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Security Council Meeting to be chaired by President Trump; Pushing for second summit with Kim Jong-un; U.S. Navy stopped from docking in Hong Kong; Israel continuing operations in Syria; App for incoming airstrikes; Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford testifies on Thursday; Bill Cosby sentenced 3 to 10 years in prison; Pope Francis says Catholic Church giving "our all." Aired at 8-9a ET
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[08:00:00] ANNA COREN, CNN ANCHOR: Hello. I'm Anna Coren in Hong Kong. Welcome to "News Stream." `
Rejecting globalism, Donald Trump boasts of U.S. sovereignty at the U.N. General Assembly as he prepares to chair a Security Council meeting on
Iran.
Comedian Bill Cosby wakes up behind bars. The man known as America's Dad is sentenced for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman.
And the menace of the scooter, doctors warned of a growing number of injuries a growing number of injuries from people off their ride (ph).
In just a few hours, U.S. President Donald Trump will once again take center stage at the United Nations when he chairs a Security Council
meeting. On Tuesday, Mr. Trump delivered his speech to the U.N. General Assembly was thick with hyperbole (ph) and that triggered a rare and
undiplomatic response.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the
history of our country. America's -- so true. I didn't expect that reaction, but that's OK.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
COREN: Mr. Trump also used his address to layout his case against Iran which he accused of sowing chaos, death and destruction. For Iran, it's the
taste of what's to come at the Security Council meeting. Well CNN's Richard Roth is live for us at the U.N. Richard, obviously a lot to cover but let's
start with that laughter that President Trump received within the first minute of his address. That must have been very humiliating for a man we
know is thin-skinned.
RICHARD ROTH, CNN CORRESPONDENMT: Well, I think the U.N. Secretary General sitting behind President Trump if he could, would have held up a sign
saying silence please. Who knows how President Trump will analyze, fume, think about what happened and perhaps order more cuts in the U.N.
Operations.
Trump later saying to reporters, hey, they were -- I expected them to laugh, again, not really getting the situation and trying to deflect. It
was another unique United Nation's General Assembly moment. It doesn't happen often like this. At first I thought they were laughing kind about
the shtick as they say here in New York.
And you could say they're laughing at him, it's true. It was that they were almost honored or couldn't believe they were hearing the same material that
audiences from Billings, Montana to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania have heard.
But who wants to hear if you're a U.N. leader of a country about another country bragging about his accomplishments in a year and a half. And
they've heard this through their television and media so. Yes, asked a lot of people, Anna, in the building and most thought he was being laughed at.
COREN: Yes. He's saying to get the occasion confused with a campaign rally. Richard, obviously, he took an aim at the usual suspects but Iran
certainly the main target this year.
ROTH: That's right. President Trump accusing the regime of Iran of sowing terror and dysfunction around the world. The Iranians firing back in a
speech hours later. President Rouhani also in an interview with Christiane Amanpour, say these two countries are now at head on approach just like the
U.S. was with North Korea last year.
President Trump even tweeting that President Rouhani could be a lovely man, while John Bolton, Trump's national security adviser, saying there could be
hell to pay if Iran dares to lie or cheat to the U.S. or its allies. Here is some of the face-off between the United States and Iranian leaders.
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TRUMP: They do not respect their neighbors or borders or the sovereign rights of nations. Instead, Iran's leaders plundered the nation's resources
to enrich themselves and to spread mayhem across the Middle East and far beyond.
HASSAN ROUHANI, PRESIDENT OF IRAN (through translation): I am starting the dialogue right here in states in unequivocal terms that the question of
international security is not a toy in American domestic politics. The United Nations is not a part of the United States administration.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
[08:05:06] ROTH: In two hours, the U.N. Security Council will discuss Iran and other nuclear issues at a special Security Council meeting chaired for
the first time ever by President Donald Trump, not the first time for a U.S. president.
Trump is expected to speak first and I would not believe that he is going tp stick around for all 15 countries, Anna. And it is not expected that
Iran would speak. And yes, there is a lot of backdrop to how this meeting topic changes from initially Iran to nonproliferation. Iranian President
Rouhani called this meeting a preposterous and abnormal act.
