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KRISTIE LU STOUT, CNN ANCHOR: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong and welcome to News Stream.
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LU STOUT: President Trump arrived in Davos, Switzerland where he is pushing America First to meeting global elites. And what about special
relation with other countries? Now Trump is due to meet the British prime minister Theresa May within the hour.
And fighting in Syria strains ties between the U.S. and Turkey, the U.S. president says he told Turkey to de-escalate, Ankara disputes that.
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LU STOUT: The U.S. president is now in Davos for the World Economic Forum and he just brought his America First agenda along with him. That is
likely to rub European leaders the wrong way.
They insist protectionism is not the way to move forward. The British Prime Minister Theresa May is taking to the podium this hour at the form
and the U.S. and Britain have always had a special relationship.
You may remember this awkward moment from last year where Donald Trump and Mrs. May were seeing kind of clumsily holding hands at the White House.
But there were signs that relationship was definitely became to fray when Mrs. May criticize the president for retreating anti-Muslim videos.
And back in November, Mr. Trump, he lashed out on Twitter saying this, Theresa May, don't focus on me, focus on the destructive radical Islamic
terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom. We are doing just fine.
The two leaders will meet at the coming hour to discuss global issues. Nic Robertson joins me now live from Davos with more on that. Nic, again,
Trump and Theresa May -- it's been quite a year for them. You know, very public clashes. You know, what should we expect to hear from these two
leaders there in Davos?
NIC ROBERTSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, kind of interesting, isn't it, Kristie? I mean, this is a moment where they actually get a chance to sort
of sit down together and talk. But I think, what are we going to hear from Theresa May, at least of what we heard from a speech so far, the one she is
about to give.
It is going to be in contrast to what we've heard from some of the other European -- another leaders have been critical over President Trump either
directly or indirectly.
She is going to speak about social media and the need for companies that control social media accounts to be able to filter out terrorist
propaganda. That can be music to President Trump.
She is going to talk about artificial intelligence and how to sort of negotiate and navigate the changes that will bring to the workplace to
economies. So she is not going to be it appears on face when the moment critical President Trump.
And that's really Theresa May down what she achieve so far over the past year. Despite these ups and downs, she has kept her eyes on the prize
being once Britain leaves the European Union and the Brexit takes place, she wants a good trade deal with United States.
And they -- the secretary of the treasury, Steven Mnuchin today from the United States, said very clearly that Britain will be able to get once it
is in a position, an attractive trade deal with the United States.
That is what Theresa May has a rise on here, even if the relationship between her and President Trump, between Britain and the United States
right now is not on even as the appeals.
Her perspective is much longer-term keeping Britain and the United States in that special relationship for all the reason immediately for her
leadership at least to get a good trade deal with United States. Kristie.
LU STOUT: Yeas, there is substance to the alliance, we must keep the alliance. We are waiting for that moment for Theresa May to hit the full
year.
And we are also looking forward to Donald Trump's big speech to take place tomorrow. I mean how is this populist America First message going to
resonate there at the summit devoted to globalization?
ROBERTSON: You know, he maybe ought to take an opportunity bask in some of the kind words that will fall on his way from CEOs pf business --
businesses in the United States who will talk about the broad-based global economic recovery through quarters of the economies across the world
showing an increase in GDP.
He will be at a table where he (Inaudible), saying that you know, this was thanks in part to the tax changes that President Trump has brought to the
United States.
It does encourage investment in confidence in the United States. So there is really something for him to bask in but by and large, if you take the
political leaders who have been here.
But it was Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, giving the keynote speech at the beginning, Erna Solberg, the Norwegian Prime Minister, Justin
Trudeau, the Canadian, then onto yesterday, Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, Emmanuel Macron, the French President, Paolo Gentiloni, the
Italian Prime Minister, they have all to a person been critical in one way or another.
President Trump, his perceived populism, his perceived nationalism and the way that they feel that he doesn't engage with the global community on
solving global problems.
