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U.K. Lawmakers Fail To Find An Alternative Brexit Plan; U.S. President Donald Trump Stands By His Threats To Shut The Border With Mexico As Customs Officials Are Pushed To A Breaking Point; Boeing Says It Will Submit To Proposed Software Upgrades To Its Grounded 737 MAX Jets In The Coming Weeks. Aired: 8-9a ET
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JOHN BERCOW, SPEAKER, HOUSE OF COMMONS: So the no's have it.
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KRISTIE LU STOUT, HOST, NEWS STREAM (voice over): A bruising defeat, yet again.
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BERCOW: So the no's have it. Order. Order. Order.
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LU STOUT (voice over): U.K. lawmakers fail to find an alternative Brexit plan.
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MICHEL BARNIER, E.U. CHIEF BREXIT NEGOTIATOR: This agreement, this treaty is and will be the only one.
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LU STOUT (voice over): Border crisis.
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DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We are not letting them in our country.
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LU STOUT: U.S. President Donald Trump stands by his threats to shut the border with Mexico as Customs officials are pushed to a breaking point.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is not fabricated. The problem is real.
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LU STOUT (voice over): An upgrade delay.
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MAX FOSTER, ANCHOR, CNN: Boeing says it will submit to proposed software upgrades to its grounded 737 MAX jets in the coming weeks.
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LU STOUT (voice over): As we wait for a preliminary report into that fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash.
LU STOUT (on camera): I'm Kristi Lu Stout in Hong Kong and welcome to "News Stream." No compromise, no plan and still no deal. The U.K. has
just days to avoid crashing outs of the European Union with huge disruption to its economy and standing on the world stage.
Now, Prime Minister Theresa May has spent the last few hours locked in discussions with her Cabinet to figure out a way forward, but the clock is
ticking. The E.U.'s Chief negotiator, Michel Barnier gave this warning about the Brexit stalemate.
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BARNIER: No deal was never our design nor intended scenario. No deal was never my design or intended scenario, but the E.U. 27 is now prepared. It
becomes day after day more likely.
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LU STOUT: And that warning comes after British lawmakers said, no, no, no and no again to alternatives to the Prime Minister's deal with the E.U. on
Monday. Now, we have got all sides covered. CNN's Erin McLaughlin is at E.U. headquarters in Brussels. But we begin with Nic Robertson outside 10
Downing Street, and Nic, right now, Theresa May is hosting this Cabinet crunch meeting but with her party so divided, what can they do?
NIC ROBERTSON, INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC EDITOR, CNN: Well, she has a couple of options here. That is given, if you will, to the Eurosceptic
wing of her party, which is in some ways, pushing it towards a no deal exit, the other option for her would be to lean towards those who are
saying that they're going to need a long extension to negotiate Brexit with the European Union and head towards a softer Brexit potentially using
something like a Customs Union -- a Customs Union to sort of augment what Theresa May already has in terms of withdrawal agreement with the European
Union.
We have heard from Michel Barnier this morning before the Cabinet meeting got underway saying that the withdrawal agreement is the only way forward.
There is a possibility Theresa May could call a snap election, although the figures for that are not in the Conservative Party's favor at the moment.
There's also the possibility that she will be boxed in, if you will, or have her horizon options limited by Parliament tomorrow, a motion that will
likely be put before Parliament tomorrow would be to close down the possibility of a no deal exit to essentially ask and force Theresa May, MPs
would force Theresa May to look for a long extension with the European Union.
But what can she actually get consensus for in her Cabinet, it really isn't clear. It is very divided, 200 of her MPs yesterday signed a letter
calling for her to go with a no deal option. Her Cabinet seems to have perhaps more ministers in it who would prefer that no deal option than the
softer option. It really isn't clear. But what is clear is it really is becoming crunch time because time is literally running out. Brexit is in
10 days' time.
LU STOUT: Yes, what is clear is it is crunch time. Time is running out. Erin, no compromise, only deadlock in the U.K. and the reaction there in
Brussels?
ERIN MCLAUGHLIN, CORRESPONDENT, CNN: You know, Kristie, I am drawn to something that an E.U. diplomat told me yesterday before last night's
indicative votes. He said that at this point, expectations are so low for this process that the U.K. can only exceed them.
