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[08:00:00] KRISTIE LU STOUT, CNN ANCHOR: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong and welcome to "News Stream."
Legacy in Vietnam. U.S. Senator John McCain is remembered by the people of Hanoi and we're there live.
Plus, the U.N. Security Council meets to discuss the Rohingya crisis more than one year after a violent crackdown force a mass exodus.
And North Korea warns the U.S. Secretary of State that denuclearization talks are at stake and may fall apart.
And we begin in Vietnam, a country paying its respects to former prisoner of war John McCain. The American hero and longtime senator was shot down
over North Vietnam in 1967, and held prisoner for more than five years. Now the country that once held him captive is remembering him for his work in
forging closer ties between the United States and its one-time enemy.
On Monday, Vietnam's foreign minister signed a book of condolence for McCain at the U.S. embassy in Hanoi. Our senior international correspondent
Ivan Watson has been visiting the infamous Hanoi Hilton where McCain was held from 1967 to 1973, here's what he saw.
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IVAN WATSON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: After his capture, John McCain was brought here to the Hoa Lo Prison, better known as the
Hanoi Hilton. It's now a museum. He rejected offers for early release saying he didn't want preferential treatment due to the fact that his
father was commander of U.S. forces in the pacific.
During his time here, some five and a half years as a POW, he says he was subjected to torture, solitary confinement, forced to sign confessions
until his release in 1973. In the decades after that however, John McCain made many return trips to Vietnam. Here's a photo of him on one of those
visits and he became a powerful and influential voice lobbying for the resumption of peaceful diplomatic relations between two former enemies.
This is Truc Bach Lake in the heart of the Vietnamese capital. On October 26, 1967, a U.S. Naval aviator named John McCain splashed down here after a
surface-to-air missile hit his plane while he was on a bombing mission. This monument has been erected to commemorate that North Vietnamese
military victory. And after Senator McCain's passing, people have been laying flowers here and other tokens of respect, including cigarettes,
money, a can of beer.
The U.S. embassy in Hanoi has extended a rare and unique honor to Senator McCain, opening a book of condolences here and opening that to the public,
and among the visitors have been some high-level Vietnamese officials, one of them a deputy prime minister who has described Senator McCain as a
symbol of a generation of lawmakers and veterans who have helped heal the wounds between Vietnam and the U.S. Ivan Watson, CNN, Hanoi.
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LU STOUT: Some beautiful gestures there in honor of John McCain in Vietnam. Ivan joins us now live from Hanoi. And Ivan, let's talk first
about John McCain's time as a prisoner of war. How has that, you know, brutal moment in his personal history and in the history of U.S-Vietnam
relations, how is that being remembered today in the country?
WATSON: Right, well, you know, there's an incredible example here of how a man who used to carry out bombing missions over this country has been able
to rekindle ties with a country where he alleges that he was tortured repeatedly.
And what's really remarkable is, you know, just going around Hanoi today talking to ordinary Vietnamese, the people who came to sign the book of
condolences at the U.S. embassy, this was a figure that one after another, Vietnamese people said we know who this man is. He's a good guy. He helped
foster stronger relations between these two countries that fought this bitter conflict against each other.
It's a testament to kind of the spirit of reconciliation here in Vietnam, that they're able to forgive a person who fought, you know, in a conflict
that killed more than a million Vietnamese, that you can hear this. I spoke with the former Vietnamese ambassador to the U.S., Pham Quang Vinh. He was
at the U.S. embassy today signing the book of condolences.
[08:05:02] He said, you know, John McCain, I met him many times. He talked about how much he liked Vietnamese food. These were small ways in which he
kind of endeared himself to the Vietnamese. U.S. embassy personnel said he was here just last year. He probably made more than 20 visits to Vietnam
since his time in captivity here.
LU STOUT: And is that why John McCain is so loved there in Vietnam? These frequent visits, these small, endearing gestures or is it his acts of
service, his character?
WATSON: Probably a combination of the two. Now, I do have to say that on some of these trips back here he would, for example, he did help bring back
remains of some of the U.S. servicemen from the terrible conflict, repatriate them. So that was something that he lobbied and worked for.
There's still unaccounted for, more than 1,000 U.S. servicemen still believed to be missing here and there's still quarterly missions searching
for these people. But again, if you line up U.S. states people, politicians, this is one of the figures that people know by name in this
country -- U.S. Presidents perhaps, a Secretary of Sstate or something like that, and then John McCain.
