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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: A major diplomatic expulsion, more than 100 Russian diplomats are being expelled across the world. Moscow says it will retaliate.

A mysterious train rose in and out of Beijing, but did it have North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un on board? We are live in the Chinese capital.

And protecting your data privacy, we'll speak to an expert as Facebook CEO says he will not be appearing before British lawmakers for questioning.

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LU STOUT: Moscow is vowing retaliation after what's being called the largest collective expulsion of Russian diplomats ever. In a coordinated

global effort, more than two dozen countries have order at least 100 Russian diplomats to pack up their bags.

They include the U.S., Canada, Australia, Ukraine, Norway, Albania, and E.U. members. Now of all this comes in response to the poisoning of a

former Russian spy in the U.K. The Kremlin still denies any involvement.

The British Prime Minister Theresa May says she welcomes this show of solidarity. Let's get the very latest reaction now from Russia. Phil

Black joins us now live from Moscow. And, Phil, Russian officials, they have wasted no time firing back. How is the Kremlin criticizing these mass

expulsions?

PHIL BLACK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Russian officials all the way through government here, Kristie, we are hearing lots of adjectives. Hostile,

unfriendly, rude, and often repeat -- often followed by the vow that Russia will retaliate. Just how, we don't know just yet.

There is also significant criticism about the timing here too, because while Russia is experiencing this somewhat international crisis with the

expulsion of multiple diplomats, here within Russia, many people are mourning, that lasted more than -- 60 people who died in a shopping mall

fire in the Siberian City.

And so they're criticizing the timing of western officials who on one hand are renouncing these expulsions, commenting on them, and then also all

offering condolences as well.

In the words of the Foreign Ministry spokesman here, she said that we are hearing condolences, but we are experiencing unjustified aggression. It is

difficult to believe it's going to be hard forget, Kirstie.

LU STOUT: Yes, we don't know how the Russians could retaliate. But how could the Kremlin retaliate, and there are reciprocal expulsions on the

table.

BLACK: Well, reciprocity is the only word that's been used to describe how Russia will retaliate. So far, we understand that the Foreign Ministry

officials are putting together options, ultimately it will be President Putin that decides what happens next, what retaliation will actually take

place.

So, reciprocity is usually one for one, tit-for-tat, that's what Russia did essentially when Britain first expelled 23 diplomats in response to the

chemical weapons incident in Salisbury.

So it's possible that Russia could do the same again here, but it doesn't always play that way. Sometimes Russia uses what it could describe as an

asymmetrical reaction.

We saw that back when the United States expelled 35 diplomats at the end of 2016 over alleged electrical interference. Following that, Russia

eventually responded by not kicking out specific diplomats, but bisects the United States, you have to reduce your total diplomatic staff in Russia by

755 people.

So that's a lot more than just one for one, there are many options in between. When we will hear what Russia's response is still unclear.

Vladimir Putin is very much under pressure domestically as well.

He is concerned today with that shopping mall fire in Kemerovo. That's where he is. He's meeting with locals -- angry and upset locals, who were

angry that this fire happened in the first place allowing so many children to die there. They have also been angry with the authorities' response

since.

It's very likely you would think that that would perhaps impact the Russian government's ability to respond to these escalating expulsions around the

world, at least in the short term, Kristie.

LU STOUT: Phil Black reporting live from Moscow. Thank you for that. Now, while there hasn't been yet an official response of retaliation by

Russia, Moscow has been trolling the U.S. in social media for days now.

The Russian Embassy, in fact, in Washington sent a tweet asking followers which U.S. consulate they would like to see shutdown in Russia. The

question was multiple-choice with three possible options.

Now let's bring in CNN's Nic Robertson. And he joins us live from Jerusalem for more in the political fallout. Nic, first, just to sit back,

and have you weigh in on this.

[08:05:01] I mean, just how significant is this move -- this global coordinated mass expulsion of Russian diplomats?

NIC ROBERTSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, we heard from the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley essentially saying that this is, you

know, a moment where President Putin couldn't reconsider his options.