[08:05:05] And to that point, Emmanuel Macron, the French President sort of cheap shot if you will, of President Trump over warning -- warming, close
to his heart, climate change for Paris conference of course, was where that was signed -- President Trump pulling out of it last year.
He said -- the French president said, look, we don't know what's been invited to Davos here who doesn't understand warming, that is going to
ripple of applause and murmur and laughter from the crowd here.
I think that shows the environment into which President Trump will find himself that will find himself speaking. Of course before we get to him
tomorrow, here is Theresa May.
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THERESA MAY, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: The populism is the Far Left and Far Right has not made the progress that some had predicted. And in the U.K.,
we have seen productivity rising, unemployment at its lowest rate for over 40 years and more and more examples of government and business working
together to bring new jobs and opportunities to communities across our country.
We have also seen important progress on global trade. The U.K. has been at the forefront of championing new trade deals, including the E.U.'s deals
with Canada and Japan.
The G20 has agreed commitments to tackle overcapacity in steel and the World Trade Organization has made progress towards launching plurilateral
discussions on digital trade.
And as we leave the European Union, the U.K. will continue to be a global advocate of free trade. Pushing for progress on WTO discussions, seeking
to bring new partners to the table, and of course, after we have left the E.U., developing new bilateral deals with countries across the world.
But there is much more to be done by the whole international community. And, frankly, too often our rhetoric in support of free trade here in Davos
is not matched by our actions.
The commitments on steel must be implemented. Like the U.K., other big aid donors should support developing countries to ensure they can harness the
benefits of global growth.
And the World Trade Organization still needs to go much further in its reforms, ensuring its rulebook keeps pace with developments in the global
economy.
For example, services make up 64 percent of global GDP, yet while some recent trade negotiations are achieving more ambitious outcomes on
services, the Trade in Services Agreement remains stalled.
And while the likes of eBay, Amazon and Alibaba have grown into global giants, taking on a central role in the lives of billions around the world,
the WTO has been struggling to remove barriers to e-commerce trade for almost twenty years.
Progress on these issues really matters. Because technological advances continue to revolutionize the possibilities for humanity and we must have
the international frameworks in place to ensure everyone can benefit from them.
Already, access to the internet has been estimated to have the potential to generate over $2.2 trillion in additional GDP and more than 140 million new
jobs in developing countries alone.
While nearly 35 percent of the adult population in Sub-Saharan Africa has a mobile money account, the highest percentage in the world. And now the
impact of technology is growing in ways that even a few years ago we could not have imagined.
Just last week, a drone saved two boys drowning off the coast of Australia by carrying a floatation device to them. The use of Artificial
Intelligence is transforming healthcare. In one test, machine learning reduced the number of unnecessary surgeries for breast cancer by a third.
The development of speech recognition and translation is reaching a level where we will be able to go anywhere in the world and communicate using our
native language.
While British-based companies like Ripjar are pioneering the use of data science and Artificial Intelligence to protect companies from money
laundering, fraud, cyber-crime and terrorism.
In all these ways, harnessing the power of technology is not just in all our interests, but fundamental to the advance of humanity. But this
technological progress also raises new and profound challenges which we need to address.
[08:10:06] For example, many fear that because of technology they and their children will lose out on the jobs of the future. And they worry too about
how new technologies might be exploited by those with malevolent intentions, and what that could mean for the safety and wellbeing of their
families and children.
So today I am going to make the case for how we can best harness the huge potential of technology but also how we address these profound concerns.
So that technology is the force for progress that we all know it can be.
Right across the long sweep of history, from the invention of electricity to the advent of factory production, time and again initially disquieting
innovations have delivered previously unthinkable advances and we have found the way to make those changes work for all our people. Now we must
find the way to do so again.
Let me start with how we can embrace technology. Key to this is channeling the power of government and business in partnership to seize the
opportunities of technology and create high-quality, well-paid jobs right across the world.
