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World Headlines; China Opens World's Longest Sea Bridge; FBI Investigates Bomb Found in George Soros's Mailbox; Moon Ribas Can Detect Earthquakes Happening Anywhere on the Planet, Thanks to Implants on Her Feet; Yas Island Hosts Adrenaline Fueled Racing Experience; Erdogan Says Khashoggi Murder is Premeditated; Davos in the Desert Investment Summit Opens Up In Riyadh; John Bolton to Meet with Vladimir Putin; Trump Claims Migrant Caravans has Criminals and Terrorists; Mexico's Pacific Coast Bracing for Hurricane Willa. Aired 8-9a ET
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KRISTIE LU STOUT, CNN ANCHOR: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong and welcome to "News Stream."
A ferocious murder. Turkish president says Saudi Arabia intentionally killed journalist, Jamal Khashoggi in the Istanbul consulate and he wants
suspects tried in Turkey.
Shaky Russia-US relations. The U.S. National Security Advisor meets Russia's defense minister after threats of withdrawing from an arms control
agreement.
And bridge over troubled waters. China's president opens the world's longest sea-crossing bridge, which critics see as extending Beijing's
control over Hong Kong.
Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, says journalist, Jamal Khashoggi's death was a result of a meticulously planned murder. In the highly
anticipated speech before parliament, Mr. Erdogan laid out the timeline of Khashoggi's death at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul three weeks ago today.
He flat out denied Saudi Arabia's explanation of what happened and he said the investigation isn't going away until all questions are answered.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, PRESIDENT, TURKEY (through translator): Even when the murder was clearly committed, why were there many conflicting
announcements made and why was the body of the person who has been murdered still not been found. If the body has been given to someone collaborating
with the incidence, this is what the official announcement is and I'm asking this question. Who is this local collaborator who has taken
possession of his body?
(END VIDEO CLIP)
LU STOUT: But the Turkish president didn't say if the Saudi crown prince authorized Khashoggi's murder. We're covering every angle of this
investigation. John Defterios joins us in a moment for the international follow and also reaction in Riyadh. But first to chief international
correspondent, Clarissa Ward, live for us from Istanbul.
And Clarissa, Erdogan, he had promise the naked truth. Ultimately, he delivered the timeline of the day of the killing. What were the new details
that got your attention?
CLARISSA WARD, CNN CHIEF INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, Kristie, I think there were really two nuggets kind of buried in larger speech that we
haven't heard before that seemed to be a significant development in the investigation.
Number one, he described a team from the consulate as going to the forest outside of Istanbul, Belgrad and Yalova forest, and carrying out some kind
of a reconnaissance mission on the day before Jamal Khashoggi disappeared.
This is significant because we haven't heard anything like this before and because we know there has been a fair amount of activity in those forests
as Turkish authorities have been looking for the remains of Jamal Khashoggi.
The second thing he mentioned was, I think, significant is that he was saying essentially the cameras inside the consulate behind me that they had
been disconnected from the hard drive. This is interesting because you may remember at the very beginning after Khashoggi's disappearance the Saudis
continue to say that they -- that he has left the consulate unharmed, but that they couldn't release videos of that because their cameras were
malfunctioning and hadn't been recording that day.
Well, we know now that it wasn't really a malfunction. They weren't recording because they had been deliberately, according to the Turkish
president, disconnected from the hard drive. That would also explain why it was that the Saudis did not release footage of the story we're reporting on
yesterday, which was the body double, who they had sent out of the consulate from the back exit to pose as Jamal Khashoggi to cover up his
killing presumably.
So, these are the two most significant pieces of information that I think came out of the speech. But I also think you really heard President Erdogan
there delivering quite an emphatic and at times fiery broad side (ph) to the Saudi authorities with the acceptance of the king, who he takes (ph)
him to say he had no doubt about the king's sincerity. But he said he wants to see answers. He listed or played the sound of him asking those
questions.
The most interesting of which, I think, was the last one, who is this local collaborator, and therefore, where is the body. Still no sign the Turkish
authorities are any closer to knowing where that body is, Kristie.
LU STOUT: In that speech, the Turkish president also said the 15 plus Saudi suspects should be tried in Turkey. Will Turkey have jurisdiction in
this case?