As Phil has described, Putin is very much consumed with that tragic fire at the shopping center. However, the way that we see Russia dealing with what

is very clearly a coalition of international allies that are sending a very strong and clear message that the use of chemical weapons on the soil of an

ally is unacceptable.

What they have been doing in Crimea -- annexing Crimea is unacceptable. Their interference in Ukraine has been unacceptable, and the list goes on.

Russia's response as you just outline there was this, you know, a Twitter quiz if you will.

Polling the audience to see where their temperature was on this, and you know, perhaps there is a sense of the Kremlin trying to gauge how much

domestic interest, and engagement there is on these issues, the kind of latitude that they have on the room for maneuvers.

But we saw this replicated in the U.K. just last week that the Russian Embassy in the U.K. put out a tweet saying, what Britain needed or what was

needed to solve the mystery of the nerve agent use in Salisbury was Hercule Poirot, the fictional Belgian investigator.

He should be brought in to solve the case. And when I asked the Russian Ambassador last week about that, and he said that -- the Russians said that

is not because it was a political message, but because there was a lot of response from the public.

It's a clear effort, and I think this other tweet is an effort to reach around the politics and trying to gauge the mood of the public divide, the

public away from the politicians, you know, from Britain -- in Britain, and its allies, and perhaps in Russia to again use social media to gauge what

the mood of their own population is on this issue.

If there's a lot of engagement, then perhaps they need to consider more the domestic implications of whatever decisions they take, and how strong their

reaction needs to be.

But in essence, what the world sees is Russia currently not paying the due diplomatic and political attention that this message sent over the past

couple of days is supposed to send.

LU STOUT: And meanwhile, we are still waiting for official reaction, official retaliation from the Russians. But, you know, back to the

international response here, Prime Minister Theresa May, she wanted solidarity.

You know, solidarity from E.U. allies, from the Americans, she got a sign of that, that this mass expulsions underway, which flip the focus on Donald

Trump.

You know, because Donald Trump, he has been long criticized for being kind of soft on Russia. The other day he congratulated Vladimir Putin for

winning the election. Is President Trump finally standing up to Russia?

ROBERTSON: The short answer to that is certainly the administration is standing up to Russia. I think if you try and analyze it further, is

President Trump doing what many other international leaders are doing, and saying when it is Russia, it's Putin. Putin is responsible for Russia.

Trump isn't making that personal connection, and that's why, you know, he finds -- he is getting so much criticism inside the United States over

that. We're also going to be hearing, by the way, just in the next couple of hours from NATO.

NATO has come out very strongly, a week and a half ago in support of the British position, saying that Russia was most likely responsible for the

use of this nerve agent.

And again a few days later, on the 19th of March, Jens Stoltenberg had said we reassemble (ph) with the U.N. saying that, you know, essentially

Russia's recent track record of annexing Crimea.

Or other act -- other illegal international actions is the background to why there is such a resolute international position being taken on this,

which does if you will put President Trump still as an outlier of where the whole international community is, which does put Russia and Putin as one in

the same.

But if Russia's responsible, Putin is responsible, and President Trump doesn't seem to ought to bring himself to that position. However, the

United States has expelled 60 diplomats, and that was the most significant expulsion.

You know, compared to all the other contributions we just heard from Ireland, they are saying they're expelling one diplomat, New Zealand said

they don't have any Russian diplomats that sort of fall under the auspices of undeclared intelligence operatives to expel.

But most of the countries have been a small number. The United States contributed significantly, and has indicated that they had specific

concerns about the Russian consulate in Seattle, and in its intelligence activities around the submarine base, which is on the Pacific Rim, which is

very strategically key issue for Russia right now.

[08:10:08] LU STOUT: Nic Robertson, I always appreciate you insight. Thank you, take care. Now the U.S. measures, as you heard Nic report, some

of the strongest against Russia -- some of the strongest that President Donald Trump has taken against Russia since he entered office.

Now for more on the American response, CNN's Michelle Kosinski joins us now live from Washington. And, Michelle, again, just a few days ago Trump

congratulated Putin for his reelection victory, and now the strong response against Russia. Just how profound is the shift in tone?

MICHELLE KOSINSKI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It remains to be seen, because you have members of Trump's administration who've already been extremely

outspoken on the need to be tougher on Russia. Notably we saw that from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. He was then fired though.