And last night, it's fair to say that the U.K. lived up to those expectations, this indecisive, the lack of clarity persists. We heard from
Michel Barnier, the chief Brexit negotiator earlier today reiterate the standard E.U. position.
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MCLAUGHLIN: That the only way to achieve an orderly Brexit is to pass the deal on the table. Absent that, options are limited. Take a listen.
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BARNIER: If the U.K. Parliament does not vote in favor of the withdrawal agreement in the coming days, only two options would remain -- leaving
without an agreement or requesting a longer extension of Article 50, period. It would be the responsibility -- it would be the responsibility
of the U.K. government to choose between these two options.
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MCLAUGHLIN: And diplomats tell me that should the U.K. request a long extension at the extraordinary Summit, which is next week, they're telling
me that moods are souring towards that option here in Brussels in different camps. The question being, an extension being to what? E.U. diplomats and
officials are simply scratching their heads wondering what will come out of this process, what Theresa May and her government will ultimately decide to
do and they'll be weighing that against the E.U.'s interests potentially next week.
LU STOUT: Yes, the options seem to be so limited. Let's go back to Nic at 10 Downing Streets. We know MPs will have another go on Wednesday. Is
there going be another vote? Another fourth vote for Theresa May's Brexit plan and how could that play out?
ROBERTSON: This is something that is undoubtedly under discussion inside the Cabinet meeting right now. Can she get consensus for it? But we've
also heard indications from the Speaker's office that perhaps, as he has said before, you cannot bring the same withdrawal agreement forward if
there are no changes to it. There have been three votes, 230 against 149 against 58 against -- and the notion that perhaps enough MPs would have
changed their minds since last Friday, it seems I think to beg credibility.
But, again, the question is whether the Speaker would allow it to happen and whether that's an option that Theresa May can get consensus for from
her Cabinet inside that meeting right now -- Kristie.
LU STOUT: And as of now, the April 12th deadline is looming and at the moment, we've got nothing. Nic Robertson reporting live from 10 Downing
Street, Erin McLaughlin live from Brussels. Thank you to you, both.
Now, to Washington, where the road ahead there seems just as murky. No one seems to know whether the U.S. President will actually follow through with
his threat to close the southern border with Mexico. Even the White House admits it's anyone's guess. Donald Trump vowed to act this week if Mexico
refuses to step up and stop all illegal immigration.
But one senior adviser says that the President still has not decided what he's going to do, it just depends, quote, "How the week goes." Meanwhile,
a growing number of migrant families are surrendering to U.S. border agents in the Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Customs officials there say that they are doing their best in a bad situation.
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RAUL ORTIZ, DEPUTY CHIEF PATROL AGENT, U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION: We're doing everything we can in our power to ensure that they're safe,
that's all. We want to let them know that they're safe now.
I'm a father. I'm a grandfather. Somebody needs to do something about this. This goes on each and every day. Our officers are dealing with this
each and every day.
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LU STOUT: Our CNN's Patrick Oppmann is in Mexico City, but first, let's go to Martin Savidge in the border town of Brownsville, Texas, and Martin, a
Federal problem has turned into a community ordeal for the people there. Tell us how.
MARTIN SAVIDGE, CORRESPONDENT, CNN: Well, I mean, it's interesting, Kristie, that of course, all of this, the threats being made by President
Trump to shut down the border are based upon his concerns over what he perceives as this high number of illegal migrants that are coming across
the border.
However, those who live in border towns say, look, if you close the border beyond the massive economic turmoil you're going to create, it's only going
the add to the problem of illegal immigration. Mainly because there are so many people who everyday legally cross that border and coming in to the
United States.
We're talking about for school, we're talking about to go to medical procedures. We're talking about to go to work, and they're simply not
going to stop doing all of that if the border were to shut down.
So you would have to assume many of them would try to cross the border and if it is closed that would be illegal. It only adds to the already big
problem you have of illegal migration taking place.
But then, let's talk about the financial impact, $1.7 billion worth of trade comes across this border every single day. Half a million people
like we've already said cross this border. If you start looking at the impact on the U.S. manufacturing sector alone, these industries -- auto
parts, televisions, computers, medical devices, clothing and apparel -- then move to on to agriculture -- avocados, tomatoes, strawberries, grapes,
mangoes.
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SAVIDGE: Forty five percent of the produce in this country comes across that border. It would all come to a screeching halt and the impact would
be absolutely immediate on the economy. Here's the mayor of Brownsville.
