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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."

A Pyongyang greeting. Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in hold a critical summit as North Korea hits out at the U.S.

The trade war escalates. Beijing vows to respond to Washington's biggest wave of tariffs so far.

And tourism in space. A Japanese billionaire charters a SpaceX flight to the moon and plans to bring artists with him.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is currently hosting his South Korean counterpart in Pyongyang. It is the third summit between the two countries

this year. But the first visit by a South Korean leader to the North Korean capital is 11 years. The goal is to improve relations and to establish

peace on the Korean Peninsula.

The talks come a bit stalled denuclearization talks with the U.S. North Korea state media is lashing out at Washington saying it is "totally to

blame for the stalemate and accusing it of gangster logic." CNN's Paula Hancocks is in Seoul. She joins us now live. And Paula, the summit, it

opened up earlier today with some deeply symbolic imagery. What do South Korea hope to achieve with this three-day meeting?

PALUA HANCOCKS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well Kristie, we've certainly seen a warm welcome for the South Korean President Moon Jae-in. He said that he

felt emotional when he saw the warm welcome he had on the streets of Pyongyang.

But it is going to be a difficult few days of negotiations for the South Korean president. He is now in the center of these negotiations, between

the U.S. and North Korea as well as between North and South Korea, and there are a lot of hurdles to clear.

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HANCOCKS (voice-over): It's a flight that takes just over an hour, but one a South Korean president has not made for 11 years. Moon Jae-in received a

warm welcome from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The third time the men have met, this time the first ladies accompanying from the start.

A North Korean military honor guard replicated what greeted Kim Jong-un at April's summit on the south side day of the DMZ. These two leaders know the

power of a good image, and this was one of them. Driving through the streets of Pyongyang, Mr. Moon barely stopped waving. Thousands of

residents lining the streets chanting unification as they had likely been told to.

KIM JONG-UN, SUPREME LEADER OF NORTH KOREA (through translation): It's an enthusiastic welcome. And our citizens are hoping for a greater result at a

faster rate like the results we achieved this year.

MOON JAE-IN, PRESIDENT OF SOUTH KOREA: Because the spring in Panmunjeom has led to autumn in Pyongyang, we need to reach a good outcome.

HANCOICKS: But the smiles and hugs were accompanied by an article in the state-run newspaper saying the U.S. is totally to blame for the deadlocked

negotiations, stubbornly insisting on nuclear disarmament first, other issues later.

A reminder to President Moon, the chief negotiator between Washington and Pyongyang. The two positions are far apart although the article was careful

to blame conservative politicians for "gangster logic" and not Trump himself. Three days of pomp and ceremony, meetings, dinners, concerts

between two leaders who appear to have built a rapport. We have to wait and see if Moon makes the short trip home with what he's looking for.

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(on-cmaera): Kim Jong-un was also praising Moon Jae-in at the start of that summit meeting saying during the three times that they have met, they

have become really close, also giving Moon Jae-in the credit for him having met the U.S. President Donald Trump and having that summit in Singapore and

relations between the U.S. and North Korea improving, Kristie.

LU STOUT: All right, Paula Hancocks, live in Seoul for us. Thank you Paula. Let's turn now to CNN global affairs analyst and former U.S. special

representative for North Korea policy, Joseph Yun. Ambassador Yun, welcome back to the program, very good to see you.

Now, as you know, of course, we've talked about it before, this has been quite a year of whirlwind diplomacy and there has been little progress so

far in terms of denuclearization. You know, there are even reports that North Korea is still building its nuclear arsenal. Do you think that this

latest summit that is happening in Pyongyang right now, is it going to make any difference?

JOSEPH YUN, CNN GLOBAL AFFAIRS ANALYST: I think it can make a difference. President Moon obviously has a tough, tough task. He needs to bridge the

gap between Washington and Pyongyang. It is clear that this is a serious impasse they have reached. You've seen that.

[08:05:02] You know, when Secretary Pompeo was about to go to Pyongyang and President Trump stopped him. So next week, actually there will be a meeting

in New York between President Moon and President Trump and the expectation is that President Moon will bring something to make sure that the President

Trump remains on track, but it is a tough task, Kristie.

