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ANNA COREN, CNN ANCHOR: Hello, I'm Anna Coren live from Hong Kong. Welcome to News Stream.

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COREN: Data scandal, CEO of Cambridge Analytica is suspended amid the investigations exposing the connections to U.S. election campaign, but

Facebook's CEO is yet to comment.

Suspect killed, a man investigators say was behind multiple bombings in Texas is tracked down by police. And how your watch can help your health,

an evolution in tech that's about making you fitter and healthier.

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COREN: Well, data firm Cambridge Analytica has suspended its CEO, Alexander Nix as the controversy grows over on to how it exploited millions

of Facebook users' information.

An undercover report by Britain's Channel Four shows Nix bragging about being the nerve center of the Trump election campaign, and claiming that

he's met Donald Trump many times.

The data firm isn't the only one under fire. Investigators are suing Facebook for letting an outside entity access data of millions of users

without their knowledge.

The company's value has dropped almost $50 billion in value since the scandal broke. Well Facebook officials, as well as Cambridge Analytica

whistleblower Christopher Wiley have agreed separately to speak to the U.S. Congress. Well, as mentioned, Nix made several claims on the Channel Four

undercover video about his ties to the Trump campaign. CNN's Tom Foreman has this report.

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TOM FOREMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Even as team Trump suggests Cambridge Analytica had little to do with the big election win, stunning new video

out of British T.V.'s Channel Four shows Cambridge CEO Alexander Nix telling a different story.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Have you met Mr. Trump?

ALEXANDER NIX, CEO, CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA: Many times.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You have?

NIX: We did all the research, all the data, all the analytics, all the targeting. We ran all the digital campaign, the television campaign, and

our data informed the strategy.

FOREMAN: Cambridge Analytica had powerful connections to candidate Trump, including one time top Adviser Steve Bannon, and billionaire donor Robert

Mercer, so presidential son-in-law, Jared Kushner and consultant Brad Parscale brought in the company, which is now accused of utilizing data

from 50 million Facebook users without permission.

BRAD PARSCALE, CAMPAIGN MANAGER FOR PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP: Facebook was how (ph) Donald Trump was going to win.

FOREMAN: Cambridge says the data has now been deleted, and they're working with Facebook on the issue. But questions are also swirling about a

possible link to Russian meddling.

In July 2016, that Cambridge CEO reached out to Julian Assange of WikiLeaks, seeking access to e-mails from Hillary Clinton's private server.

There's no evidence that WikiLeaks had such information.

But WikiLeaks was releasing e-mails from the computers of other Democrats, which authorities say were hacked by Russians. The e-mails bedeviled the

Clinton campaign, and another Trump Adviser, Roger Stone, weighed in.

ROGER STONE, TRUMP ADVISER: I actually have communicated with Assange.

FOREMAN: He also directly messaged a Russian hacker. He says he did nothing wrong, and despite another claim that Cambridge have ties to a

Russian oil company, the campaign insists there were never any links to Russia.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Are you comfortable that the Trump campaign through - - that Cambridge Analytica had a connection to WikiLeaks?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They didn't have a connection with WikiLeaks.

FOREMAN: Cambridge Analytica says the comments by the CEO do not represent the values or operations of the firm, and his suspension reflects the

seriousness with which we view this violation.

And the company told that British channel, it has never claimed it won the election for President Trump. They've also launched an internal

investigation into the matter. Tom Foreman, CNN, Washington.

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COREN: Well, let's get the latest updates on the investigation. And Isa Soares joins us now from London. Isa, the fallout, it's certainly

continuing for Cambridge Analytica with investigations now taking place on both sides of the Atlantic. Please talk us through this mess.

ISA SOARES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Anna. Yes, not just Cambridge Analytica, but of course, Facebook. You have got regulatory bodies, you've

got lawmakers, you've got ordinary Facebook users who really want some really tough questions answered from Cambridge Analytica and Facebook.

So there are definitely a variety of bodies right across the upon both sides of the Atlantic, who are actually calling on Mark Zuckerberg to

actually break the silence, who's been silent (ph) until now, but also on the former CEO of Cambridge Analytica, Alexander Nix to also speak out.