COREN: Richard Roth, as always, great to get your insight and context. Good to see you. Many thanks for that.
We now cross to Iran for a look at how President Trump's rhetoric is going down in the capital. "Los Angeles Times" reporter Ramin Mostaghim joins us
now. Ramin, what has been the reaction to Trump's address where you are?
RAMIN MOSTAGHIM, REPORTER, LOS ANGELES TIMES: In the verbal phase between Iran and America I can say (inaudible). They, in one or two words, they
call him brother (ph) and (inaudible) and some of the media describe him as an American Nazi and empty (inaudible). So, we got the most politely
translated I can say but otherwise they call him stupid and (inaudible) many other words that describe him, which is normal nowadays against Trump.
And I can say that even the chief commander of the (inaudible) call him a person who is out of mind and his speech is a disgrace and accuse him of
being hollow (inaudible) president of America and then he described him, I mean, the chief commander (inaudible) as a person who does not know what to
say and he doesn't understand what he say.
And called the American administration as a doomed, and doomed to collapse. So, I can say, the media across the board are ridiculing and making fun of
Mr. Trump as a person who does not understand what he says and he is a braggart.
COREN: Ramin, very quickly, are Iranians concerned about U.S. sanctions?
MOSTAGHIM: Yes, very concerned. In fact their reactions of devaluation of rial is very important and still, we can say is the same as yesterday and
the day before yesterday. I mean, devaluation of rial is nonstop going ahead.
The prices of the staple and basic foods are skyrocketing and people are anticipating worst days to come. So, what the people in the street are
concerned is soaring prices and unfortunately from their angle these are speech or ranting between two presidents and have nothing to do with the
daily ordeal in the streets to make ends meet.
COREN: OK. Ramin Mostaghim, we're going to have to leave there, but many thanks for your report. Well, Mr. Trump will hold talks with Japan's Prime
Minister on the sidelines of the assembly Wednesday. Trade and North Korea are expected to top their agenda. Shinzo Abe has expressed a willingness to
meet face to face with the North Korean leader.
It comes as the U.S. president says he's ready for a second summit with Kim Jong-un quite so, but as Paula Hancocks explains some big obstacles remain.
PAULA HANCOCKS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well Anna, it is certainly no surprise that North Korea is one of the main issue being talked about at the United
Nation's General Assembly. What we are hearing though is that huge amount of positive sentiment from the U.S. president. Donald Trump himself, he is
pushing, it appears at this point towards a second summit.
Now, that's despite, of course, they are saying there had been no tangible steps towards denuclearization, but some within his own administration as
well, questioning whether there should be a second summit.
But one U.S. official tells CNN that Donald Trump has gone beyond that and he wants to have it the United States saying -- but the only issue at this
point is wondering whether Kim Jong-un would be willing or whether he'd be able to travel to the U.S.
Now, after the Singapore Summit back in June, you remember that the U.S. president said he would be happy to have it at the White House. There are
concerns though according to this U.S. official about having an Oval office meeting with the North Korean leader when there aren't these clear cut
signs that denuclearization is happening.
Intelligence agencies around the world cannot pinpoint the concrete signs. In fact, some believe that there is a continuation of trying to build up
nuclear arsenal.
[08:10:05] Now, we know also that the fact Korean President Moon Jae-in is very positive about what he heard from Pyongyang than from Kim Jong-un for
that three-day summit last week. And he is passing back unto President Trump, as well.
We also heard from the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe. He in the past has been more concerned about giving up on sanctions towards North Korea
into the -- was these efforts since the denuclearization was in progress. We heard him speak at the U.N. and he said that he wants to meet with North
Korea's Kim Jong-un now.
He has said that before, but this a very public place to say that, in front of the world's leaders. He also said that he does want this Japan-North
Korea summit. And one of the main reasons for that clearly is that Japan does have a vested interest in this.
Last year when there was a historic number of missiles being tested and being launched, a much number of them where in the direction of Japans,
some landing within about 200 nautical miles of Japan's coast. Some even flying over Japanese territory so tere certainly is a concern about that.
And Shinzo Abe also wants to bring up the abductee issue, saying there have been Japanese citizens in the past that have been abducted by North Korea
over previous decades and he still wants to continue to try and get those abductees home.