[08:04:55] WARD: Well, this was also very interesting and unexpected. It was interesting that there was a large round of applause from the
parliament as they listen to him when he suggested that, yes, indeed, these 15 Saudi operatives should face trial here in Turkey because the crime was
committed here in the Turkish Republic.
He also mentioned that there needed to be a kind of drilling down on the sort of legal diplomatic aspect of this with regard to Vienna and the whole
issue of whether diplomatic immunity applies because the crime is committed in the consulate. But if it wasn't state order, then is it still protected
by diplomatic immunity.
And I think this was really Erdogan's kind of handling the ball or passing the ball over to the Saudis, really giving them an opportunity to
emphatically come back with a clear coherent narrative of what happened and a clear coherent narrative of what will happen to these 15 Saudi nationals
who have been detained. We don't know any details about where they're being held, what they may be charged with. There is a lot of pressure now,
Kristie, on Saudi Arabia to respond in a believable way essentially, Kristie.
LU STOUT: Clarissa Ward reporting live for us from Istanbul. Thank you. Now, meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's so-called Davos in the Desert, the
investment conference, is underway in Riyadh. It is usually one of the most people call it hot ticket in town. That was until what happened to Jamal
Khashoggi, his disappearance and ultimately his confirmed murder, prompting a wrap (ph) of top global companies and leaders to pull out of that
conference.
CNN's John Defterios joins us now from the site of that conference in the Saudi capital. And John, we give this some clash of events today in Riyadh
and in Ankara. How much attention did Erdogan's speech get there at this investment conference in Saudi Arabia?
JOHN DEFTERIOS, CNN EMERGING MARKET EDITOR: Well, there's a number of geopolitical cross occurrence have played, Kristie, no doubt about that.
And I think the number on the list has to be the speech by President Erdogan. I talked to a number of senior corporate Saudis and players from
this region if they were listening very carefully to see if there is something really forceful coming out that puts in particular Mohammad bin
Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, on the spot.
That did not emerge, but it's selling some doubts here for the Investment Summit 2018, no question about it. This is almost like a shadow of what it
was last year with the crown prince rolled out his major 2030 vision that came in with about 4,000 players and representatives from Wall Street and
Silicon Valley. They are absent. They made a public statement not to come. And it's almost been a tilt to the east.
We see Russian players here, Chinese players, Pakistani, Imran Khan, the prime minister of Pakistan, a big show of force from the Gulf States here
in the Middle East, particularly the prime minister of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid. King Abdullah of Jordan is going to be coming later
this afternoon after the lunch break as well.
And I asked one of the Russian investors, a big sovereign (ph) fund opened up this event, how this is impacting their decisions to play in Saudi
Arabia and what happens after the investigation is done. Let's take a listen.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
KIRILL DMITRIEV, CEO, RUSSIAN DIRECT INVESTMENT FUND: I believe Mohammed bin Salman is pretty much the only person that can at this point drive
transformation of Saudi Arabia forward and he needs to be supported and innocent until proven guilty.
DEFTERIOS: Let's go a little bit deeper here. What if he is linked to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi? What if he is tied to it? Do you still hold the
same position?
DMITRIEV: Well, investigation is (inaudible) so far. There are still remaining crazy rumors, completely substantiate (ph) them. And what is
surprising, the important policy makers of the U.S. are making decisions and makes statements before the investigation is complete, before facts are
know (ph).
(END VIDEO CLIP)
DEFTERIOS: Innocent before proven guilty, that's Kirill Dmitriev speaking of the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman. He says this doesn't reach to him
why is the U.S. jumping to conclusions. I think we have to be very frank here though Russia and China are not going to put human rights at the top
of their list here and that's why they are willing to come in on business terms and nothing else, Kristie.
LU STOUT: And how were other companies there? When you talk to business leaders who decided to go there and attend this conference, how are they
reconciling their business interest with the killing and investigation to the killing of Jamal Khashoggi?
DEFTERIOS: Great question. Patrick Pouyanne is probably the biggest one in terms of the weight of the company and also him as a feature as a person.