And it is Vietnam that helped create kind of the legend, the myth of John McCain back when he returned to the U.S. He returned as a war hero and he
was able to launch his political career based on his experience here. And some of the people that he knew from his naval academy days who were fellow
prisoners with him, they conceived -- they point out that his time incarceration here helped him grow up.
From being a rebellious naval aviator to a man with greater wisdom who had seen and suffered and able to bring that experience, for instance, to his
criticism of the Bush administration's use of torture saying that torture should not be used by the U.S. Government. We have to hold a moral high
ground. And he spoke with the authority of somebody who survived that ordeal. Kristie?
LU STOUT: Fascinating. John McCain, just mythologized and honored today in Vietnam. Ivan Watson, reporting live for us from Hanoi. Ivan, thank you.
Now in Washington, it took two days and mounting public pressure and pressures from all sides for President Trump to finally release a statement
praising John McCain. A source tells CNN that Mr. Trump resisted doing more throughout the day despite urging from several senior staffers.
CNN's Athena Jones is live at the White House. And Athena, Trump resisting this so, what was ultimately behind his decision to finally praise John
McCain?
ATHENA JONES, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Well, you said it well, Kristie, pressure. Pressure from Democrats on Capitol Hill. Pressure from
fellow Republicans and pressure from veterans groups as well as staffers, senior level on down here at the White House, they wanted to see the
president release a fuller, a more respectful statement praising senator McCain.
And also to release a proclamation declaring that the flag atop the White House should be lowered again to half-staff. That did finally happen, but
as you mentioned, a source tells CNN the president resisted the urging of several senior staffers to do more to honor McCain throughout the day,
because he felt that the television coverage of the senator's passing was over the top.
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DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Our hearts and prayers are going to the family of Senator John McCain. We very much appreciate
everything that Senator McCain has done for our country.
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JONES (voice-over): President Trump finally addressing the death of John McCain on camera after choosing to ignore multiple opportunities to comment
about the late senator.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Mr. President, any thoughts on John McCain?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Mr. President, why won't you call John McCain a hero, sir?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Why won't you say anything on John McCain?
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JONES (voice-over): Under enormous pressure, President Trump releasing a statement earlier in the day noting, "Despite our differences on policy and
politics, I respect Senator John McCain's service to our country." The president also ordering the flag to be lowered to half-staff after the
American Legion released a pointed statement urging the president to do more to honor McCain.
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SEN JOHNNY ISAKSON (R), GEORGIA: I would say to the president or anybody in the world, it's time to pause and say, this was a great man.
SEN. BOB MENENDEZ (D), NEW JERSEY: President Trump obviously shows how little he is and how petty he can be when he cannot put aside whatever his
differences were with Senator McCain.
(END VIDEO CLIPS)
JONES (voice-over): At the Senate, McCain's colleagues lining up to pay tribute to the decorated war hero and six-term senator. McCain's desk
topped with a vase of white rose.
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SEN. JEFF FLAKE (R), ARIZONA: We are fortunate to have known him best in Arizona but he was bigger than any one state. He always belonged to America
and to the world. And now he belongs to the ages.
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[08:10:00] JONES (voice-over): Back in Phoenix, McCain's final message for the American people read aloud by his longtime aide, Rick Davis.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
RICK DAVIS, MCCAIN'S FORMER AIDE: We weaken our greatness when we confuse our patriotism with tribal rivalries that have sewn resentment and hatred
and violence in all the corners of the globe. We weaken it when we hide behind walls rather than tear them down. When we doubt the power of our
ideals rather than trust them to be the great force for change they have always been.
Do not despair of our present difficulties. We believe always in the promise and greatness of America because nothing is inevitable here.
Americans never quit. We never surrender. We never hide from history. We make history. Farewell, fellow Americans. God bless you and God bless
America.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
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JONES (on-camera): Now President Trump announced on Monday that Vice President Mike Pence will be giving remarks at the memorial service for
Senator McCain at the Capitol on Friday.
And when it comes to administration official who will attend the senator's funeral that will be Chief of Staff John Kelly, Defense Secretary Jim
Mattis and National Security Adviser John Bolton. As we've been noting, CNN learned back in May McCain does not, did not want President Trump to attend
those services. Kristie?