That is why in the U.K., I have put the development of a Modern Industrial Strategy at the heart of the government's agenda. It is a new long-term
approach to shaping a stronger and fairer...
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LU STOUT: All right, Theresa May there saying that U.K. will continue to be a global advocate for free trade and also making an appeal on why
technology companies need to step up with their responsibilities to society again. That is British Prime Minister Theresa May. She is currently
addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
She is speaking after other world leaders this week from Emmanuel Macron of France, Angela Merkel of Germany, they had took to the stage earlier there
and launched, someone say thinly veiled attacks against Donald Trump.
Now we do have, Nic Robertson, joining us live from Davos. He has been monitoring the speech as well and, Nic, what are you -- what's your
interpretation so far?
ROBERTSON: You know, I think Theresa May is taking a measure tone. She is very clearly, very counter decisions going in for some important meeting
with President Trump immediately after this very important speech that she is giving.
So you know, I think, we find her more measured here. Yes, she is talking about the importance of free trade and yes, on that issue, she will have
differences with President Trump but she doesn't go -- she paints and highlights those different issues.
She did talk about the important work that the WTO, the World Trade Organization, needs to do. It will be a safety net, its regulations will
be safe net, should Britain crash out of the Brexit negotiations without a deal with the European Union.
But that will perhaps be a subtle message for the White House, the value that she puts in the World Trade Organization, the WTO which doesn't seem
to be shared by some of those around President Trump at the moment.
But I think in terms of Artificial Intelligence, she voices that she is trying to do which is what many are doing here, which is, a lot of them
talk as they were in Davos several years ago about the concerns, more so the panic about what Artificial Intelligence would mean, millions of job
loss.
They are now trying to -- millions here are now trying to sort of manage the change in public perception that Artificial Intelligence, as
electricity once upon time came along and seek to threaten people's lives in ways that they couldn't measure at that time.
She is trying to say look, we went through that Artificial Intelligence offices, all these opportunities, we're going to manage and find our way
through that for us and for our children's future.
So, this is if you will -- I would say, vintage Theresa May that she's sort of speaking to the audience about what they hope, what she hopes can be
achieved and also sort of talking to a base -- a base audience back in Britain about some of the things that are important to her, the WTO free
trade for example.
LU STOUT: All right, vintage Theresa May, speaking to the world, speaking to her base through this address at Davos. Nic Robertson, we will leave it
at that. Thank you so much for joining us here.
Now, the Pakistani activist, Malala Yousafzai -- she is also there in Davos. Earlier, she spoke about the fight for women's rights and the Me
Too movement, as well as Time's Up. Here what she had to say about the way powerful men treat women.
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MALALA YOUSAFZAI, PAKISTANI ACTIVIST: I just get so disappointed to see that people are even I think his high position then they are openly -- they
talk against women, they do not accept women as equal. They harass women and it's just shocking for a second to believe that this is actually
happening.
And I hope that women stand up and just speak out against, and I hope that people who are involved in such shameful things, they think about their own
daughters, their own mothers.
[08:15:00] And their own close female relative and just remind him for a second that, can they -- can they let it happen to their daughters, to
their sisters, to their mothers, and I don't think they would accept that.
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LU STOUT: Malala Yousafzai, there. Now, before heading to Davos, Mr. Trump surprised White House reporters with an impromptu interview.
He said that he would talk under oath to Special Counsel Robert Mueller and for the first time ever, he explicitly said he endorses a pathway to
citizenship for some DREAMers. Jeff Zeleny, has more.
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JEFF ZELENY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: President Trump touching down in Switzerland this morning for the World Economic Form in Davis, after a
remarkable session with reporters before leaving the White House. The president now saying he will submit to questioning from Special Counsel
Robert Mueller.
DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I'm looking forward to it, actually.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You want to...
TRUMP: Just so you understand, there's been no collusion whatsoever. There's no obstruction whatsoever. And I'm looking forward to it. I would
love to do that, and I'd like to do it as soon as possible.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Do you have a date set?