And I grabbed him in the hallway as he was going out of his session and he said, "Why wouldn't I be here, John? I had nearly $9 billion deal with
Saudi Aramco. They're our partners. We're involved in Saudi Arabia. We'll remain involved in Saudi Arabia."
But his leader, President Macron, was part of that statement that was very forceful over the weekend with severe condemnation for what's transpiring
and the lack of transparency here in Saudi Arabia. But the CEO of Schlumberger, a big oil services company, Halliburton (ph) was here on the
ground. A major investment bank, Moelis & Company, you know, for 10 years, they remain but they're in the minority right now.
[08:10:03] But there are some hypocrisy taking place or even Steve Mnuchin who said he wasn't come in to this investment summit, but he was here in
Riyadh last night and meeting with the crown prince. He said they wanted to keep the dialogue open. So, the Trump administration is putting a business
priority here on contracts and job numbers that they've inflated, but the reality is they don't want to break the business ties even though it's not
popular back home in the United States.
LU STOUT: John Defterios reporting live from Riyadh, thank you. Now, in just a few hours, the U.S. National Security Advisor, John Bolton, will be
coming face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It is happening under this heightened tension after President Trump announced that the U.S.
is pulling of a decades-old nuclear treaty with Russia.
Now, Bolton tells CNN Russia understands why the U.S. is withdrawing. And Russia's defense minister, who met with Bolton earlier, says that there
were still areas where the two countries can work together.
Our senior international correspondent, Matthew Chance, is in Moscow. And Matthew, when Bolton meets Putin, will he attempt to explain why the U.S.
wants to pull out of the treaty or are we past that now?
MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: No. I think we're still at that stage. I mean, certainly, John Bolton, national security
advisor of the United States, has been doing just that with the various other officials he has been meeting. This is a -- well, it's taking place
within the next few hours of the meeting with Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, in which I supposed he will pass on that formal reason why the
United States has decided that it wants to leave the INF treaty, the Intermediate Range Nuclear Missile Treaty.
And you know, of course, there is a start (ph) already well known. First of all, the United States believes that the Russians have violated the treaty.
They believe that they've not only developed and tested but also deployed a cruise missile of intermediate range -- medium range which would -- which
would violate the treaty. And that's the formal reason they're giving for pulling out of it at this point.
But there are also concerns in the United States by the fact that China is not covered by the treaty. It's just Russia or the United States, the
legacy of the cold war, of course. But China has left to its own devices and is able to develop and have a missile it wants, who has a good many
missiles according to the INF category, if you like.
Indeed, that's something that the Russians have themselves in the past expressed concern. Back in 2007, Vladimir Putin gave a keynote speech to
the Munich Security Conference in which he criticized the INF saying it needed to be internationalized because it just covered the United States
and Russia and allowed other countries like China to develop whatever missiles they like. It's been a sort of point of concern for the Russian
for some years. They have some sympathy for the U.S. point of view in that regard.
Also, I think there has been a hawkish element in Russia and Vladimir Putin is included in this but wants to see an end for this treaty anyway because
it means that Russia will be able to more effectively, more cheaply deploy its intermediate range missiles on the backs of trucks, for instance,
instead of on the backs of ships, which is more expensive.
LU STOUT: Matthew Chance live for us in Moscow, thank you. You're watching "News Stream." And still to come right here on the program, fact free and
full of fear, President Trump is rallying his base before the U.S. midterm elections. And Mr. Trump is still confused by claiming without evidence
that many in the migrant caravan moving towards the US-Mexico border are criminals or possible terrorist. What they want the president to know,
coming up.
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LU STOUT: All right. Live from Hong Kong, welcome back. This is "News Stream." With just two weeks until the U.S. midterm elections, President
Donald Trump is returning to one of his tried and sure strategy to get the vote, fear. Abby Phillip has more.
Mr. Trump is using scare tactics and falsehoods to help Republicans keep control of Congress.
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DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: The Democrats have launched the assault on the sovereignty of our country, the security of our
nation and the safety of every single American.
ABBY PHILLIP, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: President Trump ramping up his anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of the midterm elections, again,
targeting thousands of Central American migrants who may be seeking asylum in the United States to try to drum up support for Texas Republican
senator, Ted Cruz.