[08:05:06] So let's start with European parliament, they've put out a tweet only yesterday, basically, saying they will investigate -- if we can bring

that up, they will investigate, they've taken this matter very seriously.

And this is to Johnny, and he said, we've invited Mark Zuckerberg to the European Parliament. Facebook needs to clarify before the representatives

of 500 million Europeans that personal data is not being use to really manipulate democracy.

Then we have also heard form Britain's authority here -- data authority. They are waiting, and they've been waiting for the past hours -- 48 hours

or so, to get a warrant to go inside the offices of Cambridge Analytica to get all that data.

Of course we also know that Facebook was inside those offices, but they were told to leave because that would hamper the investigation. On top of

that, you've got the Irish regulator, who is the E.U. regulator who oversees Facebook.

They want questions from Mark Zuckerberg -- have questions for Mark Zuckerberg, and as well as Cambridge Analytica. And finally, you just show

that tweet from Damian Collins, who's an M.P. here.

He sent a letter yesterday -- if we can bring that up, as part of that tweet. He sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg yesterday, calling on him to

come to the U.K. and to testify, lots of questions being asked.

And then he tweeted further. He says Facebook was not deceived by Cambridge Analytica. They knew what they had done two years ago, only

acted against them when it was reported in the press.

Mark Zuckerberg needs to speak out about this, but he won't even answer questions from his own employees. And worth mentioning, Anna, that Damian

Collins has also asked the former CEO to once again appear to the committee to testify, he appeared last February, and he basically said they have

used, or never worked with any sort of Facebook data, so lots of questions flying, accusations flying on both sides of the Atlantic, Anna.

COREN: Isa Soares, certainly dissecting a very complex situation for us. Great to see you. Many thanks for your reporting. Well, this backlash

over data privacy is just the latest in a series of headaches for Mark Zuckerberg.

The company has been struggling with fake news and political ads on his platform in the past couple of years. And Zuckerberg's former mentor,

Roger McNamee has this advice to him.

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ROGER MCNAMEE, MARK ZUCKERBERG'S FORMER MENTOR: Mark has need billions of dollars from this. He can't hide in a bunker. I mean, I would just say to

him right now, dude, come on out, and handle this thing. You're a big guy.

I mean, we can't -- you can be a hero in your own movie by getting in front of thing now, recognizing there is a problem with the product, and

committing, and actually doing the things necessary to fix it.

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COREN: That was Venture Capitalist, Roger McNamee offering some free advice to Mark Zuckerberg. We're turning to other news now, police in

Austin, Texas, say the serial bomber who terrorize the community for weeks is now dead.

The 24-year-old white male killed himself inside his car, when he denoted explosives as law enforcement closed in, one officer was wounded. Well,

authorities are urging the public to remain alert since they're unsure if any other bombs have been left around the community.

CNN's Ed Lavandera is in Round Rock, Texas, and joins us just outside of Austin. Ed, police were onto this suspect. Please, give us the details

that led to the serial bomber's death.

ED LAVANDERA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, this has moved at a forensic case of surreal (ph) ending to this story that has essentially traumatized the

city of Austin as people have been desperately waiting for the news that the suspect in this case was captured.

All of this started to develop weekly here in the last couple of says as two packages were dropped off at a FedEx drop-off center in the city of

Austin.

It sounds like because of that, there was surveillance footage of the suspect there, and that begin the process of being able to piece together

various pieces of evidence, and begin to give investigator a portrait, and an idea of who this suspect might be.

Within the last day, they started to get an idea of who the suspect might be. That led investigators to a hotel parking lot, not too far from where

we are, just across this interstate highway, north of Austin.

Authorities say that that's where they approached, they started watching the suspect, and they were waiting for tactical teams to arrive, so that

they could move in, in force.

But the suspect drove off, and eventually, drove himself into a ditch, which is the area that you see just over my shoulder here across the

highway. And that is where it all ended. Authorities say that after the suspect drove into that ditch, he had another bomb with him.

[08:10:01] He detonated that bomb, essentially blowing himself up, and killing himself, injuring a S.W.A.T. team member that was moving in on the

area. And that's where it all ended here, Ana.

And authorities are urging people to remain vigilant, even though authorities say the suspect is dead, they don't know about what he has done

for the last 24 hours, and this is what -- and investigators are urging people, and the city to remain vigilant. This is what they had to say.