TRUMP: So here is the story...
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Do you have a date set?
TRUMP: I don't know. No. I think, we just have talked about two or three weeks. But I would love to do it. You know, again, I have to say, subject
to my lawyers in all of that. But I would love to do that.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: To reach a higher standard, you would do it under oath.
TRUMP: I would do it under oath, absolutely.
ZELENY: Shortly after the president made these remarks, White House lawyer Ty Cobb doing damage control. He's still in negotiations with Mueller
about the type of interview the president will agree to.
Cobb telling CNN, while Mr. Trump was speaking hurriedly before leaving for Davos, he remains committed to continued complete cooperation with the
Office of Special Counsel and is looking forward to speaking with Mr. Mueller. The president also saying his efforts to defend himself have been
unfairly portrayed as trying to interfere in the case.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Do you think Robert Mueller will be fair to you in this larger investigation?
TRUMP: We're going to find out. We're going to find out. Because here's what we'll say, and everybody says no collusion. There's no collusion. Now they're saying, oh, well, did he fight back? If you fight
back, you say, oh, it's obstruction. So here's the thing, I hope so.
ZELENY: The president repeatedly referencing the missing text messages between two former members of Mueller's probe. Saying this with when asked
did he trust the FBI.
TRUMP: I am very disturbed, as is the general, as is everybody else who is intelligent.
ZELENY: A Justice Department official tells CNN that a technical glitch impacted thousands of FBI phones. Mr. Trump also renewing his criticism of
the number two man at the FBI, Andrew McCabe.
But insisting he does not recall asking McCabe who he voted for in the 2016 election, despite the fact the White House official confirmed the
conversation on Tuesday.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Did you ask McCabe who he voted for? Did you ask him that?
TRUMP: I don't think so, no.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Is it possible you did?
TRUMP: I don't remember asking him the question.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You don't remember?
TRUMP: I think it's also a very unimportant question, but I don't remember asking him the question.
ZELENY: Meanwhile, the president now says he supports a pathway to citizenship for some DREAMers if he gets $25 billion for his border wall,
an idea he rejected just a week ago.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Do you want citizenship for DREAMers?
TRUMP: We're going to -- we're going to morph into it. It's going to happen at some point.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: What do you mean morph into it?
TRUMP: Over a period of -- over a period of 10 years to 12 years, somebody does a great job, they've worked hard, it gives the incentive to do a great
job.
If they've worked hard, they've done terrifically, whether they have a little company, or whether they work, or whatever they're doing, if they do
a great job, I think it's a nice thing to have the incentive of, after a period of years, being able to become a citizen.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If there's no agreement by March 5th, are you going to protect them, are you going to extend the deadline?
TRUMP: Yes, I might do that. I might do that. I'm not guaranteeing it, because I want to put a little bit of -- but certainly have the right to do
that if I want.
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LU STOUT: A hint of will come next there. That was, Jeff Zeleny, reporting. Now, Richard Quest, will be speaking with business and
political leaders at Davos through the day, among them, the Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Abbasi, the Saudi finance minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan and
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, so stay right here on CNN for that.
You are watching News Stream, still ahead in the program, a dispute over words increases the tension between two key NATO allies.
The White House says Mr. Trump asked Turkey to de-escalate operations in Northern Syria, Ankara says, he did not. And up to 175 years is prison, a
disgrace doctor learns his fate after his victims get the chance to speak out in court.
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LU STOUT: All right, coming to you live from Hong Kong, welcome back, this is News Stream. As the situation in Northern Syria intensifies, the
relations between two NATO allies deteriorate.
The White House says Donald Trump told the Turkish president to de-escalate its incursion in Syria. But Ankara says that President Trump did not voice
any concerns about that.
It is less than a week since Turkey began its action in Northern Syria targeting ISIS and the YPG. That group has been armed and trained by the
U.S. In the CNN exclusive, Arwa Damon and her team are reporting live from inside Northern Syria.