So even though there are many critics, many experts around the world, the question whether or not there is anything you can put your finger on and
say that is evidence of North Korea denuclearizing. The U.S. president Donald Trump is certainly positive and thinks it's on the right track,
Anna.
COREN: Paula Hancocks, many thanks. Well, the Chinese government has blocked a U.S. Navy ship from docking in Hong Kong and made rising tensions
between Washington and Beijing. Two U.S. officials tell CNN the USS Wasp was scheduled to make a port call next month along with its crew of more
than 1,000 sailors.
But China denied the request. Last week, the U.S. slapped China's military with sanctions after it bought Russian military equipment adding fuel to
the fire. U.S. moved ahead with it's approval of more than $300 million in arms sales to Taiwan.
GENG SHUANG, SPOKESPERSON, CHINESE FOREIGN MIONISTRY (through translation): The United States arms sale to Taiwan seriously violates international law
and the basic norms of international relations, seriously violates the principles of the three China-U.S. joint communique and undermine China's
sovereignty and security interest.
China expresses strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to the U.S. plans to sell arms to Taiwan. China has lodged solemn representations over
the issue.
COREN: Relations between China and Taiwan area also as there was point in recent years.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will continue to attack Iranian targets n Syria. His statement comes as Russia announced it
will supply Syria an advance anti aircraft system. Moscow blames Israel for the downing of a Russian military plane even though it was actually
Syria that shot her down. Russia says Israeli jets used its plane as cover. Mr. Netanyahu expressed regret over the incident.
During the last seven years, airstrikes have become a deadly part of life for Syrians. Just minutes can mean a difference between life and death, but
as Arwa Damon explains, a new app is able to warn civilians of an impending strike.
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ARWA DAMON (voice-over): (Inaudible) spends his time staring at the sky. He was a teacher but that was in another lifetime. He is a spotter now,
part of the trained team on the ground across Syria who report their observation on the types of aircraft they see and the direction they're
headed.
And he says it's about saving lives. To feel that joy of knowing he helped others defy death. His and other spotters observations along with
information on things like weather patterns and historical attack data, fit into an algorithm that is part of an early warning system called Sentry by
Hala Systems. It reaches its users via telegram and social media. Hala is a brainchild of American john Jaeger and his team.
JOHN JAEGER, HALA SYSTEMS FOUNDER: This is not a new concept. So back in World War I and World War II and even after that, governments like the U.K.
and the U.S. employed the use of trained civilians to act as airplane spotters. We just applied about seven decades worth of technological
advancement and essentially recreated that exact same system.
DAMON: How fast is it from the point where a spotter inputs information to a warning option being generated?
JAEGER: Sure. So, within a few seconds of us receiving an observation that is high enough to agree best confidence, that it will trigger a warning. A
few seconds from input to an activation of an air raid siren and potentially affected community.
DAMON: And Syria's cellphone reception can be spotty. But (inaudible) recommend Hala to his customers.
[08:15:02] UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translation): The warnings tell you where a plane is headed, what areas it's flying over so if there are close
shelters, we can run to them, he explains. Even for those who have a shelter, it's often makeshift.
Mohammed (ph), a young father of a two-month old baby (inaudible) his own for his family and relatives. It's not much, but it's all they have.
How effective do you think it will be able today?
JAEGER: In a case where we're able to measure casualties in a location that's under heavy bombardment, before and after our system is put into
place and activated, we' seen up to a 27 percent reduction in lethality.
DAMON: John, a former State Department employee says Hala came about as a realization that bar somehow stopping the bombs and violence. There are few
options to mitigate the impact of indiscriminate killing. And it's not just about saving lives in Syria.
JAEGER: I think that the world spends a tremendous amount of time focusing energy and resources on a lot of downstream issues that start with violence
against civilians, migration, displacement, social economic issues. It all starts with innocent people being killed indiscriminately. If we can help
mitigate the effects of that violence, we think it could have cascading effects not just for Syria, but for every other country in the world.
DAMON: Arwa Damon, CNN, Istanbul.