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MAYOR TONY MARTINEZ, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS: How do we solve this problem? Otherwise you're going to have, you know, rising car prices; you're going
to have rising food prices. You know, there's -- the ripple effect would be tremendous.
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SAVIDGE: And he's right about that. It would go all the way from food to Ford automobiles. It would stretch from Brownsville all the way to
Detroit, they would feel that pain, Kristie.
LU STOUT: And the mayor of Brownsville, the people of Brownsville really concerned about the repercussions, the ripple effects of any borders shut
down. Let's go to Patrick Oppmann and Patrick, how is Mexico responding to Trump's threat to close the U.S.-Mexico border?
PATRICK OPPMANN, CORRESPONDENT, CNN: Well, the Mexican government announced late last night that they had detained 350 migrants that they
said may have been the victims of human smugglers in the southern part of this country. So clearly, trying to show that they're making the efforts
here to keep illegal migrants from getting to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Of course, thousands are still coming. And as we have seen over the years, they simply cannot stop everybody. And the Mexican government has not
responded directly to President Trump's threats. The President here is a leftist. He is a firebrand. His name is Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and
he has said that the migrants deserve to be protected, that laws have to be enforced, but that migrants need to be protected.
And then while he agrees with the U.S. in that the migrants should be stopped, he is taking a different approach.
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ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR, MEXICAN PRESIDENT (Through a translator): Mexicans represent 10 percent to 15 percent of those people who are
deported from the U.S. I'm hoping it will be zero soon. We need to help because Central American migrants travel through our territory and we need
this migration to be organized and legal. At the same time, human rights need to be protected.
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OPPMANN: So what happens now? Everyone is watching very closely to see if President Trump will follow through on this threat, which would be
disastrous for both countries because so much trade is done. The majority of Mexican trade is done with the United States, the United States' third
largest trading partner is Mexico. So it would have an enormous impact
We were at a call center yesterday where you have Mexicans who've been deported by the U.S. have now found jobs because after years of living in
the U.S., they speak flawless English and they work at call centers that help manage some of this trade across the border.
So they would -- even though they are far from the border, here where we are, their jobs are in peril if the border would be shut down. People are
extremely concerned. And of course, even the Mexican government points out to the numbers of Mexicans crossing the border have dropped in recent
years, as the economy has improved because of the increased trade with the U.S., and it's Central Americans who are the vast majority of people
crossing the border. And you just wonder if the border were shut down if the Mexican economy did take a tremendous hit, again, from closure.
What would that do to the economy here? And with that, once again, increasing number of Mexicans crossing the border illegally -- Kristie.
LU STOUT: Yes, and for all those reasons, deep and rising concern about Donald Trump has threatened whether he is going to make good on that
threat. Patrick Oppmann reporting live for us from Mexico City. Martin Savidge standing by from Brownsville, Texas, we thank you for your
reporting.
One Trump administration official says that the border shut down could be quote "catastrophic." And a White House official tells CNN, it could
create, quote, "a world of hurt" economically.
CNN national security analyst, Juliette Kayyem joins us now via Skype. Juliette, thank you so much for joining us. As you heard from our
correspondents, a lot of pushback, a lot of concern from Mexico, even from the Mayor of Brownsville about what would happen if this closure takes
place. Your thoughts on this if Trump goes ahead and closes the border, what would that unleash?
JULIETTE KAYYEM, NATIONAL SECURITY ANALYST, CNN (via Skype): It's almost in measurable, so if you just look at the people over 500,000 people cross
the border lawfully a day, billions of dollars in commercial activity a month across that border lawful. So we're not talking about the unlawful
border crossings.
And you know, one of our largest trading partners, so it's like there's an old Frank Zappa song that says it's like, you know, curing dandruff with
decapitation, right. So this is how Donald Trump thinks that he can govern.
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KAYYEM: The problem of border enforcement is by creating a crisis that is going to have ripple effects not just in Mexico and the United States, but
throughout the Americas.
LU STOUT: And it couldn't create a new migrant crisis, you know, pushing migrants into other areas or country.