LU STOUT: Athena Jones, reporting live for us in the White House, thank you.
It is a trade deal that U.S. President Donald Trump has called unfair for many years. And on Monday, Mr. Trump announced the U.S. and Mexico have
agreed to make key changes to NAFTA. But it left open the question of whether Canada would agree to those changes.
The president has repeatedly indicated he prefers to reach separate bilateral agreements with Canada and Mexico instead of NAFTA's trilateral
format. And we're going to have much more on the impact on Mr. Trump's plan to ditch NAFTA, not to mention the pressure it's putting on Canada. That's
all coming up on "CNN Money" starting in about just over 30 minutes from now.
Now, Myanmar is refusing to directly address a damning report from the United Nations accusing the country's top military officials of genocide
and calling for their prosecution. Now, a presidential spokesman told CNN that the government has already formed its own commission to investigate
human rights violations.
The U.N. Security Council is meeting in the coming hours to discuss the ongoing Rohingya crisis. Since August of 2017, the U.N. says more than
720,000 Rohingya have fled violence in northern Rakhine State. The U.N. fact-finding mission directly calls out de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi
for failing to use her position to stop the atrocities there.
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RADHIKA COOMARASWAMY, MEMBER, INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL FACT-FINDING MISSION ON MYANMAR: There is no evidence that they were there involved in
the planning, et cetera. However, there were things during -- from about September onwards where they were blocking investigations, where they were
basically taking -- doing acts and omissions that may have contributed to some of the atrocities especially after August. So that is what we are
saying, and we just feel that the Nobel Prize winner has such moral authority, perhaps you should act.
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LU STOUT: Joining me now from London is Peter Popham. He is author of "The Lady and the Peacock: The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi." He has toured Myanmar
as an undercover journalist several times since 1991 and he joins us now. Sir, thank you for joining us here in the program.
Of course you're aware of the contents of the U.N. report and it is very critical of Aung San Suu Kyi for not using her position or her moral
authority to stem or prevent what happened in the Rohingya in Rakhine State. Why is it that she has he failed to take any meaningful action?
PETER POPHAM, AUTHOR: That's the question which millions of people have been asking, millions of people who have been strong supporters of Aung San
Suu Kyi during her many years of house arrest. And she hasn't directly answered it. I mean, she's offered various thoughts about the terrible
things happening in Rakhine State. She accused the media of gross exaggeration, of fake news, but she has done nothing to distance herself
publicly from the actions of the army.
LU STOUT: Yes, and the U.N. Report, it's a scathing report that accuses the top generals of Myanmar of genocide. Could this U.N. report help Aung
San Suu Kyi to at least understand that look, if she wants to exercise her power here in a meaningful way she must support the recommendations of this
U.N. report. She must support these war crimes prosecutions?
POPHAM: Well, it would be terrific if that happened, but on the recent performance, it's highly unlikely. And one of the characteristics of Suu
Kyi, which has been evident from 20 years ago or more is that once she's settled on a position, she sticks with it. I mean, this has been a great
virtue during the years when she was fighting for democracy.
[08:15:01] But now it's a problem, because she seems to be unable to open her mind to a different account of what happened in Rakhine State to the
one which she has decided to believe in.
LU STOUT: So what motivates Aung San Suu Kyi? Is it about power and keeping her power?
POPHM: Again, that's an excellent question and it's hard to know clearly. I mean, she's always felt that it was her duty to fulfill the legacy, to
further the legacy of her father, who was the founding general of the Burmese Army and the founder of modern Burma and this seems to lead her
into directions of a certain amount of megalomania has to be said.
She has been hell bent on becoming president for six or seven years, maybe longer than that. And once she become president, the idea that she would do
what everyone was hoping and become a great liberalizing force, changing the constitution, reducing the power of the armed forces, none of this has
happened at all.
So, as I say, it's a disappointment not only about Rakhine State, where it's much more than a disappointment, but in many other areas of the life
of Burma. She has not lived up to expectations at all.
LU STOUT: Yes, and I was going to ask about that. Is this a disappointment because the world was projecting too much upon her, you know, she was this
Nobel Peace Prize winner? She was this pro-democracy icon, a human rights icon. There is this, you know, mythology surrounding Aun San Suu Kyi. I
mean, do you think that the world has placed too much hope and expectation on her?