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COREN: Still to come on "News Stream," a supreme battle is shaping up in Washington for President Trump's pick for the nation's highest court. Now,
more people who know Brett Kavanaugh's accuser maybe weighing in.
Plus, actor Bill Cosby led away in handcuffs after being sentenced to prison for sexual assault. We are live outside the prison.
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COREN: Welcome back. As U.S. President Trump gears up for a second day of the U.N., the White House is bracing for high sex (ph) battle that could
decide the future of the country's highest court. On Thursday, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing
him of sexual assault decades ago, will testify before lawmakers just a day before a vote on Kavanaugh's nomination. CNN's Abby Phillip has more.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
ABBY PHILLIP, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): In advance of tomorrow's high profile hearing, USA Today reports that lawyers for
Christine Blasey Ford have provided the Senate Judiciary Committee with sworn and signed declarations from four people who corroborate her claims
that Judge Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school. The new development coming after Kavanaugh adamantly denied the allegation in a Fox
News interview on Monday.
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BRETT KAVANAUGH, U.S. SUPREME COURT NOMINEE: I have never sexually assaulted anyone on high school, not ever.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
[08:19:56] PHILLIP: According to "USA Today" the declarations are from Ford's husband and three friends who say Ford told them about the alleged
assault both in person and on e-mail as far back as 2012 and as recently as June of this year.
"USA Today" also obtaining these pages of Kavanaugh's calendar from the summer of 1982, which his lawyers intend to use to help support his claim
that he was not at the house party where the alleged assault occurred.
Still, Republican Chairman Chuck Grassley pressing forward with Kavanaugh's confirmation, scheduling a vote for Friday morning, less than 24 hours
after Ford testifies.
SEN. RICHARD BLUMENTHAL (D), CONNECTICUT: The message is very clear. They are less interested in the truth, in the facts and evidence than in putting
ideological extremists on the court.
PHILLIP: Grassley insisting that he is following regular order. The chairman also announcing that the all-male GOP majority has hired Arizona
sex crimes prosecutor Rachel Mitchell to question Ford and Kavanaugh, despite Ford's objection to using outside council.
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SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL, SENATE MAJORITY LEADER: We want this hearing to be handled very professionally not apolitical sideshow.
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PHILLIP: The development coming as President Trump continues to lash out over the controversy surrounding Kavanaugh, accusing Democrats of trying to
destroy his Supreme Court nominee after attacking Kavanaugh second accuser, Deborah Ramirez.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
TRUMP: The second accuser has nothing. The second accuser doesn't even know, she thinks maybe it could've been him, maybe not. She admits that she
was drunk.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
PHILLIP: Ramirez told "The New Yorker" that Kavanaugh thrust his genitals in her face at a party in college, an allegation Kavanaugh denied yesterday
to the senate panel.
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TRUMP: She was all messed up and she doesn't know it was him, but it might have been him. Oh hee, let's not make him a Supreme Court judge because of
that.
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PHILLIP: A senior GOP aide tells CNN that the president remarks were not helpful and made it harder for moderate Republicans to vote for Kavanaugh.
Ramirez's attorney voicing frustration about how his client's allegations are being handled, telling CNN that Ramirez has been cooperating but the
Republican majority isn't taking his client seriously.
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JOHN CLUNE, ATTORNEY FOR DEBORAH RAMIREZ: Every time we try to set up a phone call, the majority party either changes the rules of the phone call
or they want additional information. Feels likes there's a lot of game playing that's gong on right now.
PHILLIP: And this morning, President Trump will be chairing a U.N Security Council meeting on nonproliferation with the major topic of discussion
being the Iran nuclear deal and related issues. He will also be holding a press conference later this afternoon. Amidst all this drama going on back
in Washington, it will only be the fourth of his entire presidency, Anna.
COREN: Abby Phillip, reporting there. We'll act to end the committee and Bill Cosby is waking up behind bars after being sentenced to state prison
for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand more than a decade ago.
The man once known as America's Dad will now be classified as sexually violent predator for the rest of his life. Cosby's lawyers plan to appeal
his conviction. Well, CNN Jean Casarez joins us now from outside the prison in Collegeville, Pennsylvania.
Jean, for Andrea Constand and the other alleged victims of Bill Cosby who were there at courthouse todayu, they feel a sense if justice?