But at the new people that Trump has coming in as well, the new Secretary of State that he's nominated, Mike Pompeo, the new National Security

Adviser John Bolton, these people have been extremely outspoken on this, especially John Bolton, calling -- urging administrations to get tougher on

Russia.

So it's possible that they had some influence on the President before he made this decision because obviously he's been having conversations on

them.

They are also the people around the President that have been working on this for a little bit of time since the poisoning happen. So it's kind of

unclear where is the split.

Trump ignored the advice of his own national security team, and congratulating Putin on his election victory. Again, days ago on a phone

call with Putin, he didn't even bring up the poisonings in the U.K.

So how much does Trump believe in that measure that he has taken, and how much is this -- the influence and the pressure of those around him, because

remember, only days ago, this story leaked out.

In fact, to us -- from the inner circle saying that his national security team has advised Trump to take action like this. We didn't know it would

be quite this big in scope, but somebody obviously involved in these conversations wanted the world to know that Trump had been advised to do

this week.

Why did that leaked out? Is it possible that they wanted the pressure to be on, and they wanted to set the stage for many questions if he did not

take this action, Kristie?

LU STOUT: Yes, and as you point out the tone on Russia has changed as Trump's inner circle has been changing. Michelle Kosinski reporting live

for us, thank you so much.

The mystery train that sparked rumors that Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader was visiting Beijing. That train has now departed, according to

Japan's Kyodo news agency. Now images of this old-style green train in Beijing surface online on Monday, fuelling rumors that Kim Jong-un was in

town.

Andrew Stevens joins us now from Beijing. Tough to unravel this mystery here, and, Andrew, the mystery train has departed. Who could be on board?

ANDREW STEVENS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, we don't officially know who is on board, and we may not know, Kristie, if passes any guide until that

trade is safely back in North Korea. That would fit the playbook of Kim's father, Kim Jong-Il, who also visited China.

He has also visited Russia many times as well during his reign in North Korea, and quite often nothing was said, that was shrouded in secrecy and

the security until Kim was safely back in North Korea.

Now what we've heard from my source of CNN who has very deep knowledge of North Korea is there a strong possibility that the person on that train is

Kim Jong-un.

And if you look at the security measures that are being taken, certainly it does just suggest a very, very high level delegation coming to Beijing.

Again, we don't know who that delegation met, but just -- we went for example this morning to the Diaoyutai Guest House, where foreign leaders

tend to stay, and it was assumed that delegation of North Korea was staying.

We were hustled from it very quickly by the police -- a very, very heavy police presence, which does all suggest that this was a very, very senior

person from North Korea.

And it fits in with the fact that the train was involved, Kristie, and there is this blank blackout on information. It does fit in with the North

Korean playbook.

LU STOUT: Andrew Stevens reporting live from Beijing, thank you. Now a former Cambridge Analytica employee and whistleblower of the firm's data

practices is speaking to British lawmakers. We're going to get an update on what he has to say from London.

Also, that scandal is also sparked a backlash against Facebook for how it handles users' information. But is there any good way to stay private in

the digital age? A closer look is next.

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LU STOUT: All right, coming to you live from Hong Kong, welcome back. You are watching News Stream. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is refusing to

appear personally before British lawmakers to answer questions about the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.

The U.K. launch an investigation into Cambridge Analytica after whistleblower Christopher Wiley claimed it obtained and exploited the data

of 50 million Facebook users to target voters during the 2016 U.S. election.

Wiley answered lawmakers' questions in parliament today. The scandal has sparked massive backlash against data firms, as well as Facebook. Samuel

Burke is outside the U.K. parliament with the very latest. And, Samuel, first Mark Zuckerberg, why is he now refusing to speak to British lawmakers

in person?

SAMUEL BURKE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Kristie, it may not be who Mark Zuckerberg to testify before this committee in parliament that is in

session right now. In fact, the head of committee had been trying to get Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg to testify for a very long time.

And in public, Facebook tells us one thing that they want to be very transparent, but many times the head of this committee tells us that he

cannot get answers from Facebook.