LU STOUT: Yes, you described this is a tough, tough task for President Moon. This is a tricky summit for him. You know, both North and South Korea

they share a common goal, declaring an end to the Korean War, but Seoul also does not want to alienate the United States. So, you know, this is a

difficult moment for Moon Jae-in. Will he be able to bridge the gap here?

YUN: Well, I think what Washington expects now is a significant move by North Korea on denuclearization. How much can Kim Jong-un give? And also

remember, President Trump is completely wedded to the deal he made in Singapore. The problem with that deal is that was there was not much

definition, concrete definition to the package.

For example, the key issue of denuclearization, what does it mean? I mean, they could not define what denuclearization consists of. It is clear

Washington and Pyongyang has different ideas. So right now, there is also a problem in Washington that where President Trump wants to be, his senior

staff, principally John Bolton, are not with him.

And so he -- President Trump needs to convince his staff, as well. So there is that gap. This is a complicated, complicated task which will be very

time consuming. I believe he was completely wrong for President Trump to assume that this was solved after the only one meeting in Singapore and it

remains so.

LU STOUT: Yes. There is the disagreement over the definition of denuclearization. There's also the additional sticking point of the peace

treaty. You know, we know that North and South Korea, they want a declaration to end the Korean War. The U.S., not on board with that. Can

Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un go ahead in this summit in Pyongyang and declare an end to the war without Donald Trump?

YUN: I don't think so. I don't think Moon Jae-in can go ahead and do a move as significant that will alienate Washington and go so far as to

declare, without Washington, that the war has ended. I don't think that is possible.

So, in other words, they have to work to a compromised solution. Now, diplomacy is about compromise, but the problem in Washington has been that

President Trump has been mostly binary. It's either about, you know, fire and fury or about warm relationships.

Well, diplomacy, getting to a deal is about nudging the other side to where you want to go and it is clear on denuclearization, we cannot get there at

once.

LU STOUT: Yes, after all, peace building is about trust building and about compromise, a very, very tough task ahead. Ambassador Yun, as always, thank

you so much for joining us. Take care.

YUN: Thank you, Kristie.

LU STOUT: Now, China is vowing to strike back in this growing trade war with the United States. On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a

new 10 percent tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports that will go into effect next week. By January, it will jump to 25 percent.

The move means almost half of the goods China exports to the U.S. will now be subjected to tariffs. In a moment, we will be speaking to Matt Rivers in

Beijing, but first, our chief business correspondent Christine Romans joins me live from New York.

And Christine, welcome back. Matt, hello to you. And Christine, we're going to start with you first. Walk us through this latest round of punitive

action by the U.S. against China. What kind of Chinese products will be affected here?

CHRISTINE ROMAN, CNN CHIEF BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT: You know, it's a wide range of things here, but we're talking about internet technology products

and this is something that Silicon Valley is watching very, very closely because it could raise (ph) cost for them. Printed circuit boards, there's

some tires, there's some chemicals, there's some things that were taken off the list.

You know, high chairs and baby playpens were on an original list but those were taken off, some 300 different product lines taken off the final list.

But you now have, Kristie, thousands of items that will be taxed on their way into the country.

Ten percent tax starting September 24th and then that goes up to 25 percent tax by the end of the year. And you're absolutely right, when you add to

the 50 billion of goods that are tariffed earlier this year, we're talking about half of American exports from China here on the list.

[08:10:02] And, you know, those are taxes that go right to the government's bottom line, but they're paid by the importers. So the concern, of course,

is how will consumers feel that -- when I look at this list, I do see certain categories there are left off maybe to minimize the direct impact

on consumers right away.

You don't have iPhone watches, for example, and some Bluetooth, you know, Bluetooth technology has been left off this list, as well. But a wide range

of products and frankly, the president says that if China decides to retaliate, he's got a lot more. $257 billion worth of goods he would put

tariffs on, so this is the beginning.

LU STOUT: This is the beginning. How is China going to react next? Let's got Matt Rivers standing by in Beijing, and Matt, the Chinese government

says it will retaliate, but how?

MATT RIVERS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, you know, they didn't release any specific details at least today, Kristie, but over the past two months

they have said how they would retaliate should the president move forward with these tariffs that he now is going to.

And they said that they would levee right around $60 billion of their own tariffs on American imports here to China. Now, that is not finalized. The

Chinese government today only said that they will retaliate, adopt counter measures at the same time, basically as soon as the U.S. tariffs go into

effect, China will retaliate with its own.