KAYYEM: That's exactly right. And so the administration has thought since they came on board, and maybe even during the campaign, that that migration
is related to -- directly correlated to what the U.S. immigration policies are. Anyone who's been in border enforcement knows that the you know, the
last hundred years proves that's not to be the case, what creates migration is a combination of, you know, economic, human rights and other things that
are going on and in the southern -- in South America and Central America, that moves people, that compels them to leave their country.
Without addressing that, whether you have a border wall, a border crossing, or you close the border, it will not cure the fundamental problem.
Meanwhile, the solution that Donald Trump has come up with, if he goes ahead with it will wreak havoc across the U.S., as well as Mexico.
LU STOUT: And also, can it even be done. You know, in practical terms, I'm talking about human resources? Cost? I mean, what does it entail to
actually shut down the border between U.S. and Mexico?
KAYYEM: Great question. What does it actually mean -- so it appears to me that he will cross -- he will close the lawful border crossings. So that
would be, you know, on the land, the Customs and Border Protection crossings. So what is it? What happens to those people who are at the
border crossings, right? And the resources you would need to close the border crossing, so if you put a door, you know, if you close the door at
the lawful border crossing, people are going to still come. They have jobs. They're in schools. They will cross unlawfully and your resources
will be sort of depleted, because you're focused on this sort of, you know, catastrophic solution that Donald Trump has mentioned.
I don't know if Donald Trump is bluffing. I mean, actually I'm surprised that we haven't heard that he's bluffing yet. If he goes ahead with this,
it will be you know, it will have rippling consequences, even if it's for just a short period of time.
LU STOUT: It would be a massive undertaking, huge price tag, major consequences and as you laid out, doesn't even address the underlying core
issues about why there's a migrant crisis to begin with. Juliette Kayyem, we have to wrap it up there, but thank you so much. Hope to talk again
soon.
KAYYEM: Thank you.
LU STOUT: We have an important programming note for you on. Christiane Amanpour, she will have an exclusive interview with the former FBI Director
James Comey on her program. It's going to run about in five and a half hours' time. So do tune in to hear his take on what we've learned about
the Mueller report so far.
Now the crisis in Venezuela is escalating. President Nicolas Maduro announced that residents will now have to cope with power rationing. He
also says schools will reopen on Wednesday as he tries to establish a sense of normalcy to a country already suffering and reeling from food shortages
as well as water shortages.
And in the country's political power play, Venezuela's top court is calling on lawmakers to strip opposition leader, Juan Guaido of his parliamentary
immunity. It comes as an apparent effort to arrest Guaido for leaving the country in January while under an international travel ban.
You're watching "News Stream." Still ahead, the world is going to have to wait longer to hear from Boeing on whether its 737 MAX jets are safe to
fly. We have a live report from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
And a massive purge of fake accounts linked to the main political parties in India just days before general election.
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LU STOUT: Boeing is delaying the submission of a proposed software upgrade for 737 MAX jets saying that it will submit it to the U.S. government in
the coming weeks. More than 300 373 MAX planes have been grounded around the world after two crashes in the span of six months killed nearly 350
people. Meanwhile, well, sources tell CNN that DNA from victims of last month's Ethiopian Airlines crash will be sent to the U.K. for analysis.
Let's bring in Robyn Kriel live from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. And Robyn, why is Boeing pushing back the timeline for this software fix?
ROBIN KRIEL, JOURNALIST: We're really not sure, Kristie, we're not sure if this has anything to do with a preliminary report here in Addis Ababa that
is due to come out about the fate of flight Ethiopian Airlines ET 302.
We had initially heard that it was scheduled for release yesterday then today. And now we're hearing that it could be up to three days for the
report to be released. We do know though that by the ninth of April, this is the deadline that by international air standards, the Ethiopians have to
release this preliminary report. Of course, a final report to come out in about one year.
We are hearing though from a high level briefing from the FAA just a few days ago, Kristie that the likely scenario is that the MCAS system, this
system that is essentially installed inside these aircrafts to stop a stall that that faulty system could be the reason behind the flight ET 302
crashing back on the 10th of March. This would be -- if this does indeed turn out to be true, it would be the same reason for that Lion Air crash
that you mentioned that happened last year in October in Indonesia.
LU STOUT: Got it. So we're still waiting for the report. We're waiting for the software upgrade and we're also -- our hearts go out to the
families still waiting for the DNA, the human remains to be identified. Robyn Kriel recording for us live from Addis Ababa. Thank you.