Mark Zuckerberg saying he would be the right person to test -- if you were the right person to testify that he would, but instead trying to send his

Chief Product Officer.

The head of the committee said today that he would accept that person testifying, but then he still wants Mark Zuckerberg to testify, even if he

does it via video link.

Though in the United States, Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee saying that Mark Zuckerberg has to be the person who

testifies.

LU STOUT: And the data breach by Cambridge Analytica, we heard from the whistleblower, he testified just a couple hours ago. What more did

Christopher Wiley reveal?

BURKE: Christopher Wiley gave a whole lot more details about the various companies linked to Cambridge Analytica around the world. He talked about

the way that these companies were formed, so that they could comply with national laws.

Many countries don't allow foreign entities to get involved in local elections, and so what Christopher Wiley is alleging that many times,

companies would be set up, and name only he suggested, and then the information from Cambridge Analytica would be licensed back to those

companies that they could participate in local elections.

He also talked about the links to Brexit, while he said that he, himself is a Eurosceptic, and may have been in favor of Brexit, he says the way in

which this was carried out may not have been legal.

And he said that it actually may have changed the outcome of the election, if the rules had been filed that may be Brexit wouldn't have happened, and

that people would have voted to remain as part of the European Union.

[08:20:02] LU STOUT: Wow, links to Brexit now being investigated. Samuel Burke on the story first. Thank you so much, Sam, and take care. The

Cambridge Analytica scandal has ignited a discussion on just how much of our personal lives are logged and tracked by Facebook.

Some people with android phone discovered that Facebook has been keeping records of their phone calls and text messages. They found the after

downloading their data file from Facebook. Our own CNN reporters also found a list of all the contacts they've ever had on their phones, even

some contacts from old devices.

Facebook is defending itself, saying it only logs call and text history with user's permission, and that it's something users opted into. And for

those who want to check with third-party companies can find out about you through Facebook, here's how.

Facebook's application settings page shows you who has permission to view your data. You might've granted its permission when you are playing a game

or by using the login with Facebook option on another website or app.

And dig deeper, you can see what that company or website knows. It can include your current location, date of birth, as well as your photographs.

That business figures like Elon Musk are openly criticizing Facebook.

Last week, Musk removed the Tesla and SpaceX pages from the site, joining in the delete Facebook movement. And he explained it wasn't a political

move. Facebook just gives him the willies in his words. Apple CEO Tim Cook also criticized Facebook's data policy recently at a forum in Beijing.

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TIM COOK, CEO, APPLE: I think that this certain situation is so dire, and has become so large that probably some well-crafted regulation is

necessary.

The ability for anyone to know what you have been browsing about for years, who your contacts are, who their contacts are, things you like and dislike,

and every intimate detail of your life, from my point of view it shouldn't exist.

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LU STOUT: Apple CEO Tim Cook there. Facebook's digital reach into our lives seems so extensive and so vast, what more can we do to protect our

data.

Well, Julia Angwin has been covering the issue for years. She is a Senior Reporter with ProPublica, the author of Dragnet Nation, and she joins me

now live from New York.

And, Julia, thank you so much for returning to the program, and thank you for joining us. We are going more and more aware of what Facebook is

capable of, so it begs the question, is there a safe way to use Facebook?

JULIA ANGWIN, AUTHOR, DRAGNET NATION: I mean, it's good to be here, and thank you for having me on. It's hard to say that there's a safe way to

use Facebook because every time that, you know, somebody writes a story about like all the perfect setting that you can have on Facebook, and add

where you go in, and adjust them, then something changes.

And there's a new setting added, and so it's one of these ever evolving scenarios where no matter what you do to try to stay ahead of it, and I

probably tried more than most people, it's almost impossible to really lock down your data on Facebook. And so that is why I think -- yes, go ahead.

LU STOUT: Yes, and that's why a lot of people are deleting Facebook, at #DeleteFacebook in that movement. But even if we delete app, is our data

still out there?

ANGWIN: Well, yes, they don't say that they are going to delete it if you delete Facebook. I think that if you -- they have some sort of distinction

between deactivating and deleting, and so if you don't fully delete, I think they keep the data.