They are the only international networking to do so. She joins us now. And, Arwa, you are there. You are at the front line of Turkey's military
operation in Northern Syria. What have you seen?
ARWA DAMON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: You know, Kristie, no matter what is being talked about at the political level between various different presidents,
this is just one small snapshot of what life inside Syria, close to these front line is like.
Now, the bulk of the concentration of the incoming artillery mortar fire that Turkey and had been launching in support of the rebels that it backs
had been a landing on the other side of that hilltop, but then throughout this entire area, you have these refugee camps that are scattered -- their
makeshift refugee camps.
People have living here actually for two years. Those are people and children that had been displaced on multiple occasions and we do hear on a
fairly regular basis the sound of artillery and mortars and the kids don't even flinch.
It has become completely normal for them and one of the men we were talking to here, Mohammed, was saying that they just stop and challenges with what
is that Turkey is trying to accomplish at this stage is that, yes, they want to eventually push the YPG further back.
They want to ensure that the YPG itself no longer poses a national security threat to Turkey. They want to increase this buffer zone, this safe zone
as they call it right up against the border with Turkey.
But in attempting to do so, not only do we see at the political and governmental level that is growing tension between Ankara and Washington
but then, when it comes to the civilian populations whether it's the civilian here who say that in the past, there have been some mortars that
have landed in this area.
Mortars they say were fired from Kurdish territory but throughout the course of this operation, once again, you have yet another line being drawn
inside Syria with increasingly vulnerable people that end up being caught up in the middle of all of these.
LU STOUT: Yes, but this Turkish incursion we had this dangerous new front being opened up in the ongoing conflict in Syria and that is going to
affect the lives of these children around it, the refugee families there, in the tents there.
Arwa Damon, reporting live for us from inside Northern Syria, thank you so much for your reporting. Now we have to take you back to Davos,
Switzerland. That's where of course, the British Prime Minister Theresa May has been addressing the World Economic Forum. Let's continue to listen
in.
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MAY: ... international partners to build a common understanding of how to ensure the safe, ethical and innovative deployment of Artificial
Intelligence.
[08:25:05] And I am delighted that the U.K. will also be joining the World Economic Forum's new council on Artificial Intelligence to help shape
global governance and applications of this new technology.
Many leaders this week are setting out defenses of globalization, open economies, free trade and technological progress, while grappling with how
to ensure these operate fairly for all our countries and all our people.
The test of leadership, however, is what action we take. And I am clear about three things. First, the critical nature of international co-
operation within the global rules based system, for every country must support and shape the rules for free and fair trade and investment. We
cannot pull in different directions.
Second, that we have to do more to help our people in the changing global economy, to rebuild their trust in technology as a driver of progress and
ensure no-one is left behind as we take the next leap forwards.
But third, above all, we have to remember that the risks and challenges we face do not outweigh the opportunities. And in seeking to refresh the
rules to meet the challenges of today, we must not miss out on the prize for tomorrow.
For the forces of free trade and technological progress which have brought us to this point are as nothing in comparison to their potential to enrich
the lives of our children and grandchildren.
The United Kingdom has a proud history of stepping up, seizing the opportunities of our time and shaping the international rules and
partnerships that can deliver progress for all.
We stand ready to do so again. So together, let us renew our commitment to co-operation across governments, business, investors and society at large.
And let us set ourselves on a path to deliver prosperity and growth for the benefit of all our people, now and for generations to come. Thank you.
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LU STOUT: And that was the conclusion of British Prime Minister Theresa May's speech to the World Economic Forum. She has been speaking there
during the hours and supported free-trade, and high-tech progress, and she issued road maps there, calling for number one, every country initiate the
rules for free trade and investment.
Number two, to help people, we will trust in technology and make sure no one is left behind and finally, to make sure that risks and challenges that
people face don't outweigh the opportunities.