TRUMP: People are seeing how bad it is, how pathetic it is. That is an assault on our country. That's an assault. And in that caravan, you have
some very bad people.
PHILLIP: The migrants are more than 1,000 miles from America's border with Mexico and the individuals who have spoken to CNN, largely women and
children, say they are fleeing violence and poverty in their home countries.
The president claiming without proof that Middle Easterners are in the caravan, a message he doubled down on later in the day.
TRUMP: Take your camera, go into the middle, and search. You're going to find MS-13. You're going to find Middle Eastern. You're going to find
everything.
PHILLIP: But a senior terrorism official rejects the president's suggestion, telling CNN, "While we acknowledge there are vulnerabilities at
both our Northern and Southern border, we do not see any evidence that ISIS or other Sunni terrorist groups are trying to infiltrate the southern U.S.
border.
White House Press Secretary, Sarah Sanders, insists that the administration does have evidence of the president's claim.
SARAH SANDERS, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY: Absolutely. We have -- and we know that this is a continuing problem.
PHILLIP: But sales back up Trump's assertion with facts. President Trump also spreading a deep on claim about undocumented immigrants voting
illegally.
TRUMP: I guess so many people voting illegally in this country. It's a disgrace.
PHILLIP: The Washington Post found that there were only four documented cases of voter fraud in the 2016 election. The president declaring that the
U.S. will begin cutting off or substantially reducing aide to three Central American nations because they haven't stopped the migrants.
TRUMP: We give them hundreds of millions of dollars. They do nothing for us.
PHILLIP: A scenario that would likely worsen the conditions migrants are fleeing. President Trump also repeatedly touting a new tax cut.
TRUMP: We're going to be putting in a 10 percent tax cut for middle income families.
PHILLIP: The proposal surprising congressional leaders when the president first mentioned the idea over the weekend. A senior GOP congressional
source tells CNN there is no serious plan for a middle class tax cut.
And these additional tax cuts that President Trump is pushing on the campaign trail come at a time when Republicans are really coming under
scrutiny for soaring deficits. They've reached a six-year high of $779 billion. But it also should be noted that Congress is not in session before
the midterm elections. So, the chances of this tax cut bill actually passing through Congress is slim to none.
Meanwhile, President Trump is hitting the campaign trail again today and tomorrow, Kristie.
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LU STOUT: Abby Phillip there, thank you. Now, despite U.S. President Trump's criticism and threats, most of those in the migrant caravan are
still determined to reach the US-Mexico border, not knowing what awaits them once they arrive.
On Monday, the group left Tapachula, Mexico for the town of Huixtla that's about 34 kilometers to the northwest, but we're now learning according to
Honduras' presidential office that about 300 migrants have returned. Most of the migrants are from Honduras. They're fleeing extreme poverty and
violence there. The group treks through Guatemala before reaching Mexico on Friday.
Bill Weir is following the caravan and he joins us now. And Bill, you've been tracking them, the long difficult journey. The Honduran government is
reporting a few hundreds of them are -- have headed back. But the rest of them, are they still determined to go all the way and to reach the border?
[08:20:10] BILL WEIR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Oh, absolutely, Kristie. And you got to understand while President Trump is creating imaginary fear many
miles north of here, these people are running from real fear, not only from gangs but from their own government. Violence, crackdowns on the centers
after the hotly contested elections in Honduras was the motivator for a lot of these people moving.
So, while the argument rages in the United States about who these people are, they're just keeping their heads down and prayers in their hearts and
they just keep walking north.
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WEIR: Another day on the caravan road, another 25 hard miles under a merciless Mexican sun. Another meal out of the back of a kind stranger's
trunk. And for the lucky ones, another ride in a kind stranger's truck. Packed so tight, the tires nearly popped.
On Monday, another man fell to his death on a ride like this, the second confirmed fatality. But as pregnant women begin to wilt in the heat, many
worry they won't be the last.
And yet, as thousands of families try to keep the faith on a full blown humanitarian crisis moves north, there came another round of insults and
threats from the president of the United States.