Now a new wave of deadly cross border violence between India and Pakistan in the disputed Kashmir region. The two nations traded fire over the line
of control and attacks that each describes as unprovoked. Pakistan's military says three of its soldiers were killed while Indian officials
report that a five-year-old girl and a paramilitary soldier were killed on the side that they control.
Tensions have been particularly high there since February when India accused Pakistan of playing a direct role in a suicide attack.
There are more people using Facebook in India than there are living in most countries. It is Facebook's and WhatsApp's biggest market in fact, but
there are also big problems with fake accounts. Facebook has just taken down 687 suspicious pages and accounts linked to India's opposition party,
the Indian National Congress or INC.
The company said this quote, "The individuals behind this activity used fake accounts and our review found that it was connected to individuals
associated with an INC IT cell." Facebook has also removed 15 pages linked to BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party and some are linked to
a tech firm called Silver Touch that's worked on a number of government projects. Neither Silver Touch nor the BJP have responded to request for
comment.
This is all happening less than two weeks before a general election in India. Now, Timothy McLaughlin is a journalist who has written extensively
on this. He joins us now. Timothy, good to see you. In India, as you know, Facebook is taking action. Facebook has removed, you know, hundreds
of suspicious accounts linked to the two main parties. But can this be enough?
TIMOTHY MCLAUGHLIN, JOURNALIST: I mean, I think the proportion and the size of the issue in India, in terms of fake news, in terms of the stuff
that's going on in the online ecosphere there, you know, its massive and you mentioned ...
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MCLAUGHLIN: ... part of it earlier that it's the largest user base for both WhatsApp and the platform and for Facebook. You know, in addition to
that, the election period there is quite a lengthy, which gives people again, a lot of time for things to get stirred up.
So I think it's the scale of the user base. It's the sheer number of people. It's the length of time of the election period, then the vote
counting period after that. And then also, I think, you know, part of the issue here is that there's a multitude of languages that these platforms
are grappling with.
You know, it's not just one language that is being spoken across the country, it's a multitude of them. So a lot of variables that make India a
very difficult place to control this kind of activity.
LU STOUT: Yes, there's so many challenges unique to India that make it so difficult to stem the spread of falsehoods and fake news there. I wanted
to ask you about Mark Zuckerberg, what he said earlier this week, he wrote this op-ed and he is encouraging regulation, and he says there should be
more of it. But can a nation, namely India, regulate itself and regulate Facebook, when Facebook accounts are linked to its own political parties
and its own politicians are spreading fake news?
MCLAUGHLIN: Yes, you raise a really, really good point there. And I think that most of the efforts that we've seen around the region, in particular
around Asia, in particular, recently to kind of regulate fake news and to regulate the use and misuse of accounts have been a very heavy handed.
We saw one introduced in Singapore yesterday that I think it's going to cause a lot of concern for a lot of people. So it's a huge question. And
if they -- not only if they can do it, is there the political will to do it? Obviously, you see both sides here using these kind of covert tactics
to campaign.
You know, I think that the number of users that the BJP had was a bigger -- bigger impact, you know, 2.6 million taken down about 10 times with the
Congress Party had removed. But yes, I mean, the regulation from the government themselves has been a challenge in India. You see the head of
the BJP, last year, the President talking about how they had so many WhatsApp users, and they were so proficient at it that they could make
anything go viral whether it was a right or wrong, true or false.
So you see them almost kind of flaunting the ability to do these kind of things in the face of the companies.
LU STOUT: Yes, the political will has to be there and the political intention has to be sincere for regulation to work. I also want to ask you
about WhatsApp because as you know, as you've reported on extensively, a lot of India's fake news issues has to do with WhatsApp, the Facebook
messaging app. How do you crack down on fake news on WhatsApp when it's encrypted and when it's hard to monitor exactly what's being shared out
there?
MCLAUGHLIN: Yes, so I think, you know, recently, in the past few years, there's been a huge migration of these viral rumors and fake news. You
know, postings moving from Facebook into WhatsApp. And the last official numbers from WhatsApp 2017, there was 200 million users in India. Since
then data prices have dropped dramatically. There's greater internet connectivity across the country, so I imagine those numbers -- or that
number is much higher now than it was at the time.