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CHRIS COMBS, FBI SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE: We are concerned that there maybe other packages that are still out there. We need the public to

remain vigilant, especially today as we go through this investigation. We will be here as long as it takes with our partners to figure out exactly

what happened, why it happened, and how happened.

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LAVANDERA: So, Anna, there is a great deal of concern still, as you mentioned, about what exactly might have been left behind, and that is what

investigators are focused on at this hour, across the city fanning out (ph), they will only say that this suspect is a 24-year-old white male.

They have released no other details about where he lives, or where he might have been. They are still working on that. We are told that they could be

able to share more of that information later in the day. Anna.

COREN: Residents on Austin, Texas still very much on high alter. And, Ed Lavandera, good to see you, many thanks for that. Well, a police officer

in Minneapolis, Minnesota has been charge with third degree murder in the death of an Australian woman.

Justine Ruszczyk was shot and killed last year after calling police to report a possible sexual assault near her home. Police officer, Mohamed

Noor was dispatched to answer the call. When she appeared at the car's window, she was shot. The Prosecutor says there is no evidence to justify

that.

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MIKE FREEMAN, HENNEPIN COUNTY ATTORNEY: In a short time between when Ms. Damond Ruszczyk approach the squad car, and the time that Officer Noor

fired the fatal shot.

There is no evidence that Officer Noor encountered a threat, appreciated a threat, investigated a threat, or confront a threat, he justified his

decision to use deadly force, instead Officer Noor recklessly and intentionally fired his handgun from the passenger seat.

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COREN: Noor's attorney said the officer's actions were consistent with established departmental policy, and he should not be charged with any

crime. The Islamic militant group Boko Haram has returned some of the school girls kidnapped last month in the town of Dapchi.

The Office of the Nigerian Presidency tweeted, the girls are in government custody at the moment, and they are undergoing health checks. The militant

group abducted 110 girls during a raid on their school last month.

Seventy-six of the girls have been returned. Well, a hint of change from the Korean Peninsula, a possibility that leaders of North, and South Korea,

and the U.S. could also come (ph) together.

We're live in Seoul after the break. Plus, CNN has granted access to a cockpit video from Israeli fighter jets as the government goes public about

a decade of combing in Syria.

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COREN: Welcome back to News Stream live from Hong Kong. Well North Korea's official news agency has made its first positive comment about the

U.S. since the American President accepted an invitation to meet.

And editorial published on North Korea's state broadcaster says that a lot have change in its relations with the United States. And South Korea's

President is hinting that this own meeting with Kim Jong-un could turn out to be three way summit to include the U.S.

Well, CNN's Alex Field joins us from Seoul. Alex, North Korea is insisting its self-confidence did not sanction that brought to take talks with the

United States. What do we make of this?

ALEXANDRA FIELD, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Anna, this is really the first time that we're hearing directly from North Korea on the question of these

huge developments that we have seen in recent weeks, because to this point if you remember, it's really interesting with South Korea that has been

delaying the messages from the North.

They are the ones that extended the North's message to President Trump in the U.S. that he would like to have a meeting. They are also the ones who

have relayed Kim Jong-un's message that he was willing to have these talks, and based at least on the premise of denuclearization. State news of North

Korea has not directly referenced this meeting with President Trump.

But in the weeks leading up potentially to this meeting, we are now getting this commentary from KCNA, which does acknowledge what they call this

slight change in the relationship with the United States, it also recognizes what they referred to as a dramatic shift in the atmosphere when

it comes to relations with South Korea, and the possibility of reconciliation there.

But this is also an opportunity for North Korea to some extent take a tougher stand. They are saying that these changes had been brought about

by then, by their peace offensive as they put it, by the proactive measures that they have taken.

And they are trying to send a message to the world that they are saying, that they are not in any way caving to the sanctions of the international

community has slapped on them time after time, they're infact saying that they're getting everything they want with these upcoming developments,

Anna.

COREN: And, Alex, South Korea's President, Moon Jae-in is now the discussing the possibility of a three-way meeting. Why is that on the

cards, and is Washington on board?