And I'm not even sure. They say they delete the data when you delete, but whether they do or not, we don't know, right? Cambridge Analytica is a

perfect example of a situation where they thought the data was deleted, and it wasn't. And so, what are the controls on that.

LU STOUT: Yes, it's not just Cambridge, it's not just Facebook, are there many, many, many companies out there taking and using our data in ways that

we just don't know?

ANGWIN: Yes, I mean the problem we have is really the permission structure, puts the whole burden on the user, right? So the whole question

always reads is like, oh you agreed to this because you didn't read the 500 page terms of service that no one reads.

And so, we have an illegal structure that really is all about that, and there are no other safeguards, at least in the United States. In Europe,

there are some limits on how the data can be used, but not enough, and obviously they have been violated in the U.K.

So the problem is, it's very hard for any individual to really make any kind of informed choice, and I think that most -- there aren't really good

options for like a privacy, friendly Facebook.

LU STOUT: And what about options for living online?

[08:25:00] You know the last time we talked, it was a few years ago, 2015, it was about your book, Dragnet Nation, when it came out it measures that

you personally take into protect your data online. What's the best practice here? Like, what's the best thing we can do to protect our

privacy and security without going off the grid?

ANGWIN: I mean, it's really difficult, I tried everything. I guess I would say a few basic things that are worth telling are always making your

password longer, no matter how long it is, make it longer.

You know, try to look at your settings on Facebook. I don't think it's realistic for most people to delete it. But it is realistic to try to go

in, and adjust the settings, and another thing that has gotten easier over time since my book came out is removing data from data broker.

So, the companies like Cambridge Analytica, they do have a responsibility in Europe to -- for people must be allowed to remove their data, and so

reaching out to those companies, and there are list of those types of companies that actually Facebook has a list of who they do business with on

their website, and asking to remove your data from those is also a good step to take.

LU STOUT: Got it. Now, Mark Zuckerberg, we've learned that he says he is not going to speak in person to British lawmakers about the Cambridge

Analytica data scandal. But he says that he wants to fix this, how? I mean, what does he need to do to fix Facebook?

ANGWIN: You know, it's a difficult task, right? I mean, I think that it was interesting that he called for himself. He said that perhaps Facebook

should be regulated. And I think at the very least, you know, losing people's data the way that Cambridge Analytica -- I mean, they stole it I

suppose.

But Facebook lost it, I guess. There are no penalties for that. There are no fines. So the bare minimum allowed experts I've talked to say that if

there were fines in place, companies would take more seriously the ability to protect this data.

And so a very simple measure would be for there to be some penalties when you lose data. So that would be a very simple thing. But there are plenty

of other things that Facebook could do, and many are being proposed, you know, they could not take ads for instance from Russian troll farms, right?

Like, they could -- they could put better controls in place, and not allow people to buy ads targeted at haters. There are a lot of things we learned

about them that make it seem like they are not really paying a lot of attention, right?

They are just taking in all of this data, sucking it up, and offering up to advertisers, and not sort of a lot of oversight. And so that's where

regulation would probably come in, and set some standards on what they can and can't do with the data that they are sucking up.

LU STOUT: Yes. And there has been a call from a regulation. You also suggested penalties. But, you know, is social media really going to

change. I mean they are in a very lucrative business of exploiting our data.

You know, even if they pay a penalty, it will just be another surcharge. They have been handling entered data like candy for years. Will they

actually change?

ANGWIN: I mean, that was a good question. You know, Google is a good counterexample, right? So Google just paid, I think, $2.6 billion fine in

the E.U. for antitrust violations. And it doesn't seem to have changed their behavior that much.

You know, we don't see it like a new cleaned up Google. So even a really large fine, and that was for listing their own products and shopping

results higher than people who didn't pay them to be high in the results, and not disclosing that adequately.

And so, it's hard to know what these Internet giants, whether a fine is enough, right? But it's certainly a start, and it's not like there are

many other tools -- regulators disposal, I guess, other than, you know, fines and sanctions, and really banning the use of certain types of data.

You know, you could make an argument that children's data shouldn't be used for anything at all, and should be never collected, right? And so, I think

that there a lot of limits that could be placed on collection as Tim Cook was suggesting that might be really worth considering.