JEAN CASAREZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes. They were accusers from all over the country that came yesterday to the courthouse and I think that they felt
that they got justice through Andrea Constand. Anna, I want to show you, we are right outside the maximum security prison here in the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania where Bill Cosby actually spent his first night.
It is a very large facility. It is brand new. It's almost 4,000 beds in there and Bill Cosby is now one of the inmates with his inmate number. But
it was yesterday and it was a packed courtroom and there was a feeling of what's going to happen? We know he's been convicted, but what will the
sentence be?
This is really a two-step process because as you said, he was first designated and classified as a sexually violent predator and I watched him
when that classification was made and that was after a hearing and testimony. I felt he was shocked. I felt he didn't believe it and was upset
to even be associated with that name.
And then it went into the sentencing and the judge very, very, step by step, talked about this serious sexual offense that involved planning and
getting pills together and taking them and having Andrea Constand take those pills, rendering her unconscious and then sexually assaulting her.
And he pronounced the sentence three to 10 years, meaning that Bill Cosby will have to be behind bars for three years. Then he gets his first chance
before the parole board. But before there could be any audible gasps in the courtroom or anything, from the accusers and the prosecution side, the
defense absolutely stood up and said, "Your honor, we believe there was a tampered tape that was used in the trial, an audio tape. We are appealing
it and we want bail."
The judge denied it, but at that point, the accusers could have their moment.
[08:25:01] I spoke with Tamara Green, who was the second person after Andrea Constand to come out publicly. Here's what she told me about the
verdict.
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TAMARA GREEN, BILL COSBY ACCUSER: Today is the day that we've been waiting for. Today is the day when we got to -- I got to witness the fact that Bill
Cosby was rendered helpless by being taken out of the courtroom by policemen, which is what he inflicted upon all of us, which was
helplessness.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
COREN: OK, we seem to be having some technical problems there, but we were listening to Jean Casarez tell us that Bill Cosby has been sentenced to
three to 10 years for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand.
Moving on now, Pope Francis says the Catholic Church is, "giving its our all in fighting sex abuse. He addressed the scandal on his way back to the
Vatican from the Baltics. While on the Papal plane, the pontiff referenced the report detailing sex abuse in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania saying it
showed a significant decrease in the number of priest who have abused minors.
Well, Delia Gallagher joins us now live from Rome. Delia, the pope, as you heard him, obviously acknowledge the church's monstrous abuse scandal, but
in the next breath, he said that church officials who tried to handle abusive priests years ago should not be judged by today's standards.
These are the same people who turned the blind eye, covered up for these pedophile priests. That sounds extremely tone deaf to me. What has been the
reaction to the pope's comments?
DELIA GALLAGHER, CNN VATICAN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Anna, I have to tell you that the press conference was about 55 minutes long and the pope really
avoided journalist questions on sex abuse by insisting that he speak for most of that time about his trip to the Baltics.
So when he finally got around to saying a few general comments on sex abuse, which as you mentioned, were primarily that even one case is
monstrous and that the Pennsylvania Grand Jury reports show that there had been a decrease in cases and that the Catholic Church was giving it "our
all."
You know, it wasn't really sufficient to the conversation that's happening today about what happened to those priest, what bishops covered up for
them, did the Vatican know about it and what is the process going forward? And those were some of the questions that journalist had hoped to be able
to ask the pope on the plane.
But as I say, he insisted on talking for most of the time about his trip to the Baltics. He did, however, referenced the Pennsylvania Grand Jury
report. Let's hear a little bit of what he had to say, Anna.
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POPE FRANCIS, LEADER OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH (through translation): We see that the first 70 years there were many priests who fell into this
corruption. Then, more recently, the numbers diminished because the church realized it had to fight in another way.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
GALLAGHER: And of course Anna, the point is that the pope is right to say that the statistics are showing that there are fewer reported cases now of
sex abuse. But it misses the larger question which is what has happened to those priests? Has there been a cover up? Who is being held responsible?