FIELD: Look, it's an amazing thing to hear that this is something that could be on the cards, equally means to step back and consider that just a

few months ago, it would've been wild to consider that you would have these talks about an inter-Korean summit, which is now scheduled for sometime

next month.

And then the possibility after that -- of the summit between North Korea and the U.S. President, truly unprecedented, so we shouldn't put the idea

of a three-way summit beyond the scope of imagination.

President Moon Jae-in talked about it in the sense that this is something that could happen, given the developments of that we could see over the

next few weeks, or next few months.

And he underscored this was something that would be critical because he says that in order to accomplish a resolution for peace here on the

Peninsula, it would take the support and the inclusion of the United States.

That was to that end that he has suggested that you have to have all three parties come to the table, something that he is hopeful about this point,

but no plans directly in the works for that kind of summit just yet, Anna.

COREN: Alexandra Field, joining us from Seoul, South Korea. Many thanks for that update. Well, the death toll in a suicide blast in Kabul,

Afghanistan has risen to 29 people. At least 52 others are injured.

Police say a suspected suicide bomber was trying to reach the capital Shiite shrine where people were gatherings to celebrate the Persian New

Year. No one has claimed responsibility for the blast as yet.

At least 35 people have been killed in schools, and wounded, after a rocket attack on a busy market in the Syrian capital. State-run media say the

rocket landed in a government controlled neighborhood in Damascus.

The attack comes as government forces continue to pound rebel held Easton Ghouta. And for the first time ever, Israel has admitted it bombed a

Syrian nuclear facility back in 2007. Although the world quickly found out about an Israeli airstrike in a Syrian desert, the nature of it remains

secret.

Both Israel and Syria stay quite. More than a decade later, tensions in the region are still high. So why has Israel decided to release the

footage now? Well CNN's Oren Liebermann reports.

[08:20:00] Now viewers should know Israeli Military Censors reviewed CNN's and other media reports on the strict rules on the material they've

provided.

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OREN LIEBERMANN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: In the crosshairs of an Israeli fighter jet, a secret Syrian nuclear reactor, near months away from

completion.

In this never before released footage, you see the reactor as it wasn't the early morning hours on September 6, 2007, as precision guided Israeli bombs

board down on their target. After the strike, Israel's nuclear war is shifting from Syria to Iran.

AARON DAVID MILLER, VICE PRESIDENT, WILSON CENTER: I think Israelis not only are trying to demonstrate deterrence, but to make it unmistakably

clear that they would strike again, they can (Inaudible) Russia, to the outside regime, and with respect to the Iranian nuclear program, through

the Iranians accelerate enrichment, and seek to break out that the Israelis are prepared to act against Iran as well.

LIEBERMANN: Israel has never fully acknowledged the strike against Syria. The video held by military sensors who reviewed this story, and enforced

strict rules on media before publication.

These pictures released by the U.S. in early 2008, they say were taken inside the facility, show the core of the reactor under construction.

The U.S. said the gas cooled graphite moderated reactor was built with North Korean assistance, the only other country to have built such a plan

in decades. Syria has never acknowledged building a nuclear reactor at the site, instead insisting it was a missile facility.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Syria builds many things all over the country. Does that mean that any building we build should be a project or a designed to

be a nuclear reactor building?

LIEBERMANN: IAEA inspectors found traces of uranium at the site. CIA said the reactor could not produce electricity that was not for peaceful

purposes.

For years, Israel stayed quiet, believe that silence could prevent escalation with Syria. Israel have been collecting top-secret intelligence

on Syria President Bashar al-Assad, and his nuclear ambitions.

Their conclusion in 2007, Syria was less than a year away from an operational nuclear reactor. If it's completed, the facility would have

made Syria the first Arab nuclear state.

A quarter-century earlier, Israeli fighter jets struck the Osirak nuclear facility in Iraq, crippling that country's nuclear program.

It established Israel's policy that it would carryout preempted strikes against weapons of mass destruction that considered a threat, like it did

in Syria.

MILLER: Whether or not the United States is prepared to take the lead, Israel has agency, and it's prepared in anticipation of any of their

neighbors who presumed to develop a nuclear program to weaponize that the Israelis are prepared to act well in advanced of that weapon becoming

operational.