We might not get the final details, the final list from China until the U.S. tariffs go into effect. But we know that they are going to retaliate.

And also it's worth saying here that they might not. They can't match the U.S. dollar for dollar when it comes to tariffs. America doesn't send

enough exports here for them to match it dollar for dollar.

So, they're going to do those dollar imports or dollar tariffs, but they're also going to, in all probability, look at other things. Export

restrictions, for example. How can they disrupt American supply chains? You know, components that American companies need from China to build their

products.

The Chinese government has a wide variety of options in its tool kit to use. What they choose to use we won't likely find out until they go into

effect next week.

LU STOUT: Got it. And let's take it back to you Christine Romans in New York. And Christine, you know, China will retaliate. We're going to get the

details soon when they announce them. The next round of tit for tat tariffs will be inevitable. So down the road, how much pain will American consumers

feel as a result of this escalating trade battle?

ROMANS: You know, the commerce secretary Wilbur Ross said just in the last hour or so, hour and a half or so was on television talking about how he

thinks that the pain will not be widespread. In fact, he said if he look at for example, $200 billion in goods, a 10 percent tariff on that, $20

billion spread out in a $19 trillion economy and the way that you got thousands of product categories, he said it will not meaningfully add to

inflation.

When you look at the list of things that will be taxed, you can see here and there the Apple watches, for example, and high chairs and playpens,

they might be things that, you know, at least politically in this country trying to make sure that the consumer doesn't feel the effects of the

president's trade war.

But this president is very adamant. And for years has believed that China is not playing fair, that China is ripping off the United States, and these

tariffs are meant to be punitive. They are meant to force China to change its ways with intellectual property theft and cyber warfare and a whole

host of other things that the president thinks and believes is detrimental to American business. And so it looks to me, honestly, it feels as though

both sides are really dug in here.

LU STOUT: Got you. Christine Romans, live for us in New York. Matt Rivers, live in Beijing. A big thank you to you both.

The public will soon hear from President Trump's Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser Christine Blasey Ford. Both will testify before

the Senate on Monday about allegations of a decade's old sexual assault that has put Kavanaugh's nomination in jeopardy. CNN's Suzanne Malveaux has

the latest from Capitol Hill.

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SUZANNE MALVEAUX, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee bowing to bipartisan pressure, scheduling public

testimony next Monday from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexually assaulting her at a high school party.

ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN HOST: Will your client, Christine Ford, be willing to testify in public to the judiciary committee.

DEBRA KATZ, ATTORNEY OF CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD: The answer is yes.

MALVEAUX: Kavanaugh has forcefully denied the allegations by California professor Christine Blasey Ford. And the White House said Monday that he

looks forward to a hearing where he can clear his name of this false allegation.

SEN. ORRIN HATCH (R), UTAH: I talked to him on the phone today.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And what did he said to you?

HATCH: Well, he didn't do that and he wasn't at the party. So, you know, there's clearly somebody is mixed up.

MALVEAUX: But Democrats are calling on the FBI to investigate the claims before the hearing.

SEN RICHARD BLUMENTHAL (D), CONNECTICUT: We're going to be asking those questions in the dark. We'll be shooting, in effect, blindfolded.

MALVEAUX: Senator Dianne Feinstein accusing the committee of rushing the process and repeating the stakes made in 1991 when Anita Hill also

testified days after she was identified publicly of accusing Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment.

[08:15:16] The Justice Department signaling that they don't plan to re-open Kavanaugh's FBI background check. For now, Republicans relenting and

scheduling a public hearing after a dramatic day on Capitol Hill.

SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL (R) KENTUCKY: The Democrats have spent weeks and weeks searching for any possible reason that the nomination should be

delayed.

SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D), NEW YORK: For too long, women have made serious allegations of abuse and have been ignored or dragged through the mud.

MALVEAUX: Judge Kavanaugh can only afford to lose two Republican votes if all Democrats vote against his nomination. And a number of key Republican

senators have been calling for additional information before voting on his confirmation.

SEN. SUSAN COLLINS (R), MAINE: If Judge Cavanaugh has lied about what happened, that would be disqualifying.

SEN. JEFF FLAKE (R), ARIZONA: I would have voted no this week. Absence of her being able to tell her story.