LU STOUT: Got to use it somewhere. Julia Angwin, thank you so much for joining us, take care.

ANGWIN: Thank you.

LU STOUT: Now, a new CNN poll is revealing Donald Trump's latest approval ratings. We're going to tell you how the U.S. President is preparing after

months of negative headlines, allegations, and staff shake-ups, next.

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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.

Russia is bound to strike back after more than two dozen countries said that they were kicking out more than 100 Russian diplomats. The coordinated

expulsions are in response to the Salisbury nerve agent attack. It is the diplomatic win for the U.K. which has Russia poisoned its former spy and

his daughter. The Kremlin denies the accusation.

Protests erupted in central Siberia following a fatal fire at a mall in Kemerovo. State media say people are questioning the official death toll of

at least 64 people including 41 children.

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits some survivors in hospital earlier on Tuesday. He says those responsible for the fire will be punished. He

declared Wednesday a national day of mourning for the victims.

China's foreign ministry is stonewalling at reporters' questions about whether Kim Jong-un paid a visit to Beijing. A motorcade arrived on Monday

and heavy security was seen at a state guest house used in past visits by North Korean leaders. There are also images of an old-style green train,

the one owned by the Kim family. Japan's news agency reports it has now departed.

Despite instigating fear of a global trade war, multiple White House firings, the Russia probe, that negative media surrounding women claiming

that they had an affair with him, Donald Trump's approval rating is up.

A new CNN poll conducted over the weekend shows that U.S. president's approval rating has jump to its highest level in 11 months. It is now at 42

percent. That is up seven percent from last month.

Meanwhile, almost two-thirds of Americans say that they believe the women alleging that they had affairs with Donald Trump before he was president.

Women are more likely than men to say that with 70 percent of women saying that they believe the women claiming affairs compared to 54 percent of men.

But when it comes to Stormy Daniels, that is not the case for the group of women you are about to meet. Randi Kaye reports from Dallas.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (voice over): She is enjoying this way (INAUDIBLE).

RANDI KAYE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): On Palm Sunday, these conservative Christian women gathered in Dallas to watch Stormy Daniels

interview on "60 Minutes."

GINA O'BRIANT, TRUMP SUPPORTER: She was shopping (ph) her story for money.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (voice over): Is it?

O'BRIANT: Just like all the other people that tried to make money out of Trump name.

KAYE (on camera): What was your first impression of Stormy Daniels?

LINDA CHURCHWELL, TRUMP SUPPORTER: I feel sorry for her. My heart hurts for her.

SHERRY MASSEY, TRUMP SUPPORTER: This is a porn star. Why are we giving her any credibility?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (voice over): I agree.

MASSEY: And the fact that she now wants to come out with a story because she is afraid of her children? My goodness! Would you tell the kiddos about

your full time job?

KAYE (voice over): These women all voted for Donald Trump. And despite Stormy Daniels's claims, they still don't buy her story.

(on camera): Why would she come out and give this interview if she wasn't telling the truth?

O'BRIANT: For money.

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KAYE (on camera): Do any -- based on this interview, do any of you believe that Stormy Daniels did have sex with Donald Trump?

O'BRIANT: I don't believe it because I haven't seen any hard truth. Would you believe the president of the United States or a stripper porn star? I

go with the president of the United States.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (voice over): Yes.

KAYE (voice over): Most in this group believe God ordained Donald Trump to be president and stand by him despite his imperfections.

LYNETTE BRYANT, TRUMP SUPPORTER: I know that when I voted for him, I wasn't voting for (INAUDIBLE).

CHRISTINE HOUCHEN, TRUMP SUPPORTER: He had to change as a person in order to become a president.

[08:34:57] Stormy Daniels, if you -- the lifestyle that she is leading right now -- I mean, she would turn her life over the way that Trump had.

KAYE (voice over): This group suggests the women coming forward with tales of having had an affair with Trump are being targeted.

JILL NEWSOM, TRUMP SUPPORTER: Someone is looking and shopping for these people to come out of the woodwork because it is demeaning to our

president.

KAYE (voice over): And as some strongly suggested, all part of a media plot to bring down Donald Trump.