LIEBERMANN: The release of the video comes as Israel wages a very public lobbying campaign against Iran, and a nuclear deal with Iran's involvement

in the Syria war next door, the country is increasing their influence, and their presence in fractured Syria. Meanwhile, Israel is trying to keep

Iran as far away from the border as possible. Oren Liebermann, CNN, Jerusalem.

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COREN: After 55 million years in existence, it's taken only 200 years to almost completely wipe out this rhino. Well the last male northern white

rhino on earth has died at a conservation park in Kenya. Despite this, all hope isn't lost for the subspecies. Farai Sevenzo has this report.

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FARAI SEVENZO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The world's last male northern white rhino know as Sudan, because he was born there had to be put down. In the

end, Sudan succumbs to old age.

At 45, his muscles and bones had begun to degenerate, and he could hardly carry his on weight. Those who had looked after him felt his passing

painfully.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's that moment of his life, so at that time, it was raining -- heavy rain, and it (Inaudible) when he was lying, but that rain

stopped. From there, he slept completely. He pulled his head down, after that, the rain stopped. So that came.

SEVENZO: It is almost impossible to imagine that when Sudan was born in the wild in 1973, hundreds of his kind roamed the grasslands of East in

Central Africa.

Now, these two females, Najin and Fatu, Sudan's as daughter and granddaughter are the only remaining northern white rhinos in the world.

How did we get to this? For decades now, all species of rhino have been punished for their horns, and valued as medicine in the far-east demand for

rhino horn, and the profits are clearly from itself, mean that the rhino was always under threat.

[08:25:00] The northern white's population became extinct to the wild in 2008, unlike another subspecies, the southern white whose numbers have

rebounded. Wildlife vet Doctor, Stephen Ngulu, puts him down.

DR. STEPHEN NGULU, WILDLIFE VETERINARIAN, OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY: Euthanasia was the best option at that moment because he was in a lot of

pain. We have got into this stage because various catastrophes that have been created by mankind, when we look at poaching, when we look at illegal

deforestation, when we look at bush habitat clearing, all these things have led to where we are. We can't make a lot of Sudan, but we believe, and we

are hopeful that we can bring again the species.

SEVENZO: Sudan has been much of his life in the Czech zoo, a move that almost certainly saved his life as poaching an African horse took their

toll on the remaining numbers.

Czech conservation as Jan Stejskal flew in on the eve of Sudan's death. He had known the northern white rhino for over a decade. So, this is exciting

prospect that even in death, Sudan can still have children.

JAN STEJSKAL, CONSERVATIONIST: It may sound unbelievable that Sudan still could have an offspring, and the (Inaudible) because they are wiped out in

the wild. We have to help them or assist them with artificial techniques of reproduction.

One way is that we would be able to harvest eggs from the females that you see behind me. These eggs will be fertilized in laboratory, and the

embryo, that will be produced through this procedure will be put into a surrogate mother of a southern white rhino origin. It's like a baby that

will be born, will be northern with rhino.

SEVENZO: The challenge now for conservationist and scientist is to see how they can keep Sudan's alienate alive on this planet. Here is Naji, one of

Sudan's daughters. Beyond there is Fatu, his granddaughter.

These are the two only remaining northern white rhinos alive. (Inaudible) mean that scientists are now working hand in hand with conservationists to

keep critically endangered species from dying out completely.

After 50 years on earth, it took mankind a couple centuries to wipe out an entire subspecies of rhino. Even if the scientists managed to re-create

Sudan's kind, will mankind stop killing them?

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COREN: Farai Sevenzo reporting there, and farewell to Sudan. Still ahead on News Stream, can technology make you healthier? The tech giant Apple

thinks it can. We hit the gym to find out.

Plus, can -- CNN heads to India to see the spectacular sights and sounds as the country celebrates the coming spring. Stay with us.

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ANNA COREN, CNN ANCHOR: Hello. I'm Anna Coren in Hong Kong. You are watching "News Stream." These are your world headlines.

Cambridge Analytica has suspended its CEO, Alexander Nix. He was caught on camera bragging about his company's influence in the 2016 U.S. election and

how he has met Donald Trump many times. The data firm is accused of misusing information of millions of Facebook users to influence U.S.

voters.