MALVEAUX: President Trump strongly defending his Supreme Court nominee, but choosing not criticize for it like he has with other sexual assault

accusers.

DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Judge Kavanaugh is one of the finest people that I have ever known. I want him to go in at the

absolute highest level and I think to do that, you have to go through this. So if it takes a little delay, it will take a delay.

MALVEAUX: A source tells CNN that the president's restraint, is a sign of how critical Kavanaugh's confirmation is, noting that conservatives have

made it clear that the president cannot afford to do anything to derail the imperiled nomination.

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(on-camera): An extraordinary public relations campaign is already underway as advocates, for and against the judge, are pouring in money for

advertisements online and on television. Also they saw Judge Kavanaugh at the White House for nine hours. He was meeting with his confirmation team

to try and come up with a strategy.

Part of that strategy was to lean on the 65 women who signed a letter to vouch for his character to try to get them to come forward in the days

ahead. One official describing Kavanaugh as shaken but focused, and all eyes on an afternoon press conference with President Trump to see what he

has got to say in weighing in on all of this, Kristie.

LU STOUT: All right, Suzanne, thank you. Has a humanitarian disaster been averted in Syria's Idlib province? That is at least the sentiment from

Turkey after a new agreement was signed with Russia. But the full picture may be far more complicated. Stay with us as we explain it with three of

our leading correspondents.

And reality sets in, in the Philippines where a rescue mission is increasingly become ago recovery effort days after a deadly landslide.

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LU STOUT: Welcome back. And to Syria now, which in around a couple of hours from now will once again be the focus of the United Nations Security

Council. This time, they meet right after Damascus said it welcomed a deal brokered by Russia and Turkey to create a demilitarized buffer zone in

Idlib province.

Idlib, of course, the last major rebel bastion, but according to the Syrian foreign ministry, Damascus will continue its war on terrorism, meaning an

end to violence is by no means guranteed.

[08:20:03] And in other developments, Moscow is blaming Israel for the downing of a Russian military plane over the Mediterranean, even though it

says Syrian forces shot it down. Now, we are covering all sides of these complex developments. We have Arwa Damon in Istanbul, Matthew Chance

standing by in Moscow, Ian Lee in Jerusalem.

And greetings to all of you. And Arwa, let's start with you and start with this Idlib agreement. Tell us more about what Putin and Erdogan agreed on

and how they plan to install this demilitarized zone around Idlib?

ARAW DAMON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Kristie, it seems like they are going to have technical experts on the ground. Both Russian and

Turkish are going to determine exactly where the boarders of this so-called demilitarized zone are going to be. They say that it will be around 15 to

20 kilometers wide and they're going to clear it of the more extreme elements of the Syrian opposition along with heavy weaponry such as tanks

and various different rockets and heavier artillery.

But that civilians and what Turkey views as being the more moderate opposition groups, they would be allowed to remain. One of the main aims in

all of this and what is perhaps a key selling point for the Russian for the Assad regime is that this buffer zone within Syria allow for the reopening

of two major highways for Turkey of course.

It has been very concerned about the growing humanitarian catastrophe inside Idlib province should, in fact, this offensive has moved forward.

But it's very important to remember, Kristie, that this is not necessarily the first time that these types of agreements have been floated although

this one is much more concrete and feasible than agreements that we have been seeing in the past.

But Idlib, in and of itself for example, was already part of a de- escalation zone. And even while it was deemed a de-escalation zone, it still did come under heavy bombardment at times, bombardment that in some

cases specifically targeted medical facilities.

So while this is, yes, an important development and perhaps that worst case scenario has been averted for the moment, let's not forget that this is

Syria and the Syrian war has always consistently proven to be phenomenally bloody.

LU STOUT: Yes, and despite this too, Idlib has suffered. Arwa damon, reporting live from Istanbul. Thank you. Now let's go to Matthew Chance in

Moscow. And Matthew, you heard Arwa talking about the so-called selling point of this deal that was reached to spare Ildib from an all out military

assault. What is in it for Russia? What does Vladimir Putin have to gain here?

MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, I'm sure it's possible that Russia is pleased about the prospect of avoiding a

humanitarian catastrophe although of course, its been accused of (inaudible) in the killing of countless civilians elsewhere in Syria.