POPHAM: I think that, I mean, I feel that she was rightly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize because she did far more than any other single person.
She led the fight against the army's power, the dictatorial power of the regime and she created the National League for Democracy, which is still
the biggest party in the country.
I think the problem is we overstated her potential as a politician. She had done almost nothing in politics besides campaigning against the regime in
1989-1990 when she was finally put under house arrest after near seven or eight months of political activity.
She had no political activity in her life before then. And I think that we, in that great vacuum that extended for more than 10 years when she was
locked up, we decided that she must have great potential as a politician and sadly that does not prove to be the case.
LU STOUT: Fascinating insights as her two-time biographer, you have such insight to Aung San Suu Kyi, what motivates her. Thank you somuch Peter
Popham, live from London, joining us here on the program, sir. Thank you so much. Take care.
Now, in the Philippines, families of victims killed in the war on drugs. They have filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court. They are
accusing President Rodrigo Duterte of committing crimes against humanity. The complaint that calls for the president's indictment over thousands of
alleged extra-judicial killings including, "brazen executions by police acting with impunity."
The group says they are taking the case to the ICC because of Mr. Duterte's immunity to prosecution in the Philippines. And they say that they are
losing confidence at the local justice system to carry out investigations.
You're watching "News Stream."
Still ahead, North Korea sends a message warning that denuclearization could fall apart if the U.S. isn't willing to compromise.
And the Pentagon warns that Saudi Arabia thatr it might scale back support for the military operations in Yemen if the Saudis fail to reduce civilian
deaths. We'll have more on that, next.
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LU STOUT: Coming to you live from Hong Kong, welcome back. This is "News Stream."
Now, North Korea is warning the U.S. that the denuclearization process may soon fall apart. Three sources tell CNN Kim Yung-chol, who is North Korea's
former spy chief sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saying that denuclearization can't move forward without Washington
committing to a peace treaty.
Now the rhetoric, it is ramping up after U.S. President Trump canceled Pompeo's trip to Pyongyang just a few hours before he was set to depart.
CNN's Will Ripley joins us now with more on the story. And Will, what are the sources telling CNN about the letter and North Korea's current
position?
WILL RIPLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It seems as if Pyongyang was trying to send a message to the Trump administration that if Secretary Pompeo went to
Pyongyang this week as scheduled, that he would likely come away empty- handed because the U.S. and North Korea are still so far apart on what denuclearization is going to look like.
And perhaps the North Koreans acknowledge that another disappointing trip similar to Pompeo's last visit to Pyongyang in early July could do much
more harm than good. So that's what led President Trump to call off the trip just hours before Secretary Pompeo and Stephen Biegun were set to get
on the plane.
And now, both sides maybe try to figure out what the next step is going to be because at this point, what the North Koreas want is a peace treaty and
a source told me that they don't feel that the United States has moved in the direction suitable to the North Koreans to take steps towards a formal
end to the Korean War, which has been in a technical cease-fire since 1953.
Sources also saying that the whole denuclearization process with the United States is once again at stake. It could potentially fall apart and, you
know, if that were to happen, if diplomacy were to break down, North Korea could potentially resume nuclear and missile activities because keep in
mind, this has always been a pause. North Korea has never said, yes, it's going to give up its nuclear weapons.
They have never said that this is a permanent end to testing of missiles and nuclear warheads. They have said that they will not do that while the
diplomacy with the United States is ongoing. So, if this were to fall apart, where does North Korea end up?
Well, they have a much better relationship now with China and Chinese President Xi Jinping. President Trump last week hinted that China may not
be enforcing U.N. sanctions against North Korea so the maximum pressure, the economic pressure has eased up quite a bit. North Korean relations with
Russia are also improving.
And things are even getting better right now with South Korea. Their president, Moon Jae-in is still planning to move forward with a visit to
Pyongyang for an inter-Korean summit with Kim Jong-un next month, perhaps even going against the wishes of the United States.
So it does seem there is even some concern according to the "Washington Post" which first reported about this letter that, you know, the United
States and South Korea may not even be in full lock step now about what the best way is to -- the best steps to move forward with North Korea.
So you can have a situation, Kristie, potentially at the end of all of this if diplomacy would have fell apart where North Korea is getting along
better with all the stakeholders and the U.S., which was at the center of this process could potentially end up sidelined.