Police say the serial bomber who terrorized the city of Austin, Texas for nearly three weeks is dead. They say he killed himself as officers closed

in by detonating explosive. All residents are being told to remain vigilant in case other package bombs have been left around the community.

Myanmar's president, Htin Kyaw, has resigned due to ill health after two years in office. He is a close ally of the country's de-facto leader, Aung

San Suu Kyi, who is barred from holding the presidency. The president's resignation comes as the government faces international pressure over its

treatment of the Rohingya.

Are you having trouble working out as much as you like? Well, tech giant Apple has something called GymKit to help you along. Our Kristie Lu Stout

hit the gym with Apple's senior director of fitness for health and technology to show us how the technology works.

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KRISTIE LU STOUT, CNN ANCHOR (on camera): OK, so, it's bit of a miracle but I'm actually here because I desperately need to get out to the gym more

often. So can technology help me to do just that?

(voice over): Apple is betting it can through connected workouts. The tech giant is rolling out its GymKit platform in select gyms across Asia

including Pure Fitness here in Hong Kong.

(on camera): For more, I'm joined now by Apple's senior director of fitness for health technologies, Jay Blahnik.

JAY BLAHNIK, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FITNESS FOR HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES, APPLE: How are you?

LU STOUT (on camera): Nice to meet you. Welcome to Hong Kong.

BLAHNIK: Thank you. It's great to be here for this incredible launch.

LU STOUT (on camera): And this begins with just a tap, right here.

BLAHNIK: It does. You just tap the Apple watch to new GymKit-enable fitness equipment, in this case, light fitness.

LU STOUT (voice over): Quick start.

BLAHNIK: And you just get going.

LU STOUT (on camera): Here we go. Let's do this.

BLAHNIK: And with that one simple tap, you have now initiated the very first two-way synchronization between a wearable and fitness equipment,

saving you not only a lot of friction of having to set up both the machine and your watch, but also next level accuracy on all of the information that

you need during your workout.

LU STOUT (voice over): So what kind of data is being tracked and where is it being stored?

BLAHNIK: The machine is sending you all the work rate information, your resistance and your stride count. The watch is calculating active and total

calories because the watch knows your information like height, weight, gender and age. And it's sending it back to machine in real time.

So you don't have to enter your weight in public or any of that information which makes it really easy. The data from the workout stored on your watch

and then put into the health app on the iPhone and then you can share it with whatever third-party application you would like to.

LU STOUT (voice over): As of today, a wearable device like the Apple watch is not a wearable doctor, but it can track data to provide a more accurate

picture of fitness.

(on camera): I heard something really interesting. Apple is engaging in a heart study with Stanford University. So, the watch could potentially

detect irregular heart rhythms to notify the person.

BLAHNIK: We work very hard to make the Apple watch the most accurate wrist-based heart sensor in the world and is now the most used heart rate

sensor in the world. We found that it not only can detect heart rate but also can detect heart rhythm. And so we think there is a lot of opportunity

for us to do even greater things down the road that could possibly could not.

LU STOUT (on camera): So through the watch, through the app, through technology like GymKit, you are tracking our activity, are you going to

make us healthier?

BLAHNIK: That's a really good question. I believe that we are at a really interesting time around health and fitness and technology. There are a lot

of people that we heard from that bought the Apple watch and said, I'm really fit, I didn't even buy it to track my activity, but what I didn't

realize is I run every morning but then I didn't realize how much I was sitting during the day.

So suddenly an athlete who is fit might have had a health risk because they were sitting too much during the day. But how will they know that if there

wasn't measurement there?

LU STOUT (on camera): But you have to motivate me.

BLAHNIK: Yes.

LU STOUT (on camera): How will you motivate me?

BLAHNIK: You want to share activity with me? That will motivate.

LU STOUT (voice over): That will motivate me.

BLAHNIK: Yes.

LU STOUT (voice over): That will scare me. Doing it every day.

BLAHNIK: No. We share activity. That's one of our favorite features because I'll tell you what, whether the person you are sharing with this is

fitter than you or more active than you or less active than you, it's a really fun way to (INAUDIBLE) family and friends.

LU STOUT (voice over): Jay, thank you.

BLAHNIK: Thank you very much. You're not done yet.