That was Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain speaking there at the World Economic Forum. And ahead of her bilateral meeting due to take place
shortly with U.S. President Donald Trump who has arrived in Switzerland and believed to be in Davos at this moment.
Of course, we're looking forward to his lateral meetings later today at Davos, as well as his big speech to take place tomorrow. You're watching
News Stream. Still to come on the program, we're going to take a look at this historic moment as athletes from North and South Korea prepared to
train and compete as team mates.
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[08:30:00] KRISTIE LU STOUT, CNN NEWS STREAM SHOW HOST: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong. You're watching "News Stream" and these are your world
headlines.
U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum. Mr. Trump is the first American president to attend this
conference in nearly two decades. You're looking at pictures of your screen of the helicopter, U.S. president on board, he has touched down there in
Davos.
Now, he is scheduled to meet soon with Theresa May, the British prime minister. She has just wrapped up her speech at the World Economic Forum,
where she said the United Kingdom will continue to be a global advocate for free trade.
Now, at least three people have been killed, dozens injured after a train derailed in Italy. It happened near the city of Milan. The train's operator
tweeted that a technical problem caused the crash.
The U.S. has placed new sanctions meanwhile on individuals and companies in China and Russia said to be working with North Korea to evade international
sanctions.
North Korea is believed to be avoiding economic restrictions with a network of frank companies that do business with other countries. The new sanctions
target several oil shipping and trading companies as well.
The increase pressure on North Korea comes just as its ice hockey team arrived in the south. It was a historic moment for the Winter Games. Some
hope that the joint Korea ice hockey team can help lead to a breakthrough in relations.
Will Ripley is at a training center where the players are practicing. Let's go to him now. And Will, this has already been called a breakthrough deal,
a sign of women ties (ph), but are these two teams, north and south, ready to compete together on the ice?
WILL RIPLEY, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, they just met for the first time, a matter of hours ago, Kristie, here at the Olympic Training
Center in Jincheon, about two hours south of Seoul.
There were nerves all around when the buses pulled up. One of the South Korean athletes actually said it felt like the first day of school. When
the North Koreans arrived, they smiled, they greeted each other, they presented flowers, and now they really have to get to work.
They have about two weeks together. They are going to spend the next week here at the training center then have a friendly match versus Sweden and
then of course their big game coming up on February 10th.
Look, this is a controversial decision here in South Korea, that the women's hockey players were not told that there was going to be a unified
team until after the north and south already come to to make a decision.
So these are young women who in many cases have been training for years to get to this point, to have the opportunity to play in the Olympics as an
underdog mighty but nonetheless to be able to get a chance to to get on the ice.
And now they are going to have to rotate employers from the north as well and there is some public concern here that that South Korean players are
going to be losing here, that they're essentially sort of these pawns in a greater political game, but then there are others who have the mindset,
Kristie.
Look, this is historic. This is North and South Korea for the first time competing together in Olympics. This is the women's hockey team, a unified
hockey team. And they're going to have to just try to make the best of it and try to to quickly learn how to work together, how to develop
camaraderie, and maybe even to make some friendships along the way.
LU STOUT: Yes, it's controversial, it's historic, it's highly symbolic, and just what is -- what is it going to look like when they actually get
together to compete together on the ice for the Pyeongchang Winter Games next month? Is that going to be a moment of reconciliation for North and
South Korea?
RIPLEY: I think it's going to be tremendously emotional. Any Korean who hears the song (INAUDIBLE) which what we understand, that is what is going
to play when this unified team comes in and when they march together under the flag of unified Korean Peninsula, that is going to bring tears to the
eyes of people in the north, people in the south.
And you do hope that even though these young athletes are kind of -- you know, they are going to have to learn how to work together very quickly,
you do hope that on a personal level, they're going to get a chance to chat with each other, to make friends, to take those selfies.