President Trump things that you were an invading band of criminals, possibly terrorist, and is threatening to use soldiers to keep you out or
separate families. What would you say to him?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): We are honorable people. We are workers. Would you call a group of kids terrorists, a group of women who
need help? We're asking for his support. But of course, we know he has no conscience. He is crazy.
Paolo is a volunteer with an organization called Pueblo Sin Fronteras or Towns Without Borders, formed to help protect migrants and now a target of
conspiracy fears who refused to believe that this caravan is fueled only by desperation.
There are some who believed that you are being organized for political reasons or being paid to do this?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): There's a lot of people. So, there could be some with bad intentions. But if you look around, there are
lots of mothers with young kids. Why would they want to come here if they weren't so desperate?
WEIR: President Trump also tweeted that U.S. will now be cutting off or substantially reducing the foreign aid given to Guatemala, Honduras, and El
Salvador. Those three countries are scheduled to receive less than $200 million next year. And for comparison, country like Egypt gets about six
times that amount. But immigration informer (ph) say every little bit helps for these really poor countries and cutting them off only makes this
problem that much worse.
So, how far will you go today? Jose is a taxi driver from Honduras where things were so bad he couldn't afford gasoline to fill his cab. And he has
heard of the president's tweets. He is using the pictures of the big caravan and saying that's a mob of criminals. And there's even Middle
Eastern possible terrorist in there.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): I don't understand why he is saying that, he says. We're not terrorists. Our country is very violent
where the people are pool people.
WEIR: Do you have children, ninos, ninas?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): That's what hurts me the most is I have three kids and I had to leave them behind because there's no job.
WEIR: When do you think you'll see them again?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): I don't know, he says. It's up to God.
WEIR: It's OK. Gracias. Gracias.
And so, for the 12th day, they walk through jungles and towards deserts with little more than faith and hope and each other.
So, here in the town of Huixtla, about 80 kilometers inside Mexico, of course, the caravan waking up, cleaning up after themselves there, but they
will stay here today, Kristie, to honor the dead, to honor the man who lost his life yesterday, and then say they will be back on the road before dawn
tomorrow.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
LU STOUT: Wow, Bill. You've been giving us such a beautiful and vivid portrait of this migrant caravan undeterred. They're on the move. They're
moving north. Bill Weir reporting live for us. Thank you so much. Take care.
[08:25:04] And meanwhile, on Mexico's Pacific Coast, residents there, they're preparing for Hurricane Willa, a dangerous category four storm and
it's expected to slam the region later today. A storm surge accompanied by large and destructive waves is in the forecast along with severe rainfall,
all creating the potential for life threatening landslides as well flash flooding.
CNN's Gustavo Valdes is following the storm from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. And Gustavo, how are residents bracing for the arrival of this dangerous
storm?
GUSTAVO VALDES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello. The authorities have just raised the alert level from yellow to orange. That has triggered mandatory
evacuations on the three zones in Puerto Vallarta, about 30 minutes from where we are. We are in an area that is protected by a cove, protected by
the mountains. So, we are not seeing that intense surge or rain that is expected.
Right now, this is what they're literally saying the calm before the heavy storm that they expect will begin in about two or three hours. Willa is a
storm that is expected to be a three-punch storm, first, the surge; second, the wind; and third, the rain that could cause floods.
And also, this is an area prone to landslides. This is a large area of mountains. It stretches along the pacific coast of Mexico. It's an area
where landslides are common. The authorities are warning that the ground is saturated by previous storms. So, the level of concern is very high and the
residents are taking Willa very seriously.
LU STOUT: Yes. This will be a dangerous storm when it strikes. Gustavo Valdes reporting live for us. Thank you so much and please do take care.
You are watching "News Stream." And still to come, $20 billion and nine years later, the president of China has officially opened the world's
longest sea bridge. We got details on this engineering marvel that is also causing controversy.
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LU STOUT: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong. You're watching "News Stream" and these are your world headlines.
Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is rejecting Saudi Arabia's explanation about Jamal Khashoggi died. Addressing the Turkish parliament
earlier, the president said that the journalist was a victim of a brutal premeditated murder. He said the investigation is not going away until all
questions are answered and brought up the question of who has jurisdiction over the case.