I think it's more likely from a Russian point of view to be about preserving the important friendship and diplomatic relationship that Russia

has with Turkey. Turkey has been adamant in its opposition to any military action against Idlib. It fears an outflow of refugees into its country of

course.

It already hosts 3.5 million or so Syrians from the conflict and didn't enjoy the prospect very much, relish the prospect rather of having even

more flood out of Idlib. And it was also a possibility of some kind of military contact between Russia and Turkey. Turkey has military outpost

around Idlib which had results of previous agreements.

And the possibility of Russian and Syrian and Iranian forces of course coming into contact with them is something that (inaudible) Moscow wanted

to avoid. Also, there have been stern warnings from the international community particularly the United States saying that for instance if the

Syrian government use chemical weapons in Idlib, that may provoke some kind of robust response from the United States.

Russia almost certainly wants to avoid that, but most importantly, the fact that Russia is brokering this deal underlines its importance in the region,

underlines its importance in shaping the outcome in Syria. That's what it wants to show the world and the region that it is capable of doing and this

diplomatic initiative just forward that's goal.

LU STOUT: And, Matthew, staying with Syria but a separate and significant development, Russia is blaming Israel after a Russian military aircraft was

shot down by Syria. What exactly happened?

CHANCE: Well, I mean you're right. I mean, it seems that this Russian Ilyushin 20 aircraft, which is a four engine, quite old, naval

reconnaissance aircraft was shot out of the sky by a Syrian air defense missile.

It seems to have taken place at a time when Israeli forces were attacking targets inside Syria. The Syrian Air Defense has opened up and apparently

inadvertently shot out of the sky this Ilyushin 20 aircraft.

[08:25:03] Fifteen people on board, Russian service personnel were killed in that strike. The Russians are absolutely furious, as you can expect, and

they've blamed Israel for what they call its careless actions resulting in the loss of those lives, of those 15 Russian personnel.

But, clearly, there was some kind of breakdown in communication, not just between the Russians and Israelis, and they have a deconfliction line which

they regularly use to make sure this kind of thing does not happen, but also a breakdown in communications between the Syrians and the Russians. It

seems that the Syrians opened fire at anything in the sky during this assault by the Israelis and took out that Russian observation plane.

LU STOUT: Got you. Matthew Chance, reporting live for us in Moscow. Thank you. And let's bting up Ian Lee. He is joining us live from Jerusalem. AN

Ian, again, Russia blaming Israel for this deadly military incident in Syria and finally we have a response from the Israeli government. What are

they staying?

IAN LEE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, Kristie, it's very unusual that we get a response about any operation that the Israelis conduct in Syria especially

one with this much detail. The Israelis first say they express sorrow for the loss of life with those Russian airmen, but this is not an apology.

They are blaming the Assad regime for shooting down that Russian0 aircraft. They also say they are blaming Iran and Hezbollah because they say they are

going after a facility controlled by the Syrian army that produces accurate and lethal weapons that Iran was going to transfer to Hezbollah and

Lebanon.

And they say that they were going after this attack to prevent or carrying out this attack to prevent that from taking place. They say as Matthew

mentioned, this deconfliction line that they have between the Russians and the Israelis, they say that was being used at the time.

And they also have four points. They first say that Syria used extensive and inaccurate surface the air anti-aircraft fire and that's what caused

the Russian plane to go down. They say the missile that shot down that Russian plane was fired after Israeli aircraft were already back in Israeli

air space.

They also say that the Russian plane wasn't in the area where the operation was taking place. And also they said that the Syrians were firing

indiscriminately, not taking into account that the Russian plane was in that area.

So, the Israelis essentially saying that they are not at fault for this plane being shot down but the Israelis did say that they will share their

information that they have with the Russian, Kristie.

LU STOUT: All right, Ian Lee, reporting live for us in Jerusalem. Thank you. And a programming note that I want to shower with you. In just a few

hours from now, a followup to our story about Saudi-led military assault on Yemen and the American companies that are supplying the firepower. CNN's

Nema Elbagir identifies at least 11 air strikes on civilian areas using U.S. made arms.

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NIMA ELBAGIRE, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: You can see here the moments before the planes arrived, killing 21 people, 11 of them

children. This is part of the missile tail used in the attack. A weapons expert helps CNN trace it back to the U.S.-made GBU-12 bomb, manufactured

by Raytheon.

