start with me.

LILA (voice-over): Police say there are hundreds of cases like hers in the old city. Young girls from poor neighborhoods sold by their own parents

without their consent to elderly tourists who come here looking for sex.

In our investigation, we visited a number of shelters meeting victim after victim, all with horrific stories of physical and sexual abuse.

LILA (subtitles): How many girls?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (subtitles): There are a lot of girls like this. No one speaks up.

LILA (voice-over): Thanks to the courage of girls like Manira (ph), the CNN Freedom Project uncovered a network of human traffickers, agents, brokers

and clerics, who were all part of the scheme.

This is how it works. Agents spread across several countries in the Middle East and Africa contact brokers in this city with India's largest Muslim

population. Those brokers convince poor Muslim families to sell their under-aged daughters to a client, usually an elderly man. The client then

flies to the city where a corrupt cleric, who is also part of the international network, produce a fake wedding certificate and a fake post-

dated divorce certificate. When the client gets bored of using the child for sex, he leaves, never to return.

[08:35:44] UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (subtitles): I was crying. After seeing the old man I started crying even more.

LILA: In the afternoon, Manira (ph) invited us to her home.

(on camera): So, come walk here with me through this alleyway, this is where Manira (ph) lives. It's one of the poorest parts of Hyderabad.

It's only here that you can see the extent of their poverty.

(subtitles): How many people live here?

(voice-over): Manira's (ph) mother tells us five people all live in this one tiny room. Her husband was an alcoholic and they had no money.

(on camera): Did you think by having your daughter married that she would bring in this money to help the family?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (subtitles): We thought that by doing this we could afford a small (inaudible) ours and our children's life would improve.

That's what we had in mind when we did this. But this is what happened to us.

LILA (voice-over): As we step outside, we are hit with another reality. This one precious.

(on camera): This is your daughter? Yeah.

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(voice-over): This is Manira's (ph) daughter, born to the same man she was forced to marry. When she became pregnant, after just two months, he

divorced her over the phone. She says she was so distraught, she tried killing herself.

Now, Manira (ph) is left with a bitter-sweet reminder of the abuse that she faced. She filed a police case and the authorities arrested the middle man

involved in selling her.

It has taken years to recover. But now, with her voice, she's vowing to never let anything like that happen to anyone else.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (subtitles): The way I got caught up, I don't want other girls to face the same thing. In my heart, I feel that the pain I

faced, the other/next person shouldn't face that pain.

LILA: And that pain is what Manira (ph) is fighting to keep away from her daughter.

Muhammad Lila, CNN, Hyderabad.

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CURNOW: And on Tuesday we introduce you to a group going to great lengths to fight sex trafficking in India and to help the victims. Take a look.

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LILA: In this tiny office in a rundown street in Hyderabad, a group of women are plotting a daring operation. They are putting on hidden cameras

hoping to catch a human trafficker in the act of selling a young girl.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They have to be very fast. When you are going behind, you have to be very fast. Walk straight (inaudible) you should not

give the (inaudible).

LILA: These are the women of Shaheen (Ph), an NGO that helps rescue and prevent underage girls of being sold into forced marriages.

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CURNOW: More on their heroic effort, all part of the Freedom Project Series Brides for Sale only on CNN here this week. We'll be right back

with more news coming back.

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[08:40:12] CURNOW: Hollywood honored its best and brightest on Sunday at the 23rd annual Screenactor's Guild Awards. The night's big winner, and

also one of the biggest surprises was a film Hidden Figures for best motion picture ensemble. Some of the other winners included Denzel Washington for

Best Actor in the film Fences, Emma Stone won best actress for her performance in the musical La La Land. Best TV drama ensemble went to the

sci-fi series Stranger Things. And Orange is the New Black won for best ensemble in a comedy series.

And some celebrities used the stage to speak about the U.S. president's immigration ban. Several stars slammed Mr. Trump's executive order. Among

them, actor Ashton Kutcher.

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ASHTON KUTCHER, ACTOR: Good evening, fellow SAG members and everyone at home and everyone in airports that belong in my America.

You are part of the fabric of who we are and we love you and we welcome you.

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CURNOW: And after the cast of the Netflix series Stranger Things won outstanding performance as an ensemble, David Harbour made his acceptance

speech to urged everyone to in his words battle against fear.

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DAVID HARBOUR, ACTOR: Through our art to battle against fear, self- centeredness and exclusively of our predominately narcissistic culture and through our craft to cultivate a more empathetic and understanding society

by revealing intimate truths that sever as a forceful reminder to folks that when they feel broken and afraid and tired they are not alone!

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CURNOW: Well, this is the second awards show where celebrities pointedly criticized the U.S.

president. Earlier this month, if you'll remember, renowned actress Meryl Streep blasted the president at the Golden Globes, accusing him of mocking

a disabled reporter.

Well, that's it for now. You have been watching News Stream. I'm Robyn Curnow. Don't go anywhere. World Sport with Amanda Davies is up next.

Thanks for joining us.

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