[08:30:00]
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, PRESIDENT OF TURKEY (through translator): I will take this opportunity to make call. I'm calling on the king of Saudi Arabia
and the highest level of the Saudi administration. The incident has occurred in Istanbul. This team of 15 people should be tried in Istanbul.
This is my proposition.
They will decide on this but this is my proposition and my request because this is the place where the incident took place and for that reason, it is
important.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
LU STOUT: Now, the U.S. National Security advisor claims Russia understands why the U.S. is pulling of a decades-old nuclear treaty with
Moscow. John Bolton made those comments hours before he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin. U.S. President Trump's decision is expected to be
a focus of this meeting.
Thousands of migrants continue to make their way through Mexico toward the United States. President Trump claims without proof that criminals and
Middle Easterners are in the group. He is also blaming Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador for failing to stop the migrants from trying to reach the
U.S. and threatening to cut U.S. foreign aid to those countries.
Facebook is losing yet another founder of one of its billion-dollar acquisitions. Brendan Iribe who co-founded the VR headset maker Oculus says
in a Facebook post that he is moving on. Facebook bought Oculus for $3 billion in 2014. All the founders of Facebook's three biggest acquisitions
to date, Instagram, WhatsApp, and now Oculus have now parted ways with the social networking firm.
China opened the world's longest sea bridge on Tuesday linking Hong Kong and Macau to mainland China. It is an engineering feat that connects
China's very own. They call it Bay Area. But, it is not without controversy. Most supporters say it save hours of commutes. Critics fear it
is a way for Beijing to tighten its grip over semi-autonomous Hong Kong. Will Ripley has more.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
WILL RIPLEY, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: China rarely does anything small but even by Beijing standards, this is big. So big Chinese President
Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony. This massive 55-kilometer, 34- mile bridge is the longest sea crossing ever connecting two Chinese territories, Hong Kong and Macau, to the mainland city of Zhuhai, cutting
travel time from three hours to 30 minutes.
It has two artificial islands, an undersea tunnel, and four and a half times more steel than San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, a wonder of
engineering and a key part of China's plan for a greater bay area making 11 cities and 68 million people. A big plan drawing big criticism.
CLAUDIA MO, POLITICIAN, HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL: The regular (INAUDIBLE) in Hong Kong can use this bridge. It is not allowed
(INAUDIBLE).
RIPLEY: Hong Kong lawmaker Claudia Mo sees the bridge as yet another way for authoritarian China to tighten its grip on semi-independent Hong Kong,
similar to the high-speed rail link to Guangzhou that opened last month called the "trojan train" by some.
MO: They are trying to flex their muscles, telling Hong Kong people to behave especially after the Umbrella Movement. They think Hong Kong has
become very unruly, very disobedient and very ungrateful, ultimately that we need to be taught a lesson.
RIPLEY: An expensive lesson at that, she says. Hong Kong paid nearly half of the $20 billion to build the bridge, a staggering sum given the city's
widespread poverty and crippling housing shortage.
The bridge took nine years and cost seven construction workers their lives. Conservationists fear it can also kill off the endangered Chinese white
dolphin.
Like it or not, this bridge is here to stay, built to withstand earthquakes, super typhoons and cargo ship collisions, a symbol of China's
determination to push forward with its own agenda, no matter what the critics say.
Will Ripley, CNN, Hong Kong.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
LU STOUT: Now, the FBI is investigating after a pipe bomb was found near the home of billionaire investor George Soros. A police in Bedford, New
York City got a call reporting a suspicious package found inside a mailbox.
An employee opened the package, saw the device, and placed it in a wooded area. It did not detonate and was later rendered safe. The case has been
handed over to the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force.
You're watching "News Stream." Still to come, we are going to hear from an artist who is able to feel the vibrations from earthquakes anywhere in the
world through her feet. Find out more after the break.
[08:35:00] (COMMERCIAL BREAK)
LU STOUT: Another sparkling night here in Hong Kong, coming to you live, you're watching "News Stream." Now, imagine this. Imagine being able to
feel vibrations to your body whenever there was a seismic event, an earthquake anywhere in the world.