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LU STOUT: And you can watch Nima's report. It's called, "Made in Amemrica: The Stories Behind Yemen's Bombardment." It will be airing on "Connect the

World" It starts at 11:00 p.m. here on Hong Kong, 7:00 p.m. in Abu Dhabi, 4:00 p.m. in London, only on CNN.

Now, still come right here on "News Stream," a grim task in the Philippines where grieving family members way to identify the bodies of loved ones

after a massive landslide.

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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.

South Korea President Moon Jae-in is in Pyongyang for his third summit this year with Kim Jong-un. The talks and a possible peace treaty come amid

stalled denuclearization talks with the U.S.

North Korea state media is lashing out at Washington saying it is totally to blame for the stalemate.

The U.N. Security Council is preparing to meet to address the crisis in Syria. This is after Damascus said it woke up a deal struck by Russia and

Turkey who have agreed to create a demilitarized zone in Idlib Province. Turkey says the move will prevent humanitarian crisis. Syria says it will

continue its "war on terror."

A hospital in Germany says there is a high possibility that a member of the activist punk band group Pussy Riot was poisoned. Doctors say the source

cannot be determined yet. Pyotr Verzilov was flown to Berlin for treatment after the alleged poisoning in Moscow last week. The Russian Foreign

Ministry has not commented on the illness.

We turn now to the Philippines where devastated families are hoping for the best, but bracing for the worst as recovery teams sit to the rubble after a

deadly landslide. The mountainside collapsed. It was sparked by super typhoon Mangkhut and rained down rocks and mud into the mining town of

Itogon. Alexandra Field is there.

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ALEXANDRA FIELD, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: At the very top of the hill, this is where the landslide started, the mud and dirt cascading down

the mountain here in Itogon, trapping dozens of people, many of them still missing.

This is also where a special rescue unit from the Philippines is now doing their work. They are setting up a rope system so that they can lower

supplies down to other rescue workers. This rope system has also been used to bring the bodies of victims back up the side of this hill.

That is the site of the disaster, just down there. We're told that miners and their family members had taken shelter in a bunkhouse. They thought

that they can ride out the storm safely there.

The bunkhouse started lower down on the hill, but when the mud and the debris came ripping down the hill, it was pushed even further. We're told

that they're now finding bodies that were trapped inside the house and that they're also finding the bodies of miners and family members that were

thrown from the house.

These are people who all lived out here on the hillside in homes that are similar to that. They figured they couldn't weather the storm there and

that it would be better for them to move a bit lower down. The rescue workers who are here say this is incredibly difficult and sensitive work.

They don't want to make a misstep. They can't bring in heavy equipment. So, they're digging by hand and with the use of small tools like shovels hoping

that they will hear someone down there, but it has been three days now, hope beginning to fade.

They say that this is an operation that could take days, weeks, even months to finish the work that has to be done so delicately. Up here on higher

ground, there is a staging ground. It's where loved ones are waiting, hoping for some good news.

In Itogon, Alexandra Field, CNN.

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LU STOUT: In the U.S., officials in Eastern North Carolina say rivers could crest today, four days after Florence made landfall on the coast. But

I want you to look closely at the images on your screen right now, because that is not a river. It is a motorway.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation tweeted this drone footage as a reminder to residents to stay off the roads. At least 32 people have

been killed due to the storm which is expected to move offshore on Tuesday.

Elon Musk is facing a defamation lawsuit from a British diver who helped in the Thailand cave rescue.

[08:35:02] Vernon Unsworth is fighting back after Musk accused him of being a pedophile. The Tesla founder later said that he was angered by

Unsworth's criticism of his efforts to help with the rescue by building a miniature submarine.

In a statement, Unsworth's attorney says in part, "Musk's influence and wealth cannot covert his lies into truth or protect him from accountability

for his wrongdoing in a court of law." Unsworth is seeking more than $75,000 in damages.

SpaceX has revealed its first space tourist for an upcoming lunar getaway. The company's founder, Elon Musk, says that a Japanese tycoon will take

flight aboard the Big Falcon Rocket as soon as 2023, and the out of this world trip, it doesn't come cheap.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

YUSAKU MAEZAWA, JAPANESE TYCOON: (UNTRANSLATED).