And that there has to be a reckoning in order for the pope and the Vatican to really say that they've got a handle on the problem and that they're
moving forward. And the larger point here is that he did not take the opportunity in an hour with journalists last night to answer those
questions, Anna
COREN: Yes, very difficult for journalists to do their job when the pope won't answer your questions. Delia Gallagher, great to see you. Thank you
for your reporting from Rome.
Coming up on "News Stream," U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to lead a U.N. Security Council meeting for the first time, just a day after laughter
erupts during his speech to world leaders.
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COREN: Welcome back. I'm Anna Coren in Hong Kong. You're watching "News Stream." These are your world headlines.
Comedian Bill Cosby was sentenced on Tuesday on three to 10 years jail time for drugging and sexual assaulting Andrea Constand at his home over a
decade ago. He was denied bail and led out of the courtroom in handcuffs. Cosby will begin serving his sentence at a prison in U.S. state of
Pennsylvania.
The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee is set to hold a hearing in the coming hours on the atrocities against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims. The
chairman says there is growing evidence of genocide among the population and those responsible will be held accountable. More than 700,000 Rohingya
has fled Myanmar in the past year.
Mourners gather in Vietnam's capital for a flag ceremony at the state funeral of the late Vietnamese president. State media said he died on
Friday at the age of 61 after a period of illness. Quang was appointed president in April 2016, serving alongside prime minister and de facto
Communist Party secretary.
U.S. President Donald Trump will chair meeting of the United Nations Security Council in the coming hours and he is poised to resume his attacks
on Iran. In his speech at U.N. on Tuesday, Mr. Trump accused leaders in Tehran of sowing chaos, death and destruction and (INAUDIBLE) wealth from
the Iranian people.
Let's bring in CNN's international diplomatic editor Nic Robertson. He joins us from New York. Nic, I guess no one was surprised by Trump's
sovereignty first message. Let's start with that.
NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC EDITOR: Not at all. In fact, I think, you know, we've talked a lot in the past 24 hours almost now about
the (INAUDIBLE) Present Trump agenda at the beginning of his speech when he began to talk about the great things that it done for the United States,
the great position it was in.
And I think the (INAUDIBLE) really came from that position, that this was kind of a line people were expecting from President Trump, but didn't
really expect him to deliver at the United Nations General Assembly and the sovereignty issue the same.
This is President Trump's stock position, if you will, on how he sees the United States position in the world, how he wants the United States to be
treated. He talked about, you know, United States' sovereignty should be respected.
Bur it also underlines and he made this very clear, it underlines his desire not to be drawn into any of the sort of international borders that
the United States has been instrumental over the years, helping create, build, endorse, and enforce. This is how he put his position on
sovereignty.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: We will never surrender America's sovereignty to an unelected, unaccountable global
bureaucracy. America is governed by Americans. We reject the ideology of globalism. And we embrace the doctrine of patriotism.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ROBERTSON: So he was rejecting things like the international criminal court, other international borders in the same way that the audience there
is well aware in the way that he has rejected the global climate change agreement. So, that was President Trump again, if you will, delivering, as
you say, for the audience there on what they were expecting to hear.
COREN: Nic, on issue of Iran, we later heard from Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, and he is (ph) taking the high ground in his address. And I
guess he has got the support of the European who want to establish this special purpose vehicles so that they can continue trading with Iran
despite U.S. sanctions.
[08:35:02] Talk us through that.
ROBERTSON: Sure. I mean, I think we can look at the speech of President Emmanuel Macron of France as well who was very emotional at the podium,
banging the podium at times, taking a position. Completely different to President Rouhani as he is very measured, very cautious speaker.
But coming to some of the similar conclusions to Emmanuel Macron that in President Trump's speech, there were overturns of what the sort of
messaging the world was hearing in the 1930s. He talked here about xenophobia and narcissism.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
HASSAN ROUHANI, PRESIDENT OF IRAN (through translator): It is unfortunate that we are witnessing rulers in the world who think they can secure their
interests better, for at least in the short-term ride public sentiments and gain popular support through the foment of extremists, nationalism and
racism, and through xenophobic tendencies resembling a Nazi disposition.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ROBERTSON: President Rouhani is expected to be at that Security Council meeting where President Trump will be chairing the issue of proliferation.
Both Rouhani and Trump are expected to give press conference later in the day.