Encryption -- the things that make WhatsApp great and make it so appealing to users are also things that make it very difficult to regulate. On top
of that, there's a sense of -- a group sense when you're in a group, when you're in a political group or a family group, or sharing things with your
friends, that perhaps you should trust content that comes via WhatsApp and pass it on to other people maybe using this just as a warning.
So I don't think all of it is malicious, I think some of it is unintentional. What the government has proposed is kind of -- they have
floated variants. The way they phrase it has changed a couple times, but they would like traceability of messages from WhatsApp.
Obviously, that's a huge, huge issue that would kind of take away what makes WhatsApp, WhatsApp. So I'm not sure how they're going to proceed.
The company and the government had been in discussions about this for many, many months. At the same time, WhatsApp is waiting to launch its payment
system fully across India, it's something that they're very keen to do, a huge market there.
I think Credit Suisse says it is going to be about a trillion dollar mobile payments market by 2023. So obviously, a lot of eagerness to get into the
market. And this has certainly appears to have complicated those efforts and complicated discussions that they're having with the government
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LU STOUT: Yes, moves are happening, action being taken by the government and also by the private sector, you know, by Facebook, but still the
challenge here, so immense, when we're talking about fake news in India and the election is just weeks away. Tim, thank you so much for joining me and
take care.
Keep it here, you're watching "News Stream" because just ahead right here in the program, we've got more than two years on, it is still not over.
The British population accustomed to civil discourse instability is now yes, plenty tired of Brexit paralysis.
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LU STOUT: I am Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong. You're watching "News Stream" and these are world headlines. Boeing says it will submit a
proposed software upgrade for its grounded 737 MAX jets to the U.S. government in the coming weeks. This is later than it has previously
announced. Pressure is mounting on Boeing to prove its 737 MAX aircraft are safe to fly after two crashes in the span of six months that killed
nearly 350 people.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to travel to Moscow to meet with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin on Thursday. The visit
comes just five days before Israel's elections. A recent poll shows Mr. Netanyahu's party trailing that of his main rival, Benny Gantz.
The E.U. is warning that the risk of a no deal Brexit is increasing by the day. The British Prime Minister Theresa May has spent Tuesday morning with
her Cabinet trying to find a breakthrough. And meanwhile, a cross party group of MPs have put forward a bill to avoid a no deal Brexit. It comes
up after British law makers rejected all alternatives to May's deal with the E.U. on Monday.
Now, this relentless fight over Brexit has left the U.K.'s population cranky, exhausted and disoriented. Matthew Chance reports on how this
nearly three-year divorce or deal is rattling a powerful empire.
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GROUP: (Chanting "Shame on you.")
MATTHEW CHANCE, SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT, CNN (voice-over): Welcome to a disunited kingdom.
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THERESA MAY, PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM: This house has indulged itself on Europe for too long.
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CHANCE (voice-over): Its government barely capable of governing.
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JOHN BERCOW, UNITED KINGDOM SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS: Order, order, order. There's a lot of very noisy barracking. Order, order. Order.
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CHANCE (voice-over): Its lawmakers needing police protection from public rage.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Fascist. You're a fascist.
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CHANCE (voice-over): Britain is meant to be one of the richest, most stable countries in the world. Instead, its military is on standby while
its people stockpile food and medicine.
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BERCOW: Order. Mister --
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CHANCE (voice-over): Inside the Mother of Parliaments, even at the best of times, it's divided and rowdy.
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BERCOW: Don't tell me what the procedures of this House are.
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CHANCE (voice-over): These are the worst of times. And the British parliamentary system looks paralyzed and chaotic.
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BERCOW: The ayes to the right, 286. The no's to the left, 344. So the no's have it. The no's have it. Unlock.
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CHANCE (voice-over): Recent weeks have seen a British government's biggest ever defeat, its Brexit plan rejected three times so far. There's now talk
of a desperate fourth try to get it passed.
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RICHARD QUEST, ANCHOR, QUEST MEANS BUSINESS: The people have spoken. The majesty of --
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CHANCE (voice-over): It was the shock result of the 2016 Brexit referendum that plunged Britain into such a terrible mess.
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QUEST: -- the British people have voted to leave the European Union.
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CHANCE (voice-over): The then-Prime Minister David Cameron who had argued to stay in Europe, promptly quit.
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DAVID CAMERON, FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM: ... to go to the palace and offer my resignation. So we'll have a new Prime Minister in
that building behind me by Wednesday evening. Thank you very much.