LU STOUT: Yes. Appreciate the analysis there Will, you know, hoping here that this -- if (inaudible) an impasse between the U.S. and North Korea,
that this is just a pause. Will Ripley, reporting live for us, thank you so much. Take care.
And while the U.S. is hoping to bring North Korea from the cold, there are signs that relations with its ally, Saudi Arabia are cooling. CNN has
learned the Pentagon warned the Saudi government that it is prepared to scale back support for its campaign against rebels in Yemen amid concerns
over civilian deaths.
That as a group of experts on Yemen convened by the U.N. Human Rights Council published a report suggesting possible war crimes by parties to the
conflict. Now, our senior international correspondent, Nima Elbagir, joins me now. And Nima, first let's talk about Trump because up to this point,
his administration has been, let's face it, indifferent about the conflict in Yemen. So, why is the U.S. warning their Saudi ally now?
NIMA ELBAGIR, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Not just indifferent. We all remember when President Trump came back from Saudi
Arabia and he was touting that $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia.
[08:25:01] They've clearly seen it as commercial opportunity, but what has been interesting throughout this is what we've been hearing about the
concerns being exercised by Pentagon officials and this seems to be coming from that side.
There have long been concerns and the Secretary of Defense Mattis has espoused some of these concerns that there was just not sufficient
specificity in the targeting by the coalition. That the real concerns about the measures in place to help guide against civilian casualties, and that's
what we're seeing here.
A Pentagon that has for some time been concerned, but the public feeling, the public sentiment in the U.S. seems to be shifting against the Yemen
war. We saw when we released our report talking about the fact that the bomb that killed those children in the bus in Yemen was U.S.-made.
We saw such an outpouring of public response to that. And this comes after that. The Pentagon is clearly very concerned. And that concern is clearly
growing, whether they can do anything meaningful without Trump onboard, well that -- there are no guarantees around that.
LU STOUT: So, this warning from the Pentagon, because of growing outrage inside the United States about what's happening in Yemen, we know that
there's been growing international outrage over the horrific conflict there. The U.N. group of experts, they are publishing this report on Yemen.
Could that somehow move the needle? Could that turn the outrage into action about Yemen?
ELBAGIR: This was an incredibly damning report. They are alleging suspected war crimes against both sides, and especially given the outrage
over the deaths in the coalition bomb attacks. They are specifically alleging disproportionality and this is when the use of force far outweighs
the need when it comes to neutralizing an enemy or a target.
In a wartime situation, this is something that they are -- these are charges that they're putting against both parties of the conflict, but what
really blew me away looking at the detail in this report was just the real -- the horror that they documented. They speak about the most horrendous
violations and that's actually how they describe them.
They also speak about a real level, an extreme level of sexual violence, which I think is something that is very well-known about this conflict.
What remains to be seen is whether the Saudi-led coalition will be protected as it has been in the past when this comes to the Security
Council.
Well, we've seen in the past is that the U.S. and the U.K. both key allies for Saudi Arabia, and both key suppliers of weapons to the Saudi-led
coalition, whenever there has been moves within the Security Council to censure Saudi Arabia they have blocked them. And this report is incredibly
damning, but it will only have teeth if it can get to the Security Council. And it does feel of the back of this report that perhaps that could finally
be within reach, Kristie.
LU STOUT: Absolutely. Nima Elbafir, reporting live from London. We thank you for your reporting.
Now, you're watching "News Stream." Still to come, GoPro is the latest in a string of companies to voice concern over Washington's trade tactics. Find
out how it's working around its new reality amid a recent escalation in the U.S.-China trade war.
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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.
Donald Trump spoke briefly Monday night about the passing of U.S. Senator John McCain with whom he often sparred. The president's only comment up
until then was a single tweet, offering condolences to McCain's family. But after being asked numerous times for further comment, Mr. Trump said, we
very much appreciate everything Senator McCain has done for our country.
The spokesperson for German Chancellor Angela Merkel is condemning mobs that took to the streets in Chemnitz on Sunday, saying that the attempt to
spread hatred on the has no place in our cities. Some 6,000 far-right demonstrators, some chanting neo-Nazis slogans and giving Hitler salutes,
clashed with counter-protesters over the fatal stabbing of a German man.