Remember it was back in Rio in 2016 when those two gymnasts, one from the north and one from the south, they posed for a selfie. That picture went
viral because it was a real symbol of how sports can really bridge the divide
[08:35:00] in this case between two countries that are still technically at war. And so there is a lot of optimism that the team will do well, that
they will play well together, and more importantly, that it will be a symbolic step forward in bringing together some sort of larger
reconciliation for the peninsula at large.
LU STOUT: Despite the optimism, despite the warming of ties between north and south, we know that the Trump administration has slapped new sanctions
on North Korea. So, can we take this as a sign that the U.S. still wants to take an aggressive approach to Pyongyang?
RIPLEY: Absolutely. And, you know, a lot of people here in the region, Kristie, are looking beyond the Olympics. People are expecting a period of
calm, hopefully some celebration of unity when the north and south march together, in the case of the women's hockey players who were staying at the
training center behind me when they play together.
But the all eyes are on the horizon for what happens when the U.S. and South Korea resumed their postponed joint military exercises, when North
Korea continues in its promise, a promise made by their leader Kim Jong-un to produce even more nuclear weapons.
And then what happens to the situation, the security situation in this momentary (INAUDIBLE) in a very, very cold Korean Peninsula, this
(INAUDIBLE) of relations, is it temporary or is it something that could be sustainable down the road?
And given the aggressive stance by the United States with the sanctions and what we seen from the north in their response to that kind of thing in the
past, it's really -- a lot of people are not too optimistic about that, Kristie.
LU STOUT: All right, Will Ripley, reporting live for us from the Jincheon Training Center in South Korea, thank you.
Now, former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson is resigning from the Rakhine State Advisory Board saying that the board is starting to become a
cheer leading squad for government policy instead of working to reestablish peace in the Myanmar's Rakhine State.
He also pointed directly at Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, for playing a role in his decision. He said that he was concerned about her
furious response when he brought up the issue of two arrested Reuters journalists in the country. The two journalists have been reporting on the
plight of the Rohingya.
Myanmar government's spokesman Zaw Htay said the government is sorry to hear about the resignation but says that case of the journalists was not on
the meeting's agenda when Richardson brought it up and that he was told to stick to the agenda.
Back to United States now where a doctor, a doctor who once treated Olympic gymnasts will spend the rest of his life in prison. On Wednesday, a judge
sentenced Larry Nassar to up to 175 years in prison for sexually assaulting young female athletes in his care. More than 150 women were able to
directly address their abuser. Jean Casarez reports.
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AKEMI LOOK, LARRY NASSAR VICTIM: This is way bigger than him. This is about the institution that protected him. Everyone in the world should be
outraged right now. And if you aren't, you should examine why.
JEAN CASAREZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): The victims of disgraced former gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar demanding answers, calling for
accountability from the institutions that employed him for decades, despite years of sexual abuse complaints.
LINDSAY LENKE, LARRY NASSAR VICTIM: We're not going to heal all the way until we know exactly who knew what, when and, you know, how they are going
to fix it.
CASAREZ (voice over): The president of Michigan State University, where Nassar worked for nearly 20 years, stepping down Wednesday, saying in a
statement, as tragedies are politicized, blame is inevitable. As president, it is only natural that I am the focus of this anger. Simon's resignation
coming hours after Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison.
JUDGE ROSEMARIE AQUILINA, INGHAM COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT: It is my honor and privilege to sentence you because, sir, you do not deserve to walk outside
of a prison ever again. I've just signed your death warrant.
CASAREZ (voice over): Before the sentencing, Nassar apologizing to his victims.
LARRY NASSAR, FORMER USA GYMNASTIC DOCTOR: Your words these past several days, your words, your words, have had a significant, emotional effect on
myself and has shaken me to my core.
CASAREZ (voice over): Judge Aquilina juxtaposing Nassar's words with the letter he recently sent the court accusing the victims of lying.
AQUILINA: They are seeking the media attention and financial reward.
If you still think that somehow you are right, that you are a doctor, that you are entitled, that you don't have to listen, and that you did
treatment, I wouldn't send my dogs to you, sir.