BRYANT: You can throw all that stuff up in our face as many times as you want, but that means that we will work harder for Trump. Is it not so,

ladies?

SYLVIA GUZMAN, TRUMP SUPPORTER: That's correct. This is the media defining the narrative. The people, we the people are ready to define the narrative

and it is not about (INAUDIBLE), sexual peccadillo.

BRYANT: In order for somebody to come forward, you can be pushed by somebody else.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (voice over): Correct.

BRYANT: Right? And so I think the thing is you are looking for a way to impeach my president, that I worked very hard for.

KAYE (on camera): I'm asking you about Stormy Daniels interview on "60 Minutes." Period. That's it.

(voice over): And about that so-called hush money, these women don't see Trump's fingerprints on it, only his lawyer, Michael Cohen's.

O'BRIANT: Maybe he thought he was just doing a favor to try to (INAUDIBLE) some negativity even though it didn't even happen just to get rid of the

story that's not even true.

GUZMAN: He could also file a suit that that nondisclosure was unsigned because Trump may not have known about it all.

CHURCHWELL: Worst case scenario if he slept with her whatever, that's between him, the Lord, and his family. That is not about the job he is

doing in running our country in which he is doing an amazing job.

KAYE (voice over): Randi Kaye, CNN, Dallas.

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LU STOUT: You're watching "News Stream." still to come, we will meet a young scientist who has invented a way to help the developing world breathe

cleaner, healthier air. "Tomorrow's Hero" is next.

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LU STOUT: That's Victoria Harbor outside. Welcome back. Live from Hong Kong. You're watching "News Stream."

Now for the next few weeks, CNN is telling the stories of young scientists, entrepreneurs, and inventors in a new special series. Their inspiring

innovations will make a difference in improving our environment, our health, as well as our communities.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta introduces us to one of tomorrow's heroes who is making it his mission to improve the air quality of a developing world.

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SANJAY GUPTA, CNN CHIEF MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Air quality is a major problem in big cities all over the world. Millions of people put their

health at risk simply by walking out their front door and going about their everyday lives. Tomorrow's hero, Angua Daryani (ph), has come up with an

ingenious invention to cut air pollution and help people particularly in the developing world breathe cleaner, healthier air.

ANGUA DARYANI (ph), INNOVATOR: Growing up with asthma and I was -- I used to have a lot of breathing problems. (INAUDIBLE) is one of the fastest

growing economies in the world which means there are thousands of cars added to the streets every single day.

[08:40:06] And with increase in cars, there is high level of air pollution in the city.

Hi. My name is Angua Daryani (ph) and I'm 19 years old. My invention is a large scale air purification system for developing countries like India and

China.

I wanted to build something that could actually impact thousands of people in a city who are facing these breathing problems. One of (INAUDIBLE)

working on is a 20-feet tower that captures all the solid dusk particle that is rising because of the construction and the economic growth in the

city, and also the solid carbon particle that humans breathe every single day which are emitted from chalks and car exhaust pipes.

There are two things that we want to separate. One is dust and other heavy solid particles in the air, and second is microscopic carbon particles.

(INAUDIBLE) automatically starts stabilizing. There are five phases in the tower that all do different specific tasks and it is very highly

controlled, each phase, that its automatically adapting to its surroundings and temperature in the air and accounting for the external details while

carrying out the cleansing process internally.

The something that is very special about this project is that there is no solid replaceable filter used anywhere in the entire project. At the bottom

of the tower, you have dusk and carbon separated in two separate tanks that can be cleaned every week or every two weeks based on how much dusk and

carbon it captures every single day.

If this tower performs the way that we want it to perform, we will see an overall improvement in the quality of air in the city and also the quality

of health of people suffering from breathing problems or other respiratory diseases.

My (INAUDIBLE) dream is to build companies that solve problems like this and cleaning the planet of the wastes that we humans have caused for

hundreds of years. As all ambitious as it sounds, that's a dream, and that's what I'm working towards every single day.

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LU STOUT: And that is "News Stream." I'm Kristie Lu Stout, but don't go anywhere, "World Sport" with Amanda Davies is next.

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