The U.S. and Mexico, they have reached a preliminary trade deal to change crucial (ph) parts of NAFTA. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the
so-called U.S.-Mexico trade agreement could replace NAFTA, which also includes Canada.
U.S. President Trump is lowering expectations for any trade deals in the near future with China. Last week, negotiators from both sides have met for
two days of talks in Washington as another round of duelling trade tariffs kicked in. The discussions didn't lead to any breakthroughs. And on Monday,
the U.S. president hinted that there won't be much progress, at least in the near-term.
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DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: It's just not the right time to talk right now, to be honest, with China. It's too one-sided
for too many years, for too many decades, and so it's not the right time to talk. But eventually I'm sure that we'll be able to work out a deal with
China. In the meantime, we are doing very well with China.
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LU STOUT: What does America think in its trade sector? What are they thinking about this, or rather the tech sector? Samuel Burke joins me now
live from New York with that. And Samuel, you talked to the CEO of GoPro. What did he tell you about the health (ph) of his business and how it's
affected by this trade spat?
SAMUEL BURKE, CNN BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Kristie, right now GoPro hasn't been hit by the tariffs. They have their
manufacturing in China but they're actually exploring -- exploring plan to move that manufacturing out of China to a different country should those
tariffs hit them.
We are just talking to the CEO of GoPro. We are actually mountain biking. You're going to see me all geared up as we go up a gondola. And I was very
surprised by his answer when I asked him, doesn't the CEO of a tech company want to be focused on innovation, not moving the supply chain?
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NICK WOODMAN, FOUNDER AND CEO, GOPRO: That's business. We're in the business of wowing our customers and then identifying the most efficient
way to run our business. And so tariff concerns are something of a catalyst to get us thinking about our business in new ways.
And if there are opportunities to lower the costs of manufacturer and -- and better position ourselves for potential threats like tariff changes by
moving our manufacturing out of China, that's something that is prudent for us to look at.
BURKE (on camera): It sounds like you're saying this is a good thing. We hear lot of businesses are very frightened. Are you just not wanting to
tick off the president or do you think it's actually a good time for you to reassess with this reason, the tariffs?
WOODMAN: We're fortunate that we have a very focused product line and we have manufacturing partners that already have some facilities outside of
China.
BURKE (on camera): It's not a question of changing suppliers. It's just changing which facilities they use.
WOODMAN: Yeah, right. It may not be as challenging for us to make that changes. It might be for another brand that has thousands of skews and
would need to disrupt its supply chain more to move outside of China.
BURKE (on camera): You've had a tough few years at GoPro with the stock price. Now you just have a very strong quarterly report. Stock went way up.
What's driving the growth right now at GoPro?
WOODMAN: Well, people have speculated that we had a demand problem. And what we really had was a pricing challenge whereby last year in the fourth
quarter, we sold not at the proven 199, 299, 399 price levels, we sold hundred dollars higher.
And as we've shared sell-through of our products, retail dropped significantly and we missed the quarter. But as soon as we realigned our
pricing with the 199, 299, 399 levels that consumers want to buy from GoPro app, we saw sell-through snap back dramatically. It has led to the company
growing again.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
BURKE: The stock of GoPro once rated (ph) about $80, Kristie. Now, it is down around $6. GoPro is still looking for a suitor. But back to this
question of the supply chain, they are looking for somewhere else.
[08:35:02] He wouldn't tell me where. I asked another country in Asia. He wouldn't say. You have to make clear here. This is not something that they
were looking at before Trump's tariffs.
LU STOUT: Yeah.
BURKE: So, this is part of this economic environment and so many times economists say that everybody suffers, because if China loses those jobs,
yes, they will lose those jobs, but Americans paying for those products will have to pay more for them. The only winner would be whatever country
might get that -- those manufacturing jobs instead.
LU STOUT: Yeah. Fascinating interview there. As a GoPro CEO in this turbulent time, he has to look for a backup plan, multiple backup plans.
Samuel Burke reporting, thank you so much.
You're watching "News Stream." Still to come, John McCain is being remembered not only for his service but for his quick wits as well. We'll
look at that, next.
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LU STOUT: All right, coming to you live from Hong Kong, welcome back. This is "News Stream."
John McCain was a serious statesman. But he also enjoyed making people laugh. The late senator (INAUDIBLE) shy about showing his humorous side and
did so famously on many occasions. Jeanne Moos collected some of his funniest moments.