CASAREZ (voice over): The sentencing marking the end of an extraordinary seven days of testimony from more than 150 of Nassar's victims that
concluded with Rachael Denhollander, the first gymnast to publicly accuse Nassar of abuse in 2016.
RACHAEL DENHOLLANDER, LARRY NASSAR VICTIM: Larry sought out and took pleasure in little girls and women being
[08:40:00] sexually injured and violated because he liked it.
AQUILINA (voice over): You are the bravest person I have ever had in my courtroom.
DENHOLLANDER: Thank you.
AQUILINA (voice over): Thank you.
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LU STOUT: And that was CNN's Jean Casarez reporting on Nassar's sentencing.
You're watching "News Stream" and still to come in the program, the one and only Rocket Man says, good bye to the stage. Why the legendary Elton John
is retiring from touring, next.
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LU STOUT (voice over): OK, live pictures there from Davos, Switzerland. You see President Trump there. He has arrived. He has -- walking through
crowds there. And as we have been anticipating and waiting for this moment, this is going to be a very interesting encounter.
You are looking at live picture of the "America First" president. U.S. President Donald Trump there at the World Economic Forum is meeting,
mingling at this well established annual gathering of globally-minded leaders and international elites.
He is also the first U.S. president to attend this forum in decades. It is a busy schedule ahead for the U.S. president. Today, he is set to meet with
Theresa May. I believe he is speaking. Let's see if we can pick what he is saying right now.
OK, we missed that moment. The U.S. president there. You can see Rex Tillerson, the chief diplomat, right by his side there. As I was saying
just then, he is due to have very shortly bilateral meeting with the prime minister of U.K., Theresa May.
[08:45:00] The special relationship between the U.S. and U.K. under strain but they will find common ground as they discuss a number of topics
including trade. He is also set to have a bilateral meeting later in the day with Israeli prime minister and also meeting with the president of
Rwanda, Paul Kagame.
That is also on his schedule. This will be a short meeting for the U.S. president, just one-night stay. They are on Davos. You see live pictures of
U.S. President Donald Trump at Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum.
Tomorrow is when he is expected to give his big speech and all eyes on how he is going to deliver that populist "America First" agenda to again this
gathering of international business and political elites. U.S. president there in Davos, Switzerland.
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LU STOUT: Now, back now to our top story. (INAUDIBLE) Zimbabwe's new leader is telling the world that his country is open for business. Emmerson
Mnangagwa is there to make a pitch for international investment to help modernize his country's infrastructure. Earlier, CNN sat down with him to
hear his thoughts on Zimbabwe's troubled past as he looks to the future.
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EMMERSON MNANGAGWA, PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE: Those who want to live in the past can continue to live in the past. But those who want to see the
future, where we are going, can look at what we are doing, and make judgment of what we are doing not on the issues of commissions or omissions
in the past.
RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It's convenient to say that, sir. It is convenient to wish to put aside the past, saying that we will only look to
the future, but as South Africa discovered with its truth and reconciliation commission, dealing with the past is essential to future.
MNANGAGWA: We can have lessons of the missteps of the past (INAUDIBLE) in the future. But all that wish we feel is not wood (ph) we cannot carry into
the future. The ideal position for us is to see why other economies in other region (ph) progressing?
QUEST: Yes.
MNANGAGWA: Why are other economies growing? Why we don't have fine direct investment coming into Zimbabwe? We need to identify those issues. Also, we
must have dialogue with people like you, with people who want to come into Zimbabwe, have dialogue and say, what did you see? What constraints you to
come into our environment? And when they do so, if we are enable, then we have just (INAUDIBLE) to make sure (INAUDIBLE).
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LU STOUT: And that was the president of Zimbabwe speaking to CNN's Richard Quest earlier.
And that is "News Stream." I'm Kristie Lu Stout, reporting for you live from Hong Kong. Let's turn over to Christina Macfarlane who joins us now
from London. Christina, to you.
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