COREN: Nic Robertson, as always, good to see you. Many thanks for that. Ahead on "News Stream," the electric scooter craze is rolling into many
cities across the U.S., but the joyride has not come without (INAUDIBLE).
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COREN: Motorized scooters for rent have become increasingly popular across cities in the U.S. They are convenient, accessible, and relatively cheap to
use. But there have been some serious accidents. Our Samuel Burke reports on a growing backlash to e-scooter craze.
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SAMUEL BURKE, CNN BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS CORRESPONDENT: The alarm is starting to sound on the e-scooter invasion. A two-wheeled collision at top
speed. Another scene, paramedics tending to the injured downed by an e- scooter.
Victor San Andres was riding last June in New York when he says his e- scooter brakes locked up.
VICTOR SAN ANDRES, E-SCOOTER CRASH VICTIM: So basically I went face first.
BURKE: And where did you land?
SAN ANDRES: On the ground. My face on the ground. It was terrible. I had like really bad lacerations on my face.
BURKE: He said the bystanders found him unconscious and helped him to few blocks to his house. Were you wearing a helmet?
SAN ANDRES: I was not wearing a helmet.
BURKE: Why not?
SAN ANDRES: Because I didn't think I was never going too fast.
BURKE: Doctors and lawyers are seeing crashes like this every day. Some are pushing back, accusing these scooter start-ups of putting profit over
rider safety.
FORD VOX, PHYSICIAN: We are seeing all sorts of particularly egregious acts since occurring due to these devices themselves not playing up,
holding up, brakes not working, wheels falling out, this very basic stuff.
BURKE: And e-scooter riders can be hard to spot on the road. Last month in Cleveland, a driver struck and killed a 21-year-old woman. The driver was
under the influence and charged with homicide.
VOX: I already have one patient who suffered a severe traumatic brain injury.
BURKE: While no official stats exist, some E.R.s say they are seeing an influx of e-scooter-related injuries. Cedars-Sinai Hospital in California
told us patients are regularly coming in now requiring urgent surgery.
[08:40:02] Because the devices are so new, insurance policies may not cover any resulting medical bills. In the past year, California-based Bird
has launched shareable e-scooters rented via smartphone apps in more than 40 cities worldwide and is now valued at an eye-popping $2 billion.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The goal of Bird is to reduce car traffice and trips. People have been trying to find ways to get Americans out of car for a long
time, and we think Bird can have a big impact.
BURKE: Bird says users should be 18 or older, follow local traffic laws, and should wear a helmet. Critics say riders routinely break those rules.
In a statement Bird told CNN, safety is our top priority. For those involved in any incidents with Bird scooters, we strongly recommend
reporting these to Bird so we can take necessary action on our platform.
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COREN: Samuel Burke, where is your helmet? Mindfulness is a lot more than just a wellness buzzword. When it is done with commitment, it can
effectively improve our emotional and physical well-being. Vipassana International Academy aims to do just that and much more.
CNN's Amara Walker takes us to one of India's leading retreats in our next "Destination India."
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AMARA WALKER, CNN ANCHOR: For some, wellness can be found without saying a word. Another spiritual discipline luring visitors from around the world to
India is called Vipassana. If that doesn't sound familiar, maybe its more modern incarnation will. Mindfulness, a global phenomenon that stands from
this 2500-year-old practice born in India.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (INAUDIBLE).
WALKER: Robbie Saksana (ph) runs a financial advisory firm in India. He also practices and teaches a craft at Vipassana, which requires those who
practice it to enter a still, silent state for an extended period of time.
Saksana (ph) says the best way to learn the skill is to surround yourself by it at specialized retreats like this one, the Dhamma Giri Vipassana
International Academy located north of Mumbai.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The biggest history of mankind which we don't need was that we don't react to things outside. Every contact from outside, there is
a physical sensation on the body, which the deeper mind cleans (INAUDIBLE). That's how the behaviour factor changes from the actions to positive
actions. Be natural. (INAUDIBLE) very positive emotions where there is balance.
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COREN: That is "News Stream." Thanks so much for your company. I'm Anna Coren. Don't go anywhere. "World Sport" with Amanda Davies is coming up
next here on CNN.
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