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JEANNE MOOS, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: He called his campaign bus the "Straight Talk Express."
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R), ARIZONA: (INAUDIBLE).
(LAUGHTER)
MOOS: But a lot of what he expressed was humor, whether it was poking fun at his opponent, then presidential candidate Obama.
MCCAIN: Maverick I can do. But messiah is above my pay grade.
(LAUGHTER)
MOOS: Or getting nabbed on camera playing poker on his phone during a Senate debate.
MCCAIN: Occasionally I get a little bored.
MOOS: Just a year and a half ago, Senator McCain was horsing around like a teenager, making devil ears --
MANU RAJU, CNN SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Laying out a series of demand.
MOOS: -- behind CNN reporter Manu Raju. McCain then tweeted out the moment. After all these years, revenge. More devil horns behind his fellow
senator from Colorado.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Senator John McCain.
MOOS: And then there were all those SNL appearances. Never funnier than when --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: McCain sings Streisand.
MCCAIN: People memories.
MOOS: He said Streisand tried to do his job talking politics so he decided to try hers.
MCCAIN: Papa, can you see me? Pretty annoying, huh?
(LAUGHTER)
MOOS: Barbara wasn't annoyed. After his death, she referenced the SNL act in a tweet and called him a good man and a good senator. He even let SNL
joke about his then running mate going rogue.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Available, now we've got a bunch of these --
MOOS: Senator McCain's attempts at humor sometimes blew up on him. Remember this?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran --
MOOS: Senator McCain did when someone asked him about punishing Iran.
MCCAIN: That old Beach Boys song "Bomb Iran." Bomb, bomb, bomb --
MOOS: He made movie and T.V. cameos playing himself.
MCCAIN: Excuse me. I just need to get my coat here.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Can you give me a minute here, please?
MOOS: He made fun of himself.
MCCAIN: Shut up!
(LAUGHTER)
MOOS: No wonder he laughed so easily. He considered himself to be one of - -
MCCAIN: One of the luckiest people.
MOOS: Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.
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[08:40:00] LU STOUT: Jeanne Moos, thank you for that. Time now for the next piece in our multi-series "Live Longer." Qigong is a Chinese practice
that combines meditation with movement and controlled breathing. Research shows that there are benefits to our health. CNN's chief medical
correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, went to meet a Qigong master in Hong Kong.
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SANJAY GUPTA, CNN CHIEF MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: On a typical day in Hong Kong, despite the early morning heat, you'll often see a scene that looks
like this. A master and his students practicing the traditional Chinese art of Qigong.
JOE LOK, QIGONG MASTER: Qi is the energy. Gong is an accomplishment. So Qigong is an accomplishment through the practice of energy. My name is Joe
Lok, and I'm a master of Qigong. I am 61 years of age.
GUPTA: Qigong is considered a form of meditation, and Joe has been practicing for nearly half his life.
LOK: Tai chi is more dedicated to the martial side. It is basically created for fighting. But Qigong is more specifically for health practice.
GUPTA: The benefits of meditation go hand in hand with healthy habits that can improve or longevity, like reducing stress and blood pressure and
sharpening mindfulness and focus.
LOK: To relax, we have to breathe slowly. The first thing to empty is the mind. Lift up the back over the shoulders, down the front, slowly breathe
out.
GUPTA: You can see why Qigong is often described as a meditation in motion and a publication from Harvard Medical School went as far as to call
exercises like Tai chi and Qigong medication in medication.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Qigong is a mind, body practice. Like yoga, we have conducted large-scale studies on chronic fatigue as well as people who have
insomnia and depression. And we found that the (INAUDIBLE) activities as well as the (INAUDIBLE) activities enhanced, which is anti-aging and it
also protects the blood vessels, the general health and well-being of the person.
GUPTA: Joe has seen it himself both personally and in the lives of his students. He teaches at least one class every day, and he wants people to
know it isn't just for the elderly.
LOK: I want to make Qigong more youthful by telling people it's not a practice for the old age. It's for everyone.
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LU STOUT: One more reason why Hong Kong has some of the best longevity rates in the world.
And that is "News Stream." I'm Kristie Lu Stout. Don't go anywhere. "World Sport" with Christina Macfarlane is next.
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