(LAUGHTER)

LU STOUT (voice over): Apple GymKit is already available in parts of the U.S., U.K. and Australia. Blahnik says the Chinese and Japanese markets are

up next.

As we are actually getting to the gym, you don't just put on an activity tracker and expect to be active, you have to move it.

Kristie Lu Stout, CNN.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COREN: Not only the gorgeous Kristie Lu Stout could look glamorous in workout gear. Kristie, thank you.

[08:34:58] India is a land of contrasts, a kaleidoscope of cultures and traditions that are rich and steeped in and history. From architectural

marvels, to time-honoured crafts and religious celebration. This month on CNN's "Destination India," we delve into distinctive sights and sounds of

the South Asian nation and how it celebrates the coming spring.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Ganga has been the symbol of our (INAUDIBLE). People worship Ganges water. It's very deep-rooted. People come very early before

sunrise, before (INAUDIBLE). They offer water to the rising sun and they offer light to (INAUDIBLE). It's a matter of faith. We respect. We worship.

We have blend of culture here in Varanasi. Buddhist, Muslims, Hindu, (INAUDIBLE). This is the (INAUDIBLE).

Holi celebrated (INAUDIBLE) from (INAUDIBLE) to (INAUDIBLE). Today is the day of (INAUDIBLE). We cook very delicious cuisine and everyone will have

new clothes. And we make the life colorful. That's why we color on each other.

Rain symbolizes prosperity and (INAUDIBLE) happiness. We use dry powder. We hug each other. This is the victory of good over evil.

Tonight, we will burn the bonfire Holika. We want to burn our immunity (ph). We want to burn our social evil. From Holi, we have new life. Almost

everyone celebrates Holi, (INAUDIBLE) but we participate. We respect all religion. This is the beauty of the city. We live and we respect each

other.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

COREN: You already know it's famous opera house and harbor. Now, Sydney, my hometown, has a new landmark. It's all about going green. We'll bring

you that next on "Innovative City."

[08:40:00] (COMMERCIAL BREAK)

COREN: No doubt you've heard of Central Park in New York City, but thousands of miles away in Australia, a new Central Park is helping to make

Sydney an innovative city with a new landmark. Matt Rivers has more.

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MATT RIVERS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice over): You heard of its world famous opera house and iconic harbor bridge. But there's another

much newer landmark in Sydney that you might not know.

It's called Central Park, an award-winning complex designed by a global team of architects, boasting one of the world's tallest vertical gardens.

Meet Mick Caddey, one of the developers here. Caddey calls it an urban village, one that could solve a growing problem here.

MICK CADDEY, PROJECT DIRECTOR, FRASERS PROPERTY AUSTRALIA: The population growth in Sydney has been substantial and I think the urbanization trend in

major cities where people are moving more out of regional areas in other (ph) cities has been one trend that has been strongly felt in Sydney.

RIVERS (voice over): Australia's largest metro area is now home to over five million people, more than the entire population of New Zealand. It

could get one and a half million more in the next two decades mostly because Sydney is consistently ranked one of the best places in the world

to live. Caddey hopes to keep it that way.

CADDEY: The problem we are trying to solve, I think, in places like Sydney is to how to increase the density of living and yet make those places

livable.

RIVERS (voice over): To do that, you first need space. Central Park sets on nearly 15 acres just outside Sydney CBD, a former brewery that was both

loud and less fragrant (ph).

CADDEY: There was a genuine industrial fully operational site and it was actually walled.

RIVERS (voice over): In 2010, they tore down those walls, demolishing everything but the brewery itself. Today, there is a shopping mall, hotel,

student housing, and more than 2,000 apartments with twice as many residents. That's a lot for this quiet neighborhood.

CADDEY: I think there is a broad (INAUDIBLE) and a lot of high-quality developers that do want to do the right thing for the communities and for

the planet we are all living on. But I also think there is a business agenda behind it which is creating really, really high quality spices via

purchases, via tenants, via thousand students that live in outbuildings here.

RIVERS (voice over): And the model to rethink how cities design their landmarks of the future.

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COREN: Got to love green, clean living. Well, that is "News Stream." I'm Anna Coren. Thanks so much for your company. Don't go anywhere. "World

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