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CHANCE (voice-over): Infamously, Britain's national broadcaster recorded him humming as he walked away to write his memoirs.
Enter Theresa May, a new leader with a definite swing in her step and a clear idea, she said, of what Brexit really means.
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MAY: Brexit means Brexit.
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CHANCE (voice-over): What she didn't say is that it also meant torturous negotiations with the European Union where, at times, she seemed to
struggle, not least with pesky car doors at important summits.
Inevitably, talk has turned to a change in leadership.
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CHANCE: -- you don't have ambitions for the leadership anymore?
MICHAEL GOVE, UNITED KINGDOM MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT: No.
CHANCE: A lot of blokes saying you're a 10 to one favorite to be --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No presents for you, Mr. Gove.
GOVE: I don't believe in betting.
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CHANCE (voice-over): Or possibly a general election, the third in four years, to break the deadlock. Prime Minister May herself has promised to
step down if lawmakers would only back her Brexit deal.
She could be forced to resign anyway. Brexit may not be delivered by the end of May. But the end of May could still be delivered by Brexit.
Matthew Chance, CNN, London.
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LU STOUT: And we're still waiting and waiting and waiting for that breakthrough. You're watching "News Stream." Still to come McDonald's and
Burger King -- they both unveiled new burgers, but which one is a joke and which one is real? The answer is next.
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LU STOUT: Now, imagine a juicy burger just without the meat. Well, dozens of Burger King Restaurants in the U.S. will soon begin serving the
Impossible Whopper. It is a meatless burger that looks and supposedly tastes just like the real thing. The chain is partnering with Impossible
Foods, a startup that wants to curb meat consumption and decrease our dependence on animal agriculture.
And McDonald's also jumped in on the new burger bandwagon or at least that's what it seemed. It announced the McPickle Burger on April Fool's
Day and season observers quickly realized it was just a tasty prank. Now, pickle lovers, we're going to have to just keep waiting or we're just going
to have to make our own in the meantime.
Now all this week, we are exploring how India is showcasing the latest trends in tourism.
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LU STOUT: The Palaces of Rajasthan are well known for their opulence and historical legacies. And in this edition of "Travel Trends India," CNN
takes you inside one such palace that is opening its doors to guests looking for a glimpse into the Royal lifestyle.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE (voice over): Rajasthan, the land of kings, from the Mehrangarh Fort from Jodhpur, a sea of blue houses washes over an otherwise
arid landscape, the iconic hue once a mark of nobility. But for the better part of the last century, the zenith of Jodhpuri wealth, power and
privilege was centered at the Umaid Bhawan palace, home to the Royal Family that founded Jodhpur and ruled this region from the 15th century.
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GAJ SINGH II, MAJARAJA OF JODHPUR: I'm Gaj Signh II and descended from the Majaraha of Jodhpur, a line of 800 years. My grandfather had resisted for
some time the idea of building a new palace, but every other state and the neighborhood had built new palaces. He prepared with the changing times
from his private palace.
My grandfather said, okay, now, we will build a palace.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE (voice over) After India gained independence from the British in 1947, things started to change for the Royals of Rajasthan.
Titles became honorary and allowances were stripped. So the present Maharaja Gj Singh II made a move in the early 70s to preserve Umaid Bhawan
and its poignant history by turning parts of his home into a hotel.
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MEHNAVAZ AVARI, GENERAL MANAGER, UMAID BHAWAN PALACE: In India, and particularly in Rajasthan, people are very proud of their culture and
heritage and they like to preserve the heritage. I think the best way to do that is to convert it to hotels. Within India, these beautiful palaces
take you back centuries and decades to see how the Maharajas were actually living at that time, and it gives you a glimpse of history that you can't
get otherwise.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE (voice over): Blending Western and Indian styles, the Umaid Bhawan is a vision in sandstone that luxuriate some 26 acres and 70
suite style rooms, overlook manicured bougainvilleas and roaming peacock.
A night at the palace can fetch upwards of $700.00 during peak season.
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AVARI: Standard hotels are a bit like factories. It's a very fast paced world business. The level of personalization is much higher with palace.
At the palace, you're actually treated like a Maharajah or a Maharani.
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LU STOUT: What an experience, and that is "News Stream." "World Sport" with Christina Mcfarlane is next.
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