LU STOUT (voice over): Yusaku Maezawa announcing his plans to make history as the first tourist to ride around the moon on the SpaceX commercial

flight. The Japanese billionaire purchased all of the seats on board the SpaceX big falcon rocket. He wants to fly to the moon with the group of

artists.

MAEZAWA: At the moment, I have not decided which artist I would like to invite, but if possible, I would like to reach out to top artists that

represents our planet from various fields.

LU STOUT (voice over): SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that they are working on a redesign of the Big Falcon Rocker to get Maezawa and team to the moon

more than 384,000 kilometers away, about a five-day trip. It is a big challenge for SpaceX and for the new crop of space tourists.

ELON MUSK, CEO, SPACEX: It is dangerous. To be clear, this is dangerous. This is no in a walk in the park here, you know. This will require a lot of

training. But whenever it's the first flight of something on a new technology, we are talking about deep space, you have to be a very brave

person to do that. This is not small matter.

LU STOUT (voice over): Maezawa has taken big leaps before, but all of those have been with his feet on the ground. The musician turned

entrepreneur is known for his relaxed management style in usually conservative Japan, and he has made a name for himself as a big spending

art collector.

In a promotional video of this planned space trip, Maezawa says he believes art has the power to promote world peace. SpaceX says it is enabling access

to space for every day people.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Virgin boss Richard Branson have also entered the space tourism race. When they are ready to fly, a ticket on one of

their rockets will set you back some $200 to $250,000. That is a little out of reach for most people unless you are one of the lucky artists with an

invite from Maezawa.

MAEZAWA: By the way, if you should hear from me, please say yes and accept my invitation. Please don't say no.

LU STOUT (voice over): Blast off from Maezawa and his guests may not happen until around 2023, a trip of a lifetime to make history and inspire

art that will be out of this world.

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LU STOUT: That will be an epic journey. You're watching "News Stream." Still ahead, we're going to take you to Bangalore, the garden city of India

for some very unique holistic healing experiences. That's next.

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LU STOUT: Welcome back. Now, CNN has been on a mission to explore some of India's most unique wellness destinations. This time, we bring you to

Bangalore to experience Ayurveda. It's a natural healing that focuses on the balance of five elements. Amara Walker takes us on retreat to holistic

healing in our next "Destination India."

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AMARA WALKER, CNN ANCHOR: At Soukya Holistic Health Center in Bangalore, Ayurveda often influences natural potty (ph) treatments, treatments that

have been around long before modern medicine, according to Soukya founder, Dr. Issac Mathai.

ISSAC MATHAI, FOUNDER, SOUKYA HOLISTIC HEALTH CENTER: Holistic (ph) medicine is more than 5,000 years old. A natural (ph) practice globally in

Hippocrates' time.

WALKER: Dr. Mathai and his team often refer to five elements when it comes to natural potty (ph) therapy. Fire, water, air, earth, and ether or space.

MATHAI: Five elements theory is coming mainly from Ayurveda, which is going with five -- four sets in the universe which are responsible for our

health as well as diseases. This forces actually keep us in good or bad shape. So our job is to identify what is the elements are, not in balance

in your system.

WALKER: Identifying which elements are present and which needs to be adjusted, Dr. Mathai believes patients can eliminate toxins from their

bodies. Toxins, he says, are the root cause of disease.

MATHAI: In any situation, accumulation of toxins in the body, that was a lot of imbalances. That is a very fundamental thing. So naturally, the

treatments are focused on cleansing and detoxification.

WALKER: For example, he says someone with a lot of stress could have a fire dosha. Therefore, water therapy along with the cooling effect of mud

therapy can help improve circulation.

Freshly warmed herbs packed into sachets, used for massage can relieve inflammation. And warm oil poured on to the forehead can reduce a deep

state of relaxation.

MATHAI: So it is for western medical mind, it is nonsense. But for eastern understanding about the person (ph) and considering this element, it is

very sensible. But only by ourselves we can see that this philosophy or understanding is useful for treating a disease, preventing diseases,

improving health. Improving on a daily basis. It's not really in the last 20, 25 years I am practicing. Thousands of years it is done in India.

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LU STOUT: And that is "News Stream." I'm kristie Lu Stout. But don't go anywhere. "World Sport" with Alex Thomas is next.

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