Now, one Spanish artist knows exactly what's it like to have what she calls a seismic sense, and she is the subject of the first film in the new series
of "Smart Creativity." Take a look.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
MOON RIBAS, CYBORG DANCER: There are many things that happen around us that we cannot perceive. So if you have technology, you can reveal this
reality and get the deeper experience of the planet.
I'm a cyborg. I have a couple of implants on my feet that are connected to all my seismographs. Every time there is an earthquake anywhere in the
planet, I feel the vibration in my body.
I think the problem with being cyborg artist is that artwork happens inside the artist. So in order to share what I feel, like extend the artwork, I'm
going to dance and go around. I want to experience movement in a different way.
Whenever there is an earthquake, I move according to intensity of the earthquake. It needs to be like a duet between the earth and myself. Artist
(ph) actually that grow out of the piece. I am just updating the data that she needs.
I have different projects. One of them was likely to detect the speed of the people walking in front of me. To do this, I had some earrings that
when someone was walking from right to left, I would elevation of my right ear and then on my left ear. Depending on interval of each vibration, I
will know the speed of the people walking in front of me.
I realized that people in London, they move very, very fast. Also Stockholm, they walk very fast. And the slowest capital city I have been
was the Vatican City. So like a movement dictionary.
Now that I have been feeling the earth in my ears, I realized that actually I wanted to go to space. So my next project is to feel the seismic activity
of the moon. This will actually allow me to be physically on earth but having my feet on the moon.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
LU STOUT: Wow, incredible artistic innovation there. We saw it. If only we could feel it for ourselves. Now, Abu Dhabi is set to host the Formula
One's final in November, but for the rest of the year, the Yas Marina Circuit becomes a playground for general (ph) junkies who are pretty eager
for an adventure of a lifetime.
Formula 4 racing driver Amna Al Qubaisi takes CNN behind the wheel for this driving experiences that's pretty close to the real thing. Here is
"Destination Abu Dhabi."
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE (voice-over): This is the Yas Marina Circuit, a state-of- the-art racing track. Once a year, it plays host to Formula One. For the rest of the year, it is open to everyone who wants an adrenaline fueled
experience of a lifetime.
[08:40:02] (INAUDIBLE) to show us around is Formula 4 racing driver Amna Al Qubaisi.
AMNA AL QUBAISI, EMIRATI FEMALE RACING DRIVER: The feet always -- the feet is like is the best experience ever. Yes, I am an internal (ph) junkie.
(LAUGHTER)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE (voice-over): The Yas Marina Circuit offers racing experiences as close as you can get as the real thing.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hi! I'm Nadia.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hi, Nadia.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Welcome to Yas Marina Circuit. Are you ready for an experience of a lifetime?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yeah, let's go.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: All right, let's go.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE (voice-over): Nadia is Amna's instructor and will be with us throughout the experience.
Before Amna gets behind the wheel, the safety briefing.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Good evening, everyone. First, welcome to Yas Marina Circuit. My name is Axel. I'm one of the instructors.
QUIBAISI: The people here in Yas Marina, the staff, they're very helpful. They're very welcoming and very encouraging. When you want to take part in
motor sports, they're always here to encourage you and to help you improve.
You get to drive on a track which has everything. Everything you see on TV, on Formula races. It's on a whole new level of racing.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Any question from anyone? Pretty clear?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (voice-over): Finally, it is time to hit the track.
QUIBAISI: My driver here is Daniel Ricardo. I try to follow his footsteps, where he is braking, so it's really cool to know that I'm driving on a
circuit where an F1 driver used to drive.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yup, that's fine, don't go up so much, break.
QUIBAISI: I feel very nostalgic when I drive. I go past the corner and I look at the sands, and I'm like, wow, this is what F1 driver really feels.
The Yas Marina has been considered as one of the best circuits in the world, so it has the best corners, it has fast corners, slow corners, all
the corners you need in basic track. I've driven many tracks. Until now, Yas Marina is still my favorite track. It is something you should try. I'm
100 percent sure you will love it.
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LU STOUT: Wow, that's a pretty hardcore experience. I don't think I would be able to make it past the safety briefing. That is "News Stream." I'm
Kristie Lu Stout, but don't go anywhere though, we got "World Sport" with Rhiannon Jones coming up next.
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